the cube of four

1) (a solid body having six equal square faces.) cubo

2) (the result of multiplying a number by itself twice: The cube of 4 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 4³ = 64.) cubo

1) (to calculate the cube of (a number): If you cube 2, you will get the answer 8.) elevar al cubo

2) (to make into a cube or cubes: She cubed the beef.) cortar en dados

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cube n cubo

tr[kjʊːb]

noun

1 (shape) cubo; (of sugar) terrón nombre masculino; (of ice) cubito; (of cheese, meat, etc) dado

2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL cubo

transitive verb

1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (cut into cubes) cortar en dados

2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL elevar al cubo

\

cube root raíz nombre femenino cúbica

cube ['kju:b] vt, cubed ; cubing

1) : elevar (un número) al cubo

2) : cortar en cubos

cube n

1) : cubo m

ice cube : cubito m de hielo

sugar cube : terrón m de azúcar

• cuadradillo s.m.

• cubo (Matemática) s.m.

• cubicar v.

• elevar al cubo (Matemática) v.

noun (solid, shape) cubo m; (of meat, cheese) dado m, cubito m; ( of sugar) terrón m

1) ( cut into cubes) cortar en dados or cubitos

2) ( Math) elevar al cubo, cubicar*

1. N

1) (=solid) cubo m ; [of sugar] terrón m ; [of ice] cubito m ; [of cheese] dado m, cubito m

2) (=number)

VT (Math) cubicar, elevar al cubo

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noun (solid, shape) cubo m; (of meat, cheese) dado m, cubito m; ( of sugar) terrón m

1) ( cut into cubes) cortar en dados or cubitos

2) ( Math) elevar al cubo, cubicar*

1) Würfel, der; Kubus, der (fachspr.)

2) (Math.) dritte Potenz

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1) (a solid body having six equal square faces.) der Würfel

2) (the result of multiplying a number by itself twice: The cube of 4 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 4³ = 64.) die Kubikzahl

1) (to calculate the cube of (a number): If you cube 2, you will get the answer 8.) zur dritten Potenz erheben

2) (to make into a cube or cubes: She cubed the beef.) in Würfel schneiden

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I. n

1. (shape) Würfel m, Kubus m fachspr

ice \cube Eiswürfel m

2. MATH Kubikzahl f, dritte Potenz

II. vt

▪ to \cube sth

1. FOOD etw in Würfel schneiden

to \cube the meat/potatoes das Fleisch/die Kartoffeln in Würfel schneiden [o würfeln

2. MATH etw hoch drei nehmen

2 \cubed equals 8 2 hoch 3 ist 8

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1. n

1) (= shape, object) Würfel m

2) (MATH: power of three) dritte Potenz

2. vt

1) (MATH) in die dritte Potenz erheben, hoch 3 nehmen

2) (COOK) würfelig or in Würfel schneiden

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cube [kjuːb]

A s

1. Würfel m:

cube ore MINER Würfelerz n;

cube sugar Würfelzucker m

2. MATH

a) Würfel m, Kubus m:

cube root Kubikwurzel f, dritte Wurzel

b) Kubikzahl f, dritte Potenz

3. TECH (Pflaster) Würfel m, (-)Stein m

4. FOTO (Blitz) Würfel m

B v/t

1. MATH kubieren:

a) zur dritten Potenz erheben:

two cubed zwei hoch drei (2³)

b) den Rauminhalt messen von (oder gen)

2. würfeln, in Würfel schneiden oder pressen

3. TECH (mit Würfeln) pflastern

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1) Würfel, der; Kubus, der (fachspr.)

2) (Math.) dritte Potenz

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Würfel - m.

dritte Potenz f.

a) ( levantar) ‹ objeto› to raise, lift

b) ‹espíritu/mente› to uplift

c) ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

a) ( aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase;

b) ‹voz/tono› to raise

◊ la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached 13%

el participio

◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹ cantidad› large;

b) ‹categoría/calidad/posición› high

c) ‹ideas/pensamientos› noble, elevated;

a) ( levantar) ‹ objeto› to raise, lift

b) ‹espíritu/mente› to uplift

c) ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

a) ( aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase;

b) ‹voz/tono› to raise

◊ la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached 13%

1) испытание; опыт; проба; проверка

2) критерий; мерило, пробный камень

3) испытательный, контрольный, пробный

4) испытывать; делать опыты; подвергать испытанию

5) брать пробы

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испытание; проверка; тест; опыт; проба; анализ; исследование; эксперимент || испытывать; проверять; исследовать

1) Ecke, die; (curve) Kurve, die

2) (hollow angle between walls) Ecke, die; (of mouth, eye) Winkel, der

3) (Boxing, Wrestling) Ecke, die

4) (secluded place) Eckchen, das; Plätzchen, das; (remote region) Winkel, der

5) (Hockey, Footb.) Ecke, die

6) (Commerc.) Corner, der; Schwänze, die

1) (drive into corner) in eine Ecke treiben; (fig.) in die Enge treiben

2) (Commerc.)

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1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) die Ecke

2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) der Winkel

3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) die Ecke

1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) in die Enge treiben

2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) um die Ecke fahren

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[ˈkɔ:nəʳ, AM ˈkɔ:rnɚ]

I. n

1. (of road) Ecke f

on the \corner of a street an einer Straßenecke

just around the \corner gleich um die Ecke

the summer holidays are just around the \corner ( fig) die Sommerferien stehen vor der Tür

to drive around the \corner um eine Ecke biegen

to take a \corner eine Kurve nehmen

to cut a \corner eine Kurve schneiden

2. (corner part) of table Kante f; of page, picture Rand m; of a sheet, room Ecke f

I searched every \corner of the desk ich haben den ganzen Schreibtisch abgesucht

we searched every \corner of the house wir suchten in allen [Ecken und] Winkeln des Hauses

do you have a spare \corner where I can put my things? hast du ein freies Eckchen, wo ich meine Sachen abstellen kann?

to put a child in the \corner ein Kind in die Ecke stellen

to turn down [or fold] the \corner of a page ein Eselsohr machen

3. (area) Gegend f, Ecke f fam

a quaint \corner of Germany eine malerische Gegend Deutschlands

a distant [or remote] [or far] \corner of the earth ein entlegener Winkel der Erde

the four \corners of the world [or earth] alle vier Himmelsrichtungen

at every \corner ( fig) überall

4. (periphery)

out of the \corner of one's eye aus dem Augenwinkel

\corner of sb's mouth jds Mundwinkel hum

5. ( fig: aspect) Seite f

6. ECON

to have a \corner of the market den Markt beherrschen

7. SPORT (in hockey, football) Ecke f, Eckball m; BOXING (area) Ecke f

8. (supporters)

the boxer was encouraged by his \corner der Boxer wurde von seiner Ecke unterstützt

to be in sb's \corner auf jds Seite stehen

▶ to cut \corners (financially) Kosten sparen; (in procedure) das Verfahren abkürzen

▶ to drive [or box] [or force] sb into a [tight] \corner jdn in die Enge treiben

▶ to get oneself into a [tight] \corner sich akk [selbst] in Schwierigkeiten bringen

▶ to be in a tight \corner in der Klemme stecken

▶ to have turned the \corner über den Berg sein

II. adj attr, inv Eck-

\corner sofa/table Ecksofa nt/Ecktisch m

a \corner piece ein Randstück nt

III. vt

1. (trap)

▪ to \corner sb jdn in die Enge treiben; (pursue) jdn stellen

2. COMM

▪ to \corner sth etw monopolisieren

to \corner the market den Markt beherrschen

IV. vi vehicle eine Kurve/Kurven nehmen

to \corner well gut in der Kurve liegen

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1. n

1) (generally BOXING) Ecke f; (of sheet also) Zipfel m; (of mouth, eye) Winkel m; (= sharp bend in road) Kurve f; (fig = awkward situation) Klemme f (inf)

2) (= out-of-the-way place) Winkel m

3) (COMM: monopoly) Monopol nt

4) (FTBL) Ecke f, Eckball m, Corner m (Aus)

2. vt

1) (lit, fig: trap) in die Enge treiben

2) (COMM) the market monopolisieren

3. vi

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corner [ˈkɔː(r)nə(r)]

A s

1. (Straßen-, Häuser) Ecke f, besonders AUTO Kurve f:

at ( oder on) the corner an der Ecke;

just (a)round the corner gleich um die Ecke;

take a corner AUTO eine Kurve nehmen;

turn the corner um die (Straßen)Ecke biegen;

he’s turned the corner fig er ist über den Berg;

a) AUTO die Kurven schneiden,

b) fig die Sache oder das Verfahren abkürzen

2. Winkel m, Ecke f:

corner of the mouth Mundwinkel;

look at sb from the corner of one’s eye(s) jemanden aus den Augenwinkeln (heraus) ansehen;

put a child in the corner ein Kind in die Ecke stellen

3. fig schwierige Lage, Klemme f umg:

drive ( oder force, put) sb into a corner jemanden in die Enge treiben;

be in a tight corner in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken

4. entlegene Gegend:

from the four corners of the earth aus der ganzen Welt

5. fig Ecke f, Ende n, Seite f:

they came from all corners sie kamen von allen Ecken und Enden

6. (verstärkte) Ecke, Eckenverstärkung f:

7. SPORT

a) Fußball etc: Eckball m, Ecke f

b) Boxen: (Ring) Ecke f

8. WIRTSCH Corner m, Korner m:

a) Aufkäufergruppe f, (Spekulations)Ring m

b)(Aufkauf m zwecks) Monopolbildung f:

corner in cotton Baumwollkorner

9. fig Monopol n (on auf akk):

B v/t

1. mit Ecken versehen

2. in eine Ecke stellen oder legen

3. fig jemanden in die Enge treiben

4. a) WIRTSCH Ware (spekulativ) aufkaufen, cornern:

corner the market den Markt aufkaufen

b) fig mit Beschlag belegen

C v/i

1. US eine Ecke oder einen Winkel bilden

2. US an einer Ecke gelegen sein

3. AUTO eine Kurve nehmen:

corner well gut in der Kurve liegen, eine gute Kurvenlage haben

4. WIRTSCH einen Corner bilden

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1) Ecke, die; (curve) Kurve, die

2) (hollow angle between walls) Ecke, die; (of mouth, eye) Winkel, der

3) (Boxing, Wrestling) Ecke, die

4) (secluded place) Eckchen, das; Plätzchen, das; (remote region) Winkel, der

5) (Hockey, Footb.) Ecke, die

6) (Commerc.) Corner, der; Schwänze, die

1) (drive into corner) in eine Ecke treiben; (fig.) in die Enge treiben

2) (Commerc.)

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Ecke -n f.

Winkel - m.

1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) esquina; rincón

2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) rincón

3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) córner, saque de esquina

1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) arrinconar, acorralar

2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) tomar una curva

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corner n

1. rincón

2. esquina

◊ - ners) corner (kick);

tr['kɔːnə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (of street) esquina; (bend in road) curva, recodo; (of table etc) esquina, punta

■ let's meet on the corner quedemos en la esquina

■ it's just round the corner está a la vuelta de la esquina

2 (of room, cupboard, etc) rincón nombre masculino; (of mouth) comisura; (of eye) rabillo; (of page, envelope) ángulo

■ write the address in the top right-hand corner escribe la dirección en el ángulo superior derecho

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (kick - in football) córner nombre masculino, saque nombre masculino de esquina

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in boxing) esquina

5 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL monopolio

transitive verb

1 (enemy, animal) arrinconar, acorralar; (person) arrinconar

2 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL acaparar, monopolizar

\

from all corners of the world de todas partes del mundo

to be in a tight corner estar en un aprieto

to cut corners tomar atajos

to see something out of the corner of one's eye ver algo con el rabillo del ojo

to turn the corner figurative use empezar a levantarse, empezar a repuntar

corner kick córner nombre masculino, saque nombre masculino de esquina

corner piece (of book) cantonera

corner shop tienda de la esquina

corner table mesa rinconera

corner unit rinconera

corner ['kɔrnər] vt

1) trap: acorralar, arrinconar

2) monopolize: monopolizar, acaparar (un mercado)

corner vi

: tomar una curva, doblar una esquina (en un automóvil)

corner n

1) angle: rincón m, esquina f, ángulo m

the corner of a room: el rincón de una sala

all corners of the world: todos los rincones del mundo

to cut corners: atajar, economizar esfuerzos

2) intersection: esquina f

3) impasse, predicament: aprieto m, impasse m

to be backed into a corner: estar acorralado

• de esquina adj.

• aristón s.m.

• canto (Borde) s.m.

• cantonada s.f.

• cogujón s.m.

• cornijal s.m.

• esconce s.m.

• esquina s.f.

• esquinazo s.m.

• rinconada s.f.

• rincón s.m.

• ángulo s.m. (the market)

• acaparar v.

• arrinconar v.

• atacar v.

• estancar v.

1)

a) (inside angle - of room, cupboard) rincón m; (- of field) esquina f; (- of mouth) comisura f

b) (outside angle - of street, page) esquina f; (- of table) esquina f, punta f; ( bend in road) curva f

2) ( in soccer) ( corner kick) córner m, tiro m or saque m de esquina

3) ( in boxing) esquina f

1) ( trap) acorralar

2) ( monopolize) acaparar

vi tomar una curva

1. N

1) (=angle) [of object] (outer) ángulo m, esquina f ; (inner) rincón m ; [of mouth] comisura f ; [of eye] rabillo m ; (=bend in road) curva f, recodo m ; (where two roads meet) esquina f

- be in a tight corner

- cut corners

- drive sb into a corner

- paint o.s. into a corner

2) (fig) (=cranny, place)

3) (Ftbl) (also: corner kick) córner m, saque m de esquina

4) (Comm) monopolio m

2. VT

1) [+ animal, fugitive] acorralar, arrinconar; (fig) [+ person] (=catch to speak to) abordar, detener

2) (Comm) [+ market] acaparar

VI (Aut) tomar las curvas

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1)

a) (inside angle - of room, cupboard) rincón m; (- of field) esquina f; (- of mouth) comisura f

b) (outside angle - of street, page) esquina f; (- of table) esquina f, punta f; ( bend in road) curva f

2) ( in soccer) ( corner kick) córner m, tiro m or saque m de esquina

3) ( in boxing) esquina f

1) ( trap) acorralar

2) ( monopolize) acaparar

vi tomar una curva

A n.

1 lato; fianco; banda; canto; parte; faccia (fig.): the four sides of a box, i quattro lati di una cassa; the sides of a house, i lati (o i fianchi) di una casa; He was hit in the left side, è stato colpito al fianco sinistro; the side of a hill, il fianco d'un colle; the two sides of a cassette, i due lati di una cassetta; side by side, fianco a fianco; They rushed up from all sides, accorsero da ogni parte; on this side, da questa parte; per di qua; great-grandfather on my mother's side, il bisnonno dalla parte (o dal lato) di mia madre; the other side of the moon, l'altra faccia della luna

2 (fig.) lato; aspetto; faccia: on (o from) every side, da ogni lato; sotto ogni aspetto; the ugly side of sb. 's character, il lato brutto del carattere di q.; the seamy side, il lato brutto, sordido ( della vita, ecc.); the funny side, il lato comico; the opposite side, il lato opposto; to study all sides of an issue, studiare tutti gli aspetti di una questione; Let's consider the other side of the question, vediamo un po' l'altra faccia del problema!

3 (geom.) lato; faccia: the sides of a triangle, i lati di un triangolo; A cube has six sides, il cubo ha sei facce

4 sponda; riva; margine; orlo: by the side of a river, in riva a un fiume; the side of the road, il ciglio della strada; by the side of the lake, in riva al lago

5 (geogr.) versante: on this side of the Alps, su questo versante delle Alpi

6 lato; facciata ( di un foglio di carta, di un documento, ecc.)

7 ( anche naut.) fiancata ( di una nave, di un veicolo, di un edificio, ecc.); ( di nave) banda, bordo, fianco, murata: There's a big dent on the right side of your car, c'è un bel bollo sulla fiancata destra della tua auto

8 parte; parte in causa; fazione; partito: the winning side, il partito vincente; the losing side, la parte soccombente; il partito che ha perso; He is on our side, è dalla nostra parte; è dei nostri; ( anche leg.) to hear both sides, ascoltare entrambe le parti in causa; sentire le due campane (fam.); to change sides, cambiare partito; to take sb. 's side, prendere le parti di q.; to take sides, prendere posizione; schierarsi

9 (rag.) lato; sezione: credit [debit] side, lato (o sezione) avere [dare]

10 ( sport) squadra; formazione; compagine: the losing side, la squadra che ha perso

11 ( sport) fascia, lato

12 ( biliardo) sponda; ( anche) effetto dato alla bilia colpendola di lato

13 ( di occhiali) susta; stanghetta

14 ( macelleria) mezzena ( di animale macellato): a side of beef, una mezzena di bue; un mezzo bue

15 ( sport: tennis, ecc.) = side spin ► sotto

16 (fam. TV) canale: What's on the other side?, che cosa danno sull'altro canale?

17 [u] (fam. ingl.) alterigia; boria; arie ( di superiorità): He likes to put on side, gli piace darsi delle arie; I like that girl; there is no side to her, quella ragazza mi piace: non si dà arie

B a. attr.

1 laterale; di fianco: side door, porta laterale; side chapel, cappella laterale

2 collaterale; marginale; secondario: (econ.) side business, attività collaterale; a side issue, una questione marginale

● (mil.) side arms, armi da fianco □ side bet, scommessa secondaria □ (a teatr.) a side box, un palco di lato □ (chim.) side chain, catena laterale □ (edil.) a side-cut brick, un mattone tagliato ad angolo □ a side dish, un contorno ( d'insalata, ecc.): a side dish of salad, insalata per contorno □ (mus.) side drum, piccolo tamburo a doppia membrana □ side effect, (med.) effetto collaterale; (fig.) effetto secondario (spec. indesiderato) □ side face, profilo: a side-face portrait, un ritratto di profilo □ (naut.) side fender, parabordo □ (autom.) side frame, fiancata □ a side glance, uno sguardo di traverso; un'occhiata in tralice □ ( ginnastica) side horse, cavallo con maniglie □ (fam. USA) side meat, carne di maiale salata □ ( calcio) side netting, esterno della rete □ side note, nota a margine ( di pagina) □ side-on, (agg.) laterale; (avv.) lateralmente, di lato: (autom.) a side-on crash, uno scontro laterale; to crash side-on, scontrarsi di lato □ ( al ristorante) side order, ordinazione aggiuntiva (o di un extra) □ ( sport: pallavolo) side out, cambio palla □ (autom.) side panel, fiancata □ (edil.) side post, stipite □ side road, (strada) laterale; traversa □ ( sport) side roll, ( lotta) rotolamento su un fianco; ( pallavolo) rullata laterale □ ( al ristorante) side salad, insalata come contorno; piccola porzione d'insalata □ (trasp.) side seat, sedile laterale □ ( sport: tennis, ecc.) side spin, effetto ( dato alla palla colpendola di lato) □ side-splitting, che fa sbellicare dalle risa; divertentissimo □ side step, passo a lato; ( boxe) schivata laterale; ( calcio) salto, scarto ( di un avversario); ( sci) passo a scaletta □ side-stream smoke, fumo prodotto dalla combustione spontanea della sigaretta □ side street = side road ► sopra □ side table, tavolo (o tavolino) di servizio □ (tur.) side trip, viaggetto, deviazione □ (mecc.) side-valve engine, motore a valvole laterali □ (geogr.) side vent, cono avventizio ( di vulcano) □ side view, veduta di fianco (o di profilo) □ ( lotta) side waist hold, presa laterale in cintura □ (naut.) side-wheeler, piroscafo a ruote laterali □ side whiskers, basette; fedine; favoriti □ side wind, (naut. e sport) vento laterale, vento di lato, vento di traverso; (fig.) influsso indiretto □ by sb. 's side, a fianco di; a petto di, al confronto di □ from side to side, da un capo all'altro; da un'estremità all'altra □ to join the winning side, schierarsi con il vincitore □ (fam.) to let the side down, deludere gli amici (i compagni di squadra, ecc.) □ (fig.) to look on the bright side of things (o of life), veder tutto rosa; essere ottimista □ (fig.) to look on the dark (o gloomy) side of things (o of life), veder tutto nero; essere pessimista □ on every side, su (o da) ogni lato; da tutte le parti □ (fam.) to be on the high [long, low, short] side, essere piuttosto alto [lungo, basso, corto]: The sauce was a little on the greasy side, la salsa era un po' troppo unta; His offer was on the low side, la sua offerta era un po' bassa □ on one side, da una parte; in disparte □ on one's side, dalla propria: He's got experience on his side, dalla sua ha l'esperienza □ to be on the right side of forty, essere sotto la quarantina □ to be on the safe side, (per) stare sul sicuro; (per) non correre rischi □ on the side, per arrotondare lo stipendio; ( di amore, ecc.) clandestino; ( di piatto) di contorno □ to be on the side of, stare dalla parte di; simpatizzare, fare il tifo per (q.) □ on the south side of, a sud di □ to be on the wrong side of the door, esser rimasto chiuso fuori □ to be on the wrong side of forty, aver passato (o essere sopra) la quarantina □ (fig.) the other side of the coin, il rovescio della medaglia □ to put st. to one side, mettere da parte (o in serbo) qc.; accantonare qc. □ (fig.) to shake (o to split) one's sides, sbellicarsi dalle risa; ridere a crepapelle □ to stand by sb. 's side, stare a lato (o a fianco) di q.; (fig.) appoggiare, sostenere q. □ (fig.) to take sides with sb., parteggiare per q.; prendere le difese di q. □ to take sb. on one side, prendere in disparte q. ( per parlargli) □ (fam.) this side of, senza dover arrivare a; dopo quello che; prima di: this side of next month, prima del mese prossimo; This is the best curry this side of India, questo è il curry migliore del mondo dopo quello che fanno in India □ Which side of the coin is up?, è venuta testa o croce? □ ( su una cassa, un collo, ecc.) This side up, Alto! □ The Lord is on our side, il Signore è dalla nostra parte; Dio è con noi.

1 schierarsi ( con); prendere le parti (di q.); prendere partito; parteggiare ( per); appoggiare, sostenere: John always sides with his mother, John prende sempre le parti di sua madre; I don't want to side with either of them, non voglio parteggiare né per l'uno né per l'altro

2 ( sport) tifare; fare il tifo ( per una squadra, ecc.).

size [saɪz]

1 noun

(a) (gen) taille f; (of ball, tumour) taille f, grosseur f; (of region, desert, forest) étendue f, superficie f; (of carpet, machine, car) dimensions fpl, taille f; (of difficulty, operation, problem) importance f, ampleur f; (of debt, bill, sum) montant m, importance f; Computing (of file) taille f; (of font) corps m, taille f;

∎ to buy a house of comparable size in London would be impossible on ne pourrait pas acheter une maison de cette taille à Londres;

∎ the two rooms are the same size les deux pièces sont de la même taille ou ont les mêmes dimensions;

∎ it's about the size of a dinner plate c'est à peu près de la taille d'une assiette;

∎ the kitchen is the size of a cupboard la cuisine est grande comme un placard;

∎ my garden is half the size of hers mon jardin fait la moitié du sien;

∎ average family size is four persons la famille moyenne est composée de quatre personnes;

∎ you should have seen the size of the truck! si tu avais vu la taille du camion!;

∎ it's a city of some size c'est une ville assez importante;

∎ the town has no hotels of any size la ville n'a pas d'hôtel important;

∎ I was surprised by the size of the bill j'ai été étonné par le montant de la note;

∎ we weren't expecting a crowd of this size nous ne nous attendions pas à une foule aussi nombreuse;

∎ the crowd was steadily growing in size la foule grossissait à vue d'œil;

∎ the tumour is increasing in size la tumeur grossit;

∎ the budget will have to double in size le budget devra être multiplié par deux;

∎ the army has doubled in size les effectifs de l'armée ont doublé;

∎ a block of marble one cubic metre in size un bloc de marbre d'un mètre cube;

∎ the cupboards can be built to size les placards peuvent être construits sur mesure;

∎ familiar that's about the size of it! en gros, c'est ça!

(b) (of clothes → gen) taille f; (of shoes, gloves, hat) pointure f, taille f;

∎ what size are you?, what size do you take? (for clothes) quelle taille faites-vous?; (for shoes) quelle est votre pointure?, vous chaussez du combien?;

∎ I take (a) size 40 je fais du 40;

∎ I take a size 5 shoe ≃ je chausse du 38;

∎ I need a size larger/smaller (clothes) il me faut la taille au-dessus/au-dessous; (shoes) il me faut la pointure au-dessus/au-dessous;

∎ we've nothing in your size nous n'avons rien dans votre taille;

∎ try this jacket on for size essayez cette veste pour voir si c'est votre taille;

∎ familiar try this one for size! prends ça!

(c) (for paper, textiles, leather) apprêt m; (for plaster) enduit m

2 transitive verb

(a) (sort) trier selon la taille

(b) (make) fabriquer aux dimensions voulues;

∎ the clothing is sized for the American market les vêtements sont faits pour le marché américain

(c) (paper, textiles, leather) apprêter; (plaster) enduire

(d) Computing dimensionner

►► Computing size box case f de dimensionnement

➲ size up separable transitive verb

(stranger, rival) jauger; (problem, chances) mesurer;

∎ we all waited outside, sizing each other up nous attendions tous dehors, nous observant les uns les autres;

∎ she sized up the situation immediately elle a tout de suite compris ce qui se passait

1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) vogal, kot

2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) kotiček

3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) kot

1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) ob zid pritisniti

2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) zaviti

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- cornered

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vogal, ogel; kot, kotiček; rob; zavoj; ovinek; figuratively stiska, zadrega, težava; commerce nakup celotne zaloge blaga; strel iz kota (nogomet)

round the corner — čisto blizu; zunaj nevarnosti

a tight corner — lepa godlja

to drive s.o. into a corner — ugnati koga v kozji rog

to turn the corner — premagati težave, preboleti krizo

hole-and-corner — sumljiv, zakoten

to cut off corners — iti naravnost; zmanjšati stroške

in the (four) corners of the earth — povsod

hole and corner transaction — tajne spletke

to take a corner — rezati ovinek

ugnati v kozji rog; dvigniti cene z nakupom zalog

to corner the market — pokupiti zaloge

cut and try method

— см. trial-and-error method

— miscible plug method

— alcohol-slug method

— approximation method

— bailer method

— bottom-packer method

— casing method

— casing-pressure method

— colour band method

— concurrent method

— correlation method

— countercirculation-wash-boring method

— cylinder method

— direct fluorimetric method

— driller's method

— drop weight method

— DTA method

— electrical conductivity method

— fire flooding method

— firing line method

— hesitation method

— image method

— indirect method

— interval change method

— least square method

— long interval method

— magnetic-particle method

— method of application

— method of mirror

— method of testing

— mud-balance method

— multiple detection method

— numerical method

— offset method

— pendant drop method

— penetrating fluid method

— Penn State method

— Perkins method

— producing method

— punching method

— recovery method

— reflection method

— refraction correlation method

— repressuring method

— roll-on method

— safety method

— sand jet method

— saturation method

— secondary recovery method

— sectorial pipe-coupling method

— short hole method

— short-cut method

— tentative method

— tertiary recovery method

— testing method

— thermal recovery method

— top-packer method

— trial-and-error method

— weight-saturation method

— X-ray diffraction method

— X-ray powder method

— cementing method

— charcoal method

— Eshka method

— four-point control method

— freepoint-string shot method

— gas recovery method

— hit-and-miss method

— ice-plug method

— maintenance method

— method of acceptance

— method of assurance

— method of operation

— nonreplacement method

— oil recovery method

— oxygen-bomb method

— pipe-driving method

— reliability method

— replacement method

— standardizing performance method

— standby method

— topological method

— ultrasonic method

— well-control method

— well-geophone method

— well-shooting method

— well-testing method

— wireline method

- method of acceptance