Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

со всех языков на все языки

strike in some manner

  • 1 strike

    I 1. I
    1) he was afraid to strike он боялся ударить; the material seems to change colour when the light strikes когда свет падает на этот материал, он кажется другого цвета
    2) these matches are too wet to strike эти спички сильно отсырели и не зажигаются
    3) I thought I heard the clock strike мне показалось, что пробили часы; has 5 o'clock struck? пять часов уже пробило?; the clock is striking часы бьют; his hour has struck ere час настал /пробил/
    2. II
    1) strike swiftly (instinctively, simultaneously, aimlessly, etc.) быстро и т.д. ударять /бить, наносить удары/
    2) the fish are striking well today рыба сегодня хорошо клюет
    3. III
    1) strike smth., smb. strike a ball (a nail, etc.) ударять по мячу и т.д.; strike a bell ударить в колокол; strike a child (a dog, etc.) ударять /бить/ ребенка и т.д.; why did you strike her? почему вы ее ударили /стукнули/?; paralysis struck him его разбил паралич; а falling stone struck his head упавший камень попал ему в голову /ударил его по голове/; the ship struck a submerged rock корабль наскочил на подводный камень; strike the keys ударить по клавишам; strike a few chords взять несколько аккордов || strike a blow нанести удар; strike the first blow нанести первый удар; начать первым (драку, ссору); быть зачинщиком id what struck you that you behaved that way? что на вас напало /какая муха вас укусила/, что вы себя так странно вели?
    2) strike smth. strike twelve times (four, the hour, etc.) (про)бить двенадцать раз и т.д.; the clock that strikes the quarters часы, которые отбивают четверти /бьют каждые четверть часа/
    3) strike smth. strike a medal (a badge, a coin, etc.) чеканить /выбивать/ медаль и т.д.
    4) strike smth. strike a light /fire/ (a spark, etc.) зажечь /высечь/ огонь и т.д.; strike a match зажечь спичку, чиркнуть спичкой
    5) strike smth. strike oil (gold, a vein of ore, water, etc.) открывать /находить, обнаруживать/ нефть и т.д.; strike an amusing book наткнуться на занятную книгу; strike the main road (the track) выйти на главную дорогу (на тропу); strike an obstruction натолкнуться /наткнуться/ на преграду
    6) strike smb. the sight struck him зрелище произвело на неге впечатление; how does this strike you? что вы об этом думаете?; strike smth. strike smb.'s sight /smb.'s eye/ бросаться кому-л. в глаза; strike smb.'s саг (smb.'s fancy) поразить чей-л. слух (чье-л. воображение); strike a deep chord [in smb.'s heart] вызвать глубокий отклик /задеть заветные струны/ [у кого-л. в душе]; strike a false /wrong/ note взять неправильный тон; strike the right note попасть в тон, взять верный тон
    7) strike smth. strike an average mean/ подсчитать /найти/ среднее; strike a balance подвести баланс, подбить итоги; strike a bargain (an agreement) заключить сделку (соглашение)
    8) strike smth. strike sail (s) убирать паруса; strike camp /tents/ свертывать лагерь, сниматься с лагеря; strike one's /the/ flag а) спускать флаг; б) сдаваться
    9) strike smth. strike an item (smb.'s name, a word, etc.) зачеркнуть /вычеркнуть/ какой-л. пункт и т.д.
    10) || strike fish подсекать рыбу
    4. IV
    1) strike smth., smb. in same manner strike smth. hard (softly, suddenly, etc.) сильно и т.д. ударять по чему-л.; strike smb. hard (savagely, violently, etc.) сильно и т.д. ударить кого-л.; never strike a man when he is down лежачего не бьют
    2) strike smb. at some time a [happy] thought /idea/ suddenly struck me меня осенила /мне в голову пришла/ [удачная] мысль; it never struck me before раньше мне это никогда не приходило в голову
    5. V
    strike smb. smth. strike smb. a blow ударить кого-л., нанести кому-л. удар
    6. VI
    1) strike smb. into some state strike smb. dead сразить кого-л. наповал /насмерть/; strike smb. deaf оглушить кого-л. ударом; strike smb. blind ослепить кого-л. ударом; strike smb. dumb /speechless/ лишить кого-л. дара речи; ошарашить кого-л.
    2) strike smth. to some state a tree strikes its roots deep дерево глубоко пускает корни
    7. XI
    1) be struck in some manner the wall sounds hollow when [it is] struck когда по стене бьют, она издает глухой звук; be struck by (below, etc.) smth. that tree's been struck by lightning в это дерево ударила молния; he was struck by lightning его убило молнией; he was struck below the knee его ударили под коленку
    2) be struck /stricken/ with /by/ smth. be struck by fever (with influenza, by disease, with pestilence, etc.) болеть лихорадкой и т.д., слечь /свалиться/ от лихорадки и т.д.; he was struck with paralysis его разбил паралич
    3) be struck by /with/ smth. be struck by terror (with panic, with fear, with awe, with wonder, by remorse, with dizziness, etc.) быть пораженным /охваченным/ ужасом и т.д.; I was struck by her appearance (by her beauty, with her wonderful voice, with her great ability, etc.) я был поражен ее видом и т.д., меня потряс ее вид и т.д.; he was struck with the idea that... ему пришла в голову мысль, что...; его поразила мысль о том, что...
    8. XVI
    1) strike against ((up)on, at, etc.) smth. strike against the pavement (against a table, against a stone, etc.) ударить по тротуару и т.д., удариться о тротуар и т.д.; strike three times on the door постучать в дверь три раза; strike at fascism бить /наносить удар/ по фашизму; strike at the root of the evil вырывать зло с корнем; the light (the sun) strikes against /upon/ the wall (upon the object, upon the figure, etc.) свет (солнце) падает на стену и т.д.; his lectures strike upon dull ears слушатели пропускают его лекции мимо ушей; her entreaties strike upon dull ears они остаются глухими к ее мольбам; strike at smb. he struck at me with a stick (with an open hand, with a fist, with a cosh, etc.) он стукнул меня палкой || strike below the belt бить ниже пояса
    2) strike for smth. strike for a cause (for one's country, for freedom, etc.) бороться за идею и т.д.
    3) strike (up)on smth. strike upon an unknown path напасть /наткнуться, выйти/ на незнакомую дорожку; strike on a novel means of doing smth. обнаружить /открыть/ новый способ чего-л. /делать что-л./; strike upon a plan придумать план; he struck upon an idea (upon a happy thought) он напал на (счастливую) мысль, внезапно ему в голову пришла (счастливая) мысль
    4) strike (in)to (across) smth. strike to the right поворачивать направо; strike across the fields направляться через поля; strike into the jungle углубляться в джунгли
    5) strike at smth. a pang of pity struck at my heart жалость кольнула меня в сердце
    6) semiaux strike into smth. strike into a gallop пуститься галопом; strike into a song неожиданно запеть; strike into conversation заговорить с кем-л., завести беседу; strike into a new subject перевести разговор на другую тему, сменить тему разговора
    9. XXI1
    1) strike smb. with smth. strike smb. with a stick (with one's fist, with a whip, etc.) ударить кого-л. палкой и т.д.; strike smb. in /on/ smth. strike smb. in the eye (in /on/ the mouth, on the back, etc.) ударить /стукнуть/ кого-л. в глаз и т.д.; strike the enemy in the rear (on the flank) ударить противнику в тыл (во фланг); strike smth. on /against/ smth. strike one's foot on a stone (one's head against the wall, etc.) ударить ногу /удариться ногой/ о камень и т.д.; strike smth. with smth. strike the table with one's fist стукнуть кулаком по столу; strike a ball with a racket (a nail with a hammer, etc.) бить ракеткой по мячу и т.д.
    2) || strike a blow for smth. бороться за что-л.; strike a blow for freedom (for liberty of speech, for civil rights, etc.) бороться за свободу и т.д.
    3) || strike a spark out of the stones высечь из камней искру
    4) strike smb. about smb., smth. what strikes me about him is his great patience что меня поражает в нем, так это его колоссальное терпение /долготерпение/; there was nothing about him that struck me в нем не было ничего примечательного /ничего такого, что могло бы поразить/; what strikes me about his book is its length на меня большое впечатление произвел объем его книги; strike smth. into smth. strike terror (fear, dismay, etc.) into smb.'s heart вселять ужас и т.д. в чье-л. сердце /в чью-л. душу/
    5) strike smth. into smth. strike a dagger into smb.'s breast (its fangs into the flesh, spurs into a horse, etc.) вонзать кинжал в чью-л. грудь и т.д.; the plant strikes its roots into the soil растение пускает корни глубоко в землю
    6) strike smth. off smth. strike smb.'s name off the list вычеркнуть чье-л. имя из списков
    10. XXI2
    strike smb. as being of some quality strike smb. as familiar (a strange, as peculiar, as ridiculous, as absolutely perfect, as silly, etc.) казаться кому-л. знакомым и т.д.; the plan strikes me as a bit unusual этот план мне кажется немного необычным
    11. XXVI
    it strikes smb. that... it strikes me that you are afraid (that he is telling a lie, etc.) у меня такое впечатление /мне кажется/, что вы боитесь и т.д.; it struck him suddenly that they were all deaf у него вдруг возникла мысль /ему вдруг показалось/, что они все глухие; doesn't it strike you that...? не кажется ли вам, что...?
    II 1. I
    the coal miners struck шахтеры забастовали
    2. III
    strike smth. strike work (за)бастовать
    3. XVI
    strike for smth. strike for a higher pay (for better conditions, for their rights, etc.) бастовать, добиваясь более высокой оплаты и т.д.; what are the workers striking for? почему бастуют рабочие?; strike against smth. strike against long hours (against the proposal, against the administration, etc.) бастовать против длинного рабочего дня и т.д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > strike

  • 2 strike\ out

    1. II 2. III
    strike out smth. /smth. out/ strike out the last word (the last paragraph, his name, etc.) зачеркнуть /вычеркнуть/ последнее слово и т.д.
    3. XVI
    1) strike out at smb. he struck out at me он бросился /замахнулся/ на меня || strike out from the shoulder ударить сплеча
    2) || strike out strike out for oneself бороться в одиночку
    3) strike out for smth. strike out for the shore направиться /поплыть/ к берегу; strike out across smth. strike out across the field направиться /двинуться/ через поля

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > strike\ out

  • 3 turn\ out

    1. I
    1) as it /things/ turned out... как оказалось...; as it turned out he already knew her как выяснилось, он уже был с ней знаком
    2) 15 men turned out пришло пятнадцать человек; did many people turn out? много ли собралось народу?; the guards were quick in turning out караульные быстро построились
    2. II
    1) turn out in some manner things (everything, it) turned out well /all right/ все обошлось благополучно; we shall see how things turn out посмотрим, что из этого выйдет /как пойдут дела/; how did the party turn out? как прошел вечер?; the marriage turned out most happily брак оказался счастливым; the crops have turned out badly урожай оказался плохим
    2) turn out at some time when do you turn out every morning? когда вы появляетесь /приходите/ утром?
    3. III
    1) turn out smth. /smth. out/ turn out the light гасить свет; turn out the gas выключать газ
    2) turn out smth. /smth. out/ turn out one's pockets (one's wallet, etc.) вывернуть карманы и т.д. или выложить все из карманов и т.д., turn out one's drawers (the satchel, the dining-room, etc.) все перерыть в ящиках и т.д. (в поисках чего-л.)
    3) turn out smb., smth. he turned out a bore (a handsome man, a humbug, an excellent administrator, a drunkard, etc.) он оказался скучнейшим человеком и т.д.; the venture (the affair) turned out a success (a futile attempt, a good speculation, etc.) мероприятие (дело) оказалось успешным и т.д.
    4) turn out smb. /smb. out/ turn out a tenant выселить жильца; turn out the intruder (invaders, etc.) прогнать агрессора и т.д.; turn out the government сместить /свергнуть/ правительство
    5) turn out smb., smth. /smb., smth. out/ turn out good athletes (trained doctors, graduates, men fit for living in hard conditions, etc.) выпускать /готовить, подготавливать/ хороших гимнастов и т.д.; turn out war weapons (cars, a large quantity of goods, excellent fabrics, etc.) производить /выпускать/ оружие и т.д.; the press is ready to turn out a new edition печатная машина подготовлена к печати еще одного тиража
    4. IV
    1) turn out smth. /smth. out/ in some time turn out 4 tapestries a year (smth. daily, etc.) делать /изготовлять/ четыре гобелена в год и т.д.; turn out one hundred vans a month производить /выпускать/ сто грузовиков в месяц; the author turns out two novels a year этот автор пишет два романа в год; turn out smth. /smth. out/ in some manner turn out smth. regularly (by the dozen, to order, etc.) выпускать /производить/ что-л. регулярно /постоянно/ и т.д.
    2) turn out smb. /smb. out/ in some manner coll. turn one's children out beautifully прекрасно одевать своих детей; turn oneself out elegantly элегантно одеваться
    5. XI
    1) be turned out make sure all the lights are turned out проверь, везде ли погашен свет
    2) be turned out at some time as soon as these watches are turned out, they are sold стоит только выпустить эти часы, как их тут же раскупают
    3) be turned out in some manner coll. be smartly (elegantly, perfectly, beautifully, etc.) turned out быть медно и т.д. одетым
    6. XIII
    1) turn out to be smb., smth. turn out to be my old friend's son (a very old manuscript, etc.) оказаться сыном моего старого друга и т.д.; the dog turned out to be mine собака оказалась моей; this turns out to be true оказывается, это правда; it turned out to have been a false alarm как выяснилось, это была ложная тревога
    2) turn out to do smth. a large crowd (the whole village, the whole town, etc.) turned out to welcome the visitors (to meet the heroes, to watch the athletics meeting, to vote against him, etc.) огромная толпа пришла /собралась/ приветствовать гостей и т.д.; the weather prevented people from turning out in large numbers to watch the football match из-за плохой погоды многие не пошли на футбольный матч
    7. XV
    turn out to be in some state the weather (the day, etc.) turned out [to be] fine (rainy, wet, etc.) погода и т.д. выдалась прекрасная и т.д.; the affair turned out dangerous (critical, fatal, disastrous, better than expected, difficult to manage, etc.) дело оказалось опасным и т.д.
    8. XVI
    1) turn out somehow for smb., smth. it turned out badly for him это плохо для него обернулось; the game turned out badly for our team наша команда плохо провела игру; turn out against (for, etc.) smb., smth. the case turned out against (for) him он проиграл (выиграл) процесс, дело было решено (не) в его пользу; the case turned out in his favour он выиграл дело
    2) turn out for (on, in) smth. many people (only 10 men, a crowd, etc.) turned out for the meeting на собрание пришло много народу и т.д.; he turned out for duty он явился на дежурство; all the miners turned out on strike все шахтеры вышли на забастовку; the soldiers turned out in full dress солдаты явились в полной форме
    9. XXI1
    1) turn out smth. /smth. out/ in smth. turn out the light (the gas, etc.) in the kitchen (in the room, etc.) выключи /погаси/ свет и т.д. в кухне и т.д.
    2) turn out smth. /smth. out/ from (out of, into, etc.) smth. I was busy turning out old papers from my desk (his things out of the bag, etc.) я занимался разборкой старых бумаг у себя в столе и т.д.; turn the concoction out into a basin вывалить или выложить варево в мяску
    3) turn out smb. /smb. out/ to smth. turn out cattle to pasture выгонять скот на пастбище
    10. XXV
    1) turn out that... (as..., etc.) it turned out that he was never there (that this method does not work well, etc.) оказалось, что его там и не было вовсе и т.д.; things did not turn out as he intended все получилось не так, как он хотел
    2) turn out as soon at... (when..., etc.) the fire brigade turned out as soon as the alarm was given пожарные приехали сразу по сигналу тревоги; he turned out when he was told он явился, как только ему было сказано

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > turn\ out

  • 4 hear

    1. I
    1) sometimes old people do not hear иногда старики не слышат
    2) he didn't hear он не (услышал /не расслышал/; you mustn't believe everything you hear нельзя верить всему, что слышишь
    2. II
    hear in some manner
    1) hear well (tolerably well, badly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. слышать; hear insufficiently иметь пониженный слух; she doesn't (can't) hear very well она плохо слышит
    2) hear distinctly ясно /отчетливо/ услышать; hear wrong coll. ослышаться; so I heard так я слышал /слыхал/, так мне говорили
    3. III
    1) hear smth., smb. hear a noise (a voice, a groan, the sound of laughter, the murmuring of a brook, the firing of artillery, her singing, etc.) (услышать шум и т. д., I hear you я вас слышу; speak louder, I can't hear you говорите громче, мне вас не слышно
    2) hear smb., smth. hear the speaker (an ambassador, a messenger, a witness, the expert, a speech, the evidence, a person's explanations, etc.) слушать /выслушивать/ докладчика и т. д., hear a concert (a recital, a play, a musical performance, Kreisler, a famous singer, etc.) слушать концерт и т. д.; hear a course of lectures прослушать курс лекций
    3) hear smth. hear news (a piece of news, an interesting story, etc.) узнать /услышать/ новости и т. д.
    4) hear smth. hear a law case разбирать судебное дело; the judge hears different kinds of cases судья разбирает различные дела
    4. IV
    1) hear smb., smth. in some manner hear smb., smth. distinctly (indistinctly, vaguely, confusedly, faintly, accidentally, unconsciously, etc.) ясно и т. д. слышать кого-л., что-л.
    2) hear smb., smth. in some manner hear smb., smth. eagerly (keenly, occasionally, etc.) жадно и т. д. слушать /выслушивать/ кого-л., что-л.; hear smb., smth. at some time I never heard such nonsense я никогда не слышал такого вздора /такой чуши/!; last night we heard a new violinist (his lecture, a broadcast, etc.) вчера мы слушали нового скрипача и т. д.
    5. VII
    hear smb., smth. do smth. hear him speak (him go out, him groan, a dog bark, a bird sing, a lark warble, a clock strike, the wind roar, etc.) (у)слышать, как он разговаривает и т. д.; did you hear him sing? вы слышали, как он поет?; I just heard the telephone ring я только что слышал телефонный звонок; he likes to hear himself talk он любит слушать самого себя; I heard him say something about it я слышал, как /что/ он что-то говорил об этом
    6. VIII
    hear smb., smth. doing smth. hear someone laughing (him calling for help, him speaking, the clock striking, a watch ticking, a lark warbling in the sky, the wind roaring in the forest, etc.) (услышать, как кто-л. смеется и т. д.
    7. IX
    hear smth., smb. done I heard my name mentioned я слышал, что упоминали мое имя; I have heard her desribed as a beauty я слышал, что ее называют красавицей; I have often heard it said that... я часто слыхал [как говорят], что...
    8. XI
    1) be heard there was nothing to be heard but the dry rustle of the leaves ничего не было слышно, кроме шороха сухих листьев; make oneself heard I could hardly make myself heard они почта не слышали /было почти невозможно услышать/, что я говорю; be heard to do smth. he was heard to speak (to groan, to call for help, etc.) слышно было, как он говорит и т. д., be heard doing smth. he could be heard singing (snoring, speaking to himself, etc.) слышно было, как он пел и т. д.; be heard in some place the firing of a gun was heard in the distance вдали слышалась орудийная стрельба; such an expression is never heard here это выражение здесь /у нас/ не употребляют
    2) be heard of she hasn't (since) been heard of о ней (с тех пор) так и не слышали
    3) be heard at some time the case will be heard in January дело будет слушаться в январе; be heard in some place the case was heard in open court дело слушалось при открытых дверях /на открытом заседании/
    9. XVI
    1) hear at (from) some place can you hear at the back? там сзади хорошо слышно?; we could not hear from our seats (from the last row, from here, etc.) с наших мест и т. д. было не слышно; what do you hear from home? что вам пишут из дому? hear about /of/ smb., smth. hear about her father (about him, about the robbery, of his sudden death, of smb.'s misfortune, etc.) услышать об ее отце и т. д. hear of one's friends (of his arrival, of the event, etc.) слышать /узнавать, получать известия/ о своих друзьях и т. д.; be sure and let me hear of your safe arrival обязательно дайте мне знать /сообщите мне/ о своем благополучном прибытии; I only heard of it yesterday я только вчера услыхал /узнал/ об этом; I never heard of such a thing мне ничего подобного не приходилось слышать!; I hear of nothing else мне все уши прожужжали об этом; this is the first I have heard of it в первый раз об этом слышу; you shall hear of /about/ it тебе еще достанется, я с тобой еще поговорю [так и знай]; hear from smb. how often do you hear from your sister? как часто вы получаете весточки от сестры?, как часто вам пишет сестра?
    2) hear of smth. he would not hear of reconciliation он и слышать не хотел о примирении; they offered to put me up for the night, but I wouldn't hear of it они предложили мне переночевать у них, но я и слышать об этом не хотел
    10. XVII
    hear of doing smth. who ever heard of going to bed at ten? где это слыхано, чтобы ложиться спать в десять часов?; I will not hear of your going я о вашем отъезде и слушать не хочу
    11. XXI1
    1) hear smth. from smb., smth. I've heard nothing from him он мне ни строчки не написал, он мне ничего не сообщил; I heard it from his own lips я узнал /услыхал/ об этом от него самого
    2) hear smth. from (on, etc.) smth. hear a song from the house (a melody on the air, such an expression on British lips, etc.) слышать песню [доносящуюся] из дома и т. д.; hear smb., smth. with smth. hear smb., smth. with surprise (with astonishment, with fright, with terror; with stupor, etc.) слушать / выслушивать/ кого-л., что-л. с удивлением и т. д., hear smb. after smth. he will hear you after classes он выслушает вас после занятий; hear smb. to smth. hear me to the end выслушайте меня до конца
    12. XXV
    1) hear what... hear what is said слышать, что говорят; I can't hear what he is saying я не расслышал его слов
    2) hear what... hear what one has to say слушать /выслушивать/ кого-л.
    3) hear [that] hear [that] the play was a success (he has been ill, he was engaged, that there were no empty rooms available, etc.) (услышать / узнать/, что пьеса имела большой успех и т. д.; I'm sorry to hear you've been having flu in the family я с огорчением узнал, что ваша семья переболела гриппом; hear how... let me hear how you get on напишите мне, как у вас идут дела

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > hear

  • 5 call

    1. I
    1) 1 heard smb. calling я слышал, что кто-то звал /кричал/; did you hear me call? вы слышали, как я звал?; obey when duty calls подчиняться требованию долга /, когда призывает долг/; [this is] London calling говорит Лондон
    2) did anybody call? кто-нибудь приходил /был/?; he was out when I called его не было [дома], когда я заходил
    2. II
    call at some time call often (seldom, again, etc.) заходить /наведываться/ часто и т. д.; I'll call tomorrow я забегу завтра; has the laundry called yet? из прачечной уже приезжали?; very few neighbours have called yet нас пока навестили еще очень немногие соседи; call somewhere call there заходить туда; all sorts of people call here сюда заходят всякие люди
    3. III
    1) call smb., smth. call a dog (the boys, etc.) звать /окликать, подзывать/ собаку и т. д.; I called him but he didn't hear me я крикнул ему, но он меня не услышал; your mother is calling you тебя зовет мать; call a doctor (a witness, the police, a taxi, etc.) вызывать врача и т. д., call smb.'s name окликать кого-л. по имени, выкрикивать чье-л. имя; call a register делать перекличку; call a meeting созывать собрание; call a strike объявлять забастовку
    2) call smb., smth. usually in the interrogative what are you going to call the baby? как вы собираетесь назвать ребенка?; what do you call this flower? как называется этот цветок?; I don't know what to call it не знаю, как это назвать
    3) call smb. will you call me or shall I call you? вы мне позвоните или я вам?
    4. IV
    1) call smb. in some manner call smb. persistently (urgently, frantically, etc.) настоятельно и т. д. звать кого-л.; call smb. together созывать кого-л.; call smb. somewhere call smb. aside отзывать кого-л. в сторону; call smb. down попросить кого-л. сойти вниз; call smb. in
    приглашать кого-л. войти; call the children in позовите детей домой /в дом/; call smb. at some time he asked to call him early он просил разбудить его рано
    2) call smb. at some time please call me tomorrow пожалуйста, позвоните мне завтра [по телефону]
    5. V
    1) call smb. smth., smb. call smb. a taxi (a cab, a doctor, etc.) вызывать кому-л. /для кого-л./ такси и т. д.
    2) call smb. smth., smb. call the baby Mary (the dog Rex, etc.) называть ребенка [именем] Мэри и т. д.; his name is Richard but we all call him Dick его имя Ричард, но мы все зовем его Диком; call smb. a liar (a fool, a rogue, a child, everything under the sun, a miser, an ass, etc.) называть /обзывать/ кого-л. лжецом и т. д.).
    3) call smth. smb., smth. call it a swindle (that a low-down trick, her a slut, that a shame, this a very good house, etc.) считать /называть/ это мошенничеством и т. д.; do you call English an easy language? вы считаете /можете назвать/ английский язык легким?; I call that show a success по-моему, спектакль имел успех; this is what I call real coffee вот это я называю настоящим кофе
    6. VI
    call smth. as possessing some quality call smth. fair (dishonest, mean, nice, etc.) считать что-л. справедливым и т. д.; I don't call this cheap я не нахожу, что это дешево
    7. VII
    call smb. to do smth. call the police to stop the fight (him to witness the event, etc.) позвать полицию, чтобы прекратить драку и т. д., call smth. to do smth. he called her name to see if she was at home он позвал ее по имени, чтобы проверить, дома ли она /чтобы убедиться, что она дома/
    8. XI
    1) be called in some manner the singer was called three times певца вызывали три раза; be called somewhere be called to the manager (before the judge, before the committee, to the Ministry, etc.) быть вызванным к управляющему и т. д.; I was called home on urgent business меня вызвали домой по срочному делу; the ambassador was called home посол был отозван; be called to smth. his attention was called to the dangerous state of the building ему указали /его внимание обратили/ на аварийное состояние здания; the meeting was called to order by the chairman председатель призвал собрание к порядку; be called for some time the meeting was called for Monday собрание было назначено на понедельник be called into being быть вызванным к жизни, возникнуть; the plant was called into being by war requirements этот завод появился в ответ на требования военного времени
    2) be called smth. be called John (Магу, etc.) зваться Джоном и т. д.; what is it called? как это называется?; the book is called "The Gadfly" книга называется "Овод"; be called after smb. fin smb.'s honour/ be called after smb.'s mother (after smb.'s uncle, etc.) быть названным в честь матери и т. д.
    3) be called smb., smth. be called the best writer of the period (a scholar, an outstanding scientist, a marvel, the most beautiful city, etc.) считаться /слыть/ лучшим писателем своего времени и т. д.; Chaucer is called the Father of English Poetry Чосера называют отцом английской поэзии
    4) be called (up)on [by smb.]' I don't like to be called on before 11 a. m. я не люблю, когда ко мне приходят до одиннадцати утра; we were called on by the neighbours нас навестили /к нам зашли/ соседи; be called for the letter (the parcel, books, etc.) will be called for за письмом и т. д. придут /зайдут/; this envelope is to be left till called for конверт лежит /остается/ здесь, пока за ним не придут
    5) be called for strong measures (drastic steps, etc.) are called for необходимы /нужны, требуются/ решительные меры и т. д.; you must take such steps as seem to be called for вы должны предпринять необходимые шаги; an explanation is called for a данном случае не обойтись без объяснений; no excuses are called for объяснений не требуется; if a second edition is called for если возникнет необходимость во втором издании; be called (up)on to do smth. be called upon to speak (to do so many things, to take part in it, etc.) оказаться вынужденным выступить и т. д.; my friend was called upon to make a report моего друга попросили выступить с отчетом /с докладом/; he felt called upon to speak он счел себя не в праве промолчать; I was never called on to play мне ни разу не пришлось играть; I feel called upon to warn you я чувствую себя обязанным предупредить вас
    9. XIII
    call to do smth. I called to see how you were (to see you, to know whether you wanted anything, etc.) я заходил, чтобы узнать, как вы поживаете и т. д.', а man has called to read the electric power meter приходил какой-то человек снять показания счетчика
    10. XVI
    1) call for smth., smb. call for a taxi (for a cab, etc.) позвать /остановить/ такси и т. д., call for help звать на помощь; call for smb. звать кого-л.; call to smb. I called to him but he appeared not to hear я его окликнул, но он, казалось, не слышал; call to smb. to do smth. /for smth./ he called to me to help /for help/ он позвал меня на помощь; call to smth. the trumpet called to battle труба звала в бой; call from some place call from the roof (from downstairs, from upstairs, etc.) кричать с крыши и т. д.; call across smth. call across a river (across the street, across the hall, etc.) звать /кричать/ с того берега реки и т. д.', call upon smb. I now call upon Mr. Smith я предоставляю слово господину Смиту, слово имеет господин Смит
    2) call at some place call at smb.'s house (at the hotel, at an office, at a shop, at the library, etc.) заходить к кому-л. домой и т. д.;I will call at the post office on my way home я зайду на почту по дороге домой; the train calls at every station поезд останавливается на каждой станции; the boat calls at intermediate ports пароход заходит в промежуточные порты; call (up)on smb. call on a friend (on us, on him without an invitation, on her with a letter of introduction, etc.) заходить к другу /приятелю/ и т. д.', I shall call on him personally я сам к нему загляну; they are not people one can call upon они не такие люди, к которым можно зайти запросто; we must call on our new neighbour нам надо навестить нашего нового соседа; call at some time call at noon (at three o'clock, etc.) заходить в полдень и т. д.; call for some time call for a moment (for a minute, etc.) зайти / заскочить/ на минутку и т. д.; call for smth., smb. call for the parcel (for one's pipe, for her, etc.) заходить за посылкой и т. д., call for orders явиться за указаниями; he called for me with a car он заехал за мной на машине; I'll call for you at your house я заеду или зайду за вами домой
    3) callf rom some place call from a pay booth (from a pay station, from Leningrad, etc.) (по-)звонить [по телефону] из автомата и т. д.
    4) call on smb. I hope we shall not have to call on you я надеюсь, нам не придется прибегать к вашим услугам, обращаться к вам [за помощью]; call ( up)on smth. call on smb.'s help (on smb.'s services, etc.) прибегать к чьей-л. помощи и т. д.; call on smb.'s knowledge (on smb.'s skill, etc.) использовать чьи-л. звания и т.д., I had to call upon all my strength мне пришлось напрячь все силы; call on smb. for smth. call on you for help (on him for a hundred pounds, on her for an explanation, etc.) обращаться к вам за помощью и т. д., call on him for a speech просить его выступить; call (up)on smb. to do smth. call upon us to help / (up)on us to give assistance/ (upon them to defend the country, upon the rebels to surrender, etc.) взывать к нам о помощи и т. д.; you must call on him to apologize вы должны потребовать, чтобы он извинился; the teacher called on him to answer учитель вызвал его отвечать
    5) call for smth. call for a discussion (for a three-power conference, for an increase of salary, for reduction of prices, etc.) выступать с требованием провести дискуссию /обсуждение/ и т. д.; call for drastic measures (for prompt action, for immediate solution, for a cool head, etc.) требовать решительных мер и т. д.; the situation calls for tact and patience в такой ситуации необходимы такт и терпение /нужно вооружиться тактом и терпением/; the results of the experiment called for a discussion было необходимо обсудить результаты опыта
    11. XVIII
    call oneself smb., smth. call oneself a colonel (a philosopher, a scholar, etc.) называть себя полковником и т.д., назваться полковником и т. д.
    12. XXI1
    1) call smb. (in)to smth. call the children into the house (the messenger into the office, the girl (in)to the garden, etc.) звать детей в дом и т. д.; will you call the family to dinner? будьте добры позвать всех обедать; they called him to the Ministry его вызвали в министерство; call smth. smb. for smb. call a taxi for me (a doctor for him, etc.) вызовите мне такси и т.д., would you call the porter for me? будьте добры, позовите мне носильщика; call smb. by smth. call him by wireless (her by a letter, etc.) вызвать его телеграммой и т. д., call smb. at some time call smb. at six o'clock (early in the morning, etc.) (разбудить кого-л. в шесть часов и т. д.; call smth. for fame time call a meeting for August (the session for three o'clock, etc.) созывать /назначать/ собрание на август и т. д.
    2) call smth., smb. to smth. call the meeting to order (the class to order, etc.) призывать собрание к порядку и т. д.; three times during the lesson the teacher had to call one of the pupils to attention три раза за время урока преподавателю пришлось обратиться к ученику /окликнуть ученика/, чтобы он не отвлекался; call smb. to account призвать кого-л. к ответу; call smth., smb. to mind вспоминать что-л., кого-л.; I can't call this scene to mind я не могу вспомнить эту сцену; call smb.'s attention to the picture (to the unusual man, etc.) обращать чье-л. внимание на картину и т.д., please call attention to any errors that you find просьба сообщать о всех замеченных ошибках; she tried not to call attention to herself она старалась не привлекать к себе внимания
    3) || call smth. into being /into existence/ создать что-л., вызвать /пробудить/ что-л. к жизни; better living conditions called into being new and wider Interest вследствие улучшения условий жизни возникли / появились/ новые, более широкие интересы
    4) call smb. by some name call the child by the name of Paul (him by his brother's name, etc.) назвать ребенка именем Поль /Полем/ и т. д.; don't call me by my first name не называйте меня no имени; call smb., smth. after smb., smth. call the child after his father (the town after the first settler, etc.) называть ребенка именем /в честь/ отца и т. д.; call smth. in some language what do you call this in Russian? как это называется по-русски? id call things by their true /proper/ names называть вещи своими именами
    5) call smb. from somewhere call smb. from London (from out of town, etc.) (позвонить кому-л. из Лондона и т. д.; I am calling from a pay station я звоню) с переговорной || call smb. on the telephone позвонить кому-л. по телефону
    13. XXVI
    1) call smth. what... you can call it what you like можете называть это, как хотите
    2) call smb. when... (if..., etc.) call me when you arrive (if he comes, etc.) позвоните мне, когда приедете и т. д.
    14. XXVII2
    1) call on smb. while... (when..., etc.) someone called on you while /when/ you were out кто-то приходил к вам, пока вас не было

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > call

  • 6 put\ down

    1. III
    1) put down smth. /smth. down/ put down a buoy ставить буй
    2) put down smth. /smth. down/ put down paper запастись бумагой; put down a cellar of wine a) сделать запас вина; б) заложить винный погреб; he has put down a cask of pickles он засолил бочку огурцов
    3) put down smth. /smth. down/ put prices down снижать цены; put' down one's expenditure урезать /сократить/ расходы; put down the use of tobacco сократить потребление табака; he put his food down он стал меньше есть
    4) put down smth. /smth. down/ put a revolt (a rebellion, a riot, a strike, etc.) down подавить восстание и т.д.; the speaker put down their opposition оратор их переубедил; put down fire (mil.) подавить огонь; put down gambling and prostitution покончить с азартными играми и проституцией; put down gossip пресечь слухи; put down a rising against the dictator подавить восстание против диктатора; put down threats to peace пресечь угрозы миру put one's foot down решительно возражать /воспротивиться/; ни за что не давать согласия; you have gone far enough; I'm going to put my foot down вы зашли слишком далеко, хватит
    5) put down smb. the bus stopped to put down passengers автобус остановился, чтобы высадить пассажиров
    6) put down smth. /smth. down/ put down one's name and address (one's telephone number, every item of domestic expenditure, etc.) записать свою фамилию и адрес и т.д.; he put her remark down он записал ее реплику
    7) put down smth. /smth. down/ coll. put down helping after helping of the dinner уплетать за обедом порцию за порцией
    8) || put down roots пускать корни
    2. IV
    put down smth. /smth. down/ in some manner put down your name clearly напишите свою фамилию разборчиво; put down smth. /smth. down/ somewhere put down your name and address here, please пожалуйста, запишите здесь свою фамилию и адрес
    3. V
    id put smb. down a peg or two немного сбить спесь с кого-л.
    4. XI
    2) be put down the interpreter refused to be put down переводчик не (за)хотел, чтобы его записывали; be put down at some time everything he said was at once put down все, что он говорил, тут же записывалось
    3) be put down to smth. her failure was put down to inexperience считали, что ее провал обусловлен неопытностью /является результатом неопытности/; his behaviour can be put down to nervousness его поведение можно объяснять расстроенными нервами; the outbreak of cholera was put down to bad drinking water вспышку холеры объясняли загрязненностью питьевей воды
    4) be put down he said [that] he was not going to let himself be put down он сказал, что не позволит так с собою обращаться /так себя унижать/; be put down in some manner the revolt was put down savagely (quickly, etc.) восстание было жестоко и т.д. подавлено; be put down with smth. be put down with the help of the army быть разгромленным с помощью армии
    5. XII
    have (get) smth. put down you should have it put down надо, чтобы это было записано; I want to get this agreement put down in writing я хочу иметь это соглашение в письменном виде
    6. XVI
    put down at some place the two ladies put down at one of the great hotels обе дамы высадились /вышли (из экипажа)/ у одной из лучших гостиниц; we put down at Orly after 6 hours через шесть часов мы приземлились в Орли
    7. XXI1
    1) put down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ in (at, near, by, etc.) some place he put down his glider in a field он посадил планер на поле; you may put me down at the club (at the corner, by that tree, near her house, etc.) можете высадить меня у клуба и т.д.
    2) put down smth. /smth. down/ to smth., smb. put the accident down to negligence (his success down to luck, his rudeness down to his want of education, her behaviour down to shyness, etc.) объяснять несчастный случай неосторожностью и т.д.; put the mistake down to me считайте, что ошибка произошла по моей вине; he has not all the faults which you put down to him у него не столько пороков, сколько вы ему приписываете
    3) put down smb. /smb. down /for smb. put smb. down for a fool (for an impostor, for a trouble-maker, etc.) считать кого-л. глупцом и т.д.; put smb. down for a Frenchman принимать кого-л. за француза
    4) put down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down /in (for) smth. put smb. down in the list внести /включить/ кого-л. в список; put smb. down for the school football team записать /включить/ кого-л. в школьную футбольную команду; I put down my name for his lectures я записался на его лекции
    5) put down smb. /smb. down/ at /in/ some place put down hecklers at a meeting заставить замолчать /утихомирить/ крикунов на собрании; put down scandalmongers in the village заставить замолчать деревенских сплетников
    6) put down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down /at smth. I put him down at 9 я дал бы ему девять лет; I should put her down at 35 мне кажется, что ей лет тридцать пять; how old should you put him down at? сколько вы дадите ему лет?, сколько, по-вашему, ему лет?; put down his income at $ 1000 думать /полагать/, что он получает тысячу долларов
    7) put down smth. /smth. down/ or (in) smth. please put your name and address down on this pad пожалуйста, запишите свою фамилию и адрес в этом блокноте; he put his ideas on a piece of paper (her phone number on an old envelope, the sum in my diary, etc.) он записал свои мысли на клочке бумаги и т.д.; put down this sum in the housekeeping book внесите эту сумму в книгу домашних расходов; put down smth. /smth. down/ in smth. put smth. down in ink записать что-л. ручкой; she put his speech down in shorthand она застенографировала его выступление; put down smth. /smth. down/ to smth., smb. put the shoes down to my account /to me/ запишите стоимость туфель на мой счет /на меня/; you can put the cost of the petrol down to expenses вы можете включить стоимость бензина в служебные расходы; put down smb. /smb. down/ for smth. put me down for i 5 подпишите меня на пять фунтов; я вношу /жертвую/ пять фунтов; put me down for two copies подпишите меня на /запишите за мной/ два экземпляра
    8. XXIV1
    1) put down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down/ as smth., smb. put her down as the most beautiful one (as a better player, as the best of the three, etc.) считать, что она самая красивая из всех и т.д.; you may put it down as a certainty вы можете считать это достоверным; I put him down as a schoolmaster я принял его за школьного учителя; they put me down as a fool они считают меня глупцом; put her down as a very intelligent woman считать ее очень умной женщиной
    2) put down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ as smth. put down smb.'s name (him, etc.) as a subscriber for smth. записать кого-л. и т.д. в качестве подписчика на что-л.
    9. XXIV3
    put down smb. /smb. down/ as being smth. I should put her down as being 35 я бы дал ей тридцать пять лет

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > put\ down

  • 7 join

    1. I
    1) these roads (the lines, etc.) join эти дороги и т. д. сходятся /пересекаются/; these rivers join эти речки сливаются; where do the paths join7 где встречаются эти тропинки?; parallel lines never join параллельные линии никогда не пересекаются; their gardens (the two estates, the farms, etc.) join их сады и т. д. граничат [друг с другом] /примыкают друг к другу/
    2) these pieces wouldn't join эти части не соединяются /не подходят друг к другу/
    2. II
    join in хате place the two roads join here эти две дороги сходятся /пересекаются/ здесь
    3. III
    1) join smth. join the river (the sea, etc.) впадать в реку и т. д.; this brook (a tributary, etc.) joins the river этот ручей и т. д. впадает в реку; does this stream join the Danube? эта речка впадает в Дунай?; the two streams join each other эти ручейки сливаются [в один]; join the road (the railway, etc.) примыкать к дороге и т. д.; the lane joins the high road дорожка выходит на шоссе; join a large estate (a garden, etc.) граничить с большим поместьем и т. д., примыкать к большому поместью и т. д.; join hands' взяться за руки
    2) join smth. join two armies (the two fleets, our forces, etc.) объединить две армии и т. д.; join battle вступать в бой; join two boards /two planks/ (two pieces of wood, etc.) соединить /связать/ две доски и т. д.; the priest joined their hands священник соединил их руки
    3) join smb., smth. join one's friends (one's family, a procession, the crowd, etc.) присоединиться к друзьям и т. д.; will you join us (our party, the ladies, etc.)? не хотите ли присоединиться к нам и т. д.; join a Party (the church, a monastery, a gang, a band of robbers, etc.) вступить в партию и т. д.; he has joined our club он вступил в члены /стал членом/ нашего клуба; she has joined evening classes она записалась на вечерние курсы; when did you join the army? когда вы пошли в армию?
    4) join smth. join one's ship (one's post, one's unit, one's regiment, etc.) возвращаться на корабль и т. д.
    4. IV
    1) join smth. in some manner join smth. together (end to end, edge to edge, face to face, etc.) соединять что-л. вместе и т. д., подогнать одно к другому и т. д.', he joined together the broken ends of the cord он связал оборвавшиеся /лопнувшие/ концы шнурка; join these pipes together соединить концы этих труб
    2) join smb., smth. in some manner join smb., smth. enthusiastically (temporarily, slavishly, etc.) с энтузиазмом и т. д. присоединиться к кому-л., чему-л.; join smb. at some time I'll join you later (tomorrow, tonight, etc.) я присоединюсь к вам /я догоню вас/ позже и т. д.
    5. XI
    be joined by (in, etc.) smth. be joined by the conjunction "and" соединяться при помощи союза /союзом/ "и"; these words are always joined together эти слова всегда употребляются вместе; be joined in holy matrimony быть связанным /соединённым/ священными узами брака
    6. XVI
    1) join at (on, in) smth. join at the foot of the hill (at the church, at the end of the garden, in the valley, etc.) соединяться / пересекаться/ у подножья холма и т. д.; which two rivers join at Lyons? на слиянии каких рек стоит город Лион?; his garden joins on mine его сад граничит с моим /примыкает к моему/
    2) join with smb. join with the enemy (with you in the hope that..., etc.) присоединиться к врагу и т. д., we joined with the rest мы присоединились к остальным; join with me in doing the work давайте вместе сделаем эту работу; join in smth. join in a contest (in the celebrations, in a conversation, in an excursion, in an enterprise, in a conspiracy, in a campaign, in a labour strike, in a movement, in the march, etc.) принять участие в соревнованиях и т. д.; may I join in the game? можно мне поиграть с вами?, примите меня в свою игру; everybody join in the chorus пойте припев хором; he joined in the (their) singing /in the song/ он запел вместе со всеми; we all joined in the fun мы все приняли участие в общем веселье, мы веселились вместе со всеми; we all joined in the work мы все включились в работу; join with smb. in smth. join with me in the work (with a partner in an undertaking, with us in our campaign, etc.) вместе со мной принять участие в работе и т. д.
    7. XXI1
    1) join smth. to (on to) smth. join his garden to mine (the canal to the river, one thing to another. the island to the mainland, the line A to the line В, etc.) соединять его сад с моим и т. д., join one piece on to another присоединять одну часть к другой; the road that joins Paris to Trouville дорога, которая связывает Париж с Трувилем; she was going to join her life to his она собиралась связать свою жизнь с ним; join smth. by smth. join two islands by a bridge (two points by a straight line, two towns by a railway, pipes by cement, etc.) соединить два острова мостом и т. д.; join smth. in smth. join the two ends of the rope together in a knot связать два конца веревки узлом; join smb. in smth. join two persons /one person with another/ in marriage сочетать двух людей браком
    2) join smth. with smth. join theory with practice (strength of body with strength of mind, high character with ability, etc.) сочетать теорию с практикой и т. д.
    3) join smb. in (for, etc.) smth. join them in their search (them in a drink, him in partnership, etc.) принять участие в их поисках и т. д., I'll join you in your walk я пройдусь /погуляю/ с вами; would you care to join me for a cocktail? не выпьете ли вы со мной коктейль?; join smb. in (at, on) some place join one's friends in London (at the station, at the theatre, etc.) встретиться с друзьями в Лондоне и т. д.; he joined us on our way он присоединился к нам по дороге; join smb. in (at, on) some time join one's friends (the others, etc.) in a few minutes (in a week, on Tuesday, at night, etc.) присоединиться к друзьям и т. д. через несколько минут и т. д.
    8. XXII
    join smb. in doing smth. join smb. in looking for her (in taking a walk, in buying smb. a present, in drinking smb.'s health, etc.) присоединиться к кому-л. в поисках пропавшей и т. д.; my wife joins me in congratulating you моя жена присоединяется к поздравлениям

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > join

  • 8 lock

    1. I
    the door (the bag, the box, etc.) locks дверь и т. д. запирается; the trunk won't lock сундук не запирается; does this trunk lock сундук запирается?, в сундуке есть замок?
    2. II
    1) lock well (quite easily, automatically, etc.) запираться хорошо и т. д.
    2) lock together соединяться, сцепляться, сплетаться; the wheels locked together колеса зацепились одно за другое; our hands (fingers) locked together наши руки (пальцы) сплелись
    3. III
    lock smth.
    1) lock a door (a gate, a trunk, a safe, drawers, a chest, etc.) запирать дверь и т. д., lock the wheels of a car поставить машину на тормоза; запереть машину
    2) lock fingers переплести / сплести/ пальцы рук; lock arms а) соединять руки; the girls locked arms девочки взяли друг друга /взялись/ под руки; б) обниматься; lock horns сцепиться /запутаться/ рогами; lock one's teeth (one's jaws) крепко сжать /стиснуть/ зубы (челюсти); the cars locked bumpers машины зацепились буферами
    4. IV
    lock smb. somewhere lock the boy (the cat, etc.) in запереть мальчика и т.д. [внутри, в помещении], запереть мальчика и т. д. на ключ [и не выпускать]; lock oneself in закрыться /запереться/ на ключ; lock the boy (the cat, etc.) out запереть дверь, оставив мальчика и т. д. снаружи, запереть дверь и не впускать мальчика и т. д.; she locked me out она заперла от меня дверь
    5. XI
    1) be locked the gate was locked ворота были заперты; be locked somewhere he is locked in and nobody knows where the key is он заперт, и никто не знает, где ключ от двери; I got home late and found myself locked out я пришел домой поздно, и парадное оказалось уже запертым; I was locked out я не мог попасть в дом [он был заперт /его заперли/]; the workers had been locked out before they went on strike сначала хозяева устроили локаут, а потом рабочие забастовали
    2) be locked in some manner his jaws were tightly locked ere челюсти были крепко сжаты, он крепко сжал челюсти; be locked in smth. be locked in combat сцепиться в схватке; the ship was locked in ice судно было затерто льдами; stand locked in each other's arms стоять, крепко сжимая друг друга в объятиях; the secret is safely locked in his heart /in his breast/ тайна навсегда спрятана в его сердце; be locked in /with, by/ smth. the lake (the valley, etc.) is locked in /with, by/ the hills озеро и т. д. со всех сторон обступают горы
    6. XVI
    lock on (from) smth. lock on the inside (on /from/ the outside, etc.) запираться изнутри и т. д.
    7. XXI1
    1) lock smb., smth. in some place lock smb., smth. in a room (in the kitchen, etc.) запереть кого-л., что-л. в комнате и т. д., закрыть кого-л., что-л. в комнате на ключ и т. д., lock the door (the gate, the room, etc.) from the outside запереть дверь и т. д. снаружи; lock smb., smth. in for some time lock smb., smth. in for a whole day (for a week, etc.) держать кого-л., что-л. целый день и т. д. под замком, запереть кого-л., что-л. на целый день и т. д.
    2) lock smb., smth. in (to, about, etc.) smth. lock smb. in a close embrace /in one's arms/ крепко обнять кого-л., сжать кого-л. в объятиях; lock the child to one's breast крепко прижать ребенка к груди; she locked her arms about his neck она обвила его шею руками

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > lock

  • 9 last

    1. I
    1) how long will the meeting last? сколько [времени] будет продолжаться / длиться/ собрание?; how long does this show /this performance/ last? сколько [часов] идет этот спектакль?, когда кончается этот спектакль?; how long does your leave last? на сколько дней у вас отпуск?; if the good weather (this wet weather, the frost, etc.) lasts если удержится / простоит/ хорошая погода и т.д.; this strike (the fashion, their friendship, etc.) won't last эта забастовка и т. д. долго не продлится; while his life lasts пока он жив; will his strength last? хватит ли ему сил?; it is too good to last это так прекрасно, что не может длиться долго, все прекрасное скоротечно
    2) while our money lasts пока у нас есть деньги, пока мы не истратили все деньги; how many days will our food last? на сколько дней нам хватит продовольствия?
    2. II
    1) last [for] some time last briefly (interminably, etc.) не долго и т. д. продолжаться; the meeting won't last long собрание не будет продолжительным; he won't last long он долго не протянет /не проживет/: could we make this hour last for ever? если бы можно было продлить этот час навечно
    2) last some time the boots (garments, these fabrics, etc.) will last long эти башмаки и т. д. будут долго носиться; this sole will make your shoes last longer ваши ботинки на этой подошве проносятся дольше; fuel (provisions, etc.) lasted long топлива и т. д. хватало надолго; this soap lasts longer это мыло более экономно этого мыла хватит на более долгий срок; last in some manner these flowers (these cakes, apples, etc.) last very well эти цветы и т. д. хорошо сохраняются /стоят/; this colour (the paint, etc.) lasts well это очень стойкий цвет и т. д.
    3. III
    1) last two days (a month, three weeks, full six months, about an hour, all night, etc.) длиться /продолжаться/ два дня и т. д.; the exhibition will last another week выставка продлится еще неделю; the frost lasted three days морозы стояли три дня; the rain lasted all day дождь не переставал /лил/ весь день; this furniture will last a lifetime эта мебель простоит вечность; my hair wave didn't last two days моя прическа не продержалась и двух дней; не прошло и двух дней, как моя завивка разошлась
    2) the supplies (our food, tobacco, these shoes, etc.) will last another month (a year, three days, ten more days, etc.) запасов и т. д. хватит еще на месяц и т. д.; last some distance do you think you can last another kilometer? вы думаете, вы выдержите еще один километр?; вам хватит сил еще на один километр?; only the strongest runners can last the whole course только сильнейшие бегуны могут пройти всю дистанцию
    4. V
    last smb. some time last smb. a month (two years, a lifetime, etc.) хватать кому-л. на месяц и т.д.; we have enough food to last us three days у нас запас продовольствия на три дня; а pound of tobacco only lasts me a fortnight фунта табаку мне хватает только на две недели; the dress will last her many years она проносит это платье много лет
    5. XVI
    1) last for some time last for a whole week (for ten days, etc.) длиться /продолжаться, не прекращаться/ целую неделю и т. д.; the trial lasted for ten consecutive days судебный процесс длился десять дней подряд; last through some time last through the year (through the winter, etc.) длиться / продолжаться, не прекращаться/ в течение года и т.д., last till /until/ some time last till morning (until three o'clock, etc.) длиться /продолжаться, не прекращаться/ до утра и т.д., he can't last till noon он не проживет /не протянет/ до полудня; last from to /until/ some time last from autumn to spring (from dawn to dusk, from five o'clock until seven, etc.) длиться /продолжаться, не прекращаться/ с осени до весны и т. д.; last into some time last into spring (into January, etc.) продолжаться до весны и т. д.; the heat of a wonderful summer lasted into September летняя жара захватила и сентябрь, еще в сентябре было по-летнему тепло
    2) last to /till, until/ some time last to the end of the month (till the end of the journey, etc.) хватать до конца месяца и т. д., you must make your money last until next pay-day вы должны экономить, чтобы вам хватило денег /растянуть деньги/ до получки; last for some time last for a year (for a week, etc.) хватать на год и т. д., I have enough tobacco to last for ten more days мне табака хватит еще на десять дней; last through some time we have enough fuel to last through the winter нам хватит /у нас достаточно/ топлива на зиму; he will not last through the night он не переживет эту ночь

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > last

  • 10 wait

    1. I
    1) don't wait, go at once! не ждите, отправляйтесь тотчас же!; keep smb. waiting заставлять кого-л. ждать; I have a month to wait мне придется ждать месяц; he is accustomed to waiting он привык ждать; they say that everything comes to those who wait говорят, всего добиваются те, кто умеет ждать; repairs while you wait ремонт в присутствии заказчика
    2) the matter (this, the decision, etc.) can (will, must, etc.) wait это дело и т.д. может и т.д. подождать /можно и т.д. отложить/
    2. II
    1) wait for some time wait awhile (long, a little, etc.) ждать /подождать/ немного и т.д.; how long have you been waiting? сколько вы уже ждете?; I can't wait any longer я больше не могу ждать; wait somewhere wait here (there) подождите здесь (там); wait in some manner wait calmly (sadly, breathlessly, hungrily, etc.) ждать спокойно и т.д.
    2) wait for some time the matter (your problem, the decision, etc.) cannot wait any longer это дело и т.д. больше нельзя откладывать /больше ждать не может/
    3. III
    wait some time wait a week (an hour, a moment, all day, etc.) ждать /ожидать/ неделю и т.д.; wait smth. wait one's turn (the result, the signal, orders, smb.'s arrival, smb.'s return, etc.) ждать /ожидать/ своей очереди и т.д.; wait one's chance /one's opportunity/ выжидать удобного случая
    4. XI
    2) be waited (up)on are you waited (up)on? вами занимаются?, вас обслуживают?; be waited (up)on by smb. we were waited upon by a pretty waitress нас обслуживала хорошенькая официантка; he likes to be waited on by his children ему нравится, когда за ним ухаживают его дети
    5. XIII
    wait to do smth. wait to be served (to hear from you, etc.) ждать, пока обслужат и т.д.; let's wait to see what would happen давайте подождем и посмотрим /, чтобы посмотреть/, что произойдет; players were waiting to go on игроки ждали, когда можно будет продолжать [игру]; the enemy fled without waiting to be attacked враг бежал, не ожидая нападения
    6. XVI
    1) wait in (at, etc.) some place wait in the.shade (in the park, at the gate, at the station, etc.) ждать в тени и т.д.; wait for smb., smth. wait for one's friend (for the postman, for the party, for a signal, for the train, for further instructions, for smb.'s reply, for smb.'s return, for a fine day, for a letter from him, etc.) ждать друга и т.д.; are you waiting for anybody? вы кого-нибудь ждете?; а letter (a parcel) is waiting for you at the station для вас на вокзале [есть] письмо (посылка), вас на вокзале ждет письмо (посылка); we have been patiently (confidently, etc.) waiting for better weather мы терпеливо и т.д. ждали улучшения погоды; wait for another opportunity подожди другого удобного случая; wait for him to leave (for you to call, for her to give me the signal, for me to begin to talk, for the shop to open, for the clock to strike, for the conversation to end, etc.) ждать /ожидать/, пока он не уйдет и т.д.; we'll wait for the rain to stop мы подождем, пока не пройдет дождь; wait for a better time to ask for it подождите белее удачного /подходящего/ момента /улучите момент/, чтобы попросить об этом; wait until /till/ some time wait until five (until the next day, till later, till the rising of the tide, etc.) ждать до пяти [часов] и т.д.; wait for some time wait for an hour (for hours, etc.) ждать [целый] час /в течение часа/ и т.д.
    2) wait until /till/ some time the matter (the job, these orders, etc.) can (will, will have to, should, etc.) wait until next month (till next week, etc.) это дело и т.д. можно и т.д. отложить на месяц и т.д., с этим делом и т.д. можно и т.д. месяц и т.д. подождать; we'll have to let shopping wait until tomorrow с покупками придется подождать /покупки придется отложить/ до завтра
    3) wait (up)on smb., smth. wait upon the guests (on oneself, upon her majesty, on one's husband, etc.) обслуживать гостей и т.д., ухаживать за гостями и т.д., подавать гостям и т.д.; she has a maid (six or seven servants, etc.) to wait on her у нее есть горничная и т.д., которая ее обслуживает; after his leg was broken he had to have someone to wait on him с тех пор, как он сломал ногу, ему нужен постоянный уход; he has no one to wait on him за ним некому ухаживать; wait on /at/ table подавать на стол; where's the girl who's waiting on this table? где девушка, которая обслуживает этот стол?; she will never learn to wait at table она никогда не научится подавать на стол /никогда не станет хорошей официанткой/
    7. XXI1
    1) wait smth. at some place wait one's turn at a barber's (at a telephone booth, etc.) ждать своей очереди в парикмахерской и т.д.; wait some time for smb., smth. wait two hours for her (all day for the message, etc.) ждать ее два часа и т.д.
    2) wait smth. for smb. wait dinner (tea, lunch, etc.) for smb. ждать кого-л. с обедом и т.д.
    8. XXV
    wait till /until/... wait till you see the result (till I receive a letter from him, till I come, until you're twenty, until your name is called, until you are asked, etc.) ждать [до тех пор], пока не увидишь результат и т.д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > wait

  • 11 declare

    1. I
    have you anything to declare? у вас есть /вы везете/ вещи, подлежащие обложению пошлиной?
    2. III
    declare smth.1)
    declare the score (the results of a contest, the dividends, etc.) объявлять счет и т. д., declare a strike (war, etc.) объявлять забастовку и т. д.; declare peace провозглашать мир; declare one's love объясняться в любви; declare spades (diamonds, etc.) cards объявлять козырь пики и т. д.; declare no trumps cards объявлять игру без козыря
    2)
    declare goods (tobacco and wines, precious stones, things bought abroad, etc.) предъявлять на таможне товары и т. д. (облагаемые пошлиной), declare money заявлять на таможне, сколько денег /валюты/ провозится через границу
    3. IV
    declare smth. in some manner declare smth. openly (publicly, officially, etc.) открыто и т. д. объявлять /сообщать/ что-л.; declare smth. repeatedly (unanimously, positively, emphatically, solemnly, etc.) неоднократно и r. д. заявлять о чем-л.
    4. V
    declare smb. smb., smth. declare him an invalid (the man a lunatic, the soldier a deserter, the fascist leader an enemy to humankind, etc.) объявлять /признавать/ его больным или инвалидом и т. д.; declare smb. king провозглашать кого-л. королем; declare oneself a doctor (a meteorologist, their protector, an avenger) объявлять /называть/ себя врачом и т. д.
    5. VI
    declare smth., smb. as having some quality or being in some state declare smth. ideal (satisfactory, suitable, etc.) признавать /называть/ что-л. идеальным и т. д.; declare smb. (oneself) guilty признавать кого-л. (себя) виновным; I declare myself innocent я заявляю, что невиновен, я не признаю себя виновным; declare the meeting open (closed) объявлять собрание открытым ( закрытым)
    6. IX
    declare the work completed объявлять /заявлять/, что работа окончена; declare smb. defeated объявлять о чьем-л. поражении
    7. XI
    be declared by smth., smb. it is so declared by statute (by the Charter) так записано /провозглашено/ в законе (в хартии); it was solemnly declared by the president это было торжественно объявлено президентом
    8. XVI
    declare against smth. declare against war (against their plan, against her proposal, etc.) выступать /высказываться/ против войны и т. д., declare for smth. declare for a bill (for the Government, for early elections, etc.) поддерживать /выступать за/ законопроект и т. д., высказываться в пользу законопроекта и т. д.
    9. XVIII
    1) declare oneself I shall not declare myself until I know all the particulars я не буду высказывать своей точки зрения, пока не узнаю всех подробностей; declare oneself against (for /in favour of/) smth., smb. declare oneself against war (against cheating, against his nomination, against the proposal, against the new chairman, etc.) выступать против войны и т. д.; declare oneself for /in favour of/ reforms (for new approaches, in favour of her plan, etc.) выступать за реформы /в защиту реформ/ и r. д., поддерживать реформы и т. д.; declare oneself as being in some state declare oneself satisfied (pleased, displeased, etc.) [with smth., smb.] заявить [о том], что удовлетворен и т. д. [чем-л., кем-л.]; " oneself defeated признавать себя побежденным /свое поражение/ || he declared himself он открылся /рассказал о своем чувстве/
    2) declare oneself an illness will declare itself болезнь [обязательно] даст о себе знать /проявится/
    10. XXI1
    declare smth. to smb., smth. declare the decision to the meeting объявить собранию о принятом решении; declare smth. (it) to the world заявлять о чем-л. /провозглашать что-л./ на весь мир; declare smth. on /against /smb., smth. declare war on /against/ them (against our country, on disease, etc.) объявлять им и т. д. войну /войну против них и т. д./
    11. XXV
    declare that... declare that the man is innocent (that he would have nothing to do with them, etc.) заявлять /утверждать/, что этот человек невиновен и т. д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > declare

  • 12 lead

    1. I
    1) I'll lead, you must follow me я пойду первым /впереди/, ты должен идти /следовать/ за мной; who is going to lead? кто поведет /пойдет первым/?
    2) this candidate leads этот кандидат впереди /обогнал, обошел своих соперников/; as a teacher he leads он лучше всех других учителей
    2. II
    1) lead somewhere lead inward (downward, upward, etc.) вести /идти/ вовнутрь и т. д., lead back приводить обратно, веста назад; this road leads back to the village эта дорога ведет обратно в деревню; this passage leads nowhere этот проход никуда не ведет, это lead тупик; where does this road lead? куда ведет эта дорога?, all your tricks will lead nowhere все ваши уловки ни к чему не приведут
    2) lead at some time our candidate appeared to be leading from the first казалось, что с самого начала большинство поддерживало нашего кандидата
    3. III
    1) lead smth., smb. lead a demonstration (a procession, a regiment, etc.) идти впереди /во главе/ демонстрации и т. д.; he led the platoon он шел впереди /во главе/ взвода, он вел за собой взвод; lead a blind man вести /быть поводырем у/ слепого; lead a horse вести лошадь на поводу; lead the fashion быть законодателем моды; lead the way идти впереди, указывать дорогу; who will lead the way? кто нас поведет?
    2) lead smb., smth. lead a youth organization (an expedition, an excursion, a party, the struggle for peace, a strike, a mutiny, etc.) возглавлять молодежную организацию и т.д., руководить молодежной организацией и т. д.; lead an orchestra дирижировать оркестром; lead a choir руководить хором; lead an army командовать армией
    3) lead smth. lead a quiet (happy, good, moral, double, etc.) life веста спокойную и т. д. жизнь; he led a miserable existence он влачил жалкое существование
    4. IV
    lead smb. somewhere lead smb. upstairs (downstairs, home, etc.) вести /провести, проводить/ кого-л. наверх и т. д.; lead smb. back приводить кого-л. обратно; this leads us back to my first point это нас возвращает к тому, что я сказал вначале || lead smb. astray сбить кого-л. с правильного пути; our guide led us astray наш проводник сбился с пути [, и мы заблудились], наш проводник завел нас не туда; he led her astray он сбил ее с пути истинного
    5. V
    lead smb. smth. lead smb. a merry life (a dog's life /the life of a dog/, a sad life, etc.) устроить /создать/ кому-л. веселую жизнь и т. д. || lead smb. a (pretty) dance водить кого-л. за нос, заставлять кого-л. мучиться
    6. VII
    lead smb. to do smth. lead smb. to agree (to leave one's country, to refuse, to look again, etc.) заставить кого-л. согласиться и т. д., fear led him to tell lies страх заставил его лгать; compunction may lead you to better your conduct раскаяние может заставить вас вести себя лучше; the report led me to alter my decision доклад заставил меня изменить решение; his behaviour led me to conclude that... из его поведения я заключил, что...
    7. XI
    1) be led somewhere we were led into a room нас провели в комнату; be fed to smth. we are led to another conclusion нас это приводит к другим выводам || be led astray оказаться сбитым с прямого пути; the boy was led astray by evil companions мальчика сбили с пути [истинного] дурные товарищи
    2) be fed he may be led его можно уговорить /склонить на свою сторону/; be led to do smth. I am led to agree with you я склонен согласиться с вами; I have been led to believe that... мне дали понять, что...; be led in some manner some people are (not) easily led есть люди, которые /некоторые люди/ легко (нелегко) поддаются влиянию; you are too easily led ты слишком податлив
    8. XVI
    1) lead to (through, out of, into, etc.) smth. lead to the room (to the river, to the village, through the forest, to the left, out of the hall, to the town of N, across the river, etc.) вести /привести/ в комнату и т.д., this staircase leads to the attic эта лестница ведет на чердак; this path leads into the garden эта дорожка ведет в сад
    2) lead to smth. lead to serious consequences (to misunderstanding, to the conclusion that..., to arguments, to disaster, to bankruptcy, etc.) приводить к серьезным последствиям и т. д., it led to nothing это ни к чему не привело; one thing leads to another одно цепляется за другое; this eventually led to a brilliant discovery в конечном итоге это привело к блестящему открытию
    3) lead in smth. lead in coal production ( in oil production, in all the subjects, etc.) быть первым /занимать первое место/ по производству угля и т. д.; lead by smth. the big horse was leading by a length большая лошадь шла на корпус впереди; that cyclist is leading by 20 metres велосипедист оторвался от соперников /опережает соперников/ на двадцать метров; lead through smth. his horse led through the race его лошадь шла первой весь забег /вела забег/
    9. XXI1
    1) lead smb. (in)to (out of, across, etc.) smth. lead smb. into the house ввести кого-л. в дом; lead smb. out of the house (out of the forest, etc.) вывести кого-л. из дома и т. д.; lead smb. across the street перевести кого-л. через улицу /на другую сторону улицы/; lead smb. through a series of caves (through the forest, etc.) провести кого-л. через пещеры и т. д., Hannibal led his people (his army) over the Alps Ганнибал провел своих солдат (свою армию) через Альпы; the policeman led him to the station полицейский отвел его в участок; this path will lead you straight to the village эта тропинка приведет вас прямо в деревню; chance led him to London случай привел его в Лондон; lead smb. by smth. lead smb. by the hand (by the arm, etc.) вести кого-л. за руку и т. д., lead smb. by the rope тащить кого-л. на веревке; lead a horse by the bridle вести лошадь под уздцы; lead smb., smth. into smth. lead the party into the forest повести группу в лес
    2) lead smb. into smth. lead smb. into arguments заставлять кого-л. вступать в споры; lead smb. into error вводить кого-л. в заблуждение; don't lead me into temptation не соблазняйте меня, не вводите меня в соблазн; lead smb. to smth. lead smb. to a conclusion (to a decision, to a resolution, etc.) приводить кого-л. к выводу /к заключению/ и т. д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > lead

  • 13 listen

    1. I
    1) listen! (по)слушайте!, прислушайтесь!; speak and I will listen вы говорите, а я буду слушать; we listened but heard nothing мы прислушались, но ничего не услышали
    2) just listen! послушай только; listen! here's an idea послушай, [у меня] есть [прекрасная] мысль /идея/; listen I have something to tell you послушайте, я хочу вам что-то сказать; I've told him about it repeatedly but he doesn't listen я говорил с ним много раз, но он ничего не хочет слушать
    2. II
    1) listen intently (attentively, carefully, closely, eagerly, patiently, impatiently, sympathetically, obediently, intelligently, impassively, etc.) слушать внимательно и т. д.
    2) listen well (marvelously, fabulously, etc.) sl. звучать хорошо и т. д.; this tape listens well эта запись хорошо звучит; the new recording doesn't listen as well as the old one новая запись звучит хуже старой; how does it listen to you? как это по-вашему звучит?
    3. XI
    be listened to he was not listened to его не слушали; if I were listened to... если бы меня послушали..., если бы посчитались с моим мнением...
    4. XVI
    1) listen to smb., smth. listen to a good speaker (to smb.'s conversation, to a story, to a lecture, to a talk from N, to the music of the band, etc.) (послушать хорошего оратора и т. д., I like to listen to good music я люблю слушать хорошую музыку; listen to me when I speak слушайте, когда я говорю; listen to the breathing of a sleeper (to the beating of one's heart, etc.) слушать /прислушиваться/ к дыханию спящего и т.д., listen to smb.'s heart выслушать [сердце у] кого-л.; listen for smth., smb. to do smth. listen for the clock to strike (for the watch to tick time, for the door to bang shut, for the doorbell to ring, etc.) прислушиваться [ и ждать], когда часы начнут бить /пробьют/ и т. д., he kept still, listening for any more noise to come он стоял тихо, прислушиваясь, не будет ли еще какого-нибудь шума; she listened for the people in the next room to leave она ждала, пока не услышит, что из соседней комнаты все ушли; listen for smth. listen for the bell (for the doorbell, for a footstep, for the children's voices, etc.) прислушиваться к звонку и т. д., [настороженно] ждать звонка и т. д., listen for an answer хотеть услышать ответ; listen with smth. listen with half-closed eyes (with interest, with respect, with both ears, with condescension, with open eyes, with open mouth, with kindness, etc.) слушать с полузакрытыми глазами и т. д.
    2) listen to smb. listen to one's parents (to one's brother, to one's elders, to the teacher, etc.) слушаться) родителей и т. д., прислушиваться к мнению родителей и т. д., listen to smth., smb. listen to smb.'s wishes (to smb.'s desires, to smb.'s complaints, to the protestations of the lodgers, to smb.'s counsels, etc.) выслушивать чьи-л. пожелания и т. д.; прислушиваться к чьим-л. пожеланиям и т. д.; he never listens to my advice он никогда не прислушивается к моим советам; listen to the suggestions of wisdom (to the views which differ from his own, to a few home truths, etc.) прислушаться к мудрым предложениям и т. д., you have been listening to tales ты наслушался сказок; he is fooling you, don't listen to him он дурачит тебя, не слушай его; listen to a request выслушать просьбу: listen to temptation поддаться искушению; listen to reason послушаться голоса разума
    5. XVII
    listen to smb., smth. doing smth. listen to smb. singing (to smb. talking, to them discussing their plans, to the bough beating against the windowpane, etc.) слушать /прислушиваться/, как кто-л. поет и т. д., we listened to the water trickling into the sand мы прислушивались к тому, как вода тонкой струйкой утекала в песок;
    6. XXVII1
    listen to what is done listen to what is said (to what smb. says, etc.) слушать, что говорят и т. д.; listen to what I have to say выслушайте внимательно, что я хочу вам сказать; they weren't listening to what was being said они не прислушивались к тому, о чем шла речь

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > listen

  • 14 modo

    m.
    1 way (manera, forma).
    ¿has visto el modo en que o el modo como te mira? have you seen how o the way he's looking at you?
    no encuentro el modo de dejar el tabaco whatever I do, I just can't seem to give up smoking
    a modo de as, by way of
    al modo de in the style of
    de ese modo in that way
    de ningún modo in no way
    de todos modos in any case, anyway
    de un modo u otro one way or another
    en cierto modo in some ways
    modo de empleo instructions for use
    ¿de modo que no te gusta? so, you don't like it (then)?
    2 mood (grammar).
    modo adverbial adverbial phrase
    3 mode, brand, manner, way.
    4 grammar mood, mood.
    * * *
    1 way, manner
    1 manners
    \
    a modo de as a, like a
    de todos modos anyhow, at any rate
    en cierto modo in a way
    modo de empleo instructions plural
    modo de ser character
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) way, manner
    2) mode
    3) mood
    - de modo que
    - de todos modos
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=manera) way, manner frm

    ¿no hay otro modo de hacerlo? — isn't there another way of doing it?

    a mi modo de pensar o ver — in my view, the way I see it

    see MANERA, FORMA, MODO
    2) [locuciones]

    a mi/tu modo — (in) my/your (own) way

    a modo de — as

    a modo de ejemplo/respuesta — by way of example/reply

    en cierto modo — in a way, to a certain extent

    de cualquier modo — [antes de verbo] anyway, in any case; (=después de verbo) anyhow

    de cualquier modo, ahora tenemos que irnos — we have to go now anyway o in any case

    hazlo de cualquier modo — do it anyway you like, do it anyhow, do it any old how *

    de modo + adj

    eso nos afectará de modo directo — this will have a direct effect on us, this will affect us directly

    de ese modo — [antes de verbo] (in) this way; [después de verbo] like that

    grosso modo — broadly speaking

    esa fue, grosso modo, la contestación que nos dio — broadly speaking, that was the answer he gave us

    de mal modo — rudely

    del mismo o de igual modo — in the same way

    todos van vestidos del mismo o de igual modo — they are all dressed the same o in the same way

    de ningún modo o en modo alguno, no quiero de ningún modo o en modo alguno implicarla en esto — I don't want to involve her in this in any way

    ¡de ningún modo! — certainly not!, no way! *

    de todos modos — anyway, all the same, in any case

    aunque no me dejes, me iré de todos modos — even if you don't let me, I'll go anyway o all the same o in any case

    aunque lo esperaba, de todos modos me sorprendió — even though I was expecting it, I was still surprised

    3)

    de modo que[antes de verbo] so; [después de verbo] so that

    ¡de modo que eras tú el que llamaba! — so it was you that was calling!

    4) Esp frm (=moderación) moderation
    5) LAm

    ¡ni modo! — (=de ninguna manera) no way *, not a chance *; (=no hay otra alternativa) what else can I/you etc do?

    si no me quieres, ni modo — if you don't love me, what else can I do?

    6) pl modos (=modales) manners

    buenos modos — good manners

    malos modos — bad manners

    7) (Ling) [del verbo] mood

    de modomanner antes de s

    8) (Inform) mode
    9) (Mús) mode

    modo mayor/menor — major/minor mode

    * * *
    1)
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml)

    a mi modo de ver — to my way of thinking, in my opinion

    modo de empleo — instructions for use, directions

    me lo pidió de muy mal modo — (AmL) she asked me (for it) very rudely

    a mi/tu/su modo — (in) my/your/his (own) way

    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho; a modo de introducción by way of introduction; de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) (indep) in any case, anyway; ( sin cuidado) anyhow; del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that); de modo que ( así que) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that; ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?; de modo que se vean desde aquí so that they can be seen from here; de ningún modo no way; de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept; de todos modos anyway, anyhow; en cierto modo in a way; ni modo (AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? - no, ni modo did they get in? - no, no way (colloq); traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good; ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am (colloq); ni modo que te quedes aquí — there's no way you're staying here (colloq)

    2) modos masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl)

    con buenos/malos modos — politely/rudely o impolitely

    3) (Ling) mood
    4) (Mús) mode
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, guise, means, mode, way, manner, fashion.
    Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
    Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex. Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex. City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    ----
    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path.
    * actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.
    * actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.
    * adverbio de modo = adverb of mode.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al modo de = a la.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.
    * artículo a modo de réplica = rebuttal article.
    * así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....
    * avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * como un modo de = as a way of.
    * conocer de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * crecer de modo exhuberante = grow + rampant.
    * de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.
    * de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.
    * de algún modo u otro = of some sort.
    * decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.
    * decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.
    * de cualquier modo = however, either way.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.
    * de este modo = by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.
    * definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].
    * de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.
    * del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.
    * del otro modo = the other way (a)round.
    * de modo + Adjetivo = on a + Adjetivo + basis.
    * de modo agresivo = aggressively.
    * de modo alarmante = alarmingly.
    * de modo alternativo = alternatively.
    * de modo altivo = superciliously, haughtily.
    * de modo apreciable = to an appreciable extent.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.
    * de modo censurable = reprehensibly.
    * de modo claro = transparently.
    * de modo comercial = on a commercial basis.
    * de modo competitivo = competitively.
    * de modo complementario = complimentarily.
    * de modo conjunto con = in partnership with.
    * de modo considerable = to a considerable extent.
    * de modo convincente = cogently, unconvincingly.
    * de modo decisivo = decisively.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.
    * de modo divertido = funnily.
    * de modo egoísta = selfishly.
    * de modo errático = erratically.
    * de modo especulativo = speculatively.
    * de modo estructurado = in a structured fashion.
    * de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.
    * de modo gracioso = funnily.
    * de modo gratuito = on a complimentary basis.
    * de modo heurístico = heuristically.
    * de modo humorístico = in a humorous vein.
    * de modo imaginativo = imaginatively.
    * de modo inconfundible = unmistakably.
    * de modo individual = on a case-by-case basis.
    * de modo inequívoco = unambiguously.
    * de modo inesperado = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de modo informal = informally.
    * de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.
    * de modo insinuante = suggestively.
    * de modo irregular = erratically.
    * de modo irritante = annoyingly.
    * de modo pesimista = gloomily.
    * de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.
    * de modo provocativo = suggestively.
    * de modo que = so.
    * de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de modo recíproco = reciprocally.
    * de modo reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.
    * de modos diversos = variously.
    * de modos extraños = funnily.
    * de modo sorprendente = shockingly.
    * de modo tal que = so much so that.
    * demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * de ningún modo = by no means, in no way, on no account, in no sense, by any means, not at all, under no/any circumstances, in any shape or form, for the life of me, not on any account, by no stretch of the imagination.
    * de nuevos modos = in new ways.
    * de otro modo = conversely.
    * de qué modo = by what means.
    * de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.
    * de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.
    * de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.
    * de todos modos = at any rate.
    * de un mod discreto = unobtrusively.
    * de un modo = in a fashion.
    * de un modo absorto = absently.
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously.
    * de un modo acalorado = hotly.
    * de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.
    * de un modo + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in + Adjetivo + measure, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, on a + Adjetivo + scale, to a + Adjetivo + degree, in a + Adjetivo + vein.
    * de un modo afirmativo = affirmatively.
    * de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.
    * de un modo aleatorio = at random.
    * de un modo anafórico = anaphorically.
    * de un modo anárquico = anarchically.
    * de un modo anodino = prosaically.
    * de un modo antieconómico = wastefully.
    * de un modo apropiado = fitly, appropriately.
    * de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * de un modo auténtico = authentically.
    * de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.
    * de un modo bochornoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo cansado = wearily.
    * de un modo caro = expensively + Participio.
    * de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.
    * de un modo chirriante = jarringly.
    * de un modo chocante = jarringly.
    * de un modo compacto = compactly.
    * de un modo concluyente = positively.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.
    * de un modo constructivo = constructively.
    * de un modo convincente = convincingly, forcibly.
    * de un modo coordinado = synergistically.
    * de un modo crítico = critically.
    * de un modo decepcionante = disappointedly.
    * de un modo desconcertado = disconcertedly.
    * de un modo descontrolado = uncontrollably.
    * de un modo desenfadado = playfully.
    * de un modo deshonesto = dishonestly.
    * de un modo desordenado = higgledy-piggledy.
    * de un modo devastador = devastatingly.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * de un modo discreto = quietly.
    * de un modo disonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo económico = economically, thriftily.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.
    * de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo equivalente = equivalently.
    * de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.
    * de un modo estrafalario = freakishly.
    * de un modo exhaustivo = comprehensively, in depth, exhaustively.
    * de un modo extraño = freakishly.
    * de un modo fiable = reliably.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de un modo fortuito = haphazardly.
    * de un modo fraudulento = fraudulently.
    * de un modo gradual = incrementally.
    * de un modo habitual = as a matter of routine.
    * de un modo heterogéneo = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de un modo holístico = holistically.
    * de un modo imparcial = impartially.
    * de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.
    * de un modo impresionante = impressively.
    * de un modo impulsivo = impulsively.
    * de un modo incidental = incidentally.
    * de un modo incómodo = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.
    * de un modo incompleto = incompletely.
    * de un modo inconsistente = vagrantly.
    * de un modo incorrecto = inaccurately.
    * de un modo indiferente = regardless.
    * de un modo inductivo = inductively.
    * de un modo innovador = innovatively.
    * de un modo insolente = defiantly.
    * de un modo insulso = prosaically.
    * de un modo inteligente = intelligently.
    * de un modo interesante = interestingly.
    * de un modo intermitente = in bursts.
    * de un modo lógico = logically.
    * de un modo malsonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo matemático = mathematically.
    * de un modo mecánico = mechanically.
    * de un modo meditabundo = pensively.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * de un modo moralista = sanctimoniously.
    * de un modo muy general = crudely.
    * de un modo muy interesante = most interestingly + Verbo.
    * de un modo nervioso = nervously.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * de un modo o de otro = either way.
    * de un modo oportunista = opportunistically.
    * de un modo opresivo = oppressively.
    * de un modo óptico = optically.
    * de un modo optimista = optimistically.
    * de un modo pasivo = passively.
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * de un modo pensativo = pensively.
    * de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.
    * de un modo poco económico = wastefully.
    * de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.
    * de un modo positivo = positively, constructively.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * de un modo provocador = defiantly.
    * de un modo provocativo = defiantly.
    * de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.
    * de un modo racional = rationally.
    * de un modo rápido = rapidly, overnight, at short notice.
    * de un modo rapsódico = rhapsodically.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * de un modo regional = regionally.
    * de un modo regular = on a regular basis, on an ongoing basis, on a continuing basis.
    * de un modo relacionado = connectibly.
    * de un modo remunerado = gainfully.
    * de un modo retribuido = gainfully.
    * de un modo secuencial = step by step.
    * de un modo seguro = securely.
    * de un modo similar = in a similar vein.
    * de un modo simplista = simplistically.
    * de un modo sistemático = systematically.
    * de un modo susceptible = sensitively.
    * de un modo tautológico = tautologically.
    * de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.
    * de un modo tosco = crudely.
    * de un modo trágico = tragically.
    * de un modo tranquilizador = soothingly, reassuringly.
    * de un modo transparente = seamlessly.
    * de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.
    * de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo voluntario = voluntarily.
    * de un nuevo modo = in a new way.
    * dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.
    * en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.
    * encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.
    * encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.
    * en metálico y de otro modo = in cash and in kind.
    * en modo alguno = by no means.
    * estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.
    * estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.
    * flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * funcionar de un modo autónomo = operate under + an autonomous hand.
    * hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.
    * hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.
    * indizar de modo KWIC = KWIC.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * ingeniarse el modo de = dream up + ways to.
    * modo de actuar = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale.
    * modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.
    * modo de andar = gait.
    * modo de aprendizaje = learning style.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * modo de comunicación = communication pathway.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * modo de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * modo de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.
    * modo de introducción de datos = input mode.
    * modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * modo de presentación visual = display device.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.
    * no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.
    * no hay modo de que = for the life of me.
    * o de algún otro modo = or otherwise.
    * pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pero no hubo modo = but no dice.
    * por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.
    * por el modo = by the way.
    * preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.
    * recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.
    * saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.
    * usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].
    * usar de un modo descuidado = bandy (about/around).
    * usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).
    * uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml)

    a mi modo de ver — to my way of thinking, in my opinion

    modo de empleo — instructions for use, directions

    me lo pidió de muy mal modo — (AmL) she asked me (for it) very rudely

    a mi/tu/su modo — (in) my/your/his (own) way

    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho; a modo de introducción by way of introduction; de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) (indep) in any case, anyway; ( sin cuidado) anyhow; del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that); de modo que ( así que) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that; ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?; de modo que se vean desde aquí so that they can be seen from here; de ningún modo no way; de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept; de todos modos anyway, anyhow; en cierto modo in a way; ni modo (AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? - no, ni modo did they get in? - no, no way (colloq); traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good; ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am (colloq); ni modo que te quedes aquí — there's no way you're staying here (colloq)

    2) modos masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl)

    con buenos/malos modos — politely/rudely o impolitely

    3) (Ling) mood
    4) (Mús) mode
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, guise, means, mode, way, manner, fashion.

    Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

    Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path.
    * actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.
    * actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.
    * adverbio de modo = adverb of mode.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al modo de = a la.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.
    * artículo a modo de réplica = rebuttal article.
    * así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....
    * avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * como un modo de = as a way of.
    * conocer de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * crecer de modo exhuberante = grow + rampant.
    * de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.
    * de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.
    * de algún modo u otro = of some sort.
    * decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.
    * decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.
    * de cualquier modo = however, either way.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.
    * de este modo = by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.
    * definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].
    * de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.
    * del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.
    * del otro modo = the other way (a)round.
    * de modo + Adjetivo = on a + Adjetivo + basis.
    * de modo agresivo = aggressively.
    * de modo alarmante = alarmingly.
    * de modo alternativo = alternatively.
    * de modo altivo = superciliously, haughtily.
    * de modo apreciable = to an appreciable extent.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.
    * de modo censurable = reprehensibly.
    * de modo claro = transparently.
    * de modo comercial = on a commercial basis.
    * de modo competitivo = competitively.
    * de modo complementario = complimentarily.
    * de modo conjunto con = in partnership with.
    * de modo considerable = to a considerable extent.
    * de modo convincente = cogently, unconvincingly.
    * de modo decisivo = decisively.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.
    * de modo divertido = funnily.
    * de modo egoísta = selfishly.
    * de modo errático = erratically.
    * de modo especulativo = speculatively.
    * de modo estructurado = in a structured fashion.
    * de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.
    * de modo gracioso = funnily.
    * de modo gratuito = on a complimentary basis.
    * de modo heurístico = heuristically.
    * de modo humorístico = in a humorous vein.
    * de modo imaginativo = imaginatively.
    * de modo inconfundible = unmistakably.
    * de modo individual = on a case-by-case basis.
    * de modo inequívoco = unambiguously.
    * de modo inesperado = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de modo informal = informally.
    * de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.
    * de modo insinuante = suggestively.
    * de modo irregular = erratically.
    * de modo irritante = annoyingly.
    * de modo pesimista = gloomily.
    * de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.
    * de modo provocativo = suggestively.
    * de modo que = so.
    * de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de modo recíproco = reciprocally.
    * de modo reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.
    * de modos diversos = variously.
    * de modos extraños = funnily.
    * de modo sorprendente = shockingly.
    * de modo tal que = so much so that.
    * demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * de ningún modo = by no means, in no way, on no account, in no sense, by any means, not at all, under no/any circumstances, in any shape or form, for the life of me, not on any account, by no stretch of the imagination.
    * de nuevos modos = in new ways.
    * de otro modo = conversely.
    * de qué modo = by what means.
    * de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.
    * de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.
    * de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.
    * de todos modos = at any rate.
    * de un mod discreto = unobtrusively.
    * de un modo = in a fashion.
    * de un modo absorto = absently.
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously.
    * de un modo acalorado = hotly.
    * de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.
    * de un modo + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in + Adjetivo + measure, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, on a + Adjetivo + scale, to a + Adjetivo + degree, in a + Adjetivo + vein.
    * de un modo afirmativo = affirmatively.
    * de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.
    * de un modo aleatorio = at random.
    * de un modo anafórico = anaphorically.
    * de un modo anárquico = anarchically.
    * de un modo anodino = prosaically.
    * de un modo antieconómico = wastefully.
    * de un modo apropiado = fitly, appropriately.
    * de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * de un modo auténtico = authentically.
    * de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.
    * de un modo bochornoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo cansado = wearily.
    * de un modo caro = expensively + Participio.
    * de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.
    * de un modo chirriante = jarringly.
    * de un modo chocante = jarringly.
    * de un modo compacto = compactly.
    * de un modo concluyente = positively.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.
    * de un modo constructivo = constructively.
    * de un modo convincente = convincingly, forcibly.
    * de un modo coordinado = synergistically.
    * de un modo crítico = critically.
    * de un modo decepcionante = disappointedly.
    * de un modo desconcertado = disconcertedly.
    * de un modo descontrolado = uncontrollably.
    * de un modo desenfadado = playfully.
    * de un modo deshonesto = dishonestly.
    * de un modo desordenado = higgledy-piggledy.
    * de un modo devastador = devastatingly.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * de un modo discreto = quietly.
    * de un modo disonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo económico = economically, thriftily.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.
    * de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo equivalente = equivalently.
    * de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.
    * de un modo estrafalario = freakishly.
    * de un modo exhaustivo = comprehensively, in depth, exhaustively.
    * de un modo extraño = freakishly.
    * de un modo fiable = reliably.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de un modo fortuito = haphazardly.
    * de un modo fraudulento = fraudulently.
    * de un modo gradual = incrementally.
    * de un modo habitual = as a matter of routine.
    * de un modo heterogéneo = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de un modo holístico = holistically.
    * de un modo imparcial = impartially.
    * de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.
    * de un modo impresionante = impressively.
    * de un modo impulsivo = impulsively.
    * de un modo incidental = incidentally.
    * de un modo incómodo = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.
    * de un modo incompleto = incompletely.
    * de un modo inconsistente = vagrantly.
    * de un modo incorrecto = inaccurately.
    * de un modo indiferente = regardless.
    * de un modo inductivo = inductively.
    * de un modo innovador = innovatively.
    * de un modo insolente = defiantly.
    * de un modo insulso = prosaically.
    * de un modo inteligente = intelligently.
    * de un modo interesante = interestingly.
    * de un modo intermitente = in bursts.
    * de un modo lógico = logically.
    * de un modo malsonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo matemático = mathematically.
    * de un modo mecánico = mechanically.
    * de un modo meditabundo = pensively.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * de un modo moralista = sanctimoniously.
    * de un modo muy general = crudely.
    * de un modo muy interesante = most interestingly + Verbo.
    * de un modo nervioso = nervously.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * de un modo o de otro = either way.
    * de un modo oportunista = opportunistically.
    * de un modo opresivo = oppressively.
    * de un modo óptico = optically.
    * de un modo optimista = optimistically.
    * de un modo pasivo = passively.
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * de un modo pensativo = pensively.
    * de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.
    * de un modo poco económico = wastefully.
    * de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.
    * de un modo positivo = positively, constructively.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * de un modo provocador = defiantly.
    * de un modo provocativo = defiantly.
    * de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.
    * de un modo racional = rationally.
    * de un modo rápido = rapidly, overnight, at short notice.
    * de un modo rapsódico = rhapsodically.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * de un modo regional = regionally.
    * de un modo regular = on a regular basis, on an ongoing basis, on a continuing basis.
    * de un modo relacionado = connectibly.
    * de un modo remunerado = gainfully.
    * de un modo retribuido = gainfully.
    * de un modo secuencial = step by step.
    * de un modo seguro = securely.
    * de un modo similar = in a similar vein.
    * de un modo simplista = simplistically.
    * de un modo sistemático = systematically.
    * de un modo susceptible = sensitively.
    * de un modo tautológico = tautologically.
    * de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.
    * de un modo tosco = crudely.
    * de un modo trágico = tragically.
    * de un modo tranquilizador = soothingly, reassuringly.
    * de un modo transparente = seamlessly.
    * de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.
    * de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo voluntario = voluntarily.
    * de un nuevo modo = in a new way.
    * dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.
    * en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.
    * encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.
    * encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.
    * en metálico y de otro modo = in cash and in kind.
    * en modo alguno = by no means.
    * estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.
    * estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.
    * flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * funcionar de un modo autónomo = operate under + an autonomous hand.
    * hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.
    * hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.
    * indizar de modo KWIC = KWIC.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * ingeniarse el modo de = dream up + ways to.
    * modo de actuar = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale.
    * modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.
    * modo de andar = gait.
    * modo de aprendizaje = learning style.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * modo de comunicación = communication pathway.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * modo de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * modo de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.
    * modo de introducción de datos = input mode.
    * modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * modo de presentación visual = display device.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.
    * no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.
    * no hay modo de que = for the life of me.
    * o de algún otro modo = or otherwise.
    * pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pero no hubo modo = but no dice.
    * por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.
    * por el modo = by the way.
    * preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.
    * recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.
    * saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.
    * usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].
    * usar de un modo descuidado = bandy (about/around).
    * usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).
    * uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

    * * *
    A
    1 (manera, forma) way, manner ( frml)
    éste no es modo de hacer las cosas this is no way of going about things
    no lo digas de ese modo don't say it like that
    hay que hacerlo del siguiente modo it has to be done in the following manner
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking, in my opinion
    ¿qué modo de hablarle a tu abuela es ése? that's no way to speak to your grandmother
    [ S ] modo de empleo instructions for use, directions
    me lo pidió de muy mal modo ( AmL); she asked me (for it) very rudely o in a very rude way
    2 ( en locs):
    a mi/tu/su modo (in) my/your/his (own) way
    hazlo a tu modo do it (in) your (own) way
    le gusta hacer las cosas a su modo he likes to do things his (own) way
    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho
    a modo de introducción by way of introduction
    de cualquier modo (de todas formas) ( indep) in any case, anyway; (sin cuidado) anyhow, any which way ( AmE colloq), any old how ( BrE colloq)
    del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that)
    de modo que (así que) (+ indic) so;
    (para que) (+ subj) so that
    lo hiciste porque quisiste, de modo que ahora no te quejes you did it because you wanted to, so don't complain now
    ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?
    colócalos de modo que se vean desde aquí arrange them so that they can be seen from here
    yo no puedo aceptarlo, de ningún modo there is no way I can accept it
    de todos modos anyway, anyhow
    no creo que lo pueda lograr, de todos modos volveré a intentarlo I don't think I can do it, but I'll have another try anyway o anyhow
    en cierto modo in a way
    ni modo ( AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? — no, ni modo, las entradas se habían acabado did they get in? — no, no way o not a chance, it was sold out ( colloq)
    traté de persuadirlo para que fuera pero ni modo I tried to persuade him to go but it was no good
    ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am ( colloq)
    ni modo que ( AmL exc CS): tienes que regresar a tu casa, ni modo que te quedes aquí you have to go home, there's no way you're staying here ( colloq)
    B modos mpl (modales) manners (pl)
    con buenos/malos modos politely/rudely o impolitely
    C ( Ling) mood
    el modo indicativo/subjuntivo the indicative/subjunctive mood
    D ( Mús) mode
    Compuesto:
    modo mayor/menor
    major/minor mode
    E ( Inf) mode
    Compuesto:
    sleep mode
    * * *

     

    modo sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml);


    del siguiente modo in the following manner;
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking, in my opinion;
    no lo digas de ese modo don't say it like that;
    de un modo u otro one way or another;
    su modo de ser the way he is;

    ( on signs) modo de empleo instructions for use, directions;

    b) ( en locs)

    a mi/tu/su modo (in) my/your/his (own) way;

    de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) ( indep) in any case, anyway;

    ( sin cuidado) anyhow;
    del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that);


    ( para que) so that;

    de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept;
    de todos modos anyway, anyhow;
    en cierto modo in a way;
    ni modo (AmL exc CS fam) no way;
    traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good;
    ni modo que te quedes aquí there's no way you're staying here (colloq)
    2
    modos sustantivo masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl);

    con buenos/malos modos politely/rudely o impolitely
    modo sustantivo masculino
    1 (forma de hacer) way, manner: habla de un modo extraño, he speaks in a strange way
    2 Ling mode: modo imperativo, imperative mood 3 modos, manners: ¡no vengas aquí con esos malos modos!, don't come around here with those bad manners!
    ' modo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - así
    - camino
    - cante
    - canto
    - carácter
    - censurar
    - cocina
    - como quiera
    - comoquiera
    - con
    - conforme
    - de
    - dicha
    - dicho
    - empleo
    - en
    - estilo
    - forma
    - ir
    - gustar
    - habla
    - igualmente
    - inciso
    - indicativa
    - indicativo
    - mirada
    - olla
    - parcial
    - pensión
    - poner
    - proceder
    - radical
    - reconocer
    - replicar
    - risa
    - según
    - sentada
    - sic
    - sistema
    - tal
    - temeraria
    - temerario
    - temperamento
    - tono
    - tres
    - uso
    - ver
    - vía
    - vida
    English:
    abrupt
    - alike
    - allowance
    - aloud
    - anyhow
    - as
    - at
    - captivate
    - casually
    - deliriously
    - depressingly
    - direction
    - dramatically
    - educationally
    - fashion
    - funnily
    - gloomily
    - haphazardly
    - harmlessly
    - illegibly
    - impressively
    - inadequately
    - incompletely
    - incomprehensibly
    - inconclusively
    - inconveniently
    - instruction
    - keenly
    - kind
    - loophole
    - love
    - maddeningly
    - manner
    - mode
    - modus operandi
    - mood
    - mother
    - nowhere
    - observe
    - offhandedly
    - originally
    - ostentatious
    - other
    - outrageous
    - pass round
    - plausibly
    - quizzical
    - ravishingly
    - reassuringly
    - reciprocally
    * * *
    nm
    1. [manera, forma] way;
    no encuentro el modo de dejar el tabaco whatever I do, I just can't seem to give up smoking;
    ése no es modo de comportarse that's no way to behave;
    ¿has visto el modo en que o [m5] el modo como te mira? have you seen how o the way he's looking at you?;
    esta vez lo haremos a mi modo this time we'll do it my way;
    al modo de in the style of, after the fashion of;
    a modo de as, by way of;
    a mi modo de ver the way I see it;
    de algún modo somehow;
    se le cayó el botón porque lo cosió de cualquier modo the button fell off because he sewed it on carelessly o any old how;
    hazlo de cualquier modo do it however you like;
    no te preocupes, de cualquier modo no pensaba ir don't worry, I wasn't going to go anyway;
    de ese/este modo that/this way;
    del mismo modo similarly, in the same way;
    lo hice del mismo modo que ayer/tú I did it the same way as yesterday/you;
    lo organizaron de modo que acabara antes de las diez they organized it so (that) it finished before ten;
    ¿de modo que no te gusta? so, you don't like it (then)?;
    de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno deberíamos dejarle salir under no circumstances should we let her out;
    de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno quise ofenderte I in no way intended to offend you;
    ¿te he molestado? – de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno did I annoy you? – not at all o by no means;
    ¿quieres que lo invitemos? – ¡de ningún modo! shall we invite him? – no way o certainly not!;
    de otro modo [si no] otherwise;
    de tal modo (que) [tanto] so much (that);
    de todos modos in any case, anyway;
    de todos modos seguiremos en contacto in any case, we'll keep in touch;
    de todos modos, ¿qué es eso que decías de un viaje? anyway, what's that you were saying about going away?;
    de un modo u otro one way or another;
    dicho de otro modo in other words, put another way;
    en cierto modo in a way;
    ¡qué modo de hacer las cosas! that's no way to do things!
    Ling modo de articulación manner of articulation;
    modo de empleo instructions for use;
    modo de pensar way of thinking;
    a mi modo de pensar to my way of thinking;
    modo de ser: [m5] tiene un modo de ser muy agradable she has a very pleasant nature;
    no me gusta su modo de ser I don't like the way he is;
    modo de vida way of life, lifestyle
    2.
    modos [modales] manners;
    buenos/malos modos good/bad manners;
    me contestó de buenos/malos modos she answered politely/rudely
    3. Gram mood;
    modo indicativo/subjuntivo indicative/subjunctive mood;
    en modo indicativo in the indicative (mood)
    4. Informát mode
    modo de edición edit mode;
    modo gráfico graphic mode;
    modo de inserción insert mode
    5. Mús mode
    ni modo loc adv
    Am salvo RP [de ninguna manera] no way, not a chance;
    ¿llegaremos a tiempo? – ni modo will we get there on time? – no way o not a chance;
    ni modo pues there's nothing we can do about it, then
    * * *
    m
    1 way;
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking;
    dicho de otro modo to put it another way;
    de este modo like this;
    modo de ser personality
    2 GRAM mood
    3 MÚS mode
    4
    :
    modos pl manners;
    5
    :
    de modo que so that;
    de ningún modo not at all;
    de otro modo otherwise;
    de tal modo que so much that;
    de cualquier modo anyway, anyhow;
    en cierto modo in a way o sense
    * * *
    modo nm
    1) manera: way, manner, mode
    de un modo u otro: one way or another
    a mi modo de ver: to my way of thinking
    2) : mood (in grammar)
    3) : mode (in music)
    4)
    a modo de : by way of, in the manner of, like
    a modo de ejemplo: by way of example
    5)
    de cualquier modo : in any case, anyway
    6)
    de modo que : so, in such a way that
    7)
    de todos modos : in any case, anyway
    8)
    en cierto modo : in a way, to a certain extent
    * * *
    modo n way

    Spanish-English dictionary > modo

  • 15 de

    prep.
    1 of.
    el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car
    es de ella it's hers
    la pata de la mesa the table leg
    La casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]
    2 from (procedencia, distancia).
    salir de casa to leave home
    soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao
    de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment
    3 (made) of (materia).
    un vaso de plástico a plastic cup
    un reloj de oro a gold watch
    4 about (asunto).
    hablábamos de ti we were talking about you
    libros de historia history books
    5 as.
    trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman
    trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five
    de madrugada early in the morning
    a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon
    trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day
    7 with (causa, modo).
    morirse de hambre to die of hunger
    llorar de alegría to cry with joy
    de una patada with a kick
    de una sola vez in one go
    de tres en tres three at a time
    8 if.
    de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday
    de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it
    9 to.
    Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.
    f.
    1 letter d.
    2 SD, standard deviation.
    3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.
    * * *
    de
    ————————
    de
    1 (posesión, pertenencia) of
    2 (procedencia, origen) from
    la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl
    4 (tema) of, on, about
    5 (materia) made of, of
    7 (uso) for
    8 (oficio) by, as
    9 (modo) on, in, as
    10 (tiempo) at, by, in
    de día by day, during the day
    12 (precio) at
    13 (medida) measuring
    14 (causa) with, because of, of
    15 (agente) by
    * * *
    prep.
    1) of
    2) from
    3) in, at
    4) than
    5) by
    * * *
    PREPOSITION
    1) [relación] of

    la carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia

    2) [pertenencia]

    la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez

    3) [característica, material]

    este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model

    4) [contenido]

    una copa de vino[llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass

    5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] from

    los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best

    de... a...
    6) [causa]
    7) [manera]
    de... en...
    8) (=respecto de)

    estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better

    9) [tema] about

    un libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology

    10) [uso]
    11) [cantidad, medida, valor]
    12) [con horas y fechas]

    a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

    son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.

    el 3 de mayo3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)

    13) [tiempo]
    14) [proporción]
    15) [uso partitivo] of

    ¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *

    16) [autoría] by

    un libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's

    17) [como complemento agente] by

    el rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage

    18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]

    el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro

    19) [en comparaciones] than

    más/menos de siete — more/less than seven

    más de 500 personasmore than o over 500 people

    20) [con superlativos] in

    el más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world

    21) + infin
    ser de ({+ infin}8})
    22) [dependiente de formas verbales]

    de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...

    ¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?

    23) [uso condicional] if

    de haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come

    de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so

    de no LAm (=si no) otherwise

    * * *
    I
    1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

    la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

    no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

    su padre de usted — (frml) your father

    es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

    2)
    [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

    Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

    los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

    las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

    ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

    3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

    es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

    de... a... — from... to...

    4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

    una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

    5) (expresando causa, modo)

    de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

    de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

    6)
    a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

    ¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

    la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

    de niñoas a o when he was a child

    7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

    ¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

    8)
    a) (al definir, especificar)

    ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

    es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

    ¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

    lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

    qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

    10)

    pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

    cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

    un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

    12) ( en calidad de) as
    13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

    estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

    a)

    de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

    b)

    ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

    es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

    II
    * * *
    = across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.
    Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
    Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.
    Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.
    Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
    Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.
    Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
    Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.
    ----
    * abogado de oficio = legal aid.
    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * alabanza de boquilla = lip service.
    * alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.
    * autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].
    * cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.
    * comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.
    * de... a = through.
    * de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.
    * de abolengo = well-born.
    * de abordo = in-flight.
    * de absorción = absorptive.
    * de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.
    * de acceso público = publicly accessible.
    * de acceso rápido = fast-access.
    * de acceso restringido = closed access.
    * de acción = action-centered.
    * de acompañante = in tow.
    * de actitud = attitudinal.
    * de actuación = for action.
    * de actualidad = topical.
    * de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.
    * de acuerdo a = according to.
    * de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.
    * de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.
    * de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.
    * de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.
    * de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.
    * de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.
    * de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.
    * de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.
    * de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.
    * de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.
    * de adaptación = adaptive.
    * de †frica = African.
    * de Africa occidental = West African.
    * de agua = water-based.
    * de aguas profundas = deep-sea.
    * de ahí = therefrom.
    * de ahí que = hence.
    * de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.
    * de Alaska = Alaskan.
    * de Albania = Albanian.
    * de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].
    * de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].
    * de alcohol = spirit-based.
    * de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.
    * de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.
    * de alguna otra forma = in any other way.
    * de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.
    * de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.
    * de algún modo u otro = of some sort.
    * de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.
    * de algún tipo = of some description.
    * de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.
    * de alta alcurnia = well-born.
    * de alta cuna = well-born.
    * de alta densidad = high-density.
    * de alta energía = high energy.
    * de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.
    * de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.
    * de alta potencia = high power.
    * de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.
    * de alta productividad = high-performance.
    * de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.
    * de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.
    * de alta tensión = heavy-current.
    * de alta velocidad = high-speed.
    * de alto abolengo = well-born.
    * de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.
    * de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.
    * de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.
    * de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.
    * de alto voltaje = high-voltage.
    * de altura = high, top-notch.
    * de altura regulable = height-adjustable.
    * de aluvión = alluvial.
    * de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * de amplio alcance = broad in scope.
    * de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.
    * de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.
    * de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].
    * de antigua generación = low-end.
    * de antiguo = from time immemorial.
    * de apariencia = cosmetic.
    * de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.
    * de aplicación específica = special-purpose.
    * de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.
    * de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.
    * de apoyo = enabling, supportive.
    * de aprovechamiento = exploitative.
    * de aquel entonces = of that day.
    * de aquí para allá = back and forth.
    * de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.
    * de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.
    * de archivo = archival, archive.
    * de armas tomar = redoubtable.
    * de arranque = bootable.
    * de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.
    * de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.
    * de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.
    * de asesoramiento = consultative.
    * de aspecto = looking.
    * de aspecto antiguo = old-face.
    * de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.
    * de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.
    * de aspecto digno = dignified.
    * de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.
    * de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.
    * de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.
    * de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.
    * de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.
    * de aspecto solemne = dignified.
    * de atención básica = preattentive.
    * de atención primaria = preattentive.
    * de atrás = rear.
    * de atrás para adelante = back and forth.
    * de aupa = royal.
    * de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.
    * de autogestión = self-managing.
    * de autoprotección = self-protective.
    * de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.
    * de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].
    * de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].
    * de baja ralea = ignoble.
    * de bajísima calidad = shoddy.
    * de bajo consumo = low energy.
    * de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.
    * de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.
    * de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.
    * de bajo precio = low-priced.
    * de bajo riesgo = low-risk.
    * de balde = for free.
    * de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].
    * de bienvenida = salutatory.
    * de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.
    * de bodas = bridal.
    * de Boole = Boolean.
    * de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.
    * de broma = humorously, teasingly.
    * de bronce = brass.
    * 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.
    * de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.
    * de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.
    * de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.
    * de cachondeo = teasingly.
    * de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].
    * de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.
    * de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.
    * de cajón = no-brainer.
    * de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.
    * de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.
    * de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.
    * de camino = on the way, while we're at it.
    * de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.
    * de campo = free-range.
    * de campos fijos = fixed-field.
    * de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].
    * de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.
    * de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.
    * de carácter = in character.
    * de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.
    * de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].
    * de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.
    * de castigo = punitive.
    * de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.
    * de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.
    * de cerámica = ceramic.
    * de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.
    * de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.
    * de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.
    * de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].
    * de cinco días de duración = five-day.
    * de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].
    * de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.
    * de civil = in plain clothes.
    * de clasificación = classificatory.
    * de clausura = cloistered.
    * de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.
    * de cobre = cupric.
    * de cojones = badass.
    * de colegas = collegial, buddying.
    * de Colombia = Colombian.
    * de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.
    * de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.
    * de color de bronce = brassy.
    * de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].
    * de colorines = brightly coloured.
    * de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.
    * de color rojo = red-coloured.
    * de color rosa = rose-coloured.
    * de color verde botella = bottle green.
    * de color verde oscuro = bottle green.
    * de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.
    * de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.
    * de cómo = as to how.
    * de compañeros = collegial.
    * de complicidad = knowing.
    * de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.
    * de conceptos = concept-based.
    * de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.
    * de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.
    * de confirmación = confirmatory.
    * de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.
    * de conformidad con eso = accordingly.
    * de conífera = coniferous.
    * de construcción básica = brick and frame.
    * de construcción sólida = solidly-built.
    * de consulta fácil = scannable.
    * de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.
    * de consumo = consumptive.
    * de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.
    * de contrabando = bootleg.
    * de contrapunto = contrapuntal.
    * de Corea = Korean.
    * de Corea del Sur = South Korean.
    * de corral = free-range.
    * de corta duración = short term [short-term].
    * de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.
    * de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].
    * de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.
    * de coste cero = zero-cost.
    * de costumbre = usual, usually.
    * de creación = authorial.
    * de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.
    * de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.
    * de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.
    * de cría intensiva = battery-caged.
    * de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.
    * de Crimea = Crimean.
    * de cristal = glass.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.
    * de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.
    * de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].
    * de cualquier modo = however, either way.
    * de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.
    * de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.
    * de cuatro días de duración = four-day.
    * de cuatro estrellas = four-star.
    * de Cuba = Cuban.
    * de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.
    * de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.
    * de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.
    * de densidad doble = double-density.
    * de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.
    * de derechas = right-wing.
    * de derecho = de jure [iure].
    * de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.
    * de desarrollo = developmental.
    * de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.
    * de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.
    * de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.
    * de desconexión = cut-off.
    * de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.
    * de desecho = discarded.
    * de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].
    * de desguace = written-off.
    * de despedida = valedictory.
    * de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.
    * de día a día = from day to day.
    * de diámetro = in diameter.
    * de diario = everyday.
    * de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.
    * de diesel = diesel-powered.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].
    * de difícil solución = intractable.
    * de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.
    * de dirección = directorial, administrative.
    * de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.
    * de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.
    * de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.
    * de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.
    * de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.
    * de doble filo = double-edged.
    * de doble hoja = double-hinged.
    * de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.
    * de doble uso = dual-use.
    * de dolor = in pain.
    * de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].
    * de donde = whence, whence, from whence.
    * ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.
    * de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.
    * de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].
    * de dos en dos = two at a time.
    * de dos letras = two-letter.
    * de dos niveles = two-tier.
    * de dos páginas = two-page.
    * de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].
    * de dos patas = two-legged.
    * de dos piernas = two-legged.
    * de dos pies = two-legged.
    * de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].
    * de dos tonalidades = bitonal.
    * de dos tonos = bitonal.
    * de dos volúmenes = two-volume.
    * de duelo = in mourning.
    * de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].
    * de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.
    * de edad = elderly.
    * de edad avanzada = over the hill.
    * de edad escolar = school-age.
    * de edad mediana = middle-aged.
    * de edad universitaria = college-age.
    * de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.
    * de ello = thereof, therefrom.
    * de ellos = theirs.
    * de embalsamar = embalming.
    * de emisor a receptor = downstream.
    * de encaje = lacy.
    * de enmienda = amendatory.
    * de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.
    * de entonces = of the day.
    * de entreguerras = interwar.
    * de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.
    * de entretenimiento = recreational.
    * de envergadura = heavy lifting.
    * de época = vintage.
    * de epopeya = epic.
    * de esa época = of the period.
    * de escándalo = outrageous.
    * de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.
    * de eso = thereof.
    * de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.
    * de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.
    * de espíritu libre = free-spirited.
    * de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.
    * de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.
    * de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.
    * de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.
    * de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.
    * de Estonia = Estonian.
    * de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.
    * de estructura de acero = steel-framed.
    * de estructura de madera = timber-framed.
    * de Europa del Este = Eastern European.
    * de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.
    * de evaluación = evaluative.
    * de éxito = successful.
    * de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].
    * de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].
    * de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].
    * de expansión = expanded.
    * de explotación = exploitative.
    * de extensión = in length.
    * de extensión normal = standard-length.
    * de extremada urgencia = serious.
    * de fabricación casera = homemade.
    * de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.
    * de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.
    * de fácil manejo = liftable.
    * de facto = de facto.
    * de fama = of note.
    * de fama internacional = of international renown.
    * de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.
    * de felpa = plush.
    * de fiar = legit.
    * de fichas = card-based.
    * de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.
    * de final de año = end-year.
    * de final de mes = end-of-the-month.
    * de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.
    * de fin de año = end of the year.
    * de fin de milenio = millennial.
    * de forma = in form.
    * de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.
    * de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.
    * de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.
    * de forma alternativa = alternatively.
    * de forma anónima = anonymously.
    * de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma apreciable = markedly.
    * de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.
    * de forma audible = audibly.
    * de forma autónoma = autonomously.
    * de forma caprichosa = capriciously.
    * de formación = formative.
    * de forma clara = clearly.
    * de forma cognitiva = cognitively.
    * de forma colegiada = collegially.
    * de forma combinada = in combination.
    * de forma competitiva = competitively.
    * de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.
    * de forma completa = in full.
    * de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.
    * de forma concisa = concisely.
    * de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.
    * de forma considerable = considerably.
    * de forma continuada = continuously.
    * de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.
    * de forma deductiva = deductively.
    * de forma desastrosa = disastrously.
    * de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de forma digital = digitally.
    * de forma divertida = funnily.
    * de forma económica = cost-effectively.
    * de forma errática = erratically.
    * de forma escandalosa = outrageously.
    * de forma especulativa = speculatively.
    * de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.
    * de forma exquisita = exquisitely.
    * de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma federal = federally.
    * de forma general = widely, bulk.
    * de forma global = holistically.
    * de forma graciosa = funnily.
    * de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma grotesca = grotesquely.
    * de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de forma heurística = heuristically.
    * de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.
    * de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.
    * de forma indirecta = circuitous route.
    * de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de forma innata = innately.
    * de forma irregular = erratically.
    * de forma lamentable = miserably.
    * de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.
    * de forma mágica = magically.
    * de forma mecánica = mechanically.
    * de forma mordaz = pungently.
    * de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.
    * de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma negativa = in a negative light.
    * de forma neutral = neutrally.
    * de forma notoria = markedly.
    * de forma opcional = optionally.
    * de forma óptima = optimally.
    * de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.
    * de forma poco ética = unethically.
    * de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.
    * de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.
    * de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.
    * de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.
    * de forma práctica = pragmatically.
    * de forma precisa = precisely.
    * de forma provocativa = provocatively.
    * de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.
    * de forma que = in ways that.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma recíproca = reciprocally.
    * de forma rentable = cost-effectively.
    * de forma residual = residually.
    * de forma ridícula = grotesquely.
    * de forma saludable = healthily.
    * de forma sana = healthily.
    * de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.
    * de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.
    * de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.
    * de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.
    * de forma sublime = subliminally.
    * de forma suscinta = in brief.
    * de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.
    * de forma tosca = in crude form.
    * de forma trágica = tragically.
    * de fotograma completo = full-frame.
    * de fotograma doble = half-frame.
    * de frente = head-on, frontal.
    * de fuera = outside, off-side.
    * de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.
    * de fuerza = forceful.
    * de funcionamiento = operating, operational.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de gala = gala.
    * de Galileo = Galilean.
    * de Gambia = Gambian.
    * de gas = gas-powered.
    * de generación a generación = from generation to generation.
    * de generación en generación = from generation to generation.
    * de geofísica = geophysical.
    * de gestión = managerial, back-office.
    * de gestión del museo = curatorial.
    * de Glasgow = Glaswegian.
    * de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.
    * de grado básico = junior grade.
    * de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * de gran belleza = scenic.
    * de gran calibre = high-calibre.
    * de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.
    * de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.
    * de gran colorido = brightly coloured.
    * de gran corazón = big-hearted.
    * de gran efecto = wide-reaching.
    * de gran éxito comercial = high selling.
    * de gran formato = oversized, oversize.
    * de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].
    * de gran influencia = seminal.
    * de granja = free-range.
    * de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.
    * de gran lujo = top-class.
    * de gran potencia = high-powered.
    * de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.
    * de gran talento = talented.
    * de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.
    * de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.
    * de gran venta = high selling.
    * de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.
    * de guasa = teasingly.
    * de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.
    * de habla alemana = German-speaking.
    * de habla francesa = French-speaking.
    * de habla inglesa = English-speaking.
    * de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.
    * de hace años = of years ago.
    * de hace muchos años = long-standing.
    * de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.
    * de hace siglos = of yore.
    * de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.
    * de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.
    * de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.
    * de hierbas = herbal.
    * de hierro = iron, ferric.
    * de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.
    * de hoja caduca = deciduous.
    * de hoja perenne = evergreen.
    * de hojas largas = long-leaved.
    * de Homero = Homeric.
    * de hongos = fungal.
    * de horticultura = horticultural.
    * de hoy = present-day.
    * de hoy día = of today.
    * de hoy en adelante = as from today.
    * de hoy en día = of today.
    * de huelga = striking.
    * de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].
    * de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.
    * de ideas afines = like-minded.
    * de igual a igual = as a peer.
    * de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de igual longitud = of equal length.
    * de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).
    * de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.
    * de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).
    * de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.
    * de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
    * de imitación = copycat.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.
    * de incalculable valor = priceless.
    * de incógnito = incognito.
    * de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.
    * de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].
    * de inmediato = immediately.
    * de inspiración = inspirational.
    * de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.
    * de intereses similares = of like interest.
    * de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.
    * de interés humano = human interest.
    * de interés periodístico = newsworthy.
    * de investigación = exploratory.
    * de isótopos = isotopic.
    * de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.
    * de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].
    * de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.
    * de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.
    * de Kenia = Kenyan.
    * de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].
    * de la adolescencia = teenage.
    * de la alcaldía = mayoral.
    * de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.
    * de la cara = facial.
    * de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.
    * de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.
    * de la cóclea = cochlear.
    * de la columna vertebral = spinal.
    * de la comedia = comedic.
    * de la corteza = crustal, cortical.
    * de la cría de aves = avicultural.
    * de la duramadre = dural.
    * de la edad media = dark-age.
    * de la embajada = ambassadorial.
    * de la época = of the time(s), of the day.
    * de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.
    * de la época victoriana = Victorian.
    * de la espina dorsal = spinal.
    * de la extensión de un libro = book-length.
    * de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way .
    * de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.
    * de la fóvea = foveal.
    * de la gama alta = high-end.
    * de la gama baja = low-end.
    * de la gama inferior = low-end.
    * de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].
    * de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].
    * de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].
    * de la malaria = malarial.
    * de la mama = mammary.
    * de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.
    * de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.
    * de la manera normal = in the normal manner.
    * de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.
    * de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * de la marina = marine.
    * de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.
    * * *
    I
    1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

    la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

    no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

    su padre de usted — (frml) your father

    es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

    2)
    [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

    Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

    los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

    las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

    ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

    3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

    es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

    de... a... — from... to...

    4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

    una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

    5) (expresando causa, modo)

    de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

    de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

    6)
    a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

    ¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

    la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

    de niñoas a o when he was a child

    7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

    ¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

    8)
    a) (al definir, especificar)

    ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

    es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

    ¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

    lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

    qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

    10)

    pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

    cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

    un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

    12) ( en calidad de) as
    13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

    estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

    a)

    de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

    b)

    ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

    es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

    II
    * * *
    = across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

    Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

    Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.
    Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.
    Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
    Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.
    Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
    Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.
    * abogado de oficio = legal aid.
    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * alabanza de boquilla = lip service.
    * alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.
    * autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].
    * cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.
    * comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.
    * de... a = through.
    * de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.
    * de abolengo = well-born.
    * de abordo = in-flight.
    * de absorción = absorptive.
    * de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.
    * de acceso público = publicly accessible.
    * de acceso rápido = fast-access.
    * de acceso restringido = closed access.
    * de acción = action-centered.
    * de acompañante = in tow.
    * de actitud = attitudinal.
    * de actuación = for action.
    * de actualidad = topical.
    * de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.
    * de acuerdo a = according to.
    * de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.
    * de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.
    * de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.
    * de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.
    * de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.
    * de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.
    * de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.
    * de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.
    * de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.
    * de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.
    * de adaptación = adaptive.
    * de †frica = African.
    * de Africa occidental = West African.
    * de agua = water-based.
    * de aguas profundas = deep-sea.
    * de ahí = therefrom.
    * de ahí que = hence.
    * de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.
    * de Alaska = Alaskan.
    * de Albania = Albanian.
    * de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].
    * de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].
    * de alcohol = spirit-based.
    * de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.
    * de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.
    * de alguna otra forma = in any other way.
    * de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.
    * de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.
    * de algún modo u otro = of some sort.
    * de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.
    * de algún tipo = of some description.
    * de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.
    * de alta alcurnia = well-born.
    * de alta cuna = well-born.
    * de alta densidad = high-density.
    * de alta energía = high energy.
    * de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.
    * de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.
    * de alta potencia = high power.
    * de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.
    * de alta productividad = high-performance.
    * de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.
    * de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.
    * de alta tensión = heavy-current.
    * de alta velocidad = high-speed.
    * de alto abolengo = well-born.
    * de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.
    * de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.
    * de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.
    * de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.
    * de alto voltaje = high-voltage.
    * de altura = high, top-notch.
    * de altura regulable = height-adjustable.
    * de aluvión = alluvial.
    * de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * de amplio alcance = broad in scope.
    * de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.
    * de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.
    * de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].
    * de antigua generación = low-end.
    * de antiguo = from time immemorial.
    * de apariencia = cosmetic.
    * de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.
    * de aplicación específica = special-purpose.
    * de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.
    * de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.
    * de apoyo = enabling, supportive.
    * de aprovechamiento = exploitative.
    * de aquel entonces = of that day.
    * de aquí para allá = back and forth.
    * de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.
    * de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.
    * de archivo = archival, archive.
    * de armas tomar = redoubtable.
    * de arranque = bootable.
    * de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.
    * de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.
    * de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.
    * de asesoramiento = consultative.
    * de aspecto = looking.
    * de aspecto antiguo = old-face.
    * de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.
    * de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.
    * de aspecto digno = dignified.
    * de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.
    * de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.
    * de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.
    * de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.
    * de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.
    * de aspecto solemne = dignified.
    * de atención básica = preattentive.
    * de atención primaria = preattentive.
    * de atrás = rear.
    * de atrás para adelante = back and forth.
    * de aupa = royal.
    * de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.
    * de autogestión = self-managing.
    * de autoprotección = self-protective.
    * de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.
    * de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].
    * de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].
    * de baja ralea = ignoble.
    * de bajísima calidad = shoddy.
    * de bajo consumo = low energy.
    * de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.
    * de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.
    * de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.
    * de bajo precio = low-priced.
    * de bajo riesgo = low-risk.
    * de balde = for free.
    * de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].
    * de bienvenida = salutatory.
    * de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.
    * de bodas = bridal.
    * de Boole = Boolean.
    * de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.
    * de broma = humorously, teasingly.
    * de bronce = brass.
    * 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.
    * de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.
    * de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.
    * de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.
    * de cachondeo = teasingly.
    * de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].
    * de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.
    * de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.
    * de cajón = no-brainer.
    * de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.
    * de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.
    * de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.
    * de camino = on the way, while we're at it.
    * de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.
    * de campo = free-range.
    * de campos fijos = fixed-field.
    * de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].
    * de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.
    * de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.
    * de carácter = in character.
    * de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.
    * de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].
    * de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.
    * de castigo = punitive.
    * de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.
    * de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.
    * de cerámica = ceramic.
    * de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.
    * de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.
    * de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.
    * de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].
    * de cinco días de duración = five-day.
    * de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].
    * de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.
    * de civil = in plain clothes.
    * de clasificación = classificatory.
    * de clausura = cloistered.
    * de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.
    * de cobre = cupric.
    * de cojones = badass.
    * de colegas = collegial, buddying.
    * de Colombia = Colombian.
    * de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.
    * de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.
    * de color de bronce = brassy.
    * de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].
    * de colorines = brightly coloured.
    * de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.
    * de color rojo = red-coloured.
    * de color rosa = rose-coloured.
    * de color verde botella = bottle green.
    * de color verde oscuro = bottle green.
    * de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.
    * de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.
    * de cómo = as to how.
    * de compañeros = collegial.
    * de complicidad = knowing.
    * de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.
    * de conceptos = concept-based.
    * de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.
    * de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.
    * de confirmación = confirmatory.
    * de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.
    * de conformidad con eso = accordingly.
    * de conífera = coniferous.
    * de construcción básica = brick and frame.
    * de construcción sólida = solidly-built.
    * de consulta fácil = scannable.
    * de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.
    * de consumo = consumptive.
    * de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.
    * de contrabando = bootleg.
    * de contrapunto = contrapuntal.
    * de Corea = Korean.
    * de Corea del Sur = South Korean.
    * de corral = free-range.
    * de corta duración = short term [short-term].
    * de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.
    * de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].
    * de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.
    * de coste cero = zero-cost.
    * de costumbre = usual, usually.
    * de creación = authorial.
    * de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.
    * de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.
    * de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.
    * de cría intensiva = battery-caged.
    * de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.
    * de Crimea = Crimean.
    * de cristal = glass.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.
    * de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.
    * de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].
    * de cualquier modo = however, either way.
    * de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.
    * de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.
    * de cuatro días de duración = four-day.
    * de cuatro estrellas = four-star.
    * de Cuba = Cuban.
    * de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.
    * de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.
    * de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.
    * de densidad doble = double-density.
    * de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.
    * de derechas = right-wing.
    * de derecho = de jure [iure].
    * de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.
    * de desarrollo = developmental.
    * de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.
    * de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.
    * de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.
    * de desconexión = cut-off.
    * de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.
    * de desecho = discarded.
    * de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].
    * de desguace = written-off.
    * de despedida = valedictory.
    * de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.
    * de día a día = from day to day.
    * de diámetro = in diameter.
    * de diario = everyday.
    * de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.
    * de diesel = diesel-powered.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].
    * de difícil solución = intractable.
    * de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.
    * de dirección = directorial, administrative.
    * de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.
    * de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.
    * de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.
    * de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.
    * de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.
    * de doble filo = double-edged.
    * de doble hoja = double-hinged.
    * de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.
    * de doble uso = dual-use.
    * de dolor = in pain.
    * de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].
    * de donde = whence, whence, from whence.
    * ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.
    * de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.
    * de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].
    * de dos en dos = two at a time.
    * de dos letras = two-letter.
    * de dos niveles = two-tier.
    * de dos páginas = two-page.
    * de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].
    * de dos patas = two-legged.
    * de dos piernas = two-legged.
    * de dos pies = two-legged.
    * de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].
    * de dos tonalidades = bitonal.
    * de dos tonos = bitonal.
    * de dos volúmenes = two-volume.
    * de duelo = in mourning.
    * de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].
    * de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.
    * de edad = elderly.
    * de edad avanzada = over the hill.
    * de edad escolar = school-age.
    * de edad mediana = middle-aged.
    * de edad universitaria = college-age.
    * de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.
    * de ello = thereof, therefrom.
    * de ellos = theirs.
    * de embalsamar = embalming.
    * de emisor a receptor = downstream.
    * de encaje = lacy.
    * de enmienda = amendatory.
    * de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.
    * de entonces = of the day.
    * de entreguerras = interwar.
    * de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.
    * de entretenimiento = recreational.
    * de envergadura = heavy lifting.
    * de época = vintage.
    * de epopeya = epic.
    * de esa época = of the period.
    * de escándalo = outrageous.
    * de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.
    * de eso = thereof.
    * de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.
    * de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.
    * de espíritu libre = free-spirited.
    * de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.
    * de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.
    * de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.
    * de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.
    * de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.
    * de Estonia = Estonian.
    * de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.
    * de estructura de acero = steel-framed.
    * de estructura de madera = timber-framed.
    * de Europa del Este = Eastern European.
    * de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.
    * de evaluación = evaluative.
    * de éxito = successful.
    * de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].
    * de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].
    * de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].
    * de expansión = expanded.
    * de explotación = exploitative.
    * de extensión = in length.
    * de extensión normal = standard-length.
    * de extremada urgencia = serious.
    * de fabricación casera = homemade.
    * de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.
    * de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.
    * de fácil manejo = liftable.
    * de facto = de facto.
    * de fama = of note.
    * de fama internacional = of international renown.
    * de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.
    * de felpa = plush.
    * de fiar = legit.
    * de fichas = card-based.
    * de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.
    * de final de año = end-year.
    * de final de mes = end-of-the-month.
    * de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.
    * de fin de año = end of the year.
    * de fin de milenio = millennial.
    * de forma = in form.
    * de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.
    * de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.
    * de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.
    * de forma alternativa = alternatively.
    * de forma anónima = anonymously.
    * de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma apreciable = markedly.
    * de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.
    * de forma audible = audibly.
    * de forma autónoma = autonomously.
    * de forma caprichosa = capriciously.
    * de formación = formative.
    * de forma clara = clearly.
    * de forma cognitiva = cognitively.
    * de forma colegiada = collegially.
    * de forma combinada = in combination.
    * de forma competitiva = competitively.
    * de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.
    * de forma completa = in full.
    * de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.
    * de forma concisa = concisely.
    * de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.
    * de forma considerable = considerably.
    * de forma continuada = continuously.
    * de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.
    * de forma deductiva = deductively.
    * de forma desastrosa = disastrously.
    * de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de forma digital = digitally.
    * de forma divertida = funnily.
    * de forma económica = cost-effectively.
    * de forma errática = erratically.
    * de forma escandalosa = outrageously.
    * de forma especulativa = speculatively.
    * de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.
    * de forma exquisita = exquisitely.
    * de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma federal = federally.
    * de forma general = widely, bulk.
    * de forma global = holistically.
    * de forma graciosa = funnily.
    * de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma grotesca = grotesquely.
    * de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de forma heurística = heuristically.
    * de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.
    * de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.
    * de forma indirecta = circuitous route.
    * de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de forma innata = innately.
    * de forma irregular = erratically.
    * de forma lamentable = miserably.
    * de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.
    * de forma mágica = magically.
    * de forma mecánica = mechanically.
    * de forma mordaz = pungently.
    * de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.
    * de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma negativa = in a negative light.
    * de forma neutral = neutrally.
    * de forma notoria = markedly.
    * de forma opcional = optionally.
    * de forma óptima = optimally.
    * de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.
    * de forma poco ética = unethically.
    * de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.
    * de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.
    * de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.
    * de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.
    * de forma práctica = pragmatically.
    * de forma precisa = precisely.
    * de forma provocativa = provocatively.
    * de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.
    * de forma que = in ways that.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma recíproca = reciprocally.
    * de forma rentable = cost-effectively.
    * de forma residual = residually.
    * de forma ridícula = grotesquely.
    * de forma saludable = healthily.
    * de forma sana = healthily.
    * de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.
    * de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.
    * de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.
    * de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.
    * de forma sublime = subliminally.
    * de forma suscinta = in brief.
    * de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.
    * de forma tosca = in crude form.
    * de forma trágica = tragically.
    * de fotograma completo = full-frame.
    * de fotograma doble = half-frame.
    * de frente = head-on, frontal.
    * de fuera = outside, off-side.
    * de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.
    * de fuerza = forceful.
    * de funcionamiento = operating, operational.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de gala = gala.
    * de Galileo = Galilean.
    * de Gambia = Gambian.
    * de gas = gas-powered.
    * de generación a generación = from generation to generation.
    * de generación en generación = from generation to generation.
    * de geofísica = geophysical.
    * de gestión = managerial, back-office.
    * de gestión del museo = curatorial.
    * de Glasgow = Glaswegian.
    * de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.
    * de grado básico = junior grade.
    * de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * de gran belleza = scenic.
    * de gran calibre = high-calibre.
    * de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.
    * de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.
    * de gran colorido = brightly coloured.
    * de gran corazón = big-hearted.
    * de gran efecto = wide-reaching.
    * de gran éxito comercial = high selling.
    * de gran formato = oversized, oversize.
    * de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].
    * de gran influencia = seminal.
    * de granja = free-range.
    * de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.
    * de gran lujo = top-class.
    * de gran potencia = high-powered.
    * de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.
    * de gran talento = talented.
    * de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.
    * de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.
    * de gran venta = high selling.
    * de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.
    * de guasa = teasingly.
    * de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.
    * de habla alemana = German-speaking.
    * de habla francesa = French-speaking.
    * de habla inglesa = English-speaking.
    * de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.
    * de hace años = of years ago.
    * de hace muchos años = long-standing.
    * de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.
    * de hace siglos = of yore.
    * de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.
    * de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.
    * de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.
    * de hierbas = herbal.
    * de hierro = iron, ferric.
    * de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.
    * de hoja caduca = deciduous.
    * de hoja perenne = evergreen.
    * de hojas largas = long-leaved.
    * de Homero = Homeric.
    * de hongos = fungal.
    * de horticultura = horticultural.
    * de hoy = present-day.
    * de hoy día = of today.
    * de hoy en adelante = as from today.
    * de hoy en día = of today.
    * de huelga = striking.
    * de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].
    * de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.
    * de ideas afines = like-minded.
    * de igual a igual = as a peer.
    * de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de igual longitud = of equal length.
    * de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).
    * de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.
    * de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).
    * de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.
    * de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
    * de imitación = copycat.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.
    * de incalculable valor = priceless.
    * de incógnito = incognito.
    * de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.
    * de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].
    * de inmediato = immediately.
    * de inspiración = inspirational.
    * de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.
    * de intereses similares = of like interest.
    * de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.
    * de interés humano = human interest.
    * de interés periodístico = newsworthy.
    * de investigación = exploratory.
    * de isótopos = isotopic.
    * de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.
    * de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].
    * de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.
    * de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.
    * de Kenia = Kenyan.
    * de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].
    * de la adolescencia = teenage.
    * de la alcaldía = mayoral.
    * de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.
    * de la cara = facial.
    * de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.
    * de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.
    * de la cóclea = cochlear.
    * de la columna vertebral = spinal.
    * de la comedia = comedic.
    * de la corteza = crustal, cortical.
    * de la cría de aves = avicultural.
    * de la duramadre = dural.
    * de la edad media = dark-age.
    * de la embajada = ambassadorial.
    * de la época = of the time(s), of the day.
    * de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.
    * de la época victoriana = Victorian.
    * de la espina dorsal = spinal.
    * de la extensión de un libro = book-length.
    * de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way.
    * de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.
    * de la fóvea = foveal.
    * de la gama alta = high-end.
    * de la gama baja = low-end.
    * de la gama inferior = low-end.
    * de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].
    * de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].
    * de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].
    * de la malaria = malarial.
    * de la mama = mammary.
    * de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.
    * de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.
    * de la manera normal = in the normal manner.
    * de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.
    * de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * de la marina = marine.
    * de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili

    * * *
    de1
    A
    (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's house
    el rey de Francia the king of France
    el cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthday
    el cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleagues
    no es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirs
    su padre de usted ( frml); your father
    un amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son's
    es un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friend
    un estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year student
    el nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandson
    la mesa de la cocina the kitchen table
    la correa del perro the dog's leash
    un avión de Mexair a Mexair plane
    la tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lid
    las calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streets
    la subida de los precios the rise in prices
    al término de la reunión at the end of the meeting
    B
    la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima
    el aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airport
    el mes de enero the month of January
    el imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brother
    el bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her
    2
    (en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!
    ¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)
    C
    (con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocena
    los señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabado
    D
    ( Arg crit) (a casa de): voy del médico I'm going to the doctor's
    A
    1
    (expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bank
    es de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotá
    lo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the library
    lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor
    mis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from America
    he recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Julia
    un hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wife
    al salir de la tienda as he left the store
    DE … A …:
    de aquí a tu casa from here to your house
    un amigo de la infancia a childhood friend
    data del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th century
    la literatura de ese período the literature of o from that period
    lo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosales
    de un día para otro from one day to the next
    DE … A …:
    está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and five
    de aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yet
    B
    (expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old age
    verde de envidia green with envy
    estaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so much
    eso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so little
    A
    (introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patience
    un chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad taste
    objetos de mucho valor objects of great value
    un pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish
    ¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?
    tiene cara de aburrido he looks bored
    ese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mother
    tienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled child
    una botella de un litro a liter bottle
    un niño de tres meses a three-month-old child
    déme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilo
    la chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coat
    la señora de azul the lady in blue
    un hombre de pelo largo a man with long hair
    un anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]
    B
    (al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany table
    una inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injection
    el complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dish
    son de plástico they're (made of) plastic
    un curso de secretariado a secretarial course
    nos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagne
    una colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stamps
    un millón de dólares a million dollars
    C
    (con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!
    ¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!
    D
    (al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get it
    aprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom button
    E
    1
    (con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 students
    pagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%
    cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100
    pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo
    un número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 29
    3
    (en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
    subió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a time
    de a poco (CS); little by little, gradually
    4
    (CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/fours
    entraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente2 m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]
    está de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private school
    le ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editor
    hace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the play
    le habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to man
    G
    1
    (limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty face
    es corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shouldered
    es sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear
    ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?
    tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide
    2
    (refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a child
    H
    (en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad mood
    I
    (indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brush
    el trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silver
    lo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glasses
    dales algo de comer give them something to eat
    ¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]
    una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novel
    seguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the family
    una casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by trees
    viene acompañado de arroz it is served with rice
    acompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wife
    A
    ¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?
    se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mine
    el mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez children
    un cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink
    2
    (con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of all
    la ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the world
    B
    (refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at night
    duerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at night
    salieron de madrugada they left very early in the morning
    ver tb mañana3 f A. (↑ mañana (3)), tarde2 (↑ tarde (2)), etc
    A DE + INF:
    de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlier
    de no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be considered
    de continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persists
    B SER DE + INF
    (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …
    no son de fiar they are not to be trusted
    es de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of note
    C
    de no ( AmL); if not
    de2
    * * *

    Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

    es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    dar    
    de    

    dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
    1


    déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
    See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
    b)cartas/mano to give

    2
    a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna to give;


    b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza to give;

    información/idea to give
    3
    a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma to give

    b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz to give

    c)sedante/masaje to give

    4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso to give;

    nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
    5
    a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón to give;

    ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

    dales saludos give/send them my regards;
    tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
    b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;


    1
    a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor to bear;

    dividendos to pay;

    b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

    da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

    venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
    ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
    2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto to give;
    problemas to cause;

    el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
    1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto to give;
    ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

    ¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
    2
    a)fiesta/conferencia to give;

    baile/banquete to hold;
    discurso› (AmL) to make
    b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

    ver tb clase 4
    ( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito to give;

    dame un beso give me a kiss;
    ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
    ( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:

    ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
    ¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
    verbo intransitivo
    1


    [ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
    [fachada/frente] to face
    2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;

    dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey to stretch
    3 ( arrojar un resultado):

    ¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
    a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
    4 ( importar):

    ¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
    ¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
    me da igual I don't mind
    5 ( en naipes) to deal
    1
    a) (pegar, golpear): déle a algn to hit sb;

    ( como castigo) to smack sb;

    el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post


    2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla to press sth;
    a interruptor to flick sth;
    a manivela/volante to turn sth
    3


    soluciónto hit upon, find;
    palabra to come up with
    4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar to take to doing sth;
    le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

    5 [sol/luz]:

    la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
    darse verbo pronominal
    1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
    2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
    3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):

    a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete to have;

    dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

    dárselas de listo to act smart
    b) (golpearse, pegarse):


    se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
    se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
    ( considerarse) dése por algo:

    ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
    de 1 preposición
    1
    a) (pertenencia, posesión):


    el rey dé Francia the king of France;
    no es dé él it isn't his;
    es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
    un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
    la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
    un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane


    el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
    el mes dé enero the month of January
    2
    a) (procedencia, origen, tiempo) from;

    es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;

    una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
    un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
    la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
    dé aquí a tu casa from here to your house
    b) (material, contenido, composición):


    una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
    un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
    un millón dé dólares a million dollars
    c) (causa, modo):


    dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
    verde dé envidia green with envy;
    temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
    dé memoria by heart;
    lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow


    rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
    3
    a) (cualidades, características):


    objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
    ¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
    tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
    una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
    la chica dé azul the girl in blue
    b) (al definir, especificar):


    tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
    es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
    uno dé los míos one of mine;
    el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
    4
    a) ( con cifras):

    pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%


    más dé £100 more than o over £100;

    pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
    un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29


    la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world

    dé día/noche during the day/at night;

    dé madrugada early in the morning
    5
    a) ( en calidad de) as;


    hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the play
    b) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):


    estamos dé fiesta we're having a party
    c) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):


    copas dé vino wine glasses;
    ropa dé cama bed clothes;
    dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
    ¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
    6 ( con sentido condicional):

    dé no ser así otherwise
    de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
    see
    dar

    dar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
    2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
    le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
    3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
    (un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
    dar las gracias, to thank
    4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
    5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
    6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
    (fruto, flores) to bear
    (beneficio, interés) to give, yield
    7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
    (un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
    le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
    8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
    9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
    (impartir clases) to teach
    (recibir una clase) to have
    US to take
    10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
    11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
    12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
    (del gas, agua) to turn on
    13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
    14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
    (un masaje, medicamento) to give
    15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
    ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
    dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
    16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
    17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
    dar un paseo, to go for a walk
    dar una voz, to give a shout
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
    2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
    (una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
    dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
    ♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
    le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
    dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
    dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
    dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
    dar que hablar, to set people talking
    dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
    dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
    de preposición
    1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
    la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
    el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
    la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
    2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
    una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
    (contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
    3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
    un curso de inglés, an English course
    un libro de arte, a book on art
    4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
    5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
    una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
    6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
    de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
    7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
    un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
    8 (causa) with, because of
    llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
    morir de hambre, to die of hunger
    9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
    un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
    10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
    la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
    11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
    de año en año, year in year out
    de día, by day
    de noche, at night
    de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
    de pequeño, as a child
    12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
    libro de consulta, reference book
    máquina de escribir, typewriter
    13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
    lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
    14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
    (con superlativo) in
    el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
    15 (precio) for
    un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
    una botella de litro, a litre bottle
    17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
    de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
    de ser cierto, if it was o were true
    18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
    de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time

    '' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - a. C.
    - a.m.
    - abajo
    - abanderada
    - abanderado
    - abandonar
    - abandonarse
    - abandono
    - abanico
    - abarrotar
    - abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - abarrotería
    - abastecer
    - abastecerse
    - abastecimiento
    - abasto
    - abatir
    - abatimiento
    - abatirse
    - abdicar
    - abertura
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abismo
    - ablandar
    - abogar
    - abogacía
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abominar
    - abominable
    - abono
    - abortar
    - abrir
    - abridor
    - abrigo
    - abrupta
    - abrupto
    - absoluta
    - absolutamente
    - absoluto
    - abstenerse
    - abstención
    - abstinencia
    - abstraerse
    - abuelo
    - abuhardillada
    - abuhardillado
    English:
    A
    - A-level
    - a.m.
    - AA
    - abandon
    - ABC
    - ability
    - ablaze
    - aboard
    - about
    - about-face
    - about-turn
    - above
    - abreast
    - abroad
    - abrupt
    - absence
    - absent
    - absolve
    - absorb
    - abstain
    - abstract
    - abundance
    - abuse
    - AC
    - accepted
    - access road
    - accident
    - accidental
    - acclaim
    - accommodate
    - accommodation
    - accomplished
    - accomplishment
    - accordance
    - account
    - account for
    - accountable
    - accumulation
    - accuracy
    - accurate
    - accurately
    - accuse
    - accused
    - accusingly
    - accustom
    - ache
    - Achilles heel
    - aching
    - acid test
    * * *
    1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;
    el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;
    es de ella it's hers;
    la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;
    el padre de la niña the girl's father;
    el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;
    la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;
    un equipo de segunda división a second division team;
    la comida del gato the cat's food;
    el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;
    la pata de la mesa the table leg;
    una subida de precios a price rise;
    los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro
    2. [procedencia, distancia] from;
    salir de casa to leave home;
    soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;
    no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;
    de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;
    estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;
    el rey de España the king of Spain;
    tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;
    b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona
    3. [en razonamiento]
    de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;
    del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't work
    4. [con nombre en aposición]
    la ciudad de Caracas the city of Caracas;
    el túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;
    el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;
    el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagena
    5. [en descripciones]
    una película de terror a horror movie o Br film;
    la señora de verde the lady in green;
    el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;
    una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;
    ¿de qué tamaño? what size?;
    un político de fiar a trustworthy politician
    6. [materia] (made) of;
    un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;
    un reloj de oro a gold watch;
    una mesa de madera a wooden table
    7. [contenido]
    un vaso de agua a glass of water;
    un plato de lentejas a plate of lentils
    8. [precio]
    he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;
    un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stamp
    9. [uso]
    una bici de carreras a racing bike;
    ropa de deporte sportswear;
    una máquina de coser a sewing machine;
    esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes
    10. [asunto] about;
    hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;
    libros de historia history books
    11. [en calidad de] as;
    trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;
    aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;
    estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;
    al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade
    12. [tiempo] [desde] from;
    [durante] in;
    trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;
    vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;
    de madrugada early in the morning;
    a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;
    trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;
    es de día it's daytime;
    de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;
    ¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;
    un compañero del colegio a friend from school;
    Urug
    de mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;
    Urug
    de noche at night;
    Urug
    ayer salimos de noche we went out last night
    13. [causa] with;
    morirse de hambre to die of hunger;
    llorar de alegría to cry with joy;
    temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;
    eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much
    14. [manera, modo] with;
    de una patada with a kick;
    rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;
    de una sola vez in one go;
    lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;
    de tres en tres/cuatro en cuatro/ etc[m5]. three/four/ etc at a time;
    CSur
    de a tres/cuatro/ etc[m5]. in threes/fours/ etc;
    de fácil manejo user-friendly;
    ponerse de rodillas to kneel down
    15. [con valor partitivo] of;
    uno de los nuestros one of ours;
    varios de nosotros several of us;
    ¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?
    16. Literario [sobre]
    de la paz y la guerra of war and peace
    17. [en valoración]
    lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgar
    18. [en lugar de]
    yo de ti no lo haría I wouldn't do it if I were you;
    yo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her
    19. [en comparaciones]
    más/menos de… more/less than…;
    [con superlativos]
    el mejor de todos the best of all;
    el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;
    la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;
    la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market
    20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;
    de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;
    de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;
    de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday
    21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]
    el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;
    la buena de Susana good old Susana;
    ¡pobre de mí! poor me!
    22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)
    es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;
    una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable evening
    23. (después del verbo “haber”) [obligación]
    he de trabajar más I have to work harder;
    has de gastar menos you should spend less
    24. (antes de complemento agente)
    una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;
    vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family
    25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)
    el apartamento de abajo the downstairs Br flat o US apartment;
    la fila de delante the front row
    de no loc conj
    Am otherwise;
    dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you
    * * *
    de
    prp
    1 origen from;
    de Nueva York from New York;
    de … a from … to
    2 posesión of;
    el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car
    3 material (made) of;
    un anillo de oro a gold ring
    4 contenido of;
    un vaso de agua a glass of water
    :
    una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman
    6 causa with;
    temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear
    :
    de noche at night, by night;
    de día by day
    8 en calidad de as;
    trabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;
    de niño as a child
    9 agente by;
    de Goya by Goya
    10 condición if;
    de haberlo sabido if I’d known
    :
    la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima
    * * *
    de prep
    1) : of
    la casa de Pepe: Pepe's house
    un niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy
    2) : from
    es de Managua: she's from Managua
    salió del edificio: he left the building
    3) : in, at
    a las tres de la mañana: at three in the morning
    salen de noche: they go out at night
    4) : than
    más de tres: more than three
    dar
    * * *
    de prep
    5. (materia, tema)
    6. (origen, procedencia) from
    7. (descripción) with / in
    8. (agente) by
    10. (con números, una parte) than / of

    Spanish-English dictionary > de

  • 16 así

    f.
    ISA, intrinsic sympathomimetic activity.
    * * *
    1 (de esta manera) thus, (in) this way
    2 (de esa manera) (in) that way
    3 (tanto) as
    4 (por tanto) therefore
    5 (tan pronto como) as soon as
    1 such
    un hombre así a man like that, such a man
    \
    así así so-so
    llovía, así que cogimos el paraguas it was raining, so we took our umbrella
    así sea so be it
    * * *
    1. adv.
    1) like this, like that
    2) so, thus, in this way
    - así como
    - no así
    2. conj. 3. adj.
    * * *
    1. ADV
    1) (=de este modo)
    a) [con ser]

    -te engañaron, ¿no es así? -sí, así es — "they deceived you, didn't they?" - "yes, they did", "they deceived you, isn't that so?" -"yes, it is"

    usted es periodista ¿no es así? — you're a journalist, aren't you?

    perdona, pero creo que eso no es así — excuse me, but I think that's not true

    así es como lo detuvieronthat's how o this is how they arrested him

    ¡(que) así sea! —

    - solo les falta ganar la copa -que así sea — "all they have to do is win the cup" - "let's hope they do"

    - que el Señor esté con vosotros -así sea — "(may) God be with you" - "amen"

    b) [con otros verbos] like that, like this

    esto no puede seguir así — things can't go on this way, this can't go on like this

    se iniciaba así una nueva etapathus o so a new phase began

    ¡así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

    así ocurrió el accidentethat's how o this is how the accident happened

    ¿por qué te pones así? no es más que un niño — why do you get worked up like that? he's only a child

    - salúdelos de mi parte -así lo haré — "give them my best wishes" - "I will"

    2) [acompañando a un sustantivo] like that

    un hombre así — a man like that, such a man más frm

    ¿por una cosa así se han enfadado? — they got angry over a thing like that?

    3)

    así de

    a) + sustantivo

    tuvieron así de ocasiones de ganar y no las aprovecharonthey had so o this many chances to win but didn't take them

    b) + adj, adv

    un baúl así de grande — a trunk as big as this, a trunk this big

    él todo lo hace así de rápido — he does everything that fast, that's how fast he does everything

    no para de comer y luego así está de gordita — she never stops eating, that's why she's so plump

    así de feo era que... — LAm he was so ugly that...

    4)

    así como

    a) (=lo mismo que) the same way as

    así como tú te portes conmigo, me portaré yo — I'll behave the same way as you do to me

    b) (=mientras que) whereas, while

    así como uno de sus hijos es muy listo, el otro no estudia nada — whereas o while one of their children is very clever, the other doesn't study at all

    c) (=además de) as well as
    5) [otras locuciones]

    por así decirloso to speak

    no así — unlike

    los gastos fueron espectaculares, no así los resultados — the expenditure was astonishing, unlike the results

    ¡así no más! Méx * (=sin cuidado) anyhow; (=sin motivo) just like that

    es un tema muy importante para tratarlo así no más — it's a very important issue, you can't just treat it any old how

    a mí me cuesta tanto y él lo hace así no más — I find it really hard, but he does it easily o just like that

    se fue así no más, sin decir nada — he left just like that, without saying anything

    o así — about, or so

    20 dólares o así — about 20 dollars, 20 dollars or so

    llegarán el jueves o así — they'll arrive around Thursday, they'll arrive on Thursday or thereabouts

    así y todoeven so

    -¿cómo te encuentras hoy? -así así — "how do you feel today?" - "so-so"

    - así o asá
    2. CONJ
    1) (=aunque) even if

    así tenga que recorrer el mundo entero, la encontraré — even if I have to travel the whole world, I'll find her

    2) (=consecuentemente) so

    se gastó todo el dinero y así no pudo ir de vacaciones — he spent all the money, so he couldn't go on holiday

    esperan lograr un acuerdo, evitando así la huelga — they are hoping to reach an agreement and so avoid a strike, they are hoping to reach an agreement, thereby o thus avoiding a strike frm

    así pues — so

    ha conseguido una beca, así pues, podrá seguir estudiando — he got a grant, so he can carry on studying

    así (es) que — so

    estábamos cansados, así que no fuimos — we were tired so we didn't go

    3) (=ojalá)

    ¡así te mueras! — I hope you drop dead! *

    4) (=en cuanto)

    así que+ subjun as soon as

    así que te enteres, comunícamelo — as soon as you find out, let me know

    * * *
    I
    adjetivo invariable like that

    si es así te pido disculpas — if that's the case, I'm sorry

    así es la vida — (fr hecha) that's life

    esperamos horas ¿no es así? — we waited for hours, didn't we?

    tan or tanto es así que... — so much so that...

    II
    1) (de este/ese modo)

    ¿así me lo agradeces? — is this how you thank me?

    ¿está bien así o quieres más? — is that enough, or do you want some more?

    ¿fue así cómo ocurrió? — is that how it happened?

    ¿dimitió? - así como lo oyes — you mean he resigned? - believe it or not, yes

    2)

    así de + adj/adv: así de fácil! it's as easy as that; debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick; ¿así de egoísta me crees? — do you think I'm that selfish?

    así así — (fam) so-so

    así como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy; por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality; sus familiares, así como sus amigos his family as well as his friends; así como así just like that; así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!; ¿le dijiste que no? así me gusta! you said no? good for you!; así mismo asimismo; así nomás (AmL) just like that; hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; así o asá (fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá (fam) you can put it any way you like; así pues so; así que ( por lo tanto) so; ( en cuanto) as soon as; así que te casas! so, you're getting married...; así sea (Relig) amen; así y todo even so; no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que... they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who...; o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30; cien al mes o así around a hundred a month; por así decirlo — so to speak

    III

    así + subj: lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide; no pagaré así me encarcelen — I won't pay even if they put me in prison

    * * *
    = thereby, like that, like this.
    Ex. To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.
    Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
    Ex. And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.
    ----
    * algo así como = something like.
    * así como = as, as well as.
    * así como así = just like that.
    * así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....
    * así de improviso = off-hand [offhand].
    * así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].
    * así es = that's how it is.
    * así es como = this is how.
    * así es como es = that's how it is.
    * así me maten = for the life of me.
    * así pues = as such, thus.
    * así sea = amen.
    * así son las cosas = that's they way things are.
    * aún así = even so.
    * como siga así = at this rate.
    * conocérsele así por = get + Posesivo + name from.
    * continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * denominado así = so named.
    * denominarse así = be so called.
    * denominarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.
    * esto es así = this is the case.
    * 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).
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * llamado así = so named.
    * llamarse así = be so called.
    * llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.
    * no ser así ya = be no longer the case.
    * o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.
    * para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.
    * por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.
    * seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.
    * seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.
    * ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.
    * si así lo desean = should they so wish.
    * si es así = if so, if this is the case.
    * si no es así = if this is not the case.
    * si no fuera así = if it were not.
    * si sigue así = at this rate.
    * tanto es así que = so much so that.
    * visto así = viewed in this light.
    * y así sucesivamente = and so on, and so on....
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo invariable like that

    si es así te pido disculpas — if that's the case, I'm sorry

    así es la vida — (fr hecha) that's life

    esperamos horas ¿no es así? — we waited for hours, didn't we?

    tan or tanto es así que... — so much so that...

    II
    1) (de este/ese modo)

    ¿así me lo agradeces? — is this how you thank me?

    ¿está bien así o quieres más? — is that enough, or do you want some more?

    ¿fue así cómo ocurrió? — is that how it happened?

    ¿dimitió? - así como lo oyes — you mean he resigned? - believe it or not, yes

    2)

    así de + adj/adv: así de fácil! it's as easy as that; debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick; ¿así de egoísta me crees? — do you think I'm that selfish?

    así así — (fam) so-so

    así como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy; por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality; sus familiares, así como sus amigos his family as well as his friends; así como así just like that; así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!; ¿le dijiste que no? así me gusta! you said no? good for you!; así mismo asimismo; así nomás (AmL) just like that; hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; así o asá (fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá (fam) you can put it any way you like; así pues so; así que ( por lo tanto) so; ( en cuanto) as soon as; así que te casas! so, you're getting married...; así sea (Relig) amen; así y todo even so; no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que... they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who...; o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30; cien al mes o así around a hundred a month; por así decirlo — so to speak

    III

    así + subj: lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide; no pagaré así me encarcelen — I won't pay even if they put me in prison

    * * *
    = thereby, like that, like this.

    Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.

    Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
    Ex: And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.
    * algo así como = something like.
    * así como = as, as well as.
    * así como así = just like that.
    * así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....
    * así de improviso = off-hand [offhand].
    * así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].
    * así es = that's how it is.
    * así es como = this is how.
    * así es como es = that's how it is.
    * así me maten = for the life of me.
    * así pues = as such, thus.
    * así sea = amen.
    * así son las cosas = that's they way things are.
    * aún así = even so.
    * como siga así = at this rate.
    * conocérsele así por = get + Posesivo + name from.
    * continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * denominado así = so named.
    * denominarse así = be so called.
    * denominarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.
    * esto es así = this is the case.
    * 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).
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * llamado así = so named.
    * llamarse así = be so called.
    * llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.
    * no ser así ya = be no longer the case.
    * o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.
    * para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.
    * por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.
    * seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.
    * seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.
    * ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.
    * si así lo desean = should they so wish.
    * si es así = if so, if this is the case.
    * si no es así = if this is not the case.
    * si no fuera así = if it were not.
    * si sigue así = at this rate.
    * tanto es así que = so much so that.
    * visto así = viewed in this light.
    * y así sucesivamente = and so on, and so on....

    * * *
    like that
    no discutan por una tontería así don't argue over a silly thing like that
    si es así te pido disculpas if that's the case, I'm sorry
    yo soy así ¿qué voy a hacer? that's the way I am, I can't help it
    anda, no seas así, préstamelo come on, don't be like that, lend it to me
    así es la vida ( fr hecha); that's life
    es un tanto así de hojas it's about that many pages
    esperamos horas ¿no es así? we waited for hours, didn't we?
    estaba contento, tan es así que no quería volver a casa he was happy, so much so that he didn't want to return home
    A
    (de este/ese modo): no le hables así a tu padre don't talk to your father like that
    ¿por qué me tratas así? why are you treating me like this?
    la ayudó un profesional — ¡así cualquiera! she got help from a professional — anyone can do it with that kind of help! o ( colloq hum) that's cheating!
    ¿así me agradeces lo que hago por ti? is this how you thank me o is this the thanks I get for everything I do for you?
    lo hice muy rápido — ¡y así te quedó! I did it very quickly — yes, it shows o yes, it looks like it!
    no te pongas así, no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad
    le voy a regalar dinero, así él se puede comprar lo que quiera I'll give him some money, that way he can buy whatever he wants
    ¿eres `el Rubio'? — así me llaman are you `el Rubio'? — that's what people call me
    ¿lo perdieron todo? — así es you mean they lost everything? — that's right
    ¿está bien así o quieres más? is that enough, or do you want some more?
    ¿fue así cómo ocurrió? is that how it happened?
    ¿dimitió? — así como lo oyes you mean he resigned? — believe it or not, yes
    B así de + ADJ/ ADV:
    se enfría y se sirve ¡así de fácil! allow to cool and serve, it's as easy as that
    debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick
    ¿así de egoísta me crees? do you think I'm that selfish?
    C (expresando deseo) así + SUBJ:
    así se muera I hope she drops dead!
    D ( en locs):
    así así ( fam); so-so
    ¿te gusta? — así así do you like it? — so-so o it's OK
    así como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy
    así como es con el dinero es con el afecto: mezquino he's (just) as mean with his affection as he is with his money
    así como en verano el clima es agradable, en invierno te mueres de frío the weather's very pleasant in summer but, by the same token, in winter you freeze to death
    por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality
    así como él insiste, tampoco ella ceja the more he insists, the more she refuses to back down
    todos sus familiares, así como algunos amigos, estuvieron presentes his whole family was there, and a few friends as well
    hágase tu voluntad así en la Tierra como en el Cielo Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven
    así como así just like that
    gasta el dinero así como así he spends money just like that o as if it meant nothing to him
    ¡así me gusta! ( fr hecha); that's what I like to see!
    ¿le dijiste que no? ¡así me gusta! you said no? good for you!
    así nomás ( AmL); just like that
    a ella no la vas a convencer así nomás you're not going to persuade her that easily o just like that
    hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how
    así o asá or asao ( fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá or asao, a mí no me importa ( fam); you can put it any way you like, I don't care
    da lo mismo así que asá or asao ( fam); it doesn't matter which way you do it ( o put it etc)
    no me gustaba el trabajo; así pues, decidí dejarlo I didn't like the job, so I decided to give it up
    esto no es asunto tuyo, así que no te metas this has nothing to do with you, so mind your own business
    ¡así que te casas! so, you're getting married …
    así sea ( Relig) amen
    descanse en pazasí sea rest in peace — Amen
    así y todo even so
    tiene dos empleos y así y todo no le alcanza el dinero she has two jobs and even then she can't manage on the money she earns
    no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que no hicieron más que quejarse they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who did nothing but complain o they were very pleased. The Vives, on the other hand did nothing but complain o they were very pleased. Not so the Vives, who did nothing but complain
    o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30
    gana unas cien mil al mes o así she earns around a hundred thousand a month
    por así decirlo so to speak
    (aunque) así + SUBJ:
    lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide
    no pagaré así me encarcelen I won't pay even if they put me in prison
    * * *

     

    Del verbo asir: ( conjugate asir)

    así es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    asir    
    así
    asir ( conjugate asir) verbo transitivo (liter) to seize, grasp;
    así a algn de or por algo:
    la asió de un brazo he seized o grasped her arm

    asirse verbo pronominal (liter) asíse de or a algo: se asió a la cuerda she grabbed (hold of) o seized the rope;
    caminaban asidos de la mano they walked hand in hand
    así 1 adjetivo invariable
    like that;
    no seas así don't be like that;
    con gente así yo no me meto I don't mix with people like that;
    yo soy así that's the way I am;
    así es la vida (fr hecha) that's life;
    es un tanto así de hojas it's about that many pages;
    esperamos horas ¿no es así? we waited for hours, didn't we?;
    tanto es así que … so much so that …
    así 2 adverbio
    1 ( de este modo) like this;
    ( de ese modo) like that;
    ¿por qué me tratas así? why are you treating me like this?;

    no le hables así don't talk to him like that;
    ¡así cualquiera! that's cheating! (colloq &
    hum);

    no te pongas así don't get so worked up;
    así me podré comprar lo que quiera that way I'll be able to buy whatever I want;
    así es that's right;
    ¿está bien así o quieres más? is that enough, or do you want some more?;
    y así sucesivamente and so on
    2
    ¡así de fácil! it's as easy as that;

    así de alto/grueso this high/thick
    3 ( en locs)
    así así (fam) so-so;

    así como así just like that;
    ¡así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!;
    así nomás (AmL) just like that;
    así pues so;
    así que ( por lo tanto) so;
    así y todo even so;
    por así decirlo so to speak
    asir verbo transitivo to grasp, seize
    así
    I adverbio
    1 (de este modo) like this o that, this way: hazlo así, do it this way
    es así de grande/alto, it is this big/tall
    buscábamos algo así, we were looking for something like this o that
    usted es bombero, ¿no es así?, you are a fireman, aren't you?
    así así, so-so 2 estaremos de vuelta a las diez o así, we'll come back around ten o'clock
    la casa tiene quince años o así, the house is fifteen years old or so
    II conj así pasa lo que pasa, (por eso) that's why those things happen
    así tenga que..., (aunque) even if I have to...
    III excl (¡ojalá!) ¡así te rompas la crisma!, I hope you break your neck!
    ♦ Locuciones: así como, just as: así como Juan me parece adorable, no soporto a su hermana, just as I think Juan is adorable, I can't stand his sister
    así pues, so
    así que..., so...
    ' así' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    algo
    - atizar
    - aturullarse
    - aun
    - botepronto
    - consentir
    - de
    - decir
    - derecha
    - derecho
    - desahogarse
    - desalmada
    - desalmado
    - destrozar
    - disponer
    - empujar
    - escarmentar
    - estar
    - excitarse
    - generalizar
    - hilaridad
    - impertinencia
    - misma
    - mismo
    - necesaria
    - necesario
    - niñería
    - no
    - ojo
    - panza
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - por
    - primera
    - primero
    - rezar
    - resistir
    - sic
    - sucesivamente
    - ver
    - agradecer
    - alguno
    - atención
    - autorizar
    - avergonzar
    - bien
    - como
    - conforme
    - continuar
    - cosa
    English:
    after
    - as
    - bull
    - change over
    - even
    - forecast
    - forth
    - if
    - inclined
    - keep up
    - lie down
    - life
    - like
    - lot
    - manner
    - name
    - offhand
    - on
    - outrank
    - phrase
    - rig
    - same
    - seem
    - so
    - so-so
    - sort
    - speak
    - still
    - such
    - that
    - then
    - this
    - thus
    - way
    - will
    - bargain
    - bring
    - case
    - do
    - easy
    - find
    - get
    - go
    - instead
    - kind
    - pain
    - stick
    - take
    - there
    - want
    * * *
    adv
    [de este modo] this way, like this; [de ese modo] that way, like that;
    ellos lo hicieron así they did it this way;
    así es la vida that's life;
    yo soy así that's just the way I am;
    ¿así me agradeces todo lo que he hecho por ti? is this how you thank me for everything I've done for you?;
    así no vamos a ninguna parte we're not getting anywhere like this o this way;
    ¿eso le dijo? – así, como te lo cuento did she really say that to him? – (yes) indeed, those were her very words;
    así así [no muy bien] so-so;
    ¿cómo te ha ido el examen? – así así how did the exam go? – so-so;
    algo así [algo parecido] something like that;
    tiene seis años o algo así she is six years old or something like that;
    algo así como [algo igual a] something like;
    el apartamento les ha costado algo así como 20 millones the Br flat o US apartment cost them something like 20 million;
    así como [también] as well as;
    [tal como] just as;
    las inundaciones, así como la sequía, son catástrofes naturales both floods and droughts are natural disasters;
    así como para los idiomas no vale, para las relaciones públicas nadie la supera whilst she may be no good at languages, there is no one better at public relations;
    así como así [como si nada] as if it were nothing;
    [irreflexivamente] lightly; [de cualquier manera] any old how;
    ¡no puedes marcharte así como así! you can't leave just like that!;
    así cualquiera gana anyone could win that way o like that;
    subimos hasta la cumbre en teleférico – ¡así cualquiera! we reached the summit by cable car – anyone could do that!;
    así de… so…;
    no seas así de celoso don't be so jealous;
    era así de largo it was this/that long;
    es así de fácil it's as easy as that;
    no hace nada de ejercicio – así de gordo está he doesn't do any exercise – it's no wonder he's so fat;
    Irónico
    me ha costado muy barato – así de bueno será it was very cheap – don't expect it to be any good, then;
    así es/fue como… that is/was how…;
    así es [para asentir] that is correct, yes;
    ¡así me gusta! that's what I like (to see)!;
    ¡así me gusta, sigue trabajando duro! excellent, keep up the hard work!, that's what I like to see, keep up the hard work!;
    Fam
    así o asá either way, one way or the other;
    el abrigo le quedaba pequeño, así es que se compró otro the coat was too small for her, so she bought another one;
    así sea so be it;
    Esp
    así sin más, Am [m5] así no más o [m5] nomás just like that;
    así y todo even so;
    se ha estado medicando mucho tiempo y, así y todo, no se encuentra bien he's been taking medication for some time and even so he's no better;
    aun así even so;
    o así [más o menos] or so, or something like that;
    y así thus, and so;
    y así sucesivamente and so on, and so forth;
    y así todos los días and the same thing happens day after day
    conj
    1. [aunque] even if;
    te encontraré así tenga que recorrer todas las calles de la ciudad I'll find you even if I have to look in every street in the city
    2. Am [aun si] even if;
    no nos lo dirá, así le paguemos he won't tell us, even if we pay him
    adj inv
    [como éste] like this; [como ése] like that;
    no seas así don't be like that;
    con un coche así no se puede ir muy lejos you can't go very far with a car like this one;
    una situación así es muy peligrosa such a situation is very dangerous
    interj
    I hope…;
    ¡así no vuelva nunca! I hope he never comes back!;
    ¡así te parta un rayo! drop dead!
    así pues loc conj
    so, therefore;
    no firmaron el tratado, así pues la guerra era inevitable they didn't sign the treaty, so war became inevitable
    así que loc conj
    [de modo que] so;
    la película empieza dentro de media hora, así que no te entretengas the movie o Br film starts in half an hour, so don't be long;
    ¿así que te vas a presentar candidato? so you're going to stand as a candidate, are you?
    así que loc adv
    [tan pronto como] as soon as;
    así que tengamos los resultados del análisis, le citaremos para la visita as soon as we have the results of the test we'll make an appointment for you
    * * *
    I adv
    1 (de este modo) like this;
    así de grande this big;
    así o asá this way or that (way)
    2 (de ese modo) like that;
    una cosa así a thing like that, something like that;
    soy así (yo) that’s how I am;
    una casa así a house like that;
    así es that’s right;
    así no más S.Am. just like that;
    así como así just like that;
    así así so-so
    II conj
    :
    así como al igual que while, whereas;
    así y todo even so;
    así (es) que so that’s how, so that’s why;
    ¿así que no vienes? so you’re not coming?;
    tanto es así, que … and (as a result) …;
    … tanto es así, que varias estaciones han cerrado … and (as a result) a number of stations are closed
    * * *
    así adv
    1) : like this, like that
    2) : so, thus
    así sea: so be it
    3)
    así de : so, about so
    una caja así de grande: a box about so big
    4)
    así que : so, therefore
    5)
    así como : as well as
    6)
    así así : so-so, fair
    así adj
    : such, such a
    un talento así es inestimable: a talent like that is priceless
    así conj
    aunque: even if, even though
    no irá, así le paguen: he won't go, even if they pay him
    * * *
    así adv
    1. (de esta manera) like this / this way
    2. (de esa manera) like that / that way
    así, así so so
    así de... this...
    ¡así que te vas! so you're going, are you?

    Spanish-English dictionary > así

  • 17 suerte

    f.
    1 luck (fortuna).
    estar de suerte to be in luck
    por suerte luckily
    probar suerte to try one's luck
    ¡qué suerte! that was lucky!
    ¡qué suerte que traje el paraguas! how lucky that I brought my umbrella!
    tener mala suerte to be unlucky
    tener la suerte de espaldas to be having a run of bad luck
    2 chance.
    tocar o caer en suerte a alguien to fall to somebody's lot
    la suerte está echada the die is cast
    3 fate (destino).
    tentar a la suerte to tempt fate
    4 good luck, stroke of luck, piece of luck.
    5 lot.
    6 trick, stunt.
    7 sort.
    Una extraña suerte de plantas A strange sort of plants.
    * * *
    1 (fortuna) luck, fortune
    2 (azar) chance
    3 (destino) destiny, fate
    4 (estado, condición) lot, situation
    5 formal (tipo) sort, kind, type
    6 (en tauromaquia) manoeuvre (US maneuver) in a bullfight
    \
    ¡buena suerte! / ¡suerte! good luck!
    de otra suerte otherwise
    estar de suerte / estar de mala suerte to be in luck / be out of luck
    la suerte está echada the die is cast
    por suerte fortunately
    probar suerte to try one's luck
    ¡que tengas suerte! good luck!
    tener suerte to be lucky
    tener una suerte loca familiar to have the luck of the devil
    tentar la suerte figurado to tempt fate
    traer (buena) suerte / traer mala suerte to be lucky, bring good luck / be unlucky, bring bad luck
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) luck, fortune, chance
    2) fate, lot
    3) kind, sort
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=fortuna) luck

    ¡suerte!, ¡buena suerte! — good luck!

    dar suerte — to bring good luck

    día de suerte — lucky day

    mala suerte — bad luck

    ¡siempre tengo tan mala suerte con los hombres! — I'm always so unlucky with men!, I always have such bad luck with men!

    ¡qué mala suerte! — how unlucky!, what bad luck!

    por suerte — luckily, fortunately

    probar suerte — to try one's luck

    tener suerte — to be lucky

    ¡que tengas suerte! — good luck!, the best of luck!

    tuvo la suerte de que el autobús saliera con retraso — he was lucky that the bus left late, luckily for him his bus left late

    tentar a la suerte — to try one's luck

    traer suerte — to be lucky, bring good luck

    trae mala suerte — it's bad luck, it's unlucky

    golpe
    2) (=destino) fate

    quiso la suerte que pasara por allí un médicoas luck o fate would have it a doctor was passing by

    correr la misma suerte que algn — to suffer the same fate as sb

    mejorar la suerte de algn — to improve sb's lot

    tentar a la suerte — to tempt fate

    3) (=azar) chance

    lo echaron a suertes[con cerillas, papeletas] they drew lots; [con moneda] they tossed (a coin)

    caerle o tocarle en suerte a algn —

    al equipo español le tocó en suerte enfrentarse a Turquía — as chance had it, the Spanish team were drawn to play against Turkey

    ¡vaya marido que me ha tocado en suerte! — what a husband I ended up with!

    4) (=clase) sort, kind
    5) frm (=modo)

    de esta suerte — in this way

    de suerte quein such a way that

    6) (Taur) stage of the bullfight

    suerte de banderillasthe second stage of a bullfight, in which the "banderillas" are stuck into the bull's back

    suerte de capastage of a bullfight where passes are made with the cape

    suerte de varasopening stage of a bullfight where the bull is weakened with the picador's lance

    suerte supremafinal stage of a bullfight

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( azar) chance

    me cayó or tocó en suerte — it fell to my lot (frml o hum)

    echar algo a suertes — ( con monedas) to toss for something; ( con pajitas) to draw straws for something

    la suerte está echada — (fr hecha) the die is cast

    b) ( fortuna) luck

    buena/mala suerte — good/bad luck

    tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grandeshe is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house

    número/hombre de suerte — lucky number/man

    por suerte no estaba solaluckily o fortunately I wasn't alone

    traer or dar mala suerte — to bring bad luck

    c) ( destino) fate

    tentar a la suerteto tempt fate o providence

    2) (tipo, clase) sort, kind

    vino toda suerte de genteall sorts o kinds of people came

    de (tal) suerte que — (frml) so that

    * * *
    = fate, fortune, lot, luck, sort, good fortune, fluke, stroke of luck.
    Ex. The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.
    Ex. These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.
    Ex. This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.
    Ex. In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
    Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.
    Ex. There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
    Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.
    Ex. And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.
    ----
    * acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.
    * amuleto de la suerte = good luck charm.
    * buena suerte = good luck!, good luck.
    * ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.
    * dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.
    * dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.
    * desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.
    * desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.
    * desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.
    * desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.
    * de suerte = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.
    * echar a suerte = draw + lots.
    * echar suertes = draw + lots.
    * encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.
    * estar de suerte = be in luck.
    * galleta de la suerte = fortune cookie.
    * golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.
    * golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.
    * la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.
    * la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.
    * mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, losing streak.
    * mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * mucha suerte = best of luck.
    * no estar de suerte = be out of luck.
    * no tener suerte = be out of luck.
    * pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.
    * pero sin suerte = but no dice.
    * persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.
    * por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.
    * por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.
    * por si + tener + suerte = on spec.
    * por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.
    * por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.
    * probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.
    * quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.
    * ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!.
    * racha de buena suerte = winning streak.
    * racha de mala suerte = losing streak.
    * sin suerte = but no dice.
    * ¡suerte! = break a leg!.
    * suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.
    * la suerte está echada = the die is cast.
    * tener suerte = be lucky, count + Posesivo + blessings, get + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot, strike + lucky, be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing, be in luck.
    * tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.
    * terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( azar) chance

    me cayó or tocó en suerte — it fell to my lot (frml o hum)

    echar algo a suertes — ( con monedas) to toss for something; ( con pajitas) to draw straws for something

    la suerte está echada — (fr hecha) the die is cast

    b) ( fortuna) luck

    buena/mala suerte — good/bad luck

    tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grandeshe is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house

    número/hombre de suerte — lucky number/man

    por suerte no estaba solaluckily o fortunately I wasn't alone

    traer or dar mala suerte — to bring bad luck

    c) ( destino) fate

    tentar a la suerteto tempt fate o providence

    2) (tipo, clase) sort, kind

    vino toda suerte de genteall sorts o kinds of people came

    de (tal) suerte que — (frml) so that

    * * *
    = fate, fortune, lot, luck, sort, good fortune, fluke, stroke of luck.

    Ex: The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.

    Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.
    Ex: This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.
    Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
    Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.
    Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
    Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.
    Ex: And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.
    * acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.
    * amuleto de la suerte = good luck charm.
    * buena suerte = good luck!, good luck.
    * ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.
    * dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.
    * dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.
    * desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.
    * desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.
    * desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.
    * desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.
    * de suerte = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.
    * echar a suerte = draw + lots.
    * echar suertes = draw + lots.
    * encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.
    * estar de suerte = be in luck.
    * galleta de la suerte = fortune cookie.
    * golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.
    * golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.
    * la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.
    * la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.
    * mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, losing streak.
    * mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * mucha suerte = best of luck.
    * nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).
    * no estar de suerte = be out of luck.
    * no tener suerte = be out of luck.
    * pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.
    * pero sin suerte = but no dice.
    * persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.
    * por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.
    * por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.
    * por si + tener + suerte = on spec.
    * por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.
    * por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.
    * probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.
    * quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.
    * ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!.
    * racha de buena suerte = winning streak.
    * racha de mala suerte = losing streak.
    * sin suerte = but no dice.
    * ¡suerte! = break a leg!.
    * suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.
    * la suerte está echada = the die is cast.
    * tener suerte = be lucky, count + Posesivo + blessings, get + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot, strike + lucky, be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing, be in luck.
    * tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.
    * terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

    * * *
    A
    1 (azar) chance
    lo deja todo en manos de la suerte he leaves everything to chance
    me cayó or tocó en suerte it fell to my lot ( frmlor hum)
    echar algo a suertes or ( AmL) a la suerte (con una moneda) to toss for sth; (con pajitas) to draw straws for sth
    echar a suertes or ( AmL) echar a la suerte to toss a coin
    la suerte está echada ( fr hecha); the die is cast
    2 (fortuna) luck
    buena/mala suerte good/bad luck
    ha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came
    ¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!
    tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house
    estamos de suerte we're in luck
    número/hombre de suerte lucky number/man
    tienes una suerte loca you're incredibly lucky
    por suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone
    con suerte termino hoy with a bit of luck I'll finish today
    buena suerte, que te salga todo bien good luck, I hope it all works out well for you
    probar suerte to try one's luck
    suerte, valor y al toro the very best of luck to you
    traer or dar mala suerte to bring bad luck
    trae mala suerte pasar por debajo de una escalera it's bad luck to walk under ladders
    3 (destino) fate
    no desafíes a la suerte don't tempt fate o providence
    quiso la suerte que nos volviéramos a encontrar en París as fate would have it we met up again in Paris
    B (tipo, clase) sort, kind
    vino toda suerte de gente all sorts o kinds of people came
    Compuestos:
    second phase of a bullfight during which the banderillas are stuck in the bull's neck
    suerte de varas or picas
    first phase of a bullfight during which the picador weakens the bull with his lance
    * * *

     

    suerte sustantivo femenino
    a) ( fortuna) luck;

    buena/mala suerte good/bad luck;

    ha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came;
    ¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!;
    ¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!;
    no tengo suerte I'm not a lucky person;
    hombre de suerte lucky man;
    por suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone;
    ¡(que tengas) buena suerte! good luck!;
    probar suerte to try one's luck;
    traer or dar mala suerte to bring bad luck
    b) ( azar) chance;



    ( con pajitas) to draw straws for sth

    suerte sustantivo femenino
    1 (fortuna) luck: es un hombre de suerte, he's a lucky man
    tuviste mala suerte, you were unlucky
    por suerte, fortunately o luckily
    2 (casualidad, azar) chance: depende de la suerte, it depends on chance
    3 (sino, destino) fate, destiny: nadie sabe cuál será su suerte, nobody knows what's going to come of her
    4 frml (tipo, género, clase, especie) sort, type: es una suerte de, it's a kind of
    5 Taur (lance de la lidia) el torero inició la suerte de matar, the bull-fighter got ready to kill the bull
    ♦ Locuciones: la suerte está echada, the die is cast
    echar a suertes, to draw lots
    probar suerte, to try one's luck
    tentar (a) la suerte, to tempt fate
    ' suerte' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abandonar
    - afortunada
    - afortunado
    - azar
    - batatazo
    - camelarse
    - cara
    - desafortunada
    - desafortunado
    - desear
    - desgracia
    - desgraciada
    - desgraciado
    - felizmente
    - fortuna
    - golpe
    - increíble
    - informal
    - negra
    - negro
    - pata
    - perseguir
    - qué
    - salar
    - salada
    - salado
    - sombra
    - traer
    - ventura
    - augurio
    - buenaventura
    - dicha
    - leche
    - loco
    - malo
    - perro
    - racha
    - todo
    English:
    bad
    - be
    - beginner
    - break
    - bugger
    - chance
    - devil
    - die
    - fortunate
    - fortune
    - fortune cookie
    - happily
    - hard luck
    - hopefully
    - horseshoe
    - least
    - lot
    - luck
    - luckily
    - lucky
    - mercy
    - number
    - push
    - run
    - science
    - sheer
    - sink
    - some
    - somebody
    - stack
    - streak
    - stroke
    - tempt
    - tough
    - try
    - unfortunate
    - unlucky
    - wish
    - best
    - fate
    - finger
    - grass
    - hard
    - hold
    - jinx
    - jolly
    - manner
    - sorry
    - strand
    - that
    * * *
    suerte nf
    1. [azar] chance;
    echar o [m5] tirar algo Esp [m5] a suertes o Am [m5] a la suerte to draw lots for sth;
    la suerte está echada the die is cast
    2. [fortuna] luck;
    te deseo buena suerte I wish you good luck;
    es una suerte que estés aquí it's lucky you're here;
    estar de suerte to be in luck;
    ¡qué suerte! that was lucky!;
    ¡qué suerte tuviste! you were so lucky!;
    ¡qué suerte que traje el paraguas! how lucky that I brought my umbrella!;
    por suerte luckily;
    probar suerte to try one's luck;
    tener (buena) suerte to be lucky;
    tiene la suerte de vivir cerca de la playa he's lucky enough to live near the beach;
    tener mala suerte to be unlucky;
    tuve muy mala suerte con las preguntas que me tocaron I was very unlucky with the questions that came up;
    tener la suerte de espaldas to be having a run of bad luck;
    tentar a la suerte to tempt fate;
    tocar o [m5] caer en suerte a alguien to fall to sb's lot;
    me ha tocado o [m5] caído en suerte ser el primero fate decreed that I should be the first one
    la suerte del principiante beginner's luck
    3. [destino] fate;
    abandonaron el barco a su suerte they abandoned the boat to its fate
    4. [clase]
    toda suerte de all manner of;
    conocí a toda suerte de personas I met all sorts of people;
    ser una suerte de… to be a kind o sort of…
    5. [manera] manner, fashion;
    de suerte que in such a way that
    6. Taurom = any of the three stages (“tercios”) of a bullfight
    7. Perú [billete de lotería] lottery ticket
    * * *
    f
    1 luck;
    ¡suerte! good luck!;
    buena suerte good luck;
    mala suerte bad luck;
    tener una suerte loca be o get incredibly lucky;
    probar suerte try one’s luck;
    por suerte luckily
    2 ( azar)
    :
    caer o
    echar a suertes toss for, draw lots for;
    la suerte está echada the die is cast
    3 ( destino)
    :
    dejar a alguien a su suerte leave s.o. to their fate
    4
    :
    toda suerte de all kinds of;
    de suerte que so that
    * * *
    suerte nf
    1) fortuna: luck, fortune
    tener suerte: to be lucky
    por suerte: luckily
    2) destino: fate, destiny, lot
    3) clase, género: sort, kind
    toda suerte de cosas: all kinds of things
    * * *
    1. (fortuna) luck
    ¡suerte para tu examen! good luck with your exam!
    ¡qué suerte! how lucky!
    2. (destino) destiny / fate
    dar suerte / traer suerte to bring (good) luck

    Spanish-English dictionary > suerte

  • 18 ser

    m.
    1 being (ente).
    ser humano human being
    los seres vivos living things
    2 ens.
    v.
    1 to be (to be in some place or situation, to originate in, to belong to, to pertain, to exist really).
    fue aquí it was here
    lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision
    ¿de dónde eres? where are you from?
    los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's
    es alto/gracioso he is tall/funny
    es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult
    es un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the owner
    Yo soy buena I am good.
    2 to be (to be worth, quantity).
    ¿cuánto es? how much is it?
    son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos
    ¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?
    mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July
    ¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?
    son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm)
    3 to be (joined to nouns which signify employment or occupation).
    soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress
    son estudiantes they're students
    4 to be (to happen, to occur, to fall out).
    es muy tarde it's rather late
    era de noche/de día it was night/day
    5 to be (auxiliary verb, by which the passive is formed).
    fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness
    6 to exist, to live.
    7 to be for.
    Me es muy fácil aprender español It is very easy for me to learn Spanish.
    * * *
    Present Indicative
    soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son.
    Imperfect Subjunctive
    Past Indicative
    Future Indicative
    seré, serás, será, seremos, seréis, serán.
    Conditional
    sería, serías, sería, seríamos, seríais, serían.
    Present Subjunctive
    sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean.
    Imperfect Subjunctive
    Future Subjunctive
    Imperative
    (tú), sea (él/Vd.), seamos (nos.), sed (vos.), sean (ellos/Vds.).
    Past Participle
    \
    \
    ————————
    * * *
    1. verb 2. noun m.
    * * *
    SF ABR Esp
    = Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión radio network
    * * *
    I 1.
    [ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

    es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

    era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

    sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

    que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

    para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

    siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

    ¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

    el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

    es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

    3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

    soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

    ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

    por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

    4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

    es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

    ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

    ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

    5) (hipótesis, futuro)

    ¿será cierto? — can it be true?

    2.
    ser vi
    1)
    a) ( existir) to be
    b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

    érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

    2)
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

    ¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

    el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

    ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

    3) ( sumar)

    ¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

    son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

    4) (causar, significar) to be
    5) ( resultar)
    6) ( consistir en) to be

    lo importante es participarthe important o main thing is to take part

    7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

    fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

    fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

    9)

    es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

    10)

    lo que es... — (fam)

    lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

    lo que es saber idiomas!it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

    a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

    como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

    12) ( en el tiempo) to be

    ¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

    ¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal

    3.
    ser v impers to be
    4.

    ser + pp — to be + pp

    II
    1)
    a) ( ente) being
    b) (individuo, persona)
    2)
    b) ( carácter esencial) essence
    3) (Fil) being
    * * *
    I 1.
    [ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

    es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

    era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

    sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

    que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

    para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

    siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

    ¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

    el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

    es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

    3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

    soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

    ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

    por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

    4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

    es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

    ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

    ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

    5) (hipótesis, futuro)

    ¿será cierto? — can it be true?

    2.
    ser vi
    1)
    a) ( existir) to be
    b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

    érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

    2)
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

    ¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

    el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

    ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

    3) ( sumar)

    ¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

    son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

    4) (causar, significar) to be
    5) ( resultar)
    6) ( consistir en) to be

    lo importante es participarthe important o main thing is to take part

    7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

    fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

    fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

    9)

    es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

    10)

    lo que es... — (fam)

    lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

    lo que es saber idiomas!it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

    a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

    como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

    12) ( en el tiempo) to be

    ¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

    ¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal

    3.
    ser v impers to be
    4.

    ser + pp — to be + pp

    II
    1)
    a) ( ente) being
    b) (individuo, persona)
    2)
    b) ( carácter esencial) essence
    3) (Fil) being
    * * *
    ser1
    1 = being, creature.

    Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.

    Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.
    * abducción por seres extraterrestres = alien abduction.
    * alimentación del ser humano = human nutrition.
    * llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.
    * nutrición del ser humano = human nutrition.
    * ser consecuente con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.
    * ser extraterrestre = alien creature.
    * ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.
    * ser humano = human being, human, human person.
    * ser inteligente = intelligent being.
    * ser pensante = sentient being.
    * ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.
    * ser supremo = supreme being.
    * ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.
    * ser vivo = living being, sentient being.
    * todo ser humano = every living soul.
    * tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.
    * trata de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

    ser2
    2 = be, take + the form of, stand as.

    Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

    Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.
    Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.
    * anhelar ser = ache to be.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * así es = that's how it is.
    * así sea = amen.
    * así son las cosas = that's they way things are.
    * centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.
    * clonación del ser humano = human cloning.
    * como es el caso de = as it is with.
    * cómo + ser = what + be like.
    * conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.
    * continuar siendo importante = remain + big.
    * crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.
    * cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.
    * cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.
    * cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.
    * debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.
    * dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.
    * demostrar ser = prove + to be.
    * de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.
    * dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).
    * dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.
    * dinero + ser para = money + go towards.
    * el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
    * el ser barato = cheapness.
    * el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.
    * es = it's [it is].
    * esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.
    * es de deducir que = it follows that.
    * es de destacar que = significantly.
    * es de esperar = hopefully.
    * es de esperar que = all being well.
    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * es de suponer que = presumably.
    * ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.
    * es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.
    * es evidente = clearly.
    * es importante destacar = importantly.
    * es inevitable que = inevitably.
    * es interesante que = interestingly.
    * es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.
    * es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.
    * es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.
    * es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.
    * es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.
    * es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.
    * es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.
    * ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.
    * estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.
    * haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.
    * haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.
    * la razón de ser = the reason for being.
    * la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.
    * llegar a ser = become, develop into.
    * llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que + ser = what + be like.
    * lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.
    * merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.
    * no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.
    * no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.
    * no ser así ya = be no longer the case.
    * no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.
    * no ser cobarde = be no chicken.
    * no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.
    * no ser deseable = be undesirable.
    * no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.
    * no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no ser nada = add up to + nothing.
    * no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.
    * no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.
    * no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.
    * no ser sino = be nothing but.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.
    * no ser verdad = be untrue.
    * no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.
    * no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.
    * para ser específico = to be specific.
    * para ser franco = in all honesty.
    * para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.
    * pasar a ser = become, develop into.
    * por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.
    * por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.
    * posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.
    * primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.
    * puede muy bien ser = could well be.
    * puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.
    * que fue = one-time.
    * que fue común antes = once-common.
    * que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.
    * que puede ser apilado = stacking.
    * razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.
    * ser reconocido = gain + recognition.
    * resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.
    * sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.
    * sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.
    * sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.
    * sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).
    * sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.
    * seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.
    * sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.
    * sentido del ser humano = human sense.
    * ser accesible a través de = be available through.
    * ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.
    * ser acertado = be spot on.
    * ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.
    * ser acorde con = be commensurate with.
    * ser acuciante = be acute.
    * ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.
    * ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.
    * ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.
    * ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * ser aficionado a = be fond of.
    * ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.
    * ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.
    * ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo bueno = be a good thing.
    * ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.
    * ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.
    * ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.
    * ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.
    * ser Algo imponente = loom + large.
    * ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.
    * ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.
    * ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.
    * ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.
    * ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.
    * ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.
    * ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser algo permanente = be here to stay.
    * ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.
    * ser algo por ver = be an open question.
    * ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.
    * ser amado = loved-one.
    * ser amigo de = be buddies with.
    * ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.
    * ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.
    * ser apropiado = be right.
    * ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.
    * ser arrestado = be under arrest.
    * ser asequible = be available, become + available.
    * ser asequible a = be amenable to.
    * ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.
    * ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.
    * ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.
    * ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.
    * ser atribuible a = be attributable to.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.
    * ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.
    * ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.
    * ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.
    * ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * 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 cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser capaz de = be capable of.
    * ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.
    * ser característico de = be emblematic of.
    * ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.
    * ser caro = be steep.
    * ser casi seguro = be a good bet.
    * ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser chulo = be cool.
    * ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.
    * ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.
    * ser coherente = cohere.
    * ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.
    * ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.
    * ser como mínimo = be no less than.
    * ser como una esfera = wrap around.
    * ser como un círculo = wrap around.
    * ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.
    * ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.
    * ser complementarios = be integral one to another.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser completo = be all inclusive.
    * ser común = be the case (with).
    * ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.
    * ser consciente = sentient being.
    * ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].
    * ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.
    * ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.
    * ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.
    * ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.
    * ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.
    * ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.
    * ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.
    * ser cortés con = be civil towards.
    * ser costumbre = be customary.
    * ser creativo = be inventive.
    * ser creíble = invoke + belief.
    * ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.
    * ser crucial (para) = be central (to).
    * ser cuestión de = come down to.
    * ser culpable = be to blame.
    * ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).
    * ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.
    * ser de = be a native of.
    * ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.
    * ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser de ayuda = be of assistance.
    * ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.
    * ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.
    * ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.
    * ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.
    * ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.
    * ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.
    * ser de dominio público = be public domain.
    * ser deficiente = be wanting.
    * ser definitivo = be final.
    * ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.
    * ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).
    * ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.
    * ser de la izquierda = be of the left.
    * ser de la noche = night creature.
    * ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.
    * ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.
    * ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.
    * ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.
    * ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.
    * ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.
    * ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.
    * ser demasiado común = be all too common.
    * ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.
    * ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.
    * ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.
    * ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.
    * ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.
    * ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * ser de número limitado = be limited in number.
    * ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.
    * ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.
    * ser de primera categoría = be top notch.
    * ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.
    * ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.
    * ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.
    * ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.
    * ser desconocido para = be alien to.
    * ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.
    * ser desoído = be unheeded.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser detenido = be under arrest.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).
    * ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.
    * ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.
    * ser de utilidad = be of use.
    * ser de utilidad a = be of service to.
    * ser diestro en = be skilled at.
    * ser difícil = be a stretch.
    * ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.
    * ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.
    * ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.
    * ser digno de = merit.
    * ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.
    * ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.
    * ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.
    * ser diplomático = say + the right thing.
    * ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.
    * ser dogmático = be dogmatic.
    * ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.
    * ser dudoso = be doubtful.
    * ser duro = play + hardball.
    * ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.
    * ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * ser el asunto = be the point.
    * ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.
    * ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.
    * ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.
    * ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.
    * ser el capitán = skipper, captain.
    * ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).
    * ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.
    * ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.
    * ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.
    * ser elegido = get in.
    * ser elevado = be steep.
    * ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.
    * ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).
    * ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * ser el límite = be the limit.
    * ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.
    * ser el máximo = be the limit.
    * ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.
    * ser el momento (de) = be the time to.
    * ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.
    * ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.
    * ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.
    * ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.
    * ser el origen de = provide + the material for.
    * ser el paraje natural de = be home to.
    * ser el preludio = usher in.
    * ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.
    * ser el primero en = lead + the way in.
    * ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.
    * ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.
    * ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.
    * ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.
    * ser el último grito = be all the rage.
    * ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.
    * ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.
    * ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * ser enviado a = have + the lead to.
    * ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.
    * ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.
    * ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.
    * ser esclavo de = be slave to.
    * ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.
    * ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.
    * ser experto en = be skilled at.
    * ser expulsado de = be dropped from.
    * ser extraño para = be alien to.
    * ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.
    * ser fácil = be easy.
    * ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.
    * ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.
    * ser factible de = be amenable to.
    * ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.
    * ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.
    * ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * ser favorable = be a plus.
    * ser ficticio = be fiction.
    * ser fiel a = cleave to.
    * ser fructífero = come to + fruition.
    * ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.
    * ser grosero con = be abusive of.
    * ser hábil para = be adroit at.
    * ser habitual = be customary.
    * ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.
    * ser hipertenso = be hyper.
    * ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.
    * ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.
    * ser hora de irse = be time to go.
    * ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.
    * ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).
    * ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser idóneo para = be suited to.
    * ser ignorado = be unheeded.
    * ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.
    * ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.
    * ser ilegal = be against the law.
    * ser ilimitado = be boundless.
    * ser implacable = play + hardball.
    * ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.
    * ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.
    * ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.
    * ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).
    * ser imposible = be dead meat.
    * ser imprescindible = be a must.
    * ser improcedente = be out of order.
    * ser imprudente = be reckless.
    * ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.
    * ser incapaz de = be unable to.
    * ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.
    * ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).
    * ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.
    * ser increíble = beggar + belief.
    * ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.
    * ser indescriptible = beggar + description.
    * ser indispensable = be a must.
    * ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.
    * ser infundado = be unfounded.
    * ser inherente a = inhere in.
    * ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.
    * ser inminente = be on the cards.
    * ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.
    * ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.
    * ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.
    * ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.
    * ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.
    * ser insignificante de = be slight in.
    * ser inteligente = be talented.
    * ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).
    * ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.
    * ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser interminable = there + be + no end to.
    * ser intransigente = play + hardball.
    * ser inútil = fire + blanks.
    * ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.
    * ser justo = play + fair.
    * ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.
    * ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.
    * ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser justo que = there + be + justice in.
    * ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.
    * ser la abreviatura de = be short for.
    * ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.
    * ser la ciudad de = be home to.
    * ser la clave de = hold + the key to.
    * ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.
    * ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.
    * ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.
    * ser la costumbre = be customary.
    * ser la cuestión = be the point.
    * ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.
    * ser la culpa de = be the fault of.
    * ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.
    * ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.
    * ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.
    * ser la excepción = be the exception.
    * ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.
    * ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.
    * ser la forma de = be a recipe for.
    * ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.
    * ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.
    * ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser la imagen de = be a picture of.
    * ser la intención = be the intention.
    * ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.
    * ser la manera de = be a recipe for.
    * ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.
    * ser la mayoría = be in the majority.
    * ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.
    * ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.
    * ser lamentable = be a pity.
    * ser la minoría = be in the minority.
    * ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.
    * ser la novedad = be on the scene.
    * ser la obra de = be the work of.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.
    * ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.
    * ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.
    * ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.
    * ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.
    * ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.
    * ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.
    * ser la última palabra = be all the rage.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.
    * ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo mismo = be one and the same.
    * ser lo normal = be the order of the day.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.
    * ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.
    * ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.
    * ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.
    * serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.
    * ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.
    * ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.
    * ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.
    * ser maravilloso = sound + great.
    * ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mayor = be older.
    * ser mejor en = be better at.
    * ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.
    * ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * ser menor = be less.
    * ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.
    * ser mínimo = be at a minimum.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * ser molesto = be disturbing.
    * ser moroso = be in default.
    * ser motivador = be motivating.
    * ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.
    * ser mucho = be a mouthful.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser mucho más que = be far more than.
    * ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.
    * ser muy alto = be metres high.
    * ser muy amigo de = be pally with.
    * ser muy antiguo = go ba

    * * *
    /ser/
    = Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión
    * * *

     

    ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
    1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
    ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;

    es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
    es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
    era cierto it was true;
    sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
    que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;

    (+ me/te/le etc)

    ver tb imposible, difícil etc
    2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;

    es viuda she's a widow;
    ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
    3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;

    ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
    4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):

    soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
    es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
    no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
    5 (hipótesis, futuro):

    ¿será cierto? can it be true?
    verbo intransitivo
    1

    b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

    érase una vez … once upon a time there was …

    2
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):


    ¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?

    ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;

    ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
    ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
    3 ( sumar):
    ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;

    son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
    somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
    4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) ser para algo to be for sth;

    ( en locs)
    a no ser que (+ subj) unless;

    ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
    como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
    hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
    el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
    puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
    de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
    ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
    es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
    es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
    lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
    estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
    o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
    o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
    o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
    (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
    sea como sea at all costs;
    sea cuando sea whenever it is;
    sea donde sea no matter where;
    sea quien sea whoever it is;
    si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
    ( en el tiempo) to be;
    ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
    ver tb v impers
    ser v impers to be;

    ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
    fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) ( ente) being;

    ser humano/vivo human/living being

    b) (individuo, persona):


    2 ( naturaleza):

    ser
    I sustantivo masculino
    1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
    ser humano, human being
    ser vivo, living being
    2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
    2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
    ya es la una, it's one o'clock
    3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
    (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
    son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
    Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
    4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
    5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
    6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
    es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
    7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
    es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
    8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
    ¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
    9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
    10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
    11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
    12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
    13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
    (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
    esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
    15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
    es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
    no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
    16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
    17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
    ♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
    como sea, anyhow
    de no ser por..., had it not been for
    es más, furthermore
    es que..., it's just that...
    lo que sea, whatever
    o sea, that is (to say)
    sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
    ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
    ' ser' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - acceder
    - además
    - aficionada
    - aficionado
    - alardear
    - alcanzar
    - alimentar
    - alta
    - alto
    - ambicionar
    - antigüedad
    - aparición
    - arma
    - atinar
    - atorarse
    - aúpa
    - babear
    - básica
    - básico
    - bendición
    - caber
    - cacho
    - cada
    - cafetera
    - cafetero
    - calco
    - callo
    - canela
    - cansada
    - cansado
    - cantar
    - capaz
    - capirote
    - carácter
    - cardo
    - carne
    - carné
    - caso
    - cero
    - colarse
    - comida
    - comidilla
    - comido
    - conmigo
    - conquistador
    - conquistadora
    - contagiarse
    - contemplar
    - contienda
    English:
    accountable
    - addicted
    - adjust
    - allow
    - allowance
    - ambition
    - amount to
    - anathema
    - anomaly
    - arduous
    - around
    - aspire
    - aware
    - bad
    - be
    - beating
    - being
    - belong
    - betray
    - big
    - bill
    - bind over
    - bird
    - booby trap
    - boring
    - bounce
    - can
    - carry
    - catch up
    - cerebral
    - ceremonial
    - ceremony
    - charm
    - chip
    - claim
    - come into
    - come under
    - connoisseur
    - court
    - degree
    - deserve
    - destroy
    - differ
    - do
    - dodger
    - doubly
    - due
    - ear
    - easy
    - edit
    * * *
    ser The auxiliary verb ser is used with the past participle of a verb to form the passive (e.g. la película fue criticada the movie was criticized).
    v aux
    [para formar la voz pasiva] to be;
    fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness;
    la propuesta es debatida o [m5] está siendo debatida en el parlamento the proposal is being debated in parliament
    v copulativo
    1. [con adjetivos, sustantivos, pronombres] [indica cualidad, identidad, condición] to be;
    es alto/gracioso he's tall/funny;
    soy chileno/chiapaneco I'm Chilean/from Chiapas;
    es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult;
    sé discreta/paciente be discreet/patient;
    es un amigo/el dueño he's a friend/the owner;
    son unos amigos míos they're friends of mine;
    es el cartero/tu madre it's the postman o US mailman/your mother;
    soy yo, ábreme open up, it's me;
    soy Víctor [al teléfono] it's Víctor;
    la casa es aquella de ahí the house is that one over there;
    es un tipo muy simpático he's a very nice guy;
    ¿es eso verdad? is that true?;
    eso no es cierto that isn't true;
    es obvio que le gustas it's obvious that he likes you;
    no es necesario ir it isn't necessary to go;
    es posible que llueva it may rain;
    no está mal para ser de segunda mano it's not bad considering it's second-hand;
    no pierde sus derechos por ser inmigrante just because he's an immigrant doesn't mean he doesn't have any rights;
    te lo dejo en la mitad por ser tú seeing as o because it's you, I'll let you have it half-price;
    por ser usted, señora, 15 euros to you, madam, 15 euros;
    que seas muy feliz I wish you every happiness, I hope you'll be very happy;
    ¡será imbécil el tipo! the guy must be stupid!;
    este restaurante ya no es lo que era this restaurant isn't as good as it used to be o isn't what it used to be;
    RP Fam
    ser loco por algo to be wild about sth
    2. [con sustantivos, adjetivos] [indica empleo, dedicación, estado civil, religión] to be;
    soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress;
    son estudiantes they're students;
    para ser juez hay que trabajar mucho you have to work very hard to be o become a judge;
    es padre de tres hijos he's a father of three;
    es soltero/casado/divorciado he's single/married/divorced;
    era viuda she was a widow;
    son budistas/protestantes they are Buddhists/Protestants;
    el que fuera gobernador del estado the former governor of the state;
    Am Fam
    ¿tú eres o te haces? are you stupid or what?;
    RP Fam
    ¿vos sos o te hacés? are you stupid or what?
    3. [con "de"] [indica material, origen, propiedad]
    ser de [estar hecho de] to be made of;
    [provenir de] to be from; [pertenecer a] to belong to;
    un juguete que es todo de madera a completely wooden toy, a toy made completely of wood;
    ¿de dónde eres? where are you from?;
    estas pilas son de una linterna these batteries are from a torch;
    ¿es de usted este abrigo? is this coat yours?, does this coat belong to you?;
    los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's;
    portarse así es de cobardes only cowards behave like that, it's cowardly to behave like that
    4. [con "de"] [indica pertenencia a grupo]
    ser de [club, asociación, partido] to be a member of;
    ¿de qué equipo eres? [aficionado] which team o who do you support?;
    soy del Barcelona I support Barcelona;
    ser de los que… to be one of those people who…;
    ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike;
    no es de las que se asustan por cualquier cosa she's not one to get scared easily
    vi
    1. [ocurrir, tener lugar] to be;
    fue aquí it was here;
    ¿cuándo es la boda? when's the wedding?;
    la final era ayer the final was yesterday;
    ¿cómo fue lo de tu accidente? how did your accident happen?;
    ¿qué fue de aquel amigo tuyo? what happened to that friend of yours?;
    ¿qué es de Pablo? how's Pablo (getting on)?
    2. [constituir, consistir en] to be;
    fue un acierto que nos quedáramos en casa we were right to stay at home;
    lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision;
    su ambición era dar la vuelta al mundo her ambition was to travel round the world;
    tratar así de mal a la gente es buscarse problemas treating people so badly is asking for trouble
    3. [con fechas, horas] to be;
    ¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?;
    hoy es jueves today's Thursday, it's Thursday today;
    ¿qué (fecha) es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;
    mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July;
    ¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?;
    son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm);
    serán o [m5] deben de ser las tres it must be three (o'clock)
    4. [con precios] to be;
    ¿cuánto es? how much is it?;
    son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos;
    ¿a cómo son esos tomates? how much are those tomatoes?
    5. [con cifras, en operaciones] to be;
    ellos eran unos 500 there were about 500 of them;
    11 por 100 son 1.100 11 times 100 is 1,100
    6. [servir, ser adecuado]
    ser para to be for;
    este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows;
    este libro es para niños this book is for children;
    la ciudad no es para mí the city isn't for me
    7. [con "de" más infinitivo] [indica necesidad, posibilidad]
    es de desear que… it is to be hoped that…;
    era de esperar que pasara algo así it was to be expected that something like that would happen;
    es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up;
    es de temer cuando se enoja she's really scary when she gets angry
    8. [para recalcar, poner énfasis]
    ése es el que me lo contó he's the one who told me;
    lo que es a mí, no me llamaron they certainly didn't call me, they didn't call me, anyway;
    ¿es que ya no te acuerdas? don't you remember any more, then?, you mean you don't remember any more?
    9. [indica excusa, motivo]
    es que no me hacen caso but o the thing is they don't listen to me;
    es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill, I didn't come because I was ill, you see;
    ¿cómo es que no te han avisado? how come they didn't tell you?
    10. Literario [existir]
    Platón, uno de los grandes sabios que en el mundo han sido Plato, one of the wisest men ever to walk this earth
    11. [en frases]
    a no ser que venga unless she comes;
    tengo que conseguirlo (sea) como sea I have to get it one way or another;
    hay que evitar (sea) como sea que se entere we have to prevent her from finding out at all costs o no matter what;
    hazlo cuando sea do it whenever;
    de no ser/haber sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
    de no ser por él no estaríamos vivos if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive;
    de no ser así otherwise;
    de ser así if that should happen;
    déjalo donde sea leave it anywhere o wherever;
    érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time;
    dile lo que sea, da igual tell her anything o whatever, it doesn't make any difference;
    haré lo que sea para recuperar mi dinero I will do whatever it takes o anything to get my money back;
    se enfadó, y no era para menos she got angry, and not without reason;
    no sea que…, no vaya a ser que… in case…;
    la llamaré ahora no sea que luego me olvide I'll call her now in case I forget later;
    Estados Unidos y Japón, o sea, las dos economías mundiales más importantes the United States and Japan, that is to say o in other words, the two most important economies in the world;
    50 euros, o sea unas 8.300 pesetas 50 euros, that's about 8,300 pesetas;
    o sea que no quieres venir so you don't want to come then?;
    por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough;
    habla con quien sea talk to anyone;
    sea quien sea no abras la puerta don't open the door, whoever it is;
    si no fuera/hubiera sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
    Am
    siendo que… seeing that o as…, given that…;
    Am
    siendo que tienes la plata, cómprate el vestido más caro seeing as o since you've got the money, buy yourself the more expensive dress
    v impersonal
    [indica tiempo] to be;
    es muy tarde it's rather late;
    era de noche/de día it was night/day
    nm
    1. [ente] being;
    seres de otro planeta beings from another planet
    ser humano human being;
    Ser Supremo Supreme Being;
    los seres vivos living things
    2. [persona] person;
    sus seres queridos his loved ones
    3. [existencia]
    mis padres me dieron el ser my parents gave me my life
    4. [esencia, naturaleza] being;
    la quiero con todo mi ser I love her with all my being o soul
    * * *
    f abr (= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) network of independent Spanish radio stations
    * * *
    ser {77} vi
    1) : to be
    él es mi hermano: he is my brother
    Camila es linda: Camila is pretty
    2) : to exist, to live
    ser, o no ser: to be or not to be
    3) : to take place, to occur
    el concierto es el domingo: the concert is on Sunday
    4) (used with expressions of time, date, season)
    son las diez: it's ten o'clock
    hoy es el 9: today's the 9th
    5) : to cost, to come to
    ¿cuánto es?: how much is it?
    6) (with the future tense) : to be able to be
    ¿será posible?: can it be possible?
    7)
    ser de : to come from
    somos de Managua: we're from Managua
    8)
    ser de : to belong to
    ese lápiz es de Juan: that's Juan's pencil
    9)
    es que : the thing is that
    es que no lo conozco: it's just that I don't know him
    ¡sea! : agreed!, all right!
    sea... sea : either... or
    la cuenta ha sido pagada: the bill has been paid
    él fue asesinado: he was murdered
    ser nm
    : being
    ser humano: human being
    * * *
    ser1 n (ente) being
    ser2 vb
    1. (en general) to be
    2. (estar hecho) to be made
    3. (pertenecer) to belong
    este libro es de María this book belongs to María / this book is María's

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser

  • 19 air


    1. noun
    1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) aire
    2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) aire
    3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) aspecto
    4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) aire

    2. verb
    1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) airear, ventilar
    2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) airear
    - airily
    - airiness
    - airing
    - airless
    - airy
    - airborne
    - air-conditioned
    - air-conditioner
    - air-conditioning
    - aircraft
    - aircraft carrier
    - airfield
    - air force
    - air-gun
    - air hostess
    - air letter
    - airlift
    - airline
    - airliner
    - air-lock
    - airmail
    - airman
    - air pollution
    - airplane
    - airport
    - air-pump
    - air-raid
    - airship
    - airtight
    - airway
    - on the air
    - put on airs / give oneself airs

    air1 n aire
    air2 vb ventilar
    tr[eəSMALLr/SMALL]
    open the window, we need air in here abre la ventana, necesitamos aire
    4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL aire nombre masculino, tonada
    1 (clothes) airear, orear
    2 (room) ventilar
    3 (opinions) airear
    4 (knowledge) hacer alarde de
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    by air (send letter) por avión 2 (travel) en avión
    (up) in the air sin decidir
    nothing's been decided yet, it's still up in the air todavía no hay nada decidido, aún está en el aire
    in the air en el ambiente
    to be walking on air estar en la gloria
    to clear the air aclarar una situación
    to put on airs presumir
    air brake freno neumático
    air hostess azafata
    air lane ruta aérea
    air pressure presión nombre femenino atmosférica
    air raid ataque nombre masculino aéreo
    air rifle escopeta de aire comprimido, escopeta de balines
    air terminal terminal nombre femenino aérea
    air traffic controller controlador,-ra aéreo,-a
    air ['ær] vt
    1) : airear, ventilar
    to air out a mattress: airear un colchón
    2) express: airear, manifestar, comunicar
    3) broadcast: transmitir, emitir
    air n
    1) : aire m
    2) melody: aire m
    3) appearance: aire m, aspecto m
    4) airs npl
    : aires mpl, afectación f
    5)
    by air bc} por avión (dícese de una carta), en avión (dícese de una persona)
    6)
    to be on the air : estar en el aire, estar emitiendo
    n.
    aire s.m.
    atmósfera s.f. (Characteristic)
    n.
    aspecto s.m.
    parecer s.m.
    tonada s.f. (Meteorology)
    n.
    viento s.m.
    adj.
    aéreo, -a adj.
    v.
    airear v.
    orear v.
    radiodifundir v.
    ventilar v.
    er, eə(r)
    I
    1) u aire m

    to take to the air — alzar* or levantar el vuelo

    to go by air — ir* en avión

    a change of airun cambio de aire(s)

    to be in the air — ( hinted at) respirarse en el ambiente; (uncertain, undecided) estar* en el aire

    to be up in the air\<\<plans\>\> estar* en el aire

    to clear the air\<\<talk/argument\>\> aclarar las cosas; ( lit) \<\<storm\>\> despejar el ambiente

    to vanish o disappear into thin air — esfumarse, desaparecer*

    to walk on airestar* or sentirse* en las nubes; (before n) <route, attack> aéreo

    air pressurepresión f atmosférica

    2) u (Rad, TV)

    to be on the air — estar* en el aire

    to come o go on the air — salir* al aire

    3)
    a) c (manner, look, atmosphere) aire m
    b) airs pl ( affectations) aires mpl

    to put on/give oneself airs — darse* aires


    II
    1.
    1)
    a) \<\<clothes/linen\>\> airear, orear; \<\<bed/room\>\> ventilar, airear
    b) \<\<opinion/grievance\>\> manifestar*, ventilar; \<\<knowledge\>\> hacer* alarde de
    2) ( broadcast) (AmE) \<\<program\>\> transmitir, emitir

    2.
    vi \<\<clothes/sheets\>\> airearse
    [ɛǝ(r)]
    1. N
    1) (lit) aire m

    I need some air! — ¡necesito un poco de aire!

    by air — [travel] en avión; [send] por avión, por vía aérea

    (seen) from the air — desde el aire

    to get some fresh air — tomar un poco el aire

    to throw sth (up) in or into the air — lanzar algo al aire

    the balloon rose (up) in or into the air — el globo se elevó en el aire

    we let the air out of his tyres — le desinflamos las ruedas

    one can't live on air — no se puede vivir del aire

    the cold night air — el aire frío de la noche

    in the open air — al aire libre

    the air rang with their laughter — su risa resonaba en el aire

    the sea air — el aire del mar

    spring is in the air — ya se siente la primavera

    to take the air — tomar el fresco, airearse

    to take to the air — [bird] alzar or levantar el vuelo; [plane] despegar

    to fly through the air — volar por el aire or por los aires

    to be in the air —

    it's still very much in the air — está todavía en el aire, todavía no es seguro

    - be walking or floating on air
    breath 1., 2), change 1., 1), clear 4., 1), hot 4., thin 1., 9)
    2) (Rad, TV)

    off air — fuera de antena

    to go off (the) air[broadcaster, station] cerrar la emisión; [programme] finalizar

    to be on (the) air — [programme, person] estar en el aire; [station] emitir, estar en el aire

    we are on (the) air from six to seven — emitimos de seis a siete, estamos en el aire de seis a siete

    you're on (the) air — estás en el aire, estamos emitiendo

    would you be prepared to talk about it on (the) air? — ¿estaría dispuesto a hablar de ello durante la emisión del programa?, ¿estaría dispuesto a hablar de ello una vez estemos en el aire?

    3) (=appearance, manner) aire m

    he looked at me with an air of surprise — me miró con aire de sorpresa, me miró algo sorprendido

    to give o.s. airs, put on airs — darse aires (de importancia)

    airs and gracesafectación fsing

    4) (Mus) aire m
    5) (=breeze) brisa f
    2. VT
    1) (=ventilate) [+ room] ventilar, airear; [+ clothes, bed] airear, orear
    2) (=make public) [+ idea, grievance] airear, hacer público
    3) (US) (Rad, TV) [+ programme] emitir
    4) (US) (=transport) transportar por avión, aerotransportar
    3. VI
    1) [clothes] airearse, orearse
    2) (US) (TV, Rad) [programme] emitirse
    4.
    CPD

    air alert Nalerta f aérea

    air ambulance N(=plane) avión m sanitario, avión m ambulancia; (=helicopter) helicóptero m sanitario, helicóptero m ambulancia

    air attack Nataque m aéreo

    air bag Nairbag m, bolsa f de aire

    air base Nbase f aérea

    air bed Ncolchón m inflable

    air bladder N — (Zool) vejiga f natatoria

    air brake N — (Aut, Rail) freno m neumático or de aire; (Aer) freno m aerodinámico

    air brick Nladrillo m de ventilación

    air bridge Npuente m aéreo

    air bubble Nburbuja f de aire

    air burst Nexplosión f en el aire

    air cargo Ncarga f aérea

    air chamber Ncámara f de aire

    air chief marshal N(Brit) comandante m supremo de las Fuerzas Aéreas

    air commodore N(Brit) general m de brigada aérea

    air conditioning Naire m acondicionado

    air corridor Npasillo m aéreo, corredor m aéreo

    air cover N — (Mil) cobertura f aérea

    air current Ncorriente f de aire

    air cushion N(=inflatable cushion) almohada f inflable; (Aer) colchón m de aire

    air cylinder Nbombona f de aire

    air disaster Ncatástrofe f aérea

    air display Nexhibición f aérea, desfile m aéreo

    air duct Ntubo m de aire, tubo m de ventilación

    air express N(US) avión m de carga

    air fare Ntarifa f aérea, precio m del billete de avión

    a 10% reduction in air fares — un descuento del 10% en las tarifas aéreas or los precios de los billetes de avión

    air ferry Ntransbordador m aéreo

    air filter Nfiltro m de aire

    air force Nfuerzas fpl aéreas, ejército m del aire

    air force base N(esp US) base f aérea

    Air Force One N(US) avión m presidencial

    air freight N(=transport, charge) flete m aéreo; (=goods) carga f aérea

    air freight terminal Nterminal f de mercancías (transportadas por aire)

    air guitar Nguitarra f imaginaria

    air gun N(=pistol) pistola f de aire (comprimido); (=rifle) escopeta f de aire (comprimido)

    air hostess N(Brit) azafata f, aeromoza f (LAm), cabinera f (Col)

    air inlet Nentrada f de aire, toma f de aire

    air intake N (in engine) entrada f de aire, toma f de aire; (when breathing) aire m inhalado, capacidad f pulmonar

    air lane Npasillo m aéreo, corredor m aéreo

    air marshal N(Brit) mariscal m del aire

    air mass Nmasa f de aire

    air mattress Ncolchón m inflable

    air miles NPLpuntos mpl (acumulables para viajar)

    air miss Nair-miss m, aproximación f peligrosa entre dos aviones

    air pistol Npistola f de aire comprimido

    air pocket Nbolsa f de aire

    air pollutant Ncontaminante m atmosférico

    air pollution Ncontaminación f del aire, contaminación f atmosférica

    air power Nfuerza f aérea

    air pressure Npresión f atmosférica

    air pump Nbomba f de aire

    air purifier Npurificador m de aire

    air rage Nsíndrome m del pasajero alborotador

    air raid Nataque m aéreo

    air-raid

    air rifle Nescopeta f de aire (comprimido)

    air shaft Npozo m de ventilación

    air show N (commercial) feria f de la aeronáutica; (=air display) exhibición f de acrobacia aérea

    air shuttle Npuente m aéreo

    air sock Nmanga f (de viento)

    air space Nespacio m aéreo

    Spanish air spaceespacio m aéreo español

    air steward Nauxiliar m de vuelo

    air stewardess Nauxiliar f de vuelo, azafata f

    air strike Nataque m aéreo

    air suspension N — (Aut) suspensión f neumática

    air terminal Nterminal f (de aeropuerto)

    air ticket Nbillete m de avión

    air time N — (Rad, TV) tiempo m en antena

    air traffic Ntráfico m aéreo

    air-traffic

    air travel Nviajes mpl en avión

    air vent N (in building) respiradero m; (in clothing) abertura f (en prenda de ropa) ; (on dryer) tobera f de aire caliente

    air vice-marshall N(Brit) general m de división de las Fuerzas Aéreas

    air waybill Nhoja f de ruta aérea

    * * *
    [er, eə(r)]
    I
    1) u aire m

    to take to the air — alzar* or levantar el vuelo

    to go by air — ir* en avión

    a change of airun cambio de aire(s)

    to be in the air — ( hinted at) respirarse en el ambiente; (uncertain, undecided) estar* en el aire

    to be up in the air\<\<plans\>\> estar* en el aire

    to clear the air\<\<talk/argument\>\> aclarar las cosas; ( lit) \<\<storm\>\> despejar el ambiente

    to vanish o disappear into thin air — esfumarse, desaparecer*

    to walk on airestar* or sentirse* en las nubes; (before n) <route, attack> aéreo

    air pressurepresión f atmosférica

    2) u (Rad, TV)

    to be on the air — estar* en el aire

    to come o go on the air — salir* al aire

    3)
    a) c (manner, look, atmosphere) aire m
    b) airs pl ( affectations) aires mpl

    to put on/give oneself airs — darse* aires


    II
    1.
    1)
    a) \<\<clothes/linen\>\> airear, orear; \<\<bed/room\>\> ventilar, airear
    b) \<\<opinion/grievance\>\> manifestar*, ventilar; \<\<knowledge\>\> hacer* alarde de
    2) ( broadcast) (AmE) \<\<program\>\> transmitir, emitir

    2.
    vi \<\<clothes/sheets\>\> airearse

    English-spanish dictionary > air

  • 20 stoßen

    to hit; to hustle; to impinge; to knock; to jab; to strike; to thrust; to push; to poke; to shove; to kick; to bump
    * * *
    sto|ßen ['ʃtoːsn] pret stieß [ʃtiːs] ptp gestoßen [gə'ʃtoːsn]
    1. vt
    1) (= einen Stoß versetzen) to push, to shove (inf); (leicht) to poke; (mit Faust) to punch; (mit Fuß) to kick; (mit Ellbogen) to nudge, to dig (Brit), to poke; (mit Kopf, Hörnern) to butt; (= stechen) Dolch to plunge, to thrust; (vulg) to fuck (vulg), to shag (Brit sl to poke (sl)

    an den Kopf etc stóßen — to hit one's head etc

    jdm or jdn in die Seite stóßen — to nudge sb, to dig (Brit) or poke sb in the ribs

    jdn von sich stóßen — to push sb away; (fig) to cast sb aside

    jdn/etw zur Seite stóßen — to push sb/sth aside; (mit Fuß) to kick sb/sth aside or to one side

    er stieß den Ball mit dem Kopf ins Torhe headed the ball into the goal (Brit), he hit the ball into the goal with his head

    ein Loch ins Eis stóßen — to make or bore a hole in the ice

    2) (= werfen) to push; (SPORT ) Kugel to put

    jdn von der Treppe/aus dem Zug stóßen —

    jdn aus dem Haus stóßen (fig) jdn ins Elend stóßen (liter)to throw or turn sb out (of the house) to plunge sb into misery

    3) (= zerkleinern) Zimt, Pfeffer, Zucker to pound
    4) (Sw = schieben, drücken) to push
    2. vr
    to bump or bang or knock oneself

    stóßen (lit) — to bump etc oneself on or against sth; (fig) to take exception to sth, to disapprove of sth

    er stößt sich daran, wenn Männer Ohrringe tragen — he takes exception to men wearing earrings

    3. vi
    1) aux sein (= treffen, prallen) to run or bump into (auch fig); (= herabstoßen Vogel) to swoop down (
    auf +acc on)

    stóßen — to bump into or hit sth

    gegen etw stóßen — to run into sth

    zu jdm stóßen — to meet up with sb, to join sb

    auf jdn stóßen — to bump or run into sb

    stóßen (Straße) — to lead into or onto sth; (Schiff) to hit sth, to run into or against sth; (fig

    auf Erdöl stóßen — to strike oil

    auf Grundwasser stóßen — to discover underground water

    auf Widerstand stóßen — to meet with or encounter resistance

    auf Ablehnung/Zustimmung stóßen — to meet with disapproval/approval

    an seine Grenzen stóßen — to reach one's limits

    2) (mit den Hörnern) to butt (nach at)
    3) (TECH) to butt (
    an +acc against)
    4) (Gewichtheben) to jerk
    5) (old = blasen) to blow, to sound
    See:
    Horn
    * * *
    1) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) dig
    2) bump
    3) (to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) butt
    4) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) hit
    5) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) hustle
    6) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) knock
    8) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) plunge
    9) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) poke
    10) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) push
    11) stick
    12) (to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) stub
    13) (to push suddenly and violently: He thrust his spade into the ground; She thrust forward through the crowd.) thrust
    * * *
    sto·ßen
    <stößt, stieß, gestoßen>
    [ˈʃto:sn̩]
    I. vt
    jdn \stoßen to push sb; (stark) to shove sb; (leicht) to poke sb
    er hat sie die Treppe hinunterge\stoßen he shoved her down the stairs
    jdn aus etw dat/von etw dat \stoßen to push [or shove] sb out of/off sth
    jdn aus dem Haus \stoßen (fig) to throw sb out [of the house]
    jdn von der Leiter/aus dem Zug \stoßen to push sb down the ladder/out of the train
    jdn in etw akk/vor etw akk \stoßen to push [or shove] sb into/in front of sth
    jdn ins Elend \stoßen (fig) to plunge sb into misery
    jdn mit etw dat \stoßen to knock sb with sth
    jdn von sich dat \stoßen to push sb away; (fig) to cast sb aside
    jdn mit der Faust/dem Fuß/dem Kopf \stoßen to punch/kick/butt sb
    jdn in die Seite \stoßen to poke sb in the ribs
    sie stieß ihn mit dem Ellbogen in die Seite she poked him in the ribs with her elbow
    jdn/etw zur Seite \stoßen to push sb/sth aside; (mit dem Fuß) to kick sb/sth aside [or to one side]; s.a. Kopf
    ein Loch ins Eis \stoßen to make [or bore] a hole in the ice
    jdm einen Dolch/ein Messer in die Rippen \stoßen to plunge [or thrust] a dagger/knife into sb's ribs
    den Ball mit dem Kopf ins Tor \stoßen to head the ball into the goal
    die Kugel \stoßen (Leichtathletik) to put the shot; (Billard) to hit the ball
    jdn auf etw akk \stoßen to point out sth sep to sb
    man muss sie immer drauf \stoßen she always has to have things pointed out to her
    Pfeffer/Zimt/Zucker \stoßen to pound pepper/cinnamon/sugar
    7. (fam: hinweisen)
    jdm etw \stoßen to hammer sth home to sb
    ein Fahrrad \stoßen to push a bicycle
    jdn \stoßen to give sb a push
    können Sie mich bitte mal \stoßen? can you please give me a push?
    10. (vulg)
    eine Frau \stoßen to poke a woman vulg
    II. vr
    sich akk [an etw dat] \stoßen to hurt [or knock] oneself [on sth]
    [sich dat] etw [an etw dat] \stoßen to bang [or bump] [or hurt] one's sth [on sth]
    sie stolperte und stieß sich das Knie am Tisch she tripped and banged her knee on the table
    sich dat den Kopf [an etw dat] \stoßen to bang [or bump] one's head [on sth]
    sich dat den Kopf blutig \stoßen to bang one's head and cut it
    sich akk an jdm/etw \stoßen to take exception to sth, to disapprove of [or object to] sth
    er stößt sich daran, wenn Frauen Zigarren rauchen he takes exception to women smoking cigars
    sich akk an jds dat Aussehen \stoßen to find fault with sb's appearance
    III. vi
    1. Hilfsverb: sein (aufschlagen)
    an etw akk \stoßen to knock [or bang] [or bump] against sth
    mit dem Kopf an etw akk \stoßen to bang one's head on [or against] sth
    gegen etw \stoßen to knock [or bump] into sth; Auto to crash into sth
    2. Hilfsverb: haben (zustoßen)
    [mit etw dat] nach jdm \stoßen to thrust at sb [with sth]
    er hat mit einem Messer nach mir ge\stoßen he trust at me with a knife
    er stieß immer wieder mit dem Stock nach mir he tried again and again to hit me with the stick
    der Stier stieß [mit den Hörnern] nach dem Torero the bull charged the matador [with lowered horns]
    jdm in die Seite \stoßen to poke sb in the ribs
    3. Hilfsverb: sein (grenzen)
    an etw akk \stoßen to be bordered by sth, to border on sth; Zimmer to be [right] next to sth
    mein Grundstück stößt im Süden an einen Bach my plot is bordered to the south by a stream, a stream borders my plot to the south
    4. Hilfsverb: sein (direkt hinführen)
    auf etw akk \stoßen Weg, Straße to lead to [or meet] sth
    5. Hilfsverb: sein (zufällig begegnen)
    auf jdn \stoßen to bump [or run] into sb
    6. Hilfsverb: sein (sich jdm anschließen)
    zu jdm \stoßen to join sb
    7. Hilfsverb: sein (entdecken)
    auf etw \stoßen to find [or come across [or upon]] sth
    auf Erdöl \stoßen to strike oil
    auf Grundwasser \stoßen to discover underground water
    8. Hilfsverb: sein (konfrontiert werden)
    auf etw akk \stoßen to meet with sth
    auf Ablehnung/Zustimmung \stoßen to meet with disapproval/approval
    auf Widerstand \stoßen to meet with [or encounter] resistance
    9. Hilfsverb: haben SCHWEIZ (auf Türen: drücken) to push
    bitte \stoßen! please push!
    10. Hilfsverb: haben (veraltet: blasen)
    ins Horn/in die Trompete \stoßen to blow [or sound] the horn/trumpet
    11. Hilfsverb: sein (angreifen)
    auf etw \stoßen Raubvogel to swoop down on sth
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) auch itr. (mit der Faust) punch; (mit dem Fuß) kick; (mit dem Kopf, den Hörnern) butt; (mit dem Ellbogen) dig

    jemanden od. jemandem in die Seite stoßen — dig somebody in the ribs; (leicht) nudge somebody in the ribs

    2) (hineintreiben) plunge, thrust <dagger, knife>; push <stick, pole>
    3) (stoßend hervorbringen) knock, bang < hole>
    4) (schleudern) push

    die Kugel stoßen (beim Kugelstoßen) put the shot; (beim Billard) strike the ball

    5) (zerstoßen) pound <sugar, cinnamon, pepper>
    2.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb
    1) mit sein (auftreffen) bump ( gegen into)
    2) mit sein (begegnen)

    auf jemanden stoßenbump or run into somebody

    3) mit sein (entdecken)

    auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen — come upon or across something

    auf Ablehnung stoßen(fig.) meet with disapproval

    zu jemandem stoßen(jemanden treffen) meet up with somebody; (sich jemandem anschließen) join somebody

    5) mit sein (zuführen)

    auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen — <path, road> lead [in]to something

    an etwas (Akk.) stoßen — <room, property, etc.> be [right] next to something

    3.
    unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb bump or knock oneself

    sich (Dat.) den Kopf blutig stoßen — bang one's head and cut it

    sich an etwas (Dat.) stoßen — (fig.) object to or take exception to something

    * * *
    stoßen; stößt, stieß, hat oder ist gestoßen
    A. v/t (hat)
    1. push; mit einer Waffe: thrust; mit der Faust: punch; mit dem Fuß: kick; (puffen) nudge, jostle; mit einem Stock etc: poke; (rammen) ram; (treiben) drive; SPORT (Kugel) put; im Mörser: pound;
    jemanden in die Rippen stoßen nudge sb, give sb a dig in the ribs;
    jemanden vor einen Zug stoßen push sb in front of a train;
    jemanden mit dem Kopf stoßen butt sb with one’s head;
    jemandem das Messer in die Brust stoßen plunge a knife into sb’s chest;
    den Ball ins Tor stoßen drive the ball into the net;
    von sich stoßen push away; fig disown
    seine Zehen stoßen an (+dat) stub one’s toes on ( oder against)
    3. fig:
    jemanden aus dem Haus/Verein stoßen turn sb out of the house/expel sb from the club;
    es jemandem stoßen umg, fig tell sb what’s what; Bescheid 3, Kopf 6, Nase1 5
    4. vulg (Frau) fuck, bang
    B. v/r (hat) (sich wehtun) knock o.s., hurt o.s.;
    sich stoßen an (+dat) knock ( oder run, bump) against; fig take offence (US -se) at, take exception to;
    an der Unordnung darfst du dich nicht stoßen just ignore the mess, you mustn’t mind the mess
    C. v/i
    1. (hat) Bock etc: butt;
    2. (ist)
    stoßen an (+akk) oder
    gegen bump into, knock (o.s.) against;
    stoßen an (+akk) fig (grenzen an) border on, form abut on;
    ich bin bei dem Marathon an meine (eigenen) Grenzen gestoßen I was touching my limits (of endurance) in the marathon;
    stoßen bump ( oder knock) one’s head against oder on the door etc;
    stoßen auf (+akk) fig, auf Erdöl: strike; Straße etc: lead onto, hit umg; (zufällig begegnen) (happen to) meet, come across, run ( oder bump) into; (entdecken) come across, stumble on; auf Ablehnung, Widerstand etc: meet with;
    zu jemandem, einer Partei etc
    stoßen join (up with);
    auf seine Beute stoßen Greifvogel: swoop down on its prey; Horn1 2
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) auch itr. (mit der Faust) punch; (mit dem Fuß) kick; (mit dem Kopf, den Hörnern) butt; (mit dem Ellbogen) dig

    jemanden od. jemandem in die Seite stoßen — dig somebody in the ribs; (leicht) nudge somebody in the ribs

    2) (hineintreiben) plunge, thrust <dagger, knife>; push <stick, pole>
    3) (stoßend hervorbringen) knock, bang < hole>
    4) (schleudern) push

    die Kugel stoßen (beim Kugelstoßen) put the shot; (beim Billard) strike the ball

    5) (zerstoßen) pound <sugar, cinnamon, pepper>
    2.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb
    1) mit sein (auftreffen) bump ( gegen into)
    2) mit sein (begegnen)

    auf jemanden stoßenbump or run into somebody

    3) mit sein (entdecken)

    auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen — come upon or across something

    auf Ablehnung stoßen(fig.) meet with disapproval

    zu jemandem stoßen(jemanden treffen) meet up with somebody; (sich jemandem anschließen) join somebody

    5) mit sein (zuführen)

    auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen — <path, road> lead [in]to something

    an etwas (Akk.) stoßen — <room, property, etc.> be [right] next to something

    3.
    unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb bump or knock oneself

    sich (Dat.) den Kopf blutig stoßen — bang one's head and cut it

    sich an etwas (Dat.) stoßen — (fig.) object to or take exception to something

    * * *
    (an, gegen) v.
    to impinge (on, upon) v. (nach) v.
    to thrust at v. adj.
    stricken adj. v.
    (§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)
    = to bump v.
    to butt v.
    to hustle v.
    to knock (at) v.
    to poke v.
    to punt v.
    to push v.
    to ram v.
    to shove v.
    to strike v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: struck)
    or p.p.: stricken•)
    to thrust v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: thrust)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > stoßen

См. также в других словарях:

  • Strike — Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go, proceed,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Strike Gundam — This article is about a series of fictional mobile weapons from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries.The GAT X105 Strike Gundam is initially designed by Junichi Akutsu and cleaned up by Kunio Okawara for the series Mobile Suit… …   Wikipedia

  • Strike (attack) — A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent. There a many different varieties of strikes. An attack with… …   Wikipedia

  • strike — strikeless, adj. /struyk/, v., struck or (Obs.) strook; struck or (esp. for 31 34) stricken or (Obs.) strook; striking; n., adj. v.t. 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit …   Universalium

  • Strike Commander — Infobox VG| title = Strike Commander developer = Origin Systems publisher = Electronic Arts designer = Chris Roberts engine = Custom released = 1993 genre = flight simulator modes = Single player ratings = USK: 12+ platforms = x86 (MS DOS) media …   Wikipedia

  • strike — [c]/straɪk / (say struyk) verb (struck) or stricken) –verb (t) 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit: he struck her and she fell to the floor. 2. to deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust with …  

  • strike in — intransitive verb 1. obsolete : to enter into competition : try advises me to strike in for some preferment Jonathan Swift 2. obsolete : to associate as a confederate or collaborator strike in with him and help him to dupe his father …   Useful english dictionary

  • Leadville Miners' Strike — Silver was discovered in Leadville, Colorado in the 1870s, initiating the Colorado Silver Boom. The Leadville miners strike in 1896 97 occurred during, and as a result of, rapid industrialization and consolidation of the mining industry. Mine… …   Wikipedia

  • To strike a balance — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To strike a jury — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To strike a lead — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»