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the dress had a very low back

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1 low

I
1. ləu adjective
1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) bajo

2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) bajo

3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) bajo

4) (small: a low price.) bajo

5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) bajo

6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) bajo

2. adverb
(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) bajo

- lower
- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech
3. adjective
low-tech industries/skills.) (de) baja tecnología

- low tide/water
- be low on
II ləu verb
(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mugir

low adj

1. bajo

a low wall un muro bajo

low temperatures temperaturas bajas

2. grave

a low sound un sonido grave

low

tr[ləʊ]

adjective

1 (in general) bajo,-a; (neckline) escotado,-a

■ low clouds nubes bajas

■ a low income pocos ingresos

■ I'm getting low on paper se me está acabando el papel

■ cook on a low heat cocinar a fuego lento

2 (battery) gastado,-a

3 (depressed) deprimido,-a, abatido,-a

4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL grave

adverb

1 bajo

■ we're running low on petrol se nos acaba la gasolina

noun

1 (low level) punto bajo

■ sales have fallen to an all-time low this month las ventas han tocado fondo este mes

2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL área de baja presión

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to keep a low profile ser discreto,-a

low comedy farsa

low life bajos fondos nombre masculino plural

the Low Countries los Países Bajos

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low

tr[ləʊ]

intransitive verb

1 (moo) mugir

low ['lo:] vi

: mugir

low adv

: bajo, profundo

to aim low: apuntar bajo

to lie low: mantenerse escondido

to turn the lights down low: bajar las luces

low adj, lower ['lo:ər] ; - est

1) : bajo

a low building: un edificio bajo

a low bow: una profunda reverencia

2) soft: bajo, suave

in a low voice: en voz baja

3) shallow: bajo, poco profundo

4) humble: humilde, modesto

5) depressed: deprimido, bajo de moral

6) inferior: bajo, inferior

7) unfavorable: mal

to have a low opinion of him: tener un mal concepto de él

8)

to be low on : tener poco de, estar escaso de

low n

1) : punto m bajo

to reach an all-time low: estar más bajo que nunca

2) or low gear : primera velocidad f

3) : mugido m (de una vaca)

low

adj.

• abatido, -a adj.

• bajo, -a adj.

• canallesco, -a adj.

• deficiente adj.

• grave adj.

• hondo, -a adj.

• humilde adj.

• indigno, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

• rastrero, -a adj.

• reducido, -a adj.

adv.

• bajo adv.

n.

• precio mínimo s.m.

• punto bajo s.m.

v.

• berrear v.

• mugir v.

I ləʊ
adjective -er, -est

1) ( in height) bajo

to fly at low altitude — volar* bajo or a poca altura

the dress had a very low back — el vestido era muy escotado por la espalda

he gave a low bow — hizo una profunda reverencia

a low point in his career — un momento bajo en su carrera

2)

a) ( in volume) < voice> bajo, quedo; <sound/whisper> débil, quedo

turn the radio down low — bájale al radio (AmL exc CS), baja la radio (CS, Esp)

b) ( in pitch) <key/note/pitch> grave, bajo

3) (in intensity, amount, quality) <pressure/temperature> bajo; <wages/prices> bajo; < proportion> pequeño; <standard/quality> bajo, malo; <number/card> bajo

cook on a low flame o heat — cocinar a fuego lento

student numbers fell as low as five — el número de estudiantes bajó a tan sólo cinco

attendance has been low lately — últimamente no ha habido muchos asistentes

the temperature was in the low sixties — la temperatura apenas pasaba de 60° Fahrenheit

he has a low opinion of doctors — no tiene muy buena opinión de los médicos

4) ( in short supply)

supplies are low — los suministros escasean or están empezando a faltar

stocks are running low — se están agotando las existencias

to be low ON something: we're rather low on milk — tenemos or nos queda poca leche

5) (in health, spirits)

to feel low — ( physically) sentirse* débil; ( emotionally) estar* deprimido

to be in low spirits — estar* bajo de moral or con la moral baja

6)

a) ( humble) (liter) bajo, humilde

of low birth — de humilde cuna (liter)

the lowest of the low — lo más bajo

b) ( despicable) bajo, mezquino

a low trick — una mala jugada, una mala pasada

II

adverb -er, -est

1) bajo

to fly low — volar* bajo or a poca altura

to bow low — hacer* una profunda reverencia

get down lower if you don't want them to see you — agáchate más si no quieres que te vean

put the shelf lower down — coloca el estante más abajo

he rates low in my estimation — no lo tengo en gran estima

I wouldn't sink o stoop so low as to do that — no me rebajaría a hacer una cosa así, nunca caería tan bajo

2)

a) (softly, quietly) bajo

b) ( in pitch) bajo

III

noun

a) ( low point) punto m más bajo

the peso has dropped to a new (record) low against the dollar — la cotización del peso ha alcanzado un nuevo mínimo (histórico) con respecto al dólar

relations between the two countries are at an all-time low — las relaciones entre los dos países nunca han sido peores

b) ( Meteo) zona f de bajas presiones

IV

intransitive verb mugir*

I [lǝʊ]
1. ADJ
(compar lower) (superl lowest)
1) (in height) [wall, shelf, seat, level] bajo; [bow] profundo; [blow] sucio

on low ground — a nivel del mar, en tierras bajas

a dress with a low neckline — un vestido escotado

2) (=quiet) [voice, TV, radio] bajo

3) (=low-pitched) [voice, musical note] grave, bajo

4) [number] bajo; [price, income] reducido, bajo; [stock, supplies] escaso

five at the lowest — cinco como mínimo

the battery is low — la batería se está acabando

fuel is getting low — está empezando a escasear la gasolina

stocks are running low — las existencias empiezan a escasear

5) (in intensity) [light, rate, speed, temperature] bajo

the temperature is in the low 40s — la temperatura es de 40 grados y alguno más

to cook on a low heat — cocer a fuego lento

6) (=inferior) [standard, quality] inferior

7) (=humble) [rank] humilde; [card] pequeño

8) (Aut)

in low gear — en primera or segunda

9) [health] débil, malo; [diet] deficiente

to feel low, be low in spirits — sentirse deprimido, estar bajo de moral

10) [character, behaviour, opinion] malo; [comedian] grosero; [character] vil; [joke, song] verde; [trick] sucio, malo; tide

2. ADV
(compar lower) (superl lowest)
1) [aim, fly, sing] bajo; [swing] bajo, cerca de la tierra

• to bow low — hacer una reverencia profunda

• a dress cut low in the back — un vestido muy escotado de espalda

• to fall low — (fig) caer bajo

England never fell so low — Inglaterra nunca cayó tan bajo

• to be laid low with flu — ser postrado por la gripe

• to lay sb low — derribar a algn, poner a algn fuera de combate

• to lie low — (=hide) mantenerse escondido; (=be silent) mantenerse quieto

• to sink low — (fig) caer bajo

2) [quietly] [say, sing] bajo, en voz baja

3)

to turn the lights/the volume down low — bajar las luces/el volumen

4) (Cards)

to play low — poner pequeño

3. N

1) (Met) área f de baja presión

2) (Aut) primera or segunda (marcha) f

3) (fig) (=low point) punto m más bajo

to reach a new or an all-time low — estar más bajo que nunca

this represents a new low in deceit — esta es la peor forma de vileza
all-time
4.

CPD

low beam headlights NPL — (US) luces fpl de cruce

Low Church N — sector de la Iglesia Anglicana de tendencia más protestante

low comedy N — farsa f

the Low Countries NPL — los Países Bajos

low heels NPL — (=shoes) tacones mpl bajos

Low Latin N — bajo latín m

low mass N — misa f rezada

low point N — punto m (más) bajo

low salt N — sal f dietética

low season N — (esp Brit) temporada f baja

Low Sunday N — Domingo m de Cuasimodo

low tide N — marea f baja

low vowel N — vocal f grave

low water N — bajamar f

low water mark N — línea f de bajamar

II [lǝʊ]
1.

VI mugir

2.

N mugido m

* * *

I [ləʊ]
adjective -er, -est

1) ( in height) bajo

to fly at low altitude — volar* bajo or a poca altura

the dress had a very low back — el vestido era muy escotado por la espalda

he gave a low bow — hizo una profunda reverencia

a low point in his career — un momento bajo en su carrera

2)

a) ( in volume) < voice> bajo, quedo; <sound/whisper> débil, quedo

turn the radio down low — bájale al radio (AmL exc CS), baja la radio (CS, Esp)

b) ( in pitch) <key/note/pitch> grave, bajo

3) (in intensity, amount, quality) <pressure/temperature> bajo; <wages/prices> bajo; < proportion> pequeño; <standard/quality> bajo, malo; <number/card> bajo

cook on a low flame o heat — cocinar a fuego lento

student numbers fell as low as five — el número de estudiantes bajó a tan sólo cinco

attendance has been low lately — últimamente no ha habido muchos asistentes

the temperature was in the low sixties — la temperatura apenas pasaba de 60° Fahrenheit

he has a low opinion of doctors — no tiene muy buena opinión de los médicos

4) ( in short supply)

supplies are low — los suministros escasean or están empezando a faltar

stocks are running low — se están agotando las existencias

to be low ON something: we're rather low on milk — tenemos or nos queda poca leche

5) (in health, spirits)

to feel low — ( physically) sentirse* débil; ( emotionally) estar* deprimido

to be in low spirits — estar* bajo de moral or con la moral baja

6)

a) ( humble) (liter) bajo, humilde

of low birth — de humilde cuna (liter)

the lowest of the low — lo más bajo

b) ( despicable) bajo, mezquino

a low trick — una mala jugada, una mala pasada

II

adverb -er, -est

1) bajo

to fly low — volar* bajo or a poca altura

to bow low — hacer* una profunda reverencia

get down lower if you don't want them to see you — agáchate más si no quieres que te vean

put the shelf lower down — coloca el estante más abajo

he rates low in my estimation — no lo tengo en gran estima

I wouldn't sink o stoop so low as to do that — no me rebajaría a hacer una cosa así, nunca caería tan bajo

2)

a) (softly, quietly) bajo

b) ( in pitch) bajo

III

noun

a) ( low point) punto m más bajo

the peso has dropped to a new (record) low against the dollar — la cotización del peso ha alcanzado un nuevo mínimo (histórico) con respecto al dólar

relations between the two countries are at an all-time low — las relaciones entre los dos países nunca han sido peores

b) ( Meteo) zona f de bajas presiones

IV

intransitive verb mugir*

English-spanish dictionary > low
2 run

1. present participle - running; verb
1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) løpe

2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) gli (over), gå

3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) renne, strømme

4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) være i gang, gå

5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) drive, lede, styre

6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) løpe (om kapp), la delta i veddeløp

7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) gå, kjøre

8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) gå

9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) kjøre; eie

10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) farge av, renne utover

11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) kjøre, gi skyss

12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) gli, renne

13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) være, bli
2. noun
1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) løp(etur)

2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) kjøretur, reise

3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) periode, stund

4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) løpemaske, raknet maske

5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) fri adgang

6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) -gård

7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)

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- runner
- running 3. adverb
(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) i ett, i trekk, på rad

- runny
- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild

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renn

I
subst. \/rʌn\/

1) joggetur, løpetur

2) løp, springmarsj

3) løping, renning, renn

• it was a perpetual run of reporters

det var et uendelig renn av reportere

4) (tilbakelagt) strekning

5) evne til å løpe, kraft til å løpe

• he had a mile's run left in him

han hadde krefter igjen til (å løpe) enda en «mile»

6) tilløp, sats, ansats (for hopp)

• without (a) run

uten tilløp

7) (sport, i cricket e.l.) run, poeng, (fri)omgang

8) (softball, baseball, også run score) poeng

9) kort reise, tur, svipptur, snartur

• we took a run to Paris

vi tok en svipptur til Paris

• we had a good run

vi hadde en trivelig tur

10) reise, kjøring, seiling, seilas, sjøreise

• it's two days' run from Chicago

det er en to dagers reise fra Chicago

11) rute, vei, runde

• we'll follow the milkman's run

vi skal følge melkemannens rute

• the boat was taken off its usual run

båten ble tatt ut av sin ordinære rute

12) remse, stripe, strekning

• there was a narrow run of sand there

det var en smal remse med sand der

13) strøm, flom av vann

14) (amer.) bekk, å

15) ( gruvedrift) ras

16) (plutselig) fall, ras

17) tendens, retning, utvikling, vei

• we have analyzed the run of the market

vi har analysert markedstendensen

18) retning

• the run of the hills is south-west

åsene strekker seg mot sørvest

19) gang, rytme, forløp

• the daily run of affairs

den daglige rutinen

20) serie, rekke, periode

• it was a run of misfortunes that led to this

det var en rekke uhell som førte til dette

• we have had a run of good weather

vi har hatt en periode med pent vær

21) plutselig (forsterket) etterspørsel, rush, renn

• there was a run on copper

etterspørselen etter kobber steg plutselig

22) ( kortspill) suite

23) ( handel) merke, sort, type

24) produksjonsserie

25) trykking, opplag

26) ( om dyr) kull

27) hjord, flokk (av husdyr)

28) ( om fisk) stim (på vandring), vandringsfisk

29) ( om fisk) vandring til gyteplass

30) innhegning, (løpe)gård (for dyr)

• chicken run

hønsegård

31) (spesielt austr., også sheep run)

beitemark (for sauer)

32) spor, sti (opptrampet av dyr)

33) ( sport eller teknikk) bane, spor, løype

34) ( for vann e.l.) renne

35) ( hverdagslig) fri tilgang, adgang

36) ( på strømpe e.l.) (løpe)maske, raknet maske

37) ( sjøfart) akterskipets linjer under vannflaten

38) (militærvesen, mot bombemål) innflyging

at a run i springmarsj, løpende, i strak galopp ( militærvesen) i løp

be on the run ( om fisk) nappe

come down with a run falle plutselig, rase

• prices came down with a run

prisene falt plutselig

the common run det vanlige, den vanlige sorten

• he is outside the common run of people

han er annerledes enn folk flest

have a good run ha fremgang, ha flaks, gjøre lykke, gå bra

have a long run være på moten lenge ( om skuespill og film) gå lenge, bli spilt lenge

• the play had a run of fifty nights

skuespillet ble spilt 50 kvelder (i strekk)

( også) sitte lenge ved makten

• have a long run of power

have a run (være ute og) løpe

have a (good) run for one's money få valuta for pengene, ha glede av pengene få en hard kamp, få hard konkurranse

in the long run i lengden, i det lange løp, på lang sikt

in the normal run of events under normale forhold

in the short run på kort sikt

on the run ( hverdagslig) på flukt, på rømmen, flyktende ( hverdagslig) på sprang(et), i farten, i gang, i virksomhet

per metre run per løpemeter

run of fri tilgang til

• allow somebody the run of one's house

la noen få komme og gå som han\/hun vil i ens hus

run of (bad) luck (u)flaks

• the run of luck went against me

jeg hadde uflaks

run of office embetsperiode

a run of salmon en laksestim på vei opp elven

the run of the tide tidevannets stigning og fall, tidevannets rytme

run on renn etter, plutselig etterspørsel etter

• there was a run on the bank

det ble et rush til banken

(the) runs ( hverdagslig) diaré

take a run ta en (jogge)tur, løpe en runde

• she took a run before breakfast

hun tok seg en joggetur før frokost

ta seg en tur

• we took a run up to London

vi tok oss en tur til London

ta sats
II
verb ( ran - run) \/rʌn\/

1) løpe, springe, renne

• they ran to help him

de løp for å hjelpe ham

2) ( som trening) jogge, løpe

3) skynde seg, ile, haste, fare, kut(t)e

4) gli, løpe, gå, rulle, kjøre

• sledges run well over frozen snow

sleder glir lett over frossen snø

• these metal drawers are running on ball bearings

disse metallskuffene glir på kulelagre

5) gå på, drives av, fungere på

• the car runs on diesel

6) springe omkring på, løpe rundt i

• the children are running the streets

barna springer omkring i gatene

7) springe etter, jage, forfølge, jakte på

• the dog ran a fox five miles

hunden forfulgte en rev fem «miles»

8) løpe om kapp med, kappløpe

• I ran him to the corner

jeg løp om kapp med ham til hjørnet

9) flykte (fra), fly

• she ran the country

hun flyktet fra landet

10) ( om idrettsutøver eller veddeløpshest) delta i løp, løpe, springe, konkurrere

• Blue Peter also ran

dessuten deltok Blue Peter i løpet

11) ( om veddeløpshest e.l.) la springe, la løpe, la delta, stille (opp) med

• he is running a horse in the Derby

han stiller med en hest i derbyløpet

12) ( overført) løpe, ta

• she ran a danger there

hun løp en risiko der

13) ( om tid) gå, forløpe, fly, renne bort

14) ( om gyteklar fisk) vandre

• the salmon are running

laksen vandrer (opp strømmen) for å gyte

15) ( politikk e.l., spesielt amer.) stille (til valg) som kandidat

• he is not running again

han stiller ikke opp (til valg) igjen, han har frabedt seg gjenvalg

16) drive, stå for drift av

• he runs a bank

han driver en bank

• she runs her own business

hun driver sin egen forretning

17) lede, styre, regjere, dominere

• he is run by his secretary

han blir styrt av sin sekretær

18) arrangere, holde, organisere, stå for

• they ran a course in water colour painting

de holdt et kurs i akvarellmaling

19) skjøtte, passe, forestå, stå i spissen for

• run somebody's house

passe huset for noen, føre husholdningen for noen

20) ( om maskin e.l.) gå, være i gang, være i drift

21) ( samferdsel) gå (i trafikk), kjøre, trafikkere

• the buses run every five minutes

bussene går hvert femte minutt

• the ferry runs daily

fergen har daglige avganger

• ships run between Gothenburg and London

det er båtforbindelse mellom Göteborg og London

22) ( samferdsel) frakte, befordre, transportere

23) kjøre, skysse

• I'll run you home in my car

jeg skal kjøre deg hjem i bilen min

24) ( overført) flyte

• the verses run (smoothly)

versene flyter godt

25) la gli, la løpe, dra, fare med, kjøre, stryke

• she ran her fingers over the keys of a piano

hun lot fingrene løpe over pianotangentene

• he ran his fingers through his hair

han strøk fingrene gjennom håret

26) kjøre, renne, stikke

• he has run a splinter into his finger

han har fått en flis i fingeren

27) kjøre

• he runs a taxi

han kjører drosje

• she is running the lawn-mower

hun kjører gressklipperen

28) kjøre, vise, spille, holde i gang

• run a film

kjøre en film, vise en film

• run a tape

spille et bånd

29) ( sjøfart) seile, føre

• they are running a ship to New York

de fører et skip til New York

30) kjøre (med), ha i trafikk

• they run a ferry between Dover and Calais

de har en ferge i trafikk mellom Dover og Calais

31) sette inn (i trafikk)

• we'll run extra buses in the rush period

vi setter inn ekstra busser i rushtiden

32) ( overført) spre seg, løpe, fare

• the news ran like wildfire

nyhetene spredte seg som ild i tørt gress

33) ( om farge) flyte ut, flyte sammen, farge av, slippe farge

34) renne, dryppe, flyte, flomme (over)

• your nose is running

det renner fra nesen din

• tears ran down my cheeks

det rant tårer nedover kinnene mine

• the floor is running with water

det flommer (over) av vann på gulvet

• the candle is running

lyset drypper

• the river runs into the sea

elven renner ut i havet

35) ( om sår) væske, verke

36) smelte, bli flytende, være flytende

• the ice will run to water

isen vil smelte til vann

37) gå, løpe, strekke seg, bre seg ut

• the road runs close to the shore

veien går rett ved kysten

38) ( om plante) slynge seg, klatre

39) løpe, gjelde

• the contract runs (for) three years

kontrakten er gyldig i tre år

40) pågå, gå, være i gang

• the play ran (for) six months

skuespillet gikk \/ ble spilt i seks måneder

41) lyde, låte

• I forget how the next verse runs

jeg husker ikke hvordan det neste verset lyder

• it runs as follows

det lyder som følger

• as the phrase runs

som det heter

• so the story runs

det sier historien \/ slik lyder historien

• the story runs that she moved out

det berettes at hun har flyttet ut

42) ( om strømpe e.l.) rakne, gå opp

• my stocking has run

det er gått en maske i strømpen min

• these stockings won't run

dette er raknefrie strømper

43) (australsk, også run to pasture)

drive på beite, la beite

44) kjøre mot

• you just ran a red light

du kjørte akkurat mot rødt lys

45) tappe i, fylle i

• she is running water into the bath

hun tapper vann i badekaret

46) lede, føre, la renne

• I'll run the water into a ditch

jeg skal lede vannet ned i en grøft

47) strømme av, renne av, flomme av, sprute (frem), gi

• the well ran 500 barrels of oil daily

oljebrønnen gav 500 tønner olje daglig

48) smugle (inn)

• they are running arms

de smugler våpen

49) dra, trekke, legge ut

• he is running a telephone cable

han legger ut en telefonledning

50) tråkle, kaste, sy med forsting

• run a basting

dra en tråkling

51) støpe

• they watched him while he ran bullets

de så på ham mens han støpte kuler

• they have already run the concrete

de har allerede støpt betongen

52) holde, ha

• I cannot afford to run a car

jeg har ikke råd til å ha bil

• this car is expensive to run

denne bilen er dyr i drift

53) føre

• we are running a new line of shirts

vi fører en ny type skjorter

54) utføre, gjøre

• a series of tests were run

det ble utført en rekke tester

55) trykke, publisere, ha (som nyhet)

• all the papers ran the story

be\/feel run down være utkjørt, være helt gåen, være helt på felgen, være trett og nedfor, kjenne seg overanstrengt, føle seg tom

be run out ( i cricket) bli utslått, bli løpt ut

cut and run se ➢ cut, 2

he who fights and runs away lives to fight another day se ➢ day

he who runs may read det kan hvem som helst begripe, det kan en blind se

keep running in one's head\/mind (om melodi, tanker e.l.) stadig ha i tankene, kverne i hodet på en

• it keeps running in my head

jeg har den stadig i tankene

leave something running la noe være i gang, la noe gå

• leave the engine running

la motoren være i gang, la motoren gå (på tomgang)

run about eller run around løpe omkring, fare omkring, springe omkring

run across løpe tvers over, gå tvers over støte på, råke på, treffe på, komme over

run after ( også overført) løpe etter, forfølge, jage (etter), være på jakt etter

• she runs after popularity

hun jager etter popularitet

• he is always running after the girls

han løper alltid etter jentene

passe opp

run against støte på, råke på, treffe på ( gammeldags) støte sammen med, kollidere med ( overført) komme i veien for, komme i strid med ( sport e.l.) konkurrere mot, løpe mot ( politikk e.l., spesielt amer.) stille (opp) mot, stille som kandidat mot gå tvert imot, være tvert imot, komme på tvers av

• this runs against my interests

dette går på tvers av mine interesser

run aground gå på grunn, seile på grunn, grunnstøte, sette på grunn, seile på grunn

• he ran the ship aground

han seilte skipet på grunn

run along! (hverdagslig, spesielt til barn eller dyr) stikk av gårde!, skynd deg av sted!, i vei med deg!, stikk av gårde!

run around være lett på tråden

run around with eller run with ( hverdagslig) henge sammen med, omgås med

run at idle se ➢ idle, 1

run at somebody eller run (up)on somebody løpe mot noen, storme mot noen, komme stormende mot noen, komme løpende mot noen

run away løpe i vei, haste i vei flykte, legge på flukt, rømme, stikke av, lure seg bort ( om hest) løpe løpsk, skjene

run away from ( også overført) rømme fra, flykte fra, forlate, stikke av fra løpe fra, stikke fra (konkurrent e.l.)

run away to sea stikke til sjøs, rømme til sjøs

run away with rømme med, stikke av med ( også overført) stjele

• she ran away with the show

hun stjal hele forestillingen

bortføre, kidnappe ( om hest) løpe løpsk med, skjene (i vei) med vinne lett, ta (hjem) lett

• she ran away with the first set

hun vant lett det første settet

la seg rive med av, (blindt) hengi seg til

• don't run away with the idea that

gå nå ikke omkring og tro at, innbill deg nå ikke at

( overført) løpe løpsk med, sette fart på, løpe av med

• his feelings ran away with him

følelsene løp av med ham

• don't let your tongue run away with you

la ikke tungen løpe av med deg

sluke, koste

• my garden runs away with too much money

hagen min sluker for mye penger

run back gå tilbake i hukommelsen, se tilbake ( om film e.l.) spole tilbake, kjøre tilbake

run back over gå tilbake i hukommelsen til, se tilbake på

run back to ( overført) gå tilbake til, gå tilbake på

run down springe ned(over), løpe ned(over), fare ned(over), renne ned(over), spre seg nedover

• a cold shiver ran down my back

det gikk kaldt nedetter ryggen på meg

( om ur e.l.) (holde på å) stanse, slutte å gå ( om helse) bli dårligere

• he is very run down in health

helsen hans er svært dårlig

ta slutt

• the battery has run down

batteriet er flatt, batteriet er utladet

gjøre slutt på forfalle, forringes, forverres minske, gå tilbake holde tilbake, strupe

• he ran down the engines

han holdt tilbake motorene

innskrenke, skjære ned, gjøre innskrenkninger ved, foreta nedskjæringer ved

• they ran down the dockyard

de foretok nedskjæringer ved verftet

( om (inner)slange) tappe ut luften, slippe ut luften reise ut (fra storby)

• I've run down the country

jeg har reist ut på landet (fra byen)

kjøre over, kjøre ned, løpe over ende seile i senk jage trett, jage til døde, utmatte (om vilt)

spore opp og fange snakke stygt om, rakke ned på, sverte, skjelle ut

• they ran down the Government

de rakket ned på regjeringen

spore opp, lete frem, forsøke å spore kilden til, forsøke å spore opphavet til

• he's trying to run down a quotation

han forsøker å finne kilden til et sitat

gå raskt gjennom, kikke raskt gjennom ( sjøfart) ta ned, ta inn, låre

run down someone fange noen, ta igjen noen

• the crook was run down by the shop owner

run dry ( også overført) gå tom, gå tørr, tørke inn, tørke opp, tørke ut

run for løpe til, søke opp løpe etter (og hente) ( politikk e.l., spesielt amer.) (la) konkurrere om, stille (opp) som, stille til, stille i

• they are running him for President

de lanserer ham som presidentkandidat

løpe (i), gjelde (for)

• the contract runs for three years

kontrakten løper i tre år

pågå, gå

• the film will run for two hours

filmen har en spilletid på to timer

• the play ran for 200 performances

skuespillet gikk 200 ganger

run for it! ( hverdagslig) skynd deg!, løp for livet!, legg bena på nakken!

run for one's life løpe for livet

run from flykte fra, flykte for

run high (om tidevann, pris e.l.) stige høyt

• it runs as high as

det går så høyt som (til)

( om sjø) gå høy(t) (overført, om følelser e.l.) bølge høyt, bølge over, bli stadig hissigere

run hot bli varm ( om motor e.l.) gå varm(t)

run in komme stormende inn, styrte frem titte inn, stikke innom nærme seg løpe inn, seile inn

• the ship ran in

skipet seilte inn

finnes i, ligge til

• it runs in the family

det ligger til slekten

( hverdagslig) fange, ta, arrestere

• the police ran him in

politiet tok ham

kjøre inn

• he is running in a new car

han kjører inn en ny bil

dra (inn), trekke (inn)

• let's run a wire in from the aerial

la oss trekke inn en ledning fra antennen

(typografi, amer.) la løpe (uten innrykk eller avsnitt) (typografi, amer.) sette inn

run in on eller run in to styrte frem på, styrte frem mot

run into kjøre på, kjøre (inn) i, renne imot, kollidere med

• she ran into a wall

hun kolliderte med en vegg

• he ran his car into a wall

han kjørte inn i en vegg med bilen

seile på, renne på støte på, råke på, treffe på, løpe rett i armene på råke ut for, støte på, komme i, pådra seg sette i, bringe i, hensette i, pådra

• he has run me into difficulties

han har satt meg i vanskeligheter

• she will run me into dept

hun kommer til å bringe meg i gjeld

(opp)nå

• the book has run into six editions

boken har oppnådd seks opplag

• run into some length

nå en viss lengde

beløpe seg til, koste

• this will run into a large sum

dette vil beløpe seg til en høy sum

gå over i, bli til

• the days ran into weeks

dagene ble til uker

( også overført) flyte sammen (til), smelte sammen i, forvandle til

run it fine beregne knapp tid lage stramt budsjett

run it's course gå sin (naturlige) gang

run low synke, (begynne å) tørke ut

• the river is running low

elven holder på å tørke ut

( overført) (begynne å) ta slutt, holde på å ta slutt, skorte, slippe opp, (begynne å) bli knapp

• supplies are running low

forsyningene begynner å ta slutt

run low of begynne å få dårlig med, begynne å mangle

• we are running low of fuel

vi begynner å få dårlig med drivstoff

run off løpe (bort), springe (sin vei), flykte rømme, stikke av, lure seg bort

• she ran off with him

hun rømte sammen med ham

(la) renne av, (la) renne unna tappe (ut), tømme (ut), slippe ut, helle ut

• he ran off the water

han helte ut vannet

drive bort, jage bort rable ned, klore ned, rive av seg, skrive i full fart

• she ran off an article for the newspaper

hun klorte ned en artikkel til avisen

trykke, kopiere, lage

• the machine runs off 500 copies a minute

maskinen trykker 500 kopier i minuttet

• could you run off fifty copies of this?

kan du lage femti kopier av denne?

spille (av), kjøre

• he ran off a tape from their meeting

han spilte (av) et lydbånd fra møtet deres

( sport) (endelig) avgjøre (gjennom omkamp)

• run off preliminary heats

gjøre unna forsøksheat, avvikle forsøksheat

run off with ( hverdagslig) stjele

run on gå på, løpe videre, kjøre videre, ferdes videre, ri videre, seile videre fortsette, løpe videre ( om sykdom) spre seg videre ( om tid) gå (videre)

• time ran on

tiden gikk

( om bokstaver) henge sammen, løpe sammen, skrives sammenhengende prate i vei (uten opphold), dure i vei, male kretse rundt, være opptatt av

• his thoughts are always running on food

tankene hans kretser alltid om mat

handle om, dreie seg om

• our conversation ran on that subject

samtalen vår dreide seg om det emnet

(amer.) spøke med, irritere ( typografi e.l.) løpe i ett stykke ( typografi e.l.) sette inn i samme stykke, henge på i samme stykke gå på, drives med

• this car runs on petrol

denne bilen går på bensin

løpe mot, støte sammen med, råke på, gå på, støte imot

run oneself out (of breath) trette seg ut, utmatte seg, kjøre seg tom

run one's head against the wall ( overført) kjøre hodet mot veggen

run out løpe ut, springe ut, gå ut gå ut, løpe ut, utløpe

• my subscription has run out

abonnementet mitt har gått ut

holde på å ta slutt, begynne å skorte, slippe opp for

• our stores are running out

lagrene våre begynner å ta slutt

• we are running out of sugar

vi slipper snart opp for sukker

renne ut (av) (om tau, trosser e.l.) løpe ut, sendes ut, sette ut, legge ut, la løpe ut stikke ut, skyte ut, løpe ut

• a pier runs out into the sea

en molo stikker ut i havet

( røtter e.l.) sende ut jage bort, kjøre ut, drive ut

• run somebody out of town

jage noen bort fra byen

drive ut på beite ( sport) avslutte, fullbyrde, avgjøre (om løp, konkurranse e.l.) ( overført) fullbyrde, fullende (tid, bane e.l.) ( om jord) pine ut, utarme, bli utarmet

run out on (somebody) ( hverdagslig) løpe fra (noen), springe fra (noen)

• time is running out on me

tiden løper ifra meg

( hverdagslig) stikke fra, overgi, gå ifra, la noen i stikken

run over renne over, flomme over ese over se over, se gjennom, gå gjennom, granske

• they ran over the report

de gikk gjennom rapporten

gå gjennom på nytt, rekapitulere, redegjøre for

• he ran the whole thing over in his mind

han gikk gjennom alt sammen på nytt i hodet kjøre over, kjøre på

• he was run over

han ble overkjørt

kjøre over, skysse over

• I'll ask John to run you over to my place

jeg skal be John om å svippe deg over til meg overskride

• we ran over the time by 15 minutes

vi overskred tiden med 15 minutter

run round løpe rundt, gå rundt stikke innom, titte innom, kjøre innom

run second komme (inn) som nummer to, komme på andreplass

run short of begynne å slippe opp for, mangle

• we ran short of tea

vi begynte å slippe opp for te

• we are running short of butter

det begynner å bli lite smør

run somebody close\/hard følge noen hakk i hel, presse noen hardt kunne konkurrere med noen, være en hard konkurrent (til noen)

run something too far drive noe for langt

• run a simile too far

drive en sammenligning for langt

run strong ( om elv e.l.) være sterk, være stri

• the tide is running strong

tidevannstrømmen er sterk

run through gå gjennom, løpe gjennom, passere gjennom, fare gjennom, renne gjennom, spre seg gjennom

• run through somebody's fingers

renne bort mellom fingrene på noen

gjennomsyre gå gjennom, gjenoppleve

• we ran through some old memories

vi gikk gjennom gamle minner

sette en strek over, stryke gjennombore

• run one's sword through somebody

gjennombore noen med sverdet sitt

• the soldier ran him through with a sword

soldaten gjennomboret ham med et sverd

gjøre slutt på, gjøre (seg) av med, sløse bort, kaste bort, skusle bort

• she ran through her fortune

hun sløste bort formuen sin

se gjennom, titte gjennom, gå gjennom repetere (raskt)

run to skynde seg til, ile til

• I ran to his help

jeg skyndte meg til for å hjelpe ham

løpe opp i, koste

• that will run to a pretty sum

det vil løpe opp i en pen sum

omfatte, inneholde

• the story runs to 5,000 words

historien inneholder 5 000 ord

nå, komme opp i

• the essay ran to a great length

essayet kom opp i en anselig lengde

( hverdagslig) ha råd til ( om penger) holde til, strekke til

• my income doesn't run to it

inntekten min strekker ikke til det gå over til, gå over i, slå over i, ha tendenser til, ha tilbøyelighet til, gå til

• our conversations easily run to sentimentality

samtalene våre går lett over i sentimentalitet

run to fat bli fet, ha anlegg for fedme

run together forene seg, løpe sammen

run to ground nedlegge (bytte) forfølge (bytte), jage (bytte) spore opp, forfølge, fange

run up løpe oppover, springe oppover ( sport) ta sats, ta tilløp vokse (opp), skyte i høyden ( også om plante) klatre (oppover) ( også overført) gå opp, øke (raskt), stige (raskt) spre seg oppover

• the pain ran up my arm

smerten spredte seg oppover armen min

øke raskt, samle seg raskt opp

• run up one's dept

øke gjelden (sin) raskt

• run up one's account

la kontoen sin vokse

reise inn, dra inn

• we're running up to London on Wednesday

vi reiser inn til London på onsdag

sette opp, smelle opp, slenge sammen

• they ran up the house in a month

de smelte opp huset på en måned

neste sammen, tråkle sammen, sy sammen

• I'll run up a dress for you tomorrow

jeg skal tråkle sammen en kjole til deg i morgen

regne sammen, summere, addere, legge sammen

• he ran up a column of figures

han la sammen en kolonne med tall

( spor e.l.) følge (tilbake)

run up against støte på, råke på, råke ut for, treffe tilfeldig

• he ran up against difficulties

han råkte på vanskeligheter

• I ran up against an old friend

jeg støtte på en gammel venn

run upon komme stormende mot, løpe mot, springe mot

• run upon the bank

storme til banken

støte på, råke på, treffe på, støte sammen med gå på, støte mot kretse omkring, være opptatt av

run up to (om vekt, pris e.l.) ligge på, gå opp til, nå

run wild (om planter, dyr) vokse vilt, mangle styring, løpe løpsk ( om person) være uten kontroll, mangle styring

• the children are allowed to run wild

barna har ingen oppdragelse

run with renne av, strømme av, flomme av vrimle av, kry av

• the river ran with fish

det vrimlet av fisk i elven

holde sammen med, henge sammen med, omgås med følge
III
adj. \/rʌn\/

1) tomt, slutt

2) ( om væske) som har rent ut

3) smeltet

• I'll fetch some run butter

jeg skal hente litt smeltet smør

4) (ut)støpt

• I'm looking for some run metal

jeg ser etter litt støpt metall

5) (inn)smuglet

• she showed me a box of run diamonds

hun viste meg en boks med innsmuglede diamanter

6) ( om fisk) forklaring: som har gått opp i elv for å gyte

English-Norwegian dictionary > run
3 turn

1. I
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1) we all turned мы все повернулись [кругом]; he turned and went away in a rage он повернулся и в гневе пошел прочь; it is time for us to turn нам пора повернуть назад /пойти обратно/; he did not know which way /where/ то turn a) он не знал, куда повернуться; б) он не знал, к кому обратиться; the river turns and twists речка извивается /петляет/; the tide has turned начинается отлив или прилив; the wind is turning ветер меняется /меняет направление/; the weather has turned погода изменилась; I fear my luck will turn боюсь, мне изменит счастье /мне перестанет везти/

2) the wheels turned колеса вертелись; the ball turns крутится шар; the merry-go-round turned карусель вертелась /вращалась/; this key is hard to turn этот ключ трудно повернуть; the tap won't turn кран не поворачивается

3) my head is turning у меня кружится голова; heights always make his head turn высота всегда вызывает у него головокружение

4) the leaves are beginning to turn листья начинают желтеть; her hair has begun to turn она начала седеть

5) the milk has turned молоко прокисло

6) the edge of the knife had turned лезвие ножа затупилось
2. II
1) turn in some manner turn abruptly (reluctantly, instinctively, wearily, insolently, etc.) резко и т.д. повернуть (ся) или свернуть; somewhere turn this way (that way, left, around, etc.) повернуть(ся) в эту сторону и т.д.; the main road turns sharp right шоссе круто уходит направо; turn homewards (west, etc.) направляться домой и т.д.; let's turn back давайте вернемся [назад]; she turned aside and began to sob она отвернулась и начала всхлипывать; turn round and let me see your face повернись и дай мне посмотреть тебе в лице; he turned round and round он все время поворачивался /крутился/; turn at tome time it is time to turn now теперь нам пора возвращаться /поворачивать назад/

2) turn in some manner the boat (the car, the cart, etc.) turned over лодка и т.д. перевернулась; the aircraft struck the ground and turned over and over самолет врезался в землю и несколько раз перевернулся; turn head over heels перекувырнуться; the boat turned upside down лодка перевернулась /опрокинулась вверх дном/; my umbrella (my pocket, etc.) turned inside out у меня вывернулся зонтик и т.д.; the whole world turned topsy-turvy весь мир перевернулся, все в мире перевернулось

3) turn in some manner the key (the handle, the tap, etc.) turns easily ключ и т.д. легко поворачивается

4) turn in some manner the dancer turned quickly (awkwardly, gracefully. etc.) танцовщица быстро и т.д. кружилась

5) turn in some manner the metal (the wood, this material, etc.) turns well (easily, quickly, etc.) этот металл и т.д. хорошо и т.д. поддается обточке
3. III
1) turn smb., smth. turn one's horse (one's car, the carriage, etc.) повернуть лошадь и т.д. обратно /назад/; she turned her steps она повернула назад; turn one's head обернуться, повернуть голову; turn the course of a river (the tide of events, etc.) изменить течение реки и т.д.; turn the conversation изменить тему разговора, повернуть беседу в другое русло; turn the corner а) поворачивать за угол; the саг turned the corner машина завернула за угол; б) выходить из затруднительного положения; once he has made up his mind, nothing will turn him если он что-нибудь решил, ничто не заставит его изменить своего решения

2) turn smth. turn a page of a book (pancakes, an omelette, etc.) переворачивать страницу книги и т.д.; turn hay ворошить сено; turn soil пахать; turn a bed перетряхивать постель; turn a sheet отогнуть простыню; turn a garment (a dress, a suit, a coat, a cape, a collar, etc.) перелицовывать одежду и т.д.; turn a complete circle (a half-circle, 16 points, etc.) делать полный оборот и т.д.; turn a somersault делать сальто, кувыркаться || turn one's ankle вывихнуть /подвернуть/ ногу; turn smb.'s brain сводить кого-л. с ума; grief (overwork, etc.) has turned his brain от горя и т.д. он сошел с ума

3) turn smth. turn a wheel вращать колесо; turn a handle крутить ручку; turn a key (the cap of a jar, the tap, the doorknob, etc.) поворачивать ключ и т.д.

4) || turn smb.'s head вскружить кому-л. голову; success had not turned his head от успеха голова у него не закружилась; turn smb.'s stomach вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; the mere sight of food turns his stomach его воротит /мутит, тошнит/ от одного вида пищи; I'm afraid the rolling of the ship will turn my stomach боюсь, что качка на корабле вызовет у меня тошноту

5) turn smb. turn an excellent husband (a soldier, a schoolmaster, a reporter, a poet, a Christian, etc.) стать [со временем] прекрасным мужем и т.д.; turn traitor (informer, etc.) стать предателем и т.д.

6) || turn some colour стать какого-л. цвета, принять какую-л. окраску; turn all the colours of the rainbow окраситься во все цвета радуги; he turned colour он покраснел или побледнел

7) turn smth. turn milk (cream) сквашивать молоко (сливки); heat has turned the milk от жары молоко скисло

8) turn some age he has turned 40 ему стукнуло сорок

9) turn smth. turn a blow отводить удар; the metal is thick enough to turn a bullet металл достаточно прочен, чтобы пуля от него отскочила /его не пробила/

10) turn smth. turn candlesticks (wooden vessels, brass, lead pipes, columns, etc.) вытачивать /обтачивать/ подсвечники и т.д.

11) turn smth. turn an epigram (a couplet, a witty reply, etc.) сочинить эпиграмму и т.д.; turn a pretty compliment сделать тонкий комплимент; he has a knack for turning a phrase он очень ловко жонглирует словами; I don't know how he managed to turn the trick я не знаю, как ему удалось провернуть это дельце

12) turn smth. turn the edge of a knife (the edge of an axe, etc.) затупить лезвие ножа и т.д.
4. IV
1) turn smth., smb. somewhere turn one's саг (the horse, the carriage, one's steps, etc.) back (homewards, northwards, etc.) повернуть машину и т.д. назад и т.д.; turn your eyes /your look/ this way посмотри сюда; turn smth. in some manner turn your chair so that the light is on your left поверните стул так, чтобы свет падал слева; turn the corner at full speed поворачивать за угол на полном ходу

2) turn smth., smb. in some manner turn the pages of a book (of a magazine, etc.) thoughtlessly (absent-mindedly, idly, quickly, etc.) бездумно и т.д. переворачивать страницы книги /перелистывать книгу/ и т.Л; turn some old letters nostalgically с грустью перебирать старью письма; turn a patient (a body, etc,) easily легко перевернуть больного и т.д.; the doctor turned him over and looked at his back врач перевернул его и осмотрел его спину; turn the boy around, I want to sound him поверий мальчика, я его выслушаю; turn the handle three times (the tap one notch, etc.) повернуть ручку три раза и т.д.; turn one's pockets (a coat, one's glove, etc.) inside out выворачивать карманы и т.д. [наизнанку]; turn the boat (the pail, etc.) upside down опрокидывать лодку и т.д. вверх дном; don't turn this box upside down этот ящик нельзя кантовать; turn a room upside down перевернуть все в комнате вверх дном || turn one's ankle unexpectedly (suddenly, etc.) неожиданно и т.д. подвернуть ногу; I turned my ankle painfully я подвернул ногу и мне очень больно

3) turn smth. in some manner you are turning my words around ты передергиваешь мои слова

4) turn some age at some time she has not yet turned 40 ей еще нет сорока; his son just turned 4 его сыну как раз исполнилось четыре года; it has just turned two сейчас ровно два часа

5) turn smth. somewhere turn aside a blow отвести удар

6) turn smth. at some time I could turn a Latin verse in my day в свое время я писал стихи на латыни
5. VI
turn smth., smb. into some [other] state

1) turn the light low уменьшить свет; the lamp low подвернуть лампу; fear turned him cowardly страх сделал его трусом; what turned the milk bad /sour/? от чего скисло молоко; his behaviour turns me sick от его поведения меня всего переворачивает

2) turn a bird (prisoners, the animals, an arrow, etc.) loose выпустить птичку и т.д. на свободу; why don't you turn them free? почему ты не отпустишь их?

3) turn the leaves red (yellow, etc.) окрашивать листья багрянцем и т.д.; the very thought turned me pale одна мысль об этом заставила меня побледнеть, я побледнел при одной мысли об этом; illness (worry, etc.) turned his hair white /grey/ он поседел от болезни и т.д.; the success of others turns him green with envy он зеленеет от зависти, когда слышит об успехах других
6. XI
1) be turned out of some place be turned out of the country (out of the house, etc.) быть высланным /водворенным/ из страны и т.д.; he was turned out of the hall for making too much noise его вывели /выгнали/ из зала за то, что он очень шумел; be turned from smth. he was turned from the door его прогнали от дверей

2) be turned to for smth. this book may be turned to for accurate information (for answers, for clues, etc,) в этой книге можно найти точные сведения и т.д.

3) be turned the dress (the suit, etc.) must be turned платье и т.д. надо перелицевать

4) be turned by smth. be turned by steam приводиться в движение паром; be turned by gas вращаться при помощи газа; the mill wheel is being turned by water-power (by electricity, etc.) мельничное колесо приводится в движение /вращается/ силой воды и т.д.

5) be turned (in)to smth. the drawing-room (the nursery, etc.) was turned into a study гостиная и т.д. была превращена в кабинет, из гостиной и т.д. сделали кабинет; his love was turned to hatred его любовь перешла в ненависть; it was formerly thought that common metals could be turned into gold раньше думали, что обычные металлы можно превратить в золото
7. XII
have smth. turned have one's coat (one's dress, etc.) turned отдать пальто и т.д. в перелицовку
8. XIII
turn to do smth. turn to look behind (to say smth., to pass the book to me, etc.) повернуться, чтобы посмотреть назад и т.д.
9. XV
turn into some state turn pale побледнеть: the leaves are beginning to turn yellow листья начинают желтеть; turn blue with cold посинеть от холода; turn green with envy позеленеть от зависти; her hair was said to have turned grey in one night говорили, что она поседела за одну ночь; this ink turns black on drying эти чернила становятся черными, когда высыхают; turn cold /colder/ холодать; the weather turned rainy (bad, stormy, etc.) погода стала дождливой и т.д.; whenever I come he turns sulky всегда, когда я прихожу, он начинает дуться; don't leave the milk on the table, it'll turn sour не оставляй молоко на столе, оно скиснет
10. XVI
1) turn to (off, towards, into, etc.) smth., smb. turn to the window (to the left, to the right, towards me, towards the sea, for home, etc.) повернуться к окну и т.Л; turn off the highway сворачивать с шоссе; the road turns to the north here здесь дорога уходит на север; the boat turned to windward лодка развернулась по ветру; he turned towards home он направился домой; turn into a wide road (into an alley, into the next street, etc.) свернуть на широкое шоссе и т.д.; they turned from the road into the woods они повернули с дороги в лес; turn at (in, on, etc.) smth. turn at the corner завернуть за угол, поворачивать на углу; turn in bed (in one's sleep, etc.) вертеться в постели и т.д.; the wheels won't turn in this mud в такой грязи колеса будут буксовать и не будут вращаться/; it's enough to make him turn in his grave он от этого в гробу перевернется; turn on one side while sleeping повернуться на бок во сне

2) turn into smth. turn into a house (into the saloon at the corner, etc.) завернуть /заглянуть/ в дом и т.д.; turn into a town заехать в город

3) turn to smth., smb. turn to the last page заглянуть на последнюю страницу; you'll find those figures if you turn to page 50 вы найдете эти цифры на странице/, если откроете страницу/ пятьдесят; my thoughts often turn to this subject мои мысли часто возвращаются к этой теме /к этому вопросу/; I shall now turn to another matter теперь я перейду к другому вопросу; I have no one to turn to мне не к кому обратиться; he is not the man you could turn to in these questions он не тот человек, к которому можно было бы обратиться с просьбой по таким вопросам; turn to smth., smb. for smth. turn to the dictionary for a word (to literature for reference, to a document for guidance, to his letter for consolation, etc.) обращаться к словари в поисках слова и т.Л; turn to his friend for help (to his mother for comfort, to his teacher for advice and guidance, to the police for protection, etc.) искать помощи у друга и т.д.; turn to the secretary for information (to his colleagues for support, etc.) обратиться к секретарю за справкой и т.д.; he turned to us for a loan он попросил нас дать ему взаймы денег

4) turn to smth. turn to music (to the study of law, to medical practice, to journalism, to painting, to book-collecting, etc.) заняться музыкой и т.д.; turn to one's work приниматься /браться/ за работу; he is giving up the stage and turning to film work он бросает сцену и переходит на работу в кино; turn to drink начать пить; turn to crime заняться преступной деятельностью; the starling only turns to worms when there are no berries скворцы питаются червями только тогда, когда нет ягод

5) turn on (round, etc.) smth. turn on an axle (on its axis, round the sun, etc.) вращаться на оси и т.д.; the door turns on its hinges дверь поворачивается на петлях; he turned on his heel and walked out of the room он круто повернулся и вышел из комнаты

6) turn with smth. his head turns with giddiness у него кружится голова; his head has turned with success успех вскружил ему голову; the weathercock turns with the wind флюгер крутится по ветру; turn at smth. his stomach turns at the sight of blood (at the mere sight of food, etc.) у него поднимается тошнота при виде крови и т.д.

7) turn (in)to smb., smth. turn into a butterfly (into a very pleasant fellow, into vinegar, into ice, etc.) превратиться в бабочку /стать бабочкой/ и т.д.; fog sometimes turns to snow (to rain) туман иногда переходит в снег (в дождь); the water has turned to ice вода превратилась в лед; the snow had turned (in)to slush снег превратился в слякоть; can a wolf turn into a lamb? разве может волк обернуться /стать/ овечкой?; my admiration soon turned to scorn мое восхищение скоро сменилось презрением; turn from smth. (in)to smth. the wind turned from west into south-west Южный ветер сменился юго-западным; the sphere has turned from blue to red шар из голубого стал красным; turn for smth. turn for the better (for the worse) (из)меняться к лучшему (к худшему)

8) turn (up)on smth. everything (the whole argument, the outcome, the decision, etc.) turns on his answer (on that fact, on this point, etc.) все и т.д. зависит от его ответа и т.д.; the success of the trip turns on the weather успех поездки будет зависеть от погоды; everything turned upon the result of the battle все определялось исходом боя; the conversation turned (up)on sport (upon dress, upon hunting, on a variety of subjects, etc.).разговор вертелся вокруг /касался/ спорта и т.д.; the debate did not turn upon any practical propositions обсуждение не касалось никаких практических вопросов

9) turn on (against) smb. the dog (the lion, the big.cat, etc.) turned on its trainer (on its owner, on its keeper, on its pursuers, etc.) собака и т.д. набросилась на своего дрессировщика и т.Л; even the most friendly dog may turn on you if you tease or annoy it даже самая добродушная собака может наброситься на человека, если ее раздразнить; why have you turned on me? что ты на меня взъелся?; what a fine excuse for turn logon me прекрасный повод, чтобы наброситься на меня; he turned angrily against his relatives (against his former friends, against his opponents, etc.) он яростно ополчился на своих родственников и т.А; the newspapers turned against the Parliament газеты начали кампанию против парламента; his words (his own criticism, etc.) turned against him его слова и т.д. обернулись против него самого

10) turn from smb. he turned from his friends oil порвал со своими друзьями; он отвернулся от своих друзей; he turned from the Democrats and joined the Republicans он порвал с демократической партией в примкнул к республиканцам
11. XXI1
1) turn smth., smb. to (towards, into, on, etc.) smth., smb. turn the саг to the bridge повернуть машину к месту, въехать на мост; turn one's car to the left (one's camera to the right, etc.) повернуть машину налево и т.д.; turn one's саг towards the centre of the town направиться [на машине] к центру города; turn one's horse to the hills погнать лошадь в горы; turn cows to pasture выгнать коров на пастбище; turn one's chair to the fire повернуть свое кресло к камину; plants turn blooms to the light растения поворачивают головки к свету; turn one's back to one's guests (to the audience, to the wall, etc.) повернуться /стать/ спиной к гостям и т.д.; turn the light into the dark room направить луч света в темную комнату; turn a telescope on a star (the searchlight on smb., etc.) направлять телескоп на звезду и т.д.; turn the talk into other channels перевести разговор на другую тему; turn one's eyes on the stage обратить или перевести взгляд на сцену; turn smth. with smth. he turned the blow with his arm он отвел удар рукой id turn a deaf ear to smb.'s request./to smb./ отказаться выслушать чью-л. просьбу, остаться глухим к чьей-л. просьбе

2) turn smb. out of (from, etc.) smth. turn smb. out of his room (out of the house, out of a club, etc.) выгнать кого-л. из комнаты и т.д.; turn a beggar from one's door прогнать нищего от своих дверей

3) turn smth. to smth., smb. turn one's thoughts (one's attention, one's mind) to one's work (to practical matters, to something more important, etc.) сосредоточить свои мысли и т.д. на работе и т.А; at last they turned their attention to her наконец они занялись ею; turn one's efforts to something more important направлять свои усилия на что-либо более важное

4) turn smth. to smth. turn one's hand to useful work заняться полезным делом; he can turn his hand to almost anything он умеет делать почти все; he knows how to turn things to advantage /to account/ он знает, как из всего извлечь пользу; he turns even his errors to account даже из своих ошибок он извлекает пользу

5) turn smth. on (in) smth. turn a wagon on its side опрокинуть телегу на бок; turn a chop in a pan перевернуть котлету на сковородке || turn one's ankle on the edge of the sidewalk вывихнуть ногу, споткнувшись о край тротуара

6) turn smth. in smth. turn one's hat in one's hands (the toy in one's fingers, etc.) вертеть шляпу в руках и т.д.; turn the key in the lock поворачивать ключ в замке и т.д. id turn smb. round one's little finger вертеть кем-л. [как хочешь], помыкать кем-л.

7) turn smth. (in)to smth. turn water into ice (defeat into victory, love to hatred, tears into laughter, etc.) превращать воду в лед и т.д.; turn a theatre into a cinema (a garden into a tennis-court, etc.) переделать /перестроить/ театр в кинозал и т.д.; turn one's land into money (one's bonds into cash, their stock into cash, etc.) обратить землю в деньги и т.д.; turn coins into paper money поменять звонкую монету на бумажные деньги; turn this piece of prose into verse переложить этот прозаический отрывок на стихи; turn this passage into Greek (a German letter into French, Latin into English, etc.) перевести этот отрывок на греческий язык и т.д.; turn smb. (in)to smb. turn her into a cinema star (the boy into a friend, our soldiers into a police force, etc.) сделать из нее кинозвезду и т.д.; turn a pessimist into an optimist превращать пессимиста в оптимиста; the fairy turned the prince into a frog фея превратила принца в лягушку id turn swords into ploughshares перековать мечи на орала

8) turn smb., smth., against smb. turn the children against their father (everyone against the boy, his family against him, etc.) восстанавливать детей против отца и т.д.; turn friends against friends восстановить друзей друг против друга; it turns their argument against them это направляет их доводы против них самих

9) turn smb., smth. from smth. turn smb. from his duty отвлекать кого-л. от исполнения своих обязанностей; nothing will ever turn him from his purpose ничто не заставит его изменять своему решению или отказаться от своей цели; turn a vessel from her course заставить судно отклониться от курса; turn the conversation from an unpleasant subject увести разговор от неприятной темы

10) turn smth. out of /from/ smth. turn candlesticks out of /from/ brass вытачивать медные подсвечники
12. XXII
turn smb. by doing smth. the police turned the advancing crowd by firing over their heads полиция заставила наступающую толпу повернуть назад, начав стрельбу в воздух
13. XXV
turn when... (as if..., etc.) she turned when she saw us увидев нас, она отвернулась или свернула; he turned as if to go он повернулся, делая вид, что собирается уходить
14. XXVI
turn smth. when... she turns his shirt-collars when they get frayed она перевертывает воротнички его сорочек, когда они вытираются

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > turn
4 run

1. noun
1) Lauf, der

go for a run before breakfast — vor dem Frühstück einen Lauf machen

make a late run — (Sport or fig.) zum Endspurt ansetzen

come towards somebody/start off at a run — jemandem entgegenlaufen/losrennen

I've had a good run for my money — ich bin auf meine Kosten gekommen

on the run — auf der Flucht

2) (trip in vehicle) Fahrt, die; (for pleasure) Ausflug, der

on the run down to Cornwall — auf der Fahrt nach Cornwall

go for a run [in the car] — einen [Auto]ausflug machen

3)

she has had a long run of success — sie war lange [Zeit] erfolgreich

have a long run — [Stück, Show:] viele Aufführungen erleben

4) (succession) Serie, die; (Cards) Sequenz, die

a run of victories — eine Siegesserie

5) (tendency) Ablauf, der

the general run of things/events — der Lauf der Dinge/der Gang der Ereignisse

6) (regular route) Strecke, die

7) (Cricket, Baseball) Lauf, der; Run, der

8) (quantity produced) (of book) Auflage, die

production run — Ausstoß, der (Wirtsch.)

9) (demand) Run, der (on auf + Akk.)

10)

the runs — (coll.): (diarrhoea) Durchmarsch, der (salopp)

11) (unrestricted use)

give somebody the run of something — jemandem etwas zu seiner freien Verfügung überlassen

have the run of something — etwas zu seiner freien Verfügung haben

12) (animal enclosure) Auslauf, der
2. intransitive verb,
-nn-, ran, run

1) laufen; (fast also) rennen

run for the bus — laufen od. rennen, um den Bus zu kriegen (ugs.)

run to help somebody — jemandem zu Hilfe eilen

2) (compete) laufen

3) (hurry) laufen

don't run to me when things go wrong — komm mir nicht angelaufen, wenn etwas schiefgeht (ugs.)

run to meet somebody — jemandem entgegenlaufen

4) (roll) laufen; [Ball, Kugel:] rollen, laufen

5) (slide) laufen; [Schlitten, [Schiebe]tür:] gleiten

6) (revolve) [Rad, Maschine:] laufen

7) (flee) davonlaufen

8) (operate on a schedule) fahren

run between two places — [Zug, Bus:] zwischen zwei Orten verkehren

the train is running late — der Zug hat Verspätung

the train doesn't run on Sundays — der Zug verkehrt nicht an Sonntagen

9) (pass cursorily)

run through — überfliegen [Text]

run through one's head or mind — [Gedanken, Ideen:] einem durch den Kopf gehen

run through the various possibilities — die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten durchspielen

10) (flow) laufen; [Fluss:] fließen

run dry — [Fluss:] austrocknen; [Quelle:] versiegen

run low or short — knapp werden; ausgehen

11) (be current) [Vertrag, Theaterstück:] laufen

12) (be present)

run through something — sich durch etwas ziehen

run in the family — [Eigenschaft, Begabung:] in der Familie liegen

13) (function) laufen

keep/leave the engine running — den Motor laufen lassen/nicht abstellen

the machine runs on batteries/oil — etc. die Maschine läuft mit Batterien/Öl usw.

14) (have a course) [Straße, Bahnlinie:] verlaufen

15) (have wording) lauten; [Geschichte:] gehen (fig.)

16) (have certain level)

inflation is running at 15 % — die Inflationsrate beläuft sich auf od. beträgt 15 %

17) (seek election) kandidieren

run for mayor — für das Amt des Bürgermeisters kandidieren

18) (spread quickly)

a shiver ran down my spine — ein Schau[d]er (geh.) lief mir den Rücken hinunter

19) (spread undesirably) [Butter, Eis:] zerlaufen; (in washing) [Farben:] auslaufen

20) (ladder) [Strumpf:] Laufmaschen bekommen
3. transitive verb,
-nn-, ran, run

1) (cause to move) laufen lassen; (drive) fahren

run one's hand/fingers through/along or over something — mit der Hand/den Fingern durch etwas fahren/über etwas (Akk.) streichen

run an or one's eye along or down or over something — (fig.) etwas überfliegen

2) (cause to flow) [ein]laufen lassen

run a bath — ein Bad einlaufen lassen

3) (organize, manage) führen, leiten [Geschäft usw.]; durchführen [Experiment]; veranstalten [Wettbewerb]; führen [Leben]

4) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; verkehren lassen [Verkehrsmittel]; einsetzen [Sonderbus, -zug]; laufen lassen [Motor]; abspielen [Tonband]

run forward/back — vorwärts-/zurückspulen [Film, Tonband]

5) (own and use) sich (Dat.) halten [Auto]

this car is expensive to run — dieses Auto ist im Unterhalt sehr teuer

run a car with defective brakes — ein Auto mit defekten Bremsen fahren

6) (take for journey) fahren

I'll run you into town — ich fahre od. bringe dich in die Stadt

7) (pursue) jagen

run somebody hard or close — jemandem auf den Fersen sein od. sitzen (ugs.)

be run off one's feet — alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.); (in business) Hochbetrieb haben (ugs.); see also academic.ru/23126/earth">earth 1. 4)

8) (complete) laufen [Rennen, Marathon, Strecke]

run messages/errands — Botengänge machen

9)

run a fever/a temperature — Fieber/erhöhte Temperatur haben

10) (publish) bringen (ugs.) [Bericht, Artikel usw.]

Phrasal Verbs:

- run about

- run across

- run after

- run along

- run around

- run away

- run away with

- run down

- run in

- run into

- run off

- run off with

- run on

- run out

- run out of

- run over

- run through

- run to

- run up

- run up against

* * *
1. present participle - running; verb
1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) rennen

2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) fahren

3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) laufen

4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) laufen(lassen)

5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) leiten

6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) laufen

7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) verkehren

8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) laufen

9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) sich halten

10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) zerlaufen

11) (to drive (someone); to give( someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) fahren

12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) gleiten lassen

13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) werden
2. noun
1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) das Laufen

2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) der Abstecher

3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) die Strähne

4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) die Laufmasche

5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) freie Benutzung

6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) der Lauf

7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) der Auslauf

•

- runner
- running 3. adverb
(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) aufeinanderfolgend

- runny
- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild
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run

[rʌn]

I. NOUN

1. (jog) Lauf m

the burglar made a \run for the door [or for it] der Einbrecher nahm Reißaus fam

to let the dog out for [or let the dog have] a \run den Hund hinauslassen [o ÖSTERR fam äußerln führen]

to break into a \run zu laufen beginnen

to go for [or do] a \run laufen gehen

I go for [or do] a 5 mile \run before breakfast ich laufe vor dem Frühstück 5 Meilen

to set off/come in at a \run weg-/hereinlaufen

he took the ditch at a \run er nahm Anlauf und sprang über den Graben; ( fig)

with his main rival out injured, he has a clear \run at the title da sein Hauptrivale verletzt ist, hat er keine Konkurrenten beim Kampf um den Titel

2. (journey) Strecke f

the \run down to the coast only takes half an hour man braucht nur eine halbe Stunde zur Küste

on the London—Glasgow \run auf der Strecke London—Glasgow

to go for a \run in the car ( dated) eine Spritztour machen fam

bombing \run Bombardierungsstrecke f

3. (period) Dauer f

\run of bad/good luck Pech-/Glückssträhne f

a long \run of bad weather eine lange Schlechtwetterperiode

4. (trend) Verlauf m

in the normal \run of things normalerweise

5. THEAT Laufzeit f

after a short \run on Broadway nach kurzer Laufzeit am Broadway

dry [or dummy] [or practice] \run Generalprobe f

6. (production) Auflage f

the company is planning a first \run of 10,000 red teddy bears die Firma plant eine Anfangsproduktion von 10.000 roten Teddybären

7. ECON (as test) of a machine Durchlauf m, Maschinenlauf m

a cheque \run Ausstellung f von Schecks durch Computer

a computer \run Arbeitsgang m [o Durchlauf m] eines Computers

test \run Probelauf m

8. usu sing (demand) Run m, Ansturm m

a sudden \run on the dollar has lowered its value die plötzliche Nachfrage nach dem Dollar ließ den Kurs sinken

a \run on a bank ein Ansturm m auf eine Bank

a \run on the pound Panikverkäufe pl des Pfundes

9. (type) Art f

their food is not the usual \run of hotel cooking ihr Essen hebt sich von der üblichen Hotelküche ab

10. (enclosed area) Gehege nt

chicken \run Hühnerhof m

11. SPORT (point) Treffer m; (sailing) Vorwindkurs m; (in cricket, baseball) Run m

to score 4 \runs vier Treffer erzielen

to score a home \run einen Homerun erzielen

12. esp AM (ladder) Laufmasche f

13. ( fam: diarrhoea)

to have the \runs Dünnpfiff haben sl

14.

▶ to give sb a \run for their money jdn etw für sein Geld tun lassen

▶ to have the \run of sth etw zur Verfügung haben

while she's away, I have the \run of the house während sie weg ist, hat sie mir das Haus überlassen

▶ to have a [good] \run for one's money etw für sein Geld bekommen

▶ in the long \run langfristig, auf lange Sicht gesehen

▶ in the short \run kurzfristig

▶ on the \run (escaped) auf der Flucht; (extremely busy) auf Trab fam

when I am rushed in the mornings, I eat breakfast on the \run wenn ich morgens in Eile bin, dann esse ich mein Frühstück auf dem Weg

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<ran, run>

1. (move fast) laufen, rennen

he ran up/down the hill er rannte den Hügel hinauf/hinunter

he ran along/down the street er rannte die Straße entlang/hinunter

he ran into/out of the house er rannte in das Haus/aus dem Haus

people came \running at the sound of shots Menschen kamen gelaufen, als sie Schüsse hörten

to \run for the bus dem Bus nachlaufen

to \run for cover schnell in Deckung gehen

to \run for it sich akk aus dem Staub machen

to \run for one's life um sein Leben rennen

to \run for help um Hilfe laufen

to \run for the police die Polizei benachrichtigen

to \run on the spot auf der Stelle laufen

to go \running laufen gehen

▪ to \run at sb jdn angreifen

2. (operate) fahren, verkehren; engine laufen; machine in Betrieb sein

are there a lot of trains \running between London and York? verkehren viele Züge zwischen London und York?

they had the new computer system up and \running within an hour sie hatten das neue Computerprogramm innerhalb einer Stunde installiert und am Laufen; ( fig)

work is \running smoothly at the moment die Arbeit geht im Moment glatt von der Hand

to keep the economy \running die Wirtschaft am Laufen halten

3. (travel) laufen; (go) verlaufen; ski gleiten

the route \runs through the mountains die Strecke führt durch die Berge

a shiver ran down my back mir lief ein Schauder über den Rücken geh

to \run off the road von der Straße abkommen

to \run onto the rocks [or aground] [or ashore] auflaufen, auf Grund laufen

4. (grow) plants sich akk schlingen

the vine \runs up the wall and along the fence die Weinreben schlingen sich die Wand hinauf und den Zaun entlang

5. (extend)

there's a beautiful cornice \running around all the ceilings ein wunderschönes Gesims verläuft um alle Decken

6. (last) [an]dauern

the film \runs for two hours der Film dauert zwei Stunden, der Film geht zwei Stunden fam

how much longer does this course \run? wie lange dauert dieser Kurs noch?

a magazine subscription usually only \runs for one year ein Zeitschriftenabonnement läuft normalerweise nur ein Jahr

I've had that tune \running in my head all day diese Melodie geht mir schon den ganzen Tag im Kopf herum

this show will \run and \run diese Show wird ewig laufen

7. (be)

inflation is \running at 10% die Inflationsrate beträgt 10 %; (amount to)

▪ to \run into [or to] sth sich akk auf etw akk belaufen, gehen

he has an income \running into six figures er hat ein Einkommen, das sich auf sechsstellige Zahlen beläuft

8. (flow) fließen

I could feel trickles of sweat \running down my neck ich fühlte, wie mir die Schweißtropfen den Hals herunterliefen

their bodies were \running with sweat ihre Körper waren schweißüberströmt

when the sand has \run through the egg timer, it'll be five minutes wenn der Sand durch die Eieruhr gelaufen ist, dann sind fünf Minuten vorbei

the river \runs [down] to the sea der Fluss mündet in das Meer

there was a strong tide/heavy sea \running die Flut/die See war hoch

don't cry, or your make-up will \run weine nicht, sonst verwischt sich dein Make-up

the colour of the dress has \run das Kleid hat abgefärbt

my nose is \running meine Nase läuft

if the paint is wet, the colours will \run into each other wenn die Farbe nass ist, fließen die Farben ineinander

9. POL (enter an election) kandidieren

to \run for President für das Präsidentenamt kandidieren, sich akk für das Amt des Präsidenten bewerben

▪ to \run against sb gegen jdn kandidieren

10. (in tights)

oh no, my tights have \run oh nein, ich habe eine Laufmasche im Strumpf

11. (proceed) verlaufen

can you give me an idea of how the discussion ran? kannst du mir den Verlauf der Diskussion schildern?

12. NAUT fahren

to \run before the wind vor dem Wind segeln

13. (to be in force) price, value of commodity gelten, gültig sein

14.

▶ to \run amok Amok laufen

▶ to \run with blood blutüberströmt sein

the streets were \running with blood in den Straßen floss überall Blut

▶ to \run round [or AM around] in circles sich akk im Kreise drehen

▶ to \run deep:

differences between the two sides \run deep die Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Seiten sind sehr groß

▶ to \run dry river austrocknen

▶ to \run in the family in der Familie liegen

▶ feelings are \running high die Gefühle gehen hoch

▶ to \run low supplies [langsam] ausgehen

▶ to make sb's blood \run cold jds Blut in den Adern gefrieren lassen

▶ to \run short knapp werden

to \run short of sth etw nicht mehr haben

we're beginning to \run short of money uns geht langsam das Geld aus

▶ to \run wild animals frei herumlaufen; plants wuchern; children alles machen dürfen; ( pej)

she lets her kids \run wild [or \run riot] sie setzt ihren Kindern keinerlei Grenzen

to let one's imagination \run wild seiner Fantasie freien Lauf lassen

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

<ran, run>

1. (move fast)

to \run a dead heat/a mile/a race ein totes Rennen/eine Meile/ein Rennen laufen

2. (enter in race)

to \run a candidate einen Kandidaten aufstellen

to \run a horse ein Pferd laufen lassen

3. (drive)

he ran his car into a tree last night er fuhr letzte Nacht mit seinem Auto gegen einen Baum

to \run sb home jdn nach Hause fahren

to \run sb to the station jdn zum Bahnhof bringen

4. (pass)

she ran her eyes/finger down the list sie ließ die Augen/den Finger über die Liste gleiten

\run this rope round the tree wickle dieses Seil um den Baum

he ran a vacuum cleaner over the carpet er saugte den Teppich ab

to \run one's fingers through one's hair sich dat mit den Fingern durchs Haar fahren

5. (operate)

▪ to \run sth machine etw bedienen

to \run a computer program ein Computerprogramm laufen lassen

to \run the engine den Motor laufen lassen

to \run additional trains zusätzliche Züge einsetzen

to \run the dishwasher/washing machine die Spülmaschine/Waschmaschine laufen lassen

6. (manage)

▪ to \run sth business etw leiten; farm etw betreiben

how did he end up \running the city? wie wurde er Bürgermeister der Stadt?

don't tell me how to \run my life! erklär mir nicht, wie ich mein Leben leben soll!

some people \run their lives according to the movements of the stars manche Leute richten ihr Leben nach dem Verlauf der Sterne aus

to \run a company ein Unternehmen leiten

to \run a government/household eine Regierung/einen Haushalt führen

to \run a store ein Geschäft haben

7. (conduct)

to \run a course einen Kurs anbieten

to \run an experiment/a test ein Experiment/einen Test durchführen

8. (let flow)

▪ to \run sth water etw laufen lassen

he ran a little cold water into the bath er ließ etwas kaltes Wasser in die Badewanne laufen

to \run [sb] a bath [or to \run a bath [for sb]] [jdm] ein Bad einlaufen lassen

9. (in newspaper)

to \run a story about sth über etw akk berichten

to \run an article/a series einen Artikel/eine Serie bringen fam

10. (smuggle)

▪ to \run sth etw schmuggeln

to \run sth across the border etw über die Grenze schmuggeln

11. (not heed)

to \run a blockade eine Blockade durchbrechen

to \run a red light eine rote Ampel überfahren

12. (incur)

to \run a risk ein Risiko eingehen

you \run the risk when gambling of losing your entire stake wenn du spielst, riskierst du, deinen gesamten Einsatz zu verlieren

13. (perform small tasks)

to \run errands [for sb] [für jdn] Botengänge machen

14.

▶ to \run sb/sth close nur knapp von jdm/etw geschlagen werden

▶ to let sth \run its course etw seinen Lauf nehmen lassen

▶ to \run sb to earth [or ground] jdn aufspüren

▶ to \run one's eye over sth etw überfliegen

▶ to be \run off one's feet alle Hände voll zu tun haben fam

▶ to \run a fever [or temperature] Fieber haben

▶ to \run oneself into the ground sich akk völlig verausgaben

▶ to \run a mile BRIT sich akk aus dem Staub machen fam

▶ to \run sb ragged jdn schaffen fam

▶ to \run the show verantwortlich sein

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run [rʌn]

A s

1. a) Lauf m (auch fig):

in the long run auf die Dauer, auf lange Sicht, langfristig;

in the short run auf kurze Sicht, kurzfristig;

go for ( oder take) a run einen Lauf machen;

make a run for it sich aus dem Staub machen fig;

make a run for the door zur Tür rennen

b) SPORT Lauf m, Durchgang m (eines Slaloms etc)

2. Laufen n, Rennen n:

be on the run

a) (immer) auf Trab sein umg,

b) auf der Flucht sein ( from the police vor der Polizei);

keep sb on the run jemanden in Trab halten umg;

shoot on the run (Fußball) aus vollem Lauf schießen;

give sb a (good) run for their money es jemandem nicht leicht machen;

this car gives you a (good) run for your money dieser Wagen ist sein Geld wert;

he’s had a (good) run for his money er ist auf seine Kosten gekommen, er kann sich nicht beklagen

3. Laufschritt m:

at a run im Laufschritt;

go off at a run davonlaufen

4. Anlauf m:

take a run (einen) Anlauf nehmen

5. SCHIFF, AUTO Fahrt f

6. oft short run Spazierfahrt f:

go for a run in the car eine Spazierfahrt machen

7. Abstecher m, Ausflug m ( beide:

to nach)

8. Reiten: schneller Galopp

9. JAGD Hatz f

10. besonders WIRTSCH Ansturm m, Run m ( beide:

on auf eine Bank, Eintrittskarten etc), stürmische Nachfrage (on nach einer Ware)

11. (Laich)Wanderung f (der Fische)

12. MUS Lauf m

13. US (kleiner) Wasserlauf

14. US Laufmasche f

15. (Ver)Lauf m, Fortgang m:

the run of events;

run of the play SPORT Spielverlauf;

be against the run of the play SPORT den Spielverlauf auf den Kopf stellen

16. Verlauf m:

the run of the hills

17. a) Tendenz f

b) Mode f

18. ( auch SPORT Erfolgs-, Treffer)Serie f, Folge f, Reihe f:

a run of bad (good) luck eine Pechsträhne (eine Glückssträhne, ein Lauf);

a run of good weather eine Schönwetterperiode;

a run of wins eine Siegesserie

19. Kartenspiel: Sequenz f

20. Auflage f (einer Zeitung etc)

21. TECH Herstellungsmaße pl, -größe f, (Rohr- etc) Länge f, (Betriebs) Leistung f, Ausstoß m:

run of mine

a) Fördererz n,

b) Rohkohle f

22. Bergbau: Ader f

23. TECH

a) Durchlauf m (eines Beschickungsguts)

b) Charge f, (Beschickungs)Menge f

24. TECH

a) Arbeitsperiode f, Gang m

b) IT (Durch)Lauf m

c) Bedienung f (einer Maschine etc)

25. THEAT, FILM Lauf-, Spielzeit f:

the play had a run of 44 nights das Stück wurde 44-mal hintereinander gegeben;

the film had a run of six months ( oder a six-month run) der Film lief ein halbes Jahr

26. (auch Amts) Dauer f, (-)Zeit f:

run of office;

run of validity Gültigkeitsdauer

27. a) Strecke f

b) FLUG Rollstrecke f

c) SCHIFF Etmal n (vom Schiff in 24 Stunden zurückgelegte Strecke)

28. give sb the run of sth jemandem etwas zur Verfügung stellen;

have the run of sth etwas zur freien Verfügung haben;

he has given me ( oder I have) the run of his library ich kann jederzeit seine Bibliothek benutzen

29. besonders Br

a) Weide f, Trift f

b) Auslauf m, (Hühner) Hof m

30. a) JAGD Wechsel m, (Wild)Bahn f

b) Maulwurfsgang m, Kaninchenröhre f

31. SPORT

a) (Bob-, Rodel) Bahn f

b) (Ski) Hang m

32. TECH

a) Bahn f

b) Laufschiene f, -planke f

33. TECH Rinne f, Kanal m

34. TECH Mühl-, Mahlgang m

35. Art f, Sorte f ( auch WIRTSCH)

36. meist common ( oder general) run Durchschnitt m, (die) breite Masse:

the common run of mankind der Durchschnittsmensch

37. a) Herde f

b) Schwarm m (Fische)

38. SCHIFF (Achter-, Vor) Piek f

39. Länge f, Ausdehnung f

40. the runs pl auch als sg konstruiert) umg Dünnpfiff m (Durchfall)

B adj

1. geschmolzen

2. gegossen, geformt:

run with lead mit Blei ausgegossen

C v/i prät ran [ræn], pperf run

1. laufen, rennen, eilen, stürzen:

run round one’s backhand (Tennis etc) seine Rückhand umlaufen

2. davonlaufen ( from vor dat), Reißaus nehmen umg

3. SPORT

a) (um die Wette) laufen

b) (an einem Lauf oder Rennen) teilnehmen

c) als Zweiter etc einkommen:

he ran second er wurde oder war Zweiter

4. (for)

a) POL kandidieren (für)

b) umg sich bemühen (um):

run for election kandidieren, sich zur Wahl stellen

5. fig laufen (Blick, Feuer, Finger, Schauer etc):

his eyes ran over it sein Blick überflog es;

run back over the past Rückschau halten;

this tune (idea) keeps running through my head diese Melodie (Idee) geht mir nicht aus dem Kopf

6. fahren:

run before the wind vor dem Winde segeln; → ashore

7. gleiten (Schlitten etc), ziehen, wandern (Wolken etc):

let the skis run die Skier laufen lassen

8. zu den Laichplätzen ziehen oder wandern (Fische)

9. BAHN etc verkehren, (auf einer Strecke) fahren, gehen

10. fließen, strömen (beide auch fig), rinnen:

it runs in the family fig das liegt bei ihnen etc in der Familie; → blood A 1, A 4

11. lauten (Schriftstück):

the letter runs as follows

12. gehen (Melodie)

13. vergehen, -streichen (Zeit etc)

14. dauern:

school runs from 9 to 5; → running B 8

15. laufen (Theaterstück etc), gegeben werden

16. verlaufen (Straße etc, auch Vorgang), sich erstrecken, gehen, führen (Weg etc):

my talent (taste) does not run that way dafür habe ich keine Begabung (keinen Sinn)

17. TECH laufen:

a) gleiten:

the rope runs in a pulley

b) in Betrieb oder Gang sein, arbeiten (Maschine, Motor etc), gehen (Uhr, Mechanismus etc), funktionieren:

run hot (sich) heiß laufen;

with the engine running mit laufendem Motor

18. in Betrieb sein (Hotel, Fabrik etc)

19. zer-, auslaufen (Farbe)

20. triefen oder tropfen ( with vor Nässe etc), fließen, laufen (Nase), tränen (Augen):

run with tears in Tränen schwimmen

21. auslaufen (Gefäß)

22. schmelzen (Metall etc):

running ice tauendes Eis

23. MED laufen, eitern

24. oft run up

a) wachsen, wuchern,

b) klettern, ranken

25. fluten, wogen:

a heavy sea was running SCHIFF es lief eine schwere See

26. besonders US laufen, fallen (Maschen), Laufmaschen bekommen (Strumpf etc), aufgehen (Naht)

27. WIRTSCH

a) laufen

b) fällig werden (Wechsel etc)

28. JUR gelten, in Kraft sein oder bleiben, laufen:

the lease runs for 7 years der Pachtvertrag läuft auf 7 Jahre

29. JUR verbunden oder gekoppelt sein ( with mit)

30. (mit adj und s) werden, sein:

run dry

a) versiegen (Quelle),

b) austrocknen,

c) keine Milch mehr geben (Kuh),

d) fig erschöpft sein,

e) fig sich ausgeschrieben haben (Autor); → high B 1, low¹ A 5, riot A 4, short A 5, A 8, wild B

31. WIRTSCH stehen auf (dat) (Preis, Ware)

32. klein etc ausfallen:

run small

D v/t

1. einen Weg etc laufen, einschlagen, eine Strecke etc durchlaufen (auch fig), zurücklegen:

run its course fig seinen Verlauf nehmen;

things must run their course man muss den Dingen ihren Lauf lassen

2. fahren ( auch SCHIFF), eine Strecke be-, durchfahren:

run 22 knots SCHIFF mit 22 Knoten fahren

3. ein Rennen austragen, laufen, einen Wettlauf machen:

run races Wettrennen veranstalten

4. um die Wette laufen mit, laufen gegen

5. fig sich messen mit:

run sb close dicht herankommen an jemanden (a. fig)

6. ein Pferd

a) treiben, hetzen

b) laufen lassen, (für ein Rennen auch) melden

7. POL jemanden als Kandidaten aufstellen ( for für)

8. JAGD jagen, eine Spur verfolgen (auch fig):

run to earth

a) einen Fuchs im Bau aufstöbern, bis in seinen Bau verfolgen,

b) fig jemanden, etwas aufstöbern, ausfindig machen

9. Botengänge, Besorgungen machen, Botschaften überbringen

10. entfliehen (dat):

run the country außer Landes flüchten

11. passieren:

run the guard ungesehen durch die Wache kommen; → blockade A 1

12. Vieh

a) treiben

b) weiden lassen

13. SCHIFF, BAHN etc fahren oder verkehren lassen, einen Sonderzug etc einsetzen

14. befördern, transportieren

15. Alkohol etc schmuggeln

16. seine Finger etc laufen oder gleiten lassen ( over über akk):

run one’s comb through one’s hair (sich) mit dem Kamm durchs Haar fahren

17. TECH laufen oder rollen oder gleiten lassen

18. einen Film laufen lassen

19. eine Artikelserie etc veröffentlichen, bringen

20. TECH eine Maschine etc laufen lassen, bedienen

21. einen Betrieb etc verwalten, führen, leiten, ein Geschäft, eine Fabrik etc betreiben:

run the household den Haushalt führen oder schmeißen; → show A 15

22. hineingeraten (lassen) in (akk):

run debts Schulden machen;

run the danger of (ger) Gefahr laufen zu (inf); → risk A 1

23. geben, fließen lassen, Wasser etc führen (Leitung):

this faucet runs hot water aus diesem Hahn kommt heißes Wasser

24. Gold etc (mit sich) führen (Fluss)

25. Fieber, Temperatur haben

26. a) Metall schmelzen

b) verschmelzen

c) Blei etc gießen

27. stoßen, stechen ( beide:

through durch): → run into B 1

28. eine Linie, einen Graben etc ziehen, eine Straße etc anlegen, eine Brücke schlagen

29. Bergbau: eine Strecke treiben

30. ELEK eine Leitung verlegen, führen

31. ein Bad, das Badewasser einlaufen lassen

32. schieben, führen ( beide:

through durch): → run into B 2

33. (bei Spielen) eine bestimmte Punktzahl etc hintereinander erzielen:

run fifteen auf fünfzehn (Punkte etc) kommen

34. eine Schleuse öffnen:

run dry leerlaufen lassen

35. eine Naht etc mit Vorderstich nähen, heften

36. jemanden belangen ( for wegen)

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1. noun
1) Lauf, der

go for a run before breakfast — vor dem Frühstück einen Lauf machen

make a late run — (Sport or fig.) zum Endspurt ansetzen

come towards somebody/start off at a run — jemandem entgegenlaufen/losrennen

I've had a good run for my money — ich bin auf meine Kosten gekommen

on the run — auf der Flucht

2) (trip in vehicle) Fahrt, die; (for pleasure) Ausflug, der

on the run down to Cornwall — auf der Fahrt nach Cornwall

go for a run [in the car] — einen [Auto]ausflug machen

3)

she has had a long run of success — sie war lange [Zeit] erfolgreich

have a long run — [Stück, Show:] viele Aufführungen erleben

4) (succession) Serie, die; (Cards) Sequenz, die

a run of victories — eine Siegesserie

5) (tendency) Ablauf, der

the general run of things/events — der Lauf der Dinge/der Gang der Ereignisse

6) (regular route) Strecke, die

7) (Cricket, Baseball) Lauf, der; Run, der

8) (quantity produced) (of book) Auflage, die

production run — Ausstoß, der (Wirtsch.)

9) (demand) Run, der (on auf + Akk.)

10)

the runs — (coll.): (diarrhoea) Durchmarsch, der (salopp)

11) (unrestricted use)

give somebody the run of something — jemandem etwas zu seiner freien Verfügung überlassen

have the run of something — etwas zu seiner freien Verfügung haben

12) (animal enclosure) Auslauf, der
2. intransitive verb,
-nn-, ran, run

1) laufen; (fast also) rennen

run for the bus — laufen od. rennen, um den Bus zu kriegen (ugs.)

run to help somebody — jemandem zu Hilfe eilen

2) (compete) laufen

3) (hurry) laufen

don't run to me when things go wrong — komm mir nicht angelaufen, wenn etwas schiefgeht (ugs.)

run to meet somebody — jemandem entgegenlaufen

4) (roll) laufen; [Ball, Kugel:] rollen, laufen

5) (slide) laufen; [Schlitten, [Schiebe]tür:] gleiten

6) (revolve) [Rad, Maschine:] laufen

7) (flee) davonlaufen

8) (operate on a schedule) fahren

run between two places — [Zug, Bus:] zwischen zwei Orten verkehren

the train is running late — der Zug hat Verspätung

the train doesn't run on Sundays — der Zug verkehrt nicht an Sonntagen

9) (pass cursorily)

run through — überfliegen [Text]

run through one's head or mind — [Gedanken, Ideen:] einem durch den Kopf gehen

run through the various possibilities — die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten durchspielen

10) (flow) laufen; [Fluss:] fließen

run dry — [Fluss:] austrocknen; [Quelle:] versiegen

run low or short — knapp werden; ausgehen

11) (be current) [Vertrag, Theaterstück:] laufen

12) (be present)

run through something — sich durch etwas ziehen

run in the family — [Eigenschaft, Begabung:] in der Familie liegen

13) (function) laufen

keep/leave the engine running — den Motor laufen lassen/nicht abstellen

the machine runs on batteries/oil — etc. die Maschine läuft mit Batterien/Öl usw.

14) (have a course) [Straße, Bahnlinie:] verlaufen

15) (have wording) lauten; [Geschichte:] gehen (fig.)

16) (have certain level)

inflation is running at 15 % — die Inflationsrate beläuft sich auf od. beträgt 15 %

17) (seek election) kandidieren

run for mayor — für das Amt des Bürgermeisters kandidieren

18) (spread quickly)

a shiver ran down my spine — ein Schau[d]er (geh.) lief mir den Rücken hinunter

19) (spread undesirably) [Butter, Eis:] zerlaufen; (in washing) [Farben:] auslaufen

20) (ladder) [Strumpf:] Laufmaschen bekommen
3. transitive verb,
-nn-, ran, run

1) (cause to move) laufen lassen; (drive) fahren

run one's hand/fingers through/along or over something — mit der Hand/den Fingern durch etwas fahren/über etwas (Akk.) streichen

run an or one's eye along or down or over something — (fig.) etwas überfliegen

2) (cause to flow) [ein]laufen lassen

run a bath — ein Bad einlaufen lassen

3) (organize, manage) führen, leiten [Geschäft usw.]; durchführen [Experiment]; veranstalten [Wettbewerb]; führen [Leben]

4) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; verkehren lassen [Verkehrsmittel]; einsetzen [Sonderbus, -zug]; laufen lassen [Motor]; abspielen [Tonband]

run forward/back — vorwärts-/zurückspulen [Film, Tonband]

5) (own and use) sich (Dat.) halten [Auto]

this car is expensive to run — dieses Auto ist im Unterhalt sehr teuer

run a car with defective brakes — ein Auto mit defekten Bremsen fahren

6) (take for journey) fahren

I'll run you into town — ich fahre od. bringe dich in die Stadt

7) (pursue) jagen

run somebody hard or close — jemandem auf den Fersen sein od. sitzen (ugs.)

be run off one's feet — alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.); (in business) Hochbetrieb haben (ugs.); see also earth 1. 4)

8) (complete) laufen [Rennen, Marathon, Strecke]

run messages/errands — Botengänge machen

9)

run a fever/a temperature — Fieber/erhöhte Temperatur haben

10) (publish) bringen (ugs.) [Bericht, Artikel usw.]

Phrasal Verbs:

- run about

- run across

- run after

- run along

- run around

- run away

- run away with

- run down

- run in

- run into

- run off

- run off with

- run on

- run out

- run out of

- run over

- run through

- run to

- run up

- run up against

* * *

(of a ladder) n.

Leitersprosse f. n.

Fahrt -en f.

Lauf -e m.

Laufmasche f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: ran, run)

= laufen v.

(§ p.,pp.: lief, ist gelaufen)

rennen v.

(§ p.,pp.: rannte, ist gerannt)

English-german dictionary > run
5 cool

ku:l
1. adjective
1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco

2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) tranquilo, calmado, sereno, relajado

3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) frío, seco

4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) guay, ¡qué pasada!

2. verb
1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) enfriar(se)

2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) calmar(se)

3. noun
(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) fresco, relente

- coolly
- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool

cool¹ adj

1. fresco

a cool drink una bebida fresca

2. tranquilo

don't get excited; keep cool no te pongas nervioso; tranquilo

cool² n frescor / frescura

the cool of the night el frescor de la noche

cool³ vb enfriar

let your coffee cool a bit before you drink it deja que el café se enfríe un poco antes de tomártelo

cool

tr[kʊːl]

adjective

1 (weather, breeze, clothes) fresco,-a; (drink) fresco,-a, frío,-a

■ the weather's turning cool está refrescando

2 (unfriendly, reserved) frío,-a

3 (calm) tranquilo,-a, sereno,-a

■ keep cool! ¡tranquilo!

4 familiar (great) guay

■ he looked so cool estaba super guay

■ cool, man! ¡guay, tío!

5 (self-confident) impasible

6 familiar (with numbers)

■ a cool million dollars la friolera de un millón de dólares

noun

1 (of weather etc) fresco, frescor nombre masculino

2 (calmness) calma

transitive verb

1 (air, room) refrescar, refrigerar; (drink, food, engine) enfriar

intransitive verb

1 (air, room) refrigerarse; (drink, food, engine) enfriarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a cool customer un,-a fresco,-a

as cool as a cucumber fresco,-a como una lechuga

cool it! ¡calma!, ¡tranquilo,-a!

to keep one's cool mantener la calma

to lose one's cool perder la calma

to play it cool tomarse las cosas con calma

cool bag / cool box nevera portátil

cool ['ku:l] vt

: refrescar, enfriar

cool vi

1) : refrescarse, enfriarse

the pie is cooling: el pastel se está enfriando

2) : calmarse, tranquilizarse

his anger cooled: su ira se calmó

cool adj

1) : fresco, frío

cool weather: tiempo fresco

2) calm: tranquilo, sereno

3) aloof: frío, distante

cool n

1) : fresco m

the cool of the evening: el fresco de la tarde

2) composure: calma f, serenidad f

cool

adj.

• fresco, -a adj.

• frío, -a adj.

• indiferente adj.

• sereno, -a adj.

• tranquilo, -a adj.

n.

• fresco s.m.

• frescor s.m.

v.

• enfriar v.

• moderar v.

• refrescar v.

• refrigerar v.

• resfriar v.

cool*

adj.

• chido, -a* adj.

kuːl
I

adjective -er, -est

1) ( cold) <climate/air/clothes> fresco; < drink> fresco, frío

it's cool outside — hace or está fresco (a)fuera

2) (reserved, hostile) <reception/behavior> frío

to be cool TO o TOWARD somebody — estar* frío con alguien

3)

a) ( calm) sereno, tranquilo

keep cool! — tranquilo!, no te pongas nervioso

cool, calm and collected — (set phrase) tranquilo y sereno

to play it cool — (colloq) tomarse las cosas con calma

b) ( unperturbed) impasible

he's a very cool customer — tiene una sangre fría impresionante

4) (sl) (trendy, laid-back)

he's really cool — es muy en la onda (fam)

5) ( with numbers) (colloq)

a cool one million dollars — la friolera de un millón de dólares (fam)

II

noun

1) ( low temperature)

let's stay here in the cool — quedémonos aquí al fresco

in the cool of the evening — por la tarde cuando está or hace fresco

2) u ( composure) calma f

to keep/lose one's cool — mantener*/perder* la calma

III
1.

transitive verb \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerar; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriar*

to cool somebody's temper — apaciguar* a alguien

to cool it — (colloq)

cool it, you two! we don't want any fights in here — ya está bien, que aquí no queremos peleas

cool it! he's watching us! — (AmE) disimula, que nos está mirando

2.

vi \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerarse; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriarse*

to cool TOWARD somebody/something — (AmE) perder* el entusiasmo por alguien/algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- cool down

- cool off

[kuːl]
1. ADJ
(compar cooler) (superl coolest)
1) (=not hot) [air, room, skin, drink] fresco

it was a cool day — el día estaba fresco

it's getting or turning cooler — está empezando a refrescar

it's nice and cool in here — aquí dentro hace fresquito or se está fresquito

keep in a cool place — guardar en un lugar fresco

it helps you to keep cool — [food, drink] refresca; [clothing, fan] ayuda a mantenerse fresco

2) (=light, comfortable) [dress, fabric] fresco

3) (=pale) [colour, shade, blue] fresco

4) (=calm) [person, manner, action, tone] sereno

his cool handling of the situation — el aplomo con el que or la sangre fría con la que manejó la situación

cool, calm and collected — tranquilo y con dominio de sí mismo

to keep or stay cool — no perder la calma

keep cool! — ¡tranquilo!

to keep a cool head — no perder la calma

to play it cool * — tomárselo con calma, hacer como si nada

5) pej (=audacious) [behaviour] fresco, descarado

did you see the cool way he asked me to do it? — ¿viste la frescura con la que me pidió que lo hiciese?

as cool as you please — más fresco que una lechuga *

he's a cool customer * — es un fresco, es un caradura

we paid a cool £200,000 for that house * — pagamos la friolera de 200.000 libras por esa casa

- be as cool as a cucumber

6) (=distant, unenthusiastic) [person, response] frío

a cool welcome or reception — un recibimiento frío

relations were cool but polite — la relación era fría or distante pero correcta

to be cool towards or with sb — mostrarse frío con algn, tratar a algn con frialdad

7) ** (=trendy, stylish) [object, person] guay (Sp) **

hey, (that's really) cool! — ¡ala, qué guay! **, ¡ala, cómo mola! (Sp) **

it's cool to say you like computers — queda muy bien decir que te gustan los ordenadores

8) ** (=acceptable)

don't worry, it's cool — tranqui, no pasa nada *

he's cool — es un tipo legal (Sp) *

2. N

1) (=low temperature) frescor m

in the cool of the evening — en el frescor de la tarde

to keep sth in the cool — guardar algo en un lugar fresco

2) (=calm)

to keep/lose one's cool * — no perder/perder la calma

3. VT

1) [+ brow, room] refrescar; [+ engine] refrigerar; [+ hot food or drink] dejar enfriar; [+ wine, soft drink] poner a enfriar

- cool one's heels

2) (=dampen) [+ emotions, feelings] enfriar

cool it! * — ¡tranquilo!

4. VI

1) (also: cool down) [air, liquid] enfriarse; [weather] refrescar

the air cools in the evenings here — aquí refresca al atardecer

the room had cooled considerably — la habitación estaba mucho más fresca, ahora hacía bastante más fresco en la habitación

2) (=abate) [feeling, emotion] enfriarse

her passion for Richard had begun to cool — su pasión por Richard había empezado a enfriarse

by Monday tempers had cooled — el lunes los ánimos se habían calmado

5.

CPD

cool bag N — bolsa f isotérmica

cool box N — nevera f portátil

- cool down

- cool off

* * *
[kuːl]
I

adjective -er, -est

1) ( cold) <climate/air/clothes> fresco; < drink> fresco, frío

it's cool outside — hace or está fresco (a)fuera

2) (reserved, hostile) <reception/behavior> frío

to be cool TO o TOWARD somebody — estar* frío con alguien

3)

a) ( calm) sereno, tranquilo

keep cool! — tranquilo!, no te pongas nervioso

cool, calm and collected — (set phrase) tranquilo y sereno

to play it cool — (colloq) tomarse las cosas con calma

b) ( unperturbed) impasible

he's a very cool customer — tiene una sangre fría impresionante

4) (sl) (trendy, laid-back)

he's really cool — es muy en la onda (fam)

5) ( with numbers) (colloq)

a cool one million dollars — la friolera de un millón de dólares (fam)

II

noun

1) ( low temperature)

let's stay here in the cool — quedémonos aquí al fresco

in the cool of the evening — por la tarde cuando está or hace fresco

2) u ( composure) calma f

to keep/lose one's cool — mantener*/perder* la calma

III
1.

transitive verb \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerar; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriar*

to cool somebody's temper — apaciguar* a alguien

to cool it — (colloq)

cool it, you two! we don't want any fights in here — ya está bien, que aquí no queremos peleas

cool it! he's watching us! — (AmE) disimula, que nos está mirando

2.

vi \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerarse; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriarse*

to cool TOWARD somebody/something — (AmE) perder* el entusiasmo por alguien/algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- cool down

- cool off

English-spanish dictionary > cool
6 run

1. present participle - running; verb
1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correr

2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) circular; moverse

3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) correr

4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) funcionar, estar en marcha

5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) dirigir

6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correr

7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) circular

8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) estar/permanecer en cartel; seguir vigente (un contrato); durar

9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) tener; conducir

10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) desteñir, correrse

11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) llevar

12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) pasar

13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) estar; volverse

2. noun
1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) carrera

2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) viaje; excursión; paseo, vuelta

3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) racha, período, etapa

4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) carrera

5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) (libre) uso

6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) carrera

7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) terreno de pasto; corral, gallinero

•

- runner
- running
3. adverb
(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) seguido, consecutivo

- runny
- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild

run¹ n carrera

I went for a run in the park fui a correr al parque

to be on the run haberse fugado de la justicia

run² vb

1. correr

he can run very fast corre muy rápido

I ran down the stairs bajé las escaleras corriendo

2. correr / ir por / discurrir

the path runs along the coast el sendero discurre junto a la costa

trains run on rails los trenes se mueven sobre raíles

3. correr

tears ran down her cheeks le corrían las lágrimas por las mejillas

he left the tap running dejó el grifo abierto

4. circular

this bus doesn't run on Sundays este autobús no circula los domingos

trains are running late los trenes circulan con retraso

5. funcionar

I can't hear if the engine is running no oigo si funciona el motor

6. llevar / dirigir

my father runs his own business mi padre dirige su propio negocio

El pasado de run es ran y el participio pasado es run; el gerundio se escribe running

run

tr[rʌn]

noun

1 carrera

2 (trip) viaje nombre masculino; (for pleasure) paseo

■ we went for a run in the car dimos una vuelta en el coche

3 (sequence) racha

■ I've had a run of bad luck he tenido una racha de mala suerte

4 (ski run) pista

5 (in stocking) carrera

6 (demand) gran demanda

■ there's been a run on olive oil ha habido una gran demanda de aceite de oliva

■ there was a run on the lira la lira sufrió una gran presión

7 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL permanencia en cartel

■ the play closed after an eight-month run la obra dejó de representarse después de ocho meses en cartelera

8 (in cricket) carrera

■ he scored 50 runs marcó 50 carreras

9 (in printing) tirada

10 (at cards) escalera

intransitive verb (pt ran tr[ræn], pp run tr[rʌn], ger running)

1 (gen) correr

■ run faster! ¡corre más deprisa!

■ I ran up the hill subí corriendo la colina

2 (flow) correr

■ a stream runs through the garden corre un arroyo por el jardín

■ blood ran down his leg la sangre le corría por la pierna

■ don't leave the tap running no dejes el grifo abierto

■ your nose is running tienes mocos

3 (operate) funcionar

■ it runs on petrol funciona con gasolina

■ the engine's running el motor está en marcha

4 (trains, buses) circular

■ this train doesn't run on Sundays este tren no circula los domingos

■ buses run every half hour hay un autobús cada media hora

■ the buses are running late los autobuses llevan retraso

5 (in election) presentarse

■ the general has decided not to run for president el general ha decidido no presentarse como candidato para la presidencia

6 (play) estar en cartel; (contract etc) seguir vigente

■ this play ran for four years on Broadway esta obra estuvo en cartel durante cuatro años en Broadway

■ my contract runs until October mi contrato sigue vigente hasta octubre

7 (colour) correrse

■ I washed it and the colours ran lo lavé y se destiñó, lo lavé y los colores se corrieron

transitive verb

1 (gen) correr

■ I ran more than a mile corrí más de una milla

2 (race) correr en, participar en

■ she ran the 100 metres hurdles corrió en la carrera de los cien metros vallas

3 (take by car) llevar, acompañar

■ could you run me to school? ¿me podrías acompañar al colegio en coche?

4 (manage) llevar, dirigir, regentar

■ she runs a café near the cinema lleva una cafetería cerca del cine

5 (organize) organizar, montar

■ we're running a competition organizamos una competición

6 (operate) hacer funcionar

7 (pass, submit to) pasar

■ he ran his fingers through her hair pasó sus dedos por su cabello

■ I ran my eye over the names eché un vistazo a los nombres

■ have you run this data through the computer? ¿has pasado estos datos por el ordenador?

■ we'll run a check on it lo comprobaremos

■ they ran several tests on me me sometieron a varias pruebas

8 (publish) publicar

■ they ran a series of articles on wine publicaron una serie de artículos sobre el vino

9 (water) dejar correr

■ run the tap until the water gets hot deja correr al agua hasta que salga caliente

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in the long run a la larga

to be on the run haber fugado, haber huido

to break into a run echarse a correr

to go for a run ir a correr

to have the run of something tener algo a su entera disposición

to run in the family venir de familia

to run short of something ir mal de algo

■ we're running short of money se nos está acabando el dinero

a run for one's money

■ he's had a good run for his money no le ha ido mal, no se puede quejar

■ she won the match, but I gave her a run for her money ella ganó el partido, pero la hice trabajar

run ['rʌn] v, ran ['ræn] ; run ; running vi

1) : correr

she ran to catch the bus: corrió para alcanzar el autobús

run and fetch the doctor: corre a buscar al médico

2) : circular, correr

the train runs between Detroit and Chicago: el tren circula entre Detroit y Chicago

to run on time: ser puntual

3) function: funcionar, ir

the engine runs on gasoline: el motor funciona con gasolina

to run smoothly: ir bien

4) flow: correr, ir

5) last: durar

the movie runs for two hours: la película dura dos horas

the contract runs for three years: el contrato es válido por tres años

6) : desteñir, despintar (dícese de los colores)

7) extend: correr, extenderse

8)

to run for office : postularse, presentarse

run vt

1) : correr

to run 10 miles: correr 10 millas

to run errands: hacer los mandados

to run out of town: hacer salir del pueblo

2) pass: pasar

3) drive: llevar en coche

4) operate: hacer funcionar (un motor, etc.)

5) : echar

to run water: echar agua

6) manage: dirigir, llevar (un negocio, etc.)

7) extend: tender (un cable, etc.)

8)

to run a risk : correr un riesgo

run n

1) : carrera f

at a run: a la carrera, corriendo

to go for a run: ir a correr

2) trip: vuelta f, paseo m (en coche), viaje m (en avión)

3) series: serie f

a run of disappointments: una serie de desilusiones

in the long run: a la larga

in the short run: a corto plazo

4) demand: gran demanda f

a run on the banks: una corrida bancaria

5) (used for theatrical productions and films)

to have a long run: mantenerse mucho tiempo en la cartelera

6) type: tipo m

the average run of students: el tipo más común de estudiante

7) : carrera f (en béisbol)

8) : carrera f (en una media)

9)

to have the run of : tener libre acceso de (una casa, etc.)

10)

ski run : pista f (de esquí)

run (Slope)

n.

• corrimiento s.m.

p.p.

(Participio pasivo de "to run") (a program)

v.

• ejecutar (un programa) v. (As a machine)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: ran, run) = andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• marchar v. (In an election, US)

v.

• presentarse (E lección) (•Gobierno•) v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: ran, run) = acorrer v.

• correr v.

• dirigir v.

• explotar v.

• funcionar v.

• gobernar v.

I
1. rʌn
1) (pres p running; past ran; past p run) intransitive verb

Sense I

2) correr

I had to run for the train — tuve que correr para no perder el tren

he ran downstairs/indoors — bajó/entró corriendo

run for your lives! — sálvese quien pueda!

3) (colloq) ( drive) ir* ( en coche)

I run down/over/up to Birmingham most weekends — la mayoría de los fines de semana voy a Birmingham

4)

a) (go)

the truck ran into the ditch/over the cliff — el camión cayó en la cuneta/se despeñó por el acantilado

the wagons run on tracks — los vagones corren sobre rieles

b) ( Transp)

the trains run every half hour — hay trenes cada media hora

this service runs only on Saturdays — este servicio funciona solamente los sábados

5)

a) ( flow) \<\<water/oil\>\> correr; ( drip) gotear

the water ran hot/cold — empezó a salir agua caliente/fría

the river runs through the town/into the sea — el río pasa por la ciudad/desemboca en el mar

she left the water/faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap running — dejó la llave abierta (AmL) or (Esp) el grifo abierto or (RPl) la canilla abierta or (Per) el caño abierto

my nose is running — me gotea la nariz

b) ( pass) pasar

the rope runs over this pulley — la cuerda pasa por esta polea

6) ( travel)

our thoughts were running along o on the same lines — nuestros pensamientos iban por el mismo camino

a shiver ran down my spine — me dio un escalofrío

7) ( Pol) \<\<candidate\>\> presentarse, postularse (AmL)

he is running for Governor again — se va a volver a presentar or (AmL tb) a postular como candidato a Gobernador

she'll be running against two other candidates — se enfrentará a otros dos candidatos

Sense II

8) (operate, function)

with the engine running — con el motor encendido or en marcha or (AmL tb) prendido

it runs off batteries/on gas — funciona con pilas or a pila(s)/a gas

the talks have been running smoothly — las conversaciones han marchado sobre ruedas

the work is running six months behind schedule — el trabajo lleva seis meses de retraso

Sense III

9) ( extend)

a) ( in space)

the streets run parallel to each other — las calles corren paralelas

the path runs across the field/around the lake — el sendero atraviesa el campo/bordea el lago

this idea runs through the whole book — esta idea se repite or está presente a lo largo del libro

b) ( in time)

the film runs for 95 minutes — la película dura 95 minutos

the show will run for 10 weeks — el espectáculo estará en cartel 10 semanas

the contract runs for a year — el contrato es válido por un año or vence al cabo de un año

10)

a) (be, stand)

feelings are running high — los ánimos están caldeados

inflation is running at 4% — la tasa de inflación es del 4%

it runs in the family — es de familia, le (or me etc) viene de familia; water I 3) a)

b) ( become)

stocks are running low — se están agotando las existencias; see also dry I 1) c), short II 2)

to run to something: to run to fat — echar carnes (fam); see also seed I 1) b)

11) (of stories, sequences) decir*

how did that line run? — ¿cómo decía or era esa línea?

the argument runs as follows — el argumento es el siguiente

12) (melt, merge) \<\<butter/cheese/icing\>\> derretirse*; \<\<paint/makeup\>\> correrse; \<\<color\>\> desteñir*, despintarse (Méx)

13) \<\<stockings\>\> hacerse* carreras, correrse (AmL)

2.

1) vt

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<race/marathon\>\> correr, tomar parte en

b) ( chase)

the Green candidate ran them a close third — el candidato de los verdes quedó en tercer lugar a muy poca distancia de ellos

they were run out of town — los hicieron salir del pueblo, los corrieron del pueblo (AmL fam)

3)

a) (push, move) pasar

he ran his fingers through his beard — se mesaba la barba

she ran her finger down the list — recorrió la lista con el dedo

run a comb through your hair — pásate un peine (por el pelo)

b) ( drive) \<\<person\>\> (colloq) llevar ( en coche)

he ran the truck into the ditch — se metió con el camión en la cuneta

4) ( cause to flow)

to run a bath — preparar un baño

to run something under the tap — (BrE) hacer* correr agua sobre algo

5)

a) ( extend) \<\<cable/wire\>\> tender*

b) ( pass) (hacer*) pasar

6)

a) ( smuggle) \<\<guns\>\> contrabandear, pasar (de contrabando)

b) ( get past) \<\<blockade\>\> burlar

to run a (red) light — (AmE) saltarse un semáforo (en rojo), pasarse un alto (Méx)

Sense II

7) ( operate) \<\<engine\>\> hacer* funcionar; \<\<program\>\> ( Comput) pasar, ejecutar

8) ( manage) \<\<business/organization/department\>\> dirigir*, llevar

the state-run television network — la cadena de televisión estatal or del Estado

who's running this business? — ¿aquí quién es el que manda?

he runs the financial side of the business — se encarga or se ocupa del aspecto financiero del negocio

9)

a) ( Transp) \<\<flight\>\> tener*

we run regular buses to the airport — tenemos un servicio regular de autobuses al aeropuerto

they run extra trains on Saturdays — los sábados ponen más trenes

b) ( maintain) tener*

she runs her own car — ella tiene su propio coche

I can't afford to run a car — no puedo mantener un coche

it's very cheap to run — es muy económico

10) \<\<tests\>\> realizar*, llevar a cabo; \<\<classes/concerts\>\> organizar*; \<\<newspaper\>\> \<\<article\>\> publicar*; fever 1) a), risk I a), temperature b)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- run about

- run across

- run after

- run along

- run around

- run at

- run away

- run away with

- run down

- run in

- run into

- run off

- run off with

- run on

- run out

- run out on

- run over

- run through

- run to

- run up

- run up against

II

noun

1) ( on foot)

she goes for a short run every day — todos los días sale a correr un poco

he does everything at a run — todo lo hace (deprisa y) corriendo or a la(s) carrera(s)

to break into a run — echar a correr

on the run: the children keep her on the run all day los niños la tienen todo el día en danza; after seven years on the run (from the law) después de estar siete años huyendo de la justicia; to give somebody a (good) run for her/his money hacerle* sudar tinta a algn; to have a good run for one's money: he was champion for six years, he had a good run for his money fue campeón durante seis años, no se puede quejar; to have the run of something tener* libre acceso a algo, tener* algo a su (or mi etc) entera disposición; to make a run for it — escaparse

2)

a) (trip, outing) vuelta f, paseo m ( en coche)

b) ( journey)

the outward run — el trayecto or viaje de ida

it's only a short/10-mile run — está muy cerca/sólo a 10 millas

3)

a) ( sequence)

a run of good/bad luck — una racha de buena/mala suerte, una buena/mala racha

b) ( period of time)

in the long run — a la larga

in the short run — a corto plazo

4) ( tendency) corriente f

in the normal run of events — normalmente, en el curso normal de los acontecimientos

5) ( heavy demand)

run ON something: there's been a run on these watches estos relojes han estado muy solicitados or han tenido mucha demanda; a run on sterling una fuerte presión sobre la libra; a run on the banks — una corrida bancaria, un pánico bancario

6) (Cin, Theat) temporada f

7) ( Publ) ( print run) tirada f

8)

a) ( track) pista f

ski run — pista de esquí

b) ( for animals) corral m

9) (in stocking, knitted garment) carrera f

10) (in baseball, cricket) carrera f

11) the runs pl ( diarrhea) (colloq) diarrea f, churrias fpl (Col fam)

[rʌn] (vb: pt ran) (pp run)
1. N

1) (=act of running) carrera f

• at a run — corriendo, a la carrera

to go at a steady run — correr a un paso regular

• to break into a run — echar a correr, empezar a correr

• to go for/ have a run before breakfast — (salir a) correr antes del desayuno

• to make a run for it — (=escape) darse a al fuga, huir; (=move quickly) echarse a correr

we shall have to make a run for it — tendremos que correr

• to be on the run — (from police) estar huido de la justicia, ser fugitivo

a prisoner on the run — un preso fugado

he's on the run from prison — (se) escapó or se fugó de la cárcel

he's on the run from his creditors — se está escapando de sus acreedores

to keep sb on the run — mantener a algn en constante actividad

we've got them on the run — (Mil etc) los hemos puesto en fuga; (fig) están casi vencidos

- give sb a run for their money

he's had a good run (for his money) * — (on sb's death) ha tenido una vida larga y bien aprovechada

2) (=outing in car etc) vuelta f, paseo m, excursión f

let's go for a run down to the coast — vamos a dar una vuelta por la costa

3) (=journey) viaje m; (Aer, Rail etc) (=route) ruta f, línea f

it's a short run in the car — es un breve viaje en coche

it's a 30-minute run by bus — en autobús se tarda 30 minutos

the Calais run — la ruta de Calais

the Plymouth-Santander run — la línea Plymouth-Santander, el servicio de Plymouth a Santander

the boat no longer does that run — el barco ya no hace esa ruta

4) (=sequence) serie f

• in the long run — a la larga

• a run of luck — una racha de suerte

a run of bad luck — una racha or temporada de mala suerte

• in the short run — a plazo corto

• a run of five wins — una racha de cinco victorias

5) (Theat, TV) temporada f

the play had a long run — la obra se mantuvo mucho tiempo en cartelera

when the London run was over — al terminarse la serie de representaciones en Londres

6) (=generality)

• the common run — lo común y corriente

• it stands out from the general run of books — destaca de la generalidad de los libros

7) (=trend)

• the run of the market — la tendencia del mercado

• they scored against the run of play — marcaron un gol cuando menos se podía esperar

8) (Comm, Econ) (=increased demand) gran demanda f

there was a run on sugar — el azúcar tenía mucha demanda

• a run on the banks — una gran demanda de fondos en los bancos

• a run on sterling — una gran demanda de libras esterlinas

9) (for animals) corral m

• ski run — pista f de esquí

10) (Cards) escalera f

11) (Cricket, Baseball) carrera f

to make or score a run — hacer or anotar(se) una carrera

See:

see cultural note CRICKET in cricket

12) (Publishing)

a run of 5,000 copies — una tirada de 5.000 ejemplares

13) (in tights) carrera f

14) (Mus) carrerilla f

15) (Aer etc) (=raid) ataque m

a bombing run — un bombardeo

16) (US) (Pol) (=bid for leadership) carrera f, campaña f

17) (=access, use)

• they gave us the run of their garden — nos dejaron usar su jardín

• to have the run of sb's house — tener el libre uso de la casa de algn

18)

to have the runs * — andar muy suelto *, tener cagalera **

2. VT

1) (gen) correr

she ran 20km — corrió 20km

to run the 100 metres — participar en or correr los 100 metros lisos

• let things run their course — (fig) deja que las cosas sigan su curso

• to run errands — hacer recados

• to run a horse — correr un caballo

• to run a race — participar en una carrera

the race is run over four km — la carrera se hace sobre una distancia de cuatro km

you ran a good race — corriste muy bien

- run sb close

- run it close or fine

- be run off one's feet
mile
2) (=take, drive)

• to run a boat ashore — varar una embarcación

• this will run you into debt — esto te endeudará

• I'll run you home — te llevo a casa

• to run a car into a lamppost — estrellar un coche contra un farol

• to run sb into town — llevar a algn (en coche) a la ciudad

the sheriff ran him out of town — el sheriff lo echó del pueblo

3) (=put, move)

• to run a comb through one's hair — peinarse rápidamente

• to run one's eye over a letter — echar un vistazo a una carta

• to run a fence round a field — poner una valla alrededor de un campo

• to run one's fingers through sb's hair — pasar los dedos por el pelo de algn

• let me run this idea past you — (US) a ver qué piensas de esta idea

• to run a pipe through a wall — pasar un tubo por una pared

• to run water into a bath — hacer correr agua en un baño, llenar un baño de agua

• to run one's words together — comerse las palabras, hablar atropelladamente

4) (=organize etc) [+ business, hotel etc] dirigir, llevar; [+ country] gobernar; [+ campaign, competition] organizar

she's the one who really runs everything — la que en realidad lo dirige todo es ella

• the school runs courses for foreign students — la escuela organiza cursos para estudiantes extranjeros

• to run the house for sb — llevar la casa a algn

a house which is easy to run — una casa de fácil manejo

• he wants to run my life — quiere organizarme la vida

• they ran a series of tests on the product — llevaron a cabo or efectuaron una serie de pruebas con el producto

5) (esp Brit) (=operate, use) [+ car] tener; [+ machine] hacer funcionar, hacer andar; [+ train] poner; (Comput) [+ programme] ejecutar

• to run a new bus service — poner en funcionamiento un nuevo servicio de autobuses

• we don't run a car — no tenemos coche

he runs two cars — tiene dos coches

the car is very cheap to run — el coche gasta muy poco or tiene muy pocos gastos de mantenimiento

• you can run this machine on gas — puedes hacer funcionar esta máquina a gas

• you can run it on or off the mains — funciona con corriente de la red

• they ran an extra train — pusieron un tren suplementario

6) (=enter in contest)

the liberals are not running anybody this time — esta vez los liberales no tienen candidato

• to run a candidate — presentar (un) candidato

• to run a horse — correr un caballo

7) (=publish) [+ report, story] publicar, imprimir

8) (=smuggle) [+ guns, whisky] pasar de contrabando

9) (=not stop for)

• to run a blockade — saltarse un bloqueo, burlar un bloqueo

• to run a stoplight — (US) saltarse un semáforo en rojo
gauntlet, risk, temperature
3. VI

1) (gen) correr; (in race) competir, correr, tomar parte; (=flee) huir

• to run across the road — cruzar la calle corriendo

• to run down the garden — correr por el jardín

• to run downstairs — bajar la escalera corriendo

• to run for a bus — correr tras el autobús

we shall have to run for it — (=move quickly) tendremos que correr; (=escape) habrá que darse a la fuga

to run for all one is worth, run like the devil — correr a todo correr

run for your lives! — ¡sálvese el que pueda!

• to run to help sb — correr al auxilio de algn

to run to meet sb — correr al encuentro de algn

• he ran up to me — se me acercó corriendo

he ran up the stairs — subió la escalera corriendo

- he's trying to run before he can walk

2) (of bus service etc)

the train runs between Glasgow and Edinburgh — el tren circula entre Glasgow y Edimburgo

the bus runs every 20 minutes — hay un autobús cada 20 minutos

there are no trains running to Toboso — no hay servicio de trenes a Toboso

steamers run daily between the two ports — hay servicio diario de vapores entre los dos puertos

that train does not run on Sundays — ese tren no circula los domingos

3) (Naut)

• to run aground — encallar

• to run before the wind — navegar con viento a popa

4) (=function) funcionar

• the car is not running well — el coche no funciona bien

• you mustn't leave the engine running — no se debe dejar el motor en marcha

• the lift isn't running — el ascensor no funciona

• it runs off the mains — funciona con corriente de la red

• it runs on petrol — funciona con gasolina, tiene motor de gasolina

• things did not run smoothly for them — (fig) las cosas no les fueron bien

5) (=extend)

a) (in time)

• the contract has two years left to run — al contrato le quedan dos años de duración

the contract ran for seven years — el contrato duró siete años

• it runs in the family — [characteristic] viene de familia; [disease] es algo genético

• the play ran for two years — la obra estuvo dos años en cartelera

the play ran for 200 performances — la obra tuvo 200 representaciones seguidas

• the programme ran for an extra ten minutes — el programa se prolongó diez minutos, el programa duró diez minutos de más

• the sentences will run concurrently — las condenas se cumplirán al mismo tiempo

• it runs through the whole history of art — afecta toda la historia del arte, se observa en toda la historia del arte

b) (in space)

• he has a scar running across his chest — tiene una cicatriz que le atraviesa el pecho

• the road runs along the river — la carretera va a lo largo del río

a fence runs along that side — hay una cerca por ese lado

• the road runs by our house — la carretera pasa delante de nuestra casa

• the path runs from our house to the station — el sendero va de nuestra casa a la estación

• this street runs into the square — esta calle desemboca en la plaza

• a balcony runs round the hall — una galería se extiende a lo largo del perímetro de la sala

the city has walls running right round it — la ciudad está completamente rodeada por una muralla

• the ivy runs up the wall — la hiedra trepa por la pared

6) (=flow) correr; (Med) [sore] supurar

• your bath is running — tienes el baño llenándose

• blood ran from the wound — la sangre manaba de la herida, la herida manaba sangre

• to run dry — [river, well] secarse; [resources] agotarse

• the milk ran all over the floor — la leche se derramó por todo el suelo

• money simply runs through his fingers — es un manirroto

• his nose was running — le moqueaba la nariz

• my pen runs — mi pluma gotea

• the river runs for 300 miles — el río corre 300 millas

the river runs into the sea — el río desemboca en el mar

• you left the tap running — dejaste abierto el grifo or (LAm) abierta la llave

• the tears ran down her cheeks — las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas

• when the tide is running strongly — cuando sube la marea rápidamente

• the streets were running with water — el agua corría por las calles

we were running with sweat — chorreábamos (de) sudor

7) [colour] correrse, desteñirse

the colours have run — los colores se han corrido or desteñido

colours that will not run — colores que no (se) destiñen or que no se corren

8) (=melt) derretirse

my ice cream is running — mi helado se está derritiendo

9) (=go)

a rumour ran through the town — corrió la voz por la ciudad

a ripple of excitement ran through the crowd — una ola de entusiasmo hizo vibrar or estremeció a la multitud

that tune keeps running through my head — esa melodía la tengo metida en la cabeza

the thought ran through my head that... — se me ocurrió pensar que...
seed 1., 1), wild 2., 2)
10) (=be)

• the train is running late — el tren lleva retraso

I'm running a bit late — se me está haciendo un poco tarde

• the service usually runs on time — el servicio generalmente es puntual
high 2., low I, 1., 4)
11) (Pol) (=stand for election) presentarse como candidato(-a)

are you running? — ¿vas a presentar tu candidatura?

• to run against sb — medirse con algn, enfrentarse a algn

• to run for office — presentarse como candidato a un cargo

12) (=say)

so the story runs — así dice el cuento

the text runs like this — el texto dice así, el texto reza así

13) [stocking] hacerse una carrera

14) (Comput) ejecutarse

4.

CPD

run time N — tiempo m de ejecución

- run about

- run across

- run after

- run along

- run around

- run at

- run away

- run away with

- run back

- run down

- run in

- run into

- run off

- run off with

- run on

- run out

- run out of

- run out on

- run over

- run through

- run to

- run up

- run up against

* * *

I
1. [rʌn]
1) (pres p running; past ran; past p run) intransitive verb

Sense I

2) correr

I had to run for the train — tuve que correr para no perder el tren

he ran downstairs/indoors — bajó/entró corriendo

run for your lives! — sálvese quien pueda!

3) (colloq) ( drive) ir* ( en coche)

I run down/over/up to Birmingham most weekends — la mayoría de los fines de semana voy a Birmingham

4)

a) (go)

the truck ran into the ditch/over the cliff — el camión cayó en la cuneta/se despeñó por el acantilado

the wagons run on tracks — los vagones corren sobre rieles

b) ( Transp)

the trains run every half hour — hay trenes cada media hora

this service runs only on Saturdays — este servicio funciona solamente los sábados

5)

a) ( flow) \<\<water/oil\>\> correr; ( drip) gotear

the water ran hot/cold — empezó a salir agua caliente/fría

the river runs through the town/into the sea — el río pasa por la ciudad/desemboca en el mar

she left the water/faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap running — dejó la llave abierta (AmL) or (Esp) el grifo abierto or (RPl) la canilla abierta or (Per) el caño abierto

my nose is running — me gotea la nariz

b) ( pass) pasar

the rope runs over this pulley — la cuerda pasa por esta polea

6) ( travel)

our thoughts were running along o on the same lines — nuestros pensamientos iban por el mismo camino

a shiver ran down my spine — me dio un escalofrío

7) ( Pol) \<\<candidate\>\> presentarse, postularse (AmL)

he is running for Governor again — se va a volver a presentar or (AmL tb) a postular como candidato a Gobernador

she'll be running against two other candidates — se enfrentará a otros dos candidatos

Sense II

8) (operate, function)

with the engine running — con el motor encendido or en marcha or (AmL tb) prendido

it runs off batteries/on gas — funciona con pilas or a pila(s)/a gas

the talks have been running smoothly — las conversaciones han marchado sobre ruedas

the work is running six months behind schedule — el trabajo lleva seis meses de retraso

Sense III

9) ( extend)

a) ( in space)

the streets run parallel to each other — las calles corren paralelas

the path runs across the field/around the lake — el sendero atraviesa el campo/bordea el lago

this idea runs through the whole book — esta idea se repite or está presente a lo largo del libro

b) ( in time)

the film runs for 95 minutes — la película dura 95 minutos

the show will run for 10 weeks — el espectáculo estará en cartel 10 semanas

the contract runs for a year — el contrato es válido por un año or vence al cabo de un año

10)

a) (be, stand)

feelings are running high — los ánimos están caldeados

inflation is running at 4% — la tasa de inflación es del 4%

it runs in the family — es de familia, le (or me etc) viene de familia; water I 3) a)

b) ( become)

stocks are running low — se están agotando las existencias; see also dry I 1) c), short II 2)

to run to something: to run to fat — echar carnes (fam); see also seed I 1) b)

11) (of stories, sequences) decir*

how did that line run? — ¿cómo decía or era esa línea?

the argument runs as follows — el argumento es el siguiente

12) (melt, merge) \<\<butter/cheese/icing\>\> derretirse*; \<\<paint/makeup\>\> correrse; \<\<color\>\> desteñir*, despintarse (Méx)

13) \<\<stockings\>\> hacerse* carreras, correrse (AmL)

2.

1) vt

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<race/marathon\>\> correr, tomar parte en

b) ( chase)

the Green candidate ran them a close third — el candidato de los verdes quedó en tercer lugar a muy poca distancia de ellos

they were run out of town — los hicieron salir del pueblo, los corrieron del pueblo (AmL fam)

3)

a) (push, move) pasar

he ran his fingers through his beard — se mesaba la barba

she ran her finger down the list — recorrió la lista con el dedo

run a comb through your hair — pásate un peine (por el pelo)

b) ( drive) \<\<person\>\> (colloq) llevar ( en coche)

he ran the truck into the ditch — se metió con el camión en la cuneta

4) ( cause to flow)

to run a bath — preparar un baño

to run something under the tap — (BrE) hacer* correr agua sobre algo

5)

a) ( extend) \<\<cable/wire\>\> tender*

b) ( pass) (hacer*) pasar

6)

a) ( smuggle) \<\<guns\>\> contrabandear, pasar (de contrabando)

b) ( get past) \<\<blockade\>\> burlar

to run a (red) light — (AmE) saltarse un semáforo (en rojo), pasarse un alto (Méx)

Sense II

7) ( operate) \<\<engine\>\> hacer* funcionar; \<\<program\>\> ( Comput) pasar, ejecutar

8) ( manage) \<\<business/organization/department\>\> dirigir*, llevar

the state-run television network — la cadena de televisión estatal or del Estado

who's running this business? — ¿aquí quién es el que manda?

he runs the financial side of the business — se encarga or se ocupa del aspecto financiero del negocio

9)

a) ( Transp) \<\<flight\>\> tener*

we run regular buses to the airport — tenemos un servicio regular de autobuses al aeropuerto

they run extra trains on Saturdays — los sábados ponen más trenes

b) ( maintain) tener*

she runs her own car — ella tiene su propio coche

I can't afford to run a car — no puedo mantener un coche

it's very cheap to run — es muy económico

10) \<\<tests\>\> realizar*, llevar a cabo; \<\<classes/concerts\>\> organizar*; \<\<newspaper\>\> \<\<article\>\> publicar*; fever 1) a), risk I a), temperature b)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- run about

- run across

- run after

- run along

- run around

- run at

- run away

- run away with

- run down

- run in

- run into

- run off

- run off with

- run on

- run out

- run out on

- run over

- run through

- run to

- run up

- run up against

II

noun

1) ( on foot)

she goes for a short run every day — todos los días sale a correr un poco

he does everything at a run — todo lo hace (deprisa y) corriendo or a la(s) carrera(s)

to break into a run — echar a correr

on the run: the children keep her on the run all day los niños la tienen todo el día en danza; after seven years on the run (from the law) después de estar siete años huyendo de la justicia; to give somebody a (good) run for her/his money hacerle* sudar tinta a algn; to have a good run for one's money: he was champion for six years, he had a good run for his money fue campeón durante seis años, no se puede quejar; to have the run of something tener* libre acceso a algo, tener* algo a su (or mi etc) entera disposición; to make a run for it — escaparse

2)

a) (trip, outing) vuelta f, paseo m ( en coche)

b) ( journey)

the outward run — el trayecto or viaje de ida

it's only a short/10-mile run — está muy cerca/sólo a 10 millas

3)

a) ( sequence)

a run of good/bad luck — una racha de buena/mala suerte, una buena/mala racha

b) ( period of time)

in the long run — a la larga

in the short run — a corto plazo

4) ( tendency) corriente f

in the normal run of events — normalmente, en el curso normal de los acontecimientos

5) ( heavy demand)

run ON something: there's been a run on these watches estos relojes han estado muy solicitados or han tenido mucha demanda; a run on sterling una fuerte presión sobre la libra; a run on the banks — una corrida bancaria, un pánico bancario

6) (Cin, Theat) temporada f

7) ( Publ) ( print run) tirada f

8)

a) ( track) pista f

ski run — pista de esquí

b) ( for animals) corral m

9) (in stocking, knitted garment) carrera f

10) (in baseball, cricket) carrera f

11) the runs pl ( diarrhea) (colloq) diarrea f, churrias fpl (Col fam)

English-spanish dictionary > run
7 run

run [rʌn]

course ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) excursion ⇒ 1 (c) trajet ⇒ 1 (e) vol ⇒ 1 (f) série ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (k) tendance ⇒ 1 (l) ruée ⇒ 1 (m) diriger ⇒ 2 (a) organiser ⇒ 2 (b) (faire) marcher ⇒ 2 (c), 3 (k) courir ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (a), 3 (b) transporter ⇒ 2 (i) conduire ⇒ 2 (k) (faire) passer ⇒ 2 (l), 2 (m), 3 (d) se sauver ⇒ 3 (c) couler ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (i) fondre ⇒ 3 (i) circuler ⇒ 3 (l) durer ⇒ 3 (m) être à l'affiche ⇒ 3 (n) (se) présenter ⇒ 2 (q), 3 (r)

(pt ran [ræn], pp run, cont running)

1 noun

(a) (action) course f;

∎ he took a short run and cleared the gate après un court élan il a franchi la barrière;

∎ at a run en courant;

∎ to go for a run aller faire du jogging;

∎ to go for a 5-mile run ≃ courir 8 kilomètres;

∎ I took the dog for a run in the park j'ai emmené le chien courir dans le parc;

∎ two policemen arrived at a run deux policiers sont arrivés au pas de course;

∎ to break into a run se mettre à courir;

∎ to make a run for it prendre la fuite, se sauver;

∎ the murderer is on the run le meurtrier est en cavale;

∎ she was on the run from her creditors/the police elle essayait d'échapper à ses créanciers/à la police;

∎ we've got them on the run! nous les avons mis en déroute!;

∎ figurative we have the run of the house while the owners are away nous disposons de toute la maison pendant l'absence des propriétaires;

∎ we give the au pair the run of the place nous laissons à la jeune fille au pair la libre disposition de la maison;

∎ you've had a good run (for your money), it's time to step down tu en as bien profité, maintenant il faut laisser la place à un autre;

∎ they gave the Russian team a good run for their money ils ont donné du fil à retordre à l'équipe soviétique;

∎ familiar to have the runs (diarrhoea) avoir la courante

(b) (race) course f;

∎ a charity run une course de charité

(c) (drive) excursion f, promenade f;

∎ we went for a run down to the coast nous sommes allés nous promener au bord de la mer;

∎ she took me for a run in her new car elle m'a emmené faire un tour dans sa nouvelle voiture;

∎ humorous shall I make or do a beer run? je vais chercher de la bière?;

∎ I do the school run in the morning c'est moi qui emmène les enfants à l'école tous les matins

(d) (for smuggling) passage m;

∎ the gang used to make runs across the border le gang passait régulièrement la frontière

(e) (route, itinerary) trajet m, parcours m;

∎ the buses on the London to Glasgow run les cars qui font le trajet ou qui assurent le service Londres-Glasgow;

∎ he used to do the London (to) Glasgow run (pilot, bus or train driver) il faisait la ligne Londres-Glasgow;

∎ it's only a short run into town le trajet jusqu'au centre-ville n'est pas long;

∎ there was very little traffic on the run down nous avons rencontré très peu de circulation

(f) Aviation (flight) vol m, mission f;

∎ bombing run mission f de bombardement

(g) Sport (in cricket, baseball) point m;

∎ to make 10 runs marquer 10 points

(h) (track → for skiing, bobsleighing) piste f

(i) (series, sequence) série f, succession f, suite f;

∎ they've had a run of ten defeats ils ont connu dix défaites consécutives;

∎ the recent run of events la récente série d'événements;

∎ a run of bad luck une série ou suite de malheurs;

∎ you seem to be having a run of good/bad luck on dirait que la chance est/n'est pas de ton côté en ce moment;

∎ the play had a triumphant run on Broadway la pièce a connu un succès triomphal à Broadway;

∎ the play had a run of nearly two years la pièce a tenu l'affiche (pendant) presque deux ans;

∎ to have a long run (of fashion, person in power) tenir longtemps; (of play) tenir longtemps l'affiche;

∎ in the long/short run à long/court terme

(j) (in card games) suite f

(k) (of product) lot m, série f; (of book) tirage m;

∎ a run of fewer than 500 would be uneconomical fabriquer une série de moins de 500 unités ne serait pas rentable

(l) (general tendency, trend) tendance f;

∎ to score against the run of play marquer contre le jeu;

∎ I was lucky and got the run of the cards j'avais de la chance, les cartes m'étaient favorables;

∎ the usual run of colds and upset stomachs les rhumes et les maux de ventre habituels;

∎ she's well above the average or ordinary run of students elle est bien au-dessus de la moyenne des étudiants;

∎ the ordinary run of mankind le commun des mortels;

∎ in the ordinary run of things normalement, en temps normal;

∎ out of the common run hors du commun

(m) (great demand → on product, currency, Stock Exchange) ruée f (on sur);

∎ the heatwave caused a run on suntan cream la vague de chaleur provoqua une ruée sur les crèmes solaires;

∎ a run on the banks un retrait massif des dépôts bancaires;

∎ Stock Exchange there was a run on the dollar il y a eu une ruée sur le dollar

(n) (operation → of machine) opération f;

∎ computer run passage m machine

(o) (bid → in election) candidature f;

∎ his run for the presidency sa candidature à la présidence

(p) (ladder → in stocking, tights) échelle f, maille f filée;

∎ I've got a run in my tights mon collant est filé

(q) (enclosure → for animals) enclos m;

∎ chicken run poulailler m

(r) (of salmon) remontée f

(s) Music roulade f

2 transitive verb

(a) (manage → company, office) diriger, gérer; (→ shop, restaurant, club) tenir; (→ theatre) diriger; (→ farm) exploiter; (→ newspaper, magazine) rédiger; (→ house) tenir; (→ country) gouverner, diriger;

∎ she runs the bar while her parents are away elle tient le bar pendant l'absence de ses parents;

∎ a badly run organization une organisation mal gérée;

∎ the library is run by volunteer workers la bibliothèque est tenue par des bénévoles;

∎ the farm was too big for him to run alone la ferme était trop grande pour qu'il puisse s'en occuper seul;

∎ who's running this outfit? qui est le patron ici?;

∎ I wish she'd stop trying to run my life! j'aimerais bien qu'elle arrête de me dire comment vivre ma vie!

(b) (organize, lay on → service, course, contest) organiser; (→ train, bus) mettre en service;

∎ to run a bridge tournament/a raffle organiser un tournoi de bridge/une tombola;

∎ they run evening classes in computing ils organisent des cours du soir en informatique;

∎ they run extra trains in the summer l'été ils mettent (en service) des trains supplémentaires;

∎ several private companies run buses to the airport plusieurs sociétés privées assurent un service d'autobus pour l'aéroport

(c) (operate → piece of equipment) faire marcher, faire fonctionner; Computing (program) exécuter, faire tourner;

∎ you can run it off solar energy/the mains vous pouvez le faire fonctionner à l'énergie solaire/sur secteur;

∎ this computer runs most software on peut utiliser la plupart des logiciels sur cet ordinateur;

∎ Aviation to run the engines (for checking) faire le point fixe;

∎ I can't afford to run a car any more je n'ai plus les moyens d'avoir une voiture;

∎ she runs a Porsche elle roule en Porsche

(d) (conduct → experiment, test) effectuer

(e) (do or cover at a run → race, distance) courir;

∎ to run the marathon courir le marathon;

∎ I can still run 2 km in under 7 minutes j'arrive encore à courir ou à couvrir 2 km en moins de 7 minutes;

∎ the children were running races les enfants faisaient la course;

∎ the race will be run in Paris next year la course aura lieu à Paris l'année prochaine;

∎ to run messages or errands faire des commissions ou des courses;

∎ he'd run a mile if he saw it il prendrait ses jambes à son cou s'il voyait ça;

∎ it looks as if his race is run on dirait qu'il a fait son temps

(f) (cause to run)

∎ to be run off one's feet être débordé;

∎ you're running the poor boy off his feet! le pauvre, tu es en train de l'épuiser!;

∎ to run oneself to a standstill courir jusqu'à l'épuisement

(g) (enter for race → horse, greyhound) faire courir

(h) (hunt, chase) chasser;

∎ to run deer chasser le cerf;

∎ the outlaws were run out of town les hors-la-loi furent chassés de la ville

(i) (transport → goods) transporter; (give lift to → person) conduire, emmener;

∎ I'll run you to the bus stop je vais te conduire à l'arrêt de bus;

∎ to run sb back home reconduire qn chez lui;

∎ I've got to run these boxes over to my new house je dois emporter ces boîtes dans ma nouvelle maison

(j) (smuggle) faire le trafic de;

∎ he's suspected of running drugs/guns il est soupçonné de trafic de drogue/d'armes

(k) (drive → vehicle) conduire;

∎ I ran the car into the driveway j'ai mis la voiture dans l'allée;

∎ could you run your car back a bit? pourriez-vous reculer un peu votre voiture?;

∎ I ran my car into a lamppost je suis rentré dans un réverbère (avec ma voiture);

∎ he tried to run me off the road! il a essayé de me faire sortir de la route!

(l) (pass, quickly or lightly) passer;

∎ he ran his hand through his hair il se passa la main dans les cheveux;

∎ he ran a comb through his hair il se donna un coup de peigne;

∎ I'll run a duster over the furniture je passerai un coup de chiffon sur les meubles;

∎ she ran her hands over the controls elle promena ses mains sur les boutons de commande;

∎ she ran her finger down the list/her eye over the text elle parcourut la liste du doigt/le texte des yeux

(m) (send via specified route) faire passer;

∎ it would be better to run the wires under the floorboards ce serait mieux de faire passer les fils sous le plancher;

∎ we could run a cable from the house nous pourrions amener un câble de la maison;

∎ run the other end of the rope through the loop passez l'autre bout de la corde dans la boucle

(n) (go through or past → blockade) forcer; (→ rapids) franchir; American (→ red light) brûler

(o) (cause to flow) faire couler;

∎ run the water into the basin faites couler l'eau dans la cuvette;

∎ to run a bath faire couler un bain

(p) (publish) publier;

∎ the local paper is running a series of articles on the scandal le journal local publie une série d'articles sur le scandale;

∎ to run an ad (in the newspaper) passer ou faire passer une annonce (dans le journal)

(q) (enter for election) présenter;

∎ they're running a candidate in every constituency ils présentent un candidat dans chaque circonscription

(r) Medicine

∎ to run a temperature or fever avoir de la fièvre

(s) (expose oneself to)

∎ to run the danger or risk of doing sth courir le risque de faire qch;

∎ you run the risk of a heavy fine vous risquez une grosse amende;

∎ do you realize the risks you're running? est-ce que vous réalisez les risques que vous prenez?

3 intransitive verb

(a) (gen) courir;

∎ I run every morning in the park je cours tous les matins dans le parc;

∎ to come running towards sb accourir vers qn;

∎ they ran out of the house ils sont sortis de la maison en courant;

∎ to run upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre l'escalier en courant;

∎ I had to run for the train j'ai dû courir pour attraper le train;

∎ she ran for the police elle a couru chercher la police;

∎ run and fetch me a glass of water cours me chercher un verre d'eau;

∎ I'll just run across or round or over to the shop je fais un saut à l'épicerie;

∎ to run to meet sb courir ou se précipiter à la rencontre de qn;

∎ I've been running all over the place looking for you j'ai couru partout à ta recherche;

∎ figurative I didn't expect her to go running to the press with the story je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'elle coure raconter l'histoire à la presse;

∎ don't come running to me with your problems ne viens pas m'embêter avec tes problèmes

(b) (compete in race) courir; (score in cricket, baseball) marquer;

∎ to run in a race (horse, person) participer à une course;

∎ there are twenty horses running in the race vingt chevaux participent à la course;

∎ she ran for her country in the Olympics elle a couru pour son pays aux jeux Olympiques

(c) (flee) se sauver, fuir;

∎ run for your lives! sauve qui peut!;

∎ familiar if the night watchman sees you, run for it! si le veilleur de nuit te voit, tire-toi ou file!;

∎ figurative you can't just keep running from your past vous ne pouvez pas continuer à fuir votre passé

(d) (pass → road, railway, boundary) passer;

∎ a tunnel runs under the mountain un tunnel passe sous la montagne;

∎ the railway line runs through a valley/over a viaduct le chemin de fer passe dans une vallée/sur un viaduc;

∎ the pipes run under the road les tuyaux passent sous la route;

∎ the road runs alongside the river/parallel to the coast la route longe la rivière/la côte;

∎ hedgerows run between the fields des haies séparent les champs;

∎ the road runs due north la route va droit vers le nord;

∎ to run north and south être orienté nord-sud;

∎ a canal running from London to Birmingham un canal qui va de Londres à Birmingham;

∎ a high fence runs around the building une grande barrière fait le tour du bâtiment;

∎ the lizard has red markings running down its back le dos du lézard est zébré de rouge;

∎ the line of print ran off the page la ligne a débordé de la feuille;

∎ figurative our lives seem to be running in different directions il semble que nos vies prennent des chemins différents

(e) (move, go → ball, vehicle) rouler; (slip, slide → rope, cable) filer;

∎ the pram ran down the hill out of control le landau a dévalé la côte;

∎ the tram runs on special tracks le tramway roule sur des rails spéciaux;

∎ the crane runs on rails la grue se déplace sur des rails;

∎ the piano runs on casters le piano est monté sur (des) roulettes;

∎ the truck ran off the road le camion a quitté la route;

∎ let the cord run through your hands laissez la corde filer entre vos mains;

∎ his fingers ran over the controls ses doigts se promenèrent sur les boutons de commande;

∎ her eyes ran down the list elle parcourut la liste des yeux;

∎ a shiver ran down my spine un frisson me parcourut le dos;

∎ his thoughts ran to that hot August day in Paris cette chaude journée d'août à Paris lui revint à l'esprit

(f) (words, text)

∎ how does that last verse run? c'est quoi la dernière strophe?;

∎ their argument or reasoning runs something like this voici plus ou moins leur raisonnement;

∎ the conversation ran something like this voilà en gros ce qui s'est dit

(g) (spread → rumour, news) se répandre

(h) (flow → river, water, tap, nose) couler;

∎ let the water run until it's hot laisse couler l'eau jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit chaude;

∎ the water's run cold l'eau est froide au robinet;

∎ you've let the water run cold tu as laissé couler l'eau trop longtemps, elle est devenue froide;

∎ your bath is running ton bain est en train de couler;

∎ your nose is running tu as le nez qui coule;

∎ the cold made our eyes run le froid nous piquait les yeux;

∎ the hot water runs along/down this pipe l'eau chaude passe/descend dans ce tuyau;

∎ their faces were running with sweat leurs visages ruisselaient de transpiration;

∎ tears ran down her face des larmes coulaient sur son visage;

∎ the streets were running with blood le sang coulait dans les rues;

∎ the river ran red with blood les eaux de la rivière étaient rouges de sang;

∎ the Jari runs into the Amazon le Jari se jette dans l'Amazone

(i) (butter, ice cream, wax) fondre; (cheese) couler; (paint) goutter;

∎ her mascara had run son mascara avait coulé

(j) (in wash → colour, fabric) déteindre;

∎ wash that dress separately, the colour might run lave cette robe à part, elle pourrait déteindre

(k) (operate → engine, machine, business) marcher, fonctionner;

∎ to run on or off electricity/gas/diesel fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz/au diesel;

∎ this machine runs off the mains cet appareil se branche sur (le) secteur;

∎ the tape recorder was still running le magnétophone était encore en marche;

∎ leave the engine running laissez tourner le moteur;

∎ the engine is running smoothly le moteur tourne rond;

∎ the new assembly line is up and running la nouvelle chaîne de montage est en service;

∎ Computing do not interrupt the program while it is running ne pas interrompre le programme en cours d'exécution;

∎ Computing this software runs on DOS ce logiciel tourne sous DOS;

∎ Computing running at… cadencé à…;

∎ figurative everything is running smoothly tout marche très bien

(l) (public transport) circuler;

∎ this train doesn't run/only runs on Sundays ce train ne circule pas/ne circule que le dimanche;

∎ some bus lines run all night certaines lignes d'autobus sont en service toute la nuit;

∎ the buses stop running at midnight après minuit il n'y a plus de bus;

∎ trains running between London and Manchester trains qui circulent entre Londres et Manchester;

∎ trains running to Calais are cancelled les trains à destination de Calais sont annulés;

∎ he took the tube that runs through Clapham il prit la ligne de métro qui passe par Clapham

(m) (last) durer; (be valid → contract) être ou rester valide; (→ agreement) être ou rester en vigueur; Finance (→ interest) courir;

∎ the sales run from the beginning to the end of January les soldes durent du début à la fin janvier;

∎ the sales have only another two days to run il ne reste que deux jours de soldes;

∎ the meeting ran for an hour longer than expected la réunion a duré une heure de plus que prévu;

∎ I'd like the ad to run for a week je voudrais que l'annonce passe pendant une semaine;

∎ the lease has another year to run le bail n'expire pas avant un an;

∎ your subscription will run for two years votre abonnement sera valable deux ans;

∎ interest runs from 1 January les intérêts courent à partir du 1er janvier

(n) Cinema & Theatre (be performed → play, film) être à l'affiche;

∎ the play has been running for a year la pièce est à l'affiche depuis un an;

∎ the film is currently running in Hull le film est actuellement sur les écrans à Hull;

∎ his new musical should run and run! sa nouvelle comédie musicale devrait tenir l'affiche pendant des mois!;

∎ Television this soap opera has been running for twenty years ça fait vingt ans que ce feuilleton est diffusé;

∎ America's longest-running TV series la plus longue série télévisée américaine

(o) (occur → inherited trait, illness)

∎ twins run in our family les jumeaux sont courants dans la famille;

∎ heart disease runs in the family les maladies cardiaques sont fréquentes dans notre famille

(p) (range) aller;

∎ the colours run from dark blue to bright green les couleurs vont du bleu foncé au vert vif

(q) (indicating current state or condition)

∎ to run high (sea) être grosse ou houleuse;

∎ feelings or tempers were running high les esprits étaient échauffés;

∎ their ammunition was running low ils commençaient à manquer de munitions;

∎ our stores are running low nos provisions s'épuisent ou tirent à leur fin;

∎ he's running scared il a la frousse;

∎ to be running late être en retard, avoir du retard;

∎ programmes are running ten minutes late les émissions ont toutes dix minutes de retard;

∎ sorry I can't stop, I'm running a bit late désolé, je ne peux pas rester, je suis un peu en retard;

∎ events are running in our favour les événements tournent en notre faveur;

∎ inflation was running at 18 percent le taux d'inflation était de 18 pour cent

(r) (be candidate, stand) se présenter;

∎ to run for president or the presidency se présenter aux élections présidentielles, être candidat aux élections présidentielles ou à la présidence;

∎ to run for office se porter candidat;

∎ she's running on a law-and-order ticket elle se présente aux élections avec un programme basé sur la lutte contre l'insécurité;

∎ he ran against Reagan in 1984 il s'est présenté contre Reagan en 1984

(s) (drive) faire un tour ou une promenade;

∎ why don't we run down to the coast/up to London? si on faisait un tour jusqu'à la mer/jusqu'à Londres?

(t) Nautical (boat)

∎ to run (before the wind) filer vent arrière;

∎ to run aground échouer; figurative (project, plan) capoter

(u) (ladder → stocking, tights) filer

(v) (salmon) remonter les rivières

(w) (tide) monter

➲ run about intransitive verb

British courir (çà et là);

∎ I've been running about all day looking for you! j'ai passé ma journée à te chercher partout!

➲ run across

1 inseparable transitive verb

(meet → acquaintance) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (find → book, reference) trouver par hasard, tomber sur

2 intransitive verb

traverser en courant

➲ run after inseparable transitive verb

also figurative courir après;

∎ it's not like her to run after a man ce n'est pas son genre de courir après un homme;

∎ she spends half her life running after her kids elle passe son temps à être derrière les enfants;

∎ he's got all these assistants running after him the whole time il a tout un tas d'assistants qui passent sans arrêt derrière ce qu'il fait

➲ run along intransitive verb

(go away) s'en aller, partir;

∎ it's getting late, I must be running along il se fait tard, il faut que j'y aille;

∎ run along to bed now, children! allez les enfants, au lit maintenant!

➲ run around intransitive verb familiar

(a) (from place to place) courir (çà et là)^□ ;

∎ I've been running around all day looking for you! j'ai passé ma journée à te chercher partout!^□

(b) (be unfaithful → husband) courir après les femmes; (→ wife) courir après les hommes;

∎ he was sure his wife was running around il était sûr que sa femme le trompait^□

➲ run around with inseparable transitive verb

familiar (be friendly with) fréquenter^□ ; (have affair with) sortir avec^□ ;

∎ he's always running around with other women il est toujours en train de courir après d'autres femmes

➲ run away intransitive verb

(a) (flee) se sauver, s'enfuir;

∎ their son has run away from home leur fils a fait une fugue;

∎ I'll be with you in a minute, don't run away je serai à toi dans un instant, ne te sauve pas;

∎ run away and play now, children allez jouer ailleurs, les enfants;

∎ figurative to run away from one's responsibilities fuir ses responsabilités;

∎ to run away from the facts se refuser à l'évidence

(b) (elope) partir

➲ run away with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (secretly or illegally) partir avec;

∎ he ran away with his best friend's wife il est parti avec la femme de son meilleur ami;

∎ he ran away with the takings il est parti avec la caisse

(b) (overwhelm)

∎ don't let your excitement run away with you gardez votre calme;

∎ she tends to let her imagination run away with her elle a tendance à se laisser emporter par son imagination

(c) (get → idea)

∎ don't go running away with the idea or the notion that it will be easy n'allez pas vous imaginer que ce sera facile

(d) (win → race, match) emporter haut la main; (→ prize) remporter;

∎ they ran away with nearly all the medals ils ont remporté presque toutes les médailles

➲ run back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (drive back) raccompagner (en voiture);

∎ she ran me back home elle m'a ramené ou raccompagné chez moi en voiture;

∎ he ran me back on his motorbike il m'a raccompagné en moto

(b) (rewind → tape, film) rembobiner

2 intransitive verb

(a) (return) retourner ou revenir en courant;

∎ familiar to come running back (errant husband etc) revenir^□

(b) (review)

∎ to run back over sth passer qch en revue

➲ run by separable transitive verb

∎ to run sth by sb (submit) soumettre qch à qn;

∎ you'd better run that by the committee vous feriez mieux de demander l'avis du comité;

∎ run that by me again répétez-moi ça

➲ run down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (reduce, diminish → gen) réduire; (→ number of employees) diminuer; (→ stocks) laisser s'épuiser; (→ industry, factory) fermer progressivement;

∎ they are running down their military presence in Africa ils réduisent leur présence militaire en Afrique;

∎ the government was accused of running down the steel industry le gouvernement a été accusé de laisser dépérir la sidérurgie;

∎ you've run the battery down vous avez déchargé la pile; (of car) vous avez vidé ou déchargé la batterie, vous avez mis la batterie à plat

(b) familiar (criticize, denigrate) rabaisser^□ ;

∎ they're always running her friends down ils passent leur temps à dire du mal de ou à dénigrer ses amis^□ ;

∎ stop running yourself down all the time cesse de te rabaisser constamment

(c) (in car → pedestrian, animal) renverser, écraser;

∎ he was run down by a bus il s'est fait renverser par un bus

(d) (track down → animal, criminal) (traquer et) capturer; (→ person, object) dénicher;

∎ I finally ran down the reference in the library j'ai fini par dénicher la référence à la bibliothèque

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person) descendre en courant

(b) (clock, machine) s'arrêter; (battery → through use) s'user; (→ through a fault) se décharger;

∎ the batteries in the radio are beginning to run down les piles de la radio commencent à être usées

➲ run in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) British (car, engine) roder

(b) familiar (arrest) pincer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person) entrer en courant

(b) British (car, engine)

∎ running in en rodage

➲ run into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (encounter → problem, difficulty) rencontrer

(b) (meet → acquaintance) rencontrer (par hasard), tomber sur;

∎ to run into debt faire des dettes, s'endetter

(c) (collide with → of car, driver) percuter, rentrer dans;

∎ I ran into a lamppost je suis rentrée dans un réverbère;

∎ you should be more careful, you nearly ran into me! tu devrais faire attention, tu as failli me rentrer dedans!

(d) (amount to) s'élever à;

∎ debts running into millions of dollars des dettes qui s'élèvent à des millions de dollars;

∎ takings run into five figures la recette atteint les cinq chiffres

(e) (merge into) se fondre dans, se confondre avec;

∎ the red runs into orange le rouge devient orange;

∎ the words began to run into each other before my eyes les mots commençaient à se confondre devant mes yeux

➲ run off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (print) tirer, imprimer; (photocopy) photocopier;

∎ run me off five copies of this report faites-moi cinq copies de ce rapport

(b) (write quickly) (article) pondre

(c) Sport (race) disputer;

∎ the heats will be run off tomorrow les éliminatoires se disputeront demain

(d) (lose → excess weight, fat) perdre en courant

(e) (liquid) laisser s'écouler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (flee) se sauver, s'enfuir;

∎ I'll be with you in a minute, don't run off je serai à toi dans un instant, ne te sauve pas

(b) (liquid) s'écouler

➲ run on

1 separable transitive verb

(lines of writing) ne pas découper en paragraphes; (letters, words) ne pas séparer, lier

2 intransitive verb

(a) (continue) continuer, durer; (drag on) s'éterniser;

∎ the play ran on for hours la pièce a duré des heures;

∎ the discussion ran on for an extra hour la discussion a duré une heure de plus que prévu

(b) familiar (talk non-stop) parler sans cesse^□ ;

∎ he does run on rather quand il est parti celui-là, il ne s'arrête plus;

∎ he can run on for hours if you let him si tu le laisses faire il peut tenir le crachoir pendant des heures

(c) (line of text) suivre sans alinéa; (verse) enjamber

➲ run out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (cable, rope) laisser filer

(b) (in cricket)

∎ to run a batsman out mettre un batteur hors jeu

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person, animal) sortir en courant; (liquid) s'écouler

(b) (be used up → supplies, money etc) s'épuiser, (venir à) manquer; (→ time) filer;

∎ hurry up, time is running out! dépêchez-vous, il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps!;

∎ their luck finally ran out la chance a fini par tourner, leur chance n'a pas duré

(c) (expire → contract, passport, agreement) expirer, venir à expiration

➲ run out of inseparable transitive verb

manquer de;

∎ we're running out of ammunition nous commençons à manquer de munitions;

∎ we're running out of sugar nous allons nous trouver à court de sucre;

∎ he's run out of money il n'a plus d'argent;

∎ to run out of patience être à bout de patience;

∎ to run out of petrol tomber en panne d'essence

➲ run out on inseparable transitive verb

(spouse, colleague) laisser tomber, abandonner;

∎ she ran out on her husband elle a quitté son mari;

∎ his assistants all ran out on him ses assistants l'ont tous abandonné ou laissé tomber

➲ run over

1 separable transitive verb

(pedestrian, animal) écraser;

∎ I nearly got run over j'ai failli me faire écraser;

∎ he's been run over il s'est fait écraser;

∎ the car ran over his legs la voiture lui est passé sur les jambes

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (review) revoir; (rehearse) répéter; (recap) récapituler;

∎ let's run over the arguments one more time before the meeting reprenons les arguments une dernière fois avant la réunion;

∎ could you run over the main points for us? pourriez-vous nous récapituler les principaux points?

(b) (exceed)

∎ to run over the allotted time excéder le temps imparti

3 intransitive verb

(a) (overflow) déborder;

∎ literary my cup runneth over je nage dans le bonheur;

∎ to run over with energy/enthusiasm déborder d'énergie/d'enthousiasme

(b) (run late) dépasser l'heure; Radio & Television dépasser le temps d'antenne, déborder sur le temps d'antenne;

∎ the programme ran over by twenty minutes l'émission a dépassé son temps d'antenne de vingt minutes

➲ run past

1 separable transitive verb

= run by

2 intransitive verb

passer en courant

➲ run through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross → of person) traverser en courant;

∎ figurative money runs through his fingers like water l'argent lui brûle les doigts

(b) (pervade → of thought, feeling)

∎ a strange idea ran through my mind une idée étrange m'a traversé l'esprit;

∎ a thrill of excitement ran through her un frisson d'émotion la parcourut;

∎ an angry murmur ran through the crowd des murmures de colère parcoururent la foule;

∎ his words kept running through my head ses paroles ne cessaient de retentir dans ma tête;

∎ an air of melancholy runs through the whole film une atmosphère de mélancolie imprègne tout le film

(c) (review) revoir; (rehearse) répéter; (recap) récapituler;

∎ she ran through the arguments in her mind elle repassa les arguments dans sa tête;

∎ let's just run through the procedure one more time reprenons une dernière fois la marche à suivre;

∎ I'll run through your speech with you je vous ferai répéter votre discours

(d) (read quickly) parcourir (des yeux), jeter un coup d'œil sur

(e) (use up → money) dépenser; (→ case of wine, coffee) consommer; (squander → fortune) gaspiller;

∎ he runs through a dozen shirts a week il lui faut une douzaine de chemises par semaine

2 separable transitive verb

∎ to run sb through (with a sword) transpercer qn (d'un coup d'épée)

➲ run to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (amount to) se chiffrer à;

∎ her essay ran to twenty pages sa dissertation faisait vingt pages

(b) British (afford, be enough for)

∎ your salary should run to a new computer ton salaire devrait te permettre d'acheter un nouvel ordinateur;

∎ the budget won't run to champagne le budget ne nous permet pas d'acheter du champagne

➲ run up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (debt, bill) laisser s'accumuler;

∎ I've run up a huge overdraft j'ai un découvert énorme

(b) (flag) hisser

(c) (sew quickly) coudre rapidement ou à la hâte

2 intransitive verb

(climb rapidly) monter en courant; (approach) approcher en courant;

∎ a young man ran up to me un jeune homme s'approcha de moi en courant

➲ run up against inseparable transitive verb

(encounter) se heurter à;

∎ we've run up against some problems nous nous sommes heurtés à quelques problèmes

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8 on

on [ɒn]

sur ⇒ 1A (a)-(d), 1A (f), 1B (a), 1C (a), 1C (d), 1D (a)-(c), 1D (j) à ⇒ 1A (c), 1D (f), 1D (h), 1D (i), 1D (j), 1F (c), 1F (f) en ⇒ 1A (c), 1F (g) par rapport à ⇒ 1C (e) selon ⇒ 1D (d) de ⇒ 1F (d) allumé ⇒ 3 (a) ouvert ⇒ 3 (a) en marche ⇒ 3 (a) de garde ⇒ 3 (c) de service ⇒ 3 (c)

1 preposition

A.

(a) (specifying position) sur;

∎ the vase is on the shelf le vase est sur l'étagère;

∎ put it on the shelf mets-le sur l'étagère;

∎ on the floor par terre;

∎ on the ceiling au plafond;

∎ there are posters on the walls il y a des affiches aux ou sur les murs;

∎ there was blood on the walls il y avait du sang sur les murs;

∎ a coat was hanging on the hook un manteau était accroché à la patère;

∎ the post with the seagull on it le poteau sur lequel il y a la mouette;

∎ he has a ring on his finger il a une bague au doigt;

∎ to lie on one's back/side être allongé sur le dos/côté;

∎ on this side de ce côté;

∎ on the other side of the page de l'autre côté de la page;

∎ on page four à la quatrième page, à la page quatre;

∎ on the left/right à gauche/droite

(b) (indicating writing or painting surface) sur;

∎ I had nothing to write on je n'avais rien sur quoi écrire;

∎ red on a green background rouge sur un fond vert

(c) (indicating general location, area)

∎ he works on a building site il travaille sur un chantier;

∎ they live on a farm ils habitent une ferme;

∎ there's been an accident on the M1 il y a eu un accident sur la M1;

∎ room on the second floor chambre au second (étage);

∎ on Arran/the Isle of Wight sur Arran/l'île de Wight;

∎ on Corsica/Crete en Corse/Crète;

∎ on Majorca/Minorca à Majorque/Minorque

(d) (indicating part of body touched) sur;

∎ I kissed him on the cheek je l'ai embrassé sur la joue;

∎ someone tapped me on the shoulder quelqu'un m'a tapé sur l'épaule

(e) (close to)

∎ the village is right on the lake/sea le village est juste au bord du lac/de la mer

(f) (indicating movement, direction)

∎ the mirror fell on the floor la glace est tombée par terre;

∎ to climb on(to) a wall grimper sur un mur;

∎ they marched on the capital ils marchèrent sur la capitale;

∎ don't tread on it ne marchez pas dessus

B.

(a) (indicating thing carried) sur;

∎ I only had £10 on me je n'avais que 10 livres sur moi;

∎ she's got a gun on her elle est armée

(b) (indicating facial expression)

∎ he had a scornful smile on his face il affichait un sourire plein de mépris

C.

(a) (indicating purpose of money, time, effort spent) sur;

∎ I spent hours on that essay j'ai passé des heures sur cette dissertation;

∎ she spent £1,000 on her new stereo elle a dépensé 1000 livres pour acheter sa nouvelle chaîne hi-fi;

∎ to put money on a horse parier ou miser sur un cheval;

∎ what are you working on at the moment? sur quoi travaillez-vous en ce moment?

(b) (indicating activity undertaken)

∎ I am here on business je suis ici pour affaires;

∎ to be on strike être en grève;

∎ he's off on a trip to Brazil il part pour un voyage au Brésil;

∎ to go on safari faire un safari;

∎ she was sent on a course on l'a envoyée suivre des cours;

∎ I'm on nights next week je suis de nuit la semaine prochaine;

∎ he's on lunch/a break il est en train de déjeuner/faire la pause;

∎ she's been on the committee for years ça fait des années qu'elle siège au comité

(c) (indicating special interest, pursuit)

∎ she's keen on music elle a la passion de la musique;

∎ he's good on modern history il excelle en histoire moderne;

∎ she's very big on equal opportunities l'égalité des chances, c'est son cheval de bataille

(d) (indicating scale of activity)

∎ on a large/small scale sur une grande/petite échelle

(e) (compared with) par rapport à;

∎ imports are up/down on last year les importations sont en hausse/en baisse par rapport à l'année dernière;

∎ it's an improvement on the old system c'est une amélioration par rapport à l'ancien système

D.

(a) (about, on the subject of) sur;

∎ a book/film on the French Revolution un livre/film sur la Révolution française;

∎ we all agree on that point nous sommes tous d'accord sur ce point;

∎ I need some advice on a legal matter j'ai besoin de conseils sur un point légal;

∎ could I speak to you on a matter of some delicacy? pourrais-je vous parler d'une affaire assez délicate?;

∎ the police have nothing on him la police n'a rien sur lui

(b) (indicating person, thing affected) sur;

∎ it has no effect on them cela n'a aucun effet sur eux;

∎ a tax on alcohol une taxe sur les boissons alcoolisées;

∎ try it on your parents essaie-le sur tes parents;

∎ the government must act on inflation le gouvernement doit prendre des mesures contre l'inflation;

∎ he has survived two attempts on his life il a échappé à deux tentatives d'assassinat;

∎ it's unfair on women c'est injuste envers les femmes;

∎ the joke's on you! c'est toi qui as l'air ridicule!

(c) (indicating cause of injury)

∎ I cut my finger on a piece of glass je me suis coupé le doigt sur un morceau de verre

(d) (according to) selon;

∎ everyone will be judged on their merits chacun sera jugé selon ses mérites;

∎ candidates are selected on their examination results les candidats sont choisis en fonction des résultats qu'ils ont obtenus à l'examen

(e) (indicating reason, motive for action)

∎ on impulse sur un coup de tête;

∎ the police acted on information from abroad la police est intervenue après avoir reçu des renseignements de l'étranger;

∎ I shall refuse on principle je refuserai par principe

(f) (included in, forming part of)

∎ your name isn't on the list votre nom n'est pas sur la liste;

∎ the books on the syllabus les livres au programme;

∎ on the agenda à l'ordre du jour

(g) (indicating method, system)

∎ they work on a rota system ils travaillent par roulement;

∎ reorganized on a more rational basis réorganisé sur une base plus rationnelle

(h) (indicating means of transport)

∎ on foot/horseback à pied/cheval;

∎ on the bus/train dans le bus/train;

∎ she arrived on the midday bus/train elle est arrivée par le bus/train de midi;

∎ on a bicycle à bicyclette

(i) (indicating instrument played)

∎ to play a tune on the flute jouer un air à la flûte;

∎ who's on guitar/on drums? qui est à la guitare/à la batterie?

(j) Radio

∎ , Television & Theatre I heard it on the radio/on television je l'ai entendu à la radio/à la télévision;

∎ it's the first time she's been on television c'est la première fois qu'elle passe à la télévision;

∎ what's on the other channel or side? qu'est-ce qu'il y a sur l'autre chaîne?;

∎ on stage sur scène

(k) (indicating where information is stored)

∎ it's all on computer tout est sur ordinateur;

∎ on file sur fichier

E.

INDICATING DATE, TIME ETC

∎ on the 6th of July le 6 juillet;

∎ on or about the 12th vers le 12;

∎ on Christmas Day le jour de Noël;

∎ I'll see her on Monday je la vois lundi;

∎ on Monday morning lundi matin;

∎ I don't work on Mondays je ne travaille pas le lundi;

∎ on a Monday morning in February un lundi matin (du mois) de février;

∎ on a fine day in June par une belle journée de juin;

∎ on time à l'heure;

∎ every hour on the hour à chaque heure;

∎ it's just on five o'clock il est cinq heures pile;

∎ just on a year ago (approximately) il y a près d'un an

F.

(a) (indicating source of payment)

∎ have a drink on me prenez un verre, c'est moi qui offre;

∎ the drinks are on me/the house! c'est ma tournée/la tournée du patron!;

∎ you can get it on the National Health ≃ c'est remboursé par la Sécurité sociale

(b) (indicating source or amount of income)

∎ to live on one's private income/a student grant vivre de ses rentes/d'une bourse d'études;

∎ you can't live on such a low wage on ne peut pas vivre avec des revenus aussi modestes;

∎ familiar they're on the dole or on unemployment benefit ils vivent du chômage ou des allocations de chômage^□ ;

∎ to retire on a pension of £5,000 a year prendre sa retraite avec une pension de 5000 livres par an

(c) (indicating source of power) à;

∎ it works on electricity ça marche à l'électricité

(d) (indicating source of nourishment) de;

∎ they live on cereals ils se nourrissent de céréales;

∎ we dined on oysters and champagne nous avons dîné d'huîtres et de champagne

(e) (indicating drugs, medicine prescribed)

∎ is she on the pill? est-ce qu'elle prend la pilule?;

∎ I'm still on antibiotics je suis toujours sous antibiotiques;

∎ the doctor put her on tranquillizers le médecin lui a prescrit des tranquillisants;

∎ he's on insulin/heroin il prend de l'insuline/de l'héroïne;

∎ he's on drugs il se drogue;

∎ familiar figurative what's he on? il se sent bien?

(f) (at the same time as) à;

∎ he'll deal with it on his return il s'en occupera à son retour;

∎ looters will be shot on sight les pillards seront abattus sans sommation;

∎ on the death of his mother à la mort de sa mère;

∎ on my first/last visit lors de ma première/dernière visite;

∎ on the count of three à trois

(g) (with present participle) en;

∎ on hearing the news en apprenant la nouvelle;

∎ on completing the test candidates should… quand ils auront fini l'examen les candidats devront…

2 adverb

(a) (in place)

∎ the lid wasn't on le couvercle n'était pas mis;

∎ put the top back on afterwards remets le capuchon ensuite

(b) (referring to clothes)

∎ why have you got your gloves on? pourquoi as-tu mis tes gants?;

∎ the woman with the blue dress on la femme en robe bleue;

∎ what had she got on? qu'est-ce qu'elle portait?, comment était-elle habillée?;

∎ he's got nothing on il est nu

(c) (indicating continued action)

∎ to read on continuer à lire;

∎ the car drove on la voiture ne s'est pas arrêtée;

∎ they walked on ils poursuivirent leur chemin;

∎ from now or this moment or this time on désormais;

∎ from that day on à partir ou dater de ce jour;

∎ well on in years d'un âge avancé;

∎ earlier/later/further on plus tôt/tard/loin;

∎ on with the show! que le spectacle continue!

(d) (indicating activity)

∎ I've got a lot on this week je suis très occupé cette semaine;

∎ have you got anything on tonight? tu fais quelque chose ce soir?

(e) (functioning, running)

∎ put or turn or switch the television on allume la télévision;

∎ turn the tap on ouvre le robinet;

∎ the lights had been left on les lumières étaient restées allumées;

∎ the tap had been left on le robinet était resté ouvert;

∎ the car had its headlights on les phares de la voiture étaient allumés

(f) (in betting)

∎ I have a bet on j'ai fait un pari

(g) familiar (idiom)

∎ to be or go on about sth parler de qch sans arrêt^□ ;

∎ he's on about his new car again le voilà reparti sur sa nouvelle voiture;

∎ what's she on about? qu'est-ce qu'elle raconte?;

∎ he's always on about the war/teenagers il n'arrête pas de déblatérer sur la guerre/les adolescents;

∎ my parents are always on at me about my hair mes parents n'arrêtent pas de m'embêter avec mes cheveux;

∎ I've been on at them for months to get it fixed cela fait des mois que je suis sur leur dos pour qu'ils le fassent réparer

3 adjective

(a) (working → electricity, light, radio, TV) allumé; (→ gas, tap) ouvert; (→ engine, machine) en marche; (→ handbrake) serré; (→ alarm) enclenché;

∎ the radio was on very loud la radio hurlait;

∎ make sure the switches are in the "on" position vérifiez que les interrupteurs sont sur (la position) "marche";

∎ the "on" button le bouton de mise en marche

(b) (happening, under way)

∎ to be on (actor) être en scène;

∎ we're on in ten minutes c'est à nous dans dix minutes;

∎ there's a conference on next week il y a une conférence la semaine prochaine;

∎ the meeting is on right now la réunion est en train de se dérouler;

∎ the match is still on (on TV) le match n'est pas terminé; (going ahead) le match n'a pas été annulé;

∎ it's on at the local cinema ça passe au cinéma du quartier;

∎ the play was on for weeks la pièce a tenu l'affiche pendant des semaines;

∎ your favourite TV programme is on tonight il y a ton émission préférée à la télé ce soir;

∎ there's nothing good on (on TV, radio) il n'y a rien de bien;

∎ is the party still on? est-ce que la soirée se fait toujours?;

∎ is our deal still on? est-ce que notre affaire tient toujours?;

∎ the kettle's on for tea j'ai mis de l'eau à chauffer pour le thé;

∎ hurry up, your dinner's on dépêche-toi, ton dîner va être prêt

(c) (on duty → in hospital, surgery) de garde; (→ in shop, administration) de service;

∎ I'm on at three o'clock, then off at nine o'clock je commence à trois heures et je finis à neuf heures

(d) (in betting)

∎ the odds are twenty to one on la cote est de vingt contre un

(e) familiar (unacceptable)

∎ such behaviour just isn't on! une telle conduite est tout à fait inadmissible!^□ ;

∎ British it's not on! ça va pas du tout!

(f) familiar (feasible, possible)

∎ we'll never be ready by tomorrow, it just isn't on nous ne serons jamais prêts pour demain, c'est tout bonnement impossible

(g) familiar (in agreement)

∎ are you still on for dinner tonight? ça marche toujours pour le dîner de ce soir?;

∎ shall we say £10? - you're on! disons 10 livres? - d'accord ou tope là!;

∎ if you wash the dishes, I'll dry them - you're on! si tu fais la vaisselle, je l'essuie - ça marche!

(h) British familiar

∎ to be on (menstruating) avoir ses ragnagnas

4 on and off adverb

∎ we went out together on and off for a year on a eu une relation irrégulière pendant un an

5 on and on adverb

sans arrêt;

∎ he goes on and on about his minor ailments il nous rebat les oreilles avec ses petits problèmes de santé;

∎ the play dragged on and on la pièce n'en finissait plus

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9 run

1. present participle - running; verb
1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) teči

2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) teči

3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) teči

4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) teči; spraviti v tek

5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) voditi

6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) tekmovati

7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) voziti

8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) biti na sporedu

9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) voziti

10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) razlivati se

11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) peljati

12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) iti skozi; premikati

13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) postati
2. noun
1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) tek

2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) izlet

3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) obdobje

4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) spuščena zanka

5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) prosta uporaba

6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) kurnik

7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)

•

- runner
- running 3. adverb
(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) zapored

- runny
- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild
* * *
I [rʌn]
noun

tekanje, tek, sport vztrajnostni tek, tekmovanje, dirka, hiter galop; naval, lov ( for na), hajka; hoja, vožnja, (hitro) potovanje; pot, izlet, sprehod; jadranje; brzi koraki, hiter tempo, hitra kretnja, premik, hiter padec, beg; zalet, zagon, napad, juriš; figuratively potek, smer, ritem, tendenca, moda; nepretrgana vrsta, niz, serija, nepretrgan čas, trajanje; American potok, reka, jarek; tok, struja, plima, valovi; prost dostop (do), prosta uporaba; trop, jata; pašnik, ograda, ograjen prostor za živino, za perutnino; sankališče; commerce veliko povpraševanje (on po, za), dobra prodaja, trajen uspeh; commerce kakovost, kvaliteta, vrsta, sorta; music hitra vrsta tonov, gostolevek, rulada; theatre čas izvedbe, trajanje (gledališke igre), uprizarjanje, prikazovanje, nepretrgana vrsta predstav; (karte) sekvenca; naklada (časopisa); technical delovni čas (o strojih); presek, prerez, splošnost, večina; technical tračnica; deska za vkrcavanje in izkrcavanje; odvodna cev

at the run, on the run — v teku

in the long run — sčasoma, končno, konec koncev

on the run — na nogah, nepretrgoma zaposlen, ki leta sem in tja; military ki je na umiku, na begu

with a run — nenadoma

a run to Bled — vožnja, izlet, skok na Bled

a run of bad luck at cards — dolgotrajna smola pri kartah

a run of ill luck — nepretrgana smola, vrsta nesreč

run of customers — naval odjemalcev

run of events — potek dogodkov

a run of gold — žila zlata

run of ground — zemeljski plaz

the run of public opinion — smer javnega mnenja

the common (ordinary) run of people — običajni, poprečni tip ljudi

non-stop run — nonstop vožnja

the usual run of things — običajni potek dogodkov

to be in the run — teči, dirkati, figuratively kandidirati

to be on the run — teči, tekati po poslih, biti vedno na nogah, tekati sem in tja

it is only a 30 minutes' run to our place — samo pol ure vožnje je do nas

it is all in the day's run — vse to spada v program dneva (dnevnih dogodkov)

this inn is quite out of the common run of country inns — ta gostilna je čisto različna od običajnega tipa podeželskih gostišč

there was a run on the banks — vlagatelji so navalili na banke (da bi dvignili svoje prihranke)

to break into a run — spustiti se v tek

to come down with a run — zrušiti se

to give a run — preskusiti

to go for a run — teči (kot) za stavo

everything went with a run — vse je šlo gladko, kot namazano

to have s.o. on the run colloquially pognati koga

to have a run for one's money figuratively priti na svoj račun, zabavati se za svoj denar

to have the run of s.o.'s house — imeti prost dostop v hišo kake osebe, počutiti se pri kom doma

I had the run of his library — imel sem prost dostop do njegove knjižnice

these books have had the run this year — te knjige so se letos najbolje prodajale

the play had but a short run — igra je bila le kratek čas na sporedu

the piece had a run of 20 nights — (gledališko) igro so uprizorili 20 večerov zaporedoma

to take a run — vzeti zalet
II [rʌn]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

I.

intransitive verb

1.

teči, tekati, drveti, dirkati, udeležiti se dirke; voziti, hiteti, podvizati se; bežati, pobegniti, umakniti se ( from od), popihati jo, pobrisati jo; navaliti, jurišati (at, on na); hitro potovati, voziti se, pluti, redno voziti, vzdrževati promet; potegovati se ( for za), biti kandidat, kandidirati; hitro, naglo se širiti (novica, ogenj); (o času) poteči, preteči, miniti, bežati; trajati, teči, vršiti se (šola, pouk)

to run amok (amuck) — pobesneti, letati kot nor, izgubiti popolnoma oblast nad seboj

to run for it, to cut and run colloquially popihati jo, zbežati

to run foul of — trčiti z

to run to help — hiteti na pomoč

to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds figuratively skušati biti v dobrih odnosih z dvema nasprotnima si strankama

this idea keeps running through my head — ta ideja mi ne gre iz glave

run for your lives! — reši se, kdor se more!

to run for luck American poskusiti kaj na slepo srečo

to run mad — zblazneti, znoreti

to run to meet s.o. — teči komu naproti

to run to meet one's troubles figuratively vnaprej si delati skrbi

the news ran like wildfire — novica se je širila kot blisk

to run for an office — potegovati se, konkurirati, biti kandidat, kandidirati za neko službeno mesto (službo)

he who runs may read it figuratively na prvi pogled se to vidi, to se da brez težave razumeti

school runs from 8 to 12 — šola (pouk) traja od 8 do 12

a thought ran through my head — misel mi je šinila v glavo

to run from one topic to another — skakati z ene téme na drugo

time runs fast — čas beži, hitro teče

this train is running every hour — ta vlak vozi vsako uro

to run on the wheels figuratively gladko iti;

2.

vrteti se, obračati se (on okoli); premikati se, kretati se, gibati se, kotaliti se, jadrati; (o stroju) delovati, biti v pogonu, obratovati, funkcionirati; (o tovarni itd.) biti odprt, delati; (o denarju) biti v obtoku, v prometu; (o vodi) teči, razliti se, izlivati se; (o morju) valovati; segati, raztezati se, razprostirati se; (o rastlinah) bujno rasti, pognati, iti v cvet, hitro se razmnoževati; (o menici) imeti rok veljave, teči, veljati; (o cenah) držati se; juridically ostati v veljavi; theatre biti na sporedu, uprizarjati se, predstavljati se, predvajati se, igrati se, dajati se; (o barvah) razlivati se, puščati barvo; (o očeh, nosu, rani) solziti se, cureti, kapati, gnojiti se; (o kovinah) taliti se; (o ledu) (raz)topiti se, kopneti; (o besedilu) glasiti se; (s pridevnikom) postati, nastati, biti

running ice — topeči se led

three days running — tri dni zaporedoma

the bill has three months to run — menica ima rok treh mesecev

my blood ran cold figuratively kri mi je poledenela v žilah

it runs in his blood — to mu je v krvi

he is running with blood — kri ga je oblila

the colour runs in the washing — barva pušča pri pranju

the course runs at par — tečaj (kurz) je (stoji) al pari

to run dry — posušiti se; biti prazen; figuratively onemoči, biti izčrpan

eyes run — oči se solzijo

my face runs with sweat — pot mi teče po obrazu

it runs in the family — to je v družini

to run to fat — (z)rediti se, postati debel

the feelings are running high — duhovi so razburjeni

the garden runs east — vrt sega, se razteza proti vzhodu

to run high — dvigati se, rasti

to run hot — postati vroč, segreti se

the lease runs for ten years — zakupna pogodba teče, velja deset let

that makes my mouth run — sline se mi pocede ob tem

my nose runs — iz nosa mi teče

oats run 40 pounds the bushel — cena za oves je 40 funtov bušel

to run riot — (s)puntati se, upreti se; podivjati, pobesneti, (o rastlinah) bujno se razrasti

to run round in cercles figuratively kazati veliko aktivnost, a malo uspeha

the salade runs to seed — solata gre v cvetje

sea runs high — morje je razburkano

that runs to sentiment — to sega, gre človeku do srca

we ran short of coal — premog nam je pošel, zmanjkalo nam je premoga

my supplies are running low — moje zaloge se manjšajo, gredo h kraju

my talent does not run that way — za to nimam nobenega daru

my tastes do not run that way — za to nimam smisla

to run true to form (type) — ustrezati pričakovanjem

still waters run deep — tiha voda globoko dere

to run wild — podivjati; izroditi se, spriditi se, biti neukrotljiv

words ran high — padle so ostre besede; prišlo je do ostrih besed, do hudega prerekanja

the words of this passage run thus — besede tega odstavka se glasé (takole)

the works have ceased running — tovarna je ustavila delo;

II.

transitive verb

1.

preteči, preiti, teči skozi (čez), drveti (čez), voziti (skozi), preleteti, prepluti, prejadrati; teči (s kom) za stavo; figuratively meriti se (s kom); dirkati; hunting poditi, goniti, zasledovati; zbežati (iz), ubežati, zapustiti (deželo); opraviti (pot, naročilo)

the disease runs its course — bolezen gre svojo pot

to run a blockade military prebiti blokado

to run s.o. close (hard) — teči za kom, biti komu za petami

to run the country — zbežati iz dežele

to run errands — opravljati nakupe (naročila), tekati po poslih, opravkih

to run the guard — neopazno iti mimo (skozi) straže

to run 30 knots nautical pluti s hitrostjo 30 vozlov

to run a red light (stop sign) — voziti skozi rdečo luč (znak stop)

to run messages — prinašati, prinesti sporočila

to run a parallel too far — predaleč iti v primerjavi

to run a race — tekmovati v teku (dirki), dirkati

to run races — prirediti dirke

to run the rapids — prevoziti brzice

to run a rumour back to its source — zasledovati govorico do njenega izvira

to run a scent — iti za sledjo, slediti sledi

we must let the things run its course — moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pot

I'll run you to the tree over there — tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa;

2.

upravijati, voditi; predelati ( into v); spraviti v tek, v gibanje, v delovanje, pustiti, da nekaj teče, točiti; zakotaliti; gnati, goniti, poditi (konja); vpisati (konja) za dirko; pasti (živino); odpraviti, odpremiti, premestiti, transportirati; tihotapiti; zabiti ( into v), zasaditi, zariti, zadreti, zabosti (nož); spustiti, dati v promet, držati v pogonu (stroj); postaviti kot kandidata ( for za); izpostaviti se, biti izpostavljen; zabresti, pustiti zabresti (v); zaleteti se (v); (kovino) taliti; (o reki) nanositi (zlato); American potegniti (črto, mejo)

to run an account with — kupovati na račun (pri kaki tvrdki)

to run brandy — tihotapiti žganje

to run one's car into a wall — zaleteti se z avtom v zid

to run the danger — biti v nevarnosti

to run debts — biti v dolgovih, zabresti v dolgove

I ran myself into difficulties — zašel sem v težave

to run one's fingers through one's hair — (hitro) iti si s prsti skozi lase

to run a firm into debt — spraviti tvrdko v dolgove

to run one's fortune — poskusiti svojo srečo

to run the gauntlet figuratively biti izpostavljen ostri kritiki

to run one's head against the wall — zaleteti se z glavo v zid, riniti z glavo skozi zid (tudi figuratively)

to run a horse — goniti, priganjati konja; vpisati (prijaviti) konja za dirko

to run lead into bullets — liti krogle iz svinca

to run logs — sploviti hlode, les

I ran a nail into my foot — zadrl sem si žebelj v nogo

to run a newspaper — izdajati časopis

to run oneself to a standstill — ustaviti se

to run risks — tvegati, riskirati

to run a ship aground — zapeljati ladjo na sipino

to run the show slang figuratively biti šef, voditi (neko) podjetje

he runs the whole show — on vodi vse

to run a high temperature medicine imeti visoko vročino

to run a town — upravljati mesto

to run a special train — dati v promet poseben vlak
III [rʌn]
adjective (o tekočini) iztekel, odcurel; raztopljen; vlit; raztaljen, staljen; nautical ki je dezertiral, dezerterski; (o ribi) ki se je preselila iz morja v reko na drstenje; (mleko) sesirjen; colloquially utihotapljen, nezakonito uvožen

run butter — raztopljeno maslo

run honey — trcan med

a run man — dezerter

run with lead — vlit iz svinca

English-Slovenian dictionary > run
10 reach

ri:
1. verb
1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) llegar (a)

2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcanzar

3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) extender/alargar/estirar el brazo

4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contactar

5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) extenderse

2. noun
1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) cerca de

2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) alcance

3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) parte, tramo

reach¹ n alcance

within reach al alcance

out of reach fuera del alcance

reach² vb

1. llegar / alcanzar

they reached the top of the mountain llegaron a la cima de la montaña

2. alargar la mano

the chimpanzaee reached out and took my banana el chimpancé alargó la mano y cogió mi plátano

reach

tr[riːʧ]

noun

1 alcance nombre masculino

■ he has a long reach tiene un largo alcance

transitive verb

1 (arrive in/at, get to) llegar a

■ we reached Málaga at dawn llegamos a Málaga al amanecer

■ have you reached a decision? ¿has llegado a una decisión?

■ no news has reached us yet todavía no hemos recibido ninguna noticia

2 (rise to, fall to) alcanzar

■ the temperature reached 45 degrees la temperatura alcanzó 45 grados

■ fruit prices have reached a new low el precio de la fruta ha alcanzado su valor más bajo

3 (be able to touch) alcanzar, llegar a

■ I can't reach the switch no llego al interruptor

4 (contact) contactar, localizar

■ have you got an address where I can reach you? ¿tienes una dirección donde pueda contactar contigo?

5 (pass) alcanzar

■ could you reach me that hammer? ¿podrías alcanzarme ese martillo?

intransitive verb

1 (be long enough) llegar

■ the rope doesn't reach la cuerda no llega

2 (extend) extenderse

■ the gardens reach down to the river los jardines se extienden hasta el río

3 (take) extender la mano, tender la mano

■ he reached for the telephone tendió la mano para coger el teléfono

plural noun reaches

1 (of river) parte nombre femenino, tramo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

beyond the reach of fuera del alcance de

out of reach of fuera del alcance de

■ keep out of the reach of children guardar fuera del alcance de los niños

within reach of (at hand) al alcance de 2 (near) cerca de

■ within easy reach of the shops cerca de las tiendas

reach ['ri:ʧ] vt

1) extend: extender, alargar

to reach out one's hand: extender la mano

2) : alcanzar

I couldn't reach the apple: no pude alcanzar la manzana

3) : llegar a, llegar hasta

the shadow reached the wall: la sombra llegó hasta la pared

4) contact: contactar, ponerse en contacto con

reach vi

1) or to reach out : extender la mano

2) stretch: extenderse

3)

to reach for : tratar de agarrar

reach n

: alcance m, extensión f

reach

n.

(§ pl.: reaches) = alcance s.m.

• envergadura s.f.

• estirón s.m.

• extensión s.f.

• potencia s.f.

v.

• alargar v.

• alcanzar v.

• cumplir v.

• estirar v.

• extenderse v.

• influenciar v.

• llegar v.

riːtʃ
I

noun

1)

a) c ( distance) alcance m

b) (in phrases)

within reach — a mi (or tu etc) alcance

to be within easy reach — \<\<book\>\> estar* muy a mano; \<\<station\>\> quedar muy cerca

within reach of something — cerca de algo

out of o beyond reach — fuera de su (or mi etc) alcance

2) c ( of river) tramo m

the upper/lower reaches of the Nile — la cuenca alta/baja del Nilo

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( with hand) alcanzar*

can you reach the top shelf? — ¿alcanzas el estante de arriba?

b) ( extend to) llegar* a

my feet can hardly reach the pedals — apenas alcanzo los pedales con los pies

2)

a) \<\<destination/limit/age\>\> llegar* a; \<\<stage/figure\>\> llegar* a, alcanzar*

applications must reach us by... — las solicitudes deben ser recibidas antes de...

b) \<\<agreement/compromise\>\> llegar* a, alcanzar*

I've reached the conclusion that... — he llegado a la conclusión de que...

3)

a) ( contact) contactar or ponerse* en contacto con

where can I reach you? — ¿cómo puedo ponerme en contacto contigo?

b) ( gain access to) \<\<public/audience\>\> llegar* a

4) ( pass)

to reach somebody something — alcanzarle* algo a alguien

2.

vi

a) (extend hand, arm)

she reached into her pocket — metió la mano en el bolsillo

to reach FOR something: he reached for his gun echó mano a la pistola; she reached across the table for the salt — agarró or (esp Esp) cogió la sal, que estaba al otro lado de la mesa

b) ( stretch far enough) alcanzar*

I can't reach! — no alcanzo!, no llego!

c) ( extend) extenderse*

the water reached (up) to our knees — el agua nos llegaba hasta las rodillas

her hair reaches down to her waist — el pelo le llega hasta la cintura

Phrasal Verbs:

- reach out

[riːtʃ]
1. VT

1) (=get as far as) [+ place, person, stage, point, age] llegar a; [+ speed, level] alcanzar, llegar a

to reach the terrace you have to cross the garden — para llegar a or hasta la terraza tienes que cruzar el jardín

the door is reached by a long staircase — se llega a la puerta por una larga escalera

your letter reached me this morning — su carta me llegó esta mañana

by the time I reached her she was dead — cuando llegué a donde estaba, la encontré muerta

to reach 40 (years old) — llegar a los 40

• when you reach my age — cuando llegues a mi edad

• we hope to reach a wider audience — esperamos llegar a un público más variado

• not a sound reached our ears — ningún sonido llegó a nuestros oídos

• to reach home — llegar a casa

• I reached a point where I was ready to give up — llegué a un punto en el que estaba dispuesto a tirar la toalla

• she reached the semi-finals — llegó hasta las semifinales
peak 1., 3), point 1., 5)
2) (=achieve) [+ goal, target] lograr; [+ agreement, compromise] llegar a; [+ decision] tomar

• they failed to reach agreement — no consiguieron llegar a un acuerdo

• have they reached a decision yet? — ¿han tomado ya una decisión?

• to reach perfection — lograr la perfección

3) (=extend to) llegar a

• it doesn't reach the bottom — no llega al fondo

• her dress reaches the floor — el vestido le llega a or hasta el suelo

• the cancer had already reached her liver — el cáncer ya le había llegado al hígado

• he reaches her shoulder — le llega al or por el hombro
far-reaching
4) (=stretch to) alcanzar

he is tall enough to reach the top shelf — es lo suficientemente alto como para alcanzar el estante de arriba del todo

5) (=pass) alcanzar

can you reach me (over) the oil? — ¿me alcanzas el aceite por favor?

can you reach me (down) that case? — ¿me alcanzas esa maleta por favor?

6) (=contact) [+ person] ponerse en contacto con, contactar

you can reach me at my hotel — puedes ponerte en contacto conmigo or contactarme en el hotel

you can always reach me at the office — siempre puedes ponerte en contacto conmigo en la oficina

to reach sb by telephone — ponerse en contacto con or contactar a algn por teléfono

the village cannot be reached by telephone — no hay comunicación telefónica con el pueblo

7) (US) (Jur) (=suborn) [+ witness] sobornar

2. VI

1) (=stretch out hand) alargar la mano ( for sth para tomar or coger algo)

• he reached across the desk and shook my hand — me tendió la mano por encima del escritorio y estrechó la mía

• she reached for the bottle — alargó la mano para tomar or coger la botella

reach for the sky! — (US) * ¡arriba las manos!

• she reached into her bag and pulled out a gun — metió la mano en el bolso y sacó una pistola

• he reached up and put the book on the shelf — alargó la mano y puso el libro en el estante

- reach for the stars

2) (=extend) [land] extenderse; [clothes, curtains, water level] llegar; (fig) (in time) remontarse

their land reaches to the sea — sus tierras se extienden hasta el mar

her skirt reached down to the ground — la falda le llegaba al or hasta el suelo

the water reached up to the windows — el agua llegaba a las ventanas

it reaches back to 1700 — se remonta a 1700

it's a tradition that reaches back (for) centuries — es una tradición que se remonta a varios siglos

3) (=stretch far enough) [person] alcanzar; [cable, hose] llegar

can you reach? — ¿alcanzas?

it won't reach — no va a llegar

3. N

1) alcance m

• beyond (the) reach of sth/sb: the price is beyond the reach of ordinary people — el precio está fuera del alcance de la gente corriente

she was beyond (the) reach of human help — estaba desahuciada

this subject is beyond his reach — este tema le viene grande

beyond the reach of the law — fuera del alcance de la ley

• to have a long reach — [boxer, tennis player] tener brazos largos

• out of reach — fuera del alcance

the gun lay just out of reach — la pistola estaba justo fuera de su alcance

keep all medicines out of reach of children — mantenga todos los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños

• within sb's reach — al alcance (de la mano) de algn

the rope was just within (her) reach — la cuerda estaba justo a su alcance or al alcance de su mano

at last his goal was within reach — por fin el objetivo que tenía estaba a su alcance, por fin tenía su objetivo al alcance de la mano

cars are within everyone's reach nowadays — ahora los coches están al alcance (del bolsillo) de cualquiera

• within easy reach — a mano, cerca

the shops are within easy reach — las tiendas están cerca or a mano

it's within easy reach by bus — en autobús queda cerca, se puede acceder fácilmente en autobús

a house within easy reach of the station — una casa cerca de la estación, una casa bien situada con respecto a la estación

• within reach of sth — cerca de algo

2) [of river, canal] (=short stretch) tramo m

• the upper/ lower reaches of the Amazon — (=larger area) la cuenca alta/baja del Amazonas

the outer reaches of the solar system — los límites exteriores del sistema solar

the highest reaches of government — los escalafones más altos del gobierno

- reach down

- reach out

* * *
[riːtʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) c ( distance) alcance m

b) (in phrases)

within reach — a mi (or tu etc) alcance

to be within easy reach — \<\<book\>\> estar* muy a mano; \<\<station\>\> quedar muy cerca

within reach of something — cerca de algo

out of o beyond reach — fuera de su (or mi etc) alcance

2) c ( of river) tramo m

the upper/lower reaches of the Nile — la cuenca alta/baja del Nilo

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1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( with hand) alcanzar*

can you reach the top shelf? — ¿alcanzas el estante de arriba?

b) ( extend to) llegar* a

my feet can hardly reach the pedals — apenas alcanzo los pedales con los pies

2)

a) \<\<destination/limit/age\>\> llegar* a; \<\<stage/figure\>\> llegar* a, alcanzar*

applications must reach us by... — las solicitudes deben ser recibidas antes de...

b) \<\<agreement/compromise\>\> llegar* a, alcanzar*

I've reached the conclusion that... — he llegado a la conclusión de que...

3)

a) ( contact) contactar or ponerse* en contacto con

where can I reach you? — ¿cómo puedo ponerme en contacto contigo?

b) ( gain access to) \<\<public/audience\>\> llegar* a

4) ( pass)

to reach somebody something — alcanzarle* algo a alguien

2.

vi

a) (extend hand, arm)

she reached into her pocket — metió la mano en el bolsillo

to reach FOR something: he reached for his gun echó mano a la pistola; she reached across the table for the salt — agarró or (esp Esp) cogió la sal, que estaba al otro lado de la mesa

b) ( stretch far enough) alcanzar*

I can't reach! — no alcanzo!, no llego!

c) ( extend) extenderse*

the water reached (up) to our knees — el agua nos llegaba hasta las rodillas

her hair reaches down to her waist — el pelo le llega hasta la cintura

Phrasal Verbs:

- reach out

English-spanish dictionary > reach
11 set

[set] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. set
1)

а) ставить, класть

to set the ladder against the wall — приставить лестницу к стене

She set a tray down on the table. — Она поставила поднос на стол.

I set the basket against the door. — Я поставил корзину рядом с дверью.

He set down his knife and fork. — Он отложил нож и вилку.

Why don't you set your chair forward to get a better view? — Почему бы тебе не придвинуть стул немного вперёд, чтобы лучше видеть?

The chair was set apart from the others for the special guest. — Один стул поставили отдельно, для особого гостя.

She was reading a book, but set it by when the telephone rang. — Она читала книгу, но отложила её, когда зазвонил телефон.

Syn:

put 1., place 2.

б) обычно страд. размещать, располагать

a medieval village set high on a hill — средневековая деревушка, расположенная на высоком холме

The house is set in fifty acres of parkland. — Дом располагается на территории в пятьдесят акров, посреди парка.

в) разворачиваться, происходить (о действии книги, фильма или спектакля)

The novel is set in London in the 1960s. — Действие романа разворачивается в Лондоне 1960-х годов.

2) сажать, усаживать

to set on a throne — сажать на трон

to set on horseback — сажать верхом

Syn:

seat 2.

3) придавать определённое положение

to set smth. on end — поставить что-л. вверх ногами, поставить на попа

to set smth. upright — поднять что-л. вертикально, поставить стоймя

4) ( set against)

а) настраивать против (кого-л. / чего-л.)

What have I ever done to set her against me? — Что же я такого сделал, что она так настроена против меня?

б) быть категорически против (чего-л.), противиться (чему-л.)

to set oneself against a proposal — решительно воспротивиться принятию предложения

Mary's father was set against the marriage from the beginning. — Отец Мэри с самого начала был против этой свадьбы.

5) приводить в ( определённое) состояние

to set smb. free — освобождать кого-л.

to set a match to smth. — поджечь что-л. (спичкой)

to set smb. laughing — рассмешить кого-л.

to set smb. loose — отпустить кого-л.

to set smth. on fire — поджечь что-л.; предать что-л. огню

My age sets me beyond your cruelty. (W. Scott, The Castle Dangerous, 1831) — Мой возраст позволяет мне не бояться вашей жестокости.

The leg should be set under anesthesia. — Ногу нужно обезболить.

The news set her heart beating. — При этом известии у неё забилось сердце.

The answer set the audience in a roar. — Услышав ответ, все присутствующие разразились хохотом.

I must set the living room straight before the visitors arrive. — Я должен сделать уборку в комнате до приезда гостей.

- set at variance

- set at bay
- set at odds
- set at ease
- set at large
- set in motion
- set in operation
- set in order
- set smth. to rights
- set smth. afoot
- set aflame
6) устанавливать, приводить в нужное положение, состояние (механизм, устройство); регулировать

to set the hands of a clock — установить стрелки часов

to set the watch forward five minutes — перевести часы на пять минут вперёд

In spring we usually set the clocks ahead one hour. — Весной мы обычно переводим стрелки на час вперёд.

My watch was fast so I set it back three minutes. — Мои часы спешили, поэтому я перевёл их на три минуты назад.

She set the camera on automatic. — Она установила камеру на автоматический режим.

Set the alarm for 7 o'clock. — Поставь будильник на 7 часов.

Syn:

fix 1., adjust, regulate

7) укладывать ( волосы), делать укладку

8)

а) накрывать на стол

Could you set the table for dinner? — Ты не мог бы накрыть стол к ужину?

б) класть, помещать, ставить (еду, напитки)

The table was set with refreshments. — Стол был уставлен закусками и напитками.

9)

а) оправлять, вставлять в оправу ( драгоценные камни)

She had the sapphire set in a gold ring. — Она вставила свой сапфир в золотое кольцо.

б) украшать, обрамлять ( драгоценными камнями)

Her crown is set with precious jewels. — Её корона украшена драгоценными камнями.

10) положить ( текст) на музыку, сочинить ( музыку) к тексту

Schubert set many poems to music. — Шуберт положил на музыку множество стихотворений.

11) ставить ( печать), скреплять ( печатью)

to set the seal — ставить печать

12)

а) = set down назначать, устанавливать, определять

A price was set upon the head of the Prince. — За голову принца была назначена цена.

The rate of interest is set at 111/2%. — Процентная ставка установлена в размере 111/2%.

These price limits are set down by the government. — Ценовые ограничения установлены правительством.

The limits of our nature are set, and we can never cross them. — Человеческая природа имеет свои пределы, и мы никогда не сможем преодолеть их.

We have to set measures to our spending if we are to save for our old age. — Коль скоро нужно откладывать на старость, мы должны ограничить себя в тратах.

б) = set down предписывать, устанавливать (правила, регламент и т. п.); формулировать ( закон)

When our rules are once set, no Governor should offer to alter them. — Когда законы установлены, ни один правитель не должен пытаться их изменить.

We had to set down rules for the behaviour of the members. — Мы должны были выработать правила поведения для членов организации.

The law sets down that speed limits must be obeyed. — Закон гласит, что необходимо соблюдать ограничения скорости.

в) страд. быть решённым, определённым, установленным

13) ( set over) назначать (кого-л.) начальником, ставить (кого-л.) над (кем-л. / чем-л.)

I've not been happy in the company since a new director was set over me. — Мне стало неуютно работать в этой компании с тех пор, как надо мной поставили нового начальника.

14)

а) оценивать, давать оценку

After setting a just value upon others, I must next set it on myself. — После того, как я даю справедливую оценку другим, я должен затем оценить самого себя.

I set her age at 33. — Я думал, что ей года тридцать три.

His income can probably be set at $80,000 a year. — Его доход составляет приблизительно восемьдесят тысяч долларов в год.

б) (set against / beside) сравнивать с (кем-л. / чем-л.)

Setting the results against those of the last election, we can see a clear improvement. — Если сравнить нынешние результаты с результатами предыдущих выборов, можно увидеть значительное улучшение.

We must set the cost against the advantages of the new invention. — Мы должны установить цену в соответствии с преимуществами нового изобретения.

Money seems unimportant when set beside the joys of family life. — Деньги кажутся ничего не значащими по сравнению с радостями семейной жизни.

15) расценивать (каким-л. образом), считать

to set at defiance / naught / nought — ни во что не ставить, презирать

to set smb. / smth. above smb. / smth. — считать (кого-л. / что-л.) важнее (кого-л. /чего-л.), ставить выше

Tradition sets Wycliffe's birth in the year 1324. — Традиционно годом рождения Уиклифа считается 1324-й.

Mother sets the needs of the family above her own interests. — Мама ставит интересы семьи выше своих собственных.

16) ( set before) представлять, предлагать (кому-л.) на рассмотрение (факты, идею, предложение)

Your suggestion will be set before the board of directors at their next meeting. — Ваше предложение будет обсуждаться на следующем заседании совета директоров.

Syn:

bring, lay before, send before

17) = set down назначать ( время)

Two o'clock had been the hour set for the wedding. — Венчание было назначено на два часа.

The club's opening day is set for April 22. — День открытия клуба назначен на 22 апреля.

The trial has been set down for 13 April. — Слушания были назначены на 13 апреля.

18) подавать ( пример); вводить (моду, стиль); создавать ( прецедент)

to set a good / bad example to smb. — показывать хороший / дурной пример кому-л.

to set the stroke — задавать темп ( в гребле)

His photographs set the standard for landscapes. — Его снимки стали эталоном пейзажной фотографии.

The Genoese and Venetians set the models of these vessels. — Эти модели судов были впервые введены генуэзцами и венецианцами.

- set the pace

19)

а) ставить (задачу, цель и т. п.)

to set oneself a task — поставить перед собой задачу

I shall not set him anything to do. — Я не буду ставить перед ним никаких задач.

б) брит. задавать (работу, задание и т. п.)

to set smb. a (very) difficult / easy paper — предложить (очень) трудную / лёгкую контрольную (работу)

The master was in the habit of setting lessons for the children to work upon at home after school hours. — Учитель обычно задавал детям уроки, которые они должны были делать дома после занятий.

в) предлагать, предписывать (книгу, учебник и т. п.) для экзамена, курса обучения

What books have been set for this course? — Какие книги нужно прочесть по этому предмету?

г) брит. готовить, составлять вопросы к экзамену

The head teacher sets the questions for the English exam. — Директор школы готовит вопросы к экзамену по английскому языку.

д) ( set before) предлагать (что-л. на выбор)

The government has set two choices before the voter: to control wages and prices, or to suffer further increases in the cost of living. — Правительство поставило избирателей перед дилеммой: или регулирование зарплат и цен, или дальнейшее повышение прожиточного минимума.

20) подносить, приближать

to set a glass to one's lips — поднести стакан к губам

21)

а) направлять, сосредоточивать (мысль, волю, желание и т. п.)

to set one's brain on / to smth. — сосредоточить мысль на чём-л.

Tony tried to set his brain to listening. — Тони изо всех сил старался слушать.

б) ( set to) = set oneself to засесть за ( работу), взяться, приняться за (что-л.)

Find a spade and set to, there's a lot of work to do in the garden. — Возьми-ка лопату и принимайся за дело, в саду надо много сделать.

How do you set about building a boat? — С чего начинают строить лодку?

22)

а) дать затвердеть, схватиться (цементу, бетону, гипсу и т. п.)

б) затвердевать, застывать; делаться густым, прочным; схватываться

Leave the concrete to set for a few hours. — Оставьте бетон застывать на несколько часов.

Let the pudding set. — Пусть пудинг затвердеет.

Syn:

harden, solidify

23) становиться неподвижным (о лице, взгляде и т. п.)

Her features had set themselves in sorrow. — Лицо её застыло в глубокой печали.

24)

а) стискивать, сжимать (зубы, губы)

Syn:

clench 1., compress 2.

б) сжиматься, стискиваться (о зубах, губах)

Helen's mouth set itself firmly as she thought of it. — Губы Элен плотно сжались, когда она вспомнила об этом.

25) напрягаться, твердеть ( о мускулах)

26)

а) вправлять ( кость)

б) срастаться ( о кости)

Dogs' bones soon set. — Кости у собак быстро срастаются.

27) полигр.; = set up набирать

We can't change any wording once the article is set up. — После того, как статья набрана, мы не можем изменить в ней ни слова.

28)

а) = set out высаживать ( саженцы), высевать ( семена)

The young plants should be set out three inches apart. — Молодые растения надо высаживать, оставляя между ними промежутки в три дюйма.

б) завязываться (о цветах, плодах)

29) сажать ( хлеб) в печь

30) поднимать, ставить ( паруса)

There was no more canvas on the ship to set. — На судне больше не осталось парусов, которые можно было бы поставить.

When under full sail this vessel sets 45,000 square feet of canvas. — На полном ходу это судно использует 45000 квадратных футов парусов.

31) садиться, заходить (о солнце, луне); приближаться к закату, к концу (о жизни, славе и т. п.)

His star has set. — Его звезда закатилась.

Syn:

decline 1., wane 2.

32) определиться с направлением (о течении, ветре)

33) уст. устанавливаться ( о погоде)

The nights set very cold. — Ночи стали очень холодными.

34)

а) нести, увлекать в определённом направлении

A breeze sprung up from the south-east, and set the ice so rapidly upon us. — С юго-востока налетел ветер и быстро погнал на нас льдины.

б) иметь (определённую) тенденцию, направленность

Her ambition did not set in the direction indicated. — Её стремления простирались в совсем другом направлении, нежели то, что было для неё намечено.

в) направлять, поворачивать; вести

to set one's face towards the sun — повернуться лицом к солнцу

He knew the path and could set us on it. — Он знал тропу и мог вести нас по ней.

35)

а) ( set on) натравливать, науськивать

I'll set my dog on you if you don't leave at once! — Я на тебя своего пса спущу, если ты немедленно не уберёшься!

They set dogs on us as though we were rats. — Они натравливали на нас собак, как будто мы были крысами.

б) (set about / on) разг. напасть на (кого-л.); завязать драку с (кем-л.)

The girl was set on by a thief in the park. — На девушку в парке напал грабитель.

The three men set about him with their hands and boots. — На него напали три человека и начали бить руками и ногами.

36) танцевать, повернувшись лицом к партнёру

Set to your partner. — Повернитесь лицом к партнёру.

37)

а) сидеть на яйцах ( о курице)

б) сажать ( курицу) на яйца

в) подкладывать ( яйца) под курицу ( для высиживания)

38) делать стойку ( о собаке)

39) мор. пеленговать

40) стр. производить кладку

41) уст. размещать, расставлять (часовых, охрану и т. п.)

How came he to leave the Castle after the watch was set? — Как ему удалось выбраться из замка, после того как была выставлена охрана?

42) уст. вонзать (оружие, шпоры и т. п.)

to set spurs to the horse — пришпоривать лошадь

43) уст. точить (острые инструменты, особенно бритву); разводить ( пилу)

Are my razors set yet? — Мои бритвы ещё не наточены?

44) диал.; ирон. подходить, соответствовать, быть к лицу

Syn:

become, befit, suit 2.

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- set about
- set ahead
- set apart
- set aside
- set back
- set by
- set down
- set forth
- set forward
- set in
- set off
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
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to set up home / house — зажить отдельно, своим домом

to set one's face / countenance — придать лицу какое-л. выражение

to set people by the ears / at variance / at loggerheads — ссорить, натравливать людей друг на друга

to set one's cards on the table — раскрыть (свои) карты

to set a beggar on horseback — давать недостойному лицу преимущества, которыми он злоупотребит

to set a finger / hand on smb. — тронуть кого-л. (пальцем); поднять на кого-л. руку; причинить кому-л. вред

to set on foot — пустить в ход, организовать (что-л.)

to set a thief to catch a thief — поручить вору поймать вора

to set smb. on his / her feet — поставить кого-л. на ноги; помочь кому-л. в делах

to set one's hopes on smb. / smth. — возлагать надежды на кого-л. / что-л.

to set one's life on a chance — рисковать жизнью

to set great / much store on smth. — высоко ставить что-л., глубоко ценить что-л.

to set little store on smth. — низко ставить что-л., ни во что не ставить, не ценить что-л.

to set smb. in mind of smb. / smth. — напомнить кому-л. о ком-л. / чём-л.

This man will never set the Thames on fire. — Этот человек пороха не выдумает.

- set one's mind on smth.
- set smb.'s back up
- set right
- set straight
- set the seal on smth. 2. сущ.
1)

а) комплект, набор; коллекция

carving set — набор инструментов для резьбы по дереву

chess set — шахматы

chemistry set — набор для детей "Юный химик"

a set of clubs — набор клюшек

a set of dishes — набор тарелок

a set of diamonds — коллекция бриллиантов

a set of false teeth — вставная челюсть, вставные зубы

to break (up) a set — разрознить, нарушить комплект

to make up a set — составлять комплект

б) сервиз

tea set — чайный сервиз

coffee set — кофейный сервиз

в) гарнитур

set of six chairs — мебельный гарнитур из шести стульев

г) прибор

dressing-table set — туалетный прибор

д) (полный) комплект издания

a set of Shakespeare's plays — собрание пьес Шекспира

A complete set of Balzac's works, twenty-seven volumes. — Полное собрание сочинений Бальзака в двадцати семи томах.

He perused the antiquated sets of newspapers. — Он внимательно читал подшивки старых газет.

2)

а) ряд, серия

a set of low hills — гряда невысоких холмов

a set of houses — ряд домов

a set of failures — серия неудач

a set of rules — свод правил

a set of responsibilities — круг обязанностей

a set of motives — совокупность причин

a set of notions — совокупность понятий, свод понятий

б) мат.; лог. множество

3)

а) компания, круг, общество; неодобр. клика

Dublin's literary set — Дублинский литературный кружок

He got in with a wild set at college. — В колледже он попал в дурную компанию

- Cliveden set

б) банда, шайка

a set of smugglers — шайка контрабандистов

в) брит. группа школьников ( выделенная на основе способностей учеников)

She's in the top set for French. — Она попала в группу самых успевающих по французскому языку.

4)

а) иск.; = setting декорации

Syn:

scenery

б) кино съёмочная площадка

The cast must all be on (the) set by 7 in the morning. — Актёры должны быть на съёмочной площадке не позднее семи часов утра.

5) сет (в теннисе, волейболе)

to play a set — сыграть сет

to lose a set — проиграть сет

to win a set — выиграть сет

6)

а) сюита духовной музыки

б) серия песен или композиций, исполняемых музыкантом или группой во время концерта ( в джазе и поп-музыке)

в) фигура ( танца)

7) приёмник

radio set — радиоприемник

television / TV set — телевизор

8) укладка ( волос)

A shampoo and set costs £15. — Шампунь и укладка стоят 15 фунтов.

9)

а) очертания, линии ( тела); черты ( лица)

He admired the set of her shoulders. — Он любовался изгибом её плеч.

Her eyes still seemed to be closed, but there were subtle differences in the set of her face. — Её глаза были по-прежнему закрыты, но в чертах лица можно было заметить небольшую перемену.

б) посадка; расположение

the set of her head and neck — посадка её головы и поворот шеи

I don't like the set of his coat. — Мне не нравится, как на нём сидит пальто.

10)

а) направление (течения, ветра)

A feather will show you the direction of the wind; a straw will prove the set of a current. — Перо укажет вам направление ветра, а соломинка – направление течения.

б) склонность, тенденция

Syn:

tendency, inclination

в) психол. настрой, направленность, установка

mental set — установка сознания

Danger arouses a set of the nervous system towards escape. — Опасность вызывает установку нервной системы на избежание угрозы.

11) поэт. заход, закат (о небесных светилах; употребляется только в ед. ч.)

the set of day — конец дня, время захода солнца

12)

а) саженец; черенок

б) клубни, посадочный материал

onion sets — лук-севок

в) завязь ( плода)

13) = sett II

14) = sett I

15) стр. схватывание, затвердевание ( цемента)

to take a set — затвердеть, схватиться

Removal of water results in the time of set being reduced. — Удаление воды приводит к тому, что время затвердевания сокращается.

16)

а) тех. развод зубьев пилы; ширина развода

б) полигр. ширина знака

17) стойка ( собаки)

to make a set — делать стойку

- dead set

••

- jet set
3. прил.
1)

а) (заранее) установленный, определённый; назначенный, намеченный

set time of eating — установленное время приёма пищи

within the set time limit — до окончания установленного срока

There's no set time limit on this. — Время исполнения этой работы жёстко не ограничено.

Each person was given set jobs to do. — Каждому человеку были поручены (чётко) определённые задачи.

Syn:

appointed

б) фиксированный, установленный (о доходах, ценах)

to charge a set fee for one's services — брать фиксированную плату за свои услуги

Syn:

appointed, fixed

в) твёрдый, устойчивый, неизменный (о мнениях, суждениях и т. п.)

set ideas / opinions / views — неизменные, косные представления, мнения, взгляды

set rules — незыблемые правила

set expressions — устойчивые выражения, речевые клише

to be set in one's ways — быть твёрдым в своих убеждениях, взглядах

As people get older, they get set in their ways. — С годами люди приобретают твёрдые взгляды и неизменные привычки, становятся менее гибкими.

Our religious system has no set form of liturgy. — Наша религиозная система не имеет установленной формы церковной службы.

Syn:

fixed, unchangeable

г) брит. предлагаемый по фиксированной цене и имеющий ограниченный ассортимент ( о еде в отелях и ресторанах)

set lunch / dinner — обед по фиксированной цене ( с ограниченным выбором блюд)

set menu — меню блюд, предлагаемых по фиксированной цене

2) брит. обязательный ( об учебном материале)

set book / text — обязательная книга / обязательный текст ( для прочтения к экзамену)

3)

а) разг. ((up)on / for) готовый, полный решимости, горящий желанием (сделать что-л.)

Nina's set on going to the party. — Нина твёрдо решила пойти на вечеринку.

Are you set for the trip? — Вы готовы к поездке?

Be set to leave by 10 o'clock. — Приготовьтесь отправляться в десять часов.

All set, boys? Let's go. — Всё готово, ребята? Пошли.

John is set on playing football for England. — Джон твёрдо решил, что будет выступать в английской национальной сборной по футболу.

Syn:

intent 2., determined, prepared

б) ( against) = dead set решительно настроенный против (чего-л.)

Why are you so dead set against the idea? — Почему ты принимаешь эту идею в штыки? / Почему ты так сопротивляешься этой идее?

в) уст. твёрдый, упорный; упрямый

set defiance — упорное неповиновение

"You are a terribly set person," she said, after she had consented to let him have his own way. — "Ты ужасно упрямый человек", - сказала она, согласившись с его условиями.

Syn:

persistent

4)

а) неподвижный, застывший (о лице, улыбке)

a set smile — застывшая улыбка

His face took on a set expression. — Его лицо приняло застывшее выражение.

Syn:

immovable, rigid, fixed

б) стиснутый ( о зубах)

"Damn you," he said through set teeth. — "Чтоб тебя!" - процедил он сквозь зубы.

5) встроенный, вделанный, укреплённый

Syn:

mounted, built-in

6) уст. тщательно обдуманный, намеренный, умышленный

He did it of set purpose. — Он сделал это умышленно.

Syn:

intentional, premeditated

7) уст. формальный, официальный

It is not a set party, but one without full dress or ceremony. — Это будет неофициальный приём без парадной одежды и церемоний.

Syn:

formal, ceremonious

Англо-русский современный словарь > set
12 in

(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) (hecho) añicos/pedazos

in prep

1. en

we eat in the kitchen comemos en la cocina

he swam in the lake nadó en el lago

she lives in a flat vive en un piso

is Mary in? ¿está Mary en casa?

Christmas is in December la Navidad se celebra en diciembre

the battle of Hastings was in 1066 la batalla de Hastings tuvo lugar en 1066

2. por

in the morning por la mañana

in the afternoon por la tarde

3. en / dentro de

I finished the book in two days acabé el libro en dos días

he'll be here in a couple of hours estará aquí dentro de un par de horas

in all en total

it will cost you £50 in all te costará 50 libras en totalin se traduce por otras preposiciones españolas según cada caso

he was sitting in the sun estaba sentado al sol

it happened in the night pasó durante la noche

he speaks in a loud voice habla en voz alta

he sings this song in French esta canción la canta en francés

the woman in blue la mujer de azul

it was written in pencil estaba escrito a lápiz

in

tr[ɪn]

preposition

1 (place) en, dentro de

■ it's in the box está en la caja

■ we live in Spain vivimos en España

■ the children are in bed los niños están en la cama

■ she's in hospital está en el hospital

■ wait in the car espera en el coche

■ who's in the film? ¿quién sale en la película?

2 (motion) en, a

■ put it in your pocket mételo en el bolsillo

■ we arrived in Bonn llegamos a Bonn

■ he went in the shop entró en la tienda

■ she dived in the water se tiró al agua

■ you're going in the wrong direction vas mal encaminado, vas en dirección equivocada

3 (time - during) en, durante

■ in May en mayo

■ in the morning por la mañana

■ in 1980 en 1980

■ in summer en verano

■ she learnt to ski in a week aprendió a esquiar en una semana

■ we haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sabemos nada de ellos

4 (time - within) en, dentro de

■ we'll be back in 20 minutes volveremos dentro de 20 minutos

■ ring me back in half an hour vuelve a llamarme en media hora

5 (wearing) en, vestido,-a de

■ the woman in black la mujer vestida de negro

■ he's in uniform está de uniforme

■ the one in the hat el del sombrero

■ you look good in red el rojo te sienta bien

6 (manner) en

■ in public en público

■ in writing por escrito

■ written in pencil escrito en lápiz

■ in French en francés

■ pay in cash paga en metálico, paga en efectivo

■ in Swiss francs en francos suizos

■ in a loud voice en voz alta

■ this title is no longer in print este título ya no se edita

■ chicken in wine pollo al vino

7 (state, condition) en

■ everything's in order todo está en orden

■ they're in love están enamorados

■ in shock en estado de shock

■ in danger en peligro

■ I'm in pain sufro

■ she's in a good/bad mood está de buen/mal humor

■ I'm in a hurry tengo prisa

8 (ratio, measurement, number) varias traducciones

■ in twos de dos en dos

■ cut it in two córtalo por la mitad

■ one in ten people una de cada diez personas

■ you have a one in twenty chance tienes una posibilidad entre veinte

■ they arrived in hundreds llegaron por cientos

■ she's in her thirties tiene treinta y tantos años

9 (form, shape) varias traducciones

■ in rows en filas

■ in a queue en una cola

■ wear one's hair in a bun llevar el pelo recogido en un moño

■ they were sitting in a circle estaban sentados en círculo

10 (profession) en

■ she's in television trabaja en la televisión

■ he's in business se dedica a los negocios

■ they're in the army son militares

11 (weather, light) varias traducciones

■ walking in the rain caminando bajo la lluvia

■ sit in the sun/shade siéntate al sol/a la sombra

■ in the dark en la oscuridad

■ I can't work in this heat no puedo trabajar con este calor

12 (regarding) varias traducciones

■ low in calories bajo,-a en calorías

■ deaf in one ear sordo,-a de un oído

■ a change in direction un cambio de dirección

■ it measures six feet in length mide dos metros de largo

13 (after superlative) de

■ the best player in the world el mejor jugador del mundo

■ the tallest in the class el más alto de la clase

14 (with pres part) al, cuando

■ I made a mistake in doing that al hacer eso cometí un error

adverb

1 (motion) dentro

■ throw it in there tíralo allí dentro

■ come in! ¡adelante!, ¡pase!

■ let me in! ¡déjame entrar!

2 (transport)

■ the train's in el tren ha llegado

■ what time does the plane get in? ¿a qué hora aterriza el avión?

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball, shuttlecock)

■ the ball was in! ¡la pelota entró!, ¡la pelota fue buena!

4 (tide) alto,-a

5 (fashionable) de moda

■ hats are in los sombreros están de moda

6 (in power) en el poder

■ the Tories got in los conservadores ganaron las elecciones

7 (letters etc)

■ applications must be in by Friday las solicitudes deben recibirse antes del viernes

8 (on sale, obtainable) disponible

■ have you got that book in? ¿tienes aquel libro?, ¿ha llegado aquel libro?

■ it hasn't come in yet aún no me ha llegado

9 (crops) recogido,-a

adjective

1 (fashionable) de moda

■ it's the in bar es el bar de moda

■ platform shoes are the in thing los zapatos con plataforma están de moda

■ the in crowd la gente de moda

2 (private) particular

■ an in joke un chiste particular

plural noun ins and outs

1 (details) detalles nombre masculino plural, pormenores nombre masculino plural

phrase to be in

1 (at home) estar en casa; (at work) estar

■ you're never in nunca estás en casa

■ is Jack in? ¿está Jack?

■ the manager won't be in until this afternoon el jefe no estará hasta este tarde

■ she's not in yet aún no ha llegado

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be all in estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-a

to be in for something (be about to experience) estar a punto de recibir algo, estar a punto de tener algo

■ she's in for a surprise le espera una sorpresa

■ we're in for some rain vamos a tener lluvia

■ you're in for it! ¡la que te espera!

■ are you in for this game? ¿vas a jugar?

to be in on something estar enterado,-a de algo, estar al tanto de algo

■ were you in on it too? ¿también estabas enterado?

to be (well) in with somebody llevarse (muy) bien con alguien, tener (mucha) confianza con alguien

to have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguien

what's in it for me? ¿y yo qué saco?, ¿y yo qué gano?

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in

tr[ɪnʧ]

abbreviation

1 ( inch) pulgada

in ['ɪn] adv

1) inside: dentro, adentro

let's go in: vamos adentro

2) harvested: recogido

the crops are in: las cosechas ya están recogidas

3)

to be in : estar

is Linda in?: ¿está Linda?

4)

to be in : estar en poder

the Democrats are in: los demócratas están en el poder

5)

to be in for : ser objeto de, estar a punto de

they're in for a treat: los van a agasajar

he's in for a surprise: se va a llevar una sorpresa

6)

to be in on : participar en, tomar parte en

in adj

1) inside: interior

the in part: la parte interior

2) fashionable: de moda

in prep

1) (indicating location or position)

in the lake: en el lago

a pain in the leg: un dolor en la pierna

in the sun: al sol

in the rain: bajo la lluvia

the best restaurant in Buenos Aires: el mejor restaurante de Buenos Aires

2) into: en, a

he broke it in pieces: lo rompió en pedazos

she went in the house: se metió a la casa

3) during: por, durante

in the afternoon: por la tarde

4) within: dentro de

I'll be back in a week: vuelvo dentro de una semana

5) (indicating manner) : en, con, de

in Spanish: en español

written in pencil: escrito con lápiz

in this way: de esta manera

6) (indicating states or circumstances)

to be in luck: tener suerte

to be in love: estar enamorado

to be in a hurry: tener prisa

7) (indicating purpose) : en

in reply: en respuesta, como réplica

in

adj.

• interior adj.

adv.

• adentro adv.

• dentro adv.

• en casa adv.

prep.

• a prep.

• de prep.

• dentro de prep.

• en prep.

• por prep.

= Indiana

[ɪn]
1. PREPOSITION
When in is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, look in, etc, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in the country, in ink, in danger, covered in, look up the other word.
1) (in expressions of place) en; (=inside) dentro de

it's in London/Scotland/Galicia — está en Londres/Escocia/Galicia

in the garden — en el jardín

in the house — en casa; (=inside) dentro de la casa

our bags were stolen, and our passports were in them — nos robaron los bolsos, y nuestros pasaportes iban dentro
When phrases like, are used to identify a particular group, is the usual translation:
our colleagues in Madrid — nuestros colegas de Madrid

the chairs in the room — las sillas de la habitación, las sillas que hay en la habitación or dentro de la habitación

• in here/ there — aquí/allí dentro

it's hot in here — aquí dentro hace calor

2) (in expressions of time)

a) (=during) en

in 1986 — en 1986

in May/spring — en mayo/primavera

in the eighties/the 20th century — en los años ochenta/el siglo 20

in the morning(s)/evening(s) — por la mañana/la tarde

at four o'clock in the morning/afternoon — a las cuatro de la mañana/la tarde

b) (=for)

she hasn't been here in years — hace años que no viene

c) (=in the space of) en

I did it in 3 hours/days — lo hice en 3 horas/días

it was built in a week — fue construido en una semana

d) (=within) dentro de

I'll see you in three weeks' time or in three weeks — te veré dentro de tres semanas

he'll be back in a moment/a month — volverá dentro de un momento/un mes

3) (indicating manner, medium) en

in a loud/soft voice — en voz alta/baja

in Spanish/English — en español/inglés

to pay in dollars — pagar en dólares

it was underlined in red — estaba subrayado en rojo

a magnificent sculpture in marble and copper — una magnífica escultura de or en mármol y cobre

4) (=clothed in)

she opened the door in her dressing gown — abrió la puerta en bata

they were all in shorts — todos iban en or llevaban pantalón corto

he went out in his new raincoat — salió con el impermeable nuevo

you look nice in that dress — ese vestido te sienta bien
When phrases like, are used to identify a particular person, is the usual translation:
the man in the hat — el hombre del sombrero

the boy in the checked trousers — el chico de los pantalones de cuadros

the girl in green — la chica vestida de verde
dressed
5) (giving ratio, number)

one person in ten — una persona de cada diez

one in five pupils — uno de cada cinco alumnos

he had only a one in fifty chance of survival — solo tenía una posibilidad entre cincuenta de sobrevivir

what happened was a chance in a million — había una posibilidad entre un millón de que pasara lo que pasó

20 pence in the pound — veinte peniques por (cada) libra

once in a hundred years — una vez cada cien años

in twos — de dos en dos

these jugs are produced in their millions — estas jarras se fabrican por millones, se fabrican millones de estas jarras

people came in their hundreds — acudieron cientos de personas, la gente acudió a centenares

6) (=among) entre

this is common in children/cats — es cosa común entre los niños/los gatos

you find this instinct in animals — este instinto se encuentra en or entre los animales, los animales poseen este instinto

in (the works of) Shakespeare — en las obras de Shakespeare

7) (talking about people)

she has it in her to succeed — tiene la capacidad de triunfar

it's not in him to do that — no es capaz de hacer eso

I couldn't find it in me to forgive him — no salía de mí perdonarle

they have a good leader in him — él es buen líder para ellos, en él tienen un buen líder

a condition rare in a child of that age — una dolencia extraña en or para un niño de esa edad

it's something I admire in her — es algo que admiro de or en ella

he had all the qualities I was looking for in a partner — tenía todas las cualidades que yo buscaba en un compañero

8) (in profession etc)

to be in teaching — dedicarse a la enseñanza

to be in publishing — trabajar el en mundo editorial

he's in the motor trade — es vendedor de coches

he's in the tyre business — se dedica al comercio de neumáticos
army
9) (after superlative) de

the biggest/smallest in Europe — el más grande/pequeño de Europa

10) (with verb)

in saying this — al decir esto

in making a fortune he lost his wife — mientras hacía fortuna, perdió su mujer

11) (in set expressions)
in all en total in itself de por sí in that (=since) puesto que, ya que
the new treatment is preferable in that... — es preferible el nuevo tratamiento puesto or ya que...

in that, he resembles his father — en eso se parece a su padre
what's in it for me
I want to know what's in it for me — quiero saber qué gano yo con eso
far 1., 1)
2. ADVERB

1) to be in (=be at home) estar (en casa); (=be at work) estar; (=be gathered in) [crops, harvest] estar recogido; (=be at destination) [train, ship, plane] haber llegado; (=be alight) estar encendido, arder; (Sport) [ball, shuttlecock] entrar

he wasn't in — no estaba (en casa)

there's nobody in — no hay nadie

is Mr Eccles in? — ¿está el Sr. Eccles?

the boss isn't in yet — el jefe no ha llegado aún

he's in for tests — (in hospital) está ingresado para unas pruebas

he's in for larceny — (in prison) está encerrado por ladrón

he's in for 5 years — cumple una condena de 5 años

what's he in for? — ¿de qué delito se le acusa?

when the Tories were in * — (in power) cuando los conservadores estaban en el poder

the screw was not in properly — el tornillo no estaba bien metido

the essays have to be in by Friday — hay que entregar los trabajos para el viernes

strawberries are in — es la temporada de las fresas, las fresas están en sazón

the fire is still in — el fuego sigue encendido or aún arde

- my luck is in
to be in and out
to be in and out of work — no tener trabajo fijo

don't worry, you'll be in and out in no time — no te preocupes, saldrás enseguida
to be in for sth
he's in for a surprise * — le espera una sorpresa

we're in for a hard time — vamos a pasar un mal rato

we may be in for some snow — puede que nieve

you don't know what you're in for! — ¡no sabes lo que te espera!

he's in for it — lo va a pagar

to be in for a competition — (=be entered) haberse inscrito en un concurso

to be in for an exam — presentarse a un examen to be in on sth (=be aware, involved)

• to be in on the plan/secret * — estar al tanto del plan/del secreto

are you in on it? — ¿estás tú metido en ello? to be well in with sb (=be friendly)

to be well in with sb * — llevarse muy bien con algn

2) (with other verbs)

she opened the door and they all rushed in — abrió la puerta y todos entraron or se metieron corriendo

she opened her bag and put the ticket in — abrió el bolso y metió el billete

3) (with time words)

• day in, day out — día tras día

week in, week out — semana tras semana

4) (Sport)

in! — ¡entró!

3. ADJECTIVE
*
1) (=fashionable) de moda

to be in — estar de moda, llevarse

short skirts were in — la falda corta estaba de moda, se llevaban las faldas cortas

it's the in thing — es lo que se lleva

it's the in place to eat — es el restaurante que está de moda

she wore a very in dress — llevaba un vestido muy a la moda or de lo más moderno

2) (=exclusive)

it's an in joke — es un chiste privado, es un chiste que tienen entre ellos/tenemos entre nosotros

if you're not in with the in crowd... — si no estás entre los elegidos...

4. NOUN

1)

the ins and outs of: the ins and outs of the problem — los pormenores del problema

the ins and outs of high finance — los entresijos de las altas finanzas

dietary experts can advise on the ins and outs of dieting — los expertos en alimentación pueden dar información pormenorizada sobre las dietas

2) (US)
(Pol)
the ins * — el partido del gobierno

* * *

= Indiana

English-spanish dictionary > in
13 short

ʃo:t
1. adjective
1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) bajo

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) breve, corto

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) corto de

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradizo

2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) bruscamente, en seco

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) sin alcanzar

•

- shortness
- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list
3. verb
(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) seleccionar

- short-lived
- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of

short adj

1. corto

short sleeves mangas cortas

a short film una película corta

a short while ago hace un ratito

2. bajo

he's short for a goalkeeper es bajo para ser portero

for short para abreviar

we call him Matt for short lo llamamos Matt para abreviar

in short en resumen

to be short of something tener poco de algo / andar escaso de algo

we're short of time andamos mal de tiempo

short m Tex (pantalón corto) shorts ' short' also found in these entries: Spanish: abreviar - antes - apremiar - aprovechar - atar - baja - bajo - chaquetón - china - chupa - corta - cortar - corto - cortocircuito - cortometraje - cuadro - cuenta - cuento - cursillo - definitiva - definitivo - dinero - entremés - escapada - escasa - escaso - exposición - flor - focal - gargantilla - guayabera - historieta - inspector - inspectora - irascible - manga - miope - miopía - onda - pantalón - pasada - pasado - pequeña - pequeño - poca - poco - rapar - ras - repecho - resumen English: circuit - compare - cord - cut - forge - in - intro - notice - run - short - short-change - short-circuit - short-haired - short-list - short-lived - short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedness - short-sleeved - short-staffed - short-stay - short-tempered - short-term - short-winded - shorts - shrift - story - straw - supply - term - thick - time - anyway - be - boot - break - closely - curtail - fit - fuse - instant - low - minute - pack - premium - side - sprint - tract - verse - way

short

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adjective

1 (not long) corto,-a; (not tall) bajo,-a

■ we'll take the shortest route iremos por el camino más corto

■ it's only a short journey es sólo un viajecito

■ he's got short hair lleva el pelo corto

■ you're shorter than me eres más bajito que yo

■ Jo is short for Joanne Jo es el diminutivo de Joanne

2 (brief - of time) breve, corto,-a

■ the days are shorter in winter los días son más cortos en invierno

■ it was a very short interview fue una entrevista muy breve

■ a short time ago hace poco (tiempo)

■ in a short while dentro de un ratito

■ you've got a short memory tienes mala memoria

3 (deficient) escaso,-a

■ water was short escaseaba el agua

■ we're still £50 short todavía nos faltan £50

■ he collapsed two miles short of the finishing line sufrió un colapso cuando faltaban dos millas para llegar a la meta

4 (curt) seco,-a, brusco,-a, cortante

■ I was very short with her fui muy brusco con ella

■ he's got a short temper tiene mal genio

5 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (pastry) quebradizo,-a

6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (bill, exchange) a corto plazo

7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL breve

adverb

1 (abruptly) bruscamente

■ the car stopped short el coche se paró bruscamente

noun

1 (drink) copa, chupito

2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino, corto

3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cortocircuito

transitive verb

1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar provocar un cortocircuito

intransitive verb

1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar tener un cortocircuito

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at short notice con poca antelación

for short para abreviar

in short en pocas palabras

in the short term a corto plazo

short and sweet cortito,-a

short of a menos que, salvo que

■ short of calling a strike... a menos que convoquemos una huelga...

to be caught short / be taken short entrarle ganas a alguien de ir al lavabo

to be in short supply haber escasez de, escasear

to be short of something andar escaso,-a de algo, estar falto,-a de algo

■ I'm a bit short of money ando algo escaso de dinero, tengo poco dinero

■ he was short of breath le faltaba la respiración, le faltaba el aliento

to be short on something tener poco,-a de algo

■ he's short on tact tiene poco tacto, le falta tacto

to cut somebody short interrumpir a alguien

to cut something short acortar algo, abreviar algo

■ she had to cut her holiday short tuvo que acortar sus vacaciones

to fall short of something no alcanzar algo, estar por debajo de algo

■ the number of jobs created falls short of the government's target el número de puestos de trabajo creados está por debajo del objetivo del gobierno

to get somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies pillar a alguien

to have somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies tener a alguien bien agarrado

to give somebody short measure/weight no dar el peso exacto

to go short (of something) pasarse sin (algo), faltarle a uno (algo)

■ we were poor, but we never went short of food éramos pobres, pero nunca nos faltó comida

to run short of something acabarse algo

■ we're running short of coffee se nos está acabando el café

short circuit cortocircuito

short cut (route) atajo 2 (method) método fácil, fórmula mágica

short list lista de preseleccionados

short order SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL comida rápida

short story cuento

short subject SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino

short time jornada reducida

short wave onda corta

short ['ʃɔrt] adv

1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamente

the car stopped short: el carro se paró en seco

2)

to fall short : no alcanzar, quedarse corto

short adj

1) : corto (de medida), bajo (de estatura)

2) brief: corto

short and sweet: corto y bueno

a short time ago: hace poco

3) curt: brusco, cortante, seco

4) : corto (de tiempo, de dinero)

I'm one dollar short: me falta un dólar

short n

1) shorts npl

: shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

2) short circuit

short (Electronics)

n.

• cortocircuito s.m. (Film)

n.

• cortometraje s.m.

adj.

• bajo, -a adj.

• breve adj.

• conciso, -a adj.

• corto (Electricidad) adj.

• falto, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

adv.

• brevemente adv.

• de menos adv.

n.

• chaparro s.m.

• cruce s.m.

• pantalones cortos s.m.pl.

ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt
I

adjective -er, -est

1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajo

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

we've only got a short way to go — ya nos falta poco (para llegar)

2)

a) ( brief) <visit/vacationip> corto

the days are getting shorter — los días van acortándose

a short time ago — hace poco (tiempo)

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

in just a few short years — en pocos años

to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria

the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no

Liz is short for Elizabeth — Liz es el diminutivo de Elizabeth

we call him Rob for short — lo llamamos Rob para abreviar

short and sweet — (set phrase)

her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno

b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> breve

c)

in short — ( briefly) (as linker) en resumen, resumiendo

3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante

she has a short temper — tiene muy mal genio

4) (inadequate, deficient) escaso

to be in short supply — escasear

time is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo

we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas

(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar

II

adverb

1) (suddenly, abruptly)

he cut short his vacation — interrumpió sus vacaciones

he stopped short when he saw me — se paró en seco cuando me vio

they stopped short of firing him — les faltó poco para echarlo

he was brought up short by what she said — lo que ella dijo lo dejó helado

to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)

I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2) (below target, requirement)

to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto

to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia

III

noun

1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m

2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m

3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac

4) shorts pl

a) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

a pair of shorts — unos shorts

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl

IV
1.

intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito

2.

vt provocar* un cortocircuito en

Phrasal Verbs:

- short out

[ʃɔːt]
1. ADJ
(compar shorter) (superl shortest)
1) (in length, distance, duration) [message, journey, hair, skirt] corto; [person] bajo, chaparro (CAm, Mex); [vowel, syllable] breve; [memory] malo, flaco

the shortest route — la ruta más corta

February is a short month — febrero es un mes corto

it was a great holiday, but too short — fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas

she's quite short — es bastante baja

• the short answer is that... — en pocas palabras la razón es que...

• to have a short back and sides — llevar el pelo corto por detrás y por los lados

• a short break — un pequeño descanso

• the days are getting shorter — los días se vuelven más cortos

time is getting shorter — nos queda poco tiempo

• to win by a short head — (Racing) ganar por una cabeza escasa

• to be short in the leg — [person] tener las piernas cortas

these trousers are a bit short in the leg — estos pantalones tienen la pierna algo pequeña

• at short notice — con poco tiempo de antelación

• in short order — en breve, en seguida

• to take short steps — dar pequeños pasos

• in the short term — a corto plazo

• a short time ago — hace poco

to work short time, be on short time — (Ind) trabajar una jornada reducida

• to take a short walk — dar un paseo corto

• a short way off — a poca distancia, no muy lejos

• a few short words — algunas palabritas

- that was short and sweet

- make short work of sth

2) (=insufficient) escaso

I'm £3 short — me faltan 3 libras

it's two kilos short — faltan dos kilos

bananas are very short — escasean los plátanos, casi no hay plátanos

I'm a bit short at the moment * — en este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero

to be short of sth — andar falto or escaso de algo

we're short of petrol — andamos escasos de gasolina

we're not short of volunteers — se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios

• to be short of breath — estar sin aliento

• to give sb short change — no darle el cambio completo a algn

• to give short measure to sb — dar de menos a algn

• gold is in short supply — escasea el oro, hay escasez de oro

• short ton — (US) (= 2,000lb) tonelada f corta

• to give short weight to sb — dar de menos a algn; see supply

3)

• short of (=less than) —

short of blowing it up — a menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos

short of murder I'll do anything — lo haré todo menos matar

not far short of £100 — poco menos de 100 libras

it's little short of madness — dista poco de la locura

nothing short of total surrender — nada menos que la rendición incondicional

it's nothing short of robbery — es nada menos que un robo

nothing short of a bomb would stop him — fuera de una bomba nada le impediría

nothing short of a miracle can save him — solo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle

4) (=concise) corto, breve

short and to the point — corto y bueno

• "Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"

Rosemary is called "Rose" for short — a Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar

"TV" is short for "television" — "TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"

• in short — en pocas palabras, en resumen

in short, the answer is no — en una palabra, la respuesta es no
long I, 3., 1)
5) (=curt) [reply, manner] brusco, seco

• to have a short temper — ser de mal genio, tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio

• to be short with sb — tratar a algn con sequedad

6) [pastry] quebradizo

2. ADV

1) (=suddenly, abruptly) en seco

to stop short, pull up short — pararse en seco

2) (insufficiency)

• to come short of — no alcanzar

• to cut sth short — suspender algo

they had to cut short their holiday — tuvieron que interrumpir sus vacaciones

• to fall short of — no alcanzar

to fall short of the target — no alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco

to fall short of expectations — no cumplir las esperanzas

it falls far short of what we require — dista mucho de satisfacer nuestras exigencias

production has fallen short by 100 tons — la producción arroja un déficit de 100 toneladas

• to go short of — pasarse sin

no one goes short in this house — en esta casa nadie padece hambre

we never went short (of anything) as children — no nos faltó nada de niños

• we're running short of bread — tenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan (LAm)

we ran short of petrol — se nos acabó la gasolina, quedamos sin gasolina

• to sell short — vender al descubierto

to sell sb short — (lit) engañar a algn en un negocio; (fig) menospreciar a algn

• to stop short of — (lit) detenerse antes de llegar a

I'd stop short of murder — (fig) menos matar, haría lo que fuera

• to be taken short — necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter

3) (=except)

short of apologizing... — fuera de pedirle perdón...

3. N

1) (Elec) = short-circuit 1.

2) (Brit) * (=drink) bebida f corta

3) (Cine) cortometraje m ; shorts

4.

VT, VI
(Elec) = short-circuit 2.
5.

CPD

short cut N — atajo m

short list N — lista f de candidatos preseleccionados

short message service N, short message system N — SMS m

short sight N — miopía f

to have short sight — ser miope, ser corto de vista

short story N — cuento m

short story writer — escritor(a) m / f de cuentos

short wave N — (Rad) onda f corta

* * *
[ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt]
I

adjective -er, -est

1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajo

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

we've only got a short way to go — ya nos falta poco (para llegar)

2)

a) ( brief) <visit/vacation/trip> corto

the days are getting shorter — los días van acortándose

a short time ago — hace poco (tiempo)

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

in just a few short years — en pocos años

to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria

the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no

Liz is short for Elizabeth — Liz es el diminutivo de Elizabeth

we call him Rob for short — lo llamamos Rob para abreviar

short and sweet — (set phrase)

her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno

b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> breve

c)

in short — ( briefly) (as linker) en resumen, resumiendo

3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante

she has a short temper — tiene muy mal genio

4) (inadequate, deficient) escaso

to be in short supply — escasear

time is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo

we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas

(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar

II

adverb

1) (suddenly, abruptly)

he cut short his vacation — interrumpió sus vacaciones

he stopped short when he saw me — se paró en seco cuando me vio

they stopped short of firing him — les faltó poco para echarlo

he was brought up short by what she said — lo que ella dijo lo dejó helado

to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)

I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2) (below target, requirement)

to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto

to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia

III

noun

1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m

2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m

3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac

4) shorts pl

a) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

a pair of shorts — unos shorts

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl

IV
1.

intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito

2.

vt provocar* un cortocircuito en

Phrasal Verbs:

- short out

English-spanish dictionary > short
14 make

[meɪk] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. made
1) делать, конструировать, создавать, изготавливать

houses made of stone — дома из камня

to make a dress — сшить платье

Made in Japan. — Сделано в Японии. ( надпись на продукте)

The beaver makes its hole, the bee makes its cell. — Бобёр строит себе нору, пчела - соты.

This craftsman can make almost anything out of bamboo. — Этот мастер может сделать из бамбука практически всё.

Nissan now makes cars at two plants in Europe. — В настоящее время "Ниссан" производит автомобили на двух заводах в Европе.

Syn:

construct, frame, fashion

2) создавать, творить, порождать

They are made for each other / one another. — Они созданы друг для друга.

He was made to be an artist. — Ему суждено было стать художником.

3) готовить (какое-л. блюдо или напиток)

to make tea / coffee — готовить чай / кофе

4) создавать, сочинять, слагать

to make verses — сочинять стихи

Syn:

compose, write

5) составлять ( юридический документ)

to make the will — составить завещание

Syn:

draw up

6) производить, издавать ( звук)

to make a sound — издать звук

to make a noise — шуметь

7) быть причиной, вызвать (что-л.)

He made trouble for us. — Он причинил нам неприятности.

8) устанавливать (правила, порядок); вводить в действие ( закон); устанавливать (нормы, расценки)

to make laws — вводить законы

Syn:

enact, establish

9) составлять, образовывать

A House was made today promptly at a quarter-past 12 o'clock. — Кворум в Палате общин был сегодня достигнут быстро, к 12.15.

to make a quorum — составлять кворум

10) (make smb. / smth. (out) of smb. / smth.) сделать кого-л. / что-л. из кого-л. / чего-л.

to make a business of smth. — делать бизнес на чём-л.

They must be made an example of. — Они должны послужить примером.

I always supposed that Mrs. Lupin and you would make a match of it. — Я всегда предполагал, что миссис Люпин и Вы поженитесь.

11) составлять, вырабатывать (мнение, план)

to make plans — строить планы

to make a decision — принять решение

I make no doubt everyone practises similar stratagems. — Я не сомневаюсь, что все используют те же самые уловки.

We make the judgement of Chaucer from his works. — Мы составляем мнение о Чосере на основе его произведений.

12) ( make of) считать (что-л. чем-л. / кого-л. кем-л.)

He has gone to Edinburgh now. I don't know what to make of him. — Теперь он отправился в Эдинбург. Я просто не знаю, что о нём думать.

13) мор. рассмотреть, разглядеть, увидеть издалека

If we could make land, we should know where we were. — Если бы мы могли увидеть землю, мы бы знали, где мы находимся.

Syn:

descry, discern, come in sight of

14) составлять, равняться

Two and two make four. — Два плюс два равняется четырём.

15) составлять, быть достаточным ( обычно с отрицанием)

One actress does not make a play. — Одна актриса не делает пьесы.

A long beard does not make a philosopher. — Длинная борода ещё не делает человека философом.

16) быть, являться (частью, членом чего-л.)

to make one (of) — быть членом, участником; стать одним из

I wanted to see that sort of people together and to make one of them. — Я хотел посмотреть на этот тип людей и стать одним из них.

I was number thirteen, and you came in and made the fourteenth. — Я был тринадцатым, а ты пришёл и стал четырнадцатым.

17) стать, сделаться; становиться

He will make a good manager. — Он станет хорошим управляющим.

She will make him a good wife. — Она будет ему хорошей женой.

18) зарабатывать, наживать, приобретать (деньги, репутацию)

to make a fortune — разбогатеть

to make capital out of smth. — составить капитал из чего-л., нажить капитал на чём-л.

to make a living — зарабатывать на жизнь

to make on smth. — заработать на чём-л., получить выгоду

How much did you make on the house when you sold it? — Сколько ты выгадал на продаже дома?

to make a name — составить, сделать имя

He made a name as a successful actor. — Он сделал себе имя, прославившись как актёр.

Syn:

gain, acquire, earn

19)

а) карт. бить, брать ( взятку)

б) карт. тасовать

Syn:

shuffle

в) спорт. удержать ( счёт); выиграть ( очко в игре); забить ( мяч)

20) набирать, прибавлять, увеличивать ( вес)

Two of them made twenty stones each in sixteen weeks. — Двое из них набрали за шестнадцать недель каждый по 280 фунтов.

21) пытаться (что-л. сделать)

He got very excited, and made to catch hold of her dress. — Он пришёл в сильное возбуждение и попытался схватить её за платье.

22)

а) идти, продвигаться (в определённом направлении; в конструкции с наречиями или наречными фразами)

to make back — вернуться, возвратиться

I made steadily but slowly towards them. — Я медленно, но верно двигался в их направлении.

He made straight towards a distant light. — Он направился прямо к видневшемуся вдали свету.

We see an immense flock of geese making up the stream. — Мы видим большую стаю гусей, плывущих вверх по течению.

I could get no boat, so I must make the distance on foot. — Я не смог раздобыть лодку, поэтому я должен пройти весь путь пешком.

б) ( make after) уст. преследовать, гнаться за (кем-л.); пускаться в погоню за (кем-л.)

The policeman made after the thieves, but failed to catch them. — Полицейский бросился вдогонку за ворами, но не сумел их схватить.

23) приводить в порядок, убирать

to make beds — убирать постели

24) тренировать ( животных)

Make to the hood means to accustom a hawk to the hood. — "Тренировать на колпачок" значит приучать сокола к колпачку.

25) привести к ( успеху), обеспечить ( успех); обеспечить (кому-л.) процветание, богатство

Bismarck has made Germany. — Бисмарк сделал из Германии процветающее государство.

26) считать, полагать, прикидывать; представлять, описывать (каким-л. образом)

What time do you make it, Mr. Baker? — Как Вы полагаете, мистер Бейкер, который сейчас час?

Macbeth is not half so bad as the play makes him. — Макбет и на половину не так плох, как он изображён в пьесе.

27) крим. определить, вычислить, расколоть

You had better disguise so he won't make you. — Ты лучше измени внешность, чтобы он не опознал тебя.

Have you made the gun? — Ты установил тип оружия?

28)

а) совершать, осуществлять, выполнять (какие-л. действия)

To make the campaign was the dearest wish of Harry's life. — Воевать было заветной мечтой Гарри.

Syn:

wage

б) демонстрировать жестами, движением тела (уважение, презрение)

The King made a low obeisance to the window where they were standing. — Король сделал почтительный поклон в сторону окна, у которого они стояли.

в) заключать (соглашение, сделку)

г) совершать (поездку, путешествие, экскурсию)

to make an excursion — совершать экскурсию

д) произносить (что-л.)

to make a speech / an oration — произносить речь

29) уст. есть, кушать

I never made a better dinner in my life. — В жизни своей не ел более вкусного обеда.

Syn:

eat

30)

а) добиваться, достигать

Syn:

achieve, accomplish

б) амер.; разг. уговорить переспать; совратить, соблазнить

Young Fraser tried to make her once. — Юный Фрейзер как-то попытался её соблазнить.

в) ( make for) способствовать, содействовать (чему-л.)

The large print makes for easier reading. — Большие буквы легче читать.

31)

а) мор. подниматься, приливать ( о воде)

We shall build this into a platform in order to give us a little extra height when the tide makes. — Мы должны встроить это в (морскую) платформу, чтобы у нас был запас высоты, когда начнёт подниматься прилив.

б) образовываться ( о льде)

After ice makes, the fish freeze almost as soon as you take them out of the water. — Когда устанавливается лёд, рыба замораживается практически сразу же, как её вытащишь из воды.

32) говорить, свидетельствовать (о чем-л.)

All these things make in favour of Mr. Gladstone. — Все эти вещи свидетельствуют в пользу мистера Гладстона.

33)

а) ( make for) быстро продвигаться, направляться

After the concert, the crowd made for the nearest door. — После концерта толпа направилась к ближайшему выходу.

б) ( make at) атаковать, наброситься

The prisoner made at the guard with a knife. — Заключённый набросился на охранника с ножом.

34) ( make into) переделывать, превращать (во что-л.)

Can you make this dress into a skirt? — Ты можешь переделать это платье в юбку?

35) в сочетании с существительным означает действие, соответствующее значению существительного

to make an acquisition — приобрести

to make an assault — напасть

to make delay — отложить

to make a discovery — открыть, совершить открытие

to make (an) inquiry — расследовать

to make a start — начинать

36) при употреблении в качестве глагола-связки: приводить к какому-л. состоянию

а) (make + прил.)

to make ready — приготовить, подготовить

You'll only make bad worse. — Вы же сделаете ещё хуже.

The elephants, made furious by their wounds, increased the disorder. — Израненные и разъярённые, слоны ещё больше усиливали всеобщую панику.

- make angry
- make better
- make worse
- make clear
- make dirty
- make even
- make famous
б) (make + прич. прош. вр.) обычно употребляется с глаголами понимания, восприятия: known, acquainted, felt, heard, understood

I hope I made myself understood. — Надеюсь, я ясно выразился.

She made it known that she was the mayor's wife. — Она дала понять, что она жена мэра.

Many diseases first make themselves felt in the dead of night. — Многие болезни впервые дают о себе знать глубокой ночью.

в) в конструкции с возвратными местоимениями

to make oneself scarce — ретироваться, исчезнуть, сгинуть

Take the precious darling, Tilly, while I make myself of some use. — Возьми малютку, Тилли, пока я немного помогу.

37)

а) (делать кем-л. / чем-л.)

This sentence made the noisy doctor a popular hero. — Этот приговор сделал из беспокойного доктора популярного героя.

б) назначать ( на должность), повышать ( в чине), присваивать ( титул)

They made her chairwoman. — Они выбрали её председателем.

The Queen made Marlborough a duke. — Королева сделала Мальборо герцогом.

38)

а) (make smb. do smth.) заставлять, побуждать (кого-л. сделать что-л.)

Make him forget it! — Заставь его забыть об этом!

I'll make him cry. — Я заставлю его плакать.

We were made to learn fifty new words every week. — Нас заставляли учить по пятьдесят новых слов в неделю.

б) (be made to do smth.) быть приведёнными к какому-л. состоянию

The two statements can hardly be made to agree. — Едва ли можно примирить два этих утверждения.

в) в конструкции с опущенным инфинитивом

The enemy will not play the game according to the rules, and there are none to make him. — Противник не будет играть по правилам, и нет никого, кто заставил бы его это сделать.

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- make away
- make down
- make off
- make out
- make over
- make up
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to make much / little / something of smth. — придавать большое / небольшое / некоторое значение чему-л.

to make head or tail of smth. — понять что к чему, осмыслить

to make smb.'s day — осчастливить кого-л.

- make a fire
- make a row
- make one's mind easy
- make peace
- make place
- make room
- make way
- make no matter
- make long hours
- make good time
- make believe
- make do
- make it
- make sure
- make a dead set at smb.
- make a dead set at smth.
- make time out
- make a point
- make a poor mouth
- make one's appearance
- make or break 2. сущ.
1)

а) стиль, фасон, модель

б) тип, марка

Do you like the make of my car? — Тебе нравится марка моего автомобиля?

I tested the records on four different makes of gramophone. — Я проверил грампластинки на граммофонах четырёх разных типов.

2) строение; склад, конституция, сложение

He was a huge man, with the make and muscles of a prize-fighter. — Он был здоровым мужиком с телом и мускулами боксёра-профессионала.

3) склад характера, менталитет

Giotto was, in the make of him, a very much stronger man than Titian. — Джотто по складу своего характера был гораздо более сильным человеком, чем Тициан.

4)

а) производство, изготовление ( изделия)

of American make — американского производства

Is this your own make? — Вы это сами сделали?

б) объём произведённой продукции

the make of pig iron over the first six months — количество передельного чугуна за первые шесть месяцев

5) крим. удачно совершённая кража или мошенничество

6) эл. замыкание цепи

7) карт. объявление козырной масти ( в бридже)

8) амер.; разг.

а) завоевание женщины

б) женщина лёгкого поведения

9) амер.; разг. установление, идентификация; ориентировка

We've got a make on Beth Pine. She's on our files. — Мы установили личность Бет Пайн. Она есть у нас в картотеке.

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- on the make
- make and mend
- make and mend hour

Англо-русский современный словарь > make
15 down

I [daʊn]
avverbio

1) (from higher to lower level)

to go down — andare giù, scendere

to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor — sedersi per terra

I'm on my way down — sto scendendo

is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?

down! — (to dog) a cuccia!

"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"

read down to the end of the paragraph — leggi fino alla fine del paragrafo

2) (indicating position at lower level)

down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù

down here — quaggiù

two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù

it's on the second shelf down — è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

down at the bottom of the lake — giù in fondo al lago

3) (indicating direction)

to go down to Naples — andare (giù) a Napoli

down in Brighton — (giù) a Brighton

they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud

4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)

children from the age of 10 down — i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

from the sixteenth century down to the present day — dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

5) (indicating loss of money etc.)

bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà

profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm Ј 10 down — sono sotto di 10 sterline

6) (indicating reduction)

to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso

to get the price down — far ridurre il prezzo

I'm down to my last cigarette — non mi resta che una sigaretta

that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!

7) (on list, schedule)

you're down to speak next — tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì

8) (incapacitated)

to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza

9) sport

to be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set

10) (as deposit)

to pay Ј 40 down — pagare 40 sterline in contanti

11) (downwards)

face down — a faccia in giù o prono

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it's down to you to do it — dipende da te farlo

down with tyrants! — abbasso i tiranni!
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Note:

Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry below
II [daʊn]
preposizione

1) (from higher to lower point)

to run down the hill — scendere giù dalla collina correndo

did you enjoy the journey down? — hai fatto buon viaggio?

down town — (giù) in città

2) (at a lower part of)

they live down the road — abitano più giù in questa strada

a few miles down the river from here — qualche miglio più a valle

it's down the corridor to your right — è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

3) (along)

to go down the street — andare lungo la strada

with buttons all down the front — abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat — le ha guardato in gola

4) (throughout)

down the ages o centuries — nel corso dei secoli
III [daʊn]
aggettivo

1) colloq.

to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra

2) [ escalator] che scende; BE [ train] che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3) inform. fuori uso, guasto
IV [daʊn]
verbo transitivo colloq.

1) abbattere, buttare a terra [ person]; abbattere [ plane]

2) (drink)

he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
V [daʊn]
nome

to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
VI [daʊn]
nome

1) (of birds) piumino m.

2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f.

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I 1. adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)
2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)
3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!) assoluto

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.)

- downie®
- downy
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down (1) /daʊn/
n.

1 collina erbosa

2 piccola duna

● (geogr.) the Downs, la rada di Deal □ (geogr.) the South Downs, le colline gessose nel sud dell'Inghilterra.
down (2) /daʊn/
n. [u]

1 ( di uccelli acquatici, ecc., usato per cuscini e piumini) piumino, piume

2 [u] lanugine; peluria

● ( USA) down comforter, piumino da letto □ down pillow, guanciale di piume.
♦ down (3) /daʊn/
A avv. e a. pred.

1 giù: Put that book down, metti giù quel libro; They held him down, lo hanno tenuto giù (o a terra); He had his head down, teneva la testa giù; stava a capo chino; The flap of this envelope won't stay down, il lembo di questa busta non vuole star giù; to lie face down, giacere a faccia in giù; Keep down!, sta' giù!; He's awake, but not down yet, è sveglio, ma non è ancora sceso ( dalla sua camera); The blinds were down, le tapparelle erano giù (o abbassate); Her hair was down, aveva i capelli sciolti ( sulle spalle); The river is down, il fiume è in stanca, l'acqua del fiume è bassa; The sun was already down below the horizon, il sole è già sceso sotto la linea dell'orizzonte; The tide is down, la marea è calata; Get down off the table!, scendi giù dal tavolo!; He crouched down behind a bush, si è accovacciato dietro un cespuglio; They swam down to look at the wreck, sono scesi a nuoto per vedere il relitto; to fly from Inverness down to London, scendere in aereo da Inverness a Londra; He gulped down his coffee, ha trangugiato il caffè

2 ( di cifra, valore) – to be down, essere sceso: ( sport) The gap is down to 20 seconds, il ritardo è sceso a 20 secondi; Unemployment is down by 3%, la disoccupazione è scesa del 3%; Exports are down to an all-time low, le esportazioni sono scese al minimo storico; Gold is down ( in price), l'oro è in ribasso; The Dow was down more than 50 points on yesterday, il Dow Jones ha perso 50 punti nel corso della giornata di ieri

3 – to be down, essere sotto (fig.); ( anche sport) essere in svantaggio; ( nelle corse) essere in ritardo: (autom.) to be two laps down, essere in ritardo di due giri; The gambler was 10,000 dollars down, il giocatore era sotto di 10 000 dollari; They were three goals down with four minutes left to play, erano sotto di tre reti, con appena quattro minuti ancora da giocare; Two down at half time, we eventually won 4-2, in svantaggio di due gol alla fine del primo tempo, alla fine abbiamo vinto per 4 a 2

4 (comm.) come acconto: Five hundred dollars down and the remainder in instalments, un acconto di cinquecento dollari e il resto a rate

5 per iscritto: to be [to get st.] down on paper, essere [mettere qc.] per iscritto; Write this number down, annotati questo numero; I took down the details of the job, mi sono scritto i dati relativi al lavoro

6 in lista: Put me ( o my name) down for ten pounds, mettimi in lista per dieci sterline; Are you down for the football team?, sei in lista per la squadra di calcio?; I'm down for the late shift on Friday, mi hanno messo nell'ultimo turno venerdì

7 giù (di morale); depresso: I'm feeling a bit down today, oggi mi sento un po' giù (di morale); He was very down after failing his exam, era molto giù dopo essere stato bocciato all'esame

8 a partire dall'alto: You'll find it in the third drawer down, lo troverai nel terzo cassetto a partire dall'alto

9 da cima a fondo; a fondo: They washed the walls down, hanno lavato a fondo i muri

10 ( di un apparecchio, ecc.) fuori uso (o inattivo): My computer is down, il mio computer è fuori uso; All the phone lines are down, tutte le linee telefoniche sono inattive

11 (fam.) a letto: to go (o to come) down with flu, finire a letto con l'influenza; He's down with flu, è a letto con l'influenza

12 ( boxe) al tappeto

13 (idiom., per es.:) Nail the lid down!, inchioda il coperchio!; We went down to Sicily, siamo andati in Sicilia; When are you coming down for the weekend?, quando vieni a passare qui un fine settimana?; He's just gone down to the post office, è appena andato alla posta; I saw her down by the river, l'ho vista in riva al fiume; down at the end of the street, in fondo alla strada

14 ( in alcune università ingl.) ( di un docente) non in servizio, in sabbatico; ( di uno studente) in vacanza; ( anche) espulso

15 ( sport) ( della palla) fuori gioco; ( baseball: di un giocatore) eliminato; ( cricket: del wicket) abbattuto

16 ( slang USA) ubriaco (o sbronzo)

17 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to go down, andare giù; scendere; tramontare; ecc.; to come down, venire giù; to get sb. down, deprimere q.; ecc. (► to go, to come; to get; ecc.) NOTA D'USO: - up to o down to?-

B inter.

1 giù!; a terra!

2 ( a un cane) a cuccia!; seduto!

● (naut.) to be down by the head, essere appruato □ (naut.) to be down by the stern, essere appoppato □ (in USA) Down-Easter, abitante della Nuova Inghilterra (spec. del Maine) □ ( boxe) to be down for the count, subire il conteggio totale; essere contato fino a 10 □ ( boxe) to be down for a count of 8, essere contato fino a 8 □ down here, qui attorno; da queste parti □ (fam.) to be down in the mouth, essere abbattuto (o triste, scoraggiato) □ (fam.) to be down on sb., avercela con q.: She's been down on me since I criticized her work, ce l'ha con me da quando ho criticato il suo lavoro □ to be down on one's luck, attraversare un brutto periodo; essere messo male ( a soldi) □ to be down to sb., spettare (o toccare) a q.: It's down to you to find out a solution to the problem, tocca a te trovare una soluzione al problema □ to be down to st., essere dovuto a (o causato da) q.: The crash was thought to be down to fog, si riteneva che l'incidente fosse dovuto alla nebbia □ to be down to one's last st. –: By the end of the week I was down to my last five pounds, alla fine della settimana mi erano rimaste le ultime cinque sterline □ to put st. down to st., attribuire (la causa di) qc. a qc.: He put her symptoms down to tiredness, attribuiva i suoi sintomi alla stanchezza □ down south, giù nel sud □ down there, laggiù □ down to, fino a: Everything was planned down to the last detail, era tutto pianificato fino all'ultimo dettaglio; Her dress came down to her ankles, il vestito le arrivava alle caviglie; from the wealthiest aristocrat down to the poorest beggar, dal più ricco degli aristocratici al più povero dei mendicanti □ down-to-earth, ( di persona) realista, pratico; coi piedi per terra (fam.); ( di un progetto, ecc.) realistico, concreto □ (fam.) down to the ground, completamente; del tutto: This job suits her down to the ground, questo lavoro è assolutamente perfetto per lei □ (fam.) down under, dall'altra parte del mondo; agli antipodi; in Australia (o in Nuova Zelanda) □ down with, abbasso: Down with the dictator!, abbasso il dittatore! □ to come down to earth, tornare con i piedi per terra (fig.); aprire gli occhi (fig.) □ Three down, and four to go, tre sono fatti, e quattro (ancora) da fare.
down (4) /daʊn/
a. attr.

(che va) in giù, verso il basso; rivolto in basso: a down escalator, una scala mobile che scende; a down arrow, una freccia in giù

● down-and-dirty, nudo e crudo: down-and-dirty rock, rock nudo e crudo; to get down-and-dirty with sb., scoprire gli altarini di q. □ (ingl.) down draught, ( USA) down draft, corrente d'aria discendente □ (comm.) down payment, acconto □ (ferr.) down platform, marciapiede di partenza (o d'arrivo) di un «down train» □ down shaft ► downcast (2) □ a down train, un treno che dalla città principale (per es., Londra) porta in provincia.
♦ down (5) /daʊn/
prep.

1 giù per; a valle di: She ran down the stairs, è corsa giù per le scale; to walk down a hill, andare giù per un colle; discendere un colle; down the drain, giù per il tubo di scarico; to sail down a river, navigare giù per (o verso la foce di) un fiume; scendere un fiume; The village is a few miles down the Thames, il villaggio è a qualche miglia scendendo il Tamigi

2 lungo; per: down the corridor, lungo il corridoio; Her hair was hanging down her back, i capelli le scendevano lungo la schiena; He was running down the street, correva per la strada

3 in fondo a: The train disappeared down the tunnel, il treno è scomparso in fondo alla galleria

4 ( di tempo) nel corso di: down the centuries [years], nel corso dei secoli [degli anni]

● down the left ( hand side), sulla sinistra; sul fianco (o sul lato) sinistro: A run down the left put him in a position to shoot, con una corsa sulla sinistra si è ritrovato in posizione di tiro □ (fam. USA) down the line, in linea gerarchica; facendo tutta la scala (fig.); ( anche) nei quartieri malfamati ( di una città) □ down the right ( hand side), sulla destra; sul lato (o sul fianco) destro □ down the road, più giù lungo la strada; (fig.) nel futuro: They live just down the road, abitano in questa strada, un po' più giù: How do you see yourself five years down the road?, come ti vedi nei cinque anni a venire? □ to get st. down in one, ingoiare (o buttare giù) qc. tutto d'un colpo □ to go down the pan (o the tubes), andare a farsi friggere: The whole project has gone down the pan, tutto il progetto è andato a farsi friggere.
down (6) /daʊn/
n.

1 basso; rovescio ( della sorte): the ups and downs of life, gli alti e bassi della vita

2 ( football americano) «down»; gioco

● (fam.) to have a down on sb., provare avversione (o antipatia) per q.; avercela con q.
(to) down /daʊn/
v. t. (fam.)

1 trangugiare, scolarsi (fam.): to down a bottle of wine, scolarsi una bottiglia di vino: He downed his hot dog in three bites, ha trangugiato il suo hot dog in un paio di bocconi

2 mettere giù; posare: to down the ball, mettere a terra la palla

3 abbattere; atterrare

4 (mil.) abbattere ( un aereo, ecc.)

5 (fam. USA) battere, sconfiggere ( un avversario)

6 ( boxe, lotta) atterrare; mettere (o mandare) al tappeto

● to down tools, incrociare le braccia; scioperare; ( di un sindacato) proclamare lo sciopero.

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I [daʊn]
avverbio

1) (from higher to lower level)

to go down — andare giù, scendere

to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor — sedersi per terra

I'm on my way down — sto scendendo

is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?

down! — (to dog) a cuccia!

"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"

read down to the end of the paragraph — leggi fino alla fine del paragrafo

2) (indicating position at lower level)

down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù

down here — quaggiù

two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù

it's on the second shelf down — è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

down at the bottom of the lake — giù in fondo al lago

3) (indicating direction)

to go down to Naples — andare (giù) a Napoli

down in Brighton — (giù) a Brighton

they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud

4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)

children from the age of 10 down — i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

from the sixteenth century down to the present day — dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

5) (indicating loss of money etc.)

bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà

profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm Ј 10 down — sono sotto di 10 sterline

6) (indicating reduction)

to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso

to get the price down — far ridurre il prezzo

I'm down to my last cigarette — non mi resta che una sigaretta

that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!

7) (on list, schedule)

you're down to speak next — tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì

8) (incapacitated)

to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza

9) sport

to be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set

10) (as deposit)

to pay Ј 40 down — pagare 40 sterline in contanti

11) (downwards)

face down — a faccia in giù o prono

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it's down to you to do it — dipende da te farlo

down with tyrants! — abbasso i tiranni!
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Note:

Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry below
II [daʊn]
preposizione

1) (from higher to lower point)

to run down the hill — scendere giù dalla collina correndo

did you enjoy the journey down? — hai fatto buon viaggio?

down town — (giù) in città

2) (at a lower part of)

they live down the road — abitano più giù in questa strada

a few miles down the river from here — qualche miglio più a valle

it's down the corridor to your right — è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

3) (along)

to go down the street — andare lungo la strada

with buttons all down the front — abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat — le ha guardato in gola

4) (throughout)

down the ages o centuries — nel corso dei secoli
III [daʊn]
aggettivo

1) colloq.

to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra

2) [ escalator] che scende; BE [ train] che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3) inform. fuori uso, guasto
IV [daʊn]
verbo transitivo colloq.

1) abbattere, buttare a terra [ person]; abbattere [ plane]

2) (drink)

he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
V [daʊn]
nome

to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
VI [daʊn]
nome

1) (of birds) piumino m.

2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f.

English-Italian dictionary > down
16 _різне

aim at the stars, but keep your feet on the ground all are not thieves that dogs bark at all cats are grey in the dark all roads lead to Rome always lend a helping hand among the blind the one-eyed man is king as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger at a round table, there is no dispute of place a bad excuse is better than none a bad vessel is seldom broken be just before you're generous be just to all, but trust not all the best things come in small packages the best way to resist temptation is to give in to it better alone than in bad company better an empty house than a bad tenant better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion better ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me better to beg than to steal, but better to work than to beg better a tooth out than always aching between two stools one goes to the ground a bird may be known by its flight a bird never flew on one wing a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day a bleating sheep loses a bite a blind man would be glad to see a blind man needs no looking glass bread always falls buttered side down a burden which one chooses is not felt butter to butter is no relish cast no dirt in the well that gives you water the chain is no stronger than its weakest link a change is as good as a rest Christmas comes but once a year circumstances after cases cleanliness is next to godliness the cobbler's wife is the worst shod a cold hand, a warm heart comparisons are odious consistency is a jewel consideration is half of conversation a creaking door hangs long on its hinges desperate diseases must have desperate remedies the devil looks after his own diamond cut diamond dirt shows the quickest on the cleanest cotton discontent is the first step in progress do as you would be done by dog does not eat dog a dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone a dog will not cry if you beat him with a bone do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar do not throw pearls before swine do your best and leave the rest with God do your duty and be afraid of none don't be a yes-man don't cut off your nose to spite your face don't drown yourself to save a drowning man don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't spur a willing horse don't strike a man when he is down don't swap the witch for the devil eagles don't catch flies eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together the English are a nation of shopkeepers even a stopped clock is right twice a day every cock sings in his own way every fish that escapes seems greater than it is every man is a pilot in a calm sea every medal has its reverse side every thing comes to a man who does not need it every tub smells of the wine it holds evil communications corrupt good manners the exception proves the rule exchange is no robbery extremes meet facts are stubborn things familiarity breeds contempt fast bind, fast find fields have eyes, and woods have ears fight fire with fire figure on the worst but hope for the best fingers were made before forks the fire which lights us at a distance will burn us when near the first shall be last and the last, first follow your own star forbearance is no acquittance the fox knows much, but more he that catches him from the day you were born till you ride in a hearse, there's nothing so bad but it might have been worse from the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar fruit is golden in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair the game is not worth the candles a gentleman never makes any noise the gift bringer always finds an open door the giver makes the gift precious a good horse cannot be of a bad colour a good tale is none the worse for being twice told good riddance to bad rubbish the greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong the half is more than the whole half a loaf is better than no bread half an orange tastes as sweet as a whole one hawk will not pick out hawk's eyes the heart has arguments with which the understanding is unacquainted he may well swim that is held up by the chin he that doesn't respect, isn't respected he that lies down with dogs must rise with fleas he that would live at peace and rest must hear and see and say the best he who is absent is always in the wrong he who follows is always behind the higher the climb, the broader the view history is a fable agreed upon hitch your wagon to a star the ideal we embrace is our better self if a bee didn't have a sting, he couldn't keep his honey if a sheep loops the dyke, all the rest will follow I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts if each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city if the cap fits, wear it if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain if you cannot bite, never show your teeth if you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have if you cannot speak well of a person, don't speak of him at all if you leave your umbrella at home, it is sure to rain if you wish to see the best in others, show the best of yourself ill news travels fast ill weeds grow apace an inch breaks no square it always pays to be a gentleman it costs nothing to ask it is easier to descend than ascend it is easier to pull down than to build up it is good fishing in troubled waters it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back it is sometimes best to burn your bridges behind you it is well to leave off playing when the game is at the best it is not clever to gamble, but to stop playing it's a small world it takes all sorts to make a world it takes a thief to catch a thief jealousy is a green-eyed monster jealousy is a proof of self-love keep a dress seven years and it will come back into style keep no more cats than will catch mice kindle not a fire that you cannot extinguish kissing goes by favor jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today a joy that's shared is a joy made double justice is blind lay not the load on the lame horse learn to creep before you leap let the cock crow or not, the day will come the longest road is sometimes the shortest way home lookers-on see most of the game man does not live by bread alone many are called but few are chosen many go out for wool and come home shorn many stumble at a straw and leap over a block men cease to interest us when we find their limitations a misty morn may have a fine day the mob has many heads but no brains the moon is not seen when the sun shines the more the merrier mountain has brought forth a mouse much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of name not a halter in his house that hanged himself the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat never be the first by whom the new is tried nor yet the last to lay the old aside never do anything yourself you can get somebody else to do never is a long time never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing never make a bargain with the devil on a dark day never quarrel with your bread and butter never tell tales out of school a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse no joy without alloy no man is a hero to his valet no mud can soil us but the mud we throw no names, no pack-drill no news good news no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches none is so blind as they who will not see none of us is perfect nothing is certain but the unforeseen nothing is easy to the unwilling nothing is so good but it might have been better nothing is stolen without hands nothing new under the sun nothing seems quite as good as new after being broken an old poacher makes the best keeper once is no rule one dog barks at nothing, the rest bark at him one good turn deserves another one half of the world does not know how the other half lives one hand washes the other one man's meat is another man's poison one picture is worth ten thousand words one volunteer is worth two pressed men one whip is good enough for a good horse; for a bad one, not a thousand opposites attract each other the orange that is squeezed too hard yields a bitter juice other people's burdens killed the ass out of the mire into the swamp painted flowers have no scent paper is patient: you can put anything on it people condemn what they do not understand pigs might fly the pitcher goes often to the well please ever; tease never plenty is no plague the porcupine, whom one must handle gloved, may be respected but is never loved the proof of the pudding is in the eating the remedy is worse than the disease reopen not the wounds once healed a rolling stone gathers no moss the rotten apple injures its neighbors scratch my back and I shall scratch yours the sea refuses no river seize what is highest and you will possess what is in between seldom seen, soon forgotten silence scandal by scandal the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over the sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get small faults indulged in are little thieves that let in greater solitude is at times the best society some people are too mean for heaven and too good for hell the soul of a man is a garden where, as he sows, so shall he reap sour grapes can never make sweet wine sow a thought and reap an act the sow loves bran better than roses a stick is quickly found to beat a dog with still waters run deep stoop low and it will save you many a bump through life a straw shows which way the wind blows a stream cannot rise above its source the style is the man the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle the sun shines on all the world the sun will shine down our street too sunday plans never stand suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one sweetest nuts have the hardest shells the tail cannot shake the dog take things as they are, not as you'd have them tastes differ there are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it there is always room at the top there is life in the old dog yet there is no rose without a thorn there is small choice in rotten apples there is truth in wine there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it they need much whom nothing will content they that dance must pay the fiddler they walk with speed who walk alone those who hide can find three removals are as bad as a fire to the pure all things are pure to work hard, live hard, die hard, and go to hell after all would be hard indeed too far east is west translation is at best an echo a tree is known by its fruit a tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives two can play at that game two dogs over one bone seldom agree venture a small fish to catch a great one the voice with a smile always wins wear my shoes and you'll know where they pitch we weep when we are born, not when we die what can you have of a cat but her skin what can't be cured must be endured what matters to a blind man that his father could see what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail when a dog is drowning, everyone offers him drink when in doubt, do nowt when interest is lost, memory is lost when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others will build on it when a river does not make a noise, it is either empty or very full when the devil is dead, he never lacks a chief mourner when two ride on one horse one must sit behind where bees are, there is honey where it is weakest, there the thread breaks who seeks what he should not finds what he would not why keep a dog and bark yourself? a wonder lasts but nine days the worth of a thing is best known by its want the world is a ladder for some to go up and some down would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason you buy land, you buy stones; you buy meat, you buy bones you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink you can tell the day by the morning you cannot lose what you never had you cannot touch pitch and not be defiled you can't put new wine in old bottles you can't walk and look at the stars if you have a stone in your shoe your looking glass will tell you what none of your friends will zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _різне
17 run

1. present participle - running; verb
1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correr

2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) andar

3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) correr

4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) trabalhar

5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) gerir

6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correr

7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) circular

8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) durar

9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) conduzir

10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) espalhar-se

11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) levar

12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passar

13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) ficar
2. noun
1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) corrida

2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) passeio

3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) período

4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) malha caída

5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) uso

6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) ponto

7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) cercado

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- runner
- running 3. adverb
(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) consecutivos

- runny
- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild
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[r∧n] n 1 corrida, carreira. 2 tempo ou porção determinada de trabalho, movimento, operação, série. 3 tempo ou quantidade de líquido escorrido, escoamento, fluxo, descarga. 4 passeio, viagem curta, giro, jornada, viagem, volta. 5 ponto no beisebol ou no críquete. 6 período, temporada, continuação, duração. 7 sucessão de exibições teatrais ou cinematográficas, série de representações. 8 correr (dos dias), marcha, curso (dos acontecimentos). 9 Com grande procura, corrida aos bancos. 10 Mus rápida sucessão de notas, escala. 11 liberdade de percorrer ou fazer uso de. 12 porção, cardume (de peixes), bando. 13 viveiro, lugar reservado para animais, pasto. 14 desfiadura ou desfiado, especialmente de meia. 15 corrente d’água, córrego. 16 tipo, classe. 17 passagem ou migração periódica. 18 curso, caminho ou passagem regular de animais, batida de caça. 19 Min direção, inclinação. 20 fio (de discurso). 21 percurso, trajeto. 22 pista inclinada (de esqui, etc.). 23 sucessão, série, seqüência. the run at the hills is to the west / as montanhas se estendem para o oeste. 24 tendência, orientação, direção geral. 25 Typogr tiragem. • vt+vi (ps ran, pp run) 1 correr. 2 apressar. 3 fugir, escapar. they ran for their lives / fugiram, deram aos calcanhares, deram às de vila-diogo, correram a mais não poder. 4 fazer correr, mover ou andar. 5 seguir, ir. let things run their course / deixe as coisas tomarem seu rumo. his talents do not run that way / os talentos dele não vão por esse lado. 6 fazer percurso ou trajeto. 7 perseguir, dar caça a. 8 passar ou fazer passar (o tempo). 9 pesquisar, procurar a fonte de. 10 estender-se, prolongar-se (ruas, estradas). our garden runs east / nosso jardim estende-se para o leste. 11 enfiar, espetar, penetrar, atravessar. 12 desbotar, misturar-se confusamente (tintas). 13 ter duração de, durar, continuar. school runs from eight to twelve / as aulas duram das oito às doze horas. 14 ter força legal, vigorar, ser válido. 15 conduzir, guiar, transportar. 16 ter forma, qualidade ou caráter específico. 17 participar de uma corrida, disputar, competir. 18 Amer ser candidato à eleição. 19 expor-se a, incorrer em, sofrer. 20 funcionar, operar, trabalhar. 21 fazer operar ou funcionar (uma máquina), estar em ação ou operação. 22 estar em cartaz, continuar sendo exibido ou apresentado (filme, peça teatral, etc.). 23 conduzir, dirigir (negócios). 24 seguir em cardumes (de peixes), principalmente para desova. 25 coser (em direção contínua). 26 romper, passar (bloqueio). 27 contrabandear. 28 publicar (periodicamente). 29 liquidificar, derreter. 30 moldar derretendo. 31 andar a passo rápido, galopar (cavalo). 32 fazer, executar. 33 mover-se sobre ou como sobre rodas, revolver, girar, virar. 34 fluir, escorrer, vazar, gotejar, supurar. 35 espalhar rapidamente, circular, correr. 36 ter origem em, remontar. 37 prosseguir, continuar. 38 tender, inclinar-se (to, towards para). 39 ser corrente, estar em voga. 40 desfiar, correr o fio. 41 Comp rodar, executar. 42 deixar acumular (dívida, conta). 43 custar. 44 levar, deixar, ficar. 45 ocorrer com freqüência. a day’s run Naut singradura. a heavy sea was running o mar estava agitado. a run for one’s money competição, concorrência dura. a run of bad fortune série de infortúnios, corrente de azar. a run of bad luck um período de infelicidade, uma maré de azar. a run of two months Theat exibição de dois meses. at a run correndo. by the run Naut por viagem. don’t run away with the idea that não pense que. feelings run high os ânimos estão exaltados. he ran himself out / ele esgotou-se (correndo). he ran his pen through the line / ele cancelou a linha. he ran with rain ele estava encharcado. his words ran in my head suas palavras não me saíram da cabeça. how your tongue runs! coll como você fala! que tagarela! I am run down estou esgotado. in the long run no final das contas, com o correr do tempo, a longo prazo. in the short run a curto prazo. it has a great run Com tem boa saída. on the run a) na correria, correndo, sempre em atividade. b) coll fugindo. run of office gestão. she ran with tears ela desfez-se em lágrimas. the common run, the ordinary run a maioria, o tipo comum. the general run of girls as moças de um modo geral. the general run of things a tendência geral. the runs diarréia. the ship ran upon a rock / o navio chocou-se contra um rochedo. this year the apples ran big este ano as maçãs ficaram grandes. thus runs the order a ordem é essa. to be run out of town ser expulso da cidade. to enjoy a long run ter longa exibição. to go for a run dar um passeio. to have a run for one’s money tirar bom proveito de seu dinheiro. to have the run of the garden ter livre acesso ao jardim. to have the run of the place ser o senhor na casa. to run about a) andar de um lado para outro. b) correr para cá e para lá. to run across a) encontrar por acaso. b) atravessar correndo. to run after perseguir, procurar obter ou alcançar, correr atrás. to run against a) chocar, abalroar, colidir. b) precipitar-se, opor-se a, ser contrário a, ser rival de. c) Sport competir com. to run ahead a) levar vantagem. b) adiantar-se, correr na frente. to run along a) seguir margeando ou ao longo de. b) ir-se. to run a match participar de um jogo. to run amuck, amok sair do controle, ter acesso de fúria. to run a race disputar uma corrida. to run a risk correr um risco. to run ashore encalhar, parar. to run at atacar, atirar-se sobre. to run a temperature ficar com febre. to run away fugir, esquivar-se ( from de). to run away with a) fazer perder o controle. b) roubar. c) fugir com. d) ganhar, vencer com facilidade. e) absorver, consumir. to run back voltar, retroceder. to run before the sea Naut correr com o mar. to run before the wind Naut correr com o vento. to run by correr, passar por. to run cold gelar. my blood ran cold / meu sangue gelou. to run counter to ser oposto a, correr em sentido oposto a. to run deep ser fundo. to run down a) parar por falta de corda (relógio). b) enfraquecer, cansar. c) perseguir até pegar, alcançar. d) criticar, ofender com palavras, menosprezar, depreciar. e) Naut chocar-se e derrubar ou afundar. f) abalroar, atropelar. g) derrubar. h) decair, deteriorar. i) escorrer, refluir. to run down the coast navegar ao longo da costa. to run dry a) secar. b) esgotar-se. to run for a) esforçar-se por. b) correr. c) candidatar-se a. to run for it fugir, pôr-se a salvo. to run for one’s life correr para salvar a vida. to run foul/ afoul of a) chocar. b) entrar em conflito com. c) misturar-se desordenadamente. to run from fugir de, escapar de. to run hard close seguir de perto (numa competição). to run high enfurecer-se, esbravejar, irar-se. to run in a) correr para dentro. b) fazer uma breve visita a. c) coll prender, pôr no xadrez. d) enfiar, fazer passar. e) inserir, acrescentar (palavras). f) amaciar (motor). to run in the blood estar no sangue. to run into a) entrar correndo, afluir. b) colidir, chocar-se com. c) encontrar por acaso. d) atingir, alcançar (uma determinada quantia, quantidade, etc.). to run into debt endividar-se. to run in with fig estar de acordo com. to run low escassear. to run mad a) enlouquecer. b) fig ficar furioso. to run off a) fugir, escapar. b) escoar, vazar. c) imprimir (cópias). d) escrever às pressas. to run off at the mouth falar demais. to run off one’s feet não dar descanso, não dar sossego. to run off the rails a) descarrilhar (trem). b) fig sair dos trilhos, sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to run off with coll tomar, roubar, escapar com. to run on a) continuar, prosseguir. b) falar muito. c) voltar-se para, relacionar-se. d) Typogr prosseguir sem interrupção. to run one’s head against a brick wall tentar o impossível. to run out a) sair (correndo). b) jorrar, escorrer, transbordar. c) esgotar, acabar. d) terminar. to run out of usar até o fim, não ter mais. to run out on abandonar. to run over a) examinar brevemente. b) recapitular. c) transbordar. d) passar por cima. e) passar correndo. f) passar para o outro lado (desertar). g) atropelar. he was run over by the train / ele foi apanhado pelo trem. to run ragged deixar exausto. to run rings around someone fazer de alguém o que se quer. to run riot a) agir sem controle, pintar o sete. b) crescer demais (planta). to run short estar no fim. to run the show a) sl conduzir ou manejar as coisas. b) ter controle ou poder. to run through a) passar por ou examinar rapidamente. b) tirar, gastar, acabar com, esbanjar. c) penetrar, espalhar, encher. d) transfixar, transpassar. e) passar por. f) cancelar. to run to a) estender-se até. b) correr até. c) tender, inclinar-se para. d) atingir, montar (falando de dinheiro). e) ter dinheiro suficiente para. to run to seed fig perder a força ou o vigor. to run toward, towards inclinar-se para ser favorável a. to run to waste dissipar, estragar. to run up a) correr para cima. b) hastear (bandeira). c) fazer subir (preços). d) acumular dívidas. e) montar ou edificar apressadamente. f) coll fazer depressa (costura). to run up and down correr de cá para lá, de cima para baixo. to run upon a) estar absorto em. b) encontrar inesperada e acidentalmente. c) referir-se a, versar sobre. d) correr sobre, em cima de. e) dedicar-se a, ocupar-se com. f) precipitar-se sobre. to run wild a) enfurecer, ficar fora de si. b) espantar, ficar espantado (cavalo). c) comportar-se mal, agir sem controle. d) crescer como mato (plantas). to run with a) estar de acordo com. b) assumir a responsabilidade. to take a short run tomar pequeno impulso (para saltar).

English-Portuguese dictionary > run
18 talk

1. I
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1) the child /the baby/ is learning to talk ребенок учится говорить; parrots can talk попугаи умеют /могут/ говорить

2) we sat up and talked мы не ложились спать и все разговаривали; stop talking! перестаньте разговаривать!; talk and talk говорить без конца /без умолку/; grandmother loved to talk бабушка любила поговорить /поболтать/; she loves to hear herself talk она любит слушать самое себя; that's no way to talk нельзя так говорить /разговаривать/; it's easy to talk легко говорить; someone must have talked должно быть кто-то проговорился; he is very interesting if you can get him talking он очень интересный собеседник, если заставить его разговориться; I'll make you talk ты у меня заговоришь, я заставлю тебя заговорить

3) people will talk пойдут разговоры, люди будут судачить; people talked and he had to go пошли всякие разговоры /слухи/ и ему пришлось уйти /подать в отставку/
2. II
1) talk in some manner talk freely (fluently, etc.) говорить свободно и т.д.; the baby hardly talks at all ребенок почти совсем не говорит; the birds were talking loudly птицы громко переговаривались; talk in a low (soft, loud, etc.) voice говорить тихим и т.д. голосом; talk in a whisper говорить шепотом

2) talk in some manner talk earnestly (softly, wildly, gruffly, volubly, etc.) разговаривать /говорить/ серьезно и т.д.; talk plain coll. говорить прямо /откровенно/; talk small coll. веста пустой /светский/ разговор; talk big coll. важничать, хвастать; don't talk so impudently! не говорите /не разговаривайте/ так нахально /дерзко/!; talk to the point говорить по существу; talk at random говорить наобум /что придет в голову/; talk for some time he has the ability of talking at length он умеет /способен/ говорить долго и пространно; we talked far into the night мы разговаривали допоздна /до поздней ночи, заполночь/
3. III
talk smth.

1) talk French (English, etc.) говорить по-французски и т.д.; he can talk three languages он умеет говорить /разговаривать/ на трех языках; talk dialect (slang) говорить /разговаривать/ на диалекте (жаргоне)

2) talk sense /business/ говорить дело; talk nonsense /gibberish/ говорить чепуху; нести /пороть/ чушь; talk politics (literature, music, theatre, philosophy, dress, football, etc.) говорить о политике и т.д.; talk war угрожать /грозиться/ выступать против кого-л.; talk shop coll. говорить на узкопрофессиональные темы во время общего разговора

3) talk scandal распускать слухи, сплетничать; people will talk scandal пойдут разговоры /начнут сплетничать/
4. IV
1) talk smth. in some manner learn to talk French fluently (намучиться бегло говорить по-французски

2) talk smth. in some manner talk business seriously серьезно говорить о деле; why don't you talk sense for a change? coll. сказали бы вы для разнообразия что-нибудь дельное; talk smth. at some time they were talking business (shop, theatre, etc.) all the evening весь вечер они говорили о делах и т.д.
5. XI
1) be talked about there is a great deal of nonsense talked about this matter об этом деле говорится /говорят/ много чепухи; be talked about in some manner the subject is widely talked about эта тема сейчас широко обсуждается, на эту тему сейчас много говорят; be talked into (out of) doing smth. he was talked into giving his consent его уговорили /убедили/ дать свое согласие; I was talked out of going there меня уговорили не ездить /не идти/ туда, меня отговорили поехать /пойти/ туда

2) be (get) talked about I don't want to be talked about я не хочу, чтобы обо мне судачили /сплетничали, распускали слухи/; get oneself talked about заставить заговорить о себе
6. XVI
1) talk about /of/ smth., smb. talk about other people's affairs (about one's own concerns, about poetry, of one's neighbours, of one thing and another, etc.) говорить /разговаривать/ о делах других людей и т.д.; we were talking of that matter just before you came in мы говорили об этом деле как раз до вашего прихода; he knows what he is talking about он знает, о чем говорит; talking of smth. кстати, о...; talking of pictures (of travel, etc.) кстати, о картинах и т.д.; talking of cigarettes, have you got any? кстати о сигаретах, у вас не найдется /есть/ закурить?; talking of muffins, what time do we have tea? кстати о булочках, когда у нас чай /когда мы пьем чай/?; talk over smth. talk over the happening of the day (over the matter, etc.) подробно обсуждать события дня и т.д. talk in smth. talk in one's sleep говорить /разговаривать/ во сне; talk in riddles говорить загадками; talk with (by) smth. talk with animation говорить возбужденно /оживленно/; talk with a drawl (with a lisp, etc.) говорить, растягивая слова и т.д.; talk by signs (by looks, etc.) говорить /общаться, разговаривать/ знаками/ при помощи знаков/ и т.д.; talk by the hour болтать /тараторить, трещать/ без умолку часами; talk to /with/ smb. talk to a friend (to a new-comer, with her father, to the pupils, etc.) говорить /разговаривать/ с другом и т.д.; who do you think you are talking to? да вы знаете, с кем вы разговариваете?; talk to oneself говорить /разговаривать/ с самим собой; talk through smth., smb. talk through the nose говорить в нос; talk through an interpreter разговаривать через /с помощью, через посредство/ переводчика; talk at smth. talk at table разговаривать /говорить/ за столом; talk at dinner разговаривать /говорить/ во время обеда; talk at smb. I understood that he was talking at me я понимал, что его слова направлены в мой адрес /что он обращается ко мне/; [are you] talking at me? это камешек в мой огород?; talk for smth. talk for the sake of talking говорить только, чтобы не молчать

2) talk over (into) smth. talk over the telephone говорить /разговаривать/ no телефону; talk into a microphone говорить перед микрофоном /в микрофон/

3) talk on /about/ smth. talk on a subject (on politics, on modern literature, about pop music, etc.) говорить /выступать, высказываться, проводить беседу/ на какую-л. тему и т.д.; talk before smb. talk before the audience (before one's pupils, etc.) говорить /выступать/ перед собравшимися /перед аудиторией/ и т.д.; talk to smb. talk to the public выступать перед общественностью /перед публикой/

4) talk with smb. talk with one's doctor (with one's adviser, with one's solicitor, etc.) советоваться со своим врачом и т.д.; talk of smth. the two companies have been talking of a merger эти две фирмы уже некоторое время ведут переговоры об объединении

5) talk about smth. the whole town was talking about it весь город об этом говорил; talk behind smb.'s back she talked behind their backs за их спинами она судачила /сплетничала, распускала слухи/
7. XVII
talk of doing smth. talk of going abroad (of going to Spain, of leaving one's job, of opening a new shop, etc.) говорить о намерении поехать за границу и т.д.; he talked of starting on a new book он говорил, что собирается сесть за новую книгу; the last time I saw him he was talking of retiring at the end of the year когда я видел его в последний раз, он говорил, что в конце года уйдет с работы
8. XVIII
talk oneself into some state talk oneself hoarse договориться до хрипоты, охрипнуть /сорвать голос/ от разговоров
9. XIX1
talk like smth. talk like a book точно выражать свои мысли, говорить как по писаному, говорить ученым языком
10. XXI1
1) talk smth. for smth. they talk French [together] for practice для практики они друг с другом разговаривают /говорят/ по-французски

2) talk smb. into smth. talk smb. into agreement вырвать согласие у кого-л., убедить кого-л. дать согласие; talk smb. out of smth. talk a friend (a colleague, etc.) out of a foolish plan (out of a resolution, out of one's belief, etc.) уговорить друга и т.д. отказаться от неразумного плана и т.д.; talk smb. into some state talk a child (an old man, a patient, etc.) to sleep усыпить ребенка и т.д. разговорами; talk smb. to death замучить кого-л. разговорами, заговорить кого-л. до смерти /до потери сознания/
11. XXII
talk smb. into (out of) doing smth. talk smb. into taking the trip (into buying a thing, etc.) уговорить кого-л. предпринять эту поездку и т.д.; they talked me out of going there они уговорили меня не ходить туда

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