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the fat was in the fire

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1 the fat is in the fire

(the fat is in the fire (уст. all the fat is in the fire))

дело сделано; дело скверно, быть беде

There'll be a row. I knew there would: and begad all the fat's in the fire. (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. II, ch. XVIII) — Будет история! Я знал это наперед, черт возьми! Ну и каша заварилась!

The fat was in the fire when a journalist Jack Scantlebury, havin' a look round for English investors, said in an article to the newspapers that hundreds of thousands of pounds was being lost by shareholders, through gold stealin' on the mines. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. II) — Джек Скэнтлбери, журналист, еще подлил масла в огонь. Он побывал на рудниках по поручению английских вкладчиков, а потом написал, что там, дескать, огромные хищения и вкладчики теряют на этом сотни тысяч фунтов.

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2 the fat is in the fire

   paзг.

   быть бeдe, ну и кaшa зaвapилacь

    The fat was in the fire when a journalist Jack Scantlebury... said in an article in the newspapers that hundreds of thousands of pounds was being lost by shareholders through gold stealin' on the mines (K. S. Prichard)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > the fat is in the fire
3 the fat was in the fire

Пословица: пошла писать губерния, подлить масла в огонь

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the fat was in the fire
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fat [fæt] (compar fatter, superl fattest, pt & pp fatted, cont fatting)

1 adjective

(a) (heavy, overweight → person) gros (grosse), gras; (→ cheeks, limb) gros (grosse); (→ face) joufflu;

∎ to get or to grow fat grossir, engraisser;

∎ she's getting fat elle prend de l'embonpoint;

∎ as fat as a pig gras comme un cochon ou un moine;

∎ figurative they had grown fat on their investments ils s'étaient enrichis ou engraissés grâce à leurs investissements

(b) (meat) gras

(c) (thick, hefty) gros (grosse);

∎ a fat book un gros livre, un livre épais;

∎ a fat wallet un portefeuille bien garni

(d) familiar (cheque, salary) gros^□ ;

∎ he made a fat profit il a fait de gros bénéfices

(e) (productive → year) gras, prospère; (→ land, soil) fertile, riche;

∎ American familiar to be in fat city être plein aux as

(f) familiar (idioms)

∎ get this into your fat head mets-toi ça dans la tête une fois pour toutes;

∎ I reckon you'll get it back - fat chance! je pense qu'on te le rendra - tu parles!;

∎ fat chance you have of winning! comme si tu avais la moindre chance de gagner!;

∎ a fat lot of good that'll do you! cela vous fera une belle jambe!;

∎ that was a fat lot of good or use! on est bien aidé avec ça!;

∎ a fat lot of difference that has made! ça a bien avancé les choses!;

∎ a fat lot of good it did him! ça l'a bien avancé!, le voilà bien avancé!;

∎ a fat lot he cares! il s'en fout pas mal!;

∎ a fat lot you know about it! comme si tu en savais quelque chose!;

∎ it's not over till the fat lady sings il ne faut jamais perdre espoir^□

2 noun

(a) (gen) & Anatomy graisse f;

∎ rolls of fat des bourrelets mpl de graisse

(b) Cookery (on raw meat) graisse f, gras m; (on cooked meat) gras m; (as cooking medium) matière f grasse; (as part of controlled diet) lipide m;

∎ we are trying to eat less fat nous nous efforçons de manger moins de matières grasses ou corps gras;

∎ this margarine is low in fat cette margarine est pauvre en matières grasses ou allégée;

∎ beef/mutton fat graisse f de bœuf/de mouton;

∎ pork fat saindoux m;

∎ fry in deep fat faites frire;

∎ fry in shallow fat faites revenir;

∎ familiar figurative the fat's in the fire ça va chauffer;

∎ to live off the fat of the land vivre comme un coq en pâte

3 transitive verb

engraisser;

∎ figurative to kill the fatted calf tuer le veau gras

►► familiar figurative fat cat (rich, prosperous) richard m; (in industry) = personne touchant un salaire extrêmement élevé de façon injustifiée;

fat content (teneur f en) matières fpl grasses;

American familiar fat farm centre m d'amaigrissement^□ ;

fat intake ration f de corps gras;

Agriculture fat stock bétail m d'engraissement

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fat [fæt]

1. noun

graisse f ; (on cooked meat) gras m ; (for cooking) matière grasse f

• try to cut down the amount of fat in your diet essayez de manger moins de matières grasses

• animal fat graisse f animale

• body fat tissu m adipeux

• to live off the fat of the land vivre grassement

2. adjective

   a. ( = overweight) gros ( grosse f) ; [face] joufflu

• she has got a lot fatter elle a beaucoup grossi

• to get fat s'engraisser

   b. ( = fatty) gras ( grasse f)

   c. ( = large) (inf) [profit, cheque] gros ( grosse f)

• fat chance! ça m'étonnerait !

• he wants to be a racing driver -- fat chance! il veut être pilote de course -- il n'a aucune chance !

► a fat lot (inf)

a fat lot he cares! il s'en fiche ! (inf)

• a fat lot of good that did! nous voilà bien avancés !

• a fat lot of help she was! c'est fou ce qu'elle m'a aidé ! (inf)

• a fat lot he knows about it! comme s'il y connaissait quelque chose !

• that's a fat lot of use! pour ce que ça sert !

3. compounds

► fat cat noun gros riche (inf) m

► fat-free adjective [diet] sans matières grasses

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[fæt] 1.
noun

1) ( in diet) matières fpl grasses

animal fats — graisses fpl animales

2) ( on meat) gras m

you can leave the fat — tu peux laisser le gras

3) ( for cooking) gen matière f grasse; ( from meat) graisse f

4) ( in body) graisse f

body fat — tissu adipeux
2.
adjective

1) ( overweight) [person, animal, body, bottom, etc] gros/grosse; ( of child) [cheek] rebondi; [thigh, finger] dodu

to get fat — grossir

2) ( full) [wallet, envelope] rebondi; [file, magazine] épais/épaisse

3) ( remunerative) [profit, cheque] gros/grosse

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the fat's in the fire — (colloq) ça va faire des étincelles (colloq)

to live off the fat of the land — vivre grassement

English-French dictionary > fat
6 fat

1. adjective
1) dick; fett (abwertend); rund [Wangen, Gesicht]; fett [Schwein]

grow or get fat — dick werden

2) fett [Essen, Fleisch, Brühe]

3) (fig.) dick [Bündel, Buch, Zigarre]; üppig, fett [Gewinn, Gehalt, Scheck]

4) (coll. iron.)

fat lot of good you are — du bist mir 'ne schöne Hilfe (iron.)

a fat lot [of good it would do me] — [das würde mir] herzlich wenig [helfen]
2. noun
Fett, das

low in fat — fettarm [Nahrungsmittel]

put on fat — Fett ansetzen

run to fat — [zu] dick werden

the fat is in the fire — (fig.) der Teufel ist los (ugs.)

live off or on the fat of the land — (fig.) wie die Made im Speck leben (ugs.)

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[fæt] 1. noun
1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) das Fett

2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) das Fett
2. adjective
1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) fett

2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) fett; A fat lot-herzlich wenig

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- academic.ru/26608/fatness">fatness
- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head
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FAT

[ˌefeɪˈti:]

n COMPUT abbrev of file allocation table FAT

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[ft]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= overweight) person, animal, stomach, arms, thighs dick, fett (pej)

to get or become fat — dick werden

to grow fat (on sth) ( fig, person, company, town ) — (durch etw) reich werden

it's or the show's not over until the fat lady sings (hum inf) — das ist noch nicht das Ende

2) (= thick) book, pile dick; (fig inf) profit, fee, salary üppig, fett (inf); wallet, cheque(book) dick; (= prosperous) year, period fett

3) (= fatty) meat fett

4) (inf

= stupid) can't you get it into your fat head (that)... — hast du Idiot es denn noch immer nicht gecheckt, dass... (inf)

they can't get it into their silly fat heads that... — diesen Idioten will es nicht in den Kopf, dass... (inf)

See:

→ also fathead

5) (iro inf)

that's a fat lot of good or use — das bringt doch überhaupt nichts

a fat lot of good thieving did you — das Stehlen hat dir überhaupt nichts gebracht (inf)

fat lot of help she was — sie war 'ne schöne Hilfe! (iro inf)

fat chance! — schön wärs!

fat chance of that! — das kannst du dir abschminken! (inf)

2. n (ANAT, COOK, CHEM)
Fett nt
reduce the fat in your diet — reduzieren Sie den Fettgehalt Ihrer Ernährung

to put on fat — Speck ansetzen (inf)

to run to fat — in die Breite gehen (inf)

to live off the fat of the land (fig) — wie Gott in Frankreich or wie die Made im Speck leben

the fat's in the fire (fig) — jetzt ist der Teufel los (inf)

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fat [fæt]

A adj (adv → fatly)

1. dick, beleibt, korpulent, fett pej, feist pej:

fat stock Mast-, Schlachtvieh n

2. fett, fettig, fett-, ölhaltig:

fat coal Fettkohle f, bituminöse Kohle

3. fig dick (Brief, Brieftasche etc):

fat type TYPO Fettdruck m

4. fig fett, einträglich, ergiebig, reich(lich):

a fat bank account ein dickes Bankkonto;

a fat job ein lukrativer Posten;

fat soil fetter oder fruchtbarer Boden;

fat wood harzreiches Holz;

the fat years and the lean (years) die fetten und die mageren Jahre;

a fat chance umg iron herzlich wenig Aussicht;

a fat lot of good that is! umg iron das ist aber eine große Hilfe!; → lot B

5. umg

a) dumm

b) leer:

get that into your fat head! kapier das doch endlich mal!

B s

1. a) auch BIOL, CHEM Fett n:

fats CHEM einfache Fette;

the fat is in the fire der Teufel ist los;

chew the fat umg quatschen, plaudern

b) GASTR Speck m

2. Fett(ansatz) n(m):

run to fat Fett ansetzen

3. the fat das Beste:

live on ( oder off) the fat of the land in Saus und Braus oder wie Gott in Frankreich oder wie die Made im Speck leben

4. THEAT etc dankbar(st)e Rolle

C v/t auch fat up mästen:

kill the fatted calf fig ein Willkommensfest geben

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1. adjective
1) dick; fett (abwertend); rund [Wangen, Gesicht]; fett [Schwein]

grow or get fat — dick werden

2) fett [Essen, Fleisch, Brühe]

3) (fig.) dick [Bündel, Buch, Zigarre]; üppig, fett [Gewinn, Gehalt, Scheck]

4) (coll. iron.)

fat lot of good you are — du bist mir 'ne schöne Hilfe (iron.)

a fat lot [of good it would do me] — [das würde mir] herzlich wenig [helfen]
2. noun
Fett, das

low in fat — fettarm [Nahrungsmittel]

put on fat — Fett ansetzen

run to fat — [zu] dick werden

the fat is in the fire — (fig.) der Teufel ist los (ugs.)

live off or on the fat of the land — (fig.) wie die Made im Speck leben (ugs.)

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adj.

dick adj.

fett adj. n.

Fett -e n.

English-german dictionary > fat
7 fat

fæt
1. сущ.
1) а) жир, сало;
хим. жир (класс соединений) to trim (away) the fat ≈ срезать жир animal fat ≈ животный жир excess fat ≈ избыточный жир vegetable fat ≈ растительный жир to fry in deep fat ≈ жарить в масле subcutaneous fat ≈ подкожный жир б) растительное масло (обычно в сочетании vegetable fat) в) полнота, тучность;
мед. ожирение to be inclined to fat ≈ быть склонным к полноте to run to fat разг. ≈ жиреть, толстеть Syn: corpulence, obesity г) австрал. новозел. тучный, откормленный скот
2) смазка, мазь;
суж. тех. солидол Syn: grease
3) лучшая часть чего-л. а) театр. выигрышная, выгодная роль б) сл. пожива, достаток;
средства bit of fat в) отборный продукт Ye shall eat the fat of the land. ≈ Вы будете есть тук земли( Быт 45-
18). ∙ Syn: plenty, superabundance ∙ to live off the fat of the land ≈ как сыр в масле кататься the fat is in the fire ≈ дело швах, все проиграно;
масло "подлито" в огонь fat cat fat fryer live on one's own fat
2. прил.
1) а) толстый, упитанный, тучный;
откормленный (особенно на убой) fat cheeks fat fingers Syn: adipose, buxom, chubby, corpulent, obese, plump, portly, stout Ant: emaciated, thin б) пей. жирный, толстый Syn: corpulent, obese
2) а) жирный, сальный, маслянистый This milk is so fat, that it makes a cream two fingers thick. ≈ Это молоко такое жирное, что на нем сливки в два пальца толщиной. Syn: greasy, oily, unctuous;
resinous, bituminous б) смолистый( о дереве, угле) Syn: resinous, bituminous в) жирный, мягкий, чистый( о глине, известняке) г) плодородный( о почве) Syn: fertile, rich
3) а) массивный, большой, значительный Syn: thick, full-bodied, substantial б) богатый, обильный Syn: abundant>, plentiful в) выгодный, доходный fat job fat part fat lot fat chance
4) тупой, тупоумный, глупый( перен. от особенностей тучных животных) Syn: slow-witted, indolent, self-complacent
5) прям. перен. тяжелый, содержащий мало кислорода (о воздухе) ∙ to cut up fat ≈ оставить большое наследство fat crab жир, сало - vegetable * растительный жир - to fry smth. in deep * жарить что-л. в кипящем жире - to live on one's own * жить за счет подкожного жира - * content содержание жира - * hardening гидрогенизация жиров полнота, тучность - to be inclined to * быть склонным к полноте - to run to * (разговорное) жиреть, толстеть (иногда F.) (разговорное) толстяк (часто как прозвище) ;
толстуха( устаревшее) (американизм) лучшая часть (чего-л.) - to live on the * of the land жить роскошно, пользоваться всеми благами (профессионализм) (театроведение) выигрышная роль;
выигрышное место роли (полиграфия) выгодная работа( американизм) (полиграфия) выгодная печать( техническое) смазка, мазь, тавот (сленг) деньги( американизм) (политика) средства на проведение кампаний - to fry the * out of, to fry out * (американизм) (сленг) выжимать средства на проведение избирательной кампании (у корпорации и т. п.) - * frying( американизм) (сленг) "выжаривание сала", нажим( на фирмы и т. п.) с целью получения средств на избирательную кампанию в обмен на привилегии > the * is in the fire дело сделано;
решение принято;
быть беде > now when they have been given an ultimatum the * is in the fire теперь, когда им поставлен ультиматум, отступать поздно > to live on one's own * жить старыми запасами (знаний и т. п.) ;
жить на свой капитал > to chew the * (сленг) чесать язык, трепаться;
жаловаться, ныть жирный, сальный;
маслянистый - * soup жирный суп - * mutton жирная баранина жировой - * cell жировая клетка - * metabolism жировой обмен - * deposit жировые отложения толстый, тучный - with years he has grown * с годами он растолстел - (as) * as a pig жирный как свинья - (as) * as butter жирный, толстый пухлый, толстый - * cheeks пухлые щеки - * fingers толстые пальцы - * book толстая книга, пухлый том откормленный, упитанный - * ox откормленный бык плодородный, тучный (о земле) - a * soil yields a good crop плодородная почва дает богатый урожай урожайный - it was a * year for fruit в этом году был большой урожай фруктов обильный;
богатый - a * feast обильный /роскошный/ пир - * larder полная кладовая - * purse туго набитый кошелек - * bank account большие деньги в банке богатый чем-л., полный - * coal кузнечный /жирный/ уголь - * clay жирная глина - * wood (американизм) смолистое дерево( разговорное) выгодный, доходный - * job выгодная работа /-ое дело/;
доходное место - * benefice выгодный приход( священника) ;
тепленькое местечко - * part (театроведение) выигрышная роль тупой, тупоумный, глупый - * smile глупая улыбка( полиграфия) жирный (о шрифте) (сленг) никудышный;
ничтожный - * chance никакой надежды;
слабая надежда( на что-л.) - a * chance you have of winning! куда уж вам выиграть! - a * lot куда как много;
девать некуда ((ирон) о малом количестве) - a * lot you care! вам наплевать на это! > to cut it * хвастаться, выставлять напоказ > to cut up * оставлять большое наследство откармливать( на убой;
тж. * up) - to * (up) fowls откармливать птицу жиреть, толстеть, набирать вес ~ полнота, тучность;
ожирение;
to be inclined to fat быть склонным к полноте;
to run to fat разг. жиреть, толстеть ~ тупоумный, глупый;
a fat lot разг. много, очень( обыкн. ирон. мало) ;
a fat lot you care = вам на это наплевать;
to cut up fat оставить большое наследство fat амер. полигр. выгодная печать;
fat cat амер. sl. лицо, субсидирующее политическое мероприятие;
fat fryer тот, кто добывает или вымогает деньги для политических махинаций ~ выгодный, доходный;
fat job выгодное дело;
тепленькое местечко;
fat part выигрышная роль ~ театр. выигрышная роль;
выигрышное место роли ~ жир, сало;
растительное масло (тж. vegetable fat) ~ жирный;
сальный (о пище) ;
маслянистый;
fat type жирный шрифт ~ лучшая часть (чего-л.) ;
to live on the fat of the land библ. жить роскошно ~ обильный, богатый ~ плодородный (о почве) ~ полнота, тучность;
ожирение;
to be inclined to fat быть склонным к полноте;
to run to fat разг. жиреть, толстеть ~ смазка, мазь;
тавот ~ sl средства, пожива ~ тупоумный, глупый;
a fat lot разг. много, очень (обыкн. ирон. мало) ;
a fat lot you care = вам на это наплевать;
to cut up fat оставить большое наследство ~ упитанный, толстый, тучный;
откормленный;
fat cheeks пухлые щеки;
fat fingers толстые короткие пальцы fat амер. полигр. выгодная печать;
fat cat амер. sl. лицо, субсидирующее политическое мероприятие;
fat fryer тот, кто добывает или вымогает деньги для политических махинаций ~ упитанный, толстый, тучный;
откормленный;
fat cheeks пухлые щеки;
fat fingers толстые короткие пальцы ~ упитанный, толстый, тучный;
откормленный;
fat cheeks пухлые щеки;
fat fingers толстые короткие пальцы fat амер. полигр. выгодная печать;
fat cat амер. sl. лицо, субсидирующее политическое мероприятие;
fat fryer тот, кто добывает или вымогает деньги для политических махинаций to live on one's own ~ жить на свой капитал;
the fat is in the fire = дело сделано, быть беде ~ выгодный, доходный;
fat job выгодное дело;
тепленькое местечко;
fat part выигрышная роль ~ тупоумный, глупый;
a fat lot разг. много, очень (обыкн. ирон. мало) ;
a fat lot you care = вам на это наплевать;
to cut up fat оставить большое наследство ~ тупоумный, глупый;
a fat lot разг. много, очень (обыкн. ирон. мало) ;
a fat lot you care = вам на это наплевать;
to cut up fat оставить большое наследство ~ выгодный, доходный;
fat job выгодное дело;
тепленькое местечко;
fat part выигрышная роль ~ жирный;
сальный (о пище) ;
маслянистый;
fat type жирный шрифт to live on one's own ~ жить на свой капитал;
the fat is in the fire = дело сделано, быть беде to live on one's own ~ жить старыми запасами (знаний и т. п.) ~ лучшая часть (чего-л.) ;
to live on the fat of the land библ. жить роскошно ~ полнота, тучность;
ожирение;
to be inclined to fat быть склонным к полноте;
to run to fat разг. жиреть, толстеть run: ~ to идти (в листья, семена) ;
to run to fat превращаться в жир;
разг. жиреть, толстеть

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fat
8 fat

fæt
1. noun
1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) grasa

2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) manteca, grasa

2. adjective
1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) gordo

2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) sustancioso

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- fatness
- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head

fat¹ adj gordo

she's neither too fat nor too thin no está ni demasiado gorda ni demasiado delgada

El comparativo de fat se escribe fatter; el superlativo se escribe fattest

fat² n grasa

eat less fat if you want to lose weight come menos grasa si quieres adelgazar

fat

tr[fæt]

adjective (comp fatter, superl fattest)

1 (person) gordo,-a

2 (thick) grueso,-a, gordo,-a

3 (meat) que tiene mucha grasa

4 (profit, cheque, etc) sustancioso,-a

5 (rich, fertile) fértil

6 familiar ironic (very little) poco,-a

■ fat chance you stand of passing your test! ¡muchas posibilidades tienes tú de sacarte el carnet!

■ fat lot of good it'll do her! ¡no le servirá de nada!

noun

1 (of meat) grasa; (of person) carnes nombre femenino plural

2 (for cooking) manteca; (lard) lardo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

the fat is in the fire se va a armar la de Dios, se va a armar una buena

to get fat engordar, engordarse

to live off the fat of the land vivir como un rey

to run to fat echar carnes

fat cat pez nombre masculino gordo

fat ['fæt] adj, fatter ; fattest

1) obese: gordo, obeso

2) thick: grueso

fat n

: grasa f

fat

adj.

• abierto, -a adj.

• atocinado, -a adj.

• cachigordo, -a adj.

• craso, -a adj.

• gordo, -a adj.

• grueso, -a adj.

• pingüe adj.

n.

• carnaza s.f.

• gordo s.m.

• gordura s.f.

• grasa s.f.

• grosura s.f.

• jamona s.f.

• sebo s.m.

v.

• engordar v.

I fæt
adjective - tt-

1)

a) ( obese) gordo

to get/grow fat — engordar

to grow fat on something — enriquecerse* con algo

b) (BrE) <pork/lamb> que tiene mucha grasa

c) ( thick) <book/cigar> grueso, gordo

2)

a) ( lucrative) < contract> lucrativo, jugoso (fam)

b) ( large) < salary> muy alto

a fat check — un cheque por mucho dinero

3) ( very little) (colloq & iro)

(a) fat chance you've got of winning! — muchas posibilidades tienes tú de ganar! (iró)

will he pass? - fat chance — ¿aprobará? - ni soñarlo

a fat lot of good that'll do! — para lo que va a servir!

a fat lot you know about it! — no tienes la más mínima idea!

II

mass & count noun grasa f

to run to fat — echar carnes (fam)

the fat is in the fire — se va a armar la gorda (fam)

to live off the fat of the land — (pej) vivir de (las) rentas; chew

[fæt]
1. ADJ
(compar fatter) (superl fattest)
1) (=plump) [person] gordo; [face, cheeks, limbs] relleno, gordo

to get fat — engordar

he grew fat on the proceeds or profits — (fig) se enriqueció con los beneficios

- it's not over till the fat lady sings

2) (=fatty) [meat, pork] graso

fat bacon — tocino m graso, tocino m con mucha grasa

3) (=thick) [book] grueso

4) (=substantial) [profit] grande, pingüe; [salary] muy elevado, muy alto

a fat cheque — un cheque muy cuantioso

the fat years — los años de las vacas gordas

5) * (=minimal)

fat chance! — ¡ni soñarlo!

a fat lot he knows about it! — ¡qué sabrá él!

a fat lot of good that is! — ¡eso no sirve de nada!, y eso ¿de qué sirve?

2.

N (on person, in food) grasa f; (for cooking) manteca f

he needs to get rid of that excess fat — necesita eliminar toda esa grasa que le sobra

a short, middle-aged man, tending to fat — un hombre bajito, de mediana edad, más bien gordo

animal/vegetable fats — grasas fpl animales/vegetales

beef/chicken fat — grasa f de vaca or (Sp) ternera/de pollo

fry in deep fat — freír en aceite abundante

double cream is 48 per cent fat — la nata para montar tiene un 48 por ciento de materia grasa

- now the fat's in the fire

- live off the fat of the land
body 2.
3.

CPD

fat cat * N — pez m gordo *
fat-cat
fat content N — contenido m de materia grasa

it has a very high fat content — tiene un contenido muy alto de materia grasa

fat farm * N — (US) clínica f de adelgazamiento

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I [fæt]
adjective - tt-

1)

a) ( obese) gordo

to get/grow fat — engordar

to grow fat on something — enriquecerse* con algo

b) (BrE) <pork/lamb> que tiene mucha grasa

c) ( thick) <book/cigar> grueso, gordo

2)

a) ( lucrative) < contract> lucrativo, jugoso (fam)

b) ( large) < salary> muy alto

a fat check — un cheque por mucho dinero

3) ( very little) (colloq & iro)

(a) fat chance you've got of winning! — muchas posibilidades tienes tú de ganar! (iró)

will he pass? - fat chance — ¿aprobará? - ni soñarlo

a fat lot of good that'll do! — para lo que va a servir!

a fat lot you know about it! — no tienes la más mínima idea!

II

mass & count noun grasa f

to run to fat — echar carnes (fam)

the fat is in the fire — se va a armar la gorda (fam)

to live off the fat of the land — (pej) vivir de (las) rentas; chew

English-spanish dictionary > fat
9 fat

1. [fæt] n
1. жир, сало

vegetable fat - растительный жир

to fry smth. in deep fat - жарить что-л. в кипящем жире

to live on one's own fat - жить за счёт подкожного жира [см. тж. ♢ ]

fat content - содержание жира

fat hardening - гидрогенизация жиров

2. 1) полнота, тучность

to be inclined to fat - быть склонным к полноте

to run to fat - разг. жиреть, толстеть

2) ( иногда Fat) разг. толстяк ( часто как прозвище); толстуха

3. арх. амер. лучшая часть (чего-л.)

to live on the fat of the land - жить роскошно, пользоваться всеми благами

4. проф.

1) театр. выигрышная роль; выигрышное место роли

2) полигр. выгодная работа

3) амер. полигр. выгодная печать

5. тех. смазка, мазь, тавот

6. 1) сл. деньги

2) амер. полит. средства на проведение кампаний

to fry the fat out of, to fry out fat - амер. сл. выжимать средства на проведение избирательной кампании (у корпорации и т. п.)

fat frying - амер. сл. «выжаривание сала», нажим (на фирмы и т. п.) с целью получения средств на избирательную кампанию в обмен на привилегии

♢ the fat is in the fire - а) дело сделано; now when they have been given an ultimatum the fat is in the fire - теперь, когда им поставлен ультиматум, отступать поздно; б) решение принято; в) быть беде

to live on one's own fat - а) жить старыми запасами (знаний и т. п.); б) жить на свой капитал; [см. тж. 1]

to chew the fat - сл. а) чесать язык, трепаться; б) жаловаться, ныть
2. [fæt] a
1. 1) жирный, сальный; маслянистый

fat soup - жирный суп

fat mutton - жирная баранина

2) жировой

fat cell - жировая клетка

fat metabolism - жировой обмен

fat deposit - жировые отложения

2. 1) толстый, тучный

with years he has grown fat - с годами он растолстел

(as) fat as a pig - жирный как свинья

(as) fat as butter - жирный, толстый

2) пухлый, толстый

fat cheeks - пухлые щёки

fat fingers - толстые пальцы

fat book - толстая книга, пухлый том

3. откормленный, упитанный

fat ox - откормленный бык

4. 1) плодородный, тучный ( о земле)

a fat soil yields a good crop - плодородная почва даёт богатый урожай

2) урожайный

it was a fat year for fruit - в этом году был большой урожай фруктов

5. 1) обильный; богатый

a fat feast - обильный /роскошный/ пир

fat larder - полная кладовая

fat purse - туго набитый кошелёк

fat bank account - большие деньги в банке

2) богатый чем-л., полный

fat coal - кузнечный /жирный/ уголь

fat clay - жирная глина

fat wood - амер. смолистое дерево

6. разг. выгодный, доходный

fat job - выгодная работа /-ое дело/; доходное место

fat benefice - выгодный приход ( священника); тёпленькое местечко

fat part - театр. выигрышная роль

7. тупой, тупоумный, глупый

fat smile - глупая улыбка

8. полигр. жирный ( о шрифте)

9. сл. никудышный; ничтожный

fat chance - никакой надежды; слабая надежда (на что-л.)

a fat chance you have of winning! - ≅ куда уж вам выиграть!

a fat lot - куда как много; ≅ девать некуда (ирон. о малом количестве)

a fat lot you care! = вам наплевать на это!

♢ to cut it fat - хвастаться, выставлять напоказ

to cut up fat - оставлять большое наследство
3. [fæt] v
1. откармливать ( на убой; тж. fat up)

to fat (up) fowls - откармливать птицу

2. жиреть, толстеть, набирать вес

НБАРС > fat
10 FAT

[fæt] 1.
aggettivo

1) (overweight) [person, animal] grasso; [bottom, thigh] grosso; [ cheek] paffuto; (fatty) [ meat] grasso

to get fat — ingrassare (anche fig.)

2) (full) [ wallet] gonfio; [envelope, file, magazine] spesso, voluminoso; [ fruit] carnoso, polposo

3) (remunerative) [ profit] grosso; [ cheque] consistente; [ job] ben rimunerato

4) colloq. iron. (not much)

you're a fat lot of use! — sei veramente di grande aiuto!

"will she go?" - "fat chance!" — "ci andrà?" - "sarà facile!" o "impossibile!"
2.
nome

1) (in diet) grassi m.pl.

animal, vegetable fats — grassi animali, vegetali

2) (for cooking) grasso m. (alimentare)

3) (in body) grasso m., adipe m.; (on meat) grasso m.

body fat — tessuto adiposo

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the fat's in the fire — colloq. adesso sono guai

to live off the fat of the land — non farsi mancare niente

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[fæt] 1. noun
1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) grasso

2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) grasso
2. adjective
1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) grasso

2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) grande

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- fatness
- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head
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FAT
sigla

(comput., file allocation table) FAT; tabella di allocazione dei file.

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[fæt] 1.
aggettivo

1) (overweight) [person, animal] grasso; [bottom, thigh] grosso; [ cheek] paffuto; (fatty) [ meat] grasso

to get fat — ingrassare (anche fig.)

2) (full) [ wallet] gonfio; [envelope, file, magazine] spesso, voluminoso; [ fruit] carnoso, polposo

3) (remunerative) [ profit] grosso; [ cheque] consistente; [ job] ben rimunerato

4) colloq. iron. (not much)

you're a fat lot of use! — sei veramente di grande aiuto!

"will she go?" - "fat chance!" — "ci andrà?" - "sarà facile!" o "impossibile!"
2.
nome

1) (in diet) grassi m.pl.

animal, vegetable fats — grassi animali, vegetali

2) (for cooking) grasso m. (alimentare)

3) (in body) grasso m., adipe m.; (on meat) grasso m.

body fat — tessuto adiposo

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the fat's in the fire — colloq. adesso sono guai

to live off the fat of the land — non farsi mancare niente

English-Italian dictionary > FAT
11 fire

1. noun
1) Feuer, das

set fire to something — [Person:] etwas anzünden

be on fire — brennen (auch fig.); in Flammen stehen

catch fire — Feuer fangen; [Wald, Gebäude:] in Brand geraten

set something on fire — etwas anzünden; (in order to destroy) etwas in Brand stecken; (deliberately) Feuer an etwas (Akk.) legen

2) (in grate) [offenes] Feuer; (electric or gas fire) Heizofen, der; (in the open air) Lagerfeuer, das

open fire — Kaminfeuer, das

turn up the fire — (electric) die Heizung/(gas) das Gas höher drehen od. aufdrehen

play with fire — (lit. or fig.) mit dem Feuer spielen

light the fire — den Ofen anstecken; (in grate) das [Kamin]feuer anmachen

3) (destructive burning) Brand, der

in case of fire — bei Feuer

where's the fire? — (coll. iron.) wo brennt's denn?

4) (fervour) Feuer, das

the fire with which he speaks — die Leidenschaft, mit der er spricht

5) (firing of guns) Schießen, das; Schießerei, die

pistol fire — [Pistolen]schüsse

cannon fire — Kanonenfeuer, das

line of fire — (lit. or fig.) Schusslinie, die

be/come under fire — beschossen werden/unter Beschuss geraten
2. transitive verb
1) (fill with enthusiasm) begeistern, in Begeisterung versetzen [Person]

2) (supply with fuel) befeuern [Ofen]; [be]heizen [Lokomotive]

3) (discharge) abschießen [Gewehr]; abfeuern [Kanone]

fire one's gun/pistol/rifle at somebody — auf jemanden schießen

4) (propel from gun etc.) abgeben, abfeuern [Schuss]

fire questions at somebody — jemanden mit Fragen bombardieren; Fragen auf jemanden abfeuern

5) (coll.): (dismiss) feuern (ugs.) [Angestellten]

6) brennen [Tonwaren, Ziegel]
3. intransitive verb
1) (shoot) schießen; feuern

fire! — [gebt] Feuer!

be the first to fire — das Feuer eröffnen

fire at/on something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden schießen

2) [Motor:] zünden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/87046/fire_away">fire away

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1. noun
1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) das Feuer

2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) der Ofen

3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) das Feuer

4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) das Feuer

5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) das Feuer
2. verb
1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) brennen

2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) anfeuern

3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) abfeuern

4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) feuern

5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) feuern

6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) feuern

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- fire alarm
- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire
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fire

[ˈfaɪəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (flame) Feuer nt, Flamme f

don't play with \fire! spiel nicht mit dem Feuer!

open \fire Lagerfeuer nt

2. (on hearth) [Herd]feuer nt

open \fire Kaminfeuer nt, Cheminéefeuer nt SCHWEIZ

to light a \fire Feuer nt machen

3. (stove) Ofen m

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \fire on den Ofen anmachen [o ÖSTERR aufdrehen] [o SCHWEIZ anstellen]; BRIT (heating appliance) Heizgerät nt

electric \fire Elektroofen m

gas \fire Gasofen m

open \fire offener Kamin, Cheminée nt SCHWEIZ

4. no pl (destructive burning) Brand m

\fire! Feuer!

the library was destroyed by \fire die Bibliothek ist völlig abgebrannt

to be on \fire brennen, in Flammen stehen

to catch \fire Feuer fangen, in Brand geraten

to set sb/sth on \fire, to set \fire to sb/sth jdn/etw anzünden [o in Brand stecken

5. (conflagration) Feuersbrunst f, Großfeuer nt, Großbrand m

he lost his house in a \fire recently sein Haus ist vor Kurzem bei einem Großfeuer heruntergebrannt

forest \fire Waldbrand m

to put out the \fire das Feuer löschen

6. no pl (hail of bullets) Feuer nt, Beschuss m

▪ to be under \fire beschossen werden; MIL unter Feuer stehen

to come under \fire from sb von jdm unter Beschuss genommen werden, von jdm beschossen werden

to come under \fire for sth ( fig) wegen einer S. gen unter Beschuss geraten a. fig fam; (shooting) Schießen nt

in the line of \fire in der Schusslinie

covering \fire Feuerschutz m

killed by enemy/friendly \fire von feindlichem/eigenem Feuer getötet

to cease \fire das Feuer einstellen

to open \fire on sb das Feuer auf jdn eröffnen

to return \fire das Feuer erwidern

7. no pl (fervour) Feuer nt; LIT Glut f; (burning passion) Leidenschaft f; (enthusiasm) Begeisterung f

he is filled with the \fire of youth and his convictions er ist voller jugendlicher Leidenschaft und Begeisterung für seine Überzeugungen

▪ to be on \fire begeistert sein

my heart is on \fire for her mein Herz sehnt sich nach ihr

8.

▶ to breathe \fire and brimstone Gift und Galle spucken [o speien]

▶ \fire and brimstone REL Hölle und Verdammnis; ( fig) Tod und Verderben

▶ to get on like a house on \fire hervorragend miteinander auskommen

▶ to go through \fire and water for sb ( dated) für jdn durchs Feuer gehen fig

▶ to hang \fire auf sich warten lassen

▶ to have \fire in one's [or the] belly (have ambition) Ehrgeiz haben; (have enthusiasm) begeisterungsfähig sein

▶ to jump out of the frying pan and into the \fire ( prov) vom Regen in die Traufe kommen

▶ to play with \fire mit dem Feuer spielen fig

▶ to pull the chestnuts [or fat] out of the \fire BRIT die Kastanien aus dem Feuer holen fig fam

▶ to set the world [or esp BRIT Thames] on \fire die Welt erschüttern

▶ there's no smoke without a \fire ( prov) wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer prov

II. n modifier Feuer-

\fire control Brandschutz m; MIL Feuerleitung f

\fire damage Brandschaden m, Feuerschaden m

\fire precautions Brandschutz m, Brandschutzmaßnahmen pl

\fire prevention Brandschutz m, Brandprävention f

\fire regulations Feuerschutzbestimmungen pl

\fire risk Brandrisiko nt, Feuergefahr f

III. vt

1. (bake in kiln)

▪ to \fire sth etw brennen

2. (shoot)

▪ to \fire sth etw abfeuern

to \fire a broadside eine Breitseite abgeben

to \fire a bullet [or shot] einen Schuss abgeben

he \fired a warning shot into the air er feuerte einen Warnschuss in die Luft ab

to \fire a gun at sb/sth auf jdn/etw schießen; ( fig)

to \fire questions at sb jdn mit Fragen bombardieren

to \fire a round [or volley] einen Schuss [o eine Salve] abgeben

to \fire a salute Salut schießen

3. (launch)

▪ to \fire sth etw abschießen [o abfeuern]

bazookas were \fired almost every day that month at Sarajevo in diesem Monat wurde Sarajevo fast jeden Tag mit Bazookas beschossen

to \fire a rocket eine Rakete zünden [o abfeuern

4. (dismiss)

▪ to \fire sb jdn feuern [o rausschmeißen] fam

this company uses a hire and \fire strategy diese Firma stellt ein und entlässt schnell

5. (excite, electrify)

▪ to \fire sb jdn begeistern [o in Begeisterung versetzen]; (inspire) jdn anregen [o geh inspirieren]

it \fired me with enthusiasm for literature es weckte die Begeisterung für Literatur in mir

to \fire sb's imagination jds Fantasie beflügeln

IV. vi

1. (shoot) feuern, schießen

without warning he started to \fire into the crowd er schoss ohne Vorwarnung in die Menge

▪ to \fire at sb/sth auf jdn/etw feuern [o schießen

2. (start up) zünden; (be operating) funktionieren

to \fire on all four cylinders auf allen vier Zylindern laufen; ( fig) voll funktionstüchtig sein

coffee might help — I'm not firing on all four cylinders today vielleicht hilft ja ein Kaffee — ich bin heute nicht so ganz da fam

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[faɪə(r)]
1. n

1) Feuer nt

the house was on fire — das Haus brannte

to set fire to sth, to set sth on fire — etw anzünden; (so as to destroy) etw in Brand stecken

on fire — von ihm sind keine Sensationen zu erwarten

to catch fire — Feuer fangen (also fig); (building, forest etc also) in Brand geraten

"keep away from fire" — "von Feuer fernhalten"

when man discovered fire — als der Mensch das Feuer entdeckte

you're playing with fire (fig) — du spielst mit dem Feuer

to fight fire with fire (fig) — mit den gleichen Waffen kämpfen

to go through fire and water (fig) — durchs Feuer gehen

See:

→ house

2) (= house fire, forest fire etc) Brand m

there was a fire next door — nebenan hat es gebrannt

fire! — Feuer!, feurio (old)

Glasgow has more fires than any other city — in Glasgow brennt es häufiger als in anderen Städten

to insure oneself against fire — eine Feuerversicherung abschließen

3) (in grate) (Kamin)feuer nt; (= electric fire, gas fire) Ofen m

they have an open fire — sie haben einen offenen Kamin

4) (MIL) Feuer nt

fire! — Feuer!

to open fire on sb —

to be caught between two fires (lit, fig) — zwischen zwei Feuer geraten

to come under fire (lit, fig) — unter Beschuss geraten

he came under fire from the critics — er wurde von den Kritikern unter Beschuss genommen

to draw fire from sb (lit) — von jdm unter Feuer genommen werden; (fig) jds Kritik auf sich (acc) ziehen

to be in the line of fire (lit, fig) — in der Schusslinie stehen

5) (= passion) Feuer nt

he spoke with fire — er sprach mit Leidenschaft

to have fire in one's belly — von leidenschaftlicher Begeisterung erfüllt sein

to be on fire (fig) — brennen (with vor +dat )

2. vt

1) (= burn to destroy) in Brand stecken

2) pottery brennen

3) furnace befeuern → oil-fired, gas-fired

See:

→ oil-fired, gas-fired

4) (fig) imagination beflügeln; passions entzünden, entfachen (geh); enthusiasm befeuern

to fire sb with enthusiasm — jdn begeistern, jdn in Begeisterung versetzen

5) gun, arrow abschießen; shot abfeuern, abgeben; rocket zünden, abfeuern

to fire a gun at sb — auf jdn schießen

to fire a salute — Salut schießen

she fired an elastic ( band) at me — sie schoss ein Gummiband auf mich ab

to fire questions at sb — Fragen auf jdn abfeuern

6) (inf: dismiss) feuern (inf)

3. vi

1) (= shoot) feuern, schießen (at auf +acc)

fire! — (gebt) Feuer!

2) (engine) zünden

the engine is only firing on three cylinders — der Motor läuft nur auf drei Zylindern

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fire [ˈfaıə(r)]

A s

1. Feuer n, Flamme f:

(as) red as fire feuerrot (vor Verlegenheit);

fire and brimstone

a) BIBEL Feuer und Schwefel m,

b) REL Hölle f und Verdammnis f,

c) fig Tod m und Verderben n;

with fire and sword mit Feuer und Schwert;

be on fire

a) in Flammen stehen, brennen,

b) fig Feuer und Flamme sein;

his cheeks were on fire seine Wangen glühten;

catch fire

a) anbrennen,

b) Feuer fangen (a. fig), in Brand geraten;

go through fire and water for sb fig für jemanden durchs Feuer gehen;

play with fire fig mit dem Feuer spielen;

pull sth out of the fire fig etwas aus dem Feuer reißen;

set on fire

a) auch set fire to anzünden, in Brand stecken

b) fig Furore machen in (dat);

strike fire Funken schlagen; → chestnut A 1, Thames, world Bes Redew

2. Feuer n (im Ofen etc):

on a slow fire bei langsamem Feuer (kochen);

an evening by the fire

a) ein Abend am Kamin,

b) ein Abend zu Hause

3. Brand m, (Groß)Feuer n:

fire! Feuer!, es brennt! ( → A 9);

die in the fire bei dem Brand ums Leben kommen;

where’s the fire? umg wo brennts?

4. Br Heizgerät n

5. Feuersglut f

6. Feuer n, Glanz m (eines Edelsteins)

7. fig Feuer n, Glut f, Leidenschaft f, Begeisterung f

8. MED Fieber n, Hitze f

9. MIL Feuer n, Beschuss m:

fire! Feuer! ( → A 3);

between two fires zwischen zwei Feuern (a. fig);

be under fire unter Beschuss stehen;

come under fire unter Beschuss geraten, fig a. ins Kreuzfeuer der Kritik geraten;

come under fire from sb in jemandes Schusslinie geraten;

hang fire

a) schwer losgehen (Schusswaffe),

b) fig auf sich warten lassen (Sache);

hold one’s fire fig sich zurückhalten;

miss fire

a) versagen (Schusswaffe),

b) fig fehlschlagen

B v/t

1. anzünden, in Brand stecken

2. einen Kessel heizen, einen Ofen (be)feuern, beheizen

3. Ziegel brennen:

fired lime gebrannter Kalk

4. Tee feuern

5. jemanden, jemandes Gefühle entflammen:

fire sb with enthusiasm jemanden in Begeisterung versetzen;

fire sb’s imagination jemandes Fantasie beflügeln;

fire up inflation die Inflation anheizen

6. auch fire off

a) eine Schusswaffe abfeuern, abschießen,

b) einen Schuss (ab)feuern, abgeben ( beide:

at, on auf akk): → salute C 2, shot¹ A 1,

c) Fragen abschießen:

fire questions at sb jemanden mit Fragen bombardieren

7. a) eine Sprengladung, eine Rakete zünden

b) einen Motor anlassen

8. umg feuern, rausschmeißen (entlassen)

9. umg feuern, schmeißen (werfen)

C v/i

1. a) Feuer fangen

b) anbrennen

2. oft fire up fig wütend werden

3. feuern, schießen ( beide:

at auf akk):

fire away! umg schieß los!, fang an!

4. AGR brandig werden (Getreide)

5. zünden (Motor)

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1. noun
1) Feuer, das

set fire to something — [Person:] etwas anzünden

be on fire — brennen (auch fig.); in Flammen stehen

catch fire — Feuer fangen; [Wald, Gebäude:] in Brand geraten

set something on fire — etwas anzünden; (in order to destroy) etwas in Brand stecken; (deliberately) Feuer an etwas (Akk.) legen

2) (in grate) [offenes] Feuer; (electric or gas fire) Heizofen, der; (in the open air) Lagerfeuer, das

open fire — Kaminfeuer, das

turn up the fire — (electric) die Heizung/ (gas) das Gas höher drehen od. aufdrehen

play with fire — (lit. or fig.) mit dem Feuer spielen

light the fire — den Ofen anstecken; (in grate) das [Kamin]feuer anmachen

3) (destructive burning) Brand, der

in case of fire — bei Feuer

where's the fire? — (coll. iron.) wo brennt's denn?

4) (fervour) Feuer, das

the fire with which he speaks — die Leidenschaft, mit der er spricht

5) (firing of guns) Schießen, das; Schießerei, die

pistol fire — [Pistolen]schüsse

cannon fire — Kanonenfeuer, das

line of fire — (lit. or fig.) Schusslinie, die

be/come under fire — beschossen werden/unter Beschuss geraten
2. transitive verb
1) (fill with enthusiasm) begeistern, in Begeisterung versetzen [Person]

2) (supply with fuel) befeuern [Ofen]; [be]heizen [Lokomotive]

3) (discharge) abschießen [Gewehr]; abfeuern [Kanone]

fire one's gun/pistol/rifle at somebody — auf jemanden schießen

4) (propel from gun etc.) abgeben, abfeuern [Schuss]

fire questions at somebody — jemanden mit Fragen bombardieren; Fragen auf jemanden abfeuern

5) (coll.): (dismiss) feuern (ugs.) [Angestellten]

6) brennen [Tonwaren, Ziegel]
3. intransitive verb
1) (shoot) schießen; feuern

fire! — [gebt] Feuer!

be the first to fire — das Feuer eröffnen

fire at/on something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden schießen

2) [Motor:] zünden

Phrasal Verbs:

- fire away

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n.

Brand ¨-e m.

Feuer -- n. (Pottery, Ceramics) v.

brennen (Ziegel, Keramik) v. v.

anfeuern v.

feuern v.

hinauswerfen v.

schießen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schoß, geschossen)

zünden v.

English-german dictionary > fire
12 fat

fæt 1. noun
1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) fett

2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) matfett
2. adjective
1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) fet

2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) stor, rikelig

•

- fatness
- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head

fett
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fruktbar
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svær
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tjukk
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tykk

I
subst. \/fæt\/

1) fett

• cooking fat

stekefett

2) fettstoff

• animal fats

3) fedme, overvekt

4) overflod, overmål

5) (teater, slang) glansrolle

chew the fat slå av en prat, skravle, sladre prate i vei i det uendelige

crack a fat ( slang) få ereksjon

deep fat frityr

live on the fat of the land eller live off the fat of the land leve godt, ha gode tider, ha det beste av alt

put on fat eller put on flesh gå opp i vekt

the fat det feteste, den fete delen, det beste

the fat is in the fire ( hverdagslig) det oser hett, fanden er løs, nå er hundreogett ute

unsaturated fat umettet fett
II
verb \/fæt\/

1) ( gammeldags) gjø, fete opp

• kill the fatted calf

2) bli fet
III
adj. \/fæt\/

1) tykk, fet, korpulent, pløsete, kvapsete, spekket

• he has always been a fat child

2) (vel)gjødd, slakte-, gjø-

• fatstock (cattle)

slaktedyr\/gjøfe

3) stor, diger, svær, tykk

• he produced a fat wallet from his pocket

han tok frem en fet lommebok fra lomma

4) fet, fettet, fettholdig, oljete

• fat food

5) fruktbar, fet

• the soil here is very fat

jorden her er svært fruktbar

6) (amer.) kvaerik, harpiksholdig

7) givende, innbringende, fet

• a fat job

8) rikelig, velforsynt, velfylt

• a fat face

a fat chance (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) forsvinnende liten sjanse

a fat part ( teater) en stor rolle

cut it fat ( slang) legge på litt ekstra

fat cat ( nedsettende) rik og innflytelsesrik person (spesielt forretningsmann eller politiker)

fat (face) type ( typografi) fet type

grow fat bli fet, bli tykk, legge på seg

it's not over till the fat lady sings ( hverdagslig) det er ikke over før det er over

English-Norwegian dictionary > fat
13 fat

[fæt] 1. noun
1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) gordura

2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) gordura
2. adjective
1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) gordo

2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) grande

•

- fatness
- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head
* * *

[fæt] n 1 gordura, banha, graxa, adiposidade, unto, sebo. vegetable fat / gordura vegetal. 2 obesidade. 3 fig gordura de terra: abundância. 4 fig a flor, a nata, a melhor parte ou a parte mais desejada. • vt+vi 1 engordar, tornar-se gordo. to grow fat / engordar. 2 cevar. to make fat / cevar. • adj 1 gordo, corpulento, obeso, adiposo, carnudo, rechonchudo, cevado. 2 gorduroso, oleoso. 3 fértil. 4 lucrativo, rendoso, proveitoso, próspero. 5 rico, avultado, considerável, abundante. a fat dowry / um dote rico. 6 grosso, cheio, abastecido, bem provido, recheado. 7 grosso, encorpado (caráter tipográfico). 8 fig estúpido, obtuso, lerdo, indolente, preguiçoso. a fat lot of good! nada bom! the fat is in the fire algo aconteceu que irá desencadear uma série de problemas, vai dar confusão. to fat mouth, to chew the fat sl 1 tagarelar, falar "abobrinhas". 2 lisonjear, engabelar. 3 reclamar. to live off the fat of the land viver na abundância.

English-Portuguese dictionary > fat
14 fat

[fæt] 1. noun
1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) maščoba

2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) mast
2. adjective
1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) debel

2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) masten

•

- fatness
- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head
* * *
I [fæt]
adjective

masten, tolst, debel, rejen; rodoviten, ploden, obilen, donosen; neumen, trapast; neobčutljiv

American smolnat; slang a fat chance — bore malo ali nič upanja

slang a fat lot — presneto malo

to cut up fat — zapustiti veliko premoženje

to cut it fat — pretiravati; živeti ko vrabec v prosu

a fat job — dobro plačano delo

to grow fat — rediti se

fat face (printing) type — masten tisk
II [fæt]
noun

maščoba, tolšča, mast; maža, mazilo; najboljši del; theatre važna vloga v igri

all the fat is in the fire — vse je pokvarjeno, ogenj je na strehi

a bit of fat — nepričakovana sreča, prijetno in donosno delo

to live on the fat of the land — razkošno živeti, vse si privoščiti

fat cat — človek, ki daje denar za politične spletke

fat fryer — človek, ki dobiva denar za politične spletke
III [fæt]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

pitati; rediti (se)

to kill the fatted calf for s.o. — z veseljem koga sprejeti

to fat up — spitati

English-Slovenian dictionary > fat
15 fat

[fæt] adj <- tt->

1)

( fleshy) dick, fett ( pej) animal fett;

\fat stock Mastvieh nt;

to get [or grow] \fat dick werden

2) ( thick) dick;

\fat wallet dicke Brieftasche

3) attr ( substantial) fett;

\fat profits fette Gewinne

4) attr, inv (fam: little)

\fat chance we've got of being invited die Chancen stehen schlecht, dass wir eingeladen werden;

a \fat lot he cares about what happens to us! er schert sich einen Dreck darum, was mit uns passiert! (sl)

a \fat lot of use you are! du bist mir eine schöne Hilfe!

PHRASES:

the opera ain't over until the \fat lady sings (ain't over until the \fat lady sings) das ist noch nicht das Ende n

1) no pl ( body tissue) Fett nt;

layer of \fat Fettschicht f

2) no pl ( food) Fett nt;

animal/vegetable \fat tierisches/pflanzliches Fett

PHRASES:

the \fat is in the fire ( fam) der Teufel ist los;

ye shall eat the \fat of the land rel; ( saying) ihr sollt das Fett des Landes essen;

to live off the \fat of the land in Saus und Braus leben

English-German students dictionary > fat
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[ʼfaɪəʳ, Am -ɚ] n

1) no pl ( flame) Feuer nt, Flamme f;

don't play with \fire! spiel nicht mit dem Feuer!;

open \fire Lagerfeuer nt

2) ( on hearth) [Herd]feuer nt;

open \fire Kaminfeuer nt;

to light a \fire Feuer nt machen

3) ( stove) Ofen m;

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \fire on den Ofen anmachen;

( Brit) ( heating appliance) Heizgerät nt;

electric \fire Elektroofen m;

gas \fire Gasofen m;

open \fire offener Kamin

4) no pl ( destructive burning) Brand m;

\fire! Feuer!;

the library was destroyed by \fire die Bibliothek ist völlig abgebrannt;

to be on \fire brennen, in Flammen stehen;

to catch \fire Feuer fangen, in Brand geraten;

to set sb/sth on \fire, to set \fire to sb/ sth jdn/etw anzünden [o in Brand stecken];

5) ( conflagration) Feuersbrunst f, Großfeuer nt, Großbrand m;

he lost his house in a \fire recently sein Haus ist vor kurzem bei einem Großfeuer heruntergebrannt;

forest \fire Waldbrand m;

to put out the \fire das Feuer löschen

6) no pl ( hail of bullets) Feuer nt, Beschuss m;

to be under \fire beschossen werden; mil unter Feuer stehen;

to come under \fire from sb von jdm unter Beschuss genommen werden, von jdm beschossen werden;

to come under \fire for sth ( fig) wegen einer S. gen unter Beschuss geraten (a. fig) ( fam) ( shooting) Schießen nt;

in the line of \fire in der Schusslinie;

covering \fire Feuerschutz m;

killed by enemy/friendly \fire von feindlichem/eigenem Feuer getötet;

to cease \fire das Feuer einstellen;

to open \fire on sb das Feuer auf jdn eröffnen;

to return \fire das Feuer erwidern

7) no pl ( fervour) Feuer nt; lit Glut f; ( burning passion) Leidenschaft f; ( enthusiasm) Begeisterung f;

he is filled with the \fire of youth and his convictions er ist voller jugendlicher Leidenschaft und Begeisterung für seine Überzeugungen;

to be on \fire begeistert sein;

my heart is on \fire for her mein Herz sehnt sich nach ihr

PHRASES:

to have \fire in one's [or the] belly ( have ambition) Ehrgeiz haben;

( have enthusiasm) begeisterungsfähig sein;

\fire and brimstone rel Hölle und Verdammnis; ( fig) Tod und Verderben;

to breathe \fire and brimstone Gift und Galle spucken [o speien];

to pull the chestnuts [or fat] out of the \fire ( Brit) die Kastanien aus dem Feuer holen ( fig) ( fam)

to jump out of the frying pan and into the \fire (pan and into the \fire) vom Regen in die Traufe kommen;

to get on like a house on \fire hervorragend miteinander auskommen;

there's no smoke without a \fire (without a \fire) wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer ( prov)

to go through \fire and water for sb (dated) für jdn durchs Feuer gehen ( fig)

to set the world [or ( esp Brit) Thames] on \fire die Welt erschüttern;

to hang \fire auf sich warten lassen;

to play with \fire mit dem Feuer spielen ( fig) n

modifier Feuer-;

\fire control Brandschutz m; mil Feuerleitung f;

\fire damage Brandschaden m, Feuerschaden m;

\fire precautions Brandschutz m, Brandschutzmaßnahmen fpl;

\fire prevention Brandschutz m, Brandprävention f;

\fire risk Brandrisiko nt, Feuergefahr f vt

1) ( bake in kiln)

to \fire sth etw brennen

2) ( shoot)

to \fire sth etw abfeuern;

to \fire a broadside eine Breitseite abgeben;

to \fire a bullet [or shot] einen Schuss abgeben;

he \fired a warning shot into the air er feuerte einen Warnschuss in die Luft ab;

to \fire a gun at sb/ sth auf jdn/etw schießen; ( fig)

to \fire questions at sb jdn mit Fragen bombardieren;

to \fire a round [or volley] einen Schuss [o eine Salve] abgeben;

to \fire a salute Salut schießen

3) ( launch)

to \fire sth etw abschießen [o abfeuern];

bazookas were \fired almost every day that month at Sarajevo in diesem Monat wurde Sarajevo fast jeden Tag mit Bazookas beschossen;

to \fire a rocket eine Rakete zünden [o abfeuern];

4) ( dismiss)

to \fire sb jdn feuern [o rausschmeißen] ( fam)

this company uses a hire and \fire strategy diese Firma stellt ein und entlässt schnell

5) (excite, electrify)

to \fire sb jdn begeistern [o in Begeisterung versetzen]; ( inspire) jdn anregen [o ( geh) inspirieren];

it \fired me with enthusiasm for literature es weckte die Begeisterung für Literatur in mir;

to \fire sb's imagination jds Fantasie beflügeln vi

1) ( shoot) feuern, schießen;

without warning he started to \fire into the crowd er schoss ohne Vorwarnung in die Menge;

to \fire at sb/ sth auf jdn/etw feuern [o schießen];

2) ( start up) zünden;

( be operating) funktionieren;

to \fire on all four cylinders auf allen vier Zylindern laufen; ( fig) voll funktionstüchtig sein;

coffee might help - I'm not firing on all four cylinders today vielleicht hilft ja ein Kaffee - ich bin heute nicht so ganz da ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > fire
17 de

prep.

1 of.

el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car

es de ella it's hers

la pata de la mesa the table leg

La casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]

2 from (procedencia, distancia).

salir de casa to leave home

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment

3 (made) of (materia).

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

un reloj de oro a gold watch

4 about (asunto).

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you

libros de historia history books

5 as.

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman

6 from (time) (since).

trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five

de madrugada early in the morning

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day

7 with (causa, modo).

morirse de hambre to die of hunger

llorar de alegría to cry with joy

de una patada with a kick

de una sola vez in one go

de tres en tres three at a time

8 if.

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it

9 to.

Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.

f.

1 letter d.

2 SD, standard deviation.

3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.

* * *

de

► nombre femenino

1 name of the letter d

————————

de

► preposición

1 (posesión, pertenencia) of

■ el libro de Juan Juan's book

■ el coche de mis padres my parents' car

■ el hermano de mi padre my father's brother

■ la mesa de mi habitación the table in my bedroom

2 (procedencia, origen) from

■ soy de Córdoba I'm from Córdoba

■ viene de Barcelona she comes from Barcelona

3 (descripción) with

■ la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl

■ el señor del abrigo azul the man in the blue coat

4 (tema) of, on, about

■ hablaron del tiempo they talked about the weather

5 (materia) made of, of

■ una mesa de madera a wooden table

■ un anillo de oro a gold ring

■ lo hicieron de plástico they made it out of plastic

6 (contenido) of

■ un vaso de agua a glass of water

7 (uso) for

■ aguja de calcetar knitting needle

■ gallo de pelea fighting cock

8 (oficio) by, as

■ trabaja de profesor he works as a teacher

■ es médico de profesión he's a doctor by profession

9 (modo) on, in, as

■ de pie standing up

■ estar de moda to be in fashion

10 (tiempo) at, by, in

■ de día by day, during the day

■ de noche at night

■ a las diez de la mañana at ten in the morning

11 (lugar) varias traducciones

■ la vecina de arriba our upstairs neighbour

■ el lavabo de abajo the downstairs toilet

■ la ventana de la derecha the window on the right

■ la puerta de la calle the street door

12 (precio) at

■ manzanas de dos euros el kilo apples at two euros a kilo

13 (medida) measuring

■ una botella de dos litros a two litre bottle

■ una mesa de un metro de ancho a metre-wide table

14 (causa) with, because of, of

■ llorar de alegría to cry with joy

■ morir de frío to die of cold

15 (agente) by

■ es una obra de Lope a play by Lope

16 (con superlativo) in, of

■ el mejor de España the best in Spain

■ el mayor de los tres the eldest of the three

17 (suposición) if

■ de haberlo dicho if he had told us

18 (en una aposición) of

■ la ciudad de Barcelona the city of Barcelona Table 1 NOTA See also del/Table 1

* * *

prep.

1) of

2) from

3) in, at

4) than

5) by

* * *

PREPOSITION

1) [relación] of

las calles de Madrid — the streets of Madrid

el alcalde de Valencia — the mayor of Valencia

cabo de Buena Esperanza — Cape of Good Hope

la ciudad de Madrid — the city of Madrid

en el mes de agosto — in the month of August

un libro de consulta — a reference book

un millón de euros — a million euros

la carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia

el interés del préstamo — the interest on the loan

la llave de mi cuarto — the key to my room

en el día de hoy — today

tuvieron la desgracia de perder el partido — they were unlucky enough to lose the match

ya era hora de que vinieses — it's about time you got here

el hecho de que yo no supiera nada — the fact that I didn't know anything about it

2) [pertenencia]

la casa de Isabel — Isabel's house

el coche de mi amigo — my friend's car

un familiar de mi vecina — a relative of my neighbour's

los coches de mis amigos — my friends' cars

el vestuario de las actrices — the actresses' dressing room

la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez

es de ellos — it's theirs

esa contestación es muy de ella — that answer is typical of her

3) [característica, material]

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

no es de oro — it's not gold

una puerta de cristal — a glass door

una cocina de gas — a gas cooker

este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model

ropa de buena calidad — good-quality clothes

un billete de primera clase — a first-class ticket

la niña de pelo largo — the girl with the long hair

ese tío del sombrero — that chap with o in the hat

pintado de rojo — painted red

lo tengo de varios colores distintos — I have it in several different colours

4) [contenido]

una caja de bombones — a box of chocolates

una copa de vino — [llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass

una bolsita de té — a tea bag

estaba hecha un saco de nervios — she was a bundle of nerves

5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] from

soy de Galicia — I'm from Galicia

Julia no es de aquí — Julia is not from round here

los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best

es de buena familia — he's from a good family

vuelo 507 (procedente) de Londres — flight 507 from London

vive a 20km de Madrid — she lives 20km from Madrid

aléjate del fuego — move away from the fire

marcó un gol a dos minutos del final del partido — he scored two minutes from the end of the match

el tren de Santiago — the Santiago train

el avión pasó a muy poca altura del suelo — the plane flew by at very low altitude

salir del cine — to come out of the cinema
de... a...
vivió de 1898 a 1937 — he lived from 1898 to 1937

de mi casa a la suya hay 5km — it is 5km from my house to his

de mayo a julio — from May to July

del 15 al 30 — from the 15th to the 30th

6) [causa]

murió de viejo — he died from old age

me dolían los pies de tanto andar — my feet were sore from all that walking

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no podía moverse de miedo — he was rigid with fear

estar loco de alegría — to be wild with joy

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

7) [manera]

lo derribó de un solo puñetazo — he felled him with a single blow

se puso a mi lado de un salto — he jumped to my side

se lo bebió de un trago — he drank it all down in one go
de... en...
iban entrando de dos en dos — they came in two by two

bajó la escalera de tres en tres — he came down the stairs three at a time

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

8) (=respecto de)

estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better

es fuerte de brazos — he has strong arms

paralizado de las dos piernas — paralysed in both legs

es muy estrecho de hombros — he doesn't have very broad shoulders

9) [tema] about

un libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology

hablaba de política — he was talking about politics

no sé nada de él — I don't know anything about him

una clase de francés — a French class

10) [uso]

máquina de coser — sewing machine

goma de mascar — chewing gum

11) [cantidad, medida, valor]

un chico de quince años — a fifteen-year-old boy

un viaje de dos días — a two-day journey

un embarazo de siete meses — a seven-month pregnancy

una moneda de 5 pesos — a 5-peso coin

tiene un metro de alto — it's a metre high

12) [con horas y fechas]

a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.

muy de mañana — very early in the morning

el 3 de mayo — 3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)

13) [tiempo]

de día — during the day(time)

de noche — at night

de niño — as a child

de mayor voy a ser médico — when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor

14) [proporción]

tres de cada cuatro — three out of every four

15) [uso partitivo] of

uno de nosotros — one of us

comió un poco de pastel — she ate a bit of cake

¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *

16) [autoría] by

un libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's

las películas de Almodóvar — Almodóvar's films

17) [como complemento agente] by

fue amado de todos — he was loved by all

el rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage

tiene dos hijos de su primera mujer — he has two children by his first wife

18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]

el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro

el imbécil de Fernández — that idiot Fernández

es un encanto de persona — he's a lovely person

19) [en comparaciones] than

es más difícil de lo que creía — it's more difficult than I thought

más/menos de siete — more/less than seven

más de 500 personas — more than o over 500 people

20) [con superlativos] in

el peor alumno de la clase — the worst pupil in the class

el más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world

es el coche más caro del mercado — it's the dearest car on the market

21) + infin

un problema fácil de resolver — an easily solved problem

un libro agradable de leer — a nice book to read
ser de ({+ infin}8})
es de admirar su lealtad — his loyalty is admirable

es de esperar que recibamos una pronta respuesta — it is to be hoped that we receive a prompt reply

sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information

22) [dependiente de formas verbales]

la acusaban de hipócrita — they accused her of being a hypocrite

colmar de elogios a algn — to shower praise on sb

se dio cuenta de que lo sabía — she realized (that) she knew it

de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...

disfrutar de la vida — to enjoy life

¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?

limpiar algo de polvo — to dust sth

llenar algo de algo — to fill sth with sth

se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch

trabaja de camarero — he works as a waiter

lo uso de despensa — I use it as a pantry

vestido de azul — dressed in blue

23) [uso condicional] if

de ser posible — if possible

de haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come

de resultar esto así — if this turns out to be true

de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so

de no — LAm (=si no) otherwise

* * *
I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

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* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de †frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.

* * *
I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili

* * *

de¹

prep

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

Sentido I

A

(en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthday

el cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleagues

no es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted ( frml); your father

un amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son's

es un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friend

un estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year student

el nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandson

la mesa de la cocina the kitchen table

la correa del perro the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streets

la subida de los precios the rise in prices

al término de la reunión at the end of the meeting

B

1 (introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airport

el mes de enero the month of January

el imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brother

el bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her

2

(en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!

¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)

C

(con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabado

las señoritas de Paz ( frml); the Misses Paz ( frml) [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

D

( Arg crit) (a casa de): voy del médico I'm going to the doctor's

Sentido II

A

1

(expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bank

es de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotá

lo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor

mis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from America

he recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Julia

un hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda as he left the store

DE … A …:

de aquí a tu casa from here to your house

2 (en el tiempo) from

un amigo de la infancia a childhood friend

data del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th century

la literatura de ese período the literature of o from that period

lo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosales

de un día para otro from one day to the next

DE … A …:

está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and five

de aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yet

B

(expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old age

verde de envidia green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so much

eso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so little

Sentido III

A

(introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patience

un chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad taste

objetos de mucho valor objects of great value

un pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish

¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido he looks bored

ese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mother

tienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled child

una botella de un litro a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses a three-month-old child

déme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilo

la chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coat

la señora de azul the lady in blue

un hombre de pelo largo a man with long hair

un anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]

B

(al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

el complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dish

son de plástico they're (made of) plastic

un curso de secretariado a secretarial course

nos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagne

una colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stamps

un millón de dólares a million dollars

C

(con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!

¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!

D

(al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get it

aprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom button

E

1

(con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

2 (en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 29

3

(en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blow

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a time

de a poco (CS); little by little, gradually

4

(CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/fours

entraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente² m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]

F (en calidad de) as

está de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private school

le ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editor

hace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the play

le habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to man

G

1

(limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty face

es corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shouldered

es sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide

2

(refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a child

H

(en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general we're spring-cleaning [de is part of many expressions entered under juerga, picnic, obra etc]

I

(indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brush

el trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silver

lo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glasses

dales algo de comer give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]

J (introduciendo el complemento agente) by

una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novel

seguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the family

una casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by trees

viene acompañado de arroz it is served with rice

acompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wife

Sentido IV

A

1 (sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mine

el mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez children

un cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink

2

(con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of all

la ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the world

B

(refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at night

duerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada they left very early in the morning

ver tb mañana³ f A. (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), etc

Sentido V (con sentido condicional)

A DE + INF:

de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlier

de no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be considered

de continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persists

B SER DE + INF

(expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …

no son de fiar they are not to be trusted

es de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of note

C

de no ( AmL); if not

de²

feminine

name of the letter D

* * *

Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

dé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
dar
de
dé
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dé trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dé un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): déle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dé en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:
◊ con eso me déía por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1
a) (pertenencia, posesión):

◊ la casa dé dé mis padres my parents' house;

el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane
b) ( con un nombre en aposición) of;

◊ la ciudad dé Lima the city of Lima;

el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2
a) (procedencia, origen, tiempo) from;

◊ es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;

una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your house
b) (material, contenido, composición):

◊ son dé plástico they're (made of) plastic;

una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollars
c) (causa, modo):

◊ murió dé viejo he died of old age;

dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
d) ( en oraciones pasivas) by;

◊ un poema dé Neruda a poem by Neruda;

rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3
a) (cualidades, características):

◊ de gran inteligencia of great intelligence;

objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blue
b) (al definir, especificar):

◊ el botón dé abajo the bottom button;

tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4
a) ( con cifras):

◊ pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than;

◊ más dé £100 more than o over £100;

pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo):

◊ es el más caro dé todos it's the most expensive one;

la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world
d) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día):

◊ dé día/noche during the day/at night;

dé madrugada early in the morning
5
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ trabaja dé secretaria she works as a secretary;

hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the play
b) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):

◊ dé mal humor in a bad mood;

estamos dé fiesta we're having a party
c) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):

◊ el cepillo dé la ropa the clothes brush;

copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):
◊ dé haberlo sabido if I had known, had I known;

dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see
◊ dar

dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time

'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test

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de prep de combines with the article el to form the contraction del (e.g. del hombre of the man).

1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;

el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;

es de ella it's hers;

la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;

el padre de la niña the girl's father;

el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;

la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;

un equipo de segunda división a second division team;

la comida del gato the cat's food;

el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;

la pata de la mesa the table leg;

una subida de precios a price rise;

los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro

2. [procedencia, distancia] from;

salir de casa to leave home;

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;

no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;

estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;

el rey de España the king of Spain;

tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;

b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona

3. [en razonamiento]
de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;

del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't work

4. [con nombre en aposición]
la ciudad de Caracas the city of Caracas;

el túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;

el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;

el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagena

5. [en descripciones]
una película de terror a horror movie o Br film;

la señora de verde the lady in green;

el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;

una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;

¿de qué tamaño? what size?;

un político de fiar a trustworthy politician

6. [materia] (made) of;

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;

un reloj de oro a gold watch;

una mesa de madera a wooden table

7. [contenido]
un vaso de agua a glass of water;

un plato de lentejas a plate of lentils

8. [precio]
he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;

un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stamp

9. [uso]
una bici de carreras a racing bike;

ropa de deporte sportswear;

una máquina de escribir a typewriter;

una máquina de coser a sewing machine;

esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes

10. [asunto] about;

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;

libros de historia history books

11. [en calidad de] as;

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;

aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;

estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;

al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade

12. [tiempo] [desde] from;
[durante] in;
trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;

vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;

de madrugada early in the morning;

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;

es de día it's daytime;

de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;

¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;

un compañero del colegio a friend from school;
Urug
de mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;
Urug
de noche at night;
Urug
ayer salimos de noche we went out last night

13. [causa] with;

morirse de hambre to die of hunger;

llorar de alegría to cry with joy;

temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;

eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much

14. [manera, modo] with;

de una patada with a kick;

rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;

de una sola vez in one go;

lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;

de tres en tres/cuatro en cuatro/ etc[m5]. three/four/ etc at a time;
CSur
de a tres/cuatro/ etc[m5]. in threes/fours/ etc;

de fácil manejo user-friendly;

ponerse de rodillas to kneel down

15. [con valor partitivo] of;

uno de los nuestros one of ours;

varios de nosotros several of us;

¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?

16. Literario [sobre]
de la paz y la guerra of war and peace

17. [en valoración]
lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgar

18. [en lugar de]
yo de ti no lo haría I wouldn't do it if I were you;

yo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her

19. [en comparaciones]
más/menos de… more/less than…;
[con superlativos]
el mejor de todos the best of all;

el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;

la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;

la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market

20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;

de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]
el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;

la buena de Susana good old Susana;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)
es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;

una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable evening

23. (después del verbo “haber”) [obligación]
he de trabajar más I have to work harder;

has de gastar menos you should spend less

24. (antes de complemento agente)
una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;

vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family

25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)
el apartamento de abajo the downstairs Br flat o US apartment;

la fila de delante the front row

♦ de no loc conj
Am otherwise;
dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you

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de

prp

1 origen from;

de Nueva York from New York;

de … a from … to

2 posesión of;

el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car

3 material (made) of;

un anillo de oro a gold ring

4 contenido of;

un vaso de agua a glass of water

5 cualidad

:

una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman

6 causa with;

temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear

7 hora

:

de noche at night, by night;

de día by day

8 en calidad de as;

trabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;

de niño as a child

9 agente by;

de Goya by Goya

10 condición if;

de haberlo sabido if I’d known

11 en aposición

:

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

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de prep

1) : of

la casa de Pepe: Pepe's house

un niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy

2) : from

es de Managua: she's from Managua

salió del edificio: he left the building

3) : in, at

a las tres de la mañana: at three in the morning

salen de noche: they go out at night

4) : than

más de tres: more than three

dé dar

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de prep

1. (posesión de alguien) 's

el coche de Alberto Alberto's car

los gatos de Emma Emma's cats

la profesora de Marta Marta's teacher

es de mi hermano it's my brother's

2. (posesión de algo) of

la ciudad de Roma the city of Rome

el mes de noviembre the month of November

el teléfono del colegio the school phone

los árboles del jardín the trees in the garden

3. (materia)

un balón de cuero a leather ball

muebles de madera wooden furniture

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

4. (contenido) of

una botella de agua a bottle of water

un paquete de arroz a packet of rice

un vaso de leche a glass of milk

5. (materia, tema)

profesor de inglés English teacher

novela de aventuras adventure story

película de terror horror film

6. (origen, procedencia) from

es de Asturias he's from Asturias

esta carretera va de Salamanca a Zamora this road goes from Salamanca to Zamora

7. (descripción) with / in

la chica del pelo largo the girl with long hair

el hombre de negro the man in black

un chico de doce años a twelve year old boy

8. (agente) by

un libro de Rosa Montero a book by Rosa Montero

9. (con expresiones de tiempo)

es la una de la tarde it's one o'clock in the afternoon

el tren de las diez the ten o'clock train

abren de nueve a siete they open from nine until seven

nunca viajamos de noche we never travel at night

de niño when I was a child

10. (con números, una parte) than / of

había más de mil personas there were more than a thousand people

pesa menos de 5 kilos it weighs less than 5 kilos

un trozo de pan a piece of bread

Spanish-English dictionary > de
18 light

I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also academic.ru/65424/see">see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) das Licht

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) das Licht

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) das Feuer

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) das Licht
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) licht, hell

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) hell
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) erleuchten

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) anzünden

•

- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leicht

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leicht

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leicht

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) zu leicht

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leicht

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) leicht

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) heiter

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leicht

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) locker

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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light¹

[laɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (brightness) Licht nt

is there enough \light? ist es hell genug?

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht

by the \light of the moon bei Mondschein

by the \light of the candle im Schein der Kerze

2. (light-giving thing) Licht nt, Lichtquelle f; (lamp) Lampe f

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o fam anmachen/ausmachen

3. no pl (fire) Feuer nt; (flame) [Kerzen]flamme f

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?

to catch \light Feuer fangen

to set \light to sth BRIT etw anzünden

to strike a \light ein Streichholz [o SCHWEIZ a. Zündholz] anzünden

4. no pl (daylight) [Tages]licht nt

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

5. (for decoration)

▪ \lights pl:

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

6. usu pl (traffic light) Ampel f

7. (sparkle) Strahlen nt kein pl, Leuchten nt kein pl

the light in his eyes das Strahlen in seinen Augen

8. ( fig: perspective) Aspekt m, Perspektive f

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

to show sth in a bad/good \light etw in einem schlechten/guten Licht erscheinen lassen

to put sth in a favourable \light etw in ein günstiges Licht rücken

9. no pl (enlightenment) Erleuchtung f

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! fam

10. (spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

11. (person's abilities)

▪ \lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten

to do sth according to one's \lights etw so gut machen, wie man es eben kann

12. (bright part in picture/on object) Licht nt

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

13. (window) Fenster nt; (window division) Oberlicht nt; (pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14. ( fig: person) Leuchte f fam

leading \light (best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f fam; (leader) Nummer eins f fam

a shining \light eine große Leuchte fam, ein großes Licht fam

15. (beacon) Leuchtfeuer nt; (lighthouse) Leuchtturm m

16.

▶ to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen

▶ to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten fig, Licht in etw akk bringen

▶ to come to \light ans Licht kommen

▶ the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels fig

▶ to hide one's \light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

▶ in the \light of sth [or AM usu in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen liter

▶ to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne im Leben einer Person gen sein

▶ to be [or go] out like a \light ( fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein fam; (faint) umkippen fam

▶ to see the \light of day (come into being) das Licht der Welt erblicken; (become known) ans Licht kommen

II. adj

1. (bright) hell

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

summer is coming and the evenings are getting \lighter der Sommer kommt und es bleibt abends länger hell

2. (pale) hell-; (stronger) blass-

III. vt

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (illuminate)

▪ to \light sth etw erhellen; stage, room etw beleuchten; ( fig)

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2. (turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o fam anknipsen

3. (guide with light)

▪ to \light sb jdm leuchten

4. (ignite)

to \light a candle/match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o fam anmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. anfeuern], Feuer machen

to \light a cigarette/pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o fam anstecken

IV. vi

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (burn) brennen

2. ( fig: become animated) eyes, etc aufleuchten fig

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

light²

[laɪt]

I. adj

1. (not heavy) leicht

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2. (deficient in weight) zu leicht

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3. (not sturdily built) leicht

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4. (for small loads) Klein-

\light aircraft/lorry Kleinflugzeug nt/-lastwagen m

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5. MIL

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6. (not fully loaded) aircraft/ship/vehicle nicht voll beladen

7. (of food and drink) leicht; (low in fat) fettarm

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät

\light food leichtes Essen

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

\light pastry lockerer Teig

\light wine leichter Wein

8. (porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9. CHEM leicht

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10. (low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es war kaum Verkehr

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur

\light breeze leichte Brise

11. (easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12. (easily done) nachsichtig, mild

\light sentence mildes Urteil

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13. (gentle) leicht; kiss zart; (soft) touch sanft

to have a \light touch MUS einen weichen Anschlag haben

14. (graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15. (not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16. (not serious) leicht attr

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung

\light opera Operette f

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f

\light tone Plauderton m

17. (cheerful) frohgemut poet

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18. ( old: unchaste) leicht

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

19.

▶ to be a bit \light in one's loafers AM (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben pej

▶ to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein

▶ to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o fam herunterspielen]

▶ to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden

▶ to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen

II. adv

1. (with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2. (with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o fam mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

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I [laɪt] vb: pret, ptp lit or lighted
1. n

1) (in general) Licht nt

by the light of a candle/the fire — im Schein einer Kerze/des Feuers

light and shade — Licht und Schatten

at first light —

hang the picture in a good light — häng das Bild ins richtige Licht

to cast or throw or shed light on sth (lit) — etw beleuchten; (fig also) Licht in etw (acc) bringen

the moon cast its silvery light on... — der Mond beleuchtete... silbern or warf sein silbernes Licht auf (+acc)...

to cast a new or fresh light on sth — neues Licht auf etw (acc)

to be in sb's light (lit) — jdm im Licht stehen

in the cold light of day (fig) — bei Licht besehen

the harsh light of reality — die raue Wirklichkeit

this story shows his character in a bad light — diese Geschichte wirft ein schlechtes Licht auf seinen Charakter

to see sb/sth in a different light — jdn/etw in einem anderen Licht sehen

it showed him in a different light —

I don't see things in that light — ich sehe die Dinge anders or in einem anderen Licht

to see sth in a new light — etw mit anderen Augen betrachten

in the light of — angesichts (+gen)

the theory, seen in the light of recent discoveries — die Theorie im Licht(e) der neuesten Entdeckungen betrachtet

in the light of what you say — in Anbetracht dessen, was Sie sagen

to bring sth to light — etw ans Tageslicht bringen

to come to light —

to see the light (liter) (= be born) (= be made public) — das Licht der Welt erblicken (liter) veröffentlicht werden

finally I saw the light (inf) — endlich ging mir ein Licht auf (inf); (morally) endlich wurden mir die Augen geöffnet

to see the light of day (report) — veröffentlicht werden; (project) verwirklicht werden

the light dawned (fig) — mir ging ein Licht auf (inf)

to go out like a light — sofort weg sein (inf)

2) Licht nt; (= lamp) Lampe f; (= fluorescent light) Neonröhre f

put out the lights before you go to bed — mach das Licht aus, bevor du ins Bett gehst

all the lights went out during the storm — während des Sturms gingen alle Lichter aus

(traffic) lights — Ampel f

the lights (of a car) —

all ships must show a light while at sea lights out (Mil) — alle Schiffe müssen auf See Lichter führen Zapfenstreich m

lights out for the boys was at 8 pm — um 20 Uhr mussten die Jungen das Licht ausmachen

lights out! — Licht aus(machen)!

to hide one's light under a bushel (prov) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen (prov)

the lights are on but nobody's (at) home (fig inf) — er/sie ist geistig weggetreten (inf)

3)

(= flame) have you (got) a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

to put a light to sth, to set light to sth — etw anzünden

4) (ARCHIT) (Dach)fenster nt; (= skylight) Oberlicht nt

leaded lights — in Blei gefasste Fensterscheiben

5) (in eyes) Leuchten nt

the light went out of her eyes — das Strahlen erlosch in ihren Augen

6)

(= standards) according to his lights — nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

2. adj (+er)
hell
a light green dress — ein hellgrünes Kleid

it's getting or growing light —

it is light now — es ist jetzt hell or Tag

3. vt

1) (= illuminate) beleuchten; lamp, light anmachen

a smile lit her face — ein Lächeln erhellte ihr Gesicht

to light the way for sb — jdm leuchten; (fig)

his pioneering work lit the way for a whole generation of scholars — seine Pionierarbeit war wegweisend für eine ganze Gelehrtengeneration

2) (= ignite) anzünden; cigarette anstecken, anzünden; fire, candle anzünden, anmachen

to light a fire under sb ( esp US fig ) — jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen (inf)

4. vi
(= begin to burn) brennen
this fire won't light — das Feuer geht nicht an
II
1. adj (+er)
leicht; taxes niedrig; punishment milde
to give sb light weight — jdm zu wenig abwiegen

she has a very light touch on the piano — sie hat einen sehr weichen Anschlag

to be a light eater — wenig essen, kein großer Esser sein

light comedy — Lustspiel nt, Schwank m

light opera — Operette f

light reading — Unterhaltungslektüre f

a light and cheerful approach to life — eine unbeschwerte, fröhliche Einstellung zum Leben

with a light heart — leichten Herzens

as light as air or a feather — federleicht

to be light on one's feet — sich leichtfüßig bewegen

to make light of one's difficulties — seine Schwierigkeiten auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

you shouldn't make light of her problems — du solltest dich über ihre Probleme nicht lustig machen

to make light work of — spielend fertig werden mit

2. adv

to travel light — mit wenig or leichtem Gepäck reisen
III
vi pret, ptp lighted or lit (liter)
sich niederlassen
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light¹ [laıt]

A s

1. Licht n, Helligkeit f:

let there be light! BIBEL es werde Licht!;

stand ( oder be) in sb’s light

a) jemandem im Licht stehen,

b) fig jemandem im Weg stehen;

stand in one’s own light

a) sich im Licht stehen,

b) fig sich selbst im Weg stehen;

get out of the light geh aus dem Licht!;

he can see the light at the end of the tunnel fig er sieht Licht am Ende des Tunnels

2. Licht n ( auch PHYS), Beleuchtung f:

in subdued light bei gedämpftem Licht

3. Licht n, Schein m:

by the light of a candle beim Licht oder Schein einer Kerze, bei Kerzenschein

4. a) Licht(quelle) n(f) (Sonne, Lampe, Kerze etc):

hide one’s light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

b) AUTO Scheinwerfer m: → flash B 1

5. Br meist pl (Verkehrs) Ampel f:

jump ( oder shoot) the lights bei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren, ein Rotlicht überfahren;

the lights were against him er hatte Rot; → green light, red light

6. SCHIFF

a) Leuchtfeuer n

b) Leuchtturm m

7. (Sonnen-, Tages)Licht n: I must finish my work while the light lasts solang(e) es noch hell ist;

see the light (of day)

a) das Licht der Welt erblicken, geboren werden,

b) fig herauskommen, auf den Markt kommen ( → A 9, A 11);

at first light bei Tagesanbruch;

in the cold light of day ( oder dawn) fig bei Licht besehen oder betrachtet

8. Tagesanbruch m:

at light bei Tagesanbruch

9. fig (Tages) Licht n:

bring (come) to light ans Licht bringen (kommen);

see the light (of day) bekannt oder veröffentlicht werden ( → A 7, A 11)

10. fig Licht n, Aspekt m:

in the light of Br, in light of US unter dem Aspekt (gen), in Anbetracht (gen), angesichts (gen);

I have never looked on the matter in that light von dieser Seite habe ich die Angelegenheit noch nie gesehen;

put sth in its true light etwas ins rechte Licht rücken;

reveal sth in a different light etwas in einem anderen Licht erscheinen lassen;

see sth in a different light etwas mit anderen Augen sehen;

show sth in a bad light ein schlechtes Licht auf eine Sache werfen

11. fig Licht n, Erleuchtung f ( auch REL):

cast ( oder shed, throw) light on sth

a) Licht auf eine Sache werfen,

b) zur Lösung oder Aufklärung einer Sache beitragen;

see the light

a) zur Einsicht kommen,

b) REL erleuchtet werden ( → A 7, A 9);

I saw the light mir ging ein Licht auf, mir gingen die Augen auf;

by the light of nature mit den natürlichen Verstandeskräften

12. pl Erkenntnisse pl, Informationen pl

13. pl Wissen n, Verstand m, geistige Fähigkeiten pl:

by ( oder according to) his lights

a) so gut er es eben versteht,

b) nach seinen Grundsätzen oder Vorstellungen oder Maßstäben,

c) für seine Verhältnisse

14. MAL

a) Licht n:

light and shade

b) Aufhellung f

15. Glanz m, Leuchten n (der Augen):

the light went out of her eyes der Glanz ihrer Augen erlosch

16. Feuer n (zum Anzünden):

have you got a light? haben Sie Feuer?;

put a ( oder set) light to sth etwas anzünden oder in Brand stecken;

strike a light ein Streichholz anzünden

17. a) Fenster(scheibe) n(f)

b) Dachfenster n

18. fig Leuchte f, großes Licht (Person): → leading light 2

19. auch light of one’s eyes poet Augenlicht n

20. pl sl Gucker pl (Augen)

B adj hell, licht (Farbe, Raum etc):

light hair helles Haar;

light red

a) Hellrot n,

b) hellrot

C v/t prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt]

1. auch light up ein Feuer, eine Lampe anzünden:

he lit a cigarette er zündete sich eine Zigarette an

2. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:

light up hell beleuchten

3. meist light up jemandes Augen etc aufleuchten lassen

4. jemandem leuchten

5. be lit up umg angeheitert sein:

a) durch Alkoholgenuss beschwingt sein

b) leicht angetrunken sein

D v/i

1. auch light up sich entzünden

2. meist light up

a) sich erhellen, hell werden,

b) fig aufleuchten (Augen etc)

3. light up

a) Licht machen,

b) die Straßenbeleuchtung einschalten,

c) AUTO die Scheinwerfer einschalten

4. light up umg sich eine (Zigarette etc) anzünden

light² [laıt]

A adj (adv → lightly)

1. leicht (von geringem Gewicht):

(as) light as air

a) auch (as) light as a feather ( oder as thistledown) federleicht

b) fig sorgenfrei; → purse A 1

2. (spezifisch) leicht:

light metal Leichtmetall n

3. light coin US Münze f mit zu geringem Edelmetallgehalt

4. leicht (zu ertragen oder auszuführen):

light punishment;

light work; → work A 1

5. leicht (nicht tief):

light sleep; → sleeper 1

6. leicht, Unterhaltungs…:

light literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f;

light music leichte Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik f;

light opera komische Oper, Spieloper f;

light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f, leichte Lektüre

7. leicht (geringfügig):

light illness;

a light rain;

a light eater ein schwacher Esser;

a light error ein kleiner Irrtum;

light traffic geringer Verkehr;

no light matter keine Kleinigkeit;

make light of sth

a) etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen,

b) etwas verharmlosen oder bagatellisieren

8. leicht:

a) leicht verdaulich:

a light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

b) mit geringem Alkohol- oder Nikotingehalt (Wein, Zigaretten etc)

9. locker (Erde, Schnee etc):

light bread leichtes oder locker gebackenes Brot

10. leicht, sanft (Berührung etc)

11. flink:

be light on one’s feet flink auf den Beinen sein

12. graziös, anmutig:

she is a light dancer

13. a) unbeschwert, sorglos, heiter, fröhlich:

with a light heart leichten Herzens

b) leichtfertig, -sinnig

c) unbeständig, flatterhaft

d) unmoralisch:

a light girl ein leichtes Mädchen

14. be light in the head (leicht) benommen sein

15. SCHIFF, MIL leicht (Artillerie, Kreuzer etc):

in light marching order mit leichtem Marschgepäck

16. a) leicht beladen

b) unbeladen, leer, ohne Ladung:

the ship returned light;

a light engine eine allein fahrende Lokomotive

17. TECH leicht (gebaut), für leichte Beanspruchung, Leicht…:

light plane Leichtflugzeug n;

light current ELEK Schwachstrom m

18. PHON

a) unbetont, schwach betont (Silbe, Vokal)

b) schwach (Betonung)

c) hell, vorn im Mund artikuliert (Laut)

B adv travel light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

light³ [laıt] prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt] v/i

1. obs oder poet (ab)steigen (from, off von)

2. obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

a cat always lights on its feet

3. obs oder poet sich niederlassen (on auf dat):

the bird lighted on a twig

4. fig obs oder poet (zufällig) stoßen (on auf akk)

5. fig obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

the choice lighted on him

6. light into sb umg über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

7. light out umg verduften umg, verschwinden

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I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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adj.

blond adj.

erhellen adj.

hell adj.

leicht adj. n.

Licht -er n.

Lichtschein m.

Schein -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit)

= anzünden v.

beleuchten v.

erleuchten v.

English-german dictionary > light
19 burn

I 1. noun
(on the skin) Verbrennung, die; (on material) Brandfleck, der; (hole) Brandloch, das
2. transitive verb,
burnt or burned

1) verbrennen

burn a hole in something — ein Loch in etwas (Akk.) brennen

burn one's boats or bridges — (fig.) alle Brücken hinter sich (Dat.) abbrechen

2) (use as fuel) als Brennstoff verwenden [Gas, Öl usw.]; heizen mit [Kohle, Holz, Torf]; verbrauchen [Strom]; (use up) verbrauchen [Treibstoff]; verfeuern [Holz, Kohle]

burn coal in the stove — den Ofen mit Kohle feuern

3) (injure) verbrennen

burn oneself/one's hand — sich verbrennen/sich (Dat.) die Hand verbrennen

burn one's fingers, get one's fingers burnt — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Finger verbrennen (fig.)

4) (spoil) anbrennen lassen [Fleisch, Kuchen]

be burnt — angebrannt sein

5) (cause burning sensation to) verbrennen

6) (put to death)

burn somebody [at the stake] — jemanden [auf dem Scheiterhaufen] verbrennen

7) (corrode) ätzen; verätzen [Haut]
3. intransitive verb,
burnt or burned

1) brennen

burn to death — verbrennen

2) (blaze) [Feuer:] brennen; [Gebäude:] in Flammen stehen, brennen

3) (give light) [Lampe, Kerze, Licht:] brennen

4) (be injured) sich verbrennen

she/her skin burns easily — sie bekommt leicht einen Sonnenbrand

5) (be spoiled) [Kuchen, Milch, Essen:] anbrennen

6) (be corrosive) ätzen; ätzend sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/9702/burn_down">burn down

- burn out

- burn up
II noun
(Scot.) Bach, der

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[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb
1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) verbrennen

2) (to use as fuel.) verbrennen

3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) brennen

4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) brennen
2. noun
(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) die Brandwunde,-stelle

- burner

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burn¹

[bɜ:n, AM bɜ:rn]

n SCOT Bächlein nt

burn²

[bɜ:n, AM bɜ:rn]

I. n

1. (injury) Verbrennung f, Brandwunde f; (sunburn) Sonnenbrand m; (sensation) Brennen nt

first/second/third degree \burns Verbrennungen pl ersten/zweiten/dritten Grades

severe \burns schwere Verbrennungen

2. (damage) Brandfleck m, Brandstelle f; (from acid) Verätzung f

cigarette \burn Brandloch nt

3. AEROSP Zündung f

II. n modifier (damage, wound) Brand-

III. vi

<burnt or AM usu burned, burnt or AM usu burned>

1. (be in flames) wood, fire brennen; house in Flammen stehen; (be destroyed) house, forest abbrennen; furniture, paper verbrennen

to \burn to death verbrennen

2. FOOD anbrennen

3. (sunburn) einen Sonnenbrand bekommen

my skin \burns easily ich bekomme leicht einen Sonnenbrand

4. (illuminate) candle, light brennen

5. (acid) ätzen, Verätzungen verursachen

6. (hot sensation) spicy food, skin brennen; forehead glühen

7. ( fig)

▪ to be \burning to do sth (have a longing) darauf brennen, etw zu tun; (be impatient) es kaum abwarten können, etw zu tun; (be eager) [ganz] heiß darauf sein, etw zu tun fam

8. ( fig: feel strongly)

to \burn with anger vor Wut kochen

to be \burning with curiosity vor Neugierde [fast] sterben

to \burn with desire/passion vor Begierde/Leidenschaft brennen geh

to \burn with embarrassment vor Verlegenheit [ganz] rot werden

to \burn with shame vor Scham rot anlaufen

IV. vt

<burnt or AM usu burned, burnt or AM usu burned>

1. (damage with heat)

▪ to \burn sb/sth jdn/etw verbrennen

to \burn a village ein Dorf niederbrennen

▪ to \burn oneself sich akk verbrennen

to be \burnt to death verbrennen; (in accident) in den Flammen umkommen

to \burn one's fingers ( also fig) sich dat die Finger verbrennen

to \burn sth to the ground etw bis auf die Grundmauern niederbrennen

to \burn a hole in sth ein Loch in etw akk brennen

to be \burnt at the stake auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrannt werden; ( fig) ans Kreuz genagelt werden fig

to be \burnt alive [or to death] bei lebendigem Leibe verbrennen

2. FOOD

▪ to \burn sth etw anbrennen lassen

to \burn sth to a crisp etw verschmoren lassen

3. (sunburn)

▪ to be \burnt einen Sonnenbrand haben

4. (cause hot sensation)

to \burn sb's skin/tongue spicy food, sun jdm auf der Haut/Zunge brennen

I've \burnt my tongue ich habe mir die Zunge verbrannt

the curry \burnt her throat das Curry brannte ihr im Hals

5. (acid)

▪ to \burn sth etw verätzen

6. (use up)

to \burn calories/fat Kalorien/Fett verbrennen

to \burn gas/oil/petrol Gas/Öl/Benzin verbrauchen

7. COMPUT

to \burn a CD/DVD-ROM eine CD/DVD-ROM brennen

8.

▶ to \burn one's boats [or bridges] alle Brücken hinter sich dat abbrechen

▶ to \burn the candle at both ends sich akk übernehmen

▶ to have got money to \burn Geld wie Heu haben

▶ I've got all the money and it's \burning a hole in my pocket ich habe so viel Geld und das will jetzt ausgegeben werden fam

▶ to have time to \burn alle Zeit der Welt haben

▶ to \burn in hell in der Hölle schmoren

▶ to \burn the midnight oil bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten

▶ to \burn rubber ( fam) auf die Tube drücken fam

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I [bɜːn]
n (Scot)
Bach m II vb: pret, ptp burnt ( Brit) or burned
1. n

1) (on skin) Brandwunde f; (on material) verbrannte Stelle, Brandfleck m

severe burns — schwere Verbrennungen pl

second degree burns — Verbrennungen zweiten Grades

cigarette burn — Brandfleck m or (hole) Brandloch nt or (on skin) Brandwunde f von einer Zigarette

2) (SPACE of rocket) Zündung f

3) (SPORT inf)

to go for the burn — sich total verausgaben (inf)

2. vt

1) verbrennen; incense abbrennen; village, building niederbrennen

he burned me with his cigarette — er hat mich mit der Zigarette gebrannt

to burn oneself — sich verbrennen

to be burned to death — verbrannt werden; (in accident) verbrennen

to be burned alive — bei lebendigem Leibe verbrannt werden or (in accident) verbrennen

to burn a hole in sth — ein Loch in etw (acc) brennen

to burn one's fingers (lit, fig) — sich (dat) die Finger verbrennen

he's got money to burn (fig) — er hat Geld wie Heu

to burn one's boats or bridges ( Brit fig ) — alle Brücken hinter sich (dat) abbrechen

to burn the midnight oil (fig) — bis tief in die Nacht arbeiten

2) meat, sauce, toast, cakes verbrennen lassen; (slightly) anbrennen lassen; (sun) person, skin verbrennen

3) (acid) ätzen

the curry burned his throat — das Currygericht brannte ihm im Hals

4) (= use as fuel ship etc) befeuert werden mit; (= use up) petrol, electricity verbrauchen

3. vi

1) (wood, fire etc) brennen

you will burn in hell — du wirst in der Hölle schmoren

to burn to death — verbrennen

See:

→ ear

2) (meat, pastry etc) verbrennen; (slightly) anbrennen

she/her skin burns easily — sie bekommt leicht einen Sonnenbrand

3) (ointment, curry, sun) brennen; (acid) ätzen

the acid burned into the metal — die Säure fraß sich ins Metall

4) (= feel hot wound, eyes, skin) brennen

his face was burning (with heat/shame) —

it's so hot, I'm burning — es ist so heiß, ich komm bald um vor Hitze

5)

to be burning to do sth —

he was burning to get his revenge he was burning with anger — er brannte auf Rache er war wutentbrannt

he was burning with ambition —

to burn (with love/desire) for sb (liter) — von glühender Liebe/glühendem Verlangen nach jdm verzehrt werden (liter)

6) (SPACE rockets) zünden

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burn¹ [bɜːn; US bɜrn]

A s

1. auch burn mark verbrannte Stelle, Brandfleck m, -spur f

2. MED Brandwunde f, Verbrennung f:

burn ointment Brandsalbe f

3. TECH Zündung f (einer Rakete)

4. do a burn → slow burn

B v/i prät und pperf burned, burnt

1. (ver)brennen, in Flammen stehen:

the house is burning das Haus brennt; → ground¹ A 1

2. brennen (Ofen, Licht etc)

3. fig brennen ( with vor dat):

burn with impatience;

burning with anger wutentbrannt;

his face was burning with anger sein Gesicht glühte vor Zorn;

burning with love von Liebe entflammt;

be burning to do sth darauf brennen, etwas zu tun

4. ver-, anbrennen, versengen:

the meat is burnt das Fleisch ist angebrannt

5. brennen (Gesicht, Wunde etc): → ear¹ Bes Redew

6. you are burning! (besonders bei Rätsel- od Suchspielen) heiß!

7. CHEM verbrennen, oxydieren

8. a) in den Flammen umkommen, verbrennen

b) verbrannt werden, den Feuertod erleiden

c) US sl auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hingerichtet werden

9. fig sich (unauslöschlich) einbrennen ( into dat oder in akk):

her words burned into his memory

C v/t

1. verbrennen:

his house was burnt sein Haus brannte ab;

be burnt to death → B 8 a; → boat A 1, bridge¹ A 1, candle A 1, ground¹ A 1, midnight B

2. ab-, verbrennen, versengen, durch Feuer oder Hitze beschädigen, eine Speise anbrennen lassen:

be severely burned schwere Verbrennungen erleiden;

burn one’s fingers, get one’s fingers burnt sich die Finger verbrennen (a. fig);

burn a hole ein Loch brennen (in[to] in akk);

burn the throat im Hals brennen

3. be burned → B 9

4. TECH (Holz)Kohle, Ziegel, Kalk, Porzellan brennen

5. a) heizen mit, Kohle etc verwenden:

we burn gas this winter

b) besonders SCHIFF betrieben werden oder fahren mit

6. US sl auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten

7. US sl einen Ball etc pfeffern, schmeißen (beide umg)

8. US sl übers Ohr hauen, reinlegen (beide umg)

burn² [bɜːn] s schott Bach m

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I 1. noun
(on the skin) Verbrennung, die; (on material) Brandfleck, der; (hole) Brandloch, das
2. transitive verb,
burnt or burned

1) verbrennen

burn a hole in something — ein Loch in etwas (Akk.) brennen

burn one's boats or bridges — (fig.) alle Brücken hinter sich (Dat.) abbrechen

2) (use as fuel) als Brennstoff verwenden [Gas, Öl usw.]; heizen mit [Kohle, Holz, Torf]; verbrauchen [Strom]; (use up) verbrauchen [Treibstoff]; verfeuern [Holz, Kohle]

burn coal in the stove — den Ofen mit Kohle feuern

3) (injure) verbrennen

burn oneself/one's hand — sich verbrennen/sich (Dat.) die Hand verbrennen

burn one's fingers, get one's fingers burnt — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Finger verbrennen (fig.)

4) (spoil) anbrennen lassen [Fleisch, Kuchen]

be burnt — angebrannt sein

5) (cause burning sensation to) verbrennen

6) (put to death)

burn somebody [at the stake] — jemanden [auf dem Scheiterhaufen] verbrennen

7) (corrode) ätzen; verätzen [Haut]
3. intransitive verb,
burnt or burned

1) brennen

burn to death — verbrennen

2) (blaze) [Feuer:] brennen; [Gebäude:] in Flammen stehen, brennen

3) (give light) [Lampe, Kerze, Licht:] brennen

4) (be injured) sich verbrennen

she/her skin burns easily — sie bekommt leicht einen Sonnenbrand

5) (be spoiled) [Kuchen, Milch, Essen:] anbrennen

6) (be corrosive) ätzen; ätzend sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- burn down

- burn out

- burn up
II noun
(Scot.) Bach, der

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(on) n.

Brandwunde f.

Verbrennung (an) f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: burned)

or: burnt•) = brennen v.

(§ p.,pp.: brannte, gebrannt)

verbrennen v. v.

verbrennen v.

English-german dictionary > burn
20 радиото

something went wrong with the radio

какво ти става на тебе от това? what's that to you?

стана тя, каквато стана the fat is in the fire

1. (излиза сполучлив) come off; be done

come (от of)

нищо няма да стане nothing will come of it

работата ще стане things will work out well

това не става така this won't do, that's not the way to go about it/to do it

така става ли? will that do? will that be all right?

всичко стана по плана everything was done according to plan

кейкът ми не стана my cake went wrong

тук става хубав мед they get good honey in these parts

житата не станаха тази година the wheat crop was poor this year

2. (вирея) grow. thrive

3. (прилягам-за дрехи и пр.) fit

обувките ми стават my shoes fit (well)

не му стават вече дрехите he has outgrown his clothes

4. (идва, наближава-за време) come

става нощ night comes/falls

стана време да the time has come to

става една седмица, откакто съм тук I've been here for a week, it's a week since I came

през октомври стават две години it will be two years next/come October

5. (при отговор-бива, може) all right

6. К., agreed

7. (възлизам на, наброявам) add/come up to; grow to; get to be

станахме двайсет души our number grew to twenty, by now there are twenty of us

дългът става пет хиляди the debt grew to five thousand

изкопът стана два метра the ditch got to be two metres deep/long

радиото причина за cause, bring about, ( за човек и) be to blame for

става нужда вж. нужда

става дума вж. дума

става въпрос вж. въпрос

радиото на крак/крака вж. крак

откак съм станал човек ever since I can remember

радиото човек вж. човек

за хляб отиде, на хляб стана he's been ages getting that bread

от всяко дърво свирка не става you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

от старо дърво обръч не става you can't teach an old dog new tricks

станалото-станало let bygones be bygones; let the dead bury their dead; it's no use crying over spilt milk

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1. (вирея) grow. thrive 2. (възлизам на, наброявам) add/come up to;grow to;get to be 3. (идва, наближава-за време) come 4. (излиза сполучлив) come off;be done 5. (при отговор- бива, може) all right, 6. (прилягам-за дрехи и пр.) fit 7. come (от of) 8. something went wrong with the radio 9. К., agreed 10. РАДИОТО на крак/крака вж. крак 11. РАДИОТО причина за cause, bring about, (за човек и) be to blame for 12. РАДИОТО човек вж. човек 13. всичко стана по плана everything was done according to plan 14. дългът става пет хиляди the debt grew to five thousand 15. житата не станаха тази година the wheat crop was poor this year 16. за хляб отиде, на хляб стана he's been ages getting that bread 17. изкопът стана два метра the ditch got to be two metres dеep/long 18. какво ти става на тебе от това? what's that to you? 19. кейкът ми не стана my cake went wrong 20. не му стават вече дрехите he has outgrown his clothes 21. нищо няма да стане nothing will come of it 22. обувките ми стават my shoes fit (well) 23. от всяко дърво свирка не става you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear 24. от старо дърво обръч не става you can't teach an old dog new tricks 25. откак съм станал човек ever since I can remember 26. през октомври стават две години it will be two years next/come October 27. работата ще стане things will work out well 28. става въпрос вж. въпрос 29. става дума вж. дума 30. става една седмица, откакто съм тук I've been here for a week, it's a week since I came 31. става нощ night comes/falls 32. става нужда вж. нужда 33. стана време да the time has come to 34. стана тя, каквато стана the fat is in the fire 35. станалото-станало let bygones be bygones;let the dead bury their dead; it's no use crying over spilt milk 36. станахме двайсет души our number grew to twenty, by now there are twenty of us 37. така става ли? will that do?will that be all right? 38. това не става така this won't do, that's not the way to go about it/to do it 39. тук става хубав мед they get good honey in these parts

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