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глотать; проглоченныйСинонимический ряд:1. bore/borne (verb) abode or abided; bore/borne; brooked; digested; downed; ingested; lumped; stood; stuck out; suffered; supported; sustained; sweat out or sweated out; took/taken; went/gone2. dispatched (verb) consumed; devoured; dispatched; eat up3. drank/drunk or drank (verb) drank/drunk or drank; imbibed; quaffed; sipped; supped off; supped up; tossed4. mumbled (verb) fumbled; muddled; mumbled; murmured; muttered5. took (verb) abided; accepted; believed; bore; bore with/borne with; endured; pocketed; stomached; tolerated; took; toughed out -
2 swallowed
[English Word] be swallowed up[Swahili Word] -zizima[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 consumed
1. расходуемый; расходный2. затрачивать; поглощенныйСинонимический ряд:1. deep (adj.) absorbed; deep; engrossed; immersed; intent; preoccupied; rapt; wrapped up2. exhausted (adj.) almost sold out; bereft of; devoid of; drained; emptied; exhausted; short of3. wasted (adj.) depleted; destroyed; dissipated; empty; spent; squandered; used up; wasted4. absorbed (verb) absorbed; engrossed; monopolised; monopolized; preoccupied; sewed up5. ate (verb) ate; ingested; partaken6. ate/eaten (verb) ate up/eaten up; ate/eaten; devoured; fed on; partook of/partaken of; took/taken7. polished off (verb) polished off; punished; put down; shifted; swilled8. spent (verb) depleted; drained; exhausted; expended; finished; play out; ran through/run through; run through; spent; use up; used up; washed up; went/gone9. swallowed (verb) consumed; dispatched; eat up; put away; swallowed10. wasted (verb) blew/blown; blundered away; cast away; dissipated; dribbled away; driveled or drivelled; fool away; fooled away; fritter away; frittered; frivoled away or frivolled away; muddled away; riot away; rioted away; squandered; threw away/thrown away; throw away; trifle away; trifled away; wasted -
4 devoured
поглощать; поглощенныйСинонимический ряд:1. ate (verb) ate; ingested; partaken2. ate up/eaten up (verb) ate up/eaten up; dispatched; polished off3. ate/eaten (verb) ate/eaten; exhausted; fed on; partook of/partaken of; took/taken; used up4. feasted (verb) feasted; relished5. ravaged (verb) depredated; desecrated; desolated; despoiled; devastated; harried; pillaged; ravaged; sacked; scourged; spoiled or spoilt; spoliated; stripped; wasted6. swallowed (verb) consumed; eat up; put away; swallowed -
5 dispatched
посылать; отправленныйСинонимический ряд:1. finished with (adj.) done with; finished; finished with; no longer in need of; no longer needing2. ate up/eaten up (verb) ate up/eaten up; devoured; polished off3. killed (verb) carried off; carry off; cut off; destroyed; downed; finished; killed; laid low; put away; slew; slew/slain; took off/taken off4. sent (verb) addressed; consigned; forwarded; remitted; routed; sent; shipped; transmitted5. swallowed (verb) consumed; eat up; swallowed -
6 tragar
v.1 to swallow.2 to swallow up.3 to put up with (informal) (soportar).no la puedo tragar o no la trago I can't stand her4 to devour, to guzzle (informal) (consumir mucho).¡cómo traga gasolina este coche! this car really guzzles petrol! (British), this car is a real gas-guzzler! (United States)5 to give in (informal) (acceder).* * *1 (ingerir) to swallow2 (comer mucho) to gobble up, tuck away, put away3 (absorber) to soak up4 figurado (hacer desaparecer) to swallow up5 figurado (gastar, consumir) to eat up, guzzle8 figurado (soportar a alguien) to stand, stomach1 to swallow, swallow up1 (ingerir) to swallow2 (comer mucho) to gobble up, tuck away, put away3 (absorber) to soak up4 figurado (hacer desaparecer) to swallow up\tragar la píldora figurado to swallow it, fall for ittragar millas figurado to burn up the miles* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ comida, bebida] to swallowun poco de agua te ayudará a tragar la pastilla — the tablet will be easier to swallow with a little water
nunca he visto a nadie tragar tanta comida — * I've never seen anyone put away so much food *
me insultó, pero tragué saliva por respeto a su padre — he insulted me, but I bit my tongue out of respect for his father
2) (=absorber) to soak up3) * (=gastar) to useeste coche traga mucha gasolina — this car uses a lot of petrol o guzzles * petrol
4) * (=aguantar) [+ insultos, reprimenda] to put up with5) * (=creer) to swallow *, fall for *nadie se va a tragar esa historia — nobody is going to swallow o fall for that story *
2. VI1) * (=engullir)tu hijo traga que da gusto — your son really enjoys o loves his food
2) * (=creer) to swallow *, fall for *-¿han tragado? -no, no se han creído nada — "did they swallow it o fall for it?" - "no, they didn't believe a word" *
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <comida/agua/medicina> to swallowb) < lágrimas> to choke back2) (fam) ( soportar) to put up withno (poder) tragar a alguien — (fam)
2.no lo trago/traga — I/she can't stand him
tragar vi1)a) (Fisiol) to swallowb) (fam) ( engullir)2) (RPl fam) ( estudiar) to cram3.tragarse v pron1) (enf)a) < comida> to swallowc) mar to swallow upd) máquina <dinero/tarjeta> to swallow upe) (fam) ( engullirse) to put away (colloq)2) (fam)b) ( creerse) <excusa/cuento> to fall for (colloq)* * *= gulp, inhale, swallow, swallow up, stomach.Ex. At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'.Ex. Did you know that a non-smoker in an enclosed space can inhale the equivalent of one cigarette an hour?.Ex. The new reference librarian swallowed hard and said 'I can't believe all this,' scarcely knowing what else to say.Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex. Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.----* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* no tragar Algo o Alguien = stick in + Posesivo + craw.* tragarse = gobble up, fall for, put away, scoff.* tragarse a Alguien la tierra = disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue, vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* tragarse el amor propio = swallow + Posesivo + pride.* tragarse el orgullo = swallow + Posesivo + pride.* tragarse lo que Uno ha dicho = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* tragarse una pastilla = pop + pill.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <comida/agua/medicina> to swallowb) < lágrimas> to choke back2) (fam) ( soportar) to put up withno (poder) tragar a alguien — (fam)
2.no lo trago/traga — I/she can't stand him
tragar vi1)a) (Fisiol) to swallowb) (fam) ( engullir)2) (RPl fam) ( estudiar) to cram3.tragarse v pron1) (enf)a) < comida> to swallowc) mar to swallow upd) máquina <dinero/tarjeta> to swallow upe) (fam) ( engullirse) to put away (colloq)2) (fam)b) ( creerse) <excusa/cuento> to fall for (colloq)* * *= gulp, inhale, swallow, swallow up, stomach.Ex: At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'.
Ex: Did you know that a non-smoker in an enclosed space can inhale the equivalent of one cigarette an hour?.Ex: The new reference librarian swallowed hard and said 'I can't believe all this,' scarcely knowing what else to say.Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* no tragar Algo o Alguien = stick in + Posesivo + craw.* tragarse = gobble up, fall for, put away, scoff.* tragarse a Alguien la tierra = disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue, vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* tragarse el amor propio = swallow + Posesivo + pride.* tragarse el orgullo = swallow + Posesivo + pride.* tragarse lo que Uno ha dicho = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* tragarse una pastilla = pop + pill.* * *tragar [A3 ]vtA1 ‹comida/agua/medicina› to swallow2 ‹lágrimas› to choke back, hold backB ( fam) (soportar) to put up withha tenido que tragar mucho she's had to put up with a lotno (poder) tragar a algn ( fam): personalmente no lo trago or no lo puedo tragar personally I can't stand him o I find him hard to take ( colloq)■ tragarviA1 ( Fisiol) to swallow2 ( fam)(comer): ¡cómo traga este niño! this kid really puts away his food! ( colloq)■ tragarseA ( enf)1 ‹comida› to swallowfumaba pero no se tragaba el humo he used to smoke but he didn't inhale2 ‹lágrimas› to choke back, hold back; ‹orgullo› to swallow; ‹angustia› to suppress, hold back3 (absorber) «mar» to swallow up, engulfhace años que no lo veo, se lo tragó la tierra I haven't seen him for years, he's just disappeared off the face of the earthla campaña se había tragado todos sus ahorros the campaign had swallowed up o used up all their savings4«máquina/teléfono»: se traga las monedas y se corta it takes the coins and then you get cut offB1 ( fam) (soportar) to put up withtiene que tragarse todos los insultos del jefe he has to put up with o take all the boss's insults2 ( fam); ‹programa/obra› to watch, sit through; ‹recital› to listen to, sit through* * *
tragar ( conjugate tragar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹comida/agua/medicina› to swallow
2 (fam) ( aguantar):◊ no lo trago I can't stand him
verbo intransitivo
1 (Fisiol) to swallow
2 (RPl fam) ( estudiar) to cram
tragarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf)
‹ orgullo› to swallow
2 (fam)
tragar verbo transitivo
1 (un trozo de comida, etc) to swallow
2 fam (comer muy deprisa) to gobble up, tuck away: ¡no veas cómo traga!, he eats a lot!
3 Auto fam (combustible) to use
4 (un desagüe) to drain off
(el mar, agua) el remolino se lo tragó, it was sucked down by the whirlpool
5 (transigir, tolerar) to put up with
6 fig (a alguien) to stand, bear
7 fig (creer) to believe, swallow
' tragar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bilis
- pasar
- quina
- saliva
- atragantarse
- pastilla
English:
buy
- gulp
- guzzle
- suck in
- swallow
- cram
- force
- go
- swot
- word
* * *♦ vt1. [ingerir] to swallow;tragó la pastilla con dificultad she swallowed the pill with difficulty;tragar agua [en mar, piscina] to swallow water;tragar saliva to swallow, to gulpcreo que no ha tragado la historia I don't think she swallowed the story;le hicieron tragar el cuento they managed to make him believe the story3. [absorber] to swallow up;ese desagüe traga el agua sucia the dirty water goes down that drain¡lo que hay que tragar por los hijos! the things you have to put up with for the sake of the children!;yo creo que Ana no me traga I don't think Ana likes me;no la puedo tragar, no la trago I can't stand her¡cómo traga gasolina este coche! Br this car really guzzles petrol!, US this car is a real gas-guzzler!♦ vi1. [ingerir] to swallow;me cuesta tragar I can't swallow properly, I have trouble swallowingahora no lo acepta pero acabará tragando she refuses to accept it right now, but she'll give in in the end* * *I v/t1 swallow;no lo trago I can’t stand him o bear him2 Rpl famempollar cram, BrswotII v/i Rpl famempollar cram, Brswot* * *tragar {52} v: to swallow* * *tragar vb1. (ingerir) to swallow2. (comer mucho) to eat a lot¡hay que ver cómo traga! you should see how much he eats! -
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1. 'swoləu verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) tragar, engullir2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) tragarse
2. noun(an act of swallowing.) trago- swallow up
II 'swoləu noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.)swallow1 n golondrinaswallow2 vb tragar / tragarsetr['swɒləʊ]1 (bird) golondrina\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLone swallow does not make a summer una golondrina no hace veranoswallow dive salto del ángel————————tr['swɒləʊ]1 (of drink, food) trago1 (food etc) tragar2 figurative use (be taken in by) tragarse■ she's so gullible, she'll swallow anything es tan crédula, se tragará cualquier cosa1 tragar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto swallow one's pride tragarse el orgulloto swallow one's words desdecirse de sus palabrasto swallow the bait tragar el anzueloswallow ['swɑlo:] vt1) : tragar (comida, etc.)2) engulf: tragarse, envolver3) repress: tragarse (insultos, etc.)swallow vi: tragarswallow n1) : golondrina f (pájaro)2) gulp: trago mn.• bocanada s.f.• chispo s.m.• golondrina s.f.• pardal s.m.• sorbo s.m.• trago s.m.v.• beber v.• chascar v.• deglutir v.• engullir v.• ingerir v.• injerir v.• mamar v.• tragar v.'swɑːləʊ, 'swɒləʊ
I
1) ( Zool) golondrina f2) ( gulp) trago m
II
1.
1) \<\<food/drink\>\> tragar*2) \<\<lies/insult/taunts\>\> tragarse* (fam)to swallow one's pride — tragarse* el orgullo
3) swallow up
2.
vi tragar*Phrasal Verbs:
I ['swɒlǝʊ]1.N trago min or with one swallow — de un trago
2. VT1) [+ food, drink] tragar; [+ pill] tomar- swallow the bait2) (fig) [+ insult] tragarseto swallow one's words — desdecirse, retractarse
- swallow one's pride3.VI tragarto swallow hard — (fig) tragar saliva
II ['swɒlǝʊ]1.N (=bird) golondrina f2.CPDswallow dive N — salto m del ángel
* * *['swɑːləʊ, 'swɒləʊ]
I
1) ( Zool) golondrina f2) ( gulp) trago m
II
1.
1) \<\<food/drink\>\> tragar*2) \<\<lies/insult/taunts\>\> tragarse* (fam)to swallow one's pride — tragarse* el orgullo
3) swallow up
2.
vi tragar*Phrasal Verbs: -
8 swallow
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Angola swallow[English Plural] Angola swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo angolensis[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu wa Angola[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu wa Angola[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be swallowable[Swahili Word] -mezeka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] meza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be swallowed[Swahili Word] -mezwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] meza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be swallowed up[Swahili Word] -didima[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be swallowed up[Swahili Word] -didimia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blue swallow[English Plural] blue swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo atrocaerulea[Swahili Word] kizelele[Swahili Plural] vizelele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Ethiopian swallow[English Plural] Ethiopian swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo aethiopica[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu Habeshi[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu Habeshi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Eurasian swallow[English Plural] Eurasian swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo rustica[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu wa Ulaya[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu wa Ulaya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] force to swallow[Swahili Word] -mezesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] meza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greater striped swallow[English Plural] greater striped swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo cucullata[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu michirizi mkubwa[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu michirizi wakubwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grey-rumped swallow[English Plural] grey-rumped swallows[Taxonomy] Pseudohirundo griseopyga[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu kiuno-kijivu[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu kiuno-kijivu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lesser striped swallow[English Plural] lesser striped swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo abyssinica[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu michirizi mdogo[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu michirizi wadogo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mosque swallow[English Plural] mosque swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo senegalensis[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu mkubwa[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu wakubwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pearl-breasted swallow[English Plural] pearl-breasted swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo dimidiata[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu rangi-mbili[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu rangi-mbili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] red-rumped swallow[English Plural] red-rumped swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo daurica[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu kiuno-chekundu[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu kiuno-chekundu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rufous-chested swallow[English Plural] rufous-chested swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo semirufa[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu kidari-chekundu[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu kidari-chekundu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swallow[English Plural] swallows[Swahili Word] kijumbamshale[Swahili Plural] vijumbamshale[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[English Definition] small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swallow[English Plural] swallows[Swahili Word] funda[Swahili Plural] mafunda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swallow[Swahili Word] -akia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swallow[Swahili Word] -gugumia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swallow[Swahili Word] -meza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the girl hesitated, swallowed saliva, and said in a deep voice, "I don't know them" [Masomo 167]; she swallows the pills and throws herself on the couch[Swahili Example] msichana alisita, alimeza mate, akasema kwa sauti nzito, "Siwafahamu" [Ganzel Masomo 167]; anavimeza vidonge, anajipweteka kochini [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swallow of water[English Plural] swallows[Swahili Word] mnywo[Swahili Plural] minywo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] nywa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] white-throated swallow[English Plural] white-throated swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo albigularis[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu koo-jeupe[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu koo-jeupe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wire-tailed swallow[English Plural] wire-tailed swallows[Taxonomy] Hirundo smithii[Swahili Word] mbayuwayu mkia-sindano[Swahili Plural] mbayuwayu mkia-sindano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] ornithology------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 swallow
I 1. transitive verbswallow the bait — (fig.) den Köder schlucken (ugs.)
2) (repress) hinunterschlucken (ugs.) [Stolz, Ärger]swallow one's words — [demütig] zurücknehmen, was man gesagt hat
3) (believe) schlucken (ugs.), glauben [Geschichte, Erklärung]4) (put up with) schlucken (ugs.) [Beleidigung, Unrecht]2. intransitive verbPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/92336/swallow_up">swallow upII noun(Ornith.) Schwalbe, die* * *I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) schlucken2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) für bare Münze nehmen2. noun(an act of swallowing.) das Schlucken- swallow one's pride- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) die Schwalbe* * *swal·low1[ˈswɒləʊ, AM ˈswɑ:loʊ]n Schwalbe fswal·low2[ˈswɒləʊ, AM ˈswɑ:loʊ]I. nhe gave a \swallow, then began speaking er schluckte und fing dann an zu sprechenII. vt1. (eat)to \swallow sth whole etw als Ganzes [o unzerkaut] [hinunter]schlucken▪ to \swallow [up] ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw verschlingenshe was soon \swallowed up in the crowds sie war schnell in der Menschenmenge verschwundento \swallow one's anger/disappointment seinen Ärger/seine Enttäuschung hinunterschlucken famto \swallow one's pride seinen Stolz überwinden8.▶ to \swallow sth hook, line and sinker etw bedenkenlos glaubenshe \swallowed his story hook, line and sinker sie hat ihm die ganze Geschichte ohne Wenn und Aber abgekauft famIII. vi schlucken* * *I ['swɒləʊ]1. nSchluck m2. vtfood, drink (hinunter)schlucken; (fig) story, evidence, insult schluckento swallow one's tongue (Med) — sich an seiner Zunge verschlucken
to swallow sth whole (lit) — etw ganz schlucken; (fig) etw ohne weiteres schlucken
See:→ bait3. vischlucken IIn(= bird) Schwalbe f* * *swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ; US ˈswɑ-]A v/tswallow down hinunterschlucken2. fig ein Buch etc verschlingen5. umg schlucken, für bare Münze nehmen:6. eine Beleidigung etc einstecken, schlucken (beide umg)7. a) seine Tränen, seinen Ärger hinunterschluckenb) sein Lachen, seine Erregung unterdrücken8. seine Worte etc zurücknehmenswallow the wrong way sich verschlucken;swallow hard fig kräftig schluckenC s1. Schlund m, Kehle f2. a) Schluck mb) Bissen mswallow2 [ˈswɒləʊ; US ˈswɑ-] s ORN1. Schwalbe f:one swallow does not make a summer (Sprichwort) eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer;swallow dive (Wasserspringen) Br Sprung, bei dem die seitlich ausgestreckten Arme erst kurz vor dem Eintauchen vor den Kopf genommen werden2. Mauersegler m* * *I 1. transitive verb1) schlucken; (by mistake) verschlucken [Fischgräte; fig.: Wort, Silbe]swallow the bait — (fig.) den Köder schlucken (ugs.)
2) (repress) hinunterschlucken (ugs.) [Stolz, Ärger]swallow one's words — [demütig] zurücknehmen, was man gesagt hat
3) (believe) schlucken (ugs.), glauben [Geschichte, Erklärung]4) (put up with) schlucken (ugs.) [Beleidigung, Unrecht]2. intransitive verbPhrasal Verbs:II noun(Ornith.) Schwalbe, die* * *n.Schwalbe -n f. (up) v.verschlucken v. v.hinunterschlucken v.schlucken v. -
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1. n глотокat a swallow — одним глотком, залпом
2. n глотание3. n глотка4. v глотать, проглатыватьswallow up — глотать; проглотить
5. v терпетьto swallow an insult — стерпеть оскорбление, проглотить обиду
6. v подавлять, сдерживатьto swallow tears — глотать слёзы, сдерживать рыдания
7. v поглощатьpay increases are no use if they are instantly swallowed up by rising prices — прибавки к зарплате ничего не дают, если они тут же сводятся на нет растущими ценами
8. v принимать на веру9. n зоол. ласточка деревенскаяСинонимический ряд:1. drink (noun) draught; drink; mouthful; nip; shot; sip; taste2. gulp (noun) gobble; gulp; ingestion3. absorb (verb) absorb; consume; engulf; swamp4. accept (verb) accept; bear with; believe; embrace; endure; pocket; tolerate; tough out; trust5. bear (verb) abide; bear; brook; digest; go; gulp; ingest; lump; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; sustain; sweat out; take6. curb (verb) curb; repress; suppress; withhold7. dispatch (verb) devour; dispatch; eat up8. down (verb) down; guzzle; quaff; swig9. drink (verb) drink; imbibe; sip; sup off; sup up; toss10. mumble (verb) fumble; muddle; mumble; murmur; mutterАнтонимический ряд:disgorge; vomit -
11 swallow
swallow ['swɒləʊ](a) (food, drink, medicine) avaler;∎ he almost swallowed his tongue il a failli avaler sa langue∎ she swallowed the story whole elle a avalé ou cru toute l'histoire;∎ he'll swallow anything il avalerait n'importe quoi;∎ I find it hard to swallow j'ai du mal à avaler ça(c) (accept unprotestingly) avaler, accepter;∎ I find it hard to swallow je trouve ça un peu raide;∎ I'm not going to swallow that sort of treatment pas question que j'accepte d'être traité de cette façon∎ to swallow one's anger/disappointment ravaler sa colère/sa déception;∎ he had to swallow his pride il a dû ravaler sa fierté∎ to swallow one's words ravaler ses paroles∎ they were soon swallowed by the crowd la foule eut tôt fait de les engloutir;∎ I wished the ground would open up and swallow me j'aurais voulu être à six pieds sous terreavaler, déglutir;∎ it hurts when I swallow j'ai mal quand j'avale;∎ she swallowed hard and continued her speech elle avala sa salive et poursuivit son discours3 noun∎ she took a long swallow of champagne elle prit ou but une grande gorgée de champagne;∎ he finished his drink with one swallow il finit sa boisson d'un trait ou d'un seul coup(b) Ornithology hirondelle f;∎ proverb one swallow doesn't make a summer une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps►► British swallow dive saut m de l'ange;British swallow hole gouffre m, aven mengloutir;∎ the Baltic States were swallowed up by the Soviet Union les pays Baltes ont été engloutis par l'Union soviétique;∎ they were soon swallowed up in the mist ils furent bientôt noyés dans la brume;∎ they were swallowed up in the crowd ils ont disparu dans la foule -
12 verschlucken
I v/t swallow (auch fig., Silben etc.); fig., Nebel etc.: engulf; schon hatte ihn die Dunkelheit verschluckt the darkness had already swallowed him up; Erdboden* * *to swallow; to chock* * *ver|schlụ|cken ptp verschlu\#ckt1. vtto swallow; (fig auch) Wörter, Silben, Buchstaben to slur; Geld to consume; Schall to deadenSee:→ Erdboden2. vrto swallow the wrong way; (fig) to splutter* * *(to cause to disappear completely: She was swallowed up in the crowd.) swallow up* * *ver·schlu·cken *I. vt▪ etw \verschlucken1. (hinunterschlucken) to swallow sth2. (unhörbar machen) to absorb [or deaden] sthII. vr* * *1.transitives Verb swallow <food, bone, word, etc.>; (fig.) absorb, deaden < sound>; absorb, eliminate < rays>2.reflexives Verb choke (an + Dat. over)* * *A. v/t swallow (auch fig, Silben etc); fig, Nebel etc: engulf;B. v/r choke (an +dat on);ich habe mich (nur) verschluckt I (just) swallowed the wrong way* * *1.transitives Verb swallow <food, bone, word, etc.>; (fig.) absorb, deaden < sound>; absorb, eliminate < rays>2.reflexives Verb choke (an + Dat. over)* * *(Silben) v.to clip v. v.to swallow (up) v. -
13 swallow
I 1. 'swoləu verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) svelge, sluke2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) svelge, sluke (rått)2. noun(an act of swallowing.) svelging, sluking; munnfull- swallow up II 'swoləu noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) svalesluke--------slurk--------svaleIsubst. \/ˈswɒləʊ\/( fugl i familien Hirundinidae) svaleone swallow does not make a summer en svale gjør ingen sommerswallow's nest svaleredeIIsubst. \/ˈswɒləʊ\/1) svelg, strupe2) slurk, klunkin one swallow ( om mat eller drikke) i én munnfullIIIverb \/ˈswɒləʊ\/1) svelge2) sluke, slenge i seg3) ( overført) sluke, tro på, gå på4) undertrykke, bite i seg, kvele, holde tilbake5) finne seg i, godtabe swallowed up synke ned, forsvinne• the fox was gone, as if swallowed up by the earthreven var borte, som sunket i jordenhard to swallow ( hverdagslig) vanskelig å svelge, vanskelig å tro på, vanskelig å akseptere, drøy• frankly, I find that explanation a bit hard to swallowswallow (up) kjøre i seg ( også overført) spise oppopptaswallow down svelge ned -
14 engloutir
engloutir [ɑ̃glutiʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb[+ nourriture] to wolf down ; [+ navire] to swallow up ; [+ fortune] [personne] to squander ; [dépenses] to swallow up* * *ɑ̃glutiʀ1) ( faire disparaître) [mer, tempête, brouillard] to engulf, to swallow up2) (colloq) ( dévorer) to gulp [something] down* * *ɑ̃ɡlutiʀ vt1) [repas] to devour2) [revenus, capitaux] to swallow up* * *engloutir verb table: finir vtr1 ( faire disparaître) [mer, séisme, tempête, nuit, brouillard] to engulf, to swallow up;2 ○( dévorer) to gulp [sth] down, to wolf [sth] (down);3 ( dépenser) [personne, pays] to squander [argent, somme]; ( coûter) [projet, affaire] to swallow up [argent, somme]; engloutir sa fortune dans un projet to sink one's fortune into a project.[ɑ̃glutir] verbe transitif3. [dépenser] to squander————————s'engloutir verbe pronominal intransitif -
15 lulon
English Definition: see lulon1 see lulon2 see lulon3 see lulon4--------Active Verb: lumulonPassive Verb: luluninEnglish Definition: (verb) to swallowExamples: 1) Huwag kang lumulon ng malaking prutas. (You should not swallow a big fruit.) 2) Lulunin mo muna ang pagkain sa iyong bibig bago ka magsalit. (Swallow first the food in your mouth before you talk.)--------Active Verb: malulonEnglish Definition: (verb) to be swallowed by somethingExamples: Sana ay huwag malulon sa masamang bisyo ang iyong kaisa-isang anak. (Hopefully your only child will not be swallowed by some vice.)--------Active Verb: maglulonPassive Verb: ilulonEnglish Definition: (verb) to roll up as paper money, mat, or the likeExamples: 1) Maglulon muna kayo ng inyong banig bago kayo maglaro sa umaga. (You should first roll up your mat before you start playing in the morning.) 2) Ilulon mong mabuti ang banig. (Roll up the mat properly.)--------Active Verb: maglulonPassive Verb: luluninEnglish Definition: (verb) to roll up as paper money, mat, or the like -
16 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
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caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
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caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
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caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
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caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
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caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
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caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
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caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
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caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
17 swallow
swallow [ˈswɒləʊ]1. nouna. ( = bird) hirondelle fb. ( = act of swallowing) with one swallow d'un seul coupavaler ; [+ one's anger, pride] ravaler* * *['swɒləʊ] 1.1) Zoology hirondelle f2) ( gulp) gorgée f2.transitive verb1) ( eat) avaler2) encaisser (colloq) [insult, sarcasm]; ravaler [pride, anger]3) (colloq) ( believe) avaler (colloq)3.intransitive verb avaler; ( nervously) avaler sa salivePhrasal Verbs: -
18 hook
huk
1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) anzuelo2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) gancho3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) gancho
2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) pescar2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) enganchar3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) golpe con efecto a la izquierda•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook
hook n1. gancho / percha2. anzuelotr[hʊk]1 (gen) gancho2 (for fishing) anzuelo3 (boxing) gancho1 (catch) enganchar2 (fishing) pescar, coger3 (in boxing) pegar un gancho4 (in rugby) talonear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take the phone off the hook descolgar el teléfonoby hook or by crook figurative use por las buenas o por las malasto be off the hook slang haberse libradoto get one's hooks into somebody tener a alguien en las garrasto let somebody off the hook dejar salir a alguien del atolladerohook ['hʊk] vt: engancharhook vi: abrocharse, engancharsehook n: gancho m, percha fn.• alcayata s.f.• anzuelo s.m.• azada s.f.• colgadero s.m.• gafa s.f.• gancho s.m.• garabato s.m.• garabito s.m.• garfio s.m.• garra s.f.• percha (Gancho) s.f.v.• abrochar v.• aferrar v.• encorvar v.• enganchar v.• gafar v.• garabatear v.• pescar v.hʊk
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1)a) gancho m; ( for hanging clothes) percha f, gancho m; ( for fishing) anzuelo mto take the phone off the hook — descolgar* el teléfono
by hook or by crook — sea como sea, por las buenas o por las malas
hook, line and sinker: I swallowed the story hook, line and sinker mordí or me tragué el anzuelo; to get/let somebody off the hook sacar*/dejar salir a alguien del atolladero; he's off the hook se ha librado; to sling one's hook — (BrE sl) largarse* (fam)
b) ( Clothing) corchete m, ganchito m2) ( in boxing) gancho m
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1) (grasp, secure) enganchar2) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> ( in golf) golpear ( hacia la izquierda); ( in rugby) talonar; ( in boxing) enganchar, pegarle* un gancho a
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vi ( join with hook) \<\<dress\>\> abrocharsePhrasal Verbs:- hook up[hʊk]1. Nhook, line and sinker —
he fell for it hook, line and sinker — se tragó el anzuelo
- get sb off the hook- let sb off the hook- sling one's hook2) (Telec)3) (=hanger) percha f, colgadero m4) (Sew)hooks and eyes — corchetes mpl, macho y hembra msing
5) (Boxing) gancho m, crochet m6) (Golf) golpe m con efecto a la izquierda7) hooks ** manos fpl2. VT1) (=fasten) enganchar; (Fishing) pescarto hook one's arms/feet around sth — envolver algo con los brazos/los pies
2) * (=catch)3)- hook it3. VI1) (=fasten) [dress] abrocharse; (=connect) engancharse2) (US) ** trabajar como prostituta, hacer la calle *- hook on- hook up* * *[hʊk]
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1)a) gancho m; ( for hanging clothes) percha f, gancho m; ( for fishing) anzuelo mto take the phone off the hook — descolgar* el teléfono
by hook or by crook — sea como sea, por las buenas o por las malas
hook, line and sinker: I swallowed the story hook, line and sinker mordí or me tragué el anzuelo; to get/let somebody off the hook sacar*/dejar salir a alguien del atolladero; he's off the hook se ha librado; to sling one's hook — (BrE sl) largarse* (fam)
b) ( Clothing) corchete m, ganchito m2) ( in boxing) gancho m
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1) (grasp, secure) enganchar2) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> ( in golf) golpear ( hacia la izquierda); ( in rugby) talonar; ( in boxing) enganchar, pegarle* un gancho a
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vi ( join with hook) \<\<dress\>\> abrocharsePhrasal Verbs:- hook up -
19 З-120
КАК (БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО) СКВОЗЬ ЗЕМЛЮ ПРОВАЛИЛСЯ ПРОВАЛИВАТЬСЯ/ ПРОВАЛИТЬСЯ СКВОЗЬ ЗЕМЛЮ all coll (как etc + VP, usu. pfv past (1st var.) VP with subj: human, animal, or concr (2nd var.) the verb is usu. in the final position (1st var.)) to disappear unexpectedly, leaving no traceX как сквозь землю провалился - it is as if the earth had swallowed X (up)it is as if X had been swallowed up by the earth X has (seems to have) vanished into thin air (from the face of the earth).«Он прогостил около двух недель, часто отлучаясь в Юрятин, и вдруг исчез, как сквозь землю провалился» (Пастернак 1). "Не stayed about two weeks, went often to Yuriatin, and then vanished suddenly as if the earth had swallowed him" (1a).Что же, позвольте вас спросить: он (Воланд) провалился, что ли, сквозь землю... или же, как утверждают некоторые, вовсе не приезжал в Москву? (Булгаков 9). What could it mean? Had Woland been swallowed up by the earth or had he, as some claimed, never come to Moscow at all? (9b).Иван сделал попытку ух- ватить негодяя за рукав, но промахнулся и ровно ничего не поймал. Регент как сквозь землю провалился (Булгаков 9). Ivan tried to catch the rogue by the sleeve, but missed and caught exactly nothing: the choirmaster seemed to have vanished into thin air (9a). -
20 будто сквозь землю провалился
• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> СКВОЗЬ ЗЕМЛЮ ПРОВАЛИЛСЯ; ПРОВАЛИВАТЬСЯ/ПРОВАЛЯТЬСЯ СКВОЗЬ ЗЕМЛЮ all coll[ как etc + VP, usu. pfv past (1st var.; VP with subj: human, animal, or concr (2nd var.); the verb is usu. in the final position (1st var.)]=====⇒ to disappear unexpectedly, leaving no trace:- X has (seems to have) vanished into thin air (from the face of the earth).♦ "Он прогостил около двух недель, часто отлучаясь в Юрятин, и вдруг исчез, как сквозь землю провалился" (Пастернак 1). "He stayed about two weeks, went often to Yuriatin, and then vanished suddenly as if the earth had swallowed him" (1a).♦ Что же, позвольте вас спросить: он [Воланд] провалился, что ли, сквозь землю... или же, как утверждают некоторые, вовсе не приезжал в Москву? (Булгаков 9). What could it mean? Had Woland been swallowed up by the earth or had he, as some claimed, never come to Moscow at all? (9b).♦ Иван сделал попытку ухватить негодяя за рукав, но промахнулся и ровно ничего не поймал. Регент как сквозь землю провалился (Булгаков 9). Ivan tried to catch the rogue by the sleeve, but missed and caught exactly nothing: the choirmaster seemed to have vanished into thin air (9a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > будто сквозь землю провалился
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