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strike

A n

1 Ind, Comm grève f ; to be/come out on strike être/se mettre en grève ;

2 gen, Mil ( attack) attaque f (on, against contre) ; air/pre-emptive strike attaque aérienne/préventive ;

3 Mining ( discovery) découverte f (d'un gisement) ; to make a strike trouver or découvrir un gisement ; diamond strike découverte d'un gisement de diamants ; lucky strike fig coup m de chance ;

4 ( clock mechanism) sonnerie f ;

5 Sport ( in baseball) bonne balle f, strike m ; ( in ten-pin bowling) double honneur m ;

6 Fishg touche f.

B modif Ind, Comm [committee, notice] de grève ; [leader] des grévistes.

C vtr ( prét, pp struck)

1 ( hit) [person, stick, bat] frapper [person, object, ball] ; [torpedo, missile] frapper, toucher [target, vessel] ; [ship, car, person] heurter [rock, tree, pedestrian] ; to strike sb on the head/in the face [person] frapper qn à la tête/au visage ; [object] heurter qn à la tête/au visage ; to strike sth with taper qch avec [stick, hammer] ; she struck the table with her fist ( deliberately) elle a frappé du poing sur la table ; he struck his head on the table il s'est cogné la tête contre la table ; his head struck the table sa tête a heurté la table ; lightning struck the house/struck him la foudre est tombée sur la maison/l'a frappé ; to be struck by lightning [tree, house, person] être touché par la foudre ; to strike sb to the ground ( with fist) faire tomber qn d'un coup de poing ; ( with stick) faire tomber qn d'un coup de bâton ; to strike sb a blow lit, fig porter un coup à qn ; to strike the first blow lit, fig porter le premier coup ; to strike sb dead [lightning, God] foudroyer qn ; [person] porter un coup mortel à qn ; to be struck blind/dumb litér être frappé de cécité/de mutisme ; to be struck dumb with amazement être frappé d'étonnement ;

2 ( afflict) [quake, famine, disease, storm, disaster] frapper [area, people] ; ‘earthquake strikes San Francisco’ journ ‘San Francisco secoué par un tremblement de terre’ ; the pain strikes when I bend down je ressens cette douleur lorsque je me baisse ; to strike terror into sb ou sb's heart frapper qn de terreur ;

3 ( make impression on) [idea, thought] venir à l'esprit de [person] ; [resemblance] frapper [person] ; to be struck by être frappé par ; an awful thought struck me une horrible pensée m'est venue à l'esprit ; a terrible sight struck my eyes un horrible spectacle s'est présenté à mes yeux ; it strikes me as funny/stupid that je trouve drôle/bête que (+ subj) ; it strikes me as mean of them to do je trouve que c'est méchant de leur part de faire ; to strike sb as odd/absurd paraître or sembler étrange/absurde à qn ; he strikes me as an intelligent man il me paraît intelligent ; it strikes me as a good idea to do cela me paraît or me semble une bonne idée de faire ; did anything strike you as odd? as-tu remarqué quelque chose de bizarre? ; how does the idea strike you? qu'est-ce que vous pensez de cette idée? ; how did he strike you? quelle impression vous a-t-il faite? ; it strikes me (that) à mon avis ; it struck him that here was the opportunity il s'est dit soudain que c'était l'occasion ; I was struck ○ with him/it il/ça m'a plu ; she wasn't very struck ○ with it ça ne lui a pas beaucoup plu ; to be struck on ○ GB être entiché ○ de ;

4 (discover, come upon) découvrir, tomber sur ○ [oil, gold] ; trouver, tomber sur ○ [road] ; rencontrer, tomber sur ○ [rock, concrete, obstacle] ; to strike a rich vein of humour trouver une riche source d'humour ;

5 ( achieve) conclure [accord, bargain] ; to strike a balance trouver le juste milieu (between entre) ;

6 ( ignite) frotter [match] ; to strike a spark from a flint produire une étincelle en frottant un silex ;

7 [clock] sonner [time] ; the clock struck six la pendule a sonné six heures ; it had just struck two deux heures venaient de sonner ;

8 ( delete) supprimer, rayer [word, sentence, comment] ; to order sth to be struck from the record ordonner que qch soit supprimé or rayé du procès-verbal ;

9 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ; to strike camp lever le camp ; to strike one's colours Mil abaisser les couleurs ; to strike the set Theat démonter le décor ;

10 Fin ( mint) frapper [coin] ;

11 Hort planter [cutting] ; to strike root prendre racine ;

12 Fishg [fisherman] ferrer [fish] ; [fish] mordre [bait].

D vi ( prét, pp struck)

1 ( deliver blow) [person] frapper ; ( collide) [bomb, shell] tomber ; to strike short of the target tomber à côté de la cible ; my head struck against a beam ma tête a heurté une poutre, je me suis cogné la tête contre une poutre ; to strike at attaquer ;

2 ( attack) [killer, rapist, disease, storm] frapper ; [army, animal, snake] attaquer ; the terrorists have struck again les terroristes ont encore frappé ; disaster struck la catastrophe s'est produite ; ‘when pain strikes, take Calmaways’ ‘en cas de douleur, prenez des Calmaways’ ; to strike at attaquer [target] ; this strikes at the heart of the democratic system cela frappe au cœur du système démocratique ; to strike at the root of the problem s'attaquer à la racine du problème ; Henry strikes again ○ ! hum Henry nous en a fait encore une ○ ;

3 Ind, Comm faire (la) grève ; to strike for/against faire (la) grève pour obtenir/pour protester contre ;

4 [match] s'allumer ;

5 [clock, time] sonner ; six o'clock struck six heures ont sonné ;

6 ( proceed) to strike north/inland prendre au nord/vers l'intérieur des terres ; to strike across prendre à travers [field, country] ;

7 Hort [cutting, plant] prendre (racine) ;

8 Fishg [fish] mordre.

Idiom

to have two strikes against one US être désavantagé.

Phrasal verbs

■ strike back ( retaliate) riposter (at à).

■ strike down:

▶ strike [sb] down, strike down [sb] [person] faire tomber, terrasser ; to be struck down by ( affected) être frappé par [illness] ; ( incapacitated) être terrassé par [illness] ; être abattu de [bullet].

■ strike off:

▶ strike off ( go off) prendre (across à travers ; towards vers) ;

▶ strike [sth] off, strike off [sth]

1 ( delete) rayer [item on list, name] ;

2 Print tirer [copy] ;

3 sout ( cut off) couper [branch, flowerhead] ;

▶ strike [sb] off radier [doctor] ; he's been struck off il a été radié ;

▶ strike [sb/sth] off rayer [qn/qch] de [list] ; to be struck off the roll [doctor] être radié de l'ordre des médecins ; [barrister] être rayé du barreau.

■ strike out:

▶ strike out

1 ( hit out) frapper ; he struck out blindly il a frappé à l'aveuglette ; to strike out at lit attaquer [adversary] ; fig s'en prendre à [critics, rival] ;

2 ( proceed) to strike out towards s'élancer vers ; fig to strike out in new directions adopter de nouvelles orientations ; to strike out on one's own gen voler de ses propres ailes ; ( in business) s'établir à son compte ;

3 US ( in baseball) être éliminé ;

4 ○ US ( fail) ne pas parvenir à ses fins ;

▶ strike [sth] out, strike out [sth] ( delete) rayer, supprimer [name, mention, paragraph].

■ strike up:

▶ strike up [band, orchestra] commencer à jouer ; [singer, choir] commencer à chanter ; the band struck up with a waltz l'orchestre a attaqué une valse ;

▶ strike up [sth] ( start) [band, orchestra] attaquer [tune, piece] ; [singer, choir] entamer [song, tune] ; to strike up an acquaintance with faire connaissance avec ; to strike up a conversation with engager la conversation avec ; to strike up a friendship with se lier d'amitié avec ; they struck up a friendship ils sont devenus amis ; to strike up a relationship with établir des rapports avec.

Big English-French dictionary > strike
2 half

half [hα:f]

(plural halves)

1. noun

   a. (of one whole) moitié f

• to take half of sth prendre la moitié de qch

• I spent half the night thinking about it j'ai passé la moitié de la nuit à y penser

• nearly half of all marriages end in divorce près de la moitié des mariages se terminent par un divorce

• 100 employees, half of whom are part-time 100 employés, dont la moitié sont à temps partiel

• in the first half of this year au cours du premier semestre de l'année

• I haven't told you the half of it yet! (inf) et c'est pas tout ! (inf)

• my better half (inf) ma douce moitié

• to see how the other half lives (inf) voir comment vivent les autres

• in half a second (inf) en moins de rien

   b. (in numbers, calculations) demi m

• two halves make a whole deux demis font un entier

► and a half

• two and a half deux et demi

• two and a half hours deux heures et demie

• two kilos and a half deux kilos et demi

• that was a day and a half! (inf) je te raconte pas ma journée ! (inf)► by + half

• he's too clever by half (inf) c'est un petit malin

• he doesn't do things by halves il ne fait pas les choses à moitié► in half

• to cut sth in half [+ object] couper qch en deux ; [+ costs, prices, workforce] réduire qch de moitié

• the plate broke in half l'assiette s'est cassée en deux► to go halves on sth partager qch

• we always go halves on the phone bill nous partageons toujours la note de téléphone en deux

• we went halves on a taxi nous avons partagé un taxi

   c. ( = part of match) mi-temps f

• the first/second half la première/seconde mi-temps

   d. (British) ( = half-pint) demi m

2. adjective

demi

• a half cup une demi-tasse

• a half bottle of wine une demi-bouteille de vin

3. adverb

   a. ( = 50%) a mixture of half milk, half cream un mélange moitié lait moitié crème

• he's half French half English il est à moitié français et à moitié anglais

• he earns half as much as you il gagne deux fois moins que vous

• she earns half as much again as him elle gagne une fois et demie son salaire

• a PC costs half as much again in Europe as in America les PC coûtent une fois et demie plus cher en Europe qu'en Amérique

   b. ( = partially) à moitié

• half asleep à moitié endormi

• the work is only half done le travail n'est qu'à moitié fait

• he only half understands il ne comprend qu'à moitié

• she was half laughing half crying elle était partagée entre le rire et les larmes

• half angry, half amused mi-fâché, mi-amusé

   c. ( = almost) un peu

• I'm half afraid that... j'ai un peu peur que... ne + subj

• I'm half inclined to do it je suis tenté de le faire

• I half suspect that... je soupçonne que...

   d. (British emphatic: inf) I didn't half get told off je me suis vraiment fait enguirlander (inf)

• not half! tu parles ! (inf)

   e. (telling the time) it is half past three il est trois heures et demie

• what time is it? -- half past quelle heure est-il ? -- la demie

4. compounds

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► Most adjectives made up of half + adjective can be translated by à moitié + adjective.

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► half-a-dozen noun demi-douzaine f

• half-a-dozen students une demi-douzaine d'étudiants ► half-and-half adverb moitié-moitié noun

(US) ( = milk and cream) mélange mi-crème mi-lait

► half-an-hour noun demi-heure f

• it took half-an-hour ça a pris une demi-heure ► half-baked adjective [plan, idea] à la noix (inf) ; [attempt] maladroit

► half-board noun (British) demi-pension f

► half-brother noun demi-frère m

► half-day noun demi-journée f

• to have a half-day (holiday) avoir une demi-journée (de congé) ► half-dead adjective à moitié mort

► half-dozen noun demi-douzaine f

► half-fare noun demi-tarif m

► half-grown adjective à mi-croissance

► half-hearted adjective [person, welcome] peu enthousiaste ; [manner] tiède ; [attempt] timide

► half-heartedly adverb sans enthousiasme ; [try] sans conviction

► half-hour noun demi-heure f

• the clock struck the half-hour l'horloge a sonné la demie adjective [wait] d'une demi-heure ► half-life noun demi-vie f

► half measure noun demi-mesure f

• half measures will not do on ne peut se contenter de demi-mesures

• there are no half measures with him il ne fait jamais les choses à moitié ► half-moon noun demi-lune f

► half pay noun

• to be on half pay toucher un demi-salaire ► half-pint noun ≈ quart m de litre

► half price noun

• at half price à moitié prix

• children are admitted half price les enfants paient demi-tarif adjective• tickets are half price this week les billets sont à moitié prix cette semaine ► half-sister noun demi-sœur f

► half term noun (British) congé en milieu de trimestre

► half-timbered adjective à colombage

► half time noun (Sport) mi-temps f

• at half time à la mi-temps adjective• half-time score score m à la mi-temps ► half-truth noun demi-vérité f

► half-yearly adjective (British) semestriel adverb

tous les six mois

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[hɑːf], US [hæf] 1.
noun (pl halves)

1) ( one of two parts) moitié f

half (of) the page — la moitié de la page

to cut something in half — couper quelque chose en deux

2) ( fraction) demi m

four and a half — quatre et demi

3) Sport ( time period) mi-temps f; ( pitch area) moitié f de terrain

4) Sport = halfback

5) (colloq) GB ( half pint) demi-pinte f

6) GB ( half fare) demi-tarif m
2.
adjective

a half circle — un demi-cercle

a half-litre —

half a litre — un demi-litre

two and a half cups — deux tasses et demie
3.
pronoun

1) (50%) moitié f

only half (of the students) passed — seule la moitié (des étudiants) a réussi

to cut something by half — réduire quelque chose de moitié

that was a meal and a half! — (colloq) ça a été un sacré repas! (colloq)

2) ( in time) demi/-e m/f

an hour and a half — une heure et demie

half past two — GB

half two — (colloq) deux heures et demie

it starts at half past — ça commence à la demie

the buses run at half past the hour — les bus passent à la demie de chaque heure

she is ten and a half — elle a dix ans et demi
4.
adverb

1) à moitié

to half close the window — fermer la fenêtre à moitié

it's half the price — c'est moitié moins cher

half as much money/as many people — moitié moins d'argent/de personnes

half as big — moitié moins grand

he's half Spanish half Irish — il est mi-espagnol mi-irlandais

he was only half serious — il n'était qu'à moitié sérieux

half disappointed half relieved — mi-déçu mi-soulagé

if it was half as easy as they say — si c'était vraiment aussi facile qu'on le dit

I was half hoping that... — j'espérais presque que...

I half expected it — je m'y attendais plus ou moins

2) (colloq) ( in phrases)

not half old — pas jeune iron

he wasn't half surprised — (colloq) il était drôlement (colloq) surpris

it doesn't half stink! — (colloq) ça pue drôlement! (colloq)

not half! — (colloq) et comment!

not half bad — (colloq) pas mauvais or mal du tout

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half a minute ou second ou tick (colloq) GB ou mo (colloq) — une petite minute, un instant

how the other half lives — comment vivent les riches

if given half a chance — à la première occasion

to have half a mind to do — avoir bien envie de faire

one's better ou other half — sa (douce) moitié

to go halves with somebody — se mettre de moitié avec quelqu'un

too clever by half — (colloq) un peu trop malin/-igne

English-French dictionary > half
3 quarter

1. noun
1) Viertel, das

a or one quarter of — ein Viertel (+ Gen.)

divide/cut something into quarters — etwas in vier Teile teilen/schneiden; etwas vierteln

six and a quarter — sechseinviertel

an hour and a quarter — eineinviertel Stunden

a quarter [of a pound] of cheese — ein Viertel[pfund] Käse

a quarter of a mile/an hour — eine Viertelmeile/-stunde

2) (of year) Quartal, das; Vierteljahr, das

3) (point of time)

[a] quarter to/past six — Viertel vor/nach sechs; drei Viertel sechs/Viertel sieben (landsch.)

there are buses at quarter to and quarter past [the hour] — es fahren Busse um Viertel vor und Viertel nach jeder vollen Stunde

4) (direction) Richtung, die

blow from all quarters — [Wind:] aus allen Richtungen wehen

5) (source of supply or help) Seite, die

6) (area of town) [Stadt]viertel, das; Quartier, das

in some quarters — (fig.) in gewissen Kreisen

7) in pl. (lodgings) Quartier, das (bes. Milit.); Unterkunft, die

8) (Brit.): (measure) (of volume) Quarter, der; (of weight) ≈ Viertelzentner, der

9) (Amer.) (school term) Viertelschuljahr, das; (university term) halbes Semester

10) (Astron.) Viertel, das

11) (mercy)

give no quarter to somebody — jemandem keinen Pardon (veralt.) gewähren od. geben

12) (Amer.): (amount, coin) Vierteldollar, der; 25-Cent-Stück, das
2. transitive verb
1) (divide) vierteln; durch vier teilen [Zahl, Summe]

2) (lodge) einquartieren [Soldaten]

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['kwo:tə] 1. noun
1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) das Viertel

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) der Vierteldollar

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) das Viertel

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) die Gegend

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) die Schonung

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) das Hinterviertel

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) das erste/dritte Mondviertel

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) das Spielviertel

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) das Viertel
2. verb
1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) vierteln

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) vierteilen

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) einquartieren

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3. adverb
(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.)
4. noun
(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) die Vierteljahresschrift

- quarters
- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
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quar·ter

[ˈkwɔ:təʳ, AM ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ]

I. n

1. (one fourth) Viertel nt

the bottle was a \quarter full es war noch ein Viertel in der Flasche

for a \quarter of the price [or for \quarter the price] zu einem Viertel des Preises

a \quarter [of a pound] of tea ein Viertel[pfund] Tee

three \quarters drei Viertel

to divide sth into \quarters etw in vier Teile teilen

2. (time) Viertel nt

a \quarter of a century ein Vierteljahrhundert nt

a \quarter of an hour eine Viertelstunde

an hour and a \quarter eineinviertel Stunden

a \quarter to [or AM of] /past [or AM after] three Viertel vor/nach drei

3. (1/4 of year) Quartal nt; AM (school term) Quartal nt

paid by the \quarter vierteljährlich bezahlt

4. (1/4 of a game) Viertel nt

5. AM (25 cents) Vierteldollar m

▪ \quarters pl ein Spiel, bei dem ein Vierteldollar in ein Glas Bier geschnippt wird

6. (area) Gegend f; (neighbourhood) Viertel nt, Quartier nt SCHWEIZ, Grätz[e]l nt ÖSTERR

7. (unspecified place) Seite f; (place) Stelle f

help came from a totally unexpected \quarter Hilfe kam von völlig unerwarteter Seite

in certain \quarters in gewissen Kreisen

from high \quarters von höherer Stelle

8. (mercy) Gnade f kein pl, Erbarmen nt kein pl

to ask/cry for \quarter um Gnade bitten/flehen

no \quarter was asked for and none given es wurde auf beiden Seiten schonungslos gekämpft

to give \quarter Erbarmen haben

9. (lodgings)

▪ \quarters pl Wohnung f; MIL Quartier nt, Unterkunft f

married \quarters Familienunterkunft f

servants' \quarters Dienstbotenwohnung f

to be confined to \quarters MIL Stubenarrest haben

10. (area of compass) [Himmels]richtung f

from the north/west \quarter aus nördlicher/westlicher Richtung

11. NAUT (part of ship)

on the port \quarter backbord

on the starboard \quarter steuerbord

12.

▶ at close \quarters with sb in jds Nähe

they fought at close \quarters sie kämpften Mann gegen Mann

II. vt

1. (cut into four)

▪ to \quarter sth etw vierteln

▪ to \quarter sb HIST jdn vierteilen

2. (give housing)

▪ to \quarter sb somewhere jdn irgendwo unterbringen

▪ to be \quartered with sb bei jdm untergebracht [o einquartiert] werden

▪ to \quarter oneself on sb sich akk bei jdm einquartieren

III. adj inv Viertel-

\quarter hour Viertelstunde f

\quarter pound Viertelpfund nt

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['kwɔːtə(r)]
1. n

1) (= fourth part) Viertel nt

to divide sth into quarters — etw in vier Teile teilen

the bottle was a quarter/three-quarters full — die Flasche war zu einem Viertel/zu drei Vierteln gefüllt, die Flasche war viertel/drei viertel voll

a quarter (of a pound) of tea — ein Viertel(pfund) Tee

a mile and a quarter — eineinviertel Meilen

a quarter of a mile —

it was a quarter as big as the other one — es war ein Viertel so groß wie das andere

for a quarter (of) the price, for quarter the price — zu einem Viertel des Preises

2) (in expressions of time) Viertel nt

a quarter of an hour — eine Viertelstunde

a quarter to seven, a quarter of seven (US) — (ein) Viertel vor sieben, drei viertel sieben (dial)

a quarter past six, a quarter after six (US) — (ein) Viertel nach sechs, viertel sieben (dial)

it's just on the quarter — es ist gerade Viertel

the clock strikes the quarters — die Uhr schlägt alle Viertelstunde

the clock has just struck the quarter — die Uhr hat eben Viertel or die Viertelstunde geschlagen

an hour and a quarter — eineinviertel Stunden, fünf viertel Stunden

3) (= fourth of year) Vierteljahr nt, Quartal nt

paid by the quarter — vierteljährlich bezahlt

a quarter's rent — die Miete für ein Quartal

4) (US) Vierteldollar m, 25-Cent-Stück nt

5) (= district in town) Viertel nt

6)

(= area) he has travelled in every quarter of the globe — er hat schon alle Ecken der Welt bereist

they came from all quarters of the earth — sie kamen aus allen Teilen der Welt

in these quarters — in dieser Gegend

7) (= direction) (Himmels)richtung f

they came from all quarters — sie kamen aus allen Himmelsrichtungen

8) (NAUT: direction of wind) Richtung f

what quarter is the wind in? — aus welcher Richtung kommt der Wind?

9) (= side) Seite f; (= place) Stelle f

he won't get help from that quarter — von dieser Seite wird er keine Hilfe bekommen

in high quarters — höheren Orts

in various quarters — an verschiedenen Stellen

at close quarters — in der Nähe

they were unaccustomed to fighting at close quarters — sie waren nicht an den Nahkampf gewöhnt

10) pl (= lodgings) Quartier nt (ALSO MIL), Unterkunft f

to take up one's quarters (Mil) — sein Quartier beziehen

to be confined to quarters (Mil) — Stubenarrest haben

11) (NAUT for battle) Posten m

to take up one's quarters — Posten beziehen

12) (NAUT: part of ship) Achterschiff nt

on the port quarter — backbord

on the starboard quarter — steuerbord

13) (= mercy in battle) Schonung f, Pardon m

to give quarter — Schonung or Pardon gewähren

he gave no quarter — er kannte kein Pardon

no quarter was asked for and none given — es wurde auf beiden Seiten schonungslos gekämpft

14) (HER) Wappenfeld nt

15) (of moon) Viertel nt

16) (SPORT of match) (Spiel)viertel nt

17) (MEASURE) ≈ Viertelzentner m

2. adj
Viertel-
quarter pound/mile — Viertelpfund nt/-meile f

the/a quarter part — das/ein Viertel

3. vt

1) (= cut into four) vierteln; beef, horse (in vier Teile) zerlegen; traitor's body vierteilen

2) (= lodge) unterbringen, einquartieren (ALSO MIL) (on bei)

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quarter [ˈkwɔː(r)tə(r)]

A s

1. Viertel n, vierter Teil:

quarter of a century Vierteljahrhundert n;

for a quarter (of) the price zu einem Viertel des Preises;

not a quarter as good as nicht annähernd so gut wie;

the stadium was only a quarter full das Stadion war nur zu einem Viertel gefüllt

2. US oder Can Vierteldollar m (= 25 Cents)

3. auch quarter of an hour Viertelstunde f:

three quarters of an hour Dreiviertelstunde f;

(a) quarter to (US a. of) six (ein) Viertel vor sechs, drei Viertel sechs;

(a) quarter past (US a. after) six (ein) Viertel nach sechs, Viertel sieben;

the clock strikes the quarters die Uhr schlägt viertelstündlich

4. auch quarter of the year Vierteljahr n, Quartal n:

by the quarter vierteljährlich, quartalsweise

5. ASTRON (Mond)Viertel n

6. besonders US

a) UNIV (Studien)Quartal n

b) SCHULE Viertel n des Schuljahres

7. SPORT (Spiel)Viertel n

8. Viertelpfund n (0,113 kg)

9. besonders SPORT Viertelmeile f

10. Quarter n:

a) Br 28 lb. = 12,7 kg, US 25 lb. =11,34 kg (Handelsgewicht)

b) Br = 2,91 hl (Hohlmaß)

11. SCHIFF

a) Kardinalpunkt m, Haupthimmelsrichtung f (des Kompasses)

b) Viertelstrich m (des Kompasses = 2° 49’)

12. (Himmels-, Wind) Richtung f:

what quarter is the wind in? woher oder von welcher Seite weht oder kommt der Wind? (a. fig)

13. Gegend f, Teil m (eines Landes etc):

from all quarters von überall(her), aus allen (Himmels)Richtungen ( → A 14);

in this quarter hierzulande, in dieser Gegend; → close quarters

14. Stelle f, Seite f, Quelle f:

higher quarters höhere Stellen;

in the highest quarters an höchster Stelle;

in the proper quarter bei der zuständigen Stelle;

in Government quarters in Regierungskreisen;

from all quarters von allen Seiten ( → A 13);

from official quarters von amtlicher Seite; → informed 1

15. (Stadt)Viertel n, (-)Bezirk m:

poor quarter Armenviertel;

residential quarter Wohnbezirk

16. meist pl MIL Quartier n, (Truppen)Unterkunft f:

be confined to quarters Stubenarrest haben;

take up (one’s) quarters Quartier beziehen

17. meist pl Quartier n, Unterkunft f, Wohnung f, Logis n:

have free quarters umsonst wohnen, freie Wohnung haben

18. besonders MIL Pardon m, Schonung f:

ask for quarter um Schonung bitten;

give quarter Pardon geben oder gewähren

19. ( besonders Hinter)Viertel n (eines Schlachttiers), Kruppe f (eines Pferdes)

20. Seitenteil m/n, Fersenleder n (am Schuh)

21. SCHIFF Achterschiff n

22. SCHIFF Posten m:

beat to quarters die Mannschaft auf ihre Posten rufen

23. SCHIFF Raharm m

24. Heraldik: Quartier n, (Wappen)Feld n

25. ARCH, TECH Stollenholz n, Vierpass m

B v/t

1. etwas in vier Teile teilen, vierteln

2. aufteilen, zerstückeln

3. HIST jemanden vierteilen

4. jemanden beherbergen

5. MIL einquartieren (on, upon bei), Truppen unterbringen:

quartered in barracks kaserniert;

be quartered at ( oder in) in Garnison liegen in (dat);

quarter o.s. on sb allg sich bei jemandem einquartieren

6. Heraldik: ein Wappenschild vieren

C v/i

1. wohnen, leben

2. einquartiert sein, Quartier haben ( beide:

at in dat, bei)

3. umherstreifen (Jagdhunde)

4. SCHIFF mit Backstagswind segeln

q. abk

1. quart (Trocken- und Flüssigkeitsmaßeinheit)

2. quarter

3. quarterly

4. quasi

5. query

6. question

7. quintal (Gewichtseinheit)

qr. abk quarter (quarterly)

qu. abk

1. quart (Maßeinheit)

2. quarter (quarterly)

3. queen

4. query

5. question

quar. abk quarter (quarterly)

quart. abk quarter (quarterly)

* * *
1. noun
1) Viertel, das

a or one quarter of — ein Viertel (+ Gen.)

divide/cut something into quarters — etwas in vier Teile teilen/schneiden; etwas vierteln

six and a quarter — sechseinviertel

an hour and a quarter — eineinviertel Stunden

a quarter [of a pound] of cheese — ein Viertel[pfund] Käse

a quarter of a mile/an hour — eine Viertelmeile/-stunde

2) (of year) Quartal, das; Vierteljahr, das

3) (point of time)

[a] quarter to/past six — Viertel vor/nach sechs; drei Viertel sechs/Viertel sieben (landsch.)

there are buses at quarter to and quarter past [the hour] — es fahren Busse um Viertel vor und Viertel nach jeder vollen Stunde

4) (direction) Richtung, die

blow from all quarters — [Wind:] aus allen Richtungen wehen

5) (source of supply or help) Seite, die

6) (area of town) [Stadt]viertel, das; Quartier, das

in some quarters — (fig.) in gewissen Kreisen

7) in pl. (lodgings) Quartier, das (bes. Milit.); Unterkunft, die

8) (Brit.): (measure) (of volume) Quarter, der; (of weight) ≈ Viertelzentner, der

9) (Amer.) (school term) Viertelschuljahr, das; (university term) halbes Semester

10) (Astron.) Viertel, das

11) (mercy)

give no quarter to somebody — jemandem keinen Pardon (veralt.) gewähren od. geben

12) (Amer.): (amount, coin) Vierteldollar, der; 25-Cent-Stück, das
2. transitive verb
1) (divide) vierteln; durch vier teilen [Zahl, Summe]

2) (lodge) einquartieren [Soldaten]

* * *

(year) n.

Quartal -e n. n.

Gegend -en f.

Quartier -e n.

Viertel - n. v.

einquartieren v.

English-german dictionary > quarter
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əˈɡenst предл.
1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against In a direct line against them stood the three witches. ≈ Перед ними в ряд стояли три колдуньи. Go into the village over against you. ≈ Пойдите в селение, которое прямо перед вами (Мф. 21-
2) And so handed me to the coach and sat backwards over against me. ≈ И он подсадил меня в коляску, а сам сел напротив лицом ко мне. Syn: over against б) перен. к, в отношении к Hope is against the holy ghost. ≈ Надежда пребывает в духе святом. The legal rights of subjects as against each other and the constitutional rights of subjects against the government. ≈ Юридические права подданных по отношению друг к другу и конституционные права подданных по отношению к правительству. в) (более общее значение) к передней части чего-л., рядом, по соседству, тж. перен. I met him against the pond. ≈ Я встретил его у пруда. Three of their ships lay against the walls. ≈ Под стенами пришвартовались три их корабля.
2) значение движения по направлению к чему-л.. а) (по направлению к чему-л. вплоть до соприкосновения) о, в Till I break my ship against rocks. ≈ Пока мой корабль не разбивается о скалы. The sharp sleet is pattering against the window-panes. ≈ Злая пурга стучится в ставни. I was jostled against him in the crowd. ≈ Меня притерло к нему в толпе. run against б) (опираясь на, в контакте с) о, к Lean your back against my arm. ≈ Обопрись своей спиной о мою руку. Then shall he be set against a brickwall. ≈ А затем его прислонят к кирпичной стене. He pressed his hands against his forehead. ≈ Он прижал ладони ко лбу. в) на фоне (прямое значение) The picture stands out better against the dark wall. ≈ На фоне темной стены эта картина смотрится лучше.
3) значение движения или действия против кого-л. или чего-л. а) (в противоположном направлении, в противодействие некоей силе) на He ran furiously up against a hill. ≈ Как бешеный он взбежал на холм. against the hair against the grain б) (в противоположность тенденции или характеру;
в несоответствии с чем-л.) против, несмотря на( или по смыслу) She actually went with them, though much against her heart. ≈ Она все же пошла с ними, хотя и против собственного желания. May, against common conjectures, will be no very busy month. ≈ В мае, несмотря на то, что говорят многие, завала на работе не будет. It is against my general notions to trust to writing. ≈ Не в моих принципах доверять написанному. в) (о словах или действиях, направленных против кого-л.) с, против Fight against them that fight against me. ≈ Сражайтесь с теми, кто сражается против меня. The whole gentry were against him. ≈ Против него выступали все уважаемые люди. The Law against Witches does not prove there be any. ≈ Наличие закона против ведьм не означает, что они есть. г) (о соревновании) с I always felt as if I was riding a race against time. ≈ Я всегда чувствовал, что бегу наперегонки со временем.
4) а) (значение защиты) от (или по смыслу) I am proof against their enmity. ≈ Я защита от их вражды. The gate would have been shut against her. ≈ Ворота захлопнулись бы перед ней, ее бы не пустили на порог. б) значение предупреждения, обычно переводится по смыслу On his guard against the sins which beset literary men. ≈ И он всегда следил за тем, чтобы не погрязнуть в грехах, присущих писателям. Passengers are cautioned against crossing the line. ≈ Предупреждение пассажирам - переходить линию опасно. The Public are cautioned against pickpockets. ≈ Осторожно! Карманные воры.
5) (о взаимной противоположности) в обмен на, в счет за, вместо That against his great love we be not found unkind. ≈ Чтобы, имея перед глазами его всеохватную любовь, нас не назвали черствыми. When men used to exchange wheat against bullocks. ≈ Когда люди меняли зерно на волов. weigh smth. against smth.
6) (в споре и играх типа тотализатора, о ставках) к I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is six to five against. ≈ Я давно понял, что в этой жизни все ставки - шесть к пяти. As opposition to Mrs Thatcher mounts, I hear that the Commons' unofficial bookie offers odds of 7 4 against her still being prime minister by the end of next year. ≈ По мере того, как оппозиция г-жи Тэтчер растет, неофициальные букмекеры Палаты Общин, как я слышал, предлагают ставки 7 к 4 против того, что она сохранит свой пост до конца следующего года.
7) в ожидании, в подготовке;
к определенному времени To close the business against Thursday. ≈ Закрыть фирму к четвергу. Some additions to my book against the next edition. ≈ Некоторые добавления к моей книге в свете ее будущего переиздания. When the Queen of Sheba came to visit Solomon, he had built, against her arrival, a palace. ≈ Когда царица Савская отправилась с визитом к Соломону, он построил к ее прибытию дворец. against a rainy day
указывает на: противодействие чему-л или несогласие с чем-л: против - to fight * smb., smth. бороться против кого-л, чего-л;
- to warn * smth. предостерегать против чего-л;
- to vote * smb., smth. голосовать против кого-л, чего-л;
- twenty votes * ten двадцать голосов против десяти;
- are you for or * the plan? вы поддерживаете этот план или нет?;
- I have nothing to say * it мне нечего возразить против этого вопреки - I have trusted you * everything я верила вам несмотря ни на что;
- * reason вопреки разуму;
- to hope * hope надеяться вопреки всему;
не терять надежды в безнадежном положении движение в противоположную сторону: против - to sail * the wind плыть против ветра;
- * the clock против часовой стрелки;
- * the sun в сторону, противоположную движению солнца, с запада на восток;
- * the hair (техническое) против волокна;
против шерсти;
не по вкусу, не по душе нахождение на противоположной стороне: против - over * напротив, на противоположной стороне;
- over * the school прямо против школы местоположение около чего-л, рядом с чем-л.: у - a piano stood * the wall у стены стояло пианони;
- the house was built * a hill дом был построен у самого холма соприкоснование или столкновение с чем-л.: по, о, к - the rain was beating * the window дождь барабанил по стеклу;
- to throw a ball * the wall ударять мячом о стенку;
- to bump * smth. удариться обо что-л;
- he struck his foot * а stone он ушиб ногу о камень опору: к, на - he leaned * a post он прислонился к столбу;
- she was sitting up in bed propped * pillows она сидела в кровати, обложенная подушками;
- she drew the child close * her она крепко прижала к себе ребенка фон, на котором выделяется какой-л предмет: на (фоне) ;
по сравнению - the yellow stands out * the black желтое резко выделяется на черном;
- the trees were dark * the sky на фоне неба деревья казались темными предохранение от чего-л.: от - to protect * diseases предохранять от заболеваний;
- she shielded her face * the sun она заслонила лицо от солнца;
- he wrapped in a blanked * the cold of the night он завернулся в одеяло, чтобы ночью не замерзнуть подготовку к чему-л.: про, на - to save money * the rainy day откладывать деньги про черный день;
- they bought preserves * the winter они купили консервы на зиму состязание, конкуренцию, соперничество с чем-л или с кем-л - to run * one's own record time пытаться улучшить собственное время( о бегуне) противопоставление или сравнение: против - three accidents this year as * thirty in 1964 три несчастных случая в этом году против тридцати в 1964 получение в обмен на что-л или с записью на чей-л счет: на, по, против - to charge * smb.'s account( коммерческое) записывать на чей-л счет;
- payment * documents( коммерческое) оплата против документов;
- a drug sold * a written prescription лекарство, продаваемое только по рецепту предмет обмена: на - he exchanged books * sweets он обменял книги на конфеты завершение действия к определенному сроку: к - * the end of the week к концу недели( специальное) в зависимости от, в функции (от) - to plot y * x построить график функции у по аргументу х

against вопреки ~ prep указывает на подготовку (к чему-л.) на, про;
against a rainy day про черный день;
to store up food against winter запастись едой на зиму ~ prep указывает на непосредственное соседство рядом, у;
the house against the cinema дом рядом с кинотеатром ~ prep указывает на опору, фон, препятствие о, об, по, на, к;
against a dark background на темном фоне;
she leaned against the fence она прислонилась к забору ~ prep указывает на определенный срок к, на;
against the end of the month к концу месяца ~ под (расписку) ~ prep указывает на противодействие, несогласие (с чем-л.) против;
she did it against my will она сделала это против моей воли;
to struggle against difficulties бороться с трудностями ~ против ~ prep указывает на противоположное направление или положение против;
he went against the wind он шел против ветра;
against the hair (или the grain) против волокна или шерсти;
перен. против шерсти ~ prep указывает на столкновение или соприкосновение на, с;
to run against a rock наскочить на скалу;
he ran against his brother он столкнулся со своим братом gainst: gainst, 'gainst поэт. см. against

~ prep указывает на опору, фон, препятствие о, об, по, на, к;
against a dark background на темном фоне;
she leaned against the fence она прислонилась к забору

~ prep указывает на подготовку (к чему-л.) на, про;
against a rainy day про черный день;
to store up food against winter запастись едой на зиму

~ cash payment в счет уплаты наличными

~ prep указывает на определенный срок к, на;
against the end of the month к концу месяца

~ prep указывает на противоположное направление или положение против;
he went against the wind он шел против ветра;
against the hair (или the grain) против волокна или шерсти;
перен. против шерсти

appeal ~ обжаловать appeal ~ опротестовывать

be ~ возражать

they took insurance policy ~ their children's education они застраховались, чтобы обеспечить своим детям образование;
to be up against (it) стоять перед задачей;
встретить трудности

buy ~ the seller покупать за счет продавца

~ prep указывает на столкновение или соприкосновение на, с;
to run against a rock наскочить на скалу;
he ran against his brother он столкнулся со своим братом

~ prep указывает на противоположное направление или положение против;
he went against the wind он шел против ветра;
against the hair (или the grain) против волокна или шерсти;
перен. против шерсти

~ prep указывает на непосредственное соседство рядом, у;
the house against the cinema дом рядом с кинотеатром

a ladder standing ~ the wall лестница, прислоненная к стене;
to knock against a stone споткнуться о камень

a ladder standing ~ the wall лестница, прислоненная к стене;
to knock against a stone споткнуться о камень

lay information ~ доносить на

legislate ~ запрещать в законодательном порядке

proceed ~ возбуждать процесс против

protest ~ возражать против protest ~ протестовать против

recover judgment ~ добиваться вынесения судебного решения против

~ prep указывает на столкновение или соприкосновение на, с;
to run against a rock наскочить на скалу;
he ran against his brother он столкнулся со своим братом

security ~ под гарантию security ~ под обеспечение

~ prep указывает на противодействие, несогласие (с чем-л.) против;
she did it against my will она сделала это против моей воли;
to struggle against difficulties бороться с трудностями

~ prep указывает на опору, фон, препятствие о, об, по, на, к;
against a dark background на темном фоне;
she leaned against the fence она прислонилась к забору

~ prep указывает на подготовку (к чему-л.) на, про;
against a rainy day про черный день;
to store up food against winter запастись едой на зиму

~ prep указывает на противодействие, несогласие (с чем-л.) против;
she did it against my will она сделала это против моей воли;
to struggle against difficulties бороться с трудностями struggle: ~ бороться;
to struggle for peace бороться за мир;
to struggle against difficulties бороться с трудностями

to work ~ time стараться кончить работу к определенному времени;
to tell a story( against smb.) наговорить( на кого-л.)

they took insurance policy ~ their children's education они застраховались, чтобы обеспечить своим детям образование;
to be up against (it) стоять перед задачей;
встретить трудности

vote ~ голосовать против

to work ~ time стараться кончить работу к определенному времени;
to tell a story (against smb.) наговорить (на кого-л.) time: to serve one's ~ отбыть срок наказания;
she is near her time она скоро родит, она на сносях;
to work against time стараться уложиться в срок work: to ~ against time стараться кончить к определенному сроку;
to work it sl. достигнуть цели

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > against
5 бить

I несовер. - бить;
совер. - побить
1) (кого-л./что-л.;
совер. - побить) beat бить кнутом
2) (по чему-л.;
только несовер.;
ударять) hit;
fight (against) ;
struggle( against, with) бить по лицу( о ветвях и т.п.) ≈ to strike in the face бить по недостаткам ≈ to struggle with defects, to wage war on defects
3) (кого-л.;
только несовер.;
убивать) shoot, kill;
slaughter( о скоте) ;
trump (card)
4) (что-л.;
только несовер;
о посуде и т. п.) break
5) без доп.;
только несовер. (о воде и т. п.) gush out;
well out (о роднике) бить струей ≈ to spurt бить ключом ≈ to well out, to spout;
to be in full swing перен.
6) без доп.;
только несовер. (о ружье и т. п.) shoot;
have a range (на расстояние) ∙ бить в глаза бить в ладоши бить в одну точку бить карту бить на эффект бить наверняка бить кого-л. по карману бить по рукам бить по чьему-л. самолюбию бить хвостом бить масло II несовер. - бить;
совер. - пробить strike( о часах) ;
sound (давать сигнал) пробил его час ≈ his hour has struck - бить отбой бить в набат бить тревогу бить ключом битый час

, побить, пробить, разбить
1. тк. несов. (по дт. в вн.;
ударять) strike* (smth.), hit* (smth.), knock (smth.) ;
конь бьёт копытом the horse stamps;
косой дождь бьёт по стёклам the driving rain lashed the window-panes;

2. сов. побить (вн.) beat* (smb., smth.) ;
они били друг друга кулаками и ногами they punched and kicked each other;
~ кнутом whip, flog;
~ в лицо hit in the face;
перен. ~ себя в грудь thump one`s chest;

3. тк. несов. (вн.;
убивать) kill smb. ;
(резать скот) slaughter (smth.) ;
~ птицу kill poultry;
~ рыбу острогой spear fish;

4. тк. несов. (стрелять) shoot*;
~ метко shoot* straight;
~ мимо цели miss one`s aim;

5. тк. несов. (на вн.;
об оружии) have* an effective range (of) ;
револьвер бьёт на 600 метров the revolver has an effective range of six hundred metres;

6. сов. разбить (вн.;
раскалывать) smash( smth.), break* (smth.) ;
~ посуду dreak/smash the crockery;
~ стёкла break*/smash windows;

7. тк. несов. (в вн.;
ударами производить звуки) sound( smth.) ;
(глухо) thump (smth.) ;
~ в колокол sound/toll a bell;
~ в барабан beat* a drum;
~ в ладоши clap one`s hands;
~ по столу bang on the table;

8. тк. несов. (в сочет. с некоторыми сущ.: давать сигнал) ~ зорю sound the reveille;
~ отбой beat* a retreat;
~ тревогу raise the alarm;

9. сов. пробить (о часах) strike*;
часы бьют полночь the clock strikes midnight;

10. тк. несов. (выбиваться с силой) gush out, spurt out;
(о фонтане) play;
~ струёй spurt;
;
энергия в нём бьёт ключом he is bubbling over with energy;
~ наверняка only shoot* once;
~ в одну точку concentrate on one thing;
~ в цель hit the target;
~ на эффект strain after effect;
~ кого-л. по карману touch smb. in his/her pocket;
~ по чьему-л. самолюбию wound smb.`s vanity;
~ челом ист. present a petition.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > бить
6 by

1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) junto a

2) (past: going by the house.) (por) delante

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, en

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) para

8) (during the time of.) de

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) de, por

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de

2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) al lado (de)

2) (past: A dog ran by.) por ahí

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) apartado

•

- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass
3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way

by¹ advby expresa la idea de pasar cerca, pero sin detenerse

he saw me, but he passed by without saying a word me vio, pero pasó sin decirme ni una palabra

we watched the people go by miramos pasar a la gente

three cars went by pasaron tres coches

by² prep

1. por

he was attacked by a dog fue atacado por un perro / un perro lo atacó

it was designed by Gaudí fue diseñado por Gaudí

we get paid by the hour nos pagan por horas

eggs are sold by the dozen los huevos se venden por docenas

they won by six points ganaron por seis puntos

multiply five by three multiplica cinco por tres

eight divided by two ocho dividido por dos

you can book a room by phone puedes reservar una habitación por teléfono

2. junto a / al lado de

she was sitting by the fire estaba sentada junto al fuego

the phone is by the sofa el teléfono está al lado del sofá

she sat by me se sentó a mi lado / se sentó junto a mí

3. de

a film by Woody Allen una película de Woody Allen

he's a journalist by profession es periodista de profesión

she's German by birth es alemana de nacimiento

by day and by night de día y de noche

4. en

we went by train fuimos en tren

I'm going by car voy en coche

5. para

I need it by tomorrow lo necesito para mañana

I want you to be home by ten o'clock quiero que estés en casa para las diez

by the year 2050 para el año 2050

6. a

little by little poco a poco

step by step paso a paso

7. con

can I pay by credit card? ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?

8. a base de

I earn some money by delivering newspapers gano algo de dinero a base de repartir periódicos

by oneself solo

I did it by myself lo hice solo

by

tr[baɪ]

preposition

1 (agent) por

■ painted by Constable pintado por Constable

■ bought by a tycoon comprado por un magnate

2 (means) por

■ by air/road por avión/carretera

■ by carain en cocheen

■ by hand a mano

■ by heart de memoria

3 (showing difference) por

■ I won by 3 points gané por tres puntos

■ better by far muchísimo mejor

4 (not later than) para

■ I need it by ten lo necesito para las diez

5 (during) de

■ by day/night de día/noche

6 (near) junto a, al lado de

■ sit by me siéntate a mi lado

7 (according to) según

■ by the rules según las reglas

8 (measurements) por

■ 6 metres by 4 6 metros por 4

9 (rate) por

■ paid by the hour pagado por horas

10 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL por

■ 12 divided by 3 12 dividido por 3

11 (progression) a

■ day by day día a día

■ little by little poco a poco

12 (in sets) en

■ two by two de dos en dos

13 (introducing gerund)

■ you can find out by reading the papers te enterarás leyendo los periódicos

adverb

1 al lado, delante

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go by pasar delante

by and by con el tiempo

by the by a propósito

by oneself solo,-a

by ['baɪ] adv

1) near: cerca

he lives close by: vive muy cerca

2)

to stop by : pasar por casa, hacer una visita

3)

to go by : pasar

they rushed by: pasaron corriendo

4)

to put by : reservar, poner a un lado

5)

by and by : poco después, dentro de poco

6)

by and large : en general

by prep

1) near: cerca de, al lado de, junto a

2) via: por

she left by the door: salió por la puerta

3) past: por, por delante de

they walked by him: pasaron por delante de él

4) during: de, durante

by night: de noche

5) (in expressions of time) : para

we'll be there by ten: estaremos allí para las diez

by then: para entonces

6) (indicating cause or agent) : por, de, a

built by the Romans: construido por los romanos

a book by Borges: un libro de Borges

made by hand: hecho a mano

by

adv.

• a un lado adv.

• aparte adv.

prep.

• al lado de prep.

• de prep.

• de acuerdo con prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

• según prep.

I baɪ
preposition

1)

a) ( not later than)

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

b) (during, at)

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

2)

a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto a

come and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

b) ( to hand) (AmE)

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

3)

a) ( past)

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

b) (via, through) por

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

5)

a) (indicating means, method)

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by carain — viajar en cocheen

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

b) (owing to, from)

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

6)

a) ( according to)

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

b) (in oaths)

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

7)

a) ( indicating rate) por

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

b) ( indicating extent of difference)

she broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

c) ( indicating gradual progression)

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)

8) ( Math) por

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

divide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

9) ( in compass directions)

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

10)

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

II

adverb

a) ( past)

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

b) (aside, in reserve)

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

c) ( to somebody's residence)

call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

d) (in phrases)

by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I

[baɪ] When by is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go by, stand by, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg by chance, by degrees, by half, look up the other word.
1. PREPOSITION

1) (=close to) al lado de, junto a

the house by the church — la casa que está al lado de or junto a la iglesia

come and sit by me — ven y siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí

I've got it by me — lo tengo a mi lado

"where's the bank?" - "it's by the post office" — -¿dónde está el banco? -está al lado de or junto a la oficina de correos

the house by the river — la casa que hay junto al río

a holiday by the sea — unas vacaciones en la costa

2) (=via) por

he came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana

which route did you come by? — ¿por dónde or por qué camino or por qué ruta viniste?

I went by Dover — fui por Dover

3) (=past) por delante de

she walked by me — pasó por delante de mí

he rushed by me without seeing me — pasó deprisa por delante de mí sin verme

we drove by the cathedral — pasamos con el coche por delante de la catedral

4) (=during)

by day — de día

by night — de noche

by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad

a postcard of London by night — una postal nocturna de Londres

5) (in expressions of time)

a) (=not later than) para

we must be there by four o'clock — tenemos que estar allí para las cuatro

can you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?

I'll be back by midnight — estaré de vuelta antes de or para la medianoche

applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril

• by the time I got there it was too late — cuando llegué ya era demasiado tarde

it'll be ready by the time you get back — estará listo para cuando regreses

• by that time or by then I knew — para entonces ya lo sabía

b) (in year, on date, on day)

by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia

by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...

by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras

by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...

by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...

6) (indicating amount or rate)

to reduce sth by a third — reducir algo en una tercera parte

to rent a house by the month — alquilar una casa por meses

letters were arriving by the sackload — las cartas llegaban a montones

it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día

• to sell sth by the dozen — vender algo por docenas

• we get paid by the hour — nos pagan por horas

• we sell by the kilo — vendemos por kilos

• we charge by the kilometre — cobramos por kilómetro

• little by little — poco a poco

• one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno

• two by two — de dos en dos

7) (indicating agent, cause) por

the thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones

surrounded by enemies — rodeado de enemigos

a painting by Picasso — un cuadro de Picasso

who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?

he had a daughter by his first wife — tuvo una hija con su primera mujer

8) (indicating transport, method etc)

• by air — [travel] en avión; [send] por avión, por vía aérea

• by bus/ car — en autobús/coche

• to pay by cheque — pagar con cheque

• made by hand — hecho a mano

• by land — por tierra

• by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela

• by rail or train — en tren

• by sea — por mar

9) (with gerund)

by working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho

he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...

10) (=according to) según

by my watch it's five o'clock — según mi reloj son las cinco

by my calculations — según mis cálculos

to call sth by its proper name — llamar algo por su nombre

it's all right by me — por mí no hay problema or está bien

if that's okay by you — si no tienes inconveniente

11) (measuring difference)

she missed the plane by a few minutes — perdió el avión por unos minutos

we beat them to Joe's house by five minutes — llegamos a casa de Joe cinco minutos antes que ellos

broader by a metre — un metro más ancho

she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano

it's too short by a metre — es un metro más corto de lo que tendría que ser

it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando

12) (in measurements, sums)

a room 3 metres by 4 — una habitación de 3 metros por 4

• to divide by — dividir por or entre

• to multiply by — multiplicar por

13)

• by oneself — solo

he was all by himself — estaba solo

I did it all by myself — lo hice yo solo

don't leave the two of them alone by themselves — no los dejes solos

14) (with compass point)

north by northeast — nornordeste

south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste

15) (in oaths) por

I swear by Almighty God — juro por Dios Todopoderoso

by heaven * — por Dios

2. ADVERB

1) (=past)

a train hurtled by — pasó un tren a toda velocidad

• they wouldn't let me by — no me dejaban pasar

• she rushed by without stopping — pasó a toda prisa, sin pararse

2) (in set expressions)

• by and by, I'll be with you by and by — enseguida estoy contigo

you'll be sorry by and by — no tardarás en arrepentirte

by and by we heard voices — al poco rato oímos unas voces

• close or hard by — muy cerca

• by and large — en general, por lo general

• to put sth by — poner algo a un lado

* * *

I [baɪ]
preposition

1)

a) ( not later than)

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

b) (during, at)

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

2)

a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto a

come and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

b) ( to hand) (AmE)

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

3)

a) ( past)

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

b) (via, through) por

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

5)

a) (indicating means, method)

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

b) (owing to, from)

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

6)

a) ( according to)

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

b) (in oaths)

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

7)

a) ( indicating rate) por

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

b) ( indicating extent of difference)

she broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

c) ( indicating gradual progression)

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)

8) ( Math) por

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

divide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

9) ( in compass directions)

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

10)

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

II

adverb

a) ( past)

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

b) (aside, in reserve)

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

c) ( to somebody's residence)

call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

d) (in phrases)

by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I

English-spanish dictionary > by
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I 1. preposition
1) (near, beside) an (+ Dat.); bei; (next to) neben

by the window/river — am Fenster/Fluss

she sat by me — sie saß neben mir

2) (to position beside) zu

3) (about, in the possession of) bei

have something by one — etwas bei sich haben

4)

north-east by east — Nordost auf Ost

5)

by herself — etc. see academic.ru/34615/herself">herself 1)

6) (along) entlang

by the river — am od. den Fluss entlang

7) (via) über (+ Akk.)

leave by the door/window — zur Tür hinausgehen/zum Fenster hinaussteigen

we came by the quickest/shortest route — wir sind die schnellste/kürzeste Strecke gefahren

8) (passing) vorbei an (+ Dat.)

run/drive by somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorbeilaufen/vorbeifahren

9) (during) bei

by day/night — bei Tag/Nacht; tagsüber/nachts

10) (through the agency of) von

written by... — geschrieben von...

11) (through the means of) durch

he was killed by lightning/a falling chimney — er ist vom Blitz/von einem umstürzenden Schornstein erschlagen worden

heated by gas/oil — mit Gas/Öl geheizt; gas-/ölbeheizt

by bus/ship — etc. mit dem Bus/Schiff usw.

by air/sea — mit dem Flugzeug/Schiff

have children by somebody — Kinder von jemandem haben

12) (not later than) bis

by now/this time — inzwischen

by next week she will be in China — nächste Woche ist sie schon in China

by the time this letter reaches you — bis dich dieser Brief erreicht

by the 20th — bis zum 20.

13) (indicating unit of time) pro; (indicating unit of length, weight, etc.) -weise

by the second/minute/hour — pro Sekunde/Minute/Stunde

rent a house by the year — ein Haus für jeweils ein Jahr mieten

you can hire a car by the day or by the week — man kann sich (Dat.) ein Auto tageweise oder wochenweise mieten

day by day/month by month, by the day/month — (as each day/month passes) Tag für Tag/Monat für Monat

cloth by the metre — Stoff am Meter

sell something by the packet/ton/dozen — etwas paket-/tonnenweise/im Dutzend verkaufen

10 ft. by 20 ft. — 10 [Fuß] mal 20 Fuß

14) (indicating amount)

by the thousands — zu Tausenden

one by one — einzeln

two by two/three by three/four by four — zu zweit/dritt/viert

little by little — nach und nach

15) (indicating factor) durch

8 divided by 2 is 4 — 8 geteilt durch 2 ist 4

16) (indicating extent) um

wider by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter

win by ten metres — mit zehn Metern Vorsprung gewinnen

passed by nine votes to two — mit neun zu zwei Stimmen angenommen

17) (according to) nach

by my watch — nach meiner Uhr

18) in oaths bei

by [Almighty] God — bei Gott[, dem Allmächtigen]
2. adverb
1) (past) vorbei

drive/run/flow by — vorbeifahren/-laufen/-fließen

2) (near)

close/near by — in der Nähe

3)

by and large — im großen und ganzen

by and by — nach und nach; (in past) nach einer Weile
II
see bye II

* * *
1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) bei

2) (past: going by the house.) vorbei

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) über

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) von

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) mit

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) durch

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) um

8) (during the time of.) während

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) mal

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) (kilo-, etc.)weise

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) von
2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) dabei

2) (past: A dog ran by.) vorbei

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) beiseite

•

- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass 3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) umgehen

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
* * *

by

[baɪ]

I. prep

1. (beside) bei, an

a hotel \by the river ein Hotel am Fluss

my desk is \by the window mein Schreibtisch steht am Fenster

come and sit \by me komm und setz dich zu mir [o neben mich]

\by the roadside am Straßenrand

\by sb's side an jds Seite

2. (part of sb/sth) bei

to grab sb \by the arm jdn am Arm packen

to seize sb \by their hair jdn am Schopf packen

to take sb \by the hand jdn bei der Hand nehmen

3. (past and beyond) vorbei

he drove \by our house er ist an unserem Haus vorbeigefahren

she walked \by me without speaking sie ging, ohne etwas zu sagen, an mir vorbei

\by the door durch die Tür

4. (not later than) bis

\by this time next week I'll be on holiday nächste Woche um diese Zeit bin ich in Urlaub

\by five o'clock/tomorrow [spätestens] bis fünf Uhr/morgen

\by 14 February [spätestens] bis zum 14.02.

\by now [or this time] inzwischen

she ought to have arrived \by now sie müsste inzwischen angekommen sein

\by the time... bis...

\by the time [that] this letter reaches you I will have left London wenn dieser Brief dich erreicht, werde ich schon nicht mehr in London sein

5. (during) bei

they ate \by candlelight sie aßen bei Kerzenlicht

\by day/night tagsüber [o bei Tag] /nachts [o bei Nacht

6. (happening progressively) für

the children came in two \by two die Kinder kamen in Zweiergruppen herein

the situation becomes worse \by the day die Lage verschlechtert sich von Tag zu Tag

bit \by bit nach und nach

day \by day Tag für Tag

minute \by minute Minute um Minute, im Minutenabstand

7. (agent) von, durch

the cake is made \by Anne der Kuchen ist von Anne [gebacken], den Kuchen hat Anne gebacken

an attack \by the enemy ein Angriff durch den Feind, ein Feindangriff

a book/painting \by Irene ein Buch/ein Gemälde von Irene

a decision \by his father eine Entscheidung seines Vaters

8. (cause) von, durch

the damage was caused \by fire der Schaden wurde durch einen Brand verursacht

\by chance durch Zufall, zufällig

\by contrast im Gegensatz

Richard, \by contrast, works very much Richard hingegen arbeitet sehr viel

death \by misadventure Tod durch Unfall

9. (with -ing)

you switch it on \by pressing this button man schaltet es ein, indem man auf diesen Knopf drückt

10. (method) mit

to pay \by cheque mit Scheck bezahlen

to contact sb \by letter jdn anschreiben

11. (means of transport) mit

to travel \by air fliegen

\by boat/bus/car/train mit dem Schiff/Bus/Auto/Zug

to travel \by road über Land fahren

to travel \by sea auf dem Seeweg reisen

12. (parent) von

she's his daughter \by his second wife sie ist seine Tochter mit seiner zweiten Frau [o aus zweiter Ehe]

a black filly \by Golden Summer ein schwarzes Fohlen von Golden Summer

13. (term) mit

what is meant \by ‘cool’? was bedeutet ‚cool‘?

14. (name of a person) bei

he mostly calls her \by her last name er redet sie meistens mit ihrem Nachnamen an

15. (according to) nach, von

I'm German \by birth von Geburt bin ich Deutsche

\by my watch it's six o'clock nach meiner Uhr ist es sechs

he could tell \by the look on her face that... er konnte an ihrem Gesichtsausdruck ablesen, dass...

\by law, he's still a child dem Gesetz nach [o laut Gesetz] ist er noch ein Kind

that's all right \by me ich bin damit einverstanden

to live \by the rules sich akk an die Vorschriften halten

\by trade [or profession] von Beruf

16. (quantity)

he rented the car \by the day er hat den Wagen tageweise gemietet

it's sold \by the metre es wird am Meter verkauft

to sell \by the dozen/hundred/thousand zu Dutzenden/Hunderten/Tausenden verkaufen

to get paid \by the hour stundenweise bezahlt werden

17. (margin) um

prices went up \by 20% die Preise sind um 20 % gestiegen

the bullet missed her \by two centimetres die Kugel verfehlte sie um zwei Zentimeter [o ging nur zwei Zentimeter an ihr vorbei]

it would be better \by far to... es wäre weitaus besser,...

18. (measurements) mal

the room measures 5 metres \by 8 metres das Zimmer misst 5 mal 8 Meter

19. MATH

8 multiplied \by 3 equals 24 8 mal 3 macht 24

8 divided \by 4 equals 2 8 geteilt durch 4 ist 2

he multiplied it \by 20 er hat es mit 20 multipliziert

20. (in oaths) bei

I swear \by Almighty God that... ich schwöre bei dem allmächtigen Gott, dass...

II. adv inv

1. (past) vorbei

excuse me, I can't get \by Entschuldigung, ich komme nicht vorbei

time goes \by so quickly die Zeit vergeht so schnell

to come \by vorbeikommen

I'll come \by tomorrow ich komme morgen mal vorbei

to drive \by vorbeifahren

to pass \by vorbeikommen

to speed \by sb/sth an jdm/etw vorbeisausen

2. (near) in der Nähe

close \by ganz in der Nähe, in unmittelbarer Nähe

3. (in reserve)

to put [or lay] some money \by etwas [Geld] zurücklegen [o auf die Seite legen

4.

▶ \by and \by ( dated) bald

▶ \by and large im Großen und Ganzen

▶ \by oneself (alone) allein

to live \by oneself allein leben; (unaided) selbst

he can dress \by himself er kann sich selbst [o alleine] anziehen

▶ \by the \by nebenbei bemerkt

where's Jane, \by the \by? wo ist denn eigentlich Jane?

* * *
[baɪ]
1. prep

1) (= close to) bei, an (+dat); (with movement) an (+acc); (= next to) neben (+dat); (with movement) neben (+acc)

by the window/fire/river — am or beim Fenster/Feuer/Fluss

by the church — an or bei der Kirche

by the sea — Ferien pl an der See

come and sit by me — komm, setz dich neben mich

she sat by me — sie saß neben mir

to keep sth by one — etw bei sich haben

2) (= via) über (+acc)

3)

(= past) to go/rush etc by sb/sth — an jdm/etw vorbeigehen/-eilen etc

4)

(time = during) by day/night — bei Tag/Nacht

5) (time = not later than) bis

can you do it by tomorrow? — kannst du es bis morgen machen?

by tomorrow I'll be in France — morgen werde ich in Frankreich sein

by the time I got there, he had gone — bis ich dorthin kam, war er gegangen

but by that time or by then I had realized that... — aber bis dahin war mir klar geworden, dass...

but by that time or by then it will be too late —

but by that time or by then he will have forgotten — aber bis dann or dahin hat er es schon vergessen

by now — inzwischen

6)

(indicating amount) by the inch/kilo/hour/month — zoll-/kilo-/stunden-/monatsweise

one by one — einer nach dem anderen

they came in two by two — sie kamen paarweise herein

letters came in by the hundred — hunderte or Hunderte von Briefen kamen

7) (indicating agent, cause) von

killed by a bullet — durch eine or von einer Kugel getötet

indicated by an asterisk —

a painting by Picasso surrounded by — ein Bild von Picasso umgeben von

8)

(indicating method, means, manner: see also nouns) by bus/car/bicycle — mit dem or per Bus/Auto/Fahrrad

by land and (by) sea — zu Land und zu Wasser

or check (US) — mit Scheck bezahlen

made by hand — handgearbeitet

made by machine — maschinell hergestellt

by daylight/moonlight — bei Tag(eslicht)/im Mondschein

to know sb by name/sight — jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen her kennen

to be known by the name of... — unter dem Namen... bekannt sein

to lead sb by the hand — jdn an der Hand führen

to grab sb by the collar — jdn am Kragen packen

he had a daughter by his first wife — von seiner ersten Frau hatte er eine Tochter

by myself/himself etc — allein

9)

by saving hard he managed to... — durch eisernes Sparen or dadurch, dass er eisern sparte, gelang es ihm...

by turning this knob —

by saying that I didn't mean... — ich habe damit nicht gemeint...

animals which move by wriggling — Tiere, die sich schlängelnd fortbewegen

he could walk by supporting himself on... — gestützt auf... könnte er gehen

10) (according to: see also nouns) nach

to judge by appearances — nach dem Äußern urteilen

by my watch it is nine o'clock — nach meiner Uhr ist es neun

if you play by the rules (fig) — wenn du dich an die Regel hältst

by the terms of Article I — gemäß or nach (den Bestimmungen von) Artikel I

to call sb/sth by his/its proper name — jdn/etw beim richtigen Namen nennen

if it's OK by you/him etc — wenn es Ihnen/ihm etc recht ist

it's all right by me — von mir aus gern or schon

11) (measuring difference) um

broader by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter

it missed me by inches — es verfehlte mich um Zentimeter

12) (MATH, MEASURE)

to divide/multiply by — dividieren durch/multiplizieren mit

a room 20 feet by 30 — ein Zimmer 20 auf or mal 30 Fuß

13)

(points of compass) South by South West — Südsüdwest

14) (in oaths) bei

I swear by Almighty God —

by heaven, I'll get you for this — das sollst or wirst du mir, bei Gott, büßen!

15)

by the right! (Mil) — rechts, links...!

16)

by the way or by(e) — übrigens

2. adv

1)

(= past) to pass/wander/rush etc by — vorbei- or vorüberkommen/-wandern/-eilen etc

2)

(= in reserve) to put or lay by — beiseitelegen

3)

(phrases) by and by — irgendwann; (with past tense) nach einiger Zeit

by and large — im Großen und Ganzen

* * *

by¹ [baı]

A präp

1. (örtlich) (nahe oder dicht) bei oder an (dat), neben (dat):

a house by the river ein Haus beim oder am Fluss;

side by side Seite an Seite

2. vorbei oder vorüber an (dat), an (dat) … entlang:

he went by the church

3. über (akk):

go by London

4. auf (dat), entlang (akk oder dat) (Weg etc):

come by another road eine andere Straße entlangkommen

5. per, mit, mittels, durch (ein Verkehrsmittel): → air¹ A 1, post³ A 1, etc

6. (zeitlich) bis zu, bis um, bis spätestens:

be here by 4.30 sei spätestens um 4 Uhr 30 hier;

by that time

a) bis dahin, unterdessen,

b) um diese Zeit, (ungefähr) zu diesem Zeitpunkt; → now¹ Bes Redew

7. während, bei (Tageszeit): → day Bes Redew, etc

8. nach, …weise:

be sold by the meter (bes Br metre) meterweise verkauft werden; → hour, etc

9. nach, gemäß:

it is ten by my watch nach oder auf meiner Uhr ist es zehn

10. von: → nature 2, trade A 4

11. von, durch (Urheberschaft):

she has a son by him sie hat einen Sohn von ihm;

he has a daughter by his first marriage er hat eine Tochter aus erster Ehe;

a play by Shaw ein Stück von Shaw;

it was settled by him es wurde durch ihn oder von ihm erledigt; → oneself 1

12. mittels, mit Hilfe von, mit, durch:

written by pencil mit Bleistift geschrieben;

by listening durch Zuhören;

by (his) talking rapidly dadurch, dass er schnell redet(e); → force A 1, A 3, A 4 letter¹ A 2

13. um (bei Größenverhältnissen):

be (too) short by an inch um einen Zoll zu kurz sein

14. MATH

a) mal:

3 by 4;

the size is 9 feet by 6 die Größe ist 9 auf 6 ( oder 9 × 6) Fuß; → multiply A 2

b) durch:

6 by 2; → divide A 7 a

15. an (dat), bei: → root¹ A 1, seize A 1 a

B adv

1. nahe, da(bei):

by and large im Großen und Ganzen;

by and by

a) bald, demnächst,

b) nach und nach,

c) kurze Zeit später; → close B, hard B 4

2. vorbei…, vorüber…: → go by, pass by, etc

3. beiseite: → put by etc

by² → bye-bye C

* * *
I 1. preposition
1) (near, beside) an (+ Dat.); bei; (next to) neben

by the window/river — am Fenster/Fluss

she sat by me — sie saß neben mir

2) (to position beside) zu

3) (about, in the possession of) bei

have something by one — etwas bei sich haben

4)

north-east by east — Nordost auf Ost

5)

by herself — etc. see herself 1)

6) (along) entlang

by the river — am od. den Fluss entlang

7) (via) über (+ Akk.)

leave by the door/window — zur Tür hinausgehen/zum Fenster hinaussteigen

we came by the quickest/shortest route — wir sind die schnellste/kürzeste Strecke gefahren

8) (passing) vorbei an (+ Dat.)

run/drive by somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorbeilaufen/vorbeifahren

9) (during) bei

by day/night — bei Tag/Nacht; tagsüber/nachts

10) (through the agency of) von

written by... — geschrieben von...

11) (through the means of) durch

he was killed by lightning/a falling chimney — er ist vom Blitz/von einem umstürzenden Schornstein erschlagen worden

heated by gas/oil — mit Gas/Öl geheizt; gas-/ölbeheizt

by bus/ship — etc. mit dem Bus/Schiff usw.

by air/sea — mit dem Flugzeug/Schiff

have children by somebody — Kinder von jemandem haben

12) (not later than) bis

by now/this time — inzwischen

by next week she will be in China — nächste Woche ist sie schon in China

by the time this letter reaches you — bis dich dieser Brief erreicht

by the 20th — bis zum 20.

13) (indicating unit of time) pro; (indicating unit of length, weight, etc.) -weise

by the second/minute/hour — pro Sekunde/Minute/Stunde

rent a house by the year — ein Haus für jeweils ein Jahr mieten

you can hire a car by the day or by the week — man kann sich (Dat.) ein Auto tageweise oder wochenweise mieten

day by day/month by month, by the day/month — (as each day/month passes) Tag für Tag/Monat für Monat

cloth by the metre — Stoff am Meter

sell something by the packet/ton/dozen — etwas paket-/tonnenweise/im Dutzend verkaufen

10 ft. by 20 ft. — 10 [Fuß] mal 20 Fuß

14) (indicating amount)

by the thousands — zu Tausenden

one by one — einzeln

two by two/three by three/four by four — zu zweit/dritt/viert

little by little — nach und nach

15) (indicating factor) durch

8 divided by 2 is 4 — 8 geteilt durch 2 ist 4

16) (indicating extent) um

wider by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter

win by ten metres — mit zehn Metern Vorsprung gewinnen

passed by nine votes to two — mit neun zu zwei Stimmen angenommen

17) (according to) nach

by my watch — nach meiner Uhr

18) in oaths bei

by [Almighty] God — bei Gott[, dem Allmächtigen]
2. adverb
1) (past) vorbei

drive/run/flow by — vorbeifahren/-laufen/-fließen

2) (near)

close/near by — in der Nähe

3)

by and large — im großen und ganzen

by and by — nach und nach; (in past) nach einer Weile
II
see bye II

* * *

prep.

an präp.

bei präp.

bis präp.

durch präp.

neben präp.

von präp.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > by
8 by

1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) perto de

2) (past: going by the house.) perto de

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por/de

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) até

8) (during the time of.) durante

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) em

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) a

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) perto

2) (past: A dog ran by.) por aqui

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de lado

•

- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass 3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) passar ao lado

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
* * *

by¹

[bai] prep 1 perto de, ao lado, próximo de. 2 através de, por, via, pelo, pela. he went by Paris / ele viajou via Paris. it was sent by post / foi enviado pelo correio. 3 por meio de, com, pela ação de. 4 (indicando dimensão) por, multiplicado por. two feet broad by three feet long / dois pés de largura por três de comprimento. 5 na medida de, à, às, ao, aos. 6 na extensão de, em extensão, por. 7 de acordo com, conforme, segundo. 8 em relação com. 9 separado por, dividido por. 10 durante, dentro de. 11 até, antes de, não mais tarde de. 12 em direção a. 13 de, da autoria de, da origem de. a play by Oscar Wilde / uma peça da autoria de Oscar Wilde. • adj 1 perto, próximo, à mão. 2 passado (relativo ao espaço). 3 passado (relativo ao tempo). 4 ao lado, de lado. 5 Amer coll na casa, para a casa (quando de passagem). book by book livro por livro, um livro após outro. by all means de qualquer maneira, por todos os meios. by and by depois, logo, mais tarde. by and large Amer coll em geral, de modo geral. by birth de nascença. by chance por acaso. by degrees aos poucos, passo a passo. by far de longe. by heart de cor. by leave com permissão. by nature de natureza. by next year no próximo ano ao mais tardar. by night à noite, durante a noite. by no means de modo algum. by now entrementes, neste meio tempo. by oneself sozinho, sem ajuda, por iniciativa própria. I did it by myself / eu mesmo o fiz. by rights de direito, por direito. by the by a propósito, de passagem. by the hour por hora. by the job por tarefa. by the six o’clock train pelo (com o) trem das seis horas. by the way de passagem, a propósito, incidentalmente. by the yard por jardas, em jardas. by thousands aos milhares. by train por trem, por estrada de ferro. close by, hard by próximo, junto, perto. full and by Naut a favor do vento. he held the cat by the tail ele pegou (segurou) o gato pelo rabo. little by little aos poucos. side by side lado a lado. they got up by candlelight eles se levantaram à luz de velas. they passed me by deixaram-me de lado, passaram por mim. to march by passar em desfile. to set by pôr de lado. you must not judge by appearances não deve julgar pelas aparências. your being told that by him is queer é esquisito que isso lhe tenha sido dito por ele.

English-Portuguese dictionary > by
9 by

1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) ved siden av, hos, (like) ved

2) (past: going by the house.) forbi

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) gjennom, langs, over, om

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) av (ble truffet av en stein)

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) med, i

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) ved

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) seinest, innen

8) (during the time of.) i, ved

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) med

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) ganger

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) per/pr., (bunt)vis

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) av
2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) (like) ved

2) (past: A dog ran by.) forbi

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) til side

•

- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass 3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) kjøre om, lede/føre om

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way

etter
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ifølge

I
subst. \/baɪ\/ eller bye

( kortspill) pass

by the by eller by the bye apropos, forresten
II
verb \/baɪ\/

( kortspill) passe, melde pass
III
adv. \/baɪ\/

1) i nærheten, ved siden av, inntil

• the shops were close by

butikkene var like i nærheten

2) forbi

• on the way to the train station he went by his father's house

3) vekk, til side, i reserve

• put money by

legge penger til side

by and by snart, senere, om en stund

by and large i det store og hele, stort sett

• by and large I'm very satisfied with your work

stort sett er jeg svært fornøyd med arbeidet ditt
IV
prep. \/baɪ\/, \/bɪ\/, \/bə\/

1) ( i passiv) av

• these lines were written by Yeats

disse linjene ble skrevet av Yeats

• the door was opened by Agnes

2) ( i uttrykk om middel eller årsak) av, ved, med, gjennom, i, på

• send by post

• travel by car

• kill by poison

• he had two sons by her

• bind oneself by a promise

• what do you mean by that?

• read by candlelight

• it doesn't come by itself

det kommer ikke av seg selv

• she can go to school by herself

hun går til skolen på egen hånd

• she tempted him by the offer of cake

hun fristet ham ved å tilby ham en kakebit

• multiply by six

multipliser med seks

• she told him the truth by way of a joke

hun fortalte ham sannheten med en spøk

3) ( i tidsuttrykk) i, ved, senest, før, til, innen, da, på

• I must be home by six

jeg må være hjemme til seks

• he arrived by sunset

han ankom før solnedgang

• they were worn out by evening

de var utslitt da kvelden kom

• by this time on Monday we'll be in France

på denne tiden på mandag er vi i Frankrike

• by this time it was midnight

da var det allerede blitt midnatt

• I'll be finished by tomorrow

jeg kommer til å bli ferdig til i morgen

4) ( om sted og person) ved, ved siden av, hos

• come and sit by me on the bench by the door

kom og sett deg her hos meg på benken ved døra

• he kept the amulet by him night and day

han hadde amuletten hos seg døgnet rundt

• he sat by her bedside

han satt ved sengen hennes

• I haven't got it by me

jeg har det ikke på meg

• it's nice to have a good dictionary by you

det er deilig å ha en god ordbok for hånden

5) per

• you must pay £100 by the day

du må betale 100 £ per dag

• by correspondence

6) om

• by day

om dagen \/ på dagtid

• it is open by day and by night

den er åpen dag og natt

• I would like to see Rome by night

jeg skulle gjerne sett Roma om natten

7) langs (med), forbi, om, over, via, gjennom

• he went by me

han gikk forbi meg

• he entered by a side door

han kom gjennom en sidedør

• he went to Lyon by Paris

han dro til Lyon over Paris

• he travelled by land

han reiste til lands

8) ( i uttrykk som innebærer bevegelse) inntil, til

• come here by me

kom hit til meg

9) med

• he missed the train by two minutes

han kom to minutter for sent til toget

• this wall is longer by two metres

denne veggen er to meter lengre

• the number of people wanting to do nursing has lessened by a third

antallet som ønsker å bli sykepleiere has sunket med en tredel

• miss by two inches

bomme med to tommer

• the price rose by ten percent

prisen steg med 10 %

• Marilyn was too clever by half

Marilyn var litt for smart

10) i, per, etter

• the buyer paid by the piece

kjøperen betalte per stykk

• the company sold by retail

firmaet solgte i smått

• they sold eggs by the score

de solgte egg per snes

11) ganger, og

• three metres long by four metres broad

tre meter lang og fire meter bred

• three by four

tre ganger fire

12) for, etter, om

• bit by bit the enigma was solved

bit for bit ble gåten løst

• little by little he understood what the book dealt with

litt etter litt forstod han hva boken omhandlet

• the nurse will take you by twos

sykepleieren vil behandle to om gangen

13) ( i uttrykk som innebærer overensstemmelse) i følge, etter (å dømme)

• I could tell he was German by his accent

jeg kunne skjønne av aksenten hans at han var tysk

14) ( i uttrykk som innebærer forhold) mot, overfor

• he did his duty by his country

han gjorde sin plikt overfor sitt land

15) av, ved, under

• he is a lawyer by profession

han er jurist av profesjon

by and by litt etter litt, etter hvert

by no means se ➢ means

by the by eller by the way apropos, forresten

by far se ➢ far

by this på den måten

English-Norwegian dictionary > by
10 past

past [pɑ:st]

1 noun

(a) (former time) passé m;

∎ to live in the past vivre dans le passé;

∎ the great empires of the past les grands empires de l'histoire;

∎ it is a thing of the past (institution, custom) ça n'existe plus; (relationship) c'est du passé; (is old-fashioned) c'est périmé;

∎ those days are a thing of the past cette époque est révolue;

∎ politeness seems to have become a thing of the past la politesse semble être une chose démodée

(b) (background → of person) passé m;

∎ woman with a past femme f qui a vécu ou qui a un passé chargé;

∎ town with a past ville f historique;

∎ our country's glorious past le glorieux passé de notre pays

(c) Grammar passé m;

∎ in the past au passé

2 adjective

(a) (former, gone by → life) antérieur; (→ quarrels, differences) vieux (vieille), d'autrefois; (→ generation, centuries, mistakes, event) passé;

∎ in centuries past autrefois;

∎ the time for negotiating is past l'heure n'est plus à la négociation;

∎ those days are past ces temps sont révolus;

∎ from past experience par expérience;

∎ in past time or times past autrefois, (au temps) jadis;

∎ to be past (ended) être passé ou terminé;

∎ the crisis is now past la crise est maintenant passée;

∎ the past mayors of the town les anciens maires de la ville

(b) (last) dernier;

∎ the past week la semaine dernière ou passée;

∎ the past two months les deux derniers mois;

∎ this past month has been very busy le mois qui vient de s'achever a été très chargé;

∎ I've not been feeling well for the past few days ça fait quelques jours que je ne me sens pas très bien;

∎ he has spent the past five years in China il a passé ces cinq dernières années en Chine

(c) Grammar passé

3 preposition

(a) (in time) après;

∎ it's ten/quarter/half past six il est six heures dix/et quart/et demie;

∎ it is past four (o'clock) il est quatre heures passées;

∎ it's quarter past the hour il est le ou et quart;

∎ it's already past midnight il est déjà plus de minuit ou minuit passé;

∎ it's long or way past my bedtime je devrais être au lit depuis longtemps;

∎ he's past fifty il a plus de cinquante ans, il a dépassé la cinquantaine;

∎ she's past the adolescent stage ce n'est plus une adolescente;

∎ these beans are past their best ces haricots ne sont plus très frais

(b) (further than) plus loin que, au-delà de;

∎ just past the bridge un peu plus loin que le pont, un peu au-delà du pont;

∎ turn right just past the school prenez à droite juste après l'école;

∎ he can't count past ten il ne sait compter que jusqu'à dix;

∎ I didn't manage to get past the first page je n'ai pas réussi à lire plus d'une page;

∎ he knocked the ball past the defender il a envoyé la balle derrière le défenseur

(c) (in front of) devant;

∎ he walked right past my table il est passé juste devant ma table;

∎ he walked past me without saying hello il est passé devant moi sans me saluer

(d) (beyond scope of) au-delà de;

∎ it's past all understanding ça dépasse l'entendement;

∎ their demands are past all reason leurs exigences sont totalement démesurées;

∎ past endurance insupportable;

∎ that's past all belief c'est incroyable

(e) (incapable of)

∎ I'm past caring ça ne me fait plus ni chaud ni froid;

∎ I'm past work (too old) je ne suis plus d'âge à travailler; (too ill) je ne peux plus travailler;

∎ familiar to be past it (person) avoir passé l'âge^□ ; (car, machine) avoir fait son temps^□ ;

∎ I wouldn't put it past him il en est bien capable;

∎ I wouldn't put anything past this government ce gouvernement est capable de tout ou du pire

4 adverb

(a) (by)

∎ to go past passer;

∎ they ran past ils passèrent en courant;

∎ the years flew past les années passaient à une vitesse prodigieuse

(b) (ago)

∎ one night about three years past une nuit il y a environ trois ans;

∎ it had long past struck midnight minuit avait sonné depuis longtemps

5 in the past adverb

autrefois, dans le temps

►► past master expert m;

∎ humorous he's a past master at doing as little as possible il est passé maître dans l'art d'en faire le moins possible;

Grammar past participle participe m passé;

Grammar past perfect plus-que-parfait m;

Grammar past tense passé m;

∎ in the past tense au passé

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11 by

1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) poleg, blizu, pri

2) (past: going by the house.) mimo

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) od

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s, z

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) po

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do

8) (during the time of.) med

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) do, za

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) krat

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) po
2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blizu, zraven

2) (past: A dog ran by.) mimo

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) poleg, na stran

•

- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass 3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) obiti

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
* * *
I [bai]
preposition

blizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, poleg

by the advice of — po nasvetu koga

by all means — vsekakor

by air — z letalom

by appearance — po videzu

by s.o.'s bedside — ob postelji koga

by birth — po rodu

by blood — po izvoru, po rodu

by boat — z ladjo

by the by(e) — mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabim

by chance — po naključju, slučajno

by day — podnevi

by the day — na dan (natanko)

day by day — dan za dnevom

by degrees — postopoma

by my desire — po moji želji

by dint of — zaradi, s pomočjo

by the dozen — na ducate

by experience — po izkušnji

by far — veliko bolj

by force — nasilno

by George! — pri moji veri!

by heart — na pamet

by the hour — na uro

by hundreds — na stotine

by itself — samo zase

by Jove! — pri moji veri!

by law — po zakonu

by leaps and bounds — skokoma, hitro

by letter — pismeno, s pismom

American by mail — po pošti

I have no money by me — nimam s seboj denarja

by no means — nikakor ne

by means of — s pomočjo, s

by mistake — pomotoma

by name — po imenu

by nature — po naravi

by next month — do prihodnjega meseca

by now — sedaj, že, medtem

one by one — drug za drugim, posamezno

by o.s. — sam zase, sam od sebe

by order — po naročilu

by post — po pošti

by profession — po poklicu

by rail — z železnico

by reason of — zaradi

by right — po pravici

by sea — po morju, z ladjo

side by side — drug poleg drugega

by stealth — kradoma, skrivaj

by this time — medtem; že; ob tem času

by trade — po poklicu

to travel by London — potovati prek Londona

by turns — menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrsti

two by two, by twos — po dva

by my watch — po moji uri

by the way — mimogrede, približno

by word of mouth — ustno

by way of trial — za poskus

by a year younger — leto mlajši

two meters by six — dvakrat šest metrov površine
II [bai]
adverb

blizu, v bližini, poleg, zraven; mimo

by and by — kmalu nato, kasneje

close by — čisto zraven

to go by — iti mimo

hard by — čisto poleg

by and large — nasploh

to lay by — prihraniti

to pass by — mimo iti

figuratively to pass s.o. by — prezreti koga

to put by — prihraniti

to stand by — nič ne delati

to set by — prihraniti

English-Slovenian dictionary > by
12 Gillette, King Camp

SUBJECT AREA: Domestic appliances and interiors, Metallurgy

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b. 5 January 1855 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

d. 9 July 1932 Los Angeles, California, USA

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American inventor and manufacturer, inventor of the safety razor.

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Gillette's formal education in Chicago was brought to an end when a disastrous fire destroyed all his father's possessions. Forced to fend for himself, he worked first in the hardware trade in Chicago and New York, then as a travelling salesman. Gillette inherited the family talent for invention, but found that his successful inventions barely paid for those that failed. He was advised by a previous employer, William Painter (inventor of the Crown Cork), to look around for something that could be used widely and then thrown away. In 1895 he succeeded in following that advice of inventing something which people could use and then throw away, so that they would keep coming back for more. An idea came to him while he was honing an old-fashioned razor one morning; he was struck by the fact that only a short piece of the whole length of a cutthroat razor is actually used for shaving, as well as by the potentially dangerous nature of the implement. He "rushed out to purchase some pieces of brass, some steel ribbon used for clock springs, a small hand vise and some files". He thought of using a thin steel blade sharpened on each side, placed between two plates and held firmly together by a handle. Though coming from a family of inventors, Gillette had no formal technical education and was entirely ignorant of metallurgy. For six years he sought a way of making a cheap blade from sheet steel that could be hardened, tempered and sharpened to a keen edge.

Gillette eventually found financial supporters: Henry Sachs, a Boston lamp manufacturer; his brother-in-law Jacob Heilbron; and William Nickerson, who had a considerable talent for invention. By skilled trial and error rather than expert metallurgical knowledge, Nickerson devised ways of forming and sharpening the blades, and it was these that brought commercial success. In 1901, the American Safety Razor Company, later to be renamed the Gillette Safety Razor Company, was set up. When it started production in 1903 the company was badly in debt, and managed to sell only fifty-one razors and 168 blades; but by the end of the following year, 90,000 razors and 12.4 million blades had been sold. A sound invention coupled with shrewd promotion ensured further success, and eight plants manufacturing safety razors were established in various parts of the world. Gillette's business experiences led him into the realms of social theory about the way society should be organized. He formulated his views in a series of books published over the years 1894 to 1910. He believed that competition led to a waste of up to 90 per cent of human effort and that want and crime would be eliminated by substituting a giant trust to plan production centrally. Unfortunately, the public in America, or anywhere else for that matter, were not ready for this form of Utopia; no omniscient planners were available, and human wants and needs were too various to be supplied by a single agency. Even so, some of his ideas have found favour: air conditioning and government provision of work for the unemployed. Gillette made a fortune from his invention and retired from active participation in the business in 1913, although he remained President until 1931 and Director until his death.

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Bibliography

"Origin of the Gillette razor", Gillette Blade (February/March).

Further Reading

Obituary, 1932, New York Times (11 July).

J.Jewkes, D.Sawers and R.Stillerman, 1958, The Sources of Invention, London: Macmillan.

LRD / IMcN

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