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21 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) ψηλός2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) στο ύψος•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story -
22 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) haut, grand2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) mesurer•- tallness- a tall order - a tall story -
23 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) alto, grande2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) de altura•- tallness- a tall order - a tall story -
24 -high o tall?-
Nota d'usoGli aggettivi high e tall possono essere tradotti entrambi con “alto”, ma possiedono sfumature di significato diverse. Tall si utilizza in riferimento alle persone e, in generale, a oggetti alti e stretti: tall buildings, edifici alti; tall trees, alberi alti; He's very tall, è molto alto. High, viene invece usato per indicare cose molto grandi, o che raggiungono un certo livello di altezza: high mountains, montagne alte; high tide, alta marea; high temperature, alta temperatura ecc. -
25 screen
screen [skri:n]1 noun∎ stars of stage and screen des vedettes de théâtre et de cinéma;∎ the book was adapted for the screen le livre a été porté à l'écran;∎ the big screen (cinema) le grand écran;∎ the small screen (television) le petit écran(b) (for protection → in front of fire) pare-étincelles m inv; (→ over window) moustiquaire f; (→ against draught) paravent m(c) (for privacy) paravent m;∎ the girls formed a screen round her while she changed les filles ont fait écran autour d'elle pendant qu'elle se changeait;∎ a screen of trees un rideau d'arbres;∎ the rooms are divided by sliding screens les pièces sont séparées par des cloisons coulissantes∎ it's only a screen to hide his embarrassment ce n'est qu'un masque pour cacher sa gêne;∎ the shop was just a screen for her criminal activities le magasin n'était qu'une couverture pour ses activités criminelles(f) (filter → for employees, candidates) filtre m, crible m(g) (in basketball) écran m∎ to work on screen travailler sur écran;∎ to bring up the next screen amener l'écran suivant(star) de cinéma(b) (shelter, protect) protéger;∎ he screened his eyes from the sun with his hand il a mis sa main devant ses yeux pour se protéger du soleil;∎ they've tried to screen her from the harsh realities of life ils ont essayé de la protéger des dures réalités de la vie∎ to screen sth from sight cacher ou masquer qch aux regards;∎ a line of trees screened the entrance une rangée d'arbres cachait l'entrée(d) (filter, check → employees, applications, suspects) passer au crible;∎ we screen all our security staff nous faisons une enquête préalable sur tous les candidats aux postes d'agent de sécurité;∎ all airlines now screen passengers systematically les compagnies aériennes font maintenant passer systématiquement tous les passagers par un détecteur;∎ Medicine the hospital screens thousands of women a year for breast cancer l'hôpital fait passer un test de dépistage du cancer du sein à des milliers de femmes tous les ans(e) (sieve → coal, dirt, grain) cribler, passer au crible►► Cinema screen actor acteur m de cinéma;Cinema & Television Screen Actors' Guild = syndicat américain des acteurs;Cinema screen actress actrice f de cinéma;Cinema & Television screen adaptation adaptation f à l'écran;Computing screen capture capture f d'écran;Computing screen controller contrôleur m d'écran;Computing screen display affichage m;American screen door porte f avec moustiquaire;Computing screen dump capture f d'écran;Computing screen font fonte f écran;screen generation génération f d'écrans;Electronics screen grid grille-écran f;Cinema & Television screen image image f à l'écran;screen line ligne-écran f;Psychology screen memory souvenir-écran m;screen print sérigraphie f;screen printing sérigraphie f;screen process sérigraphie f;Computing screen refresh actualisation f ou régénération f de l'écran;Cinema screen rights droits mpl d'adaptation à l'écran;Computing screen saver économiseur m d'écran;Computing screen shot capture f d'écran;Cinema screen test bout m d'essai;Stock Exchange screen trader opérateur(trice) m,f sur écran;Stock Exchange screen trading opérations fpl sur écran;Cars screen wash lave-glace m;Television & Cinema screen writing écriture f de scénarios∎ the police had screened off the garden la police avait mis des bâches autour du jardin(b) (divide, separate → with partition) séparer par une cloison; (→ with curtain) séparer par un rideau; (→ with folding screen) séparer par un paravent;∎ the manager's office is screened off by a glass partition le bureau du directeur est séparé par une cloison vitrée(c) (hide → with folding screen) cacher derrière un paravent; (→ with curtain) cacher derrière un rideau; (→ behind trees, wall) cacher;∎ the house was screened off from the road by tall trees de grands arbres empêchaient de voir la maison depuis la routefiltrer, éliminer;∎ this cream screens out UV rays cette crème protège des UV, cette crème absorbe ou filtre les UV;∎ unsuitable blood donors are screened out les donneurs dont le sang est inutilisable sont exclus ou éliminés -
26 shade
ʃeɪd
1. сущ.
1) а) тень;
полумрак to throw, cast, put into the shade ≈ затмевать б) перен. непонятность, неясность, неизвестность I have chosen to remain in the shade. ≈ Я предпочел остаться в неизвестности. Syn: obscurity
2) прохлада, тень in a shade of the forest ≈ в прохладе леса
3) а) тень, оттенок( в живописи) б) перен. намек;
нюанс;
незначительное отличие light and shade ≈ светотень, свет и тени тж. перен. dark shade ≈ темный тон delicate shade, soft shade ≈ мягкий оттенок light shade ≈ светлый тон pale shades, pastel shades ≈ пастельные тона, оттенки в) менее удачные места( в литературном произведении) г) печальные, трагические эпизоды (в истории какого-л. государства)
4) незначительное количество
5) а) миф.;
поэт. бесплотный дух;
тень умершего Syn: ghost б) поэт. незримый, неотступно сопровождающий спутник
6) экран, щит;
абажур;
стеклянный колпак
7) а) маркиза, полотняный навес над витриной магазина б) амер. штора to draw, pull down shades ≈ задергивать шторы to raise the shades ≈ поднимать шторы window shade ≈ оконные шторы Syn: window-blind
8) а) физ. защитное стекло( на опт. приборе) ;
бленда б) амер., разг. солнцезащитные очки, очки от солнца Syn: sunglasses
9) ист. силуэт, образ Syn: silhouette
2. гл.
1) заслонять от света;
затенять The house is shaded from the midday heat by those tall trees. ≈ Дом защищен от полуденной жары вот теми высокими деревьями.
2) скрывать, прятать( от взора, взгляда) shaded from view in the southern direction ≈ скрывшийся из виду в южном направлении Syn: veil
2., obscure
2. ;
disguise
2.
3) омрачать;
затемнять, затуманивать His eyes shaded with pain. ≈ Его глаза затуманились от горя. Syn: darken, sadden
4) перен. а) оставлять кого-л. в тени, опережать Syn: surpass, eclipse б) оттенять( хорошие качества плохими) His good qualities were not a little shaded by an inherent pride of ancestry, and an austerity of manners. ≈ Его хорошие качества ничуть не портились врожденной гордостью, доставшейся ему от предков, и отсутствием хороших манер.
5) символически изображать( что-л.) Syn: symbolize
6) тушевать, штриховать to shade the outlines ≈ заштриховать контуры Syn: hatch
7) незаметно переходить( into - в другой цвет) ;
незаметно исчезать( обыкн. shade away, shade off) ;
смягчать( обыкн. shade away, shade down) As the sun set, the sky shaded from blue to pink. ≈ Когда зашло солнце, небо из синего незаметно стало голубым. The leaves shaded into gold and red. ≈ Листья стали золотыми и красными.
8) амер. слегка понижать (цену) ∙ shade in тень;
полумрак;
прохлада - in the * (of a tree) в тени (дерева) - 20 degrees in the * двадцать градусов в тени - the trees make a pleasant * деревья образуют приятную тень неизвестность - to be in the * держаться в тени /на заднем плане/ - I have chosen to remain in the * я решил остаться в тени /неизвестным/ - to throw /to put, to cast/ smb., smth. in(to) the * затмить /превзойти/ кого-л., что-л. - to keep smb. in the * оставлять кого-л. на заднем плане - to fall into the * отойти на задний план pl сумерки;
вечерний полумрак;
ночная мгла (тж. the *s of evening, the *s of night, evening *s, night's *s) - the *s lengthen тени становятся длиннее;
сумерки сгущаются - the *s of evening /of night/ fall спускаются сумерки уединенное место, убежище, сень - in the * of smth. под сенью чего-л. оттенок, тон - material in all *s of blue ткань всех оттенков синего цвета - in dark *s в темных тонах - the same colour in a lighter * тот же цвет более светлого оттенка отличие, нюанс - people of all *s of opinion люди всевозможных убеждений - delicate *s of meaning тонкие нюансы значения - newspapers of every * газеты всех направлений незначительное количество (чего-л.) - a * more немного больше - a * better немного /чуть-чуть, капельку/ лучше - a * uncomfortable немного неловко - I drew my chair a * nearer to her я подвинул свой стул немного ближе к ней тень, намек - a * of annoyance crossed /passed over, came over/ his face по его лицу пробежала /на его лице промелькнула/ тень неудовольствия - there was not a * of humour in his voice в его голосе не было и намека на шутку /на шутливый тон/ - he seemed to feel not a * of doubt that... он, казалось, нисколько не сомневался, что...;
казалось, у него не было ни малейшего /ни тени/ сомнения, что... обыкн. pl (книжное) бесплотный дух, призрак - the *s of death тень смерти - the * of that which once was great призрак былого величия - among the *s в царстве теней тени - light and * свет и тени - it was a miserable painting without * or perspective это была жалкая мазня без теней и без перспективы экран, щит;
абажур маркиза, полотняный навес над витриной магазина (американизм) штора - to pull down the * опустить штору козырек - with a green * over my eyes защитив глаза зеленым козырьком pl (разговорное) солнцезащитные очки, темные очки зонтик защитное стекло( на оптическом инструменте) ;
бленда затенять;
защищать, заслонять( от света, солнца) - to * one's eyes (with one's hand) заслонить глаза (рукой) (от солнца) - a hat that *s one's eyes шляпа, защищающая глаза ( от солнца) - trees * the street деревья делают улицу тенистой - this spot *d by coconut palms этот уголок, затененный кокосовыми пальмами /тенистый от кокосовых пальм/ затмевать, отодвигать в тень (кого-л.) омрачать, делать мрачным - a sullen look *d his face угрюмый взгляд делал его лицо мрачным - his eyes *d with pain его глаза потемнели от боли штриховать, тушевать;
класть тени - to * the outlines заштриховать контуры - to * a white spot затушевать белое пятно незаметно переходить (в другой цвет, качество и т. п.;
тж. * away, * off) - scarlet shading off into pink алый цвет, переходящий в розовый постепенно исчезать (тж. * away) - their superiority *d away их превосходство постепенно сошло на нет смягчать( окраску, манеры, выражения и т. п.;
тж. * away, * down) - a touch of coarseness in his manners has since *d down с того времени он стал мягче /манеры его утратили прежнюю грубость/ (американизм) слегка уменьшать - they *d the price они сбавили /снизили/ цену shade миф., поэт. бесплотный дух;
тень умершего;
among the shades в царстве теней ~ тень, прохлада;
in the shade of a tree в тени дерева ~ тень;
полумрак;
light and shade жив. свет и тени (тж. перен.) ;
to throw (или to cast, to put) into the shade затмевать people of all shades of opinion люди самых разных убеждений;
there is not a shade of doubt нет и тени сомнения shade миф., поэт. бесплотный дух;
тень умершего;
among the shades в царстве теней ~ заслонять от света;
затенять ~ затенять ~ защитное стекло (на опт. приборе) ;
бленда ~ маркиза, полотняный навес над витриной магазина ~ незаметно переходить (into - в другой цвет) ;
незаметно исчезать (обыкн. shade away, shade off) ;
смягчать (обыкн. shade away, shade down) ~ незначительное количество;
a shade better чуть-чуть лучше ~ омрачать;
затуманивать ~ оттенок ~ амер. слегка понижать (цену) ~ тень, прохлада;
in the shade of a tree в тени дерева ~ тень, намек;
оттенок, нюанс;
незначительное отличие;
silks in all shades of blue шелковые нитки всех оттенков синего цвета ~ тень;
полумрак;
light and shade жив. свет и тени (тж. перен.) ;
to throw (или to cast, to put) into the shade затмевать ~ тень ~ амер. штора ~ штриховать, тушевать ~ штриховать ~ экран, щит;
абажур;
стеклянный колпак ~ экранировать ~ незначительное количество;
a shade better чуть-чуть лучше ~ тень, намек;
оттенок, нюанс;
незначительное отличие;
silks in all shades of blue шелковые нитки всех оттенков синего цвета people of all shades of opinion люди самых разных убеждений;
there is not a shade of doubt нет и тени сомнения ~ тень;
полумрак;
light and shade жив. свет и тени (тж. перен.) ;
to throw (или to cast, to put) into the shade затмевать -
27 shut in
1) запирать It isn't kind to shut the dog in all day while you're at work. ≈ Это негуманно запирать собаку на целый день, пока Вы на работе.
2) загораживать (свет и т. п.) The farmhouse was shut in by tall trees. ≈ Жилой дом на ферме загораживали высокие деревья.
3) защемлять, прищемлять I shut my finger in the door. ≈ Я прищемил дверью палец. запирать загораживать - a house * by trees дом, спрятанный за деревьями - to * from the outside world отгородить от внешнего мира( спортивное) запирать (шашки) опускаться - soon evening will * скоро наступит вечер > to be * upon themselves быть предоставленным самому себе > for four months in the year the cnow isolates them and they are * upon themselves четыре месяца в году снег отрезает их от внешнего мира, и они вынуждены довольствоваться обществом друг друга -
28 shadow
shadow ['ʃædəʊ]1 noun(a) (of figure, building) ombre f;∎ to see a shadow on a wall voir une ombre sur un mur;∎ the shadow of suspicion fell on them on a commencé à les soupçonner;∎ she's a shadow of her former self elle n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même;∎ figurative he's afraid of his own shadow il a peur de son ombre;∎ figurative to live in sb's shadow vivre dans l'ombre de qn;∎ to cast a shadow on or over sth projeter une ombre sur qch; figurative jeter une ombre sur qch(b) (under eyes) cerne m∎ in the shadow of the trees/the mountain à l'ombre des arbres/de la montagne;∎ in the shadow of the doorway dans l'ombre de la porte;∎ she was standing in (the) shadow elle se tenait dans l'ombre;∎ the gardens lie in shadow now les jardins sont maintenant à l'ombre(d) (slightest bit) ombre f;∎ without or beyond a or the shadow of a doubt sans l'ombre d'un doute∎ I want a shadow put on him je veux qu'on le fasse suivre;∎ he managed to lose his shadow il a réussi à semer la personne qui l'avait pris en filature(f) (companion) ombre f;∎ he follows me everywhere like a shadow il me suit comme mon ombre, il ne me lâche pas d'une semelle(a) (follow secretly) filer, prendre en filature;∎ our job was to shadow enemy submarines nous étions chargés de suivre les sous-marins ennemis∎ tall trees shadowed the pathway de grands arbres ombrageaient le chemin∎ British the Shadow Education Secretary/Defence Secretary le porte-parole de l'opposition pour l'éducation/pour la défense nationaleliterary (darkness) ombre f, ombres fpl, obscurité f;∎ the shadows of the evening les ombres fpl du soirComputing shadow printing impression f ombrée;shadow puppet = silhouette découpée utilisée dans les spectacles d'ombres chinoisesⓘ SHADOW CABINET En Grande-Bretagne, le "shadow cabinet" est composé de parlementaires de l'opposition qui deviendraient ministres si l'opposition accédait au pouvoir. Chaque ministre du gouvernement dispose de son homologue "fantôme" dans l'opposition (on parle de "shadow minister"), qui étudie les mêmes dossiers et se spécialise ainsi dans un domaine donné. Les ministres fantômes occupent les "frontbenches" de l'opposition à la Chambre des communes. -
29 wall
wo:l 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) mur, vegg, voll2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) vegg2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) lage mur rundt, gjerde inn- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) tapetsere- have one's back to the wall
- up the wallmur--------vegg--------vollIsubst. \/wɔːl\/( også overført) vegg, murbang one's head against a (stone) wall ( overført) renne hodet mot veggenbetween you and me and the wall i all fortrolighetclimb the walls ( overført) gå på veggencome up against a (stone) wall kjøre seg helt fastdrive someone up the wall ( overført) tvinge noen i kne, presse noen ( slang) drive noen til vanvidd, gjøre noen galgo over the wall ( slang) rømme fra fengseletgo to the wall ( overført) dra det korteste strået, bukke under, lide nederlag ( om forretning) gå konkurs, gå under bli satt til side, bli glemt ( overført) gå til verdens ende, gjøre alt gi ettergo up the wall ( slang) bli fra seg, bli (aldeles) villhave one's back to the wall ( overført) være trengt opp i et hjørne, stå med ryggen mot veggenhave the wall gå nærmest veggen (på fortauet)( overført) ha fortrinnhave the wall of ha fortrinnet fremforhit the wall ( spesielt sport) møte veggenoff the wall (spesielt amer., slang) eksentrisk, uvanlig hissigsee through a brick wall ( hverdagslig) gjennomskuetalk to a brick wall ( overført) snakke til veggenup against the wall opp mot muren (for å bli henrettet) ( overført) opp mot veggen (i en desperat situasjon)walls have ears veggene har ørerIIverb \/wɔːl\/1) omgi (seg) med mur, bygge mur rundt, gjerde inn (også overført)2) mure igjen, mure inn, sperre inn3) avgrense, kante4) ( også wall off) dele av med vegg, atskille (også overført), avskjære5) kle (vegger)wall about omgi med mur, bygge mur rundtwall in omgi med mur, bygge mur rundt, omkransewall round omgi med mur, bygge mur rundtwall up mure igjen, mure inn, sperre inn -
30 mountain side
N1. पहाड़ी ड़ालThe mountain side was covered with tall trees. -
31 ♦ run
♦ run (1) /rʌn/n.1 corsa: She had a shower after her run, ha fatto una doccia dopo la corsa; to go for a run, andare a correre; I try to go for a run three times a week, cerco di andare a correre tre volte la settimana; at a run, di corsa; to break into a run, mettersi a correre; The soldiers went past at a run, i soldati sono passati di corsa; to take the dog for a run, portare il cane a correre; far fare una corsa al cane2 ( sport: atletica) corsa; corsa a piedi: a five kilometre run, una corsa di cinque kilometri; a cross-country run, una corsa campestre; the mile run, la corsa del miglio3 ( di mezzo di trasporto) linea ( di servizio); viaggio; rotta: The ferry was on the Calais-Dover run, il traghetto faceva servizio tra Calais e Dover; There will be more planes on the Milan-London run, ci saranno più aerei sulla rotta Milano-Londra4 viaggio, giro (in macchina): Let's go for a run in the car, andiamo a fare un giro in macchina; Who's doing the school run tomorrow?, chi porta i bambini a scuola domani?5 periodo; serie; ( poesia) ritmo: a run of good luck, un periodo di fortuna; una serie fortunata; unbeaten run, serie utile ( senza avere subito sconfitte); Chelsea's successful run ended on Saturday with a defeat at home, la serie ininterrotta di vittorie del Chelsea si è conclusa sabato con una sconfitta in casa; the run of the metre, il ritmo del verso6 (teatr., cinem.) tenitura; periodo di programmazione; permanenza in cartellone: The play had a long run in the West End, la commedia è rimasta a lungo in cartellone nella West End (a Londra); The show's run has been extended by three months, la programmazione dello spettacolo è stata prolungata di tre mesi7 (ind.) produzione; quantità prodotta8 (polit., ecc.) corsa (fig.); tentativo di ottenere (qc.): to make a run for the Presidency, essere in corsa per la presidenza; Her withdrawal has given her opponent a clear run, il suo ritiro ha lasciato campo libero al suo avversario; to have a practice run, fare una serie di prove9 (fin.) corsa (fig.); assalto (fig.): a run on the dollar, una corsa all'acquisto di dollari; un assalto al dollaro; a run on the bank, una corsa agli sportelli; un assalto alla banca ( da parte dei clienti)10 ( sci) pista; ( anche) discesa, manche: first run, prima manche; DIALOGO → - Skiiing- The lower runs were a bit slushy, la neve sulle piste più basse era sciolta; ski run, pista di sci11 ( baseball) «run» (punto ottenuto raggiungendo la «casa base») ( cricket) «run» ( punto ottenuto correndo tra due basi): ( baseball) to make a home run, fare un fuoricampo ( punto ottenuto quando il battitore manda la palla fuori dalla recinzione); ( cricket) to score a «run», mettere a segno un «run»12 zona recintata; recinto: cattle run, zona recintata per il bestiame; chicken run, recinto per polli; sheep run, recinto per le pecore13 lunghezza; tratto: a five-hundred-foot run of pipe, un tratto di tubatura di cinquecento piedi ( circa 150 metri); cinquecento piedi di tubatura14 – the run, la media: He is different from the ordinary run of mankind, è un uomo che si distingue dalla media della gente15 [u] libero accesso (o uso): The dogs have the run of the house, i cani hanno libero accesso alla casa; to give sb. the run of one's house, mettere la propria casa a disposizione di q.; The tenants have the run of the estate, gli inquilini hanno libero uso della proprietà17 ( di vernice) goccia (colata): Remove any runs before the paint dries, rimuovere le gocce (colate) prima che la vernice sia asciutta18 ( a carte) sequenza di carte dello stesso seme ( di solito, più di cinque; cfr. straight, B, def. 4)20 (zool.) branco ( di pesci che risalgono un fiume); risalita ( dei pesci): a run of salmon, un branco di salmoni21 canaletto in cui scorre l'acqua; ruscelletto; abbeveratoio; vasca22 (mus.) volata23 (aeron.) corsa a terra; rullaggio25 (aeron. mil.) missione; passaggio ( sull'obiettivo); ( anche) (= run-in, run-up) rotta d'approccio, volo d'avvicinamento al bersaglio ( di bombardiere)34 (equit.) trotto veloce; galoppo● (fam.) run-around, atteggiamento dilatorio (o evasivo): to get the run-around, essere tenuto sulla corda, essere menato per il naso; to give sb. the run-around, menare q. per il naso; tenere sulla corda q. □ run-down ► run-down e rundown □ (comput.) run time, tempo di esecuzione ( di un programma): run time error, errore in fase di esecuzione □ ( sport) against the run of play, inaspettatamente; nonostante il predominio degli avversari: Arsenal scored against the run of play, l'Arsenal ha segnato nonostante la partita fosse in mano agli avversari □ (comput.) at run time, in fase di esecuzione; all'esecuzione □ (fam.) fun run, corsa podistica a scopo di beneficenza □ to go on the run, darsi alla fuga (o alla latitanza, alla macchia) □ (fig.) to have had a (good) run for one's money, avere avuto delle belle soddisfazioni: I've had a good run for my money, but now it's time for the younger generation to take over, ho avuto le mie belle soddisfazioni, ma è ora di lasciare il posto ai giovani □ in the long run, a lungo andare; (econ.) a lungo termine; nel lungo periodo □ in the short run, a breve scadenza; (econ.) a breve termine; nel breve periodo □ to make a run for it, tentare la fuga □ on the run, in fuga; in movimento; in corsa: The robbers are still on the run, i rapinatori sono ancora in fuga (o latitanti); They had the enemy on the run, hanno messo il nemico in fuga; I have been on the run all day, sono stato in movimento (o ho corso) tutto il giorno; He made the pass on the run, ha passato la palla in volata □ to take a run at st., fare una corsa verso qc.; She took a run at the fence and jumped straight over, è corsa verso la recinzione e l'ha superata con un salto.run (2) /rʌn/A p. p. di to runB a.(nelle seguenti loc.)● run-of-the mill, comune; dozzinale □ ( di un inserto pubblicitario) run of paper, collocato sulla pagina ( di un giornale) a discrezione della direzione □ run on, (tipogr.) stampato di seguito; ( poesia: di un verso) la cui ultima parola si lega strettamente al verso successivo; che ha l'enjambement.♦ (to) run /rʌn/A v. i.1 correre; fare una corsa: Walk, don't run!, cammina, non correre!; A man came running along the street, un uomo è venuto di corsa per la strada; They ran across the road, hanno attraversato la strada di corsa; Let's run down to the beach, facciamo una corsa alla spiaggia!; It was starting to rain so we ran back inside, stava cominciando a piovere, quindi siamo rientrati di corsa; The boy ran into the house, il ragazzo è corso dentro casa; They ran to my aid, sono corsi in mio aiuto; We ran to see what was happening, siamo corsi a vedere cosa stava succedendo; Sarah ran into the room, Sarah è corsa nella stanza; She ran to meet him, gli è corsa incontro; The children are running about in the park, i bambini scorrazzano nel parco; The guard dog ran at me, il cane da guardia mi è corso contro; to run downstairs [upstairs], scendere [salire] le scale di corsa; to run counter to st., andare contro qc.; to run for the bus, correre per prendere l'autobus; to run for cover (o shelter) correre al riparo; (fam.) Run and get your bag, fila a prendere la borsa; (fam.) Run to the newsstand and get me a paper, will you?, per favore, fa' un salto all'edicola e prendimi un giornale; (fam.) to run all out (o flat out) correre a tutto spiano; to run at full speed, correre a tutta velocità (fam.: a tutta birra)2 ( sport) correre; partecipare a una corsa: I used to run when I was at school, da studente correvo nella squadra di atletica; He's running in the half marathon, corre nella mezza maratona; I run every day except Sunday, corro tutti i giorni tranne la domenica3 ( di strada, muro: di solito to run along, through, ecc.) correre; andare ( in un certo senso): The road runs along a ridge, la strada corre lungo un crinale; A path ran through the forest, un sentiero attraversava la foresta; A high wall runs along the edge of the estate, un alto muro costeggia i confini della proprietà4 ( di macchina, ecc.) funzionare, andare; ( di motore) essere in moto (o acceso): Does the heating run on oil or gas?, il riscaldamento va a gasolio o a gas?; Our new car runs on LPG, la nostra nuova macchina va a GPL; The engine isn't running properly, il motore non funziona bene; Don't leave the engine running, non lasciare il motore acceso; (comput.) The program will run on PC or Mac, il programma funziona sia su PC che su Mac5 ( di veicoli) (andare a) finire: I left the handbrake off and the car ran down the slope, non ho messo il freno a mano e l'auto è finita giù per la discesa; The truck ran onto the pavement, il camion è andato a finire sul marciapiedi6 ( di treni, di navi) viaggiare; andare: Trains to the airport run every hour, i treni per l'aeroporto partono (o passano) ogni ora; The ferry runs between the two ports, il traghetto fa la spola tra i due porti; The ship ran into port, la nave è entrata in porto; to run late [on time], viaggiare con un ritardo [in orario]; The train was running ten minutes late, il treno viaggiava con dieci minuti di ritardo; to run on rails, andare su rotaie7 scorrere: In northern Italy most streams run into the Po River, nell'Italia settentrionale la maggior parte dei corsi d'acqua defluisce nel Po; Tears were running down her cheeks, le scorrevano lacrime sul viso; Wait till the water runs hot, aspetta che scorra l'acqua calda; Don't leave the tap running!, non lasciare aperto il rubinetto!; ( dell'acqua corrente) to run cold, venire fredda ( a forza di scorrere); They were running with sweat, erano in un bagno di sudore8 (fig.) trascorrere; passare: Those summer days ran swiftly, quei giorni d'estate trascorrevano in fretta9 (lett.) spirare: A gentle breeze ran through the tall trees, una lieve brezza spirava fra gli alberi alti10 ( di pensiero, ecc.) ricorrere; ritornare: The tune was running in my head all day, quel motivo mi è frullato in testa tutto il giorno; The idea kept running through my mind, quell'idea mi ricorreva (o mi si presentava) sempre alla mente; Lara's theme had been running through my head all day long, era tutto il giorno che mi frullava nella testa il motivo di Lara11 ( di mormorio, diceria: di solito to run down, among, ecc.) diffondersi; circolare: A murmur ran among the crowd, un mormorio si è diffuso tra la folla; Rumours ran through the village, correvano (o circolavano) delle voci per il paese12 ( di sensazione: di solito to run down, through, ecc.) –: A thrill ran through her at the sound of his voice, un brivido di eccitazione l'ha percorsa quando ha sentito la sua voce; A shiver ran down his back, un brivido di freddo gli è corso lungo la schiena13 decorrere; essere pagabile da ( una certa data): ( banca, ecc.) Interest runs from January 1st, gli interessi decorrono dal 1В° di gennaio14 ( di prezzo, inflazione, ecc.) aver raggiunto; essere: Inflation is running at 4%, l'inflazione ha raggiunto il 4%; The price of oil is running between $80 and $90 a barrel, il prezzo del petrolio è attualmente compreso tra gli 80 e i 90 dollari al barile; The debt was running at an enormous figure, il debito ammontava a una cifra enorme15 durare; (leg.) essere valido (o in vigore): The lease had ten years to run, il contratto di affitto aveva una durata di dieci anni; It's a long film: it runs for three hours, è un film lungo: dura tre ore; DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- The lessons run till Christmas, le lezioni si tengono fino a Natale; The contract runs until 2015, il contratto è valido fino al 201516 (polit., ecc.) concorrere; candidarsi: He is going to run for Parliament, intende candidarsi per la Camera dei Comuni; Do you think she'll run?, pensi che si candiderà?; He ran against his old allies, si è candidato contro i suoi ex alleati17 ( sport) arrivare ( primo, secondo, ecc.): He ran second, è arrivato secondo ( nella corsa); My horse ran last, il mio cavallo è arrivato ultimo18 fondersi; sciogliersi: It was so hot that butter started to run, era così caldo che il burro cominciava a sciogliersi19 ( di colore, vernice) stingere; colare: The colours ran in the wash and everything came out pink, i colori hanno stinto nel lavaggio e tutto è diventato rosa; My mascara is running, il mio mascara sta colando; The ink ran all over the page, l'inchiostro si è sparso su tutta la pagina22 (teatr., cinem.) essere in programmazione; tenere il cartellone: Agatha Christie's «Mousetrap» has been running for many years in London, la «Trappola per topi» di Agatha Christie tiene il cartellone da molti anni a Londra23 ( radio, TV) essere trasmesso; andare in onda: The series runs for six weeks from next Sunday, la serie va in onda per sei settimane a partire da domenica24 (fig.) andare; svolgersi: After a period of strikes, everything is running smoothly at the factory, dopo un periodo di scioperi, tutto sta andando bene in fabbrica25 ( di una malattia, di una caratteristica, ecc.) essere ereditaria ( in una famiglia, ecc.): Madness runs in his family, c'è un ramo di pazzia nella sua famiglia26 ( di scritta, testo) dire; fare: The song runs like this, la canzone fa così; The message ran: «meet me outside in half an hour», il messaggio diceva: «vediamoci fuori tra mezzora»B v. t.1 dirigere; gestire ( anche comm.): to run a business, dirigere un'azienda; to run the country, governare il paese; to run a shop, gestire un negozio; His mother-in-law runs the household, è sua suocera che dirige la casa; Who is running the contest?, chi organizza la gara?; to run a drugs racket, controllare un racket di droga2 ( sport) fare ( una corsa): to run the mile in five minutes, correre il miglio in cinque minuti; to run a race, fare una corsa ( a piedi)3 mettere in funzione ( una macchina, ecc.): Did you run the dishwasher?, hai messo in funzione (fam.: attaccato) la lavastoviglie?4 ( di solito to run through, along, down, ecc.) passare ( una mano, un dito, ecc.): She ran her fingers through her hair, si è passata le dita nei capelli; She ran a finger along the shelf, ha passato un dito sullo scaffale; to run one's fingers over the keyboard, far scorrere le dita sulla tastiera ( di un pianoforte); to run one's forefinger down a column of figures, controllare una colonna di cifre scorrendole con l'indice5 far scorrere: to run water into the bath tub, far scorrere l'acqua nella vasca da bagno; to run the water until it's hot, far scorrere l'acqua finché non viene calda; Run the tap for a few minutes, fai scorrere l'acqua dal rubinetto per qualche minuto; to run (sb. ) a bath, fare scorrere l'acqua per il bagno (a q.)6 (trasp.) fare andare, effettuare corse di ( autobus, treni, ecc.): to run a special train, mettere un treno straordinario; to run extra trains, far viaggiare treni straordinari; effettuare corse straordinarie ( di metropolitana)7 accompagnare in macchina; dare un passaggio a: to run sb. home [into town], accompagnare q. a casa [in centro] in macchina; I'll run you to the station, ti do un passaggio fino alla stazione8 pubblicare: to run a story [an advertisement], pubblicare una storia [un annuncio pubblicitario]; All the main newspapers ran the story, tutti i principali quotidiani hanno riportato la vicenda9 candidare; presentare come candidato: The party is running over 100 candidates at the next elections, il partito presenta più di 100 candidati alle prossime elezioni11 ( di solito to run through, under, behind, ecc.) far passare; infilare: They ran the cables through the wall, hanno fatto passare i cavi attraverso il muro; to run a thorn into one's finger, conficcarsi una spina nel dito; to run one's sword into sb., trafiggere q. con la spada12 far correre; ( sport) iscrivere a una corsa: to run a horse, far correre un cavallo; to run a horse in the Derby, iscrivere un cavallo al Derby15 contrabbandare: to run arms [liquor], contrabbandare armi [liquori]● (fig.) to come running, essere a disposizione; correre: She comes running every time he calls, corre ogni volta che la chiama □ (naut.) to run before the storm, fuggire la tempesta □ (naut.) to run before the wind, navigare col vento in poppa □ (mil.) to run a blockade, forzare un blocco □ to run a boat down to the water, calare in acqua una barca □ to run a car, mantenere un'automobile: I can't afford to run a car, non posso permettermi (di mantenere) una macchina □ to run cattle, mandare bestiame al pascolo □ to run sb. close, ( sport) incalzare q. alle spalle, tallonare q.; ( sport) piazzarsi alle spalle di q.; (fig.) non essere da meno di q. □ ( anche fig.) to run dry, esaurirsi; prosciugarsi □ to run errands (o messages), fare commissioni; fare ambasciate; fare il fattorino □ to run one's eyes over st., dare un'occhiata (o una scorsa) a qc. □ to run for it, scappare correndo a più non posso □ (fam.) to run it fine, farcela a stento; cavarsela per un pelo (o per un soffio) □ (naut.) to run foul (o afoul) ( with), entrare in collisione (con) □ to be running high –: Tensions were running high, c'era parecchia tensione □ to be running late [early, on time, behind], essere in ritardo [in anticipo, in orario, indietro]: I'm running late, so I'll see you at the restaurant, sono in ritardo, quindi ci vediamo al ristorante; The project was starting to run seriously behind, il progetto cominciava a prendere parecchio ritardo □ to run for one's life, correre per salvarsi la vita □ to run sb. 's life, dirigere la vita di q.: Don't try and run my life!, non cercare di dirigere la mia vita! □ (fin.: di un'azienda) to run at a loss, essere in passivo □ to be running low, diventare scarso: Our food supplies are running low, le nostre provviste di viveri sono diventate scarse □ to be running low on, rimanere con poco: My computer is running low on disk space, al mio computer rimane poco spazio sull'hard disk □ (fig.) to run a mile, scappare a gambe levate: She'd run a mile if he asked her to marry him, se le chiedesse di sposarla, scapperebbe a gambe levate □ ( sport: della palla, di un giocatore) to run out of bounds, uscire dal campo di gioco □ to run out of control, sfuggire di mano; ( di una persona, una situazione, ecc.) diventare ingovernabile □ ( sport: della palla) to run out of play, andare fuori campo □ to run sb. out of town, cacciare q. dalla città □ (fam.) to run sb. ragged, fare a pezzi q., stracciare q. (gli avversari, i nemici) □ to run the rapids, scendere le rapide ( in barca) □ (fam.) to run a red light, passare col rosso ( a un semaforo) □ to run rife, abbondare; ( di una malattia) essere diffusa; ( di una notizia) circolare; ( di una diceria) correre □ to run rings around sb., superare di gran lunga q. □ to run a risk, correre un rischio: He runs the risk of losing his home, corre il rischio di perdere la casa □ to run riot = to run wild ► sotto □ (naut.: del capitano) to run a ship to Boston, portare una nave a Boston □ to run short, finire, venire a mancare: Petrol is running short, sta finendo la benzina □ to run short of, rimanere a corto di: I ran short of money, sono rimasto a corto di soldi □ (fam.) to run the show, comandare; tenere le fila; ( sport) arbitrare in modo plateale □ ( sci) to run slalom gates, fare (o superare) le porte dello slalom □ to run a tab at the bar, pagare tutte le consumazioni alla fine □ (fam.) to run a temperature, avere la febbre □ to run tests [a check], fare degli esami [un controllo]: The doctors are running some tests on him, i medici gli stanno facendo degli esami □ to be up and running, funzionare bene: The new computer system is up and running, il nuovo sistema informatico funziona bene □ to run wild, ( di piante) inselvatichire, inselvatichirsi; (fig.: di persone, dell'immaginazione) scatenarsi □ ( sport) to run with the ball, ( baseball, rugby, ecc.) correre con la palla in mano; ( calcio) correre con la palla al piede □ to try to run before one can walk, mettere il carro davanti ai buoi □ His blood ran cold, gli si è gelato il sangue nelle vene □ This story will run and run, questa storia andrà avanti all'infinito □ Things must run their course, le cose devono seguire il loro corso □ (antiq.) His life has only a few hours to run, gli restano poche ore di vita. -
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33 set\ off
1. I1) the runners set off бегуны взяли старт; we set off мы тронулись /отправились/ в путь2) the look on his face is enough to set you off coll. достаточно одного его вида, чтобы испортить вам настроение2. IIset off at some time set off at once (at last, etc.) отправляться /трогаться в путь/ немедленно и т.д.; set off in some manner set off quickly (slowly again etc.) трогаться в путь быстро и т.д.3. III1) set off smth. /smth. off/ set off a charge (a bomb, a mine, etc.) взрывать заряд и т.д.; set off a gun разряжать ружье [выстрелом]; set off a rocket запускать ракету; set off fireworks /firecrackers/ устраивать фейерверк; set off a chain of explosions произвести серию взрывов2) set off smth. /smth. off/ set off fresh rumours (a wave of sympathy strikes, new developments, a wave of selling, etc.) вызывать новые толки /пересуды/ и т.д.; Gagarin's landing set off a nation-wide demonstration когда приземлился Гагарин, весь народ вышел на улицу; his remark set off an argument его замечание породило спор /дискуссию/; set off heavy fighting приводить к тяжелым боям3) set off smth., smb. /smth., smb. off/ the dress sets off her figure платье выгодно подчеркивает ее фигуру; jewellery sets off her beauty драгоценности придают блеск ее красоте; а large hat sets off her charming face большая шляпа оттеняет ее прелестное лицо; the gold frame sets off the picture картина хорошо смотрится в золотой раме; their plainness set off her delicate beauty ее нежная красота выделялась на фоне их некрасивых лиц: she does not need fine clothes to set her off она так хороша, что ей не нужны никакие наряды4. IVset off smth. /smth. off/ in some manner set off her complexion nicely (delightfully, etc.) прекрасно и т.д. оттенять /подчеркивать/ ее цвет лица; that belt sets her dress off nicely этот пояс очень украшает ее платье5. VIIIset off smb. /smb. off/ doing smth. set them off thinking (wondering, running, etc.) заставить их задуматься и т.д.; this answer set us laughing этот ответ рассмешил нас6. XI1) be set off in some manner if the TNT is roughly handled it will be set off при неосторожном обращении тол может взорваться; be set off somewhere an atomic bomb was set off over Hiroshima на Хиросиму была сброшена атомная бомба2) be set off with smth. the dress was set off with gold braid (with fillets of silver, with embroidery, etc.) платье было отделано золотой тесьмой и т.д.; the description was set off with a touch of humour описание оживлялось легким юмором; be set off by smth. the house was set off by two tall trees дом выделялся /выступал/ на фоне двух больших деревьев7. XIVset off doing smth. set off jumping (crying, singing, etc.) начать прыгать и т.д.; set off running пуститься бежать; set off laughing расхохотаться8. XVIset off for /to/ smth. set off for town (for home, for a trip, for a holiday, to a village, etc.) отправляться в город и т.д.; set off at smth. the horse set off at a great pace лошадь понеслась вскачь; set off on smth. set off on an expedition (on his travels, on a journey, etc.) поехать /отправиться/ в экспедицию и т.д.; set off in smth. set off in pursuit (in search of smth., etc.) пуститься в погоню и т.д.9. XXI11) set off smb. /smb. off/ on (into) smth. set him off on his pet subject (on a long debate, on recollections, etc.) вызвать его на разговор о любимом предмете и т.д.; he always set us off into fits of laughter он всегда заставлял нас безудержно хохотать2) set off smth. /smth. off/ with /by/ smth. set off one colour with another оттенять или подчеркивать один цвет другим; set off a clause by a comma выделить придаточное предложение запятой; set a room off with coloured tapes and flags украшать комнату цветными флажками и лентами; set a dress off with embroidery отделывать платье вышивкой3) set off smth. /smth. off/ against smth. set off gains against losses компенсировать потери выигрышем; set, off these heavy expenses against a probable increase in his salary пойти на большие затраты в надежде на повышение зарплаты; you call set off this loan against what you own me вы можете вычесть эту ссуду из той суммы, которую вы мне должны: you should set off his quick temper against his kindness and generosity учитывая его доброту и щедрость, вы должны быть снисходительными к его вспыльчивости -
34 shade
[ʃeɪd] 1. сущ.1)а) тень; полумрак; прохладаto throw / cast / put into the shade — затмевать
I have chosen to remain in the shade. — Я предпочёл остаться в тени.
Syn:2)а) тон, оттенокdelicate / soft shade — мягкий оттенок
pale / pastel shades — пастельные тона, оттенки
light and shade — иск. светотень, свет и тени
б) намёк; нюанс; незначительное отличие4)а) миф.; поэт. бесплотный дух; тень умершегоSyn:ghost 1.б) ( shades) тени, отзвуки (чего-л.); то, что напоминает о ком-л. / чём-л.Look at all these kids' games - shades of my childhood. — Посмотри на всех этих играющих детей - они напоминают мне о моём детстве.
5) экран, щит; абажур; стеклянный колпак6)а) маркиза, полотняный навес над витриной магазинаб) амер.; = window shade (оконная) штораto draw / pull down shades — задёргивать шторы
Syn:blind 2.7)а) защитное стекло ( на оптическом приборе); блендаб) ( shades) разг. солнцезащитные очки, очки от солнцаSyn:2. гл.The house is shaded from the midday heat by the tall trees. — Эти высокие деревья защищают дом от полуденного зноя.
2) скрывать, прятать (от взора, взгляда)Syn:3) омрачать; затемнять, затуманиватьHis eyes shaded with pain. — Его глаза затуманились от горя.
His good qualities were not a little shaded by an inherent pride of ancestry, and an austerity of manners. — Его достоинства не были омрачены ни кичливой гордостью своим происхождением, ни чрезмерной строгостью манер.
Syn:4) оставлять (кого-л.) в тени, затмеватьSyn:5)а) = shade in тушевать, штриховатьIf you shade in one side of your drawing, the shape will look solid. — Если вы заштрихуете рисунок с одной стороны, форма станет объёмной.
Syn:hatch III 2.б) смягчать (манеры, выражения)6) = shade away незаметно переходить ( в другой цвет); незаметно исчезатьAs the sun set, the sky shaded from blue to pink. — Когда зашло солнце, небо из голубого незаметно сделалось розовым.
The leaves shaded into gold and red. — Листья стали золотыми и красными.
7) амер. слегка понижать ( цену) -
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фраз. гл.1) загораживать (свет и т. п.)The farmhouse was shut in by tall trees. — Жилой дом на ферме загораживали высокие деревья.
2) удерживать (что-л.) -
36 tree
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree[English Plural] trees[Swahili Word] mti[Swahili Plural] miti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] jiti, kijiti, ujiti, uti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (large)[Swahili Word] jiti[Swahili Plural] majiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] mti N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small tree[English Plural] small trees[Swahili Word] njiti[Swahili Plural] njiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small tree[English Plural] small trees[Swahili Word] kijiti[Swahili Plural] vijiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (tall and slender)[Swahili Word] ujiti[Swahili Plural] njiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] mti n[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stunted tree[English Plural] stunted trees[Swahili Word] kingune[Swahili Plural] vingune[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] group of trees[English Plural] groups of trees[Swahili Word] kichaka[Swahili Plural] vichaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] chaka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of creeping thorny tree[Swahili Word] mpapura-pumbu[Swahili Plural] mipapura-pumbu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] papura V, pumbu N[Swahili Example] wakipapura miundi yao kwa mikekewa na mipapura-pumbu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of hardwood tree[Swahili Word] mpweke[Swahili Plural] mipweke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree[Taxonomy] Bridelia zanzibarensis[Swahili Word] mkarakala[Swahili Plural] mikarakala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of thorny tree[Swahili Word] mkareti[Swahili Plural] miakareti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Swahili Example] katu hakukubali kuuchezea mkareti ukamparura [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree with edible fruit[Swahili Word] msambia[Swahili Plural] misambia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree[Swahili Word] msindusi[Swahili Plural] misindusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] msunguti tree[English Plural] msunguti trees[Taxonomy] Acokanthera longiflora[Swahili Word] msunguti[Swahili Plural] misunguti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree[Taxonomy] Bridelia zanzibarensis[Swahili Word] mtututu[Swahili Plural] mitututu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree (the bark is used for making cloth)[Swahili Word] muyombo[Swahili Plural] miyombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree (the bark is used for making cloth)[Swahili Word] myombo[Swahili Plural] miyombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree ( the leaves are used to prepare a medicine)[Swahili Word] msuko[Swahili Plural] misuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -suka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree ( the leaves are used to prepare a medicine)[Swahili Word] msukosuko[Swahili Plural] misukosuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree (a remedy for stomach complaints is prepared from its roots)[Swahili Word] mviru[Swahili Plural] miviru[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] muru------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree (the roots are used to prepare a medicine)[Swahili Word] msusu[Swahili Plural] misusu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree (the roots are used for preparing a medicine)[Swahili Word] mzuzu[Swahili Plural] mizuzu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of tree (twigs from this tree are used for cleansing the teeth)[Taxonomy] Dobera loranthifolia[Swahili Word] msiga[Swahili Plural] misiga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leafless tree (type)[Swahili Word] chakaazi[Swahili Plural] chakaazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mchokochore (kind of tree)[English Plural] mchokochore trees[Swahili Word] mchokochore[Swahili Plural] michokochore[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Note] This tree is said to signal the end of the rainy season when its flowers fall.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mjafari (kind of tree)[Taxonomy] Erythrina tomentosa[Swahili Word] mjafari[Swahili Plural] mijafari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mjoja (kind of tree the wood of which is used for building boats)[Swahili Word] mjoja[Swahili Plural] mijoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mjoja (kind of tree the wood of which is used for building boats)[Swahili Word] mjoo[Swahili Plural] mijoo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mkunazi (kind of tree)[Taxonomy] Zizyphus jujuba[Swahili Word] mkunazi[Swahili Plural] mikunazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kunazi N[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mkunguma (kind of tree)[Taxonomy] Sorindeia usambaraensis[Swahili Word] mkunguma[Swahili Plural] mikunguma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mkunungu (kind of tree the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable)[Swahili Word] mkunungu[Swahili Plural] mikunungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mkurungu (kind of tree)[Taxonomy] Pterocarpus chrysothrix[Swahili Word] mkurungu[Swahili Plural] mikurungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mkwara (kind of tree)[Taxonomy] Millettia bussei[Swahili Word] mkwara[Swahili Plural] mikwara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mlalangwa (kind of tree)[Taxonomy] Ficus bussei[Swahili Word] mlalangwa[Swahili Plural] milalangwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mlangali (kind of tree)[Taxonomy] Euphorbia[Swahili Word] mlangali[Swahili Plural] milangali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mliwa (kind of tree)[Taxonomy] Spirostachys africana[Swahili Word] mliwa[Swahili Plural] miliwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] liwa N[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mluziluzi (kind of tree; the seed pods make a whistling sound in the wind)[Swahili Word] mluziluzi[Swahili Plural] miluziluzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] uluzi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mzeze (kind of tree)[Swahili Word] mzeze[Swahili Plural] mizeze[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] zeze N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] species of tree[Swahili Word] mtalawanda[Swahili Plural] mitalawanda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thorn tree species[Swahili Word] msaro[Swahili Plural] misaro[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree[Taxonomy] Baphia kirikii[Swahili Word] mkarati[Swahili Plural] mikarati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree[Taxonomy] Albizzia lebbek[Swahili Word] mkingu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree[Taxonomy] Baphia kirikii[Swahili Word] mkuruti[Swahili Plural] mikuruti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree[Taxonomy] Sterculia appendiculata[Swahili Word] mparamuzi[Swahili Plural] miparamuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree[Taxonomy] Rauwolfia sp.[Swahili Word] mwango[Swahili Plural] miango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree from the bark of which a yellow dye is prepared[Swahili Word] muungamo[Swahili Plural] miungamo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] ungamo V[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree from the bark of which a yellow dye is prepared[Swahili Word] mwungamo[Swahili Plural] miungamo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] ungamo V[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (kind of)[English Plural] trees[Swahili Word] mfufumaji[Swahili Plural] mifufumaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (kind of)[Swahili Word] minyara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (kind of)[Swahili Word] mkakasi[Swahili Plural] mikakasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mkamachuma tree[English Plural] mkamachuma trees[Swahili Word] mkamachuma[Swahili Plural] mikamachuma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (kind of)[Swahili Word] mkasasi[Swahili Plural] mikakasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (kind of)[Swahili Word] mkole[Swahili Plural] mikole[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (kind of which the bark is used for medicine)[Swahili Word] mkaa[Swahili Plural] mikaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (kind of)[English Plural] trees[Taxonomy] Cordia abyssinica[Swahili Word] msumari[Swahili Plural] misumari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (kind of)[English Plural] trees[Taxonomy] Cordia holstii[Swahili Word] msumari[Swahili Plural] misumari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (kind of)[English Plural] trees[Taxonomy] Markhamia zanzibarica[Swahili Word] mtawanda[Swahili Plural] mitawanda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree species[Taxonomy] Encephalartos villosus[Swahili Word] mkarabaka[Swahili Plural] mikarabaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree species[Taxonomy] Sterculia cinerea[Swahili Word] mboza[Swahili Plural] miboza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree species[Taxonomy] Carapa moluccensis[Swahili Word] mkomafi[Swahili Plural] mikomafi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree species[Taxonomy] Bauhinia thonningii[Swahili Word] msegese[Swahili Plural] misegese[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree species (famous for its lumber and now protected by law)[Swahili Word] mninga[Swahili Plural] mininga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree species used for making dugout canoes[Swahili Word] mrili[Swahili Plural] mirili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree species with yellow blossoms[Taxonomy] Parinarium curatellaefolium[Swahili Word] mbura[Swahili Plural] mibura[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree used for fishing line preservation in the past[Taxonomy] Trema guineensis[Swahili Word] mpesi[Swahili Plural] mipesi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree (variety of)[English Plural] trees[Swahili Word] kiua mwitu[Swahili Plural] viua mwitu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree variety with poisonous bark[Swahili Word] mwavi[Swahili Plural] miavi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tree species with small edible berries[English Plural] trees[Swahili Word] mfufu[Swahili Plural] mifufu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] fuu[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mchamvya tree (with edible fruit)[English Plural] mchamvya trees[Taxonomy] Pachystela sacleuxii[Swahili Word] mchamvya[Swahili Plural] michamvya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mchocha tree (with edible fruit)[English Plural] mchocha trees[Taxonomy] Pachystela sacleuxii[Swahili Word] mchocha[Swahili Plural] michocha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword tree[English Word] tree (species that is used for hoe handles)[English Plural] trees[Swahili Word] mtambaa jongoo[Swahili Plural] mitambaa jongoo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] jongoo------------------------------------------------------------ -
37 media
plurals; see mediummedia n medios de comunicación
Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar) \ \
media es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoDel verbo medir: ( conjugate medir) \ \
medía es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativoMultiple Entries: media mediar medir
media sustantivo femenino 1 (Indum)◊ medias con/sin costura seamed/seamless stockingsb)medias bombacha(s) (RPl) or (Col, Ven) pantalón panty hose (pl) (AmE), tights (BrE) (pl) 2 (Mat) average; 3a) ( incompleto):me dijo la verdad a medias she didn't tell me the whole truth o storyb) ( entre dos):lo hicimos a medias we did half (of it) each
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo media EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sthb) ( interceder) media POR algn to intercede for sb;media ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure 2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?; mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall) 3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;◊ media los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.medirse verbo pronominal 1 ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure 2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees (entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
media sustantivo femenino
1 (hasta el muslo) stocking
2 (hasta la cintura) (pair of) tights
3 (calcetín alto) long socks
4 (cantidad proporcional) average: camino una media de dos horas diarias, I walk an average of two hours a day
ahora saca la media, now calculate the average Locuciones: a medias, (no del todo) unfinished: me convence a medias, I'm only half convinced (a partes iguales) half and half: hicimos el trabajo a medias, we did the essay between us
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medir
I verbo transitivo
1 (dimensiones) to measure
2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide ' media' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abismo - alargarse - almorzar - almuerzo - ambientar - asta - atusarse - carrera - clase - comunicóloga - comunicólogo - datar - debajo - edad - esperar - hora - inferior - jornada - luna - mediar - medio - mediodía - melena - naranja - onda - sala - vasallaje - ver - voz - vuelta - bota - burgués - burguesía - caña - ciencia - correr - diadema - difusión - docena - encima - enganchar - enseñanza - entrada - mañana - penumbra - piano - pie - promedio - retraso English: A - about-face - about-turn - age - average - average out at - back off - barbecue - board - class - earnings - fly - gap - give - GMT - GPA - half - half-a-dozen - half-an-hour - half-board - half-day - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-mast - half-moon - half-pay - half-pint - hour - mass media - mean - media - media studies - medium - mid - Middle Ages - middle-class - midmorning - nelson - past - raise - round - standard - stocking - turn about - turn around - above - around - by - come - crescenttr['miːdɪə]1 los medios nombre masculino plural de comunicación\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmedia ['mi:diə] npl: medios mpl de comunicaciónn.pl.• medios n.m.pl.• medios de comunicación s.m.pl.
I 'miːdiəthe media — (+ pl or (crit) sing vb) los medios de comunicación or difusión; (before n)
media coverage — cobertura f periodística
II
pl of medium II 1),2['miːdɪǝ]1.N (pl)of medium2.CPDmedia analysis N — análisis m inv de los medios
media circus * N — circo m mediático
media coverage N — cobertura f informativa
media event N — acontecimiento m periodístico
media group N — grupo m de medios de comunicación
media hype N —
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the media hype surrounding the royals — el bombo que los medios de comunicación le dan a la familia realmedia man N — (=journalist) periodista m ; (in advertising) agente m de publicidad
media person N — (=journalist) periodista mf ; (in advertising) agente mf de publicidad; (=personality) personaje mf de los medios de comunicación
media research N — investigación f de los medios de comunicación
media studies NPL — (Univ) ciencias fpl de la información frm, periodismo * msing
* * *
I ['miːdiə]the media — (+ pl or (crit) sing vb) los medios de comunicación or difusión; (before n)
media coverage — cobertura f periodística
II
pl of medium II 1),2 -
38 stand
1. intransitive verb,1) stehenwe stood talking — wir standen da und unterhielten uns
2) (have height)he stands six feet tall/the tree stands 30 feet high — er ist sechs Fuß groß/der Baum ist 30 Fuß hoch
3) (be at level) [Aktien, Währung, Thermometer:] stehen (at auf + Dat.); [Fonds:] sich belaufen (at auf + Akk.); [Absatz, Export usw.:] liegen (at bei)4) (hold good) bestehen bleibenmy offer/promise still stands — mein Angebot/Versprechen gilt nach wie vor
5) (find oneself, be)as it stands, as things stand — wie die Dinge [jetzt] liegen
the law as it stands — das bestehende od. gültige Recht
I'd like to know where I stand — (fig.) ich möchte wissen, wo ich dran bin
stand in need of something — einer Sache (Gen.) dringend bedürfen
stand as a Liberal/Conservative — für die Liberalen/Konservativen kandidieren
stand for Parliament — (Brit.) für einen Parlamentssitz kandidieren
7)8) (place oneself) sich stellenstand in the way of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg stehen
[not] stand in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem [keine] Steine in den Weg legen
9) (be likely)2. transitive verb,stand to win or gain/lose something — etwas gewinnen/verlieren können
1) (set in position) stellenstand something on end/upside down — etwas hochkant/auf den Kopf stellen
2) (endure) ertragen; vertragen [Klima]I can't stand the heat/noise — ich halte die Hitze/den Lärm nicht aus
I cannot stand [the sight of] him/her — ich kann ihn/sie nicht ausstehen
he can't stand the pressure/strain/stress — er ist dem Druck/den Strapazen/dem Stress nicht gewachsen
I can't stand it any longer! — ich halte es nicht mehr aus!; see also academic.ru/75052/time">time 1. 1)
3) (undergo) ausgesetzt sein (+ Dat.)stand trial [for something] — [wegen etwas] vor Gericht stehen
4) (buy)3. nounstand somebody something — jemandem etwas ausgeben od. spendieren (ugs.)
1) (support) Ständer, der3) (raised structure, grandstand) Tribüne, die4) (resistance) Widerstand, dertake or make a stand — (fig.) klar Stellung beziehen (for/against/on für/gegen/zu)
5) (standing place for taxi, bus, etc.) Stand, derPhrasal Verbs:- stand by- stand in- stand up* * *[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stehen2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) (auf)stehen3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stehen4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) gelten5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stehen6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) liegen7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) bewerben8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) stellen9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) ertragen2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) der Platz2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) der Ständer3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) der Stand4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) die Tribüne5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) der Zeugenstand•- take the stand- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) die Dauer2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) der Stand•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) stand-by5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) stand-by- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to* * *[stænd]I. NOUNto take up a \stand somewhere sich akk irgendwo hinstellenwhat's her \stand on sexual equality? wie steht sie zur Gleichberechtigung?it's her civic duty to take a \stand on civil rights es ist ihre Bürgerpflicht, die Bürgerrechte zu verteidigento take a \stand with sb jdm gegenübertretenI had to take a firm \stand with my son and forbid him to attend that party ich musste meinem Sohn gegenüber hart bleiben und ihm verbieten, diese Party zu besuchento bring sb/sth to a \stand jdm/etw Einhalt gebieten gehmusic/revolving \stand Noten-/Drehständer mcandy/news \stand Süßwaren-/Zeitungsstand mtaxi \stand Taxistand mone-night \stand One-Night-Stand m fam10. AM LAW▪ the \stand der Zeugenstandto take the \stand vor Gericht aussagen12. (group of plants)\stand of clover Büschel nt Klee\stand of trees Baumgruppe f<stood, stood>1. (be upright) stehen\stand against the wall stell dich an die Wand\stand in front of the house stell dich vor das Haus\stand in a straight line! stellen Sie sich in einer Reihe auf!the team will \stand or fall by the success of their new model das Team steht und fällt mit dem Erfolg seines neuen Modells\stand and deliver! ( dated) Hände hoch und Geld her!to \stand guard [or watch] [over sb/sth] [bei jdm/etw] Wache haltenhe felt it necessary to \stand watch over the cash box er hielt es für nötig, die Kasse im Auge zu behaltento \stand on one's hands/head einen Hand-/Kopfstand machento \stand clear [or aside] aus dem Weg gehen, beiseitetretento \stand erect [or tall] aufrecht [o gerade] stehento \stand motionless regungslos dastehento \stand still stillstehenhe \stands over seven feet er misst über sieben Fuß4. (be located) liegenan old hut stood by the river am Fluss stand eine alte Hüttethe train is \standing at platform 8 der Zug steht auf Gleis 8to \stand in sb's way jdm im Weg stehento \stand in the way of sth etw dat im Weg[e] stehen [o hinderlich sein]to \stand open offen stehen5. (have a viewpoint)from where she \stands it seemed reasonable to ask von ihrer Warte aus schien es vernünftig zu fragenhow do you think your chances \stand of being offered the job? wie, glaubst du, stehen deine Chancen, dass man dir die Stelle anbietet?with the situation as it \stands right now... so wie die Sache im Moment aussieht,...to \stand high/low in sb's opinion bei jdm sehr [o hoch] /wenig [o schlecht] angesehen seinto \stand alone beispiellos [o einzigartig] seinto \stand empty [or idle] leer stehento \stand fast [or firm] standhaft sein\stand firm on your decision steh fest zu deinem Entschlussto \stand second/third an zweiter/dritter Stelle stehento \stand accused of murder des Mordes angeklagt seinI \stand corrected ich muss mich korrigieren [o gebe meinen Fehler zu]to \stand to gain [or win] /lose sth wahrscheinlich etw gewinnen/verlieren7. (separate from)▪ to \stand between sb/sth zwischen jdm/etw stehenthe handouts he got from his parents were all that stood between Dan and destitution es waren allein die Zuwendungen, die Dan von seinen Eltern erhielt, was ihn vor völliger Mittellosigkeit bewahrte8. (remain valid) gelten, Bestand habendoes that still \stand? ist das noch gültig?, gilt das noch?his work still \stands as one of the greatest advances in medical theory seine Arbeit gilt immer noch als eine der größten Leistungen in der MedizinNewtonian mechanics stood for over two hundred years die Newton'sche Mechanik galt zweihundert Jahre lang unangefochtento \stand for election sich akk zur Wahl stellen10.▶ to \stand on one's own two feet auf eigenen Füßen stehen▶ to not leave one stone \standing on another keinen Stein auf dem anderen lassen▶ it \stands to reason [that]... es ist logisch [o leuchtet ein], dass...III. TRANSITIVE VERB<stood, stood>▪ to \stand sth somewhere etw irgendwohin hinstellenshe stood the yardstick upright against the wall sie stellte den Messstab gegen die Wandto \stand sth on its head etw auf den Kopf stellen2. (refuse to be moved)to \stand one's ground wie angewurzelt stehen bleiben; (refuse to yield) standhaft bleiben3. (bear)▪ to not [be able to] \stand sth etw nicht ertragen könnenour tent won't \stand another storm unser Zelt wird keinen weiteren Sturm überstehenshe can't \stand anyone touching her sie kann es nicht leiden, wenn man sie anfasstto not be able to \stand the sight of sth den Anblick von etw dat nicht ertragen könnento \stand the test of time die Zeit überdauern4. (pay for)▪ to \stand sb sth jdm etw ausgeben [o spendieren]Catherine stood us all a drink Catherine lud uns alle zu einem Drink einto \stand bail for sb für jdn Kaution stellen [o Sicherheit leisten5. ( fam)to \stand a chance of doing sth gute Aussichten haben, etw zu tun6. LAW7.▶ to \stand sb in good stead jdm von Nutzen [o Vorteil] sein* * *[stnd] vb: pret, ptp stood1. nmy stand is that... — ich stehe auf dem Standpunkt, dass..., ich vertrete die Einstellung, dass...
to take a stand (on a matter) — (zu einer Angelegenheit) eine Einstellung vertreten
to make a stand (lit, fig) — sich widersetzen, Widerstand leisten
that was their last stand — das war ihr letztes Gefecht
3) (= taxi stand) Stand m5) (= furniture, lamp stand, music stand) Ständer m6) (= market stall etc) Stand m7) (= band stand) Podium nt9) (esp US FOREST) (Baum)bestand m2. vtSee:→ stead, head2) (= withstand) pressure, close examination etc (= object) standhalten (+dat); (person) gewachsen sein (+dat); test bestehen; climate vertragen; heat, noise ertragen, aushalten; loss, cost verkraften3) (inf: put up with) person, noise, interruptions etc aushaltenI can't stand being kept waiting —
4) (Brit inf= treat)
to stand sb a drink/a meal — jdm einen Drink/ein Essen spendieren5)3. vi1) (= be upright) stehen; (= get up) aufstehendon't just stand there(, do something)! — stehen Sie nicht nur( dumm) rum, tun Sie was! (inf)
we stood talking —
stand and deliver! (old, hum) — anhalten, her mit dem Zeug! (inf)
See:3) (= be situated) stehenit has stood there for 600 years — es steht da schon seit 600 Jahren
5)See:→ also stand for6) (= continue to be valid offer, argument, promise) gelten; (objection, contract) gültig bleiben; (decision, record, account) stehen8) (fig= be in a position)
we stand to lose/gain a lot — wir können sehr viel verlieren/gewinnenwhat do we stand to gain by it? — was springt für uns dabei heraus? (inf), was bringt uns (dat) das ein?
9) (fig= be placed)
how do we stand? — wie stehen wir?I'd like to know where I stand (with him) — ich möchte wissen, woran ich (bei ihm) bin
as it stands — so wie die Sache aussieht
to stand accused of sth — einer Sache (gen) angeklagt sein
10) (fig= be, continue to be)
to stand firm or fast — festbleibento stand ready —
to stand (as) security for sb — für jdn bürgen
11)* * *stand [stænd]A s1. a) Stehen nb) Stillstand m, Halt m2. a) (Stand)Platz m, Standort mb) fig Standpunkt m:take a stand Stellung beziehen (on zu);take a common stand einen gemeinsamen Standpunkt einnehmen3. fig Eintreten n:make a stand for sich einsetzen für4. a) (Zuschauer)Tribüne fb) Podium n5. JUR US Zeugenstand m:on the stand im Zeugenstand;a) den Zeugenstand betreten,b) als Zeuge aussagen6. WIRTSCH (Verkaufs-, Messe) Stand m7. Stand(platz) m (für Taxis)8. (Kleider-, Noten- etc) Ständer m9. Gestell n, Regal n10. a) Stativ nb) Stütze f11. (Baum)Bestand m12. AGR Stand m (des Getreides etc), (zu erwartende) Ernte:stand of wheat stehender WeizenB v/i prät und pperf stood [stʊd]1. a) allg stehen:as there were no seats left, we had to stand;don’t just stand there, help me! steh nicht herum, hilf mir!;on in dat)( → B 4);stand or fall by stehen und fallen mit;stand gasping keuchend dastehen;stand on one’s heada) einen Kopfstand machen, kopfstehen,b) fig (vor Freude etc) kopfstehen;stand on one’s hands einen Handstand machen;stand to lose (to win) (mit Sicherheit) verlieren (gewinnen);how are things standing? wie stehen die Dinge?;how do we stand in comparision to …? wie stehen wir im Vergleich zu …?;the wind stands in the west der Wind weht von Westen;stand well with sb mit jemandem gut stehen, sich mit jemandem gut stellen;leave sb (sth) standing Br umg jemanden (etwas) in den Schatten stellen; → attention 4, foot A 1, leg Bes Redewc) aufstehen3. sein:stand! halt!;stand fast! MIL Br stillgestanden!, US Abteilung halt! ( → B 1);stand still for US → C 75. bleiben:stand neutral, etc;and so it stands und dabei bleibt es6. sich stellen, treten:stand clear zurücktreten (of von);stand clear of auch den Eingang etc frei machen;stand on the defensive sich verteidigen;8. sich behaupten, bestehen ( beide:against gegen):stand through sth etwas überstehen oder -dauern9. fig festbleiben10. (weiterhin) gelten:my offer stands mein Angebot gilt nach wie vor oder bleibt bestehen;let sth stand etwas gelten oder bestehen bleiben lassenC v/t1. stellen (on auf akk):stand a plane on its nose FLUG einen Kopfstand machen;stand sth on its head fig etwas auf den Kopf stellen2. standhalten (dat), aushalten:he can’t stand the climate er kann das Klima nicht (v)ertragen;I couldn’t stand the pain ich konnte den Schmerz nicht aushalten oder ertragen;she couldn’t stand the pressure sie war dem Druck nicht gewachsen;I can’t stand him ich kann ihn nicht ausstehen oder leiden;I can’t stand being told ( oder people telling me) what to do ich kann es nicht ausstehen oder leiden, wenn man mir Vorschriften macht; → heat A 1 a, racket2 A 4, sight A 23. sich etwas gefallen lassen, dulden, ertragen:I won’t stand that any longer das lasse ich mir nicht länger bieten6. a) Pate stehen7. umga) aufkommen fürb) (jemandem) ein Essen etc spendieren:stand a drink einen ausgeben oder spendieren;8. eine Chance haben* * *1. intransitive verb,1) stehenstand in a line or row — sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (be standing) in einer Reihe stehen
he stands six feet tall/the tree stands 30 feet high — er ist sechs Fuß groß/der Baum ist 30 Fuß hoch
3) (be at level) [Aktien, Währung, Thermometer:] stehen (at auf + Dat.); [Fonds:] sich belaufen (at auf + Akk.); [Absatz, Export usw.:] liegen (at bei)4) (hold good) bestehen bleibenmy offer/promise still stands — mein Angebot/Versprechen gilt nach wie vor
5) (find oneself, be)as it stands, as things stand — wie die Dinge [jetzt] liegen
the law as it stands — das bestehende od. gültige Recht
I'd like to know where I stand — (fig.) ich möchte wissen, wo ich dran bin
stand in need of something — einer Sache (Gen.) dringend bedürfen
6) (be candidate) kandidieren ( for für)stand as a Liberal/Conservative — für die Liberalen/Konservativen kandidieren
stand for Parliament — (Brit.) für einen Parlamentssitz kandidieren
7)8) (place oneself) sich stellenstand in the way of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg stehen
[not] stand in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem [keine] Steine in den Weg legen
9) (be likely)2. transitive verb,stand to win or gain/lose something — etwas gewinnen/verlieren können
1) (set in position) stellenstand something on end/upside down — etwas hochkant/auf den Kopf stellen
2) (endure) ertragen; vertragen [Klima]I can't stand the heat/noise — ich halte die Hitze/den Lärm nicht aus
I cannot stand [the sight of] him/her — ich kann ihn/sie nicht ausstehen
he can't stand the pressure/strain/stress — er ist dem Druck/den Strapazen/dem Stress nicht gewachsen
I can't stand it any longer! — ich halte es nicht mehr aus!; see also time 1. 1)
3) (undergo) ausgesetzt sein (+ Dat.)stand trial [for something] — [wegen etwas] vor Gericht stehen
4) (buy)3. nounstand somebody something — jemandem etwas ausgeben od. spendieren (ugs.)
1) (support) Ständer, der2) (stall; at exhibition) Stand, der3) (raised structure, grandstand) Tribüne, die4) (resistance) Widerstand, dertake or make a stand — (fig.) klar Stellung beziehen (for/against/on für/gegen/zu)
5) (standing place for taxi, bus, etc.) Stand, derPhrasal Verbs:- stand by- stand in- stand up* * *(microphone) n.Stativ -e n. n.Gestell -e n.Stand ¨-e m.Ständer - m. (one's) trial expr.sich vor Gericht verantworten ausdr. (up) for expr.eintreten für ausdr. (to tolerate) v.ertragen prät. v.(§ p.,p.p.: stood)= andauern v.stehen v.(§ p.,pp.: stand, gestanden) -
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1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) cuando; mientras2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) como3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como, igual que4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) aunque; por mucho que + verbo en subjuntivo6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) al igual que
2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tan
3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como, en tanto que•- as for- as if / as though
- as to
as1 adv tan / tantoas2 conj1. mientras / cuando2. como / ya queas she wasn't there, I left a message como no estaba, le dejé un mensaje3. comoLiam, as you know, is a singer Liam, como ya sabéis, es cantanteas3 prep como / de
as sustantivo masculino ace
as sustantivo masculino ace Locuciones: as en la manga, ace up one's sleeve 'as' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonar - abismo - acabada - acabado - acreditar - actuar - además - adjetivar - alguna - alguno - amabilidad - amable - amarrar - ambas - ambicionar - ambos - amén - andanzas - antes - antojo - apadrinar - apellidarse - apenas - aquel - aquél - aquella - aquélla - arreglarse - arte - artífice - asesorar - así - asimismo - atar - aviar - bailar - balsa - bendita - bendito - bien - bloque - bondad - brevedad - broma - buenamente - burra - burro - cachondeo - cada - calcada English: above - acclaim - accomplished - accused - ace - acknowledge - act - action - address - advance - against - ago - aim - all - along - aloud - apprentice - arson - as - asap - assistant - bat - bell - black - bonus - both - by - by-product - capacity - cast - chalk - change - check off - cheer - class - clear - click - cluster - come on - compare - concern - construe - crop up - crow - dammit - date - dead - deaf - decision - decoyastr[æz, ʊnstressed əz]1 como■ as he painted, he whistled mientras pintaba, silbaba■ as I shut the door I realized I'd left the keys inside al cerrar la puerta me di cuenta de que había dejado las llaves dentro2 (because) ya que, como3 (although) aunque■ tall as he was, he still couldn't reach the shelf aunque era alto no podía alcanzar el estante4 (showing manner) como■ as I was saying,... como decía,...■ do as you are told! ¡haz lo que te dicen!■ as you all know,... como ya sabéis todos,...5 (and so too) como, igual que■ she's colour-blind, as is her mother es daltónica, igual que su madre\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas against frente a, en comparación conas far as hastaas far as I know que yo sepaas far as I'm concerned por lo que a mí respectaas for en cuanto aas if como sias it is tal como están las cosasas it were por así decirloas long as mientrasas of desdeas often as not las más de las vecesas soon as tan pronto comoas though como sias well as además deas yet hasta ahora, de momentoas ['æz] adv1) : tan, tantothis one's not as difficult: éste no es tan difícil2) : comosome trees, as oak and pine: algunos árboles, como el roble y el pinoas conj1) like: como, igual que2) when, while: cuando, mientras, a la vez que3) because: porque4) though: aunque, por más questrange as it may appear: por extraño que parezca5)as is : tal como estáas prep1) : deI met her as a child: la conocí de pequeña2) like: comobehave as a man: compórtate como un hombreas pron: quein the same building as my brother: en el mismo edificio que mi hermanoasadv.• a medida que adv.• como adv.• cual adv.• cuan adv.• tan adv.• ya que adv.conj.• conforme conj.• que conj.• según conj.prep.• por prep.pron.• cual pron.• que pron.
I æz, weak form əz1)a) (when, while) cuandoas she was eating breakfast... — cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno...
as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda
b) ( indicating progression) a medida queas (and when) we need them — a medida que or según los vamos necesitando
2) (because, since) comoas it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos
3) ( though)try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo
much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...
4)a) (expressing comparison, contrast) igual que, comoin the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30
b) ( in generalizations) comoit's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable
c) ( in accordance with) comothe situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...
5)a) ( in the way that) comodo as you wish — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba
use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda
b) ( defining)it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos
I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí
Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes
c) (in phrases)as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización
as... as — tan... como
she ran as fast as she could — corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo
7)as if/as though — como si (+ subj)
he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara
he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto
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1) ( equally)I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)
2)as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960
III
1)a) (in the condition, role of)as a child she adored dancing — de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar
as a teacher... — como maestro...
b) ( like) como2) (in phrases)as for — en cuanto a, respecto a
and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...
as of o (BrE) as from — desde, a partir de
[æz, ǝz] For set combinations in which as is not the first word, eg such... as, the same... as, dressed as, acknowledge as, look up the other word.as to — en cuanto a, respecto a
1. CONJUNCTIONYou can usually use cuando when the as clause simply tells you when an event happened: cuando Alternatively, use [al] + infinitive:he tripped as he was coming out of the bank — tropezó al salir or cuando salía del banco
Translate as using mientras for longer actions which are happening at the same time: (=while) mientrasas the car drew level with us, I realized Isabel was driving — al llegar el coche a nuestra altura or cuando el coche llegó a nuestra altura, me di cuenta de que lo conducía Isabel
In the context of two closely linked actions involving parallel development, translate [as] using [a medida que] or [conforme]. Alternatively, use [según va] {etc} + gerund:as we walked, we talked about the future — mientras caminábamos, hablábamos del futuro
as one gets older, life gets more and more difficult — a medida que se envejece or conforme se envejece or según va uno envejeciendo, la vida se hace cada vez más difícil
When as means "since" or "because", you can generally use como, provided you put it at the beginning of the sentence. Alternatively, use the more formal puesto que either at the beginning of the sentence or between the clauses or ya que especially between the clauses. como; more frm puesto que, ya queas he got older he got deafer — a medida que or conforme envejeció se fue volviendo más sordo, según fue envejeciendo se fue volviendo más sordo
as you're here, I'll tell you — como estás aquí or puesto que estás aquí, te lo diré
he didn't mention it as he didn't want to worry you — como no quería preocuparte, no lo mencionó, no lo mencionó puesto que no quería preocuparte
he couldn't come as he had an appointment — no pudo asistir porque or puesto que or ya que tenía un compromiso
patient as she is, she'll probably put up with it — con lo paciente que es, seguramente lo soportará
3) (describing way, manner) comoknowing him as I do, I'm sure he'll refuse — conociéndolo como lo conozco, estoy seguro de que no aceptará
the village, situated as it is near a motorway,... — el pueblo, situado como está cerca de una autopista,...
as I've said before... — como he dicho antes...
as I was saying... — como iba diciendo...
she is very gifted, as is her brother — tiene mucho talento, al igual que su hermano
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you'll have it by noon as agreed — lo tendrá antes del mediodía, tal como acordamos•
it's not bad, as hotels go — no está mal, en comparación con otros hoteles•
as in all good detective stories — como en toda buena novela policíaca•
Arsenal are playing as never before! — ¡Arsenal está jugando mejor que nunca!•
as often happens — como suele ocurrir•
he performed brilliantly, as only he can — actuó de maravilla, como solo él sabe hacerlo•
as you were! — (Mil) ¡descansen!4) (=though) aunquetired as he was, he went to the party — aunque estaba cansado, asistió a la fiesta
interesting as the book is, I don't think it will sell very well — el libro es interesante, pero aún así no creo que se venda bien, aunque el libro es interesante, no creo que se venda bien
try as she would or might, she couldn't lift it — por más que se esforzó no pudo levantarlo
as if {or}3} as though como siunlikely as it may seem... — por imposible que parezca...
it was as if or as though he were still alive — era como si estuviera todavía vivo
he looked as if or as though he was ill — parecía como si estuviera enfermo
it isn't as if or as though he were poor — no es que sea pobre, que digamos
as if toas if she knew! — ¡como si ella lo supiera!
as in as it isthe little dog nodded his head, as if to agree — el perrito movió la cabeza, como asintiendo
as it is, it doesn't make much difference — en realidad, casi da lo mismo
as it wereas it is we can do nothing — en la práctica or tal y como están las cosas no podemos hacer nada
I'd understood the words, but I hadn't understood the question, as it were — había entendido las palabras, pero no había comprendido la pregunta, por así decirlo
I have become, as it were, two people — me he convertido como en dos personas
as washe was as it were tired and emotional — estaba de alguna forma cansado y con los nervios a flor de piel
that's the headmistress, the deputy as was — esa es la directora, que antes era la subdirectora
2. PREPOSITION1) (=while)2) (=in the capacity of) comoI don't think much of him as an actor — como actor, no me gusta mucho
such 3.Gibson as Hamlet — (Theat) Gibson en el papel de Hamlet
3. ADVERBas... as tan... comoshe hit him as hard as she could — lo golpeó lo más fuerte que pudo, lo golpeó tan fuerte como pudo
she doesn't walk as quickly or as fast as me — no camina tan rápido como yo
walk as quickly or as fast as you can — camina lo más rápido que puedas
is it as far as that? — ¿tan lejos está?
as little as as many... as tantos(-as)... comois it as big as all that? — ¿es de verdad tan grande?
as muchI've got a lot of tapes but I haven't got as many as him or as he has — tengo muchas cintas, pero no tantas como él
as much... as tanto(-a)... comoshe thought he was an idiot, and said as much — pensaba que era un idiota, y así lo expresó
you spend as much as me or as I do — tú gastas tanto como yo
as one half/twice/three times as... without as {or}3} so much asit can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares
as forshe gave me back the book without as much as an apology — me devolvió el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa
as for the children, they were exhausted — en cuanto a los niños, estaban rendidos, los niños, por su parte, estaban rendidos
as from as ofas for that... — en cuanto a esto...
as toas of yesterday/now — a partir de ayer/ahora
as to that I can't say — en lo que a eso se refiere, no lo sé
as yet hasta ahora, hasta el momento; regard 2., 4)as to her mother... — en cuanto a su madre...
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I [æz], weak form [əz]1)a) (when, while) cuandoas she was eating breakfast... — cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno...
as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda
b) ( indicating progression) a medida queas (and when) we need them — a medida que or según los vamos necesitando
2) (because, since) comoas it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos
3) ( though)try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo
much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...
4)a) (expressing comparison, contrast) igual que, comoin the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30
b) ( in generalizations) comoit's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable
c) ( in accordance with) comothe situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...
5)a) ( in the way that) comodo as you wish — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba
use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda
b) ( defining)it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos
I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí
Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes
c) (in phrases)as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización
as... as — tan... como
she ran as fast as she could — corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo
7)as if/as though — como si (+ subj)
he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara
he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto
II
1) ( equally)I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)
2)as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960
III
1)a) (in the condition, role of)as a child she adored dancing — de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar
as a teacher... — como maestro...
b) ( like) como2) (in phrases)as for — en cuanto a, respecto a
and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...
as of o (BrE) as from — desde, a partir de
as to — en cuanto a, respecto a
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skri:n
1. noun1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) biombo2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) pantalla, cortina3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) pantalla
2. verb1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) ocultar, tapar, proteger2) (to make or show a cinema film.) estrenar, proyectar3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) investigar4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) examinar•- the screen
screen n1. pantalla2. biombo / mamparatr[skriːn]2 (for window) alambrera, mosquitera, mosquitero3 (protection, cover) cortina, pantalla■ the video shop is a screen for illegal goings-on la tienda de vídeos sirve de pantalla para actividades ilegales4 (of TV, for projection) pantalla5 (cinema in complex) sala6 (sieve) tamiz nombre masculino, criba3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (examine) someter a una exploración médica■ all women must be screened for cancer todas las mujeres deben someterse a una revisión para prevenir el cáncer4 (test) investigar, someter a una investigación6 (sieve) cribar, tamizar, pasar por el tamiz1 la pantalla, el cine\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLscreen door puerta mosquiterascreen test pruebascreen ['skri:n] vt1) shield: proteger2) conceal: tapar, ocultar3) examine: someter a una revisión, hacerle un chequeo (a un paciente)4) sieve: cribarscreen n1) partition: biombo m, pantalla f2) sieve: criba f3) : pantalla f (de un televisor, una computadora, etc.)4) movies: cine mn.• pantalla (Informática) s.f. (Filter)n.• filtro s.m.n.• alcahuete s.m.• antipara s.f.• biombo s.m.• cortina s.f.• criba s.f.• garbillo s.m.• mampara s.f.• rejilla s.f.• retícula s.f.• tamiz s.m. (To filter)v.• filtrar v.v.• cerner v.• cribar v.• cubrir v.• encubrir v.• esconder v.• garbillar v.• ocultar v.• proteger v.• proyectar v.• rodar v.• tamizar v.
I skriːn1)a) ( movable device) pantalla f; ( folding) biombo m; ( as partition) mampara fb) (protective, defensive) cortina f; ( at window) mosquitero m2) (Cin, Comput, Phot, TV) pantalla fthe silver screen — el cine, el celuloide (period)
the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL); (before n) < adaptation> al cine, a la pantalla grande
screen rights — derechos mpl de adaptación al cine
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1)a) ( conceal) ocultar, taparto screen something/somebody FROM something: the trees screen the house from the road los árboles no dejan ver la casa desde la carretera; we were screened from view by the wall — la pared nos tapaba
b) ( protect) proteger*to screen something/somebody from something — proteger* algo/a alguien de algo
2) \<\<TV program\>\> emitir; \<\<film\>\> proyectar3) (check, examine) \<\<blood donor\>\> someter a una revisión (médica) or a un chequeo; \<\<applicants/candidates\>\> someter a una investigación de antecedentesto screen somebody/something FOR something: the cans are screened for possible contamination las latas se examinan por si estuvieran contaminadas; to screen somebody for cancer — someter a alguien a un chequeo para el diagnóstico precoz del cáncer
•Phrasal Verbs:[skriːn]1. N1) (=physical barrier) (in room) biombo m ; (on window, door) (to keep out mosquitos) mosquitera f ; (for fire) pantalla f ; (in front of VDU) filtro m2) (Cine, TV, Tech, Comput) [of television, computer, in cinema, for slides] pantalla fradar screen — pantalla f de radar
she was the ideal mother, both on and off screen — era la madre ideal, tanto dentro como fuera de la pantalla
stars of the screen — estrellas fpl de la pantalla, estrellas fpl de cine
the big/small screen — la pantalla grande/pequeña
3) (fig)4) (Mil) cortina f2. VT1)to screen (from) — (=hide) (from view, sight) ocultar or tapar (de); (=protect) proteger (de)
in order to screen our movements from the enemy — para impedir que el enemigo pudiera ver nuestros movimientos
2) (=show) [+ film] proyectar; [+ TV programme] emitir; (for the first time) estrenar; [+ novel etc] adaptar para el cine, hacer una versión cinematográfica de3) (=sieve) [+ coal] tamizar4) (for security) [+ suspect, applicant] investigarhe was screened by Security — Seguridad le investigó, estuvo sometido a investigaciones de Seguridad
5) (Med)6) [+ telephone calls] filtrar3.CPDscreen actor N — actor m de cine
screen actress N — actriz f de cine
screen display N — (Comput) visualización f en pantalla
screen door N — puerta f con mosquitera
screen dump N — (Comput) pantallazo m, captura f de pantalla
screen editing N — (Comput) corrección f en pantalla
screen goddess N — diosa f de la gran pantalla
screen legend N — leyenda f de la gran pantalla
screen memory N — (Comput) memoria f de la pantalla
screen name N — [of actor] nombre m artístico; (on the internet) nick m
screen print N — serigrafía f
screen printing N — serigrafiado m, serigrafía f
screen rights NPL — derechos mpl cinematográficos
screen saver N — salvapantallas m inv
screen test N — prueba f cinematográfica
screen writer N — guionista mf
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I [skriːn]1)a) ( movable device) pantalla f; ( folding) biombo m; ( as partition) mampara fb) (protective, defensive) cortina f; ( at window) mosquitero m2) (Cin, Comput, Phot, TV) pantalla fthe silver screen — el cine, el celuloide (period)
the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL); (before n) < adaptation> al cine, a la pantalla grande
screen rights — derechos mpl de adaptación al cine
II
1)a) ( conceal) ocultar, taparto screen something/somebody FROM something: the trees screen the house from the road los árboles no dejan ver la casa desde la carretera; we were screened from view by the wall — la pared nos tapaba
b) ( protect) proteger*to screen something/somebody from something — proteger* algo/a alguien de algo
2) \<\<TV program\>\> emitir; \<\<film\>\> proyectar3) (check, examine) \<\<blood donor\>\> someter a una revisión (médica) or a un chequeo; \<\<applicants/candidates\>\> someter a una investigación de antecedentesto screen somebody/something FOR something: the cans are screened for possible contamination las latas se examinan por si estuvieran contaminadas; to screen somebody for cancer — someter a alguien a un chequeo para el diagnóstico precoz del cáncer
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