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1 ♦ field

♦ field /fi:ld/
n.

1 (agric.) campo: a field of oats, un campo di avena; to work in the fields, lavorare nei campi

2 (mil.) campo: field of battle (o battlefield) campo di battaglia; field kitchen, cucina da campo

3 ( sport) campo; terreno di gioco: football field, campo di (o da) calcio; sports field, campo da gioco; to take the field, scendere in campo

4 ( sport: the field) i concorrenti; i partecipanti; gli atleti in campo; il gruppo; i corridori: a good field, una schiera di ottimi concorrenti; to lead the field, guidare il gruppo; essere in testa; (fig.) essere il primo, guidare la classifica

5 (ipp.: the field) i cavalli iscritti a una corsa ( eccetto il favorito)

6 ( baseball, cricket) difensori (pl.); squadra di difesa

7 ( caccia alla volpe: the field) la comitiva dei cacciatori

8 (geol., spesso in combinazione) bacino; giacimento: gold field, bacino aurifero; coalfield, bacino carbonifero; oilfield, giacimento petrolifero; bacino petrolifero

9 distesa; campo: a field of ice (o an ice field) una distesa di ghiaccio; snow field, distesa (o campo) di neve

10 (fig.) campo ( di studio, di attività); campo d'azione; area; settore; branca: the field of science [of art], il campo della scienza [dell'arte]; She's the best in her field, è la migliore nel suo campo; What's your field?, di che cosa ti occupi?; That's outside my field, esula dal mio campo; field research [studies], ricerca [studi] sul campo

11 (tecn., scient.) campo: (fis.) magnetic [gravitational] field, campo magnetico [gravitazionale]; (fis.) electromagnetic field, campo elettromagnetico; (fis.) force field, campo di forze; (fisiol., med.) field of view (o field of vision) campo visivo

12 (elettron.) semiquadro

13 (comput.) campo: field delimiter, delimitatore del campo; field width, ampiezza del campo

14 (arald., numism.) campo

● (mil.) field allowance, soprassoldo, indennità di campagna ( pagata agli ufficiali) □ (mil.) field artillery, artiglieria da campo (o campale) □ (bot.) field balm ( Satureja nepeta), mentuccia □ (mil.) field battery, batteria da campo (o campale) □ field book, taccuino da agrimensore □ field boots, stivali militari al ginocchio □ (elettr.) field coil, avvolgimento di campo; bobina eccitatrice □ ( USA) field corn, granturco usato come mangime □ (zool.) field cricket ( Gryllus campestris), grillo □ field day, (mil.) giorno delle grandi manovre; ( a scuola) giornata passata all'aperto ( per fare dello sport, studiare la natura, ecc.); (estens.) giornata di grande attività □ (fam.) to have a field day, fare qc. con grande entusiasmo; divertirsi un mondo (a fare qc.); ( anche) buttarsi a pesce su q., andarci a nozze: We had a field day in town, abbiamo fatto un sacco di cose in città; The press had a field day with her divorce, la stampa si è buttata a pesce sul suo divorzio □ field dressing, pacco di medicazioni d'emergenza □ (elettr.) field-effect transistor, transistor a effetto di campo □ (fis.) field emission, emissione di campo □ field engineer, ingegnere di cantiere; (comput.) tecnico per l'assistenza presso il cliente □ ( sport) field events, (gare di) atletica leggera ( non su pista) □ (market.) field force, gruppo d'intervistatori □ field glasses, binocolo (da campagna) □ ( sport) field goal, ( basket) canestro segnato su azione; ( football americano) calcio piazzato, messo a segno □ field guide, guida ( libro) alle caratteristiche naturali ( di una regione) □ (mil.) field gun, cannone da campagna □ ( USA) field hand, bracciante agricolo □ ( sport) field hockey, hockey su prato □ (med. mil.) field hospital, ospedale da campo □ ( sport) field house, edificio degli spogliatoi □ field ice, banchisa □ (market.) field investigation, indagine esterna □ ( sport) field judge, giudice di campo □ (org. az.) field manager, direttore di zona □ (mil., in GB) field marshal, ‘field marshal’ ( è il grado più alto dell'esercito; non ha equivalente in Italia) □ field mouse, topo campagnolo □ field mushroom, (fungo) prataiolo □ (mil.) field of fire, campo di fuoco (o di tiro) □ (org. az.) field office, ufficio di zona; ufficio distaccato □ (mil.) field officer, ufficiale superiore □ (aeron.) field personnel, personale a terra □ field preacher, predicatore ambulante □ (mil.) field rank, grado superiore □ field scientist, scienziato impegnato in ricerche sul campo □ ( basket) field shot, tiro da due (o da tre) □ ( sport) field sports, caccia e pesca □ field staff, personale esterno ( che lavora fuori sede) □ field study, ricerca sul campo □ field telephone, telefono da campo □ field test, prova (o test) sul campo; collaudo in condizioni reali di utilizzo □ field trip, viaggio per ricerche sul campo; gita (scolastica) di istruzione □ ( baseball) field umpire, secondo arbitro □ (zool.) field vole ( Microtus arvalis), topo campagnolo comune □ ( sport e fig.) ahead of the field, in testa a tutti; primo □ (agric.) to burn off the fields, bruciare le stoppie □ to give fair field and no favour, concedere campo franco e sicuro; assicurare condizioni di parità a due concorrenti □ to hold the field, tenere (o dominare) il campo □ in the field, (mil.) sul campo; (rif. ad attività lavorativa) sul campo, fuori dell'ufficio (o dell'azienda, ecc.) □ to keep the field, (mil.) restare in campo; (fig.) non abbandonare un'attività (o una gara) □ (fam. USA) out in left field, completamente fuori strada □ (fam. USA) out of left field, all'improvviso; di punto in bianco □ (fam.) to play the field, correre la cavallina; passare da un'avventura all'altra.
(to) field /fi:ld/
A v. t.

1 (mil.) mettere in campo, schierare

2 ( sport) mettere (o mandare) in campo; far giocare; schierare

3 ( baseball e cricket) ricevere (o prendere) e rilanciare ( la palla battuta)

4 (polit.) presentare ( un candidato)

5 (fig.) rispondere (abilmente) a ( domande, ecc.); tener testa a: I had to field a barrage of questions, dovetti rispondere a un fuoco di fila di domande

B v. i.

( baseball e cricket) essere alla ricezione; giocare in difesa.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ field
2 field

fi:ld
1. noun
1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) campo

2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) campo, cancha

3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) yacimiento

4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) campo, terreno

5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) campo

6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; (also adjective) a field-gun.) campo de batalla

2. verb
((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) parar y devolver

- field-glasses
- fieldwork

field n campo

a football field un campo de fútbol

field

tr[fiːld]

noun

1 (gen) campo

■ a corn field un campo de maíz

■ they work in the fields trabajan en los campos

■ our school has a sports field nuestra escuela tiene un campo de deportes

2 (for mining) yacimiento

3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL campo

■ the field of battle el campo de batalla

4 (subject, area) campo, terreno

■ he's famous in the field of politics es famoso en el campo de la política

■ what's your field? ¿cuál es tu especialidad?

■ that's outside my field eso no es de mi competencia

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (competitors) competidores nombre masculino plural; (horses) participantes nombre masculino plural

6 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL campo

■ a magnetic field un campo magnético

■ the earth's gravitational field el campo gravitacional de la tierra

■ our field of vision nuestro campo visual

transitive verb

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL parar y devolver

intransitive verb

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL parar y devolver la pelota

transitive verb

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (select to play) presentar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have a field day familiar (enjoyment) divertirse mucho, estar encantado,-a 2 (financially) hacer su agosto

to play the field salir con mucha gente

to take the field salir al campo

field day SMALLMILITARY/SMALL día nombre masculino de maniobras

field event SMALLSPORT/SMALL prueba de atletismo

field glasses gemelos nombre masculino plural, prismáticos nombre masculino plural

field gun cañón nombre masculino de campaña

field hockey hockey nombre masculino sobre hierba

field marshall mariscal nombre masculino de campo

field officer oficial nombre masulino o femenino superior

field sports caza y pesca

field trip viaje nombre masculino de estudios

field work trabajo de campo

field worker trabajador,-ra de campo

field ['fi:ld] vt

: interceptar y devolver (una pelota), presentar (un candidato), sortear (una pregunta)

field adj

: de campaña, de campo

field hospital: hospital de campaña

field goal: gol de campo

field trip: viaje de estudio

field n

1) : campo m (de cosechas, de batalla, de magnetismo)

2) : campo m, cancha f (en deportes)

3) : campo m (de trabajo), esfera f (de actividades)

field (Computing)

n.

• campo (Informática) s.m.

n.

• campiña s.f.

• campo s.m.

• pradera s.f.

• prado s.m.

• redonda s.f.

• terreno s.m.

• tierra de labor s.f.

v.

• prensar v.

• recoger v.

fiːld
I

noun

1) ( Agr) ( for crops) campo m; ( for grazing) campo m, prado m, potrero m (AmL)

a field of corn/wheat — un maizaligal

2) ( Sport)

a) ( area of play) campo m, cancha f (AmL)

b) ( competitors) (+ sing o pl vb)

Brown was leading the field — Brown iba a la cabeza de los participantes (or corredores etc), Brown llevaba la delantera

our products lead the field — nuestros productos son los líderes del mercado

to play the field — (colloq) tantear el terreno (fam)

3) ( Mil) also

field of battle — campo m de batalla

4)

a) (of study, work) campo m; ( of activities) esfera f

my field is 20th century poetry — mi especialidad es la poesía del siglo XX

b) ( of practical operations) campo m

it has been tested in the field — se ha probado sobre el terreno; (before n) <research, survey> de campo

5) (Opt, Phot, Phys) campo m

field of vision — campo visual

magnetic field — campo magnético

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> fildear, interceptar y devolver*

b) \<\<question\>\> sortear

2)

a) ( Sport) \<\<team\>\> alinear

b) \<\<candidates\>\> presentar

2.

vi (in baseball, cricket) fildear, interceptar y devolver* la pelota

[fiːld]
1. N

1) (Agr) campo m ; (=meadow) prado m ; (Geol) yacimiento m

2) (Sport) campo m, terreno m de juego, cancha f (LAm); (=participants) participantes mpl ; (for post) opositores mpl, candidatos mpl

is there a strong field? — ¿se ha presentado gente buena?

to lead the field — (Sport, Comm) llevar la delantera

to take the field — (Sport) salir al campo, saltar al terreno de juego

- play the field

3) (=sphere of activity) campo m, esfera f

field of activity — esfera f de actividades, campo m de acción

my particular field — mi especialidad

it's not my field — no es mi campo or especialidad, no es lo mío

what's your field? — ¿qué especialidad tiene Vd?

in the field of painting — en el campo or mundo de la pintura

to be the first in the field — ser líder en su campo

4) (=real environment)

a year's trial in the field — un año de prueba en el mercado

to study sth in the field — estudiar algo sobre el terreno

5) (Comput) campo m

6) (Mil) campo m

field of battle — campo m de batalla

to die in the field — morir en combate

7) (Elec etc) campo m

field of vision — campo m visual

8) (Heraldry) campo m

2.

VI (Baseball, Cricket) fildear

3.

VT (Sport) [+ team] alinear; (Baseball, Cricket) [+ ball] recoger, fildear; (fig) [+ question] sortear

4.

CPD

field day N — (Mil) día m de maniobras

- have a field day

field event N — concurso m (atlético) de salto/lanzamiento

field glasses NPL — (=binoculars) gemelos mpl

field goal N — (Basketball) tiro m de campo; (US) (Ftbl) gol m de campo

field hockey N — (US) hockey m (sobre hierba)

field gun N — cañón m de campaña

field hand N — (US) jornalero(-a) m / f

field hospital N — hospital m de campaña

field kitchen N — cocina f de campaña

field marshal N — (Brit) mariscal m de campo, ≈ capitán m general del ejército

field officer N — oficial mf superior

field sports NPL — la caza y la pesca

field study N — estudio m de campo

field test, field trial N — (Comm) prueba f de mercado
field-test
field trip N — viaje m or excursión f de estudios

field work N — (Sociol etc) trabajo m de campo

field worker N — investigador(a) m / f de campo

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[fiːld]
I

noun

1) ( Agr) ( for crops) campo m; ( for grazing) campo m, prado m, potrero m (AmL)

a field of corn/wheat — un maizal/trigal

2) ( Sport)

a) ( area of play) campo m, cancha f (AmL)

b) ( competitors) (+ sing o pl vb)

Brown was leading the field — Brown iba a la cabeza de los participantes (or corredores etc), Brown llevaba la delantera

our products lead the field — nuestros productos son los líderes del mercado

to play the field — (colloq) tantear el terreno (fam)

3) ( Mil) also

field of battle — campo m de batalla

4)

a) (of study, work) campo m; ( of activities) esfera f

my field is 20th century poetry — mi especialidad es la poesía del siglo XX

b) ( of practical operations) campo m

it has been tested in the field — se ha probado sobre el terreno; (before n) <research, survey> de campo

5) (Opt, Phot, Phys) campo m

field of vision — campo visual

magnetic field — campo magnético

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> fildear, interceptar y devolver*

b) \<\<question\>\> sortear

2)

a) ( Sport) \<\<team\>\> alinear

b) \<\<candidates\>\> presentar

2.

vi (in baseball, cricket) fildear, interceptar y devolver* la pelota

English-spanish dictionary > field
3 sphere

noun

1) (field of action) Bereich, der; Sphäre, die (geh.)

be distinguished in many spheres — sich auf vielen Gebieten ausgezeichnet haben

that's outside my sphere — das gehört nicht zu meinem Tätigkeitsbereich

sphere of influence — Einflussbereich, der

2) (Geom.) Kugel, die

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[sfiə]
noun

(a solid object with a surface on which all points are an equal distance from the centre, like eg most types of ball.) die Kugel

- academic.ru/69461/spherical">spherical

* * *

sphere

[sfɪəʳ, AM sfɪr]

n

1. (round object) Kugel f; (representing earth) Erdkugel f; (celestial body) Himmelskörper m

heavenly \sphere Gestirn nt geh

2. (area) Bereich m, Gebiet nt

\sphere of influence/interest/responsibility Einfluss-/Interessen-/Verantwortungsbereich m

\sphere of knowledge Wissensgebiet nt

this is outside my \sphere of knowledge das entzieht sich meiner Kenntnis

\sphere of life Lebensbereich m

social \sphere soziales Umfeld

* * *
[sfɪə(r)]
n

1) Kugel f; (= heavenly sphere) Gestirn nt (geh); (old ASTRON) Sphäre f (old)

the celestial sphere (poet) — das Himmelszelt (poet)

to be a sphere — kugelförmig sein

2) (fig) Sphäre f, Welt f; (of person, personal experience) Bereich m; (of knowledge etc) Gebiet nt, Feld nt; (= social etc circle) Kreis m

in the sphere of politics — in der Welt der Politik

his sphere of interest/influence — sein Interessen-/Einflussbereich

that's outside my sphere — das geht über meinen Horizont

* * *

sphere [sfıə(r)]

A s

1. Kugel f (auch math)

2. kugelförmiger Körper, besonders Himmelskörper m

3. Erd- oder Himmelskugel f

4. Antike, ASTRON Sphäre f:

music of the spheres Sphärenmusik f

5. poet Himmel m, Sphäre f

6. (Einfluss-, Interessen- etc) Sphäre f, (-)Gebiet n, (-)Bereich m:

sphere of influence (of interest);

sphere of activity Wirkungskreis m, Tätigkeitsbereich

7. fig (gesellschaftliche) Umgebung, Milieu n

B v/t

1. umgeben, umkreisen

2. (kugel)rund machen

3. poet in den Himmel heben

* * *

noun

1) (field of action) Bereich, der; Sphäre, die (geh.)

be distinguished in many spheres — sich auf vielen Gebieten ausgezeichnet haben

that's outside my sphere — das gehört nicht zu meinem Tätigkeitsbereich

sphere of influence — Einflussbereich, der

2) (Geom.) Kugel, die

* * *

(field) of action n.

Tätigkeitsbereich m.

Tätigkeitsfeld n.

Tätigkeitsgebiet n. n.

Bereich -e m.

Domäne -n f.

Kugel -n f.

Sphäre -n (Mathematik) f.

Sphäre -n f.

English-german dictionary > sphere
4 realm

relm
noun

1) (a kingdom.) reino

2) (an area of activity, interest etc: She's well-known in the realm of sport.) dominio, sector

realm

tr[relm]

noun

1 (kingdom) reino

2 (field) campo, terreno

realm ['rɛlm] n

1) kingdom: reino m

2) sphere: esfera f, campo m

realm

n.

• dominio s.m.

• reino s.m.

relm
noun

a) ( kingdom) (frml) reino m

b) ( sphere) (often pl)

the realms of the imagination — el mundo de la imaginación

the realm of science/politics — el mundo de la ciencia/política

that's outside o beyond the realms of possibility — es totalmente imposible

[relm]
N (lit) (Jur) reino m ; (fig) (=field) esfera f, campo m
in the realms of fantasy — en el reino de la fantasía

in the realm of the possible — dentro de lo posible

in the realm of speculation — en la esfera de la especulación

* * *
[relm]
noun

a) ( kingdom) (frml) reino m

b) ( sphere) (often pl)

the realms of the imagination — el mundo de la imaginación

the realm of science/politics — el mundo de la ciencia/política

that's outside o beyond the realms of possibility — es totalmente imposible

English-spanish dictionary > realm
5 domain

də'mein
noun

1) (an old word for the lands which belong to a person: the king's domains.) dominio, propiedad

2) (one's area of interest or of knowledge: That question is outside my domain.) dominio

domain

tr[də'meɪn]

noun

1 (lands) dominios nombre masculino plural

2 (in computing) dominio

3 (sphere of knowledge) campo, esfera; (area of activity) ámbito

■ that's outside my domain eso está fuera de mi campo

■ in the public domain de(l) dominio público

domain [do'meɪn, də-] n

1) territory: dominio m, territorio m

2) field: campo m, esfera f, ámbito m

the domain of art: el ámbito de las artes

domain

n.

• competencia s.f.

• dominio s.m.

• imperio s.m.

• pertenencia s.f.

də'meɪn, dəʊ-
noun (sphere of influence, activity) campo m, esfera f

in the public domain — de(l) dominio público

[dǝʊ'meɪn]
1. N

1) (=lands etc) dominio m, propiedad f

2) (fig) campo m, competencia f

the matter is now in the public domain — el asunto es ya del dominio público

2.

CPD

domain name N — (Internet) nombre m de dominio

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[də'meɪn, dəʊ-]
noun (sphere of influence, activity) campo m, esfera f

in the public domain — de(l) dominio público

English-spanish dictionary > domain
6 Talbot, William Henry Fox

SUBJECT AREA: Photography, film and optics

[br]

b. 11 February 1800 Melbury, England

d. 17 September 1877 Lacock, Wiltshire, England

[br]

English scientist, inventor of negative—positive photography and practicable photo engraving.

[br]

Educated at Harrow, where he first showed an interest in science, and at Cambridge, Talbot was an outstanding scholar and a formidable mathematician. He published over fifty scientific papers and took out twelve English patents. His interests outside the field of science were also wide and included Assyriology, etymology and the classics. He was briefly a Member of Parliament, but did not pursue a parliamentary career.

Talbot's invention of photography arose out of his frustrating attempts to produce acceptable pencil sketches using popular artist's aids, the camera discura and camera lucida. From his experiments with the former he conceived the idea of placing on the screen a paper coated with silver salts so that the image would be captured chemically. During the spring of 1834 he made outline images of subjects such as leaves and flowers by placing them on sheets of sensitized paper and exposing them to sunlight. No camera was involved and the first images produced using an optical system were made with a solar microscope. It was only when he had devised a more sensitive paper that Talbot was able to make camera pictures; the earliest surviving camera negative dates from August 1835. From the beginning, Talbot noticed that the lights and shades of his images were reversed. During 1834 or 1835 he discovered that by placing this reversed image on another sheet of sensitized paper and again exposing it to sunlight, a picture was produced with lights and shades in the correct disposition. Talbot had discovered the basis of modern photography, the photographic negative, from which could be produced an unlimited number of positives. He did little further work until the announcement of Daguerre's process in 1839 prompted him to publish an account of his negative-positive process. Aware that his photogenic drawing process had many imperfections, Talbot plunged into further experiments and in September 1840, using a mixture incorporating a solution of gallic acid, discovered an invisible latent image that could be made visible by development. This improved calotype process dramatically shortened exposure times and allowed Talbot to take portraits. In 1841 he patented the process, an exercise that was later to cause controversy, and between 1844 and 1846 produced The Pencil of Nature, the world's first commercial photographically illustrated book.

Concerned that some of his photographs were prone to fading, Talbot later began experiments to combine photography with printing and engraving. Using bichromated gelatine, he devised the first practicable method of photo engraving, which was patented as Photoglyphic engraving in October 1852. He later went on to use screens of gauze, muslin and finely powdered gum to break up the image into lines and dots, thus anticipating modern photomechanical processes.

Talbot was described by contemporaries as the "Father of Photography" primarily in recognition of his discovery of the negative-positive process, but he also produced the first photomicrographs, took the first high-speed photographs with the aid of a spark from a Leyden jar, and is credited with proposing infra-red photography. He was a shy man and his misguided attempts to enforce his calotype patent made him many enemies. It was perhaps for this reason that he never received the formal recognition from the British nation that his family felt he deserved.

[br]

Principal Honours and Distinctions

FRS March 1831. Royal Society Rumford Medal 1842. Grand Médaille d'Honneur, L'Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855. Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Edinburgh University, 1863.

Bibliography

1839, "Some account of the art of photographic drawing", Royal Society Proceedings 4:120–1; Phil. Mag., XIV, 1839, pp. 19–21.

8 February 1841, British patent no. 8842 (calotype process).

1844–6, The Pencil of Nature, 6 parts, London (Talbot'a account of his invention can be found in the introduction; there is a facsimile edn, with an intro. by Beamont Newhall, New York, 1968.

Further Reading

H.J.P.Arnold, 1977, William Henry Fox Talbot, London.

D.B.Thomas, 1964, The First Negatives, London (a lucid concise account of Talbot's photograph work).

J.Ward and S.Stevenson, 1986, Printed Light, Edinburgh (an essay on Talbot's invention and its reception).

H.Gernsheim and A.Gernsheim, 1977, The History of Photography, London (a wider picture of Talbot, based primarily on secondary sources).

JW

Biographical history of technology > Talbot, William Henry Fox
7 sphere

sfiə
noun

(a solid object with a surface on which all points are an equal distance from the centre, like eg most types of ball.) esfera

- spherical

sphere n esfera

sphere

tr[sfɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (shape) esfera

2 (area, range, extent) esfera, ámbito

■ sphere of influence ámbito de influencia

■ in the sphere of economics en el ámbito económico

sphere ['sfɪr] n

: esfera f

sphere

n.

• esfera (Matemática) s.f.

• esfera celeste s.f.

• globo s.m.

sfɪr, sfɪə(r)
noun

1)

a) ( globe) esfera f

b) (Astron, Hist) esfera f

the celestial sphere — la bóveda or esfera celeste

2) (field, circle) esfera f, ámbito m

sphere of influence — esfera de influencia

[sfɪǝ(r)]
N
1) (Astron, Math etc) esfera f

2) (fig) esfera f

in the social sphere — en la esfera social

sphere of influence — esfera f de influencia

sphere of activity — campo m de actividad, esfera f de actividad

his sphere of interest — el ámbito de sus intereses

in the sphere of politics — en el mundo de la política

that's outside my sphere — eso no es de mi competencia

* * *
[sfɪr, sfɪə(r)]
noun

1)

a) ( globe) esfera f

b) (Astron, Hist) esfera f

the celestial sphere — la bóveda or esfera celeste

2) (field, circle) esfera f, ámbito m

sphere of influence — esfera de influencia

English-spanish dictionary > sphere
8 Spielkommissar

Spielkommissar m FIFA

■ Vertreter der FIFA, der bei internationalen Wettbewerbsspielen zugegen ist und dessen Aufgabe es ist, Verletzungen von FIFA-Bestimmungen, insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit Geschehnissen außerhalb des Spielfelds, dem Generalsekretariat der FIFA zu melden.

match commissioner FIFA

■ Representative of FIFA who observes FIFA competition matches and has to report any violation of FIFA regulations to the FIFA general secretariat, especially in connection with incidents that take place outside the field of play.

German-english football dictionary > Spielkommissar
9 Philosophy

   1) There Are Ideas That Have Their Own True and Immutable Nature

   And what I believe to be more important here is that I find in myself an infinity of ideas of certain things which cannot be assumed to be pure nothingness, even though they may have perhaps no existence outside of my thought. These things are not figments of my imagination, even though it is within my power to think of them or not to think of them; on the contrary, they have their own true and immutable natures. Thus, for example, when I imagine a triangle, even though there may perhaps be no such figure anywhere in the world outside of my thought, nor ever have been, nevertheless the figure cannot help having a certain determinate nature... or essence, which is immutable and eternal, which I have not invented and which does not in any way depend upon my mind. (Descartes, 1951, p. 61)

   2) Examine What Is within Our Reach

   Let us console ourselves for not knowing the possible connections between a spider and the rings of Saturn, and continue to examine what is within our reach. (Voltaire, 1961, p. 144)

   3) Modern Philosophy Starts with the Cartesian Catastrophe

   As modern physics started with the Newtonian revolution, so modern philosophy starts with what one might call the Cartesian Catastrophe. The catastrophe consisted in the splitting up of the world into the realms of matter and mind, and the identification of "mind" with conscious thinking. The result of this identification was the shallow rationalism of l'esprit Cartesien, and an impoverishment of psychology which it took three centuries to remedy even in part. (Koestler, 1964, p. 148)

   4) The Rightful Claims of Philosophy

   It has been made of late a reproach against natural philosophy that it has struck out on a path of its own, and has separated itself more and more widely from the other sciences which are united by common philological and historical studies. The opposition has, in fact, been long apparent, and seems to me to have grown up mainly under the inﬂuence of the Hegelian philosophy, or, at any rate, to have been brought out into more distinct relief by that philosophy.... The sole object of Kant's "Critical Philosophy" was to test the sources and the authority of our knowledge, and to fix a definite scope and standard for the researches of philosophy, as compared with other sciences.... [But Hegel's] "Philosophy of Identity" was bolder. It started with the hypothesis that not only spiritual phenomena, but even the actual world-nature, that is, and man-were the result of an act of thought on the part of a creative mind, similar, it was supposed, in kind to the human mind.... The philosophers accused the scientific men of narrowness; the scientific men retorted that the philosophers were crazy. And so it came about that men of science began to lay some stress on the banishment of all philosophic inﬂuences from their work; while some of them, including men of the greatest acuteness, went so far as to condemn philosophy altogether, not merely as useless, but as mischievous dreaming. Thus, it must be confessed, not only were the illegitimate pretensions of the Hegelian system to subordinate to itself all other studies rejected, but no regard was paid to the rightful claims of philosophy, that is, the criticism of the sources of cognition, and the definition of the functions of the intellect. (Helmholz, quoted in Dampier, 1966, pp. 291-292)

   5) The Philosophy of Philosophy

   Philosophy remains true to its classical tradition by renouncing it. (Habermas, 1972, p. 317)

   6) Philosophy Is a Field Which Has Certain Central Questions

   I have not attempted... to put forward any grand view of the nature of philosophy; nor do I have any such grand view to put forth if I would. It will be obvious that I do not agree with those who see philosophy as the history of "howlers" and progress in philosophy as the debunking of howlers. It will also be obvious that I do not agree with those who see philosophy as the enterprise of putting forward a priori truths about the world.... I see philosophy as a field which has certain central questions, for example, the relation between thought and reality.... It seems obvious that in dealing with these questions philosophers have formulated rival research programs, that they have put forward general hypotheses, and that philosophers within each major research program have modified their hypotheses by trial and error, even if they sometimes refuse to admit that that is what they are doing. To that extent philosophy is a "science." To argue about whether philosophy is a science in any more serious sense seems to me to be hardly a useful occupation.... It does not seem to me important to decide whether science is philosophy or philosophy is science as long as one has a conception of both that makes both essential to a responsible view of the world and of man's place in it. (Putnam, 1975, p. xvii)

   7) The Central Task of Philosophy

   What can philosophy contribute to solving the problem of the relation [of] mind to body? Twenty years ago, many English-speaking philosophers would have answered: "Nothing beyond an analysis of the various mental concepts." If we seek knowledge of things, they thought, it is to science that we must turn. Philosophy can only cast light upon our concepts of those things.

   This retreat from things to concepts was not undertaken lightly. Ever since the seventeenth century, the great intellectual fact of our culture has been the incredible expansion of knowledge both in the natural and in the rational sciences (mathematics, logic).

   The success of science created a crisis in philosophy. What was there for philosophy to do? Hume had already perceived the problem in some degree, and so surely did Kant, but it was not until the twentieth century, with the Vienna Circle and with Wittgenstein, that the difficulty began to weigh heavily. Wittgenstein took the view that philosophy could do no more than strive to undo the intellectual knots it itself had tied, so achieving intellectual release, and even a certain illumination, but no knowledge. A little later, and more optimistically, Ryle saw a positive, if reduced role, for philosophy in mapping the "logical geography" of our concepts: how they stood to each other and how they were to be analyzed....

   Since that time, however, philosophers in the "analytic" tradition have swung back from Wittgensteinian and even Rylean pessimism to a more traditional conception of the proper role and tasks of philosophy. Many analytic philosophers now would accept the view that the central task of philosophy is to give an account, or at least play a part in giving an account, of the most general nature of things and of man. (Armstrong, 1990, pp. 37-38)

   8) Philosophy's Evolving Engagement with Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science

   In the beginning, the nature of philosophy's engagement with artificial intelligence and cognitive science was clear enough. The new sciences of the mind were to provide the long-awaited vindication of the most potent dreams of naturalism and materialism. Mind would at last be located firmly within the natural order. We would see in detail how the most perplexing features of the mental realm could be supported by the operations of solely physical laws upon solely physical stuff. Mental causation (the power of, e.g., a belief to cause an action) would emerge as just another species of physical causation. Reasoning would be understood as a kind of automated theorem proving. And the key to both was to be the depiction of the brain as the implementation of multiple higher level programs whose task was to manipulate and transform symbols or representations: inner items with one foot in the physical (they were realized as brain states) and one in the mental (they were bearers of contents, and their physical gymnastics were cleverly designed to respect semantic relationships such as truth preservation). (A. Clark, 1996, p. 1)

   9) The Enduring Value of Philosophy

   Socrates of Athens famously declared that "the unexamined life is not worth living," and his motto aptly explains the impulse to philosophize. Taking nothing for granted, philosophy probes and questions the fundamental presuppositions of every area of human inquiry.... [P]art of the job of the philosopher is to keep at a certain critical distance from current doctrines, whether in the sciences or the arts, and to examine instead how the various elements in our world-view clash, or fit together. Some philosophers have tried to incorporate the results of these inquiries into a grand synoptic view of the nature of reality and our human relationship to it. Others have mistrusted system-building, and seen their primary role as one of clarifications, or the removal of obstacles along the road to truth. But all have shared the Socratic vision of using the human intellect to challenge comfortable preconceptions, insisting that every aspect of human theory and practice be subjected to continuing critical scrutiny....

   Philosophy is, of course, part of a continuing tradition, and there is much to be gained from seeing how that tradition originated and developed. But the principal object of studying the materials in this book is not to pay homage to past genius, but to enrich one's understanding of central problems that are as pressing today as they have always been-problems about knowledge, truth and reality, the nature of the mind, the basis of right action, and the best way to live. These questions help to mark out the territory of philosophy as an academic discipline, but in a wider sense they define the human predicament itself; they will surely continue to be with us for as long as humanity endures. (Cottingham, 1996, pp. xxi-xxii)

    10) The Distinction between Dionysian Man and Apollonian Man, between Art and Creativity and Reason and Self- Control

   In his study of ancient Greek culture, The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche drew what would become a famous distinction, between the Dionysian spirit, the untamed spirit of art and creativity, and the Apollonian, that of reason and self-control. The story of Greek civilization, and all civilizations, Nietzsche implied, was the gradual victory of Apollonian man, with his desire for control over nature and himself, over Dionysian man, who survives only in myth, poetry, music, and drama. Socrates and Plato had attacked the illusions of art as unreal, and had overturned the delicate cultural balance by valuing only man's critical, rational, and controlling consciousness while denigrating his vital life instincts as irrational and base. The result of this division is "Alexandrian man," the civilized and accomplished Greek citizen of the later ancient world, who is "equipped with the greatest forces of knowledge" but in whom the wellsprings of creativity have dried up. (Herman, 1997, pp. 95-96)

Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Philosophy
10 law

lo:
noun

1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) ley

2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) ley

3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) ley

•

- lawful
- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law

law n

1. ley

a law against drinking and driving una ley que prohíbe conducir bebido

it is against the law es ilegal / va en contra de la ley

2. derecho

my sister studies law mi hermana estudia derecho

law

tr[lɔː]

noun

1 ley nombre femenino

2 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL derecho

noun the law

1 familiar la poli nombre femenino, la pasma

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

against the law contra la ley

by law por ley

in law por ley

laws are made to be broken hecha la ley, hecha la trampa

the law of the jungle la ley del más fuerte

to be a law unto oneself dictar sus propias leyes

to be outside the law estar fuera de la ley

to go to law recurrir a la ley

to keep within the law obrar según la ley

to take the law into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su mano

law and order orden nombre masculino público

law court tribunal nombre masculino de justicia

law firm bufete nombre masculino de abogados

law school SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL facultad nombre femenino de derecho

law ['lɔ] n

1) : ley f

to break the law: violar la ley

2) : derecho m

criminal law: derecho criminal

3) : abogacía f

to practice law: ejercer la abogacía

law

n.

• derecho s.m.

• fuero s.m.

• jurisprudencia s.f.

• ley s.f.

• regla s.f.

lɔː
noun

1)

a) c (rule, regulation) ley f

he's/she's a law unto himself/herself — hace lo que le da la gana

b) u ( collectively)

the law — la ley

to break the law — violar or contravenir* or infringir* la ley

it is against the law — es ilegal or está prohibido por (la) ley

to stay within the law — actuar* dentro de la ley

under French law — según la ley or la legislación francesa

these proposals became law in 1987 — estas propuestas se hicieron ley en 1987

his word is law in this house — en esta casa su palabra es ley

to lay down the law — dar* órdenes

to take the law into one's own hands — tomarse la justicia por su (or mi etc) propia mano

c) u (as field, discipline) derecho m; ( profession) abogacía f

to enter the law — (BrE) hacerse* abogado; (before n)

law school — facultad f de Derecho

2) u

a) ( litigation)

to go to law — (BrE) recurrir a los tribunales or a la justicia

a court of law — un tribunal de justicia

b)

the law — ( police) (colloq) la policía

3) c u ( code of conduct)

Islamic law — ( Relig) la ley del Corán

4) c ( scientific principle) ley f

the laws of nature — las leyes de la naturaleza

[lɔː]
1. N

1) (=piece of legislation) ley f

• there's no law against it — no hay ley que lo prohíba

- be a law unto o.s.
pass 2., 9)
2) (=system of laws)

the law — la ley

it's the law — es la ley

• to be above the law — estar por encima de la ley

• according to or in accordance with the law — según la ley, de acuerdo con la ley

• the bill became law on 6 August — el proyecto de ley se hizo ley el 6 de agosto

• by law — por ley, de acuerdo con la ley

to be required by law to do sth — estar obligado por (la) ley a hacer algo

• civil/ criminal law — derecho m civil/penal

• in law — según la ley

• the law of the land — la ley vigente

• officer of the law — agente mf de la ley

• the law on abortion — la legislación sobre el aborto

• law and order — el orden público

the forces of law and order — las fuerzas del orden

• he is outside the law — está fuera de la ley

• to have the law on one's side — tener la justicia de su lado

• to keep or remain within the law — obrar legalmente

• his word is law — su palabra es ley

- lay down the law

- take the law into one's own hands

3) (=field of study) derecho m

• to study law — estudiar derecho

4) (=profession) abogacía f

• she is considering a career in law — está pensando dedicarse a la abogacía

• to practise law — ejercer de abogado, ejercer la abogacía

5) (=legal proceedings)

• court of law — tribunal m de justicia

• to go to law — recurrir a la justicia or a los tribunales

• to take a case to law — llevar un caso ante los tribunales

6) (=rule) [of organization, sport] regla f

the laws of the game — las reglas del juego

• God's law — la ley de Dios

7) (=standard) norma f

there seemed to be one law for the rich and another for the poor — parecía haber unas normas para los ricos y otras para los pobres

8) (Sci, Math) ley f

the laws of physics — las leyes de la física

• by the law of averages — por la estadística, estadísticamente

• the law of gravity — la ley de la gravedad

• the law of supply and demand — la ley de la oferta y la demanda
nature 1., 4)
9) * (=police)

the law — la policía

to have the law on sb — denunciar a algn a la policía, llevar a algn a los tribunales

2.

CPD

law court N — tribunal m de justicia

law enforcement N — aplicación f de la ley

law enforcement agency N — organismo encargado de velar por el cumplimiento de la ley

law enforcement officer N — (esp US) policía mf

Law Faculty N — (Univ) facultad f de Derecho

law firm N — gabinete m jurídico, bufete m de abogados

Law Lord NPL — (Brit) (Pol) juez mf lor

the Law Lords — jueces que son miembros de la Cámara de los Lores y constituyen el Tribunal Supremo

law reports NPL — repertorio m de jurisprudencia

law school N — (US) facultad f de derecho

law student N — estudiante mf de derecho

* * *
[lɔː]
noun

1)

a) c (rule, regulation) ley f

he's/she's a law unto himself/herself — hace lo que le da la gana

b) u ( collectively)

the law — la ley

to break the law — violar or contravenir* or infringir* la ley

it is against the law — es ilegal or está prohibido por (la) ley

to stay within the law — actuar* dentro de la ley

under French law — según la ley or la legislación francesa

these proposals became law in 1987 — estas propuestas se hicieron ley en 1987

his word is law in this house — en esta casa su palabra es ley

to lay down the law — dar* órdenes

to take the law into one's own hands — tomarse la justicia por su (or mi etc) propia mano

c) u (as field, discipline) derecho m; ( profession) abogacía f

to enter the law — (BrE) hacerse* abogado; (before n)

law school — facultad f de Derecho

2) u

a) ( litigation)

to go to law — (BrE) recurrir a los tribunales or a la justicia

a court of law — un tribunal de justicia

b)

the law — ( police) (colloq) la policía

3) c u ( code of conduct)

Islamic law — ( Relig) la ley del Corán

4) c ( scientific principle) ley f

the laws of nature — las leyes de la naturaleza

English-spanish dictionary > law
11 pitch

I 1. noun
1) (Brit.): (usual place) [Stand]platz, der; (stand) Stand, der; (Sport): (playing area) Feld, das; Platz, der

2) (Mus.) Tonhöhe, die; (of voice) Stimmlage, die; (of instrument) Tonlage, die

3) (slope) Neigung, die

4) (fig.): (degree, intensity)

reach such a pitch that... — sich so zuspitzen, dass...
2. transitive verb
1) (erect) aufschlagen [Zelt]

pitch camp — ein/das Lager aufschlagen

2) (throw) werfen

the horse pitched its rider over its head — das Pferd warf den Reiter vornüber

pitch somebody out of something — jemanden aus etwas hinauswerfen

3) (Mus.) anstimmen [Melodie]; stimmen [Instrument]

4) (fig.)

pitch a programme at a particular level — ein Programm auf ein bestimmtes Niveau abstimmen

our expectations were pitched too high — unsere Erwartungen waren zu hoch gesteckt

5)

pitched battle — offene [Feld]schlacht
3. intransitive verb
(fall) [kopfüber] stürzen; [Schiff, Fahrzeug, Flugzeug:] mit einem Ruck nach vorn kippen; (repeatedly) [Schiff:] stampfen

pitch forward — vornüberstürzen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/90132/pitch_in">pitch in

- pitch into
II noun
(substance) Pech, das

as black as pitch — pechschwarz

* * *
I 1. [pi ] verb
1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) aufschlagen

2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) werfen

3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) stürzen

4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) stampfen

5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) anstimmen
2. noun
1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) das Feld

2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) die Tonhöhe

3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) der Grad

4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) der Stand

5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) der Wurf

6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) das Stampfen

•

- -pitched
- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun
(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) das Pech

- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
* * *

pitch¹

n

1. COMPUT (characters per inch) Zeichendichte f

2. (satellite/antenna movement) Nicken nt

pitch²

[pɪtʃ]

n no pl Pech nt

pitch³

[pɪtʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. BRIT, AUS (sports field) [Spiel]feld nt, Platz m; BRIT (for camping) [Zelt]platz m

baseball/hockey \pitch Baseball-/Hockeyfeld nt

football \pitch Fußballfeld nt, Fußballplatz m

2. (baseball throw) Wurf m

3. no pl (tone) Tonhöhe f; (of a voice) Stimmlage f; (of an instrument) Tonlage f; (volume) Lautstärke f

the noise [had] reached such a \pitch that the neighbours complained der Lärm war so laut, dass sich die Nachbarn beschwerten

perfect \pitch absolutes Gehör

to get the \pitch right ( also fig) den richtigen Ton treffen a. fig

4. ( fig: level)

to be at fever \pitch (worked-up) [furchtbar] aufgeregt sein; children [völlig] aufgedreht [o ÖSTERR überdreht] sein

5. no pl (persuasion)

[sales] \pitch [Verkaufs]gerede nt a. pej fam, [Verkaufs]sprüche pl a. pej fam

he gave me his usual [sales] \pitch about quality and reliability er spulte seine üblichen Sprüche über Qualität und Zuverlässigkeit ab fam

to make a \pitch for sth/to do sth sich akk um etw akk bemühen

the city made a \pitch to stage the competition die Stadt bemühte sich um die Austragung der Wettkämpfe

6. esp BRIT (sales area) Platz m

7. (slope) Schräge f, Neigung f

low/steep \pitch flache/steile Neigung

to have a low \pitch flach geneigt sein

to have a steep \pitch steil [geneigt] sein

II. vt

1. (throw)

▪ to \pitch sb/sth jdn/etw werfen

the bouncer \pitched him into the street der Türsteher warf ihn hinaus; ( fig)

his constant criticism had \pitched him into trouble with his boss seine ständige Kritik hatte ihm Ärger mit seinem Chef eingebracht

bad luck had \pitched him into a life of crime bedingt durch widrige Umstände, rutschte er in die Kriminalität ab

to be \pitched [headlong] into despair in [eine] tiefe Verzweiflung gestürzt werden

2. (set up)

▪ to \pitch sth etw aufstellen

to \pitch camp das Lager aufschlagen

to \pitch a tent ein Zelt aufbauen [o aufschlagen

3. SPORT

he has \pitched the last 3 innings er spielte in den letzten 3 Runden den Werfer

to \pitch a ball einen Ball werfen

to \pitch a curve ball den Ball anschneiden

4. MUS

▪ to \pitch sth instrument etw stimmen; song etw anstimmen; note etw treffen

the tune was \pitched [too] high/low die Melodie war [zu] hoch/tief

5. (target)

▪ to \pitch sth at [or AM to] sb etw auf jdn ausrichten

▪ to be \pitched at sb book, film sich an jdn richten

the film is \pitched at adults between 20 and 30 der Film richtet sich an Erwachsene [o an die Zielgruppe] zwischen zwanzig und dreißig

6. (set)

to \pitch sth at [or AM to] a certain level etw auf einem bestimmten Niveau ansiedeln

you have to \pitch the course at beginners' level der Kurs sollte auf Anfänger ausrichtet sein

to be \pitched too high/low zu hoch/niedrig angesetzt sein

your aspirations/expectations are \pitched too high deine Ziele/Erwartungen sind zu hochgesteckt

7. usu passive (slope)

to be \pitched at 30° eine Neigung von 30° haben [o aufweisen]

\pitched roof Schrägdach nt

8. (advertise)

▪ to \pitch sth etw propagieren [o sl pushen]

▪ to \pitch sth to sb bei jdm für etw akk werben

III. vi

1. (move) ship stampfen fachspr; AVIAT absacken

2. (fall)

to \pitch headlong to the ground kopfüber zu Boden fallen

to \pitch into a hole in ein Loch stürzen

to \pitch forward vornüberstürzen

the passengers \pitched forward die Passagiere wurden nach vorne geschleudert

3. SPORT (in baseball) werfen

4. SPORT (in cricket) [auf den Boden] aufkommen

5. (slope) sich akk [nach unten] neigen

the footpath \pitches down to the river der Fußweg führt zum Fluss hinunter

6. (aim)

▪ to \pitch for sth etw anstreben

he's \pitching for the government to use its influence er versucht die Regierung dazu zu bewegen, ihren Einfluss geltend zu machen

7. (attack)

▪ to \pitch into sb jdn angreifen

8. (start)

▪ to \pitch into sth etw [entschlossen] angehen [o anpacken]

* * *
I [pɪtʃ]
n
Pech nt
as black as pitch — pechschwarz
II
1. n

1) (= throw) Wurf m

he threw a good pitch (Baseball) — ihm gelang ein guter Wurf

2) (NAUT) Stampfen nt

3) (esp Brit SPORT) Platz m, Feld nt

4) (Brit for doing one's business, in market, outside theatre etc) Stand m; (fig = usual place on beach etc) Platz m

keep off my pitch! (fig) — komm mir nicht ins Gehege!

See:

→ queer

5) (inf: sales pitch) (= long talk) Sermon m (inf); (= technique) Verkaufstaktik f, Masche f (inf)

to make a pitch for sth — etw anpreisen

he gave us his pitch about the need to change our policy — er hielt uns (wieder einmal) einen Vortrag über die Notwendigkeit, unsere Politik zu ändern

6) (PHON also of note) Tonhöhe f; (of instrument) Tonlage f; (of voice) Stimmlage f

to have perfect pitch — das absolute Gehör haben

their speaking voices are similar in pitch — ihre Stimmlagen sind ähnlich

7) (= angle, slope: of roof) Schräge f, Neigung f; (of propeller) Steigung f

the roofs have a steep pitch — die Dächer sind sehr steil

the floor was sloping at a precarious pitch — der Boden neigte sich gefährlich

8) (fig

= degree) he roused the mob to such a pitch that... — er brachte die Massen so sehr auf, dass...

the tension/their frustration had reached such a pitch that... — die Spannung/ihre Frustration hatte einen derartigen Grad erreicht, dass...

matters had reached such a pitch that... — die Sache hatte sich derart zugespitzt, dass...

at its highest pitch —

we can't keep on working at this pitch much longer — wir können dieses Arbeitstempo nicht mehr lange durchhalten

See:

→ fever

9) (US inf)

what's the pitch? — wie siehts aus?, was liegt an? (inf), was geht? (sl)

2. vt

1) (= throw) hay gabeln; ball werfen

he was pitched from or off his horse — er wurde vom Pferd geworfen

he was pitched through the windscreen — er wurde durch die Windschutzscheibe geschleudert

as soon as he got the job he was pitched into a departmental battle — kaum hatte er die Stelle, wurde er schon in einen Abteilungskrieg verwickelt

2) (MUS) song anstimmen; note (= give) angeben; (= hit) treffen; instrument stimmen; (inf by DJ) pitchen

she pitched her voice higher — sie sprach mit einer höheren Stimme

3) (fig)

to pitch one's aspirations too high — seine Erwartungen or Hoffnungen zu hoch stecken

the prices of these cars are pitched extremely competitively — diese Autos haben sehr attraktive Preise

the production must be pitched at the right level for London audiences — das Stück muss auf das Niveau des Londoner Publikums abgestimmt werden

she pitched the plan to business leaders —

that's pitching it rather strong — das ist ein bisschen übertrieben

to pitch sb a story (inf) — jdm eine Geschichte or ein Märchen auftischen (inf)

4) (= put up) camp, tent aufschlagen; stand aufstellen

5) (BASEBALL) ball werfen

he pitched the first two innings — er spielte or machte in den ersten beiden Runden den Werfer

3. vi

1) (= fall) fallen, stürzen

to pitch forward — vornüberfallen

he pitched off his horse —

he pitched forward as the bus braked — er fiel nach vorn, als der Bus bremste

2) (NAUT) stampfen; (AVIAT) absacken

the ship pitched and rolled — das Schiff stampfte und rollte

3) (BASEBALL) werfen

he's in there pitching ( US fig inf ) — er schuftet wie ein Ochse (inf)

* * *

pitch¹ [pıtʃ]

A s

1. MINER Pech n: → mineral pitch

2. BOT (rohes Terpentin-)Harz

B v/t (ver)pechen, (-)pichen:

pitched thread Pechdraht m

pitch² [pıtʃ]

A v/t

1. ein Zelt, ein Lager, einen Verkaufsstand etc aufschlagen, -stellen, eine Leiter etc anlegen, ein Lager etc errichten:

pitch one’s tent fig seine Zelte aufschlagen

2. einen Pfosten etc einrammen, -schlagen, befestigen

3. einen Speer etc werfen, schleudern:

pitch a coin eine Münze hochwerfen (zum Losen etc)

4. Heu etc (auf)laden, (-)gabeln

5. MIL, HIST in Schlachtordnung aufstellen:

pitched battle

a) regelrechte oder offene (Feld)Schlacht,

b) fig knallharte Auseinandersetzung

6. (der Höhe oder dem Wert etc nach) festsetzen, -legen:

pitch one’s expectations too high seine Erwartungen zu hoch schrauben, zu viel erwarten;

pitch one’s hopes too high seine Hoffnungen zu hoch stecken

7. fig eine Rede etc abstimmen (on auf akk), (auf bestimmte Weise) ausdrücken

8. MUS

a) ein Instrument (auf eine bestimmte Tonhöhe) stimmen

b) ein Lied etc (in bestimmter Tonhöhe) anstimmen oder singen oder spielen, die Tonhöhe für ein Lied etc festsetzen oder anschlagen:

pitch the voice high hoch anstimmen oder singen;

his voice was well pitched er hatte eine gute Stimmlage

9. Golf: den Ball pitchen

10. fig den Sinn etc richten (toward[s] auf akk)

11. eine Straße (be)schottern, (mit unbehauenen Steinen) pflastern, eine Böschung (mit unbehauenen Steinen) verpacken

12. Kartenspiel: eine Farbe durch Ausspielen zum Trumpf machen, die Trumpffarbe durch Ausspielen festlegen

13. Ware

a) zum Verkauf anbieten, ausstellen

b) anpreisen

14. umg eine Geschichte etc auftischen: → tale 3, yarn A 3

B v/i

1. (besonders kopfüber) (hin)stürzen, hinschlagen

2. aufschlagen, -prallen (Ball etc)

3. taumeln

4. SCHIFF stampfen (Schiff)

5. werfen

6. Golf: pitchen, einen Pitch schlagen oder spielen

7. sich neigen (Dach etc)

8. a) ein Zelt oder Lager aufschlagen, (sich) lagern

b) einen (Verkaufs)Stand aufschlagen

9. (on, upon) sich entscheiden (für), verfallen (auf akk)

10. pitch in umg

a) sich (tüchtig) ins Zeug legen, loslegen, sich ranmachen,

b) tüchtig zulangen (essen),

c) einspringen, aushelfen ( beide:

with mit),

d) mit anpacken ( with bei)

11. pitch into umg

a) losgehen auf jemanden, herfallen über das Essen,

b) sich (mit Schwung) an die Arbeit machen

12. umg

a) SPORT allg spielen

b) fig kämpfen

C s

1. Wurf m ( auch SPORT):

what’s the pitch? US sl was ist los?;

I get the pitch US sl ich kapiere

2. SCHIFF Stampfen n

3. Neigung f, Gefälle n (eines Daches etc)

4. Höhe f

5. MUS Tonhöhe f:

pitch level Ton- oder Stimmlage f;

pitch name absoluter Notenname;

pitch number Schwingungszahl f (eines Tones)

6. MUS

a) (tatsächliche, absolute) Stimmung (eines Instruments)

b) richtige Tonhöhe (in der Ausführung):

above (below) pitch zu hoch (tief);

sing true to pitch tonrein singen

7. MUS Normalton(höhe) m(f), Kammerton m: → concert A 1 a

8. auch sense of pitch MUS Tonbewusstsein n:

have absolute ( oder perfect) pitch das absolute Gehör haben

9. Grad m, Stufe f, Höhe f (auch fig):

pitch of an arch Bogenhöhe;

fly a high pitch hoch fliegen

10. fig äußerster (höchster oder tiefster) Punkt, höchster Grad, Gipfel m:

to the highest pitch aufs Äußerste

11. besonders Br

a) Stand m (eines Straßenhändlers etc)

b) (Stand)Platz m:

queer sb’s pitch umg jemandem die Tour vermasseln, jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen

12. WIRTSCH Br (Waren)Angebot n

13. sl

a) Anpreisung f

b) Verkaufsgespräch n

c) Werbeanzeige f

14. sl Platte f, Masche f (beide pej)

15. SPORT Spielfeld n:

pitch inspection Platzbesichtigung f

16. Golf: Pitch(-Shot) m (kurzer Annäherungsschlag zur Fahne)

17. TECH

a) Teilung f (eines Gewindes, Zahnrads etc)

b) FLUG (Blatt)Steigung f (einer Luftschraube)

c) Schränkung f (einer Säge)

18. a) Lochabstand m (beim Film)

b) Rillenabstand m (der Schallplatte)

* * *
I 1. noun
1) (Brit.): (usual place) [Stand]platz, der; (stand) Stand, der; (Sport): (playing area) Feld, das; Platz, der

2) (Mus.) Tonhöhe, die; (of voice) Stimmlage, die; (of instrument) Tonlage, die

3) (slope) Neigung, die

4) (fig.): (degree, intensity)

reach such a pitch that... — sich so zuspitzen, dass...
2. transitive verb
1) (erect) aufschlagen [Zelt]

pitch camp — ein/das Lager aufschlagen

2) (throw) werfen

the horse pitched its rider over its head — das Pferd warf den Reiter vornüber

pitch somebody out of something — jemanden aus etwas hinauswerfen

3) (Mus.) anstimmen [Melodie]; stimmen [Instrument]

4) (fig.)

pitch a programme at a particular level — ein Programm auf ein bestimmtes Niveau abstimmen

our expectations were pitched too high — unsere Erwartungen waren zu hoch gesteckt

5)

pitched battle — offene [Feld]schlacht
3. intransitive verb
(fall) [kopfüber] stürzen; [Schiff, Fahrzeug, Flugzeug:] mit einem Ruck nach vorn kippen; (repeatedly) [Schiff:] stampfen

pitch forward — vornüberstürzen

Phrasal Verbs:

- pitch in

- pitch into
II noun
(substance) Pech, das

as black as pitch — pechschwarz

* * *

(sound) n.

Tonhöhe -n f.

Tonlage -n f. n.

Abstand -¨e m.

Harz -- n.

Pech nur sing. n.

Stufe -n f. v.

errichten v.

festsetzen v.

werfen v.

(§ p.,pp.: warf, geworfen)

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12 Cognitive Science

   1) The Basic Idea of Cognitive Science

   The basic idea of cognitive science is that intelligent beings are semantic engines-in other words, automatic formal systems with interpretations under which they consistently make sense.... [P]eople and intelligent computers turn out to be merely different manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. (Haugeland, 1981b, p. 31)

   2) Experimental Psychology, Theoretical Linguistics, and Computational Simulation of Cognitive Processes Are All Components of Cognitive Science

   I went away from the Symposium with a strong conviction, more intuitive than rational, that human experimental psychology, theoretical linguistics, and computer simulation of cognitive processes were all pieces of a larger whole, and that the future would see progressive elaboration and coordination of their shared concerns.... I have been working toward a cognitive science for about twenty years beginning before I knew what to call it. (G. A. Miller, 1979, p. 9)

   3) The Nature of Cognitive Science

    Cognitive Science studies the nature of cognition in human beings, other animals, and inanimate machines (if such a thing is possible). While computers are helpful within cognitive science, they are not essential to its being. A science of cognition could still be pursued even without these machines.

    Computer Science studies various kinds of problems and the use of computers to solve them, without concern for the means by which we humans might otherwise resolve them. There could be no computer science if there were no machines of this kind, because they are indispensable to its being. Artificial Intelligence is a special branch of computer science that investigates the extent to which the mental powers of human beings can be captured by means of machines.

   There could be cognitive science without artificial intelligence but there could be no artificial intelligence without cognitive science. One final caveat: In the case of an emerging new discipline such as cognitive science there is an almost irresistible temptation to identify the discipline itself (as a field of inquiry) with one of the theories that inspired it (such as the computational conception...). This, however, is a mistake. The field of inquiry (or "domain") stands to specific theories as questions stand to possible answers. The computational conception should properly be viewed as a research program in cognitive science, where "research programs" are answers that continue to attract followers. (Fetzer, 1996, pp. xvi-xvii)

   4) The Nature of Cognitive Science

   What is the nature of knowledge and how is this knowledge used? These questions lie at the core of both psychology and artificial intelligence.

   The psychologist who studies "knowledge systems" wants to know how concepts are structured in the human mind, how such concepts develop, and how they are used in understanding and behavior. The artificial intelligence researcher wants to know how to program a computer so that it can understand and interact with the outside world. The two orientations intersect when the psychologist and the computer scientist agree that the best way to approach the problem of building an intelligent machine is to emulate the human conceptual mechanisms that deal with language.... The name "cognitive science" has been used to refer to this convergence of interests in psychology and artificial intelligence....

   This working partnership in "cognitive science" does not mean that psychologists and computer scientists are developing a single comprehensive theory in which people are no different from machines. Psychology and artificial intelligence have many points of difference in methods and goals.... We simply want to work on an important area of overlapping interest, namely a theory of knowledge systems. As it turns out, this overlap is substantial. For both people and machines, each in their own way, there is a serious problem in common of making sense out of what they hear, see, or are told about the world. The conceptual apparatus necessary to perform even a partial feat of understanding is formidable and fascinating. (Schank & Abelson, 1977, pp. 1-2)

   5) The New Field of Cognitive Science

   Within the last dozen years a general change in scientific outlook has occurred, consonant with the point of view represented here. One can date the change roughly from 1956: in psychology, by the appearance of Bruner, Goodnow, and Austin's Study of Thinking and George Miller's "The Magical Number Seven"; in linguistics, by Noam Chomsky's "Three Models of Language"; and in computer science, by our own paper on the Logic Theory Machine. (Newell & Simon, 1972, p. 4)

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13 clear

kliə
1. adjective
1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) transparente

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) despejado

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) claro, nítido

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) despejado

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) tranquilo

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) claro

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) despejado, libre (de)

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) libre (de)

2. verb
1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) quitar; despejar; aclarar

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) absolver

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) despejarse

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) salvar

•

- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear

clear¹ adj

1. claro / evidente

it is clear that something is wrong es evidente que algo está mal

you must never do that again, is that clear? no debes volver a hacer eso, ¿queda claro?

2. claro

a clear voice una voz clara

3. transparente

clear water agua transparente

4. despejado

the sky is clear el cielo está despejado

5.

the road is clear, now you can cross no viene ningún coche, ya puedes cruzar

clear² vb quitar / recoger / despejar

clear the table, please recoge la mesa, por favor

clear

tr[klɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (glass, plastic, liquid) transparente; (sky, day, etc) despejado,-a; (skin, complexion) bueno,-a

■ you can see the Pyrenees on a clear day cuando el día es claro, se ven los Pirineos

2 (not blocked - road, desk) despejado,-a; (free - time) libre

■ the roads are clear today las carreteras están despejadas hoy

■ we had a clear view of the stage pudimos ver muy bien el escenario

3 (picture, outline) nítido,-a

4 (voice, sound, speaker) claro,-a

■ in a clear voice con voz clara

5 (understandable - explanation, instruction, ideas) claro,-a

■ is that clear? ¿está claro?, ¿queda claro?

■ she made it quite clear that we were not to leave the house dejó bien claro que no podíamos salir de la casa

6 (not confused - thinking, mind) lúcido,-a, claro,-a

■ I need to keep a clear head necesito estar despejado

7 (obvious, evident) claro,-a, patente; (certain) claro,-a

■ it's a clear case of bribery es un caso claro de soborno

■ it's quite clear what has happened está muy claro lo que ha pasado

■ she's not clear about what she wants to do no tiene muy claro lo que quiere hacer

8 (complete - day) entero,-a; (- profit) neto,-a; (- majority) amplio,-a

■ he earns a clear £250 a week saca £250 netas por semana

adverb

1 (clearly - speak) claramente; (hear) perfectamente, bien

2 (not touching) a distancia

■ he jumped well clear of the bar saltó muy por encima de la barra

■ she parked clear of the kerb aparcó a bastante distancia del bordillo

transitive verb

1 (table) quitar; (floor, road) despejar; (pipe, drain) desatascar; (building, room - of people) desalojar, despejar, desocupar; (house, room - of furniture) vaciar

■ they cleared the pavement of snow limpiaron la acera de nieve

■ this will clear your nose esto te despejará la nariz

■ I like to clear my desk before I leave me gusta acabar todo el trabajo antes de marcharme

■ the rain has really cleared the air la lluvia ha limpiado el aire muchísimo

■ can you clear a space for the salad? ¿puedes hacer sitio para la ensalada?

2 (accused person) absolver, descargar, exculpar; (one's name) limpiar

3 (approve - plans) aprobar; (authorize) autorizar, dar el visto bueno a; (plane) dar autorización

■ you'd better clear it with Pat first más vale que se lo preguntes a Pat primero

4 (debt) liquidar, saldar; (earn - money) sacar; (- cheque) conformar, dar por bueno

5 (obstacle) salvar

6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) despejar

intransitive verb

1 (sky, weather) despejarse; (fog) disiparse; (water) aclararse; (skin) mejorar

2 (cheque) ser compensado,-a

3 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL (screen) borrarse

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as clear as a bell muy claro

as clear as day más claro que el agua

as clear as mud nada claro

'Keep clear' "Vado permanente"

'Reduced to clear' "Rebajado por liquidación"

'Stand clear' "Apártense"

to be in the clear familiar (from danger) estar fuera de peligro 2 (from suspicion) estar fuera de toda sospecha

to clear customs pasar por la aduana

to clear one's throat aclararse la garganta, carraspear

to clear the air (argument) aclarar las cosas

to clear the way abrir camino

to have a clear conscience tener la conciencia tranquila

to keep/stay/steer clear of something/somebody evitar algo/a alguien, apartarse de algo/alguien

to make oneself clear explicarse

clear soup consomé nombre masculino

clear ['klɪr] vt

1) clarify: aclarar, clarificar (un líquido)

2) : despejar (una superficie), desatascar (un tubo), desmontar (una selva)

to clear the table: levantar la mesa

to clear one's throat: carraspear, aclararse la voz

3) exonerate: absolver, limpiar el nombre de

4) earn: ganar, sacar (una ganancia de)

5) : pasar sin tocar

he cleared the hurdle: saltó por encima de la valla

6)

to clear up resolve: aclarar, resolver, esclarecer

clear vi

1) disperse: irse, despejarse, disiparse

2) : ser compensado (dícese de un cheque)

3)

to clear up : despejar (dícese del tiempo), mejorarse (dícese de una enfermedad)

clear adv

: claro, claramente

clear adj

1) bright: claro, lúcido

2) fair: claro, despejado

3) transparent: transparente, translúcido

4) evident, unmistakable: evidente, claro, obvio

5) certain: seguro

6) unobstructed: despejado, libre

clear n

1)

in the clear : inocente, libre de toda sospecha

2)

in the clear safe: fuera de peligro

clear (Obvious)

adj.

• abierto, -a adj.

• declarado, -a adj.

• distinto, -a adj.

• evidente adj.

• expreso, -a adj.

• manifiesto, -a adj.

• palpable adj.

• visible adj. (Obvious)

n.

• patente s.m.

adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• descampado, -a adj.

• desenfadado, -a adj.

• despejado, -a adj.

• exento, -a adj.

• gráfico, -a adj.

• libre adj.

• limpio, -a adj.

• lúcido, -a adj.

• nítido, -a adj.

• perspicuo, -a adj.

• puro, -a adj.

• raso, -a adj.

• terminante adj. (A field, etc.)

expr.

• limpiar v. (Weather)

n.

• despejarse (el cielo) s.m.

v.

• aclarar v.

• clarificar v.

• descombrar v.

• desembarazar v.

• desobstruir v.

• desocupar v.

• despejar (Informática) v.

• escombrar v.

• franquear v.

• limpiar v.

• redondear v.

klɪr, klɪə(r)
I

adjective -er, -est

1) < sky> despejado, claro; < day> despejado; <liquid/glass> transparente

clear soup — consomé m

to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

2) ( distinct) <outline/picture> nítido, claro; < voice> claro

3)

a) (plain, evident)

it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...

b) <explanation/instructions> claro

is that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

5) ( entire)

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana

6)

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas

II

adverb

1) (beyond, outside)

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2) ( as intensifier)

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

3)

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4) ( distinctly) loud II

III
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontar

to clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)

b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar

2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

3) ( free from suspicion)

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4)

a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno a

you'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom

b) ( Fin) compensar

5)

a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldar

b) ( earn) sacar*

c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidar

reduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación

6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararse

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

b) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse

2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

[klɪǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar clearer) (superl clearest)
1) (=unambiguous) [meaning, explanation] claro

• a clear case of murder — un caso claro de homicidio

• now let's get this clear... — vamos a dejar esto claro...

• to make it clear that... — dejar claro or bien sentado que...

to make o.s. clear — explicarse claramente

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico bien?

• he's a clear thinker — tiene la mente lúcida or despejada

2) (=obvious) [motive, consequence] claro, evidente

it is (absolutely) clear to me that... — no me cabe (la menor) duda de que...

• it became clear that... — empezó a verse claro que...

• it's not clear whether... — no está claro sí...

- as clear as crystal

- as clear as day

- as clear as mud

3) (=certain) [understanding, proof] seguro, cierto

he was perfectly clear that he did not intend to go — dijo claramente or tajantemente que no pensaba ir

are we clear that we want this? — ¿estamos seguros de que queremos esto?

• I'm not very clear about this — no tengo una idea muy clara de esto

• I'm not clear whether... — no tengo claro sí...

4) (=transparent) [water, glass] claro, transparente

a clear soup — una sopa clara

5) [sky, weather] despejado; [air] puro

on a clear day — en un día despejado

6) (=bright) [light, colour] claro

clear blue eyes — ojos azul claro
light I, 1., 1)
7) [photograph, outline] claro, preciso; [complexion] terso

to have a clear head — tener la cabeza despejada

8) (=distinct) [sound, impression, voice] claro

as clear as a bell —

I could hear his voice as clear as a bell — oía su voz como si estuviera a mi lado, oía su voz con toda claridad

9) (=unobstructed) [road, space] libre, despejado

• all clear! — ¡vía libre!, ¡adelante!

• to get a clear look at sb/sth — poder ver algn/algo bien

• to be clear of sth — (=free of) estar libre de algo; (=away from) estar lejos de algo

• we had a clear view — teníamos una buena vista, se veía bien

10) (=untroubled) [conscience] limpio, tranquilo

11) (after deductions)

a clear profit — una ganancia neta

£3 clear profit — una ganancia neta de 3 libras

12)

• a clear majority — una mayoría absoluta

• to win by a clear margin — ganar por un amplio margen

• a clear winner — un ganador absoluto

13) (=complete)

three clear days — tres días enteros

14) (=without commitments) [day, afternoon] libre; [diary] despejado

2. ADV

1) see loud

2) (=completely)

he jumped clear across the river — atravesó el río limpiamente de un salto

you could hear it clear across the valley — se oía claramente desde el otro lado del valle

3) (=free)

• to get clear away — escaparse sin dejar rastro alguno

to get clear of — (=get rid of) deshacerse de

when we get clear of London — (=away from) cuando estemos fuera de Londres

• to keep clear of sb/sth, keep clear of the wall — no te acerques a la pared

I decided to keep clear of him — decidí evitarle

keep clear of my daughter! — ¡no te acerques a mi hija!, ¡mantente alejado de mi hija!

• to stand clear of sth — mantenerse apartado de algo

stand clear of the doors! — ¡apártense de las puertas!

4) (Brit)
(Sport) (=ahead)
to be seven metres/seconds/points clear of sb — estar siete metros/segundos/puntos por delante de algn
steer I, 1., 1)
5) (=net)

he'll get £250 clear — sacará 250 libras netas

6) (esp US)

clear to sth — (=as far as) hasta algo

they went clear to Mexico — llegaron hasta Méjico

3. N

1)

to be in the clear — (=out of debt) estar libre de deudas; (=free of suspicion) quedar fuera de toda sospecha; (=free of danger) estar fuera de peligro

2)

message in clear — mensaje m no cifrado

4. VT

1) (=remove obstacles etc from) [+ place, surface] despejar; [+ road, railway track] dejar libre, despejar; [+ site] desmontar; [+ woodland] despejar, desbrozar; [+ court, hall] desocupar, desalojar (de público etc); [+ pipe] desatascar; [+ postbox] recoger las cartas de

• to clear one's conscience — descargar la conciencia

• to clear one's head — despejar la cabeza

• to clear sth of sth — despejar algo de algo

• to clear a space for sth/sb — hacer sitio para algo/algn

• to clear the table — recoger or quitar la mesa

• to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

• to clear the way for sth — (fig) dejar el camino libre para algo

- clear the air

2) [+ liquid] aclarar, clarificar; (Med) [+ blood] purificar

3) (Sport) [+ ball] despejar

4) (=get over) [+ fence etc] salvar, saltar por encima de; (=get past) [+ rocks etc] pasar sin tocar

the plane just cleared the roof — el avión no tocó el tejado por poco, el avión pasó casi rozando el tejado

to clear two metres — [jumper] saltar dos metros

this part has to clear that by at least one centimetre — entre esta pieza y aquella tiene que haber un espacio de un centímetro al menos

5) (=declare innocent etc) [+ person] absolver, probar la inocencia de

he was cleared of murder — fue absuelto de asesinato

to clear o.s. of a charge — probar su inocencia de una acusación

6) (=authorize)

you will have to be cleared by Security — será preciso que le acredite la Seguridad

the plan will have to be cleared with the director — el plan tendrá que ser aprobado por el director

7)

to clear a cheque — (=accept) aceptar or dar el visto bueno a un cheque; (=double check) compensar un cheque

8) (Comm etc) [+ debt] liquidar, saldar; [+ profit] sacar (una ganancia de); [+ goods etc] liquidar

he cleared £50 on the deal — sacó 50 libras del negocio

he clears £250 a week — se saca 250 libras a la semana

we have just about cleared our costs — nos ha llegado justo para cubrir los gastos

half-price to clear — liquidación a mitad de precio

9) (Comput) despejar

5. VI

1) (=improve) [weather] (also: clear up) despejarse; [sky] despejarse; [fog] disiparse

2) [liquid] aclararse, clarificarse

3) [cheque] ser compensado

4) (Sport) despejar

6.

CPD

clear round N — (Showjumping) ronda f sin penalizaciones

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

* * *
[klɪr, klɪə(r)]
I

adjective -er, -est

1) < sky> despejado, claro; < day> despejado; <liquid/glass> transparente

clear soup — consomé m

to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

2) ( distinct) <outline/picture> nítido, claro; < voice> claro

3)

a) (plain, evident)

it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...

b) <explanation/instructions> claro

is that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

5) ( entire)

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana

6)

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas

II

adverb

1) (beyond, outside)

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2) ( as intensifier)

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

3)

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4) ( distinctly) loud II

III
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontar

to clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)

b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar

2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

3) ( free from suspicion)

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4)

a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno a

you'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom

b) ( Fin) compensar

5)

a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldar

b) ( earn) sacar*

c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidar

reduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación

6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararse

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

b) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse

2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

English-spanish dictionary > clear
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go [gəʊ]

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1. intransitive verb

2. modal verb

3. transitive verb

4. noun

5. compounds

6. Phrasal Verbs

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1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = move) aller

• where are you going? où allez-vous ?

• he's gone to see his mother il est allé voir sa mère

• I wouldn't go as far as to say that je n'irais pas jusque là

• there he goes! le voilà !

• you can go next allez-y(, je vous en prie) !

► to go + preposition

• the train goes at 90km/h le train roule à 90 km/h

• to go down the hill descendre la colline

• to go for a walk aller se promener

• where do we go from here? qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant ?

• to go on a journey faire un voyage

• to go to France/to London aller en France/à Londres

• to go to the swimming pool aller à la piscine

• to go to the doctor's aller chez le médecin

• to go to sb for sth aller demander qch à qn

• to go up the hill monter la colline► to go + -ing

• to go fishing aller à la pêche

• to go riding (aller) faire du cheval

• to go swimming (aller) nager► go and...

• I'll go and check the train times je vais vérifier les horaires de trains

• go and get me it! va me le chercher !

• don't go and tell her I gave it you (inf) ne va pas lui dire que je te l'ai donné

• now you've gone and broken it! (inf) ça y est, tu l'as cassé !

   b. ( = depart) partir ; ( = disappear) disparaître ; [time] passer ; ( = be sacked) être licencié

• when does the train go? quand part le train ?

• everybody had gone tout le monde était parti

• my bag has gone mon sac a disparu

• we must be going il faut qu'on y aille

• go! (at beginning of race) partez !

• after I've gone ( = left) après mon départ ; ( = died) quand je ne serai plus là

• after a week all our money had gone en l'espace d'une semaine, nous avions dépensé tout notre argent

• he'll have to go [employee] on ne peut pas le garder

• the car will have to go on va devoir se séparer de la voiture

• there goes my chance of promotion! je peux faire une croix sur ma promotion !

• going, going, gone! une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé, vendu !

► to let sb go ( = allow to leave) laisser partir qn ; ( = make redundant) se séparer de qn ; ( = stop gripping) lâcher qn

• to let o.s. go se laisser aller► to let go lâcher prise

• let go! lâchez !

• to let go of sth/sb lâcher qch/qn

• eventually parents have to let go of their children tôt ou tard, les parents doivent laisser leurs enfants voler de leurs propres ailes► to let sth go

• they have let their garden go ils ont laissé leur jardin à l'abandon

• we'll let it go at that n'en parlons plus

   c. ( = start) [car, machine] démarrer ; ( = function) [machine, watch, car] marcher

• how do you make this go? comment est-ce que ça marche ?

• to be going [machine, engine] être en marche

• it won't go ça ne marche pas

► to get going [person] ( = leave)

let's get going! allons-y ! ; ( = start) to get going with sth s'occuper de qch

• once he gets going... une fois lancé...

• to get a machine going mettre une machine en marche

• to get things going activer les choses► to keep going ( = continue) [person] continuer ; [business] se maintenir

• the police signalled her to stop but she kept going la police lui a fait signe de s'arrêter mais elle a continué son chemin

• this hope kept her going cet espoir lui a permis de tenir

• a cup of coffee is enough to keep her going all morning elle réussit à tenir toute la matinée avec un café

   d. ( = begin) there he goes again! le voilà qui recommence !

• here goes! (inf) allez, on y va !

   e. ( = progress) aller, marcher

• the project was going well le projet marchait bien

• how's it going? (comment) ça va ?

• the way things are going si ça continue comme ça

• all went well for him until... tout s'est bien passé pour lui jusqu'au moment où...

• add the sugar, stirring as you go ajoutez le sucre, en remuant au fur et à mesure

   f. ( = turn out) [events] se passer

• how did your holiday go? comment se sont passées tes vacances ?

• the evening went very well la soirée s'est très bien passée

• let's wait and see how things go attendons de voir ce qui va se passer

• that's the way things go, I'm afraid c'est malheureux mais c'est comme ça

   g. ( = become) devenir

• have you gone mad? tu es devenu fou ?

• she went pale elle est devenue pâle

• the biscuits have gone soft les biscuits ont ramolli

• the lights went red les feux sont passés au rouge

   h. ( = fail) [fuse] sauter ; [bulb] griller ; [material] être usé ; [sight] baisser ; [strength] manquer

• his mind is going il n'a plus toute sa tête

• my voice is going je n'ai presque plus de voix

• the lining's going la doublure est usée

   i. ( = be sold) how much do you think the house will go for? combien crois-tu que la maison va être vendue ?

• it went for $550 c'est parti à 550 dollars

   j. ( = be given) [prize, reward, inheritance] revenir (to à)

   k. ( = be accepted) the story goes that... le bruit court que...

• anything goes these days (inf) tout est permis de nos jours

• that goes without saying cela va sans dire

• what he says goes c'est lui qui fait la loi

   l. ( = apply) that goes for you too c'est valable pour toi aussi

• that goes for me too ( = I agree with that) je suis aussi de cet avis

• as far as your suggestion goes... pour ce qui est de ta suggestion...

► as far as it goes

• this explanation is fine, as far as it goes cette explication vaut ce qu'elle vaut

   m. ( = available) are there any jobs going? y a-t-il des postes vacants ?

• there just aren't any jobs going il n'y a pas de travail

• is there any coffee going? est-ce qu'il y a du café ?

• I'll have whatever's going donnez-moi ce qu'il y a

   n. [tune] the tune goes like this voici l'air

• I don't know how the song goes je ne connais pas cette chanson

   o. ( = make sound or movement) faire ; [bell, clock] sonner

• go like that with your left foot faites comme ça avec votre pied gauche

   p. ( = serve) the money will go to compensate the victims cet argent servira à dédommager les victimes

• the qualities that go to make a great man les qualités qui font un grand homme

   q. (implying comparison)

► as... go

• he's not bad, as estate agents go il n'est pas mauvais pour un agent immobilier

   r. ( = elapse) there is a week to go before the election il reste une semaine avant les élections

   s. (US = take away) to go [food] à emporter

2. modal verb

(indicating future)

► to be going to + infinitive aller

• I'm going to phone him this afternoon je vais l'appeler cet après-midi

• it's going to rain il va pleuvoir

• I was just going to do it j'allais le faire

• I was going to do it yesterday but I forgot j'avais l'intention de le faire hier mais j'ai oublié

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = travel) [+ distance] faire

• we had gone only 3km nous n'avions fait que 3 km

► to go it alone se débrouiller tout seul

► to go one better aller encore plus loin

   b. ( = make sound) faire

• he went "psst" « psst » fit-il

4. noun

(plural goes)

   a. ( = motion) (inf) it's all go! ça n'arrête pas !

• to be always on the go être toujours sur la brèche

• to keep sb on the go ne pas laisser souffler qn

• he's got two projects on the go at the moment il a deux projets en chantier actuellement

   b. ( = attempt) (inf) coup m

• at one or a go d'un seul coup

• it's your go (in games) c'est ton tour

► to have a go ( = try) essayer

• to have a go at sth essayer de faire qch

• to have another go réessayer

• to have a go at sb (verbally) s'en prendre à qn (inf) ; (physically) se jeter sur qn

   c. ( = success) to make a go of sth réussir qch

• they tried to make a go of their marriage ils ont essayé de donner une chance à leur couple

5. compounds

► go-ahead adjective (British) dynamique noun

• to give sb the go-ahead (to do) (inf) donner le feu vert à qn (pour faire) ► go-between noun intermédiaire mf

► go-cart noun kart m

► go-carting noun karting m

► go-getter (inf) noun fonceur (inf) m, - euse (inf) f

► go-getting (inf) adjective

[person] fonceur (inf) ; [approach, attitude] de battant

► go-kart noun = go-cart

► go-karting noun = go-carting

► go-slow noun (British) grève f perlée

► go-to adjective [person]

the go-to guy on the team le type sur lequel on peut compter dans l'équipe

6. Phrasal Verbs

► go about

1. intransitive verb

   a. aller

• to go about barefoot se promener pieds nus

• they go about in gangs ils vont en bandes

• he goes about telling people what to do il est toujours à dire aux gens ce qu'il faut faire

   b. [rumour] courir

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ task, duties] he went about the task methodically il s'y est pris de façon méthodique

• he doesn't know how to go about it il ne sait pas s'y prendre

• how does one go about getting seats? comment fait-on pour avoir des places ?

   b. ( = be occupied with) to go about one's business vaquer à ses affaires► go across

1. intransitive verb

( = cross) traverser

• she went across to Mrs. Smith's elle est allée en face chez Mme Smith

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ river, road] traverser

► go after inseparable transitive verb

( = follow) suivre ; ( = attack) attaquer

• go after him! suivez-le !

• to go after a job poser sa candidature à un poste► go against inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = prove hostile to) [vote, judgement, decision] être défavorable à

• the decision went against him la décision lui a été défavorable

• everything began to go against us tout se liguait contre nous

   b. ( = oppose) aller à l'encontre de

• conditions which went against national interests des conditions qui allaient à l'encontre des intérêts nationaux

• to go against public opinion aller à contre-courant de l'opinion publique

• to go against sb's wishes s'opposer à la volonté de qn

• it goes against my principles c'est contre mes principes► go ahead intransitive verb passer devant ; [event] avoir (bien) lieu ; [work] avancer

• go ahead! allez-y !

• the exhibition will go ahead as planned l'exposition aura lieu comme prévu

• to go ahead with a plan mettre un plan à exécution► go along intransitive verb aller

• why don't you go along too? pourquoi n'iriez-vous pas aussi ?

• I'll tell you as we go along je vous le dirai en cours de route

• I check as I go along je vérifie au fur et à mesure

• to go along with sb aller avec qn ; ( = agree with) être d'accord avec qn

• I can't go along with that at all je ne suis pas du tout d'accord là-dessus► go around intransitive verb

   a. = go about ; go round

   b. what goes around comes around tout finit par se payer► go away intransitive verb partir ; (on holiday) partir (en vacances) ; [pain] disparaître

• we need to go away and think about this nous devons prendre le temps d'y réfléchir► go back intransitive verb

   a. ( = return) retourner

• we went back to the beach after lunch nous sommes retournés à la plage après le déjeuner

• it's getting dark, shall we go back? il commence à faire nuit, on rentre ?

• to go back to a point revenir sur un point

• to go back to the beginning revenir au début

• to go back to work reprendre le travail

   b. ( = retreat) reculer

   c. (in time) remonter

• my memories don't go back that far mes souvenirs ne remontent pas aussi loin

• we go back a long way on se connaît depuis longtemps

   d. ( = revert) revenir (to à)

• I don't want to go back to the old system je ne veux pas revenir à l'ancien système

• to go back to one's former habits retomber dans ses anciennes habitudes

   e. ( = extend) s'étendre

• the cave goes back 300 metres la grotte fait 300 mètres de long► go back on inseparable transitive verb

[+ decision, promise] revenir sur

► go before intransitive verb

( = happen earlier)

everything that went before tout ce qui s'est passé avant

• to go before a court comparaître devant un tribunal► go by

1. intransitive verb

[person] passer ; [period of time] (se) passer

• we've let the opportunity go by nous avons laissé passer l'occasion

• as time goes by avec le temps

• in days gone by dans le temps jadis

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = judge by) if first impressions are anything to go by s'il faut se fier à sa première impression

• that's nothing to go by ce n'est pas une référence

• to go by appearances juger d'après les apparences

► go down intransitive verb

   a. ( = descend) descendre ; ( = fall) tomber ; ( = sink) couler ; [plane] s'écraser

• we watched the sun go down nous avons regarder le soleil se coucher

   b. ( = be swallowed) it went down the wrong way j'ai (or il a etc) avalé de travers

   c. ( = be accepted) I wonder how that will go down with her parents je me demande comment ses parents vont prendre ça

• to go down well/badly être bien/mal accueilli

• it went down well ça a bien passé

   d. [value, price, standards] baisser

• the house has gone down in value la maison s'est dépréciée

   e. ( = be relegated) être relégué

   f. [stage curtain] tomber ; [theatre lights] s'éteindre

   g. ( = go as far as) aller

• go down to the bottom of the page allez au bas de la page

   h. [balloon, tyre] se dégonfler

• my ankle's OK, the swelling has gone down ma cheville va bien, elle a désenflé► go down as inseparable transitive verb

( = be regarded as) être considéré comme ; ( = be remembered as) passer à la postérité comme

• the victory will go down as one of the highlights of the year cette victoire restera dans les mémoires comme l'un des grands moments de l'année► go down with (inf) inseparable transitive verb

[+ illness] attraper

► go for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = attack) attaquer

• he went for me with a knife il m'a attaqué avec un couteau

   b. ( = like) (inf) she went for him in a big way elle en pinçait (inf) pour lui

• I don't go for that sort of talk je n'aime pas qu'on parle comme ça

   c. ( = strive for) essayer d'avoir ; ( = choose) choisir

• go for it! (inf) vas-y !

• I decided to go for it (inf) j'ai décidé de tenter le coup

   d. he's got a lot going for him (inf) il a beaucoup d'atouts

• the theory has a lot going for it cette théorie a de nombreux mérites► go forward intransitive verb

   a. ( = move ahead) avancer ; [economy] progresser

   b. ( = take place) avoir lieu

   c. ( = continue) maintenir

• if they go forward with these proposals s'ils maintiennent ces propositions► go in intransitive verb

   a. ( = enter) entrer

• they went in by the back door ils sont entrés par la porte de derrière

• I must go in now il faut que je rentre maintenant

   b. ( = attack) attaquer

   c. [sun] se cacher► go in for inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ examination] se présenter à ; [+ position, job] poser sa candidature à ; [+ competition, race] prendre part à

   b. [+ sport] pratiquer ; [+ hobby] se livrer à ; [+ style] affectionner ; [+ medicine, accounting, politics] faire

• I don't go in for bright colours je ne raffole pas des couleurs vives

• he doesn't go in for reading much il n'aime pas beaucoup lire► go into inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ profession, field] he doesn't want to go into industry il ne veut pas travailler dans l'industrie

   b. ( = embark on) [+ explanation] se lancer dans

• he went into a long explanation il s'est lancé dans une longue explication

• to go into details rentrer dans les détails

• let's not go into that now laissons cela pour le moment

   c. ( = investigate) étudier

• this matter is being gone into on étudie la question

• we haven't got time to go into that nous n'avons pas le temps de nous pencher sur ce problème

• to go into a question in detail approfondir une question

   d. ( = be devoted to) être investi dans

• a lot of money went into the research on a investi beaucoup d'argent dans la recherche► go off

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = leave) partir

   b. [alarm clock] sonner ; [alarm] se déclencher

• the gun didn't go off le coup n'est pas parti

   c. [light, radio, TV] s'éteindre ; [heating] s'arrêter

   d. (British) [meat] s'avarier ; [milk] tourner ; [butter] rancir

   e. [event] se passer

• the evening went off very well la soirée s'est très bien passée

2. inseparable transitive verb

(British) (inf) I'm starting to go off the idea ça ne me dit plus grand-chose

• I've gone off skiing le ski ne me tente plus beaucoup

• I used to like him, but I've gone off him lately je l'aimais bien mais depuis un certain temps il m'agace► go off with inseparable transitive verb partir avec

• his wife went off with another man sa femme est partie avec un autre homme► go on

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = proceed on one's way) (without stopping) poursuivre son chemin ; (after stopping) continuer sa route ; (by car) reprendre la route

   b. ( = continue) continuer ( doing à faire)

• to go on speaking continuer à parler ; (after pause) reprendre (la parole)

• go on with your work continuez votre travail

• go on trying! essaie encore !

• go on! continuez !

• go on with you! (inf) à d'autres ! (inf)

• if you go on doing that, you'll get into trouble si tu continues, tu vas avoir des ennuis

• that's enough to be going on with ça suffit pour l'instant

• the rioting went on all night les émeutes ont duré toute la nuit

• life went on uneventfully la vie poursuivit son cours paisiblement

   c. ( = talk) (inf) to go on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch

• don't go on about it! ça va, j'ai compris !

• he goes on and on about it il n'arrête pas d'en parler

   d. ( = nag) (inf) to go on at sb s'en prendre à qn

• she went on and on at him elle n'a pas cessé de s'en prendre à lui

• she's always going on at him about doing up the kitchen elle n'arrête pas de le harceler pour qu'il refasse la cuisine

   e. ( = proceed) passer

• to go on to another matter passer à un autre sujet

• he went on to say that... puis il a dit que...

• he retired from football and went on to become a journalist il a abandonné le football et est devenu journaliste

   f. ( = happen) se dérouler ; (for a stated time) durer

• several matches were going on at the same time plusieurs matchs se déroulaient en même temps

• how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure ?

• while this was going on pendant ce temps

• what's going on here? qu'est-ce qui se passe ici ?

   g. ( = pass) things got easier as time went on avec le temps les choses sont devenues plus faciles

• as the day went on he became more and more anxious au fil des heures, il devenait de plus en plus inquiet

   h. ( = behave) (inf) that's no way to go on c'est une conduite inacceptable !

• what a way to go on! en voilà des manières !

   i. ( = progress) [person, patient] aller

• how is he going on? comment va-t-il ?

   j. ( = approach) (inf) she's going on 50 elle va sur la cinquantaine

• Ann's 25 going on 50 Ann a 25 ans mais on lui en donnerait 50

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = be guided by) we don't have much to go on yet nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'indices pour l'instant► go on for inseparable transitive verb

• it's going on for 100km c'est à une centaine de kilomètres► go out intransitive verb

   a. ( = leave) sortir

• to go out of a room sortir d'une pièce

• to go out shopping aller faire des courses

• to go out for a meal aller au restaurant

• he goes out a lot il sort beaucoup

• she doesn't go out with him any more elle ne sort plus avec lui

• most mothers have to go out to work la plupart des mères de famille doivent travailler

   b. [fire, light] s'éteindre

   c. ( = travel) aller (to à)

• she went out to Bangkok elle est allée à Bangkok

   d. [sea] se retirer ; [tide] descendre

   e. my heart went out to him j'ai été vraiment désolé pour lui

   f. [invitation] être envoyé ; [radio programme, TV programme] être diffusé

• an appeal has gone out for people to give blood un appel a été lancé pour encourager les dons de sang

• the programme goes out on Friday evenings l'émission passe le vendredi soir

   g. (Sport) ( = be eliminated) être éliminé► go over

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = cross) aller

• to go over to France aller en France

• she went over to Mrs Smith's elle est allée chez Mme Smith

• the ball went over into the field le ballon est passé par-dessus et est tombé dans le champ

   b. ( = be overturned) se retourner

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = examine) [+ accounts, report] vérifier

• to go over a house visiter une maison

• I went over his essay with him j'ai regardé sa dissertation avec lui

   b. ( = review) [+ speech] revoir ; [+ facts, points] récapituler

• to go over the events of the day repasser les événements de la journée

• let's go over the facts again récapitulons les faits► go over to inseparable transitive verb passer à

• we're going over to a new system nous passons à un nouveau système

• to go over to the enemy passer à l'ennemi► go round intransitive verb

   a. ( = turn) tourner

• my head is going round j'ai la tête qui tourne

   b. to go round to sb's house aller chez qn

   c. ( = be sufficient) suffire (pour tout le monde)

• there's enough food to go round il y a assez à manger pour tout le monde

• to make the money go round joindre les deux bouts (inf)

   d. ( = circulate) [document, story] circuler

• there's a rumour going round that... le bruit court que...

   e. = go about► go through

1. intransitive verb

( = be agreed) [proposal] être accepté ; [business deal] être conclu

• the deal did not go through l'affaire n'a pas été conclue

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = suffer, endure) endurer

• after all he's gone through après tout ce qu'il a enduré

• he's going through a very difficult time il traverse une période difficile

   b. ( = examine) [+ list] examiner ; [+ book] parcourir ; [+ mail] regarder ; [+ subject, plan] étudier ; [+ one's pockets] fouiller dans

• I went through my drawers looking for a pair of socks j'ai cherché une paire de chaussettes dans mes tiroirs

• I went through his essay with him j'ai regardé sa dissertation avec lui

   c. ( = use up) [+ money] dépenser ; ( = wear out) user

   d. ( = carry out) [+ routine, course of study] suivre ; [+ formalities] accomplir ; [+ apprenticeship] faire► go through with inseparable transitive verb

( = persist with) [+ plan, threat] mettre à exécution

• in the end she couldn't go through with it en fin de compte elle n'a pas pu le faire► go together intransitive verb

[colours, flavours] aller (bien) ensemble ; [events, conditions, ideas] aller de pair

► go under intransitive verb

   a. ( = sink) [ship, person] couler

   b. ( = fail) [person, business] faire faillite► go up

1. intransitive verb

   a. monter

• when the curtain goes up lorsque le rideau se lève

• to go up in price augmenter

• to go up a class passer dans la classe supérieure

   b. ( = approach) I wanted to go up and talk to him je voulais m'approcher de lui et lui parler

• a man went up to him and asked him the time un homme s'est approché et lui a demandé l'heure

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ hill] gravir

• to go up the stairs monter l'escalier

• to go up the street remonter la rue► go with inseparable transitive verb

   a. [circumstances, event, conditions] aller (de pair) avec

• ill health goes with poverty la pauvreté et la mauvaise santé vont de pair

• the house goes with the job le logement va avec le poste

   b. [colours] aller bien avec ; [furnishings] être assorti à ; [behaviour, opinions] cadrer avec

• I want a hat to go with my coat je cherche un chapeau assorti à mon manteau► go without

1. intransitive verb

se priver de tout

• mothers feed their children and go without themselves les mères nourrissent leurs enfants et se privent elles-mêmes de tout

2. inseparable transitive verb

se priver de

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[gəʊ] 1.
intransitive verb (3^e pers sg prés goes; prét went; pp gone)

1) (move, travel) aller ( from de; to à, en)

to go to Paris — aller à Paris

to go to Wales/to California — aller au Pays de Galles/en Californie

to go to town/to the country — aller en ville/à la campagne

they went home — ils sont rentrés chez eux

to go up/down/across — monter/descendre/traverser

I went into the room — je suis entré dans la pièce

to go by bus/train — voyager en bus/train

to go by ou past — [person, vehicle] passer

that car's going very fast! — cette voiture roule très vite!

there he goes again! — ( that's him again) le revoilà!; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!

where do we go from here? — fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait?

2) (on specific errand, activity) aller

to go shopping — aller faire des courses

to go on a journey/on holiday — partir en voyage/en vacances

to go for a drink — aller prendre un verre

3) ( attend) aller

to go to school/work — aller à l'école/au travail

to go to the doctor's — aller chez le médecin

4) ( used as auxiliary with present participle)

she went running up the stairs — elle a monté l'escalier en courant

5) ( depart) partir

6) euph ( die) mourir, disparaître

when I am gone — quand je ne serai plus là

7) ( disappear) partir

the money goes on school fees — l'argent part en frais de scolarité

the money has all gone — il ne reste plus d'argent

I left my bike outside and now it's gone — j'ai laissé mon vélo dehors et il n'est plus là

there goes my chance of winning! — c'en est fait de mes chances de gagner!

8) (be sent, transmitted)

it can't go by post — on ne peut pas l'envoyer par la poste

these proposals will go before parliament — ces propositions seront soumises au parlement

9) ( become)

to go red — rougir

to go white — blanchir

to go mad — devenir fou/folle

10) ( change over to new system)

to go Labour — Politics [country, constituency] voter travailliste

to go metric — adopter le système m étrique

11) (be, remain)

the people went hungry — les gens n'avaient rien à manger

we went for two days without food — nous avons passé deux jours sans rien manger

to go unnoticed — passer inaperçu

the question went unanswered — la question est restée sans réponse

he was allowed to go free — il a été libéré

12) (weaken, become impaired)

his memory is going — il perd la mémoire

his hearing is going — il devient sourd

my voice is going — je n'ai plus de voix

the battery is going — la batterie est presque à plat

13) ( of time)

there are only three days to go before Christmas — il ne reste plus que trois jours avant Noël

how's the time going? — quelle heure est-il?

it's just gone seven o'clock — il est sept heures passées

14) ( be got rid of)

he'll have to go! — il va falloir qu'on se débarrasse de lui!

the car will have to go — il va falloir vendre la voiture

either she goes or I do! — c'est elle ou moi!

six down and four to go! — six de faits, et encore quatre à faire!

15) (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionner

to set [something] going — mettre [quelque chose] en marche

to get going — [engine, machine] se mettre en marche; fig [business] démarrer

to get the fire going — allumer le feu

to keep going — [person, business, machine] se maintenir

we have several projects going at the moment — nous avons plusieurs projets en route en ce moment

16) ( start)

let's get going! — allons-y!

to get things going — mettre les choses en train

here goes! —

here we go! — c'est parti!

once he gets going, he never stops — une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas

17) ( lead) aller, conduire (to à)

the road goes down/goes up — la route descend/monte

18) ( extend in depth or scope)

the roots go very deep — les racines s'enfoncent très profondément

these habits go very deep — ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées

it's true as far as it goes — c'est vrai dans un sens

a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days — on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours

this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude — ceci explique en grande partie son attitude

you can make £5 go a long way — on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling

19) (belong, be placed) aller

the suitcases will have to go in the back — il va falloir mettre les valises derrière

20) ( fit) gen rentrer

five into four won't go — quatre n'est pas divisible par cinq

21) ( be expressed in particular way)

I can't remember how the poem goes — je n'arrive pas à me rappeler le poème

how does the song go? — quel est l'air de la chanson?

as the saying goes — comme dit le proverbe

22) ( be accepted)

what he says goes — c'est lui qui fait la loi

it goes without saying that — il va sans dire que

anything goes — tout est permis

23) ( be about to)

to be going to do — aller faire

it's going to snow — il va neiger

24) ( happen)

the party went very well — la soirée s'est très bien passée

the way things are going — si ça continue comme ça

how's it going? — (colloq)

how are things going? — comment ça va? (colloq)

how goes it? — hum comment ça va? (colloq)

25) ( be on average)

it's old, as Australian towns go — c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne

it wasn't a bad party, as parties go — c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne

26) ( be sold)

the house went for over £100,000 — la maison a été vendue à plus de 100000 livres

‘going, going, gone!’ — ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’

27) ( be on offer)

I'll have some coffee, if there's any going — je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a

it's the best machine going — c'est la meilleure machine sur le marché

there's a job going — il y a un poste libre

28) ( contribute)

the money will go towards a new roof — l'argent servira à payer un nouveau toit

everything that goes to make a good teacher — toutes les qualités d'un bon enseignant

29) ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à); [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à)

the job went to a local man — le poste a été donné à un homme de la région

30) ( emphatic use)

why did he go and spoil it? — pourquoi est-il allé tout gâcher?

he went and won the competition! — il s'est débrouillé pour gagner le concours!

you've really gone and done it now! — tu peux être fier de toi! iron

then he had to go and lose his wallet — comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille

31) ( of money) (be spent, used up)

all his money goes on drink — tout son argent passe dans l'alcool

I don't know where all my money goes (to)! — je ne sais pas ce que je fais de mon argent!

32) (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire; [bell, alarm] sonner

the cat went ‘miaow’ — le chat a fait ‘miaou’

wait until the bell goes — attends que la cloche sonne (subj)

she went like this with her fingers — elle a fait comme ça avec ses doigts

33) (resort to, have recourse to)

to go to war — [country] entrer en guerre; [soldier] partir à la guerre

to go to law GB ou to the law US — aller en justice

34) (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer; [cable, rope] se rompre; [light bulb] griller

35) ( take one's turn)

you go next — c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après

you go first — après vous

36) ( be in harmony)

those two colours don't go together — ces deux couleurs ne vont pas ensemble

37) ( in takeaway)

to go — à emporter
2.
transitive verb (3^e pers sg prés goes; prét went; pp gone) faire [number of miles]

are you going my way? — tu vas dans la même direction que moi?
3.
noun (pl goes)

1) GB ( turn) tour m; ( try) essai m

whose go is it? — gen à qui le tour?; ( in game) à qui de jouer?

I had to have several goes before passing — j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois avant de réussir

2) (colloq) ( energy)

to be full of go —

to be all go — être très dynamique

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Phrasal Verbs:

- go about

- go across

- go after

- go against

- go ahead

- go along

- go along with

- go around

- go at

- go away

- go back

- go back on

- go before

- go below

- go by

- go down

- go for

- go forward

- go in

- go in for

- go into

- go off

- go off with

- go on

- go on at

- go out

- go over

- go round

- go through

- go through with

- go together

- go under

- go up

- go with

- go without

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all systems are go! — Aerospace tout est paré pour le lancement!

to have a go at somebody — s'en prendre à quelqu'un

to make a go of something — réussir quelque chose

she's always on the go — elle n'arrête jamais

he's all go! — (colloq) il n'arrête pas!

we have several different projects on the go — nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier

(it's) no go! — pas question!

from the word go — dès le départ

in one go — d'un seul coup

to go one better than somebody — renchérir sur quelqu'un

that's how it goes! —

that's the way it goes! — c'est la vie!

there you go! — (colloq) voilà!

English-French dictionary > go
15 Creativity

   1) All Human Complex Problem Solving Is Creativity

   Put in this bald way, these aims sound utopian. How utopian they areor rather, how imminent their realization-depends on how broadly or narrowly we interpret the term "creative." If we are willing to regard all human complex problem solving as creative, then-as we will point out-successful programs for problem solving mechanisms that simulate human problem solvers already exist, and a number of their general characteristics are known. If we reserve the term "creative" for activities like discovery of the special theory of relativity or the composition of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, then no example of a creative mechanism exists at the present time. (Simon, 1979, pp. 144-145)

   2) Artificial Intelligence Models of Creative Association

   Among the questions that can now be given preliminary answers in computational terms are the following: how can ideas from very different sources be spontaneously thought of together? how can two ideas be merged to produce a new structure, which shows the inﬂuence of both ancestor ideas without being a mere "cut-and-paste" combination? how can the mind be "primed," so that one will more easily notice serendipitous ideas? why may someone notice-and remember-something fairly uninteresting, if it occurs in an interesting context? how can a brief phrase conjure up an entire melody from memory? and how can we accept two ideas as similar ("love" and "prove" as rhyming, for instance) in respect of a feature not identical in both? The features of connectionist AI models that suggest answers to these questions are their powers of pattern completion, graceful degradation, sensitization, multiple constraint satisfaction, and "best-fit" equilibration.... Here, the important point is that the unconscious, "insightful," associative aspects of creativity can be explained-in outline, at least-by AI methods. (Boden, 1996, p. 273)

   3) Creative Innovation and Social Independence

   There thus appears to be an underlying similarity in the process involved in creative innovation and social independence, with common traits and postures required for expression of both behaviors. The difference is one of product-literary, musical, artistic, theoretical products on the one hand, opinions on the other-rather than one of process. In both instances the individual must believe that his perceptions are meaningful and valid and be willing to rely upon his own interpretations. He must trust himself sufficiently that even when persons express opinions counter to his own he can proceed on the basis of his own perceptions and convictions. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 58)

   4) Ego Strength and Emotional Stability among Creative Geniuses

   he average level of ego strength and emotional stability is noticeably higher among creative geniuses than among the general population, though it is possibly lower than among men of comparable intelligence and education who go into administrative and similar positions. High anxiety and excitability appear common (e.g. Priestley, Darwin, Kepler) but full-blown neurosis is quite rare. (Cattell & Butcher, 1970, p. 315)

   5) Its Mundane Character

   he insight that is supposed to be required for such work as discovery turns out to be synonymous with the familiar process of recognition; and other terms commonly used in the discussion of creative work-such terms as "judgment," "creativity," or even "genius"-appear to be wholly dispensable or to be definable, as insight is, in terms of mundane and well-understood concepts. (Simon, 1989, p. 376)

   6) Mozart's Musical Ideas Came to Him in Polished Form

   From the sketch material still in existence, from the condition of the fragments, and from the autographs themselves we can draw definite conclusions about Mozart's creative process. To invent musical ideas he did not need any stimulation; they came to his mind "ready-made" and in polished form. In contrast to Beethoven, who made numerous attempts at shaping his musical ideas until he found the definitive formulation of a theme, Mozart's first inspiration has the stamp of finality. Any Mozart theme has completeness and unity; as a phenomenon it is a Gestalt. (Herzmann, 1964, p. 28)

   7) Scientific Theories and Works of Art Alike Originate in Fantasy

   Great artists enlarge the limits of one's perception. Looking at the world through the eyes of Rembrandt or Tolstoy makes one able to perceive aspects of truth about the world which one could not have achieved without their aid. Freud believed that science was adaptive because it facilitated mastery of the external world; but was it not the case that many scientific theories, like works of art, also originated in phantasy? Certainly, reading accounts of scientific discovery by men of the calibre of Einstein compelled me to conclude that phantasy was not merely escapist, but a way of reaching new insights concerning the nature of reality. Scientific hypotheses require proof; works of art do not. Both are concerned with creating order, with making sense out of the world and our experience of it. (Storr, 1993, p. xii)

   8) Self- Esteem and Creative Expression

   The importance of self-esteem for creative expression appears to be almost beyond disproof. Without a high regard for himself the individual who is working in the frontiers of his field cannot trust himself to discriminate between the trivial and the significant. Without trust in his own powers the person seeking improved solutions or alternative theories has no basis for distinguishing the significant and profound innovation from the one that is merely different.... An essential component of the creative process, whether it be analysis, synthesis, or the development of a new perspective or more comprehensive theory, is the conviction that one's judgment in interpreting the events is to be trusted. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 59)

   9) Stages in Creative Problem- Solving

   In the daily stream of thought these four different stages [preparation; incubation; illumination or inspiration; and verification] constantly overlap each other as we explore different problems. An economist reading a Blue Book, a physiologist watching an experiment, or a business man going through his morning's letters, may at the same time be "incubating" on a problem which he proposed to himself a few days ago, be accumulating knowledge in "preparation" for a second problem, and be "verifying" his conclusions to a third problem. Even in exploring the same problem, the mind may be unconsciously incubating on one aspect of it, while it is consciously employed in preparing for or verifying another aspect. (Wallas, 1926, p. 81)

    10) The Bisociative Pattern of the Creative Synthesis

   he basic, bisociative pattern of the creative synthesis [is] the sudden interlocking of two previously unrelated skills, or matrices of thought. (Koestler, 1964, p. 121)

    11) The Earliest Stages in the Creative Process Involve a Commerce with Disorder

   Even to the creator himself, the earliest effort may seem to involve a commerce with disorder. For the creative order, which is an extension of life, is not an elaboration of the established, but a movement beyond the established, or at least a reorganization of it and often of elements not included in it. The first need is therefore to transcend the old order. Before any new order can be defined, the absolute power of the established, the hold upon us of what we know and are, must be broken. New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive that world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." (Ghiselin, 1985, p. 4)

    12) The Inner Life of the Creative Process

   New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive our world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." Chaos and disorder are perhaps the wrong terms for that indeterminate fullness and activity of the inner life. For it is organic, dynamic, full of tension and tendency. What is absent from it, except in the decisive act of creation, is determination, fixity, and commitment to one resolution or another of the whole complex of its tensions. (Ghiselin, 1952, p. 13)

    13) The Problem of What Impels the Creative Person

   [P]sychoanalysts have principally been concerned with the content of creative products, and with explaining content in terms of the artist's infantile past. They have paid less attention to examining why the artist chooses his particular activity to express, abreact or sublimate his emotions. In short, they have not made much distinction between art and neurosis; and, since the former is one of the blessings of mankind, whereas the latter is one of the curses, it seems a pity that they should not be better differentiated....

   Psychoanalysis, being fundamentally concerned with drive and motive, might have been expected to throw more light upon what impels the creative person that in fact it has. (Storr, 1993, pp. xvii, 3)

    14) Theories of Creative Thinking

   A number of theoretical approaches were considered. Associative theory, as developed by Mednick (1962), gained some empirical support from the apparent validity of the Remote Associates Test, which was constructed on the basis of the theory.... Koestler's (1964) bisociative theory allows more complexity to mental organization than Mednick's associative theory, and postulates "associative contexts" or "frames of reference." He proposed that normal, non-creative, thought proceeds within particular contexts or frames and that the creative act involves linking together previously unconnected frames.... Simonton (1988) has developed associative notions further and explored the mathematical consequences of chance permutation of ideas....

   Like Koestler, Gruber (1980; Gruber and Davis, 1988) has based his analysis on case studies. He has focused especially on Darwin's development of the theory of evolution. Using piagetian notions, such as assimilation and accommodation, Gruber shows how Darwin's system of ideas changed very slowly over a period of many years. "Moments of insight," in Gruber's analysis, were the culminations of slow long-term processes.... Finally, the information-processing approach, as represented by Simon (1966) and Langley et al. (1987), was considered.... [Simon] points out the importance of good problem representations, both to ensure search is in an appropriate problem space and to aid in developing heuristic evaluations of possible research directions.... The work of Langley et al. (1987) demonstrates how such search processes, realized in computer programs, can indeed discover many basic laws of science from tables of raw data.... Boden (1990a, 1994) has stressed the importance of restructuring the problem space in creative work to develop new genres and paradigms in the arts and sciences. (Gilhooly, 1996, pp. 243-244; emphasis in original)

Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Creativity
16 pitch

I
1. pi verb
1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) plantar, armar, montar

2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) tirar, lanzar, arrojar

3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) caer(se)

4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) cabecear

5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) entonar

2. noun
1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) campo

2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tono; diapasón (música)

3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grado, punto, extremo

4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) puesto

5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) lanzamiento

6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) cabezada

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- - pitched
- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork
II pi noun
(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) brea

- pitch-black
- pitch-dark

pitch¹ n

1. campo / terreno de juego

the football pitch is in good condition el campo de fútbol está en buen estado

2. tono

the violin has a higher pitch than the double bass el violín tiene un tono más agudo que el contrabajo

pitch² vb montar

I pitched the tent under a tree monté la tienda de campaña bajo un árbol

pitch

tr[pɪʧ]

noun

1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (of sound) tono; (of instrument) diapasón nombre masculino

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (field) campo, terreno; (throw) lanzamiento

3 (degree, level) grado, punto, extremo

■ their argument reached such a pitch that I had to intervene su discusión llegó a tal extremo que tuve que intervenir

4 (position, site) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (in market) puesto

5 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (movement) cabezada

6 (slope of roof) pendiente nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (note, sound) entonar

■ the song was pitched too high la canción tenía un tono demasiado alto

2 figurative use (aim, address) dirigir (at, a); (set) dar un tono a

■ they pitched the leaflet at a simple level le dieron al folleto un tono accesible

3 (throw) tirar, arrojar; (in baseball) lanzar, pichear

4 (tent) plantar, armar, montar; (camp) montar, hacer

intransitive verb

1 (fall) caerse

2 (ship, plane) cabecear

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in baseball) lanzar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be at fever pitch estar al rojo vivo

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pitch

tr[pɪʧ]

noun

1 (tar) brea, pez nombre femenino

pitch ['pɪʧ] vt

1) set up: montar, armar (una tienda)

2) throw: lanzar, arrojar

3) adjust, set: dar el tono de (un discurso, un instrumento musical)

pitch vi

1) or pitch forward fall: caerse

2) lurch: cabecear (dícese de un barco o un avión), dar bandazos

pitch n

1) lurching: cabezada f, cabeceo m (de un barco o un avión)

2) slope: (grado de) inclinación f, pendiente f

3) : tono m (en música)

perfect pitch: oído absoluto

4) throw: lanzamiento m

5) degree: grado m, nivel m, punto m

the excitement reached a high pitch: la excitación llegó a un punto culminante

6) or sales pitch : presentación f (de un vendedor)

7) tar: pez f, brea f

pitch

n.

• alquitrán s.m.

• betún s.m.

• brea s.f.

• cabezada s.f.

• diapasón s.m.

• empega s.f.

• grado de inclinación s.m.

• lanzamiento s.m.

• pega s.f.

• pendiente s.m.

• pez s.f.

• tono s.m. (Ships)

v.

• encabritarse v.

v.

• amorrar v.

• echar v.

• lanzar v.

pɪtʃ
I

noun

1)

a) (level, degree) (no pl) punto m, extremo m, grado m

tension had risen to an unbearable pitch — la tensión había aumentado hasta hacerse insoportable

b) u c ( Mus) tono m

to have perfect pitch — tener* oído absoluto

2) c ( in baseball) lanzamiento m

3) c ( Sport) ( playing area) (BrE) campo m, cancha f (AmL)

4) c

a) (position, site) (BrE) lugar m, sitio m; (in market, fair) puesto m

b) ( sales pitch)

he had a very effective sales pitch — tenía buena labia para vender

5) u ( substance) brea f

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( set up) \<\<tent\>\> armar, montar; \<\<camp\>\> montar, hacer*

2) ( sport) \<\<ball\>\> lanzar*, pichear

3)

a) (aim, set, address)

she doesn't know at what level to pitch her talk — no sabe qué nivel darle a la charla

they pitched their opening offer at 3% — situaron su oferta inicial en un 3%

b) ( Mus)

her instrument was pitched lower — su instrumento tenía un tono más bajo

2.

vi

1)

a) ( fall) (+ adv compl) caerse*

he pitched forward onto his face — se fue or cayó de bruces

b) ( lurch) \<\<ship/plane\>\> cabecear

2) ( Sport)

a) ( in baseball) lanzar*, pichear

b) (in golf, cricket) \<\<ball\>\> caer*, dar*

3) (campaign, fight) (AmE)

to pitch FOR something — pelear por algo

to be in there pitching — (colloq) estar* en la brecha or al pie del cañón

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pitch in

- pitch into

I [pɪtʃ]
1. N

1) (esp Brit) (Ftbl, Cricket, Hockey) (=area of play) campo m, cancha f (LAm)

2) (Baseball) (=throw) lanzamiento m, tiro m

3) [of note, voice, instrument] tono m ; concert 3., perfect 4., queer 3.

4) (esp Brit) [of market trader] puesto m ; [of homeless person] sitio m

5) (=height, degree) extremo m, punto m

matters reached such a pitch that... — las cosas llegaron a tal extremo or a tal punto que...

excitement is at a high pitch — la emoción está al rojo vivo
fever 2.
6) * (=sales talk) rollo * m

• she stood up and made her pitch — se levantó y soltó su rollo

he made a pitch for the women's vote — procuró hacerse con or acaparar los votos de las mujeres
sale 2.
7) (=slope) (gen) grado m de inclinación; [of roof] pendiente f

8) (Naut) cabezada f

2. VT

1) (=throw) [+ ball] lanzar; [+ person] arrojar

• he was pitched off his horse — salió disparado del caballo

• the impact pitched her over the handlebars — el impacto la arrojó por encima del manillar

2) (Mus) [+ note] dar; [+ instrument] graduar el tono de

3) (=present)

it must be pitched at the right level for the audience — el tono ha de ajustarse al público

today he pitched the plan to business leaders — hoy presentó el plan ante los dirigentes de negocios

• to pitch one's aspirations too high — picar demasiado or muy alto

you're pitching it a bit high! or strong! — ¡estás recargando las tintas!

4) (=set up) [+ tent] armar, montar

• to pitch camp — acampar, montar el campamento

3. VI

1) (=fall) [person] caer, caerse

he pitched head-first over the wall — se cayó or cayó de cabeza por el muro

the ball pitched in front of him — la pelota cayó delante de él or vino a parar a sus pies

the aircraft pitched into the sea — el avión se precipitó en el mar

• to pitch forward, the passengers pitched forward as the coach stopped — los pasajeros salieron despedidos hacia adelante cuando se paró el autocar

he went down on his knees, then pitched forward — se cayó or cayó de rodillas y luego de bruces

2) (Naut, Aer) cabecear

• the ship was pitching and rolling or tossing — el barco cabeceaba de un lado para otro

3) (Baseball) lanzar

- be in there pitching

4.

CPD

pitch inspection N — (Brit) (Sport) inspección f del terreno de juego

we have arranged a pitch inspection by a referee for 9am on Wednesday morning — hemos dispuesto que un árbitro inspeccione el terreno de juego el miércoles a las nueve de la mañana

pitch invasion N — (Brit) invasión f de campo

there was a peaceful pitch invasion after Juventus's eighth goal — después del octavo gol de la Juventus hubo una pacífica invasión de campo

pitch pipe N — (Mus) diapasón m

pitch shot N — (Golf) pitch m

- pitch in

- pitch into

- pitch up

II [pɪtʃ]
1.

N (=tar) brea f, pez f

it was pitch black outside — afuera estaba oscuro como boca de lobo

his face was pitch black with coal dust — tenía la cara toda tiznada de polvo de carbón

2.

CPD

pitch blackness N — oscuridad f total

pitch pine N — (=wood) pino m de tea

* * *
[pɪtʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) (level, degree) (no pl) punto m, extremo m, grado m

tension had risen to an unbearable pitch — la tensión había aumentado hasta hacerse insoportable

b) u c ( Mus) tono m

to have perfect pitch — tener* oído absoluto

2) c ( in baseball) lanzamiento m

3) c ( Sport) ( playing area) (BrE) campo m, cancha f (AmL)

4) c

a) (position, site) (BrE) lugar m, sitio m; (in market, fair) puesto m

b) ( sales pitch)

he had a very effective sales pitch — tenía buena labia para vender

5) u ( substance) brea f

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( set up) \<\<tent\>\> armar, montar; \<\<camp\>\> montar, hacer*

2) ( sport) \<\<ball\>\> lanzar*, pichear

3)

a) (aim, set, address)

she doesn't know at what level to pitch her talk — no sabe qué nivel darle a la charla

they pitched their opening offer at 3% — situaron su oferta inicial en un 3%

b) ( Mus)

her instrument was pitched lower — su instrumento tenía un tono más bajo

2.

vi

1)

a) ( fall) (+ adv compl) caerse*

he pitched forward onto his face — se fue or cayó de bruces

b) ( lurch) \<\<ship/plane\>\> cabecear

2) ( Sport)

a) ( in baseball) lanzar*, pichear

b) (in golf, cricket) \<\<ball\>\> caer*, dar*

3) (campaign, fight) (AmE)

to pitch FOR something — pelear por algo

to be in there pitching — (colloq) estar* en la brecha or al pie del cañón

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pitch in

- pitch into

English-spanish dictionary > pitch
17 Poulsen, Valdemar

SUBJECT AREA: Broadcasting, Electronics and information technology, Recording, Telecommunications

[br]

b. 23 November 1869 Copenhagen, Denmark

d. 23 July 1942 Gentofte, Denmark

[br]

Danish engineer who developed practical magnetic recording and the arc generator for continuous radio waves.

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From an early age he was absorbed by phenomena of physics to the exclusion of all other subjects, including mathematics. When choosing his subjects for the final three years in Borgedydskolen in Christianshavn (Copenhagen) before university, he opted for languages and history. At the University of Copenhagen he embarked on the study of medicine in 1889, but broke it off and was apprenticed to the machine firm of A/S Frichs Eftf. in Aarhus. He was employed between 1893 and 1899 as a mechanic and assistant in the laboratory of the Copenhagen Telephone Company KTAS. Eventually he advanced to be Head of the line fault department. This suited his desire for experiment and measurement perfectly. After the invention of the telegraphone in 1898, he left the laboratory and with responsible business people he created Aktieselskabet Telegrafonen, Patent Poulsen in order to develop it further, together with Peder Oluf Pedersen (1874– 1941). Pedersen brought with him the mathematical background which eventually led to his professorship in electronic engineering in 1922.

The telegraphone was the basis for multinational industrial endeavours after it was demonstrated at the 1900 World's Exhibition in Paris. It must be said that its strength was also its weakness, because the telegraphone was unique in bringing sound recording and reproduction to the telephone field, but the lack of electronic amplifiers delayed its use outside this and the dictation fields (where headphones could be used) until the 1920s. However, commercial interest was great enough to provoke a number of court cases concerning patent infringement, in which Poulsen frequently figured as a witness.

In 1903–4 Poulsen and Pedersen developed the arc generator for continuous radio waves which was used worldwide for radio transmitters in competition with Marconi's spark-generating system. The inspiration for this work came from the research by William Duddell on the musical arc. Whereas Duddell had proposed the use of the oscillations generated in his electric arc for telegraphy in his 1901 UK patent, Poulsen contributed a chamber of hydrogen and a transverse magnetic field which increased the efficiency remarkably. He filed patent applications on these constructions from 1902 and the first publication in a scientific forum took place at the International Electrical Congress in St Louis, Missouri, in 1904.

In order to use continuous waves efficiently (the high frequency constituted a carrier), Poulsen developed both a modulator for telegraphy and a detector for the carrier wave. The modulator was such that even the more primitive spark-communication receivers could be used. Later Poulsen and Pedersen developed frequency-shift keying.

The Amalgamated Radio-Telegraph Company Ltd was launched in London in 1906, combining the developments of Poulsen and those of De Forest Wireless Telegraph Syndicate. Poulsen contributed his English and American patents. When this company was liquidated in 1908, its assets were taken over by Det Kontinentale Syndikat for Poulsen Radio Telegrafi, A/S in Copenhagen (liquidated 1930–1). Some of the patents had been sold to C.Lorenz AG in Berlin, which was very active.

The arc transmitting system was in use worldwide from about 1910 to 1925, and the power increased from 12 kW to 1,000 kW. In 1921 an exceptional transmitter rated at 1,800 kW was erected on Java for communications with the Netherlands. More than one thousand installations had been in use worldwide. The competing systems were initially spark transmitters (Marconi) and later rotary converters ( Westinghouse). Similar power was available from valve transmitters only much later.

From c. 1912 Poulsen did not contribute actively to further development. He led a life as a well-respected engineer and scientist and served on several committees. He had his private laboratory and made experiments in the composition of matter and certain resonance phenomena; however, nothing was published. It has recently been suggested that Poulsen could not have been unaware of Oberlin Smith's work and publication in 1888, but his extreme honesty in technical matters indicates that his development was indeed independent. In the case of the arc generator, Poulsen was always extremely frank about the inspiration he gained from earlier developers' work.

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Bibliography

1899, British patent no. 8,961 (the first British telegraphone patent). 1903, British patent no. 15,599 (the first British arc-genera tor patent).

His scientific publications are few, but fundamental accounts of his contribution are: 1900, "Das Telegraphon", Ann. d. Physik 3:754–60; 1904, "System for producing continuous oscillations", Trans. Int. El. Congr. St. Louis, Vol. II, pp. 963–71.

Further Reading

A.Larsen, 1950, Telegrafonen og den Traadløse, Ingeniørvidenskabelige Skrifter no. 2, Copenhagen (provides a very complete, although somewhat confusing, account of Poulsen's contributions; a list of his patents is given on pp. 285–93).

F.K.Engel, 1990, Documents on the Invention of Magnetic Re cor ding in 1878, New York: Audio Engineering Society, reprint no. 2,914 (G2) (it is here that doubt is expressed about whether Poulsen's ideas were developed independently).

GB-N

Biographical history of technology > Poulsen, Valdemar
18 touch

1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/75780/touch_down">touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) berühren

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) berühren

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) anrühren
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) die Berührung

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

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

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) der Stil

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) das Aus

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

touch

[tʌtʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (ability to feel) Tasten nt

the sense of \touch der Tastsinn

the material was soft to the \touch das Material fühlte sich weich an

2. (instance of touching) Berührung f

at [or with] a [or the] \touch of a button auf Knopfdruck

3. no pl (communication) Kontakt m

to be in \touch with sb/sth mit jdm/etw in Kontakt sein

to get/keep in \touch [with sb/sth] [mit jdm/etw] in Kontakt treten/bleiben

he's not really in \touch with what young people are interested in er ist nicht mehr richtig auf dem Laufenden über die Interessen der jungen Leute

4. no pl (skill) Gespür nt

I admire her lightness/sureness of \touch as a cook ich bewundere ihre leichte/sichere Hand beim Kochen

to have the magic \touch magische Fähigkeiten haben

to lose one's \touch sein Gespür verlieren

5. no pl (small amount)

▪ a \touch of... ein wenig...

a \touch of bitterness/irony eine Spur Bitterkeit/Ironie

a \touch of flu ( fam) eine leichte Grippe

a \touch of the sun ein Sonnenbrand m

6. no pl (rather)

▪ a \touch ziemlich

the weather has turned a \touch nasty das Wetter ist ziemlich schlecht geworden

7. (valuable addition) Ansatz m

a \touch of genius ein genialer Einfall

the final [or finishing] \touch der letzte Schliff

8. no pl FBALL Aus nt

he kicked the ball into \touch er schlug den Ball ins Aus

9.

▶ to kick sth into \touch idea, project etw auf Eis legen fig

▶ to be a soft \touch ( fam) leichtgläubig sein

II. vt

1. (feel with fingers)

▪ to \touch sb/sth jdn/etw berühren

to \touch the brake auf die Bremse steigen fam

▪ to \touch sb somewhere jdn irgendwo berühren

▪ to \touch sb/sth with sth jdn/etw mit etw dat berühren

the setting sun \touched the trees with red ( fig) die untergehende Sonne tauchte die Bäume in Rot

2. (come in contact with)

▪ to \touch sth mit etw dat in Berührung kommen

the edge of the town \touches the forest die Stadt grenzt an den Wald

tragedy \touched their lives when their son was 16 ( fig) ihre Tragödie begann, als ihr Sohn 16 war

3. (consume)

▪ to \touch sth etw anrühren [o SCHWEIZ a. fam anlangen]

no thanks, I never \touch chocolate nein danke, ich esse keine Schokolade

4. (move emotionally)

▪ to \touch sb jdn bewegen fig

5. (rival in quality)

▪ to \touch sth an etw akk heranreichen

▪ to \touch sb jdm das Wasser reichen

there's no one to \touch him as an illustrator of children's books als Illustrator von Kinderbüchern ist er einfach unschlagbar

6. (deal with)

▪ to \touch sth etw anpacken

to \touch problems Probleme in Angriff nehmen

▪ to \touch sb for sth ( pej fam) jdn um etw akk bitten

7.

▶ not to \touch sb/sth with a barge [or AM ten-foot] pole jdm/etw meiden wie die Pest

▶ to \touch base with sb mit jdm in Kontakt treten

▶ to \touch bottom auf Grund stoßen; ( fig) auf seinem absoluten Tiefpunkt angelangt sein

▶ to \touch a [raw] nerve einen wunden Punkt berühren

▶ \touch wood BRIT wenn alles gutgeht

everybody has got the flu right now except me alle haben im Moment die Grippe außer mir — toi, toi, toi!

III. vi

1. (feel with fingers) berühren

don't \touch nicht berühren

2. (come in contact) sich akk berühren

* * *
[tʌtʃ]
1. n

1) (= sense of touch) (Tast)gefühl nt

to be cold/soft to the touch — sich kalt/weich anfühlen

2) (= act of touching) Berühren nt, Berührung f; (of pianist, typist, piano, typewriter) Anschlag m

she thrilled to his touch — es durchzuckte sie, als er sie berührte

it opens at a touch — es öffnet sich auf Fingerdruck

at the touch of a button — auf Knopfdruck

the wheel responds to the slightest touch — das Lenkrad reagiert sofort or reagiert auf jede Bewegung

braille is read by touch — Blindenschrift wird durch Abtasten gelesen

3) (= skill) Hand f; (= style) Stil m

the touch of a master — die Hand eines Meisters

it has the touch of genius/the professional touch — es hat etwas Geniales/Professionelles or einen genialen/professionellen Anstrich

he's losing his touch — er wird langsam alt

to have the right touch with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw umgehen können

a personal touch — eine persönliche Note

4) (= stroke ART) Strich m; (fig) Einfall m

a book with humorous touches — ein stellenweise humorvolles Buch

a nice touch — eine hübsche Note; (gesture) eine nette Geste

to put the final or finishing touches to sth — letzte Hand an etw (acc) legen, einer Sache (dat) den letzten Schliff geben

the house lacks a woman's touch — es fehlt eine Frau im Haus

5) (= small quantity) Spur f; (esp of irony, sadness etc) Anflug m

a touch of flu —

a touch of fever — leichtes Fieber

a touch of spring — ein Hauch m

he gave the horse a touch of the whip — er ließ das Pferd die Peitsche fühlen or spüren

it is a touch expensive (esp Brit) — es ist eine Spur zu teuer

See:

→ sun

6)

(= communication) to be in (constant) touch with sb — mit jdm in (ständiger) Verbindung stehen

they were in touch with us yesterday — sie haben sich gestern mit uns in Verbindung gesetzt

to be/keep in touch with (political) developments — (politisch) auf dem Laufenden sein/bleiben

I'll be in touch! — ich lasse von mir hören!, ich melde mich!

keep in touch! — lass wieder einmal von dir hören!

to be out of touch with sb — keine Verbindung mehr zu jdm haben

to be completely out of touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc ) überhaupt nicht auf dem Laufenden sein

you can get in touch with me at this number — Sie können mich unter dieser Nummer erreichen

you ought to get in touch with the police — Sie sollten sich mit der Polizei in Verbindung setzen

to lose touch (with sb) — den Kontakt (zu jdm) verlieren

to lose touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc )

a husband and wife who have lost touch with each other — ein Ehepaar, das sich fremd geworden ist or sich entfremdet hat

I'll put you in touch with Mr Brown — ich werde Sie mit Herrn Brown in Verbindung bringen

7) (FTBL) Aus nt; (RUGBY) Aus nt, Mark f

in touch —

to kick for touch (Rugby) — ins Aus or in die Mark schlagen

to kick sb/sth into touch ( Brit fig ) — etw zurückstellen, etw auf Eis legen

8) (inf)

to make a touch — Geld schnorren (inf)

he's usually good for a touch — ihn kann man normalerweise gut anpumpen (inf) or anzapfen (inf)

to be an easy or soft touch — leicht anzupumpen (inf) or anzuzapfen (inf) sein

2. vt

1) (= be in or make contact with) berühren; (= get hold of) anfassen; (= press lightly) piano keys anschlagen, leicht drücken; (= strike lightly) harp strings streichen über (+acc); (= brush against) streifen

she was so happy, her feet hardly touched the ground (fig) — sie war so glücklich, dass sie in den Wolken schwebte

to touch glasses —

don't touch that! he touched his hat to me — fass das nicht an! er tippte (zum Gruß) an den Hut

the speedometer needle touched 100 —

I was touching 100 most of the way — ich fuhr fast immer 100

once I touched 100 — einmal habe ich 100 geschafft

2) (= lay hands on) anrühren, anfassen

the police/tax authorities can't touch me — die Polizei/das Finanzamt kann mir nichts anhaben

the paintings weren't touched by the fire — die Gemälde blieben vom Feuer verschont

3) food, drink anrühren; capital herankommen an (+acc) (inf); (= use) antasten

I haven't touched the piano for months — ich habe seit Monaten nicht mehr Klavier gespielt

4) (= equal) herankommen an (+acc), erreichen

there's nothing to touch hot lemon for a cold — bei einer Erkältung geht nichts über heiße Zitrone

5) (= deal with) problem etc anrühren

everything he touches turns to gold — ihm gelingt einfach alles

I wouldn't touch those shares — ich würde meine Finger von den Aktien lassen

an ordinary detergent won't touch dirt like that — ein normales Reinigungsmittel wird mit diesem Schmutz nicht fertig

I asked them not to touch my desk — ich bat darum, nicht an meinen Schreibtisch zu gehen

6) (= concern) berühren, betreffen

7) (= move emotionally) rühren, bewegen; (= affect) berühren; (= wound) pride treffen

deeply touched — tief gerührt or bewegt

to touch sb's heart — jds Herz (an)rühren

8) (Brit inf)

to touch sb for a loan — jdn um einen Kredit angehen

he touched me for £10 — er hat mich um £ 10 angepumpt (inf)

9)

his hair was touched with grey — sein Haar war von Grau durchzogen

3. vi
(= come into contact) sich berühren; (estates etc = be adjacent also) aneinanderstoßen, aneinandergrenzen
don't touch! — Finger weg!

"please do not touch" — "bitte nicht berühren"

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touch [tʌtʃ]

A s

1. a) Berühren n, Berührung f:

at a touch beim Berühren;

at the slightest touch bei der leisesten Berührung;

at the touch of a button auf Knopfdruck;

that was a near touch umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen;

within touch in Reichweite; → touch and go

b) Fechten: Treffer m

c) Schwimmen: Anschlag m

2. Tastsinn m, -gefühl n:

it is dry to the touch es fühlt sich trocken an;

it has a velvety touch es fühlt sich wie Samt an

3. Verbindung f, Kontakt m, Fühlung(nahme) f:

I’ll be in touch ich melde mich, ich lass was von mir hören;

be in touch with sb mit jemandem Kontakt haben oder in Verbindung stehen;

lose touch with

a) den Kontakt mit jemandem od einer Sache verlieren,

b) SPORT den Anschluss verlieren an (akk);

keep in touch SPORT dranbleiben;

keep in touch melde dich mal wieder, lass wieder mal was von dir hören;

keep in touch with sb

a) mit jemandem in Verbindung bleiben,

b) SPORT den Anschluss an jemanden halten;

get in touch with sb mit jemandem Fühlung nehmen oder in Verbindung treten, sich mit jemandem in Verbindung oder ins Benehmen setzen;

please get in touch bitte melden (Sie sich)! (Zeugen etc);

put sb in touch with jemanden in Verbindung setzen mit;

be out of touch lebens- oder realitäts- oder weltfremd sein;

be out of touch with

a) mit jemandem keinen Kontakt mehr haben,

b) über eine Sache (überhaupt) nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein

4. leichter Anfall:

a touch of influenza eine leichte Grippe; → sun A 2

5. (Pinsel- etc) Strich m:

put the finishing touch(es) to einer Sache (den letzten) Schliff geben, letzte Hand legen an (akk)

6. Anflug m:

a touch of sarcasm;

a touch of romance ein Hauch von Romantik;

he has a touch of genius er hat eine geniale Ader;

a touch of the macabre ein Stich ins Makabre;

a touch of red ein rötlicher Hauch, ein Stich ins Rote

7. Prise f, Spur f:

a touch of pepper

8. Hand f (des Meisters etc), Stil m, (souveräne) Manier:

light touch leichte Hand oder Art;

with sure touch mit sicherer Hand

9. (charakteristischer) Zug, besondere Note:

add a personal touch to sth einer Sache eine persönliche Note verleihen

10. Einfühlungsvermögen n, (Fein)Gefühl n

11. fig Gepräge n, Stempel m:

the touch of the 20th century

12. MUS

a) Anschlag m (des Pianisten oder des Pianos)

b) Strich m (des Geigers etc)

13. Probe f:

put to the touch auf die Probe stellen

14. a) Fußball etc: (Seiten)Aus n

b) Rugby: Mark f:

in touch im Seitenaus; in der Mark;

kick the ball into touch den Ball ins Aus schlagen

15. sl

a) Anpumpen n (um Geld)

b) gepumptes Geld

c) he’s a soft ( oder an easy) touch er lässt sich leicht anpumpen

16. sl

a) Klauen n, Stehlen n

b) Fang m, Beute f

B v/t

1. berühren, angreifen, anfassen:

touch wood! unberufen!, toi, toi, toi!; → bargepole, chord¹ 2, forelock¹, nerve A 1, pole¹ A 2, tongs

2. befühlen, betasten

3. fühlen, wahrnehmen

4. (to) in Berühung bringen (mit), legen (an akk, auf akk)

5. miteinander in Berührung bringen

6. leicht anstoßen, (leicht) drücken auf (akk):

touch the bell klingeln;

touch the brake AUTO die Bremse antippen;

touch glasses (mit den Gläsern) anstoßen

7. weitS. (meist neg) Alkohol etc anrühren:

he does not touch cocktails;

he hasn’t touched his dinner;

he refuses to touch these transactions er will mit diesen Geschäften nichts zu tun haben

8. in Berührung kommen oder stehen mit, Kontakt haben mit

9. grenzen oder stoßen an (akk)

10. erreichen, reichen an (akk)

11. fig erreichen, erlangen

12. a) erraten

b) herausfinden

13. umg jemandem oder einer Sache gleichkommen, heranreichen an (akk)

14. tönen, schattieren, (leicht) färben

15. fig färben, (ein wenig) beeinflussen:

morality touched with emotion gefühlsbeeinflusste Moral

16. beeindrucken

17. rühren, bewegen:

I am touched ich bin gerührt;

it touched his ( oder him to the) heart es ging ihm zu Herzen;

touched to tears zu Tränen gerührt

18. fig treffen, verletzen

19. ein Thema etc berühren

20. berühren, betreffen, angehen:

it touches none but him

21. in Mitleidenschaft ziehen, angreifen, mitnehmen:

touched

a) angegangen (Fleisch),

b) umg bekloppt, nicht ganz bei Trost

22. a) haltmachen in (dat)

b) SCHIFF einen Hafen anlaufen

23. sl jemanden anpumpen, anhauen ( beide:

for um)

24. sl klauen, organisieren

25. besonders HIST einem Kranken die Hand auflegen ( for zur Heilung gen)

C v/i

1. sich berühren, Berührung oder Kontakt haben

2. Schwimmen: anschlagen

3. touch (up)on grenzen oder heranreichen an (akk):

it touches on treason es grenzt an Verrat

4. touch (up)on betreffen, berühren:

it touches upon my interests

5. touch (up)on berühren, kurz erwähnen, streifen:

he merely touched upon this question

6. touch at SCHIFF anlegen bei oder in (dat), anlaufen (akk):

touch at a port

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1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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v.

berühren v.

fassen v.

rühren v. (keyboard) n.

Anschlag -¨e (Tastatur) m. n.

(§ pl.: touches)

= Berührung f.

English-german dictionary > touch
19 land

1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (solid part of the earth) Land, das

by land — auf dem Landweg

on land — zu Lande; (not in air) auf dem Boden; (not in or on water) an Land

2) no indef. art. (expanse of country) Land, das

see how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also academic.ru/42780/lie">lie II 1. 1)

3) no pl., no indef. art. (ground for farming or building, property) Land, das

work the land — das Land bebauen

live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt

4) (country) Land, das

the greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land
2. transitive verb
1) (set ashore) [an]landen [Truppen, Passagiere, Waren, Fang]

2) (Aeronaut.) landen [[Wasser]flugzeug]

3) (bring into a situation)

land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)

land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)

4) (deal) landen [Schlag]

land somebody one — jemandem einen Schlag verpassen (ugs.)

5) (burden)

land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)

be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)

6)

land a fish — einen Fisch an Land ziehen

7) (fig.): (succeed in obtaining) an Land ziehen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
1) [Boot usw.:] anlegen, landen; [Passagier:] aussteigen ( from aus)

we landed at Dieppe — wir gingen in Dieppe an Land

2) (Aeronaut.) landen; (on water) [auf dem Wasser] aufsetzen

be about to land — zur Landung angesetzt haben; gerade landen

3) (alight) landen; [Ball:] aufkommen

land on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen

Phrasal Verbs:

- land back

- land up

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[lænd] 1. noun
1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) das Land

2) (a country: foreign lands.) das Land

3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) das Land

4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) das Land
2. verb
1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) landen

2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) landen

3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) in Schwierigkeiten etc. bringen

•

[-rouvə]

noun

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.) der Landrover

- landing
- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies
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land

[lænd]

I. n

1. no pl (not water) Land nt

to have dry \land under one's feet festen Boden unter den Füßen haben

to sight \land Land sichten

to travel by \land auf dem Landweg reisen

on \land an Land

2. no pl also AGR (ground) Land nt; (soil) Boden m

building \land Bauland nt

agricultural [or arable] [or farm] \land Ackerland nt, landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche[n] f[pl] fachspr

piece/plot of \land (for building) Grundstück nt; (for farming) Stück nt Land

waste \land Brachland nt, Ödland nt fachspr

to live off the \land von selbsterwirtschafteten Produkten leben

to work [on] [or to farm] the \land Ackerbau treiben

3. no pl (countryside)

▪ the \land das Land

to move back to the \land zurück aufs Land ziehen

4. (particular area of ground) Grundstück nt

▪ \lands pl (real estate) Grundbesitz m; (extensive estates) Ländereien pl

get off my \land! verschwinden Sie von meinem Grundstück!

building \land Baugründstück nt

private \land Privatbesitz m

state \land[s] AM staatlicher Grundbesitz

5. (country, region) Land nt; ( fig: world) Welt f

to live in a fantasy \land in einer Fantasiewelt leben

the L\land of the Midnight Sun das Land der Mitternachtssonne

the L\land of the Rising Sun das Land der aufgehenden Sonne

6. AM ( euph: Lord)

for \land's sake um Gottes Willen

7. TECH (in a gun) Feld nt fachspr

8.

▶ to be in the \land of the living ( hum) unter den Lebenden sein [o geh weilen] hum

▶ the \land of [or flowing with] milk and honey das Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt

▶ to be in the L\land of Nod BRIT ( dated) im Land der Träume sein

▶ to see [or find out] how the \land lies die Lage sondieren [o peilen

II. n modifier

1. MIL (attack, manoeuvre) Boden-

2. also AGR (soil) (excavation) Boden-

3. (real estate) (law, price, purchase) Grundstücks-

\land agent BRIT Grundstücksmakler(in) m(f)

\land property Grundbesitz m

\land registry Grundbuchamt nt

4. (not water) (crab, wind) Land-

III. vi

1. AVIAT, AEROSP landen

to \land on the moon auf dem Mond landen

to come in to \land zur Landung ansetzen

2. NAUT vessel anlegen, anlanden; people an Land gehen

3. (come down, fall, move to)

▪ to \land in/on sth in/auf etw dat landen

the bird escaped from the cat and \landed safely on the garden fence der Vogel entkam der Katze und landete sicher auf dem Gartenzaun

the plates \landed on the ground with a loud crash die Teller landeten mit einem lauten Knall auf dem Boden

to \land on one's feet auf den Füßen landen; ( fig) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen fig

to \land on the floor [or ground] auf dem Boden landen

to \land on a square (in games) auf einem Feld landen

▪ to \land outside sth außerhalb einer S. gen landen

the ball \landed outside the line der Ball landete außerhalb der Linie

4. (hit) blow, punch sitzen

if his punch had \landed... wenn sein Schlag getroffen hätte...

5. ( fam: end up, arrive) landen fam

why do the difficult translations always \land on my desk? warum landen die schwierigen Übersetzungen immer auf meinem Tisch? fam

this report \landed on my desk this morning dieser Bericht landete heute Morgen auf meinem Tisch fam

IV. vt

1. (bring onto land)

to \land an aircraft [or a plane] ein Flugzeug landen

to \land a boat ein Boot an Land ziehen

to \land a fish einen Fisch an Land ziehen

to \land a plane on water mit einem Flugzeug auf dem Wasser landen, ein Flugzeug wassern fachspr

2. (unload)

▪ to \land sth etw an Land bringen

to \land a cargo eine Ladung löschen

to \land fish [at the port] Fisch anlanden

to \land passengers Passagiere von Bord [gehen] lassen

to \land troops Truppen anlanden

3. ( fam: obtain)

▪ to \land sth contract, offer, job etw an Land ziehen fig fam

to \land oneself a good job sich dat einen guten Job angeln fam

4. ( fam: burden)

▪ to \land sb with sth jdm etw aufhalsen fam

I've been \landed with the job of sorting out his mistakes ich habe es aufgehalst bekommen, seine Fehler auszubügeln fam

▪ to be \landed with sb jdn am Hals haben fam

5. ( fam: place)

▪ to \land sb in sth jdn in etw akk bringen

she was arrested and \landed in jail sie wurde verhaftet und ins Gefängnis gesteckt fam

that could have \landed you in jail deswegen hättest du im Gefängnis landen können fam

the demonstration \landed some of the protesters in jail einige Demonstranten wurden während der Kundgebung in Haft genommen

you've really \landed me in it! da hast du mich aber ganz schön reingeritten! fam

to \land sb in bankruptcy jdn Bankrott machen

to \land sb in serious trouble jdn in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten bringen

6.

▶ to \land oneself/sb in hot [or deep] water sich selbst/jdn in große Schwierigkeiten bringen

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[lnd]
1. n

1) (= not sea) Land nt

by land — auf dem Landweg

by land and sea — zu Land und zu Wasser

as they approached land — als sie sich dem Land näherten

to see how the land lies (lit) — das Gelände erkunden or auskundschaften; (fig) die Lage sondieren or peilen

the lay or lie of the land (lit) —

until I've seen the lay or lie of the land (fig) for land's sake ( US inf ) —, inf ) um Himmels willen

See:

→ dry land

2) (= nation, region also fig) Land nt

to be in the land of the living — unter den Lebenden sein

3) (as property) Grund und Boden m; (= estates) Ländereien pl

to own land — Land besitzen

she's bought a piece of land — sie hat ein Stück Land or (for building) ein Grundstück gekauft

get off my land! — verschwinden Sie von meinem Grundstück or von meinem Grund und Boden!

4) (AGR) Land nt; (= soil) Boden m

to return to the land — zur Scholle zurückkehren

to work on the land — das Land bebauen

the drift from the land — die Landflucht

2. vt

1) (NAUT) passengers absetzen, von Bord gehen lassen; troops landen; goods an Land bringen, löschen; fish at port anlanden; boat an Land ziehen

he landed the boat on the beach — er zog das Boot an den Strand

2) (AVIAT) passengers absetzen, von Bord gehen lassen; troops landen; goods abladen

to land a plane —

the helicopter landed a doctor on the ship — der Hubschrauber setzte einen Arzt auf dem Schiff ab

scientists will land a space probe on the moon — Wissenschaftler werden eine Raumsonde auf dem Mond landen

3) fish on hook an Land ziehen

4) (inf: obtain) kriegen (inf); contract sich (dat) verschaffen; prize (sich dat) holen (inf); job an Land ziehen (inf)

she finally landed him — sie hat sich (dat) ihn schließlich geangelt (inf)

5) (Brit inf) blow landen (inf)

he landed him one, he landed him a punch on the jaw — er versetzte ihm or landete bei ihm einen Kinnhaken

6) (inf: place) bringen

like that will land you in trouble/jail — bei einem solchen Betragen wirst du noch mal Ärger bekommen/im Gefängnis landen

it landed me in a mess — dadurch bin ich in einen ganz schönen Schlamassel (inf) geraten or gekommen

I've landed myself in a real mess — ich bin (ganz schön) in die Klemme geraten (inf)

his attitude landed him in trouble — durch seine Einstellung handelte er sich (dat) Ärger ein

buying the house landed him in debt — durch den Kauf des Hauses verschuldete er sich

being overdrawn could land you with big bank charges — wenn man sein Konto überzieht, kann einen das hohe Bankgebühren kosten

7) (inf

= lumber) to land sb with sth — jdm etw aufhalsen (inf) or andrehen

I got landed with the job — man hat mir die Arbeit aufgehalst (inf)

I got landed with him for two hours — ich hatte ihn zwei Stunden lang auf dem Hals

3. vi

1) (from ship) an Land gehen

2) (AVIAT) landen; (bird, insect) landen, sich setzen

as it landed (Aviat) — bei der Landung

we're coming in to land — wir setzen zur Landung an

3) (= fall, be placed, strike) landen

the bomb landed on the building — die Bombe fiel auf das Gebäude

to land on one's feet (lit) — auf den Füßen landen; (fig) auf die Füße fallen

to land on one's head — auf den Kopf fallen

he landed awkwardly — er ist ungeschickt aufgekommen or gelandet (inf)

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land [lænd]

A s

1. Land n (Ggs Meer, Wasser, Luft):

by land zu Land(e), auf dem Landweg(e);

by land and sea zu Wasser und zu Lande;

see ( oder find out) how the land lies fig

a) die Lage peilen umg,

b) sich einen Überblick verschaffen;

make land SCHIFF

a) Land sichten,

b) das (Fest)Land erreichen

2. Land n, Boden m

3. Land n (Ggs Stadt):

back to the land zurück aufs Land

4. JUR

a) Land-, Grundbesitz m, Grund m und Boden m

b) pl Ländereien pl, Güter pl

5. Land n, Staat m, Volk n, Nation f:

Land of Enchantment US (Beiname für den Staat) New Mexico n;

Land of Opportunity US (Beiname für den Staat) Arkansas n;

Land of Promise → Promised Land

6. WIRTSCH natürliche Reichtümer pl (eines Landes)

7. fig Land n, Gebiet n, Reich n:

the land of dreams das Reich oder Land der Träume;

the land of the living das Diesseits; → milk A 1, nod C 2

8. Feld n (zwischen den Zügen des Gewehrlaufs)

B v/i

1. FLUG landen, SCHIFF auch anlegen

2. oft land up landen, (an)kommen:

land in a ditch in einem Graben landen;

land up in prison im Gefängnis landen;

land second SPORT an zweiter Stelle landen

3. umg einen Schlag oder Treffer landen:

land on sb

a) bei jemandem einen Treffer landen,

b) fig es jemandem geben umg

C v/t

1. Personen, Güter, ein Flugzeug landen:

land goods Güter ausladen (SCHIFF auch löschen)

2. einen Fisch etc an Land ziehen

3. besonders Fahrgäste absetzen:

the cab landed him at the station;

he was landed in the mud er landete im Schlamm

4. jemanden bringen:

that will land you in prison;

land o.s. ( oder be landed) in trouble in Schwierigkeiten geraten oder kommen;

land sb in trouble jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen

5. land sb with sth, land sth onto sb umg jemandem etwas aufhalsen

6. umg einen Schlag oder Treffer landen, anbringen:

he landed him one er knallte ihm eine, er verpasste ihm eins oder ein Ding

7. umg jemanden, etwas kriegen, erwischen:

the police have landed the criminal;

land a husband sich einen Mann angeln;

land a prize sich einen Preis holen, einen Preis ergattern

8. land sb sth umg jemandem etwas einbringen

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1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (solid part of the earth) Land, das

by land — auf dem Landweg

on land — zu Lande; (not in air) auf dem Boden; (not in or on water) an Land

2) no indef. art. (expanse of country) Land, das

see how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also lie II 1. 1)

3) no pl., no indef. art. (ground for farming or building, property) Land, das

work the land — das Land bebauen

live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt

4) (country) Land, das

the greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land
2. transitive verb
1) (set ashore) [an]landen [Truppen, Passagiere, Waren, Fang]

2) (Aeronaut.) landen [[Wasser]flugzeug]

3) (bring into a situation)

land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)

land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)

4) (deal) landen [Schlag]

land somebody one — jemandem einen Schlag verpassen (ugs.)

5) (burden)

land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)

be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)

6)

land a fish — einen Fisch an Land ziehen

7) (fig.): (succeed in obtaining) an Land ziehen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
1) [Boot usw.:] anlegen, landen; [Passagier:] aussteigen ( from aus)

we landed at Dieppe — wir gingen in Dieppe an Land

2) (Aeronaut.) landen; (on water) [auf dem Wasser] aufsetzen

be about to land — zur Landung angesetzt haben; gerade landen

3) (alight) landen; [Ball:] aufkommen

land on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen

Phrasal Verbs:

- land back

- land up

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adj.

landen adj. n.

Boden ¨-- m.

Bundesland n.

Festland -¨er n.

Land ¨-er n. v.

landen v.

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20 range

1. noun
1) (row)

range of mountains — Bergkette, die

2) (of subjects, interests, topics) Palette, die; (of musical instrument) Tonumfang, der; (of knowledge, voice) Umfang, der; (of income, department, possibility) Bereich, der

something is out of or beyond sb's range — (lit. or fig.) etwas ist außerhalb jemandes Reichweite

3) (of telescope, missile, aircraft, etc.) Reichweite, die; (distance between gun and target) Schussweite, die

flying range — Flugbereich, der

at a range of 200 metres — auf eine Entfernung von 200 Metern

up to a range of 5 miles — bis zu einem Umkreis von 5 Meilen

shoot at close or short/long range — aus kurzer/großer Entfernung schießen

experience something at close range — etwas in unmittelbarer Nähe erleben

4) (series, selection) Kollektion, die

5)

[shooting] range — Schießstand, der; (at funfair) Schießbude, die

6) (testing site) Versuchsgelände, das

7) (grazing ground) Weide[fläche], die
2. intransitive verb
1) (vary within limits) [Preise, Temperaturen:] schwanken, sich bewegen (from... to zwischen [+ Dat.]... und)

they range in age from 3 to 12 — sie sind zwischen 3 und 12 Jahre alt

2) (extend) [Klippen, Gipfel, Häuser:] sich hinziehen

3) (roam) umherziehen (around, about in + Dat.); (fig.) [Gedanken:] umherschweifen

the discussion ranged over... — die Diskussion erstreckte sich auf (+ Akk.)...
3. transitive verb
(arrange) aufreihen [Bücher, Tische]

range oneself against somebody/something — (fig.) sich gegen jemanden/etwas zusammenschließen

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[rein‹] 1. noun
1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) die Bandbreite

2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) die Reichweite

3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) der Umfang

4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) die Reihe

5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) das Weideland

6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) der Schießstand

7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) der Küchenherd
2. verb
1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) aufstellen

2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) schwanken

3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) sich erstrecken

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range¹

[reɪnʤ]

I. n

1. no pl (limit) Reichweite f; (area) Bereich m

that is beyond my price \range das übersteigt meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten

to be out of \range außer Reichweite sein

to be beyond [or out of] [or outside] sb's \range of competence/experience außerhalb jds Kompetenz-/Erfahrungsbereiches liegen

hearing \range Hörweite f; TECH Tragweite f des Tons

to be beyond [or out of] [or outside] /in sb's \range of hearing für jdn außer/in Hörweite sein

\range of knowledge Wissensgebiet nt; of a specialist Fachgebiet nt

temperature \range Temperaturbereich m

narrow \range enger Spielraum

the value of sterling fluctuated within a narrow \range yesterday der Wert des englischen Pfundes war gestern geringfügigen Schwankungen unterworfen

2. (series of things) Reihe f

narrow/wide \range of sth kleine/große Auswahl an etw dat

a wide \range of products ein breites Spektrum an Produkten

a wide \range of opinions eine große Meinungsvielfalt

3. (selection) Angebot nt, Sortiment nt

our full \range of cars is on display in our showroom die ganze Palette unserer Automodelle ist in unserem Ausstellungsraum zu sehen

\range of instruments Instrumentarium nt

\range of products Produktangebot nt

\range of services Leistungsspektrum nt, Leistungsangebot nt, Serviceangebot nt

\range of services and products Angebotspalette f

autumn [or AM fall] /spring \range Herbst-/Frühjahrskollektion f

4. MUS of a voice Stimmumfang m; of an instrument Tonumfang m

5. (distance) Entfernung f; of a gun Schussweite f; of a missile Reichweite f

you can't miss the target at this close \range auf diese geringe Entfernung kannst du das Ziel nicht verfehlen

at point-blank \range aus [aller]nächster Nähe

out of/within \range außer/in Schussweite

6. MIL (practice area)

firing [or shooting] \range Schießplatz m

missile \range Raketenbasis f

rifle \range Schießstand m

7. COMPUT Wertebereich m

II. vi

1. (vary) schwanken; temperature, price sich akk bewegen, schwanken

to \range from... to... eine Bandbreite von... dat bis... dat haben

dress sizes \range from petite to extra large die Kleidergrößen gehen von S bis XL fam

2. (roam) umherstreifen, umherschweifen geh

the walkers \range through the hills all day die Spaziergänger wandern den ganzen Tag in den Bergen

3. (deal with)

▪ to \range over sth discussion sich akk auf etw akk erstrecken

▪ to \range from sth to sth von etw dat bis etw dat reichen

a wide-ranging investigation eine umfassende Ermittlung

a wide-ranging survey eine breit angelegte Umfrage

III. vt

1. (arrange)

▪ to \range sb jdn in Reih und Glied aufstellen

▪ to \range oneself sich akk aufreihen [o aufstellen]

the crowd \ranged itself along the route of the procession die Menschenmenge reihte sich entlang des Prozessionsweges auf

▪ to \range oneself with sb ( fig) sich akk auf jds Seite schlagen fam

▪ to \range sb against sth ( fig) jdn gegen etw akk aufwiegeln [o aufbringen

2. (count among)

▪ to \range sb among [or with] sth jdn zu etw dat zählen

3. COMPUT

▪ to \range sth etw ausrichten [o verschieben]

range²

[reɪnʤ]

n

1. GEOG (of mountains) Hügelkette f, Bergkette f

2. AM (pasture) Weide f, Weideland nt

range³

[reɪnʤ]

n [Koch]herd m

kitchen \range Küchenherd m

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[reIndZ]
1. n

1) (= scope, distance covered) (of missile, telescope) Reichweite f; (of gun) Reichweite f, Schussweite f; (of vehicle) Fahrbereich m; (of plane) Flugbereich m

at a range of — auf eine Entfernung von

at close or short/long range —

to find the range (Mil) — das Visier einstellen

to be out of range — außer Reichweite sein; (of telescope) außer Sichtweite sein; (of gun) außer Schussweite sein

within shouting range — in Hörweite

within ( firing) range — in Schussweite

range of vision — Gesichtsfeld nt

2) (= spread, selection) Reihe f; (of goods) Sortiment nt, Reihe f; (of colours) Skala f; (of patterns, sizes, models) Angebot nt, Auswahl f (of an +dat); (of interest, abilities) Palette f

a wide range — eine große Auswahl

in this price range — in dieser Preisklasse or Preislage

in this temperature range — in diesem Temperaturbereich

out of/within my price range —

what sort of price range were you thinking of? — an welche Preislage haben Sie gedacht?

a range of prices/temperatures/clients — unterschiedliche Preise pl/Temperaturen pl/Klienten pl

models available in a whole range of prices — Modelle in unterschiedlichen Preislagen erhältlich

we have the whole range of models/prices — wir führen sämtliche Modelle/Waren in allen Preislagen

we cater for the whole range of customers — wir sind auf alle Kundenkreise eingestellt

his range of knowledge is very limited — sein Wissen ist sehr beschränkt

3) (MUS) (of instruments) (Ton)umfang m; (of voice) (Stimm)umfang m

4) (= domain, sphere) Kompetenz f; (of influence) (Einfluss)bereich m

this is outside the range of the department/the committee — dies liegt außerhalb der Kompetenz dieser Abteilung/dieses Komitees

this is outside the range of his experience — dies liegt außerhalb seiner Erfahrung

5) (MIL) Schießplatz m; (= rifle range) Schießstand m; (at fair) Schießbude f

6) (= cooking stove) Koch- or Küchenherd m

7) (= row) Reihe f; (= mountain range) Kette f

8) (US: grazing land) Freiland nt, Weideland nt

range cattle — Freilandvieh nt

2. vt

1) (= place in a row) aufstellen; objects aufstellen, anordnen

they ranged themselves along the pavement — sie stellten sich am Bürgersteig entlang auf

to range oneself with sb (fig) — sich auf jds Seite (acc) stellen

2) (= classify) person zählen (among, with zu)

3) (= roam over) durchstreifen, durchziehen

to range the seas — die Meere befahren

4) (= direct) gun, telescope ausrichten (on auf +acc)

5) (US) cattle grasen lassen

6) (COMPUT)

ranged left/right — links-/rechtsbündig

3. vi

1)

(= extend) to range (from... to) — gehen (von... bis); (temperature, value) liegen (zwischen... und)

the discussion ranged from the president to the hot-water system — die Diskussion umfasste alles, vom Präsidenten bis zum Heißwassersystem

his interests range from skiing to chess — seine Interessen reichen vom Skifahren bis zum Schachspielen

the conversation ranged over a number of subjects —

his knowledge ranges over a wide field — er hat ein sehr umfangreiches Wissen

the search ranged over the whole country — die Suche erstreckte sich auf das ganze Land

2) (= roam) streifen

to range over the area — im Gebiet umherstreifen

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range [reındʒ]

A s

1. Reihe f, Kette f:

a range of trees eine Baumreihe

2. (Berg) Kette f

3. (Koch-, Küchen) Herd m

4. (Schieß) Stand m

5. Entfernung f (zum Ziel), Abstand m:

at a range of aus oder in einer Entfernung von;

at close range aus nächster Nähe, aus kurzer Entfernung;

find the range MIL sich einschießen;

take the range die Entfernung schätzen

6. besonders MIL Reich-, Trag-, Schussweite f, SCHIFF Laufstrecke f (eines Torpedos):

out of (within) range außer (in) Schuss- oder Reichweite; → long-range 1

7. Ausdehnung f, Umfang m, Skala f:

a narrow range of choice eine kleine Auswahl;

the range of his experience die Spannweite seiner Erfahrung

8. WIRTSCH Kollektion f:

a wide range (of goods) eine große Auswahl, ein großes Angebot;

have a wide range of eine große Auswahl haben an (dat), gut sortiert sein in (dat)

9. fig Bereich m, Spielraum m, Grenzen pl, auch TECH etc (z. B. Hör-, Mess-, Skalen)Bereich m, (Radar) Auffassbereich m, RADIO (Frequenz-, Wellen)Bereich m, Senderreichweite f:

range (of action) Aktionsbereich, -radius m, FLUG Flugbereich;

range (of activities) Betätigungsfeld n, Aktionsbereich;

range of application Anwendungsbereich;

range of atom PHYS Atombezirk m;

range of prices Preislage f, -klasse f;

range of reception (Funk) Empfangsbereich;

range of uses Verwendungsbereich, Anwendungsmöglichkeiten pl;

within range of vision in Sichtweite

10. BOT, ZOOL Verbreitung(sgebiet) f(n)

11. Statistik: Streuungs-, Toleranzbreite f, Bereich m

12. MUS

a) Ton-, Stimmlage f

b) Ton- oder Stimmumfang m

13. Richtung f, Lage f

14. besonders fig Bereich m, Gebiet n, Raum m:

range of knowledge Wissensbereich;

range of thought Ideenkreis m

15. besonders US Weideland n:

range cattle Freilandvieh n

16. (ausgedehnte) Fläche

17. (soziale) Klasse oder Schicht

18. Streifzug m, Ausflug m

B v/t

1. (in Reihen) aufstellen oder anordnen, aufreihen

2. einreihen, -ordnen:

range o.s. on the side of ( oder with) sb fig sich auf jemandes Seite stellen, zu jemandem halten

3. (systematisch) ordnen

4. einordnen, -teilen, klassifizieren

5. TYPO Br Typen ausgleichen, zurichten

6. die Felder etc durchstreifen, -wandern

7. SCHIFF längs der Küste fahren

8. die Augen schweifen lassen ( over über akk)

9. besonders US das Vieh frei weiden lassen

10. ein Teleskop etc einstellen

11. Ballistik:

a) die Flugbahn bestimmen für

b) ein Geschütz etc richten

c) eine Reichweite haben von, tragen

C v/i

1. eine Reihe oder Linie bilden, in einer Reihe oder Linie stehen ( alle:

with mit)

2. sich erstrecken ( over über akk) (auch fig)

3. auf einer Linie oder Ebene liegen ( with mit)

4. sich (in einer Reihe) aufstellen

5. rangieren ( among unter dat), im gleichen Rang stehen ( with mit), zählen, gehören ( with zu)

6. streifen, schweifen, wandern (auch Augen, Blicke):

as far as the eye could range so weit das Auge reichte

7. BOT, ZOOL verbreitet sein, vorkommen

8. schwanken, variieren, sich bewegen ( alle:

from … to …, between … and … zwischen dat … und …)

9. range in MIL sich einschießen (on auf akk) (Geschütz)

10. die Entfernung messen

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1. noun
1) (row)

range of mountains — Bergkette, die

2) (of subjects, interests, topics) Palette, die; (of musical instrument) Tonumfang, der; (of knowledge, voice) Umfang, der; (of income, department, possibility) Bereich, der

something is out of or beyond sb's range — (lit. or fig.) etwas ist außerhalb jemandes Reichweite

3) (of telescope, missile, aircraft, etc.) Reichweite, die; (distance between gun and target) Schussweite, die

flying range — Flugbereich, der

at a range of 200 metres — auf eine Entfernung von 200 Metern

up to a range of 5 miles — bis zu einem Umkreis von 5 Meilen

shoot at close or short/long range — aus kurzer/großer Entfernung schießen

experience something at close range — etwas in unmittelbarer Nähe erleben

4) (series, selection) Kollektion, die

5)

[shooting] range — Schießstand, der; (at funfair) Schießbude, die

6) (testing site) Versuchsgelände, das

7) (grazing ground) Weide[fläche], die
2. intransitive verb
1) (vary within limits) [Preise, Temperaturen:] schwanken, sich bewegen (from... to zwischen [+ Dat.]... und)

they range in age from 3 to 12 — sie sind zwischen 3 und 12 Jahre alt

2) (extend) [Klippen, Gipfel, Häuser:] sich hinziehen

3) (roam) umherziehen (around, about in + Dat.); (fig.) [Gedanken:] umherschweifen

the discussion ranged over... — die Diskussion erstreckte sich auf (+ Akk.)...
3. transitive verb
(arrange) aufreihen [Bücher, Tische]

range oneself against somebody/something — (fig.) sich gegen jemanden/etwas zusammenschließen

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(missile) n.

Reichweite f. (radio signal) n.

Reichweite f. n.

Auswahl m.

Bandbreite f.

Bereich -e m.

Bildbereich (Mathematik) m.

Entfernung f.

Raum -¨e m.

Wertebereich m. v.

klassifizieren v.

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