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1 sting

1. stiŋ noun
1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) aguijón

2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) picadura

3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) picadura

2.
verb
1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) picar

2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) escocer, picar, arder

sting¹ n

1. aguijón

bees have got a dangerous sting las abejas tienen un aguijón peligroso

2. picadura

a bee sting una picadura de abeja

sting² vb picar

a wasp stung me me picó una avispa

El pasado y participio pasado de sting es stung

sting

tr[stɪŋ]

noun

1 (organ - of bee, wasp) aguijón nombre masculino; (- of scorpion) uña; (- of plant) pelo urticante

2 (action, wound) picadura

■ a jellyfish sting is very painful una picadura de medusa duele mucho

3 (pain) escozor nombre masculino, picazón nombre femenino

■ this cream will take the sting away esta pomada quitará el escozor

4 figurative use (of remorse) punzada

■ the sting of conscience el gusanillo de la conciencia

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (trick) timo, golpe nombre masculino

transitive verb (pt & pp stung tr[stʌŋ])

1 (gen) picar

■ if you keep still it won't sting you si no te mueves, no te picará

■ he's been stung by a wasp le ha picado una avispa

■ the smoke stung her eyes le picaban los ojos por el humo

2 figurative use (remark) herir en lo más hondo; (conscience) remorder

■ his words really stung me sus palabras me hirieron en lo más vivo

3 (provoke) incitar, provocar (into/to, a)

4 (overcharge, swindle) clavar

■ they stung me for £50 me clavaron £50

intransitive verb

1 (insects, nettles, etc) picar; (substance) escocer

2 (be painful) escocer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have a sting in the tail figurative use esconder algo malo

to take the sting out of something figurative use quitar hierro a algo

sting ['stɪŋ] v, stung ['stʌŋ] ; stinging vt

1) : picar

a bee stung him: le picó una abeja

2) hurt: hacer escocer (físicamente), herir (emocionalmente)

sting vi

1) : picar (dícese de las abejas, etc.)

2) smart: escocer, arder

sting n

: picadura f (herida), escozor m (sensación)

sting

n.

• aguijón s.m.

• escosor s.m.

• espigón s.m.

• picada s.f.

• picadura s.f.

• picazón s.m.

• punzada s.f.

• rejo s.m.

• resquemor s.m. (Insect)

v.

• picar (Insecto) v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stung) = escocer v.

• incitar v.

• pungir v.

• punzar v.

• remorder v.

• resquemar v.

stɪŋ
I

noun

1) c

a) (organ of bee, wasp) aguijón m

a sting in the tail — (BrE)

their offer had a sting in the tail — su oferta tenía un gran pero

b) (action, wound) picadura f

2) (no pl)

a) ( pain) escozor m, ardor m (CS)

b) ( hurtfulness)

there was a sting in her words — sus palabras fueron hirientes

3) c ( confidence game) (AmE sl) timo m (fam), golpe m (fam)

II
1.

(past & past p stung) transitive verb

1) \<\<bee/scorpion/nettle\>\> picar*

2)

a) ( cause pain) hacer* escocer, hacer* arder (CS)

b) (mentally, emotionally) herir* profundamente

c) (goad, incite)

to sting somebody INTO something — incitar a alguien a + inf

3) (cheat, overcharge) (sl)

I was stung for $65 — me clavaron 65 dólares (fam)

2.

vi

1) \<\<insect/nettle\>\> picar*

2)

a) ( hurt physically) \<\<iodine/ointment\>\> hacer* escocer, hacer* arder (CS); \<\<cut\>\> escocer*, arder (CS); \<\<rain\>\> azotar

her eyes were stinging — le escocían or le ardían los ojos

b) (mentally, emotionally) herir* (profundamente)

c) stinging pres p <rebuke/criticism> punzante, hiriente

stinging pain — escozor m, ardor m (CS)

[stɪŋ] (vb: pt, pp stung)
1. N

1) (Zool, Bot) (=organ) aguijón m

- but there's a sting in the tail

2) (=act, wound) [of insect, nettle] picadura f ; (=sharp pain) punzada f

a sting of remorse — el gusanillo de la conciencia

the sting of the rain in one's face — el azote de la lluvia en la cara

I felt the sting of his irony — su ironía me hirió en lo vivo

- take the sting out of sth

3) (esp US) * (=confidence trick) timo m

2. VT

1) [insect, nettle] picar; (=make smart) escocer, picar, arder (esp LAm); [hail] azotar

2) (fig) [conscience] remorder; [remark, criticism] herir

my conscience stung me — me remordió la conciencia

the reply stung him to the quick — la respuesta lo hirió en lo vivo

he was clearly stung by this remark — era evidente que este comentario hizo mella en él

3) (=provoke)

he was stung into action — lo provocaron a actuar

4) **

they stung me for four pounds — me clavaron cuatro libras *

how much did they sting you for? — ¿cuánto te clavaron? *

3. VI

1) [insect etc] picar

moths don't sting — las mariposas no pican

2)

my eyes sting — me pican los ojos

that blow really stung — ese golpe me dolió de verdad

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[stɪŋ]
I

noun

1) c

a) (organ of bee, wasp) aguijón m

a sting in the tail — (BrE)

their offer had a sting in the tail — su oferta tenía un gran pero

b) (action, wound) picadura f

2) (no pl)

a) ( pain) escozor m, ardor m (CS)

b) ( hurtfulness)

there was a sting in her words — sus palabras fueron hirientes

3) c ( confidence game) (AmE sl) timo m (fam), golpe m (fam)

II
1.

(past & past p stung) transitive verb

1) \<\<bee/scorpion/nettle\>\> picar*

2)

a) ( cause pain) hacer* escocer, hacer* arder (CS)

b) (mentally, emotionally) herir* profundamente

c) (goad, incite)

to sting somebody INTO something — incitar a alguien a + inf

3) (cheat, overcharge) (sl)

I was stung for $65 — me clavaron 65 dólares (fam)

2.

vi

1) \<\<insect/nettle\>\> picar*

2)

a) ( hurt physically) \<\<iodine/ointment\>\> hacer* escocer, hacer* arder (CS); \<\<cut\>\> escocer*, arder (CS); \<\<rain\>\> azotar

her eyes were stinging — le escocían or le ardían los ojos

b) (mentally, emotionally) herir* (profundamente)

c) stinging pres p <rebuke/criticism> punzante, hiriente

stinging pain — escozor m, ardor m (CS)

English-spanish dictionary > sting
2 sting

I [stɪŋ]
nome

1) (organ) (of insect) pungiglione m., aculeo m.; (of scorpion) pungiglione m.

2) (wound) (of insect, plant) puntura f.

bee sting — puntura d'ape

3) (pain) fitta f., dolore m. acuto

4) AE colloq. (rip-off) truffa f., fregatura f.

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a sting in the tail — una brutta sorpresa alla fine, in cauda venenum

to take the sting out of — svelenire, rendere meno velenoso [ remark]; mitigare o attenuare l'effetto di [ action]
II 1. [stɪŋ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stung)

1) [insect, plant] pungere

2) [ wind] colpire, sferzare

3) fig. [ criticism] pungere sul vivo
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stung) [eyes, antiseptic] bruciare; [ cut] bruciare, fare male

my knee stings — sento delle fitte al ginocchio

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1. [stiŋ] noun
1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) pungiglione, aculeo

2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) puntura

3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) puntura
2. verb
1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) pungere

2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) bruciare, dolere

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[stɪŋ] stung vb: pt, pp
1. n

Zool pungiglione m, Bot pelo urticante, (pain, mark) puntura, (of iodine, antiseptic) bruciore m

a bee sting — una puntura d'ape

to take the sting out of sth fig — rendere qc meno pungente

but there was a sting in the tail fig — ma c'era una spiacevole sorpresa

2. vt

1) (subj: insect, nettle) pungere, (jellyfish) pizzicare, (iodine) bruciare, (cold wind) tagliare, (fig: remark, criticism) pungere sul vivo

he was stung into action — fu spronato all'azione

she was stung by remorse — fu presa dal rimorso

I got stung by a wasp — mi ha punto una vespa

2) fam

they stung me for £40 — mi hanno scucito 40 sterline

3. vi

(iodine etc) bruciare, (remark, criticism) ferire

my eyes are stinging — mi bruciano gli occhi

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sting /stɪŋ/
n.

1 (zool.) pungiglione; aculeo: the sting of the bee, il pungiglione dell'ape

2 (bot.) aculeo; pelo urticante

3 puntura ( anche fig.); pungolo; pungiglione; tormento: a wasp sting, la puntura di una vespa; the sting of satire, il pungiglione (il veleno) della satira; the stings of conscience, il pungolo della coscienza; the sting of envy, il tormento dell'invidia

4 fitta di dolore; dolore acuto, pungente: the sting of a cut, il dolore acuto di un taglio

5 (fig.) pungolo; stimolo; sprone

6 (fam.) mordente; vigore

7 [u] (fam.) asprezza; acredine; veleno (fig.), velenosità; l'amaro: the sting of sb. 's criticism, la velenosità delle critiche di q.; to take the sting out of defeat, togliere di bocca l'amaro della sconfitta

8 (fam.) stangata (fig.); truffa all'americana

9 ( slang) manovra per incastrare un criminale; operazione ( della polizia) sotto copertura; trappola (fig.)

10 ( slang) truffa; fregata; bidone (fig.)

● (fig.) the sting of her tongue, la sua lingua tagliente □ (zool.) sting-ray ► stingaree □ He felt the sting of the wind, sentiva il soffio gelido del vento □ ( di consiglio, progetto, racconto, ecc.) It has a sting in its tail, «in cauda venenum» (lat.).
(to) sting /stɪŋ/
(pass. e p. p. stung)

A v. t.

1 pungere; (fig.) ferire, offendere, irritare, tormentare: A bee has stung me on the neck, un'ape mi ha punto sul collo; The nettles stung her legs, le ortiche le pungevano le gambe; He was stung to the quick, è stato punto sul vivo; to be stung with envy [desire], essere punto dall'invidia [dal desiderio]; His conscience stings him sharply, la coscienza lo tormenta dolorosamente

2 ( di serpente) mordere

3 (fig.) pungolare; incitare; stimolare; spingere: My words stung him into action, le mie parole lo spinsero ad agire

4 ( slang) portare via; far pagare; spillare; fregare (pop.): The seller stung me for 200 pounds, il venditore mi ha fregato duecento sterline

B v. i.

1 pungere; avere il pungiglione: Drones don't sting, i fuchi non pungono

2 dare fitte di dolore; dolere; bruciare (fig.): My eyes are stinging from the smoke, mi bruciano gli occhi per il fumo

● (fam.) to be stung, farsi imbrogliare (raggirare, fregare): He got stung on that deal, s'è fatto fregare in quell'affare.

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I [stɪŋ]
nome

1) (organ) (of insect) pungiglione m., aculeo m.; (of scorpion) pungiglione m.

2) (wound) (of insect, plant) puntura f.

bee sting — puntura d'ape

3) (pain) fitta f., dolore m. acuto

4) AE colloq. (rip-off) truffa f., fregatura f.

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a sting in the tail — una brutta sorpresa alla fine, in cauda venenum

to take the sting out of — svelenire, rendere meno velenoso [ remark]; mitigare o attenuare l'effetto di [ action]
II 1. [stɪŋ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stung)

1) [insect, plant] pungere

2) [ wind] colpire, sferzare

3) fig. [ criticism] pungere sul vivo
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stung) [eyes, antiseptic] bruciare; [ cut] bruciare, fare male

my knee stings — sento delle fitte al ginocchio

English-Italian dictionary > sting
3 hacer reaccionar

(v.) = sting into + action

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

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(v.) = sting into + action

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Spanish-English dictionary > hacer reaccionar
4 evitar

v.

1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).

podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something

Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.

María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.

2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).

no puede evitarlo he can't help it

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me

3 to save.

esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go

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evitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to avoid

■ evitó una confrontación he avoided a confrontation

2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid

■ no pudo evitar que lo hiciera he couldn't prevent him (from) doing it

3 (ahorrar) to spare, save

■ intenté evitarle la molestia I tried to save him the trouble

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verb

1) to avoid

2) prevent

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1. VT

1) (=eludir) to avoid

quiero evitar ese riesgo — I want to avoid that risk

intento evitar a Luisa — I'm trying to avoid Luisa

no pude evitarlo — I couldn't help it

evitar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth

María evita a toda costa encontrarse con él — María avoids bumping into him at all costs

2) (=ahorrar) to save

esto nos evitará muchos problemas — this will save us a lot of problems

me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

2.

See:

evitarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

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= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

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* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

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evitar [A1 ]

vt

1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him

para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go

¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?

2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent

se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented

haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

3 (ahorrar) to save

una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble

así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry

por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center

■ evitarse

v pron

‹problemas› to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems

me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it

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Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;

◊ evitar hacer algo to avoid doing sth

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent;

◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( remediar):

◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
◊ evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably

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evitar

♦ vt

1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;

¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;

no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;

hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading

2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;

siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;

yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;

no puede evitarlo he can't help it;

no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am

3. [ahorrar] to save;

esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;

esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go

♦ See also the pronominal verb evitarse

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evitar

v/t

1 avoid;

no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it

2 ( impedir) prevent

3 molestias save

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evitar vt

1) : to avoid

2) prevenir: to prevent

3) eludir: to escape, to elude

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evitar vb

1. (en general) to avoid

el político quiso evitar un escándalo the politician wanted to avoid a scandal

2. (impedir) to prevent

limpia la herida para evitar que se infecte clean the wound to prevent it from getting infected

3. (ahorrar) to save

eso me evitará muchos problemas that will save me a lot of problems

no poder evitar hacer algo not to be able to help doing something

no lo pude evitar I couldn't help it

Spanish-English dictionary > evitar
5 frustrar

v.

1 to frustrate (person).

El accidente frustró sus planes The accident frustrated her plans.

Su actitud frustró al gerente His attitude frustrated the manager.

2 to thwart, to put paid to (posibilidades, ilusiones).

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frustrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cosa) to frustrate, thwart

2 (persona) to disappoint

► verbo pronominal frustrarse

1 (proyectos, planes) to fail, come to nothing

2 (persona) to get frustrated, get disappointed

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verb

to frustrate

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] to frustrate; [+ proyecto, aspiración, deseo, sueño] to thwart

no quiero frustrar sus esperanzas — I don't want to frustrate o thwart their hopes

le frustra no poderse comunicar — he finds it frustrating not being able to communicate

2) (=abortar) [+ atentado, operación] to foil

los guardas frustraron el intento de fuga — the guards foiled their escape attempt

2.

See:

frustrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dash

me frustra que no entiendan — I find it frustrating that they don't understand

b) < atentado> to foil
2.
frustrarse v pron planes to be thwarted, fail; esperanzas to come to nothing

* * *

= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.

Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.

Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.

Ex. The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.

Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.

Ex. So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.

Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.

Ex. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.

Ex. Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.

Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

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* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.

* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.

* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dash

me frustra que no entiendan — I find it frustrating that they don't understand

b) < atentado> to foil
2.
frustrarse v pron planes to be thwarted, fail; esperanzas to come to nothing

* * *

= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.

Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.

Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.

Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.

Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.

Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.

Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.

Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.

Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.

Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.

* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.

* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).

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frustrar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹persona› to frustrate; ‹planes› to thwart; ‹esperanzas› to dash

me frustra que no entiendan I find it frustrating o it frustrates me that they don't understand

2 ‹atentado› to foil

■ frustrarse

v pron

«planes» to be thwarted, fail; «esperanzas» to be dashed, come to nothing

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frustrar ( conjugate frustrar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to frustrate;
‹ planes› to thwart;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
◊ me frustra que no entiendan I find it frustrating that they don't understand

frustrarse verbo pronominal [ planes] to be thwarted, fail;

[ esperanzas] to come to nothing
frustrar verbo transitivo to frustrate
(una esperanza) to disappoint
' frustrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
- impedir
- tronchar
English:
defeat
- disappoint
- foil
- frustrate
- thwart
- baffle
- confound
- cross

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frustrar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to frustrate

2. [posibilidades, ilusiones] to thwart, Br to put paid to;
[plan, robo] to thwart;
el mal tiempo frustró nuestras vacaciones the bad weather ruined our holiday

♦ See also the pronominal verb frustrarse

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frustrar

v/t persona frustrate; plan thwart

* * *

frustrar vt

: to frustrate, to thwart

♦ See also the reflexive verb frustrarse

Spanish-English dictionary > frustrar
6 impedir

v.

1 to prevent.

impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent somebody from doing something

la lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented him from running

la nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the match from taking place

impedirle el paso a alguien to bar somebody's way

si nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning

2 to hinder, to obstruct.

3 to impede, to obstruct, to hold up, to prevent.

Ella impidió el accidente She impeded the accident.

4 to handicap, to cripple, to disable.

El accidente impidió a Ricardo The accident handicapped Richard.

5 to prevent from, to keep from, to avert from, to deter from.

María le impidió a Ricardo jugar Mary prevented Richard from playing.

6 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.

Esa luz impide leer That light makes it impossible to read.

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impedir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer imposible) to prevent, stop

■ ¿hay algo que te lo impida? is there anything stopping you?

■ su enfermedad le impide desplazarse her illness makes it impossible for her to get about

2 (obstaculizar) to hinder, impede

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

impedir el paso to block the way

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verb

1) to impede

2) prevent

3) block

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VT

1) (=parar) to prevent, stop

trataron de impedir la huida de los presos — they tried to prevent the prisoners escaping o the prisoners escape

impedir a algn el acceso al edificio — to prevent sb from entering the building

lo que no se puede impedir — what cannot be prevented

a mí nadie me lo va a impedir — nobody's going to stop me

impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir que algn haga algo — to prevent sb (from) doing sth, stop sb doing sth

esto no impide que... — this does not alter the fact that...

impedir el paso — to block the way

un camión nos impedía el paso — a lorry was blocking our way

2) (=dificultar) [con obstáculos] to impede, obstruct; [con problemas] to hinder, hamper

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verbo transitivo

a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent

nadie te lo impide — nobody's stopping you

impedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing

el dolor le impedía caminar — the pain prevented her from walking

quiso impedir que nos viéramos — she tried to stop us seeing each other

b) < paso> to block

un camión impedía la entrada — a truck was blocking the entrance

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

* * *

= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.

Ex. The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.

Ex. At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

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* impedir el paso = block in.

* impedir la entrada = keep out.

* impedir que = keep from.

* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent

nadie te lo impide — nobody's stopping you

impedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing

el dolor le impedía caminar — the pain prevented her from walking

quiso impedir que nos viéramos — she tried to stop us seeing each other

b) < paso> to block

un camión impedía la entrada — a truck was blocking the entrance

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

* * *

= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.

Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.

Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

* impedir el paso = block in.

* impedir la entrada = keep out.

* impedir que = keep from.

* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

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impedir [ I14 ]

vt

1 (imposibilitar) to prevent

no logró impedir el accidente she was unable to prevent the accident

nos impidió el paso he wouldn't let us through, he blocked our way

esta válvula impide el paso del gas this valve stops o blocks the flow of gas

nadie te lo impide nobody's stopping you

impedirle a algn + INF to prevent sb FROM -ING

el dolor le impedía caminar the pain prevented her from walking o meant that she couldn't walk o stopped her walking

impedir QUE + SUBJ:

quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other, she tried to prevent us from seeing each other

tenemos que impedir que ocurra otra vez we must see that it doesn't happen again, we must stop o prevent it happening again

2 (dificultar) to hamper, hinder

la ropa me impedía los movimientos my clothes hampered o hindered o impeded my movements

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impedir ( conjugate impedir) verbo transitivo
a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent;

◊ nadie te lo impide nobody's stopping you;

impedirle a algn hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;
quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other
b) ‹paso/entrada› to block

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

impedir verbo transitivo
1 (entorpecer) to impede, hinder: un coche impedía el paso a la ambulancia, a car was in the way of the ambulance
2 (frustrar) to prevent, stop
' impedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesar
- bloquear
- cortar
- imposibilitar
- inmovilizar
- trabar
- evitar
- impida
English:
bar
- deter
- forestall
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- keep
- occur
- prevent
- restrain
- stop
- avert
- obscure
- prohibit

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impedir vt

1. [imposibilitar] to prevent;

impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;

la lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented her from running;

impedirle el paso a alguien to bar sb's way;

este camión impide el paso a la calle this truck o Br lorry is blocking the street;

la nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the game from taking place;

nada te impide hacerlo there's nothing to stop you doing it;

si nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning

2. [dificultar] to hinder, to obstruct

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impedir

v/t prevent; ( estorbar) impede

* * *

impedir {54} vt

1) : to prevent, to block

2) : to impede, to hinder

* * *

impedir vb

1. (imposibilitar) to prevent / to stop [pt. & pp. stopped]

tratan de impedir que lo vea they're trying to stop me seeing him

2. (paso) to block

el guardia nos impidió el paso the guard blocked our way

Spanish-English dictionary > impedir
7 prevenir

v.

1 to prevent.

más vale prevenir que curar (Prov) prevention is better than cure

Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.

2 to warn.

te prevengo de que la carretera es muy mala be warned that the road is very bad

Ricardo previno a María del peligro Richard warned Mary of the danger.

3 to foresee, to anticipate.

4 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.

Lisa previno ejecutar el programa Lisa made it impossible to execute the..

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prevenir

Conjugation model [ VENIR], like link=venir venir

► verbo transitivo

1 (evitar) to avoid, prevent

2 (advertir) to warn

■ me previnieron contra su mal humor they warned me about his bad mood

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure

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verb

1) to prevent

2) warn

* * *

1. VT

1) (=evitar) to prevent; (=prever) to foresee, anticipate

hay accidentes que no se pueden prevenir — some accidents cannot be prevented

- más vale prevenir que curar

2) (=advertir) to warn

prevenir a algn — to warn sb, put sb on his guard (contra, de against, about)

pudieron prevenirle a tiempo — they were able to warn him in time

3) (=predisponer) to prejudice, bias ( a favor de in favour of) ( en contra de against)

4) (=preparar) to prepare, get ready ( para for)

5) (=proveer)

prevenir a algn de algo — to provide sb with sth

2.

See:

prevenirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <enfermedad/accidente> to prevent

más vale prevenir que curar — prevention is better than cure

más vale prevenir que lamentar — better safe than sorry

b) (advertir, alertar) to warn
2.
prevenirse v pron

prevenirse CONTRA algo — to take preventive o preventative measures against something, take precautions against something

* * *

= caution (against), forewarn, preclude, prevent, sound + a note of caution, sound + a word of caution, forestall, avert, sound + a wake-up call, ward off, admonish, head off, thwart.

Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

Ex. I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.

Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.

Ex. A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex. The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

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* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.

* prevenir contra = ward against.

* prevenir en contra de = ward against.

* prevenir una infección = prevent + infection.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <enfermedad/accidente> to prevent

más vale prevenir que curar — prevention is better than cure

más vale prevenir que lamentar — better safe than sorry

b) (advertir, alertar) to warn
2.
prevenirse v pron

prevenirse CONTRA algo — to take preventive o preventative measures against something, take precautions against something

* * *

= caution (against), forewarn, preclude, prevent, sound + a note of caution, sound + a word of caution, forestall, avert, sound + a wake-up call, ward off, admonish, head off, thwart.

Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

Ex: I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.

Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.

Ex: A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.

* prevenir contra = ward against.

* prevenir en contra de = ward against.

* prevenir una infección = prevent + infection.

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prevenir [ I31 ]

vt

1 ‹enfermedad/accidente/desgracia› to prevent

ayuda a prevenir la caries it helps prevent tooth decay

más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure

más vale prevenir que lamentar better safe than sorry

2 (advertir, alertar) to warn

previnieron a los conductores del mal estado de las carreteras drivers were warned of the bad state of the roads

■ prevenirse

v pron

prevenirse CONTRA algo to take preventive o preventative measures AGAINST sth, take precautions AGAINST sth

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prevenir ( conjugate prevenir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹enfermedad/accidente› to prevent

b) (advertir, alertar) to warn

prevenirse verbo pronominal prevenirse CONTRA algo to take preventive o preventative measures against sth, take precautions against sth
prevenir verbo transitivo
1 (enfermedades, etc) to prevent: más vale prevenir que curar, prevention is better than cure
2 (advertir, alertar) to warn: me previno contra él, she warned me about him
te prevengo de que no estoy muy dispuesta a ir, I want you to know that I'm not very inclined to go
' prevenir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
advertir
- avisar
- salud
- ir
English:
avert
- forestall
- forewarn
- precaution
- prevent
- ward off
- warn
- head
- safe

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prevenir

♦ vt

1. [evitar] to prevent;

para prevenir la gripe to prevent flu;

un medicamento que previene contra la malaria a medicine that protects against malaria;

Prov

más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure

2. [avisar] to warn;

te prevengo de que la carretera es muy mala be warned that the road is very bad

3. [prever] to foresee, to anticipate

4. [predisponer]
prevenir a alguien contra algo/alguien to prejudice sb against sth/sb

♦ See also the pronominal verb prevenirse

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prevenir

v/t

1 ( evitar) prevent;

más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure

2 ( avisar) warn ( contra against)

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prevenir {87} vt

1) : to prevent

2) : to warn

♦ See also the reflexive verb prevenirse

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prevenir vb (evitar) to prevent

muchas enfermedades se pueden prevenir many illnesses can be prevented

Spanish-English dictionary > prevenir
8 adder

adder

1 [slang] viper ⇒ adder

2 [persoon] viper ⇒ snake (in the grass)

♦voorbeelden:

1 〈 figuurlijk〉 als door een adder gebeten • as if stung (into action)

〈 figuurlijk〉 er schuilt een adder(tje) in/onder het gras • there's a snake in the grass, there's a catch in it somewhere

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > adder
9 als door een adder gebeten

als door een adder gebeten

as if stung (into action)

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > als door een adder gebeten
10 sting

1. noun
1) (wounding) Stich, der; (by jellyfish, nettles) Verbrennung, die

2) (pain) Stechen, das; stechender Schmerz; (from ointment, cane, whip, wind, rash) Brennen, das

a sting in the tail — (fig.) ein Pferdefuß

take the sting out of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) den Stachel nehmen (geh.)

3) (Zool.) [Gift]stachel, der

4) (fraud) Ding, das (ugs.); (police operation) Operation, die
2. transitive verb,
stung

1) (wound) stechen

a bee stung [him on] his arm — eine Biene stach ihm in den Arm

a jellyfish stung me/my leg — ich habe mich/mein Bein an einer Qualle verbrannt

2) (cause pain to)

the smoke/the wind stung my eyes — der Rauch/der Wind brannte mir in den Augen

3) (hurt mentally) tief treffen; [zutiefst] verletzen

stinging — scharf [Vorwürfe, Anklagen, Kritik]

4) (incite)

sting somebody into something/doing something — jemanden zu etwas anstacheln/dazu anstacheln, etwas zu tun

5) (sl.): (swindle) übers Ohr hauen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb,
stung

1) (feel pain) brennen

2) (have sting) stechen

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1. [stiŋ] noun
1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) der Stachel

2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) der Stich, der Biß

3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) der Stich, der Biß
2. verb
1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) stechen

2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) brennen

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sting

[stɪŋ]

I. n

1. BIOL of a bee, hornet Stachel m; of a jellyfish Brennfaden m; of a plant Brennhaar nt

2. (wound) Stich m; of jellyfish Brennen nt

bee/hornet/wasp \sting Bienen-/Hornissen-/Wespenstich m

3. no pl (from antiseptic, ointment) Brennen nt; (from needle) Stechen nt; (from whip) brennender Schmerz

\sting of defeat ( fig) schmerzliche Niederlage

\sting of remorse Gewissensbisse pl

4. no pl (harshness) of a remark, irony, satire Stachel m; of a voice, criticism Schärfe f

I will never forget the \sting of his words ich werde die Kränkung durch seine Worte niemals vergessen

5. AM ( fam: theft) großer Coup

6. AM ( fam: police operation) Undercovereinsatz m

7.

▶ to have a \sting in the tail (have surprising end) eine Pointe haben; (have negative aspect) eine Kehrseite haben

▶ to take the \sting out of sth etw dat den Stachel nehmen

II. vi

<stung, stung>

bee, hornet stechen; disinfectant, sunburn brennen; wound, cut schmerzen, weh tun; ( fig) words, criticism schmerzen

III. vt

<stung, stung>

1. (wound)

▪ to \sting sb insect jdn stechen; jellyfisch jdn brennen

I was stung by the nettles ich habe mich an den Nesseln verbrannt

2. (cause pain)

the vodka stung her throat der Wodka brannte ihr im Hals

his conscience stung him for weeks after the incident ( fig) sein Gewissen plagte ihn nach dem Unfall noch wochenlang

to \sting sb's eyes sand, wind, hail jdm in den Augen brennen

3. (upset)

▪ to \sting sb jdn verletzen [o kränken]

he was stung by her criticisms ihre Kritik hat ihn tief getroffen

4. BRIT, AUS (goad)

▪ to \sting sb into sth jdn zu etw dat aufstacheln

the negative comments stung me into action die abfälligen Bemerkungen ließen mich aktiv werden

5. (swindle)

▪ to \sting sb jdn übers Ohr hauen fam [o sl abzocken]; (overcharge) jdn schröpfen fam

▪ to \sting sb [for] sth jdm etw abknöpfen fam

the bank stung me £50 in charges when I went overdrawn als ich das Konto überzogen hatte, hat mir die Bank eine Überziehungsgebühr von 50 Pfund aufgebrummt

to \sting sb with higher fees/surcharges/new taxes jdm höhere Gebühren/Zuschläge/neue Steuern aufbrummen fam

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[stɪŋ] vb: pret, ptp stung
1. n

1) (ZOOL, BOT: organ of insect) Stachel m; (of jellyfish) Brennfaden m; (of nettle) Brennhaar nt

2) (of insect = act, wound) Stich m; (of nettle, jellyfish, = act) Brennen nt; (= wound) Quaddel f

3) (= pain from needle etc) Stechen nt, stechender Schmerz; (of antiseptic, ointment, from nettle etc) Brennen nt; (of whip) brennender Schmerz

there might be a bit of a sting —

we felt the sting of the hail on our faces — wir spürten den Hagel wie Nadeln im Gesicht

4) (fig of remark, irony) Stachel m; (of attack, criticism etc) Schärfe f

a sting of remorse — Gewissensbisse pl

to take the sting out of sth — etw entschärfen; (out of remark, criticism also) einer Sache (dat) den Stachel nehmen

to have a sting in its tail (story, film) — ein unerwartet fatales Ende nehmen; (remark)

death, where now thy sting? — Tod, wo ist dein Stachel?

2. vt

1) (insect) stechen; (jellyfish) verbrennen

she was stung by the nettles — sie hat sich an den Nesseln verbrannt

2)

the hail stung our faces — der Hagel stach uns wie mit Nadeln im Gesicht

3) (comments, sarcasm etc) treffen, schmerzen; (remorse, conscience) quälen

he was stung by their insults — ihre Beleidigungen haben ihn sehr getroffen or geschmerzt

to sting sb into doing sth — jdn antreiben, etw zu tun

he was stung into replying — er ließ sich dazu hinreißen zu antworten

to sting sb into action — jdn aktiv werden lassen

4) (inf)

to sting sb for sth — jdn bei etw ausnehmen (inf) or schröpfen (inf)

could I sting you for a fiver? — kann ich dir einen Fünfer abknöpfen? (inf)

3. vi

1) (insect) stechen; (nettle, jellyfish etc) brennen; (= burn eyes, cut, ointment etc) brennen

smoke makes your eyes sting — Rauch brennt in den Augen

2) (hail etc) wie mit Nadeln stechen

3) (comments, sarcasm etc) schmerzen

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sting [stıŋ]

A v/t prät stung [stʌŋ], obs stang [stæŋ], pperf stung

1. stechen

2. beißen, brennen in oder auf (dat)

3. schmerzen, jemandem wehtun (Schlag etc):

be stung with remorse von Reue geplagt werden oder sein

4. anstacheln, reizen ( beide:

into zu):

sting sb into action jemanden aktiv werden lassen

5. umg

a) jemanden neppen ( for um Geld etc)

b) sting sb for a pound jemandem ein Pfund abknöpfen

B v/i

1. stechen

2. brennen, beißen (Pfeffer etc)

3. schmerzen, wehtun (beide auch fig)

C s

1. Stachel m (eines Insekts, des Todes etc)

2. a) Stich m, Biss m

b) Brennen n, brennender Schmerz:

sting of conscience Gewissensbisse pl;

the sting is in the tail fig das dicke Ende kommt noch;

the plan has a sting in the ( oder its) tail der Plan hat einen Pferdefuß;

take the sting out of fig einer Sache den Stachel nehmen

3. Pointe f, Spitze f (eines Epigramms etc)

4. Schwung m, Wucht f

5. BOT → academic.ru/70792/stimulus">stimulus 3

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1. noun
1) (wounding) Stich, der; (by jellyfish, nettles) Verbrennung, die

2) (pain) Stechen, das; stechender Schmerz; (from ointment, cane, whip, wind, rash) Brennen, das

a sting in the tail — (fig.) ein Pferdefuß

take the sting out of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) den Stachel nehmen (geh.)

3) (Zool.) [Gift]stachel, der

4) (fraud) Ding, das (ugs.); (police operation) Operation, die
2. transitive verb,
stung

1) (wound) stechen

a bee stung [him on] his arm — eine Biene stach ihm in den Arm

a jellyfish stung me/my leg — ich habe mich/mein Bein an einer Qualle verbrannt

2) (cause pain to)

the smoke/the wind stung my eyes — der Rauch/der Wind brannte mir in den Augen

3) (hurt mentally) tief treffen; [zutiefst] verletzen

stinging — scharf [Vorwürfe, Anklagen, Kritik]

4) (incite)

sting somebody into something/doing something — jemanden zu etwas anstacheln/dazu anstacheln, etwas zu tun

5) (sl.): (swindle) übers Ohr hauen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb,
stung

1) (feel pain) brennen

2) (have sting) stechen

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n.

Brennen - n.

Stachel -n m.

Stich -e (Wespen-) m.

Stich -e m.

brennender Schmerz m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stung)

= brennen (auf) v.

jemanden aktiv werden lassen ausdr.

jemanden necken ausdr.

stechen (Insekt) v.

English-german dictionary > sting
11 sting

{stiŋ}
I. 1. жиля, ожилвам, парвам, опарвам (за коприва и пр.)
2. причинявам остра болка, жуля, щипя, смъдя
the pepper stung his tongue пиперът му залютя
3. жегвам, смъдвам, уязвявам, оскърбявам, огорчавам, засягам, ранявам, мъча, терзая
stung with envy/desire измъчван/терзан от завист/желание
he was stung by her words той беше уязвен от думите и
it STINGs me to the heart/to the quick това ме засяга дълбоко
4. смъдя, лютя (за очи и пр.)
5. възбуждам, предизвиквам, пораждам
anger stung him into action гневът го накара да се раздвижи
6. sl. измамвам в цена, оскубвам, измъквам пари от (някого)
how much did they STING you for? колко (пари) те ожулиха/ти взеха/те накараха да дадеш?
II. 1. жило
2. ужилване, опарване (от коприва и пр.)
3. остра/парлива болка, смъдеж, смъдване
the STING of hunger спазмите на глада
the STINGs of conscience угризенията на съвестта
to take the STING out of смекчавам (укор, обида и пр.)
4. язвителност, злъчност, хапливост, жегване
5. парливост
the breeze has a STING in it ветрецът e леко остричък/парлив/пощипва

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{stin} v (stung {st^n}) 1. жиля, ожилвам; парвам, опарвам (з(2) {stin} n 1. жило; 2. ужилване; опарване (от коприва и пр.);

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хапя; уязвявам; язвителност; смъдеж; смъдя; ужилване; ужилвам; ожилвам; огорчавам; обиждам; опарвам; оскърбявам; опарване; пораждам; възбуждам; жегвам; жило; жиля; засягам;

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1. anger stung him into action гневът го накара да се раздвижи 2. he was stung by her words той беше уязвен от думите и 3. how much did they sting you for? колко (пари) те ожулиха/ти взеха/те накараха да дадеш? 4. i. жиля, ожилвам, парвам, опарвам (за коприва и пр.) 5. ii. жило 6. it stings me to the heart/to the quick това ме засяга дълбоко 7. sl. измамвам в цена, оскубвам, измъквам пари от (някого) 8. stung with envy/desire измъчван/терзан от завист/желание 9. the breeze has a sting in it ветрецът e леко остричък/парлив/пощипва 10. the pepper stung his tongue пиперът му залютя 11. the sting of hunger спазмите на глада 12. the stings of conscience угризенията на съвестта 13. to take the sting out of смекчавам (укор, обида и пр.) 14. възбуждам, предизвиквам, пораждам 15. жегвам, смъдвам, уязвявам, оскърбявам, огорчавам, засягам, ранявам, мъча, терзая 16. остра/парлива болка, смъдеж, смъдване 17. парливост 18. причинявам остра болка, жуля, щипя, смъдя 19. смъдя, лютя (за очи и пр.) 20. ужилване, опарване (от коприва и пр.) 21. язвителност, злъчност, хапливост, жегване
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sting[stiʃ] I. v ( stung[stʌʃ]) 1. жиля, ужилвам (за пчела, оса и под.); парвам, опарвам (за коприва); причинявам (остра) болка; жуля, "щипя"; the pepper stung his tongue залютя му от пипера; 2. смъдвам, жегвам, уязвявам, обиждам, оскърбявам, огорчавам, засягам, ранявам; мъча, измъчвам; it \stings me to the heart ( to the quick) това ме засяга дълбоко; stung with envy ( desire) измъчван от завист (желание); to be stung with remorse изпитвам угризения на съвестта; the insult stung him into a reply обидата го накара да отговори; 3. смъди (за част от тялото); my eyes were \stinging очите ме смъдяха; 4. sl "оскубвам", обирам (парите); he has stung me for 20 pounds той ми измъкна (изкрънка от мен) 20 лири; II. n 1. жило; the \sting is in the tail най-неприятното е на края; има сензационна развръзка; to take the \sting out of правя безопасен, "вадя жилото на"; 2. (остра) болка, смъдване; the \sting of the whip ударът на камшика; the \sting of hunger мъките на глада; \stings of conscience угризения на съвестта; 3. ужилване, опарване (от коприва) (и прен.); измама; 4. бот. парлива власинка; 5. язвителност, жлъчност, хапливост, жегване; 6. сила; the breeze has a \sting in it въздухът действа много ободрително; 7. тех. преходна втулка за затягане към машина; 8. ам. операция "оса", тайна полицейска операция.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > sting
12 sting

[stɪŋ] n

1) biol of a bee, hornet Stachel m; of a jellyfish Brennfaden m; of a plant Brennhaar nt

2) ( wound) Stich m; of jellyfish Brennen nt;

bee/ hornet/wasp \sting Bienen-/Hornissen-/Wespenstich m

3) no pl (from antiseptic, ointment) Brennen nt; ( from needle) Stechen nt ( from whip) brennender Schmerz;

\sting of defeat ( fig) schmerzliche Niederlage;

\sting of remorse Gewissensbisse mpl

4) no pl ( harshness) of a remark, irony, satire Stachel m; of a voice, criticism Schärfe f;

I will never forget the \sting of his words ich werde die Kränkung durch seine Worte niemals vergessen

5) (Am) (fam: theft) großer Coup

6) (Am) (fam: police operation) Undercovereinsatz m

PHRASES:

to have a \sting in the tail ( have surprising end) eine Pointe haben;

( have negative aspect) eine Kehrseite haben;

to take the \sting out of sth etw dat den Stachel nehmen vi <stung, stung bee, hornet stechen; disinfectant, sunburn brennen; wound, cut schmerzen, wehtun; ( fig); words, criticism schmerzen vt <stung, stung>

1) ( wound)

to \sting sb insect jdn stechen; jellyfish jdn brennen;

I was stung by the nettles ich habe mich an den Nesseln verbrannt

2) ( cause pain)

the vodka stung her throat der Wodka brannte ihr im Hals;

his conscience stung him for weeks after the incident ( fig) sein Gewissen plagte ihn nach dem Unfall noch wochenlang;

to \sting sb's eyes sand, wind, hail jdm in den Augen brennen

3) ( upset)

to \sting sb jdn verletzen [o kränken];

he was stung by her criticisms ihre Kritik hat ihn tief getroffen

4) (Brit, Aus) ( goad)

to \sting sb into sth jdn zu etw dat aufstacheln;

the negative comments stung me into action die abfälligen Bemerkungen ließen mich aktiv werden

5) ( swindle)

to \sting sb jdn übers Ohr hauen ( fam); [o (sl) abzocken]; ( overcharge) jdn schröpfen ( fam)

to \sting sb [for] sth jdm etw abknöpfen ( fam)

the bank stung me £50 in charges when I went overdrawn als ich das Konto überzogen hatte, hat mir die Bank eine Überziehungsgebühr von 50 Pfund aufgebrummt;

to \sting sb with higher fees/ surcharges/ new taxes jdm höhere Gebühren/Zuschläge/neue Steuern aufbrummen ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > sting
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sting [stɪŋ] (pt & pp stung [stʌŋ])

1 transitive verb

(a) (of insect, nettle, scorpion) piquer; (of smoke) piquer, brûler; (of vinegar, acid, disinfectant) brûler; (of whip, rain) cingler;

∎ the smoke stung my eyes la fumée me brûlait ou me piquait les yeux;

∎ a bee stung her finger or stung her on the finger une abeille lui a piqué le doigt

(b) (of remark, joke, criticism) piquer (au vif), blesser;

∎ she was stung by their sharp criticisms leurs critiques acérées l'ont piquée au vif;

∎ to sting sb into action inciter ou pousser qn à agir;

∎ our comments might sting them into doing something nos remarques les inciteront peut-être à faire quelque chose

(c) familiar (swindle) arnaquer, refaire;

∎ to get stung se faire arnaquer, se faire refaire;

∎ they stung him for a hundred quid ils l'ont arnaqué ou refait de cent livres

2 intransitive verb

(a) (insect, nettle, scorpion) piquer; (vinegar, acid, disinfectant) brûler, piquer; (whip, rain) cingler;

∎ this is going to sting a bit ça va faire un peu mal

(b) (eyes, skin) piquer, brûler;

∎ my eyes are stinging j'ai les yeux qui piquent

3 noun

(a) (organ → of bee, wasp, scorpion) aiguillon m, dard m; (→ of nettle) poil m (urticant);

∎ British there's a sting in the tail il y a une mauvaise surprise à la fin;

∎ his remarks often have a sting in the tail ses remarques sont rarement innocentes;

∎ to take the sting out of sth rendre qch moins douloureux, adoucir qch

(b) (wound, pain, mark → from insect, nettle, scorpion) piqûre f; (→ from vinegar, acid, disinfectant) brûlure f; (→ from whip) douleur f cinglante

(c) familiar (swindle) arnaque f

(d) American familiar (police operation) coup m monté (dans le cadre d'une opération de police)

✾ Film 'The Sting' Hill 'L'Arnaque'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sting
14 sting

sting

A n

1 Zool ( organ) ( of insect) dard m, aiguillon m ; ( of scorpion) aiguillon m ;

2 ( wound) (of insect, plant) piqûre f ; bee/wasp/nettle sting piqûre d'abeille/de guêpe/d'orties ;

3 ( pain) sensation f de brûlure ;

4 US ( in law enforcement) coup m monté ;

5 ○ US ( rip-off) arnaque f.

B vtr ( prét, pp stung)

1 [insect, antiseptic, plant] piquer ;

2 [wind, hail] cingler ;

3 fig [criticism, rebuke] blesser, piquer [qn] au vif ;

4 ○ ( rip off) arnaquer ○ ; they really sting you in that place on se fait arnaquer là-bas ;

5 ○ ( get money from) to sting sb for £10 taper ○ dix livres à qn.

C vi ( prét, pp stung) [eyes] piquer ; [cut] cuire ; [antiseptic] piquer ; it stings! ça pique! ; my knee stings mon genou me cuit.

Idioms

a sting in the tail une mauvaise surprise ; to sting sb into action pousser qn à agir en le piquant au vif ; to take the sting out of rendre [qch] moins blessant [remark, criticism] ; atténuer l'effet de [measure, action].

Big English-French dictionary > sting
15 sting

stɪŋ
1. сущ.
1) а) жало б) бот. жгучий волосок в) укус( пчелы и т.п.) ;
ожог крапивой
2) а) острая боль б) перен. колкость, ядовитость
3) острота to give a sting to one's speech ≈ придать остроту своей речи
2. гл.
1) жалить;
жечь;
кусаться
2) прям и перен. а) причинять острую боль б) чувствовать острую боль
3) побуждать;
стимулировать Syn: spur
4) разг. обманывать, одурачивать, надувать жало - the * of a scorpion is in its tail жало скорпиона находится у него в хвосте;
самое неприятное - в конце (ботаника) жгучий волосок укус;
ожог крапивы ядовитость, колкость - the *s of calumny ядовитые стрелы клеветы муки, острая боль - the * of hunger муки голода - the *s of remorse угрызения совести острота - to give a * to an epigram придать эпиграмме остроту жалить, жечь - to * smb. on the finger ужалить кого-л. в палец - to * the eyes есть глаза (о дыме) гореть, жечь, саднить кусать(ся) (о комарах, клопах и т. п.) причинять острую боль, мучить;
уязвлять, терзать - his conscience *s him он терзается угрызениями совести - stung by the mockings of others уязвленный насмешками других - the reproach stung me to the quick этот упрек задел меня за живое - nothing *s like the truth ничто так не ранит, как правда;
правда глаза колет чувствовать острую боль;
терзаться возбуждать, побуждать - anger stung him to action гнев заставил его действовать - he was stung with desire он был охвачен желанием (сленг) обмануть, одурачить - he got stung on that deal он погорел на этом деле( сленг) (for) выманить, выпросить или собрать деньги - at the airport he was stung for a few dollars for having excess luggage в аэропорту с него содрали несколько долларов за лишний багаж ~ уязвлять, терзать;
to be stung by remorse мучиться угрызениями совести ~ (обыкн. pass) разг. обмануть, надуть;
обобрать, "нагреть";
he was stung for;
5 его надули на 5 фунтов ~ острота, сила;
his service has no sting in it у него слабая подача( в теннисе) sting возбуждать;
побуждать;
the insult stung him into a reply оскорбление побудило его ответить sting возбуждать;
побуждать;
the insult stung him into a reply оскорбление побудило его ответить ~ (stung) жалить;
жечь (о крапиве и т. п.) ~ жало ~ бот. жгучий волосок ~ муки;
острая боль;
the stings of hunger муки голода ~ (обыкн. pass) разг. обмануть, надуть;
обобрать, "нагреть";
he was stung for;
5 его надули на 5 фунтов ~ острота, сила;
his service has no sting in it у него слабая подача (в теннисе) ~ причинять острую боль ~ укус;
ожог крапивой ~ уязвлять, терзать;
to be stung by remorse мучиться угрызениями совести ~ чувствовать острую боль ~ ядовитость, колкость ~ муки;
острая боль;
the stings of hunger муки голода

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sting
16 sting

1. stiŋ noun
1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) brodd; neslehår

2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) stikk

3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) stikk, svie, sviing
2. verb
1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) stikke

2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) svi, brenne

stikk
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stikke

I
subst. \/stɪŋ\/

1) ( av insekt e.l.) stikk

2) stikking, sviing, svie

3) ( zoologi) (gift)brodd

4) ( botanikk) brodd, neslehår, nesletråd

5) ( overført) brodd, svie

6) ( slang) bytte, rov

take the sting out of something ta brodden av noe
II
verb ( stung - stung) \/stɪŋ\/

1) ( om insekter) stikke

• she was stung by a bee

hun ble stukket av en bie

2) ( om brennesle) brenne

• I was stung by a nettle

jeg brente meg på en brennesle

3) stikke (i), svi (i)

• the smoke began to sting her eyes

røyken begynte å svi i øynene hennes

4) ( overført) såre, plage

• his conscience stung him

samvittigheten plaget ham

• I was stung to the heart

jeg ble dypt såret

5) provosere, egge

6) ( slang) ta penger fra, ta for høye priser av

• I was stung for £5

jeg måtte ut med £5

stinging words spydighet

stung (in)to action vakt til dåd

• his anger stung him to action

sinnet hans vakte ham til dåd

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17 vif

vif, vive¹ [vif, viv]

1. adjective

   a. ( = plein de vie) lively ; ( = alerte) sharp ; [intelligence] keen

• il a l'œil or le regard vif he has a sharp eye

• à l'esprit vif quick-witted

   b. ( = brusque) [ton, propos] sharp

• il s'est montré un peu vif avec elle he was rather sharp with her

• le débat prit un tour assez vif the discussion took on a rather acrimonious tone

   c. ( = profond) [émotion, plaisirs, désir] intense ; [souvenirs, impression] vivid ; [déception] acute

   d. ( = fort, grand) (avant le nom) [chagrin, regrets] deep ; [critiques, réprobation] severe

• une vive satisfaction deep satisfaction

• il lui fit de vifs reproches he severely reprimanded him

• un vif penchant pour... a strong liking for...

• à vive allure at a brisk pace

• avec mes plus vifs remerciements (formule de politesse) with grateful thanks

   e. ( = cru, aigu) [lumière, éclat, couleur] bright ; [douleur, arête] sharp ; [vent, froid] bitter

• rouge vif bright red

   f. ( = vivant) être brûlé/enterré vif to be burnt/buried alive

   g. ► de vive voix [renseigner, communiquer, remercier] personally

• il vous le dira de vive voix he'll tell you himself

2. masculine noun

► à vif [chair] bared ; [plaie] open

• avoir les nerfs à vif to have frayed nerves► au vif

• être touché or piqué au vif to be hit on a vulnerable spot► dans le vif

• tailler or couper or trancher dans le vif ( = prendre une décision) to take drastic action

• entrer dans le vif du sujet to get to the heart of the matter► sur le vif [peindre, décrire] from life

• scènes/photos prises sur le vif scenes shot/photos taken from real life

• faire un reportage sur le vif to do a live broadcast

• voici quelques réactions prises sur le vif now for a few on-the-spot reactions

* * *

1.

vive vif, viv adjectif

1) ( brillant) [couleur, lumière] bright

2) ( animé) [personne] lively, vivacious; [imagination] vivid

3) ( agressif) [débat, protestations] heated; [opposition] fierce

répondre d'un ton vif — to answer sharply

sa réaction a été un peu vive — he/she reacted rather strongly

4) ( important) [contraste] sharp; [intérêt, désir] keen; [inquiétude] deep; [crainte, douleur] acute; [préoccupation] serious; [déception] bitter; [succès] notable

c'est avec un vif plaisir que — it is with great pleasure that

5) ( rapide) [rythme, geste] brisk

à vive allure — [conduire, rouler] at a fast speed; [travailler, marcher] at a brisk pace

avoir l'esprit vif — to be very quick

6) (perçant, tranchant) [froid, vent] keen; [arête] sharp

air vif — fresh air

l'air est vif — the air is bracing

cuire à feu vif — to cook over a high heat

7) ( vivant) alive

de vive voix — in person

2.

nom masculin

1) gén

à vif — [chair] bared; [genou] raw; [fil électrique] exposed

avoir les nerfs à vif — to be on edge

la plaie est à vif — it's an open wound

piquer or blesser quelqu'un au vif — to sting ou cut somebody to the quick

(pris) sur le vif — [croquis] thumbnail (épith); [photo] candid; [notes] taken on the spot (jamais épith); [entretien] live

2) Droit

entre vifs — [donation, partage] inter vivos

* * *
vif, viv (vive)
1. adj

1) (= animé) (discussion, musique, personne) lively

2) (= rapide)

d'un pas vif — at a brisk pace

à vive allure — at a brisk pace

rouler à vive allure — to drive at speed

3) (= alerte) sharp, quick

Il est très vif. — He's very sharp.

avoir l'esprit vif — to be quick-witted

4) (lumière, couleur) bright

un bleu vif — a bright blue

5) (= brusque) (geste, mots, attitude) sharp, brusque

Il s'est montré un peu vif avec elle. — He was a bit sharp with her.

6) (sensation, douleur) sharp, (froid) bitter, (vent) keen, (air) crisp

L'air est plus vif à la campagne qu'en ville. — The air is crisper in the country than in the town.

7) (avant le n) (regret, déception) great, deep, (satisfaction, soulagement) great

C'est avec un vif plaisir que nous avons appris que... — It is with great pleasure that we learnt that...

C'est avec une vive émotion que nous accueillons aujourd'hui... — We are truly thrilled to have with us today...

C'est avec une vive émotion que je viens d'apprendre le lâche attentat perpétré ce matin. — I was truly shocked to hear of the cowardly attack perpetrated this morning.

8) (= vivant) alive

brûlé vif — burnt alive

enterré vif — buried alive

mort ou vif — dead or alive

9)

de vive voix — personally, in person

Il est venu et a annoncé sa décision de vive voix. — He came and announced his decision in person.

2. nm

1) DROIT (personne de son vivant) living person

donation entre vifs — donation inter vivos

2) (autres locutions)

à vif (plaie) — open

avoir les nerfs à vif — to be on edge

piquer qn au vif — to cut sb to the quick

tailler dans le vif — to cut into the living flesh

sur le vif ART — from life

entrer dans le vif du sujet — to get to the very heart of the matter

* * *

vif, vive

A adj

1 ( brillant) [couleur, lumière] bright; jaune vif bright yellow;

2 ( animé) [personne] lively, vivacious; [imagination] vivid; avoir l'œil or le regard vif to have an intelligent look in one's eyes; ⇒ eau;

3 (agressif, coléreux) [débat, protestations] heated; [opposition] fierce; répondre d'un ton vif to answer sharply; de vives critiques sharp criticism; elle est un peu vive avec lui ( comportement) she's a bit quick-tempered with him; ( ton) she's a bit sharp with him; sa réaction a été un peu vive he/she reacted rather strongly;

4 (net, important) [contraste] sharp; [intérêt, désir] keen; [inquiétude] deep; [embarras, mécontentement, crainte, douleur] acute; [préoccupation] serious; [déception] bitter; [succès] notable; c'est avec un vif plaisir que it is with great pleasure that; ressentir une vive émotion to be deeply moved; j'avais le vif sentiment que I felt strongly that;

5 ( rapide) [rythme, geste] brisk; marcher d'un pas vif to walk at a brisk pace; à vive allure [conduire, rouler] at a fast speed; [travailler, marcher] at a brisk pace; avoir l'esprit vif to be very quick; être vif à réagir/protester to be quick to react/protest;

6 (perçant, tranchant) [froid, vent] keen; [arête] sharp; air vif fresh air; l'air est vif the air is bracing; cuire à feu vif to cook over a high heat;

7 ( vivant) alive; être enterré/grillé vif to be buried/roasted alive; de vive voix in person.

B nm

1 gén à vif [chair] bared; [genou] raw; [fil électrique] exposed; avoir les nerfs à vif to be on edge; la plaie est à vif it's an open wound; mettre à vif to expose [os]; to rub [sth] raw [main]; cela me met les nerfs à vif it puts me on edge; piquer or blesser qn au vif to sting ou cut sb to the quick; être piqué or blessé au vif to be stung ou cut to the quick; piquer au vif la curiosité de qn to arouse sb's curiosity; (pris) sur le vif [croquis] thumbnail ( épith); [photo] candid; [notes] on the spot ( jamais épith); [entretien] live; trancher or tailler dans le vif lit to cut into the (living) flesh; ( réduire) to make drastic cuts; ( décider) to make a clear-cut decision; nous sommes entrés tout de suite dans le vif du sujet or débat we went straight to the point;

2 Jur entre vifs [donation, mutation, partage] inter vivos.

C vive nf Zool weever.

( féminin vive) [vif, viv] adjectif

1. [plein d'énergie - personne] lively, vivacious ; [ - musique, imagination, style] lively

avoir le regard vif to have a lively look in one's eye

marcher d'un pas vif to walk briskly

rouler à vive allure to drive at great speed

2. [intelligent - élève] sharp ; [ - esprit] sharp, quick

être vif (d'esprit) to be quick ou quick-witted ou sharp

3. [emporté - remarque, discussion, reproche] cutting, biting ; [ - geste] brusque, brisk

excusez-moi de ces mots un peu vifs I apologize for having spoken rather sharply

4. [très intense - froid] biting ; [ - couleur] bright, vivid ; [ - désir, sentiment] strong ; [ - déception, intérêt] keen ; [ - félicitations, remerciements] warm ; [ - regret, satisfaction] deep, great ; [ - douleur] sharp

porter un vif intérêt à to be greatly ou keenly interested in

avec un vif soulagement with a profound sense of relief

c'est avec un vif plaisir que... it's with great pleasure that...

à feu vif over a brisk heat

l'air est vif ce matin it's chilly this morning

l'air est vif au bord de la mer the sea air is bracing

5. [nu - angle, arête] sharp ; [ - joint] dry ; [ - pierre] bare

6. [vivant]

être brûlé/enterré vif to be burnt/buried alive

7. GÉOGRAPHIE

marée de vive eau spring tide

8. œNOLOGIE [vin] lively

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nom masculin

1. [chair vivante]

le vif the living flesh, the quick

piquer quelqu'un au vif to cut somebody to the quick

2. [centre]

trancher ou tailler dans le vif to go straight to the point

entrer dans le vif du sujet to get to the heart of the matter

3. DROIT living person

4. CONSTRUCTION sharp edge

à vif locution adjectivale

[blessure] open

la chair était à vif the flesh was exposed

de vive voix locution adverbiale

personally

je le lui dirai de vive voix I'll tell him personally

sur le vif locution adverbiale

[peindre] from life

[commenter] on the spot

ces photos ont été prises sur le vif these photos were unposed

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