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21 Ende

n; -s, -n

1. räumlich: end; am Ende des Zuges einsteigen get in at the back of the train; das vordere / hintere Ende the front (end) ( oder forward end) / the back, the rear (end); das obere / untere Ende the top (end) / bottom (end); das ( letzte) Ende der Wurst the last bit ( oder tail-end umg.) of the sausage; etw. am falschen oder verkehrten Ende anpacken fig. tackle s.th. the wrong way (a)round, put the cart before the horse; am Ende der Welt wohnen umg. live at the back of beyond ( oder way out in the sticks)

2. nur Sg.; eines Zeitraums: end, close; Ende Januar at the end of January; am oder zu / gegen Ende des Monats at / toward(s) the end of the month; noch vor Ende dieser Woche by the end of this week, before the week is out geh.; bis ans Ende aller Tage oder Zeiten until the end of time; Ende der Dreißigerjahre oder dreißiger Jahre in the late thirties, at the end of the thirties; sie ist Ende zwanzig she’s in her late twenties

3. (Schluss) end, close; eines Films etc.: ending; Auslaufen eines Vertrags: expiry; einer Frist: end, expiry; (Ergebnis) result, outcome; Ende! FUNK. over!; ohne Ende endless, unending; und damit Ende! and that’s that! ( oder it!); er findet kein Ende he can’t stop, he doesn’t know where ( oder when) to stop; bis zum bitteren Ende to the bitter end; letzten Endes after all, ultimately, in the end, at the end of the day, when all is said and done; die Arbeit geht ihrem Ende entgegen is nearing completion; ohne dass ein Ende abzusehen wäre oder ... und kein Ende in Sicht with no end in sight; das bedeutet das Ende von that’s ( oder that means, that spells) the end of; einer Sache ein Ende machen oder bereiten put a stop ( oder an end) to s.th.; seinem Leben ein Ende machen oder setzen die by one’s own hand geh., end it all umg.; alles hat einmal ein Ende all (good) things come to an end; das muss ein Ende haben oder nehmen it’s got to stop; es nimmt kein Ende it just goes on and on; ein schlimmes oder böses Ende nehmen come to a bad end; mit dir wird es noch ein schlimmes Ende nehmen you’ll come to a bad end; das dicke Ende kommt nach oder noch umg. the worst is yet to come, there’s worse to come, it gets worse; das Ende vom Lied war fig. the end of the story was, what happened in the end was, the upshot of it (all) was umg.; Ende gut, alles gut Sprichw. all’s well that ends well; lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende Sprichw. etwa better bite the bullet ( oder face the music), don’t prolong the agony

4. am Ende (schließlich) in the end, eventually; (auf die Dauer) in the long run, eventually; am Ende mussten wir hinlaufen we ended ( oder wound umg.) up having to walk (there)

5. am Ende (fertig, erledigt, kaputt) finished, done, on one’s last legs; ich bin am Ende (kann nicht mehr) I’m finished, I’ve had it umg., Brit. auch I’m all in umg.; der Wagen ist ( ziemlich) am Ende umg. the car’s (just about) had it, the car’s on its last legs; ich bin mit meiner Geduld / meinen Nerven am Ende I’ve been patient (for) long enough / I can’t stand the strain any longer; ich bin mit meinem Latein oder meiner Weisheit am Ende I’ve run out of ideas ( oder suggestions etc.); stärker: I’m at my wits’ end

6. am Ende (vielleicht, womöglich, etwa) maybe, could be, perhaps; am Ende stimmt das sogar! it could even be true!; meinst du das am Ende ernst? are you actually serious about this?, I’m beginning to think you mean it

7. zu Ende bringen oder führen finish, complete, see s.th. through; zu Ende gehen (enden) (come to an) end, finish; allmählich: draw to a close; (knapp werden) run short ( oder low); etw. zu Ende denken think s.th. out fully, think s.th. through; zu Ende lesen / schreiben etc. finish (reading / writing etc.); zu Ende sein Schule, Krieg, Wartezeit etc.: be over; Film, Spiel etc.: have finished; Geduld, Vorräte: be at an end, be exhausted, have run out; Vorräte: auch be finished

8. nur Sg.; lit. (Zweck) end, purpose; zu welchem Ende? to what end?

9. nur Sg.; lit. euph. (Tod) end; sein Ende nahen fühlen sense that one’s end is near ( oder that one has not long to live); es geht zu Ende mit ihm he’s going ( oder slipping) fast, it won’t be long now

10. umg. (kleines Stück) bit, piece, scrap; sie hatte ein Ende Schnur in der Tasche she had a ( oder an odd) piece of string in her pocket

11. nur Sg.; umg.: es ist noch ein ganzes oder ziemliches Ende it’s a long way (off) yet, there’s quite a distance still

12. Jägerspr., des Geweihs: point

13. NAUT. line, rope

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das Ende

(Ablauf) expiration;

(Abschluss) termination; close; windup; ending; finish; end;

(Ergebnis) result; conclusion; outcome;

(Tod) quietus

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Ẹn|de ['ɛndə]
nt -s, -n
end; (eines Jahrhunderts etc auch) close; (= Ausgang, Ergebnis) outcome, result; (= Ausgang eines Films, Romans etc) ending; (HUNT = Geweihende) point; (inf = Stückchen) (small) piece; (inf = Strecke) way, stretch; (NAUT = Tau) (rope's) end
Ende Mai/der Woche — at the end of May/the week

Ende der zwanziger Jahre or Zwanzigerjahre — in the late twenties

er ist Ende vierzig — he is in his late forties

das Ende der Welt — the end of the world

er wohnt am Ende der Welt (inf) — he lives at the back of beyond, he lives in the middle of nowhere

bis ans Ende der Welt — to the ends of the earth

das Ende vom Lied — the final outcome

das Ende der Fahnenstange (fig inf) — the end of the road

ein Ende mit Schrecken — a terrible or dreadful end

lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende (Prov) — it's best to get unpleasant things over and done with

Probleme ohne Ende — endless problems

letzten Endes — when all is said and done, after all

ein Ende machen — to put an end to sth

(bei or mit etw) kein Ende finden (inf) — to be unable to stop (sth or telling/doing etc sth)

damit muss es jetzt ein Ende haben — there has to be an end to this now, this must stop now

ein Ende nehmen — to come to an end

das nimmt or findet gar kein Ende (inf) — there's no sign of it stopping, there's no end to it

ein böses Ende nehmen — to come to a bad end

kein Ende ist abzusehen — there's no end in sight

da ist das Ende von weg! (N Ger inf) — it's incredible! (inf)

... und kein Ende —... with no end in sight,... without end

es war des Staunens/Jubels etc kein Ende (old, liter) — there was no end to the surprise/celebrations etc

es ist noch ein gutes or ganzes Ende (inf) — there's still quite a way to go (yet)

am Ende — at the end

(am) Ende des Monats — at the end of the month

am Ende sein (fig) — to be at the end of one's tether (Brit) or rope (US)

mit etw am Ende sein — to be at the end of sth, to have reached the end of sth; (Vorrat) to have run out of sth

ich bin mit meiner Weisheit am Ende — I'm at my wits' end

meine Geduld ist am Ende — my patience is at an end

ein Problem am richtigen/falschen or verkehrten Ende anfassen — to tackle a problem from the right/wrong end

Leiden ohne Ende — endless suffering, suffering without end

das ist eine Kette or Schraube ohne Ende (fig) — it's an endless spiral

zu Ende — finished, over, at an end

etw zu Ende bringen or führen — to finish (off) sth

ein Buch/einen Brief zu Ende lesen/schreiben — to finish (reading/writing) a book/letter

etw zu einem guten Ende bringen or führen — to bring sth to a satisfactory conclusion

zu Ende gehen — to come to an end; (Vorräte) to run out

zu dem Ende, dass... (obs) — to the end that... (form)

zu diesem Ende (obs) — to this end (form)

Ende gut, alles gut (Prov) — all's well that ends well (Prov)

alles hat einmal ein Ende (Prov) — everything must come to an end some time; (angenehme Dinge) all good things must come to an end (Prov)

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das

1) (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) close

2) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) end

3) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) end

4) (the end, especially of a story, poem etc: Fairy stories have happy endings.) ending

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En·de

<-s, -n>

[ˈɛndə]

nt

1. (räumlich) end

er setzte sich ganz ans \Ende des Tisches he sat down at the far end of the table

das äußerste \Ende the extreme end

von allen \Enden from all parts

am \Ende at the end

sie wohnt ganz am \Ende der Straße she lives at the far end of the road

sie ging am \Ende der Prozession she walked at the tail of the procession

das Telefon befindet sich am \Ende des Zuges the telephone is at the end [or rear] of the train

das obere/untere \Ende der Treppe the head/foot end of the stairs

am unteren/oberen \Ende des Tisches at the far end/the head of the table

am \Ende der Seite at the foot [or the bottom] of the page

etw zu \Ende lesen/schreiben to finish reading/writing sth

das spitze \Ende eines Bleistifts the tip of a pencil

2. kein pl (Zeitpunkt) end no pl

\Ende August/des Monats/2004 [at] the end of August/the month/2004

sie kommt gegen \Ende August she's coming towards the end of August

das \Ende des Jahrhunderts the end [or close] of the century

sie ist \Ende 1948 geboren she was born at the end of 1948

bis ans \Ende aller Tage [o Zeiten] until the end of time

\Ende zwanzig [o 20] sein to be in one's late twenties [or 20s]

am \Ende der zwanziger [o 20er] Jahre in the late twenties [or 20s

3. kein pl (Schluss, Abschluss) end no pl

„\Ende der Durchsage“ “end of the message”

es ist kein \Ende abzusehen there is no end in sight

damit muss es jetzt ein \Ende haben this must stop now

\Ende des Zitats end of the quotation

am \Ende (fam) finally, at [or in] the end

bis zum bitteren \Ende to the bitter end

ein böses [o kein gutes] [o ein unrühmliches] \Ende nehmen to come to a bad end

bei [o mit] etw dat kein \Ende finden (fam) to not stop doing sth

einer S. dat ein \Ende machen [o bereiten] to put an end to sth

das \Ende nahen fühlen to feel the end approaching

ein \Ende nehmen (fam) to come to an end

das nimmt gar kein \Ende there's no end to it

ohne \Ende without end, endless

Fehler ohne \Ende any number of mistakes

Qualen ohne \Ende suffering without end, endless suffering

sich akk ohne \Ende freuen to be terribly pleased, to be delighted

das \Ende eines Projekts the conclusion of a project

etw zu \Ende bringen [o führen] to complete sth

dem \Ende zu gehen to draw to a close

etw geht zu \Ende sth is nearly finished

alles geht mal zu [o hat mal ein] \Ende nothing lasts forever, all things must come to an end; (Angenehmes) all good things must come to an end [some time]

etw zu einem guten \Ende bringen [o führen] to complete sth successfully

etw zu \Ende lesen to finish reading sth

zu \Ende sein to finish, to end; (vorbei sein) to be over

wo ist die Straße zu \Ende? where does the road end?

der Film ist bald zu \Ende the film finishes soon

unser Urlaub ist leider zu \Ende unfortunately, our holiday is over [or is finished]

wann ist die Schule/das Spiel zu \Ende? when is school/the game over?, when does school/the game finish?

das Spiel ist bald zu \Ende the game will end soon

die Stunde ist in 10 Minuten zu \Ende the lesson will end [or finish] in ten minutes

meine Geduld ist zu \Ende my patience has run out

4. FILM, LIT (Ausgang) ending

die Geschichte hat ein gutes \Ende the story has a happy ending

5. kein pl JUR termination no pl; (Ablauf) expiry no pl

bei \Ende des Vertrags [up]on termination of the contract

6. kein pl (geh: Tod) end no pl

er fand ein tragisches \Ende he met a tragic end form

sie fühlte ihr \Ende nahen she felt that her end was near

es geht mit ihr zu \Ende she is nearing her end form

seinem Leben ein \Ende setzen to put an end to one's life form, to commit suicide

7. (Stückchen)

ein \Ende Brot a crust of bread

8. kein pl (fam: Strecke) way no pl

von hier bis zum See ist es ein ganzes \Ende it's quite a way from here to the lake

wir haben noch ein schönes \Ende Weges vor uns we have a considerable way [or fam a pretty long way] to go yet

9. JAGD (Geweihende) point, tine spec

das Geweih dieses Hirsches hat zwölf \Enden this stag's antlers have twelve points

10.

▶ am \Ende [seiner Kräfte] sein (fam) to be at the end of one's tether fam

▶ mit etw dat am \Ende sein to run out of sth

er war bei dieser Frage mit seinem Wissen am \Ende this question baffled him

ich bin mit meiner Geduld/Weisheit am \Ende I've run out of patience/ideas

▶ das dicke \Ende (fam) the worst

▶ das \Ende der Fahnenstange (fam) as far as one can go, the limit

\Ende der Fahnenstange! that's the limit!

▶ etw akk am falschen \Ende anfassen to begin at the wrong end, to go about sth the wrong way

▶ \Ende gut, alles gut (prov) all's well that ends well prov

▶ letzten \Endes (zuletzt) in the end; (immerhin) after all, at the end of the day fig fam

▶ das \Ende vom Lied (fam) the upshot

▶ lieber ein \Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne \Ende (prov) it's better to end with a short, sharp shock than to prolong the agony

▶ am \Ende der Welt (fam) at the back of beyond fam, in the middle of nowhere fam

sie wohnt am \Ende der Welt she lives at the back of beyond fam

▶ das \Ende der Welt ist nahe! the end of the world is nigh! poet

▶ jdm bis ans \Ende der Welt folgen to follow sb to the ends of the earth

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das; Endes, Enden

1) end

am Ende — at the end; (schließlich) in the end

am Ende der Welt — (scherzh.) at the back of beyond

am/bis/gegen Ende des Monats/der Woche — at/by/towards the end of the month/week

Ende April — at the end of April

bis Ende der Woche — by the end of the week

zu Ende sein — <patience, hostility, war> be at an end

die Schule/das Kino/das Spiel ist zu Ende — school is over/the film/game has finished

zu Ende gehen — < period of time> come to an end; <supplies, savings> run out; < contract> expire

etwas zu Ende führen od. bringen — finish something

ein Buch zu Ende lesen — read a book to the end

Ende gut, alles gut — all's well that ends well (prov.)

ein/kein Ende nehmen — come to an end/never come to an end

einer Sache/seinem Leben ein Ende machen od. setzen — (geh.) put an end to something/take one's life

am Ende sein — (ugs.) be at the end of one's tether

ich bin mit meiner Geduld am Ende — my patience is at an end

2) (ugs.): (kleines Stück) bit; piece

3) (ugs.): (Strecke)

ein ganzes Ende — a pretty long way

4) (Jägerspr.) point

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Ende n; -s, -n

1. räumlich: end;

am Ende des Zuges einsteigen get in at the back of the train;

das vordere/hintere Ende the front (end) ( oder forward end)/the back, the rear (end);

das obere/untere Ende the top (end)/bottom (end);

das (letzte) Ende der Wurst the last bit ( oder tail-end umg) of the sausage;

etwas am falschen oder

verkehrten Ende anpacken fig tackle sth the wrong way (a)round, put the cart before the horse;

am Ende der Welt wohnen umg live at the back of beyond ( oder way out in the sticks)

2. nur sg; eines Zeitraums: end, close;

Ende Januar at the end of January;

am oder

zu/gegen Ende des Monats at/toward(s) the end of the month;

noch vor Ende dieser Woche by the end of this week, before the week is out geh;

bis ans Ende aller Tage oder

Zeiten until the end of time;

Ende der Dreißigerjahre oder

dreißiger Jahre in the late thirties, at the end of the thirties;

sie ist Ende zwanzig she’s in her late twenties

3. (Schluss) end, close; eines Films etc: ending; Auslaufen eines Vertrags: expiry; einer Frist: end, expiry; (Ergebnis) result, outcome;

Ende! RADIO over!;

ohne Ende endless, unending;

und damit Ende! and that’s that! ( oder it!);

er findet kein Ende he can’t stop, he doesn’t know where ( oder when) to stop;

bis zum bitteren Ende to the bitter end;

letzten Endes after all, ultimately, in the end, at the end of the day, when all is said and done;

die Arbeit

geht ihrem Ende entgegen is nearing completion;

ohne dass ein Ende abzusehen wäre oder

… und kein Ende in Sicht with no end in sight;

das bedeutet das Ende von that’s ( oder that means, that spells) the end of;

einer Sache ein Ende machen oder

bereiten put a stop ( oder an end) to sth;

seinem Leben ein Ende machen oder

setzen die by one’s own hand geh, end it all umg;

alles hat einmal ein Ende all (good) things come to an end;

das muss ein Ende haben oder

nehmen it’s got to stop;

es nimmt kein Ende it just goes on and on;

ein schlimmes oder

böses Ende nehmen come to a bad end;

mit dir wird es noch ein schlimmes Ende nehmen you’ll come to a bad end;

das dicke Ende kommt nach oder

noch umg the worst is yet to come, there’s worse to come, it gets worse;

das Ende vom Lied war fig the end of the story was, what happened in the end was, the upshot of it (all) was umg;

Ende gut, alles gut sprichw all’s well that ends well;

lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende sprichw etwa better bite the bullet ( oder face the music), don’t prolong the agony

4.

am Ende (schließlich) in the end, eventually; (auf die Dauer) in the long run, eventually;

am Ende mussten wir hinlaufen we ended ( oder wound umg) up having to walk (there)

5.

am Ende (fertig, erledigt, kaputt) finished, done, on one’s last legs;

ich bin am Ende (kann nicht mehr) I’m finished, I’ve had it umg, Br auch I’m all in umg;

der Wagen ist (ziemlich) am Ende umg the car’s (just about) had it, the car’s on its last legs;

ich bin mit meiner Geduld/meinen Nerven am Ende I’ve been patient( for) long enough/I can’t stand the strain any longer;

ich bin mit meinem Latein oder

meiner Weisheit am Ende I’ve run out of ideas ( oder suggestions etc); stärker: I’m at my wits’ end

6.

am Ende (vielleicht, womöglich, etwa) maybe, could be, perhaps;

am Ende stimmt das sogar! it could even be true!;

meinst du das am Ende ernst? are you actually serious about this?, I’m beginning to think you mean it

7.

zu Ende bringen oder

führen finish, complete, see sth through;

zu Ende gehen (enden) (come to an) end, finish; allmählich: draw to a close; (knapp werden) run short ( oder low);

etwas zu Ende denken think sth out fully, think sth through;

zu Ende lesen/schreiben etc finish (reading/writing etc);

zu Ende sein Schule, Krieg, Wartezeit etc: be over; Film, Spiel etc: have finished; Geduld, Vorräte: be at an end, be exhausted, have run out; Vorräte: auch be finished

8. nur sg; liter (Zweck) end, purpose;

zu welchem Ende? to what end?

9. nur sg; liter euph (Tod) end;

sein Ende nahen fühlen sense that one’s end is near ( oder that one has not long to live);

es geht zu Ende mit ihm he’s going ( oder slipping) fast, it won’t be long now

10. umg (kleines Stück) bit, piece, scrap;

sie hatte ein Ende Schnur in der Tasche she had a ( oder an odd) piece of string in her pocket

11. nur sg; umg:

es ist noch ein ganzes oder

ziemliches Ende it’s a long way (off) yet, there’s quite a distance still

12. JAGD, des Geweihs: point

13. SCHIFF line, rope

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das; Endes, Enden

1) end

am Ende — at the end; (schließlich) in the end

am Ende der Welt — (scherzh.) at the back of beyond

am/bis/gegen Ende des Monats/der Woche — at/by/towards the end of the month/week

Ende April — at the end of April

bis Ende der Woche — by the end of the week

zu Ende sein — <patience, hostility, war> be at an end

die Schule/das Kino/das Spiel ist zu Ende — school is over/the film/game has finished

zu Ende gehen — < period of time> come to an end; <supplies, savings> run out; < contract> expire

etwas zu Ende führen od. bringen — finish something

ein Buch zu Ende lesen — read a book to the end

Ende gut, alles gut — all's well that ends well (prov.)

ein/kein Ende nehmen — come to an end/never come to an end

einer Sache/seinem Leben ein Ende machen od. setzen — (geh.) put an end to something/take one's life

am Ende sein — (ugs.) be at the end of one's tether

ich bin mit meiner Geduld am Ende — my patience is at an end

2) (ugs.): (kleines Stück) bit; piece

3) (ugs.): (Strecke)

ein ganzes Ende — a pretty long way

4) (Jägerspr.) point

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-n n.

end n.

ending n.

expiration n.

finish n.

outcome n.

quietus n.

result n.

tail n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ende
22 grande

adj.

1 big, large.

este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for me

un gran artista a great artist

el gran favorito the firm favorite

una gran figura a big name

una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…

una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility

a lo grande in a big way, in style

grandes almacenes department store

gran angular (photography) wide-angle lens

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon

gran danés great Dane

gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)

el gran público the general public

gran superficie (commerce) hypermarket (peninsular Spanish)

2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)

4 magnus, Mag, magnum.

5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.

m.

grandee (noble).

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grande

► adjetivo

1 (tamaño) large, big

■ esta casa es demasiado grande para ellos dos this house is too big for the two of them

2 (fuerte, intenso) great

■ su partida les produjo una pena muy grande his departure caused them great sorrow

3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big

► nombre masculino

1 (de elevada jerarquía) great

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way

estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody

pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time

vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style

Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1

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adj.

1) big

2) large

3) great

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1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing gran)
1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

viven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house

¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?

los zapatos le están muy grandes — the shoes are too big for her

en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities

grandísimo — enormous, huge

un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort

un coche grandísimo — a whacking great car *

¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!

el gran Buenos Aires — greater Buenos Aires

- a lo grande

hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *

vivir a lo grande — to live in style

- quedarle algo grande a algn

- pasarlo en grande

2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big

un gran pintor — a great painter

un gran desastre — a great disaster

es una ventaja muy grande — it's a great advantage

hay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference

los grandes bancos internacionales — the big international banks

las grandes empresas multinacionales — the big multinationals

la gran mayoría — the great majority

3) (=mucho, muy) great

con gran placer — with great pleasure

fueron grandes amigos — they were great friends

he sentido una gran pena — I felt very sad

me llevé una alegría muy grande — I felt very happy

comer con gran apetito — to eat hungrily

un mes de gran calor — a very hot month

un programa de gran éxito — a very successful programme

se estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well

4) [en edad]
(=mayor)
ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl

¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?

5)

¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!

2. SMF

1) (=personaje importante)

los grandes de la industria — the major companies in the industry

uno de los grandes de la pantalla — one of the screen greats

los siete grandes — the Big Seven

Grande de España — grandee

2) LAm (=adulto) adult

3. SF

1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize

2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail

* * *
I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* 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.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* 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.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *
I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* 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.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* 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.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

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grande¹

adjective

[ gran is used before singular nouns]

A

1 (en dimensiones) large, big

se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house

sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes

un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy

una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)

tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose

abra la boca más grande open wider

2 (en demasía) too big

¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?

estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me

quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb

B (alto) tall

¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!

C ( Geog):

el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao

D

1

( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own

ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself

cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer

mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now

2

( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman

está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy

E ( delante del n)

1 (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine

la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater

2 (poderoso) big

los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists

los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords

a lo grande in style

3

(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends

grandes fumadores heavy smokers

F ( fam)

(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!

¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)

G

1 (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness

me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy

comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily

un día de gran calor a very hot day

los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47

me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright

para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment

se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion

es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me

ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season

no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent

las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint

2

(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)

ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard

¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)

H

1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big

la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters

dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research

esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …

2

(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura a very tall building

un gran número de personas a large number of people

objetos de gran valor objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● gran angular

masculine wide-angle lens

● gran capital

masculine:

el gran capital big business

● gran danés

masculine Great Dane

● Gran Depresión

feminine:

la Gran Depresión the Great Depression

● gran explosión

( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang

● Gran Guerra

feminine:

la Gran Guerra the Great War

● gran hermano

masculine Big Brother

el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you

● Gran Maestre

masculine Grand Master

● gran maestro

masculine grand master

● gran maestro internacional

masculine international grand master

● gran ópera

feminine grand opera

● Gran Premio

masculine Grand Prix

● gran público

masculine:

el gran público the general public

● gran reserva

feminine gran reserva (↑ grana a1)

● gran simpático

masculine ( Anat):

el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system

● gran superficie

feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)

● grandes almacenes

mpl department store

grande²

masculine, feminine

A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player

uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry

B ( esp AmL)

1

(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

2 (adulto) grown-up

Compuesto:

Grande de España

(Spanish) grandee o nobleman

grande³

feminine

( RPl)

la grande the big prize, the jackpot

sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot

se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband

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grande adjetivo
◊ gran is used before singular nouns

1
a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz› big, large;

◊ un tipo grande a big guy;

unos grande almacenes a department store
b) ( en demasía) too big;

◊ me queda grande it's too big for me

c) ( en número) ‹ familia› large, big;

‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
a) ( alto) tall;

◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

b) ( en edad):

◊ cuando sea grande when I grow up;

ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
◊ el Ggrande Santiago Greater Santiago

4 ( delante del n)
a) (notable, excelente) great;

◊ un gran hombre a great man

b) ( poderoso) big;

◊ los grandes bancos the big banks;

a lo grande in style
5
a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja› great;

‹ explosión› powerful;
◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!
b) ( elevado):

◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( mayor):

◊ la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto):

◊ los grandes the grown-ups

grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub

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grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).

♦ adj

1. [de tamaño] big, large;

este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;

el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;
Fig
el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;
Fam
pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note

Comp
grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;
la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;

Gran Bretaña Great Britain;

el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;

gran danés Great Dane;
Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;
gran ducado grand duchy;

la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;

la Gran Guerra the Great War;

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;

gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;
Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;
la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);
Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;
gran simio antropoide great ape;

gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;
Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket
2. [de altura] tall;

¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!

3. [en importancia] great;

una gran mujer a great woman;

los grandes bancos the major banks;

la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;

el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts

4. [en intensidad] great;

es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;

¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!

5. Fam [adulto]
cuando sea grande quiere ser doctora she wants to be a doctor when she grows up;

me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet

6. Méx, RP [de edad]
cuando se casó ya era grande she was already quite old when she got married;

siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people

7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant

8. RP Irónico [genial] great;

ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!

9. Comp
Fam
hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;

vivir a lo grande to live in style;

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

♦ nm

1. [noble] grandee

Comp
Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility
2. [persona, entidad importante]
uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;

los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;

uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature

3. Fam
grandes [adultos] grown-ups

♦ nf
RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;
sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;

se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that

♦ interj
RP Fam [fantástico] great!
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grande

I adj

1 big, large;

el vestido me está o

me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;

el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him

2

:

a lo grande in style;

pasarlo en grande have a great time

II m/f

1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;

grandes y pequeños young and old

2 ( mayor) eldest

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grande adj, ( gran before singular nouns)

1) : large, big

un libro grande: a big book

2) alto: tall

3) notable: great

un gran autor: a great writer

4) (indicating intensity) : great

con gran placer: with great pleasure

5) : old, grown-up

hijos grandes: grown children

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grande adj

1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?

se mudaron a un piso más grande they moved to a bigger flat

2. (número, cantidad) large

una gran cantidad de dinero a large sum of money

3. (importante) great

un gran arquitecto a great architect

hoy es un gran día today is a great day

a lo grande in style

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

grandes almacenes department store

Spanish-English dictionary > grande
23 barder

barder [baʀde]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

(avec du lard) to bard

• être bardé de diplômes to have a whole string of qualifications

2. impersonal verb

(inf) ça va barder all hell is going to break loose (inf)

• ça a bardé ! (dans une réunion) the sparks really flew! ; (dans les rues) things got pretty hot!

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baʀde
1.

verbe transitif Culinaire to bard [rôti, volaille]

2.

(colloq) verbe intransitif

ça barde chez les voisins! — sparks are flying next door!

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baʀde
1. vt

CUISINE, [rôti, volaille] to bard, to wrap with streaky bacon

2. vi

*

ça va barder — sparks will fly

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barder verb table: aimer

A vtr Culin to bard [rôti, volaille].

B ○vi ça barde chez les voisins! sparks are flying next door!; si je me lève ça va barder! if I have to get up, sparks will fly!

[barde] verbe transitif

1. CUISINE to bard

2. (archaïque) [cuirasser] to bard

3. (figuré)

être bardé de [être couvert de] to be covered in ou with

être bardé de diplômes to have a string of academic titles

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[barde] verbe impersonnel

(familier)

(familier)

quand il a dit ça, ça a bardé! things really turned nasty when he said that!

si tu ne te dépêches pas, ça va barder! you'll get it ou be for it if you don't hurry up!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > barder
24 enfiler

enfiler [ɑ̃file]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ aiguille, perles] to thread

• enfiler des anneaux sur une tringle to slip rings onto a rod

   b. [+ vêtement] to put on

   c. enfiler qch dans qch (inf) ( = fourrer) to shove (inf) sth into sth

2. reflexive verb

► s'enfiler (inf!) [+ verre de vin] to knock back (inf!) ; [+ nourriture] to wolf down (inf)

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ɑ̃file
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( mettre) to slip on

2) to thread [aiguille]

3) ( entrer dans) to take [rue]

4) ( dire) pej to spout [phrases]

2.

s'enfiler verbe pronominal

1) (colloq) ( avaler) to guzzle down; fig to devour

2) (colloq) ( faire) to get landed (colloq) with [corvée]

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ɑ̃file vt
1) [vêtement]

enfiler qch [gants, chaussettes, collant] — to slip sth on, [veste, slip] to slip sth on, to slip into sth

J'ai rapidement enfilé un pull avant de sortir. — I slipped on a sweater before going out.

2) (= insérer)

enfiler qch dans — to stick sth into

3) [rue, couloir] to take

4) [perles] to string

5) [aiguille] to thread

J'ai du mal à enfiler cette aiguille. — I am having difficulty threading this needle.

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enfiler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mettre) to slip on; enfiler un pull à qn to slip a pullover on sb; enfiler des bracelets to slip on some bracelets;

2 to thread [aiguille]; enfiler qch sur to thread sth onto;

3 ( entrer dans) to take [couloir, rue];

4 péj ( dire) to spout [phrases];

5 ●( forniquer avec) to screw●.

B s'enfiler vpr

1 ○( avaler) to guzzle down○ [apéritifs, gâteaux]; fig to devour [roman policier];

2 ○( faire) to get landed○ with [corvée];

3 ( entrer) s'enfiler dans [couloir, rue] to take.

[ɑ̃file] verbe transitif

1. [faire passer]

enfiler un élastique dans un ourlet to thread a piece of elastic through a hem

2. [disposer - sur un fil] to thread ou to string (on) (separable) ; [ - sur une tige] to slip on (separable)

enfiler une aiguille to thread a needle

elle enfila ses bagues she slipped her rings on

enfiler des perles (familier) to waste one's time with trifles

3. [mettre - vêtement] to pull ou to slip on (separable), to slip into (separable)

enfiler son collant to slip on one's tights

4. [suivre] to take, to use

la voiture a enfilé la rue jusqu'au carrefour the car drove up the street to the crossroads

5. (vulgaire) [sexuellement] to screw (vulgaire)

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s'enfiler verbe pronominal intransitif

s'enfiler dans to go into

s'enfiler sous un porche to disappear into a doorway

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s'enfiler verbe pronominal transitif

(familier)

1. [avaler - boisson] to knock back, to put away ; [ - nourriture] to guzzle, to gobble up (separable), to put away (separable)

2. [faire - corvée] to get through (inseparable)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > enfiler
25 nouer

nouer [nwe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = faire un nœud avec) to tie

• avoir la gorge nouée to have a lump in one's throat

• j'ai l'estomac noué my stomach is in knots

   b. ( = entourer d'une ficelle) to tie up

   c. [+ relations] to strike up ; [+ amitié] to form

2. reflexive verb

► se nouer [amitié] to be formed

• sa gorge se noua a lump came to his throat

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nwe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( attacher) to tie [lacets, cravate]; to tie up [chaussure, colis]

nouer ses cheveux — to tie one's hair back

nouer ses bras autour du cou — to put one's arms around somebody's neck

2) ( contracter)

avoir la gorge nouée — to have a lump in one's throat

avoir l'estomac noué — to have a knot in one's stomach

3) ( établir) to establish [relations]; to engage in [dialogue]

4) Cinéma, Littérature, Théâtre to weave [intrigue]

2.

se nouer verbe pronominal

1) Cinéma, Littérature, Théâtre [intrigue] to take shape

2) [relations diplomatiques] to be established; [dialogue, amitié] to begin

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nwe vt
1) [corde, fil] to tie, to knot

2) fig, [alliance] to form

nouer la conversation — to start a conversation

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nouer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( faire un nœud à) to tie [lacets, ceinture en tissu, cravate]; to tie up, to tie [sth] up [chaussure, colis]; nouer deux ficelles (ensemble) to tie ou knot two pieces of string (together);

2 ( attacher) nouer qch autour de qch to tie sth round GB ou around US sth; nouer ses cheveux to tie one's hair back, to tie back one's hair;

3 ( avec les bras) nouer ses bras autour du cou/de la taille de qn to put one's arms around sb's neck/waist;

4 ( contracter) l'émotion me nouait la gorge I felt choked with emotion; avoir la gorge nouée to have a lump in one's throat; avoir l'estomac noué to have a knot in one's stomach;

5 ( établir) to establish [relations] (avec with); to engage in [dialogue] (avec with);

6 Cin, Littérat, Théât to weave [action dramatique, intrigue, machination].

B se nouer vpr

1 Cin, Littérat, Théât [intrigue] to take shape;

2 [relations diplomatiques] to be established; [dialogue] to begin;

3 ( se contracter) ma gorge se nouait I had a lump in my throat; mon estomac se nouait my stomach knotted; tous les muscles de mon corps se nouaient all the muscles in my body were knotted.

[nwe] verbe transitif

1. [attacher ensemble - lacets, cordes] to tie ou to knot (together)

elle noua ses bras autour de mon cou she wrapped her arms round my neck

2. [faire un nœud à] to tie (up), to knot

laisse-moi nouer ta cravate let me knot your tie

j'ai noué le bouquet avec de la ficelle I tied the bouquet together with string

il a noué le foulard autour de sa taille he tied the scarf around his waist

elle noua ses cheveux avec un ruban she tied her hair back ou up with a ribbon

la peur lui nouait la gorge/les entrailles (figuré) his throat/stomach tightened with fear

3. [établir]

nouer des relations avec quelqu'un to enter into a relationship with somebody

nouer une intrigue to hatch a plot

4. TEXTILES to splice ou to knot (together)

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[nwe] verbe intransitif

BOTANIQUE to set

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se nouer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[ceinture] to fasten, to do up

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se nouer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'entrelacer] to intertwine

ses mains se nouèrent comme pour prier his hands joined ou came together as if to pray

2. [s'instaurer] to develop, to build up

c'est à cet âge que beaucoup d'amitiés se nouent it's at that age that a lot of friendships are made

l'action ne se noue que dans le dernier chapitre only in the last chapter does the plot come to a head ou climax

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > nouer
26 rolle

f; -, -n

1. roll (auch Geld-, Papier-, Tabakrolle etc.); (Draht-, Taurolle) coil; (Papyrusrolle) roll, scroll; Rolle Garn reel of cotton, Am. spool of thread; Rolle Film roll of film; Rolle Pfefferminz roll of peppermints; eine Rolle Münzen a roll of coins

2. (Walze) roller, cylinder; an Möbeln: castor; von Flaschenzug: pulley; ein Nachttisch auf Rollen a bedside table on castors

3. Turnen: roll; Rolle vorwärts / rückwärts forward / backward roll

4. fig., umg.: völlig von der Rolle sein have lost one’s grip on things; SPORT have completely lost one’s touch; ihr Tod hat ihn total von der Rolle gebracht he went completely to pieces after her death

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Rolle2

f; -, -n; THEAT. und fig. role, part; kleine Rolle small ( oder bit) part, minor role; führende Rolle lead; seine Rolle lernen learn one’s part ( oder lines); die Rollen eines Stückes besetzen cast a play; ein Stück mit verteilten Rollen lesen have a play-reading; die Rolle ist ihr auf den Leib geschrieben the part could have been written for her ( oder suits her down to the ground); er ist in seiner Rolle völlig aufgegangen he was completely taken over by the role; fig. he became completely absorbed in his task; eine Rolle spielen fig. play a part ( oder role) (bei, in + Dat in); eine große Rolle spielen fig. play an important part ( oder role); Person, Firma: auch be a key player; in einer Firma etc.: be in an influential position; eine untergeordnete Rolle spielen fig. play a subsidiary role, be less important; sich mit der Rolle des Zuschauers begnügen be content to be a mere spectator; eine klägliche Rolle spielen oder abgeben cut a poor figure; er spielt gern eine Rolle pej. he likes to be involved ( bei in); er gefällt sich in der Rolle des... he likes playing the...; sich in der Rolle der Hausfrau etc. ( nicht) wohl fühlen (not) feel at home in the role of a housewife etc.; Spiel mit vertauschten Rollen reversal of roles; das spielt keine Rolle it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t make any difference; Geld spielt keine Rolle money is no object; aus der Rolle fallen step out of line; stärker: forget oneself

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die Rolle

(Gerolltes) roll; coil;

(Spule) spool; reel;

(Theater) part; person; role;

(Walze) roller

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Rọl|le ['rɔlə]
f -, -n

1) (= Zusammengerolltes) roll; (= Garnrolle, Zwirnrolle) reel, bobbin (spec); (= Papierrolle) reel; (= Urkunde) scroll

eine Rolle Garn/Zwirn — a reel of thread

eine Rolle Bindfaden — a ball of string

eine Rolle Toilettenpapier — a toilet roll, a roll of toilet paper

eine Rolle Drops — a tube of fruit drops

eine Rolle Film — a roll of film; (im Kino) a reel of film

2) (= kleines Rad, Walze) roller; (an Möbeln, Kisten) caster, castor; (an Flaschenzug) pulley; (= Gardinenrolle) runner

von der Rolle sein (fig inf) — to have lost it (inf)

3) (SPORT, AVIAT) roll

eine Rolle machen — to do a roll

eine Rolle vorwärts/rückwärts — a forward/backward roll

4) (THEAT, FILM fig) role, part; (SOCIOL) role

es war ein Spiel mit vertauschten Rollen (fig) — it was a situation where the roles were reversed

ein Stück mit verteilten Rollen lesen — to read a play with the parts cast; (in Schule) to read a play with the parts given out

der literarische Kreis liest jeden Dienstag ein Stück mit verteilten Rollen — the literary circle has a play-reading every Tuesday

eine Ehe mit streng verteilten Rollen — a marriage with strict allocation of roles

jds Rolle bei or in etw (fig) — sb's role or part in sth

in der Rolle von jdm/etw auftreten — to appear in the role of sb/sth

in der Rolle des... (fig) — he likes to think of or see himself in the role of the...

sich in die Rolle eines anderen versetzen (fig) — to put oneself in sb else's place

eine Rolle spielen — to play a part in sth; (Mensch auch) to play a role in sth

als Lehrer hat er eine klägliche Rolle gespielt — as a teacher he was not up to much or he left much to be desired

etw spielt eine große Rolle (bei jdm) — sth is very important (to sb)

es spielt keine Rolle, (ob)... — it doesn't matter (whether)..., it doesn't make any difference (whether)..., whether... doesn't come into it

das spielt hier keine Rolle — that is irrelevant

bei ihm spielt Geld keine Rolle — with him money is no object

aus der Rolle fallen (fig) — to do/say the wrong thing

du bist aber gestern wirklich aus der Rolle gefallen! — you really behaved badly yesterday!

seine Rolle ausgespielt haben (fig) — to have played one's part

5) (dial = Wäschemangel) roller iron

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die

1) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) character

2) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) part

3) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) part

4) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) part

5) (a wheel over which a rope etc can pass in order to lift heavy objects.) pulley

6) (a part played by an actor or actress in a play etc: He is playing the rôle of King Lear.) rôle

7) (the actions or functions of a person in some activity: He played the rôle of peacemaker in the dispute.) rôle

8) (a part played by an actor or actress in a play etc: He is playing the rôle of King Lear.) role

9) (the actions or functions of a person in some activity: He played the rôle of peacemaker in the dispute.) role

10) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) roll

11) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) roller

12) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) reel

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Rol·le

<-, -n>

[ˈrɔlə]

f

1. (aufgewickeltes Material) roll; (um Hohlkörper gewickelt) reel esp BRIT, spool esp AM

Tapete wird in \Rollen verkauft wallpaper is sold in rolls

eine \Rolle Draht a reel [or spool] of wire

eine \Rolle Film a roll [or BRIT reel] [or spool] of film

eine \Rolle Garn a reel of cotton BRIT, a spool of thread

eine \Rolle Toilettenpapier a roll of toilet paper, a toilet roll BRIT

2. (zu einer Röhre verpackte Gegenstände) roll; (in fester Verpackung) tube

eine \Rolle Eurostücke a roll of one euro pieces

eine \Rolle Kekse a [round] packet of biscuits

eine \Rolle Pfefferminzbonbons a roll of mints

eine \Rolle Smarties^® a tube of Smarties^®

3. (Laufrad) roller; (an Möbeln) castor, caster; (Flaschenzug) pulley

wir können das Klavier nur auf \Rollen verschieben we'll need to move the piano on rollers

4. (Turnübung) roll

eine \Rolle vorwärts/rückwärts a forward/backward roll

eine \Rolle machen to do a roll

5. DIAL (Wäschemangel) mangle, wringer

6. KOCHK (Nudelholz) rolling pin

7. (im Radsport) roller (on a pacing motorcycle)

8. FILM, THEAT role, part

er war sehr gut in der \Rolle des Königs he was very good in the part of the king

sie gefiel sich in der \Rolle der Heldin she liked playing the role of the heroine

in der \Rolle von jdm auftreten to appear in the role of sb

mit verteilten \Rollen with each role cast

sie lasen das Stück mit verteilten \Rollen they read the play with the parts cast

9. (Beteiligung, Part) role, part

in der Situation waren die \Rollen vertauscht it was a situation where the roles were reversed

▪ jds \Rolle bei etw dat sb's role [or part] in sth

ich sehe meine \Rolle bei diesem Projekt als Organisatorin I see my role in this project as an organizer

in jds \Rolle schlüpfen (fam) to slip into sb's role [or the role of sb]

sich akk in jds \Rolle versetzen to put oneself in sb's place

10. SOZIOL role

ein Ehe mit streng verteilten \Rollen a marriage with strict allocation of roles

sie weigerte sich, die traditionelle \Rolle der Frau zu übernehmen she refused to take the traditional woman's role

11.

▶ seine \Rolle ausgespielt haben to be finished

▶ aus der \Rolle fallen to behave badly

▶ von der \Rolle kommen (fam) to get left behind, to lose ground

▶ [bei etw dat/in etw dat] [für jdn] eine \Rolle spielen to play a role [or part] [in sth] [for sb]

das spielt doch keine \Rolle! it's of no importance!, it doesn't matter!

das spielt jetzt keine \Rolle that does not concern us now

das Alter spielt natürlich eine wichtige \Rolle of course, age plays an important part [or role]

Geld spielt bei ihr keine \Rolle with her money is no object

▶ es spielt keine \Rolle, ob/wie... it doesn't matter whether/how...

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die; Rolle, Rollen

1) (Spule) reel; spool

2) (zylindrischer [Hohl]körper; Zusammengerolltes) roll; (SchriftRolle) scroll

eine Rolle Bindfaden/Zweieurostücke/Kekse — a reel of string/roll of two-euro pieces/[round] packet of biscuits

3) (Walze) roller; (TeigRolle) rolling pin

4) (Rad) [small] wheel; (an Möbeln usw.) castor; (für Gardine, Schiebetür usw.) runner

5) (Turnen, Kunstflug) roll

6) (Theater, Film usw., fig.) role; part; (Soziol.) role

[bei jemandem/einer Sache] eine entscheidende Rolle spielen — be of crucial importance [to somebody/for something]

es spielt keine Rolle — it is of no importance; (es macht nichts aus) it doesn't matter

aus der Rolle fallen — forget oneself

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…rolle f im subst

1. THEAT etc:

Bühnenrolle stage part;

Fernsehrolle television part;

Serienrolle part in a series

2. fig:

Beschützerrolle role of protector;

Mutterrolle role of mother;

Vaterrolle role of father

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die; Rolle, Rollen

1) (Spule) reel; spool

2) (zylindrischer [Hohl]körper; Zusammengerolltes) roll; (SchriftRolle) scroll

eine Rolle Bindfaden/Zweieurostücke/Kekse — a reel of string/roll of two-euro pieces/[round] packet of biscuits

3) (Walze) roller; (TeigRolle) rolling pin

4) (Rad) [small] wheel; (an Möbeln usw.) castor; (für Gardine, Schiebetür usw.) runner

5) (Turnen, Kunstflug) roll

6) (Theater, Film usw., fig.) role; part; (Soziol.) role

[bei jemandem/einer Sache] eine entscheidende Rolle spielen — be of crucial importance [to somebody/for something]

es spielt keine Rolle — it is of no importance; (es macht nichts aus) it doesn't matter

aus der Rolle fallen — forget oneself

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-n (Theater, Film) f.

role n. -n f.

character n.

part n.

role n.

roll n.

roller n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > rolle
27 corder

kɔʀde
verbe transitif

1) Sport to string [raquette]

2) ( lier) to tie up [something] with rope [malle]

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corder verb table: aimer vtr

1 Sport to string [raquette];

2 ( torsader) to twist;

3 ( lier) to tie up [sth] with rope [ballot, malle]; to secure [sth] with rope [cargaison].

[kɔrde] verbe transitif

1. [lier] to rope up (separable)

2. [mettre en corde] to twist (into ropes ou a rope)

3. [raquette] to string

4. [mesurer - bois] to cord

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > corder
28 déficeler

defisle
verbe transitif to untie [paquet]

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defis(ə)le vt
[paquet] to undo, to untie

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déficeler verb table: appeler

A vtr to untie [paquet].

B se déficeler vpr [paquet] to come untied.

[defisle] verbe transitif

[paquet] to untie, to take the string off

[rôti] to remove the string from, to take the string off

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > déficeler
29 puño

m.

Puno.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: punir.

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puño

► nombre masculino

1 (mano) fist

2 (de arma) handle

3 (de camisa, abrigo etc) cuff

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de puño y letra de alguien written by somebody's own hand

decir mentiras como puños familiar to lie through one's teeth

decir verdades como puños familiar to be a straight talker

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noun m.

1) fist

2) cuff

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SM

1) (Anat) fist

con el o a puño cerrado — with one's clenched fist

apretar los puños — (lit) to clench one's fists; (fig) to struggle hard

- comerse los puños

como un puño —

su piso es como un puño — his flat is tiny o a matchbox

es una verdad como un puño — it's as plain as a pikestaff

- mentiras como puños

de mi/tu/su puño —

de puño y letra del poeta — in the poet's own handwriting

ganar algo con los puños — to get sth by sheer hard work

- tener a algn metido en un puño

puño de hierro — knuckle-duster
virgen 2.
2) [de camisa, chaqueta] cuff

3) [de espada] hilt; [de herramienta] handle, haft, grip; [de velero, vasija, puerta] handle

4) (=puñado) handful, fistful

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masculino

1) (Anat) fist

golpeé la mesa con el puño — I banged my fist on the table

apretar los puños — to clench one's fists

cierre el puño — clench your fist

como puños: dijo mentiras como puños he told some whopping great lies (colloq); de mi/tu/su puño y letra in my/your/his own hand; pelear a puño limpio to have a fistfight; tener a alguien (metido) en un puño — (fam) to have somebody twisted around one's little finger

2) ( de camisa) cuff

3) ( de espada) hilt; ( de bastón) handle, haft; ( de moto) grip

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= fist, hilt, cuff.

Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.

Ex. Many of the earlier swords and daggers had a narrow tang to which a hilt was rivetted.

Ex. Mittens are much warmer than gloves, and make sure they are waterproof and have a good cuff to keep out the snow.

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* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.

* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.

* puño cerrado = clenched fist.

* puño de hierro = iron fist, iron hand.

* puño de hierro, mano de hierro, mano dura = iron hand.

* tener a Alguien metido en un puño = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb.

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masculino

1) (Anat) fist

golpeé la mesa con el puño — I banged my fist on the table

apretar los puños — to clench one's fists

cierre el puño — clench your fist

como puños: dijo mentiras como puños he told some whopping great lies (colloq); de mi/tu/su puño y letra in my/your/his own hand; pelear a puño limpio to have a fistfight; tener a alguien (metido) en un puño — (fam) to have somebody twisted around one's little finger

2) ( de camisa) cuff

3) ( de espada) hilt; ( de bastón) handle, haft; ( de moto) grip

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= fist, hilt, cuff.

Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.

Ex: Many of the earlier swords and daggers had a narrow tang to which a hilt was rivetted.

Ex: Mittens are much warmer than gloves, and make sure they are waterproof and have a good cuff to keep out the snow.

* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.

* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.

* puño cerrado = clenched fist.

* puño de hierro = iron fist, iron hand.

* puño de hierro, mano de hierro, mano dura = iron hand.

* tener a Alguien metido en un puño = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb.

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puño

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) fist

golpeé la mesa con el puño I banged my fist on the table

apretar los puños to clench one's fists

cierre el puño make a fist, clench your fist

saludó al público con el puño en alto he greeted the crowd with a clenched fist salute

intentan conseguirlo todo a base de puños they try to get everything by using violence o by force

caerle a algn como un puño ( Col) tiro:

como puños: dijo mentiras como puños he told some whopping great lies ( colloq)

ver tb verdad

de mi/tu/su puño y letra in my/your/his own hand

pelear a puño limpio to have a fistfight

tener a algn (metido) en un puño ( fam); to have sb twisted around one's little finger

B (de una camisa) cuff

C

1 (de una espada) hilt; (de un bastón) handle, haft

2 (de una moto) grip

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Del verbo punir: ( conjugate punir)

puno es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
punir
puño
puño sustantivo masculino
1 (Anat) fist;
◊ apretar los puños to clench one's fists

2 ( de camisa) cuff
3 ( de espada) hilt;
( de bastón) handle, haft;
( de moto) grip
puño sustantivo masculino
1 (mano cerrada) fist
2 (de camisa, etc) cuff
3 (de herramienta, bastón, etc) handle
4 (de espada) hilt
♦ Locuciones: decir verdades como puños, to state the blindingly obvious
tener en un puño a alguien, to have sb under one's thumb
de mi/tu/su puño (y letra), in my/your/his/her own handwriting
' puño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corazón
- empuñar
- golpear
- apretar
- cerrado
- cerrar
English:
clench
- cuff
- fist
- handle
- heart
- hilt
- jab
- keep under
- knuckle duster
- string
- thumb
- gauntlet
- knob
- shake

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puño nm

1. [mano cerrada] fist;

apretar los puños to clench one's fists;

saludar con el puño cerrado o [m5] alzado o [m5] en alto to give a clenched fist salute;

Comp
Fam
como un puño: una verdad como un puño an undeniable fact;

Comp

de su puño y letra in his/her own handwriting;

Comp

meter o [m5] tener a alguien en un puño to have sb under one's thumb;

Comp

estoy con el corazón en un puño my heart's in my mouth

2. [de manga] cuff

3. [empuñadura] [de espada] hilt;
[de paraguas] handle
4. Náut puño de la escota clew

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puño

m

1 de mano fist;

de su puño y letra in his/her very own handwriting

2 de camisa cuff

4 de bastón, paraguas handle; de espada hilt

5

:

es una verdad como un puño fam you never spoke a truer word

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puño nm

1) : fist

2) : handful, fistful

3) : cuff (of a shirt)

4) : handle, hilt

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puño n

1. (mano) fist

alzó el puño he raised his fist

2. (de manga) cuff

los puños se ensucian mucho the cuffs get very dirty

3. (mango) handle

el puño del paraguas está hecho de madera the umbrella handle is made of wood

Spanish-English dictionary > puño
30 дека

1) General subject: string plate, string-plate (фортепиано), ventage

2) Geology: surface (грохота)

3) Naval: deca (приставка, означающая десять)

4) Military: (грохота) deck (plate)

5) Engineering: deck plate, head (сотрясательного стола), sounding board (музыкального инструмента), tape-drive mechanism (магнитофонная приставка), tape-recording mechanism, tape-transport mechanism

6) Agriculture: concave

7) Professional term: tape deck

8) Mining: table

9) Forestry: sound board (музыкального инструмента)

10) Metallurgy: deck (сотрясательного стола)

11) Music: belly, sounding-board

12) Textile: cover

13) Information technology: deck (аппаратный блок)

14) Oil: deck (грохота, вибросита)

15) Resins: saddle (шелушильного станка)

16) Silicates: deck (грохота)

17) Polymers: deca-

18) Beer production: yeast head

19) Semiconductors: deka

20) Medical appliances: cradle (В МРТ - Часть стола для исследования пациента, перемещающая пациента в магнит. (из инструкции к МРТ))

21) Makarov: concave (комбайна, молотилки), cover (пива), deck (напр. сортировочного стола), tape deck (магнитофон без усилителя), tape player (магнитофон без усилителя)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дека
31 stark

I Adj.

1. allg. strong (auch Ähnlichkeit, Argument, Band, Brille, Eindruck, Gefühl, Geruch, Geschmack, Getränk, Gift, Glaube, Licht, Nerven, Parfüm, Verdacht, Vorurteil, Wille etc.); Gegner, Kandidat, Motor, Organisation, Stellung: auch powerful; (kräftig) Mensch: strong; Sache: auch robust, sturdy; (mächtig) powerful; das starke Geschlecht umg. the stronger sex; starkes Mittel MED. strong ( oder potent) medication; starke Seite fig. strong point, strength, forte; sich stark machen für stand up for; den starken Mann markieren, den starken Maxe spielen umg. try to act tough; Politik der starken Hand heavy-handed policy, strongarm tactics Pl.; starke Truppenverbände strong ( oder large) troop units; eine 200 Mann starke Kompanie a company of 200 men, a 200 strong company; sie waren 200 Mann stark they were 200 men strong; etwas Starkes trinken umg. drink some hard stuff

2. (beleibt) stout; (dick) Wand etc.: thick; er ist stärker geworden he’s put on weight; für die stärkere Frau oder Figur euph. for the fuller figure; das Buch ist 600 Seiten stark the book is 600 pages long; 5 mm starker Karton cardboard 5 mm thick; das Seil ist 4 cm stark the rope is 4 cm thick

3. (intensiv) intense; (heftig) violent; Erkältung, Raucher, Regen, Trinker, Verkehr etc.: heavy; Frost, Schmerzen, Anfall etc.: severe; einen starken Haarwuchs haben (dichtes Haar) have thick hair; (schnell wachsend) have a luxuriant growth of hair; starker Beifall loud applause; starke Nachfrage great ( oder heavy) demand; starker Esser big ( oder hearty) eater; starkes Fieber a high temperature; starke Schmerzen severe ( oder intense) pain; die Schmerzen sind stark auch the pain is very bad; starke Schmerzen haben be in severe pain; starke Übertreibung gross exaggeration; ein Film der starken Gefühle a film of intense emotions, an intensely emotional film

4. umg., iro. (schlimm) bad; das ist ( wirklich) stark! oder das ist ein starkes Stück! that’s pretty rich, that’s a bit thick; da hast du dir aber ein starkes Stück geleistet! you’ve really gone and done it (this time)!

5. (gut) good; umg. (großartig) great; ein starker Film auch a brilliant film; Roths stärkster Roman Roth’s best ( oder strongest) novel; eine starke Leistung a fine performance; stark in der Abwehr SPORT strong in defen|ce (Am. -se); der stärkste Spieler auf dem Platz the best player on the pitch (Am. field); echt stark Sl. real cool

6. LING., Verb etc.: strong

II Adv.

1. (sehr) strongly; stark befahren (STRAßE etc.) busy; stark behaart very hairy; stark benachteiligt severely handicapped; stark beschäftigt very busy; stark betont strongly stressed; stark betrunken very drunk; stark bevölkert densely populated; eine stark bevölkerte Region auch a high-population region; stark erkältet sein have a bad cold; stark gewürzt highly seasoned; stark übertrieben grossly exaggerated; stark ansteigen rise sharply; sich stark verändern change radically; stark bluten bleed heavily ( oder profusely); stark regnen rain heavily, pour; stark riechen have a strong smell; stark trinken / rauchen be a heavy drinker / smoker; stark wirken have a strong effect; stark wirkend Medikament etc.: powerful; jemanden stark im Verdacht haben have strong suspicions about s.o.; stark auf Mitternacht / die 70 zugehen umg. be fast approaching midnight / 70

2. (gut) well; sie hat stark gespielt SPORT she played really well ( stärker: brilliantly); umg. MUS. her playing (THEAT. her acting) was great; unheimlich stark aussehen / singen umg. look really great ( oder fantastic) / sing incredibly well

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super; powerful; heavy; strong; intense; mighty; great

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stạrk [ʃtark]
1. adj comp - er
['ʃtɛrkɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['ʃtɛrkstə]
1) (= kräftig, konzentriert) strong (AUCH GRAM); (= mächtig) Stimme, Staat, Partei strong, powerful

stark bleiben — to be strong; (im Glauben) to hold firm

den starken Mann spielen or markieren or mimen (all inf) — to play the big guy (inf)

das ist seine starke Seite — that is his strong point or his forte

das ist stark or ein starkes Stück! (inf) — that's a bit much!

See:

→ starkmachen

2) (= dick) thick; (euph = korpulent) Dame, Herr large, well-built (euph); Arme, Beine large, strong (euph)

Kostüme für stärkere Damen — suits for the fuller figure

3) (= beträchtlich, heftig) Schmerzen, Kälte intense; Frost severe, heavy; Regen, Schneefall, Verkehr, Raucher, Trinker, Druck heavy; Sturm violent; Erkältung bad, heavy; Wind, Strömung, Eindruck strong; Appetit, Esser hearty; Beifall hearty, loud; Fieber, Nachfrage high; Trauer, Schmerz deep; Übertreibung, Widerhall, Bedenken considerable, great

starke Abneigung — strong dislike

4) (= leistungsfähig) Motor powerful; Sportler able; Mannschaft, Brille, Arznei strong

er ist in Englisch nicht sehr stark — he's quite weak in English

5) (= zahlreich) Auflage, Gefolge large; Nachfrage great, big

wir hoffen auf starke Beteiligung — we are hoping that a large number of people will take part

zehn Mann stark — ten strong

das Buch ist 300 Seiten stark — the book is 300 pages long

6) (inf = hervorragend) Leistung, Werk great (inf)

Meatloafs stärkstes Album — Meatloaf's greatest album (inf)

2. adv comp - er
['ʃtɛrkɐ] superl am -sten
1) (mit vb) a lot; (mit adj, ptp) very; applaudieren loudly; pressen, drücken, ziehen hard; regnen heavily; rauchen a lot, heavily; beeindrucken greatly; vertreten, dagegen sein strongly; abgenutzt, beschmutzt, beschädigt, entzündet etc badly; bluten profusely; vergrößert, verkleinert greatly

es hat stark gestürmt — there was a severe storm

es hat stark gedonnert — there was a loud clap of thunder

es donnert nicht mehr so stark — the thunder is not as loud now

stark wirken — to have a strong effect

stark wirkend (Medikament, Alkohol) — potent

stark gesalzen — very salty

stark gewürzt — highly spiced

stark verschuldet — heavily or deeply in debt

stark behaart sein — to be very hairy

stärker befahrene Straßen — busier roads

die Ausstellung wurde stark besucht — the exhibition was well attended

das Auto zieht stark nach links — the car is pulling badly to the left

er ist stark erkältet — he has a bad or heavy cold

er hat das Schmerzmittel zu stark dosiert — the painkillers he prescribed were too strong

Frauen sind stärker vertreten —

der Artikel wird immer stärker verkauft — sales of this product continue to increase

2) (inf = hervorragend) really well

die singt unheimlich stark — she's a really great singer (inf), she sings really well

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1) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) hard

2) heavy

3) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) heavy

4) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) high

5) (powerful; strong: a potent drink.) potent

6) strongly

7) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) strong

8) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) strong

9) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) strong

10) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) strong

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stark

<stärker, stärkste>

[ʃtark]

I. adj

1. (kraftvoll) strong

ein \starker Händedruck a powerful grip

\starke Muskeln strong muscles, brawn no pl

2. (mächtig) powerful, strong

3. (unbeugsam) Charakter, Wille strong

4. (dick) Ast, Schnur, Wand thick

5. (von bestimmter Dicke)

ein 500 Seiten \starkes Buch a book of 500 pages

6. (zahlreich) Anwesenheit large

die Veranstaltung erfreute sich einer \starken Beteiligung a large number of people took part in the event

\starke Nachfrage great demand

7. (zahlenstark)

120 Mann \stark sein to be 120 strong, to number 120

8. (euph: korpulent) large euph, well-built euph

stärker werden to put on weight

9. (hochgradig)

\starke Ähnlichkeit strong resemblance

\starker Raucher/Trinker heavy smoker/drinker

10. (gehaltvoll, wirksam) Kaffee, Zigaretten strong

\starke Drogen/ \starker Schnaps strong [or hard] drugs/schnapps

\starke Medikamente strong [or potent] medicines

11. (heftig, intensiv) severe, heavy

\starker Druck high pressure

ein \starker Erdstoß a heavy seismic shock

\starker Frost severe [or heavy] frost

\starke Hitze/Kälte intense [or severe] heat/cold

\starke Regenfälle/Schneefälle heavy rainfall no pl/snowfall[s]

\starke Schwüle oppressive sultriness

\starke Strömung strong [or forceful] current

\starker Sturm violent storm

12. (kräftig, laut) loud

\starker Applaus hearty [or loud] applause

ein \starker Aufprall/Schlag/Stoß a hard [or heavy] impact/blow/knock

ein \starkes Rauschen a [loud] roar[ing]

13. (schlimm) severe

\starke Entzündung/Vereiterung severe inflammation/suppuration

eine \starke Erkältung a bad [or heavy] cold

\starkes Fieber a bad [or high] fever

eine \starke Grippe/Kolik a bad case of [the fam] flu/colic

\starke Krämpfe bad [or severe] cramps

\starker Schmerz severe [or intense] pain

14. (tief empfunden) Eindruck, Gefühle intense, strong

\starke Bedenken considerable reservations

\starke Liebe deep [or profound] love

15. (leistungsfähig) Glühbirne, Motor powerful; Herz, Nerven strong; Brille strong

16. (fähig) Gegner strong; Schüler, Sportler a. able

in etw dat \stark sein to be strong in sth

17. (sehr gut) Leistung great

meiner Meinung nach war sein letztes Buch sein bisher stärkstes in my opinion his last book was his best up to now

18. (sl: hervorragend) great fam

19. (fam: dreist)

das ist \stark! that's a bit much! fam; s.a. Stück

20. LING Deklination, Konjugation strong

II. adv

1. (heftig) heavily

gestern hat es \stark gestürmt there was a heavy [or violent] storm yesterday

\stark regnen/schneien to rain/snow heavily [or a lot

2. (in höherem Maße) greatly, a lot

die Ausstellung war \stark besucht there were a lot of visitors to the exhibition

sich akk an etw dat \stark beteiligen to be heavily involved [or to play a big part] in sth

\stark betrunken sein to be very drunk

\stark gekauft werden to sell extremely well [or fam like hot cakes]

sich akk \stark langweilen to be bored stiff [or BRIT rigid] fam

\stark übertreiben to greatly [or grossly] exaggerate

\stark vertreten strongly represented

3. (schlimm) severely

\stark beschädigt badly [or considerably] damaged

\stark bluten to bleed profusely [or heavily]

\stark erkältet sein to have a bad [or heavy] cold

4. (kräftig) hard

du musst stärker drücken you must push harder

\stark applaudieren to applaud loudly [or heartily

5. (eine große Menge verwendend) strongly

zu \stark gesalzen too salty

\stark gewürzt highly spiced

6. (sl: hervorragend) really well

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1.
; stärker, stärkst... Adjektiv

1) strong <man, current, structure, team, drink, verb, pressure, wind, etc.>; potent <drink, medicine, etc.>; powerful <engine, lens, voice, etc.>; (ausgezeichnet) excellent <runner, player, performance>

sich für jemanden/etwas stark machen — (ugs.) throw one's weight behind somebody/something; s. auch Seite 4); Stück 3)

2) (dick) thick; stout <rope, string>; (verhüll.): (korpulent) well-built (euphem.)

3) (zahlenmäßig groß, umfangreich) sizeable, large <army, police>; big < demand>

eine 100 Mann starke Truppe — a 100-strong unit

4) (heftig, intensiv) heavy <rain, snow, traffic, smoke, heat, cold, drinker, smoker, demand, pressure>; severe <frost, pain>; strong <impression, influence, current, resistance, dislike>; grave <doubt, reservations>; great <exaggeration, interest>; hearty <eater, appetite>; loud < applause>

5) (Jugendspr.): (großartig) great (coll.); fantastic (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) (sehr, überaus, intensiv) (mit Adj.) very; heavily <indebted, stressed>; greatly <increased, reduced, enlarged>; strongly <emphasized, characterized>; badly <damaged, worn, affected>; (mit Verb) <rain, snow, drink, smoke, bleed> heavily; <exaggerate, impress> greatly; <enlarge, reduce, increase> considerably; <support, oppose, suspect> strongly; < remind> very much

stark wirkend — with a powerful effect postpos.

stark riechen/duften — have a strong smell/scent

stark gewürzt — strongly seasoned

es ist stark/zu stark gesalzen — it is very/too salty

stark erkältet sein — have a heavy or bad cold

er geht stark auf die Sechzig zu — (ugs.) he's pushing sixty (coll.)

2) (Jugendspr.): (großartig) fantastically (coll.)

3) (Sprachw.)

stark flektieren od. flektiert werden — be a strong noun/verb

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stark

A. adj

1. allg strong (auch Ähnlichkeit, Argument, Band, Brille, Eindruck, Gefühl, Geruch, Geschmack, Getränk, Gift, Glaube, Licht, Nerven, Parfüm, Verdacht, Vorurteil, Wille etc); Gegner, Kandidat, Motor, Organisation, Stellung: auch powerful; (kräftig) Mensch: strong; Sache: auch robust, sturdy; (mächtig) powerful;

das starke Geschlecht umg the stronger sex;

starkes Mittel MED strong ( oder potent) medication;

starke Seite fig strong point, strength, forte;

den starken Mann markieren, den starken Maxe spielen umg try to act tough;

Politik der starken Hand heavy-handed policy, strongarm tactics pl;

starke Truppenverbände strong ( oder large) troop units;

eine 200 Mann starke Kompanie a company of 200 men, a 200 strong company;

sie waren 200 Mann stark they were 200 men strong;

etwas Starkes trinken umg drink some hard stuff

2. (beleibt) stout; (dick) Wand etc: thick;

er ist stärker geworden he’s put on weight;

für die stärkere Frau oder

Figur euph for the fuller figure;

das Buch ist 600 Seiten stark the book is 600 pages long;

5 mm starker Karton cardboard 5 mm thick;

das Seil ist 4 cm stark the rope is 4 cm thick

3. (intensiv) intense; (heftig) violent; Erkältung, Raucher, Regen, Trinker, Verkehr etc: heavy; Frost, Schmerzen, Anfall etc: severe;

einen starken Haarwuchs haben (dichtes Haar) have thick hair; (schnell wachsend) have a luxuriant growth of hair;

starker Beifall loud applause;

starke Nachfrage great ( oder heavy) demand;

starker Esser big ( oder hearty) eater;

starkes Fieber a high temperature;

starke Schmerzen severe ( oder intense) pain;

die Schmerzen sind stark auch the pain is very bad;

starke Schmerzen haben be in severe pain;

starke Übertreibung gross exaggeration;

ein Film der starken Gefühle a film of intense emotions, an intensely emotional film

4. umg, iron (schlimm) bad;

das ist (wirklich) stark! oder

das ist ein starkes Stück! that’s pretty rich, that’s a bit thick;

da hast du dir aber ein starkes Stück geleistet! you’ve really gone and done it (this time)!

5. (gut) good; umg (großartig) great;

ein starker Film auch a brilliant film;

Roths stärkster Roman Roth’s best ( oder strongest) novel;

eine starke Leistung a fine performance;

stark in der Abwehr SPORT strong in defence (US -se);

der stärkste Spieler auf dem Platz the best player on the pitch (US field);

echt stark sl real cool

6. LING, Verb etc: strong

B. adv

1. (sehr) strongly;

stark befahren (Straße etc) busy;

stark behaart very hairy;

stark benachteiligt severely handicapped;

stark beschäftigt very busy;

stark betont strongly stressed;

stark betrunken very drunk;

stark bevölkert densely populated;

eine stark bevölkerte Region auch a high-population region;

stark erkältet sein have a bad cold;

stark gewürzt highly seasoned;

stark übertrieben grossly exaggerated;

stark ansteigen rise sharply;

sich stark verändern change radically;

stark bluten bleed heavily ( oder profusely);

stark regnen rain heavily, pour;

stark riechen have a strong smell;

stark trinken/rauchen be a heavy drinker/smoker;

stark wirken have a strong effect;

stark wirkend Medikament etc: powerful;

jemanden stark im Verdacht haben have strong suspicions about sb;

stark auf Mitternacht/die 70 zugehen umg be fast approaching midnight/70

2. (gut) well;

sie hat stark gespielt SPORT she played really well ( stärker: brilliantly); umg MUS her playing (THEAT her acting) was great;

unheimlich stark aussehen/singen umg look really great ( oder fantastic)/sing incredibly well

…stark im adj

1. (kräftig)

nervenstark with strong nerves;

saugstark with powerful suction

2. (zahlenmäßig stark)

mitgliederstark with a large number of members

3. (gut)

gedächtnisstark with a good memory;

konzentrationsstark with good powers of concentration;

kopfballstark good at heading the ball

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1.
; stärker, stärkst... Adjektiv

1) strong <man, current, structure, team, drink, verb, pressure, wind, etc.>; potent <drink, medicine, etc.>; powerful <engine, lens, voice, etc.>; (ausgezeichnet) excellent <runner, player, performance>

sich für jemanden/etwas stark machen — (ugs.) throw one's weight behind somebody/something; s. auch Seite 4); Stück 3)

2) (dick) thick; stout <rope, string>; (verhüll.): (korpulent) well-built (euphem.)

3) (zahlenmäßig groß, umfangreich) sizeable, large <army, police>; big < demand>

eine 100 Mann starke Truppe — a 100-strong unit

4) (heftig, intensiv) heavy <rain, snow, traffic, smoke, heat, cold, drinker, smoker, demand, pressure>; severe <frost, pain>; strong <impression, influence, current, resistance, dislike>; grave <doubt, reservations>; great <exaggeration, interest>; hearty <eater, appetite>; loud < applause>

5) (Jugendspr.): (großartig) great (coll.); fantastic (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) (sehr, überaus, intensiv) (mit Adj.) very; heavily <indebted, stressed>; greatly <increased, reduced, enlarged>; strongly <emphasized, characterized>; badly <damaged, worn, affected>; (mit Verb) <rain, snow, drink, smoke, bleed> heavily; <exaggerate, impress> greatly; <enlarge, reduce, increase> considerably; <support, oppose, suspect> strongly; < remind> very much

stark wirkend — with a powerful effect postpos.

stark riechen/duften — have a strong smell/scent

stark gewürzt — strongly seasoned

es ist stark/zu stark gesalzen — it is very/too salty

stark erkältet sein — have a heavy or bad cold

er geht stark auf die Sechzig zu — (ugs.) he's pushing sixty (coll.)

2) (Jugendspr.): (großartig) fantastically (coll.)

3) (Sprachw.)

stark flektieren od. flektiert werden — be a strong noun/verb

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(Regen) adj.

heavy (rain) adj. (Umgangssprache) adj.

awesome (US) adj. adj.

heavy adj.

intense adj.

strong adj. adv.

deeply adv.

strongly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > stark
32 elemento

m.

1 element (sustancia).

elemento químico chemical element

estar (uno) en su elemento to be in one's element

2 factor.

el elemento sorpresa the surprise factor

3 individual (en equipo, colectivo) (person).

4 item, entry.

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elemento

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) element

2 (parte) component, part

3 (individuo) type, sort

► nombre masculino plural elementos

1 (atmosféricos) elements

2 (fundamentos) rudiments, basic principles

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar uno en su elemento figurado to be in one's element

¡menudo elemento! / ¡vaya elemento! familiar he's a right one!

elementos de juicio facts of the case

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noun m.

element

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SM

1) (=parte) element

la integridad es un elemento importante de su carácter — integrity is an important element in his character

los elementos de una máquina — the parts of a machine

el elemento narrativo — the narrative element

el elemento sorpresa — the element of surprise

elemento constituyente — constituent

2) (Fís, Quím) element

elemento radioactivo — radioactive element

3) (Elec) element; [de pila] cell

4) (=ambiente)

estar en su elemento — to be in one's element

5) (=persona)

vino a verle un elemento — LAm someone came to see you

elementos subversivos — subversive elements

¡menudo elemento estás hecho, Pepe! — Esp * you're a proper little terror Pepe!

su marido es un elemento de cuidado — Esp * her husband is a nasty piece of work *

6) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=imbécil) dimwit *

7) Caribe (=tipo raro) odd person, eccentric

8) pl elementos (=nociones) elements, basic principles

elementos de geometría — elements of geometry, basic geometry sing

9) pl elementos (=fuerzas naturales) elements

los cuatro elementos — the four elements

quedó a merced de los elementos — liter she was left at the mercy of the elements

10)

elementos de juicio — data sing, facts

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I
masculino

1) (Elec, Fís, Quím) element; ( fuerza natural)

los elementos — the elements

2)

a) ( componente) element

el elemento sorpresa — the element of surprise

b) ( medio)

los elementos básicos para llevarlo a cabo — the basic resources with which to carry it out

- elementos de juicio

3) ( ambiente)

está/se siente en su elemento — he's in his element

4) elementos masculino plural elements (pl)

elementos de física — elements of physics, basic physics

5) (de secador, calentador) element

6)

a) ( persona)

es un elemento pernicioso — he's a bad influence

elementos subversivos — subversive elements

b) (RPl) ( tipo de gente) crowd

el elemento que va a ese club — the crowd that goes o the people who go to that club
II
- ta masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey)

es una elementa de cuidado — she's a nasty piece of work (colloq)

su hijo está hecho un elemento — her son is a little monster o brat (colloq)

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= component, data element, element, element, item, building block.

Ex. The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).

Ex. The Working Group undertook to determine from the data available what data elements should be included for each type of authority.

Ex. In order to support these three elements it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex. An element is a group of characters, a word, phrase, etc., representing a distinct unit of bibliographic information and forming part of an area (q.v.) of the description.

Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex. This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.

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* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead.

* elemento afín = nearest neighbour.

* elemento bibliográfico = bibliographic element.

* elemento clave = key element, building block.

* elemento de absorción = absorber.

* elemento de búsqueda ficticio = rogue string.

* elemento de cambio = agent of(for) change.

* elemento de entrada = entry element.

* elemento destacado = standout.

* elemento esencial = essential, kingpin.

* elemento importante = major force.

* elemento intangible = intangible.

* elemento integrante = fixture.

* elemento que se repite = repeater.

* elementos del marketing, los = marketing mix, the.

* enfrentarse a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* luchar contra los elementos = brave + the elements.

* subelemento = sub-element [subelement].

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I
masculino

1) (Elec, Fís, Quím) element; ( fuerza natural)

los elementos — the elements

2)

a) ( componente) element

el elemento sorpresa — the element of surprise

b) ( medio)

los elementos básicos para llevarlo a cabo — the basic resources with which to carry it out

- elementos de juicio

3) ( ambiente)

está/se siente en su elemento — he's in his element

4) elementos masculino plural elements (pl)

elementos de física — elements of physics, basic physics

5) (de secador, calentador) element

6)

a) ( persona)

es un elemento pernicioso — he's a bad influence

elementos subversivos — subversive elements

b) (RPl) ( tipo de gente) crowd

el elemento que va a ese club — the crowd that goes o the people who go to that club
II
- ta masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey)

es una elementa de cuidado — she's a nasty piece of work (colloq)

su hijo está hecho un elemento — her son is a little monster o brat (colloq)

* * *

= component, data element, element, element, item, building block.

Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).

Ex: The Working Group undertook to determine from the data available what data elements should be included for each type of authority.

Ex: In order to support these three elements it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex: An element is a group of characters, a word, phrase, etc., representing a distinct unit of bibliographic information and forming part of an area (q.v.) of the description.

Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.

* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead.

* elemento afín = nearest neighbour.

* elemento bibliográfico = bibliographic element.

* elemento clave = key element, building block.

* elemento de absorción = absorber.

* elemento de búsqueda ficticio = rogue string.

* elemento de cambio = agent of(for) change.

* elemento de entrada = entry element.

* elemento destacado = standout.

* elemento esencial = essential, kingpin.

* elemento importante = major force.

* elemento intangible = intangible.

* elemento integrante = fixture.

* elemento que se repite = repeater.

* elementos del marketing, los = marketing mix, the.

* enfrentarse a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* luchar contra los elementos = brave + the elements.

* subelemento = sub-element [subelement].

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elemento¹

masculine

A

1 ( Fís, Quím) element

2

(fuerza natural): los elementos the elements

luchar contra los elementos to struggle against the elements

líquido² (↑ líquido (2))

B

1 (componente) element

los distintos elementos de la oración the different elements of the sentence

el elemento dramático de una novela the dramatic element in a novel

introdujo un elemento de tensión en las relaciones it brought an element of tension into the relationship

el elemento sorpresa the element of surprise

2

(medio): no disponemos de los elementos básicos para llevar a cabo la tarea we lack the basic resources with which to carry out the task

Compuesto:

elementos de juicio

mpl facts (pl)

carezco de elementos de juicio para opinar I do not have sufficient information o facts o data to be able to form an opinion ( frml)

C

(ambiente): en el museo está/se siente en su elemento he's in his element at the museum

me han sacado de mi elemento y no sé lo que hago I'm out of my element and I don't know what I'm doing

D elementos mpl elements (pl)

elementos de física elements of physics, basic physics

E (CS) (de un secador, calentador) element

F

1

(persona): es un elemento pernicioso he's a bad influence

elementos subversivos subversive elements

2 ( RPl) (tipo de gente) crowd

no me gusta el elemento que va a ese club I don't like the crowd that goes o the people who go to that club

elemento² -ta

masculine, feminine

( Esp fam pey): es una elementa de cuidado she's a really nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq)

su hijo está hecho un elemento her son has turned into a little monster o horror o terror o brat ( colloq)

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elemento sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) element;

◊ se siente en su elemento he's in his element;

los elementos ( fuerzas naturales) the elements
b) ( persona):

◊ un elemento pernicioso a bad influence;

elementos subversivos subversive elements;
es un elemento de cuidado (Esp fam &
pey) he's a nasty piece of work
c) (RPl) ( tipo de gente) crowd

elemento sustantivo masculino
1 element
2 (parte integrante) component, part
3 fam (tipo, sujeto) type, sort: ¡menudo e. estás tú hecho!, you are a real handful! 4 elementos, elements
(nociones básicas) rudiments: no tengo elementos de juicio, I haven't enough information
5 (medio vital) habitat: cuando va a una fiesta está en su elemento, she's in her element at parties
' elemento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
componente
- disuasiva
- disuasivo
- disuasoria
- disuasorio
- nunca
- clasificar
- dato
- detalle
- estaño
- metal
- pieza
English:
air
- deterrent
- element
- fire
- lifeblood
- solid
- troublemaking
- unit
- constituent
- creep
- essential
- fixture
- ingredient

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elemento¹

♦ nm

1. [sustancia] element;

elemento (químico) (chemical) element;

los cuatro elementos the four elements

2. [medio natural] element;

el agua es el elemento de estos animales water is these animals' natural element;

Comp

en su elemento in one's element;

entre niños está en su elemento he's in his element when he's with children;

le quitaron el puesto de bibliotecario y lo sacaron de su elemento he was removed from his post as librarian and taken out of his element

3. [parte, componente] element;

el elemento clave en el proceso de fabricación es la materia prima the key element in the manufacturing process is the raw material;

cada elemento del motor debe estar bien ajustado every part of the engine must be fitted tightly

4. [factor] factor;

un elemento decisivo en el triunfo electoral a decisive factor in the election victory;

un elemento de distensión en las negociaciones a certain easing of tension in the negotiations;

el elemento sorpresa the element of surprise

5. [persona]
tiene muy buenos elementos trabajando para él he has very good people working for him;

elementos incontrolados provocaron graves destrozos unruly elements caused serious damage

♦ elementos nmpl

1. [fuerzas atmosféricas] elements;

se desataron los elementos the force of the elements was unleashed;

Comp

luchar contra los elementos to struggle against the elements

2. [nociones básicas] rudiments, basics

3. [medios, recursos] resources, means;

carece de los elementos mínimos indispensables para la tarea he lacks the minimum resources necessary for the task;

no tenemos elementos de juicio para pronunciarnos we don't have sufficient information to give an opinion

elemento², -a nm,f

1. Esp Fam Pey [persona]
un elemento de cuidado a bad lot;

¡vaya elemento que está hecho! he's a prize specimen!, he's a real piece of work!

2. Chile, Perú, PRico [torpe] dimwit, blockhead

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elemento

m element;

estar en su elemento fig be in one’s element

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elemento nm

: element

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elemento n

1. (en general) element

los elementos se clasifican en la tabla periódica the elements are classified in the periodic table

2. (persona) little horror / little devil

¡menudo elemento es tu hijo! your son's a little horror!

Spanish-English dictionary > elemento
33 pasar

v.

1 to pass.

¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?

le paso (con él) I'll put you through (to him) (al teléfono)

pasar algo por to pass something through (filtrar)

Pasaron dos horas Two hours went by.

Yo paso a María I pass Mary (I overtake Mary)

Un carro pasa A car goes by

Me pasó una cuchara He=she passed me a spoon (She passed a spoon to me)

Por fin pasé! I passed at last!

2 to cross.

pasar la calle to cross the road

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

3 to go through.

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light

4 to pass, to go.

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus goes past o passes in front of my house

el Manzanares pasa por Madrid the Manzanares goes o passes through Madrid

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street

pasar de… a… to go o pass from… to…

pasar de largo to go by

5 to go/come in.

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please

¡pase! come in!

6 to go.

por ahí no pasa it won't go through there

7 to go by.

pasaron tres meses three months went by

8 to go through, to experience.

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time of it

pasarlas canutas (informal) to have a rough time

Pasé un gran susto I experienced a great scare.

9 to show in (llevar adentro).

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living room

10 to show (Cine).

11 to spend (time).

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday?, where are you going to spend your holidays?

Yo paso las horas cantando I pass the hours away singing (spend the time...)

12 to pop in (ir un momento).

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place

13 to happen.

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may

Algo pasó Something happened=came to pass.

14 to be over.

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over

Pasé muy feliz en la fiesta I was very happy at the party.

15 to be all right, to be usable.

puede pasar it'll do

16 to go away.

Pasó el mal tiempo the bad weather went away.

17 to come in, to step in.

El policía pasó The policeman came in.

18 to happen to, to occur to.

Me pasó algo cómico Something funny happened to me..

19 to keep on, to keep, to carry on.

Ella pasa bailando todo el tiempo She keeps on dancing all the time.

20 to skip, to pass.

Pase ese capítulo Skip that chapter,.

21 to blow over, to blow itself out, to calm down.

La tormenta pasó The storm blew over.

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pasar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir) to pass, pass by, go

■ pasaba por ahí cuando sucedió el accidente I was just passing by when the accident happened

■ todos los cables y tuberías pasan por debajo del suelo all the wires and pipes go under the floor

■ pasa de un idioma a otro sin darse cuenta he goes from one language to another without realizing

2 (tiempo) to pass, go by

■ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

■ yo lo hago por pasar el tiempo I do it to pass the time

3 (entrar) to come in, go in

■ pasa, está abierto come in, it's not locked

■ me dijeron que pasara sin llamar they told me to go in without knocking

4 (cesar) to pass, cease

■ en cuanto pase la tormenta salimos we'll go out when the storm has passed

■ si no se te pasa el dolor, llámame if the pain doesn't go away, call me

■ tranquila, que ya ha pasado todo don't worry, it's all over now

5 (límite) to exceed (de, -)

6 (ocurrir) to happen

7 (sufrir) to suffer

► verbo transitivo

1 (trasladar) to move, transfer

■ pasa este documento al otro disquete move this file to the other diskette

■ lo han pasado al departamento de ventas he has been transferred to the sales department

2 (comunicar, dar) to give

■ pásale el informe al jefe give this report to the boss

■ mi hijo me ha pasado la gripe my son has given me the flu

3 (cruzar) to cross

■ pasamos la frontera ayer we crossed the border yesterday

4 (alcanzar) to pass, reach

■ pásame la sal, por favor pass me the salt, please

5 (aventajar) to surpass, be better than

■ tu hermano ya te pasa en matemáticas your brother is better than you at maths

6 (adelantar) to overtake

■ me pasó un deportivo rojo en una curva a red sports car overtook me on a bend

7 (deslizar) to run

■ pasó el dedo por el estante he ran his finger along the shelf

■ la etiqueta se pasa por aquí y el precio sale en la pantalla you run the tag through here and the price comes up on the screen

8 (tolerar) to overlook

■ esta vez te la paso, pero que no se repita I'll overlook it this time, but don't let it happen again

9 (aprobar) to pass

■ pasé el examen a la primera I passed my test first time

10 (proyectar) to show

■ pasaron unas diapositivas y luego una película they showed some slides and then a film

11 (tiempo - estar) to spend; (- disfrutar, padecer) to have

■ pasaremos el verano en Sada we're spending the summer in Sada

■ he pasado una noche fatal I've had a terrible night

■ pasamos unas vacaciones estupendas we had a wonderful holiday

► verbo pronominal pasarse

1 (desertar) to pass over (a, to)

■ se ha pasado al otro bando she's gone over to the other side

2 (pudrirse) to go off

3 (olvidarse) to forget

■ se me pasó la fecha de entrega I forgot about the deadline

4 (ir) to go by ( por, -), call in ( por, at)

■ pásate por casa cuando quieras pop in any time

5 familiar (excederse) to overdo it; (ir demasiado lejos) to go too far (de, -)

■ te has pasado de sincero you were too honest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pasar de algo familiar not to be bothered about something

■ paso de hacer cola I can't be bothered to queue up

■ pasa de todo he couldn't care less about anything, he doesn't give a damn about anything

pasar de largo to go past

pasar la página to turn the page

pasar por to pass for

pasar por alto to ignore

pasar por encima de alguien to go over somebody's head

pasarlo bien to have a good time

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's wrong?

pasar sin to do without

pasarse de la raya to go too far, overstep the mark

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verb

1) to happen

2) pass

3) come in, enter

4) surpass

5) cross

6) give

7) undergo, suffer

8) omit

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- pasar de largo
- pasar por alto
- pasarlo bien
- pasarlo mal
- pasarse
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Para las expresiones pasar lista, pasar de moda, pasar desapercibido, pasarse de rosca etc, ver la otra entrada
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=ocurrir)

a) [suceso] to happen

¿qué pasó? — what happened?

¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

como si no hubiese pasado nada — as if nothing had happened

aquí pasa algo misterioso — there's something odd going on here

siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same

¿qué pasa? — what's happening?, what's going on?, what's up?; [como saludo] how's things? *

¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?

¿qué pasa contigo? — what's up with you?; [como saludo] * how's it going? *

¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?

• [lo que] pasa es que... — well, you see..., the thing is that...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

b)

pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me

no me ha pasado otra (igual) en la vida — nothing like this has ever happened to me before

siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things

tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt

esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?

2) (=cambiar de lugar)

a) [objeto]

la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other

cuando muera la empresa pasará al hijo — when he dies the company will go to his son

• la foto fue pasando de mano en [mano] — the photo was passed around

pasó de mis manos a las suyas — it passed from my hands into his

b) [persona] to go

pasar a un cuarto contiguo — to go into an adjoining room

pasar de Inglaterra al Canadá — to go from England to Canada

3) (=entrar)

¡pase! — come in!; [cediendo el paso] after you!

no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in

pasamos directamente a ver al jefe — we went straight in to see the boss

los moros pasaron a España — the Moors crossed over into Spain

• [hacer] pasar a algn — to show sb in

4) (=transitar)

pasó una bicicleta — a bicycle went past

¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?

ya ha pasado el tren de las cinco — (=sin hacer parada) the five o'clock train has already gone by; (=haciendo parada) the five o'clock train has already been and gone

¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?

• pasar [de largo] — to go {o} pass by

• pasar [por], el autobús pasa por delante de nuestra casa — the bus goes past our house

ese autobús no pasa por aquí — that bus doesn't come this way

5) (=acercarse a)

• tengo que pasar [por] el banco — I've got to go to the bank

pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow

tendrá que pasar por mi despacho — he'll have to come to my office

pase por caja — please pay at the cash desk

pasaré por tu casa — I'll drop in
pasar a ({+ infin})
te pasaré a buscar a las ocho — I'll pick you up at eight

pasa a verme cuando quieras — come round whenever you like

6) (=cambiar de situación) to go

el equipo ha pasado a primera división — the team has gone up to the first division

y luego pasaron a otra cosa — and then they went on to something else

ha pasado de ser tímida a no tenerle miedo a nada — she has gone from being shy to fearing nothing

pasar de teniente a general — to go from lieutenant to general

• pasar a [ser] — to become

en muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time

7) (=transcurrir) [tiempo] to pass, go by

han pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by

el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!

ya ha pasado una hora — it's been an hour already

8) (=acabar) [problema, situación] to be over; [efectos] to wear off

ha pasado la crisis — the crisis is over

ya pasó aquello — that's all over (and done with) now

9) (=aceptarse)

puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK

por esta vez pase — I'll let it go this time

que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist

10) pasar por

a) (=atravesar, caber) to go through

el hilo pasa por el agujero — the thread goes through the hole

pasamos por un túnel muy largo — we went through a very long tunnel

no pasamos por el pueblo — we didn't go through the village

el río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city

pasar por la aduana — to go through customs

está pasando por un mal momento — he's going through a bad patch

no creo que el sofá pase por esa puerta — I don't think the settee will go through the door

b) (=depender de) to depend on

el futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement

c) (=ser considerado) to pass as

podrían perfectamente pasar por gemelos — they could easily pass as twins

Juan pasa por francés — most people think Juan is French

• [hacerse] pasar por — to pass o.s. off as

se hace pasar por médico — he passes himself off as a doctor

11) [otras formas preposicionales]
pasar a ({+ infin}) (=empezar)
paso ahora a explicar mi postura — I will now go on to explain my position

pasar a decir algo — to go on to say sth

ya va siendo hora de pasar a la acción — it is time for action
pasar de (=exceder)
pasa ya de los 70 — he's over 70

esto pasa de ser una broma — this is beyond a joke

no pasa de ser un jugador mediocre — he's no more than an average player

no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it

• yo de [ahí] no paso — that's as far as I'm prepared to go

• de [ésta] no pasa — this is the very last time

• de [hoy] no pasa que le escriba — I'll write to him this very day
pasar sin
tendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car

no puede pasar sin ella — he can't manage without her

12) (Naipes) to pass

yo paso — pass

13) esp Esp
* (=mostrarse indiferente)
yo paso — count me out

• pasar [de] algo/algn, yo paso de política — I'm not into politics

paso de todo — I couldn't care less

pasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him

paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal

2. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=dar, entregar) [gen] to pass; [en una serie] to pass on

¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope

pásale una nota con disimulo — slip him a note

cuando termines pásasela a Isabel — when you've finished pass it on to Isabel

2) (=traspasar) [+ río, frontera] to cross; [+ límite] to go beyond

el túnel pasa la montaña — the tunnel goes right through the mountain

esto pasa los límites de lo razonable — this goes beyond the realm of what is reasonable

3) (=llevar)

nos pasaron a ver al director — they took us to see the manager

nos pasaron a otra habitación — they moved us into another room

he pasado mi despacho al dormitorio — I've moved my office into the bedroom

4) (=hacer atravesar)

pasa el alambre por este agujero — put the wire through this hole

pasó el hilo por el ojo de la aguja — she threaded the thread through the eye of the needle

5) (=colar) to strain

pasar el café por el colador — to strain the coffee

6) (=introducir) [+ moneda falsa] to pass (off); [+ contrabando] to smuggle

han pasado billetes falsos — they've passed (off) forged notes

han pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border

7) (=hacer deslizar)

voy a pasarle un trapo — I'm going to wipe it down

pasar la mano por algo — to run one's hand over sth

pasar el cepillo por el pelo — to run a brush through one's hair

pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet

pasar la aspiradora — to do the vacuuming

8) (=deslizar) to slip

le pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist

9) (=contagiar) to give

me has pasado tu catarro — you've given me your cold

10) (=volver) [+ página] to turn

- pasar página

11) (=escribir)

• pasar algo a [limpio] — to make a neat {o} fair {o} clean copy of sth

• pasar algo a [máquina] — to type sth up

12) (=tragar) (lit) to swallow; (fig) to bear, stand

no puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down

no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man

13) (=tolerar)

se lo pasan todo — they let him get away with anything

no te voy a pasar más — I'm not going to indulge you any more

14) (=aprobar) [+ examen] to pass

15) (=proyectar) [+ película, programa] to show, screen

16) (=poner en contacto)

te paso con Pedro — [al mismo teléfono] I'll put you on to Pedro; [a distinto teléfono] I'll put you through to Pedro

17) (=realizar)

• pasa [consulta] {o} [visita] a unas 700 personas diarias — he sees 700 patients a day
revista 3)
18) (=superar)

los pasa a todos en inteligencia — she's more intelligent than any of them

para ganar debes pasar a muchos contrincantes — to win you have to beat a lot of opponents

me pasa ya 3cm — he's already 3cm taller than I am

19) (Aut) to pass, overtake

20) (=omitir)

• pasar algo por [alto] — to overlook sth

pasar por alto un detalle — to overlook a detail

21) [+ tiempo] to spend

pasar las vacaciones — to spend one's holidays

voy a pasar el fin de semana con ella — I'm going to spend the weekend with her

fuimos a pasar el día en la playa — we went to the seaside for the day

lo pasaremos tan ricamente — we'll have such a good time
pasarlo ({+ adv})
pasarlo bien — to have a good time

¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

pasarlo mal — to have a bad time

lo pasamos muy mal — we had an awful time

22) (=dejar atrás)

hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us

ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now

23) (=sufrir)

ha pasado una mala racha — she's been through a bad patch

ha pasado muchas enfermedades — he's had a lot of illnesses

pasar frío — to be cold

pasar hambre — to be hungry

24) Cono Sur * (=engañar) to cheat, swindle

3.

See:

pasarse
PASAR En expresiones temporales ► Se traduce por spend cuando pasar tiene un uso transitivo y queremos indicar un período de tiempo concreto, seguido de la actividad que en ese tiempo se desarrolla, o del lugar: Me pasé la tarde escribiendo cartas I spent the evening writing letters Ha pasado toda su vida en el campo He has spent his whole life in the country ► En cambio, cuando se describe la forma en que se pasa el tiempo mediante un adjetivo, se debe emplear en inglés la construcción have + (a) + ((adjetivo)) + ((sustantivo)): Pasamos una tarde entretenida We had a lovely afternoon Pasamos un rato estupendo jugando al squash We had a fantastic time playing squash la expresión pasar el rato se traduce por pass the time: No sé qué hacer para pasar el rato I don't know what to do to pass the time ► Cuando el uso es intransitivo, pasar se traduce por pass {o} go by. A medida que pasaba el tiempo se deprimía cada vez más As time passed o went by, he became more and more depressed Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex. If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex. Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex. If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex. During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

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* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* * *

pasar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ pasar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 por un lugar

2 deteniéndose en un lugar

3 caber, entrar

B

1 transmitirse, transferirse

2 comunicar

C entrar

D

1 cambiar de estado, actividad, tema

2 Educación

3 indicando aceptabilidad

E exceder un límite

F

1 pasar por: ser tenido por

2 pasar por: implicar

Sentido II

A

1 transcurrir

2 terminar

B arreglárselas

Sentido III ocurrir, suceder

Sentido IV

A

1 en naipes, juegos

2 rechazando una invitación

B expresando indiferencia

■ pasar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 hacer atravesar

2 pasar por la aduana

3 hacer recorrer

B exhibir, mostrar

C

1 cruzar, atravesar

2 adelantar, sobrepasar

D aprobar: examen

E dar la vuelta a

F tolerar, admitir

G transcribir

H engañar

Sentido II

A entregar, hacer llegar

B contagiar

Sentido III

A pasar: tiempo, día etc

B

1 sufrir, padecer

2 pasarlo bien/mal

■ pasarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A cambiarse

B

1 ir demasiado lejos

2 excederse

3 lucirse

C

1 pasarse: comestibles

2 Cocina

Sentido II

A desaparecer

B «tiempo»

C olvidarse

Sentido III

A enfático: con idea de continuidad

B enfático: ir

C reflexivo

vi

Sentido I

A

1 (por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone by o come/gone past

pasó un coche a toda velocidad a car passed at top speed, a car came/went past at top speed, a car shot o sped past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? what time does the milkman come?

no aparques aquí, que no pueden pasar otros coches don't park here, other cars won't be able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad don't miss this chance

pasar de largo to go right o straight past

el autobús venía completo y pasó de largo the bus was full and didn't stop o went right o straight past without stopping

pasó de largo sin siquiera saludar she went right o straight past o ( colloq) she sailed past without even saying hello

pasar POR algo to go THROUGH sth

al pasar por la aduana when you go through customs

prefiero no pasar por el centro I'd rather not go through the city center

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

hay un vuelo directo, no hace falta pasar por Miami there's a direct flight so you don't have to go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? does the number 45 come this way/stop here?

pasamos justo por delante de su casa we went right past her house

pasaba por aquí y se me ocurrió hacerte una visita I was just passing by o I was in the area and I thought I'd drop in and see you

ni me pasó por la imaginación que fuese a hacerlo it didn't even occur to me o it didn't even cross my mind that she would do it

el país está pasando por momentos difíciles these are difficult times for the country

2 (deteniéndose en un lugar) pasar POR:

¿podríamos pasar por el supermercado? can we stop off at the supermarket?

de camino tengo que pasar por la oficina I have to drop in at o stop by the office on the way

pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?

pasar A + INF:

puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow

pasaremos a verlos de camino a casa we'll drop by o stop by and see them on the way home, we'll call in o drop in and see them on the way home

3

(caber, entrar): no creo que pase por la puerta, es demasiado ancho I don't think it'll go through o I don't think we'll get it through the door, it's too wide

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza I can't get this T-shirt over my head

B

1

(transmitirse, transferirse): la humedad ha pasado a la habitación de al lado the damp has gone through to the room next door

el título pasa al hijo mayor the title passes o goes to the eldest son

la carta ha ido pasando de mano en mano the letter has been passed around (to everyone)

2

(comunicar): te paso con Javier (en el mismo teléfono) I'll let you speak to Javier, I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; (en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

C (entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in

pasa, no te quedes en la puerta come (on) in, don't stand there in the doorway

¿se puede? — pase may I come in? — yes, please do

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!

ha llegado el señor Díaz — hágalo pasar Mr Díaz is here — show him in please

¡no pasarán! ( fr hecha); they shall not pass!

pueden pasar al comedor you may go through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? ( AmL); who's going to come up to the blackboard?

D

1 (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema) pasar ( DE algo) A algo:

en poco tiempo ha pasado del anonimato a la fama in a very short space of time she's gone o shot from obscurity to fame

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera ( Auto) now change into third

pasa a la página 98 continued on page 98

pasando a otra cosa … anyway, to change the subject …

pasar A + INF:

el equipo pasa a ocupar el primer puesto the team moves into first place

pasó a formar parte del equipo en julio she joined the team in July

más tarde pasó a tratar la cuestión de los impuestos later he went on to deal with the question of taxes

pasamos a informar de otras noticias de interés now, the rest of the news

2 ( Educación):

Daniel ya pasa a tercero Daniel will be starting third grade next semester ( AmE), Daniel will be going into the third year next term ( BrE)

si pasas de curso te compro una bicicleta if you get through o pass your end-of-year exams, I'll buy you a bicycle

3

(indicando aceptabilidad): no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase, pero que no se repita I'll let it pass o go this time, but don't let it happen again

E (exceder un límite) pasar DE algo:

no pases de 100 don't go over 100

fue un pequeño desacuerdo pero no pasó de eso it was nothing more than a slight disagreement, we/they had a slight disagreement, but it was nothing more than that

estuvo muy cortés conmigo pero no pasó de eso he was very polite, but no more

tengo que escribirle, de hoy no pasa I must write to him today without fail

está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day

yo diría que no pasa de los 30 I wouldn't say he was more than 30

al principio no pasábamos de nueve empleados there were only nine of us working there/here at the beginning

no pasan de ser palabras vacías they are still nothing but empty words o still only empty words

F pasar por

1

(ser tenido por): pasa por tonto, pero no lo es he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre he pretended to be my father

2 (implicar) to lie in

la solución pasa por la racionalización de la industria the solution lies in the rationalization of the industry

Sentido II

A «tiempo»

1

(transcurrir): ya han pasado dos horas y aún no ha vuelto it's been two hours now and she still hasn't come back

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

2

(terminar): menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado thank goodness winter's over

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

no llores, ya pasó don't cry, it's all right now o it's all over now

B

(arreglárselas): ¿compro más o podemos pasar con esto? shall I buy some more or can we get by on o make do with this?

sin electricidad podemos pasar, pero sin agua no we can manage o do without electricity but not without water

Sentido III (ocurrir, suceder) to happen

déjame que te cuente lo que pasó let me tell you what happened

claro que me gustaría ir, lo que pasa es que estoy cansada of course I'd like to go, only I'm really tired o it's just that I'm really tired

lo que pasa es que el jueves no voy a estar the thing is o the problem is I won't be here on Thursday

iré pase lo que pase I'm going whatever happens o come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? what happened about the watch?

ahora se dan la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada now just shake hands and let's forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same

¿qué pasa? ¿por qué estás tan serio? what's up o what's the matter? why are you looking so serious?

se lo dije yo ¿pasa algo? I told him, what of it o what's it to you? ( colloq), I told him, do you have a problem with that? ( colloq)

¡hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? ( fam); hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? ( colloq)

no te hagas mala sangre, son cosas que pasan don't get upset about it, these things happen

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿qué te ha pasado en el ojo? what have you done to your eye?, what's happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasará a Ricardo que tiene tan mala cara? I wonder what's up with o what's the matter with Ricardo? he looks terrible ( colloq)

¿qué te pasa que estás tan callado? why are you so quiet?

¿qué le pasa a la lavadora que no centrifuga? why isn't the washing machine spinning?

no sé qué me pasa I don't know what's wrong o what's the matter with me

eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody

el coche quedó destrozado pero a él no le pasó nada the car was wrecked but he escaped unhurt

Sentido IV

A

1 (en naipes, juegos) to pass

paso, no tengo tréboles pass o I can't go, I don't have any clubs

2 ( fam)

(rechazando una invitación, una oportunidad): tómate otra — no, gracias, esta vez paso have another one — no thanks, I'll skip this one o I'll pass on this round ( colloq)

¿vas a tomar postre? — no, yo paso are you going to have a dessert? — no, I think I'll give it a miss o no, I couldn't

pasar DE algo:

esta noche paso de salir, estoy muy cansada I don't feel like going out tonight, I'm very tired ( colloq)

B ( fam)

(expresando indiferencia): que se las arreglen, yo paso they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem o I don't want anything to do with it

pasar DE algo:

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente she couldn't give a damn about o she couldn't care less what people say ( colloq)

paso mucho de política I couldn't give a damn about politics ( colloq)

pasar DE algn

( esp Esp): paso de él I don't give a damn what he does/what happens to him ( colloq)

mis padres pasan de mí my parents couldn't care less what I do/what happens to me

■ pasar

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo:

pasar la salsa por un tamiz put the sauce through a sieve, sieve the sauce

pasé la piña por la licuadora I put the pineapple through the blender, I liquidized o blended the pineapple

pasa el cordón por este agujero thread the shoelace through this hole

2

(por la aduana): ¿cuántas botellas de vino se puede pasar? how many bottles of wine are you allowed to take through?

los pillaron intentando pasar armas they were caught trying to smuggle o bring in arms

3

(hacer recorrer): pasé la aspiradora por el cuarto I vacuumed o ( BrE) tb hoovered the room

ven aquí, que te voy a pasar un peine come here and let me give your hair a quick comb o let me put a comb through your hair

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe, wipe the floor down

pasarlo primero por harina first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha this needs a quick iron o ( colloq) a quick once-over o run over with the iron

B (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show

las chicas que pasaron los modelos the girls who modeled the dresses

C

1 (cruzar, atravesar) ‹frontera› to cross

pasaron el río a nado they swam across the river

esa calle la pasamos hace rato we went past o we passed that street a while back

¿ya hemos pasado Flores? have we been through Flores yet?

2 (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

a ver si podemos pasar a este camión why don't we overtake o get past o pass this truck?

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

D (aprobar) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

E (dar la vuelta a) ‹página/hoja› to turn

F ( fam)

(tolerar, admitir): esto no te lo paso I'm not letting you get away with this

el profesor no te deja pasar ni una the teacher doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso or no lo puedo pasar I can't stand o take that guy ( colloq)

yo el Roquefort no lo paso I can't stand Roquefort, I hate Roquefort

no podía pasar aquella sopa grasienta I couldn't stomach o eat that greasy soup

pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook, forget about; (olvidar, omitir) to forget, leave out, omit, overlook

G

(transcribir): tendré que pasar la carta I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? could you type this for me?

limpio¹ adj A 3. (↑ limpio (1))

H ( AmL) (engañar) to put one over on ( colloq)

se cree que me va a pasar a mí he thinks he can put one over on me

Sentido II

A

(entregar, hacer llegar): cuando termines el libro, pásaselo a Miguel when you finish the book, pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?

¿han pasado ya la factura? have they sent the bill yet?, have they billed you/us yet?

le pasó el balón a Gómez he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad she gets a monthly allowance from her father, her father gives her a monthly allowance

B (contagiar) ‹gripe/resfriado› to give

se lo pasé a toda la familia I gave it to o passed it on to the whole family

Sentido III

A ‹tiempo› to spend

vamos a pasar las Navidades en casa we are going to spend Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day

B

1

(sufrir, padecer): pasaron muchas penalidades they went through o suffered a lot of hardship

pasé mucho miedo I was very frightened

¿pasaste frío anoche? were you cold last night?

pasamos hambre en la posguerra we went hungry after the war

está pasando una mala racha he's going through bad times o ( BrE) a bad patch ( colloq)

no sabes las que pasé yo con ese hombre you've no idea what I went through with that man

2

pasarlo or pasarla bien/mal: lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes he gets very nervous o ( colloq) gets in a real state about exams

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

Caín, negro¹ (↑ negro (1)), pipa, etc

■ pasarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

(cambiarse): pasarse al enemigo/al bando contrario to go over to the enemy/to the other side

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina we want to move to the other office

B

1

(ir demasiado lejos): nos hemos pasado, el banco está más arriba we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación/parada we missed o went past our station/stop

2 ( fam) (excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado you've gone too far this time

no te pases que no estoy para bromas that's enough o don't push your luck ( colloq), I'm not in the mood for jokes

se pasaron con los precios they charged exorbitant prices, the prices they charged were way over the top o way out of line ( colloq)

se pasó con la sal he put too much salt in it, he overdid the salt ( colloq)

pasarse DE algo:

se pasó de listo he tried to be too clever ( colloq)

te pasas de bueno you're too kind for your own good

3

(CS fam) (lucirse): ¡te pasaste! esto está riquísimo you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious ( colloq)

se pasó con ese gol that was a fantastic goal he scored ( colloq)

C

1 «peras/tomates» to go bad, get overripe; «carne/pescado» to go off, go bad; «leche» to go off, go sour

estos plátanos se están pasando these bananas are starting to go bad o to get overripe

2 ( Cocina):

se va a pasar el arroz the rice is going to spoil o get overcooked

no lo dejes pasar de punto don't let it overcook

Sentido II (+ me/te/le etc)

A

(desaparecer): ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre until her temperature goes down

B

«tiempo»: sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly

se me pasaron las tres horas casi sin enterarme the three hours flew by almost without my realizing

C

(olvidarse): lo siento, se me pasó totalmente I'm sorry, I completely forgot o it completely slipped my mind

se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

Sentido III

A ( enfático)

(con idea de continuidad): se pasa meses sin ver a su mujer he goes for months at a time o he goes months without seeing his wife, he doesn't see his wife for months on end

se pasa hablando por teléfono ( AmL); he's always on the telephone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando I was up all night studying

es capaz de pasarse el día entero sin probar bocado he can quite easily go the whole day without having a thing to eat

pasárselo bien/mal, etc pasar vt Sense III B 2.

B ( enfático) ( fam)

(ir): pásate por casa y te la presento come round and I'll introduce you to her ( colloq)

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?, could you pop o nip down to the market? ( BrE colloq)

C ( reflexivo):

se pasó la mano por el pelo he ran his fingers through his hair

ni siquiera tuve tiempo de pasarme un peine I didn't even have time to run a comb through my hair o ( BrE) to give my hair a comb

* * *

pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían pasar the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasar de largo to go right o straight past;
pasar por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasar de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasará por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasar al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasar de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasar por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaron muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasar sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasar la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasar la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasarle una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasarse al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- ahorrar
- amarga
- amargo
- aro
- blanca
- blanco
- bondad
- cabalgata
- cadáver
- calor
- cocerse
- colar
- desapercibida
- desapercibido
- desfilar
- deslizar
- entretenerse
- historia
- inadvertida
- inadvertido
- inri
- mayor
- meneo
- noche
- penalidad
- posibilidad
- privación
- rato
- relámpago
- revista
- rozar
- salvar
- suceder
- superar
- suplantar
- suprimir
- tamiz
- tener
- tesorería
- tirarse
- torniquete
- trago
- verter
- vestidura
- vicaría
- vida
- vivir
- adiós
- alcanzar
English:
ask in
- bootleg
- bring in
- brush
- buck
- by
- call
- clamber
- clear
- come
- come by
- come on to
- decide on
- discount
- do without
- drag
- dread
- drive-through
- elapse
- embarrassment
- envisage
- envision
- fashion
- fill in
- fly
- fore
- gallop past
- get by
- get on to
- get onto
- get past
- get through
- gloss over
- go
- go along
- go by
- go on
- go out
- go through
- go under
- graze
- hand on
- hang out
- happen
- have
- hibernate
- hideous
- holiday
- Hoover
- hungry

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pasar

♦ vt

1. [dar, transmitir] to pass;
[noticia, aviso] to pass on;
¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?;

pásame toda la información que tengas give me o let me have all the information you've got;

no se preocupe, yo le paso el recado don't worry, I'll pass on the message to him;

páseme con el encargado [al teléfono] could you put me through to o could I speak to the person in charge?;

le paso (con él) [al teléfono] I'll put you through (to him);

Valdez pasó el balón al portero Valdez passed the ball (back) to the keeper;

pasan sus conocimientos de generación en generación they pass down their knowledge from one generation to the next;

el Estado le pasa una pensión she gets a pension from the State;

pasar harina por un cedazo to sieve flour;

pasar leche por el colador to strain milk;

pasa la cuerda por ese agujero pass the rope through this hole;

hay que pasar las maletas por la máquina de rayos X your luggage has to go through the X-ray machine;

pase las croquetas por huevo coat the croquettes with egg;

pasar el cepillo por el suelo to scrub the floor;

pasa un paño por la mesa give the table a wipe with a cloth;

unas vacaciones pasadas por agua a Br holiday o US vacation when it rained the whole time;

se dedican a pasar tabaco de contrabando/inmigrantes ilegales por la frontera they smuggle tobacco/illegal immigrants across the border

2. [contagiar]
pasar algo a alguien to give sb sth, to give sth to sb;

me has pasado el resfriado you've given me your cold

3. [cruzar] to cross;

pasar la calle/la frontera to cross the road/border;

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

4. [rebasar, sobrepasar] [en el espacio, tiempo] to go through;

¿hemos pasado ya la frontera? have we gone past o crossed the border yet?;

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light;

al pasar el parque gire a su izquierda once you're past the park, turn left, turn left after the park;

cuando el automóvil pase los primeros cinco años debe ir a revisión the car should be serviced after five years;

ya ha pasado los veinticinco he's over twenty-five now;

mi hijo me pasa ya dos centímetros my son is already two centimetres taller than me

5. [adelantar] [corredores, vehículos] to overtake;

pasa a esa furgoneta en cuanto puedas overtake that van as soon as you can

6. [trasladar]
pasar algo a to move sth to;

hay que pasar todos estos libros al estudio we have to take all these books through to the study, we have to move all these books to the study

7. [conducir adentro] to show in;

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living-room

8. [hacer avanzar] [páginas de libro] to turn;
[hojas sueltas] to turn over;
Comp

pasar página to make a fresh start

9. [mostrar] [película, diapositivas, reportaje] to show

10. [emplear] [tiempo] to spend;

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome;

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday o US vacation?, where are you going to spend your holidays o US vacation?;

pasé la noche trabajando I worked all night, I spent the whole night working;

he pasado muy buenos ratos con él I've had some very good times with him

11. [experimentar] to go through, to experience;

hemos pasado una racha muy mala we've gone o been through a very bad spell o Br patch;

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared;

¿has pasado la varicela? have you had chickenpox?;

¿qué tal lo has pasado? did you have a nice time?, did you enjoy yourselves?;

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien! have a nice time!, enjoy yourself!;

lo hemos pasado muy mal últimamente we've had a hard time of it recently;

Comp
Fam
pasarlas canutas to have a rough time

12. [superar] to pass;

muy pocos pasaron el examen/la prueba very few people passed the exam/test;

hay que pasar un reconocimiento médico you have to pass a medical;

no pasamos la eliminatoria we didn't get through the tie

13. [consentir]
pasar algo a alguien to let sb get away with sth;

que me engañes no te lo paso I'm not going to let you get away with cheating me;

este profesor no te deja pasar (ni) una you can't get away with anything with this teacher;

pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;
[sin querer] to miss sth out
14. [transcribir]
pasar algo a limpio to make a fair copy of sth, to write sth out neatly;

yo te lo paso a máquina I'll type it up for you;

pasar un documento Esp [m5] al ordenador o Am [m5] a la computadora to type o key a document (up) on the computer

15. RP Fam [engañar] to diddle;

están siempre tratando de pasarte con el vuelto they always try to short-change you o diddle you over the change

♦ vi

1. [ir, moverse] to pass, to go;

vimos pasar a un hombre corriendo we saw a man run past;

¿cuándo pasa el camión de la basura? when do the Br dustmen o US garbage collectors come?;

deja pasar a la ambulancia let the ambulance past;

¿me deja pasar, por favor? may I come past, please?;

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side;

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street;

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus passes in front of o goes past my house;

¿qué autobuses pasan por aquí? which buses go past here?, which buses can you catch from here?;

el Támesis pasa por Londres the Thames flows through London;

yo sólo pasaba por aquí I was just passing by;

pasaba por allí y entré a saludar I was in the area, so I stopped by to say hello;

pasar de largo to go straight by

2. [entrar] to go/come in;

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please;

lo siento, no se puede pasar sorry, you can't go in there/come in here;

pasamos a un salón muy grande we entered a very large living-room;

¿puedo pasar? may I come in?;

¿puedo pasar al cuarto de baño? can I use the bathroom?;

¡pase!, Méx [m5]¡pásale/pásele! come in!;

hazlos pasar show them in;
RP
pasar al pizarrón to go/come to the blackboard

3. [caber] to go ( por through);
por ahí no pasa este armario this wardrobe won't go through there

4. [acercarse, ir un momento] to pop in;

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place;

pasa por la farmacia y compra aspirinas pop into the Br chemist's o US pharmacy and buy some aspirin;

pasé a verla al hospital I dropped in at the hospital to see her;

pase a por el vestido o [m5] a recoger el vestido el lunes you can come and pick the dress up on Monday

5. [suceder] to happen;

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?;

¿qué pasa? [¿qué ocurre?] what's the matter?;
Fam [al saludar a alguien] how's it going?; Méx Fam
¿qué pasó? [¿qué tal?] how's it going?;

¿qué pasa con esas cervezas? where have those beers got to?, what's happened to those beers?;

no te preocupes, no pasa nada don't worry, it's OK;

aquí nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens here;

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?;

¿le pasó algo al niño? did something happen to the child?;

¿qué te pasa en la pierna? what's wrong with your leg?;

eso te pasa por mentir that's what you get for lying;

lo que pasa es que… the thing is…;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

siempre pasa lo mismo, pasa lo de siempre it's always the same;

dense la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada shake hands and just forget the whole thing (as if it had never happened)

6. [terminar] to be over;

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now;

cuando pase el dolor when the pain passes o stops;

la tormenta ya ha pasado the storm is over now;

el efecto de estos fármacos pasa enseguida these drugs wear off quickly

7. [transcurrir] to go by;

pasaron tres meses three months went by;

cuando pase un rato te tomas esta pastilla take this tablet after a little while;

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!

8. [cambiar]
pasar de… a… [de lugar, estado, propietario] to go o pass from… to…;

pasamos del último puesto al décimo we went (up) from last place to tenth;

pasa de la depresión a la euforia she goes from depression to euphoria;

pasó a formar parte del nuevo equipo he joined the new team;

pasar a [nueva actividad, nuevo tema] to move on to;

pasemos a otra cosa let's move on to something else;

ahora pasaré a explicarles cómo funciona esta máquina now I'm going to explain to you how this machine works;

Alicia pasa a (ser) jefa de personal Alicia will become personnel manager;

pasar de curso o [m5] al siguiente curso = to pass one's end-of-year exams and move up a year

9. [ir más allá, sobrepasar]
si pasas de 160, vibra el volante if you go faster than 160, the steering wheel starts to vibrate;

yo creo que no pasa de los cuarenta años I doubt she's older than forty;

no pasó de ser un aparatoso accidente sin consecuencias the accident was spectacular but no-one was hurt

10. [conformarse, apañarse]
pasar (con/sin algo) to make do (with/without sth);

tendrá que pasar sin coche she'll have to make do without a car;

¿cómo puedes pasar toda la mañana sólo con un café? how can you last all morning on just a cup of coffee?;

no sabe pasar sin su familia he can't cope without his family

11. [experimentar]
hemos pasado por situaciones de alto riesgo we have been in some highly dangerous situations

12. [tolerar]
pasar por algo to put up with sth;

¡yo por ahí no paso! I draw the line at that!

13. [ser considerado]
pasa por ser uno de los mejores tenistas del momento he is considered to be one of the best tennis players around at the moment;

hacerse pasar por alguien/algo to pretend to be sb/sth, to pass oneself off as sb/sth

14. Fam [prescindir]
pasar de algo/alguien to want nothing to do with sth/sb;

paso de política I'm not into politics;

¡ése pasa de todo! he couldn't care less about anything!;

paso de ir al cine hoy I can't be bothered going to o Br I don't fancy the cinema today;

paso olímpicamente o [m5] ampliamente de hacerlo I'm damned if I'm going to do it

15. [en naipes] to pass

16. [servir, valer]
puede pasar it'll do;

por esta vez pase, pero que no vuelva a ocurrir I'll overlook it this time, but I don't want it to happen again

17. Méx Fam [gustar]
me pasa ese cantante I think that singer's great

♦ See also the pronominal verb pasarse

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pasar

I v/t

1 pass;

pasar la mano por run one’s hand through

2 el tiempo spend;

para pasar el tiempo (in order) to pass the time;

pasarlo bien have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien!, ¡a pasarlo bien! enjoy yourself!, have fun o a good time!

3 un lugar pass, go past; frontera cross

4 problemas, dificultades experience

5 AUTO ( adelantar) pass, Br

overtake

6 una película show

7 TELEC

:

le paso al Sr. Galvez I’ll put you through to Mr. Galvez

8

:

pasar algo a máquina type sth

II v/i

1 ( suceder) happen;

¿qué ha pasado? what’s happened?;

¿qué pasa? what’s happening?, what’s going on?;

¿qué te pasa? what’s the matter?;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over;

en el viaje nos pasó de todo fam just about everything happened on that trip, it was a very eventful trip

2 en juegos pass

3

:

¡pasa!, ¡pase usted! come in!;

pasé a visitarla I dropped by to see her;

pasar por go by;

pasa por aquí come this way;

pasé por la tienda I stopped off at the shop;

pasaré por tu casa I’ll drop by your house

4

:

dejar pasar oportunidad miss

5 fam

:

pasar de alguien not want anything to do with s.o.;

paso de ir al gimnasio I can’t be bothered to go to the gym

6

:

pasar de los 60 años be over 60 (years old);

pasar de moda go out of fashion;

hacerse pasar por pass o.s. off as;

poder pasar sin algo be able to get by o to manage without sth;

puede pasar it’s OK, it’ll do

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pasar vi

1) : to pass, to go by, to come by

2) : to come in, to enter

¿se puede pasar?: may we come in?

3) : to happen

¿qué pasa?: what's happening?, what's going on?

4) : to manage, to get by

5) : to be over, to end

6)

pasar de : to exceed, to go beyond

7)

pasar por : to pretend to be

pasar vt

1) : to pass, to give

¿me pasas la sal?: would you pass me the salt?

2) : to pass (a test)

3) : to go over, to cross

4) : to spend (time)

5) : to tolerate

6) : to go through, to suffer

7) : to show (a movie, etc.)

8) : to overtake, to pass, to surpass

9) : to pass over, to wipe up

10)

pasarlo bien or

pasarla bien : to have a good time

11)

pasarlo mal or

pasarla mal : to have a bad time, to have a hard time

12)

pasar por alto : to overlook, to omit

♦ See also the reflexive verb pasarse

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pasar vb

1. (entrar) to go in / to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

pasó sin llamar he went in without knocking

¡pase! come in!

2. (transcurrir) to pass / to go by

la tarde pasó lentamente the afternoon went by slowly

3. (ocupar un tiempo) to spend [pt. & pp. spent]

pasamos el día juntos we spent the day together

4. (andar, moverse) to pass / to go past

pasó por delante del restaurante she went past the restaurant

¿por dónde pasa el autobús? which way does the bus go?

por mi pueblo pasa un río a river runs through my village

¿a qué hora pasa el tren? what time's the train?

5. (ir, visitar) to go / to stop by [pt. & pp. stopped] / to go

pasaré por la tienda mañana I'll go to the shop tomorrow

pasaré por tu casa I'll stop by your house

6. (cruzar) to cross

cuidado al pasar la calle be careful when you cross the road

7. (dar, hacer llegar) to pass / to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

¿me pasas la sal? can you pass the salt?

8. (llevar, mover) to move

pasaron los muebles a la otra habitación they moved the furniture into the other room

9. (sufrir) to be / to have

pasamos mucho frío we were very cold

todos hemos pasado la gripe we've all had the flu

10. (aprobar) to pass

pasó el examen de conducir he passed his driving test

11. (deslizar)

pasó la mano por el pelo de la niña she stroked the little girl's hair

pasa este trapo por los muebles give the furniture a wipe with this cloth

12. (terminar) to be over

ya ha pasado el calor the hot weather is over now

13. (arreglárselas) to manage / to get by

podemos pasar con muy poco we can manage with very little

no puede pasar sin el teléfono móvil she can't manage without her mobile phone

14. (ocurrir) to happen

¿qué te ha pasado? what happened to you?

¿qué pasa? what's going on? / what's the matter?

15. (cambiar) to change / to go

ha pasado de ser jugador a entrenador he's gone from being a player to manager

16. (exceder) to be over

pasa ya de los sesenta he's over seventy

pasar / pasar de algo not to care / not to be bothered

paso de comer I can't be bothered to eat

pasa de la política he couldn't care less about politics

pasarlo bien to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time

pasar por alto to overlook

Spanish-English dictionary > pasar
34 texto

m.

1 text (palabras, libro).

2 passage (pasaje).

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texto

► nombre masculino

1 text

* * *

noun m.

text

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SM text

libro de texto — textbook

grabado fuera de texto — full-page illustration

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masculino

1) ( escrito) text

2) ( libro) text, book

* * *

= narration, text, transcript, textual matter.

Ex. The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.

Ex. If the text is out of date it is foolish to bind the book.

Ex. The cataloguer must make an exact transcript of the title on the title page.

Ex. A word processor is simply a computer which is dedicated to the manipulation of textual matter.

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* base de datos de texto = text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* búsqueda de texto libre = free text search, free-text searching.

* búsqueda en texto completo = full text search.

* cadena de texto = text string.

* campo de texto libre = free-text field.

* codificación de textos = text encoding.

* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.

* conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech conversion.

* convertido a texto = OCR-ed [OCRed].

* de soporte de texto = text-carrying.

* de texto = text-based.

* documento de texto = textual document.

* eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.

* en texto completo = full-text.

* enunciado de búsqueda en texto libre = free-text search statement.

* enviar un mensaje de texto = text.

* fichero de texto = text file.

* frase de texto libre = free-text phrase.

* información de texto completo = full-text information.

* libro de texto = school book, text, textbook [text book].

* libro de texto de una asignatura = set course book.

* libro de texto escolar = school text.

* Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP) = Textbooks for Africa (TAP).

* mensaje de texto = text message.

* minería de textos = text-mining.

* nota al final del texto = endnote.

* palabra del texto = text word.

* paquete de edición de texto = editing package.

* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.

* Procesador de Matrices de Texto (TAP) = Text Array Processor (TAP).

* procesador de texto = text processor.

* procesador de textos = word processing software, word processor, text-processing software.

* procesamiento de texto = text processing.

* procesamiento de textos = word processing, wordprocessing.

* programa de edición de texto = editor.

* Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP) = National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).

* que no es libro de texto = non-textbook.

* que no es texto = non-text.

* recuperación de texto = text retrieval.

* recuperación de texto completo = full text retrieval.

* recuperación de texto libre = free text retrieval.

* selección de textos = selected writings.

* sistema de conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech system.

* sistema para la recuperación de texto libre = free text retrieval system.

* texto clásico = classical text.

* texto completo = full text.

* texto con letras grandes = large print.

* texto continuo = stream of text.

* texto electrónico = electronic text [e-text].

* texto en columnas = columnar text.

* texto enmarcado en un recuadro = boxed text.

* texto escrito a máquina = typescript.

* texto fuente = copy-text.

* texto impreso = letterpress, printed text.

* texto justificado = justified text.

* texto legible por máquina = machine readable text.

* texto libre = free text.

* texto lineal = linear text.

* texto literario = literary text.

* texto mecanografiado = typescript.

* texto narrado = narrative text.

* texto para presentar oralmente = speaking text.

* texto plano = plain text.

* texto simple = plain text.

* tratamiento de textos = word processing.

* variante de un texto = variant text, variant reading.

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masculino

1) ( escrito) text

2) ( libro) text, book

* * *

= narration, text, transcript, textual matter.

Ex: The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.

Ex: If the text is out of date it is foolish to bind the book.

Ex: The cataloguer must make an exact transcript of the title on the title page.

Ex: A word processor is simply a computer which is dedicated to the manipulation of textual matter.

* base de datos de texto = text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* búsqueda de texto libre = free text search, free-text searching.

* búsqueda en texto completo = full text search.

* cadena de texto = text string.

* campo de texto libre = free-text field.

* codificación de textos = text encoding.

* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.

* conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech conversion.

* convertido a texto = OCR-ed [OCRed].

* de soporte de texto = text-carrying.

* de texto = text-based.

* documento de texto = textual document.

* eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.

* en texto completo = full-text.

* enunciado de búsqueda en texto libre = free-text search statement.

* enviar un mensaje de texto = text.

* fichero de texto = text file.

* frase de texto libre = free-text phrase.

* información de texto completo = full-text information.

* libro de texto = school book, text, textbook [text book].

* libro de texto de una asignatura = set course book.

* libro de texto escolar = school text.

* Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP) = Textbooks for Africa (TAP).

* mensaje de texto = text message.

* minería de textos = text-mining.

* nota al final del texto = endnote.

* palabra del texto = text word.

* paquete de edición de texto = editing package.

* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.

* Procesador de Matrices de Texto (TAP) = Text Array Processor (TAP).

* procesador de texto = text processor.

* procesador de textos = word processing software, word processor, text-processing software.

* procesamiento de texto = text processing.

* procesamiento de textos = word processing, wordprocessing.

* programa de edición de texto = editor.

* Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP) = National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).

* que no es libro de texto = non-textbook.

* que no es texto = non-text.

* recuperación de texto = text retrieval.

* recuperación de texto completo = full text retrieval.

* recuperación de texto libre = free text retrieval.

* selección de textos = selected writings.

* sistema de conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech system.

* sistema para la recuperación de texto libre = free text retrieval system.

* texto clásico = classical text.

* texto completo = full text.

* texto con letras grandes = large print.

* texto continuo = stream of text.

* texto electrónico = electronic text [e-text].

* texto en columnas = columnar text.

* texto enmarcado en un recuadro = boxed text.

* texto escrito a máquina = typescript.

* texto fuente = copy-text.

* texto impreso = letterpress, printed text.

* texto justificado = justified text.

* texto legible por máquina = machine readable text.

* texto libre = free text.

* texto lineal = linear text.

* texto literario = literary text.

* texto mecanografiado = typescript.

* texto narrado = narrative text.

* texto para presentar oralmente = speaking text.

* texto plano = plain text.

* texto simple = plain text.

* tratamiento de textos = word processing.

* variante de un texto = variant text, variant reading.

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texto

masculine

A (escrito) text

el texto de una ley the text of a law

nos dieron a traducir un texto muy difícil we were given a very difficult passage o text to translate

no te fijes en el dibujo, sino en el texto look at the words o text, not the picture

textos escogidos de Delibes selected texts o extracts from Delibes

B (libro) text, book

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texto sustantivo masculino
text
texto sustantivo masculino text
libro de texto, textbook
Inform tratamiento de texto, word processing
' texto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- acotar
- amputar
- anotar
- comentar
- comentario
- densidad
- desmenuzar
- dictar
- interlineal
- libro
- modificar
- mutilar
- pie
- prólogo
- puntuar
- recortar
- refundir
- rellena
- relleno
- remitir
- resumir
- revisión
- sangría
- supresión
- suprimir
- traducir
- acortar
- acotación
- alteración
- alterar
- apéndice
- apunte
- brevedad
- cita
- confuso
- constar
- correr
- corresponder
- cortar
- definitivo
- editar
- elemental
- íntegro
- intercalar
- interpretación
- interpretar
- lectura
- leer
- llave
English:
above
- abridged
- bowdlerize
- change
- copy
- doctor
- editing
- extract
- figure
- full
- gap
- go through
- highlight
- pad out
- padding
- prose
- put in
- say
- scan
- schoolbook
- scroll
- shorten
- table
- text
- textbook
- typescript
- wording
- writing
- type

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texto nm

1. [palabras] text

Comp
texto cifrado cipher text; Informát texto oculto hidden text; Informát texto simulado Greek text
2. [pasaje] passage

3. [libro] text;

los textos sagrados the sacred texts o writings

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texto

m text

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texto nm

: text

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texto n text

Spanish-English dictionary > texto
35 effiler

efile
1.

verbe transitif

1) to sharpen [lame, pointe]

2) to thin out [cheveux]

3) to string [haricots verts]

2.

s'effiler verbe pronominal ( s'effranger) to fray

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efile vt
[cheveux] to thin, [tissu] to fray

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effiler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 to sharpen [lame, pointe];

2 to thin out, taper [cheveux];

3 to string [haricots verts];

4 Tex to unravel [laine]; to fray [coton, lin].

B s'effiler vpr Tex to fray.

[efile] verbe transitif

1. [tissu] to fray, to unravel

2. [allonger - ligne, forme] to streamline

effiler sa moustache to trim one's moustache into a point

3. [cheveux] to thin

————————

s'effiler verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'effilocher] to fray, to unravel

2. [s'allonger] to taper (off)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > effiler
36 τανύω

τᾰνύω, Il.17.391, etc.: [tense] fut.

A - ύσω AP5.261
(Paul. Sil.); [dialect] Ep. - ύω Od.21.152
, 174, τανύσσω Orph.L. 181
: [tense] aor. ἐτάνῠσα, [dialect] Ep. ἐτάνυσσα Od.24.177
; τάνυσσα Il.14.389
; part. τανύσας Hp.Steril.244
:—[voice] Med., [dialect] Ep.[tense] fut. τανύσσομαι in pass. sense, Archil.3: [dialect] Ep. [tense] aor. part. τανυσσάμενος Il.4.112
:—[voice] Pass., [ per.] 3sg. [tense] pf. τετάνυσται Od.9.116
; part. τετανυμένος Gal.13.991
, τετανυμμένος (sic) Dioscorus in PLit.Lond. 98 ii 10: 3 [tense] fut. τετανύσσεται Orph.L. 324
: [tense] aor. ἐτανύσθην Hes.Th. 177
, etc., [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3pl. τάνυσθεν Il.16.475
, Od.16.175. [[pron. full] ῠ always, exc. ἐκτανῡειν (s.v.l.) in Anacreont.35.5.] [dialect] Ep. Verb (used twice by Pi., never by Trag.):—stretch, strain, βοείην Il.17.390
, 391; ἶριν ib. 547; τ. βιόν string a bow, Od.24.177; οὐ μὲν ἐγὼ τανύω I cannot string it, 21.152, cf. 171, 174 (so in [voice] Med., τὸ μὲν [τόξον].. τανυσσάμενος having strung his bow, Il.4.112, cf. Archil.3); of putting the strings to a harp, ῥηϊδίως ἐτάνυσσε νέῳ περὶ κόλλοπι χορδήν Od.21.407
(also in [voice] Med., ὀΐων ἐτανύσσατο χορδάς h.Merc.51
); τ. κανόνα pull the weaving-bar in, in weaving, Il.23.761; ὅππως.. τανύσῃ βοέοισιν ἱμᾶσιν how to urge on [the horses], ib. 324; ἐπὶ Ἀκράγαντι τανύσσας (sc. ὀϊστούς) having aimed them, Pi.O.2.91; ἐπ' Ἰσθμῷ ἅρμα τάνυεν was driving it to the Isthmus, ib.8.49; τ. ὦτα λόγοις lend attentive ear, AP7.562 (Jul.); τ. ὄμμα ἐπί τινος, ἐς οὐρανόν, ib.5.261 (Paul. Sil.), 9.188:—[voice] Pass., to be stretched or strained, γναθμοὶ τάνυσθεν (for ἐτανύσθησαν ) the hollow cheeks filled out, Od.16.175; τετάνυστο λαίφεα A.R.1.606
.

2 metaph., strain, make more intense, μάχην Il.11.336
; ἔριδα 14.389
; κακὸν πόνον 17.401
: more fully, ὁμοιίου πτολέμοιο πεῖραρ ἐπαλλάξαντες ἐπ' ἀμφοτέροισι τάνυσσαν (cf. ἐπαλλάσσω 1
) 13.359:—[voice] Pass., strain or exert oneself, run at full stretch, of horses galloping, τανύοντο δὲ μώνυχες ἵπποι ἄψορρον προτὶ ἄστυ 16.375
; ἐν ῥυτῆρσι τάνυσθεν ib. 475; of mules, ἄμοτον τανύοντο Od.6.83
.

II stretch out in length, lay out, lay, ἀνθρακιὴν στορέσας ὀβελοὺς ἐφύπερθε τάνυσσε Il.9.213
; ἔγχος ἐπ' ἰκριόφιν τ. νεός Od.15.283
; ἐτάνυσσε τράπεζαν set out a long table, 4.54, 15.137; τ. τινὰ ἐν κονίῃς, ἐπὶ γαίῃ, lay one in the dust, stretch him at his length, Il.23.25, Od.18.92; ἕνα δρόμον τ. form one long flight, of cranes, Arat.1011:—[voice] Pass., lie stretched out, τάπης τετάνυστο was spread, Il.10.156; σύες.. εὑόμενοι τανύοντο διὰ φλογός 9.468
; ἐπ' αὐτῷ ἠλακάτη τετάνυστο Od.4.135
; extend, νῆσος παρὲκ λιμένος τετάνυσται 9.116
; τετάνυστο περὶ σπείους ἡμερίς 5.68
; ἐτανύσθη πάντῃ he stretched himself every way, Hes.Th. 177; ἐπὶ χθονὶ κεῖτο τανυσθείς Il.20.483
, cf. 13.392, etc. (so in [voice] Med., κεῖτο τανυσσάμενος Od.9.298
); also τρίβος τετάνυστο the path stretched away, Theoc.25.157; νὺξ τετάνυσται Arat.557
; πλόος τ. A.R.4.1583 (dub. l.).

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > τανύω
37 cinco

adj.

1 five.

2 fifth.

f. & m.

five.

¡choca esos cinco! (informal) put it there!

cinco puertas four-door hatchback;

m.

five, number five.

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cinco

► adjetivo

1 (cardinal) five; (ordinal) fifth

► nombre masculino

1 (número) five

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡choca esos cinco! / ¡venga esos cinco! familiar put it there!, give me five! Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1

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noun m. adj.

1) five

2) fifth

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1.

ADJ INV PRON [gen] five; [ordinal, en la fecha] fifth

las cinco — five o'clock

le escribí el día cinco — I wrote to him on the fifth

- estar sin cinco

- le dije cuántas son cinco

- no estar en sus cinco

- saber cuántas son cinco

- tener los cinco muy listos

- ¡vengan esos cinco!

2. SM

1) (=número) five; (=fecha) fifth; (Educ) five ( the pass mark)

sacar un cinco pelado — to scrape through *

2) Ven (=guitarra) five-stringed guitar

3) Méx * (=trasero) bottom, backside *

4) CAm, Méx (=moneda) five-peso piece
seis
* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre five; [nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]

a) (en cifras, cantidades, direcciones)

noventa y cinco — ninety-five

quinientos cinco — five hundred and five

la fila cinco — row five, the fifth row

vinieron/vinimos los cinco — the five of them/of us came

somos cinco — there are five of us

entraron de cinco en cinco — they went in five at a time

me costó cinco libras y pico — I paid five pounds something for it

es el número cinco en la lista — he's fifth o number five on the list

vive en el número cinco — he lives at number five

ni cinco — (fam)

no tengo ni cinco — I'm broke (colloq)

no sabe/entendió ni cinco — (AmL) he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing

venga/choca esos cinco — (fam) shake my hand; put it there! (colloq)

b) (en la hora, en fechas)

son las cinco de la mañana/tarde — it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon

cinco para las dos — five to two; ver menos IV b)

las ocho y cinco — five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight

serían las cinco y pico — it must have been just after five (o'clock)

son las cinco pasadas — it's just after five

hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco — today is the fifth

el día cinco es su cumpleaños — her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday

en el siglo cinco — in the fifth century
II
masculino

1) ( número) five

me tocó el cinco — I got number five

aprieta el cinco — press (number) five

hace los cincos al revés — he writes his fives backward(s)

el cinco de corazones — the five of hearts

2) (Per) ( momento) moment

* * *

= five (5).

Ex. Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.

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* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.

* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.

* 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.

* fútbol cinco = 5-a-side football.

* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* período de cinco años = five-year period, period of five years.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

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I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre five; [nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]

a) (en cifras, cantidades, direcciones)

noventa y cinco — ninety-five

quinientos cinco — five hundred and five

la fila cinco — row five, the fifth row

vinieron/vinimos los cinco — the five of them/of us came

somos cinco — there are five of us

entraron de cinco en cinco — they went in five at a time

me costó cinco libras y pico — I paid five pounds something for it

es el número cinco en la lista — he's fifth o number five on the list

vive en el número cinco — he lives at number five

ni cinco — (fam)

no tengo ni cinco — I'm broke (colloq)

no sabe/entendió ni cinco — (AmL) he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing

venga/choca esos cinco — (fam) shake my hand; put it there! (colloq)

b) (en la hora, en fechas)

son las cinco de la mañana/tarde — it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon

cinco para las dos — five to two; ver menos IV b)

las ocho y cinco — five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight

serían las cinco y pico — it must have been just after five (o'clock)

son las cinco pasadas — it's just after five

hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco — today is the fifth

el día cinco es su cumpleaños — her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday

en el siglo cinco — in the fifth century
II
masculino

1) ( número) five

me tocó el cinco — I got number five

aprieta el cinco — press (number) five

hace los cincos al revés — he writes his fives backward(s)

el cinco de corazones — the five of hearts

2) (Per) ( momento) moment

* * *

= five (5).

Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.

* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.

* 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.

* fútbol cinco = 5-a-side football.

* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* período de cinco años = five-year period, period of five years.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

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cinco¹

adj inv/pron

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] five

nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés noventa y cinco ninety-five

quinientos cinco five hundred and five

la fila cinco row five, the fifth row

vinieron los cinco the five of them came

nos invitó a los cinco he invited the five of us

somos cinco there are five of us

en grupos de (a) cinco in groups of five

iban entrando de cinco en cinco they went in five at a time

la habitación es de cinco por ocho the room is five by eight

me costó cinco libras y pico I paid five pounds something for it

es el número cinco en la lista he's fifth on the list

son las cinco de la mañana/tarde it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon

las dos menos cinco or ( AmL exc RPl) cinco para las dos five to two

las ocho y cinco five past eight

llegó a (las) y cinco she arrived at five after ( AmE) o ( BrE) past

serían las cinco y pico it must have been just after five (o'clock)

son las cinco pasadas it's just after five, it's just past five ( AmE), it's just gone five ( BrE)

hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco today is the fifth

el día cinco es su cumpleaños her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday

calzo el cinco I take (a) size five

vive en el número cinco he lives at number five

en el siglo cinco in the fifth century

ni cinco ( fam): no tengo ni cinco I'm broke ( colloq), I don't have a red cent ( AmE colloq)

no sabe/entendió ni cinco ( AmL); he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing

venga/choca esos cinco ( fam); put it there! ( colloq), give me five! ( colloq)

cinco²

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (número) five

me tocó el cinco I got number five

aprieta el cinco press (number) five

hace los cincos al revés he writes his fives backward(s)

el cinco de corazones the five of hearts

B ( Per) (momento) moment

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cinco adj inv/pron
five;
[nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]
◊ noventa y cinco ninety-five;

quinientos cinco five hundred and five;
la fila cinco row five, the fifth row;
vinimos los cinco the five of us came;
somos cinco there are five of us;
entraron de cinco en cinco they went in five at a time;
tiene cinco años she's five (years old);
son las cinco de la mañana it's five (o'clock) in the morning;
las ocho y cinco five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight;
cinco para las dos (AmL exc RPl) five to two;
ver tb menos preposición 2 b;
hoy estamos a cinco today is the fifth
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( número) (number) five;
◊ el cinco de corazones the five of hearts

2 (Per) ( momento) moment
cinco adjetivo & sustantivo masculino five
' cinco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adelanto
- baja
- bajo
- billete
- cabeza
- cabo
- cambio
- charla
- chocar
- cien
- coma
- cuchillada
- de
- disolverse
- edificación
- ser
- hacia
- hasta
- igual
- inconsciente
- ingresar
- integrar
- marcha
- máxima
- máximo
- medir
- par
- para
- periplo
- plantarse
- profundidad
- quisque
- quisqui
- repicar
- salvarse
- sobremesa
- suma
- tarde
- tres
- voto
- Y
- a
- anual
- cada
- catorce
- cero
- cifra
English:
antsy
- attain
- bang
- be
- clock in
- clock on
- coalition
- course
- daily
- each
- equal
- evening
- five
- fiver
- for
- from
- grand
- hatchback
- in
- into
- limerick
- minute
- nickel
- notch up
- p.m.
- sentence
- spare
- surgery
- take
- to
- unless
- ago
- around
- birthday
- end
- fast
- -fold
- four
- gone
- hatch
- home
- infant
- make
- nine
- of
- or
- period
- running
- senior
- slow

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cinco

♦ núm

five;

los cinco continentes the five continents [= Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Oceania];
Antes
el Cinco Naciones [en rugby] the Five Nations;

Comp
Fam
¡choca esos cinco! put it there!, give me five!;

Comp
Fam
no tener ni cinco to be broke;
ver también tres
♦ nm

1. cinco puertas [vehículo] four-door hatchback

2. Carib [guitarra] five-string guitar

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cinco

I adj five

II m five;

no tener ni cinco fam not have a red cent fam

* * *

cinco adj & nm

: five

* * *

cinco num

1. (en general) five

2. (fechas) fifth

Spanish-English dictionary > cinco
38 mover

v.

1 to move.

el fútbol profesional mueve mucho dinero a lot of money changes hands in the world of professional soccer

Ricardo movió el auto Richard moved the car.

2 to shake (menear, agitar) (caja, sonajero).

la vaca movía la cola the cow was swishing its tail

el perro movía la cola the dog was wagging its tail

mover la cabeza to nod; (afirmativamente) to shake (negativamente)

3 to do something about.

4 to energize, to activate, to power.

La gasolina mueve el auto Gasoline energizes the car.

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MOVER

CONJUGACIÓN

(o changes to ue in stressed syllables)

Present Indicative

muevo, mueves, mueve, movemos, movéis, mueven.

Present Subjunctive

mueva, muevas, mueva, movamos, mováis, muevan.

Imperative

mueve (tú), mueva (él/Vd.), movamos (nos.), moved (vos.), muevan (ellos/Vds.).

* * *

verb

1) to move

2) shift

3) shake

4) prompt

5) stir

* * *

1. VT

1) (=cambiar de posición)

a) [+ objeto, mano, pierna] to move

no muevas la mesa — don't move the table

• mover a algn de algún sitio — to move sb from somewhere

de aquí no nos mueve nadie — we're staying right here, we're not moving from here

"no nos moverán" — "we shall not be moved"

b) [en juegos] [+ ficha, pieza] to move

2) (=agitar) to stir

muévelo para que no se pegue — stir it o give it a stir so that it doesn't stick

el perro se acercó moviendo la cola — the dog came up to us wagging its tail

el viento movía sus cabellos — the wind blew her hair

• mover la cabeza — [para negar] to shake one's head; [para asentir] to nod, nod one's head

movió la cabeza negando la pregunta — she shook her head in answer to the question

movió la cabeza afirmativamente — she nodded (her head)

3) (Mec) (=accionar) [+ máquina] to work, power

el agua movía el molino — the water turned o drove the wheel

el vapor mueve el émbolo — the steam drives o works the piston

4) (=incitar)

el interés propio nos mueve a todos — self-interest motivates all of us

lo hice movida por la curiosidad — it was curiosity that prompted o moved me to do it

actuaba movido por sus instintos — he acted on his instincts

su mensaje movía a las masas — his message roused the masses

• mover a algn a algo — to move sb to sth

su pobreza te mueve a la compasión — their poverty moves you to pity

mover a algn a las lágrimas — to move sb to tears

mover a algn a la risa — to make sb laugh

• mover a algn a hacer algo — to prompt sb to do sth, move sb to do sth

¿qué fue lo que te movió a actuar de ese modo? — what prompted o moved you to act in that way?

5) (=agilizar) [+ asunto, tema] to push; [+ trámite] to handle

ella le movió todo el papeleo — she handled all the paperwork for him

• mover una guerra contra algn — to wage war on sb

• mover un pleito contra algn — to start proceedings against sb

6) [+ dinero] to move, handle

esta empresa mueve miles de millones anualmente — this company moves o handles thousands of millions each year

el tráfico de armas mueve mucho dinero — arms trading involves o moves a lot of money

7) * [+ droga] to push

2. VI

1) [en juegos] to move

¿con qué ficha has movido? — what piece have you moved?

¿a quién le toca mover? — whose move is it?

2) (=incitar)

• mover a algo, esta situación mueve a la risa — this situation makes you (want to) laugh

3) (Bot) to bud, sprout

3.

See:

moverse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (trasladar, desplazar) to move

b) (Jueg) <ficha/pieza> to move

c) ( agitar)

no muevas la cámara — keep the camera still

el viento movía las hojas de los árboles — the wind shook the leaves on the trees

movió la cabeza — ( asintiendo) he nodded (his head); ( negando) she shook her head

mueve la cola — it wags its tail

d) ( accionar) to drive

el agua mueve la rueda del molino — the water turns the millwheel

e) ( manejar) < dinero> to handle

f) (fam) < droga> to push (colloq)

2) (incitar, inducir)

actuó movida por razones políticas — her actions were politically motivated

¿qué lo movió a hacer eso? — what moved him to do that?
2.
mover vi

1) (Jueg) to move

2) (incitar, inducir)

mover A algo: su situación mueve a la compasión — his predicament moves one to pity
3.
moverse v pron

1)

a) ( desplazarse) to move

no te muevas de ahí — stay right where you are, don't move

b) ( menearse) to move

dejá de moverte — stop fidgeting, stop moving about

la lámpara se movía con el viento — the lamp was moving o swaying in the wind

2)

a) ( alternar) to move

se mueve en las altas esferas — she moves in high circles

b) ( hacer gestiones)

si no te mueves no encontrarás empleo — if you don't get moving you'll never find a job (colloq)

se movió como loca para sacarlo de la cárcel — she moved heaven and earth to get him out of jail

c) ( apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on (colloq)

* * *

= shift, move, wiggle.

Ex. In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex. This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.

Ex. I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.

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* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* mover Algo = make + Nombre + spin.

* mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.

* mover el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* mover lateralmente = move from + side to side.

* mover montañas = move + mountains.

* moverse = shift about, get around, wiggle, wave.

* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.

* moverse en el sitio = shuffle.

* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.

* no moverse = stay + put.

* sentarse sin moverse = sit + still.

* sin moverse del sitio = in place.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (trasladar, desplazar) to move

b) (Jueg) <ficha/pieza> to move

c) ( agitar)

no muevas la cámara — keep the camera still

el viento movía las hojas de los árboles — the wind shook the leaves on the trees

movió la cabeza — ( asintiendo) he nodded (his head); ( negando) she shook her head

mueve la cola — it wags its tail

d) ( accionar) to drive

el agua mueve la rueda del molino — the water turns the millwheel

e) ( manejar) < dinero> to handle

f) (fam) < droga> to push (colloq)

2) (incitar, inducir)

actuó movida por razones políticas — her actions were politically motivated

¿qué lo movió a hacer eso? — what moved him to do that?
2.
mover vi

1) (Jueg) to move

2) (incitar, inducir)

mover A algo: su situación mueve a la compasión — his predicament moves one to pity
3.
moverse v pron

1)

a) ( desplazarse) to move

no te muevas de ahí — stay right where you are, don't move

b) ( menearse) to move

dejá de moverte — stop fidgeting, stop moving about

la lámpara se movía con el viento — the lamp was moving o swaying in the wind

2)

a) ( alternar) to move

se mueve en las altas esferas — she moves in high circles

b) ( hacer gestiones)

si no te mueves no encontrarás empleo — if you don't get moving you'll never find a job (colloq)

se movió como loca para sacarlo de la cárcel — she moved heaven and earth to get him out of jail

c) ( apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on (colloq)

* * *

= shift, move, wiggle.

Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.

Ex: I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.

* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* mover Algo = make + Nombre + spin.

* mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.

* mover el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* mover lateralmente = move from + side to side.

* mover montañas = move + mountains.

* moverse = shift about, get around, wiggle, wave.

* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.

* moverse en el sitio = shuffle.

* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.

* no moverse = stay + put.

* sentarse sin moverse = sit + still.

* sin moverse del sitio = in place.

* * *

mover [E9 ]

vt

A

1 (trasladar, desplazar) to move

2 ( Jueg) ‹ficha/pieza› to move

3

(agitar): no muevas la cámara keep the camera still

el viento movía las hojas de los árboles the wind shook the leaves on the trees

está vivo, acaba de mover la mano he's alive, he just moved his hand

movió la cabeza (asintiendo) he nodded (his head); (negando) she shook her head

mueve la cola cuando está contento it wags its tail when it's happy

4

(accionar): el agua mueve la rueda del molino the water turns o drives the millwheel

5 (manejar) ‹dinero› to handle

la Bolsa movió casi 300 millones de pesos dealings on the Stock Market amounted to almost 300 million pesos, almost 300 million pesos were moved o handled on the Stock Market

mueve enormes cantidades de dinero he handles huge amounts of money

6 ( fam); ‹droga› to push ( colloq)

B

(incitar, inducir): actuó movida por razones políticas her actions were politically motivated

mover a algn A algo:

¿qué lo movió a hacer eso? what moved o prompted him to do that?

me preguntan qué me mueve a escribir este tipo de poema I am asked what it is that inspires o moves me to write this kind of poem

aquellas imágenes los movían a compasión they were moved to pity by those pictures

■ mover

vi

A ( Jueg) to move

te toca a ti, yo acabo de mover it's your turn, I've just moved

B (incitar, inducir) mover A algo:

su situación mueve a la compasión his predicament moves one to pity

■ moverse

v pron

A

1 (desplazarse) to move

no me he movido de aquí en toda la tarde I haven't moved from here o I've been right here all afternoon

no te muevas de ahí stay right where you are, don't move

no pienso moverme de aquí hasta que me atiendan I have no intention of moving (from this spot) until I get some service

2 (sin desplazarse) to move

¡no te muevas! te voy a sacar una foto don't move o keep still! I'm going to take your photograph

no puedo moverme, me duele todo I can't move, I ache all over

aunque me ve tan ocupado ella no se mueve she can see I'm busy but she doesn't lift a finger to help ( colloq)

deja de moverte, me estás poniendo nerviosa stop fidgeting, you're getting on my nerves

no se le mueve un pelo durante la pelea he never has a hair out of place throughout the fight

B

1 (alternar) to move

ella se mueve en las altas esferas she moves in high circles

yo no me muevo en ese ambiente I don't move in those circles, that's not my scene ( colloq)

2

(hacer gestiones): si no te mueves no conseguirás encontrar piso if you don't get moving you'll never find an apartment ( colloq)

se movió como loca para sacarlo de la cárcel she moved heaven and earth to get him out of jail

3 (apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on ( colloq)

si no nos movemos, vamos a perder el tren if we don't hurry up o get a move on, we'll miss the train

* * *

mover ( conjugate mover) verbo transitivo
1
a) (trasladar, desplazar) to move

b) (Jueg) ‹ficha/pieza› to move

c) ( agitar):

◊ no muevas la cámara keep the camera still;

el viento movía los árboles the wind shook the trees;
movió la cabeza ( asintiendo) he nodded (his head);

( negando) she shook her head;
◊ mueve la cola it wags its tail

d) ( accionar) to drive

2 ( inducir):
◊ mover a algn a hacer algo to move sb to do sth

verbo intransitivo (Jueg) to move
moverse verbo pronominal
a) ( en general) to move;

◊ no te muevas de ahí don't move;

la lámpara se movía con el viento the lamp was moving o swaying in the wind
b) ( apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on (colloq)

mover verbo transitivo
1 to move: movimos la mesa, we moved the table
mover la cabeza, (afirmativamente) to nod
(negativamente) to shake one's head
2 (empujar, decidir) aquello me movió a viajar, that led me to travel
le mueve la codicia, she's driven by greed
no sabemos qué le movió a hacerlo, we don't know what made him do it
3 (activar) to drive: el aire mueve las aspas, the wind drives the sails
' mover' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrancar
- ayudar
- bigote
- cabecear
- tocar
- avanzar
- dar
- desplazar
- echar
- mueva
- pala
English:
dart
- displace
- ease
- flick
- fly
- get back
- heave
- hustle
- jerk
- manhandle
- move
- move back
- pass
- pound
- prompt
- pull
- roll
- run
- shift
- shoot
- shovel
- sideways
- slink
- sneak
- softly
- speed
- spring
- stick
- stone
- string
- struggle
- to
- twitch
- whip
- whisk
- wiggle
- drive
- furniture
- jiggle
- jog
- man
- mover
- play
- ply
- stir

* * *

mover

♦ vt

1. [desplazar, trasladar] to move (de/a from/to); [mecánicamente] to drive;

el viento mueve las palas the wind drives o turns the blades;
Informát
mover un fichero to move a file;

mover una ficha [en juegos] to move a counter;

el fútbol profesional mueve mucho dinero a lot of money changes hands in the world of professional soccer;

ese cantante mueve masas huge numbers of people go to see that singer wherever he performs;

Comp
Esp
mover ficha: ahora le toca al gobierno mover ficha it's the government's move, it's the government's turn to make the next move

2. [menear, agitar] [caja, sonajero] to shake;
[bandera] to wave;
movía las caderas she was wiggling o swinging her hips;

la vaca movía la cola the cow was swishing its tail;

el perro movía la cola the dog was wagging its tail;

mover la cabeza [afirmativamente] to nod;
[negativamente] to shake one's head;
muévelo bien [removiéndolo con cucharilla] stir it well;
[agitándolo con las manos] shake it well
3. [impulsar]
mover a alguien a hacer algo to make sb do sth, to prompt sb to do sth;

¿qué te movió a hacerlo? what made you do it?, what prompted you to do it?;

eso fue lo que nos movió a la huelga that was what made us strike o prompted us to strike;

sólo la mueve la ambición she is driven solely by ambition;

mover a alguien a compasión to move sb to pity

4. [hacer trámites con] to do something about;

hay muchos interesados en mover este asunto there are several people who are interested in doing something about this issue

♦ vi

1. [en ajedrez, damas, juego de mesa] to move;

tú mueves it's your move

2. [provocar]
su triste mirada movía a compasión her sad gaze made you feel pity for her

♦ See also the pronominal verb moverse

* * *

mover

v/t

1 move

2 ( agitar) shake

3 ( impulsar, incitar) drive

* * *

mover {47} vt

1) trasladar: to move, to shift

2) agitar: to shake, to nod (the head)

3) accionar: to power, to drive

4) inducir: to provoke, to cause

5) : to excite, to stir

♦ See also the reflexive verb moverse

* * *

mover vb to move

has movido el sofá you've moved the sofa

ahora te toca mover a ti it's your turn to move now

Spanish-English dictionary > mover
39 अक्षः _akṣḥ

अक्षः [अश्-सः]

1 An axis, axle, pivot; अक्षभङ्गे च यानस्य....न दण्डं मनुरब्रवीत् Ms.8.291,292; दृढधूः अक्षः Kāś. V. 4.74; Śi.12.2, 18.7; ज्योतिश्चक्राक्षदण्डः Dk.

1 Axle-pole.

-2 The pole of a cart.

-3 A cart, car; also a wheel.

-4 The beam of a balance.

-5 Terrestrial latitude.

-6 A die for playing with; cube; यानाक्षमधिकृत्य ब्रूत इति गम्यते न तु विदेवना- क्षमिति । ŚB. on MS.6.8.35.

-7 The seed of which rosaries are made.

-8 A weight equal to 16 māṣas and called कर्ष.

-9 N. of the plant Terminalia Belerica (बिभीतक- Mar. बेहडा) the seed of which is used as a die; also the nut of this plant; यथा वै द्वे वामलके द्वे वा कोले द्वौ वाक्षौ मुष्टिरनुभवति Chān. Up; so धाराभिरक्षमात्राभिः.

-1 A shrub producing the rosary seed, Eleocarpus Ganitrus (रुद्राक्ष); the seed of this plant, as also of another plant (इन्द्राक्ष).

-11 A serpent; hence a curve.

-12 Garuḍa.

-13 N. of a son of Rāvaṇa.

-14 The soul.

-15 Knowledge (usually, sacred).

-16 Law; a lawsuit; legal procedure.

-17 A person born blind.

-18 the lower part of the temples (कर्ण- नेत्रयोर्मध्ये शङ्खादधोभागः).

-19 The base of a column; अथवाक्षं नवांशोच्चं जन्म चैकेन कारयेत् । Māna.14.17.

-2 The window-like part of a swing, a hammock, a palanquin, an axle of a chariot; पार्श्वयोर्वारणं कुर्यात् तस्याधो$क्षं सुसंयुतम् । Māna.5.165,166.

-21 Gambling (in general). cf. अक्षो द्यूते वरूथाङ्गे नयवादौ बिभीतके । कर्षे व्याप्तौ कृषे (?) चक्रे आधारव्यव- हारयोः । आत्मजे पाशके दैत्यभेदे चेन्द्रियवालयोः । Nm.

-क्षम् (अश्नुते व्याप्नोति विषयान् स्ववृत्त्या संयोगेन वा)

1 An organ of sense; निरोधाच्चेतसो$क्षाणि निरुद्धान्यखिलान्यपि Pt.2.154; संयताक्षो विनीतः Mātaṅga L.12.1. (The word संयताक्ष here means 'having control over his senses', but 'having eyes closed' M. W.); m. also (नियच्छेद्विषयेभ्यो$क्षान् Bhāg.; an object of sense.

-2 The eye, (only at the end of comp.; जलजाक्ष, कमलाक्ष, &c.)

-3 Sachal salt, sea-salt.

-4 Blue vitriol (from its crystallized shape) (Mar. मोरचूद) [cf. L. axis; Gr. akshon or axon, old Germ. ahsa; Germ. achse.]

-Comp. -अंशः the degree of latitude.

-अग्रम् the axle or its end; the anterior end of the axle or its end; the anterior end of the pole of a car.

-अग्रकीलः -लकः a linch-pin, a pin which fastens the yoke to the pole.

-आवपनम् [अक्षान् पाशान् आवपति क्षिपत्यस्मिन्; आ-वप्-आधारे ल्युट्] a dice-board (अक्षा उप्यन्ते$स्मिन्निति अक्षावपनम् अक्षस्थानावपनपात्रम्, सायण).

-आवलिः f. a rosary.

-आवापः [अक्षान् आवपति क्षिपति; आवप्-अण्] a gambler, keeper of the dice or gambling table; he is one of the रत्निन्s mentioned in Taitt. Saṁ. I.8.9.1.2 and Śat. Br.5.3.2; also ˚अतिवापः (अक्षावापो नाम अक्षाणां क्षेप्ता अक्षगोप्ता वा द्यूतकारः).

-उपकरणम् a piece at chess.

-कर्णः hypotenuse, particularly of the triangle formed with the gnomon of a dial and its shadow; (astr.) argument of the latitude.

-कुशल, -शौण्ड a. [स. त.] skilful in gambling.

-कूटः [ अक्षस्य कूट इव] the pupil of the eye.

-कोविद, -ज्ञ a. skilled in dice; so ˚विद्, ˚वेत्तृ &c.

-क्षेत्रम् [अक्षनिमित्तं क्षेत्रम्] an astronomical figure (अक्षसाधनार्थं क्षेत्रतया कल्पितानां अक्षभवानामष्टानां क्षेत्राणामेकं).

-ग्लहः [तृ. त.] gambling, playing at dice.

-चक्रम् the circle of sensual passions. दृढनियमित ˚क्रः K.37 (also axis and wheels).

-जम् [अक्षात् जायते; जन्-ड]

1 direct knowledge or cognition.

-2 a thunderbolt (वज्रम् अस्थिरूपावयवजातत्वात्तस्य तन्नामत्बम्).

-3 a diamond.

-4 अक्षक्षेत्रम् q.v. (m. in some of these senses).

-जः N. of Viṣṇu.

-तत्त्वम्, -विद्या the science of gambling; ˚विद् skilled in the principles of gambling.

-दण्डः axle-pole.

-दर्शकः, -दृश् [अक्षाणाम् ऋणादानादिव्यवहाराणां दर्शकः दृश्-ण्वुल्, अक्षान् पश्यतीति दृश् -क्विप् कुत्वम्]

1 a judge (one who tries law- suits).

-2 a superintendent of gambling.

-दृक्कर्मन् n. operation or calculation for latitude.

-देविन् m.. [अक्षैर्दीव्यति, दिव्-णिनि],

अक्षद्यूः, [दिव्-क्विपू ऊठ् P.VI.4.19.]

-द्यूतः [अक्षैर्द्यूतं यस्य] a gambler, dicer.

-द्यूतम् dice play, gambling; ˚तादिगणः a class of words mentioned in P.IV.4.19.

-द्यूतिकम् [अक्षद्यूत- ठक्] dispute at play.

-द्रुग्ध a. [अक्षैः द्रुग्धः] unlucky at dice (opposed to अक्षप्रिय fond of dice, or lucky in gambling).

-धरः [अक्षं चक्रं रथावयवं तत्कीलकमिव कण्टकं वा धरतीति धरः धृ-अच् ष. त.]

1 N. of Viṣṇu.

-2 N. of the plant (also called शाखोट); Trophis Aspera. (Mar. हेदि, खरोत).

-3 a wheel.

-4 any one who bears a wheel, or who holds dice.

-धूः (धुर्) the yoke attached to the fore-part of the pole of a car.

-धूर्तः [अक्षे तद्देवने धूर्तः] 'dice-rogue,' a gamester, a gambler.

-धूर्तिलः [अक्षस्य शकटस्य धूर्तिं भारं लाति, ला-क; or अक्ष-धुर्-तिलप्रत्ययः] a bull or ox yoked to the pole of a cart.

-पटलः[ष. त.]

1 a court of law.

-2 depository of legal documents.

-3 = अक्षि- पटलम्, q. v. -लः [अक्षाणां व्यवहाराणां पटलमस्त्यस्य अच्] a judge.

-4 record-office (GI).

-5 account-office (RT).

-पटलाधिकृतः superintendent of records and accounts.

-परि ind [अक्षेण विपरतिम् वृत्तं P.II.1.1 द्यूतव्यवहारे पराजये एवायं समासः Sk.] so as to be a loser (by an unlucky throw of dice) पाशकक्रीडायां यथा गुटिकापाते जयो भवति तद्वि- परीतपातः Tv.)

-पाटः = ˚वाटः, q. v.

-पाटकः [अक्षे व्यवहारे पाटयति; पट् दीप्तौ-ण्वुल्] one who is well-versed in law, a judge.

-पातः [ष. त.] cast of dice.

-पादः N. of the sage Gautama, founder of the Nyāya system of philosophy, or a follower of that system (अक्षं नेत्रं दर्शनसाधनतया जातः पादो$स्य; अक्षपादो हि स्वमतदूषकस्य व्यासस्य मुखदर्शनं चक्षुषा न कर्तव्यम् इति प्रतिज्ञाय पश्चाद् व्यासेन प्रसादितः पादे नेत्रं प्रकाश्य तं दृष्टवान् इति प्रसिद्धिः Tv.)

-पीडा [ष. त.]

1 an injury to the organs.

-2 [अक्षम् इन्द्रियं रसनारूपं पीडयति आस्वादनात्; पीड्-अच्] N. of the plant यवतिक्ता. (Mar. शंखिनी).

-भागः (˚अंशः) a degree of latitude.

-भारः [ष. त.]

1 a cart-load.

-2 the lower part of a chariot. (cf. तत्तद्देशे तु छिद्रं स्यादक्षभारे रथान्तकम् । छिद्रे प्रवेशयेत् कीलं युक्त्या च पट्टयोजितम् ॥ Māna. 42.51-53.)

-मदः [च. त.] a mad passion for gambling.

-मात्रम् [अक्षो मात्रा यस्य]

1 anything as large as dice; dice.

-2 a moment of time (निमिषः) twinkling of an eye.

-माला, -सूत्रम् [अक्षाणां माला -सूत्रम्]

1 a rosary, string of beads (अकारादिक्षकारान्तः अक्षः तत्कृता तत्प्रतिनिधिभूता वा माला); कृतो- $क्षसूत्रप्रणयी तया करः Ku.5.11,66; ˚मालामुपयाचितुमागतो$स्मि K.151. (It is made of रुद्राक्ष seeds, corals, crystals, rubies, gems &c.)

-2 N. of अरुन्धती (अक्षमाला त्वरुन्धती - Hm.); अक्ष- माला वसिष्ठेन संयुक्ताधमयोनिजा...जगामाभ्यर्हणीयताम् Ms.9.23. मातङ्गयामक्षमालायां गर्हितायां रिरंसया । Bu. ch.4.77. (अक्षस्य नक्षत्रचक्रस्य मालेव भूषणत्वात्; सा ह्युत्तरस्यां दिशि गगने सप्तर्षिमण्डले मालारूपेण वसिष्ठसमीपे वर्तते सर्वेभ्यश्चोज्ज्वलत्वात्तस्या मालारूपेण स्थितत्वाच्च नक्षत्रचक्रभूषणत्वम् Tv).

-राजः [अक्षाणां राजेव] one addicted to gambling; also 'the die called Kali'.

--वामः [स. त.] an unfair gambler.

-वाटः [अक्षाणां पाशकक्रीडानां बाटः वासस्थानम्]

1 a gambling house; the gambling table.

-2 [अक्षस्य रथचक्रस्य क्षुण्णस्थानस्य इव वाटः] a place of contest, arena, wrestling ground (तत्र हि रथचक्रक्षुण्णपांशुसदृशपांशुम- त्त्वात् तत्सदृशत्वम् Tv.)

-विद a. skilled in gambling.

-वृत्त a. [अक्षे वृत्तः व्यापृतः स. त.] engaged in, addicted to, gambling; what has occurred in gambling.

-वृत्तम् राशिचक्ररूपं वृत्तक्षेत्रम् the zodiacal circle.

-शालिन् (शालिकः) officer in charge of the gambling house; EI 24.173.

-स्तुषः Beleric Myrobalan (Mar. बेहडा)

-हृदयम् perfect skill in, or conversancy with, gambling (lit. the heart or innermost nature of dice or gambling); वशीकृताक्षहृदयां K.131.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > अक्षः _akṣḥ
40 attacher

attacher [ata∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = lier) [+ animal, plante, prisonnier] to tie up ; (plusieurs choses ensemble) to tie together ; [+ papiers] to attach

• attacher une étiquette à une valise to tie a label onto a case

• il attacha sa victime sur une chaise he tied his victim to a chair

• attacher les mains d'un prisonnier to tie a prisoner's hands together

• est-ce bien attaché ? is it securely tied?

   b. ( = fermer) [+ ceinture, robe, volets] to fasten ; [+ lacets, chaussures] to tie ; [+ fermeture, bouton] to do up

• veuillez attacher votre ceinture please fasten your seatbelts

   c. ( = attribuer) to attach

• attacher de la valeur or du prix à qch to attach great value to sth

2. intransitive verb

[plat] to stick

• poêle qui n'attache pas non-stick frying pan

3. reflexive verb

► s'attacher

   a. to fasten

• ça s'attache derrière it fastens at the back

   b. ( = se prendre d'affection pour) s'attacher à to become attached to

   c. ( = s'appliquer) s'attacher à faire qch to make every effort to do sth

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ataʃe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( lier) gén to tie [personne, animal, mains] (à to); to tether, to fasten [laisse, corde] (à to); ( avec une chaîne) to chain [chien] (à to); to lock [bicyclette] (à to); ( en entourant) to tie up [personne, paquet]

attacher quelqu'un à un poteau — to tie somebody to a stake

attacher ses lacets — to tie (up) one's laces

attacher ses chaussures — to do up one's shoes

2) ( fermer) to fasten [ceinture, collier, vêtement]

3) ( accorder) to attach [importance, valeur]

4) ( employer)

attacher quelqu'un à son service — to take somebody into one's service, to employ somebody

5) ( associer)

les privilèges attachés à un poste — the privileges attached to a post

attacher son nom à une découverte — to link one's name to a discovery

2.

verbe intransitif ( coller) to stick (à to)

3.

s'attacher verbe pronominal

1) ( se fixer) to fasten, to do up ( par derrière at the back)

le lierre s'attache aux pierres — ivy clings to stones

2) ( s'efforcer)

s'attacher à démontrer — to set out to demonstrate

3) ( se lier affectivement)

s'attacher à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to become attached to somebody/something, to grow fond of somebody/something

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ataʃe
1. vt

1) [deux objets ou éléments] (avec une corde, une ficelle, un lien souple) to fasten

Elle a attaché ses cheveux avec un élastique. — She fastened her hair with an elastic band.

attacher qch à — to tie sth to, to fasten sth to

2) (avec une agrafe, un trombone) to fasten

3) [chien] to tie up

attachez votre chien — tie your dog up

4) [étiquette] to attach, to tie on

5) [souliers] to do up

6) fig (= lier)

attacher qn à — to attach sb to

7) fig (= accorder)

attacher du prix à — to attach great value to

attacher de l'importance à — to attach importance to

2. vi

[poêle, riz] to stick

une poêle qui n'attache pas — a non-stick frying pan

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attacher verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( joindre à l'aide d'un lien) to tie [personne] (à to); (avec une corde, laisse) to tie [chien] (à to); ( avec une chaîne) to chain [chien] (à to); to lock [bicyclette] (à to); to tether, to fasten [laisse, corde] (à to); attacher les mains/pieds de qn to tie sb's hands/feet; attacher ses cheveux to tie one's hair back;

2 ( entourer d'un lien) to tie up [personne, paquet, colis]; attacher des lettres avec un élastique to tie up letters with an elastic band; attacher qn à un poteau to tie sb to a stake; attacher ses lacets to tie (up) one's laces; attacher ses chaussures to do up one's shoes;

3 ( fermer) to fasten [ceinture, collier, vêtement]; veuillez attacher vos ceintures please fasten your seat belts; n'oublie pas d'attacher ton vélo don't forget to lock your bike;

4 ( accorder) attacher de l'importance à qch to attach importance to sth; attacher du prix or de la valeur à qch to attach great value to sth; attacher une signification à un geste/un regard to read something into a gesture/an expression;

5 ( employer) attacher qn à son service to take sb into one's service, to employ sb;

6 ( associer) les privilèges attachés à un poste the privileges attached to a post; médecin attaché à un hôpital Admin doctor attached to a hospital; attacher son nom à une découverte/un événement to link one's name to a discovery/an event; son nom est attaché à cette découverte his/her name is linked to ou associated with this discovery.

B vi [aliment, plat, récipient] to stick (à to); le sucre a attaché au fond de la casserole the sugar stuck to the bottom of the pan; cette poêle n'attache pas this is a nonstick frying-pan.

C s'attacher vpr

1 ( se fixer par un lien) to fasten, to do up; robe qui s'attache par derrière dress which fastens ou does up at the back;

2 ( s'accrocher) le lierre s'attache aux pierres ivy clings to stones; s'attacher aux pas de qn to dog sb's footsteps;

3 ( s'efforcer) s'attacher à faire to set out to do; s'attacher à analyser/prouver/démontrer qch to set out to analyse^GB/to prove/to demonstrate sth;

4 ( se lier affectivement) s'attacher à qn/qch to become attached to sb/sth, to grow fond of sb/sth.

[ataʃe] verbe transitif

1. [accrocher] to tie, to tie up (separable)

attacher son chien to tie up one's dog

attacher les mains d'un prisonnier to tie a prisoner's hands together

attacher quelqu'un/quelque chose à to tie somebody/something to

attacher un chien à une corde/à sa niche to tie a dog to a rope/to his kennel

pauvre bête, il l'a attachée à une chaîne he's chained the poor thing up

une photo était attachée à la lettre

a. [avec un trombone] a picture was clipped to the letter

b. [avec une agrafe] a picture was stapled to the letter

2. [pour fermer] to tie

attacher un colis avec une ficelle to tie up a parcel

une simple ficelle attachait la valise the suitcase was held shut with a piece of string

3. [vêtement] to fasten

peux-tu m'aider à attacher ma robe? can you help me do up my dress?

attacher ses lacets to tie one's shoelaces

attachez votre ceinture fasten your seatbelt

4. [accorder] to attach

j'attache beaucoup de prix ou de valeur à notre amitié I attach great value to ou set great store by our friendship

5. [associer] to link, to connect

le scandale auquel son nom est/reste attaché the scandal with which his name is/remains linked

plus rien ne l'attache à Paris he has no ties in Paris now

6. (soutenu) [comme domestique, adjoint]

attacher quelqu'un à: attacher un apprenti à un maître to apprentice a young boy to a master

elle est attachée à mon service depuis dix ans she has been working for me for ten years

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[ataʃe] verbe intransitif

CUISINE to stick

le riz a attaché the rice has stuck

poêle/casserole qui n'attache pas nonstick pan/saucepan

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s'attacher verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to tie oneself

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s'attacher verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to fasten, to do up

s'attacher avec une fermeture Éclair®/des boutons to zip/to button up

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s'attacher verbe pronominal transitif

s'attacher (les services de) quelqu'un to take somebody on

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s'attacher à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se lier avec] to become fond of ou attached to

s'attacher aux pas de quelqu'un to follow somebody closely

2. [s'efforcer de] to devote oneself to

je m'attache à le rendre heureux I try (my best) to make him happy

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