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that's his strength

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1 that is not his strength

that is not his strength

dat is zijn sterkste punt niet

English-Dutch dictionary > that is not his strength
2 strength

see strong

strength n fuerza

he pushed the car with all his strength empujó el coche con todas sus fuerzas

strength

tr[streŋɵ]

noun

1 (of person - physical) fuerza, fuerzas nombre femenino plural, fortaleza; (- stamina) resistencia, aguante nombre masculino

■ you should eat spinach to build up your strength deberías comer espinacas para aumentar tu fuerza

■ he pushed with all his strength empujó con todas sus fuerzas

■ we need to get our strength back necesitamos recobrar las fuerzas

■ by sheer strength a viva fuerza

2 (intellectual, spiritual) fortaleza, entereza, firmeza

■ he showed great strength of character demostró gran fortaleza de carácter

■ strength of will fuerza de voluntad

3 (of machine, object) resistencia; (of wind, current) fuerza; (of light, sound, magnet, lens) potencia

4 (of solution) concentración nombre femenino; (of drug) potencia; (of alcohol) graduación nombre femenino

5 (of currency) valor nombre masculino, fortaleza; (of economy) solidez nombre femenino, fortaleza

6 (of argument, evidence, story) fuerza, validez nombre femenino, credibilidad nombre femenino; (of emotion, conviction, colour) intensidad nombre femenino; (of protest) energía

■ her statement lends strength to his story su declaración da credibilidad a su historia

7 (strong point) punto fuerte, virtud nombre femenino; (ability, capability) capacidad nombre femenino; (advantage) ventaja

■ her strength as a teacher lies in her patience su capacidad como profesora estriba en su paciencia

■ tolerance is one of his many strengths la tolerancia es uno de sus muchos fuertes

■ unity is their strength la unidad es su punto fuerte

■ the strengths and weaknesses of the film las virtudes y defectos de la película

8 (power, influence) poder nombre masculino, potencia

■ the strength of the miners el poder de los mineros

9 (force in numbers) fuerza numérica, número

■ the strength of the work-force el número de trabajadores

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in great strength en gran número

to be on the strength (be a member) formar parte del personal

to do something on the strength of something hacer algo basándose en algo

to be at full strength estar con la plantilla completa

to be under strength estar corto,-a de personal

to go from strength to strength ir ganando fuerzas, marchar viento en popa

strength of feeling ánimos nombre masculino plural

■ there is great strength of feeling over this issue los ánimos están exacerbados por este tema

strength ['strɛŋkɵ] n

1) power: fuerza f

2) solidity, toughness: solidez f, resistencia f, dureza f

3) intensity: intensidad f (de emociones, etc.), lo fuerte (de un sabor, etc.)

4) : punto m fuerte

strengths and weaknesses: virtudes y defectos

5) number: número m, complemento m

in full strength: en gran número

strength

n.

• aguante s.m.

• facultad s.m.

• fibra s.f.

• fortaleza s.f.

• fuerza s.f.

• intensidad s.f.

• rejo s.m.

• resistencia s.f.

streŋθ
noun

1) u ( of persons)

a) ( physical energy) fuerza(s) f(pl); ( health) fortaleza f física

he doesn't know his own strength! — no sabe la fuerza que tiene!

to get one's strength back — recobrar las fuerzas

to save one's strength — ahorrar (las) energías

b) (emotional, mental) fortaleza f; ( in adversity) fortaleza f, entereza f

strength of will — fuerza f de voluntad

strength of character — firmeza f or fortaleza f de carácter

strength of purpose — resolución f, determinación f

give me strength! — (colloq) Dios me dé paciencia!

2) u (of economy, currency) solidez f

political/military strength — poderío m político/militar

3) u

a) ( of materials) resistencia f; (of wind, current) fuerza f; (of drug, solution) concentración f; ( of alcoholic drink) graduación f

full-strength — sin diluir

half-strength — diluido al 50%

b) (of sound, light) potencia f; ( of emotions) intensidad f

c) (of argument, evidence) lo convincente; ( of protests) lo enérgico

we employed her on the strength of his recommendation — la contratamos basándonos en su recomendación

on the strength of that performance she was offered a part — en virtud de esa actuación le ofrecieron un papel

4) c ( strong point) virtud f, punto m fuerte

from strength to strength: the firm has gone from strength to strength since she took over la empresa ha tenido un éxito tras otro desde que ella está al frente; his career seems to be going from strength to strength — su carrera marcha viento en popa

5) u c ( force in numbers) número m

we're below o under strength at the moment — en este momento estamos cortos de personal

their fans were there in strength — sus hinchas estaban allí en bloque or en masa

[streŋθ]
N
1) (=might, energy) (for particular task) fuerzas fpl ; (=general attribute) fuerza f

he hadn't the strength to lift it — no tenía fuerzas para levantarlo

his strength failed him — le fallaron las fuerzas

she swims to build up the strength in her muscles — nada para fortalecer los músculos or coger fuerza en los músculos

you don't know your own strength — no controlas tu propia fuerza

you'll soon get your strength back — pronto recobrarás las fuerzas or te repondrás

• to save one's strength — ahorrar las energías

• with all my strength — con todas mis fuerzas

2) (=fortitude) fortaleza f, fuerzas fpl ; (=firmness) [of belief, conviction] firmeza f

his help gives me the strength to carry on — su ayuda me da fortaleza or fuerzas para seguir adelante

• strength of character — fortaleza f or firmeza f de carácter

• to draw strength from sth — sacar fuerzas de algo

• the independence movement is gathering strength — el movimiento independiente está cobrando fuerza

• give me strength! * — ¡Dios dame paciencia! *

• inner strength — fuerza interior

• strength of purpose — determinación f
gather, tower
3) (=sturdiness) [of material, structure, frame] resistencia f

4) (=power) [of argument] lo convincente, solidez f ; [of claim, case, evidence] peso m ; [of protests] lo enérgico; [of magnet, lens, drug] potencia f ; [of wind] fuerza f ; [of alcohol] graduación f

• on the strength of that success she applied for promotion — en base a ese éxito, solicitó un ascenso

he was recruited on the strength of his communication skills — lo contrataron en virtud de or debido a su aptitud para comunicarse

5) (=intensity) [of emotion] intensidad f, fuerza f ; [of sound] potencia f ; [of colour] intensidad f

he warned the government not to underestimate the strength of feeling among voters — advirtió al gobierno que no subestimara la intensidad or fuerza de los sentimientos de los votantes

6) [of currency] (=value) valor m ; (=high value) solidez f, fuerza f

our decision will depend on the strength of the pound — nuestra decisión dependerá del valor de la libra

exports fell owing to the strength of the pound — las exportaciones bajaron debido a la solidez or la fuerza de la libra

7) (=good point, asset) punto m fuerte

their chief strength is technology — su punto fuerte es la tecnología

to go from strength to strength —

his movie career is going from strength to strength — su carrera cinematográfica marcha viento en popa

the company has gone from strength to strength — la empresa ha ido teniendo un éxito tras otro

8) (in number) número m ; (Mil, Police) efectivos mpl

he has promised to increase the strength of the police force — ha prometido incrementar los efectivos de la policía

• to be at full strength — [army] disponer de todos sus efectivos; (Sport) [team] contar con todos sus jugadores; [office] contar con todo el personal

• his supporters were there in strength or had come in strength — sus partidarios habían acudido en masa

• to be on the strength — (gen) formar parte de la plantilla; (Mil) formar parte del regimiento

to take sb on to the strength — admitir a algn en la plantilla; (Mil) admitir a algn en el regimiento

• to be under or below strength, the team was under or below strength due to injuries — el equipo contaba con pocos jugadores debido a las lesiones

two people are off sick so we're a bit under or below strength — dos de los empleados se encuentran enfermos y estamos un poco cortos de personal

his army was seriously under or below strength — su ejército contaba con poquísimos efectivos

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[streŋθ]
noun

1) u ( of persons)

a) ( physical energy) fuerza(s) f(pl); ( health) fortaleza f física

he doesn't know his own strength! — no sabe la fuerza que tiene!

to get one's strength back — recobrar las fuerzas

to save one's strength — ahorrar (las) energías

b) (emotional, mental) fortaleza f; ( in adversity) fortaleza f, entereza f

strength of will — fuerza f de voluntad

strength of character — firmeza f or fortaleza f de carácter

strength of purpose — resolución f, determinación f

give me strength! — (colloq) Dios me dé paciencia!

2) u (of economy, currency) solidez f

political/military strength — poderío m político/militar

3) u

a) ( of materials) resistencia f; (of wind, current) fuerza f; (of drug, solution) concentración f; ( of alcoholic drink) graduación f

full-strength — sin diluir

half-strength — diluido al 50%

b) (of sound, light) potencia f; ( of emotions) intensidad f

c) (of argument, evidence) lo convincente; ( of protests) lo enérgico

we employed her on the strength of his recommendation — la contratamos basándonos en su recomendación

on the strength of that performance she was offered a part — en virtud de esa actuación le ofrecieron un papel

4) c ( strong point) virtud f, punto m fuerte

from strength to strength: the firm has gone from strength to strength since she took over la empresa ha tenido un éxito tras otro desde que ella está al frente; his career seems to be going from strength to strength — su carrera marcha viento en popa

5) u c ( force in numbers) número m

we're below o under strength at the moment — en este momento estamos cortos de personal

their fans were there in strength — sus hinchas estaban allí en bloque or en masa

English-spanish dictionary > strength
3 strength

noun

1) Stärke, die; (power) Kraft, die; (of argument) [Überzeugungs]kraft, die; (of poison, medicine) Wirksamkeit, die; (of legal evidence) [Beweis]kraft, die; (resistance of material, building, etc.) Stabilität, die

not know one's own strength — nicht wissen, wie stark man ist

give somebody strength — jemanden stärken; jemandem Kraft geben

go from strength to strength — immer erfolgreicher werden

on the strength of something/that — aufgrund einer Sache (Gen.) /dessen

2) (proportion present) Stärke, die; (full complement)

be below strength/up to strength — weniger als/etwa die volle Stärke haben

in [full] strength — in voller Stärke

the police were there in strength — ein starkes Polizeiaufgebot war da

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see academic.ru/71361/strong">strong

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strength

[streŋ(k)θ]

n

1. no pl (muscle power) Kraft f, Stärke f

you don't know your own \strength! du weißt nicht, wie stark du bist!

his \strength failed him in the final straight auf der Zielgeraden verließen ihn seine Kräfte

save your \strength! schone deine Kräfte!

brute \strength schiere Muskelkraft

physical \strength körperliche Kraft, Muskelkraft f

2. no pl (health and vitality) Robustheit f, Lebenskraft f

to be back to full \strength wieder ganz zu Kräften gekommen sein

to gain \strength wieder zu Kräften [o auf die Beine] kommen

to get one's \strength back [wieder] genesen

when he's got his \strength back we'll have a holiday in America sobald er wieder ganz der Alte ist, machen wir Urlaub in Amerika

to lose \strength geschwächt werden

3. no pl (effectiveness, influence) Wirkungsgrad m, Stärke f

to summarize the \strength of a proposal die Vorteile eines Vorschlags auflisten

military \strength militärische Stärke

to gather \strength an Stabilität gewinnen

to go from \strength to \strength sich akk immer stärker [o kräftiger] entwickeln

from \strength aus einer starken Position heraus

4. no pl (mental firmness) Stärke f

she has recently found \strength in religion sie hat neuerdings in der Religion eine Stütze gefunden

to show great \strength of character große Charakterstärke zeigen [o beweisen]

\strength of will [or mind] Willensstärke f

to draw \strength from sth aus etw dat Kraft ziehen [o geh schöpfen]

to draw on one's inner \strength seine ganze Kraft zusammennehmen

5. (number of members) [Mitglieder]zahl f; (number of people) [Personen]zahl f; MIL [Personal]stärke f

we're below \strength for today's match wir treten beim heutigen Spiel nicht in voller Mannschaftsstärke an

at full \strength mit voller Kraft; MIL in voller Stärke

to turn out in \strength in Massen [o in Scharen] [o massenweise] anrücken

6. (potency) of tea Stärke f; of alcoholic drink also Alkoholgehalt m; of a drug Konzentration f; of medicine Wirksamkeit f

7. (attribute) of a person Stärke f

one's \strengths and weaknesses jds Stärken und Schwächen

8. (withstand force) Widerstandskraft f, Belastbarkeit f

9. (intensity) Intensität f; of a colour Leuchtkraft f; of a feeling Intensität f, Stärke f; of belief Stärke f, Tiefe f

10. (cogency)

\strength of an argument Überzeugungskraft f eines Arguments

\strength of a case Durchsetzbarkeit f eines Anliegens

the \strength of our case will be the fact that our client has a perfect alibi unser Verfahren ist aussichtsreich, weil unser Klient ein perfektes Alibi hat

11. ECON

\strength of a currency/an economy Stärke f einer Währung/einer Volkswirtschaft

\strength of prices Preisstabilität f

12.

▶ give me \strength! BRIT (annoyance) jetzt mach aber mal 'nen Punkt! fam; (exasperation) das halte ich nicht aus! fam

give me \strength! look who's here! ist denn das die Möglichkeit! sieh doch mal, wer da ist! fam

▶ on the \strength of sth aufgrund einer S. gen

I got into Oxford on the \strength of my excellent exam results ich wurde wegen meiner ausgezeichneten Prüfungsergebnisse in Oxford aufgenommen

▶ to be a tower [or pillar] of \strength wie ein Fels in der Brandung stehen

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[streŋɵ]
n

1) (lit, fig) Stärke f; (of person, feelings) Kraft f; (of table, bolt, nail, wall) Stabilität f; (of material, character) Stärke f, Festigkeit f; (of conviction, shoes) Festigkeit f; (of views) Überzeugtheit f; (of imagination) Lebhaftigkeit f; (of reason, argument, evidence) Überzeugungskraft f; (of plea, protest) Eindringlichkeit f; (of letter) geharnischte or starke Ausdrucksweise; (of measure) Drastik f

strength of character/will or mind — Charakter-/Willensstärke f

to increase in or gain strength — stärker werden

on the strength of sth — aufgrund einer Sache (gen)

he decided to be a writer on the strength of selling one short story — er beschloss, Schriftsteller zu werden, nachdem er eine einzige Kurzgeschichte verkauft hatte

his strength failed him — seine Kräfte versagten, ihn verließen die Kräfte

to be beyond sb's strength — über jds Kräfte (acc) gehen

to save one's strength — mit seinen Kräften haushalten or Haus halten

you don't know your own strength! — du weißt gar nicht, wie stark du bist!

to argue from a position of strength — von einer starken Position aus argumentieren

to go from strength to strength — einen Erfolg nach dem anderen erzielen or haben

he was a great strength to me — er war mir eine große Stütze

2) (= health of constitution) Robustheit f, Kräftigkeit f; (of eyes, heart) Stärke f

the patient is recovering his strength — der Patient kommt wieder zu Kräften

when she has her strength back — wenn sie wieder bei Kräften ist

3) (of colour) Kräftigkeit f, Intensität f; (of acid, bleach) Stärke f; (of diluted solution) Konzentration f

4) (= numbers) (An)zahl f; (MIL) Stärke f

to be at full strength —

to bring sth up to strength — etw vollzählig machen

to be up to/below or under strength — (die) volle Stärke/nicht die volle Stärke haben

to turn out in strength — in großer Zahl kommen, zahlreich erscheinen

the police were there in strength — ein starkes Polizeiaufgebot war da

5) (of currency) Stärke f; (of market prices) Stabilität f; (of economy) Gesundheit f

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strength [streŋθ; -ŋkθ] s

1. Kraft f, Stärke f, Kräfte pl:

strength of body Körperkraft, -kräfte;

strength of character Charakterstärke, -festigkeit f;

strength of mind Seelenstärke;

strength of purpose Entschlusskraft, Zielstrebigkeit f;

strength of will Willenskraft, -stärke;

go from strength to strength

a) immer stärker oder besser werden,

b) von Erfolg zu Erfolg eilen;

he hasn’t got enough strength er ist nicht kräftig genug;

strength training Krafttraining n

2. fig Stärke f:

this is not his strength;

his strength is ( oder lies) in endurance seine Stärke ist die Ausdauer

3. Macht f, Gewalt f:

the strength of public opinion

4. (Beweis-, Überzeugungs)Kraft f:

on the strength of aufgrund (gen), kraft (gen), auf … (akk) hin

5. besonders MIL (Kopf-, Truppen)Stärke f:

actual strength Ist-Stärke;

required strength Soll-Stärke;

at full strength

a) in voller Stärke, vollzählig, (Eishockey) komplett,

b) SPORT in stärkster Besetzung;

they are back to full strength (Eishockey) sie sind wieder komplett;

below strength SPORT nicht in stärkster Besetzung, ersatzgeschwächt;

they are 200 men below strength ihnen fehlen 200 Mann;

in (great) strength in großer Zahl, zahlreich;

be on the strength

a) HIST Br auf der Stammrolle stehen,

b) allg zur Belegschaft gehören

6. MIL Stärke f, (Heeres)Macht f, Schlagkraft f

7. besonders PHYS, TECH Stärke f, (Bruch-, Zerreiß- etc) Festigkeit f

8. CHEM, ELEK, PHYS (Strom-, Feld- etc) Stärke f, Wirkungsgrad m:

strength of field

9. Stärke f, Gehalt m (eines Getränks)

10. Stärke f, Intensität f (von Farben, Sinneseindrücken etc)

11. fig Stärke f, Kraft(quelle) f:

God is our strength

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noun

1) Stärke, die; (power) Kraft, die; (of argument) [Überzeugungs]kraft, die; (of poison, medicine) Wirksamkeit, die; (of legal evidence) [Beweis]kraft, die; (resistance of material, building, etc.) Stabilität, die

not know one's own strength — nicht wissen, wie stark man ist

give somebody strength — jemanden stärken; jemandem Kraft geben

go from strength to strength — immer erfolgreicher werden

on the strength of something/that — aufgrund einer Sache (Gen.) /dessen

2) (proportion present) Stärke, die; (full complement)

be below strength/up to strength — weniger als/etwa die volle Stärke haben

in [full] strength — in voller Stärke

the police were there in strength — ein starkes Polizeiaufgebot war da

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n.

Festigkeit f.

Kraft ¨-e f.

Stärke -n f.

English-german dictionary > strength
4 strength

[streŋθ,strenθ] n
1. 1) сила

strength of body - физическая сила

strength of mind [of will] - сила духа [воли]

strength of words - сила слов /убеждения/

to measure one's strength with smb. - помериться силами с кем-л.

to have no strength left - остаться без сил

my strength was gone - мои силы иссякли

to recover /to regain/ strength - восстановить силы

he has the strength of a horse - он силён как лошадь

that is beyond my strength - это мне не по силам

2) сильная сторона, достоинство

strengths and weaknesses - достоинства и недостатки

the strengths and weaknesses of the book are evident - сильные и слабые стороны этой книги очевидны

2. источник силы; поддержка

he is my strength - он источник моей силы; в нём моя сила

where does his strength lie? - в чём его сила?, где черпает он силу?

his strength is patience - его сила в терпении

3. тех. прочность; предел прочности

the strength of a rope - прочность верёвки

tensile strength - сопротивление разрыву, прочность на разрыв

strength of materials - сопротивление материалов

4. 1) эффективность (движения, действия)

the strength of current - эл. сила тока

the strength of the pulse - мед. наполнение пульса

2) интенсивность (цвета, запаха, звука и т. п.)

3) крепость, концентрация ( раствора)

the strength of an acid - концентрация кислоты

the strength of coffee [of tea] - крепость кофе [чая]

4) твёрдость ( земли)

5) физ. напряжённость ( поля)

5. воен.

1) численность, численный состав

numerical strength - численность

military strength - численность вооружённых сил

strength at sea - численность морского флота

fighting strength - боевой /боеспособный/ состав

in /at/ full strength - в полном составе

under /below/ strength - неполной численности

strength ceiling - предельная установленная численность личного состава ( вооружённых сил)

strength record - амер. сведения о численности личного состава ( вооружённых сил)

2) состав, штат

on the strength - в составе, в штате, в списках

to bring on the strength - заносить в списки, зачислять

off the strength - не числящийся в списках, не входящий в состав

6. стабильность, устойчивость ( цен)

7. наиболее сильный напор воды (в течении, ручье)

♢ on the strength of smth. - в силу чего-л., на основании чего-л., под воздействием /влиянием/ чего-л., исходя из чего-л., опираясь на что-л.

I did it on the strength of your promise - я сделал это на основании /исходя из/ вашего обещания

the position of strength policy - политика с позиции силы

to negotiate from strength - вести переговоры с позиции силы

to go from strength to strength - а) постоянно расти, улучшаться и т. п.; б) библ. приходить от силы в силу

НБАРС > strength
5 strength

[streŋ(k)ɵ] n

1) no pl ( muscle power) Kraft f, Stärke f;

you don't know your own \strength! du weißt nicht, wie stark du bist!;

his \strength failed him in the final straight auf der Zielgeraden verließen ihn seine Kräfte;

save your \strength! schone deine Kräfte!;

brute \strength schiere Muskelkraft;

physical \strength körperliche Kraft, Muskelkraft f

2) no pl ( health and vitality) Robustheit f, Lebenskraft f;

to be back to full \strength wieder ganz zu Kräften gekommen sein;

to gain \strength wieder zu Kräften [o auf die Beine] kommen;

to get one's \strength back [wieder] genesen;

when he's got his \strength back we'll have a holiday in America sobald er wieder ganz der Alte ist, machen wir Urlaub in Amerika;

to lose \strength geschwächt werden

3) no pl (effectiveness, influence) Wirkungsgrad m, Stärke f;

to summarize the \strength of a proposal die Vorteile eines Vorschlags auflisten;

military \strength militärische Stärke;

to gather \strength an Stabilität gewinnen;

to go from \strength to \strength sich akk immer stärker [o kräftiger] entwickeln;

from \strength aus einer starken Position heraus

4) no pl ( mental firmness) Stärke f;

she has recently found \strength in religion sie hat neuerdings in der Religion eine Stütze gefunden;

to show great \strength of character große Charakterstärke zeigen [o beweisen];

\strength of will [or mind] Willensstärke f;

to draw \strength from sth aus etw dat Kraft ziehen [o ( geh) schöpfen];

to draw on one's inner \strength seine ganze Kraft zusammennehmen

5) ( number of members) [Mitglieder]zahl f; ( number of people) [Personen]zahl f; mil [Personal]stärke f;

we're below \strength for today's match wir treten beim heutigen Spiel nicht in voller Mannschaftsstärke an;

at full \strength mit voller Kraft; mil in voller Stärke;

to turn out in \strength in Massen [o in Scharen]; [o massenweise] anrücken

6) ( potency) of tea Stärke f; of alcoholic drink also Alkoholgehalt m; of a drug Konzentration f; of medicine Wirksamkeit f

7) ( attribute) of a person Stärke f;

one's \strengths and weaknesses jds Stärken und Schwächen

8) ( withstand force) Widerstandskraft f, Belastbarkeit f

9) ( intensity) Intensität f; of a colour Leuchtkraft f; of a feeling Intensität f, Stärke f; of belief Stärke f, Tiefe f

10) ( cogency)

\strength of an argument Überzeugungskraft f eines Arguments;

\strength of a case Durchsetzbarkeit f eines Anliegens;

the \strength of our case will be the fact that our client has a perfect alibi unser Verfahren ist aussichtsreich, weil unser Klient ein perfektes Alibi hat

11) econ

\strength of a currency/ an economy Stärke f einer Währung/einer Volkswirtschaft;

\strength of prices Preisstabilität f

PHRASES:

to be a tower [or pillar] of \strength wie ein Fels in der Brandung stehen;

give me \strength! ( Brit) ( annoyance) jetzt mach aber mal 'nen Punkt! ( fam) ( exasperation) das halte ich nicht aus! ( fam)

give me \strength! look who's here! ist denn das die Möglichkeit! sieh doch mal, wer da ist! ( fam)

on the \strength of sth aufgrund einer S. gen;

I got into Oxford on the \strength of my excellent exam results ich wurde wegen meiner ausgezeichneten Prüfungsergebnisse in Oxford aufgenommen

English-German students dictionary > strength
6 strength

n. kracht; sterkte; gehalte

strength

[ streng(k)θ]

1 sterkte 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 ⇒ kracht(en), vermogen

2 (getal)sterkte ⇒ macht, bezetting

3 gehalte ⇒ concentratie, zwaarte 〈 van tabak〉, sterkte

♦voorbeelden:

1   strengths and weaknesses • sterke en zwakke punten

     strength of will • wilskracht

     measure one's strength with • zijn krachten meten met

     give me strength! • wel, allemachtig!

     that is not his strength • dat is zijn sterkste punt niet

     on the strength of • op grond van, uitgaand van

2   on the strength • in dienst

     (bring) up to (full) strength • op (volle) sterkte (brengen), voltallig maken

¶ go from strength to strength • het ene succes na het andere behalen

English-Dutch dictionary > strength
7 strength

[streŋθˌ strenθ]
n

1) сила, поддержка, власть, сильная сторона, прочность, мощность

It is beyond my strength/it is too much for my strength. — Это мне не по силам.

Our strength lies in our unity. — Наша сила в единстве.

He was restored to health and strength. — Он восстановил себе здоровье и силу.

to be under below strength — ◊ быть не в полном составе

- great strength
- necessary strength
- unusual strength
- inner strength
- financial strength
- one's mental strength
- tensile strength
- compressive strength
- strength of an engine
- strength of a rope
- strength of acid
- strength of tea
- strength of the current
- strength of colours
- strength of the pulse
- strength of mind
- strength of an argument
- strength of grasp
- real strength and backbone of the country
- strength of an ordinary man
- show of strength
- man of great physical strength
- question of sheer strength
- test of strength
- battalion in full strength
- with all one's strength
- beyond human strength
- by sheer strength
- by virtue as their united strength
- on the strength of his promise
- acquire strength
- add to smb's strength
- add strength to his arguments
- belittle smb's strength
- borrow strength from theit friendship
- bring all one's strength into play
- concentrate one's strength on smth
- develop the strength of one's fingers
- do smth by one's own strength
- equal smb in strength
- exceed one's strength
- feel smb's strength
- find strength
- gain strength

- gain in strength
- gather strength
- not to have strength to raise one's head from the pillow
- have no strength left
- lose strength
- join one's phisical strength with that of the mind
- match one's strength against smb's
- pick up regain strength
- build up strength
- save one's strength
- summon strength
- unite smb's strength
- use one's strength
2) численность, сила (войск)

The police force is 200 men below strength. — Полиции не хватает двухсот сотрудников.

This party had little strength. — Эта партия пользовалась поддержкой небольшого числа народа.

- military strength
- main strength
- army strength
- fleet's combat strength
- numerical strength
- peace strength of 4000 men
- nation's strength at sea
- armed strength of the country
- troops in sufficient strength
- bring the regiment to its normal strength
- build up one's strength
- increase the strength of the army
•

CHOICE OF WORDS:

See power, n

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > strength
8 strength

streŋθ сущ.
1) сила to build up, develop one's strength ≈ развивать, наращивать силу to find strength ≈ находить силы to gain, gather strength ≈ собираться с силами to recoup, regain strength ≈ восстановить силы to sap smb.'s strength ≈ лишить кого-л. силы to save strength ≈ беречь, копить силы Do you have the strength to lift this weight? ≈ Ты сможешь/у тебя хватит силы поднять этот груз? great strength inner strength physical strength show of strength
2) интенсивность, мощность
3) а) прочность;
крепость tensile strength ≈ сопротивление разрыву, прочность на разрыв Syn: durability, soundness б) неприступность;
сопротивляемость
4) стабильность, устойчивость (цен)
5) тех. сопротивление
6) численность, численный состав on the strength воен. ≈ в штате, в списках full, maximum strength ≈ полный состав at strength ≈ в полном составе below strength ≈ не в полном составе Our staff was at full strength. ≈ Наши сотрудники были в полном составе. It is now five officers below strength. ≈ Сейчас не хватает пяти офицеров. ∙ on the strength of smth. ≈ в силу чего-л., на основании чего-л., исходя из чего-л. сила - * of body физическая сила - * of mind сила духа - * of words сила слов /убеждения/ - to measure one's * with smb. помериться силами с кем-л. - to have no * left остаться без сил - my * was gone мои силы иссякли - to recover /to regain/ * восстановить силы - he has the * of a horse он силен как лошадь - that is beyond my * это мне не по силам сильная сторона, достоинство - *s and weaknesses достоинства и недостатки - the *s and weaknesses of the book are evident сильные и слабые стороны этой книги очевидны источник силы;
поддержка - he is my * он источник моей силы, в нем моя сила - where does his * lie? в чем его сила?, где черпает он силу? - his * is patience его сила в терпении (техническое) прочность;
предел прочности - the * of a rope прочность веревки - tensile * сопротивление разрыву, прочность на разрыв - * of materials сопротивление материалов эффективность( движения, действия) - the * of current (электротехника) сила тока - the * of the pulse (медицина) наполнение пульса интенсивность (цвета, запаха, звука и т. п.) крепость, концентрация( раствора) - the * of an acid концентрация кислоты - the * of coffee крепость кофе твердость (земли) (физическое) напряженность (поля) (военное) численность, численный состав - numerical * численность - military * численность вооруженных сил - * at sea численность морского флота - fighting * боевой /боеспособный/ состав - in /at/ full * в полном составе - under /below/ * неполной численности - * ceiling предельная установленная численность личного состава (вооруженных сил) - * record (американизм) сведения о численности личного состава (вооруженных сил) состав, штат - on the * в составе, в штате, в списках - to bring on the * заносить в списски, зачислять - off the * не числящийся в списках, не входящий в состав стабильность, устойчивость (цен) наиболее сильный напор воды( в течении, ручье) > on the * of smth. в силу чего-л., на основании чего-л., под воздействием /влиянием/ чего-л., исходя из чего-л., опираясь на что-л. > I did it on the * of your promise я сделал это на основании /исходя из/ вашего обещания > the position of * policy политика с позиции силы > to negotiate from * вести переговоры с позиции силы > to go from * to * постоянно расти, улучшаться и т. п.;
(библеизм) приходить от силы в силу competitive ~ конкурентоспособность ~ численность, численный состав;
in full strength в полном составе on the ~ (of smth.) в силу (чего-л.), на основании (чего-л.), исходя из (чего-л.) on the ~ воен. в штате, в списках;
what is your strength? сколько вас? strength неприступность ~ прочность;
крепость ~ прочность ~ сила, прочность ~ сила;
strength of mind сила духа ~ тех. сопротивление;
strength of materials сопротивление материалов ~ устойчивость ~ численность, численный состав;
in full strength в полном составе ~ of evidence сила улики ~ тех. сопротивление;
strength of materials сопротивление материалов ~ сила;
strength of mind сила духа ~ of will сила воли on the ~ воен. в штате, в списках;
what is your strength? сколько вас?

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > strength
9 strength

قُدْرَة \ ability: power of cleverness that is needed for success: He has the ability to learn, but he is lazy. ability: (usu. pl.) powers and skills esp. of the mind: He wants a job more suited to his abilities. capacity: ability: a great capacity for hard work. power: the ability to act: I did everything in my power to prevent an accident. strength: the quality of being strong; strong condition. \ See Also قوة (قُوَّة)‏

Arabic-English glossary > strength
10 kracht

kracht

1 [fysieke sterkte] strength ⇒ power, 〈 van wind ook〉 force

2 [vermogen om invloed uit te oefenen] power(s)

3 [geestelijk/zedelijk vermogen] strength

4 [geestelijke en fysieke vermogens samen] strength ⇒ power

5 [macht om iets uit te werken] force

6 [medewerker] employee ⇒ 〈 meervoud〉 personnel

7 [natuurkunde, techniek, technologie] force ⇒ 〈 vermogen〉 power

♦voorbeelden:

1   aan het eind van zijn krachten zijn • be totally exhausted, have no strength left

     met zijn laatste krachten • with a final effort

     met vereende krachten • with combined efforts

     met vernieuwde kracht • with renewed efforts

     al zijn krachten inspannen • exert all one's energies/strength, use all one's powers

     zijn krachten meten met iemand • pit one's strength against someone

     zijn krachten nemen met de dag af • he is fading by the day

     zijn krachten sparen/verspillen • conserve/waste one's energy

     in kracht afnemen 〈 van wind〉 • abate, drop

     in kracht toenemen 〈 van wind〉 • rise

     (weer) op krachten komen • regain one's strength

     uit zijn krachten groeien • outgrow oneself

     geen kracht meer hebben (in zijn armen) • lose all the strength (in one's arms)

2   de stille kracht • unseen/hidden powers

     (aan) argumenten/eisen kracht bijzetten (door …) • enforce arguments/claims (with/by …)

3   scheppende kracht • creative force

     zijn krachten wijden aan iets • devote one's efforts towards something

4   drijvende kracht (achter) • moving force/spirit (behind)

     op eigen kracht • on one's own, by oneself

     nieuwe krachten verzamelen • gain fresh strength

     (de) kracht geven om … • give the strength to …

     daarin ligt zijn kracht • that's his strength

     zijn krachten verzamelen • gather (all) one's strength, summon up all one's strength

     in de kracht van zijn leven • in one's prime

     het vergt veel van mijn krachten • it's a great drain on my energy

5   de kracht van een betoog • the strength/cogency of an argument

     de wet heeft geen terugwerkende kracht • the Act does not apply retroactively

     uit kracht van • by virtue of 〈 ambt〉; on the strength of, under 〈 testament〉

     van kracht zijn/worden • be/become valid/effective

     niet (meer) van kracht • invalid, ineffectual

     (weer) van kracht doen worden • bring (back) into effect/operation

6   een ervaren kracht • an experienced worker/employee

7   neer-/opwaartse kracht • downward/upward pressure

     volle kracht vooruit • full steam/speed ahead

     op volle/halve kracht (werken) • operate at full/half speed/power

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > kracht
11 daarin ligt zijn kracht

daarin ligt zijn kracht

that's his strength

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > daarin ligt zijn kracht
12 fuerza

f.

1 strength (fortaleza).

no me siento con fuerzas I don't feel strong enough

tener fuerzas para to have the strength to

la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit

la fuerza del destino the power of destiny

fuerza física strength

fuerza mayor (law) force majeure; act of God (en seguros)

no llegué por un caso de fuerza mayor I didn't make it due to circumstances beyond my control

fuerza de voluntad willpower

tener mucha fuerza to be very strong

recuperar fuerzas to recover one's strength, to get one's strength back

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza to screw up one's courage

2 force (violencia).

a la fuerza by force; (contra la voluntad) of necessity (por necesidad)

tuvo que llevarle al colegio a la fuerza she had to drag him to school by force

recurrir a la fuerza to resort to force

a la fuerza tenía que saber la noticia she must have known the news

por la fuerza by force

fuerza bruta brute force

3 force (grupo) (military).

todas las fuerzas políticas all the political groups

fuerza aérea air force

Fuerzas Armadas armed forces

fuerza de intervención troops, forces

fuerza de intervención rápida rapid reaction force

fuerzas nacionalistas nationalist parties (partidos)

fuerzas del orden público security forces

fuerzas de pacificación peacekeeping forces

fuerzas de seguridad security forces

4 force (physics).

fuerza centrífuga/centrípeta centrifugal/centripetal force

fuerza de la gravedad force of gravity

fuerza motriz driving force

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: forzar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: forzar.

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fuerza

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) strength

2 (violencia) force, violence

■ recurrió a la fuerza he resorted to violence

3 (militar) force

4 (en física) force

5 (electricidad) power, electric power

6 (poder) power

► nombre femenino plural fuerzas

1 (el poder) authorities

■ las fuerzas vivas de la localidad the local authorities

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a fuerza de by dint of, by force of

a la fuerza by force

con fuerza (gen) strongly 2 (llover) heavily 3 (apretar, agarrar) tightly; (pegar, empujar) hard

írsele a alguien la fuerza por la boca to be all talk

por fuerza by force

por la fuerza against one's will

por la fuerza de la costumbre by force of habit

fuerza bruta brute force

fuerza de voluntad willpower

fuerza mayor force majeure

fuerza de gravedad force of gravity

Fuerzas Aéreas Royal Air Force

Fuerzas Armadas Armed Forces

fuerzas del orden público police force sing

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noun f.

1) strength

2) force

3) might

4) power

•

- fuerzas armadas

* * *

SF

1) [de persona]

a) [física] strength

tienes mucha fuerza — you're very strong

• con fuerza — [golpear] hard; [abrazar, agarrar, apretar] tightly, tight; [aplaudir] loudly

le golpeó con toda su fuerza en la cabeza — she hit him on the head as hard as she could

me agarré con fuerza a una roca — I held on tight o tightly to a rock

grita con todas tus fuerzas — shout with all your might

• hacer fuerza, el médico me ha prohibido que hiciera fuerza — the doctor has told me not to exert myself

vamos a intentar levantar la losa: haced fuerza — let's try and lift up the slab: heave!

si somos muchos en la manifestación haremos más fuerza — if there are lots of us at the demonstration we'll be stronger o it will lend more force to it

• hacer fuerza de vela — to crowd on sail

b) [de carácter] strength

con toda la fuerza de su amor — with all the strength of his love

la fuerza creadora de Picasso — Picasso's creative energy

• restar fuerzas al enemigo — to reduce the enemy's strength

• sentirse con fuerzas para hacer algo — to have the strength to do sth

no me siento con fuerzas para seguir adelante — I don't have the strength to go on

lo haré cuando me sienta con fuerzas para ello — I'll do it when I feel strong enough o up to it *

• tener fuerzas para hacer algo — to be strong enough to do sth, have the strength to do sth

- se le va la fuerza por la boca

- sacar fuerzas de flaqueza

fuerza de voluntad — willpower
medir 1., 3)
2) (=intensidad) [de viento] strength, force; [de lluvia] intensity

el viento empezó a soplar con fuerza — the wind began to blow strongly

un viento de fuerza seis — a force six wind

a los pocos minutos rompió a llover con fuerza — a few minutes later it began to rain heavily

el agua caía con fuerza torrencial — the rain came down in torrents, there was torrential rainfall

el terremoto ha golpeado con fuerza el país — the earthquake has struck the country violently

3) (=ímpetu)

en los setenta la mujer entró con fuerza en el periodismo — in the seventies women entered journalism in force

su nombre ha irrumpido con fuerza en el mundo artístico — his name has burst onto the art scene

la ultraderecha renace con fuerza — the extreme right is making a strong comeback

la banda terrorista volvió a golpear con fuerza ayer — the terrorist group struck another devastating blow yesterday

4) (=poder) [de fe] strength; [de argumento] strength, force, power; [de la ley] force

es un argumento de poca fuerza — it is not a very strong o powerful argument

les asistía la fuerza de la razón — they were helped by the power of reason

serán castigados con toda la fuerza de la ley — they will be punished with the full weight of the law, they will feel the full force of the law

conquistaron la región por la fuerza de las armas — they took the region by force of arms

• cobrar fuerza — [rumores] to grow stronger, gain strength

la rebelión iba cobrando fuerza — the rebellion gathered o gained strength

la idea ha cobrado fuerza últimamente — the idea has gained in popularity o gained momentum recently

• por la fuerza de la costumbre — out of habit, from force of habit

es la fuerza de la costumbre — it's force of habit

• con fuerza legal — (Com) legally binding

fuerza mayor — (Jur) force majeure

un caso de fuerza mayor — a case of force majeure

aplazaron el partido por razones de fuerza mayor — the match was postponed due to circumstances beyond their control

5) (=violencia) force

recurrir a la fuerza — to resort to force

• por la fuerza, quisieron impedirlo por la fuerza — they tried to prevent it forcibly o by force

tuvieron que separarlos por la fuerza — they had to separate them by force

por la fuerza no se consigue nada — using force doesn't achieve anything, nothing is achieved by force

imponer algo por la fuerza — to impose sth forcibly

• a viva fuerza, abrió la maleta a viva fuerza — he forced open the suitcase

lo arrancaron de allí a viva fuerza — they wrenched him away forcibly

fuerza bruta — brute force

6) [locuciones]

a)

• a fuerza de — by

a fuerza de repetirlo acabó creyéndoselo él mismo — by repeating it so much he ended up believing it himself

a fuerza de autodisciplina — by exercising great self control

bajar kilos a fuerza de pedaleo — to lose weight by cycling

conseguí aprobar a fuerza de pasarme horas y horas estudiando — I managed to pass by dint of hours and hours of study

a fuerza de paciencia logró convencerlos — he succeeded in persuading them by dint of great patience

b)

• a la fuerza, hacer algo a la fuerza — to be forced to do sth

yo no quería, pero tuve que hacerlo a la fuerza — I didn't want to, but I was forced to do it

se lo llevaron de su casa a la fuerza — he was taken from his home by force, he was taken forcibly from his home

fueron repatriados a la fuerza — they were forcibly repatriated

a la fuerza tuvo que oírlos: ¡estaba a su lado! — he must have heard them: he was right next to them!

• alimentar a algn a la fuerza — to force-feed sb

• entrar en un lugar a la fuerza — [ladrón] to break into a place, break in; [policía, bombero] to force one's way into a place, enter a place forcibly

a la fuerza ahorcan —

dejará el ministerio cuando lo haga su jefe, ¡a la fuerza ahorcan! — he'll leave the ministry when his boss does, not that he has any choice anyway o life's tough! *

c)

• en fuerza de — by virtue of

d)

• es fuerza hacer algo — it is necessary to do sth

es fuerza reconocer que... — we must recognize that..., it must be admitted that...

e)

• por fuerza — inevitably

una región pobre como la nuestra, por fuerza ha de ser más barata — in a poor region like ours prices will inevitably be o must be cheaper

7) (Fís, Mec) force

fuerza ascensional — (Aer) buoyancy

fuerza centrífuga — centrifugal force

fuerza centrípeta — centripetal force

fuerza de arrastre — pulling power

fuerza de (la) gravedad — force of gravity

fuerza de sustentación — (Aer) lift

fuerza hidráulica — hydraulic power

fuerza motriz — (lit) motive force; (fig) driving force

8) (=conjunto de personas) (Mil, Pol) force

fuerza(s) aérea(s) — air force sing

fuerza de apoyo — back-up force

fuerza de brazos — manpower

fuerza de choque — strike force

fuerza de disuasión — deterrent

fuerza de intervención rápida — rapid intervention force

fuerza de pacificación — peace-keeping force

fuerza de trabajo — workforce, labour force, labor force (EEUU)

fuerza de ventas — sales force

fuerza disuasoria — deterrent

fuerza expedicionaria — expeditionary force

fuerza política — political force

fuerza pública — police, police force

fuerzas aliadas — allied forces

fuerzas armadas — armed forces

fuerzas del orden (público) — forces of law and order

fuerzas de seguridad — security forces

fuerzas de tierra — land forces

las fuerzas vivas — the powers that be

las fuerzas vivas locales — the local power group

9) (Elec) power

han cortado la fuerza — they've cut off the power

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I
femenino

1) (vigor, energía)

tener fuerza — to be strong

tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos — she has very strong arms

no tengo fuerzas para abrirlo — I'm not strong enough to open it

agárralo con fuerza — hold on to it tightly

empuja con fuerza — push hard

por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo — try as she might, she couldn't open it

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo — it took all her strength to lift it

le fallaron las fuerzas — his strength failed him

recuperar fuerzas — to get one's strength back

no me siento con fuerzas — I don't have the strength

gritó con todas sus fuerzas — she shouted with all her might

entró al mercado con gran fuerza — it made a big impact on the market

- fuerza de voluntad

2) (del viento, de las olas) strength, force

3) (de estructura, material) strength

4) ( violencia) force

hubo que recurrir a la fuerza — they had to resort to force

- fuerza bruta

5) (autoridad, poder) power

la fuerza de la razón — the power of reason (liter)

la fuerza de sus argumentos — the strength of her argument

por (la) fuerza de costumbre — out of o from force of habit

- fuerza mayor

6) (Mil, Pol) force

una fuerza de paz — a peacekeeping force

fuerzas políticas — political forces

- fuerza aérea

- fuerza pública

- fuerzas armadas

- fuerzas del orden or de orden público

- fuerzas de seguridad

7) (Fís) force

- fuerza de gravedad

- fuerza hidráulica

- fuerza motriz

8) (en locs)

a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way; a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me; lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force; a viva fuerza by sheer force; medir sus fuerzas con or contra alguien to measure one's strength against somebody; sacar fuerzas de flaqueza — to make a supreme effort
II
fuerzas, etc see forzar

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= drive, force, strength, power, might, muscle power, sinew, powerfulness, mightiness.

Ex. Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

Ex. Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex. The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

Ex. She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.

Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex. Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.

Ex. Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.

Ex. The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.

Ex. He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.

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* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.

* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].

* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.

* con toda su fuerza = in full force.

* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].

* dividir las fuerzas de Uno = fragment + Posesivo + energies.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* fuerza aérea = Air Force.

* fuerza bruta = brute force, raw power, brute power.

* fuerza centrífuga = centrifugal force.

* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.

* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.

* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.

* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.

* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.

* fuerza de la naturaleza = force of nature.

* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.

* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.

* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].

* fuerza económica = economic leverage.

* fuerza expedicionaria = expeditionary force.

* fuerza giratoria = turning power.

* fuerza gravitatoria = gravitational force.

* fuerza impulsora = moving force, driving force, thrust force.

* fuerza letal = deadly force.

* fuerza mayor = force majeure.

* fuerza militar = military forces.

* fuerza motriz = powerhouse, power engine, motive force.

* fuerza muscular = muscle power.

* fuerza niveladora = levelling force.

* fuerza política = political force, political power.

* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].

* fuerzas aliadas = coalition forces.

* fuerzas armadas = military forces.

* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the.

* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas defensivas, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas del orden = police force.

* fuerzas del orden público = police force.

* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.

* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerza vital = life force.

* fuerza viva = living force.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* golpear con fuerza = smite.

* juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* medición de fuerzas = battle of wills.

* medida de fuerza = crackdown.

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.

* recobrar fuerza = gather + Reflexivo.

* recobrar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength.

* recuperar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength, gain + strength.

* recuperar las fuerzas = recoup + energy, gain + strength.

* reponer fuerzas = gather + energy.

* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.

* restar fuerza = take + the bite out of.

* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.

* toda la fuerza = full force.

* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.

* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.

* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.

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I
femenino

1) (vigor, energía)

tener fuerza — to be strong

tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos — she has very strong arms

no tengo fuerzas para abrirlo — I'm not strong enough to open it

agárralo con fuerza — hold on to it tightly

empuja con fuerza — push hard

por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo — try as she might, she couldn't open it

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo — it took all her strength to lift it

le fallaron las fuerzas — his strength failed him

recuperar fuerzas — to get one's strength back

no me siento con fuerzas — I don't have the strength

gritó con todas sus fuerzas — she shouted with all her might

entró al mercado con gran fuerza — it made a big impact on the market

- fuerza de voluntad

2) (del viento, de las olas) strength, force

3) (de estructura, material) strength

4) ( violencia) force

hubo que recurrir a la fuerza — they had to resort to force

- fuerza bruta

5) (autoridad, poder) power

la fuerza de la razón — the power of reason (liter)

la fuerza de sus argumentos — the strength of her argument

por (la) fuerza de costumbre — out of o from force of habit

- fuerza mayor

6) (Mil, Pol) force

una fuerza de paz — a peacekeeping force

fuerzas políticas — political forces

- fuerza aérea

- fuerza pública

- fuerzas armadas

- fuerzas del orden or de orden público

- fuerzas de seguridad

7) (Fís) force

- fuerza de gravedad

- fuerza hidráulica

- fuerza motriz

8) (en locs)

a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way; a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me; lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force; a viva fuerza by sheer force; medir sus fuerzas con or contra alguien to measure one's strength against somebody; sacar fuerzas de flaqueza — to make a supreme effort
II
fuerzas, etc see forzar

* * *

= drive, force, strength, power, might, muscle power, sinew, powerfulness, mightiness.

Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.

Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.

Ex: Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.

Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.

Ex: He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.

* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].

* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.

* con toda su fuerza = in full force.

* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].

* dividir las fuerzas de Uno = fragment + Posesivo + energies.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* fuerza aérea = Air Force.

* fuerza bruta = brute force, raw power, brute power.

* fuerza centrífuga = centrifugal force.

* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.

* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.

* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.

* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.

* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.

* fuerza de la naturaleza = force of nature.

* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.

* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.

* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].

* fuerza económica = economic leverage.

* fuerza expedicionaria = expeditionary force.

* fuerza giratoria = turning power.

* fuerza gravitatoria = gravitational force.

* fuerza impulsora = moving force, driving force, thrust force.

* fuerza letal = deadly force.

* fuerza mayor = force majeure.

* fuerza militar = military forces.

* fuerza motriz = powerhouse, power engine, motive force.

* fuerza muscular = muscle power.

* fuerza niveladora = levelling force.

* fuerza política = political force, political power.

* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].

* fuerzas aliadas = coalition forces.

* fuerzas armadas = military forces.

* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the.

* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas defensivas, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas del orden = police force.

* fuerzas del orden público = police force.

* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.

* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerza vital = life force.

* fuerza viva = living force.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* golpear con fuerza = smite.

* juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* medición de fuerzas = battle of wills.

* medida de fuerza = crackdown.

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.

* recobrar fuerza = gather + Reflexivo.

* recobrar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength.

* recuperar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength, gain + strength.

* recuperar las fuerzas = recoup + energy, gain + strength.

* reponer fuerzas = gather + energy.

* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.

* restar fuerza = take + the bite out of.

* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.

* toda la fuerza = full force.

* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.

* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.

* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.

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fuerza

feminine

A

(vigor, energía): tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms, she has great strength in her arms

¡qué fuerza tienes! you're really strong!

agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightly

tuvimos que empujar con fuerza we had to push very hard

por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo try as she might, she couldn't open it

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo it took all her strength to lift it

a último momento le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him at the last moment

necesitaba recuperar fuerzas I needed to recover my strength o get my strength back

no me siento con fuerzas para hacer un viaje tan largo I don't have the strength to go on such a long journey, I don't feel up to making such a long journey

gritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her might

ha entrado al mercado con gran fuerza it has made a big impact on the market

Compuestos:

● fuerza de carácter

strength of character

● fuerza de voluntad

willpower

B (del viento, de las olas) strength, force

vientos de fuerza ocho force eight winds

C (de una estructura, un material) strength

D (violencia) force

hubo que recurrir a la fuerza para reducir al agresor they had to resort to force to subdue the assailant

Compuesto:

fuerza bruta

brute force

E (autoridad, poder) power

un sindicato de mucha fuerza a very strong union, a union with great power

van armados con la fuerza de la razón they are armed with the power of reason ( liter)

se les castigará con toda la fuerza de la ley they will be punished with the full rigor o weight of the law

tener fuerza de ley to have the force of law

la fuerza de sus argumentos the strength of her argument

por fuerza de costumbre out of force of habit

Compuesto:

fuerza mayor

se suspendió por causas de fuerza mayor it was canceled owing to circumstances beyond our control

las pérdidas sufridas por razones de fuerza mayor losses in cases of force majeure

F ( Mil, Pol) force

una fuerza de paz a peacekeeping force

una fuerza de ocupación an occupying force

fuerzas parlamentarias/políticas parliamentary/political forces

Compuestos:

● fuerza aérea

air force

● fuerza de tareas

taskforce

● fuerza de trabajo

workforce

● fuerza disuasoria or de disuasión

deterrent

● fuerza pública

( period):

la fuerza pública the police

● fuerzas armadas

fpl armed forces (pl)

● fuerzas de ataque

fpl strike force ( Mil)

● fuerzas del orden or de orden público

fpl ( period); police

● fuerzas de seguridad

fpl ( frml); security forces (pl)

● fuerzas especiales

Special Forces

● fuerzas sociales

fpl social forces (pl)

G ( Fís) force

Compuestos:

● fuerza aceleratriz

acceleration

● fuerza centrífuga/centrípeta

centrifugal/centripetal force

● fuerza de gravedad

gravity, force of gravity, gravitational pull

● fuerza de inercia

inertia

● fuerza de sustentación

lift

● fuerza hidráulica

hydraulic power

● fuerza motriz

motive power

● fuerza retardatriz

deceleration

● fuerza viva

kinetic energy

H ( en locs):

a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way, she has to come this way

a la fuerza tuvo que verme, estaba sentado justo enfrente he must have seen me, I was sitting right opposite

no quería ir al dentista, hubo que llevarlo a la fuerza he didn't want to go to the dentist, we had to drag him there

entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in

lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave o made him leave

a fuerza de by

pude localizarlo a fuerza de llamarlo todos los días I had to call his number every day before I finally got hold of him, I only managed to get hold of him by calling him every day

por fuerza: tendrá que ganar por fuerza si quiere seguir compitiendo she has to win if she wants to stay in the competition

por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it

por la fuerza by force

lo tuvieron que sacar de la casa por la fuerza he had to be forcibly removed from the house

a la fuerza ahorcan I/we have no alternative

a viva fuerza by sheer force

írsele a algn la fuerza por la boca to be all talk (and no action) ( colloq), to be all mouth and no trousers ( BrE colloq)

medir sus fuerzas con or contra algn to measure one's strength against sb

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza: sacó fuerzas de flaqueza y consiguió llegar a la meta she made a supreme effort and managed to reach the tape

saqué fuerzas de flaqueza y me enfrenté a él I plucked o screwed up my courage and confronted him

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Del verbo forzar: ( conjugate forzar)

fuerza es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
forzar
fuerza
forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( obligar) to force
2
a) ‹ vista› to strain;

◊ estaba forzando la vista I was straining my eyes

b) ‹ sonrisa› to force

3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
fuerza 1 sustantivo femenino
1
a) (vigor, energía) strength;

◊ tener fuerza to be strong;

no me siento con fuerzas I don't have the strength;
tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms;
agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightly;
empuja con fuerza push hard;
le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him;
recuperar fuerzas to get one's strength back;
gritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her might;
fuerza de voluntad willpower
b) (del viento, de olas) strength, force

c) (de estructura, material) strength

2 ( violencia) force;
◊ recurrir a la fuerza to resort to force;

fuerza bruta brute force
3 (Mil, Pol, Fís) force;
◊ fuerzas políticas political forces;

las fuerzas armadas the armed forces;
las fuerzas de orden público (period) the police;
fuerza de gravedad (force of) gravity
4 ( en locs)
◊ a la fuerza: a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me;

lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there;
comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat;
entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in;
a fuerza de by;
aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard;
por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it;
por la fuerza by force
fuerza 2,
◊ fuerzas, etc see forzar

forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
fuerza sustantivo femenino
1 Fís force
2 (vigor físico) strength
3 (violencia física) force
sin usar la fuerza, without violence
(obligación, autoridad) force
fuerza mayor, force majeure
4 (garra, ímpetu) grip
5 (grupo de tropas) force
las Fuerzas Armadas, the Armed Forces
♦ Locuciones: figurado a fuerza de, by dint of
a la fuerza, (por obligación) of necessity
(con violencia) by force
por fuerza, of necessity

' fuerza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- agarrar
- ánimo
- boca
- camisa
- cerrarse
- débil
- decaer
- declinar
- demostración
- descafeinada
- descafeinado
- enfriar
- estrujar
- fenomenal
- flaquear
- forzar
- fuerte
- garra
- gravedad
- impulso
- incapaz
- me
- menos
- motor
- motriz
- poder
- remolque
- renegar
- resistencia
- reunir
- sonora
- sonoro
- tirar
- Titán
- toro
- voluntad
- alarde
- apretar
- arrollador
- bloque
- capitán
- ceder
- chaleco
- comunicar
- fortificar
- maña
- siniestro
- someter
- vigor
English:
act
- apply
- arm
- blow over
- bluster
- bodily
- bolster
- brawn
- burn
- constraint
- decrease
- deterrent
- display
- draw
- driving force
- drum
- dynamic
- force
- forcible
- forcibly
- G-force
- gain
- gale
- gather
- grit
- hard
- hp
- hustle
- jam
- jam in
- juggernaut
- might
- motive
- muscle
- necessarily
- peacekeeping
- plonk
- power
- pull
- punch
- ram
- rule out
- sanction
- sap
- shall
- shoot out
- shoot up
- show
- spent
- straitjacket

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fuerza

♦ ver forzar

♦ nf

1. [fortaleza] strength;

el animal tiene mucha fuerza the animal is very strong;

no me siento con fuerzas para caminar I don't feel strong enough to walk, I don't feel up to walking;

su amor fue cobrando fuerza con el tiempo her love grew stronger with time;

recuperar fuerzas to recover one's strength, to get one's strength back;

tener fuerzas para to have the strength to;

Comp
Fam
se le va la fuerza por la boca he's all talk and no action;

Comp

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza to screw up one's courage

Comp
la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit;
la fuerza del destino the power of destiny;

fuerza física strength;

se necesita mucha fuerza física para hacer eso you need to be very strong to do that;
Der fuerza mayor force majeure; [en seguros] act of God;
no llegué por un caso de fuerza mayor I didn't make it due to circumstances beyond my control;

fuerza de voluntad willpower

2. [resistencia] [de material] strength

3. [intensidad] [de sonido] loudness;
[de dolor] intensity;
aprieta con fuerza press hard;

llueve con fuerza it's raining hard;

un viento de fuerza 8 a force 8 wind

4. [violencia] force;

ceder a la fuerza to give in to force;

emplear la fuerza to use force;

por la fuerza by force;

recurrir a la fuerza to resort to force

Comp
fuerza bruta brute force
5. Mil force

Comp
fuerza aérea air force;
fuerzas armadas armed forces;

fuerzas de choque shock troops, storm troopers;

fuerza disuasoria deterrent;

fuerza de intervención troops, forces;

fuerza de intervención rápida rapid reaction force;

fuerzas del orden (público) security forces;

fuerzas de pacificación peacekeeping forces;

fuerzas de seguridad security forces

6.
fuerzas [grupo] forces;

las diferentes fuerzas sociales the different forces in society;

todas las fuerzas políticas se han puesto de acuerdo all the political groups have reached an agreement;

las fuerzas vivas de la ciudad the most influential people in the city

7. Fís force

Comp
fuerza centrífuga centrifugal force;
fuerza centrípeta centripetal force;

fuerza electromotriz electromotive force;

fuerza de la gravedad force of gravity;

fuerza hidráulica water power;

fuerza motriz [que causa movimiento] driving force;
Fig [impulso] prime mover;
fuerza nuclear débil weak nuclear force;

fuerza nuclear fuerte strong nuclear force

8. Elec power;

han cortado la fuerza the power has been cut

♦ a fuerza de loc prep
[a base de] by dint of;
a fuerza de gritar mucho, conseguimos que nos oyera after a lot of shouting, we eventually managed to make him hear us;

he aprendido la lección a fuerza de mucho estudiar I learnt the lesson by studying hard

♦ a la fuerza loc adv

1. [contra la voluntad] by force, forcibly;

firmaron a la fuerza they were forced to sign;

tuvo que llevarlo al colegio a la fuerza she had to drag him to school by force, she had to forcibly drag him to school

2. [forzosamente] inevitably;

a la fuerza tenía que saber la noticia she must have known the news;

a la fuerza tenía que ocurrir un accidente there was bound to be an accident, an accident was inevitable

♦ por fuerza loc adv
[forzosamente] inevitably;
tenía que ocurrir un desastre por fuerza a disaster was inevitable;

esta noche tengo que salir por fuerza para atender a un paciente I absolutely have to go out tonight to see a patient

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fuerza

f

1 strength;

hacer fuerza try hard, make an effort;

hacer fuerza a alguien fig put pressure on s.o., pressure s.o.;

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza make a superhuman effort;

cobrar fuerza fig gather o

gain strength

2 ( violencia) force;

este domingo voy a tener que trabajar a la fuerza o

por fuerza I have no choice o option but to work this Sunday

3 EL power

4

:

la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit;

a fuerza de … by (dint of)

5

:

fuerza es reconocer que … it has to be admitted that …

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fuerza nf

1) : strength, vigor

fuerza de voluntad: willpower

2) : force

fuerza bruta: brute force

3) : power, might

fuerza de brazos: manpower

4) fuerzas nfpl

: forces

fuerzas armadas: armed forces

5)

a fuerza de : by, by dint of

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fuerza n

1. (en general) strength

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para mover la nevera it took all her strength to move the fridge

2. (potencia) force

la fuerza de la gravedad the force of gravity

a la fuerza (con violencia) by force (por necesidad)

tienes que hacerlo a la fuerza you have no choice but to do it

con fuerza (empujar) hard (agarrar) tight

recuperar fuerzas to get your strength back

tener mucha fuerza to be very strong

fuerza de voluntad willpower

Spanish-English dictionary > fuerza
13 force

force [fɔʀs]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = vigueur) strength

• avoir de la force to be strong

• je n'ai plus la force de parler I have no strength left to talk

• à la force du poignet [obtenir qch, réussir] by the sweat of one's brow

• c'est une force de la nature he's a real Goliath

• dans la force de l'âge in the prime of life

• c'est ce qui fait sa force that is where his great strength lies

• être en position de force to be in a position of strength

• coup de force takeover by force

• affirmer avec force to state firmly

• insister avec force sur un point to emphasize a point strongly

• vouloir à toute force to want at all costs

   b. ( = violence) force

• recourir à la force to resort to force

   c. ( = ressources physiques) forces strength

• reprendre des forces to get one's strength back

• c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's too much for me

• frapper de toutes ses forces to hit as hard as one can

• désirer qch de toutes ses forces to want sth with all one's heart

   d. [de coup, vent] force ; [d'argument, sentiment, alcool, médicament] strength

• vent de force 4 force 4 wind

• la force de l'habitude force of habit

• par la force des choses by force of circumstance ; ( = nécessairement) inevitably

• les forces vives du pays the lifeblood of the country

• avoir force de loi to have force of law

   e. (Military) forces forces

• d'importantes forces de police large numbers of police

   f. (Physics) force

• force de gravité force of gravity

   g. (locutions)

► à force

• à force de chercher on va bien trouver if we keep on looking we'll find it eventually

• à force, tu vas le casser you'll end up breaking it► de force

• faire entrer qch de force dans qch to force sth into sth► en force

• arriver or venir en force to arrive in force

• passer en force [+ projet] to force through

2. compounds

► les forces armées the armed forces

► force de caractère strength of character

► force de dissuasion deterrent power

► force de frappe strike force

► force d'inertie force of inertia

► forces d'intervention rapid deployment force

► forces de maintien de la paix peace-keeping forces

► les forces de l'ordre the police

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fɔʀs
1.

nom féminin

1) ( de personne)

forces — strength [U]

avoir de la force — to be strong

ne plus avoir de force — to have no strength left

la force de marcher — the strength to walk

mes forces m'abandonnent — I'm getting weak

être à bout de forces — to feel drained

c'est au-dessus de mes forces — it's too much for me

de toutes ses forces — [lancer] with all one's might; [désirer] with all one's heart

dans la force de l'âge — in the prime of life

avec force — [nier] strongly; [affirmer] firmly

2) ( contrainte) force

force armée — armed force

de force — by force

faire faire quelque chose à quelqu'un de force — to force somebody to do something

entrer de force dans un lieu — to force one's way into a place

par la force des choses — through force of circumstance

coup de force — Armée strike

3) ( puissance) (de pays, groupe, secteur, personne) strength; ( d'expression) force

c'est ce qui fait leur force — that's where their strength lies

ils sont de même force or de force égale aux échecs — they are evenly matched at chess

être de force à faire — to be up to doing

tu n'es pas de force à t'attaquer à lui — you're no match for him

revenir en force, faire un retour en force — to make a strong comeback

4) ( poids) (d'argument, accusation, de conviction) force

5) Physique, fig force

les forces du mal — the forces of evil

6) ( intensité) (de choc, séisme, vent) force; (de désir, sentiment) strength

7) ( ensemble humain) force

forces d'opposition — opposition forces

arriver en force — to arrive in force

8) Armée ( corps) force; ( effectifs)

forces — forces

forces navales — navy (sg)

forces terrestres — army (sg)

d'importantes forces de police — large numbers of police

2.

à force (colloq) locution adverbiale

à force, elle l'a cassé — she ended up breaking it

3.

à force de locution prépositive

réussir à force de travail — to succeed by dint of hard work

à force d'économiser, elle a pu l'acheter — by saving very hard, she was able to buy it

il est aphone à force de crier — he shouted so much (that) he lost his voice

à force de frotter, tu vas le déchirer — if you keep on rubbing it, you'll tear it

Phrasal Verbs:

- force de dissuasion

- force de frappe

- force d'interposition

- force d'intervention

- force de la nature

- force publique

- forces de l'ordre

- forces vives

- Force ouvrière

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fɔʀs
1. nf

1) [personne, membre] strength

Je n'ai pas beaucoup de force dans les bras. — I haven't got much strength in my arms.

avoir de la force — to be strong

être à bout de force — to have no strength left

à la force du poignet fig — by one's own efforts

s'élever à la force du poignet — to work one's up by one's own efforts

la force de volonté — will power

2) (pour résoudre un conflit) force

Ils ont eu recours à la force. — They had to use force.

de force — forcibly, by force

Ils lui ont enlevé son pistolet de force. — They took the gun from him by force.

par la force — using force

3) PHYSIQUE, MÉCANIQUE force

force d'inertie — force of inertia

4) (= puissance) (surnaturelle) power

les forces des ténèbres — the powers of darkness

5) (autres locutions)

être de force à faire — to be up to doing

par la force des choses — by force of circumstances

c'est une force de la nature — he's larger than life

à force de faire — by doing, by dint of doing

Il a grossi à force de manger autant. — He got fat by eating so much.

arriver en force (= nombreux) — to arrive in force

à toute force (= absolument) — at all costs

faire force de rames — to ply the oars

faire force de voiles — to pile on sail

de première force — first class

cas de force majeure — case of absolute necessity, ASSURANCESact of God

2. forces nfpl

1) (physiques) strength sg

de toutes mes/ses forces — with all my/his strength

2) MILITAIRE forces

3) (= effectifs)

d'importantes forces de police — large contingents of police

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force

A nf

1 ( de personne) ( robustesse) strength ¢; ( capacités physiques) forces strength; force musculaire/morale muscular/moral strength; force de caractère strength of character; avoir de la force to be strong; ne plus avoir de force to have no strength left; avoir de la force dans les jambes to have strength in one's legs; avoir/trouver/donner la force de faire to have/find/give the strength to do; je n'ai plus la force de marcher I no longer have the strength to walk; mes forces m'abandonnent I'm getting weak; reprendre des forces to regain one's strength; ça te donnera des forces it will build up your strength; être à bout de forces to feel drained; c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's too much for me; de toutes ses forces [lancer] with all one's might; [désirer] with all one's heart; dans la force de l'âge in the prime of life; avec force [nier] strongly; [affirmer] firmly; faire force de rames to pull hard on the oars; faire force de voiles to crowd on sail;

2 ( contrainte) force; force armée armed force; recourir à la force to resort to force; être converti/emmené de force to be converted/taken away by force; être marié de force to be forced into marriage; faire faire qch à qn de force to force sb to do sth; entrer de force dans un lieu to force one's way into a place; jouer en force Sport to play flat out; par la force des choses through force of circumstance; vouloir à toute force to want at all costs; force est/m'est de faire there is/I have no choice but to do; coup de force Mil strike;

3 ( puissance) (de pays, groupe, secteur) strength; fig ( d'expression) force; ( de personne) strength; la force militaire/économique du pays the country's military/economic strength; c'est ce qui fait leur force that's where their strength lies; ils sont de même force or de force égale aux échecs they are evenly matched at chess; être de force à faire to be up to doing; tu n'es pas de force à t'attaquer à lui you're no match for him; joueur/traducteur de première force top-flight ou top-quality player/translator; revenir en force, faire un retour en force to make a strong comeback;

4 ( poids) (d'argument, accusation, de conviction) force; la force de l'habitude force of habit; avoir force de loi to have the force of law;

5 Phys, fig force; force d'attraction force of attraction; force centrifuge centrifugal force; forces naturelles/occultes natural/occult forces; les forces de marché Écon market forces; les forces du mal the forces of evil;

6 ( intensité) (de choc, séisme, vent) force; (de désir, sentiment) strength; vent de force 1 à 3 breeze blowing at force 1 to 3; vent de force 4 à 7 wind force 4 to 7; vent de force 8 à 10 force 8 to 10 gale;

7 ( ensemble humain) force; force de vente sales force; force d'alternance alternative force; forces productives productive forces; forces d'opposition opposition forces; être/arriver en force to be present/to arrive in force;

8 Mil ( corps) force; ( effectifs) forces forces; force multinationale multinational force; forces aériennes air force; forces navales navy; forces terrestres army; forces armées/intégrées/d'occupation armed/integrated/occupying forces; d'importantes forces de police large numbers of police.

B †adv donner force exemples to give many an example; avec force excuses/remerciements with profuse apologies/thanks.

C à force de loc prép réussir à force de patience/travail to succeed by dint of patience/hard work; à force d'économies or d'économiser, elle a pu l'acheter by saving very hard, she was able to buy it; il est aphone à force de crier he shouted so much (that) he lost his voice; à force de frotter, tu vas le déchirer if you keep on rubbing it, you'll tear it; à force○, elle l'a cassé she ended up breaking it.

Composés

force d'action rapide Mil rapid reaction force; force d'âme fortitude; force de dissuasion Mil deterrent force; fig deterrent; force de frappe ( arme nucléaire) nuclear weapons (pl); ( groupe) strike force; force d'interposition Mil peacekeeping force; force d'intervention Mil task force; force de la nature (real) Goliath; force de pénétration Tech penetration; force publique police force; forces de l'ordre forces of law and order; forces vives life blood ¢; Force ouvrière, FO Pol French trade union; Forces françaises de l'intérieur, FFI Hist Resistance forces operating in France during the Second World War; Forces françaises libres, FFL Hist Free French Forces.

[fɔrs] nom féminin

1. [puissance - d'une tempête, d'un coup] strength, force ; [ - d'un sentiment] strength ; [ - d'une idée, d'un argument] strength, power

avec force forcefully

un vent (de) force 7 MÉTÉOROLOGIE a force 7 wind

les forces du mal the forces of evil

‘la force tranquille’slogan used by François Mitterrand in his successful election campaign of 1981

2. [vigueur physique] strength

avoir beaucoup de force to be very strong

avoir la force de faire quelque chose to have the strength to do something

il sent sa force l'abandonner avec l'âge he feels himself growing weaker with age

il est sans force he has no strength

reprendre des forces to regain one's strength

c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's beyond me

de toutes mes/ses forces with all my/his strength, with all my/his might

je le veux de toutes mes forces I want it with all my heart

être une force de la nature to be a mighty force

être dans la force de l'âge to be in the prime of life

les forces vives de la nation the nation's resources

3. [contrainte, autorité] force

vaincre par la force to win by (using) force

avoir recours à la force to resort to force

nous ne céderons pas à la force we will not yield to force

avoir force exécutoire to be enforceable

avoir force de loi to have the force of law

force majeure DROIT force majeure

c'est un cas de force majeure it's completely unavoidable

il y a (cas de) force majeure there are circumstances beyond my/our etc. control

un coup de force POLITIQUE & ÉCONOMIE a takeover by force

4. [puissance morale] strength

ce qui fait sa force, c'est sa conviction politique his political commitment is his strength

force d'âme spiritual strength

force de caractère strength of character

[groupe de personnes]

force de vente sales force

5. ADMINISTRATION & MILITAIRE

la force nucléaire stratégique ou la force de frappe ou la force de dissuasion de la France France's nuclear strike capacity

Force d'action rapide section of the French armed forces responding immediately in emergencies

les forces armées the (armed) forces

force d'intervention task force

les forces navales/aériennes the naval/air forces

la force publique, les forces de l'ordre the police

6. [suprématie] strength, might

occuper une position de force to be in a position of strength

7. PHYSIQUE force

force centrifuge/centripète centrifugal/centripetal force

force électromotrice electromotive force

force d'inertie force of inertia

8. POLITIQUE

Force ouvrière trade union

9. NAUTIQUE

faire force de rames to ply the oars

faire force de voiles to cram on sail

10. (locution)

force est de (soutenu) : force est de constater que... there is no choice but to accept that...

par la force des choses/de l'habitude by force of circumstance/of habit

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[fɔrs] adverbe

(littéraire & humoristique) many

je le lui ai expliqué avec force exemples I explained it to him by giving numerous examples

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à force locution adverbiale

(familier)

tu vas le casser, à force! you'll break it if you go on like that!

à force, je suis fatigué I'm getting tired

à force de locution prépositionnelle

by dint of

à force de parler by dint of talking

à la force de locution prépositionnelle

by the strength of

grimper à la force des bras to climb by the strength of one's arms

s'élever à la force du poignet (figuré) to go up in the world by the sweat of one's brow

à toute force locution adverbiale

at all costs

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de force locution adverbiale

by force

il est entré de force he forced his way in

on les a fait sortir de force they were made to leave

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en force locution adverbiale

1. [en nombre] in force, in large numbers

ils sont arrivés en force they arrived in force ou in great numbers

2. SPORT [sans souplesse]

faire quelque chose en force to do something by brute force

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par force locution adverbiale

par force nous nous sommes résignés à son départ we were forced to accept ou we had to resign ourselves to his departure

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > force
14 Kraft

Präp. (+ Gen) by virtue of; on the strength of; kraft Gesetzes by law

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die Kraft

fortitude; verdure; power; vigour; vigor; vigorousness; puissance; strength; force; vis; might

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Krạft [kraft]
f -, -e
['krɛftə]
1) (körperlich, sittlich) strength no pl; (geistig, schöpferisch) powers pl; (militärisch, wirtschaftlich) strength, power; (von Prosa, Stimme) strength, power, force; (= Energie) energy, energies pl

er weiß nicht wohin mit seiner Kraft (inf) — he's just bubbling over with energy

er kann vor Kraft nicht mehr laufen (hum) — he's so muscle-bound he can hardly move

die Kräfte ( mit jdm) messen — to try or pit one's strength (against sb); (fig) to pit oneself against sb

wenn man alle Kräfte anspannt or zusammennimmt — if you summon up all your strength

seine Kräfte sammeln — to build up or recover one's strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed strength

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

die Kraft aufbringen, etw zu tun — to find the strength to do sth

mit vereinten Kräften werden wir... — if we combine our efforts or if we join forces we will...

die Kraft der Verzweiflung — the strength born of desperation

das geht über meine Kräfte, das übersteigt meine Kräfte — it's more than I can take, it's too much for me

ich bin am Ende meiner Kraft — I can't take any more

mit aller or voller Kraft — with all one's might or strength

er will mit aller Kraft durchsetzen, dass... — he will do his utmost to ensure that...

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself; (fig auch) by one's own efforts, single-handedly

nach ( besten) Kräften — to the best of one's ability

er tat, was in seinen Kräften stand — he did everything (with)in his power

nicht bei Kräften sein — not to be in very good shape

wieder bei Kräften sein — to have (got) one's strength back

wieder zu Kräften kommen — to regain one's strength

See:

→ messen

2) (PHYS einer Reaktion etc) force; (der Sonne etc) strength, power (no pl = Wirksamkeit, liter, BIBL = Macht) power

die treibende Kraft (fig) — the driving force

das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte (Pol) — the balance of power

das Parallelogramm der Kräfte (Phys) — the parallelogram of forces

die heilende Kraft der Sonne — the healing power of the sun

die tröstende Kraft der Musik — the comforting power of music

3) (usu pl: in Wirtschaft, Politik etc) force

4) no pl (JUR = Geltung) force

in Kraft sein/treten/setzen — to be in/come into/bring into force

außer Kraft sein — to have ceased to be in force, to be no longer in force

außer Kraft treten — to cease to be in force

außer Kraft setzen — to cancel, to annul

5) no pl

(NAUT: = Geschwindigkeit) halbe/volle Kraft voraus! — half/full speed ahead

6) (= Arbeitskraft) employee, worker; (= Haushaltskraft) domestic help; (= Lehrkraft) teacher

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die

1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) force

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) force

3) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) power

4) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) power

5) (the quality of being strong: He got his strength back slowly after his illness; I hadn't the strength to resist him.) strength

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Kraft

<-, Kräfte>

[kraft, pl ˈkrɛftə]

f

1. (Stärke) strength, power; (Energie) energy

ich hatte nicht die \Kraft, weiterzugehen I didn't have the strength to walk any further

wenn man alle Kräfte zusammennimmt if you summon up all your strength

er ist am Ende seiner Kräfte he can't take any more

er kann vor \Kraft nicht mehr laufen (hum fam) he's so muscle-bound he can hardly move

mit aller \Kraft with all one's strength

sie wollen mit aller \Kraft durchsetzen, dass... they will do their utmost to ensure that...

die \Kraft aufbringen, etw zu tun to find the strength to do sth

nach besten Kräften to the best of one's ability

bei Kräften bleiben to keep one's strength up

aus eigener \Kraft by oneself [or one's own efforts]

mit frischer \Kraft with renewed energy

über jds Kräfte gehen to be more than sb can cope with

das geht über meine Kräfte it's more than I can take

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte mental/creative powers

mit seinen Kräften Haus halten müssen to have to conserve one's strength

wieder zu Kräften kommen to regain one's strength

mit letzter \Kraft with one's last ounce of strength

seine Kräfte [mit jdm] messen to try [or pit] one's strength [against sb]

die militärische/wirtschaftliche \Kraft eines Landes the military/economic strength of a country

seine Kräfte sammeln to gather one's strength

nicht bei Kräften sein to not be in very good shape

wieder bei Kräften sein to have [got] one's strength back

in jds Kräften stehen to be within sb's powers

sie tat, was in ihren Kräften stand she did everything [with]in her power

ich will Ihnen gern[e] behilflich sein, soweit es in meinen Kräften steht I will do everything within my power to help you

jds Kräfte übersteigen to be too much for sb

mit vereinten Kräften with combined efforts, in a combined effort

mit vereinten Kräften müssten wir es schaffen if we combine our efforts [or join forces] we should succeed

die \Kraft der Verzweiflung the strength born of desperation

nicht wissen, wohin mit seiner \Kraft (fam) to be brimming with energy

ich weiß nicht, wohin mit meiner \Kraft I'm just bubbling over with energy

2. kein pl JUR (Geltung) power, force

außer \Kraft sein to be no longer [or have ceased to be] in force

ein Gesetz außer \Kraft setzen to repeal a law

außer \Kraft treten to cease to be in force

in \Kraft bleiben/sein to remain/be in force

in \Kraft seit... effective as from...; Gesetz operative from...

in \Kraft treten to come [or enter] into force

3. (Energie) power, force

die heilende \Kraft der Sonne the healing power of the sun

magnetische Kräfte magnetic attraction sing

die treibende \Kraft the driving force

4. kein pl NAUT

halbe/volle \Kraft voraus! half/full speed ahead!

5. meist pl ÖKON, POL (Einfluss nehmende Gruppe) force

das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte the balance of power

reaktionäre Kräfte rebel forces

6. (Arbeitskraft) employee, worker

▪ Kräfte pl employees pl, workers pl, personnel + sing/pl vb, staff sing

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die; Kraft, Kräfte

1) strength

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte — mental/creative powers

unter Aufbietung aller Kräfte — applying all one's energies

jemandes Kräfte übersteigen — be too much for somebody

wieder bei Kräften sein — have [got] one's strength back

bei Kräften bleiben — keep one's strength up

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed energy

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself or one's own efforts

ich werde tun, was in meinen Kräften steht — I shall do everything [with]in my power

mit vereinten Kräften sollte es gelingen — if we join forces or combine our efforts we should succeed

nach [besten] Kräften — to the best of one's ability

2) (Wirksamkeit) power

3) (ArbeitsKraft) employee; (in einer Fabrik) employee; worker

Kräfte — employees/workers; personnel pl.; (Angestellte auch) staff pl.

4) Plural (Gruppe) forces

5) (Physik) force

die treibende Kraft — (fig.) the driving force

6) (Seemannsspr.)

volle/halbe Kraft voraus! — full/half speed ahead!

7) in

außer Kraft setzen — repeal < law>; countermand < order>

außer Kraft sein/treten — no longer be/cease to be in force

in Kraft treten/sein/bleiben — come into/be in/remain in force

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Kraft f; -, Kräfte

1. körperlich: strength; (Tatkraft) energy; fig auch power;

rohe Kraft brute force;

am Ende seiner Kräfte at the end of one’s strength, at one’s last gasp;

aus eigener Kraft by one’s own efforts, under one’s own steam;

mit aller Kraft with all one’s might;

mit frischen Kräften with renewed strength ( oder vigo[u]r);

mit letzter Kraft with one’s last ounce of strength;

nach besten Kräften to the best of one’s ability;

das geht über oder

übersteigt meine Kräfte that’s more than I can handle;

Kräfte sammeln gather strength;

an den Kräften zehren sap one’s strength ( oder energy);

wieder bei Kräften sein have regained one’s strength ( oder energy); (gesund sein) be back on one’s feet;

wieder zu Kräften kommen regain one’s strength ( oder energy); (gesund werden) get back on one’s feet;

Kraft verleihen give strength (+dat to), fig einer Argumentation etc: lend force (to); → Spiel 1, vereint etc

2. (Naturkraft, auch PHYS) force; (Energie) energy;

überirdische Kräfte supernatural forces;

heilende Kraft healing power;

treibende Kraft driving force; fig auch powerhouse;

Kraft und Masse force and mass;

Arbeit ist Kraft mal Weg work is force times distance

3. (Macht, auch TECH, ELEK) power;

volle Kraft voraus SCHIFF full speed ahead;

mit voller/halber Kraft at full/half speed

4. (Arbeitskraft) employee, pl auch staff, personnel pl;

wir müssen noch eine Kraft fürs Lager einstellen we need to take on another member of staff (US to hire somebody) for the warehouse

5. (politische Kraft, Machtgruppe) force, power;

dritte Kraft third force;

reaktionäre/revolutionäre Kräfte reactionary/revolutionary forces;

die Regierung hat allen verfassungsfeindlichen Kräften den Kampf angesagt the government has declared war on all anti-constitutional forces

6. (Geltung, Rechtsgültigkeit):

in Kraft sein be in force, be effective;

in Kraft setzen put into force, enforce;

in Kraft treten come into effect ( oder force), become effective;

außer Kraft setzen annul; (Gesetz) repeal; (Vertrag etc) cancel; (Regel) auch overrule; zeitweilig: suspend;

außer Kraft sein/treten no longer be in force/cease to be in force, expire

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die; Kraft, Kräfte

1) strength

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte — mental/creative powers

unter Aufbietung aller Kräfte — applying all one's energies

jemandes Kräfte übersteigen — be too much for somebody

wieder bei Kräften sein — have [got] one's strength back

bei Kräften bleiben — keep one's strength up

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed energy

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself or one's own efforts

ich werde tun, was in meinen Kräften steht — I shall do everything [with]in my power

mit vereinten Kräften sollte es gelingen — if we join forces or combine our efforts we should succeed

nach [besten] Kräften — to the best of one's ability

2) (Wirksamkeit) power

3) (ArbeitsKraft) employee; (in einer Fabrik) employee; worker

Kräfte — employees/workers; personnel pl.; (Angestellte auch) staff pl.

4) Plural (Gruppe) forces

5) (Physik) force

die treibende Kraft — (fig.) the driving force

6) (Seemannsspr.)

volle/halbe Kraft voraus! — full/half speed ahead!

7) in

außer Kraft setzen — repeal < law>; countermand < order>

außer Kraft sein/treten — no longer be/cease to be in force

in Kraft treten/sein/bleiben — come into/be in/remain in force

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¨-e f.

force n.

power n.

puissance n.

strength n.

verdure n.

vigor n.

vis (mechanics) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kraft
15 forcé

force [fɔʀs]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = vigueur) strength

• avoir de la force to be strong

• je n'ai plus la force de parler I have no strength left to talk

• à la force du poignet [obtenir qch, réussir] by the sweat of one's brow

• c'est une force de la nature he's a real Goliath

• dans la force de l'âge in the prime of life

• c'est ce qui fait sa force that is where his great strength lies

• être en position de force to be in a position of strength

• coup de force takeover by force

• affirmer avec force to state firmly

• insister avec force sur un point to emphasize a point strongly

• vouloir à toute force to want at all costs

   b. ( = violence) force

• recourir à la force to resort to force

   c. ( = ressources physiques) forces strength

• reprendre des forces to get one's strength back

• c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's too much for me

• frapper de toutes ses forces to hit as hard as one can

• désirer qch de toutes ses forces to want sth with all one's heart

   d. [de coup, vent] force ; [d'argument, sentiment, alcool, médicament] strength

• vent de force 4 force 4 wind

• la force de l'habitude force of habit

• par la force des choses by force of circumstance ; ( = nécessairement) inevitably

• les forces vives du pays the lifeblood of the country

• avoir force de loi to have force of law

   e. (Military) forces forces

• d'importantes forces de police large numbers of police

   f. (Physics) force

• force de gravité force of gravity

   g. (locutions)

► à force

• à force de chercher on va bien trouver if we keep on looking we'll find it eventually

• à force, tu vas le casser you'll end up breaking it► de force

• faire entrer qch de force dans qch to force sth into sth► en force

• arriver or venir en force to arrive in force

• passer en force [+ projet] to force through

2. compounds

► les forces armées the armed forces

► force de caractère strength of character

► force de dissuasion deterrent power

► force de frappe strike force

► force d'inertie force of inertia

► forces d'intervention rapid deployment force

► forces de maintien de la paix peace-keeping forces

► les forces de l'ordre the police

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fɔʀs
1.

nom féminin

1) ( de personne)

forces — strength [U]

avoir de la force — to be strong

ne plus avoir de force — to have no strength left

la force de marcher — the strength to walk

mes forces m'abandonnent — I'm getting weak

être à bout de forces — to feel drained

c'est au-dessus de mes forces — it's too much for me

de toutes ses forces — [lancer] with all one's might; [désirer] with all one's heart

dans la force de l'âge — in the prime of life

avec force — [nier] strongly; [affirmer] firmly

2) ( contrainte) force

force armée — armed force

de force — by force

faire faire quelque chose à quelqu'un de force — to force somebody to do something

entrer de force dans un lieu — to force one's way into a place

par la force des choses — through force of circumstance

coup de force — Armée strike

3) ( puissance) (de pays, groupe, secteur, personne) strength; ( d'expression) force

c'est ce qui fait leur force — that's where their strength lies

ils sont de même force or de force égale aux échecs — they are evenly matched at chess

être de force à faire — to be up to doing

tu n'es pas de force à t'attaquer à lui — you're no match for him

revenir en force, faire un retour en force — to make a strong comeback

4) ( poids) (d'argument, accusation, de conviction) force

5) Physique, fig force

les forces du mal — the forces of evil

6) ( intensité) (de choc, séisme, vent) force; (de désir, sentiment) strength

7) ( ensemble humain) force

forces d'opposition — opposition forces

arriver en force — to arrive in force

8) Armée ( corps) force; ( effectifs)

forces — forces

forces navales — navy (sg)

forces terrestres — army (sg)

d'importantes forces de police — large numbers of police

2.

à force (colloq) locution adverbiale

à force, elle l'a cassé — she ended up breaking it

3.

à force de locution prépositive

réussir à force de travail — to succeed by dint of hard work

à force d'économiser, elle a pu l'acheter — by saving very hard, she was able to buy it

il est aphone à force de crier — he shouted so much (that) he lost his voice

à force de frotter, tu vas le déchirer — if you keep on rubbing it, you'll tear it

Phrasal Verbs:

- force de dissuasion

- force de frappe

- force d'interposition

- force d'intervention

- force de la nature

- force publique

- forces de l'ordre

- forces vives

- Force ouvrière

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fɔʀs
1. nf

1) [personne, membre] strength

Je n'ai pas beaucoup de force dans les bras. — I haven't got much strength in my arms.

avoir de la force — to be strong

être à bout de force — to have no strength left

à la force du poignet fig — by one's own efforts

s'élever à la force du poignet — to work one's up by one's own efforts

la force de volonté — will power

2) (pour résoudre un conflit) force

Ils ont eu recours à la force. — They had to use force.

de force — forcibly, by force

Ils lui ont enlevé son pistolet de force. — They took the gun from him by force.

par la force — using force

3) PHYSIQUE, MÉCANIQUE force

force d'inertie — force of inertia

4) (= puissance) (surnaturelle) power

les forces des ténèbres — the powers of darkness

5) (autres locutions)

être de force à faire — to be up to doing

par la force des choses — by force of circumstances

c'est une force de la nature — he's larger than life

à force de faire — by doing, by dint of doing

Il a grossi à force de manger autant. — He got fat by eating so much.

arriver en force (= nombreux) — to arrive in force

à toute force (= absolument) — at all costs

faire force de rames — to ply the oars

faire force de voiles — to pile on sail

de première force — first class

cas de force majeure — case of absolute necessity, ASSURANCESact of God

2. forces nfpl

1) (physiques) strength sg

de toutes mes/ses forces — with all my/his strength

2) MILITAIRE forces

3) (= effectifs)

d'importantes forces de police — large contingents of police

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force

A nf

1 ( de personne) ( robustesse) strength ¢; ( capacités physiques) forces strength; force musculaire/morale muscular/moral strength; force de caractère strength of character; avoir de la force to be strong; ne plus avoir de force to have no strength left; avoir de la force dans les jambes to have strength in one's legs; avoir/trouver/donner la force de faire to have/find/give the strength to do; je n'ai plus la force de marcher I no longer have the strength to walk; mes forces m'abandonnent I'm getting weak; reprendre des forces to regain one's strength; ça te donnera des forces it will build up your strength; être à bout de forces to feel drained; c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's too much for me; de toutes ses forces [lancer] with all one's might; [désirer] with all one's heart; dans la force de l'âge in the prime of life; avec force [nier] strongly; [affirmer] firmly; faire force de rames to pull hard on the oars; faire force de voiles to crowd on sail;

2 ( contrainte) force; force armée armed force; recourir à la force to resort to force; être converti/emmené de force to be converted/taken away by force; être marié de force to be forced into marriage; faire faire qch à qn de force to force sb to do sth; entrer de force dans un lieu to force one's way into a place; jouer en force Sport to play flat out; par la force des choses through force of circumstance; vouloir à toute force to want at all costs; force est/m'est de faire there is/I have no choice but to do; coup de force Mil strike;

3 ( puissance) (de pays, groupe, secteur) strength; fig ( d'expression) force; ( de personne) strength; la force militaire/économique du pays the country's military/economic strength; c'est ce qui fait leur force that's where their strength lies; ils sont de même force or de force égale aux échecs they are evenly matched at chess; être de force à faire to be up to doing; tu n'es pas de force à t'attaquer à lui you're no match for him; joueur/traducteur de première force top-flight ou top-quality player/translator; revenir en force, faire un retour en force to make a strong comeback;

4 ( poids) (d'argument, accusation, de conviction) force; la force de l'habitude force of habit; avoir force de loi to have the force of law;

5 Phys, fig force; force d'attraction force of attraction; force centrifuge centrifugal force; forces naturelles/occultes natural/occult forces; les forces de marché Écon market forces; les forces du mal the forces of evil;

6 ( intensité) (de choc, séisme, vent) force; (de désir, sentiment) strength; vent de force 1 à 3 breeze blowing at force 1 to 3; vent de force 4 à 7 wind force 4 to 7; vent de force 8 à 10 force 8 to 10 gale;

7 ( ensemble humain) force; force de vente sales force; force d'alternance alternative force; forces productives productive forces; forces d'opposition opposition forces; être/arriver en force to be present/to arrive in force;

8 Mil ( corps) force; ( effectifs) forces forces; force multinationale multinational force; forces aériennes air force; forces navales navy; forces terrestres army; forces armées/intégrées/d'occupation armed/integrated/occupying forces; d'importantes forces de police large numbers of police.

B †adv donner force exemples to give many an example; avec force excuses/remerciements with profuse apologies/thanks.

C à force de loc prép réussir à force de patience/travail to succeed by dint of patience/hard work; à force d'économies or d'économiser, elle a pu l'acheter by saving very hard, she was able to buy it; il est aphone à force de crier he shouted so much (that) he lost his voice; à force de frotter, tu vas le déchirer if you keep on rubbing it, you'll tear it; à force○, elle l'a cassé she ended up breaking it.

Composés

force d'action rapide Mil rapid reaction force; force d'âme fortitude; force de dissuasion Mil deterrent force; fig deterrent; force de frappe ( arme nucléaire) nuclear weapons (pl); ( groupe) strike force; force d'interposition Mil peacekeeping force; force d'intervention Mil task force; force de la nature (real) Goliath; force de pénétration Tech penetration; force publique police force; forces de l'ordre forces of law and order; forces vives life blood ¢; Force ouvrière, FO Pol French trade union; Forces françaises de l'intérieur, FFI Hist Resistance forces operating in France during the Second World War; Forces françaises libres, FFL Hist Free French Forces.

( féminin forcée) [fɔrse] adjectif

1. [obligé] forced

atterrissage forcé emergency ou forced landing

liquidation forcée compulsory liquidation

contraint et forcé under duress

2. [inévitable] inevitable

3. [sans spontanéité] strained

rire forcé forced laugh

comparaison forcée artificial comparison

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > forcé
16 kraft

Präp. (+ Gen) by virtue of; on the strength of; kraft Gesetzes by law

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die Kraft

fortitude; verdure; power; vigour; vigor; vigorousness; puissance; strength; force; vis; might

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Krạft [kraft]
f -, -e
['krɛftə]
1) (körperlich, sittlich) strength no pl; (geistig, schöpferisch) powers pl; (militärisch, wirtschaftlich) strength, power; (von Prosa, Stimme) strength, power, force; (= Energie) energy, energies pl

er weiß nicht wohin mit seiner Kraft (inf) — he's just bubbling over with energy

er kann vor Kraft nicht mehr laufen (hum) — he's so muscle-bound he can hardly move

die Kräfte ( mit jdm) messen — to try or pit one's strength (against sb); (fig) to pit oneself against sb

wenn man alle Kräfte anspannt or zusammennimmt — if you summon up all your strength

seine Kräfte sammeln — to build up or recover one's strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed strength

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

die Kraft aufbringen, etw zu tun — to find the strength to do sth

mit vereinten Kräften werden wir... — if we combine our efforts or if we join forces we will...

die Kraft der Verzweiflung — the strength born of desperation

das geht über meine Kräfte, das übersteigt meine Kräfte — it's more than I can take, it's too much for me

ich bin am Ende meiner Kraft — I can't take any more

mit aller or voller Kraft — with all one's might or strength

er will mit aller Kraft durchsetzen, dass... — he will do his utmost to ensure that...

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself; (fig auch) by one's own efforts, single-handedly

nach ( besten) Kräften — to the best of one's ability

er tat, was in seinen Kräften stand — he did everything (with)in his power

nicht bei Kräften sein — not to be in very good shape

wieder bei Kräften sein — to have (got) one's strength back

wieder zu Kräften kommen — to regain one's strength

See:

→ messen

2) (PHYS einer Reaktion etc) force; (der Sonne etc) strength, power (no pl = Wirksamkeit, liter, BIBL = Macht) power

die treibende Kraft (fig) — the driving force

das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte (Pol) — the balance of power

das Parallelogramm der Kräfte (Phys) — the parallelogram of forces

die heilende Kraft der Sonne — the healing power of the sun

die tröstende Kraft der Musik — the comforting power of music

3) (usu pl: in Wirtschaft, Politik etc) force

4) no pl (JUR = Geltung) force

in Kraft sein/treten/setzen — to be in/come into/bring into force

außer Kraft sein — to have ceased to be in force, to be no longer in force

außer Kraft treten — to cease to be in force

außer Kraft setzen — to cancel, to annul

5) no pl

(NAUT: = Geschwindigkeit) halbe/volle Kraft voraus! — half/full speed ahead

6) (= Arbeitskraft) employee, worker; (= Haushaltskraft) domestic help; (= Lehrkraft) teacher

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die

1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) force

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) force

3) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) power

4) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) power

5) (the quality of being strong: He got his strength back slowly after his illness; I hadn't the strength to resist him.) strength

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Kraft

<-, Kräfte>

[kraft, pl ˈkrɛftə]

f

1. (Stärke) strength, power; (Energie) energy

ich hatte nicht die \Kraft, weiterzugehen I didn't have the strength to walk any further

wenn man alle Kräfte zusammennimmt if you summon up all your strength

er ist am Ende seiner Kräfte he can't take any more

er kann vor \Kraft nicht mehr laufen (hum fam) he's so muscle-bound he can hardly move

mit aller \Kraft with all one's strength

sie wollen mit aller \Kraft durchsetzen, dass... they will do their utmost to ensure that...

die \Kraft aufbringen, etw zu tun to find the strength to do sth

nach besten Kräften to the best of one's ability

bei Kräften bleiben to keep one's strength up

aus eigener \Kraft by oneself [or one's own efforts]

mit frischer \Kraft with renewed energy

über jds Kräfte gehen to be more than sb can cope with

das geht über meine Kräfte it's more than I can take

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte mental/creative powers

mit seinen Kräften Haus halten müssen to have to conserve one's strength

wieder zu Kräften kommen to regain one's strength

mit letzter \Kraft with one's last ounce of strength

seine Kräfte [mit jdm] messen to try [or pit] one's strength [against sb]

die militärische/wirtschaftliche \Kraft eines Landes the military/economic strength of a country

seine Kräfte sammeln to gather one's strength

nicht bei Kräften sein to not be in very good shape

wieder bei Kräften sein to have [got] one's strength back

in jds Kräften stehen to be within sb's powers

sie tat, was in ihren Kräften stand she did everything [with]in her power

ich will Ihnen gern[e] behilflich sein, soweit es in meinen Kräften steht I will do everything within my power to help you

jds Kräfte übersteigen to be too much for sb

mit vereinten Kräften with combined efforts, in a combined effort

mit vereinten Kräften müssten wir es schaffen if we combine our efforts [or join forces] we should succeed

die \Kraft der Verzweiflung the strength born of desperation

nicht wissen, wohin mit seiner \Kraft (fam) to be brimming with energy

ich weiß nicht, wohin mit meiner \Kraft I'm just bubbling over with energy

2. kein pl JUR (Geltung) power, force

außer \Kraft sein to be no longer [or have ceased to be] in force

ein Gesetz außer \Kraft setzen to repeal a law

außer \Kraft treten to cease to be in force

in \Kraft bleiben/sein to remain/be in force

in \Kraft seit... effective as from...; Gesetz operative from...

in \Kraft treten to come [or enter] into force

3. (Energie) power, force

die heilende \Kraft der Sonne the healing power of the sun

magnetische Kräfte magnetic attraction sing

die treibende \Kraft the driving force

4. kein pl NAUT

halbe/volle \Kraft voraus! half/full speed ahead!

5. meist pl ÖKON, POL (Einfluss nehmende Gruppe) force

das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte the balance of power

reaktionäre Kräfte rebel forces

6. (Arbeitskraft) employee, worker

▪ Kräfte pl employees pl, workers pl, personnel + sing/pl vb, staff sing

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die; Kraft, Kräfte

1) strength

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte — mental/creative powers

unter Aufbietung aller Kräfte — applying all one's energies

jemandes Kräfte übersteigen — be too much for somebody

wieder bei Kräften sein — have [got] one's strength back

bei Kräften bleiben — keep one's strength up

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed energy

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself or one's own efforts

ich werde tun, was in meinen Kräften steht — I shall do everything [with]in my power

mit vereinten Kräften sollte es gelingen — if we join forces or combine our efforts we should succeed

nach [besten] Kräften — to the best of one's ability

2) (Wirksamkeit) power

3) (ArbeitsKraft) employee; (in einer Fabrik) employee; worker

Kräfte — employees/workers; personnel pl.; (Angestellte auch) staff pl.

4) Plural (Gruppe) forces

5) (Physik) force

die treibende Kraft — (fig.) the driving force

6) (Seemannsspr.)

volle/halbe Kraft voraus! — full/half speed ahead!

7) in

außer Kraft setzen — repeal < law>; countermand < order>

außer Kraft sein/treten — no longer be/cease to be in force

in Kraft treten/sein/bleiben — come into/be in/remain in force

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kraft präp (+gen) by virtue of; on the strength of;

kraft Gesetzes by law

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die; Kraft, Kräfte

1) strength

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte — mental/creative powers

unter Aufbietung aller Kräfte — applying all one's energies

jemandes Kräfte übersteigen — be too much for somebody

wieder bei Kräften sein — have [got] one's strength back

bei Kräften bleiben — keep one's strength up

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed energy

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself or one's own efforts

ich werde tun, was in meinen Kräften steht — I shall do everything [with]in my power

mit vereinten Kräften sollte es gelingen — if we join forces or combine our efforts we should succeed

nach [besten] Kräften — to the best of one's ability

2) (Wirksamkeit) power

3) (ArbeitsKraft) employee; (in einer Fabrik) employee; worker

Kräfte — employees/workers; personnel pl.; (Angestellte auch) staff pl.

4) Plural (Gruppe) forces

5) (Physik) force

die treibende Kraft — (fig.) the driving force

6) (Seemannsspr.)

volle/halbe Kraft voraus! — full/half speed ahead!

7) in

außer Kraft setzen — repeal < law>; countermand < order>

außer Kraft sein/treten — no longer be/cease to be in force

in Kraft treten/sein/bleiben — come into/be in/remain in force

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¨-e f.

force n.

power n.

puissance n.

strength n.

verdure n.

vigor n.

vis (mechanics) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > kraft
17 mancare

1. v/i be missing

( venire meno) fail

( morire) pass away

a qualcuno manca qualcosa someone lacks something

mi mancano le forze I don't have the strength

mi manca la casa I miss home

mi mancano 5000 lire I'm 5000 lire short

manca la benzina nella macchina the car needs filling up

mancano tre mesi a Natale it's three months to Christmas

sentirsi mancare feel faint

non mancherò I'll do that, I'll be sure to do it

c'è mancato poco che cadesse he almost fell

ci mancherebbe altro! no way!, you must be joking!

mancare di qualcosa ( non avere) lack something, be lacking in something

mancare di fare qualcosa fail or omit to do something

mancare di parola break one's promise

2. v/t miss

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mancare v. intr.

1 (non avere a sufficienza) to be lacking (in sthg.), to lack (s.o., sthg.); to be wanting (in sthg.), to want (s.o., sthg.): mi manca il tempo per fare tutto quello che vorrei, I'm short of time to do all the things I'd like to; gli manca il denaro per farlo, he lacks the money to do it (o he hasn't got enough money to do it); gli manca il buon senso, manca di buon senso, he lacks (o is lacking in) common sense; manca di coraggio, he is lacking in courage; questa minestra manca di sale, the soup needs salt; la sua casa manca di tutto, his house lacks everything (o fam. his house is short of everything) // è la voglia di lavorare che gli manca, it's the will to work that he lacks // non faceva mancare nulla alla sua famiglia, he made sure that his family lacked for nothing

2 (distare, intercorrere da un termine stabilito) to be: mancano tre giorni alla partenza, there are three days to departure; mancano ancora 20 minuti a mezzogiorno, there are still twenty minutes to go before twelve o'clock; manca 1 km al traguardo, there's one kilometre to go; manca poco a finire, it's nearly finished; quanto manca alla fine dello spettacolo?, how long is it until the end of the show?; non credo che manchi molto, I don't think it will be long

3 (non esserci) not to be; (non essere reperibile) to be missing; (essere assente) to be absent: mancano delle carte che erano sulla mia scrivania, some papers that were on my desk are missing; si accorse che mancavano i suoi gioielli, she noticed her jewels were missing; manca la firma in questo assegno, there is no signature on this cheque; mancano le prove, there is no proof; da quanto tempo mancate da Milano?, how long have you been away from Milan?; manco da casa da cinque giorni, I've been away from home for five days; quanti alunni mancano?, how many pupils are absent?; manca un giocatore alla squadra, the team is one short

4 (richiedere come completamento) to be needed: mancano cinquanta sterline per completare la somma, fifty pounds are needed to make up the sum; è tutto finito, mancano solo gli ultimi ritocchi, it's all done, it just needs a few finishing touches

5 venire a mancare, (rimanere senza) to run* out; (andar via) to go* out: in pieno deserto mancò, venne a mancare la benzina, in the middle of the desert the petrol ran out (o we ran out of petrol); poi è mancata la luce, then the light went out; dalle 3 alle 5 mancherà il gas, la luce, gas, electricity will be cut off from 3 to 5

6 (venir meno) to fail (s.o., in sthg., to do); (svenire) to faint: mi mancarono le forze, my strength failed me; sentirsi mancare le forze, to feel one's strength failing; mancare al proprio dovere, to fail in one's duty; sentirsi mancare, to faint; la voce le mancò per lo spavento, she was speechless with fright // mancare a una promessa, alla parola data, to break a promise, one's word; sentirsi mancare il terreno sotto i piedi, (fig.) to feel lost: mi sento mancare il terreno sotto i piedi senza il tuo aiuto, I feel lost without your help

7 (morire) to die, to pass away: è mancato, è venuto a mancare due anni fa, he passed away (o died) two years ago

8 (tralasciare) to forget*, to fail: ''Non mancare di scrivermi'' ''Non mancherò!'', ''Don't forget to write to me'' ''I won't!''; non manchi di portargli i miei saluti, don't forget to give him my regards

9 (sbagliare) to make* a mistake; to err; (agire scorrettamente) to wrong (s.o.): mancare verso qlcu., to treat s.o. rather badly; mancare verso il prossimo, to wrong one's fellow-men

10 (essere rimpianto, desiderato) to miss (costr. pers.): quando sono all'estero mi manca il caffè italiano, when I'm abroad I miss Italian coffee; ci sei mancato molto, we really missed you

◆ v.tr. to miss: mancare il bersaglio, to miss the mark (o the target); mancare la palla, to miss the ball; mancare un'occasione, to miss an opportunity.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: mancare di rispetto a qlcu., to show little respect for s.o. // gli manca un venerdì, una rotella, (scherz.) he's got a screw missing (o loose) // ci mancava anche questo!, that's all we needed!; ci mancherebbe altro!, that would be the limit! (o that would be the last straw!); ci mancava anche la pioggia!, now it's raining... that's all we need! // poco mancò che..., he, she ecc. nearly...: poco mancò che cadesse, he nearly fell.

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[man'kare]
1. vi (aus essere; nei sensi (d), (e) ed (f) avere)

1) (far difetto) to be lacking

mancano i fondi per la ricerca — there aren't the funds to do research

manca sempre il tempo — there's never enough time

mi mancano le parole per esprimerti la mia gratitudine — I can't find words to express my gratitude to you

ci manca il pane — we've run out of bread, we don't have o haven't got any bread

fammi sapere se ti manca qualcosa — let me know if you need anything

i suoi non gli fanno mancar niente — his family doesn't let him want for anything

gli sono venuti a mancare i soldi — his money ran out, he ran out of money

quanto manca all'arrivo del treno? — how long before the train arrives?

manca un quarto alle 6 — it's a quarter to Brit o of Am 6

mancano cinque minuti alla fine del film — there's five minutes to go to the end of the film

2) (non esserci) to be missing, not to be there, (persona: essere assente) to be absent

mancano ancora 10 sterline — we're still £10 short

quanti pezzi mancano? — how many pieces are missing?

mancavi solo tu — you were the only one missing, you were the only one who wasn't there

mi manchi — I miss you

mancano prove — there's not enough evidence

mancare da casa — to be away from home

mancare all'appello — (persona) to be absent from roll call, (cose) to be missing

3) (venir meno: coraggio, forze) to fail, (morire) to die

gli è mancato il coraggio — his courage failed him

gli sono mancate le parole — words failed him

sentirsi mancare — to feel faint

gli sono venuti a mancare i genitori — he lost his parents

è mancata la luce — the electricity went off

4) (essere in errore) to be wrong, make a mistake

mi dispiace se ho mancato — I'm sorry if I was wrong

5)

mancare di — (coraggio, giudizio) to lack, be lacking in, (risorse, soldi) to be short of, lack

mancare di rispetto a qn — to be lacking in respect towards sb, be disrespectful towards sb

mancare di parola — not to keep one's word, go back on one's word

non mancherò di salutarlo da parte tua — of course I'll give him your regards

non mancherò — I won't forget, I'll make sure I do

6)

mancare a — (doveri) to neglect, (promessa) to fail to keep, (appuntamento) to miss

mancare alla parola data — to break one's promise

7)

(fraseologia) ci mancherebbe altro! — of course I (o you ecc) will!

ci mancava solo questa!; ci mancava anche questo! — that's all we need!

c'è mancato poco — it was a near thing

c'è mancato poco o poco è mancato che si facesse male — he very nearly hurt himself

gli manca una rotella fig — he's got a screw loose

a questo cane manca solo la parola — that dog is almost human

2. vt

(bersaglio) to miss

ha mancato la presa ed è caduto — he lost his grip and fell

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[man'kare] 1.
verbo transitivo to miss [bersaglio, palla]

mancare il colpo — to misfire
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (non bastare, essere assente) to be* missing

gli indizi non mancano — there's no lack o there are plenty of clues

i viveri vennero a mancare — supplies were running out

gli manca il coraggio — he lacks courage

giunto il momento, gli mancò il coraggio — when the time came, his courage failed him

la pazienza non le manca — she is not lacking in patience

mi è mancato il tempo — I didn't have enough time

non ci manca nulla qui — we don't want o lack for anything here

gli manca un dito, un occhio — he's got a finger missing, he's only got one eye

la minestra manca di sale — there isn't enough salt in the soup

2) (in espressioni di tempo o di spazio)

manca un quarto alle due — it's a quarter to BE o of AE two

mancano solo dieci minuti alla fine — there are ten minutes to go before the end

ormai manca poco — (a una meta) we've almost arrived; (a una data) the day o time is nearly here

mancano 2 km — there are 2 km to go

3) (venire meno, svanire)

gli mancarono le forze — his strength failed him

mi mancano le parole — words fail me

4) (non essere più erogato)

è mancata la luce — there's been a blackout

5) (essere lontano o assente)

manca da casa da 2 mesi — he has been away from home for 2 months

6) (fare sentire la mancanza)

mi manchi — I miss you

7) eufem. (morire) to pass away, to die

8) (aus. avere) (tralasciare) to omit, to fail

non mancherò di farglielo sapere — I'll be sure to let you know

"ringrazialo da parte mia" - "non mancherò" — "thank him for me" - "I won't forget, I most certainly shall"

9) (aus. avere) (venire meno a)

mancare al proprio dovere — to fail in one's duty

mancare alle proprie promesse — to fail to keep one's promises

10) mancarci (per esprimere disappunto)

ci mancherebbe solo che si mettesse a piovere — all (that) we need now is for it to start raining

ci mancava anche questa! — that's all we needed! that's done it!

11) mancarci poco

c'è mancato poco che cadesse dalla scala — he just missed falling from the ladder

c'è mancato poco che morisse — he almost o (very) nearly died

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mancare

/man'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

to miss [bersaglio, palla]; mancare il colpo to misfire

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (non bastare, essere assente) to be* missing; gli indizi non mancano there's no lack o there are plenty of clues; i viveri vennero a mancare supplies were running out; gli manca il coraggio he lacks courage; giunto il momento, gli mancò il coraggio when the time came, his courage failed him; la pazienza non le manca she is not lacking in patience; mi è mancato il tempo I didn't have enough time; non ci manca nulla qui we don't want o lack for anything here; gli manca un dito, un occhio he's got a finger missing, he's only got one eye; la minestra manca di sale there isn't enough salt in the soup

2 (in espressioni di tempo o di spazio) manca un quarto alle due it's a quarter to BE o of AE two; mancano solo dieci minuti alla fine there are ten minutes to go before the end; ormai manca poco (a una meta) we've almost arrived; (a una data) the day o time is nearly here; mancano 2 km there are 2 km to go

3 (venire meno, svanire) gli mancarono le forze his strength failed him; mi mancano le parole words fail me

4 (non essere più erogato) è mancata la luce there's been a blackout

5 (essere lontano o assente) manca da casa da 2 mesi he has been away from home for 2 months

6 (fare sentire la mancanza) mi manchi I miss you

7 eufem. (morire) to pass away, to die

8 (aus. avere) (tralasciare) to omit, to fail; non mancherò di farglielo sapere I'll be sure to let you know; "ringrazialo da parte mia" - "non mancherò" "thank him for me" - "I won't forget, I most certainly shall"

9 (aus. avere) (venire meno a) mancare al proprio dovere to fail in one's duty; mancare alle proprie promesse to fail to keep one's promises

10 mancarci (per esprimere disappunto) ci mancherebbe solo che si mettesse a piovere all (that) we need now is for it to start raining; ci mancava anche questa! that's all we needed! that's done it!

11 mancarci poco c'è mancato poco che cadesse dalla scala he just missed falling from the ladder; c'è mancato poco che morisse he almost o (very) nearly died.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mancare
18 cobrar

v.

1 to charge (commerce) (money).

nos cobra 700 euros de alquiler al mes she charges us 700 euros rent a month, we pay her 700 euros rent a month

me cobró de más he overcharged me

cantidades por cobrar amounts due

¿me cobra? how much do I owe you? (al pagar)

Ella cobra los martes She draws her pay every Tuesday.

2 to earn, to be paid (un sueldo).

cobra un millón al año she earns a million a year

está cobrando el paro he's receiving unemployment benefit

3 to take on, to acquire.

cobrar fama to become famous

4 to get paid.

5 to collect, to recover, to retrieve.

Ella cobra su sueldo los martes She collects her paycheck every Tuesday.

6 to collect payment from, to ask for payment, to bill.

Ella le cobra a María She collects payment from Mary.

7 to gain, to take on, to get up, to pick up.

Su auto cobró velocidad His car gained velocity.

8 to cash in, to cash, to encash.

Ricardo cobró su cheque Richard cashed in his check.

9 to claim.

Ella cobra una gran indemnización She claims a big compensation.

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cobrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (fijar precio por) to charge; (cheques) to cash; (salario) to earn

■ ¿cuánto te ha cobrado? how much did he charge you?

■ ¿cuánto cobras? how much do you earn?

■ cobro cada lunes I get paid every Monday

2 (caza) to retrieve

3 to get

■ si no te estás quieto vas a cobrar una torta if you don't keep still you'll get a smack

4 figurado (adquirir) to gain, get

■ le he cobrado cariño a ese lugar I've taken a liking to this place, I've grown fond of this place

■ cobrar fuerzas to gather strength

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be in for it

► verbo pronominal cobrarse

1 (dinero) to take, collect

■ cóbrate el café can you take for the coffee?

2 (víctimas) to claim

3 (recuperar) to recover (de, from); (volver en sí) to come round

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cobrarse venganza to take revenge

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verb

1) to charge

2) collect

3) get, earn

4) draw

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1. VT

1) (=pedir como pago) to charge

cobran 200 dólares por arreglarlo — they charge 200 dollars to repair it

¿qué me va usted a cobrar? — what are you going to charge me?

¿cuánto os cobra de alquiler? — how much rent does she charge you?

me han cobrado demasiado — they've charged me too much, they've overcharged me

¿me cobra, por favor? — how much do I owe you?, can I have the bill, please?

¿me cobra los cafés? — how much do I owe you for the coffees?

2) (=recibir)

no han cobrado el dinero prometido — they haven't been paid o received the money they were promised

no hemos cobrado los dividendos — we haven't received any dividends

cobran un sueldo anual de nueve millones — they get o earn o receive an annual salary of nine million

¿cuánto cobras al año? — how much do you get o earn a year?

nuestro vecino está cobrando el paro — our neighbour is on unemployment benefit

cantidades a o por cobrar — amounts payable, amounts due

cuentas a o por cobrar — accounts receivable

- cobrar palos

3) (=recoger dinero de) [+ deuda, alquiler, impuesto] to collect; [+ cheque] to cash; [+ subsidio, pensión] to draw

voy a ir a cobrar el desempleo — I'm going to draw my unemployment benefit

tienen problemas para cobrar las multas — they have problems collecting the fines

4) (=adquirir)

los ordenadores han cobrado una gran importancia — computers have become very important

• cobrar actualidad — to become topical

• cobrar cariño a algn — to grow fond of sb

• cobrar fama — to become famous

cobrar fama de inteligente/ladrón — to acquire a reputation for being intelligent/a thief

• cobrar fuerzas — to gather one's strength

• cobrar vida — [personaje, juego] to come alive

el campo reverdece y cobra vida — the field turns green again and is infused with new life

en la película todo cobra vida propia — the film takes on a life of its own

5) (=recuperar) [+ pieza de caza] to retrieve, fetch; [+ cuerda] to pull in, take in

6) LAm

cobrar a algn — to press sb for payment

2. VI

1) (=recibir dinero)

a) [como sueldo] to be paid

cobra los viernes — he gets paid on Fridays

te pagaré en cuanto cobre — I'll pay you as soon as I get my wages

el lechero vino a cobrar — the milkman came for his money, the milkman came to be paid

los atletas cobran por participar en la carrera — the athletes get paid o receive a fee for taking part in the race

b) [por servicio] to charge

ahora cobran por renovar la tarjeta — they have introduced a charge for renewing your card

no cobramos por llevarlo a domicilio — we don't charge for delivery

cobrar por los servicios prestados — to charge for services rendered

2) * (=recibir golpes)

¡vas a cobrar! — you're (in) for it!

3.

See:

cobrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <precio/suma> to charge

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler — they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar algo por algo/+ inf — to charge something for something/-ing

b) < sueldo> to earn

cobra 200.000 pesetas al mes — he earns 200,000 pesetas a month

todavía no hemos cobrado junio — we still haven't been paid for June

cobrar la pensión — to collect o draw one's pension

cobra subsidio de desempleo — he receives unemployment benefit

2) < alquiler> to charge

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo — he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

vino a cobrar el alquiler — she came for the rent o to collect the rent

le cobraron intereses — he was charged interest

no me cobraron el impuesto — I didn't have to pay the tax

¿me cobra estas cervezas? — can I pay for these beers, please?

me cobró el vino dos veces — he charged me twice for the wine

está cobrando las entradas — he's taking the money for the tickets

3)

a) < deuda> to recover

nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas — he never received payment for those bills

b) < cheque> to cash

4)

a) (Chi) ( pedir)

le cobré los libros que le presté — I asked him to give back the books I'd lent him

b) (Chi) <gol/falta> to give

5)

a) ( adquirir)

cobrar fama de algo — to get a reputation for being something

las negociaciones cobraron un nuevo impulso — the negotiations were given fresh impetus

el tema ha cobrado actualidad — the issue has taken on a new topicality

cobrar fuerzas — to gather strength

b) ( tomar)

cobrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

6) ( en caza) ( matar) to shoot, bag

7)

a) (period) <vidas/víctimas> to claim

b) < botín> to carry off

c) (Náut) to haul in
2.
cobrar vi

a)

cobrar por algo/+ inf — to charge for something/-ing

el lechero vino a cobrar — the milkman came to be paid

¿me cobra, por favor? — can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?

llámame por cobrar — (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)

b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paid

c) (fam) ( recibir una paliza)

vas a cobrar! — you're going to get it! (colloq)
3.
cobrarse v pron

1) ( recibir dinero)

tenga, cóbrese — here you are

cóbrese las cervezas — can you take for the beers, please?

2) < víctimas> to claim

* * *

= cash in, charge, exact + payment, levy + charge, debit.

Ex. They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.

Ex. Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.

Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex. Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.

Ex. An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).

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* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* cobrar comisión = charge + commission.

* cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* cobrar ímpetu = gain + momentum, gather + strength, gain + impetus.

* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.

* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.

* cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.

* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.

* cobrar relevancia = be on the agenda.

* cobrarse = face + charges, be billable.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar tarifa = charge + commission.

* cobrar una cuota = charge + fee.

* cobrar una factura = collect + payment, receive + payment.

* cobrar una multa = charge + fine.

* cobrar una pensión = draw + a pension.

* cobrar un precio = charge + price.

* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.

* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <precio/suma> to charge

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler — they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar algo por algo/+ inf — to charge something for something/-ing

b) < sueldo> to earn

cobra 200.000 pesetas al mes — he earns 200,000 pesetas a month

todavía no hemos cobrado junio — we still haven't been paid for June

cobrar la pensión — to collect o draw one's pension

cobra subsidio de desempleo — he receives unemployment benefit

2) < alquiler> to charge

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo — he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

vino a cobrar el alquiler — she came for the rent o to collect the rent

le cobraron intereses — he was charged interest

no me cobraron el impuesto — I didn't have to pay the tax

¿me cobra estas cervezas? — can I pay for these beers, please?

me cobró el vino dos veces — he charged me twice for the wine

está cobrando las entradas — he's taking the money for the tickets

3)

a) < deuda> to recover

nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas — he never received payment for those bills

b) < cheque> to cash

4)

a) (Chi) ( pedir)

le cobré los libros que le presté — I asked him to give back the books I'd lent him

b) (Chi) <gol/falta> to give

5)

a) ( adquirir)

cobrar fama de algo — to get a reputation for being something

las negociaciones cobraron un nuevo impulso — the negotiations were given fresh impetus

el tema ha cobrado actualidad — the issue has taken on a new topicality

cobrar fuerzas — to gather strength

b) ( tomar)

cobrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

6) ( en caza) ( matar) to shoot, bag

7)

a) (period) <vidas/víctimas> to claim

b) < botín> to carry off

c) (Náut) to haul in
2.
cobrar vi

a)

cobrar por algo/+ inf — to charge for something/-ing

el lechero vino a cobrar — the milkman came to be paid

¿me cobra, por favor? — can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?

llámame por cobrar — (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)

b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paid

c) (fam) ( recibir una paliza)

vas a cobrar! — you're going to get it! (colloq)
3.
cobrarse v pron

1) ( recibir dinero)

tenga, cóbrese — here you are

cóbrese las cervezas — can you take for the beers, please?

2) < víctimas> to claim

* * *

= cash in, charge, exact + payment, levy + charge, debit.

Ex: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.

Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.

Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.

Ex: An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).

* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* cobrar comisión = charge + commission.

* cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* cobrar ímpetu = gain + momentum, gather + strength, gain + impetus.

* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.

* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.

* cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.

* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.

* cobrar relevancia = be on the agenda.

* cobrarse = face + charges, be billable.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar tarifa = charge + commission.

* cobrar una cuota = charge + fee.

* cobrar una factura = collect + payment, receive + payment.

* cobrar una multa = charge + fine.

* cobrar una pensión = draw + a pension.

* cobrar un precio = charge + price.

* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.

* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.

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cobrar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹precio/suma› to charge

me cobró $1.000 she charged me $1,000

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar algo POR algo to charge sth FOR sth

me cobró una barbaridad por la comida/por cambiar el aceite he charged me a ridiculous amount for the meal/for changing the oil

cobran 500 pesos por kilómetro they charge 500 pesos per kilometer

2 ‹sueldo/pensión›

cobra 2.000 euros al mes y no hace nada he earns 2,000 euros a month and does nothing

todavía no hemos cobrado la paga de junio we still haven't been paid for June

cobra el sueldo por el banco his salary is paid straight into the bank

todavía no ha ido a cobrar la pensión she still hasn't been to collect o draw her pension

cobró el subsidio de desempleo durante seis meses he received unemployment benefit for six months

B

1 ‹alquiler/impuesto› to charge

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

te cobrarán el IVA you will be charged sales tax/VAT

no nos cobran la electricidad they don't charge us for electricity

vino a cobrar el alquiler she came for the rent o to collect the rent

el departamento que se encargará de cobrar el nuevo impuesto the department which will be responsible for the collection of the new tax

2 ‹bebidas/fruta›

¿me cobras estas cervezas, por favor? can you take for these beers, please?, can I pay for these beers, please?

se equivocó y me cobró el vino dos veces he made a mistake and charged me twice for the wine

está cobrando las entradas he's taking the money for the tickets

C

1 ‹deuda› to recover

vengo a cobrar esta factura I've come for payment of this bill

nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas he never received payment for those bills

vino a cobrar la factura de la cocina she came to collect payment for the stove

lo único que hago es cobrar deudas all I do is collect debts

2 ‹cheque› to cash

D

( Chi) (pedir): le cobré los libros que le presté I asked him to give back o return the books I'd lent him o I asked him for the books I'd lent him

cobrarle la palabra a algn ( Chi fam); to hold sb to his/her/their word

E

( Chi) ( Dep) (conceder) ‹gol/falta› to give, award; ( Per) (sacar) ‹tiro libre/pénal› to take

F

1

(adquirir): cobrar importancia/fama to become important/famous

las negociaciones cobraron un nuevo impulso the negotiations were given fresh impetus

cobran especial relieve los trabajos del Instituto cuando … the work done by the Institute takes on special significance when …

se detuvo a cobrar fuerzas he stopped to get his strength back

cobró ánimos y fue a decírselo he plucked up the courage and went and told her

2

(tomar): cobrarle cariño a algn to grow fond of sb

con el tiempo le fui cobrando cariño as time went by I grew fond of her

cobrarle sentimientos a algn ( Chi); to be upset with sb

G (en caza)

1 (matar) to shoot, bag

2 «perro» to retrieve

H

1 ( period); ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim

2 ‹botín› to carry off

3 ( Náut) to haul in

■ cobrar

vi

1

(por un servicio, unas mercancías): vino el lechero a cobrar the milkman came to be paid

¿me cobra, por favor? can I have the check please?, can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?

llámame por cobrar (Chi, Méx); call collect ( AmE), reverse the charges ( BrE)

2 (recibir el sueldo) to be paid

llevamos dos meses sin cobrar we haven't been paid for two months

3 ( fam)

(recibir una paliza): ¡como no te estés quieto, vas a cobrar! if you don't keep still you're going to get it! ( colloq)

■ cobrarse

v pron

A

(recibir dinero): tenga, cóbrese here you are

cóbrese las cervezas de aquí can you take for these beers?, can I pay for these beers?

B ‹víctimas› to claim

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cobrar ( conjugate cobrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹precio/suma/intereses› to charge;

◊ nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler they charge us 30,000 pesos in rent;

cobrar algo por algo/hacer algo to charge sth for sth/doing sth;
vino a cobrar el alquiler she came for the rent o to collect the rent;
¿me cobra estas cervezas? can I pay for these beers, please?;
me cobró el vino dos veces he charged me twice for the wine
b) ‹ sueldo› to earn;

‹ pensión› to draw;
◊ cobra 2.000 euros al mes he earns/draws 2,000 euros a month;

todavía no hemos cobrado junio we still haven't been paid for June
c) ‹ deuda› to recover;

◊ nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas he never received payment for those bills

d) ‹ cheque› to cash

2
a) (Chi) ( pedir):

◊ le cobré los libros que le presté I asked him to give back the books I'd lent him

b) (Chi) ‹gol/falta› to give

3 ( adquirir) ‹ fuerzas› to gather;
◊ cobrar fama/importancia become famous/important

4 (period) ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim
verbo intransitivo
a) cobrar por algo/hacer algo to charge for sth/doing sth;

◊ ¿me cobra, por favor? can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?;

llámame por cobrar (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)
b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paid

cobrarse verbo pronominal
a) ( recibir dinero):

◊ tenga, cóbrese here you are;

cóbrese las cervezas can you take for the beers, please?
b) ( period) ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim

cobrar
I verbo transitivo
1 (pedir un precio) to charge
(exigir el pago) to collect
(recibir el pago de una deuda) to recover
2 (un cheque, un billete de lotería) to cash
(recibir el salario) to earn: aún no han cobrado el sueldo, they still haven't been paid their salary
cobra un buen sueldo, he earns a good salary
3 figurado (alcanzar, lograr) to gain, get: su proyecto cobra hoy importancia, today his project is becoming important
cobrar ánimos, to take heart
4 (empezar a sentir) cobrar afecto a alguien/algo, to become very fond of sb/sthg
II verbo intransitivo
1 (exigir un pago) ¿me cobra, por favor? I'd like to pay now, please
nunca me cobra, he never charges me
2 (recibir el salario) to be paid
3 fam (recibir una zurra) to catch it, get it
' cobrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clavar
- llevar
- tesorería
- animar
- hora
- paro
- pensión
- soplar
- tomar
- velocidad
English:
arrears
- carer
- cash
- cash in
- charge
- collect
- draw
- gather
- momentum
- overcharge
- pay
- receive
- recover
- retrieve
- sting
- undercharge
- unpaid
- check
- claim
- extra
- going
- levy
- life
- reverse

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cobrar

♦ vt

1. Com [dinero] to charge;
[cheque] to cash; [deuda] to collect;
cantidades por cobrar amounts due;

¿me cobra, por favor? how much do I owe you?;

nos cobra 1.000 euros de alquiler al mes she charges us 1,000 euros rent a month, we pay her 1,000 euros rent a month;

cobran 10 euros por página they charge 10 euros per page;

te cobrarán un mínimo de 10 euros por arreglarte los zapatos it'll cost you at least 10 euros to get your shoes mended;

me cobró 1.000 pesos de más he overcharged me by 1,000 pesos;

me cobraron 200 pesos de menos they undercharged me by 200 pesos;

nos cobró por adelantado we had to pay her in advance;

no me cobraron impuestos they didn't charge me tax;

cóbrelo todo junto put it all together, we'll pay for it all together;

no nos cobró la mano de obra he didn't charge us for labour;

le cobrarán en aquella ventanilla you can pay at that counter over there;

el lechero vino a cobrar la factura mensual the milkman came with the monthly bill

2. [un sueldo] to earn, to be paid;

cobra un millón al año she earns a million a year;

en junio cobraremos una prima we'll be paid a bonus in June;

cobro mi pensión por el banco my pension is paid straight into the bank;

está cobrando el paro he's receiving unemployment benefit;

sobrevive cobrando diferentes subsidios she lives by claiming a number of different benefits;

tengo que ir a cobrar la jubilación I have to go and draw my pension;

no cobro nada, lo hago porque me gusta I don't get paid for it, I do it because I enjoy it

3. [adquirir] to take on, to acquire;

con su último disco ha cobrado fama universal with her latest record she has achieved worldwide fame o she has become a household name;

cada día cobran más importancia los temas medioambientales the environment is an issue which is becoming more and more important o which is gaining in importance;

cobró aliento y prosiguió la marcha he paused to get his breath back and continued walking;

cobrar velocidad to gather o gain speed

4. [sentir]
cobrarle afecto o [m5]cariño a algo/alguien to take a liking to sth/sb;

le cobró miedo al perro y no se atrevió a acercársele she got scared of the dog and didn't dare go near it

5. [recuperar] to retrieve, to recover;

las tropas cobraron el aeropuerto the troops regained control of the airport

6. [en caza] [matar a tiros] to shoot;
[recoger] to retrieve, to fetch;
cobraron doscientas aves en un solo día they came back with two hundred birds in just one day

7. CSur [señalar]
el juez cobró penal/falta the referee gave a penalty/foul

♦ vi

1. [en el trabajo] to get paid;

cobrarás el día 5 de cada mes you'll be paid on the 5th of every month;

llevan un año sin cobrar they haven't had any wages for a year;

cobrar en efectivo to be o get paid (in) cash

2. Fam [recibir una paliza]
¡vas a cobrar! you'll catch it!;

el niño cobró por portarse mal the child got a beating for being naughty

♦ See also the pronominal verb cobrarse

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cobrar

I v/t

1 charge

2 subsidio, pensión receive; deuda collect; cheque cash

3 salud, fuerzas recover

4 importancia acquire

II v/i

1 be paid, get paid

2

:

vas a cobrar fam ( recibir un palo) you’re going to get it! fam

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cobrar vt

1) : to charge

2) : to collect, to draw, to earn

3) : to acquire, to gain

4) : to recover, to retrieve

5) : to cash (a check)

6) : to claim, to take (a life)

7) : to shoot (game), to bag

cobrar vi

1) : to be paid

2)

llamar por cobrar Mex : to call collect

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cobrar vb

1. (recibir salario) to be paid / to earn

todavía no he cobrado I haven't been paid yet

¿cuánto cobras? how much do you earn?

cobra 8 millones de dólares por película she is paid 8 million dollars per film

2. (recibir dinero) to get

cobra el paro he gets the dole

3. (talón) to cash

quiero cobrar este talón I want to cash this cheque

4. (fijar precio) to charge

me cobró mil pesetas he charged me a thousand pesetas

el banco cobra intereses the bank charges interest

5. (recibir un golpe) to get a smack

cobrar importancia to become important [pt. became; pp. become}]

Spanish-English dictionary > cobrar
19 sostenere

support

( affermare) maintain

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sostenere v.tr.

1 to support, to hold* up, to sustain: l'ho sostenuto col braccio, I supported him with my arm; sostenere qlcu. per la vita, to hold s.o. up by the waist; il muro è sostenuto da pali, the wall is supported (o propped up) by posts; tutto il peso era sostenuto da una grossa corda, the entire weight was supported by a thick rope // la speranza ci sostiene, hope gives us strength

2 ( portare) to carry, to take*: questo ponte non può sostenere più di dieci tonnellate, this bridge cannot carry more than ten tons; il tavolino non può sostenere tutto quel peso, the table can't take all that weight

3 ( appoggiare) to back (up), to support, to uphold*; ( difendere) to defend: fu sostenuto da suo padre in tutti i modi, he was backed (up) by his father in every way; questa teoria è sostenuta dall'esperienza e dai fatti, this theory is supported by experience and by facts; sostenere una teoria, to back up a theory; sostenere una causa, una dottrina, to uphold (o to support o to defend) a cause, a doctrine; sono pronto a sostenere il mio punto di vista, I am ready to uphold (o to defend) my point of view; sostenere una candidatura, to back a candidacy; sostenere un partito, to support a party; ( con finanziamenti) to back a party; il giornale ha sostenuto la sua campagna elettorale, the newspaper backed his election campaign // (dir.): sostenere un'accusa, to support a charge; sostenere la difesa di qlcu. in giudizio, to defend s.o. in court // (econ.): sostenere i prezzi, to peg (o to support) prices; sostenere una moneta, to back (o to support) a currency // sostenere un amico, to stand by a friend // sostenere il buon nome, la reputazione della famiglia, to keep up the good name, the reputation of one's family

4 ( asserire) to maintain, to assert, to uphold*: l'ho detto e lo sostengo, I said it and I maintain it; sostiene d'averlo visto, he maintains (o asserts) that he saw it; sostenere la propria innocenza, to maintain that one is innocent (o to assert one's innocence); sostenere la verità, to uphold the truth

5 ( resistere a) to resist; to withstand*: sostenere un attacco nemico, to resist an enemy attack; sostenere il fuoco nemico, to withstand enemy fire

6 ( sopportare) to bear*; to stand*, to endure; ( reggere) to stand* up to: sostenere le spese di qlco., to bear the cost of sthg.; sostenere perdite, to sustain losses; sostenere la concorrenza, to stand up to (o to meet) competition; sostenere il confronto con..., to stand (o to bear) comparison with...; sostenere un interrogatorio, to undergo questioning; sostenere una prova, to stand a test; gli argini non hanno sostenuto la pressione dell'acqua, the banks did not stand up to the pressure of the water; riuscì a sostenere la tensione per un lungo periodo, he succeeded in standing up to the strain for a long time; non so come riesca a sostenere questo ritmo di vita, I don't know how she stands this pace

7 ( provvedere al mantenimento) to support: sostenere la propria famiglia, to support one's family

8 ( esercitare) to hold*: sostenere la presidenza, to hold the presidency; sostenere un incarico, to hold (o to occupy) a position

9 ( rinvigorire) to strengthen, to sustain: un buon caffè ti sosterrà per qualche ora, a good cup of coffee will keep you going for a few hours.

◘ sostenersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 ( tenersi in piedi) to stand* (up) (anche fig.): ( appoggiarsi) to support oneself; to lean*: cammina sostenendosi con un bastone, he walks with a stick; si sosteneva al muro, he was leaning against the wall; è un'ipotesi che non si sostiene, it's a hypothesis that isn't convincing (o doesn't hold water); sostenere reciprocamente, to back each other up

2 ( sostentarsi) to sustain oneself, to keep* up one's strength: deve sostenere con cibi molto nutrienti, he must sustain himself (o keep up his strength) with nourishing food

3 ( mantenersi) to support oneself, to keep* oneself: guadagna appena il necessario per sostenere, he hardly makes enough to keep himself; è un giornale che si sostiene con finanziamenti privati, it is a newspaper with private (financial) backing.

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1. [soste'nere]
vb irreg vt
1) (gen : tenere su) to support, hold up, (con medicina) to sustain

sostenere il peso di (anche) fig — to bear the weight of

l'albero è sostenuto da una sbarra di ferro — the tree is supported by an iron bar

2) (candidato, partito) to support, back, (famiglia) to support

il partito è sostenuto dall'industria — the party is supported by industry

sostenere qn — (moralmente) to be a support to sb, (difendere) to stand up for sb, take sb's part

3) (attacco, shock) to stand up to, withstand, (sguardo) to bear, stand, (sforzo) to keep up, sustain, (esame) to take

sostenere gli esami — to sit one's exams

ho sostenuto gli esami in giugno — I sat my exams in June

sostenere il confronto — to bear o stand comparison

sostenere delle spese — to meet o incur expenses

sostenere un'ingente spesa — to have a large outlay

4) (teoria) to maintain, uphold, (diritti) to assert, (innocenza) to maintain

la tesi da lui sostenuta è che... — he maintains that...

ha sempre sostenuto la propria innocenza — he's always maintained his innocence

5) Teatro Cine

sostenere una parte — to play a role

sostenere la parte di — to play the part of

2. vr (sostenersi)

1) (tenersi su) to hold o.s. up, support o.s., (con medicine) to keep o.s. going, keep one's strength up

sostenersi al muro — (appoggiarsi) to hold on to the wall, lean on the wall

2) (uso reciproco) to hold each other up, (fig : moralmente) to stand by each other, support each other

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[soste'nere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (reggere) to support, to sustain, to bear*, to carry [ peso]; to support, to prop (up) [ muro]; to prop [ tetto]; to hold* up [ scaffale]; to support [ferito, malato]

2) fig. (appoggiare) to back (up), to stand* by, to prop up [ persona]; to back, to support [partito, candidato causa]; to prop up, to sustain [economia, regime]; to defend, to uphold* [idea, principio, teoria]

ti sosterrò fino in fondo — I'm with you o behind you all the way

3) fig. (mantenere alto) to keep* [sth.] going [ conversazione]; to keep* up, to sustain [ ritmo]

4) (affermare) to claim, to assert, to maintain

si può sostenere che — it's arguable that

sostenere il proprio punto di vista — to argue one's point

sostenere di essere innocente — to claim to be innocent

5) fig. (sopportare, fronteggiare, tollerare) to bear* [ tensione]; to stand* [ confronto]

sostenere forti spese — to go to great expense

non riusciva a sostenere il suo sguardo — he couldn't meet her eye

6) (affrontare) to take*, to stand*, to sit* (for) BE [esami, prove]

7) teatr. to play, to act [ parte]

8) fig. (nutrire) to nourish, to give* strength to
2.
verbo pronominale sostenersi

1) (reggersi in piedi) to stand* up

2) (mantenersi in forma) to sustain oneself

3) (economicamente) to earn one's living, to keep* oneself

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sostenere

/soste'nere/ [93]

I verbo transitivo

1 (reggere) to support, to sustain, to bear*, to carry [ peso]; to support, to prop (up) [ muro]; to prop [ tetto]; to hold* up [ scaffale]; to support [ferito, malato]

2 fig. (appoggiare) to back (up), to stand* by, to prop up [ persona]; to back, to support [partito, candidato causa]; to prop up, to sustain [economia, regime]; to defend, to uphold* [idea, principio, teoria]; ti sosterrò fino in fondo I'm with you o behind you all the way

3 fig. (mantenere alto) to keep* [sth.] going [ conversazione]; to keep* up, to sustain [ ritmo]

4 (affermare) to claim, to assert, to maintain; si può sostenere che it's arguable that; sostenere il proprio punto di vista to argue one's point; sostenere di essere innocente to claim to be innocent

5 fig. (sopportare, fronteggiare, tollerare) to bear* [ tensione]; to stand* [ confronto]; sostenere forti spese to go to great expense; non riusciva a sostenere il suo sguardo he couldn't meet her eye

6 (affrontare) to take*, to stand*, to sit* (for) BE [esami, prove]

7 teatr. to play, to act [ parte]

8 fig. (nutrire) to nourish, to give* strength to

II sostenersi verbo pronominale

1 (reggersi in piedi) to stand* up

2 (mantenersi in forma) to sustain oneself

3 (economicamente) to earn one's living, to keep* oneself.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sostenere
20 save

I
1. seiv verb
1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) salvar, rescatar

2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) ahorrar, guardar, economizar

3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) ahorrar

4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) parar, impedir que se marque un gol

5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) salvar

6) (to keep data in the computer.) guardar, archivar

2. noun
((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) parada

- saver
- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up
II seiv preposition, conjunction
(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) excepto

save vb

1. salvar

he saved my life me salvó la vida

2. ahorrar

I'm saving to buy a house estoy ahorrando para comprar una casa

if we go by underground we'll save time si vamos en metro ahorraremos tiempo

3. guardar

save some sweets for tomorrow guarda algunos caramelos para mañana

4. guardar / archivar

save your work before you exit the program guarda el trabajo antes de salir del programa

5. evitar

it'll save us a lot of trouble nos evitará muchas molestias

6. parar

the goalkeeper saved the goal el portero paró el gol

El gerundio de save se escribe saving

save

tr[seɪv]

transitive verb

1 (rescue) salvar ( from, de), rescatar ( from, de); (preserve) salvar ( from, de)

■ you saved my life! ¡me has salvado la vida!

2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL salvar

3 (not spend - money) ahorrar

■ I've saved $200 towards my holidays he ahorrado $200 para las vacaciones

4 (not waste - fuel, work, money) ahorrar; (time) ahorrar, ahorrarse, ganar

■ we must all make an effort to save water todos debemos esforzarnos por ahorrar agua

5 (keep, put by - food, strength) guardar, reservar; (- stamps) coleccionar

■ save me a seat guárdame un asiento

■ he's saving his strength for later se guarda las fuerzas para luego

6 (avoid) evitar, ahorrar

■ it saved us a lot of trouble nos evitó muchas molestias, nos ahorró muchas molestias

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (goal) parar

8 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL guardar, archivar

intransitive verb

1 (not spend) ahorrar (up, -)

■ we're saving up to buy a flat ahorramos para comprar un piso

2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL salvar

noun

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL parada

preposition

1 formal use (except) salvo, excepto

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

God save the Queen Dios salve a la Reina

to save somebody's bacon salvarle el pellejo a alguien

to save face salvar las apariencias

to save one's breath no gastar saliva

to save one's hide/neck/skin salvar el pellejo

to save the day salvar la situación

save ['seɪv] vt, saved ; saving

1) rescue: salvar, rescatar

2) preserve: preservar, conservar

3) keep: guardar, ahorrar (dinero), almacenar (alimentos)

save prep

except: salvo, excepto, menos

save

conj.

• a no ser que conj.

prep.

• excepto prep.

• salvo prep.

v.

• ahorrar v.

• economizar v.

• escasear v.

• guardar v.

• libertar v.

• salvar v.

I
1. seɪv
transitive verb

1)

a) (rescue, preserve) \<\<job/reputation/marriage\>\> salvar

rescue workers saved 20 people — los trabajadores del servicio de salvamento rescataron a 20 personas

to save something/somebody FROM something/-ING — salvar algo/a alguien de algo/ + inf

to save somebody from herself/himself — impedir* que alguien siga haciéndose daño

God save the King/Queen! — Dios salve or guarde al Rey/a la Reina!

to save one's bacon o neck o skin — (colloq) salvar el pellejo (fam)

b) ( redeem) \<\<soul/sinner\>\> salvar, redimir

2)

a) ( be economical with) \<\<money/fuel/space/time\>\> ahorrar

b) (spare, avoid) \<\<trouble/expense/embarrassment\>\> ahorrar, evitar

to save (somebody) something/-ING: drip-drying the shirts saves ironing them si dejas escurrir las camisas, te evitas or te ahorras tener que plancharlas; it will save you a journey — te ahorrarás un viaje

3)

a) (keep, put aside) guardar; \<\<money\>\> ahorrar

don't eat it now; save it for later — no te lo comas ahora; déjalo para luego

to save oneself for somebody/something — reservarse para alguien/algo

to save one's energy/strength — guardarse las energías/las fuerzas

to save one's breath — (colloq) no gastar saliva (fam)

b) ( Comput) guardar, almacenar

4) ( Sport) \<\<shot/penalty\>\> salvar

2.

vi ahorrar

to save ON something — ahorrar algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- save up

II

noun parada f

III

preposition (frml)

a) ( apart from)

save (for) — salvo, excepto, con excepción de

b)

save for — ( if it weren't for)

he would have died, save for the fact that... — se habría muerto, si no hubiera sido porque... or de no haber sido porque...

I [seɪv]
1. VT

1) (=rescue) [+ person in danger] rescatar, salvar; [+ lives, jobs] salvar; (Rel) [+ soul] salvar

she wants to save the world — quiere salvar el mundo

firefighters were unable to save the children — los bomberos no pudieron rescatar or salvar a los niños

they accepted a pay cut to save their jobs — han aceptado una reducción de sueldo para salvar sus puestos de trabajo

• to save the day or the situation, reinforcements sent by the Allies saved the day — los refuerzos que enviaron los Aliados los sacaron del apuro

• to save face — guardar las apariencias

• to save sth/sb from sth/doing sth, he saved the company from bankruptcy — salvó a la empresa de la bancarrota

he saved me from falling/drowning — me salvó de caerme/de morir ahogado, impidió que me cayera/que muriera ahogado

you have to save these people from themselves — tienes que salvar a esta gente del daño de sus propias acciones

• to save sb's life — salvar la vida a algn

I can't sing to save my life — soy una negada para cantar *

• I put out a hand to save myself — estiré el brazo y me agarré con la mano para salvarme de una caída

- save one's bacon or one's own skin

all he's bothered about is saving his own skin — lo único que le importa es salvar el pellejo *

- save sb's ass or butt

2) (=preserve, conserve)

to save a building for posterity — conservar un edificio para la posteridad

I'm saving my voice for the concert — estoy reservando la voz para el concierto

• to save o.s. for sth — reservarse para algo

• God save the Queen! — ¡Dios salve or guarde a la Reina!

• to save one's strength (for sth) — conservar or reservar (las) fuerzas (para algo)

3) (=keep, put aside) (gen) guardar; [+ money] (also: save up) ahorrar

to save sb sth, to save sth for sb — guardar algo a algn

we've saved you a piece of cake — te hemos guardado un pedazo de tarta

• to save sth till last — guardar algo para el final

he saved the best till last, scoring two goals in the final ten minutes — guardó lo mejor para el final, marcando dos goles en los últimos diez minutos

• save me a seat — guárdame un asiento

• if you save six tokens you get a free book — si junta or reúne seis vales, recibirá un libro gratis

4) (=not spend) [+ time] ahorrar, ganar; [+ money] ahorrar; [+ trouble] evitar, ahorrar

we did it to save time — lo hicimos para ahorrar or ganar tiempo

it saved us a lot of trouble — nos evitó or ahorró muchas molestias

it will save me an hour — ganaré una hora

that way you save £10 — así (te) ahorras 10 libras

it saves fuel — economiza or ahorra combustible

to save sb (from) sth/doing sth: it saves me (from) having to make a decision — me ahorra or evita tener que tomar una decisión

I'll take him, it'll save you the journey — yo lo llevaré, así te ahorras or evitas el viaje

- save your breath

5) (Sport) [+ penalty, shot] parar

• to save a goal — hacer una parada, parar un disparo a gol

6) (Comput) archivar, guardar

2. VI

1) (also: save up) ahorrar

• he's saving for a new bike — está ahorrando (dinero) para (comprarse) una bici nueva

2) (=economize)

• to save on sth, to save on petrol — ahorrar gasolina

the new system saves on staff time — el nuevo sistema economiza el tiempo del personal

appliances that save on housework — aparatos que aligeran las tareas domésticas

3) (US) (=keep) [food] conservarse, aguantar *

3.

N (Sport) parada f

• to make a save — hacer una parada
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II

[seɪv]
PREP liter salvo
all save one — todos excepto or menos uno

save for — excepto

save that... — excepto que...

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I
1. [seɪv]
transitive verb

1)

a) (rescue, preserve) \<\<job/reputation/marriage\>\> salvar

rescue workers saved 20 people — los trabajadores del servicio de salvamento rescataron a 20 personas

to save something/somebody FROM something/-ING — salvar algo/a alguien de algo/ + inf

to save somebody from herself/himself — impedir* que alguien siga haciéndose daño

God save the King/Queen! — Dios salve or guarde al Rey/a la Reina!

to save one's bacon o neck o skin — (colloq) salvar el pellejo (fam)

b) ( redeem) \<\<soul/sinner\>\> salvar, redimir

2)

a) ( be economical with) \<\<money/fuel/space/time\>\> ahorrar

b) (spare, avoid) \<\<trouble/expense/embarrassment\>\> ahorrar, evitar

to save (somebody) something/-ING: drip-drying the shirts saves ironing them si dejas escurrir las camisas, te evitas or te ahorras tener que plancharlas; it will save you a journey — te ahorrarás un viaje

3)

a) (keep, put aside) guardar; \<\<money\>\> ahorrar

don't eat it now; save it for later — no te lo comas ahora; déjalo para luego

to save oneself for somebody/something — reservarse para alguien/algo

to save one's energy/strength — guardarse las energías/las fuerzas

to save one's breath — (colloq) no gastar saliva (fam)

b) ( Comput) guardar, almacenar

4) ( Sport) \<\<shot/penalty\>\> salvar

2.

vi ahorrar

to save ON something — ahorrar algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- save up

II

noun parada f

III

preposition (frml)

a) ( apart from)

save (for) — salvo, excepto, con excepción de

b)

save for — ( if it weren't for)

he would have died, save for the fact that... — se habría muerto, si no hubiera sido porque... or de no haber sido porque...

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