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1 swimming stone

swimming stone[´swimiʃ¸stoun] n вид порест кварц.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > swimming stone
2 swimming stone
1. пористый опал
пористый опал
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[Англо-русский геммологический словарь. Красноярск, КрасБерри. 2007.]

Тематики
- геммология и ювелирное производство
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > swimming stone
3 ♦ swimming

♦ swimming /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
A n. [u]

nuoto

B a. attr.

1 che nuota

2 ( sport) da nuoto; da bagno

3 ( dell'occhio) lacrimoso

● ( sport) swimming bath, piscina pubblica (coperta) □ (zool.) swimming bell, ombrello ( di meduse, ecc.) □ swimming belt, cintura di salvataggio; salvagente a cintura □ a swimming bird, un uccello nuotatore □ (zool.) swimming bladder, vescica natatoria □ a swimming brain, la testa che gira □ swimming cap, cuffia (da bagno) □ swimming costume, costume da bagno ( da donna) □ swimming event, gara di nuoto □ swimming eyes, occhi umidi, bagnati di pianto □ swimming goggles, occhialini da nuoto □ swimming in the head, giramento di testa; capogiro; vertigine □ swimming lane, corsia di nuoto □ ( sport) swimming pool, piscina (all'aperto) □ (miner.) swimming stone, quarzo poroso e spugnoso □ swimming trunks, slip da bagno; costume da bagno ( da uomo); mutandine da bagno □ swimming with flippers ( USA: with fins), nuoto pinnato □ eyes swimming with tears, occhi pieni di lacrime; occhi lacrimosi.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ swimming
4 stone

1. камень (любой небольшой кусок породы или минерала) 2. драгоценный камень 3. каменный метеорит 4. руда (извлечённая и приготовленная для обработки) 5. железняк 6. каменистые обломки
adder stone змеевик, серпентинит
alabaster stone алебастровый камень
Aleppo stone глазчатый агат
alluvial stone драгоценный камень, перенесённый и отложенный аллювиальным потоком
Amherst stone амхерст (коммерческое название разновидности синего камня)
Arkansas stone арканзасский камень (разновидность новакулита)
Armenian stone азурит, уст. армянский камень
artificial stone искусственный камень
asparagus stone спаржевый камень
Ayr stone разновидность шотландского мелкозернистого шлифовального камня
azure stone ляпис лазурь
bacon stone 1. стеатит 2. кальцит, окрашенный оксидами железа
ballpitch stone шаровой смоляной камень (разновидность шарового порфира)
Bath stone батский камень (мягкий оолитовый известняк)
Bedford stone бедфордский известняк
beetle stone 1. копролитовый железняк 2. конкреции копролитового железняка
bishop's stone см. amethyst
Bologna stone болонский шпат (разновидность барита)
bottle stone бутылочный камень (разновидность тектита)
bottom stone огнеупорная глина
boulder stone валун
box stone 1. коробчатая или округлая железистая конкреция 2. уплощённый обломок коричневого железистого песчаника
buck stone порода, не содержащая золота
building stone бутовый камень
Caen stone кайенский известняк
cairngorm stone кернгорм (жёлтая или дымчато-бурая разновидность кварца); дымчатый топаз
calley stone твёрдый глинистый песчаник, ассоциирующийся с углем (Англия)
canary stone жёлтая разновидность карнелиана
cellar stone мелкие обломки породы неправильной формы
cement stone цементная порода
china stone китайский камень (1. каолинизированный гранит 2. тонкозернистый плотный каменноугольный аргиллит или известняк, встречающийся в Англии)
chrysanthemum stone лучистый агрегат рутила и циркона
chuckie stone галька или валун в угольном пласте
cinnamon stone коричневый камень, гессонит
clay stone 1. аргиллит 2. глинистый известняк
cleaving stone сланец; шифер
coal stone 1. крупный антрацит 2. разновидность кеннельского угля 3. нефтяной сланец (Кеммериджа)
coated stone покрытый (прозрачным веществом) камень
colored stone цветной камень
Combay stone карнеол, сердолик, красноватый халцедон
copperas stone железный купорос
Cornish [Cornwall] stone корнуоллский [корнуэллский] камень, каолинизированный гранит
cotton stone см. mesolite
crust stone хрупкая хлопьевидная корка кальцита или других минералов, натёчная корка (на стенах пещер)
curio stone редкий камень
cyclopean stone глыбы твёрдой нетрещиноватой породы не менее четырёх футов в поперечнике, пригодные для строительства молов
day stone выход породы на дневную поверхность
decorative stone декоративный камень
dimension stone штучный камень (строительный камень, нарезанный блоками)
dogger stone доггерный песчаник
druid(ical) stone обломок песчаника
edge stone синевато-серый полевошпатовый песчаник
egg stone оолит, икряной камень
Euclid stone эвклидов камень (разновидность абразивного песчаника)
fairy stone 1. волшебный камень 2. конкреция необычной формы 3. крестообразно сдвойникованный кристалл ставролита 4. каменный наконечник стрелы 5. ископаемый морской ёж
falling stone каменный метеорит, аэролит
field stone валун
figure stone см. agalmatolite
foam stone пенистый камень (ячеистая шлаковая кора базальтовых лав)
gem stone 1. драгоценный камень 2. поделочный камень
Gibraltar stone гибралтарский камень (разновидность мексиканского оникса)
gizzard stone гастролит, желудочный камень
gooseberry stone гроссуляр (желтовато-зелёный гранат)
heated stone драгоценный камень, нагретый с целью изменения или улучшения его окраски
hedgehod stone «камень-ёж» (кварц с игольчатыми включениями гётита)
Hercules stone магнетит, магнитная руда (магнитная разновидность природного оксида железа, Fe304)
ice stone см. cryolite
indicator stone валун-индикатор
isinglass stone слюда; мусковит
Jewish stone еврейский камень, письменный гранит, письменный пегматит
kidney stone 1. почечный камень (галька или желвак, по форме напоминающие почку) 2. нефрит
lard stone жировик, плотный тальк
leader stone глина в трещине сброса
leading stone см. Hercules stone
lightning stone фульгурит, след удара молнии
lithographic stone литографский камень
liver stone вонючий камень (разновидность битуминозного известняка)
load stone см. Hercules stone
log(g)an [logging] stone качающийся камень
Lydian stone лидит, лидийский камень
lynx stone янтарь
meteoric stone каменный метеорит, аэролит
mirror stone см. muscovite
mocha stone белая, серая или желтоватая разновидность мохового агата
natural stone натуральный камень (драгоценный камень, который встречается в природе)
ornamental stone поделочный камень
outsize stones камни, диаметр которых больше мощности заключающего их слоя
pagoda stone пагодит (1. китайский известняк, ортоцератиты которого напоминают в разрезе пагоду 2. агат, рисунок которого напоминает пагоду)
pea stone см. pisolite
pearl stone жемчужный шпат
pencil stone пирофиллит, грифельный камень
perfect stone совершенный камень
perforated stone пустотелый камень
Petoskey stone камень Петоски (девонские колониальные кораллы)
plaster stone гипс, CaSCv2H20
plum-pudding stone пудинговый камень, пудинговый конгломерат
porcelain stone китайский камень (каолинизированный гранит)
Portland stone портландский камень (1. оолитовый известняк с полуострова Портленд, Южная Англия 2. красновато-коричневый песчаник из Портленда, штат Коннектикут, США)
pot stone 1. горшечный камень, жировик со слюдой и хлоритом, загрязнённый стеатит 2. кремнёвое стяжение, напоминающее бочонок
potato stone картофельный камень (жеоды, по форме напоминающие клубни картофеля)
precious stone драгоценный камень, самоцвет
pumice stone пемза
rattle stone гремучий камень
razor stone точильный камень, новакулит
reconstructed stone искусственный сплавленный драгоценный камень
red-brown stone родонит
rocking stone качающийся камень
roof stone кровля угольного пласта
rough stone бут
round stone валун
rubbing stone точильный камень, новакулит
rubble stone 1. граувакка 2. щебень
sapanthracon stone сапантракон (сапропелевый уголь каменноугольного возраста)
Saracen stone «камень сарацинов», (экзотическая глыба)
sarsden stone экзотическая глыба (оставшаяся после эрозии пород)
scientific stone искусственный камень
seat stone подстилающая порода
serpent stone змеиный камень
simulated stone поддельный камень
Solenhofen stone золенгофенский камень (литографский известняк верхней юры)
spectacle stone селенит (бесцветная разновидность гипса)
stained stone окрашенный камень
stepping stone миграционный остров
stomach stone гастролит, желудочный камень
striated stones камни с ледниковыми шрамами
sugar stone сахарный камень (разновидность датолита)
swimming stone пористый опал
three-faceted stone дрейкантер, трёхгранник, ветрогранник
turtle stone черепаший камень (уплощённая овальная септария, из которой выветриванием удалён матрикс)
wax stone сырой озокерит, связанный с землистым веществом
wind-cut stone вентифакт (камень или галька, отполированные в результате абразионной деятельности переносимого ветром песка)
wind-faceted stone пустынный камень, эоловый многогранник
wind-grooved stone см. wind-cut stone
wind-polished stone отполированный ветром камень
wind-scoured [wind-shaped] stone см. wind-cut stone
yellow stone жёлтая глина, жёлтая охра

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• обломок скалы

• порода

• породный

• пройденный по породе

English-Russian dictionary of geology > stone
5 swim

I [swɪm]
nome nuotata f.

to go for a swim — (in sea, river) andare a fare il bagno; (in pool) andare a fare una nuotata

••

to be in the swim — essere al corrente
II 1. [swɪm]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - mm-; pass. swam; p.pass. swum) nuotare [length, stroke]; attraversare a nuoto [ river]

to swim a race — fare una gara di nuoto
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - mm-; pass. swam; p.pass. swum)

1) [person, animal] nuotare ( out to verso, fino a)

to swim across sth. — attraversare qcs. a nuoto

2) (be bathed)

to be swimming in — nuotare o essere affogato in [ sauce]

the kitchen was swimming in water — la cucina era allagata

her eyes were swimming in o with tears — aveva gli occhi pieni di lacrime

3) (wobble) [scene, room] girare

my head is swimming — mi gira la testa

••

sink or swim — o la va o la spacca

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[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb
1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) nuotare

2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) nuotare

3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) girare
2. noun
(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) nuotata

- swimmer
- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume
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swim /swɪm/
n.

1 nuoto; il nuotare

2 nuotata; nuotatina; bagno ( al mare, in un lago, ecc.): Let's go for a swim, andiamo a fare una nuotata!

3 ( gergo dei pescatori) zona (o buca) ( in un fiume) ricca di pesce

4 (fam.) giramento di testa; capogiro

5 (fam.) giro (fig.)

● (zool.) swim bladder, vescica natatoria □ swim fin, pinna da sommozzatore □ (fig. fam.) to be in the swim, essere nel giro (fam.); essere sulla cresta dell'onda (fig.); essere aggiornato, essere al corrente □ (fig. fam.) to be out of the swim, essere fuori del giro (fam.); non essere al corrente □ My head was in a swim, mi girava la testa.
♦ (to) swim /swɪm/
(pass. swam, p. p. swum)

A v. i.

1 nuotare ( anche fig.); fare il bagno ( in mare, nel lago, ecc.); I cannot swim, non so nuotare; Shall we go swimming?, andiamo a nuotare (o a fare il bagno)?

2 (fig.) essere immerso; ( di cose; spec. cucina) galleggiare; nuotare (fig.): to swim in riches, nuotare nella ricchezza; potatoes swimming in oil, patate che galleggiano (o nuotano) nell'olio

3 (fig.) muoversi silenziosamente; scivolare: She swam into the room, scivolò dentro la stanza

4 essere bagnato (o coperto, soffuso, inondato): Her eyes were swimming with tears, aveva gli occhi inondati di lacrime; The floor was swimming in blood, il pavimento era coperto di sangue

5 girare; roteare: The room began to swim around me ( o before my eyes), la stanza ha cominciato a girare intorno a me (o a girarmi davanti agli occhi); My head is swimming, mi gira la testa

B v. t.

1 attraversare (o percorrere, fare) a nuoto: to swim a river, attraversare a nuoto un fiume

2 far nuotare; fare attraversare a nuoto: to swim one's cattle across a river, far passare a nuoto un fiume al proprio bestiame

3 ( sport) nuotare; fare: to swim freestyle [crawl], nuotare a stile libero; to swim backstroke, nuotare a dorso

● to swim against the tide (o the stream), nuotare contro corrente; (fig.) andare controcorrente □ (fam.) to swim for it, salvarsi a nuoto □ to swim for the shore, nuotare verso la riva □ (scherz.) to swim like a brick, nuotare come un mattone, come il piombo □ to swim like a fish, nuotare come un pesce □ (scherz.) to swim like a stone (o like a tailor's goose), nuotare come un mattone, come il piombo □ ( sport) to swim a race, partecipare a una gara di nuoto □ to swim a stroke, dare una bracciata □ ( pallanuoto) to swim with the ball, accompagnare la palla ( a nuoto) □ to swim with the tide (o with the stream), andare con la corrente ( anche fig.); far quel che fan tutti □ I cannot swim a stroke, non so dare neanche una bracciata; non so nuotare affatto □ My heart swam with joy, il cuore mi traboccava di gioia □ (prov.) Sink or swim, o bere o affogare.

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I [swɪm]
nome nuotata f.

to go for a swim — (in sea, river) andare a fare il bagno; (in pool) andare a fare una nuotata

••

to be in the swim — essere al corrente
II 1. [swɪm]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - mm-; pass. swam; p.pass. swum) nuotare [length, stroke]; attraversare a nuoto [ river]

to swim a race — fare una gara di nuoto
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - mm-; pass. swam; p.pass. swum)

1) [person, animal] nuotare ( out to verso, fino a)

to swim across sth. — attraversare qcs. a nuoto

2) (be bathed)

to be swimming in — nuotare o essere affogato in [ sauce]

the kitchen was swimming in water — la cucina era allagata

her eyes were swimming in o with tears — aveva gli occhi pieni di lacrime

3) (wobble) [scene, room] girare

my head is swimming — mi gira la testa

••

sink or swim — o la va o la spacca

English-Italian dictionary > swim
6 swim

[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb
1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) plavati

2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) plavati

3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) vrteti se
2. noun
(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) plavanje

- swimmer
- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume
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I [swim]
noun

plavanje; figuratively rahlo drsenje; rib polno mesto, globina v reki; (redko) plavalni mehur; figuratively tok dogodkov, tekoči posli, posel; figuratively vrtogavica, omotica

the cross-channel swim — plavanje čez Rokavski preliv

to be in (out of) the swim colloquially (ne) poznati tekoče posle ali razmere, (ne) biti na tekočem

to be in the swim with — spoznati se v

to go for a swim — iti na plavanje (kopanje)

to have (to take) a swim — kópati se, plavati
II [swim]
1.

intransitive verb

plavati, priplavati, plavati na vodi, pluti; (prah ipd.) plavati, viseti v zraku; figuratively kópati se; figuratively čutiti vrtoglavico, biti vrtoglav, vrteti se (komu); plavati (in v), biti preplavljen, kópati se (in v);

2.

transitive verb

preplavati, plavati (neko razdaljo); prisiliti, nagnati (koga), da plava; plavati na tekomovanju, prepeljati s plavanjem ( across čez)

to swim s.o. — tekmovati s kom v plavanju ( 100 yards 100 jardov)

to swim against the stream — plavati proti toku (tudi figuratively)

to swim to the bottom — potoniti, potopiti se

to swim beyond one's depth — predaleč (ven) plavati

to swim the horse across the river — s konjem preplavati reko

to swim the lake — preplavati jezero

to swim a mile — plavati eno miljo

to swim like a fish (a stone) — plavati kot riba (kamen)

to swim like a tailor's goose figuratively plavati kot kamen, potopiti se

to swim a race — udeležiti se plavalnih tekem

to swim on one's side (on one's back) — bočno (hrbtno) plavati

to swim with the tide (the stream) — plavati s tokom (tudi figuratively); figuratively pridružiti se večini

to swim the river, the Channel — preplavati reko, Rokavski preliv

the cellar was swimming in wine — klet je plavala v vinu, je bila preplavljena z vinom

cork swims in water — plutovina plava v vodi

oil swims on water — olje plava na vodi

the meat swims in gravy — meso plava v (mesnem) soku

her eyes were swimming with tears — oči so se ji topile v solzah

my head swims — vrti se mi v glavi, imam vrtoglavico

the room swam before my eyes — zdelo se mi je, da se soba vrti okoli mene

she swam up to him figuratively zdrsnila je k njemu, kot da bi plavala

English-Slovenian dictionary > swim
7 swim

n. zwemmen
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v. zwemmen; drijven

swim¹

[ swim] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 zwempartij

♦voorbeelden:

1   have/go for a swim • gaan zwemmen, een duik (gaan) nemen

¶ be in/out of the swim • (niet) op de hoogte zijn, (niet) meedoen

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swim²

〈swam [ swæm], swum [ swum]〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 zwemmen 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 ⇒ baden

2 vlotten ⇒ drijven, zweven

3 duizelen ⇒ draaierig worden

♦voorbeelden:

1   swim to the bottom/like a stone • zinken als een baksteen

2   swimming in blood • badend in het bloed

     swimming in butter • drijvend in de boter

3   my head is swimming • het duizelt mij

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 (over)zwemmen

2 doen/laten zwemmen/drijven

3 doen duizelen

♦voorbeelden:

1   swim a river • een rivier overzwemmen

2   swim someone across • iemand overzwemmen

English-Dutch dictionary > swim
8 swim

/swim/ * danh từ - sự bơi lội - vực sâu nhiều cá (ở sông) - tình hình chung, chiều hướng chung =to be in the swim+ biết được tình hình chung =to be out of the swim+ không nắm được tình hình chung =to put somebody in the swim+ cho ai biết tình hình chung - (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) (như) swimming-bladder * nội động từ swam; swum - bơi =to swim on one's back+ bơi ngửa =to swim on one's side+ bơi nghiêng =to swim across the river+ bơi qua sông - nổi =vegetables swimming in the broth+ rau nổi trên mặt nước xuýt - lướt nhanh =she swam into the room+ cô ta đi lướt nhanh vào trong phòng - trông như đang quay tít, trông như đang rập rình =everything swam before his eyes+ mọi vật như đang quay tít trước mắt nó - choáng váng =my head swims+ đầu tôi choáng váng - trần ngập, đẫm ướt =eyes swimming with tears+ mắt đẫm lệ * ngoại động từ - bơi, bơi qua =to swim a river+ bơi qua con sông =to swim a race+ bơi thi - bơi thi với (ai) =to swim someone a hundred metres+ bơi thi với ai một trăm mét - cho bơi (chó, ngựa...) =to swim a horse across a stream+ cho ngựa bơi qua suối !to swim with (down) the tide - (xem) tide !to swim to the bottom like a stone (like tailor's goose) -(đùa cợt) không biết bơi; chìm nghỉm

English-Vietnamese dictionary > swim
9 swum

/swim/ * danh từ - sự bơi lội - vực sâu nhiều cá (ở sông) - tình hình chung, chiều hướng chung =to be in the swim+ biết được tình hình chung =to be out of the swim+ không nắm được tình hình chung =to put somebody in the swim+ cho ai biết tình hình chung - (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) (như) swimming-bladder * nội động từ swam; swum - bơi =to swim on one's back+ bơi ngửa =to swim on one's side+ bơi nghiêng =to swim across the river+ bơi qua sông - nổi =vegetables swimming in the broth+ rau nổi trên mặt nước xuýt - lướt nhanh =she swam into the room+ cô ta đi lướt nhanh vào trong phòng - trông như đang quay tít, trông như đang rập rình =everything swam before his eyes+ mọi vật như đang quay tít trước mắt nó - choáng váng =my head swims+ đầu tôi choáng váng - trần ngập, đẫm ướt =eyes swimming with tears+ mắt đẫm lệ * ngoại động từ - bơi, bơi qua =to swim a river+ bơi qua con sông =to swim a race+ bơi thi - bơi thi với (ai) =to swim someone a hundred metres+ bơi thi với ai một trăm mét - cho bơi (chó, ngựa...) =to swim a horse across a stream+ cho ngựa bơi qua suối !to swim with (down) the tide - (xem) tide !to swim to the bottom like a stone (like tailor's goose) -(đùa cợt) không biết bơi; chìm nghỉm

English-Vietnamese dictionary > swum
10 swim

1. [swım] n
1. 1) плавание

to go for a swim - пойти поплавать

to have /to take/ a swim - поплавать

I had a swim - я поплавал

2) купание (в море, озере)

to have a swim - искупаться

2. (the swim) основное течение (событий, общественной жизни и т. п.)

to be in the swim - быть в курсе дела /в центре событий/

to be out of the swim - быть не в курсе дела, стоять в стороне от происходящих событий

3. разг. головокружение

her head was in a swim - у неё кружилась голова

4. омут ( в котором водится рыба)

♢ to be in the swim with smb. - быть в одной компании с кем-л.
2. [swım] v (swam; swum)
1. 1) плавать, плыть; переплывать

to swim on one's chest [on one's back, on one's side] - плавать на животе [на спине, на боку]

to swim under water - плавать под водой

to swim a race - участвовать в соревнованиях по плаванию

to swim the English Channel - переплыть Ла-Манш

he cannot swim a stroke - он совсем не умеет плавать

to swim to the bottom - пойти ко дну

to swim like a stone /like a tailor's goose/ - шутл. ≅ плавать как топор, идти ко дну

the moon swims in the sky - луна плывёт по небу

to swim off the line - спорт. наплыть на ограждение

when their boat sank they had to swim for it - когда их лодка затонула, им пришлось пуститься вплавь

2) купаться (в море, озере)

let's go swimming - пойдём искупаемся

2. заставлять плыть

to swim a horse across a river - пустить лошадь вплавь через реку

3. плавно двигаться, скользить

to swim across the floor - скользить по полу

to swim into the room - проскользнуть в комнату

4. (in) быть погружённым (во что-л.); плавать (в чём-л.)

the meat swims in gravy - мясо плавает в подливке

to swim in luxury - утопать /купаться/ в роскоши

5. плыть ( перед глазами)

everything swam before his eyes - всё поплыло у него перед глазами

6. чувствовать головокружение; кружиться ( о голове)

my head swims - у меня кружится голова

my brain swims with the thought - у меня голова идёт кругом от этой мысли

7. переливаться через край; заливать

eyes swimming in tears - глаза, полные слёз

the floor swam in blood - пол был залит кровью

♢ to swim with the stream /the tide/ - примкнуть к большинству; плыть по течению

to swim against the stream - идти против большинства; плыть против течения

to swim between two waters - лавировать между двумя крайностями

to sink or swim см. sink II ♢

НБАРС > swim
11 kick

kik
1. verb
1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) dar un puntapié, golpear con el pie, dar una patada a

2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) dar un culetazo

2. noun
1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) puntapié, patada

2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) culetazo

3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) diversión, emoción

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- kick about/around
- kick off
- kick up

kick¹ n

1. patada / puntapié

the car wouldn't start so he gave it a kick el coche no arrancaba, así que le dio una patada

2. coz

the donkey gave him a kick el burro le dio una coz

3. sensación / emoción

I get a kick out of flying me emociona volar

kick² vb

1. dar una patada

she kicked me! ¡me ha dado una patada!

he kicked the ball into the pool de una patada mandó la pelota a la piscina

2. dar patadas / patalear

she kicked and punched, but she couldn't get free daba patadas y puñetazos, pero no consiguió liberarse

3. dar coces

the horse kicked him el caballo le dio una coz

kick

tr[kɪk]

noun

1 (by person) puntapié nombre masculino, patada

■ if the door won't open, give it a kick si no se abre la puerta, dale una patada

■ I gave him a kick up the backside le di una patada en el culo

2 (sp) golpe nombre masculino, tiro

3 (by animal) coz nombre femenino

4 familiar (pleasure) diversión nombre femenino, emoción nombre femenino

■ he gets a kick out of driving fast se divierte conduciendo rápido

■ she does it just for kicks lo hace sólo para divertirse

5 (new interest) moda, manía

■ my mother's on a health-food kick a mi madre le ha dado por comer sano

6 (of drink) fuerza

■ this cocktail's got a real kick to it este cóctel es muy fuerte

7 (of gun) culatazo

transitive verb

1 (hit ball) dar un puntapié a, golpear, golpear con el pie; (score) marcar

■ he kicked the ball so hard it broke the net golpeó la pelota tan fuerte que rompió la red

2 (hit person) dar una patada a; (move legs) patalear

■ the boy kicked his sister el niño dio una patada a su hermana

3 (by animal) dar coces a, cocear

intransitive verb

1 (gun) dar un culatazo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a kick in the teeth una patada en el estómago

to kick a habit quitarse un vicio

to kick one's heels rascarse la barriga

to kick oneself darse contra la pared

to kick somebody when they are down ensañarse con alguien

to kick the bucket familiar estirar la pata

to kick up a fuss / kick up a stink familiar armar un lío, armar un jaleo

kick ['kɪk] vi

1) : dar patadas (dícese de una persona), cocear (dícese de un animal)

2) protest: patalear, protestar

3) recoil: dar un culatazo (dícese de un arma de fuego)

kick vt

: patear, darle una patada (a alguien)

kick n

1) : patada f, puntapié m, coz f (de un animal)

2) recoil: culatazo m (de un arma de fuego)

3) : fuerza f

a drink with a kick: una bebida fuerte

kick (From a gun, etc.)

n.

• coz s.f.

n.

• culatazo s.m.

• estímulo s.m.

• patada s.f.

• pernada s.f.

• puntapié s.m.

• puntera s.f.

v.

• acocear v.

• chutear v.

• cocear v.

• dar un puntapié v.

• patalear v.

• pernear v.

kɪk
I

noun

1) c

a) ( by person) patada f, puntapié m; ( by horse) coz f

b) ( in swimming) patada f

c) ( of gun) culatazo m

2) (colloq)

a) c (thrill, excitement) placer m

he seems to get a kick out of making her cry — parece que se deleitara haciéndola llorar

just for kicks — nada más que por divertirse

b) (no pl) ( stimulating effect)

this cocktail has a real kick to it — este cóctel es explosivo

c) c (fad, phase)

I'm on a health food kick at the moment — ahora me ha dado por los alimentos dietéticos

II
1.

intransitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> dar* patadas, patalear; \<\<swimmer\>\> patalear; \<\<horse\>\> cocear, dar* coces

they had to drag him there kicking and screaming — tuvieron que llevarlo hasta allí a rastras

b) \<\<dancer\>\> levantar una pierna

c) \<\<gun\>\> dar* una coz or un culatazo or una patada

2.

vt

1) \<\<ball\>\> patear, darle* una patada or un puntapié a

she kicked him in the shins — le pegó una patada en la espinilla

he kicked the door open/shut — abrió/cerró la puerta de una patada

to kick oneself — darse* con la cabeza contra la pared

to kick somebody when he's/she's down — pegarle* a alguien en el suelo

2) ( stop) (colloq) \<\<habit\>\> dejar; \<\<heroin\>\> desengancharse de

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Phrasal Verbs:

- kick around

- kick down

- kick in

- kick off

- kick out

- kick up

[kɪk]
1. N

1) (gen) patada f, puntapié m; (Sport) puntapié m, tiro m; (by animal) coz f

• what he needs is a good kick up the backside * — lo que necesita es una buena patada en el trasero *

• to give sth/sb a kick — dar una patada a algo/algn

I gave him a kick in the pants * — le di una patada en el trasero *

• he got or took a kick on the leg — le dieron una patada en la pierna

• to take a kick at goal — tirar a puerta

• it was a kick in the teeth for him * — (fig) le sentó como una patada (en la barriga) *

2) [of firearm] culatazo m

3) * [of drink] fuerza f

a drink with a kick to it — una bebida que pega fuerte *

4) * (=thrill)

• I get a kick out of seeing her happy — me encanta verla feliz

he gets a kick out of teasing her — se refocila tomándole el pelo

• to do something for kicks — hacer algo solo para divertirse or por pura diversión

5) * (=craze)

he's on a fishing kick now — ahora le ha dado por la pesca *

2. VT

1) [+ ball etc] dar una patada or un puntapié a; [+ goal] marcar; [+ person] dar una patada a; [animal] dar una coz a

• he kicked the stone away — apartó la piedra de una patada

• to kick sb downstairs — echar a algn escaleras abajo de una patada

• to kick one's legs in the air — agitar las piernas

• I could have kicked myself * — ¡me hubiera dado de tortas! *

• to kick sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio de una patada

• she kicked the door shut — cerró la puerta de una patada

- kick the bucket

- kick ass or butt

- kick a man when he's down
heel
2) (fig)
* (=give up)
• to kick a habit — dejar un hábito

• I've kicked smoking — ya no fumo

3. VI

1) [person] dar patadas or puntapiés; [baby] patalear; [animal] dar coces, cocear

• to kick at — dar patadas a

• she dragged the child off kicking and screaming — se llevó al niño a rastras

2) (gun) dar un culetazo, recular

4.

CPD

kick boxing N — kick boxing m

kick turn N — (Ski) cambio m brusco de marcha

- kick about

- kick against

- kick back

- kick down

- kick in

- kick off

- kick out

- kick up

* * *
[kɪk]
I

noun

1) c

a) ( by person) patada f, puntapié m; ( by horse) coz f

b) ( in swimming) patada f

c) ( of gun) culatazo m

2) (colloq)

a) c (thrill, excitement) placer m

he seems to get a kick out of making her cry — parece que se deleitara haciéndola llorar

just for kicks — nada más que por divertirse

b) (no pl) ( stimulating effect)

this cocktail has a real kick to it — este cóctel es explosivo

c) c (fad, phase)

I'm on a health food kick at the moment — ahora me ha dado por los alimentos dietéticos

II
1.

intransitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> dar* patadas, patalear; \<\<swimmer\>\> patalear; \<\<horse\>\> cocear, dar* coces

they had to drag him there kicking and screaming — tuvieron que llevarlo hasta allí a rastras

b) \<\<dancer\>\> levantar una pierna

c) \<\<gun\>\> dar* una coz or un culatazo or una patada

2.

vt

1) \<\<ball\>\> patear, darle* una patada or un puntapié a

she kicked him in the shins — le pegó una patada en la espinilla

he kicked the door open/shut — abrió/cerró la puerta de una patada

to kick oneself — darse* con la cabeza contra la pared

to kick somebody when he's/she's down — pegarle* a alguien en el suelo

2) ( stop) (colloq) \<\<habit\>\> dejar; \<\<heroin\>\> desengancharse de

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Phrasal Verbs:

- kick around

- kick down

- kick in

- kick off

- kick out

- kick up

English-spanish dictionary > kick
12 AT

æt
preposition

( showing)

1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) en

2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) a; hacia

3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a

4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) en

5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a

6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a

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- at all

at prep

1. en

he's at school está en la escuela

she's at home está en casa

let's meet at the station quedemos en la estación

I'm at Dave's estoy en casa de Dave

2. a / en

at 9 o'clock a las nueve

at the moment en este momento

at night por la noche / de noche

at Christmas en Navidad

Con muchos verbos no se traduce

don't shout at me! ¡no me grites!

look at me! ¡mírame!

at

tr[æt, ʊnstressed ət]

preposition

1 (position) en, a

■ at the door en la puerta

■ at home/school/work/church en casa/el colegio/el trabajo/la iglesia

■ they're at Alyson's están en casa de Alyson

■ she's at the dentist's ha ido al dentista

■ at the foot of the stairs al pie de la escalera

■ at the top of the mountain en la cumbre de la montaña

■ at the bottom of the well en el fondo del pozo

2 (time) a

■ at two o'clock a las dos

■ at night por la noche

■ at midnight/noon a medianoche/mediodía

■ at Christmas en Navidad

■ at the age of 13 a los trece años

■ at the beginning/end al principio/final

3 (direction, violence) a, contra

■ she's always shouting at them no para de gritarles

■ they're shooting at the minister disparan contra el ministro

■ he threw a stone at me me tiró una piedra

4 (with numbers) a

■ at 50 miles an hour a 50 millas la hora

■ we buy at £400 a ton and sell at £1000 compramos a cuatrocientas libras la tonelada y vendemos a mil

■ three at a time de tres en tres

■ water boils at 100 degrees el agua hierve a los 100 grados

5 (state)

■ he's at breakfast/lunch/dinner está desayunando/comiendo/cenando

■ they were at war/peace estaban en guerra/paz

■ men at work hombres trabajando

■ they've been at it all day han estado todo el día dale que te pego

■ those kids are at it again esos críos han vuelto a empezar

6 (ability)

■ he's good at French va bien en francés

■ she's bad at painting no pinta bien

■ you're great at swimming eres un fantástico nadador

adjective

1 (reaction, result)

■ I'm surprised at you me sorprendes

■ she was horrified/astounded at the sentence quedó horrorizada/pasmada ante la sentencia

■ he blows his top at the slightest provocation salta a la mínima

■ at the flick of a switch con sólo tocar un botón

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at first al principio

at last! ¡por fin!

at least por lo menos

at most como máximo

at the earliest lo más pronto

at the latest como tarde, a lo más tardar

at the moment ahora

at worst en el peor de los casos

at ['æt] prep

1) : en

at the top: en lo alto

at peace: en paz

at Ana's house: en casa de Ana

2) : a

at the rear: al fondo

at 10 o'clock: a las diez

3) : por

at last: por fin

to be surprised at something: sorprenderse por algo

4) : de

he's laughing at you: está riéndose de ti

5) : para

you're good at this: eres bueno para esto

at (\@) (Typography)

n.

• arroba s.f.

prep.

• a prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• en casa de prep.

• hacia prep.

æt, weak form ət
preposition

1) ( location) en

at Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)

don't call me at the office — no me llames a la oficina

who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?

where it's at — (colloq)

Dino's is where it's at — el lugar del momento es Dino's

2) ( direction)

to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

she aimed the gun at him — le apuntó con la pistola

he smiled at me — me sonrió

3) ( time)

at 6 o'clock — a las seis

at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

at night — por la noche, de noche

at that very moment — en ese mismo momento

4)

a) ( indicating state)

at a disadvantage — en desventaja

at war/peace — en guerra/paz

b) ( occupied with)

people at work — gente trabajando

children at play — niños jugando

to be at it — (colloq)

she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)

they're at it again! — han vuelto a empezar!

while you're at it you can wipe the table — ya que estás (en ello) pásale un trapo a la mesa

to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

5)

a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)

they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80

three at a time — de tres en tres

at 80 mph — a 80 mph

at high temperatures — a altas temperaturas

at a depth of 200m — a una profundidad de 200m

b) ( with superlative)

at the latest — a más tardar

bureaucracy at its most exasperating — la burocracia en su forma más exasperante

French cooking at its best — lo mejor de la cocina francesa

6) ( because of)

he was surprised at the decision — le sorprendió la decisión

they fled at the sound of footsteps — huyeron al oír pasos

7) ( concerning)

she's good at her job — hace bien su trabajo

I'm bad at organizing things — no sirvo para organizar cosas

N ABBR
= automatic translation TA f
* * *
[æt], weak form [ət]
preposition

1) ( location) en

at Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)

don't call me at the office — no me llames a la oficina

who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?

where it's at — (colloq)

Dino's is where it's at — el lugar del momento es Dino's

2) ( direction)

to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

she aimed the gun at him — le apuntó con la pistola

he smiled at me — me sonrió

3) ( time)

at 6 o'clock — a las seis

at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

at night — por la noche, de noche

at that very moment — en ese mismo momento

4)

a) ( indicating state)

at a disadvantage — en desventaja

at war/peace — en guerra/paz

b) ( occupied with)

people at work — gente trabajando

children at play — niños jugando

to be at it — (colloq)

she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)

they're at it again! — han vuelto a empezar!

while you're at it you can wipe the table — ya que estás (en ello) pásale un trapo a la mesa

to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

5)

a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)

they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80

three at a time — de tres en tres

at 80 mph — a 80 mph

at high temperatures — a altas temperaturas

at a depth of 200m — a una profundidad de 200m

b) ( with superlative)

at the latest — a más tardar

bureaucracy at its most exasperating — la burocracia en su forma más exasperante

French cooking at its best — lo mejor de la cocina francesa

6) ( because of)

he was surprised at the decision — le sorprendió la decisión

they fled at the sound of footsteps — huyeron al oír pasos

7) ( concerning)

she's good at her job — hace bien su trabajo

I'm bad at organizing things — no sirvo para organizar cosas

English-spanish dictionary > AT
13 at

æt
preposition

( showing)

1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) en

2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) a; hacia

3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a

4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) en

5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a

6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a

•

- at all

at prep

1. en

he's at school está en la escuela

she's at home está en casa

let's meet at the station quedemos en la estación

I'm at Dave's estoy en casa de Dave

2. a / en

at 9 o'clock a las nueve

at the moment en este momento

at night por la noche / de noche

at Christmas en Navidad

Con muchos verbos no se traduce

don't shout at me! ¡no me grites!

look at me! ¡mírame!

at

tr[æt, ʊnstressed ət]

preposition

1 (position) en, a

■ at the door en la puerta

■ at home/school/work/church en casa/el colegio/el trabajo/la iglesia

■ they're at Alyson's están en casa de Alyson

■ she's at the dentist's ha ido al dentista

■ at the foot of the stairs al pie de la escalera

■ at the top of the mountain en la cumbre de la montaña

■ at the bottom of the well en el fondo del pozo

2 (time) a

■ at two o'clock a las dos

■ at night por la noche

■ at midnight/noon a medianoche/mediodía

■ at Christmas en Navidad

■ at the age of 13 a los trece años

■ at the beginning/end al principio/final

3 (direction, violence) a, contra

■ she's always shouting at them no para de gritarles

■ they're shooting at the minister disparan contra el ministro

■ he threw a stone at me me tiró una piedra

4 (with numbers) a

■ at 50 miles an hour a 50 millas la hora

■ we buy at £400 a ton and sell at £1000 compramos a cuatrocientas libras la tonelada y vendemos a mil

■ three at a time de tres en tres

■ water boils at 100 degrees el agua hierve a los 100 grados

5 (state)

■ he's at breakfast/lunch/dinner está desayunando/comiendo/cenando

■ they were at war/peace estaban en guerra/paz

■ men at work hombres trabajando

■ they've been at it all day han estado todo el día dale que te pego

■ those kids are at it again esos críos han vuelto a empezar

6 (ability)

■ he's good at French va bien en francés

■ she's bad at painting no pinta bien

■ you're great at swimming eres un fantástico nadador

adjective

1 (reaction, result)

■ I'm surprised at you me sorprendes

■ she was horrified/astounded at the sentence quedó horrorizada/pasmada ante la sentencia

■ he blows his top at the slightest provocation salta a la mínima

■ at the flick of a switch con sólo tocar un botón

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at first al principio

at last! ¡por fin!

at least por lo menos

at most como máximo

at the earliest lo más pronto

at the latest como tarde, a lo más tardar

at the moment ahora

at worst en el peor de los casos

at ['æt] prep

1) : en

at the top: en lo alto

at peace: en paz

at Ana's house: en casa de Ana

2) : a

at the rear: al fondo

at 10 o'clock: a las diez

3) : por

at last: por fin

to be surprised at something: sorprenderse por algo

4) : de

he's laughing at you: está riéndose de ti

5) : para

you're good at this: eres bueno para esto

at (\@) (Typography)

n.

• arroba s.f.

prep.

• a prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• en casa de prep.

• hacia prep.

æt, weak form ət
preposition

1) ( location) en

at Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)

don't call me at the office — no me llames a la oficina

who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?

where it's at — (colloq)

Dino's is where it's at — el lugar del momento es Dino's

2) ( direction)

to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

she aimed the gun at him — le apuntó con la pistola

he smiled at me — me sonrió

3) ( time)

at 6 o'clock — a las seis

at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

at night — por la noche, de noche

at that very moment — en ese mismo momento

4)

a) ( indicating state)

at a disadvantage — en desventaja

at war/peace — en guerra/paz

b) ( occupied with)

people at work — gente trabajando

children at play — niños jugando

to be at it — (colloq)

she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)

they're at it again! — han vuelto a empezar!

while you're at it you can wipe the table — ya que estás (en ello) pásale un trapo a la mesa

to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

5)

a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)

they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80

three at a time — de tres en tres

at 80 mph — a 80 mph

at high temperatures — a altas temperaturas

at a depth of 200m — a una profundidad de 200m

b) ( with superlative)

at the latest — a más tardar

bureaucracy at its most exasperating — la burocracia en su forma más exasperante

French cooking at its best — lo mejor de la cocina francesa

6) ( because of)

he was surprised at the decision — le sorprendió la decisión

they fled at the sound of footsteps — huyeron al oír pasos

7) ( concerning)

she's good at her job — hace bien su trabajo

I'm bad at organizing things — no sirvo para organizar cosas

[æt]
When at is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look at, look up the verb. PREP
1) (position)

a) (specifying rough location) en

there weren't many people at the party/lecture — no había mucha gente en la fiesta/conferencia

at the hairdresser's/supermarket — en la peluquería/el supermercado

at the office — en la oficina

at school — en la escuela, en el colegio

at sea — en el mar

at table — en la mesa

at John's — en casa de Juan

where it's at —

Glasgow's where it's at — en Glasgow es donde está la movida *, en Glasgow es donde está el rollo (Sp) *

where we're at —

I'll just run through where we're at — te voy a poner al tanto or al corriente de cuál es la situación

b) (specifying position)

• my room's at the back of the house — mi dormitorio está en la parte de atrás de la casa

• the dress fastens at the back — el vestido se abrocha por detrás

• at the bottom of the stairs — al pie de las escaleras

• to stand at the door — estar de pie or (LAm) parado en la puerta

• at the edge — en el borde

• my room's at the front of the house — mi dormitorio está en la parte delantera de la casa

the dress fastens at the front — el vestido se abrocha por delante

• at the top — (gen) en lo alto; (of mountain) en la cumbre

• to be at the window — estar junto a la ventana

he came in at the window — entró por la ventana

c) (esp Internet) (=name of \@ symbol) arroba f

"my email address is jones at collins dot uk" — (jones\@collins.uk) -mi dirección electrónica es jones arroba collins punto uk

2) (direction) (=towards) hacia

the car was coming straight at us — el coche venía directo hacia nosotros

to look at sth — mirar algo

3) (time, age) a

at four o'clock — a las cuatro

at midday — a mediodía

at 16 he was already a household name — a los 16 años era ya un nombre muy conocido

at lunchtime — a la hora de la comida, a la hora de almorzar

• at an early age — de pequeño/pequeña

• at Christmas — por or en Navidades

• at Easter — en Semana Santa

• at the moment — en este momento

at that moment the bomb went off — en aquel momento estalló la bomba

• at night — de noche, por la noche

• at a time like this — en un momento como este

at my time of life — con los años que tengo

4) (rate) a

at 50p a kilo — a 50 peniques el kilo

at 50p each — (a) 50 peniques cada uno

at a high price — a un precio elevado

at 4% interest — al 4% de interés

two at a time — de dos en dos

to go at 100km an hour — ir a 100km por hora

5) (activity)

he's good at games — se le dan bien los deportes

• at it, while you're at it * — (=doing it) de paso; (=by the way) a propósito

she's at it again * — otra vez con las mismas

• boys at play — muchachos que juegan, los muchachos cuando juegan

• I could tell she'd been at the whisky — se notaba que le había estado dando al whisky *

• at war — en guerra

• to be at work — (=working) estar trabajando; (=in the office) estar en la oficina

6) (manner)

• acting at its best — una actuación de antología

• at peace — en paz

• at a run — corriendo, a la carrera

• at full speed — a toda velocidad

7) (cause)

to awaken at the least sound — despertarse al menor ruido

at her cries — al escuchar sus gritos

at my request — a petición mía

at his suggestion — a sugerencia suya

• I was shocked/ surprised at the news — me escandalizó/sorprendió la noticia

* * *
[æt], weak form [ət]
preposition

1) ( location) en

at Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)

don't call me at the office — no me llames a la oficina

who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?

where it's at — (colloq)

Dino's is where it's at — el lugar del momento es Dino's

2) ( direction)

to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

she aimed the gun at him — le apuntó con la pistola

he smiled at me — me sonrió

3) ( time)

at 6 o'clock — a las seis

at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

at night — por la noche, de noche

at that very moment — en ese mismo momento

4)

a) ( indicating state)

at a disadvantage — en desventaja

at war/peace — en guerra/paz

b) ( occupied with)

people at work — gente trabajando

children at play — niños jugando

to be at it — (colloq)

she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)

they're at it again! — han vuelto a empezar!

while you're at it you can wipe the table — ya que estás (en ello) pásale un trapo a la mesa

to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

5)

a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)

they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80

three at a time — de tres en tres

at 80 mph — a 80 mph

at high temperatures — a altas temperaturas

at a depth of 200m — a una profundidad de 200m

b) ( with superlative)

at the latest — a más tardar

bureaucracy at its most exasperating — la burocracia en su forma más exasperante

French cooking at its best — lo mejor de la cocina francesa

6) ( because of)

he was surprised at the decision — le sorprendió la decisión

they fled at the sound of footsteps — huyeron al oír pasos

7) ( concerning)

she's good at her job — hace bien su trabajo

I'm bad at organizing things — no sirvo para organizar cosas

English-spanish dictionary > at
14 step

step
1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.)

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.)

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.)

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.)

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.)

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.)

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.)

2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.)

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step

step¹ n

1. paso

I heard steps upstairs oí pasos en el piso de arriba

2. escalón / peldaño

mind the step cuidado con el escalón

we sat on the cathedral steps nos sentamos en las escaleras de la catedral

3. paso / medida

the first step is to open a bank account el primer paso es abrir una cuenta bancaria

step by step paso a paso

step² vb

1. dar un paso / andar

step this way, please pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped out of the car bajó del coche

2. pisar

he stepped on a banana skin pisó una piel de plátano

El pasado y participio pasado de step se escribe stepped; el gerundio se escribe stepping

step

tr[step]

noun

1 (gen) paso; (sound) paso, pisada

■ he walks with quick steps anda con paso rápido

■ she took a step forward dio un paso adelante

■ I heard steps outside oí pasos fuera

■ I retraced my steps volví sobre mis pasos

■ we're learning a new step at dancing classes estamos aprendiendo un nuevo paso en las clases de baile

2 (distance) paso

■ it's quite a step to the swimming pool hay una buena caminata hasta la piscina

■ it's only a step to the library from my house la biblioteca está a un paso de mi casa

3 (move, act) paso

■ what's the next step? ¿cuál es el próximo paso?

■ a step in the right direction un paso hacia adelante

■ the first step on the road to victory el primer paso hacia la victoria

■ a major step forward for mankind un paso gigantesco para la humanidad

4 (measure) medida; (formality) gestión nombre femenino, trámite nombre masculino

■ we've taken all the necessary steps hemos tomado todas las medidas necesarias

5 (degree on scale, stage in process) peldaño, escalón nombre masculino, paso

■ she's gone up another step on the career ladder ha ascendido otro peldaño en la escala profesional

6 (stair) escalón nombre masculino, peldaño, grada; (of ladder) escalón nombre masculino, travesaño; (of vehicle) estribo

■ mind the step cuidado con el escalón

intransitive verb

1 (move, walk) dar un paso, andar

■ step this way pase por aquí

■ he stepped into the house entró en la casa

■ she stepped off the plane se bajó del avión

2 (tread) pisar

■ he stepped in a puddle pisó un charco

■ you stepped on my foot me pisaste

plural noun steps

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (stepladder) escalera de tijera

1 (outdoor) escalinata; (indoor) escalera; (of plane) escalerilla

■ a flight of steps un tramo de escalera

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

every step of the way en todo momento, desde principio a fin

step by step paso a paso, poco a poco

step on it!, step on the gas! ¡date prisa!, ¡pisa a fondo!

to be in step / keep in step (walking) llevar el paso 2 (dancing) llevar el compás

to be one step ahead llevar la ventaja

to be out of step (walking) no llevar el paso 2 (dancing) no llevar el compás

to step into somebody's shoes pasar a ocupar el puesto de alguien

to step into the breach llenar el hueco

to watch one's step (be careful) andar con cuidado 2 (when walking) mirar por dónde camina

a step up un ascenso

step ['stɛp] vi, stepped ; stepping

1) : dar un paso

step this way, please: pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped outside: salió

2)

to step on : pisar

step n

1) : paso m

step by step: paso por paso

2) stair: escalón m, peldaño m

3) rung: escalón m, travesaño m

4) measure, move: medida f, paso m

to take steps: tomar medidas

5) stride: paso m

with a quick step: con paso rápido

step

n.

• escalera s.f.

• escalón s.m.

• estribo s.m.

• estribo de un coche s.m.

• etapa s.f.

• gestión s.f.

• grada s.f.

• grado s.m.

• medida s.f.

• paso s.m.

• patada s.f.

• peldaño s.m.

• trámite s.m.

v.

• andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• escalonar v.

• medir a pasos v.

• pisar v.

I step
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

[step]
1. N

1) (=movement) (lit, fig) paso m; (=sound) paso m, pisada f

with slow steps — con pasos lentos

he heard steps outside — oyó pasos or pisadas fuera

• to take a step back — dar un paso atrás

• it's a big step for him — es un gran paso or salto para él

• step by step — (lit, fig) poco a poco

• to be a step closer to doing sth — estar más cerca de hacer algo

• at every step — (lit, fig) a cada paso

we'll keep you informed every step of the way — le mantendremos informado en todo momento

I'll fight this decision every step of the way — voy a oponerme a esta decisión hasta el final

• the first step is to decide... — el primer paso es decidir...

• to follow in sb's steps — seguir los pasos de algn

• it's a great step forward — es un gran paso or salto adelante

to take a step forward — dar un paso adelante

• I would go one step further and make all guns illegal — yo iría aún más lejos y prohibiría todo tipo de armas de fuego

• what's the next step? — ¿cuál es el siguiente paso?

• it's a step in the right direction — es un paso adelante

• a step towards peace — un paso hacia la paz

• to turn one's steps towards sth — dirigir los pasos hacia algo

• it's a step up in his career — es un ascenso en su carrera profesional

it's a bit of a step up from the house where I was born — es mucho mejor que la casa en la que nací

• to watch one's step — (lit, fig) ir con cuidado

- be one step ahead of sb

to keep one step ahead (of) — mantenerse en una posición de ventaja (con respecto a)

- it's a case of one step forward, two steps back
false 1., 1), spring 1., 4)
2) (in dancing, marching) paso m

• to break step — romper el paso

• he quickly fell into step beside me — no tardó en ajustar su paso al mío

• to be in step with sb — (lit) llevar el paso de algn

the party is in step with the country — el partido está en sintonía con el país

to be in step with public opinion — sintonizar con la opinión pública

the bright colours are perfectly in step with the current mood — los colores vivos reflejan perfectamente al clima actual

to be/keep in step (with) — (in marching) llevar el paso (de); (in dance) llevar el compás or ritmo (de)

• to be out of step — (in marching) no llevar el paso; (in dance) no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to get out of step — (in march) perder el paso; (in dance) perder el ritmo or compás

- be out of step with sth/sb

- fall or get out of step with sth/sb

3) (=distance) paso m

I'm just a step away if you need me — si me necesitas, solo estoy a un paso

the beach is just a step away (from the hotel) — la playa está a un paso (del hotel)

it's a good step or quite a step to the village * — el pueblo queda bastante lejos

4) (=footprint) huella f

5) (=measure) medida f

• to take steps — tomar medidas

we must take steps to improve things — tenemos que tomar medidas para mejorar la situación

6) (=stair) peldaño m, escalón m; (on bus) peldaño m, estribo m; (also: doorstep) escalón m de la puerta

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

I'll meet you on the library steps — quedamos en los escalones or la escalinata de la biblioteca

• a flight of stone steps — un tramo de escalera or de escalones de piedra

7) steps (=stepladder) escalera f (de mano/de tijera)

8) (in scale) peldaño m, grado m

to get onto the next step in the salary scale — ascender un peldaño or subir de grado en la escala salarial

9) (also: step aerobics) step m

10) (US) (Mus) tono m

2. VI

1) (=walk)

• to step on board — subir a bordo

• won't you step inside? — ¿no quiere pasar?

• he stepped into the room — entró en la habitación

he stepped into his slippersousers — se puso las zapatillas/los pantalones

• to step off a bus/planeain — bajarse de un autobús/aviónen

• as he stepped onto the pavement... — al poner el pie en la acera...

• as she stepped out of the car — al bajar del coche

she looked as if she had stepped out of a fairytale — parecía recién salida de un cuento de hadas

she stepped out of her dress — se quitó el vestido (por abajo)

• I had to step outside for a breath of fresh air — tuve que salir fuera a tomar el aire

• to step over sth — pasar por encima de algo

• step this way — haga el favor de pasar por aquí

- step out of line
shoe
2) (=tread)

• to step in/on sth — pisar algo

don't step in that puddle — no te metas en ese charco

step on it! * — (=hurry up) ¡date prisa!, ¡ponte las pilas! *, ¡apúrate! (LAm); (Aut) ¡acelera!

to step on the accelerator (Brit) —

step on the gas — (US) pisar el acelerador
toe
3.

CPD

step aerobics N — step m

step change N — cambio m radical

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

* * *

I [step]
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

English-spanish dictionary > step
15 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar(se)

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) rozar, tocar suavemente

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) afectar; conmover, llegar (sus palabras le llegaron muy dentro)

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar; (I wouldn't touch a job like that: no querría ver un trabajo así ni en pintura)

2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque; roce

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) toque, nota (personal), sello, estilo

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) toque, fuera de juego

•

- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood

touch¹ n

1. toque

a touch of colour un toque de color

2. tacto

it's hard to the touch es duro al tacto

to get in touch ponerse en contacto

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto

touch² vb tocar

"Please do not touch" "No tocar, por favor"

touch

tr[tʌʧ]

noun

1 (gen) toque nombre masculino; (light touch) roce nombre masculino

■ it'll fall down at the slightest touch caerá al mínimo toque

■ I felt a touch on my arm sentí que alguien me tocaba el brazo

2 (detail) detalle nombre masculino, toque nombre masculino

■ she put the finishing touches to the tree dio los últimos toques al árbol

3 (sense) tacto

■ it was cold to the touch era frío al tacto

4 (connection) contacto, comunicación nombre femenino

■ I'll be in touch with you estaré en contacto contigo

■ I've lost touch with Rob he perdido el contacto con Rob

5 (slight quantity) poquito, pizca; (trace) punto, asomo

■ this soup needs a touch of salt falta una pizca de sal en la sopa

■ a touch of frost un poco de escarcha

■ he said with a touch of irony dijo con un dejo de ironía

■ it's a touch expensive for me es un poco caro para mí

6 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL amago

■ I've got a touch of flu tengo un amago de gripe

7 familiar (skill, ability) habilidad nombre femenino

■ you must be losing your touch debes de estar perdiendo la habilidad

8 (manner, style) toque nombre masculino, sello

■ he plays with a special touch juega con un toque especial

■ this job requires a personal touch este trabajo requiere un toque personal

9 SMALLSPORT/SMALL toque nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (gen) tocar; (lightly) rozar

■ look, but don't touch mirad, pero no toquéis

■ he touched her cheek softly le tocó suavemente la mejilla

■ his lips touched her hand sus labios rozaron su mano

2 (eat) probar

■ you haven't touched your food no has probado la comida

3 (move) conmover

■ she was touched by the kind gift se conmovió con el regalo

■ the tragedy touched everyone la tragedia conmovió a todos

4 (equal, rival) igualar

■ nobody can touch him as a harpist nadie puede igualarlo como arpista

5 (affect) afectar, tocar

■ I think you touched a sore point creo que has tocado un punto débil

6 (deal with) tocar, abordar

intransitive verb

1 tocarse

■ their hands touched se tocaron las manos

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at a touch al primer roce

into touch SMALLSPORT/SMALL fuera

not to touch something with a bargepole no querer algo ni regalado,-a, no querer algo ni que le paguen a uno

to be an easy/soft touch ser fácil sacarle dinero a uno

to be in touch with something estar al corriente de algo

to be out of touch estar fuera de onda

to get in touch ponerse en contacto ( with, con)

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto ( with, con)

to touch bottom tocar fondo

to touch somebody for money sablear, dar un sablazo a alguien

■ he touched me for £10 me sableó diez libras

to touch wood tocar madera

touch ['tʌʧ] vt

1) feel, handle: tocar, tentar

2) affect, move: conmover, afectar, tocar

his gesture touched our hearts: su gesto nos tocó el corazón

touch vi

: tocarse

touch n

1) : tacto m (sentido)

2) detail: toque m, detalle m

a touch of color: un toque de color

3) bit: pizca f, gota f, poco m

4) ability: habilidad f

to lose one's touch: perder la habilidad

5) contact: contacto m, comunicación f

to keep in touch: mantenerse en contacto

touch

v.

• enternecer v.

• manosear v.

• palpar v.

• tentar v.

• tocar v.

n.

(§ pl.: touches) = contacto s.m.

• dejo s.m.

• gustillo s.m.

• pincelada s.f.

• pizca s.f.

• pulsación s.f.

• rasgo s.m.

• retoque s.m.

• saborete s.m.

• tacto s.m.

• tiento s.m.

• tocamiento s.m.

• toque s.m.

tʌtʃ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

[tʌtʃ]
1. N

1) (=sense, feel) tacto m

sense of touch — sentido m del tacto, tacto m

2) (=pressure)

he felt the touch of a hand on his shoulder — sintió el tacto or el roce de una mano en su hombro

the merest touch might break it — el más mínimo roce podría romperlo

• at the touch of a button — con solo dar a un botón

• it's soft to the touch — es blando al tacto

she responded to his touch — reaccionaba a sus caricias

- be an easy or a soft touch

3) (=technique, manner)

• to have the common touch — saber tratar or sintonizar con el pueblo

• to have a light touch — [pianist] tocar con delicadeza or suavidad

you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa

• to lose one's touch — perder facultades

he had lost his scoring touch — había perdido habilidad or eficacia de cara al gol

• the director handles these scenes with a sure touch — el director trata estas escenas con mucha seguridad or gran pericia
common
4) (=stamp, mark) toque m

• the final touch, the finishing touch — el último toque, el toque final

to put the finishing touches to sth — dar los últimos toques or los toques finales a algo

• it has a touch of genius — tiene un toque de genialidad

• the human touch — el calor humano

• the personal touch — el toque personal

• the house needs a woman's touch — la casa necesita un toque femenino

5) (=detail) detalle m

that was a nice touch — eso fue un bonito detalle

6) (=small quantity)

a)

a touch of — [of milk, water] un chorrito de; [of salt, pepper] una pizca de; [of irony, sarcasm] un toque or un dejo de

• to have a touch of flu — estar algo griposo

• there was a touch of frost this morning — había algo de or un poco de escarcha esta mañana

• it needs a touch of paint — le hace falta un poquito de pintura

• he got a touch of the sun — le dio el sol un poquito

b) (with adjective, adverb)

it's a touch (too) expensive — es algo or un poquito caro

move it just a touch to the left — muévelo un poquito a or hacia la izquierda

7) (=contact)

• to be in touch (with sb) — estar en contacto (con algn)

we are still in touch — todavía estamos en contacto

I'll be in touch — (writing) te escribiré; (phoning) te llamaré

• to get in touch (with sb) — ponerse en contacto (con algn)

get in touch with your emotions — conecte con sus emociones

• to keep in touch (with sb) — mantener el contacto (con algn)

well, keep in touch! — ¡bueno, no pierdas contacto!, ¡bueno, no dejes de llamar o escribir!

• to lose touch (with sth/sb) — perder el contacto (con algo/algn)

I lost touch with her after she moved to London — perdí el contacto con ella después de que se mudara a Londres

the party has lost touch with the voters — el partido está desconectado de los votantes

• to be out of touch — no estar al corriente

the Prime Minister was completely out of touch — el Primer Ministro no estaba al corriente de nada

I'm out of touch with the latest political developments — no estoy al corriente de los últimos acontecimientos políticos

• to put sb in touch with sb — poner a algn en contacto con algn

8) (Rugby)

to kick the ball into touch — poner el balón fuera de juego

he had a foot in touch — tenía un pie fuera del terreno de juego or más allá de la línea de banda

2. VT

1) (with hand) tocar

she touched his arm — le tocó el brazo

they can't touch you — (fig) no te pueden hacer nada

• to touch one's toes — tocarse los dedos de los pies

• touch wood! — ¡toca madera!
raw 1., 3)
2) (=come into contact with) tocar; (=brush against) rozar

I just touched the car in front — no hice más que rozar el coche que tenía delante

• I can touch the bottom — (in swimming pool) puedo tocar el fondo; (in sea) hago pie

• my feet haven't touched the ground since I started this job — desde que empecé en este trabajo no he parado
barge 4., base I, 1., 4)
3) (=harm, disturb) tocar

don't touch anything! — ¡no toques nada!

I never touched him! — ¡ni le toqué!

if you touch him I'll kill you! — ¡como le pongas la mano encima or si le tocas te mato!

4) (=try) [+ food, drink] probar

I never touch gin — no pruebo la ginebra

you haven't touched your dinner — no has probado bocado, no has tocado la cena

I haven't touched a typewriter in ages — hace siglos que no toco una máquina de escribir

5) (=affect) afectar

it touches all our lives — nos afecta a todos

6) (=move)

her faith touched me — su fe me conmovió or me llegó al alma

she was touched by his gift — el regalo la emocionó mucho

7) (=compare with) igualar

no artist in the country can touch him — no hay artista en todo el país que (se) le iguale

nobody can touch him as a pianist — como pianista es inigualable

8) (esp Brit) (=reach)

he was touching 290mph — alcanzaba las 290 millas por hora

his hair touches his shoulders — tiene una melena que le llega por los hombros

9) (Brit)
*
• to touch sb for money — dar un sablazo a algn *, pedir dinero prestado a algn

10)

• to be touched with sth: clouds touched with pink — nubes con un toque rosa

his hair was touched with grey — tenía algunas canas en el pelo

3. VI

1) (with hand)

don't touch! — (to child) ¡no se toca!

please do not touch — se ruega no tocar

2) (=come into contact) [hands] encontrarse; [lips] rozarse; [wires] hacer contacto

our hands touched — nuestras manos se encontraron

4.

CPD

touch judge N — (Rugby) juez mf de línea, juez mf de banda

touch screen N — = touchscreen

- touch at

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

* * *
[tʌtʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

English-spanish dictionary > touch
16 turn

tə:n
1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dar media vuelta, girarse

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir; desviar

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) doblar

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) volverse, convertirse, transformarse

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) volverse

2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vuelta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) curva, recodo

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) turno

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up

turn¹ n

1. turno

it's your turn to bat te toca a ti batear

2. calle

take the next turn on the left coge la próxima calle a la izquierda

to take it in turns turnarse

we took it in turns to wash up nos turnábamos para fregar los platos

turn² vb

1. girar / dar vueltas

turn the knob to open the door gira el pomo para abrir la puerta

2. girar / torcer

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. dar la vuelta

turn it the other way up dale la vuelta

4. pasar / volver

he turned the page pasó la página

5. volverse / darse la vuelta

she turned and looked at me se volvió y me miró

6. volverse / ponerse

she turned red se puso roja

the leaves turn yellow in autumn las hojas se vuelven amarillas en otoño

to turn a corner doblar la esquina

turn

tr[tɜːn]

noun

1 (act of turning) vuelta

2 (change of direction) giro, vuelta; (bend) curva, recodo

■ take the second turn on the left tome la segunda a la izquierda

3 (chance, go) turno

■ whose turn is it? ¿a quién le toca?

■ we took turns at driving nos turnamos para conducir

■ you have to wait your turn tienes que esperar tu turno

4 (change) cambio, giro

■ things have taken a turn for the worse las cosas han empeorado

■ events have taken a strange turn los acontecimientos han dado un giro extraño

5 (short walk) vuelta, paseo

6 (attack of illness) ataque nombre masculino; (shock) susto

7 (act of kindness, favour) favor nombre masculino

8 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (act) número

transitive verb

1 (rotate) girar, hacer girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn the key gira la llave

2 (page) pasar, volver; (soil) revolver; (ankle) torcer

3 (cause to change direction) girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn right at the next traffic lights gira a la derecha en el próximo semáforo

■ he turned the corner dobló en la esquina

■ about turn! ¡media vuelta!

4 (invert) darle la vuelta a

5 (change) convertir, transformar, volver; (milk) agriar; (stomach) revolver

■ they turned the cinema into a bingo hall convirtieron el cine en un bingo

■ Jesus turned the water into wine Jesús transformó el agua en vino

■ they turned the book into a film adaptaron el libro al cine

■ it turned her into a different person la convirtió en una persona diferente, la convirtió en otra persona

6 (pass) pasar

■ it's turned twelve pasan de las doce, son más de las doce, son las doce pasadas

■ he's turned sixty ya ha cumplido los sesenta

7 (fold) doblar

8 (shape) tornear, labrar en un torno

intransitive verb

1 (revolve) girar, dar vueltas

■ the wheels turned slowly las ruedas giraron despacio

2 (change direction - person) girarse, dar la vuelta, volverse; (- car) girar, torcer; (- plane, ship) virar; (- tide) repuntar

■ she turned and looked at me se giró y me miró

■ I tossed and turned all night long me estuve revolviendo toda la noche

■ the car turned left el coche giró a la izquierda

■ the road turns to the right here aquí la carretera tuerce a la derecha

3 (become) hacerse, ponerse, volverse; (milk) agriarse, cortarse

■ my hair's turning grey me están saliendo canas

■ the traffic light turned green el semáforo se puso en verde

■ she turns red easily se pone colorada fácilmente

■ he can turn quite nasty a veces se pone feo

■ it has turned from a small fishing village into a tourist resort de pueblecito de pescadores se ha convertido en centro turístico

■ caterpillars turn into butterflies las orugas se convierten en mariposas

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at every turn a cada paso, a cada momento

by turns / in turns por turnos, sucesivamente

in turn a su vez, por su parte

on the turn a punto de cambiar

one good turn deserves another favor con favor se paga

out of turn fuera de lugar

to be badly turned out ir mal vestido,-a

to be done to a turn / be cooked to a turn estar en su punto

to be well turned out ir bien vestido,-a

to do somebody a good turn hacerle un favor a alguien

to do somebody a bad turn hacer un mala pasada a alguien

to take it in turns turnarse

to turn free dejar en libertad, soltar

to turn one's hand to something dedicarse a algo

to turn somebody's head afectar mucho a alguien

■ success has turned his head el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

to turn something inside out (back to front) dar la vuelta a 2 (make a mess) revolver

■ she turned the jeans inside out les dio la vuelta a los tejanos

■ they turned the house inside out, but they couldn't find it revolvieron toda la casa, pero no lo encontraron

turn and turn about por turnos

turn of phrase manera de expresarse

turn of the century finales nombre masculino plural de siglo

turn of the screw vuelta del tornillo

turn ['tərn] vt

1) : girar, voltear, volver

to turn one's head: voltear la cabeza

she turned her chair toward the fire: giró su asiento hacia la hoguera

2) rotate: darle vuelta a, hacer girar

turn the handle: dale vuelta a la manivela

3) sprain, wrench: dislocar, torcer

4) upset: revolver (el estómago)

5) transform: convertir

to turn water into wine: convertir el agua en vino

6) shape: tornear (en carpintería)

turn vi

1) rotate: girar, dar vueltas

2) : girar, doblar, dar una vuelta

turn left: doble a la izquierda

to turn around: dar la media vuelta

3) become: hacerse, volverse, ponerse

4) sour: agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche)

5)

to turn to : recurrir a

they have no one to turn to: no tienen quien les ayude

turn n

1) : vuelta f, giro m

a sudden turn: una vuelta repentina

2) change: cambio m

3) curve: curva f (en un camino)

4) : turno m

they're awaiting their turn: están esperando su turno

whose turn is it?: ¿a quién le toca?

turn (in lathe)

v.

• tornear v. (sth.) up

expr.

• descubrir (algo) v.

v.

• cambiar v.

• dar vueltas a v.

• doblar v.

• girar v.

• recurrir v.

• torcer v.

• tornar v.

• virar v.

• volver v.

n.

• cambio s.m.

• curva s.f.

• giro s.m.

• lance s.m.

• recodo s.m.

• retortero s.m.

• revuelto s.m.

• sesgo s.m.

• torneado s.m.

• torno s.m.

• turno s.m.

• vez s.f.

• viraje s.m.

• vuelta s.f.

tɜːrn, tɜːn
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

[tɜːn]
1. N

1) (=rotation) vuelta f, revolución f; [of spiral] espira f

• with a quick turn of the hand — con un movimiento rápido de la mano

• he gave the handle a turn — dio vuelta a la palanca

• to give a screw another turn — apretar un tornillo una vuelta más

- he never does a hand's turn

2) (Aut) (in road) vuelta f, curva f

a road full of twists and turns — una carretera llena de curvas

no left turn — prohibido girar a la izquierda

to do a left turn — (Aut) doblar or girar a la izquierda

3) (Aut) (=turn-off) salida f

I think we missed our turn back there — creo que allí atrás nos hemos pasado de la salida

4) (Naut) viraje m

to make a turn to port — virar a babor

5) (Swimming) vuelta f

6) (=change of direction)

• at the turn of the century — a finales del siglo

• this was a surprising turn of events — esto suponía un giro inesperado de los acontecimientos

• at every turn — (fig) a cada paso

• to be on the turn, the tide is on the turn — la marea está cambiando

the milk is on the turn — la leche está a punto de cortarse

the economy may at last be on the turn — puede que por fin la economía de un giro importante or cambie de signo

• turn of the tide — (lit, fig) cambio m or vuelta f de la marea

• things took a new turn — las cosas tomaron otro cariz or aspecto

events took a tragic turn — los acontecimientos tomaron un cariz trágico

events are taking a sensational turn — los acontecimientos vienen tomando un rumbo sensacional

then things took a turn for the better — entonces las cosas empezaron a mejorar

the patient took a turn for the worse — el paciente empeoró

• at the turn of the year — a fin de año

7) (in series etc) turno m, vez f

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's your turn — te toca a ti

it's her turn next — le toca a ella después, ella es la primera en turno

then it was my turn to protest — luego protesté a mi vez

your turn will come — ya te tocará

• turn and turn about — cada uno por turno, ahora esto y luego aquello

• by turns — por turnos, sucesivamente

I felt hot and cold by turns — tuve calor y luego frío en momentos sucesivos

• to give up one's turn — ceder la vez

• in turn — por turnos, sucesivamente

they spoke in turn — hablaron por turnos

and they, in turn, said... — y ellos a su vez dijeron...

• to miss one's turn — perder la vez or el turno

the player shall miss two turns — el jugador deberá perder dos jugadas

• to go out of turn — (in game) jugar fuera de orden

to speak out of turn — (fig) hablar fuera de lugar

• to take one's turn — llegarle (a algn) su turno

to take turns at doing sth — alternar or turnarse para hacer algo

to take it in turn(s) to do sth — turnarse para hacer algo

to take turns at the wheel — conducir por turnos

to take a turn at the wheel — turnarse para conducir

• to wait one's turn — esperar (algn) su turno

8) (=short walk) vuelta f

to take a turn in the park — dar una vuelta por el parque

9) (Med) (=fainting fit etc) vahído m, desmayo m; (=crisis) crisis f inv, ataque m

he had a bad turn last night — anoche tuvo un ataque

10) * (=fright) susto m

the news gave me quite a turn — la noticia me asustó or dejó de piedra

11) (esp Brit) (Theat) número m, turno m

he came on and did a funny turn — salió a escena y presentó un número cómico

12) (=deed)

• to do sb a bad turn — hacer una mala pasada a algn

• to do sb a good turn — hacerle un favor a algn

his good turn for the day — su buena acción del día

- one good turn deserves another

13) (Culin)

it's done to a turn — está en su punto

14) (=inclination)

an odd turn of mind — una manera retorcida or (LAm) chueca de pensar

to be of or have a scientific turn of mind — ser más dado a las ciencias

15) (=expression)

turn of phrase — forma f de hablar, giro m

that's a French turn of phrase — eso es un modismo francés

2. VT

1) (=rotate) [+ wheel, handle] girar, dar vueltas a; [+ screw] atornillar, destornillar

to turn the key in the lock — dar vuelta a la llave en la cerradura

the engine turns the wheel — el motor hace girar la rueda

• you can turn it through 90° — se puede girarlo hasta 90 grados

• turn it to the left — dale una vuelta hacia la izquierda

2) (also: turn over) [+ record, mattress, steak] dar la vuelta a, voltear (LAm); [+ page] pasar; [+ soil] revolver; [+ hay] volver al revés

the plough turns the soil — el arado revuelve la tierra

• to turn one's ankle — torcerse el tobillo

• to turn a dress inside out — volver un vestido del revés

• it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

- turn the page

3) (=direct) dirigir, volver

• they turned him against us — le pusieron en contra nuestra

we managed to turn his argument against him — pudimos volver su argumento contra él mismo

• to turn one's attention to sth — concentrar su atención en algo

• to turn one's back on sb/sth — (also fig) volver or dar la espalda a algn/algo

as soon as his back is turned — en cuanto mira para otro lado

• to turn one's eyes in sb's direction — volver la mirada hacia donde está algn

• to turn a gun on sb — apuntar una pistola a algn

• to turn one's head — volver la cabeza

• the fireman turned the hose on the building — el bombero dirigió la manguera hacia el edificio

• to turn the lights (down) low — poner la luz más baja

• to turn one's steps homeward — dirigirse a casa, volver los pasos hacia casa

• to turn one's thoughts to sth — concentrarse en algo

- turn the other cheek

- without turning a hair

to turn one's hand to sth —

he turned his hand to cookery — se dedicó a la cocina

- turn sb's head: earning all that money has turned his/her head

already in her first film she turned a few heads — ya en su primera película la gente se fijó en ella

- turn the tables

4) (=pass) doblar, dar la vuelta a

the car turned the corner — el coche dobló la esquina

he's turned 50 — ha pasado los 50 años

it's turned four o'clock — son las cuatro y pico or (esp LAm) las cuatro pasadas

- have turned the corner

5) (=change)

the heat turned the walls black — el calor volvió negras las paredes, el calor ennegreció las paredes

the shock turned her hair white — del susto, el pelo se le puso blanco

his goal turned the game — (Brit) su gol le dio un vuelco al partido

an actor turned writer — un actor metido a escritor

• to turn sth into sth — convertir algo en algo

they turned the land into a park — convirtieron el terreno en un parque

to turn iron into gold — convertir el hierro en oro

to turn a play into a film — pasar una obra al cine

to turn verse into prose — verter verso en prosa

to turn English into Spanish — traducir el inglés al español

it turned him into a bitter man — le volvió un resentido

• she turned her dreams to reality — hizo sus sueños realidad, realizó sus sueños

6) (=deflect) [+ blow] desviar

nothing will turn him from his purpose — nada le hará cambiar su intención

7) (=shape) [+ wood, metal] tornear

to turn wood on a lathe — labrar la madera en un torno
well-turned
8) (Culin)

the heat has turned the milk — el calor ha cortado la leche

9)

to turn a profit — (esp US) sacar un beneficio, tener ganancias

3. VI

1) (=rotate) [wheel etc] girar, dar vueltas

• the object turned on a stand — el objeto giraba en un pedestal

the earth turns on its axis — la Tierra gira sobre su propio eje

• his stomach turned at the sight — al verlo se le revolvió el estómago, se le revolvieron las tripas al verlo *

- my head is turning

to turn in one's grave —

she would turn in her grave if she knew — le daría un síncope si supiera
toss 3., 1)
2) (=change direction) [person] dar la vuelta, voltearse (LAm); [tide] repuntar

to turn and go back — volverse or dar la vuelta y regresar

right turn! — (Mil) derecha... ¡ar!

the game turned after half-time — (Brit) el partido dio un vuelco tras el descanso

• to turn against sb — volverse contra algn

to turn against sth — coger aversión a algo

• to turn for home — volver hacia casa

• farmers are turning from cows to pigs — los granjeros cambian de vacas a cerdos

• then our luck turned — luego mejoramos de suerte

• to turn to sb/sth, he turned to me and smiled — se volvió hacia mí y sonrió

to turn to sb for help — acudir a algn en busca de ayuda

she has no-one to turn to — no tiene a quién recurrir

our thoughts turn to those who... — pensamos ahora en los que...

please turn to page 34 — vamos a la página 34

he turned to politics — se dedicó a la política

he turned to drink — se dio a la bebida, le dio por el alcohol

the conversation turned to religion — la conversación viró hacia la religión

• I don't know which way to turn — (fig) no sé qué hacer

• I don't know where to turn for money — no sé en qué parte ir a buscar dinero

• the wind has turned — el viento ha cambiado de dirección

- the tide is turning

3) (Aut) torcer, girar; (Aer, Naut) virar

to turn left — (Aut) torcer or girar or doblar a la izquierda

• the car turned into a lane — el coche se metió en una bocacalle

• to turn to port — (Naut) virar a babor

4) (=change)

• to turn into sth — convertirse or transformarse en algo

the whole thing has turned into a nightmare — todo el asunto se ha convertido en una pesadilla

he turned into a cynic — se volvió cínico

the princess turned into a toad — la princesa se transformó en sapo, la princesa quedó transformada en sapo

• the leaves were turning — se estaban descolorando or dorando las hojas

• the milk has turned — la leche se ha cortado

• it turned to stone — se convirtió en piedra

his admiration turned to scorn — su admiración se tornó or se transformó en desprecio

• to wait for the weather to turn — esperar a que cambie el tiempo

5) (=become)

then he began to turn awkward — luego empezó a ponerse difícil

he turned Catholic — se hizo católico

• the weather or it has turned cold — el tiempo se ha puesto frío, se ha echado el frío

• to turn nasty — [person] ponerse or volverse antipático

• to turn professional — hacerse profesional

• to turn red — ponerse rojo

• matters are turning serious — las cosas se ponen graves

6) (=depend)

• everything turns on his decision — todo depende de su decisión

everything turns on whether... — todo depende de si...

4.

CPD

turn signal N — (US) (Aut) indicador m (de dirección)

- turn about

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

* * *
[tɜːrn, tɜːn]
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

English-spanish dictionary > turn
17 of

preposition

1) (indicating belonging, connection, possession)

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

it's no business of theirs — es geht sie nichts an

where's that pencil of mine? — wo ist mein Bleistift?

2) (indicating starting point) von

within a mile of the centre — nicht weiter als eine Meile vom Zentrum entfernt

3) (indicating origin, cause)

it was clever of you to do that — es war klug von dir, das zu tun

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

4) (indicating material) aus

be made of... — aus... [hergestellt] sein

5) (indicating closer definition, identity, or contents)

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

the city of Chicago — die Stadt Chicago

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

battle of Hastings — Schlacht von od. bei Hastings

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

be of value/interest to — von Nutzen/von Interesse od. interessant sein für

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

6) (indicating concern, reference)

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

inform somebody of something — jemanden über etwas (Akk.) informieren

well, what of it? — (asked as reply) na und?

7) (indicating objective relation)

his love of his father — seine Liebe zu seinem Vater

8) (indicating description, quality, condition)

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

9) (indicating classification, selection) von

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

he of all men — (most unsuitably) ausgerechnet er; (especially) gerade er

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier

of an evening — (coll.) abends

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[əv]
preposition

1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) von

2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) von

3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) von

4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) von

5) (showing: a picture of my father.) von

6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) aus

7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) mit

8) (about: an account of his work.) von

9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) mit

10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) an

11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) Genitiv

12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) Genitiv

13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) mit

14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) vor

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of

[ɒv, əv, AM ɑ:v, əv]

prep

1. after n (belonging to) von + dat

people \of this island Menschen von dieser Insel

the language \of this country die Sprache dieses Landes

the cause \of the disease die Krankheitsursache

the colour \of her hair ihre Haarfarbe

the government \of India die indische Regierung

a friend \of mine ein Freund von mir

smoking is the worst habit \of mine Rauchen ist meine schlimmste Angewohnheit

this revolting dog \of hers ihr widerlicher Hund

the smell \of roses Rosenduft m

2. after n (expressing relationship) von + dat

an admirer \of Picasso ein Bewunderer Picassos

3. after n (expressing a whole's part) von + dat

five \of her seven kids are boys fünf ihrer sieben Kinder sind Jungen

there were ten \of us on the trip wir waren auf der Reise zu zehnt

nine \of the children came to the show neun Kinder kamen zur Vorstellung

can you please give me more \of the beans? könntest du mir noch etwas von den Bohnen geben?

I don't want to hear any more \of that! ich will nichts mehr davon hören!

he's the best-looking \of the three brothers er sieht von den drei Brüdern am besten aus

a third \of the people ein Drittel der Leute

the whole \of the garden der ganze Garten

the best \of friends die besten Freunde

the days \of the week die Wochentage

all \of us wir alle

all \of us were tired wir waren alle müde

\of all von allen

best \of all, I liked the green one am besten gefiel mir der grüne

that \of all his films is my favourite er gefällt mir von allen seinen Filmen am besten

both \of us wir beide

most \of them die meisten von ihnen

one \of the cleverest eine(r) der Schlauesten

he's one \of the smartest \of the smart er ist einer der Klügsten unter den Klugen

4. after n (expressing quantities)

a bunch \of parsley ein Bund Petersilie nt

a clove \of garlic eine Knoblauchzehe

a cup \of tea eine Tasse Tee

a drop \of rain ein Regentropfen

hundreds \of people Hunderte von Menschen

a kilo \of apples ein Kilo Äpfel nt

a litre \of water ein Liter Wasser m

a lot \of money eine Menge Geld

a piece \of cake ein Stück Kuchen

a pride \of lions ein Rudel Löwen [o Löwenrudel] nt

5. after vb (consisting of) aus + dat

the sweater is made \of the finest lambswool der Pullover ist aus feinster Schafwolle

after n

a land \of ice and snow ein Land aus Eis und Schnee

dresses \of lace and silk Kleider aus Spitze und Seide

a house \of stone ein Steinhaus, ein Haus aus Stein

6. after n (containing) mit + dat

a book \of short stories ein Buch mit Kurzgeschichten

7. after adj (done by) von + dat

that was stupid \of me das war dumm von mir

8. after n (done to)

the massacre \of hundreds \of innocent people das Massaker an Hunderten von Menschen

the destruction \of the rain forest die Zerstörung des Regenwalds

9. after n (suffered by) von + dat

the anguish \of the murdered child's parents die Qualen der Eltern des ermordeten Kindes

the suffering \of millions das Leiden von Millionen

10. (expressing cause)

to die \of sth an etw dat sterben

he died \of cancer er starb an Krebs

\of one's own free will aus freien Stücken, freiwillig

\of oneself von selbst

she would never do such a thing \of herself so etwas würde sie nie von alleine tun

11. (expressing origin)

the works \of Shakespeare die Werke Shakespeares

she is \of noble birth sie ist adliger Abstammung

12. after vb (concerning)

we will notify you \of any further changes wir werden Sie über alle Änderungen informieren

he was accused \of fraud er wurde wegen Betrugs angeklagt

I know \of a guy who could fix that for you ich kenne jemanden, der das für dich reparieren kann

\of her childhood, we know very little wir wissen nur sehr wenig über ihre Kindheit

let's not speak \of this matter lass uns nicht über die Sache reden

speaking \of sb/sth,... wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw sprechen,...

speaking \of time, do you have a watch on? da wir gerade von der Zeit reden, hast du eine Uhr?

after adj

she's often unsure \of herself sie ist sich ihrer selbst oft nicht sicher

I'm really appreciative \of all your help ich bin dir für all deine Hilfe wirklich dankbar

he was worthy \of the medal er hatte die Medaille verdient

I am certain \of that ich bin mir dessen sicher

this is not uncharacteristic \of them das ist für sie nichts Ungewöhnliches

to be afraid \of sb/sth vor jdm/etw Angst haben

to be fond \of swimming gerne schwimmen

to be jealous \of sb auf jdn eifersüchtig sein

to be sick \of sth etw satthaben, von etw dat genug haben

after n

there was no warning \of the danger es gab keine Warnung vor der Gefahr

he has a love \of music er liebt die Musik

he's a doctor \of medicine er ist Doktor der Medizin

the idea \of a just society die Idee einer gerechten Gesellschaft

the memories \of her school years die Erinnerungen an ihre Schuljahre

the pain \of separation der Trennungsschmerz

it's a problem \of space das ist ein Raumproblem

his promises \of loyalty seine Treueversprechen

to be in search \of sb/sth auf der Suche nach jdm/etw sein

she's in search \of a man sie sucht einen Mann

thoughts \of revenge Rachegedanken pl

▪ what \of sb? was ist mit jdm?

and what \of Adrian? was macht eigentlich Adrian?

what \of it? was ist schon dabei?, na und?

13. after n (expressing condition)

on the point [or verge] \of doing sth kurz davor [o im Begriff] sein, etw zu tun

I'm on the point \of telling him off ich werde ihn jetzt gleich rausschmeißen

14. after n (expressing position) von + dat

in the back \of the car hinten im Auto

the zipper was on the back \of the dress der Reißverschluss war hinten am Kleid

on the corner \of the street an der Straßenecke

on the left \of the picture links auf dem Bild

a lake north/south \of the city ein See im Norden/Süden der Stadt

I've never been north \of Edinburgh ich war noch nie nördlich von Edinburgh

on the top \of his head [oben] auf seinem Kopf

15. after n (with respect to scale) von + dat

a rise \of 2% in inflation ein Inflationsanstieg von 2 Prozent

the stocks experienced an average rise \of 5% die Aktien sind im Durchschnitt um 5 % gestiegen

16. (expressing age) von + dat

at the age \of six im Alter von sechs Jahren

he's a man \of about 50 er ist um die 50 Jahre alt

17. after n (denoting example of category)

I hate this kind \of party ich hasse diese Art von Party

the city \of Prague die Stadt Prag

18. after n (typical of)

she has the face \of an angel sie hat ein Gesicht wie ein Engel

the grace \of a dancer die Anmut einer Tänzerin

the love \of a good woman die Liebe einer guten Frau

19. after n (expressing characteristic)

she gave a scream \of terror sie stieß einen Schrei des Entsetzens aus

a man \of honour ein Mann von Ehre

a moment \of silence ein Moment m der Stille

I want a few minutes \of quiet! ich will ein paar Minuten Ruhe!

a subject \of very little interest ein sehr wenig beachtetes Thema

a woman \of great charm and beauty eine Frau von großer Wärme und Schönheit

20. after n (away from) von + dat

we live within a mile \of the city centre wir wohnen eine Meile vom Stadtzentrum entfernt

she came within two seconds \of beating the world record sie hat den Weltrekord nur um zwei Sekunden verfehlt

21. after n (in time phrases)

I got married back in June \of 1957 ich habe im Juni 1957 geheiratet

the eleventh \of March der elfte März

the first \of the month der erste [Tag] des Monats

the most memorable events \of the past decade die wichtigsten Ereignisse des letzten Jahrzehnts

22. after vb (expressing removal)

they were robbed \of all their savings ihnen wurden alle Ersparnisse geraubt

I've him \of that nasty little habit ich habe ihm diese dumme Angewohnheit abgewöhnt

his mother had deprived him \of love seine Mutter hat ihm ihre Liebe vorenthalten

to get rid \of sb jdn loswerden

after adj

the room was devoid \of all furnishings der Raum war ganz ohne Möbel

free \of charge kostenlos, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR meist gratis

23. after n (apposition) von + dat

this complete idiot \of a man dieser Vollidiot

the month \of June der Monat Juni

the name \of Brown der Name Brown

24. ( dated: during) an + dat

she died \of a Sunday morning sie starb an einem Sonntagmorgen

I like to relax with my favourite book \of an evening ich entspanne mich abends gerne mit meinem Lieblingsbuch

\of late in letzter Zeit

25. AM (to) vor

it's quarter \of five es ist viertel vor fünf [o BRD drei viertel fünf

26.

▶ \of all gerade

Jane, \of all people, is the last one I'd expect to see at the club gerade Jane ist die letzte, die ich in dem Klub erwartet hätte

I can't understand why you live in Ireland, \of all places ich kann nicht verstehen, warum du ausgerechnet in Irland lebst

today \of all days ausgerechnet heute

▶ \of all the cheek [or nerve] das ist doch die Höhe!

▶ to be \of sth:

she is \of the opinion that doctors are only out to experiment sie glaubt, Ärzte möchten nur herumexperimentieren

this work is \of great interest and value diese Arbeit ist sehr wichtig und wertvoll

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[ɒv, əv]
prep

1) (indicating possession or relation) von (+dat), use of gen

the wife of the doctor — die Frau des Arztes, die Frau vom Arzt

a friend of ours — ein Freund/eine Freundin von uns

a painting of the Queen — ein Gemälde nt der or von der Königin

of it — davon

the first of May — der Erste Mai

the first of the month — der Erste (des Monats), der Monatserste

that damn dog of theirs (inf) — ihr verdammter Hund (inf)

it is very kind of you —

it was nasty of him to say that — es war gemein von ihm, das zu sagen

2)

(indicating separation in space or time) south of Paris — südlich von Paris

within a month of his death — einen Monat nach seinem Tod

a quarter of six (US) — Viertel vor sechs

3)

(indicating cause) he died of poison/cancer — er starb an Gift/Krebs

he died of hunger — er verhungerte, er starb hungers

it did not happen of itself (liter) — das ist nicht von selbst or von allein geschehen

it tastes of garlic — es schmeckt nach Knoblauch

she is proud of him — sie ist stolz auf ihn

I am ashamed of it — ich schäme mich dafür

4)

(indicating deprivation, riddance) he was cured of the illness — er wurde von der Krankheit geheilt

trees bare of leaves — Bäume ohne Blätter

free of charge — kostenlos

5) (indicating material) aus

dress made of wool — Wollkleid nt, Kleid nt aus Wolle

6)

(indicating quality, identity etc) house of ten rooms — Haus nt mit zehn Zimmern

man of courage — mutiger Mensch, Mensch m mit Mut

girl of ten — zehnjähriges Mädchen, Mädchen nt von zehn Jahren

a matter of no importance — eine Sache ohne Bedeutung

the city of Paris — die Stadt Paris

person of swarthy complexion — dunkelhäutige Person

a town of narrow streets — eine Stadt mit engen Straßen

where is that rascal of a boy? — wo ist dieser verflixte Bengel?

that idiot of a waiter — dieser Idiot von Kellner

7)

(objective genitive) fear of God — Gottesfurcht f

his love of his father — die Liebe zu seinem Vater

he is a leader of men —

great eaters of fruit — große Obstesser pl

writer of legal articles — Verfasser von juristischen Artikeln

love of money — Liebe zum Geld

8)

(subjective genitive) love of God for man — Liebe Gottes zu den Menschen

affection of a mother — Mutterliebe f

9)

(partitive genitive) the whole of the house — das ganze Haus

half of the house — das halbe Haus

how many of them do you want? — wie viele möchten Sie (davon)?

many of them came — viele (von ihnen) kamen

there were six of us — wir waren zu sechst, wir waren sechs

he is not one of us — er gehört nicht zu uns

one of the best — einer der Besten

he asked the six of us to lunch — er lud uns sechs zum Mittagessen ein

of the ten only one was absent — von den zehn fehlte nur einer

today of all days — ausgerechnet heute

you of all people ought to know — gerade Sie sollten das wissen

they are the best of friends — sie sind die besten Freunde

the best of teachers — der (aller)beste Lehrer

the bravest of the brave —

he drank of the wine (liter) — er trank von dem Weine (liter)

10)

(= concerning) what do you think of him? — was halten Sie von ihm?

what has become of him? — was ist aus ihm geworden?

he warned us of the danger — er warnte uns vor der Gefahr

doctor of medicine — Doktor der Medizin

what of it? — ja und?

11) (obs, liter

= by) forsaken of men — von allen verlassen

beloved of all — von allen geliebt

12)

(in temporal phrases) he's become very quiet of late — er ist letztlich or seit Neuestem so ruhig geworden

they go out of an evening (inf) — sie gehen abends (schon mal) aus

he died of a Saturday morning (dial) — er starb an einem Samstagmorgen

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of [ɒv; əv; US əv; ɑv] präp

1. allg von

2. zur Bezeichnung des Genitivs:

the tail of the dog der Schwanz des Hundes;

the tail of a dog der oder ein Hundeschwanz;

the folly of his action die Dummheit seiner Handlung

3. Ort: bei:

the Battle of Hastings

4. Entfernung, Trennung, Befreiung:

a) von:

south of London südlich von London;

within ten miles of London im Umkreis von 10 Meilen um London;

cure (rid) of sth von etwas heilen (befreien)

b) (gen) he was robbed of his wallet er wurde seiner Brieftasche beraubt, ihm wurde die Brieftasche geraubt

c) um:

cheat sb of sth

5. Herkunft: von, aus:

of good family aus einer guten Familie;

Mr X of London Mr. X aus London

6. Teil: von oder gen:

the best of my friends;

a friend of mine ein Freund von mir, einer meiner Freunde;

that red nose of his seine rote Nase

7. Eigenschaft: von, mit:

a man of courage ein mutiger Mann, ein Mann mit Mut;

a man of no importance ein unbedeutender Mensch;

a fool of a man ein (ausgemachter) Narr

8. Stoff: aus, von:

a dress of silk ein Kleid aus oder von Seide, ein Seidenkleid;

(made) of steel aus Stahl (hergestellt), stählern, Stahl…

9. Urheberschaft, Art und Weise: von:

the works of Byron;

it was clever of him;

of o.s. von selbst, von sich aus;

he has a son of his first marriage er hat einen Sohn aus erster Ehe

10. Ursache, Grund:

a) von, an (dat):

die of cancer an Krebs sterben

b) aus:

of charity

c) vor (dat): → academic.ru/1052/afraid">afraid

d) auf (akk):

be proud of

e) über (akk):

be ashamed of

f) nach:

smell of

11. Beziehung: hinsichtlich (gen):

it is true of every case das trifft in jedem Fall zu

12. Thema:

a) von, über (akk):

speak of sth

b) an (akk):

think of sth

13. Apposition, im Deutschen nicht ausgedrückt:

a) the city of London die Stadt London;

the month of April der Monat April

b) Maß:

a piece of meat ein Stück Fleisch

14. Genitivus obiectivus:

a) zu:

the love of God

b) vor (dat): → fear A 3

c) bei:

an audience of the king eine Audienz beim König

15. Zeit:

a) umg an (dat), in (dat):

of an evening eines Abends;

of late years in den letzten Jahren

b) von:

your letter of March 3rd Ihr Schreiben vom 3. März

c) US vor (bei Zeitangaben):

ten of three

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preposition

1) (indicating belonging, connection, possession)

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

it's no business of theirs — es geht sie nichts an

where's that pencil of mine? — wo ist mein Bleistift?

2) (indicating starting point) von

within a mile of the centre — nicht weiter als eine Meile vom Zentrum entfernt

3) (indicating origin, cause)

it was clever of you to do that — es war klug von dir, das zu tun

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

4) (indicating material) aus

be made of... — aus... [hergestellt] sein

5) (indicating closer definition, identity, or contents)

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

the city of Chicago — die Stadt Chicago

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

battle of Hastings — Schlacht von od. bei Hastings

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

be of value/interest to — von Nutzen/von Interesse od. interessant sein für

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

6) (indicating concern, reference)

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

inform somebody of something — jemanden über etwas (Akk.) informieren

well, what of it? — (asked as reply) na und?

7) (indicating objective relation)

his love of his father — seine Liebe zu seinem Vater

8) (indicating description, quality, condition)

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

9) (indicating classification, selection) von

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

he of all men — (most unsuitably) ausgerechnet er; (especially) gerade er

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier

of an evening — (coll.) abends

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prep.

aus präp.

von präp.

vor präp.

über präp.

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[ɒv, əv, Am ɑ:v, əv] prep

1) after n ( belonging to) von +dat;

people \of this island Menschen von dieser Insel;

the language \of this country die Sprache dieses Landes;

the employees \of the company die Angestellten des Unternehmens;

the cause \of the disease die Krankheitsursache;

the colour \of her hair ihre Haarfarbe;

the government \of India die indische Regierung;

sth \of... etw von... dat;

a friend \of mine ein Freund von mir;

smoking is the worst habit \of mine Rauchen ist meine schlimmste Angewohnheit

2) after n ( expressing a whole's part) von +dat;

the sleeve \of his coat der Ärmel an seinem Mantel;

the days \of the week die Wochentage;

five \of her seven kids are boys fünf ihrer sieben Kinder sind Jungen;

there were ten \of us on the trip wir waren auf der Reise zu zehnt;

nine \of the children came to the show neun Kinder kamen zur Vorstellung;

a third \of the people ein Drittel der Leute;

most \of them die Meisten;

can you please give me more \of the beans? könntest du mir noch etwas von den Bohnen geben?;

I don't want to hear any more \of that! ich will nichts mehr davon hören!;

a drop \of rain ein Regentropfen;

a piece \of cake ein Stück Kuchen;

he's the best-looking \of the three brothers er sieht von den drei Brüdern am besten aus;

on the point [or verge] \of doing sth kurz davor [o im Begriff] sein, etw zu tun;

I'm on the point \of telling him off ich werde ihn jetzt gleich rausschmeißen;

the best \of sb/ sth der/die/das beste;

they were the best \of friends sie waren die besten Freunde;

\of all von allen;

best \of all, I liked the green one am besten gefiel mir der grüne;

that \of all his films, it's my favourite er gefällt mir von allen seinen Filmen am besten;

to be one \of the sth eine(r/s) von etw dat sein;

she's one \of the cleverest in the class sie ist eine der Schlauesten in der Klasse;

to be the sth \of the sth der/die/das etw von etw dat sein;

he's one of the smartest \of the smart er ist einer der Klügsten unter den Klugen

3) after n ( containing)

a kilo \of apples ein Kilo Äpfel;

a litre \of water ein Liter Wasser;

a cup \of tea eine Tasse Tee;

she bought a book \of short stories sie kaufte ein Buch mit Kurzgeschichten;

they saw a pride \of lions sie sahen ein Rudel Löwen [o Löwenrudel];

a bunch \of parsley ein Bund Petersilie;

a clove \of garlic eine Knoblauchzehe;

both \of us wir beide;

all \of us were tired wir waren alle müde;

a lot \of money Unmengen an Geld

4) after vb ( consisting of) aus +dat;

the sweater is made \of the finest lambswool der Pullover ist aus feinster Schafwolle after n

a land \of ice and snow ein Land aus Eis und Schnee;

dresses \of lace and silk Kleider pl aus Spitze und Seide;

house \of stone Steinhaus nt;

the smell \of roses filled the air der Rosenduft lag in der Luft;

a moment \of silence ein Moment der Stille;

I want a few minutes \of quiet! ich will ein paar Minuten Ruhe!

5) after n ( done by) von +dat;

there's a chapter on the use \of herbs es gibt ein Kapitel über die Verwendung von Kräutern;

the massacre \of hundreds of innocent people das Massaker an Hunderten von Menschen;

the destruction \of the rain forest die Zerstörung des Regenwalds;

the payment \of his debts die Rückzahlung seiner Schulden;

an admirer \of Dickens ein Bewunderer von Dickens;

in search \of sb/ sth auf der Suche nach jdm/etw;

she's in search \of a man sie sucht einen Mann after adj

that was stupid \of me das war dumm von mir

6) after vb ( concerning)

I know \of a guy who could fix that for you ich kenne jemanden, der das für dich reparieren kann;

let's not speak \of this matter lass uns nicht über die Sache reden;

\of her childhood, we know very little wir wissen nur sehr wenig über ihre Kindheit;

speaking \of sb/ sth wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw sprechen;

speaking \of time, do you have a watch on? da wir gerade von der Zeit reden, hast du eine Uhr?;

he was accused \of fraud er wurde wegen Betrugs angeklagt;

we will notify you \of any further changes wir werden Sie über alle Änderungen informieren after adj

she's afraid \of dogs sie hat Angst vor Hunden;

he became jealous \of all of her friends er wurde auf alle ihre Freunde eifersüchtig;

she's often unsure \of herself sie ist sich ihrer selbst oft nicht sicher;

to be fond \of swimming gerne schwimmen;

I'm really appreciative \of all your help ich bin dir für all deine Hilfe wirklich dankbar;

he was worthy of the medal er hatte die Medaille verdient;

I am certain \of that ich bin mir dessen sicher;

this is not uncharacteristic \of them das ist für sie nichts ungewöhnliches;

to be sick \of sth etw satthaben, von etw dat genug haben;

I'm sick \of his excuses seine Entschuldigungen hängen mir zum Hals raus after n

there was no warning \of the danger es gab keine Warnung vor der Gefahr;

a problem \of space ein Raumproblem nt;

the idea \of a just society die Idee einer gerechten Gesellschaft;

pain \of separation Trennungsschmerz m;

thoughts \of revenge Rachegedanken mpl;

his promises \of loyalty seine Treueversprechen;

the memories \of her school years die Erinnerungen an ihre Schuljahre;

he has a love \of music er liebt die Musik;

what \of sb? was ist mit jdm?;

and what \of Adrian? was macht eigentlich Adrian?;

what \of it? was ist dabei?, ja und?

7) after n ( expressing direction) von +dat;

I've never been north \of Edinburgh ich war noch nie nördlich von Edinburgh;

a lake south \of the city ein See im Süden der Stadt;

on the top \of his head [oben] auf seinem Kopf;

on the corner \of the street an der Straßenecke;

in the back \of the car hinten im Auto;

the zipper was on the back \of the dress der Reißverschluss war hinten am Kleid;

on the left \of the picture links auf dem Bild

8) ( with respect to scale) von +dat;

a rise \of 2% in inflation ein Inflationsanstieg von 2 Prozent;

the stocks experienced an average rise \of 5% die Aktien sind im Durchschnitt um 5% gestiegen

9) ( expressing age) von +dat;

at the age \of six im Alter von sechs Jahren;

he's a man \of about 50 er ist um die 50 Jahre alt

10) ( expressing category)

the city \of Prague die Stadt Prag;

I hate this kind \of party ich hasse diese Art von Party

11) ( typical of)

sb/sth \of sth jd/etw von etw dat;

the love \of a good woman die Liebe einer guten Frau;

she moves with the grace \of a dancer sie bewegt sich mit der Anmut einer Tänzerin;

she has the face \of an angel sie hat ein Gesicht wie ein Engel

12) after n ( expressing characteristic)

a subject \of very little interest ein sehr wenig beachtetes Thema;

she gave a scream \of terror sie stieß einen Schrei des Entsetzens aus;

a man/woman \of sth ein Mann/eine Frau von etw dat;

a woman \of great charm and beauty eine Frau von großer Wärme und Schönheit;

a man \of honour ein Mann von Ehre

13) ( felt by) von +dat;

the suffering \of millions das Leiden von Millionen;

the anguish \of the murdered child's parents die Qualen der Eltern des ermordeten Kindes

14) ( expressing cause)

to die \of sth an etw dat sterben;

he died \of cancer er starb an Krebs;

\of one's own free will aus freien Stücken, freiwillig;

\of oneself von selbst;

she would never do such a thing \of herself so etwas würde sie nie von alleine tun

15) after n ( away from) von +dat;

we live within a mile \of the city centre wir wohnen eine Meile vom Stadtzentrum entfernt;

she came within two seconds \of beating the world record sie hat den Weltrekord nur um zwei Sekunden verfehlt

16) after n ( in time phrases)

the eleventh \of March der elfte März;

the first \of the month der erste [Tag] des Monats;

I got married back in June \of 1957 ich habe im Juni 1957 geheiratet;

the most memorable events \of the past decade die wichtigsten Ereignisse des letzten Jahrzehnts

17) after vb ( expressing removal)

they were robbed \of all their savings ihnen wurden alle Ersparnisse geraubt;

I've him \of that nasty little habit ich habe ihm diese dumme Angewohnheit abgewöhnt;

his mother had deprived him \of love seine Mutter hat ihm ihre Liebe vorenthalten;

to get rid \of sb jdn loswerden after adj

a room devoid \of all furnishings ein Raum ganz ohne Möbel;

free \of charge kostenlos

18) ( who is) von +dat;

this complete idiot \of a man dieser Vollidiot

19) (dated: during) an +dat;

she died \of a Sunday morning sie starb an einem Sonntagmorgen ( fam);

I like to relax with my favourite book \of an evening ich erhole mich abends gerne mit meinem Lieblingsbuch

20) (Am) (to) vor;

it's quarter \of five es ist viertel vor fünf [o dreiviertelfünf];

PHRASES:

\of all the cheek [or nerve] das ist doch die Höhe!;

\of all sth gerade;

Jane, \of all people, is the last one I'd expect to see at the club gerade Jane ist die letzte, die ich in dem Club erwartet hätte;

to be \of sth ( possess) etw besitzen;

she is \of the opinion that doctors are only out to experiment sie glaubt, Ärzte möchten nur herumexperimentieren;

( give rise to)

this work is \of great interest and value diese Arbeit ist sehr wichtig und wertvoll

English-German students dictionary > of
19 beat

1. I
abs

1) the drums are beating бьют барабаны

2) smb.'s heart (smb.'s pulse) is beating 'hip л. сердце (чей-л. пульс) бьется
2. II
beat in some manner beat fast (regularly, irregularly. happily, etc.) быстро и т. д. биться /стучать/; the blood beats rhythmically (furiously, slowly, etc.) кровь пульсирует ритмично и т. д.; outside the rain beats pour ingly на улице дождь хлещет как из ведра
3. III
1) beat smb. beat a child (a woman, a stubborn donkey. a horse, etc.) бить ребенка и т. д.

2) beat smb., smth. beat the enemy (one's opponents, another team, etc.) победить врага и т. д., нанести поражение врагу и т.д.; beat the record побить рекорд; port beats claret as an afterdinner wine как десертное вино портвейн лучше кларета:. tile journey quite beat him coll. путешествие совершенно доконало его

3) beat smth. beat и drum бить в барабан, выбивать дробь [на барабане]; beat an alarm (a charge, etc.) бить тревогу и т. д.; beat a retreat а) бить отбои, отступать; б) идти на попятный; beat time отбивать такт; beat one's breast бить /колотить/ себя в грудь

4) beat smth. beat a carpet (one's old coat, mattresses, etc.) выбивать /выколачивать/ ковер и т. д.

5) beat smth. beat eggs (cream, etc.) взбивать яйца и т. д).; beat meat отбивать мясо; beat dough вымешивать тесто
4. IV
beat smb. in some manner beat smb. cruelly (brutally, savagely, soundly. etc.) жестоко и т. д). бить /избивать/ кого-л.; beat smb. black and blue избить кого-л. до сцинков, живого места не оставить на ком-л.
5. VI
beat smb., smth. to some state beat smb. unconscious избить кого-л. до бесчувствия; beat the flowers (the grass, the corn, etc.) flat прибить цветы и т. д. к земле
6. XI
1) be (get, etc,) beaten in some manner he got soundly beaten его здорово поколотили /'избили/; you ought to be well beaten тебе надо хорошенько всыпать, тебя надо как следует выпороть

2) be beaten in some manner we were easily beaten нас легко победили, над нами одержали легкую победу; be beaten at some time these armies have never been beaten эти армии не знали поражений; be beaten by smb., smth. they were beaten by our team наша команда одержала над ними победу
7. XVI
beat at (upon, on, against, etc.) smth. beat at the door (on the window-panes, upon the pavement. against the roof; etc.) бить /стучать/ в дверь и т. д.; beat against the face бить в лицо, хлестать по лицу; the waves beat against the shore (against the cliffs, against the rocks, etc.) волны бьются /разбиваются/ о берег и т. д.; the tattoo beats at 8 o'clock вечернюю зарю бьют в восемь часов; the sound beats upon one's ears Этот звук оглушает; the blood beats into one's head кровь бросается в голову /стучит в висках/; beat with smth. my heart beat with joy (with anger, with excitement, etc.) у меня от радости и т. д. заколотилось сердце
8. XIX2
beat like being in some state my heart beat like mad у меня безумно забилось /заколотилось/ сердце
9. XXI1
1) beat smb., smth. on (against, etc.) smth. beat smb. on the head (on the skin, on the face, etc.) ударять /бить/ кого-л. по голове и т. д.; beat one's head against the wall биться головой о стенку; beat smb., smth. with smth. beat smb. with a stick (with a stone, with a whip, etc.) бить /избивать/ кого-л. палкой и т. д.; beat the table with one's fist стучать кулаком по столу; beat smb. for smth. beat smb. for disobedience (for pranks, etc.) избивать /бить/ кого-л. за непослушание и т. д; beat smb. (in)to smth. beat smb. into submission /into obedience/ (into silence, etc.) побоями заставить кого-л. слушаться, повиноваться/ и т. д.; beat smb. to his knees побоями поставить кого-л. /заставить кого-л. встать/ на колени; beat smb. to death избить кого-л. до смерти, забить кого-л. || beat smth. into smb.'s head вбивать что-л. (кому-л. в голову, втолковывать что-л. кому-л.; beat smth. out of smb.'s head выбивать что-л. у кого-л. из головы

2) beat smb. at /in/ smth. beat smb. at football (at chess. in a match, in an argument, etc.) одерживать победу над кем-л. /побеждать кого-л./ в футболе и т. д.; he always beats me at golf он всегда выигрывает, когда мы играем в гольф; he beats me in chemistry no химии он учится лучше меня; he wanted to beat me at my own game он хотел побить меня моими же картами; beat smb. by smth. beat the team by a large score (by three points, etc.) победить команду с большим счетом и т. д.; beat smb. to some place he beat me to the top of the hill он пришел /взобрался/ на вершину холма первым

3) beat smth. in (against, out of, etc.) smth. beat the wings in the air (against water, against the sides of the cage, etc.) хлопать крыльями в воздухе и т. д.; beat a rug against a wall выбивать /выколачивать/ ковер о стену; beat tile dust out of a rug выбивать /выколачивать/ ковер /пыль из ковра/

4) beat smth. with smth. beat a rug with a stick выбивать /выколачивать/ ковер палкой; beat smth. on (in, etc.) smth. beat the dust on the road (the corn in the fields, etc.) прибивать пыль, на дороге и т. д.

5) beat smth. to (through, etc.) smth. beat one's way to the house (a way through the bushes, a track through the jungle, etc.) прокладывать путь /дорогу/ к дому и т. д.; beat a path through the snow протаптывать тропинку в снегу

6) beat smth. into smth. beat a post /а pole, a stake/ into the ground (a nail into the wall, etc.) вбивать /забивать, вколачивать/ столб в земли) и т. д.; beat six eggs into sweet cream, вбить шесть яиц в сливки

7) beat smth. (in)to smth. beat metal into thin leaf расплющивать металл в тонкий лист: beat steel into slabs прокатывать сталь в слябы; beat sugar to powder растолочь сахар в порошок
10. XXII
1) beat smb. for doing smth. beat smb. for stealing (for boasting, for lying, etc.) бить /избивать/ кого-л. за воровство и т. д.

2) beat smb. at doing smth. beat smb. at playing golf (at swimming, at guessing riddles, etc.) побеждать кого-л. в игре в гольф и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > beat
20 double\ up

1. I
abs

1) this carpet is too thick to double up этот ковер очень толстый, его не свернешь

2) there is only one room so we must double up есть только одна свободная комната, нам придется поселиться вместе
2. III
double up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ double up paper (material, a blanket, etc.) сложить бумагу и т.д. вдвое; when swimming he doubled up his legs and kicked out когда он плавал, он сгибал ноги в коленях, а затем резким толчком выпрямлял их; the stone struck him in the stomach and doubled him up камень попал ему в живот, и он согнулся /скрючился/ от боли
3. XI
be doubled up with smth. he is doubled up with pain он корчится от боли
4. XVI
1) double up with smth. double up with laughter кататься со смеху, надорвать животики от смеха; he doubled up with pain он корчился от боли; he doubled up with his knees to his chin он сидел [согнувшись], подтянув колени к подбородку

2) double up with smb. double up with relatives (with one's friends, with a complete stranger, etc.) устраиваться вместе с родственниками и т.д. (в комнате, каюте и т. п.)

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