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the ice in her voice

1 ice

1. noun
1) no pl. Eis, das

feel/be like ice — (be very cold) eiskalt sein

there was ice over the pond — eine Eisschicht bedeckte den Teich

fall through the ice — auf dem Eis einbrechen

be on ice — (coll.) [Plan:] auf Eis (Dat.) liegen (ugs.)

put on ice — (coll.) auf Eis (Akk.) legen (ugs.)

be on thin ice — (fig.) sich auf dünnes Eis begeben haben

break the ice — (fig.): (break through reserve) das Eis brechen

2) (Brit.): (ice cream) [Speise]eis, das; Eiscreme, die

an ice/two ices — ein/zwei Eis
2. transitive verb
1) (cool with ice) [mit Eis] kühlen

iced coffee/tea — Eiskaffee, der/Tee mit Eis

be iced — eisgekühlt sein

2) glasieren [Kuchen]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88015/ice_over">ice over

- ice up

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1. noun
1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) das Eis

2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) das Eis

3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).)
2. verb
(to cover with icing: She iced the cake.) glasieren

- icing
- icy
- icily
- iciness
- ice age
- ice axe
- iceberg
- ice box
- ice-cream
- ice-cube
- ice rink
- ice-skate
- ice-skating
- ice tray
- ice over/up
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ice

[aɪs]

I. n no pl

1. (frozen water) Eis nt; (ice cubes) Eis nt, Eiswürfel m

my hands are like \ice meine Hände sind eiskalt

2. BRIT (ice cream) Eis nt, Eiscreme f, Glace f SCHWEIZ

3. AM ( fam) Diamant[en] m[pl]

4.

▶ to break the \ice das Eis zum Schmelzen bringen

▶ sth cuts no \ice with sb etw lässt jdn ziemlich kalt

▶ to put sth on \ice etw auf Eis legen

▶ to be treading [or skating] on thin \ice sich akk auf dünnem Eis bewegen

II. vt

1. FOOD

▪ to \ice sth etw glasieren [o mit einer Glasur überziehen

2. SPORT

to \ice the puck den Puck glatt ans andere Ende schlagen

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[aɪs]
1. n

1) Eis nt; (on roads) (Glatt)eis nt

to be as cold as ice — eiskalt sein

my hands are like ice —

"Cinderella on Ice" — "Aschenputtel auf dem Eis"

to keep or put sth on ice (lit) — etw kalt stellen; (fig) etw auf Eis legen

to break the ice (fig) — das Eis brechen

to be or be treading or be skating on thin ice (fig) —

you are (skating) on thin ice there (fig) — da begibst du dich aufs Glatteis

to cut no ice with sb (inf) — auf jdn keinen Eindruck machen

that cuts no ice with me (inf) — das kommt bei mir nicht an

2) (Brit: ice cream) (Speise)eis nt, Eiskrem f

3) no pl (US sl = diamond) Klunker m (inf)

2. vt

1) (= make cold) (mit Eis) kühlen; (= freeze) tiefkühlen

2) cake glasieren, mit Zuckerguss überziehen

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ice [aıs]

A s

1. Eis n (auch Spielfläche beim Eishockey):

(as) cold as ice eiskalt (a. fig);

breaking up of the ice Eisgang m;

broken ice Eisstücke pl;

be on ice umg

a) auf Eis liegen,

b) eingefroren sein (diplomatische Beziehungen etc);

be (skating) on thin ice fig sich auf dünnes Eis begeben haben;

break the ice fig

a) das Eis brechen,

b) den Anfang machen;

cut no ice (with) umg keinen Eindruck machen (auf akk), nicht ziehen (bei) umg;

keep on ice umg in Reserve halten, aufheben;

put on ice

a) kalt stellen,

b) umg auf Eis legen,

c) umg diplomatische Beziehungen etc einfrieren;

he was sent off the ice (Eishockey) er wurde vom Eis gestellt

2. a) US Fruchteis n

b) Br → ice cream

3. → icing 5

4. fig (eisige) Kälte (im Benehmen):

the ice in her voice

5. US sl Klunker f/m, Klunker(n) pl (beide umg) (Diamant[en])

6. US sl (an die Polizei gezahltes) Schutzgeld

B v/t

1. mit Eis bedecken oder überziehen:

be iced up ( oder over) zugefroren oder vereist sein

2. in Eis verwandeln, gefrieren lassen

3. Getränke etc mit oder in Eis kühlen

4. GASTR mit Zuckerguss überziehen, glasieren

5. umg

a) auf Eis legen

b) einen Sieg etc sicherstellen

6. US umg kaltmachen (umbringen)

7. ice out US umg (gesellschaftlich) kaltstellen

C v/i

1. gefrieren

2. meist ice up ( oder over)

a) zufrieren,

b) vereisen

3. ice out auftauen (Gewässer)

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1. noun
1) no pl. Eis, das

feel/be like ice — (be very cold) eiskalt sein

there was ice over the pond — eine Eisschicht bedeckte den Teich

fall through the ice — auf dem Eis einbrechen

be on ice — (coll.) [Plan:] auf Eis (Dat.) liegen (ugs.)

put on ice — (coll.) auf Eis (Akk.) legen (ugs.)

be on thin ice — (fig.) sich auf dünnes Eis begeben haben

break the ice — (fig.): (break through reserve) das Eis brechen

2) (Brit.): (ice cream) [Speise]eis, das; Eiscreme, die

an ice/two ices — ein/zwei Eis
2. transitive verb
1) (cool with ice) [mit Eis] kühlen

iced coffee/tea — Eiskaffee, der/Tee mit Eis

be iced — eisgekühlt sein

2) glasieren [Kuchen]

Phrasal Verbs:

- ice over

- ice up

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n.

Eis nur sing. n.

English-german dictionary > ice
2 break

breik
1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) romper, quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir

3) (to make or become unusable.) romper

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) quebrantar, infringir; cancelar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) batir

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrumpir

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar, comunicar, hacer público

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mudar, cambiar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortiguar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) romper, estallar, desatarse

2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) interrupción, pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambio

3) (an opening.) abertura, grieta

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidad

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- breakable

3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objeto frágil

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it

break¹ n

1. descanso / pausa / recreo

what about a short break? ¿qué os parece una pausa?

2. vacaciones (cortas)

I need a break necesito unas vacaciones

3. ruptura

the break with her husband was difficult la ruptura con su marido fue difícil

4. fractura / rotura

it was a bad break and he had to go into hospital era una rotura grave y tuvieron que ingresarlo

break² vb

1. romper / romperse

he dropped the cup and it broke se le cayó la taza y se rompió

she broke her leg se rompió la pierna

2. partir

I broke the loaf of bread in half partí la barra de pan por la mitad

3. batir

she broke the world record batió el récord mundial

4. faltar a / no cumplir

you broke your promise faltaste a tu palabra

5. infringir

that is breaking the law eso es infringir la ley

El pasado de break es broke y el participio pasado es broken

break

tr[breɪk]

noun

1 (in leg etc) rotura

2 (in relationship) ruptura

3 (in meeting) descanso, pausa; (in broadcast) interrupción nombre femenino; (at school) recreo

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (billiards, snooker) tacada

5 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL (in clouds) claro; (in weather) cambio

6 (chance) oportunidad nombre femenino

7 (on stock exchange) baja

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) break nombre masculino

9 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (jazz) break nombre masculino

10 (in voice) gallo

transitive verb (pt broke tr[brəʊk], pp broken tr['brəʊkən])

1 romper

2 (record) batir

3 (promise, word) faltar a

4 (law, contract) violar, infringir

5 (news) comunicar

6 (code) descifrar

7 (mystery, case) resolver

8 (fall) amortiguar

9 (journey) interrumpir

10 (tame) domar

11 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (circuit) cortar, interrumpir

intransitive verb

1 romperse

2 (storm) estallar

3 (stock exchange) bajar

4 (meeting, session) parar

5 (disperse) dispersarse

6 (voice) cambiar

7 (health) quebrantarse

8 (spot, abcess) reventar

9 (waves) romper, reventar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to break cover salir al descubierto

to break even salir sin ganar ni perder

to break free evadirse

to break ground figurative use abrirse un nuevo camino

to break somebody's heart partir el corazón a alguien

to break into song ponerse a cantar

to break it off terminar una relación

to break the ice figurative use romper el hielo

to break one's neck (in fall etc) desnucarse 2 (make a great effort) matarse

to break one's word no cumplir su palabra

to break open abrir forzando

to break out in spots salirle a uno granos

to break ranks SMALLMILITARY/SMALL romper filas

to break somebody's neck figurative use (assault) romperle el hocico a alguien

to break the back of a job haber hecho la parte más difícil de un trabajo

to break the bank hacer quebrar la banca

to break a strike romper una huelga

to break something to pieces hacer algo añicos

to give somebody a break dar una oportunidad a alguien

to make a break for it intentar fugarse

it's make or break time es la hora de la verdad

to take a break tomarse una pausa, tomarse un descanso

break it up! (in fight) ¡basta ya!

without a break sin descansar, sin parar

at break of day al amanecer

break ['breɪk] v, broke ['bro:k] ; broken ['bro:kə n] ; breaking vt

1) smash: romper, quebrar

2) violate: infringir, violar, romper

3) surpass: batir, superar

4) crush, ruin: arruinar, deshacer, destrozar

to break one's spirit: quebrantar su espíritu

5) : dar, comunicar

to break the news: dar las noticias

6) interrupt: cortar, interrumpir

break vi

1) : romperse, quebrarse

my calculator broke: se me rompió la calculadora

2) disperse: dispersarse, despejarse

3) : estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día)

4) change: cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz)

5) decrease: bajar

my fever broke: me bajó la fiebre

6) : divulgarse, revelarse

the news broke: la noticia se divulgó

7)

to break into : forzar, abrir

8)

to break out of : escaparse de

9)

to break through : penetrar

break n

1) : ruptura f, rotura f, fractura f (de un hueso), claro m (entre las nubes), cambio m (del tiempo)

2) chance: oportunidad f

a lucky break: un golpe de suerte

3) rest: descanso m

to take a break: tomar(se) un descanso

break (Aside, Theater)

n.

• aparte s.m. (Clearing)

n.

• claro s.m. (Communications)

n.

• pausa s.f.

• punto s.m.

n.

• abertura s.f.

• quebrantamiento s.m.

• quiebra s.f.

• rompimiento s.m.

• rotura s.f.

• ruptura s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken) = arruinar v.

• cascar v.

• deshacer v.

(§pres: -hago, -haces...) pret: -hic-

pp: -hecho

fut/c: -har-•)

• despedazar v.

• desvencijar v.

• domar v.

• estropear v.

• interrumpir (Teléfono) v.

• parar v.

• partir v.

• quebrantar v.

• quebrar v.

• romper v.

• trincar v.

I
1. breɪk
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

[breɪk] (vb: pt broke) (pp broken)
1. N

1) (=fracture) rotura f ; (in bone) fractura f ; (fig) (in relationship) ruptura f

to make a break with — romper con

2) (=gap) (in wall etc) abertura f, brecha f ; (=crack) grieta f ; (Typ) (on paper etc) espacio m, blanco m ; (Elec) (in circuit) corte m

• a break in the clouds — un claro entre las nubes

3) (=pause) (in conversation) interrupción f, pausa f ; (in journey) descanso m, pausa f ; (=stop) parada f ; (=holiday) vacaciones fpl ; (=rest) descanso m ; (=tea break) descanso m para tomar el té, once(s) f(pl) (LAm); (Brit) (Scol) recreo m

• a break in continuity — una solución de continuidad

• give me a break! — ¡dame un respiro!; (impatient) ¡déjame, anda!

• to have or take a break — descansar, tomarse un descanso

to take a weekend break — hacer una escapada de fin de semana

• with a break in her voice — con la voz entrecortada

• a break in the weather — un cambio del tiempo

• without a break — sin descanso or descansar

4) * (=chance) oportunidad f

• to give sb a break — dar una oportunidad a algn

• lucky break — golpe m de suerte, racha f de buena suerte

5) (=break-out) fuga f

• to make a break for it * — tratar de fugarse

6)

• at break of day — liter al amanecer

7) (Tennis) ruptura f

• two breaks of service — dos servicios rotos

8) (Billiards, Snooker) tacada f, serie f

9) (=vehicle) break m, volanta f (LAm)

2. VT

1) (=smash) [+ glass etc] romper; [+ branch, stick] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ ground] roturar; [+ code] descifrar; [+ conspiracy] deshacer; [+ drugs ring etc] desarticular

• to break one's back — romperse la columna

I'm not going to break my back to finish it today — no me voy a matar para terminarlo hoy

• to break sb's heart — romper or partir el corazón a algn

• to break one's leg — romperse la pierna

break a leg! * — (Theat) ¡buena suerte!

• to break surface — [submarine, diver] emerger, salir a la superficie

- break the ice
spirit 1., 3)
2) (=surpass) [+ record] batir, superar

3) (=fail to observe) [+ law, rule] violar, quebrantar; [+ appointment] no acudir a

he broke his word/promise — faltó a su palabra/promesa

to break a date — faltar a una cita

4) (=weaken, destroy) [+ resistance, spirits] quebrantar, quebrar (LAm); [+ health] quebrantar; [+ strike] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ habit] perder; [+ horse] domar, amansar; [+ bank] (in gambling) quebrar, hacer quebrar; [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) abatir, vencer

• to break sb of a habit — quitar una costumbre a algn

5) (=interrupt) [+ silence, spell] romper; [+ journey] interrumpir; [+ electrical circuit] cortar, interrumpir

6) (=soften) [+ force] mitigar, contener; [+ impact, fall] amortiguar

7) (=disclose) [+ news] comunicar (to a)

8) (=leave)

• to break camp — levantar el campamento

• to break cover — salir al descubierto

• to break ranks — romper filas

9)

• to break sb's serve or service — (Tennis) romper el servicio de algn

10) (Naut) [+ flag] desplegar

11) (US)
*
can you break me a 100-dollar bill? — ¿me puede cambiar un billete de 100 dólares?

3. VI

1) (=smash) [window, glass] romperse; (into pieces) hacerse pedazos

2) (=be fractured) [chair] romperse, partirse; [branch, twig] romperse, quebrarse (LAm); [limb] fracturarse; [boil] reventar; (fig) [heart] romperse, partirse

3) (=cease to function) [machine] estropearse

4) (=arrive) [dawn, day] apuntar, rayar; [news] darse a conocer; [story] revelarse; [storm] estallar; [wave] romper

5) (=give way) [health, spirits] quebrantarse; [weather] cambiar; [heat wave] terminar; [boy's voice] mudarse; [singing voice] cascarse; [bank] quebrar

6) (=pause)

• let's break for lunch — vamos a hacer un descanso para comer

7)

• to break free — (from chains, ropes etc) soltarse; (fig) liberarse

• to break loose — desatarse, escaparse; (fig) desencadenarse

8)

• to break even — cubrir los gastos

9) (Boxing) separarse

10) (Billiards, Snooker) abrir el juego

11) (Sport) [ball] torcerse, desviarse

4.

CPD

break dancer N — bailarín(-ina) m / f de break

break dancing N — break m

break point N — (Tennis) punto m de break, punto m de ruptura; (Comput) punto m de interrupción

- break away

- break down

- break forth

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

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I
1. [breɪk]
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

English-spanish dictionary > break
3 break

1. transitive verb,
broke, broken

1) brechen; (so as to damage) zerbrechen; kaputtmachen (ugs.); aufschlagen [Ei zum Kochen]; zerreißen [Seil]; (fig.): (interrupt) unterbrechen; brechen [Bann, Zauber, Schweigen]

break something in two/in pieces — etwas in zwei Teile/in Stücke brechen

the TV/my watch is broken — der Fernseher/meine Uhr ist kaputt (ugs.)

2) (fracture) sich (Dat.) brechen; (pierce) verletzen [Haut]

he broke his leg — er hat sich (Dat.) das Bein gebrochen

break one's/somebody's back — (fig.) sich/jemanden kaputtmachen (ugs.)

break the back of something — (fig.) bei etwas das Schwerste hinter sich bringen

break open — aufbrechen

3) (violate) brechen [Vertrag, Versprechen]; verletzen, verstoßen gegen [Regel, Tradition]; nicht einhalten [Verabredung]; überschreiten [Grenze]

break the law — gegen das Gesetz verstoßen

4) (destroy) zerstören, ruinieren [Freundschaft, Ehe]

5) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]

6) (abscond from)

break jail — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

7) (weaken) brechen, beugen [Stolz]; zusammenbrechen lassen [Streik]

break somebody's heart — jemandem das Herz brechen

break somebody — (crush) jemanden fertig machen (ugs.)

break the habit — es sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen; see also academic.ru/44727/make">make 1. 15)

8) (cushion) auffangen [Schlag, jemandes Fall]

9) (make bankrupt) ruinieren

break the bank — die Bank sprengen

it won't break the bank — (fig. coll.) es kostet kein Vermögen

10) (reveal)

break the news that... — melden, dass...

11) (solve) entschlüsseln, entziffern [Kode, Geheimschrift]

12) (Tennis)

break service/somebody's service — den Aufschlag des Gegners/jemandes Aufschlag durchbrechen. See also broken 2.
2. intransitive verb,
broke, broken

1) kaputtgehen (ugs.); entzweigehen; [Faden, Seil:] [zer]reißen; [Glas, Tasse, Teller:] zerbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

somebody's heart is breaking — jemandem bricht das Herz

break in two/in pieces — entzweibrechen

2) (crack) [Fenster-, Glasscheibe:] zerspringen

my back was nearly breaking — ich brach mir fast das Kreuz

3) (sever links)

break with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas brechen

4)

break into — einbrechen in (+ Akk.) [Haus]; aufbrechen [Safe]

he broke into a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

break into a trot/run — etc. zu traben/laufen usw. anfangen

break into a banknote — eine Banknote anbrechen

break out of prison — etc. aus dem Gefängnis usw. ausbrechen

5)

break free or loose [from somebody/somebody's grip] — sich [von jemandem/aus jemandes Griff] losreißen

break free/loose [from prison] — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

6) [Welle:] sich brechen (on/against an + Dat.)

7) [Wetter:] umschlagen

8) [Wolkendecke:] aufreißen

9) [Tag:] anbrechen

10) [Sturm:] losbrechen

11)

somebody's voice is breaking — jemand kommt in den Stimmbruch; (with emotion) jemandem bricht die Stimme

12) (have interval)

break for coffee/lunch — [eine] Kaffee-/Mittagspause machen

13) (become public) bekannt werden
3. noun
1) Bruch, der; (of rope) Reißen, das

break [of service] — (Tennis) Break, der od. das

a break with somebody/something — ein Bruch mit jemandem/etwas

break of day — Tagesanbruch, der

2) (gap) Lücke, die; (Electr.): (in circuit) Unterbrechung, die

3) (sudden dash)

they made a sudden break [for it] — sie stürmten plötzlich davon

4) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die

5) (pause, holiday) Pause, die

during the commercial breaks on TV — während der Werbespots im Fernsehen

take or have a break — [eine] Pause machen

6) (coll.): (fair chance, piece of luck) Chance, die

lucky break — große Chance

that was a bad break for him — das war Pech für ihn

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break out of

- break through

- break up

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[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brechen

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) abbrechen

3) (to make or become unusable.) vernichten

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brechen

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) (einen Rekord etc.) brechen

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) abbrechen

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) brechen

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) beibringen

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) brechen

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) brechen

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) losbrechen
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) die Pause

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) der Umschwung

3) (an opening.) die Lücke

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) der Durchbruch

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- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) der zerbrechliche Gegenstand

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
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break

[breɪk]

I. NOUN

1. (fracture) Bruch m; (in glass, pottery) Sprung m; (in rock, wood) Riss m; MED Bruch m

2. (gap) Lücke f; (in rock) Spalt m; (in line) Unterbrechung f

3. (escape) Ausbruch m

to make a \break ausbrechen

4. (interruption) Unterbrechung f, Pause f; esp BRIT SCH (during classes) Pause f; (holiday) Ferien pl

coffee/lunch \break Kaffee-/Mittagspause f

Easter/Christmas \break Oster-/Weihnachtsferien pl

commercial \break TV, RADIO Werbung f

to have [or take] a \break eine Pause machen

we decided to have a short \break in Paris wir beschlossen, einen Kurzurlaub in Paris zu verbringen

to need a \break from sth eine Pause von etw dat brauchen

5. METEO

\break of day Tagesanbruch m

a \break in the weather ( liter) ein Wetterumschwung m

6. (divergence) Bruch m

a \break with family tradition ein Bruch mit der Familientradition

7. (end of relationship) Abbruch m

to make a clean/complete \break einen sauberen/endgültigen Schlussstrich ziehen

to make the \break [from sb/sth] die Beziehung [zu jdm/etw] abbrechen

8. (opportunity) Chance f, Gelegenheit f

she got her main \break as an actress in a Spielberg film sie hatte ihre größte Chance als Schauspielerin in einem Spielbergfilm

9. SPORT (in tennis)

\break [of serve] Break m o nt; (in snooker, billiards) Anstoß m

10. COMM ( fam: sharp fall) plötzlicher und starker Einbruch von Preisen und Kursen

11. COMPUT

\break key Pause-Taste f

12.

▶ give me a \break! ( fam: knock it off!) hör auf [damit]!; (give me a chance) gib mir eine Chance!

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<broke, broken>

1. (shatter)

▪ to \break sth etw zerbrechen; (in two pieces) etw entzweibrechen; (force open) etw aufbrechen; (damage) etw kaputt machen fam; (fracture) etw brechen

we heard the sound of \breaking glass wir hörten das Geräusch von zerberstendem Glas

to \break an alibi ( fig) ein Alibi entkräften

to \break one's arm sich dat den Arm brechen

to \break one's back [or AM ass] ( fig fam) sich akk abrackern [o abstrampeln] fam

to \break sb's back ( fig) jdm das Kreuz brechen fig

to \break a bottle/a glass eine Flasche/ein Glas zerbrechen

to \break an egg ein Ei aufschlagen

to \break sb's heart ( fig) jdm das Herz brechen geh

to \break a nail/tooth sich dat einen Nagel/Zahn abbrechen

to \break sb's nose jdm die Nase brechen

to \break sth into smithereens etw in [tausend] Stücke schlagen

to \break the sonic [or sound] barrier die Schallmauer durchbrechen

to \break a window ein Fenster einschlagen

2. (momentarily interrupt)

▪ to \break sth etw unterbrechen

I need something to \break the monotony of my typing job ich brauche etwas, das etwas Abwechslung in meine eintönige Schreibarbeit bringt

to \break sb's fall jds Fall abfangen

to \break a circuit ELEC einen Stromkreis unterbrechen

to \break step [or stride] aus dem Gleichschritt kommen; MIL aus dem Schritt fallen

3. (put an end to)

▪ to \break sth etw zerstören

to \break the back of sth BRIT, AUS das Schlimmste einer S. gen hinter sich akk bringen

we can \break the back of this work today if we really try wenn wir uns ernsthaft bemühen, können wir diese Arbeit heute zum größten Teil erledigen

to \break camp das Lager abbrechen

to \break a deadlock einen toten Punkt überwinden, etw wieder in Gang bringen

to \break a habit eine Gewohnheit aufgeben

to \break sb of a habit jdm eine Angewohnheit abgewöhnen

to \break an impasse [or a stalemate] aus einer Sackgasse herauskommen

to \break a romantic mood eine romantische Stimmung kaputt machen fam

to \break the peace/a record/the silence den Frieden/einen Rekord/das Schweigen brechen

to \break a spell einen Bann brechen

to \break sb's spirit jdn mutlos machen

to \break a strike einen Streik brechen

to \break the suspense [or tension] die Spannung lösen

4. SPORT

to \break a tie in Führung gehen, einen Führungstreffer erzielen

▪ to \break sb TENNIS jdm das Aufschlagspiel abnehmen

5. (violate)

▪ to \break sth etw brechen

to \break an agreement eine Vereinbarung verletzen

to \break a date eine Verabredung nicht einhalten

to \break a/the law ein/das Gesetz übertreten

to \break a treaty gegen einen Vertrag verstoßen

to \break one's word sein Wort brechen

6. (forcefully end)

▪ to \break sth etw durchbrechen

to \break sb's hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien

7. (decipher)

to \break a cipher/a code eine Geheimschrift/einen Code entschlüsseln

8. (make public)

▪ to \break sth etw bekanntgeben; JOURN etw veröffentlichen

▪ to \break sth to sb jdm etw mitteilen [o sagen]

\break it to me gently! ( hum) bring's mir schonend bei!

how will we ever \break it to her? wie sollen wir es ihr nur sagen?

to \break the news to sb jdm die Nachricht beibringen

9. (separate into parts)

▪ to \break sth etw auseinanderreißen

to \break bread REL das [heilige] Abendmahl empfangen

to \break bread [with sb] ( dated liter) [mit jdm] das Brot brechen veraltet [o sein Brot teilen]

to \break a collection [or set] eine Sammlung auseinanderreißen

10. (make change for)

to \break a note [or AM bill] einen Geldschein wechseln [o fam kleinmachen

11. (crush spirit)

▪ to \break sb jdn brechen [o fam kleinkriegen]

her spirit had been broken by the regime in the home das in dem Heim herrschende System hatte sie seelisch gebrochen

▪ to \break an animal (tame) ein Tier zähmen; (train) ein Tier abrichten

to \break sb's will jds Willen brechen

12. (leave)

to \break cover MIL aus der Deckung hervorbrechen; (from hiding place) aus dem Versteck herauskommen

to \break formation MIL aus der Aufstellung heraustreten

to \break rank MIL aus dem Glied treten

to \break rank[s] ( fig) die eigenen Reihen verraten

to \break ship sich akk beim Landgang absetzen

13. (open up)

to \break ground den ersten Spatenstich machen

to \break fresh [or new] ground ( fig) Neuland [o neue Gebiete] erschließen

14.

▶ to \break the bank ( hum) die Bank sprengen

▶ to \break the ice ( fam) das Eis brechen

▶ \break a leg! ( fam) Hals- und Beinbruch! fam

▶ you can't make an omelette without \breaking eggs ( saying) wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne prov

▶ to \break the mould innovativ sein

▶ sticks and stones may \break my bones [but names will never hurt me] ( saying) Beschimpfungen können mir nichts anhaben

▶ to \break wind einen fahrenlassen fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<broke, broken>

1. (shatter) zerbrechen; (stop working) kaputtgehen fam; (fall apart) auseinanderbrechen

2. (interrupt) Pause machen

shall we \break [off] for lunch? machen wir Mittagspause?

3. wave sich akk brechen

a wave broke over the boat eine Welle brach über dem Boot zusammen

4. (change in voice)

her voice was \breaking with emotion vor Rührung versagte ihr die Stimme

the boy's voice is \breaking der Junge ist [gerade] im Stimmbruch

5. METEO weather umschlagen; dawn, day anbrechen; storm losbrechen

6. (collapse under strain) zusammenbrechen

7. (become public) news, scandal bekannt werden, publikwerden, ans Licht kommen

8. (in billiards, snooker) anstoßen

9. BOXING sich akk trennen

10. (move out of formation) clouds aufreißen; crowd sich akk teilen; MIL, SPORT sich akk auflösen

11. MED [auf]platzen

the waters have broken die Fruchtblase ist geplatzt

12.

▶ to \break even kostendeckend arbeiten

▶ to \break free ausbrechen, sich akk befreien

▶ to \break loose sich akk losreißen

▶ it's make or \break! es geht um alles oder nichts!

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[breɪk] vb: pret broke, ptp broken
1. NOUN

1) = fracture in bone, pipe Bruch m; (GRAM, TYP = word break) (Silben)trennung f

... he said with a break in his voice —... sagte er mit stockender Stimme

break in the circuit (Elec) — Stromkreisunterbrechung f

2) = gap Lücke f; (in rock) Spalte f, Riss m; (in drawn line) Unterbrechung f

row upon row of houses without a break — Häuserzeile auf Häuserzeile, ohne Lücke or lückenlos

3) = pause ALSO BRIT SCH Pause f; (in journey) Pause f, Unterbrechung f

without a break — ohne Unterbrechung or Pause, ununterbrochen

to take or have a break — (eine) Pause machen

at break (Sch) — in der Pause

after the break (Rad, TV) — nach der Pause

give me a break! ( inf, expressing annoyance ) — nun mach mal halblang! (inf)

4) = end of relations Bruch m

5) = change Abwechslung f

break in the weather — Wetterumschwung m

6) = respite Erholung f

the playgroup gives parents a break — die Spielgruppe verschafft den Eltern etwas Erholung

7) = holiday Urlaub m

I'm looking forward to a good break — ich freue mich auf einen schönen Urlaub

8)

at break of day — bei Tagesanbruch

9) = escape inf Ausbruch m

they made a break for it — sie versuchten zu entkommen

10) = opportunity inf

to have a good/bad break — Glück or Schwein (inf) nt/Pech nt haben

we had a few lucky breaks — wir haben ein paar Mal Glück or Schwein (inf) gehabt

she had her first big break in a Broadway play — sie bekam ihre erste große Chance in einem Broadwaystück

11) BILLIARDS Break nt or m, Serie f

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) in pieces = fracture bone sich (dat) brechen; stick zerbrechen; (= smash) kaputt schlagen, kaputt machen; glass, cup zerbrechen; window einschlagen; egg aufbrechen

to break sth from sth — etw von etw abbrechen

to break one's leg — sich (dat) das Bein brechen

break a leg! ( US : inf ) — Hals- und Beinbruch!

2) = make unusable toy, chair kaputt machen

3) = violate promise, treaty, vow brechen; law, rule, commandment verletzen; appointment nicht einhalten

to break bail — die Haftverschonung brechen

4) = interrupt journey, silence, fast unterbrechen; spell brechen; monotony, routine unterbrechen, auflockern

to break a holiday short (Brit) — einen Urlaub abbrechen

to break a habit — mit einer Gewohnheit brechen, sich (dat) etw abgewöhnen

he couldn't break the habit of smoking — er konnte sich das Rauchen nicht abgewöhnen

to break sb of a habit — jdm etw abgewöhnen

5) = penetrate skin ritzen; surface, shell durchbrechen

his skin is bruised but not broken —

to break surface ( submarine fig ) —, fig ) auftauchen

6) = surpass record brechen; sound barrier durchbrechen

7) = open up → ground

8) = tame horse zureiten; person brechen

9) = destroy person kleinkriegen (inf), mürbemachen; resistance, strike brechen; code entziffern; (TENNIS) serve durchbrechen

his spirit was broken by the spell in solitary confinement —

this betrayal nearly broke him — dieser Verrat hätte ihn fast zum Wahnsinn getrieben

to break sb ( financially) —

to break the bank (Gambling) — die Bank sprengen

37p, well that won't exactly break the bank — 37 Pence, na, davon gehe ich/gehen wir noch nicht bankrott

his service was broken (Tennis) — er hat das Aufschlagspiel abgegeben

10) = soften fall dämpfen, abfangen

the wall breaks the force of the wind — der Wind bricht sich an der Mauer

11) = get out of jail, one's bonds ausbrechen aus

to break step (Mil) — aus dem Schritt fallen

12) = disclose news mitteilen

how can I break it to her? — wie soll ich es ihr sagen?

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) in pieces = snap twig, bone brechen; (rope) zerreißen; (= smash, window) kaputtgehen; (cup, glass) zerbrechen

breaking strain — Belastbarkeit f

2) = become useless watch, toy, chair kaputtgehen

3)

= become detached to break from sth — von etw abbrechen

4) = pause (eine) Pause machen, unterbrechen

to break for lunch — Mittagspause machen

5) = change weather, luck umschlagen

6) = disperse clouds aufreißen; (crowd) sich teilen

7) = give way health leiden, Schaden nehmen; (stamina) gebrochen werden; under interrogation etc zusammenbrechen

his spirit broke — sein Mut verließ ihn

8) wave sich brechen

9) day, dawn anbrechen; (suddenly storm) losbrechen

10) voice with emotion brechen

his voice is beginning to break (boy) — er kommt in den Stimmbruch

11) = become known story, news, scandal bekannt werden, an den Tag or ans Licht kommen

the news broke on Wall Street yesterday — gestern platzte diese Nachricht in der Wall Street

12) = escape from jail ausbrechen (from aus) → loose

13)

company to break even — seine (Un)kosten decken

14) BILLIARDS anstoßen

15)

ball to break to the right/left — nach rechts/links wegspringen

16) = let go (BOXING ETC) sich trennen

break! — break!

17) = end relations brechen

4. PHRASAL VERBS

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break¹ [breık]

A s

1. (Ab-, Zer-, Durch-, Entzwei)Brechen n, Bruch m

2. Bruch (-stelle f) m, Durchbruch m, Riss m, Spalt m, Bresche f, Öffnung f, Zwischenraum m, Lücke f (auch fig)

3. fig Bruch m (from, with mit; between zwischen dat):

a break with tradition;

she made a break from her family sie brach mit ihrer Familie; → clean A 15

4. (Wald)Lichtung f

5. a) Pause f (Br auch SCHULE), Unterbrechung f ( auch ELEK):

before (after) the break SPORT vor (nach) der Pause, vor (nach) dem Seitenwechsel;

without a break ununterbrochen;

have ( oder take) a break (eine) Pause machen;

take a break for a cigarette eine Zigarettenpause machen

b) RADIO, TV Werbeunterbrechung f:

we’ll be back again right after the break gleich nach der Werbung geht es weiter

c) Kurzurlaub m:

have ( oder take) a weekend break übers Wochenende verreisen

6. fig, auch LIT Zäsur f, Einschnitt m

7. Ausbruch m (eines Gefangenen), Fluchtversuch m:

make a break for it ( oder for freedom) das Weite suchen, flüchten;

they made a break for the door sie stürzten zur Tür

8. (plötzlicher) Wechsel, Umschwung m:

break in the weather Wetterumschlag m;

at break of day bei Tagesanbruch

9. SPORT Konter m

10. WIRTSCH Preis-, Kurssturz m, Kurseinbruch m

11. MUS

a) Registerwechsel m

b) Jazz: Break m/n (kurzes Zwischensolo)

12. MUS

a) Versagen n (im Ton)

b) Versager m (Ton)

13. Richtungswechsel m

14. Billard:

a) Serie f

b) Abweichen n (des Balles)

15. Boxen: Trennkommando n

16. Pferderennen: Start m

17. umg

a) a bad break Pech n;

a lucky break Dusel m, Schwein n (beide umg)

b) (faire) Chance f:

give sb a break

18. auch break of serve (Tennis) Break m/n (Spielgewinn bei gegnerischem Aufschlag):

he had a break er schaffte ein(en) Break, ihm gelang ein Break

B v/t prät broke [brəʊk], obs brake [breık], pperf broken [ˈbrəʊkən]

1. ab-, auf-, durchbrechen, (er-, zer)brechen:

break open eine Tür etc aufbrechen;

break one’s arm sich den Arm brechen;

break sb’s head jemandem den Schädel einschlagen;

break a glass ein Glas zerbrechen;

break jail aus dem Gefängnis ausbrechen;

break a leg, John! umg besonders THEAT Hals- und Beinbruch!;

break a record fig einen Rekord brechen;

break a seal ein Siegel erbrechen;

break sb’s service, break sb (Tennis) jemandem den Aufschlag abnehmen, jemanden breaken;

he broke service (Tennis) er schaffte ein(en) Break, ihm gelang ein Break; → ass², back¹ A 1, balls A, heart Bes Redew, neck A 2

2. zerreißen, -schlagen, -trümmern, kaputt machen umg

3. PHYS Licht, Strahlen, weitS. Wellen, Wind brechen, einen Stoß oder Fall abfangen, dämpfen, auch fig abschwächen

4. ab-, unterbrechen, trennen, aufheben, sprengen:

break company

a) auseinandergehen,

b) sich wegstehlen;

break a journey eine Reise unterbrechen;

break one’s silence sein Schweigen brechen;

a cry broke the silence ein Schrei zerriss die Stille;

break a set

a) einen Satz (z. B. Gläser durch Zerbrechen eines einzelnen Teiles) unvollständig machen,

b) einen Satz (z. B. Briefmarken) auseinanderreißen;

break a siege eine Belagerung aufheben; → blockade A 1, camp¹ A 1, fast³ B 1, ice¹ A 1

5. ELEK

a) einen Stromkreis oder Kontakt unterbrechen, einen Kontakt öffnen

b) ab-, ausschalten

6. aufgeben, ablegen:

break a custom mit einer Tradition oder Gewohnheit brechen;

break sb of sth jemandem etwas abgewöhnen; → habit 1

7. a) eine Speise, eine Ware, einen Geldschein anbrechen: → bottle¹ A 1, bread Bes Redew

b) einen Geldschein kleinmachen umg (wechseln)

8. fig jemandes Macht, Willen etc brechen, jemanden zerbrechen, jemandem das Rückgrat brechen:

break sb’s resistance jemandes Widerstand brechen;

break sb’s spirits jemandes Lebensmut brechen

9. a) Tiere zähmen, abrichten, ein Pferd zureiten, einfahren, auch jemanden gewöhnen (to an akk):

break a horse to harness (to rein) ein Pferd einfahren (zureiten)

b) ein Auto etc einfahren, neue Schuhe einlaufen, austreten

c) jemanden einarbeiten, anlernen

10. das Gesetz, einen Vertrag, sein Versprechen etc brechen, eine Regel verletzen, eine Vorschrift übertreten, verstoßen gegen, ein Tempolimit überschreiten:

rules are made to be broken Vorschriften sind dazu da, um übertreten zu werden

11. fig vernichten, (auch finanziell) ruinieren oder zugrunde richten, eine Ehe etc zerrütten:

break a will JUR ein Testament (durch gerichtliches Verfahren) aufheben; → bank¹ A 3

12. MIL

a) entlassen

b) degradieren

13. eröffnen, kundtun:

break the bad news gently to sb jemandem die schlechte Nachricht schonend beibringen

14. US umg eine Unternehmung starten

15. HIST foltern, auf der oder die Folter strecken: → wheel A 6

16. a) einen Code etc knacken umg, entschlüsseln

b) einen Fall lösen, aufklären

17. break (the) ground AGR ein Brachfeld umbrechen, -pflügen; → ground¹ A 1

18. MUS

a) einen Akkord brechen

b) Notenwerte zerlegen

C v/i

1. brechen:

break into

a) in ein Haus etc einbrechen,

b) allg und fig eindringen oder einbrechen in (akk):

break into the best social circles; → preserve B 2 b,

c) etwas unterbrechen, hineinplatzen in (akk),

d) fig ausbrechen in (akk):

he broke into laughter; → applause 1,

e) → B 7 a;

break through eine Absperrung etc durchbrechen;

break with mit jemandem, einer Tradition etc brechen; → loose A 1

2. (zer)brechen, zerspringen, -reißen, (-)platzen, entzweigehen, kaputtgehen umg:

the rope broke das Seil riss;

break open aufspringen, -platzen

3. unterbrochen werden

4. (plötzlich) auftauchen (Fisch, U-Boot)

5. sich (zer)teilen (Wolken)

6. zersprengt werden, in Unordnung geraten, weichen (Truppen), sich auflösen (Heer)

7. MED aufbrechen, -gehen (Abszess), aufplatzen (Zyste), platzen, aufspringen (Haut)

8. fig brechen (Herz, Widerstand etc)

9. nachlassen, abnehmen, gebrochen oder zerrüttet werden, verfallen (Geist oder Gesundheit), (auch seelisch) zusammenbrechen

10. umschlagen, mutieren (Stimme):

his voice broke

a) er befand sich im Stimmbruch, er mutierte,

b) ihm brach die Stimme ( with vor Rührung etc)

11. SPORT die Gangart wechseln (Pferd)

12. Tennis: breaken

13. sich brechen, branden (Wellen)

14. brechen (Eis)

15. umschlagen (Wetter)

16. anbrechen (Tag)

17. los-, ausbrechen ( over über dat):

the storm broke der Sturm brach los

18. eröffnet werden, bekannt gegeben werden (Nachricht)

19. WIRTSCH plötzlich im Preis oder Kurs fallen (Ware, Wertpapier)

20. WIRTSCH ruiniert werden, Bankrott machen oder bankrottgehen, fallieren

21. Boxen: sich trennen:

break! break!

22. rennen, hasten:

break for cover hastig in Deckung gehen

23. Pferderennen: starten

24. eine Pause machen:

break for lunch (eine) Mittagspause machen

25. besonders US umg sich entwickeln:

things are breaking well

break² [breık] s

1. Break m/n (Art Kremser mit zwei Längssitzen)

2. Wagen zum Einfahren von Pferden

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1. transitive verb,
broke, broken

1) brechen; (so as to damage) zerbrechen; kaputtmachen (ugs.); aufschlagen [Ei zum Kochen]; zerreißen [Seil]; (fig.): (interrupt) unterbrechen; brechen [Bann, Zauber, Schweigen]

break something in two/in pieces — etwas in zwei Teile/in Stücke brechen

the TV/my watch is broken — der Fernseher/meine Uhr ist kaputt (ugs.)

2) (fracture) sich (Dat.) brechen; (pierce) verletzen [Haut]

he broke his leg — er hat sich (Dat.) das Bein gebrochen

break one's/somebody's back — (fig.) sich/jemanden kaputtmachen (ugs.)

break the back of something — (fig.) bei etwas das Schwerste hinter sich bringen

break open — aufbrechen

3) (violate) brechen [Vertrag, Versprechen]; verletzen, verstoßen gegen [Regel, Tradition]; nicht einhalten [Verabredung]; überschreiten [Grenze]

break the law — gegen das Gesetz verstoßen

4) (destroy) zerstören, ruinieren [Freundschaft, Ehe]

5) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]

6) (abscond from)

break jail — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

7) (weaken) brechen, beugen [Stolz]; zusammenbrechen lassen [Streik]

break somebody's heart — jemandem das Herz brechen

break somebody — (crush) jemanden fertig machen (ugs.)

break the habit — es sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen; see also make 1. 15)

8) (cushion) auffangen [Schlag, jemandes Fall]

9) (make bankrupt) ruinieren

break the bank — die Bank sprengen

it won't break the bank — (fig. coll.) es kostet kein Vermögen

10) (reveal)

break the news that... — melden, dass...

11) (solve) entschlüsseln, entziffern [Kode, Geheimschrift]

12) (Tennis)

break service/somebody's service — den Aufschlag des Gegners/jemandes Aufschlag durchbrechen. See also broken 2.
2. intransitive verb,
broke, broken

1) kaputtgehen (ugs.); entzweigehen; [Faden, Seil:] [zer]reißen; [Glas, Tasse, Teller:] zerbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

somebody's heart is breaking — jemandem bricht das Herz

break in two/in pieces — entzweibrechen

2) (crack) [Fenster-, Glasscheibe:] zerspringen

my back was nearly breaking — ich brach mir fast das Kreuz

3) (sever links)

break with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas brechen

4)

break into — einbrechen in (+ Akk.) [Haus]; aufbrechen [Safe]

he broke into a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

break into a trot/run — etc. zu traben/laufen usw. anfangen

break into a banknote — eine Banknote anbrechen

break out of prison — etc. aus dem Gefängnis usw. ausbrechen

5)

break free or loose [from somebody/somebody's grip] — sich [von jemandem/aus jemandes Griff] losreißen

break free/loose [from prison] — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

6) [Welle:] sich brechen (on/against an + Dat.)

7) [Wetter:] umschlagen

8) [Wolkendecke:] aufreißen

9) [Tag:] anbrechen

10) [Sturm:] losbrechen

11)

somebody's voice is breaking — jemand kommt in den Stimmbruch; (with emotion) jemandem bricht die Stimme

12) (have interval)

break for coffee/lunch — [eine] Kaffee-/Mittagspause machen

13) (become public) bekannt werden
3. noun
1) Bruch, der; (of rope) Reißen, das

break [of service] — (Tennis) Break, der od. das

a break with somebody/something — ein Bruch mit jemandem/etwas

break of day — Tagesanbruch, der

2) (gap) Lücke, die; (Electr.): (in circuit) Unterbrechung, die

3) (sudden dash)

they made a sudden break [for it] — sie stürmten plötzlich davon

4) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die

5) (pause, holiday) Pause, die

during the commercial breaks on TV — während der Werbespots im Fernsehen

take or have a break — [eine] Pause machen

6) (coll.): (fair chance, piece of luck) Chance, die

lucky break — große Chance

that was a bad break for him — das war Pech für ihn

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break out of

- break through

- break up

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(printing) n.

Absatz -¨e (Buchdruck) m. n.

Arbeitspause f.

Bruch ¨-e m.

Lücke -n f.

Pause -n (Schule) f.

Pause -n (Sport) f.

Pause -n f.

Rast -en f.

Umbruch -¨e (von Gefäß) m.

Unterbrechung f. (up) with someone expr.

jemandem die Freundschaft aufkündigen ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken)

= abbrechen v.

aufheben v.

stoppen v.

unterbrechen v.

zersplittern v.

English-german dictionary > break
4 mit

I Präp. (+ Dat)

1. Gemeinsamkeit, Zugehörigkeit oder Beteiligung ausdrückend: with; ein Mann mit Hund a man with a dog; Ehepaare mit und ohne Kinder married couples with and without children; Tee mit Rum tea with rum; Eis mit Sahne ice cream with whipped cream; Whisky mit Eis whisky with ice ( oder on the rocks); ein Glas mit Wasser a glass of water; Zimmer mit Frühstück bed and breakfast; ein Korb mit Obst a basket of fruit; ein Gespräch mit dem Nachbarn a conversation with the neighbo(u)r; mit Freunden Karten spielen play cards with friends; eine Bluse mit Streifen a blouse with stripes on it, a striped blouse; eine Flasche mit Schraubverschluss a bottle with a screw top, a screw-top bottle; mit Fieber im Bett liegen be in bed with a temperature; Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge JUR. grievous bodily harm resulting in death

2. (mithilfe von) with; mit Bleistift / Kugelschreiber schreiben write with a ( oder in) pencil / ballpoint; mit Pfeffer würzen season with pepper; sie brät alles mit Butter she fries everything in butter; mit Gewalt by force; mit Bargeld / Scheck / Kreditkarte bezahlen pay in cash / by cheque (Am. check) / by credit card; mit der Bahn / Post etc. by train / post etc.; mit dem nächsten Bus / Zug ankommen / fahren come on the next bus / train / take the next bus / train; List

3. Art und Weise beschreibend: with; mit Absicht intentionally; mit Freude oder Vergnügen with pleasure; mit Bestürzung to one’s consternation; mit lauter Stimme in a loud voice; mit Appetit essen enjoy one’s food; nur mit Mühe only with (some) difficulty; mit Verlust at a loss; mit einem Mal all of a sudden, suddenly; mit einem Wort in a word; mit 8 zu 11 Stimmen beschließen decide by 8 votes to 11; mit einer Mehrheit von by a majority of; Regierung: with a majority of; mit Einwilligung ihrer Eltern with her parents’ consent; mit Wissen des Chefs with the knowledge of his etc. boss; er ist mit ( einer Geschwindigkeit von) 80 km / h oder mit 80 Sachen umg. durchs Dorf gerast he tore through the village at a speed of 50 mph; Abstand 1, Nachdruck1

4. jemanden oder etw. betreffend: was ist mit ihm? what’s the matter with him?; wie steht es mit Ihrer Arbeit? how’s your work getting on?; wie stehts mit dir? how about you?; wie wärs mit...? how about...?; mit mir nicht! don’t ( oder they etc. needn’t) try it on with (Am. try that on) me; das ist nichts für dich mit deinen schwachen Nerven umg. that’s no good with your weak nerves; du mit deiner ewigen Unkerei umg. you and your constant gloom and doom; raus mit euch! umg. out with you!, out you go!; Schluss mit dem Unsinn! that’s enough of this nonsense!; mit der Arbeit beginnen start work; mit Weinen aufhören stop crying; mit seinen Kenntnissen ist es nicht weit her he doesn’t know much; sie zögerte mit der Antwort she didn’t reply at once; es ist einfach schlimm mit dir you’re hopeless, what are we to do with you?

5. (einschließlich): mit ihr waren zehn Personen anwesend there were ten people there including her; die Miete beträgt 1000 Euro mit Nebenkosten the rent is 1000 euros with all extras ( oder all-inclusive); die Fahrkarte kostet mit Zuschlag 60 Euro the ticket is 60 euros including ( oder with) the supplement

6. zeitlich: mit 20 Jahren at (the age of) twenty; mit dem 3. Mai as of May 3rd; mit dem heutigen Tag as of today; mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit at nightfall; mit dem Tod der Mutter hat sich alles geändert everything changed with the death of his etc. mother; Zeit

7. gleichlaufende Bewegung kennzeichnend: mit dem Wind im Rücken spielen play with one’s back to the wind; mit der Strömung schwimmen swim with the current; Strom 1, Zeit

II Adv.

1. also, too; das gehört mit zu deinen Aufgaben this is another of your tasks; mit dabei sein be there too; wer war außer dir noch mit? umg. who else was there (apart from you)?; etwas mit ansehen watch ( oder witness) something; fig. (dulden) ( auch es mit ansehen) sit back and watch; das muss man mit bedenken you have to consider that too; du kannst auch mal mit anfassen umg. you could lend a hand too for once

2. mit Superlativ: er war mit der Beste he was one of the (very) best; das ist mit das Schönste this is one of ( oder among) the most beautiful; mitgehen, mitkommen etc.; dazugehören

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with; by; withal

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mịt [mɪt]
1. prep +dat

1) with

Tee mit Zitrone — lemon tea, tea with lemon

mit dem Hut in der Hand — (with) his hat in his hand

ein Topf mit Suppe — a pot of soup

ein Kleid mit Jacke — a dress and jacket

wie wärs mit einem Bier? (inf) — how about a beer?

2) (= mit Hilfe von) with

mit einer Zange — with or using a pair of pliers

mit der Bahn/dem Bus/dem Auto — by train/bus/car

ich fahre mit meinem eigenen Auto zur Arbeit — I drive to work in my own car

mit der Post® — by post (Brit) or mail

mit Gewalt — by force

mit Bleistift/Tinte/dem Kugelschreiber schreiben — to write in pencil/ink/ballpoint

mit dem nächsten Flugzeug/Bus kommen — to come on the next plane/bus

mit etwas Liebe/Verständnis — with a little love/understanding

mit einem Wort — in a word

3)

(zeitlich) mit achtzehn Jahren — at( the age of) eighteen

mit einem Mal — all at once, suddenly, all of a sudden

mit heutigem Tage (form) — as from today

mit beginnendem Sommer — at the start of summer

mit der Zeit — in time

4)

(bei Maß-, Mengenangaben) mit 1 Sekunde Vorsprung gewinnen — to win by 1 second

etw mit 50.000 EUR versichern — to insure sth for EUR 50,000

mit 80 km/h — at 80 km/h

mit 4:2 gewinnen — to win 4-2

5) (= einschließlich) with, including

mit mir waren es 5 — there were 5 with or including or counting me

6) (Begleitumstand, Art und Weise, Eigenschaft) with

er mit seinem Herzfehler kann das nicht — he can't do that with his heart condition

du mit deinen dummen Ideen (inf) — you and your stupid ideas

mit Muße — at (one's) leisure

ein junger Dichter, Rosenholz mit Namen (old) — a young poet, Rosenholz by name or called Rosenholz

mit einem Schlage — in a flash

mit lauter Stimme — in a loud voice

mit Verlust — at a loss

7)

(= betreffend) was ist mit ihr los? — what's the matter with her?, what's up with her?

wie geht or steht es mit deiner Arbeit? — how is your work going?, how are you getting on with your work?

mit meiner Reise wird es nichts — my trip is off

2. adv

er war mit dabei — he went or came too

er ist mit der Beste der Gruppe/Mannschaft — he is one of or among the best in the group/the team

das gehört mit dazu — that's part and parcel of it

etw mit in Betracht ziehen — to consider sth as well

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1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) along

2) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) along

3) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) at

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

5) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) of

6) (containing: a box of chocolates.) of

7) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) of

8) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) on

9) to

10) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) with

11) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) with

12) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) with

13) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) with

14) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) with

15) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) with

16) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) with

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mit

[ˈmɪt]

I. präp + dat

1. (unter Beigabe von) with

trinkst du den Espresso \mit oder ohne Zucker? do you take your espresso with or without sugar?

isst du das Ei immer \mit so viel Salz und Pfeffer? do you always put so much salt and pepper on your egg?

Champagner \mit Kaviar champagne and caviar

Zimmer \mit Frühstück bed and breakfast

2. (enthaltend) of

ein Glas \mit Essiggurken a jar of pickled gherkins

3. (mittels) with

\mit bequemen Schuhen läuft man besser it's easier to walk in comfortable shoes

\mit Kugelschreiber geschrieben written in biro

mit einem Schraubenzieher with [or using a] screwdriver

4. (per) by

\mit der Bahn/dem Bus/Fahrrad/der Post by train/bus/bicycle/post

sie kommt \mit dem nächsten Zug she'll arrive on the next train

5. (unter Aufwendung von) with

\mit all meiner Liebe with all my love

\mit etwas mehr Mühe with a little more effort

6. (Umstände) with

sie lag \mit Fieber im Bett she was in bed with fever

7. zeitlich at

\mit dem dritten Ton des Zeitzeichens ist es genau 7 Uhr at [or on] the third stroke the time will be exactly 7 o'clock

\mit 18 [Jahren] at [the age of] 18

\mit seinem Durchfahren des Zieles when he crossed the line

8. bei Maß-, Mengenangaben with

das Spiel endete \mit 1:1 unentschieden the game ended in a 1-1 draw

der Zug lief \mit zehn Minuten Verspätung ein the train arrived ten minutes late

er war \mit über 400 Euro im Soll he was over 400 euros in debt

\mit drei Zehntelsekunden Vorsprung with three tenths of a second advantage

sich akk \mit Euro 500.000 versichern to insure oneself for 500,000 euros

\mit einem Kilometerstand von 24567 km with 24,567 km on the clock

\mit 4 zu 7 Stimmen by 4 to 7 votes

9. (einschließlich)

▪ \mit jdm/etw [zusammen] [together] with sb/sth, including sb/sth

\mit Axel und Hans waren wir sechs Personen there were six of us including [or with] Axel and Hans

Montag \mit Freitag Monday to Friday inclusive

10. (in Begleitung von) with

11. (fam: und dazu)

▪ jd \mit seinem/seiner etw sb and sb's sth

du \mit deiner ewigen Prahlerei you and your constant boasting

12. (was jdn/etw angeht) with

\mit meiner Gesundheit steht es nicht zum Besten I am not in the best of health

wie wär's \mit einer Runde Skat? how about a round of skat?

\mit jdm/etw rechnen to reckon on [or with] sb/sth

13. (gleichgerichtet)

\mit der Strömung/dem Wind with the current/wind

14.

▶ \mit mir nicht don't try it on with me

II. adv too, as well

sie gehört \mit zu den führenden Experten auf diesem Gebiet she is one of the leading experts in this field

er war \mit einer der ersten, die diese neue Technologie angewendet haben he was one of the first to use this new technology

\mit dabei sein to be there too

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Gemeinsamkeit, Beteiligung) with

2) (Zugehörigkeit) with

ein Haus mit Garten — a house with a garden

Herr Müller mit Frau — Herr Müller and his wife

3) (einschließlich) with; including

ein Zimmer mit Frühstück — a room with breakfast included

4) (Inhalt)

ein Sack mit Kartoffeln/Glas mit Marmelade — a sack of potatoes/pot of jam

5) (Begleitumstände) with

etwas mit Absicht tun/mit Nachdruck fordern — do something deliberately/demand something forcefully

mit 50 [km/h] fahren — drive at 50 [k.p.h]

6) (Hilfsmittel) with

mit der Bahn/dem Auto fahren — go by train/car

mit der Fähre/‘Hamburg’ — on the ferry/the ‘Hamburg’

7) (allgemeiner Bezug) with

mit der Arbeit ging es recht langsam voran — the work went very slowly

mit einer Tätigkeit beginnen/aufhören — take up/give up an occupation

raus/fort mit dir! — out/off you go!

8) (zeitlich)

mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit/Nacht — when darkness/night falls/fell

mit 20 [Jahren] — at [the age of] twenty

mit der Zeit/den Jahren — in time/as the years go/went by

9) (gleichlaufende Bewegung) with

mit dem Strom/Wind — with the tide/wind
2.
Adverb

1) (auch) too; as well

mit dabei sein — be there too

er ist beim letzten Ausflug nicht mit gewesen — he didn't come [with us] on our last trip

waren eure Kinder im Urlaub mit? — did your children go on holiday with you?

warst du auch mit im Konzert? — were you at the concert too?; s. auch Partie 6)

2) (neben anderen) also; too; as well

es lag mit an ihm — it was partly his doing

3) (ugs.)

mit das wichtigste der Bücher — one of the most important of the books

seine Arbeit war mit am besten — his work was among the best

4) (vorübergehende Beteiligung)

ihr könntet ruhig einmal mit anfassen — it wouldn't hurt you to lend a hand just for once

5) s. auch damit 1. 3); womit 2)

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mit

A. präp (+dat)

1. Gemeinsamkeit, Zugehörigkeit oder Beteiligung ausdrückend: with;

ein Mann mit Hund a man with a dog;

Ehepaare mit und ohne Kinder married couples with and without children;

Tee mit Rum tea with rum;

Eis mit Sahne ice cream with whipped cream;

Whisky mit Eis whisky with ice ( oder on the rocks);

ein Glas mit Wasser a glass of water;

Zimmer mit Frühstück bed and breakfast;

ein Korb mit Obst a basket of fruit;

ein Gespräch mit dem Nachbarn a conversation with the neighbo(u)r;

mit Freunden Karten spielen play cards with friends;

eine Bluse mit Streifen a blouse with stripes on it, a striped blouse;

eine Flasche mit Schraubverschluss a bottle with a screw top, a screw-top bottle;

mit Fieber im Bett liegen be in bed with a temperature;

Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge JUR grievous bodily harm resulting in death

2. (mithilfe von) with;

mit Bleistift/Kugelschreiber schreiben write with a ( oder in) pencil/ballpoint;

mit Pfeffer würzen season with pepper;

sie brät alles mit Butter she fries everything in butter;

mit Gewalt by force;

mit Bargeld/Scheck/Kreditkarte bezahlen pay in cash/by cheque (US check)/by credit card;

mit der Bahn/Post etc by train/post etc;

mit dem nächsten Bus/Zug ankommen/fahren come on the next bus/train/take the next bus/train; → List

3. Art und Weise beschreibend: with;

mit Absicht intentionally;

mit Freude oder

Vergnügen with pleasure;

mit Bestürzung to one’s consternation;

mit lauter Stimme in a loud voice;

mit Appetit essen enjoy one’s food;

nur mit Mühe only with (some) difficulty;

mit Verlust at a loss;

mit einem Mal all of a sudden, suddenly;

mit einem Wort in a word;

mit 8 zu 11 Stimmen beschließen decide by 8 votes to 11;

mit einer Mehrheit von by a majority of; Regierung: with a majority of;

mit Einwilligung ihrer Eltern with her parents’ consent;

mit Wissen des Chefs with the knowledge of his etc boss;

er ist mit (einer Geschwindigkeit von) 80 km/h oder

mit 80 Sachen umg

durchs Dorf gerast he tore through the village at a speed of 50 mph; → Abstand 1, Nachdruck¹

4. jemanden oder etwas betreffend:

was ist mit ihm? what’s the matter with him?;

wie steht es mit Ihrer Arbeit? how’s your work getting on?;

wie stehts mit dir? how about you?;

wie wärs mit …? how about …?;

mit mir nicht! don’t ( oder they etc needn’t) try it on with (US try that on) me;

das ist nichts für dich mit deinen schwachen Nerven umg that’s no good with your weak nerves;

du mit deiner ewigen Unkerei umg you and your constant gloom and doom;

raus mit euch! umg out with you!, out you go!;

Schluss mit dem Unsinn! that’s enough of this nonsense!;

mit der Arbeit beginnen start work;

mit Weinen aufhören stop crying;

mit seinen Kenntnissen ist es nicht weit her he doesn’t know much;

sie zögerte mit der Antwort she didn’t reply at once;

es ist einfach schlimm mit dir you’re hopeless, what are we to do with you?

5. (einschließlich):

mit ihr waren zehn Personen anwesend there were ten people there including her;

die Miete beträgt 1000 Euro mit Nebenkosten the rent is 1000 euros with all extras ( oder all-inclusive);

die Fahrkarte kostet mit Zuschlag 60 Euro the ticket is 60 euros including ( oder with) the supplement

6. zeitlich:

mit 20 Jahren at (the age of) twenty;

mit dem 3. Mai as of May 3rd;

mit dem heutigen Tag as of today;

mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit at nightfall;

mit dem Tod der Mutter hat sich alles geändert everything changed with the death of his etc mother; → Zeit

7. gleichlaufende Bewegung kennzeichnend:

mit dem Wind im Rücken spielen play with one’s back to the wind;

mit der Strömung schwimmen swim with the current; → Strom 1, Zeit

B. adv

1. also, too;

das gehört mit zu deinen Aufgaben this is another of your tasks;

mit dabei sein be there too;

wer war außer dir noch mit? umg who else was there (apart from you)?;

etwas mit ansehen watch ( oder witness) something; fig (dulden) ( auch

es mit ansehen) sit back and watch;

das muss man mit bedenken you have to consider that too;

du kannst auch mal mit anfassen umg you could lend a hand too for once

2. mit Superlativ:

er war mit der Beste he was one of the (very) best;

das ist mit das Schönste this is one of ( oder among) the most beautiful; → mitgehen, mitkommen etc; → dazugehören

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Gemeinsamkeit, Beteiligung) with

2) (Zugehörigkeit) with

ein Haus mit Garten — a house with a garden

Herr Müller mit Frau — Herr Müller and his wife

3) (einschließlich) with; including

ein Zimmer mit Frühstück — a room with breakfast included

4) (Inhalt)

ein Sack mit Kartoffeln/Glas mit Marmelade — a sack of potatoes/pot of jam

5) (Begleitumstände) with

etwas mit Absicht tun/mit Nachdruck fordern — do something deliberately/demand something forcefully

mit 50 [km/h] fahren — drive at 50 [k.p.h]

6) (Hilfsmittel) with

mit der Bahn/dem Auto fahren — go by train/car

mit der Fähre/‘Hamburg’ — on the ferry/the ‘Hamburg’

7) (allgemeiner Bezug) with

mit der Arbeit ging es recht langsam voran — the work went very slowly

mit einer Tätigkeit beginnen/aufhören — take up/give up an occupation

raus/fort mit dir! — out/off you go!

8) (zeitlich)

mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit/Nacht — when darkness/night falls/fell

mit 20 [Jahren] — at [the age of] twenty

mit der Zeit/den Jahren — in time/as the years go/went by

9) (gleichlaufende Bewegung) with

mit dem Strom/Wind — with the tide/wind
2.
Adverb

1) (auch) too; as well

mit dabei sein — be there too

er ist beim letzten Ausflug nicht mit gewesen — he didn't come [with us] on our last trip

waren eure Kinder im Urlaub mit? — did your children go on holiday with you?

warst du auch mit im Konzert? — were you at the concert too?; s. auch Partie 6)

2) (neben anderen) also; too; as well

es lag mit an ihm — it was partly his doing

3) (ugs.)

mit das wichtigste der Bücher — one of the most important of the books

seine Arbeit war mit am besten — his work was among the best

4) (vorübergehende Beteiligung)

ihr könntet ruhig einmal mit anfassen — it wouldn't hurt you to lend a hand just for once

5) s. auch damit 1. 3); womit 2)

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präp.

with prep.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mit
5 bajar

v.

1 to take/bring down (poner abajo) (libro, cuadro).

ayúdame a bajar la caja help me get the box down; (desde lo alto) help carry the box downstairs (al piso de abajo)

2 to go/come down (descender) (montaña, escaleras).

bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she could

bajar en ascensor to go/come down in the lift o (British) elevator (United States)

bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs

bajar (a) por algo to go out and get something

bajar corriendo to run down

3 to reduce.

bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat

4 to lower (ojos, cabeza, voz).

5 to download (informal) (computing).

6 to fall, to drop.

bajó la gasolina the price of petrol o (British) gasoline fell (United States)

este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down

bajó la Bolsa share prices fell

las acciones de C & C han bajado C & C share prices have fallen

7 to descend, to come down, to decrease, to drop.

Bajó el calor The heat descended.

El hielo bajó la temperatura The ice reduced the temperature.

8 to step down, to stand down, to climb down, to get down.

Ricardo bajó del camión Richard stepped down from the truck.

9 to take down, to discharge, to carry down, to get down.

Pedro bajó el equipaje Peter took down the luggage.

10 to put down, to lower, to put in a lower position.

Ella bajó su mano She put down her hand.

11 to go down, to descend.

Ese elevador baja That elevator goes down.

12 to have less.

Me bajó la temperatura I have less temperature.

13 to walk down, to descend.

Ella bajó el camino al mar She walked down the path to the sea.

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bajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (coger algo de un lugar alto) to get down, take down

■ bajó un libro de la estantería he took a book down from the shelf

2 (dejar más abajo) to lower

■ ¿has bajado las persianas? have you lowered the blinds?

■ ese cuadro está muy alto, bájalo un poco that picture's too high, bring it down a bit

■ se bajó los pantalones para que le pusieran una inyección he took his trousers down so that they could give him an injection

3 (reducir) to lower, reduce, bring down

■ esto te bajará la tensión this will lower your blood pressure

■ nuestro objetivo es bajar la inflación our aim is to reduce inflation

■ han bajado los impuestos directos they've cut down direct taxes

■ quieren bajar el precio de los libros they want to bring down the price of books

4 (reducir en intensidad) to lower; (voz) to lower; (sonido, luz, gas) to turn down

■ baja la voz, que te van a oír lower your voice, they'll hear you

■ baja la tele un poco, no te oigo turn the telly down, I can't hear you

■ baja la calefacción, hace calor turn the heating down, it's hot

5 (alargar) to lengthen, let down

■ la modista me bajó un poco la falda the dressmaker let my skirt down a bit

6 (recorrer de arriba abajo) to go down, come down

■ bajamos la escalera we went down the stairs

■ bajó la calle corriendo she ran down the street

7 (en informática) to download

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down

■ ¡baja de ahí ahora mismo! come down from there right now!

■ ¿bajas en ascensor o por la escalera? are you going down in the lift or by the stairs?

■ bajó corriendo/volando he ran/flew down

2 (reducirse) to fall, drop, come down

■ ha bajado la temperatura the temperature has dropped

■ los precios han bajado prices have come down

■ el yen sigue bajando the yen continues to fall

3 (hinchazón) to go down; (fiebre) to go down, come down

4 (marea) to go out

5 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, of); (de bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (de avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)

► verbo pronominal bajarse

1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down

2 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, -); (bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)

3 (agacharse) to bend down, bend over

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bajarse la cabeza to bow one's head

no bajar de... to be at least..., not be less than...

■ ese coche no baja de los tres millones that car must cost at least three million

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verb

1) to lower

2) descend

3) fall

4) reduce

5) take down

•

- bajarse de
- bajarse
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1. VT

1) (=llevar abajo) to take down; (=traer abajo) to bring down

¿has bajado la basura? — have you taken the rubbish down?

¿me bajas el abrigo?, hace frío aquí fuera — could you bring my coat down? it's cold out here

te he bajado la maleta del armario — I got your suitcase down from the wardrobe

la bajó del caballo — he helped her down off the horse

¿me baja a la Plaza Mayor? — [en taxi] could you take me to the Plaza Mayor?

2) (=mover hacia abajo) [+ bandera, ventanilla] to lower; [+ persiana] to put down, lower

bajar el telón — to lower the curtain

dimos un paseo para bajar la comida — we had a walk to help us digest our meal

3) [con partes del cuerpo] [+ brazos] to drop, lower

bajó la vista o los ojos — he looked down

bajó la cabeza — she bowed o lowered her head

4) (=reducir) [+ precio] to lower, put down; [+ fiebre, tensión, voz] to lower

los comercios han bajado los precios — businesses have put their prices down o lowered their prices

5) [+ radio, televisión, gas] to turn down

baja la radio que no oigo nada — turn the radio down, I can't hear a thing

¡baja la voz, que no estoy sordo! — keep your voice down, I'm not deaf!

6)

bajar la escalera — [visto desde arriba] to go down the stairs; [visto desde abajo] to come down the stairs

7) (=perder) to lose

bajé seis kilos — I lost six kilos

8) (Inform) to download

9) (=humillar) to humble, humiliate

10) Caribe ** (=pagar) to cough up *, fork out *

11) And ** (=matar) to do in **

2. VI

1) (=descender) [visto desde arriba] to go down; [visto desde abajo] to come down

baja y ayúdame — come down and help me

¡ahora bajo! — I'll be right down!

2) (=apearse) [de autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [de coche] to get out

bajar de — [+ autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [+ coche] to get out of

3) (=reducirse) [temperatura, fiebre, tensión arterial] to go down, fall, drop; [hinchazón, calidad] to go down

han bajado los precios — prices have fallen o come o gone down

el dólar bajó frente al euro — the dollar fell against the euro

los coches han bajado de precio — cars have come down in price

el partido bajó de cinco diputados a dos — the party went down from five deputies to two

4)

• bajar de (=perder) —

el avión empezó a bajar de altura — the plane started to lose height

el ejercicio te hará bajar de peso — exercise will help you to lose weight

5)

• no bajar de (=no ser menos de) —

el regalo no bajará de 15 euros — you won't pay less than 15 euros for the present

la venta no ha bajado nunca de mil — sales have never fallen below a thousand

los termómetros no han bajado de 30 grados — temperatures haven't dropped below 30 degrees

6) [regla] to start

me acaba de bajar la regla — my period has just started

3.

See:

bajarse
BAJAR De vehículos ► Bajar(se) de un vehículo privado o de un taxi se traduce por get out of, mientras que bajar(se) de un vehículo público (tren, autobús, avión {etc}) se traduce por get off: Bajó del coche y nos saludó She got out of the car and said hello No baje del tren en marcha Don't get off the train while it is still moving ► Debe emplearse get off cuando nos referimos a bicicletas, motos y animales de montura: Se bajó de la bicicleta He got off his bicycle Otros verbos de movimiento ► Bajar la escalera/ la cuesta {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por come down o por go down, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario del hablante), pero come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se baja mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Bajó las escaleras deprisa y corriendo She rushed down the stairs Bajó la cuesta tranquilamente He ambled down the hill Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come down

yo bajo por la escalera — I'll take the stairs

espérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down

¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?

bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf

bajé a despedirlos — I went down to see them out

bajó a saludarnos — he came down to say hello

b) ( apearse)

bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

c) (Dep) equipo to go down

2)

a) marea to go out

b) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drop

le ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down

c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminish

bajar de precio — to go down in price

seguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million

d) menstruación to start
2.
bajar vt

1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down

2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower

bajó la cabeza avergonzado — he bowed his head in shame

3) (Inf) to download

4)

a)

bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth

¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?

hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano — we have to take these bottles down to the basement

b)

bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth

5)

a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to open

b) < cremallera> to undo

6) < precio> to lower; < fiebre> to bring down; < volumen> to turn down

baja la voz — lower your voice
3.
bajarse verbo pronominal

1) ( apearse)

bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

bájate del muro! — get down off the wall!

2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down

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= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.

Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex. Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.

Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.

Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex. Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.

Ex. His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.

Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* bajar a = head down to.

* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* bajar de categoría = demote.

* bajar de precio = come down in + price.

* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.

* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.

* bajar el precio = lower + price.

* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.

* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.

* bajar la moral = lower + morale.

* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.

* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.

* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.

* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.

* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* bajarse de = get off.

* bajarse de las nubes = get real.

* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.

* hacer bajar = force down.

* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* precio + bajar = price + fall.

* que baja los humos = humbling.

* subir y = move up and/or down.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come down

yo bajo por la escalera — I'll take the stairs

espérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down

¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?

bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf

bajé a despedirlos — I went down to see them out

bajó a saludarnos — he came down to say hello

b) ( apearse)

bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

c) (Dep) equipo to go down

2)

a) marea to go out

b) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drop

le ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down

c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminish

bajar de precio — to go down in price

seguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million

d) menstruación to start
2.
bajar vt

1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down

2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower

bajó la cabeza avergonzado — he bowed his head in shame

3) (Inf) to download

4)

a)

bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth

¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?

hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano — we have to take these bottles down to the basement

b)

bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth

5)

a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to open

b) < cremallera> to undo

6) < precio> to lower; < fiebre> to bring down; < volumen> to turn down

baja la voz — lower your voice
3.
bajarse verbo pronominal

1) ( apearse)

bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

bájate del muro! — get down off the wall!

2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down

* * *

= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.

Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.

Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.

Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.

Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.

Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* bajar a = head down to.

* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* bajar de categoría = demote.

* bajar de precio = come down in + price.

* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.

* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.

* bajar el precio = lower + price.

* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.

* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.

* bajar la moral = lower + morale.

* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.

* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.

* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.

* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.

* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* bajarse de = get off.

* bajarse de las nubes = get real.

* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.

* hacer bajar = force down.

* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* precio + bajar = price + fall.

* que baja los humos = humbling.

* subir y = move up and/or down.

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bajar [A1 ]

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A

1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go down; (acercándose) to come down

yo bajo por la escalera I'll walk down o take the stairs

espérame, ya bajo wait for me, I'll be right down

¿bajas a la playa? are you coming (down) to the beach?

bajar A + INF to go/come down to + INF

bajó a saludarnos he came down to say hello

todavía no ha bajado a desayunar she hasn't come down for breakfast yet

ha bajado a comprar cigarrillos he's gone down to buy some cigarettes

2 (apearse) bajar DE algo ‹de un tren/un avión› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sth

me caí al bajar del autobús I fell as I was getting off the bus

yo no bajo, me quedo en el coche I'm not getting out, I'll stay in the car

no sabe bajar sola del caballo she can't get down off the horse o dismount on her own

3 ( Dep) «equipo» to go down, be relegated

4

«río/aguas» (+ compl): el río baja crecido the river is (running) high

B

1 «marea» to go out

2 «fiebre/tensión» to go down, drop, fall; «hinchazón» to go down

han bajado mucho las temperaturas temperatures have fallen o dropped sharply

no le ha bajado la fiebre her fever o ( BrE) temperature hasn't gone down

3 «precio/valor» to fall, drop; «cotización» to fall

el dólar bajó ligeramente the dollar slipped back o fell slightly

nuestro volumen de ventas no ha bajado our turnover hasn't fallen o dropped o decreased

los precios bajaron en un 25% prices fell by 25%

los ordenadores están bajando de precio computers are going down in price

ha bajado mucho la calidad del producto the quality of the product has deteriorated badly

su popularidad ha bajado últimamente her popularity has diminished recently

seguro que no baja de los dos millones I bet it won't be o cost less than two million

ha bajado mucho en mi estima he's gone down o fallen a lot in my estimation

4 «período/menstruación» (+ me/te/le etc) to start

5

( Chi fam) (entrar) (+ me/te/le etc): con el vino le bajó un sueño tremendo the wine made him incredibly sleepy

al escuchar tanta estupidez nos bajó una rabia … listening to such nonsense made us so angry …

■ bajar

vt

A ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down

bajó la cuesta corriendo she ran down the hill

B

1 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower

bajó la cabeza/mirada avergonzado he bowed his head/lowered o dropped his eyes in shame

2 (de un armario, estante) to get down; (de una planta, habitación) to bring/take down

me ayudó a bajar la maleta he helped me to get my suitcase down

¿me bajas las llaves? can you bring down my keys?

hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano we have to take these bottles down to the basement

bajar algo/a algn DE algo to get sth/sb down FROM sth

bájame la caja del estante get the box down from the shelf (for me)

bájalo de la mesa/del caballo get him down off the table/horse

3 ‹persiana/telón› to lower

¿me bajas la cremallera? will you undo my zipper ( AmE) o ( BrE) zip for me?

le bajó los pantalones para ponerle una inyección she took his pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down to give him an injection

tengo que bajarle el dobladillo I have to let the hem down

baja la ventanilla open the window

C ‹precio› to lower; ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹radio› to turn down

bájale el volumen or ( Col) al volumen turn the volume down

baja la calefacción/el gas turn the heating/the gas down

baja la voz lower your voice

lo bajaron de categoría it was downgraded o demoted

D ( Inf) to download

estoy bajando música a la computadora ( AmL) or al ordenador ( Esp) I'm downloading music to my computer

■ bajarse

v pron

A (apearse) bajarse DE algo ‹de un tren/un autobús› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sth

me bajo en la próxima I'm getting off at the next stop

¡bájate del muro! get down off the wall!

B ‹pantalones› to take down, pull down; ‹falda› to pull down

C

1 (Arg, Col arg) (liquidar) to rub out (sl)

2 ( Arg arg) (tener relaciones sexuales con) to score with (sl)

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bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

( acercándose) to come down;
◊ bajar por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

ya bajo I'll be right down
b) ( apearse) bajar de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;

‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down

2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;

[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
◊ bajar de precio to go down in price

verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3
a) bajar algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);

‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
b) bajar a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

‹ ventanilla› to open
b) ‹ cremallera› to undo

5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajarse de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
' bajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abaratarse
- basura
- descender
- guardia
- irse
- a
- bandera
- hundir
- mirada
- poder
- vista
- volumen
English:
boil over
- bow
- bring down
- climb down
- come down
- decline
- decrease
- deflate
- descend
- dip
- down
- downgrade
- downstairs
- draw
- drop
- fall
- force down
- get down
- get off
- go below
- go down
- guard
- hang
- heave
- inflammation
- jump down
- jump off
- let down
- let off
- lift down
- lower
- mark down
- move down
- pull down
- relegate
- send down
- slide down
- slip
- slip down
- spiral down
- steeply
- subside
- swoop
- take down
- turn down
- walk down
- wind down
- bring
- can
- come

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bajar

♦ vt

1. [poner abajo] [libro, cuadro] to take/bring down;
[telón, persiana] to lower; [ventanilla] to wind down, to open;
he bajado la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia down from the top shelf to the bottom one;

ayúdame a bajar la caja [desde lo alto] help me get the box down;
[al piso de abajo] help me carry the box downstairs
2. [ojos, cabeza, mano] to lower;

bajó la cabeza con resignación she lowered o bowed her head in resignation

3. [descender] [montaña, escaleras] to go/come down;

bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she could;

bajó la calle a todo correr he ran down the street as fast as he could

4. [reducir] [inflación, hinchazón] to reduce;
[precios] to lower, to cut; [música, volumen, radio] to turn down; [fiebre] to bring down;
bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat;

bajar el tono to lower one's voice;

bajar la moral a alguien to cause sb's spirits to drop;

bajar los bríos o [m5] humos a alguien to take sb down a peg or two

5. [hacer descender de categoría] to demote

6. Fam Informát to download

7. Carib Fam [pagar] to cough up, to pay up

♦ vi

1. [apearse] [de coche] to get out;
[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla] to get/come down;
bajar de [de coche] to get out of;
[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to get off, to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla, mesa] to get/come down from;
es peligroso bajar de un tren en marcha it is dangerous to jump off a train while it is still moving;

bajar a tierra [desde barco] to go on shore;

bajo en la próxima parada I'm getting off at the next stop

2. [descender] to go/come down;

¿podrías bajar aquí un momento? could you come down here a minute?;

tenemos que bajar a sacar la basura we have to go down to put the Br rubbish o US trash out;

bajo enseguida I'll be down in a minute;

bajar corriendo to run down;

bajar en ascensor to go/come down in the Br lift o US elevator;

bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs;

bajar (a) por algo to go down and get sth;

ha bajado a comprar el periódico she's gone out o down to get the paper;

bajar a desayunar to go/come down for breakfast;

el río baja crecido the river is high;

está bajando la marea the tide is going out;

el jefe ha bajado mucho en mi estima the boss has gone down a lot in my estimation

3. [disminuir] to fall, to drop;
[fiebre, hinchazón] to go/come down; [cauce] to go down, to fall;
los precios bajaron prices dropped;

bajó la gasolina the price of Br petrol o US gasoline fell;

el euro bajó frente a la libra the euro fell against the pound;

bajó la Bolsa esp Br share o esp US stock prices fell;

las acciones de C & C han bajado C & C esp Br share o esp US stock prices have fallen;

han bajado las ventas sales are down;

este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down;

el coste total no bajará del millón the total cost will not be less than o under a million;

no bajará de tres horas it will take at least three hours, it won't take less than three hours

4. Fam [ir, venir] to go/come down;

bajaré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going down to the capital next week;

¿por qué no bajas a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come down to see us this weekend?

5. [descender de categoría] to be demoted (a to); Dep to be relegated, to go down (a to);
el Atlético bajó de categoría Atlético went down

♦ See also the pronominal verb bajarse

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bajar

I v/t

1 voz, precio lower;

bajar la mirada lower one’s eyes o gaze, look down;

bajar algo de arriba get sth down

2 TV, radio turn down

3 escalera go down

4 INFOR download

II v/i

1 go down

2 de intereses fall, drop

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bajar vt

1) descender: to lower, to let down, to take down

2) reducir: to reduce (prices)

3) inclinar: to lower, to bow (the head)

4) : to go down, to descend

5)

bajar de categoría : to downgrade

bajar vi

1) : to drop, to fall

2) : to come down, to go down

3) : to ebb (of tides)

♦ See also the reflexive verb bajarse

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bajar vb

1. (ir abajo) to go down

tengo que bajar a recepción I've got to go down to reception

siempre bajamos a pie we always walk down

¿bajas tú o subo yo? are you coming down or shall I come up?

2. (descender) to drop [pt. & pp. dropped] / to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen] / to go down

el nivel del agua ha bajado the level of the water has gone down

la temperatura ha bajado the temperature has dropped

el precio de la vivienda ha bajado the price of houses has come down

3. (salir de un coche) to get out

¡bájate del coche! get out of the car!

4. (salir de un tren, autobús) to get off

bajó del tren he got off the train

5. (llevar abajo) to get down / to take down [pt. took; pp. taken]

¿me bajas la maleta? can you get my suitcase down?

voy a bajar la basura I'm going to take the rubbish down

6. (traer abajo) to bring down [pt. & pp. brought]

¿me bajas el bolso? can you bring my bag down?

7. (voz, vista) to lower

baja la voz lower your voice

bajó la vista she looked down

8. (cabeza) to bow

bajé la cabeza I bowed my head

9. (volumen) to turn down

baja la música, por favor turn the music down, please

Spanish-English dictionary > bajar
6 break

breik 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) bryte, knuse, knekke

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brekke/bryte av, sprenge

3) (to make or become unusable.) brekke, gå i stykker

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryte, misligholde

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) slå

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) avbryte

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryte

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fortelle en nyhet; bli kjent

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) være i stemmeskifte

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ta av (for), dempe

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) begynne, bryte fram
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause, avbrekk, avbrytelse; frikvarter

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) omslag

3) (an opening.) sjanse, hell/uhell

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) anledning, sjanse

•

- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skrøpelig gjenstand

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it

avbryte
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brekke
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bryte
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frikvarter
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pause
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stans

I
subst. \/breɪk\/

1) brudd, bryt(n)ing

2) avbrudd, luke, mellomrom, pause, friminutt

• it makes a break

det er et (kjærkomment) avbrudd

3) sprekk, brekk, åpning, revne

4) ( om stemme) dirring

5) ( om vær e.l.) forandring, endring, omslag

6) ( hverdagslig) sjanse, mulighet

7) (amer., handel) prisfall (særlig på aksjer)

8) ( fra fengsel e.l.) utbrytning, rømming, flukt, fluktforsøk

9) ( ballspill) skruball, retningsendring (når ballen spretter fra bakken)

10) ( biljard) serie

11) ( musikk) forklaring: grense mellom stemmeregistre

12) ( hestetransport) forklaring: skolevogn for innkjøring av hester

13) (musikk, spesielt jazz) break (kort soloimprovisasjon)

• a fabulous saxophone break

et fantastisk saksofonbreak

at break of day når dagen gryr, i demringen, ved daggry

a bad break ( hverdagslig) et uhell en ergerlig feil, en tabbe

break of serve ( i tennis e.l.) servegjennombrudd

give me a break! gi meg en sjanse!, gi deg!, kutt ut!

a good break eller a lucky break et hell, flaks

have a rotten break ( hverdagslig) være veldig uheldig

make a break for prøve å rømme gjennom

• they made a break for the gates

de prøvde å rømme gjennom porten

make a break for it ( hverdagslig) prøve å stikke av\/rømme

make a clean break bryte fullstendig

• she made a clean break with her family

hun brøt fullstedig med familien

on the break ( i fotball e.l.) på en kontring

them's the breaks (austr., slang) sånn er livet

without a break uten stans, i ett kjør, i ett sett, uavbrutt
II
verb ( broke, gammeldags: brake - brok, gammeldags eller poetisk også: broke) \/breɪk\/

1) ( om noe konkret) bryte (av), bryte i stykker, brekke, knekke, bryte løs, slå i stykker, slå hull på, sprenge, rive av

• she broke her leg

hun brakk benet

• they managed to break the thick rope

de klarte å slite av det tykke tauet

2) ( om noe abstrakt) ødelegge, knuse, knekke, ruinere, gjøre svak, gjøre nedbrutt

• it's impossible to break his will

det er umulig å knekke viljen hans

• the sanctions will break the country's power

sanksjonene vil knuse landets makt

3) (om lov, bestemmelse, løfte eller avtale) bryte, overtre, krenke, svike

• I'll never break my promise to you

jeg vil aldri bryte løftet mitt til deg

4) avbryte, bryte (også sport), forstyrre, gjøre slutt på, dempe, mildne

• a cry broke the silence

et rop brøt stillheten

• after six days, they broke the journey

etter seks dager gjorde de et opphold i reisen

5) ta en pause, gjøre avbrudd

• we broke for coffee at 10

vi tok en kaffepause klokka 10

6) gå i stykker, sprekke, ryke, briste, sprenges, bli brutt

• my heart is ready to break

hjertet mitt er nær ved å briste

• the silence broke

stillheten ble brutt

7) ( om nyhet) komme ut, bli kjent

8) bryte sammen, bli nedbrutt, knekkes, svekkes (om helse), svikte (om helse)

9) bryte seg løs, frigjøre seg, slite seg løs

• the ship broke its moorings

fartøyet slet seg fra fortøyningene

10) oppløses, dele seg, spre seg

• the troops were ordered to break

troppene ble beordret til å spre seg

11) dressere, temme

12) gi avskjed, degradere

• break an officer

degradere en offiser

13) ( om stemme) briste

• her voice broke

stemmen hennes brast

• his voice is beginning to break

han er snart i stemmeskiftet

14) ( om vær e.l.) slå om, bryte løs

• the storm broke

uværet brøt løs

• the weather broke

været slo om

• the fine weather broke

det fine været tok slutt

15) gry

• dawn is breaking

det gryr

16) ( om fostervann) gå

• her waters have broken

vannet har gått

17) ( om knopper e.l.) springe ut, skyte

18) ( om bølge e.l.) bryte, gå høy, slå

19) ( om ball) endre retning, få til å endre retning, skru

20) lyde

• a cry broke from her lips

hun brøt ut i et skrik

21) bryte ut, plutselig dukke opp, plutselig vise seg

22) (sjøfart, om flagg) brekke ut

23) ( handel) gå nedenom, gå konkurs

24) ( om seddel) veksle, ta hull på

25) (spesielt amer.) slå gjennom, lykkes, nå et vendepunkt

break! ( boksing) bryt!

break a leg! ( slang) lykke til!

break and enter bryte seg inn i

break a horse to the rein ri inn en hest

break a way brøyte seg vei

break away rive seg løs, gi seg, hoppe av, frigjøre seg ( sport) kontre, løpe vekk fra, komme løs, bryte ut, tjuvstarte

break away from frigjøre seg fra, bryte med

• break away from a bad habit

legge av seg en uvane

break back ( i tennis e.l.) bryte tilbake

break bread with somebody ( litterært) bryte brød med noen, spise med noen

break bounds forlate\/gå utenfor det tillatte området

break cover eller break covert (jakt, om dyr) forlate gjemmestedet, fly opp (om fugl)

break down bryte ned, knuse, knekke

• we broke down their resistance

vi knuste motstanden deres

bryte sammen, kollapse, få sammenbrudd dele opp, spalte opp, løse opp, analysere slå inn (dør e.l.), styrte, falle sammen gå i stykker (og stanse), streike strande, sprekke, bryte sammen

• the negotiations broke down

forhandlingene brøt sammen

svikte, svike, brytes ned, bli nedbrutt, bli knust

• his health broke down

helsen hans ble brutt ned

break even få balanse, få det til å gå opp i opp, verken vinne eller tape, balansere inntekter og utgifter

break forth bryte ut, bryte frem briste ut

break forth into briste ut i

break from rive seg løs fra

break in trene opp, lære opp, temme, ri inn, kjøre inn, røyke inn, gå inn

• break in a horse

ri inn en hest

• break in a car

kjøre inn en bil

• break in a pipe

røyke inn en pipe

• break in the shoes

gå inn skoene

bryte seg inn, trenge seg inn avbryte, falle inn

break in on someone plutselig forstyrre noen avbryte noen (som snakker)

break into bryte ut i, briste i

• he broke into laughter

han brast i latter

kreve, legge beslag på, begynne å dra nytte av, (begynne å) tære på

• he broke into his capital

han tærte på kapitalen sin

gå over til, falle inn i

• the horse broke into a gallop

hesten gikk over i galopp

bryte seg inn i

• break into a house

bryte seg inn i et hus

• his house was broken into

det var innbrudd hos ham

break loose ( om dyr e.l.) slite seg løs

• all hell has broken loose

det er blitt et helvetes rabalder

break off plutselig avbryte, plutselig slutte med

• break off an engagement

slå opp\/bryte en forlovelse

• break off a habit

legge av seg en vane

bryte av, frigjøre seg avbryte, stoppe tvert ta et avbrekk, ta en pause

• break off for half an hour

ta en halv times pause

break one's ass for ( hverdagslig) jobbe ræva av seg for

break one's duck with gjøre inntrykk på

break oneself of venne seg av med, slutte med

break open bryte opp, sprenge

• he broke open the door

han sprengte døren

break out utbryte, bryte ut, bryte frem, brake løs

• war has broken out

det er brutt ut krig

rømme, flykte, frigjøre seg fra

• break out of jail

flykte fra fengsel

briste i, bryte ut i

• he broke out into curses

han brøt ut i eder

• break out laughing

briste i latter

break out in spots få utslett (på huden)

break Priscian's head synde mot grammatikken

break prison\/jail bryte seg ut av fengselet, rømme fra fengselet

break somebody of venne noen av med, få noen til å slutte (med)

break somebody's heart ( overført) knuse noens hjerte

break step ( militærvesen eller dans) bryte takten, falle ut av takten

break the back of bryte\/knekke ryggen på, knekke nakken på (overført) gjøre unna det verste av, komme over det meste av

• they broke the back of the work

break the ice ( overført) bryte isen

break the news to somebody fortelle\/meddele noen nyheten (på en skånsom måte)

break through bryte frem (gjennom), bryte seg frem (gjennom), overvinne

• they broke through an obstacle

de overvant en hindring

bryte igjennom, slå igjennom, lykkes, nå et vendepunkt

break up bryte opp, sprenge, bryte i stykker, hugge i stykker, slå i stykker, ta fra hverandre, kondemnere

• break up a lock

sprenge en lås

• the old ship was broken up

det gamle skipet ble kondemnert

oppløse, spre, splitte (om koalisjon)

• the police broke up the crowd

politiet spredte mengden

dele opp, løse opp, stykke ut, stykke opp

• break up a word into syllables

dele opp et ord i stavelser

slutte, opphøre

• school breaks up today

skolen slutter i dag

bryte sammen, bli nedbrutt bryte opp, bli oppløst, spres, oppløse seg, spre seg, skilles ad, gå hver sin vei

• the meeting broke up

møtet brøt opp

• she and her boyfriend broke up after a year

hun og kjæresten skilte lag etter et år

( om vær) forandres, slå om ( om is eller sjø) gå opp

break upon plutselig vise seg for

break up with someone bryte med noen, gjøre det slutt med noen

break wind ( slang) prompe, slippe en fjert

break with somebody bryte med noen

make or break se ➢ make

English-Norwegian dictionary > break
7 por

prep.

1 because of (causa).

por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me

¿por qué? why?

¿por qué lo dijo? why did she say it?

¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?

¿por? (informal) why?

se enfadó por tu comportamiento she got angry because of your behavior

lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love

2 (in order) to.

lo hizo por complacerte he did it to please you

lo hice por ella I did it for her

3 by (medio, modo, agente).

por mensajero/fax/teléfono by courier/fax/telephone

estuvimos hablando por teléfono we were talking on the phone

por escrito in writing

lo cogieron por el brazo they took him by the arm

el récord fue batido por el atleta the record was broken by the athlete

4 through.

vamos por aquí/allí let's go this/that way

iba paseando por el bosque/la calle she was walking through the forest/along the street

pasar por la aduana to go through customs

5 for (a cambio de, en lugar de).

lo ha comprado por poco dinero she bought it for very little

cambió el coche por la moto he exchanged his car for a motorbike

él lo hará por mí he'll do it for me

6 per.

80 céntimos por unidad 80 cents each

mil unidades por semana a thousand units a o per week

uno por uno one by one

20 kms por hora 20 km an o per hour

7 for.

baja por tabaco go down to the shops for some cigarettes, go down to get some cigarettes

a por for

vino a por las entradas she came for the tickets

8 times, multiplied by.

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por

► preposición

1 (gen) for

■ lo hice por ti I did it for you

■ lo compré por dos euros I bought it for two euros

2 (a través de) through, by

■ entra por la puerta trasera come in by the back door

■ pasamos por Valladolid we went through Valladolid

■ iremos por la autopista we'll go on the motorway

3 (calle, carretera) along, down, up

■ íbamos por la calle cuando... we were walking along the street when...

■ subí por la Calle Jovellanos I went up Jovellanos Street

4 (lugar aproximado) in, near, round

■ anda por el edificio he's somewhere in the building

■ está por la Plaza Mayor it's somewhere near the Plaza Mayor

■ está por aquí it's somewhere round here

5 (causa) because of

■ las plantas han muerto por el frío the plants have died because of the cold

■ suspendieron el concierto por la lluvia they cancelled the concert because of the rain

6 (tiempo) at, for

■ nos veremos por vacaciones I'll see you during the holidays

7 (medio) by

■ lo enviaré por avión I'll send it by air

■ está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone

■ llegó por correo it arrived by post

8 (autoría) by

■ fue escrito por Azorín it was written by Azorín

9 (distribución) per

■ cinco por ciento five per cent

■ tocamos a dieciocho euros por persona it works out at eighteen euros per person

■ iba a veinte kilómetros por hora it was going at twenty kilometres an hour

10 (tras) by

■ registraron la cárcel celda por celda they searched the prison cell by cell

■ les interrogó uno por uno he interrogated each one in turn

11 (con pasiva) by

■ fue comprado por la reina it was bought by the queen

12 (a favor de) for, in favour of, US in favor of

■ estoy por una amnistía general I'm in favour of a general amnesty

13 (en calidad de) as

■ la tomó por esposa he took her as his wife

14 (en lugar de) instead of, in the place of

■ ve tú por mi you go in my place

15 (multiplicado por) times, multiplied by

■ tres por cuatro, doce three fours are twelve, three times four is twelve

16 por adjective que no matter how adjective

■ por caro que sea, lo voy a comprar no matter how expensive it is I'm going to buy it

■ por viejo que parezca funciona even though it looks old, it still works

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar por + inf (a punto de) to be on the point of + - ing

estar por hacer to remain to be done, not to have been done yet

por aquí around here

por lo tanto therefore

por lo visto apparently

por más que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how much

por mucho que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how much

por mí as far as I am concerned

¿por qué? why?

por supuesto of course

por tanto therefore, so

* * *

prep.

1) for

2) during

3) by

4) through

5) along

6) around

7) per

8) from

9) because of

10) instead of

•

- ¿por qué?

- por si acaso

* * *

PREPOSICIÓN

1) [causa]

a) + sustantivo because of

tuvo que suspenderse por el mal tiempo — it had to be cancelled because of the weather

no se realizó por escasez de fondos — it didn't go ahead because of a shortage of funding

• nos encontramos por casualidad — we met by chance

• lo hago por gusto — I do it because I like to

• fue por necesidad — it was out of necessity

• por temor a — for fear of

no se lo dijo por temor a ofenderla — he didn't tell her for fear of offending her

b) + infin

no aprobó por no haber estudiado — he didn't pass because he hadn't studied

por venir tarde se perdió la mitad — because he arrived late he missed half of it

me castigaron por mentir — I was punished for lying

c) + adj

le expulsaron por revoltoso — they expelled him for being a troublemaker

lo dejó por imposible — he gave it up as (being) impossible

esto te pasa por tonto — this is what you get for being stupid

2) [objetivo]

a) + sustantivo for

trabajar por dinero — to work for money

daría lo que fuera por un poco de tranquilidad — I'd give anything for a bit of peace and quiet

brindemos por nuestro futuro — let's drink to our future

b) + infin

lo hizo por complacerle — he did it to please her

por no llegar tarde — so as not to arrive late, in order not to be late

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of talking

3) (=en favor, defensa de) for

lo hice por mis padres — I did it for my parents

hazlo por mí — do it for me, do it for my sake

luchar por la patria — to fight for one's country

4) [elección]

su amor por la pintura — his love of painting

está loca por ti — she's crazy about you

no sabía por cuál decidirme — I couldn't decide which to choose

5) [evidencia] judging by, judging from

por lo que dicen — judging by o from what they say

por la cara que pone no debe de gustarle — judging by o from his face I don't think he likes it

por las señas no piensa hacerlo — apparently he's not intending to do it, it doesn't seem like he's intending to do it

6) [medio]

por su propia mano — by his own hand

lo obtuve por un amigo — I got it through a friend

la conozco por mi hermano — I know her through my brother

• por correo — by post

• por mar — by sea

• hablar por señas — to use sign language

7) [agente] by

hecho por él — done by him

"dirigido por" — "directed by"

fueron apresados por la policía — they were captured by the police

8) [modo] by

me agarró por el brazo — he grabbed me by the arm

punto por punto — point by point

buscaron casa por casa — they searched house by house

están dispuestos por tamaños — they are arranged according to size o by size

• por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

9) [lugar]

se va por ahí — it's that way

¿por dónde? — which way?

ir a Bilbao por Santander — to go to Bilbao via Santander

cruzar la frontera por Canfranc — to cross the border at Canfranc

pasar por Madrid — to go through Madrid

se asomaron por la ventana — they leaned out of the window

iban cantando por la calle — they were walking along the street singing

paseábamos por la playa — we were walking along the beach

por todas partes — everywhere

por todo el país — throughout the country

viajar por el mundo — to travel (around) the world

10) [aproximación]

busca por ahí — look over there

viven por esta zona — they live around here

por aquí cerca — near o around here

aquello ocurrió por abril — it happened around April

por la feria — round about o around carnival time

está por el norte — it's somewhere up north

11) [tiempo]

se levanta por la mañana temprano — she gets up early in the morning

por la mañana siempre tengo mucho trabajo — I always have a lot of work in o during the morning

no sale por la noche — he doesn't go out at night

12) [duración] for

será por poco tiempo — it won't be for long

se quedarán por 15 días — they will stay for a fortnight

13) [sustitución, intercambio] (=a cambio de) for; (=en lugar de) instead of

te doy este por aquel — I'll swap you this one for that one

le dieron uno nuevo por el viejo — they gave him a new one (in exchange) for the old one

lo vendí por 15 dólares — I sold it for 15 dollars

me dieron 13 francos por una libra — I got 13 francs to the pound

hoy doy yo la clase por él — today I'm giving the class for him o in his place

ha puesto B por V — he has put B instead of V

14) [representación]

hablo por todos — I speak on behalf of o for everyone

interceder por algn — to intercede on sb's behalf, intercede for sb

diputado por Madrid — a member of parliament for Madrid

vino por su jefe — he came instead of o in place of his boss

15) [distribución]

10 dólares por hora — 10 dollars an hour

80km por hora — 80km per o an hour

revoluciones por minuto — revolutions per minute

tres dólares por persona — three dollars each, three dollars per person

16) [en multiplicaciones]

cinco por tres, quince — five times three is fifteen, five threes are fifteen

mide 6 metros de alto por 4 de ancho — it is 6 metres high by 4 wide

17) (=en cuanto a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — that's fine as o so far as I'm concerned

por mí, que se vaya — as o so far as I'm concerned he can go, for all I care he can go

por mí, como si quieres pasar una semana sin comer — I don't care if you want to go for a week without eating

si por mi fuera, tú estarías trabajando — if it were o was down to me, you'd be working

18) (=como)

• tomar a algn por esposo/esposa — to take sb to be one's husband/wife

• le dan por muerto — they have given him up for dead

• le tienen por tonto — they think he's stupid

19) [concesión]
+ subjun
por (muy) difícil que sea — however hard it is o may be

por mucho que lo quisieran — however much they would like to, much as they would like to

por más que lo intente — no matter how o however hard I try, try as I might

20) [acción inacabada]
+ infin
quedan platos por lavar — there are still some dishes to do

aún me quedan tres páginas por traducir — I still have three pages left to translate

21) ir (a) por algo/algn (=en busca de) to go and get sth/sb

ha ido (a) por vino — she's gone to get some wine

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch o get the doctor

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

¡a por ellos! — get them!

- ir a por todas

22) [en preguntas]
por qué why
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go
¿por? * why (do you ask)?
* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) ( en relaciones causales) because of

lo he puesto aquí por el gato — I've put it here because of the cat

por falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money

eso te pasa por crédulo — that's what you get for being (so) gullible

por naturaleza — by nature

por necesidad — out of necessity

tanto por su precio como por su calidad — both for its price and its quality

fue por eso que vine — that was why I came

si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...

fue elogiado por su actuación — he was praised for his performance

por + inf — for -ing

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

2) ( según)

por lo que he oído — from what I've heard

por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...

3) (en locs)

por qué — why

¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

por si — in case; acaso, mosca II

4) ( en expresiones concesivas)

por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try

por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is

5)

a) ( en expresiones de modo)

colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height

por orden de altura — in order of height

por adelantado — in advance

por escrito — in writing

b) ( indicando el medio)

se lo comunicaron por teléfono — they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio — they said it on the radio

por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road

la conocí por la voz — I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend

lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way

c) (Educ) from

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford — he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

6)

a) ( en relaciones de proporción)

cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro — they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres — you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres — there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho — it's three meters long by one meter wide

es bastante por hoy — it's enough for today

uno por uno — one by one; ciento II

b) ( en multiplicaciones)

tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

7)

a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) for

su secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place

podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

es senador por Sevilla — he's a senator for Seville

b) ( como)

por ejemplo — for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

8) ( introduciendo el agente) by

compuesto por Mozart — composed by Mozart

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta — they were caught in a sudden storm

Sentido II

9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)

pelearse por algo — to fight over something

lo hace por el dinero — he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien — I'm telling you for your own good

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go

por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her

no entré por no molestar — I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him

lucharon por que se hiciera justicia — they fought for justice to be done

10) (indicando consideración, favor) for

por mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake

11) (indicando inclinación, elección)

su amor por la música — her love of music

demostró interés por el cuadro — he showed interest in the painting

no siento nada por él — I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir — I chose not to go

votó por ella — he voted for her

12) ( en busca de)

salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

13) ( en lo que respecta a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind

por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

14) ( indicando una situación pendiente)

por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer — these changes are yet to be made

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

15) (esp AmL)

estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)

deben (de) estar por llegar — they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir — the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)

entró por la ventana — he came in through the window

no va a pasar por la puerta — it won't go through the door

sal por aquí — go out this way

se cayó por la escalera — he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este — they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo — we took the longer route

¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

17)

a) ( expresando lugar indeterminado)

está por ahí — he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?

viven por mi barrio — they live around my area

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?

por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere

b) ( expresando lugar determinado)

corta por aquí — cut here

voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio — start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango — hold it by the handle

c) ( indicando extensión)

por todo el país — throughout the (whole) country

viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France

pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc

Sentido IV

18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)

por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time

sucedió allá por 1960 — it happened some time back around 1960

19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños — she gave it to me for my birthday

20) ( durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos — for ever and ever

por el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche

* * *

= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.

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

Ex. This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.

Ex. I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.

Ex. This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.

Ex. A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex. Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

Ex. Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.

Ex. The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex. There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.

Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.

Ex. Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.

Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.

Ex. One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

Ex. Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.

Ex. Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.

Ex. But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

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* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* coger por sorpresa = catch out.

* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across.

* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* hecho por encargo = bespoke.

* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.

* leer por encima = browse.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.

* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* por accidente = accidentally.

* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].

* por ahí = out there.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.

* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.

* por algún tiempo = for sometime.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por analogía = by analogy.

* por anticipado = in advance (of).

* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.

* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* por así decir = as it were.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por cabeza = per person.

* por cable = wireline, corded.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

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

* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).

* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.

* por coincidencia = by coincidence.

* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por completo = fully.

* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.

* por consideración a = out of respect for.

* por consideración a = out of consideration for.

* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.

* por contra = in contrast.

* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* por cortesía de = courtesy of.

* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.

* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.

* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.

* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.

* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.

* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.

* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].

* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.

* por décadas = ten-yearly.

* por decidir = to be decided.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* por deferencia a = in deference to.

* por definición = by definition.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* por doquier = all around.

* por dos años = two-year.

* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* por el detalle = for detail.

* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.

* por elección propia = by choice.

* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.

* por el gobierno federal = federally.

* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por el modo = by the way.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* por el receptor = at the receiving end.

* por el sexo = gendered.

* por encargo = custom, bespoke.

* por encima = overhead, cursorily.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la media = above average.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.

* por enfado = out of anger.

* por enojo = out of anger.

* por error = by mistake.

* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.

* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.

* por eso = on that score, therefore.

* por eso que = hence.

* por esta razón = for this reason.

* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.

* por este motivo = for this reason.

* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.

* por etapas = staged.

* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.

* por exceso = excessively, to excess.

* por explotar = untapped.

* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.

* por extensión = by extension.

* por extenso = in full, at length.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* por fases = staged.

* por favor = please.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por frustración = out of frustration.

* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.

* por grupos = in batches.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).

* por imitación = copycat.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

* por individuo = per capita, per person.

* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.

* por instinto = instinctively.

* por interés = out of interest.

* por interés personal = self-interested.

* por investigar = unresearched.

* por invitación = invitational.

* por invitación de = at the invitation of.

* por la borda = overboard.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por la forma = by the way.

* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por la manera = by the way.

* por la mañana = in the morning.

* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.

* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.

* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.

* por la presente = hereby.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.

* por las nubes = soaring.

* por la tarde = in the evening.

* por ley = mandated.

* por libre = freelance.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* por lo que = so.

* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.

* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.

* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.

* por los suelos = in tatters.

* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por menús = menu-driven.

* por méritos = meritorious.

* por mes = per month.

* por miedo de = for fear of/that.

* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.

* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.

* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.

* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* por norma = as a rule.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por pereza = lazily.

* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.

* por persona = per person.

* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.

* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.

* por principio = on principle.

* por principios = as a matter of principle.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por qué = why.

* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* por razones de = for the sake of.

* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.

* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por rencor = out of spite.

* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* por rutina = routinely.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* por satélite = satellite-based.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* por seguridad = for safety reasons.

* por semana = per week.

* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por sexo = along gender lines.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.

* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* por su volubilidad = mercurially.

* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.

* por temas = topically.

* por temor a = for fear of/that.

* por temor a represalias = under duress.

* por término medio = on average.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.

* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].

* por toda la provincia = province-wide.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.

* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].

* por todo el continente = continent-wide.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.

* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.

* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.

* por todos conocido = well-known.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* por triplicado = in triplicate.

* por trueque = in kind.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por unanimidad = unanimously.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.

* por unidad = per unit.

* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* por uno solo = solo.

* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.

* por un tiempo = for a time.

* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.

* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.

* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.

* por venganza = out of spite.

* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.

* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.

* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) ( en relaciones causales) because of

lo he puesto aquí por el gato — I've put it here because of the cat

por falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money

eso te pasa por crédulo — that's what you get for being (so) gullible

por naturaleza — by nature

por necesidad — out of necessity

tanto por su precio como por su calidad — both for its price and its quality

fue por eso que vine — that was why I came

si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...

fue elogiado por su actuación — he was praised for his performance

por + inf — for -ing

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

2) ( según)

por lo que he oído — from what I've heard

por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...

3) (en locs)

por qué — why

¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

por si — in case; acaso, mosca II

4) ( en expresiones concesivas)

por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try

por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is

5)

a) ( en expresiones de modo)

colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height

por orden de altura — in order of height

por adelantado — in advance

por escrito — in writing

b) ( indicando el medio)

se lo comunicaron por teléfono — they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio — they said it on the radio

por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road

la conocí por la voz — I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend

lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way

c) (Educ) from

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford — he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

6)

a) ( en relaciones de proporción)

cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro — they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres — you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres — there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho — it's three meters long by one meter wide

es bastante por hoy — it's enough for today

uno por uno — one by one; ciento II

b) ( en multiplicaciones)

tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

7)

a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) for

su secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place

podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

es senador por Sevilla — he's a senator for Seville

b) ( como)

por ejemplo — for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

8) ( introduciendo el agente) by

compuesto por Mozart — composed by Mozart

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta — they were caught in a sudden storm

Sentido II

9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)

pelearse por algo — to fight over something

lo hace por el dinero — he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien — I'm telling you for your own good

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go

por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her

no entré por no molestar — I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him

lucharon por que se hiciera justicia — they fought for justice to be done

10) (indicando consideración, favor) for

por mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake

11) (indicando inclinación, elección)

su amor por la música — her love of music

demostró interés por el cuadro — he showed interest in the painting

no siento nada por él — I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir — I chose not to go

votó por ella — he voted for her

12) ( en busca de)

salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

13) ( en lo que respecta a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind

por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

14) ( indicando una situación pendiente)

por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer — these changes are yet to be made

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

15) (esp AmL)

estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)

deben (de) estar por llegar — they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir — the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)

entró por la ventana — he came in through the window

no va a pasar por la puerta — it won't go through the door

sal por aquí — go out this way

se cayó por la escalera — he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este — they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo — we took the longer route

¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

17)

a) ( expresando lugar indeterminado)

está por ahí — he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?

viven por mi barrio — they live around my area

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?

por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere

b) ( expresando lugar determinado)

corta por aquí — cut here

voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio — start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango — hold it by the handle

c) ( indicando extensión)

por todo el país — throughout the (whole) country

viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France

pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc

Sentido IV

18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)

por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time

sucedió allá por 1960 — it happened some time back around 1960

19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños — she gave it to me for my birthday

20) ( durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos — for ever and ever

por el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche

* * *

= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.

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

Ex: This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.

Ex: I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.

Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.

Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.

Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.

Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.

Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.

Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.

Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

Ex: Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.

Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.

Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* coger por sorpresa = catch out.

* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across.

* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* hecho por encargo = bespoke.

* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.

* leer por encima = browse.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.

* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* por accidente = accidentally.

* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].

* por ahí = out there.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.

* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.

* por algún tiempo = for sometime.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por analogía = by analogy.

* por anticipado = in advance (of).

* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.

* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* por así decir = as it were.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por cabeza = per person.

* por cable = wireline, corded.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

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

* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).

* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.

* por coincidencia = by coincidence.

* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por completo = fully.

* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.

* por consideración a = out of respect for.

* por consideración a = out of consideration for.

* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.

* por contra = in contrast.

* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* por cortesía de = courtesy of.

* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.

* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.

* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.

* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.

* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.

* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.

* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].

* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.

* por décadas = ten-yearly.

* por decidir = to be decided.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* por deferencia a = in deference to.

* por definición = by definition.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* por doquier = all around.

* por dos años = two-year.

* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* por el detalle = for detail.

* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.

* por elección propia = by choice.

* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.

* por el gobierno federal = federally.

* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por el modo = by the way.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* por el receptor = at the receiving end.

* por el sexo = gendered.

* por encargo = custom, bespoke.

* por encima = overhead, cursorily.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la media = above average.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.

* por enfado = out of anger.

* por enojo = out of anger.

* por error = by mistake.

* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.

* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.

* por eso = on that score, therefore.

* por eso que = hence.

* por esta razón = for this reason.

* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.

* por este motivo = for this reason.

* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.

* por etapas = staged.

* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.

* por exceso = excessively, to excess.

* por explotar = untapped.

* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.

* por extensión = by extension.

* por extenso = in full, at length.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* por fases = staged.

* por favor = please.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por frustración = out of frustration.

* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.

* por grupos = in batches.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).

* por imitación = copycat.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

* por individuo = per capita, per person.

* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.

* por instinto = instinctively.

* por interés = out of interest.

* por interés personal = self-interested.

* por investigar = unresearched.

* por invitación = invitational.

* por invitación de = at the invitation of.

* por la borda = overboard.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por la forma = by the way.

* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por la manera = by the way.

* por la mañana = in the morning.

* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.

* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.

* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.

* por la presente = hereby.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.

* por las nubes = soaring.

* por la tarde = in the evening.

* por ley = mandated.

* por libre = freelance.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* por lo que = so.

* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.

* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.

* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.

* por los suelos = in tatters.

* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por menús = menu-driven.

* por méritos = meritorious.

* por mes = per month.

* por miedo de = for fear of/that.

* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.

* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.

* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.

* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* por norma = as a rule.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por pereza = lazily.

* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.

* por persona = per person.

* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.

* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.

* por principio = on principle.

* por principios = as a matter of principle.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por qué = why.

* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* por razones de = for the sake of.

* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.

* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por rencor = out of spite.

* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* por rutina = routinely.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* por satélite = satellite-based.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* por seguridad = for safety reasons.

* por semana = per week.

* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por sexo = along gender lines.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.

* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* por su volubilidad = mercurially.

* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.

* por temas = topically.

* por temor a = for fear of/that.

* por temor a represalias = under duress.

* por término medio = on average.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.

* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].

* por toda la provincia = province-wide.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.

* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].

* por todo el continente = continent-wide.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.

* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.

* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.

* por todos conocido = well-known.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* por triplicado = in triplicate.

* por trueque = in kind.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por unanimidad = unanimously.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.

* por unidad = per unit.

* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* por uno solo = solo.

* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.

* por un tiempo = for a time.

* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.

* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.

* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.

* por venganza = out of spite.

* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.

* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.

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Sentido I

A en relaciones causales

B según

C ¿por qué?

D en locuciones

E en expresiones concesivas

F

1 en expresiones de modo

2 indicando el medio

3 Educación

G

1 en relaciones de proporción

2 en multiplicaciones

H

1 en relaciones de sustitución etc

2 por ejemplo

I como

Sentido II

A al expresar finalidad, objetivo

B indicando consideración, favor

C indicando inclinación, elección

D en busca de

E en lo que respecta a

F indicando una situación pendiente

G estar por

Sentido III

A indicando lugar de acceso, salida

B

expresando lugar indeterminado

C expresando lugar determinado

D indicando extensión

Sentido IV

A expresando tiempo aproximado

B indicando una ocasión

C durante

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Sentido I

A (en relaciones causales) because of

he puesto esto aquí por el gato I've put this here because of the cat

nunca se lo dijo por miedo a perderla he never told her out of fear of losing her o because he was afraid of losing her

eso te pasa por crédulo that's what you get for being (so) gullible

lo conseguimos por él we got it thanks to him

ella es así por naturaleza she's like that by nature

lo hace por necesidad he does it out of necessity

no se acabó por falta de dinero it wasn't finished for o because of o owing to lack of money

el final no por conocido me resulta menos triste knowing how it ends doesn't make it any less sad

por su alto contenido en proteínas because of o owing to its high protein content

tanto por su precio como por su practicidad both for its price and its practical design

fue por eso por lo que no te llamé or fue por eso que no te llamé that was the reason o that was why I didn't call you

precisamente por eso no dije nada that's precisely why I didn't say anything

la muerte se produjo por asfixia he suffocated, death was caused by suffocation ( frml)

éste serviría si no fuera por el color this one would do if it weren't for the color

fue elogiado por su excelente actuación he was praised for his excellent performance

por + INF for -ING

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

eso

B (según) from

por lo que he oído from what I've heard

por lo que parece no va a volver it seems o it would seem he's not coming back

por mi experiencia diría que … from my experience, I would say that …

C ( fam):

¿por? why?

¿con quién vas? — con Daniel ¿por? who are you going with? — with Daniel, why? o why do you want to know?

D ( en locuciones):

por qué why

¿por qué lloras? why are you crying?

¿por qué no vienes a almorzar a casa? why don't you come to my house for lunch?

por si in case

llévate una muda, por si tuvieras que quedarte take a change of clothes (just) in case you have to stay

acaso, mosca² (↑ mosca (2))

E (en expresiones concesivas) por … QUE:

por más que me esfuerzo me sigue saliendo mal no matter how hard I try o however hard I try, I still can't get it right

(+ subj): por (muy) fácil que se lo pongan, no creo que lo sepa hacer however easy o no matter how easy they make it for him I don't think he'll be able to do it

F

1

(en expresiones de modo): clasifícalos por tamaño classify them according to size o by size

colóquense por orden de altura line up in order of height

por adelantado in advance

por escrito in writing

2

(indicando el medio): se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio

lo mandaron por avión/barco they sent it by air/sea

por carretera by road

la conocí por la voz I recognized the o her voice, I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend

conocido por el nombre de Pancho known as Pancho

lo intenté por todos los medios I tried everything possible o every possible way

3 ( Educación):

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

un graduado en ciencias políticas por la universidad de Granada a graduate in political science from the university of Granada

G

1

(en relaciones de proporción): cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide

ya hemos hecho bastante por hoy we've done enough for today

los hizo entrar uno por uno she made them come in one by one o one at a time

examinar un escrito punto por punto to go through a document point by point

ciento² (↑ ciento (2))

2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(en multiplicaciones): tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

H

1

(en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación): su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti I can go for you o in your place

por toda respuesta se encogió de hombros all he did was shrug his shoulders

tú podrías pasar por inglesa you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

te dan uno nuevo por dos viejos they give you one new one in exchange for two old ones

es senador por Canarias he's a senator for the Canary Islands

2

(como): por ejemplo for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

I (introduciendo el agente) by

un lugar frecuentado por muchos famosos a place frequented by many famous people

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta they were caught in a sudden storm

la ocupación de la fábrica por (parte de) los obreros the occupation of the factory by the workers

ver tb parte² f B. (↑ parte (2))

Sentido II

A

(al expresar finalidad, objetivo): se estaban peleando por la pelota they were fighting over the ball

lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien I'm telling you for your own good

por + INF:

daría cualquier cosa por verte contento I'd give anything to see you happy

no entré por no molestar I didn't go in so as not to disturb him o because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por QUE + SUBJ here por que can also be written porque:

estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him

recemos por que lleguen a un acuerdo let's pray that they'll come to an agreement

siguieron luchando por que se hiciera justicia they continued fighting for justice to be done

B

(indicando consideración, favor): haría cualquier cosa por ti I'd do anything for you

intercede por nosotros intercede for us

por mí no lo hagas don't do it just for me o for my sake

C

(indicando inclinación, elección): su amor por la música her love of music

demostró gran interés por el cuadro he showed great interest in the painting

no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir I chose not to go

votó por ella he voted for her

¿por la afirmativa? all those in favor?

se manifestaron por el derecho al aborto they demonstrated for the right to abortion

estar por algn ( fam); to be crazy about sb

D

(en busca de): salió/fue poror ( Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

E

(en lo que respecta a): por mí no hay inconveniente I don't mind

que haga lo que le dé la gana, por mí … let him do what he likes, as far as I'm concerned …

F (indicando una situación pendiente) por + INF:

tengo toda la casa por limpiar I've got the whole house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer these changes have still not been made o are yet to be made

ver² vt C 1. (↑ ver (2))

G

( AmL) estar por + INF (estar a punto de): deben de estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

A

(indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria): entró por la ventana he came in through the window

sal por aquí go out this way

el acceso al edificio es por la calle Lamas you enter the building from Lamas Street

el piano no va a pasar por la puerta the piano won't go through the door

se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo we took the longer route

no vayas por ahí que te vas a perder don't go that way, you'll get lost

¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

B

(expresando lugar indeterminado): está por ahí he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el restaurante? whereabouts is the restaurant?

viven por el sur/por mi barrio they live in the south somewhere/around my area

hace mucho que no lo vemos por aquí we haven't seen him around here for ages

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? how did you get on in London?

C

(expresando lugar determinado): corta por aquí cut here

voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle

D

(indicando extensión): lo he buscado por todos lados or por todas partes I've looked everywhere for it

la epidemia se extendió por todo el país the epidemic spread throughout the (whole) country

estuvimos viajando por el norte de Francia we were traveling around o in the North of France

fuimos a caminar por la playa we went for a walk along the beach

pasa un trapo por el piso give the floor a quick wipe

ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera¹ adv A 1. (↑ fuera (1)), encima, por etc

Sentido IV

A

(expresando tiempo aproximado): por aquella época at that time

por aquel entonces vivían en Pozuelo at that time they were living in Pozuelo

sucedió por allá por 1960 it happened some time back around 1960

B ( Esp) (indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regalaron por mi cumpleaños they gave it to me for my birthday

por Semana Santa pensamos ir a Londres we're thinking of going to London for Easter

C (durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos for ever and ever

no se lo confío ni por un minuto I wouldn't trust him with it for a minute

puede quedar así por el momento or por ahora it can stay like that for the time being o for now

ver tb mañana³ (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), noche

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por preposición
1 ( causa) because of;
◊ por falta de dinero because of o owing to lack of money;

por naturaleza by nature;
por necesidad out of necessity;
por eso no dije nada that's why I didn't say anything;
fue por eso que no te llamé that was why I didn't call you;
si no fuera por mi hijo … if it wasn't for my son …;
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2 ( en locs)
◊ por qué why;

no dijo por qué he didn't say why;
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? why don't you come with me?;
por si in case;
por si no entiende in case he doesn't understand;
See Also→ acaso 2, mosca
3 ( en expresiones concesivas):
◊ por más que me esfuerzo however hard o no matter how hard I try;

por (muy) fácil que sea however easy o no matter how easy it is
4
a) ( modo):

◊ colócalos por orden de tamaño put them in order of size;

por adelantado in advance;
por escrito in writing
b) ( medio):

◊ se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phone;

lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio;
por avión by air;
la conocí por la voz I recognized her by her voice;
me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend
5
a) ( proporción):

◊ cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class;

120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour;
por metro/docena by the meter/dozen;
tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people;
tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide;
uno por uno one by one;
See Also→ ciento sustantivo masculino b
b) ( en multiplicaciones):

◊ tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

6
a) ( sustitución) for;

◊ su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf;

pasa por inglesa she passes for an Englishwoman
b) ( como):

◊ por ejemplo for example

7 ( introduciendo el agente) by;
◊ compuesto por Mozart composed by Mozart

1 (finalidad, objetivo):
◊ pelearse por algo to fight over sth;

lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money;
no entré por no molestarlo I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him;
por que + subj (here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him
2 (indicando inclinación, elección):
◊ su amor por la música her love of music;

no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him;
votó por ella he voted for her
3 ( en busca de): salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
4 ( en lo que respecta a):
◊ por mí que haga lo que quiera as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

5 (esp AmL) estar por + inf ( estar a punto de) to be about to + inf;
◊ está por terminar he's about to finish;

deben (de) estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute
1
a) ( lugar):

◊ entró por la ventana he came in through the window;

sal por aquí go out this way;
se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs;
¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?;
¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?;
está por ahí he's over there somewhere;
¿por dónde está el hotel? whereabouts is the hotel?;
viven por mi barrio they live around my area;
voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15;
empieza por el principio start at the beginning;
agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle
b) ( indicando extensión): por todos lados or por todas partes everywhere;

◊ viajamos por el norte de Francia we traveled around o in the North of France;

ver tb dentro, fuera, encima, etc
2 ( tiempo) for;
◊ por un mes for a month;

por el momento or por ahora for the time being, for now;
ver tb mañana, tarde, noche
3 (Esp) ( ocasión) for;
◊ me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños she gave it to me for my birthday

por preposición
1 (autoría) by: está escrito por mí, it was written by me
2 (camino, lugar) through: viajamos por Castilla, we travelled round Castilla
3 (medio) lo enviaron por avión, they sent it by plane
me enteré por el periódico, I read about it in the newspaper
4 (motivo, causa) because of
por tu culpa, because of you
(en favor de) for: hazlo por ellos, do it for their sake
por la libertad, for freedom
5 (en torno a) por San Juan, near Saint John's Day
6 (durante) por la mañana/noche, in the morning/at night
por el momento, for the time being
7 (a través) entramos por la puerta, we got in through the door
miramos por la ventana, we looked out (of) the window
pasamos por la ciudad, we went through the town
8 (sobre, por encima de) cruzaremos por el puente, we'll cross the bridge
9 (delante de) paso todos los días por tu casa, I go by your house every day
10 (a cambio de) for: te doy mi helado por tu yogur, I'll swap you my ice-cream for your yoghurt
11 (en una distribución, cálculo) por cabeza, a head, per person
mil pesetas por hora, a thousand pesetas per hour
dos mil revoluciones por minuto, two thousand revolutions per minute
12 (en una multiplicación) dos por dos, cuatro, two times two is four
un diez por ciento, ten per cent
13 (con infinitivo) in order to, so as to
trabajar por trabajar, to work for the sake of it
♦ Locuciones: por así decirlo, so to speak
por más/mucho que..., no matter how...
por qué, why
' por' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abogar
- abonar
- abonarse
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abuelo
- acabar
- acaso
- accidente
- acercarse
- acertar
- aclamación
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acomplejarse
- acoquinar
- acostumbrar
- actual
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adivinar
- admitir
- adoración
- aérea
- aéreo
- afanarse
- afectada I
- afectado
- afición
- agradecer
- aguantar
- ahí
- ahogada
- ahogado
- ahora
- ahorcarse
- ahorrar
- aire
- alegrarse
- algo
- allá
- allí
- almacén
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- aludida
- aludido
- amarga
English:
A
- aback
- ablaze
- about
- above
- absence
- absorb
- accident
- accidentally
- acclaim
- accompany
- accord
- accordingly
- account
- accustom
- actual
- actually
- add to
- advocate
- after
- afternoon
- again
- against
- air
- airmail
- alert
- allowance
- alone
- alphabetically
- alternately
- amble
- amends
- amok
- angry
- annihilate
- annoy
- answer for
- answering service
- antipathy
- anxious
- anywhere
- apologetic
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- apparently
- appearance
- appease
- appointment
- appreciate

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por prep

1. [indica causa] because of;

llegó tarde por el tráfico she was late because of the traffic;

lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love;

me disculpé por llegar tarde I apologized for arriving late;

miré dentro por simple curiosidad I looked inside out of pure curiosity;

accidentes por conducción temeraria accidents caused by reckless driving;

muertes por enfermedades cardiovasculares deaths from cardiovascular disease;

no quise llamar por la hora (que era) I didn't want to call because of the time;

cerrado por vacaciones/reformas [en letrero] closed for holidays/alterations;

por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me;
Esp
fue por eso por lo que tuvimos tantos problemas, Am [m5] fue por eso que tuvimos tantos problemas that's why we had so many problems;

eso te pasa por (ser tan) generoso that's what you get for being so generous;

la razón por (la) que dimite the reason (why) she is resigning;

¿por qué? why?;

¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?;

¿por qué lo preguntas? – por nada why do you ask? – no reason;
Fam
¿por? why?;

por si in case;

por si se te olvida in case you forget

2. [indica indicio]
por lo que me dices/lo que he oído no debe de ser tan difícil from what you say/what I've heard, it can't be that difficult;

por lo que tengo entendido, viven juntos as I understand it, they live together, my understanding is that they live together;

por lo visto, por lo que se ve apparently

3. [indica finalidad] (antes de infinitivo) (in order) to;

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por

prp

1 motivo for, because of;

lo hace por mí he does it for me;

lo hizo por amor she did it out of o for love;

luchó por sus ideales he fought for his ideals;

por miedo a ofenderle for fear of upsetting her;

vino por verme he came to see me

2 medio by;

por avión by air;

por correo by mail, Br

tb by post

3 tiempo

:

por un año/un segundo for a year/a second;

por la mañana in the morning;

por Navidad around Christmas

4 movimiento

:

por la calle down the street;

por un tunel through a tunnel;

por aquí this way

5 posición aproximada around, about;

está por aquí it’s around here (somewhere);

vive por el centro de la ciudad she lives somewhere around the center of town

6 cambio

:

por cincuenta pesos for fifty pesos;

por cabeza each, a head

7 otros usos

:

por hora an o per hour;

dos por dos two times two;

¿por qué? why?;

el motivo por el cual o

por el que … the reason why …;

esa factura aún está por pagar that invoice still has to be paid;

tomar por esposa marry;

por difícil que sea however difficult it might be

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por prep

1) : for, during

se quedaron allí por la semana: they stayed there during the week

por el momento: for now, at the moment

2) : around, during

por noviembre empieza a nevar: around November it starts to snow

por la mañana: in the morning

3) : around (a place)

debe estar por allí: it must be over there

por todas partes: everywhere

4) : by, through, along

por la puerta: through the door

pasé por tu casa: I stopped by your house

por la costa: along the coast

5) : for, for the sake of

lo hizo por su madre: he did it for his mother

¡por Dios!: for heaven's sake!

6) : because of, on account of

llegué tarde por el tráfico: I arrived late because of the traffic

dejar por imposible: to give up as impossible

7) : per

60 millas por hora: 60 miles per hour

por docena: by the dozen

8) : for, in exchange for, instead of

su hermana habló por él: his sister spoke on his behalf

9) : by means of

hablar por teléfono: to talk on the phone

por escrito: in writing

10) : as for

por mí: as far as I'm concerned

11) : times

tres por dos son seis: three times two is six

12) según: from, according to

por lo que dices: judging from what you're telling me

13) : as, for

por ejemplo: for example

14) : by

hecho por mi abuela: made by my grandmother

por correo: by mail

15) : for, in order to

lucha por ganar su respeto: he struggles to win her respect

16)

estar por : to be about to

17)

por ciento : percent

18)

por favor : please

19)

por lo tanto : therefore, consequently

20)

¿por qué? : why?

21)

por que porque

22)

por... que : no matter how

por mucho que intente: no matter how hard I try

23)

por si or

por si acaso : just in case

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por prep

1. (a través de) through

entra por la puerta de la derecha go in through the door on the right

por el bosque through the wood

2. (la calle) along / down

iba por la calle I was walking down the street

3. (indica camino) via / by

fuimos por la carretera comarcal we went by the B road

4. (indica una parte concreta) by

sujeta la cacerola por el asa hold the saucepan by its handle

5. (indica el tiempo)

por la mañana in the morning

por Navidades at Christmas

por la noche at night

por unos días for a few days

6. (a causa de) because of

suspendieron el concierto por la lluvia the concert was cancelled because of the rain

7. (a fin de) to / in order to

por complacer al padre in order to please her father

8. (indica el autor) by

el cuadro fue pintado por Picasso the picture was painted by Picasso

9. (en favor o defensa de) for

haría cualquier cosa por su hijo she'd do anything for her son

es por tu propio bien it's for your own good

10. (multiplicado) times

cuatro por cuatro son dieciséis four times four is sixteen

11. (a cambio de) for

lo compré por cien pesetas I bought it for a hundred pesetas

te doy este libro por esos sellos I'll give you this book for those stamps

12. (en vez de) instead of

ya jugaré yo por Jaime I'll play instead of Jaime

13. (indica que una acción todavía no está hecha)

las camas están por hacer the beds still have to be made

ir por / ir a por to fetch

¡ve a por mis zapatillas, por favor! fetch my slippers, please!

por + adjetivo however + adjective

por barato que parezca however cheap it may seem

por mucho que te quejes however much you complain

por aquí (cerca) near here (indicando camino) this way

por ciento per cent

por correo by post

por fin at last

por la fuerza by force

por lo general generally / usually

por lo menos at least

por mí as far as I'm concerned

por si... in case...

por sorpresa by surprise

por supuesto of course

por tanto therefore

por teléfono on the telephone

¿por qué? why?

Spanish-English dictionary > por
8 break

break [breɪk]

casser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) briser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (i), 1 (j) fracturer ⇒ 1 (b) enfoncer ⇒ 1 (e) violer, enfreindre ⇒ 1 (f) rompre ⇒ 1 (h) couper ⇒ 1 (h) ruiner ⇒ 1 (k) amortir ⇒ 1 (l) se casser ⇒ 2 (a) se briser ⇒ 2 (a) se fracturer ⇒ 2 (b) cassure, brisure ⇒ 3 (a) fissure, fente ⇒ 3 (b) ouverture ⇒ 3 (c) interruption ⇒ 3 (d) pause ⇒ 3 (e) évasion ⇒ 3 (f) chance ⇒ 3 (g) changement ⇒ 3 (h)

(pt broke [brəʊk], pp broken ['brəʊkn])

1 transitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) casser, briser; (→ branch, lace, string, egg, toy) casser;

∎ break the stick in two cassez le bâton en deux;

∎ to break sth into pieces mettre qch en morceaux;

∎ to get broken se casser;

∎ to break a safe forcer un coffre-fort;

∎ Religion to break bread (priest) administrer la communion; (congregation) recevoir la communion;

∎ figurative to break bread with sb partager le repas de qn;

∎ figurative to break sb's heart briser le cœur à qn;

∎ Ross broke her heart Ross lui a brisé le cœur;

∎ it breaks my heart to see her unhappy ça me brise le cœur de la voir malheureuse;

∎ figurative to break the ice rompre ou briser la glace

(b) Medicine (fracture) casser, fracturer;

∎ to break one's leg se casser ou se fracturer la jambe;

∎ to break one's neck se casser ou se rompre le cou;

∎ the fall broke his back la chute lui a brisé les reins;

∎ familiar figurative to break one's back s'échiner;

∎ familiar figurative they broke their backs trying to get the job done ils se sont éreintés à finir le travail;

∎ familiar we've broken the back of the job nous avons fait le plus gros du travail;

∎ familiar I'll break his neck if I catch him doing it again! je lui tords le cou si je le reprends à faire ça!;

∎ familiar figurative break a leg! merde! (pour souhaiter bonne chance)

(c) (render inoperable → appliance, machine) casser;

∎ you've broken the TV tu as cassé la télé

(d) (cut surface of → ground) entamer; (→ skin) écorcher; Law (seals → illegally) briser; (legally) lever;

∎ the seal on the coffee jar was broken le pot de café avait été ouvert;

∎ the skin isn't broken la peau n'est pas écorchée;

∎ to break new or fresh ground innover, faire œuvre de pionnier;

∎ scientists are breaking new or fresh ground in cancer research les savants font une percée dans la recherche contre le cancer

(e) (force a way through) enfoncer;

∎ the river broke its banks la rivière est sortie de son lit;

∎ to break the sound barrier franchir le mur du son;

∎ to break surface (diver, whale) remonter à la surface; Nautical (submarine) faire surface

(f) Law (violate → law, rule) violer, enfreindre; (→ speed limit) dépasser; (→ agreement, treaty) violer; (→ contract) rompre; (→ promise) manquer à; Religion (→ commandment) désobéir à; (→ Sabbath) ne pas respecter;

∎ she broke her appointment with them elle a annulé son rendez-vous avec eux;

∎ he broke his word to her il a manqué à la parole qu'il lui avait donnée;

∎ Law to break parole = commettre un délit qui entraîne la révocation de la mise en liberté conditionnelle;

∎ Military to break bounds violer la consigne

(g) (escape from, leave suddenly) Law

∎ to break jail s'évader (de prison);

∎ to break camp lever le camp;

∎ to break cover (animal) être débusqué; (person) sortir à découvert

(h) (interrupt → fast, monotony, spell) rompre; Electricity (→ circuit, current) couper; Typography (→ word, page) couper;

∎ we broke our journey at Brussels nous avons fait une étape à Bruxelles;

∎ a cry broke the silence un cri a déchiré ou percé le silence;

∎ the plain was broken only by an occasional small settlement la plaine n'était interrompue que par de rares petits hameaux;

∎ Military to break step rompre le pas

(i) (put an end to → strike) briser; (→ uprising) mater;

∎ the new offer broke the deadlock la nouvelle proposition a permis de sortir de l'impasse;

∎ he's tried to stop smoking but he can't break the habit il a essayé d'arrêter de fumer mais il n'arrive pas à se débarrasser ou se défaire de l'habitude;

∎ to break sb of a habit corriger ou guérir qn d'une habitude;

∎ to break oneself of a habit se corriger ou se défaire d'une habitude

(j) (wear down, destroy → enemy) détruire; (→ person, will, courage, resistance) briser; (→ witness) réfuter; (→ health) abîmer; (→ alibi) écarter;

∎ torture did not break him or his spirit il a résisté à la torture;

∎ this scandal could break them ce scandale pourrait signer leur perte;

∎ the experience will either make or break him l'expérience lui sera ou salutaire ou fatale

(k) (bankrupt) ruiner;

∎ her new business will either make or break her sa nouvelle affaire la rendra riche ou la ruinera;

∎ to break the bank (exhaust funds) faire sauter la banque;

∎ humorous buying a book won't break the bank! acheter un livre ne te/nous/ etc ruinera pas!

(l) (soften → fall) amortir, adoucir;

∎ we planted a row of trees to break the wind nous avons planté une rangée d'arbres pour couper le vent

(m) (reveal, tell) annoncer, révéler;

∎ break it to her gently annonce-le lui avec ménagement

(n) (beat, improve on) battre;

∎ to break a record battre un record;

∎ the golfer broke 90 le golfeur a dépassé le score de 90

(o) (solve → code) déchiffrer

(p) Sport

∎ to break sb's service (in tennis) prendre le service de qn;

∎ Hingis was broken in the fifth game Hingis a perdu son service dans le cinquième jeu

(q) (divide into parts → collection) dépareiller; (→ bank note) entamer;

∎ can you break a £10 note? pouvez-vous faire de la monnaie sur un billet de 10 livres?

(r) (horse) dresser

(s) Military (demote) casser

(t) Nautical (flag) déferler

(u) euphemism

∎ to break wind lâcher un vent

2 intransitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) se casser, se briser; (→ branch, stick) se casser, se rompre; (→ lace, string, egg, toy) se casser;

∎ to break apart se casser ou se briser (en morceaux);

∎ the plate broke in two l'assiette s'est cassée en deux;

∎ to break into pieces se casser en morceaux;

∎ figurative her heart broke elle a eu le cœur brisé

(b) Medicine (fracture → bone, limb) se fracturer;

∎ is the bone broken? y a-t-il une fracture?;

∎ humorous any bones broken? rien de cassé?

(c) (become inoperable → lock, tool) casser; (→ machine) tomber en panne;

∎ the dishwasher broke last week le lave-vaisselle est tombé en panne la semaine dernière

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser, se dissiper; Military (→ troops) rompre les rangs; (→ ranks) se rompre

(e) (escape)

∎ to break free se libérer;

∎ the ship broke loose from its moorings le bateau a rompu ses amarres

(f) (fail → health, person, spirit) se détériorer;

∎ the witness broke under questioning le témoin a craqué au cours de l'interrogatoire;

∎ she or her spirit did not break elle ne s'est pas laissée abattre;

∎ their courage finally broke leur courage a fini par les abandonner

(g) (take a break) faire une pause;

∎ let's break for coffee arrêtons-nous pour prendre un café

(h) (arise suddenly → day) se lever, poindre; (→ dawn) poindre; Press & Television (→ news) être annoncé; (→ scandal, war) éclater

(i) (move suddenly) se précipiter, foncer

(j) (weather) changer; (storm) éclater

(k) (voice → of boy) muer; (→ with emotion) se briser;

∎ she was so upset that her voice kept breaking elle était tellement bouleversée que sa voix se brisait

(l) (wave) déferler;

∎ the sea was breaking against the rocks les vagues se brisaient sur les rochers

(m) Obstetrics

∎ her waters have broken elle a perdu les eaux

(n) American familiar (happen) se passer^□, arriver^□ ;

∎ to break right/badly bien/mal se passer

(o) Linguistics (vowel) se diphtonguer

(p) Sport (boxers) se dégager;

∎ break! break!, stop!

(q) Sport (ball) dévier

(r) Sport (in billiards, snooker, pool) donner l'acquit

(s) (idiom)

∎ to break even (gen) s'y retrouver; Finance rentrer dans ses frais

3 noun

(a) (in china, glass) cassure f, brisure f; (in wood) cassure f, rupture f; Medicine (in bone, limb) fracture f; figurative (with friend, group) rupture f; (in marriage) séparation f;

∎ a clean break (in object) une cassure nette; Medicine (in bone) une fracture simple;

∎ the break with her husband was a painful experience ça a été très pénible pour elle quand elle s'est séparée de son mari;

∎ her break with the party in 1968 sa rupture avec le parti en 1968;

∎ to make a clean break with the past rompre avec le passé

(b) (crack) fissure f, fente f

(c) (gap → in hedge, wall) trouée f, ouverture f; Geology (→ in rock) faille f; (→ in line) interruption f, rupture f; Typography (→ in word) césure f; (→ in pagination) fin f de page;

∎ a break in the clouds une éclaircie

(d) (interruption → in conversation) interruption f, pause f; (→ in payment) interruption f, suspension f; (→ in trip) arrêt m; (→ in production) suspension f, rupture f; (→ in series) interruption f; Literature & Music pause f; (in jazz) break m;

∎ guitar break (in rock) (courte) improvisation f de guitare;

∎ Electricity a break in the circuit une coupure de courant;

∎ Radio a break for commercials, a (commercial) break un intermède de publicité; Television un écran publicitaire, une page de publicité;

∎ Television a break in transmission une interruption des programmes (due à un incident technique)

(e) (rest) pause f; (holiday) vacances fpl; British School récréation f;

∎ let's take a break on fait une pause?;

∎ we worked all morning without a break nous avons travaillé toute la matinée sans nous arrêter;

∎ he drove for three hours without a break il a conduit trois heures de suite;

∎ you need a break (short rest) tu as besoin de faire une pause; (holiday) tu as besoin de vacances;

∎ an hour's break for lunch une heure de pause pour le déjeuner;

∎ lunch break pause f de midi;

∎ do you get a lunch break? tu as une pause à midi?;

∎ a weekend in the country makes a pleasant break un week-end à la campagne fait du bien;

∎ familiar give me a break! (don't talk nonsense) dis pas n'importe quoi!; (stop nagging) fiche-moi la paix!

(f) (escape) évasion f, fuite f;

∎ Law jail break évasion f (de prison);

∎ she made a break for the woods elle s'est élancée vers le bois;

∎ to make a break for it prendre la fuite

(g) familiar (opportunity) chance^□ f; (luck) (coup m de) veine f;

∎ you get all the breaks! tu en as du pot!;

∎ to have a lucky break avoir de la veine;

∎ to have a bad break manquer de veine;

∎ this could be your big break ça pourrait être la chance de ta vie;

∎ she's never had an even break in her life rien n'a jamais été facile dans sa vie;

∎ give him a break donne-lui une chance; (he won't do it again) donne-lui une seconde chance

(h) (change) changement m;

∎ a break in the weather un changement de temps;

∎ the decision signalled a break with tradition la décision marquait une rupture avec la tradition

(i) (carriage) break m

(j) literary

∎ at break of day au point du jour, à l'aube

(k) Sport

∎ to have a service break or a break (of serve) (in tennis) avoir une rupture de service (de l'adversaire);

∎ to have two break points (in tennis) avoir deux balles de break;

∎ he made a 70 break (in snooker, pool etc) il a fait une série de 70

►► Computing break character caractère m d'interruption;

Computing break key touche f d'interruption

➲ break away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move away) se détacher; (escape) s'évader;

∎ I broke away from the crowd je me suis éloigné de la foule;

∎ he broke away from her grasp il s'est dégagé de son étreinte

(b) (end association with) rompre; (province → from State) se séparer;

∎ a group of MPs broke away from the party un groupe de députés a quitté le parti;

∎ as a band they have broken away from traditional jazz leur groupe a (complètement) rompu avec le jazz traditionnel

(c) Sport (in racing, cycling) s'échapper, se détacher du peloton

2 separable transitive verb

détacher;

∎ they broke all the fittings away from the walls ils ont décroché toutes les appliques des murs

➲ break back intransitive verb

(in tennis) = gagner le service de son adversaire après avoir perdu son propre service

➲ break down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (vehicle, machine) tomber en panne;

∎ the car has broken down la voiture est en panne

(b) (fail → health) se détériorer; (→ authority) disparaître; (→ argument, system, resistance) s'effondrer; (→ negotiations, relations, plan) échouer;

∎ radio communications broke down le contact radio a été coupé;

∎ their marriage is breaking down leur mariage se désagrège

(c) (lose one's composure) s'effondrer;

∎ to break down in tears fondre en larmes

(d) (divide) se diviser;

∎ the report breaks down into three parts le rapport comprend ou est composé de trois parties

(e) Chemistry se décomposer;

∎ to break down into sth se décomposer en qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (destroy → barrier) démolir, abattre; (→ door) enfoncer; figurative (→ resistance) briser;

∎ we must break down old prejudices il faut mettre fin aux vieux préjugés

(b) (analyse → idea, statistics) analyser; (→ reasons) décomposer; (→ account, figures, expenses) décomposer, ventiler; (→ bill, estimate) détailler; (→ substance) décomposer;

∎ the problem can be broken down into three parts le problème peut se décomposer en trois parties

➲ break forth intransitive verb

literary (light) jaillir; (storm, buds) éclater; (blossom) s'épanouir subitement

➲ break in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (train → person) former; (→ horse) dresser;

∎ a month should be enough to break you in to the job un mois devrait suffire pour vous faire ou vous habituer au métier

(b) (clothing) porter (pour user);

∎ I want to break these shoes in je veux que ces chaussures se fassent

(c) (knock down → door) enfoncer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Law (burglar) entrer par effraction

(b) (speaker) interrompre;

∎ to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch

➲ break into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of burglar) entrer par effraction dans; (drawer) forcer;

∎ they broke into the safe ils ont fracturé ou forcé le coffre-fort;

∎ they've been broken into three times ils se sont fait cambrioler trois fois

(b) (begin suddenly)

∎ the audience broke into applause le public s'est mis à applaudir;

∎ to break into a run/sprint se mettre à courir/à sprinter;

∎ the horse broke into a gallop le cheval a pris le galop

(c) (conversation) interrompre

(d) (start to spend → savings) entamer;

∎ I don't want to break into a £20 note je ne veux pas entamer un billet de 20 livres

(e) Commerce (market) percer sur;

∎ the firm has broken into the Japanese market l'entreprise a percé sur le marché japonais

➲ break off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (separate) se détacher, se casser;

∎ a branch has broken off une branche s'est détachée (de l'arbre)

(b) (stop) s'arrêter brusquement;

∎ he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase;

∎ they broke off from work (for rest) ils ont fait une pause; (for day) ils ont cessé le travail;

∎ to break off for ten minutes prendre dix minutes de pause;

∎ to break off for lunch s'arrêter pour déjeuner

(c) (end relationship) rompre;

∎ she's broken off with him elle a rompu avec lui

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (separate) détacher, casser;

∎ to break sth off sth casser ou détacher qch de qch

(b) (end → agreement, relationship) rompre;

∎ they've broken off their engagement ils ont rompu leurs fiançailles;

∎ to break it off (with sb) rompre (avec qn);

∎ Italy had broken off diplomatic relations with Libya l'Italie avait rompu ses relations diplomatiques avec la Libye

➲ break open separable transitive verb

(door) enfoncer; (lock, safe, till) forcer; familiar (bottle of wine etc) ouvrir^□, déboucher^□ ;

∎ to break a desk open ouvrir un bureau en forçant la serrure

➲ break out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (begin → war, storm) éclater; (→ disease, fire) se déclarer; (→ fight) se déclencher

(b) (become covered)

∎ to break out in spots or in a rash avoir une éruption de boutons;

∎ to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer;

∎ she broke out in a cold sweat elle s'est mise à avoir des sueurs froides

(c) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ to break out from or of prison s'évader (de prison);

∎ we have to break out of this vicious circle il faut que nous sortions de ce cercle vicieux

2 separable transitive verb

(bottle, champagne) ouvrir

➲ break through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(sun) percer;

∎ I broke through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ the troops broke through enemy lines les troupes ont enfoncé les lignes ennemies;

∎ she eventually broke through his reserve elle a fini par le faire sortir de sa réserve

2 intransitive verb

percer; figurative & Military faire une percée;

∎ figurative his hidden feelings tend to break through in his writing ses sentiments cachés tendent à transparaître ou percer dans ses écrits

➲ break up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (divide up → rocks) briser, morceler; Law (→ property) morceler; (→ soil) ameublir; (→ bread, cake) partager;

∎ she broke the loaf up into four pieces elle a rompu ou partagé la miche en quatre;

∎ illustrations break up the text le texte est aéré par des illustrations

(b) (destroy → house) démolir; (→ road) défoncer

(c) (end → fight, party) mettre fin à, arrêter; Commerce & Law (→ conglomerate, trust) scinder, diviser; Commerce (→ company) scinder; Politics (→ coalition) briser, rompre; Administration (→ organization) dissoudre; (→ empire) démembrer; (→ family) séparer;

∎ his drinking broke up their marriage le fait qu'il buvait a brisé ou détruit leur mariage

(d) (disperse → crowd) disperser;

∎ break it up! (people fighting or arguing) arrêtez!; (said by policeman) circulez!

(e) familiar (distress) bouleverser, retourner;

∎ the news really broke her up la nouvelle l'a complètement bouleversée

(f) American familiar (amuse)

∎ her stories really break me up! ses histoires me font bien marrer!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → road, system) se désagréger; (→ ice) craquer, se fissurer; (→ ship) se disloquer;

∎ the ship broke up on the rocks le navire s'est disloqué sur les rochers

(b) (come to an end → meeting, party) se terminer, prendre fin; (→ partnership) cesser, prendre fin; (→ talks, negotiations) cesser;

∎ when the meeting broke up à l'issue ou à la fin de la réunion;

∎ their marriage broke up leur mariage n'a pas marché

(c) (boyfriend, girlfriend) rompre;

∎ she broke up with her boyfriend elle a rompu avec son petit ami;

∎ they've broken up ils se sont séparés

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser; (→ group) se disperser; (→ friends) se quitter, se séparer

(e) British School

∎ we break up for Christmas on the 22nd les vacances de Noël commencent le 22;

∎ when do we break up? quand est-ce qu'on est en vacances?

(f) (lose one's composure) s'effondrer

(g) American familiar (laugh) se tordre de rire

➲ break with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (end association with → person, organization) rompre avec;

∎ the defeat caused many people to break with the party la défaite a poussé beaucoup de gens à rompre avec le parti

(b) (depart from → belief, values) rompre avec;

∎ she broke with tradition by getting married away from her village elle a rompu avec la tradition en ne se mariant pas dans son village

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > break
9 romper

v.

1 to break.

romper algo en pedazos to break/smash/tear something to pieces

Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.

Su voz rompe el silencio His voice breaks the silence.

2 to break.

3 to break (empezar) (día).

al romper el alba o día at daybreak

romper a hacer algo to suddenly start doing something

romper a llorar to burst into tears

romper a reír to burst out laughing

4 to break (olas).

5 to wear out.

6 to break (interrumpir) (monotonía, silencio, hábito).

7 to break off.

Su ira rompe nuestra amistad His anger breaks off our friendship.

8 to tear, to tear up.

Ellos rompieron los papeles They tore the papers.

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romper

(pp roto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to break; (papel, tela) to tear; (cristal, loza) to smash, shatter

2 (rajar, reventar) to split

3 (gastar) to wear out

4 (relaciones) to break off

5 figurado (ley) to break, violate; (contrato) to break

6 figurado (cerca, límite) to break through, break down

7 (empezar) to initiate, begin

■ romper las hostilidades to initiate hostilities

8 figurado (interrumpir) to break, interrupt

■ romper el silencio to break the silence

9 (mar, aire) to cleave

► verbo intransitivo

1 (acabar - con algo) to break; (- con alguien) to split up, US break up

■ romper con el pasado to break with one's past

■ rompieron hace un mes they broke up a month ago

2 (olas, día) to break

■ al romper el día at daybreak

3 (flores) to bloom, blossom

4 romper a + inf figurado (empezar) to burst out

■ romper a reír to burst out laughing

5 romper en + sust figurado (prorrumpir) to burst into

■ romper en llanto to burst into tears

► verbo pronominal romperse

1 (gen) to break

■ se me ha roto esta uña I've broken this nail

2 (papel, tela) to tear, rip

■ se me han roto las medias I've ripped my stockings

3 (rajarse, reventarse) to split

■ la bolsa se ha roto the bag has split open

4 (desgastarse) to wear out

■ se me han roto los zapatos my shoes are worn out

5 (coche) to break down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de rompe y rasga familiar resolute, determined

romper con alguien to quarrel with somebody, fall out with somebody

romper el fuego MILITAR to open fire

romper el hielo figurado to break the ice

romper una lanza por alguien figurado to defend somebody

romperle la cara a alguien / romperle las narices a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face in

romperse la cabeza (pensar) to rack one's brains 2 (herirse) to split one's head open

romperse por la mitad to break in half, split in half

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verb

1) to break

2) smash, shatter

3) rip, tear

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- romper a

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(pp roto)
1. VT

1) (=partir, destrozar)

a) [intencionadamente] [+ juguete, mueble, cuerda] to break; [+ rama] to break, break off; [+ vaso, jarrón, cristal] to break, smash

los ladrones entraron rompiendo la puerta a patadas — the burglars got in by kicking down the door

la onda expansiva rompió los cristales — the shock wave broke o smashed the windows

b) (=rasgar) [+ tela, vestido, papel] to tear, rip

¡cuidado, que vas a romper las cortinas! — careful, you'll tear o rip the curtains!

se disgustó tanto con la carta que la rompió en pedazos — he was so angry about the letter that he tore o ripped it up

c) [por el uso] [+ zapatos, ropa] to wear out

d) [+ barrera] (lit) to break down, break through; (fig) to break down

tratan de romper barreras en el campo de la informática — they are trying to break down barriers in the area of computing

romper la barrera del sonido — to break the sound barrier

e)

romper aguas —

todavía no ha roto aguas — her waters haven't broken yet

- romper la cara a algn

- romper el hielo

- romper una lanza en favor de algn/algo

no haber roto un plato —

se comporta como si no hubiera roto un plato en su vida — he behaves as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth

de rompe y rasga —

es una mujer de rompe y rasga — she's not someone to mess with

- quien rompe paga
esquema, molde
2) (=terminar) [+ equilibrio, silencio, maleficio, contrato] to break; [+ relaciones, amistad] to break off

hagamos algo distinto que rompa la rutina — let's do something different to break the routine

la patronal ha roto el pacto con los sindicatos — employers have broken the agreement with the unions

romper la racha de algo — to break a run of sth

romper el servicio a algn — (Tenis) to break sb's service

3) (Mil) [+ línea, cerco] to break, break through

¡rompan filas! — fall out!

romper (el) fuego — to open fire

romper las hostilidades — to start hostilities

4) (Agr) [+ tierra] to break, break up

5) Arg, Uru *** (=molestar) to piss off ***

deja de romperme — stop pissing me off ***

2. VI

1) [olas] to break

2) (=salir) [diente] to come through; [capullo, flor] to come out

romper entre algo — to break through sth, burst through sth

los manifestantes rompieron entre el cordón de seguridad — the demonstrators broke o burst through the security cordon

3) [alba, día] to break

al romper el alba — at crack of dawn, at daybreak

4) (=empezar)

romper a hacer algo — to (suddenly) start doing sth, (suddenly) start to do sth

rompió a proferir insultos contra todo el mundo — he suddenly started hurling o to hurl insults at everyone

al verme rompió a llorar — when he saw me he burst into tears

romper en llanto — to break down in tears

cuando rompa el hervor — when it comes to the boil

5) (=separarse) [pareja, novios] to split up

hace algún tiempo que rompieron — they split up some time ago

romper con — [+ novio, amante] to split up with, break up with; [+ amigo, familia] to fall out with; [+ aliado] to break off relations with; [+ tradición, costumbre, pasado] to break with; [+ imagen, tópico, leyenda] to break away from

ha roto con su novio — she has broken o split up with her boyfriend

Albania rompió con China en 1978 — Albania broke off relations with China in 1978

han roto con una tradición de siglos — they have broken with a centuries-old tradition

3.

See:

romperse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <loza/mueble> to break; < ventana> to break, smash; <lápiz/cuerda> to break, snap

b) < puerta> ( tirándola abajo) to break down; ( para que quede abierta) to break open

c) <hoja/póster> ( rasgar) to tear; ( en varios pedazos) to tear up

d) < camisa> to tear, split

2)

a) <silencio/monotonía> to break; < tranquilidad> to disturb

b) <promesa/pacto> to break; <relaciones/compromiso> to break off
2.
romper vi

1)

a) olas to break

b) (liter) alba to break; flores to open, burst open

al romper el día — at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar)

romper A + INF — to begin o start to + inf

rompió a llorar/reír — she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper en llanto — to burst into tears

2) novios to break up, split up

romper CON algn — con novio to split o break up with sb

romper CON algo — con el pasado to break with sth; con tradición to break away from sth

este verso rompe con la estructura del poema — this verse departs from the structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga — < decidir> suddenly

mujeres de rompe y rasga — strong-minded women
3.
romperse verbo pronominal

a) vaso/plato to break, smash, get broken o smashed; papel to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; televisor/ascensor (RPl) to break down

b) pantalones/zapatos to wear out

c) (refl) <brazo/pierna> to break

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= break, break down, rupture, rip off, fracture, rip.

Ex. The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.

Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

Ex. Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex. He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.

Ex. He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

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* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* día + romper = day + break.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* romper a carcajadas = break out with + laugh.

* romper Algo en pedazos = tear + Nombre + to bits.

* romper a reír = bubble over in + laugh, burst out + laughing, explode into + laughter.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper con = break out of, break through, step away from, break away from.

* romper con la tradición = make + break with tradition, break with + tradition.

* romper con una amenaza = slay + dragon.

* romper el equilibrio = tip + the scales.

* romper el hielo = break + the ice.

* romper el molde tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.

* romper filas = break + ranks.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper la huelga = cross + the picket line.

* romper la monotonía = relieve + monotony.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* romper las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* romper los esquemas = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.

* romperse = snap off.

* romperse el cuello = break + Posesivo + neck.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* romper tajantemente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* romper una lanza en favor de = stick up for.

* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* romper un lazo = sever + connection.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <loza/mueble> to break; < ventana> to break, smash; <lápiz/cuerda> to break, snap

b) < puerta> ( tirándola abajo) to break down; ( para que quede abierta) to break open

c) <hoja/póster> ( rasgar) to tear; ( en varios pedazos) to tear up

d) < camisa> to tear, split

2)

a) <silencio/monotonía> to break; < tranquilidad> to disturb

b) <promesa/pacto> to break; <relaciones/compromiso> to break off
2.
romper vi

1)

a) olas to break

b) (liter) alba to break; flores to open, burst open

al romper el día — at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar)

romper A + INF — to begin o start to + inf

rompió a llorar/reír — she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper en llanto — to burst into tears

2) novios to break up, split up

romper CON algn — con novio to split o break up with sb

romper CON algo — con el pasado to break with sth; con tradición to break away from sth

este verso rompe con la estructura del poema — this verse departs from the structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga — < decidir> suddenly

mujeres de rompe y rasga — strong-minded women
3.
romperse verbo pronominal

a) vaso/plato to break, smash, get broken o smashed; papel to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; televisor/ascensor (RPl) to break down

b) pantalones/zapatos to wear out

c) (refl) <brazo/pierna> to break

* * *

= break, break down, rupture, rip off, fracture, rip.

Ex: The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.

Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

Ex: Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex: He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.

Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* día + romper = day + break.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* romper a carcajadas = break out with + laugh.

* romper Algo en pedazos = tear + Nombre + to bits.

* romper a reír = bubble over in + laugh, burst out + laughing, explode into + laughter.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper con = break out of, break through, step away from, break away from.

* romper con la tradición = make + break with tradition, break with + tradition.

* romper con una amenaza = slay + dragon.

* romper el equilibrio = tip + the scales.

* romper el hielo = break + the ice.

* romper el molde tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.

* romper filas = break + ranks.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper la huelga = cross + the picket line.

* romper la monotonía = relieve + monotony.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* romper las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* romper los esquemas = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.

* romperse = snap off.

* romperse el cuello = break + Posesivo + neck.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* romper tajantemente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* romper una lanza en favor de = stick up for.

* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* romper un lazo = sever + connection.

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romper [ E30 ]

vt

A

1 ‹taza› to break; ‹ventana› to break, smash; ‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap; ‹juguete/radio/silla› to break

2 ‹puerta› (tirándola abajo) to break down; (para que quede abierta) to break open

3 ‹hoja/póster› (rasgar) to tear; (en varios pedazos) to tear up

4 ‹camisa› to tear, split

B

1 ‹silencio/monotonía› to break; ‹tranquilidad› to disturb

2 ‹promesa/pacto› to break; ‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off

C

1 ( fam) ‹servicio› (en tenis) to break

2 ( esp AmL) ‹récord› to break

■ romper

vi

A

1 «olas» to break

2 ( liter); «alba/día» to break; «flores» to open, burst open, come out

salimos al romper el día we left at daybreak o at the crack of dawn

3

(empezar): cuando rompa el hervor when it reaches boiling point, when it comes to the boil o starts to boil

romper A + INF to begin o start to + INF

rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper EN algo:

romper en llanto to burst into tears

romper en sollozos to break into sobs, start sobbing

B «novios» to break up, split up romper CON algn ‹con un novio› to split o break up WITH sb; ‹con un amigo› to fall out WITH sb romper CON algo ‹con el pasado› to break WITH sth; ‹con una tradición› to break away FROM sth, break WITH sth

hay que romper con esas viejas creencias we have to break away from those old beliefs

este verso rompe con la estructura general del poema this verse departs from the general structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga: me lo dijo así, de rompe y rasga he told me like that, straight out ( colloq)

no se puede decidir así de rompe y rasga you can't just decide like that on the spur of the moment

mujeres de rompe y rasga strong-minded women

C ( RPl vulg) (molestar) to bug ( colloq)

■ romperse

v pron

1 «vaso/plato» to break, smash, get broken o smashed; «papel» to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; «televisor/lavadora/ascensor» ( RPl) to break down

2 «pantalones/zapatos» to wear out

se me rompieron los calcetines por el talón my socks have worn through o gone through at the heel

3 ‹brazo/pierna/muñeca› to break

se rompió el tobillo he broke his ankle

4

( RPl fam) (esforzarse): no te rompas demasiado don't kill yourself ( colloq)

no se rompieron mucho con el regalo they didn't go to much trouble o expense over the gift ( colloq)

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romper ( conjugate romper) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹loza/mueble› to break;

‹ ventana› to break, smash;
‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap
b) ‹hoja/póster› ( rasgar) to tear;

( en varios pedazos) to tear up
c) ‹ camisa› to tear, split

2
a) ‹silencio/monotonía› to break;

‹ tranquilidad› to disturb
b) ‹promesa/pacto› to break;

‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off
verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ olas] to break

b) (liter) [ alba] to break;

◊ al romper el día at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar):

◊ rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing

2 [ novios] to break up, split up;
romper CON algn ‹ con novio› to split o break up with sb;
romper CON algo ‹ con el pasado› to break with sth;
‹ con tradición› to break away from sth
romperse verbo pronominal
a) [vaso/plato] to break, smash, get broken o smashed;

[ papel] to tear, rip, get torn o ripped;
[televisor/ascensor] (RPl) to break down
b) [pantalones/zapatos] to wear out

c) ( refl) ‹brazo/pierna› to break

romper
I verbo transitivo
1 to break
(un cristal, una pieza de loza) to smash, shatter
(una tela, un papel) to tear (up): rompió el contrato en pedazos, he tore the contract into pieces
2 (relaciones, una negociación) to break off
3 (una norma) to fail to fulfil, break
(una promesa, un trato) to break
4 (el ritmo, sueño, silencio) to break
II verbo intransitivo
1 (empezar el día, etc) to break: al cabo de un rato rompió a hablar, after a while she started talking
rompió a llorar, he burst into tears
2 (poner un fin) to break [con, with]: he roto con el pasado, I've broken with the past
(relaciones de pareja) rompieron hace una semana, they broke up a week ago ➣ Ver nota en break
' romper' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- cascar
- congénere
- crisma
- dejar
- desligarse
- desordenar
- destrozar
- frágil
- hielo
- lanza
- partir
- regañar
- reñir
- echar
- espuma
- mameluco
- pacto
- promesa
- quebrar
English:
bash in
- break
- break into
- break off
- break up
- break with
- bust
- bust up
- crack
- dash
- fall out
- finish with
- ice
- monotony
- oath
- pound
- prompt
- rank
- relieve
- rupture
- sever
- smash
- snap
- snap off
- tear
- tear up
- chip
- fall
- half
- rip
- rompers
- shatter

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romper

♦ vt

1. [partir, fragmentar] to break;
[hacer añicos] to smash; [rasgar] to tear;
romper algo en pedazos to break/smash/tear sth to pieces;
Mil
¡rompan filas! fall out!;

Comp
Fam
romper la baraja to get annoyed;

Comp
Fam
o jugamos todos, o se rompe la baraja either we all play, or nobody does

2. [estropear] to break

3. [desgastar] to wear out

4. [interrumpir] [monotonía, silencio, hábito] to break;
[hilo del discurso] to break off; [tradición] to put an end to, to stop
5. [terminar] to break off

6. [incumplir] to break;

rompió su promesa de ayudarnos she broke her promise to help us

7.
romper el par [en golf] to break par

8.
romper el servicio de alguien [en tenis] to break sb's serve

9. RP Fam [fastidiar]
no me rompas give me a break;

no (me) rompas la paciencia you're trying my patience;
muy Fam
romper las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos a alguien to get on sb's tits;
muy Fam
dejá de romper las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos stop being such a pain in the Br arse o US ass

♦ vi

1. [terminar una relación]
romper (con alguien) to break up o split up (with sb);

rompió con su novia he broke up o split up with his girlfriend;

ha roto con su familia she has broken off contact with her family;

romper con la tradición to break with tradition;

rompió con el partido she broke with the party

2. [empezar] [día] to break;
[hostilidades] to break out;
al romper el alba o [m5] día at daybreak;

romper a hacer algo to suddenly start doing sth;

romper a llorar to burst into tears;

romper a reír to burst out laughing

3. [olas] to break

4. Fam [tener éxito] to be a hit;

un cantante que rompe a singer who's all the rage;

Comp

de rompe y rasga: es una mujer de rompe y rasga she's a woman who knows what she wants o knows her own mind

5. RP Fam [molestar] to be a pain;

¡no rompas! give me a break!

♦ See also the pronominal verb romperse

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romper

<part roto>

I v/t

1 break; ( hacer añicos) smash; tela, papel tear

2 relación break off

II v/i

1 break;

romper con alguien break up with s.o.

2

:

romper a hacer algo start doing sth, start to do sth;

romper a llorar burst into tears, start crying

3

:

hombre de rompe y rasga strong-minded man

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romper {70} vt

1) : to break, to smash

2) : to rip, to tear

3) : to break off (relations), to break (a contract)

4) : to break through, to break down

5) gastar: to wear out

romper vi

1) : to break

al romper del día: at the break of day

2)

romper a : to begin to, to burst out with

romper a llorar: to burst into tears

3)

romper con : to break off with

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romper vb

1. (en general) to break [pt. broke; pp. broken]

¿quién ha roto el cristal? who broke the window?

se rompió el brazo he broke his arm

2. (papel, tela) to tear [pt. tore; pp. torn]

he roto la sábana I've torn the sheet

rompió la carta she tore the letter up

3. (desgastar ropa, zapatos) to wear out [pt. wore; pp. worn]

vas a romper los zapatos you're going to wear your shoes out

4. (acabar una relación) to split up [pt. & pp. split]

rompieron hace un mes they split up a month ago

rompió con su novio she split up with her boyfriend

romper a llorar to burst into tears

romperse la cabeza to split your head open

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10 briser

briser [bʀize]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to break ; [+ carrière, vie] to ruin ; [+ amitié] to put an end to

• briser qch en mille morceaux to smash sth to smithereens

• briser la glace to break the ice

• d'une voix brisée par l'émotion in a voice breaking with emotion

2. reflexive verb

► se briser [vitre, verre, vagues, cœur] to break

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bʀize
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( rompre) to break [objet, jambe]

2) ( interrompre) to break [rythme, élan]; to stop [tentative, attaque, ascension]; to break down [résistance]; to crush [révolte]; [travailleur] to break [grève]; [police] to stop [grève]

3) ( mettre fin à) to break [silence, monopole]; to break down [tabou]; to shatter [rêve, idylle]

4) ( détruire) to destroy [pays, structure]; to break [personne]; to wreck [carrièe, vie]; to shatter [image]

l'émotion lui brisait la voix — his/her voice was breaking with emotion

avoir le cœur brisé — to be broken-hearted

5) ( épuiser) to shatter [personne]

2.

se briser verbe pronominal

1) ( se rompre) [vitre, os] to break; [vague] to break (sur, contre against)

2) ( s'interrompre) [rêve] to be shattered

3) ( s'altérer) [voix] to break

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bʀize vt
1) (= casser) [vase, liens] to break

briser ses chaînes — to break one's chains

2) [carrière, réputation] to ruin, to wreck

3) (personne) [maladie, soucis, peine] to break

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briser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( rompre) to break [objet, jambe];

2 ( interrompre) to break [rythme, volonté, élan]; to stop [tentative, attaque, ascension, inflation]; to break down [résistance]; to crush [révolte]; [travailleur] to break [grève]; [police] to stop [grève];

3 ( mettre fin à) to break [silence, monopole, accord, isolement]; to break down [tabou]; to bring [sth] to an end [influence]; to shatter [rêve, idylle];

4 ( détruire) to destroy [pays, organisation, structure]; to break [personne]; to wreck [carrière]; to shatter [image]; cette épreuve a brisé sa vie/ses espoirs this experience has wrecked his/her life/his/her hopes; l'émotion lui brisait la voix his/her voice was breaking with emotion;

5 ( épuiser) to shatter [personne].

B se briser vpr

1 ( se rompre) [vitre, os] to break; [vague] to break (sur, contre against); mes arguments se sont brisés contre son entêtement fig my arguments were useless in the face of his stubbornness;

2 ( s'interrompre) [élan] to break; [rêve] to be shattered;

3 ( s'altérer) [voix] to break; quand il en parle, sa voix se brise when he talks about it, his voice breaks; son cœur se brise devant tant de pauvreté all this poverty is breaking his/her heart.

Idiome

il nous les brise◑ he's bugging us◑.

[brize] verbe transitif

1. [mettre en pièces - verre, assiette] to break, to smash ; [ - vitre] to break, to shatter, to smash ; [ - motte de terre] to break up (separable)

briser quelque chose en mille morceaux to smash something to pieces

cela me brise le cœur it breaks my heart

briser les tabous (figuré) to break taboos

2. [séparer en deux - canne, branche] to break, to snap ; [ - liens, chaînes] to break

briser la glace to break the ice

3. [défaire - réputation, carrière] to wreck, to ruin ; [ - résistance, rébellion] to crush, to quell ; [ - contrat] to break ; [ - grève] to break (up)

briser un mariage/une amitié/une famille to break up a marriage/friendship/family

briser l'élan de quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to make somebody stumble

b. (figuré) to clip somebody's wings

4. [soumettre] to break

5. [épuiser - suj: soucis, chagrin] to break, to crush ; [ - suj: exercice, voyage] to exhaust, to tire out (separable)

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briser avec verbe plus préposition

[ami, tradition] to break with

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se briser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se casser - verre] to shatter, to break

son cœur s'est brisé he was broken-hearted

2. [être altéré - espoir] to shatter ; [ - voix] to break, to falter

3. [déferler - mer] to break

4. [échouer - attaque, assaut] to fail

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11 porter

porter [pɔʀte]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ parapluie, paquet, valise] to carry ; [+ responsabilité] to bear

• cette poutre porte tout le poids du plafond this beam bears the whole weight of the ceiling

   b. ( = apporter) to take

• porter qch à qn to take sth to sb

• porte-lui ce livre take him this book

• je vais porter la lettre à la boîte I'm going to take the letter to the postbox

• porter la main à son front to put one's hand to one's brow

• porter de l'argent à la banque to take some money to the bank

• porter l'affaire sur la place publique/devant les tribunaux to take the matter into the public arena/before the courts

• porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to make a film/stage a play based on a work

   c. [+ vêtement, bague, laine, lunettes] to wear ; [+ barbe] to have ; [+ nom] to bear

• porter les cheveux longs to wear one's hair long

• elle porte bien son âge she looks good for her age

• on lui a fait porter le chapeau (inf) he took the rap (inf)

   d. ( = montrer) [+ signe, trace, blessure, inscription, date] to bear

   e. ( = inscrire) [+ nom] to put down

• porter de l'argent au crédit d'un compte to credit an account with some money

• se faire porter malade to go sick

• porté disparu reported missing

   f. ( = ressentir) [+ amour, haine] to feel (à for)

   g. (en soi) [+ enfant] to carry ; [+ graines, fruit] to bear

• porter ses fruits to bear fruit

   h. ( = conduire, amener) to carry ; ( = entraîner) [foi] to carry along

• porter qn au pouvoir to bring sb to power

• porter qch à sa perfection to bring sth to perfection

• cela porte le nombre de blessés à 20 that brings the number of casualties (up) to 20

   i. ( = inciter) porter qn à faire qch to lead sb to do sth

• tout (nous) porte à croire que... everything leads us to believe that...

2. intransitive verb

   a. [bruit, voix, canon] to carry

   b. [reproche, coup] to hit home

   c. ( = frapper) c'est la tête qui a porté his head took the blow

   d. ( = reposer) [poids] porter sur to be supported by

   e. ► porter sur ( = concerner) [débat, cours] to be about ; [revendications, objection] to concern ; [étude, effort] to be concerned with ; [accent] to fall on

3. reflexive verb

► se porter

   a. [personne]

se porter bien/mal to be well/unwell

• se porter comme un charme to be fighting fit

• et je ne m'en suis pas plus mal porté and I was no worse off for it

   b. ( = se présenter comme) se porter candidat to run as a candidate

• se porter acquéreur (de) to put in a bid (for)

   c. ( = aller) to go

• se porter sur ( = se diriger vers) [soupçon, choix] to fall on

   d. ( = être porté) [vêtement] les jupes se portent très courtes the fashion is for very short skirts

• ça ne se porte plus that's out of fashion

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pɔʀte
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]

porter quelqu'un sur son lit — to get somebody into bed

2) ( apporter)

porter quelque chose quelque part — to take something somewhere

porter des messages — to run messages

porter une affaire devant les tribunaux — to bring a case to court

3) ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]

l'eau te portera — the water will hold you up

porter quelqu'un à bout de bras — fig to take on somebody's problems

porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes — to be the focus for the hopes of millions

4) ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, moustache]

porter les armes — to bear arms

porter une arme — to be armed

5) ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]

portant le numéro 300 — with the number 300

le document porte la mention ‘secret’ — the document is marked ‘secret’

ils ne portent pas le même nom — they have different names

il porte bien son nom — the name suits him

bien porter son âge — to look good for one's age

porter des traces de sang — to be blood-stained

portant une expression de découragement — looking discouraged

porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir — to be full of ambition

6) ( produire) to bear [fleurs]

porter des fruits — lit

porter ses fruits — fig to bear fruit

l'enfant qu'elle porte — the child she is carrying

le roman qu'il porte en lui — his great unwritten novel

7) ( amener)

cela porte le prix du billet à... — this brings the price of the ticket to...

porter un taux à — to put a rate up to

porter la température de l'eau à 80°C — to heat the water to 80°C

porter quelqu'un au pouvoir — to bring somebody to power

8) ( diriger)

porter son regard vers — to look at

porter quelque chose à sa bouche — to raise something to one's lips

si tu portes la main sur elle — if you lay a finger on her

l'estime qu'elle te porte — her respect for you

porter ses efforts sur quelque chose — to devote one's energies to something

porter un jugement sur quelque chose — to pass judgment on something

9) ( inscrire)

porter quelque chose sur un registre — to enter something on a register

être porté disparu — to be reported missing

se faire porter malade or pâle — (colloq) to go (colloq) ou report sick

10) ( inciter)

porter quelqu'un à se méfier — to make somebody cautious

tout nous porte à croire que — everything leads us to believe that

11) (donner, causer)

porter bonheur or chance — to be lucky

porter malheur — to be unlucky

ça m'a porté bonheur — it brought me luck

ça m'a porté malheur — it was unlucky

2.

porter sur verbe transitif indirect

1) ( concerner)

porter sur — [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, interdiction] to apply to

2) ( reposer sur)

porter sur — [structure] to be resting on

3) ( heurter)

porter sur — to hit

3.

verbe intransitif

une voix qui porte — a voice that carries

le coup a porté — the blow hit home

un canon qui porte à 500 mètres — a cannon with a range of 500 metres [BrE]

4.

se porter verbe pronominal

1) ( se sentir)

se porter bien/mal — [personne] to be well/ill; [affaire] to be going well/badly

je ne m'en porte pas plus mal — I'm none the worse for it

je me porte à merveille — I'm absolutely fine

2) ( être mis)

cela se porte avec des chaussures plates — you wear it with flat shoes

cela ne se porte plus — it has gone out of fashion

3) ( se diriger)

se porter sur — [soupçon] to fall on

le choix se porta sur le vase — they/she etc chose the vase

tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui — everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction

4) ( se propager)

se porter sur — to spread to

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pɔʀte
1. vt

1) [charge, sac, valise, colis] to carry

Il portait une valise. — He was carrying a suitcase.

2) (= apporter)

porter qch quelque part — to take sth somewhere

porter qch à qn — to take sth to sb

3) (sur soi) [vêtement, barbe, bague] to wear

Elle porte une jolie robe bleue. — She's wearing a lovely blue dress.

4) (= mettre)

porter la main à son chapeau — to raise one's hand to one's hat

porter qn au pouvoir — to bring sb to power

porter son effort sur — to direct one's efforts towards

porter un fait à la connaissance de qn — to bring a fact to sb's attention, to bring a fact to sb's notice

5) (= inciter)

porter qn à croire — to lead sb to believe

être porté à faire — to be inclined to do

6) [fruits, fleurs] [arbre] to bear

7) [enfant] [femme enceinte] to carry

8) [responsabilité] to bear, to carry

9) [inscription, titre] to bear

Elle portait le nom de Rosalie. — She went by the name of Rosalie.

10) (= inscrire)

porter qch sur [registre] — to write sth down in, to enter sth in

porter de l'argent au crédit d'un compte — to credit an account with money

se faire porter malade — to report sick

11) [jugement] to pass

porter jugement sur — to pass judgement on

porter jugement contre — to pass judgement against

12) (autres locutions)

porter un toast — to drink a toast

porter bonheur à qn — to bring sb luck

porter son âge — to look one's age

2. vi

1) [voix] to carry

2) [coup, argument] to hit home

3) (autres locutions)

porter sur [conférence] — to be about, (= peser) to rest on, [accent] to fall on, (= heurter) [choc] to strike

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porter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]; porter qn sur son lit to get sb into bed; porter qn sur son dos to carry sb on one's back, to give sb a piggyback○; tu ne dois rien porter you mustn't carry anything heavy;

2 ( apporter) porter qch quelque part to take sth somewhere [lettre, paquet]; porter qch à qn to take sb sth, to bring sb sth US; porter des messages to run messages; porter la bonne nouvelle to spread the word; porter une affaire devant les tribunaux to bring a case to court;

3 ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]; mes jambes ne me portent plus my legs are giving out; l'eau te portera the water will hold you up; être porté par le vent [sable, papier] to be blown along by the wind; porter qn à bout de bras fig to take on sb's problems; mes parents sont lourds à porter my parents are emotionally demanding; porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes to be the focus for the hopes of millions; être porté par un mouvement d'espoir to be carried along by a surge of optimism;

4 ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, balafre]; to have, to wear [barbe, moustache]; porter les armes to bear arms; porter une arme to be armed;

5 ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]; ne pas porter de date not to have a date, to be undated; ne pas porter de titre not to have a title, to be untitled; portant le numéro 300 with the number 300; le document porte la mention ‘secret ’ the document is marked ‘secret’; ils ne portent pas le même nom they have different names; quel prénom porte-t-elle? what's her first name?; elle porte le nom de son mari she has taken her husband's name; le nom que je porte est celui de ma grand-mère I'm named after my grandmother; il porte bien son nom the name suits him; bien porter son âge to look good for one's age; porter des traces de sang to be blood-stained; l'arbre ne portait plus de feuilles the tree was bare of leaves; portant une expression de découragement sur son visage looking discouraged; porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir to be full of ambition; cela porter en soi quelques risques it's inherently risky;

6 ( produire) to bear [fleurs]; porter des fruits lit, fig to bear fruit; l'enfant qu'elle porte the child she is carrying; le roman qu'il porte en lui his great unwritten novel;

7 ( amener) porter qch à [situation, événement] to bring sth to; [personne, entreprise, administration] to put sth up to; cela porte la cotisation/le prix du billet d'avion/le nombre des victimes à… this brings the subscription/the price of the plane ticket/the death toll to…; porter un taux/une cotisation à to put a rate/a subscription up to; porter la température de l'eau à 80°C to heat the water to 80°C; porter qn au pouvoir to bring sb to power; porter qn à la tête d'une entreprise to take sb to the top of a company;

8 ( diriger) porter son regard vers to look at; porter qch à sa bouche to raise sth to one's lips; porter qch à son oreille to hold sth to one's ear; porter la main à son chapeau to lift one's hat; si tu portes la main sur elle if you lay a finger on her; porter de l'intérêt à qch to be interested in sth; l'estime/l'amour qu'elle te porte her respect/love for you; porter ses efforts sur qch to devote one's energies to sth; porter un jugement sur qch to pass judgment on sth; faire porter ses accusations sur to direct one's accusations at;

9 ( inscrire) porter qch sur un registre to enter sth on a register; porter une somme au crédit de qn to credit a sum to sb's account; être porté disparu to be reported missing; se faire porter malade or pâle○ to go○ ou report sick; porter témoignage to bear witness; porter plainte to lodge a complaint;

10 ( inciter) porter qn à être méfiant or à se méfier to make sb cautious; tout le porte à la méfiance everything inclines him to caution; tout nous porte à croire que everything leads us to believe that;

11 (donner, causer) porter partout la mort et la destruction to spread death and destruction; porter bonheur or chance to be lucky; porter malheur to be unlucky; ça m'a porté bonheur it brought me luck; ça m'a porté malheur it was unlucky; ⇒ nuit.

B porter sur vtr ind

1 ( concerner) porter sur [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, accord] to concern, to apply to; [interdiction] to apply to; l'impôt porte sur les objets de luxe the tax applies to luxury goods; l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe the accent is on the second syllable;

2 ( reposer sur) porter sur [structure] to be resting on;

3 ( heurter) porter sur to hit.

C vi une voix qui porte a voice that carries; des arguments qui portent convincing arguments; ta critique a porté your criticism hit home; le coup a porté the blow hit home; porter contre un mur to hit a wall; un canon qui porte à 500 mètres a cannon with a range of 500 metres^GB; les mortiers ne portent pas jusqu'ici we are out of mortar range.

D se porter vpr

1 ( se sentir) elle se porte bien/mal/mieux [personne] she is well/ill/better; [affaire] it's going well/badly/better; comment se porte votre femme? how is your wife?; je ne m'en porte pas plus mal I'm none the worse for it; je me porte à merveille I'm absolutely fine;

2 ( être mis) [vêtement, bijou, chapeau] cela se porte avec des chaussures plates you wear it with flat shoes; les jupes se portent juste au-dessus du genou cet hiver skirts are being worn just above the knee this year; cela ne se porte plus it has gone out of fashion;

3 (aller, se diriger) se porter à la rencontre de qn ( aller) to go to meet sb; ( venir) to come to meet sb; se porter sur [soupçon] to fall on; le choix se porta sur le vase bleu they/she etc chose the blue vase; tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction; se porter à des excès to overindulge;

4 ( se propager) se porter sur to spread to; ça s'est porté sur les poumons it spread to the lungs.

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[pɔrte] verbe transitif

A.[TENIR, SUPPORTER]

1. [soutenir - colis, fardeau, meuble] to carry ; [ - bannière, pancarte, cercueil] to carry, to bear

deux piliers portent le toit two pillars take the weight of ou support the roof

la glace n'est pas assez épaisse pour nous porter the ice is too thin to bear our weight

porter quelqu'un sur son dos/dans ses bras to carry somebody on one's back/in one's arms

ses jambes ne la portaient plus her legs couldn't carry her anymore

se laisser porter par le courant to let oneself be carried (away) by the current

(en usage absolu)

l'eau de mer porte plus que l'eau douce sea water is more buoyant than fresh water

(figuré)

elle porte bien son âge she looks young for her age

porter la responsabilité de to bear (the) responsibility for

2. [soutenir moralement - suj: foi, religion] to give strength to, to support

c'est l'espoir de le retrouver qui la porte the hope of finding him again keeps her going

B.[METTRE, AMENER]

1. [amener] to take, to bring

porter quelque chose à quelqu'un to take something to somebody

porter des fleurs sur la tombe de quelqu'un to take flowers to somebody's grave

se faire porter un repas to have a meal brought (to one)

[mettre]

porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to adapt a work for the screen/the stage

porter le débat sur la place publique to make the debate public

porter une affaire devant les tribunaux to take ou to bring a matter before the courts

porter quelqu'un/quelque chose à: porter quelqu'un au pouvoir to bring somebody to power

porter son art à la perfection to perfect one's art

cela porte le total à 506 euros that brings the total (up) to 506 euros

les frais d'inscription ont été portés à 25 euros the registration fees have been increased ou raised to 25 euros

porter quelque chose à ébullition CUISINE to bring something to the boil

porter quelque chose au rouge MÉTALLURGIE to heat something to red-heat

2. [diriger]

porter sa ou la main à sa tête to raise one's hand to one's head

il porta la main à sa poche he put his hand to his pocket

il porta la main à son revolver he reached for his gun

porter son regard vers ou sur to look towards ou in the direction of

porter ses pas vers to make one's way towards, to head for

3. [enregistrer - donnée] to write ou to put down (separable)

porter sa signature sur un registre to sign a register

porte ce point sur le graphique plot that point onto the graph

se faire porter absent/malade to go absent/sick

porter quelqu'un disparu to report somebody missing

porter 200 euros au crédit de quelqu'un to credit somebody's account with 200 euros, to credit 200 euros to somebody's account

porter 200 euros au débit de quelqu'un to debit 200 euros from somebody's account

4. [appliquer - effort, énergie] to direct, to bring, to bear

porter son attention sur to focus one's attention on, to turn one's attention to

porter son choix sur to choose

porter une accusation contre quelqu'un to bring a charge against somebody

il a fait porter tout son effort ou ses efforts sur la réussite du projet he did his utmost to make the project successful

porter ses vues sur quelqu'un

a. [pour accomplir une tâche] to have somebody in mind (for a job)

b. [pour l'épouser] to have one's eye on somebody

5. [inciter]

porter quelqu'un à quelque chose: mon intervention l'a portée à plus de clémence my intervention made her inclined ou prompted her to be more lenient

l'alcool peut porter les gens à des excès/à la violence alcohol can drive people to excesses/induce people to be violent

tout porte à croire que... everything leads one to believe that...

tous les indices portent à penser que c'est lui le coupable all the evidence suggests he is the guilty one

être porté à faire to be inclined to do

être porté sur: il est porté sur la boisson ou (familier) bouteille he likes a drink

être porté sur la chose (familier & euphémisme) to have a one-track mind

6. [éprouver]

porter de l'intérêt à quelqu'un/quelque chose to be interested in somebody/something

porter de l'admiration à quelqu'un to admire somebody

je lui porte beaucoup d'amitié I hold him very dear

l'amour qu'il lui portait the love he felt for her

la haine qu'il lui portait the hatred he felt towards her ou bore her

C.[AVOIR SUR SOI, EN SOI]

1. [bijou, chaussures, lunettes, vêtement] to wear, to have on (separable)

[badge, décoration] to wear

[barbe, couettes, moustache, perruque] to have

[cicatrice] to bear, to have, to carry

[pistolet, stylo] to carry

son cheval porte le numéro 5 his horse is number 5

elle porte toujours du noir she always dresses in ou wears black

porter les cheveux longs/courts/relevés to wear one's hair long/short/up

2. [laisser voir - trace] to show, to bear ; [ - date, inscription] to bear

l'étui portait ses initiales gravées the case was engraved with his initials

le couteau ne porte aucune empreinte there are no fingerprints on the knife

la signature que porte le tableau the signature (which) appears ou is on the painting

elle portait la résignation sur son visage resignation was written all over ou on her face

3. [nom, prénom, patronyme] to have

il porte le nom de Legrand he's called Legrand

elle porte le nom de son mari she has taken her husband's name

c'est un nom difficile à porter it's not an easy name to be called by

4. [en soi] to carry, to bear

l'espoir/la rancune que je portais en moi the hope/resentment I bore within me

5. MÉDECINE [virus] to carry

tous ceux qui portent le virus all carriers of the virus

6. [enfant, petit, portée] to carry

7. AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE [fruits] to bear

la tige porte trois feuilles there are three leaves on the stem

lorsque l'arbre porte ses fleurs when the tree's in bloom

porter ses fruits (figuré) to bear fruit

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[pɔrte] verbe intransitif

1. [son, voix] to carry

sa voix ne porte pas assez his voice doesn't carry well

aussi loin que porte la vue as far as the eye can see

[canon, fusil]

porter à to have a range of

le coup de feu a porté à plus de 2 km the shot carried more than 2 km

2. [faire mouche - critique, mot, plaisanterie] to hit ou to strike home ; [ - observation] to be heard ou heeded ; [ - coup] to hit home, to tell

3. [cogner]

c'est le crâne qui a porté the skull took the impact ou the full force

porter sur ou contre to hit

4. [dans l'habillement masculin]

porter à droite/gauche to dress on the right/left

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porter sur verbe plus préposition

1. [concerner - suj: discussion, discours, chapitre, recherches] to be about, to be concerned with ; [ - suj: critiques] to be aimed at ; [ - suj: loi, mesures] to concern ; [ - suj: dossier, reportage] to be about ou on

le détournement porte sur plusieurs millions d'euros the embezzlement concerns several million euros

2. [reposer sur - suj: charpente] to rest on

l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe LINGUISTIQUE the accent falls on the second syllable, the second syllable is stressed

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se porter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[bijou, chaussures, vêtement] to be worn

les manteaux se porteront longs cet hiver coats will be (worn) long this winter

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se porter verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [personne]

comment vous portez-vous? how do you feel?, how are you (feeling)?

à bientôt, portez-vous bien! see you soon, look after yourself!

il va bientôt s'en aller, je ne m'en porterai que mieux he's going to leave soon and I'll feel all the better for it

nos parents ne prenaient pas de congés et ne s'en portaient pas plus mal our parents never took time off and they were none the worse for it

2. [se proposer comme]

se porter acquéreur de quelque chose to offer to buy something

se porter candidat to put oneself up ou to stand (UK) ou to run (US) as a candidate

se porter caution to stand security

se porter volontaire pour faire to volunteer to do

3. [aller]

se porter au-devant de quelqu'un to go to meet somebody

se porter en tête d'une procession/course to take the lead in a procession/race

il s'est porté à l'avant du peloton he went to the head of the pack

tout son sang s'est porté à sa tête the blood rushed to his head

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se porter à verbe pronominal plus préposition

(soutenu) [se livrer à] to give oneself over to, to indulge in

comment a-t-il pu se porter à de telles extrémités? how could he go to such extremes?

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se porter sur verbe pronominal plus préposition

[choix, soupçon] to fall on

[conversation] to turn to

tous les regards se portèrent sur elle all eyes turned towards her

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[pɔrtɛr] nom masculin

[bière] porter

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > porter
12 ring

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1. riŋ noun
1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) anillo

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) aro; argolla

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) círculo

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring, cuadrilátero

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) red, círculo

2. verb
(verb)

1) (to form a ring round.) rodear

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) rodear

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) anillar

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- ring binder
- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round
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1. riŋ past tense - rang; verb
1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) sonar

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) llamar (por teléfono)

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) tocar

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) tintinear

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) resonar

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) resonar

2. noun
1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) llamada

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) llamada (de teléfono)

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) matiz

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- ring a bell
- ring back
- ring off
- ring true

ring¹ n

1. anillo

she wore a gold ring on her finger llevaba un anillo de oro en el dedo

a wedding ring una alianza

2. círculo

we sat in a ring round the fire nos sentamos en círculo alrededor del fuego

to give someone a ring llamar a alguien

give me a ring tomorrow llámame mañana

ring² vb

1. sonar

the telephone was ringing sonaba el teléfono

2. tocar

she rang the bell but there was no answer tocó el timbre pero no contestaron

3. llamar

I'll ring you tomorrow te llamaré mañana

El pasado de ring es rang y el participio pasado es rung

ring /rrin/ sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ rings) (Dep) ring
' ring' also found in these entries: Spanish: acaso - alianza - anilla - anillo - anular - argolla - campanada - cerco - chapada - chapado - compromiso - corro - cuadrilátera - cuadrilátero - dedo - desarticular - engarzar - flotador - fogón - hornillo - llamar - ojera - pulsar - red - repiquetear - ronda - rosca - rosco - rosquilla - rubí - rueda - servilletero - sonar - sortija - telefonazo - telefonear - timbrazo - timbre - tocar - amarradero - archivador - aro - aureola - brillante - campana - carpeta - carretera - caso - clasificador - diamante English: about - authenticity - bell - better - boxing ring - brass - do - engagement ring - for - hand down - inlaid - pay - rang - ring - ring back - ring binder - ring finger - ring off - ring out - ring up - rung - so - soon - sure - wedding ring - back - boxing - break - bull - crack - ear - engagement - finger - gas - gold - have - key - life - rubber - smash - spy - star - washer - wedding

ring

tr[rɪŋ]

noun

1 (for finger) anillo, sortija

2 (hoop) anilla, aro

3 (circle) círculo; (of people) corro; (of criminals) red nombre femenino

4 (of circus) pista, arena

5 (for boxing) ring nombre masculino, cuadrilátero; (for bullfighting) ruedo

transitive verb

1 (put a ring on) anillar

2 (draw a ring round) marcar con un círculo

3 (encircle) rodear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

ring road cinturón nombre masculino de ronda

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ring

tr[rɪŋ]

noun

1 (of bell) tañido, toque nombre masculino; (of doorbell) llamada

2 (phonecall) llamada

intransitive verb (pt rang tr[ræŋ], pp rung tr[rʌŋ])

1 (bell) sonar

2 (ears) zumbar

transitive verb

1 (call) llamar

2 (bell) tocar

ring ['rɪŋ] v, rang ['ræŋ] ; rung ['rʌŋ] ; ringing vi

1) : sonar

the doorbell rang: el timbre sonó

to ring for: llamar

2) resound: resonar

3) seem: parecer

to ring true: parecer cierto

ring vt

1) : tocar, hacer sonar (un timbre, una alarma, etc.)

2) surround: cercar, rodear

ring n

1) : anillo m, sortija f

wedding ring: anillo de matrimonio

2) band: aro m, anillo m

piston ring: aro de émbolo

3) circle: círculo m

4) arena: arena f, ruedo m

a boxing ring: un cuadrilátero, un ring

5) gang: banda f (de ladrones, etc.)

6) sound: timbre m, sonido m

7) call: llamada f (por teléfono)

ring (Boxing)

n.

• ring (Boxeo) (•Deporte•) s.m.

n.

• anilla s.f.

• anillo s.m.

• argolla s.f.

• aro s.m.

• campanilleo s.m.

• cerco s.m.

• ceño s.m.

• corro s.m.

• círculo s.m.

• redondo s.m.

• sortija s.f.

• tañido s.m.

• toque s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: ringed) (•§ p.,p.p.: rang, rung•) = ensortijar v.

• llamar (Teléfono) v.

• repicar v.

• retiñir v.

• sonar v.

• telefonear a v.

• tocar v.

• zumbar v.

rɪŋ
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noun

1) c

a) ( on finger) anillo m; ( woman's) anillo m, sortija f; (before n)

ring finger — (dedo m) anular m

b) ( circular object)

the bull had a ring through its nose — el toro tenía un aro en la nariz or una nariguera

curtain ring — argolla f, anilla f

napkin ring — servilletero m

c) ( circular shape) círculo m

to stand in a ring — hacer* un corro, formar un círculo

the rings of Saturn — los anillos de Saturno

she put a ring around the advertisement — marcó con un círculo el anuncio

to have rings around one's eyes — tener* ojeras

to run rings around something/somebody — darle* mil vueltas a algo/algn

d) ( burner) (BrE) quemador m, hornilla f (AmL exc CS), hornillo m (Esp), hornalla f (RPl), plato m (Chi)

2) c

a) (in boxing, wrestling) cuadrilátero m, ring m

b) ( in circus) pista f

c) ( bull ring) ruedo m

3) c ( of criminals) red f, banda f

4)

a) c ( sound of bell)

there was a ring at the door — sonó el timbre de la puerta

someone answered the phone after a couple of rings — alguien contestó el teléfono después de un par de timbrazos

b) u (sound, resonance)

his voice has a harsh ring — su voz tiene un timbre áspero

a name with a familiar ring to it — un nombre muy conocido or que suena mucho

a story with a ring of truth — una historia verosímil

c) ( telephone call) (BrE) (no pl)

to give somebody a ring — llamar (por teléfono) a algn, telefonear a algn, hablarle a algn (Méx)

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1.

(past rang; past p rung) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( make sound) \<\<church bell\>\> sonar*, repicar*, tañer* (liter); \<\<doorbell/telephone/alarm/alarm clock\>\> sonar*

b) ( operate bell) \<\<person\>\> tocar* el timbre, llamar al timbre

to ring FOR somebody/something: you have to ring for service tiene que llamar al timbre para que lo atiendan; she rang for the butler — hizo sonar el timbre/la campanilla para llamar al mayordomo

2) ( telephone) (BrE) llamar (por teléfono), telefonear, hablar (Méx)

to ring FOR somebody/something: she rang for a cab/doctor — llamó un taxi/al médico

3)

a) ( resound) resonar*

the house rang with children's laughter — la casa resonaba con risas infantiles

to ring true — ser* or sonar* convincente

her laughter rang hollow — su risa sonaba forzada

b) \<\<ears\>\> zumbar

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<bell\>\> tocar*

b) ( telephone) \<\<person\>\> (BrE) llamar (por teléfono), telefonear, hablar(le) a (Méx)

2) (past & past p ringed)

a) ( surround) cercar*, rodear

b) (with pen, pencil) marcar* con un círculo, encerrar* en un círculo

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Phrasal Verbs:

- ring back

- ring in

- ring off

- ring out

- ring up

I [rɪŋ]
1. N

1) (on finger) (plain) anillo m; (jewelled) anillo m, sortija f; (in nose) arete m, aro m; (on bird's leg, for curtain) anilla f; (for napkin) servilletero m; (on stove) quemador m, hornillo m; (for swimmer) flotador m
rings (Gymnastics) anillas fpl
electric ring — quemador m eléctrico, hornillo m eléctrico

gas ring — fuego m de gas

onion rings — aros mpl de cebolla rebozados

pineapple rings — rodajas fpl de piña
diamond, engagement, key, nose, piston, signet, wedding
2) (=circle) [of people] círculo m; (in game, dance) corro m; [of objects] anillo m; (in water) onda f; (around planet, on tree, of smoke) anillo m; (around bathtub) cerco m

to stand/sit in a ring — ponerse/sentarse en círculo

a ring of hills — un anillo de colinas

he always leaves a dirty ring round the bath — siempre deja un cerco de suciedad en la bañera

to have rings round one's eyes — tener ojeras

the rings of Saturn — los anillos de Saturno

- run rings round sb
smoke
3) (=group) [of criminals, drug dealers] banda f, red f; [of spies] red f; (Comm) cartel m, cártel m; drug, spy, vice I, 1.

4) (=arena) (Boxing) cuadrilátero m, ring m; (at circus) pista f; (=bullring) ruedo m, plaza f; (at horse race) cercado m, recinto m; (in livestock market) corral m (de exposiciones)

the ring — (fig) el boxeo

- throw or toss one's hat or cap into the ring
show
2. VT

1) (=surround) rodear, cercar

the building was ringed by police — la policía rodeaba or cercaba el edificio

the town is ringed by hills — la ciudad está rodeada de colinas

2) [+ bird] anillar

3) (=mark with ring) poner un círculo a

3.

CPD

ring binder N — carpeta f de anillas or (LAm) anillos

ring finger N — (dedo m) anular m

ring main N — (Elec) red f de suministro or abastecimiento

ring road N — (Brit) carretera f de circunvalación, ronda f, periférico m (LAm)

ring spanner N — llave f dentada

II [rɪŋ] (vb: pt rang) (pp rung)
1. N

1) (=sound) [of bell] toque m de timbre; (louder, of alarm) timbrazo m; [of voice] timbre m; (metallic sound) sonido m metálico

there was a ring at the door — llamaron al timbre de la puerta, sonó el timbre de la puerta

he answered the telephone on the first ring — contestó el teléfono al primer pitido

the familiar ring of her voice — el timbre familiar de su voz

the ring of sledge runners on the ice — el sonido metálico de los trineos sobre el hielo

2) (Brit)
(Telec)
to give sb a ring — llamar a algn (por teléfono), dar un telefonazo or un toque a algn *

I'll give you a ring — te llamo, te doy un telefonazo or un toque *

3) (=nuance)

the name has a (certain) ring to it — el nombre tiene algo

his laugh had a hollow ring to it — su risa tenía algo de superficial, su risa sonaba (a) superficial

that has the ring of truth about it — eso suena a cierto

2. VT

1) [+ doorbell, buzzer, handbell, church bell] tocar

- that rings a bell

it doesn't ring any bells — no me suena

to ring the changes —

you could ring the changes by substituting ground almonds — podrías cambiar or variar sustituyendo la almendra molida

he decided to ring the changes after his side's third consecutive defeat — decidió cambiar de táctica tras la tercera derrota consecutiva de su equipo
alarm
2) (Brit) (Telec) [+ house, office, number] llamar a; [+ person] llamar (por teléfono) a

you must ring the hospital — tienes que llamar al hospital

3. VI

1) (=make sound) [doorbell, alarm, telephone] sonar; [church bell] sonar, repicar, tañer liter

- ring off the hook

2) (=use bell) llamar

you rang, madam? — ¿me llamó usted, señora?

to ring at the door — llamar a la puerta

to ring for sth: we'll ring for some sugar — llamaremos para pedir azúcar

to ring for sb — llamar para que venga algn

please ring for attention — rogamos toque el timbre para que le atiendan

3) (Brit) (=telephone) llamar (por teléfono)

could someone ring for a taxi? — ¿podría alguien llamar a un taxi?

4) (=echo) (gen) resonar; [ears] zumbar

the valley rang with cries — los gritos resonaron por el valle

his words were ringing in my head — sus palabras resonaban en mi cabeza

the news set the town ringing — la noticia causó furor en la ciudad

the town rang with his praises — por toda la ciudad no se oían más que alabanzas suyas

- ring true/false/hollow

his suddenly friendly tone rang false — su tono amistoso tan repentino sonaba a falso

her story just didn't ring true — la historia no parecía verdad

- ring back

- ring down

- ring in

- ring off

- ring out

- ring round

- ring up

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[rɪŋ]
I

noun

1) c

a) ( on finger) anillo m; ( woman's) anillo m, sortija f; (before n)

ring finger — (dedo m) anular m

b) ( circular object)

the bull had a ring through its nose — el toro tenía un aro en la nariz or una nariguera

curtain ring — argolla f, anilla f

napkin ring — servilletero m

c) ( circular shape) círculo m

to stand in a ring — hacer* un corro, formar un círculo

the rings of Saturn — los anillos de Saturno

she put a ring around the advertisement — marcó con un círculo el anuncio

to have rings around one's eyes — tener* ojeras

to run rings around something/somebody — darle* mil vueltas a algo/algn

d) ( burner) (BrE) quemador m, hornilla f (AmL exc CS), hornillo m (Esp), hornalla f (RPl), plato m (Chi)

2) c

a) (in boxing, wrestling) cuadrilátero m, ring m

b) ( in circus) pista f

c) ( bull ring) ruedo m

3) c ( of criminals) red f, banda f

4)

a) c ( sound of bell)

there was a ring at the door — sonó el timbre de la puerta

someone answered the phone after a couple of rings — alguien contestó el teléfono después de un par de timbrazos

b) u (sound, resonance)

his voice has a harsh ring — su voz tiene un timbre áspero

a name with a familiar ring to it — un nombre muy conocido or que suena mucho

a story with a ring of truth — una historia verosímil

c) ( telephone call) (BrE) (no pl)

to give somebody a ring — llamar (por teléfono) a algn, telefonear a algn, hablarle a algn (Méx)

II
1.

(past rang; past p rung) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( make sound) \<\<church bell\>\> sonar*, repicar*, tañer* (liter); \<\<doorbell/telephone/alarm/alarm clock\>\> sonar*

b) ( operate bell) \<\<person\>\> tocar* el timbre, llamar al timbre

to ring FOR somebody/something: you have to ring for service tiene que llamar al timbre para que lo atiendan; she rang for the butler — hizo sonar el timbre/la campanilla para llamar al mayordomo

2) ( telephone) (BrE) llamar (por teléfono), telefonear, hablar (Méx)

to ring FOR somebody/something: she rang for a cab/doctor — llamó un taxi/al médico

3)

a) ( resound) resonar*

the house rang with children's laughter — la casa resonaba con risas infantiles

to ring true — ser* or sonar* convincente

her laughter rang hollow — su risa sonaba forzada

b) \<\<ears\>\> zumbar

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<bell\>\> tocar*

b) ( telephone) \<\<person\>\> (BrE) llamar (por teléfono), telefonear, hablar(le) a (Méx)

2) (past & past p ringed)

a) ( surround) cercar*, rodear

b) (with pen, pencil) marcar* con un círculo, encerrar* en un círculo

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Phrasal Verbs:

- ring back

- ring in

- ring off

- ring out

- ring up

English-spanish dictionary > ring
13 break

[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) quebrar

3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) faltar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bater

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) quebrar

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicar

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) começar
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) quebra

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança

3) (an opening.) brecha

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidade

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- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) coisa frágil

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
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break¹

[breik] n = link=brake brake.¹, acepção 1.

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break²

[breik] n 1 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 2 brecha, racho. 3 fenda, abertura. 4 interrupção, cessação. 5 pausa, intervalo. 6 fuga, saída por meios violentos. 7 mudança repentina ou acentuada (de tempo). 8 Amer baixa súbita (dos preços na bolsa). 9 desvio de direção (de uma bola). 10 fig ruína, quebra. 11 irrupção, ruptura. 12 Amer sl falha, rata, erro. 13 chance, oportunidade. 14 interrupção de corrente. 15 clareira, picada. 16 seqüência de tacadas (jogo de bilhar). 17 Mus ponto de passagem de um registro a outro. 18 Poet cesura. • vt+vi (ps broke, pp broken) 1 quebrar, romper, dividir em pedaços, fraturar, esmagar, despedaçar. she broke her arm / ela fraturou o braço. the toy is broken to pieces / o brinquedo está em pedaços. 2 rachar, romper, lascar, estourar. 3 triturar, moer, desbastar. 4 romper, perturbar, interromper (também Electr). he broke his fast / ele interrompeu o jejum. he broke the silence / ele rompeu o silêncio. 5 Electr desligar. 6 separar, dividir, desunir. 7 ferir, danificar. 8 arruinar, destruir. 9 fazer invalidar (testamento). 10 levar à falência, arruinar financeiramente. he broke the bank / ele quebrou a banca. 11 violar, transgredir, infringir. 12 forçar caminho, penetrar, romper, arrombar. 13 chegar repentinamente, irromper. the sun broke / o sol irrompeu (pelas nuvens). 14 mudar repentinamente. the weather broke / o tempo mudou. 15 Amer baixar subitamente (os preços na bolsa). 16 amortecer, moderar, abrandar. some bushes broke his fall / alguns arbustos amorteceram sua queda. 17 Mus mudar de som ou de registro. 18 mudar de direção (bola). 19 definhar, enfraquecer, quebrantar, depauperar. 20 ceder, amolecer, afrouxar. 21 ser dominado pela tristeza, partir-se (coração). her heart broke / seu coração se partiu. 22 parar, pôr fim. you must break with this bad habit / você deve deixar este mau hábito. 23 degradar, rebaixar. 24 sujeitar, domar, subjugar. his resistance was broken / sua resistência foi subjugada. 25 disciplinar, corrigir. 26 exceder, ultrapassar, superar, quebrar (recorde). 27 iniciar uma escavação para construção. 28 revelar, divulgar, tornar conhecido. 29 Amer correr, atirar-se. 30 desmanchar (noivado). 31 desfazer, desmanchar (coleção etc.). 32 rebentar (ondas, flores, pústulas). 33 raiar, surgir. the day broke / o dia raiou. 34 saltar da água (peixe). 35 mudar de partido. 36 quebrar-se, fragmentar-se, partir-se. 37 desintegrar(-se), dissolver(-se). they broke company / eles dissolveram a sociedade. 38 desencadear-se (tempestade). 39 levantar (acampamento). they broke camp / eles levantaram acampamento. 40 falir, ir à falência. the business broke / o negócio faliu. a cry broke from her lips um grito escapou de seus lábios. break a leg! a) sl merda para você! b) Theat boa sorte! break of the day aurora, amanhecer. at (the) break of day / ao amanhecer. break step! Mil sem cadência! give me a break! me dá um tempo! he broke company ele saiu à francesa. he broke down all restraint ele abandonou todo constrangimento. he broke into a laugh ele rompeu em gargalhadas. her health broke sua saúde piorou. his power was broken down seu poder foi quebrado. his voice broke down sua voz falhou. lucky breaks coll boas oportunidades. she broke in health ela adoeceu. the buoy broke adrift a bóia soltou-se e está à deriva. the horse broke o cavalo mudou de andamento. the machine broke down a máquina encrencou, quebrou. the school breaks up a escola fecha, começam as férias. the supplies broke down os estoques acabaram. they broke (new) ground fig desbravaram novas terras. to break asunder quebrar em pedaços. to break away a) fugir, escapar. he broke away / ele saiu correndo. b) dissolver-se, desaparecer. to break down a) demolir, derrubar. b) sucumbir. c) falhar, não obter êxito. to break forth a) irromper. b) exclamar subitamente. c) brotar, jorrar. to break in a) domar, ensinar, domesticar. b) arrombar, forçar. our house was broken into / nossa casa foi arrombada. c) Press colocar ilustrações no espaço deixado. d) interromper, perturbar. the war broke in upon our peace / a guerra interrompeu nossa paz. to break of bounds fig ultrapassar os limites. to break off a) romper-se. b) cessar, parar, interromper. he broke off / ele parou, interrompeu-se. he broke off the conversation / ele interrompeu a conversação. to break off an engagement desmanchar um noivado. to break one of a habit tirar o vício ou o costume de alguém. to break out a) tirar quebrando. b) desobstruir, livrar. c) irromper problemas na pele. he broke out into hives / sua pele ficou cheia de urticária. d) desabafar-se, expandir-se. he broke out into lamentations / ele rompeu em lamúrias. e) fugir, escapar. he broke out of prison / ele fugiu da cadeia. to break the ice superar as dificuldades iniciais, quebrar o gelo. to break through abrir caminho através de algo. she broke through the crowd / ela abriu caminho na multidão. to break up a) levantar-se, ir embora. b) dissolver (reunião). c) dispersar. the crowd was broken up / a multidão foi dispersada. d) cortar em pedaços (caça). e) abrir, rebentar, romper. f) confundir, desconcertar. g) fragmentar-se, desintegrar-se. his household was broken up / seu lar se desintegrou. she is broken up by grief / ela está alquebrada de desgosto. to break water emergir da água. to break with romper relações com. he broke with his father / ele rompeu relações com o pai.

English-Portuguese dictionary > break
14 bear

{bεə}
I. 1. v (bore borne, born) born се ynomребява само в passive voice на значение, когато не следва предлогът by
she was born in 1967
a son was born to him роди му се син, но
a son borne by his first wife син, роден от първата му жена
she has borne him two sons тя му роди двама сина, нося. понасям. разнасям, пренасям
to BEAR responsibility отговарям, нося отговорност
to BEAR the costs поемам разноските
2. раждам, нося. давам
to BEAR fruit раждам/давам плод, прен. давам резулта, успявам
3. нося, показвам, соча, имам, давам, предлагам
to BEAR the traces/signs of нося следите/белезите на
to BEAR resemblance to имам прилика с, наподобявам, приличам на
to BEAR false witness давам лъжливи показания
to BEAR someone company правя компания на някого
4. поддържам, подпирам, нося (тежест и пр.)
5. издържам, нося, понасям, търпя
I can't BEAR his complacency не мога да понасям самодоволството му
there is no BEARing with him той e нетърпим
the ice won't BEAR such weight ледът няма да издържи такава тежест
6. питая, храня, тая, запазвам
to BEAR in mind помня, имам предвид, не забравям
to BEAR someone a grudge държа карез/имам зъб на някого
7. refl държа се, нося се
she bore herself with dignity тя се държа достойно
he BEARs himself like a soldier той се държи като войник
8. допускам, търпя
the accident BEARs no explanation злополуката не може да се обясни
9. оказвам влияние/натиск
10. движа се, насочвам се, държа курс, завивам, свивам, отклонявам се, отбивам се
the ship bore due west корабът държеше курс право на запад
the road BEARs to the right пътят се отклонява надясно
11. намирам се, разположен съм, лежа, простирам се
the land bore north of the sea сушата се простираше на север от морето
12. подхождам, подобавам
his words don't BEAR repeating не бих могъл да повторя думите му (не са за пред хора), to BEAR one's age не ми личат годините, младея
bear away спечелвам, получавам (награда и пр.), bear down упражнявам натиск, събарям, преодолявам
to BEAR down upon спущам се/връхлетявам върху
bear off спечелвам (награди), мор. отклонявам се, оттеглям се
bear on имам връзка с/отношение към/влияние върху, тежа на, потискам, гнетя
grief bore heavily on her скръбта я гнетеше
bear out потвърждавам, подкрепям
bear up държа се, не падам духом, не се отчайвам
bear upon bear on
bear with търпелив съм към, изтърпявам
II. 1. мечка (Ursus)
2. Great/Little BEAR астр. Голямата/Малката мечка
3. недодялан/навъсен/груб човек
4. борсов спекулант
like a BEAR with a sore head рaзг. сърдит, ядосан, раздразнителен
to play the BEAR обръщам всичко наопаки, рискувам безсмислено, разрушавам, съсипвам
III. 1. спекулирам в очакване да спаднат цените
2. предизвиквам понижение на цената (нa акции и пр.)

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{bЁъ} v (bore {bъ:}; borne, born {bъ:n}); (born се ynomребя(2) n 1. мечка (Ursus); 2. Great/Little B. астр. Голямата/Мал{3} v борс. 1. спекулирам в очакване да спаднат цените; 2. пр

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понасям; раждам; допускам; издържам; нося;

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1. 1 намирам се, разположен съм, лежа, простирам се 2. 1 подхождам, подобавам 3. a son borne by his first wife син, роден от първата му жена 4. a son was born to him роди му се син, но 5. bear away спечелвам, получавам (награда и пр.), bear down упражнявам натиск, събарям, преодолявам 6. bear off спечелвам (награди), мор. отклонявам се, оттеглям се 7. bear on имам връзка с/отношение към/влияние върху, тежа на, потискам, гнетя 8. bear out потвърждавам, подкрепям 9. bear up държа се, не падам духом, не се отчайвам 10. bear upon bear on 11. bear with търпелив съм към, изтърпявам 12. great/little bear астр. Голямата/Малката мечка 13. grief bore heavily on her скръбта я гнетеше 14. he bears himself like a soldier той се държи като войник 15. his words don't bear repeating не бих могъл да повторя думите му (не са за пред хора), to bear one's age не ми личат годините, младея 16. i can't bear his complacency не мога да понасям самодоволството му 17. i. v (bore borne, born) born се ynomребява само в passive voice на значение, когато не следва предлогът by 18. ii. мечка (ursus) 19. iii. спекулирам в очакване да спаднат цените 20. like a bear with a sore head рaзг. сърдит, ядосан, раздразнителен 21. refl държа се, нося се 22. she bore herself with dignity тя се държа достойно 23. she has borne him two sons тя му роди двама сина, нося. понасям. разнасям, пренасям 24. she was born in 1967 25. the accident bears no explanation злополуката не може да се обясни 26. the ice won't bear such weight ледът няма да издържи такава тежест 27. the land bore north of the sea сушата се простираше на север от морето 28. the road bears to the right пътят се отклонява надясно 29. the ship bore due west корабът държеше курс право на запад 30. there is no bearing with him той e нетърпим 31. to bear down upon спущам се/връхлетявам върху 32. to bear false witness давам лъжливи показания 33. to bear fruit раждам/давам плод, прен. давам резулта, успявам 34. to bear in mind помня, имам предвид, не забравям 35. to bear resemblance to имам прилика с, наподобявам, приличам на 36. to bear responsibility отговарям, нося отговорност 37. to bear someone a grudge държа карез/имам зъб на някого 38. to bear someone company правя компания на някого 39. to bear the costs поемам разноските 40. to bear the traces/signs of нося следите/белезите на 41. to play the bear обръщам всичко наопаки, рискувам безсмислено, разрушавам, съсипвам 42. борсов спекулант 43. движа се, насочвам се, държа курс, завивам, свивам, отклонявам се, отбивам се 44. допускам, търпя 45. издържам, нося, понасям, търпя 46. недодялан/навъсен/груб човек 47. нося, показвам, соча, имам, давам, предлагам 48. оказвам влияние/натиск 49. питая, храня, тая, запазвам 50. поддържам, подпирам, нося (тежест и пр.) 51. предизвиквам понижение на цената (на акции и пр.) 52. раждам, нося. давам
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bear[bɛə] v ( bore[bɔ:]; borne, born[bɔ:n]) 1. нося (обикн. прен.); rifle-\bearing soldiers войници, въоръжени с пушки; to \bear the cost поемам разноските; to \bear no resemblance to нямам нищо общо с, не може да се сравнява с; 2. раждам, добивам ( дете) ( нар.), давам живот (pp born); 3. поддържам, подпирам; нося; the ice \bears ледът е достатъчно здрав (за ходене по него); 4. издържам на, понасям, изтърпявам, изтрайвам; (и с with) търпя; to \bear the misery понасям несгодите; there is no \bearing ( with) him той е непоносим; 5. питая, храня, чувствам, изпитвам, усещам; to \bear in mind имам предвид; to \bear ill will злонамерен съм; to \bear s.o. malice храня лоши чувства към някого; 6. държа се, отнасям се, постъпвам; нося се; she \bears herself well тя се държи добре; 7. допускам, предполагам, смятам, подозирам; the accident \bears two explanations произшествието може да се обясни по два начина; 8. движа се, насочвам се, държа курс; the ship \bears due west корабът държи курс точно на запад; • to bring influence ( pressure) to \bear упражнявам влияние, използвам натиск; to bring computer science to \bear on a problem използвам компютърната наука за разрешаване на проблем; to \bear the brunt of s.th. понасям най-лошите последствия от нещо; to \bear a hand помагам; to \bear comparison издържам сравнение, мога да се сравня (с); to \bear witness ( testimony) свидетелствам, удостоверявам, потвърждавам, давам показания; to \bear o.'s age well изглеждам по-млад от годините си, не ми личат годините, младея; this story doesn't \bear repeating този разказ не е за повтаряне (не е за пред хора); the relation which price \bears to profit отношението на цената към печалбата; II. n 1. мечка, мечок; grizzly \bear гризли, американска сива мечка Ursus horribilis; polar \bear бяла мечка, полярна мечка Ursus maritimus; to take a \bear by the tooth прен. излагам се безцелно (неразумно) на опасност; like a \bear with a sore head сърдит, кисел, раздразнителен; 2. спекулант, който се ръководи в сделките си от очакване за спадане на цените; 3. астр. Great B. Голямата мечка; Little B. Малката мечка; 4. некултурен (груб) човек, невежа, нецивилизован, неук; III. v 1. спекулирам в очакване на спадане на цените; 2. опитвам се да понижа цената на.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > bear
15 break

1 გაწყვეტა, განხეთქილება,

a break in diplomatic relations დიპლომტიური ურთიერთობის გაწყვეტა

a break between friends მეგობრებს შორის განხეთქილება

a break in a gas pipe გაზსადენი მილის დაზიანება

2 შესვენება, პაუზა, არდადეგები

we have four breaks at school სკოლაში შესვენაბა ოთხჯერ გვაქვს

without a break შეუსვენებლად, შეუწყვეტლივ

there will be a ten minute break in our program ჩვენს პროგრამაში ათწუთიანი შესვენება იქნება

3 შეცვლა

a break in the weather ამინდის შეცვლა

I had a lucky break ბედმა გამიღიმა

let's make a break (for it) მოდი გავიქცეთ/გავექცეთ/გავიპაროთ /გავეპაროთ

4 (broke, broken) ტყდომა (ტყდება), გატეხა (გატეხავს, გატყდება); მსხვრევა (დაამსხვრევს, დაიმსხვრევა)

he broke the window/lock ფანჯარა/კლიტე გატეხა

he broke his leg ფეხი მოიტეხა

he broke a branch from the tree ხეს ტოტი მოტეხა

this broke her heart ამან გული გაუტეხა/მოუკლა

you'll break your neck! კისერს მოიტეხ

5 წყდომა (წყვეტს, წყდება)

he broke the rope თოკი გაწყვიტა

the rope broke თოკი გაწყდა

he broke short their conversation საუბარი შეაწყვეტინა

6 გაფუჭება (გააფუჭებს, გაფუჭდება)

the child broke the sewing machine ბავშვმა საკერავი მანქანა გააფუჭა

7 დარღვევა (დაარღვევს)

to break a law/rule/promise/peace/custom კანონის/წესის/პირობის/მშვიდობის/ადათის დარღვევა

to break one's word სიტყვის არშესრულება

8 კანკალი (აკანკალდება), გაქცევა, გასვლა, დაშორება, გატეხვა, გაფუჭება

her voice broke with emotion ხმა აღელვებისგან აუკანკალდა

it broke my sleep ამან ძილი დამიფრთხო

to break smb. ვისიმე გამოტეხა

to break a path ბილიკის გაკვალვა / გატკეპნა

to break prison/gaol ციხიდან გაქცევა

to break the skin კანის გადაყვლეფა

to break a horse ცხენის გახედნა

the mirror broke to pieces სარკე დაიმსხვრა

he broke the silence მან სიჩუმე დაარღვია

the ice was broken and everybody began smiling and talking ყინული გალღვა / დაძაბულობამ გაიარა და ყველა ღიმილით ალაპარაკდა

the branch broke with a snap ტოტი ტკაცანით ჩატყდა

she broke into a smile სახე ღიმილით გაებადრა

he broke under the strain დაძაბვას ვერ გაუძლო // დაძაბვა ვერ აიტანა

her car broke and she was marooned at home for a few days მანქანა გაუფუჭდა და რამდენიმე დღე სახლში დაბმული იყო (ვერსად მიდიოდა)

it broke to pieces დაიმსხვრა

it broke her heart ამან გული გაუტეხა

he broke his word პირობა დაარღვია // პირობა არ შეასრულა // სიტყვა გატეხა

the bank broke ბანკი გაკოტრდა

the weather broke ამინდი გაფუჭდა

the storm broke ქარიშხალი ამოვარდა

the clouds broke ღრუბელი გაიფანტა

the frost broke ყინვა შესუსტდა

the dawn/day broke ირიჟრაჟა / გათენდა

he broke the news to her ახალი ამბავი შეატყობინა

he broke a record ახალი რეკორდი დაამყარა

to break / violate the law კანონის დარღვევა

to put on breaks დამუხრუჭება

he was run in for breaking the traffic rules მოძრაობის წესების დაღვევის გამო გააჩერეს

to keep / break rank მწკრივად დგომა // მწკრივის დარღვევა

during breaks schoolchildren are rampaging all over the school შესვენების დროს ბავშვები გიჟებივით დარბიან მთელ სკოლაში

●●to break the news to smb. ვინმესთვის ცუდი ამბის მიტანა / შეტყობინება

you'll break you neck! კისერს მოიტეხ!

to break the ground ყამირის გატეხა (დაბარვა ან გადახვნა)

to break ground საქმეს შედგომა (შეუდგება)

to break into blossom აყვავება

to break the bank ბანკის მოხსნა (ბანქოს თამაშის დროს)

breaking and entering გატეხვა და შეღწევა

to break the ice §1 პირველი ნაბიჯის გადადგმა (შერიგების ან სიტუაციის განმუტვის მიზნით)

to break the ice §2 პირველი ნაბიჯის გადადგმა სიტუაციის განმუხტვის მიზნით

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16 petit

petit, e [p(ə)ti, it]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

4. feminine noun

5. compounds

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► Lorsque petit fait partie d'une locution comme entrer par la petite porte, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. (dimension) [personne, objet] small ; (plus positif) little

• la maison est trop petite the house is too small

• mon jardin est tout petit my garden is very small

• j'ai un joli petit jardin I've got a pretty little garden

• les petits voitures sont plus économiques small cars are more economical

• il est petit et gros he's short and fat

• se faire tout petit to keep a low profile

   b. ( = jeune) little

• quand il était petit when he was little

• un petit Anglais an English boy

• les petits Anglais English children

• tu es encore trop petit pour comprendre you're still too little to understand

• dans sa petite enfance when he was very young

• petit garçon little boy

• je ne suis plus un petit garçon ! I'm not a child anymore!

   c. ( = cadet) son petit frère his little brother ; (très petit) his baby brother

   d. ( = mince) [tranche] thin

• une petite pluie (fine) tombait a (fine) drizzle was falling

   e. ( = court) [promenade, voyage] short

• sur une petite distance over a short distance

• il en a pour une petite heure it will take him an hour at the most

   f. ( = miniature, jouet) toy

• petite voiture toy car

   g. ( = faible) [bruit, cri] faint ; [coup, tape] gentle ; [somme d'argent] small ; [loyer] low

• il a un petit appétit he has a small appetite

• film à petit budget low-budget film

   h. ( = peu important) [commerçant, pays, entreprise, groupe] small ; [opération, détail, romancier] minor ; [amélioration, changement, inconvénient, odeur, rhume] slight ; [espoir, chance] faint ; [cadeau, soirée] little

• le petit commerce small businesses

• les petites et moyennes entreprises small and medium-sized businesses

• avec un petit effort with a little effort

   i. ( = maladif) avoir une petite mine to look pale

• tu as de petits yeux ce matin you're a bit bleary-eyed this morning

   j. ( = mesquin) [attitude, action] mean

   k. (locutions) vous prendrez bien un petit verre ? you'll have a little drink, won't you?

• juste une petite signature can I just have your signature

• un petit coin tranquille a nice quiet spot

• cela coûte une petite fortune it costs a small fortune

• il y a un petit vent (agréable) there's a bit of a breeze ; (désagréable) it's a bit windy

• petit con ! (vulg!) stupid jerk! (inf!)

• ce n'est pas de la petite bière it's no small matter

• être aux petits soins pour qn to wait on sb hand and foot

2. <

• petit à petit little by little

3. <

   a. ( = enfant) little boy

• les petits the children

• pauvre petit poor little thing

• c'est un jeu pour petits et grands it's a game for old and young alike

   b. (School) junior (boy)

   c. ( = jeune animal) les petits the young

• la chatte et ses petits the cat and her kittens

• faire des petits to have kittens (or puppies or lambs etc)

   d. ( = homme de petite taille) small man

4. <

petite ( = enfant) little girl ; ( = femme) small woman

• pauvre petite poor little thing

5. <

► petit ami boyfriend

► petite amie girlfriend

► le petit coin (inf) the smallest room (inf)

► petit déjeuner breakfast

► petit gâteau biscuit

► petit nom (inf) first name

► petit pain ≈ bread roll

• ça se vend comme des petits pains (inf) they're selling like hot cakes (inf) ► petit pois pea

► le Petit Poucet Tom Thumb

► la petite reine ( = vélo) the bicycle

► petit salé ( = porc) salt pork

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1.

petite p(ə)ti, it adjectif

1) ( en taille) small, little

petit et trapu — short and stocky

une toute petite pièce — a tiny room

se faire tout petit — fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous

c'est Versailles en plus petit — it's a miniature Versailles

2) (en longueur, durée) short

par petites étapes — in easy stages

3) ( en âge) young, little

je t'ai connu petit — I knew you when you were little

le petit Jésus — baby Jesus

une petite Française — a French girl

le petit nouveau — the new boy

c'est notre petit dernier — he's our youngest

petit chat — kitten

petit chien — puppy

petit ours/renard/lion — bear/fox/lion cub

4) [appétit, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur] light; [salaire] low; [averse] light; [cri, rire, souci] little; [chance, rhume] slight; [détail, défaut] minor

ça a un petit goût de cerise — it tastes slightly of cherries

avoir une petite santé — to have poor health

un (tout) petit peu de sel — (just) a little salt

5) ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque] lesser known; [emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor

les petites routes — minor roads

le petit personnel — low-grade staff

les petites gens — ordinary people

un petit escroc — a small-time crook

6) fig little

mon petit papa — darling daddy (colloq)

un petit imbécile — an idiot

très préoccupée de sa petite personne — very taken up with herself

de bons petits plats — tasty dishes

un petit coin tranquille — a quiet spot

envoie-moi un petit mot — drop me a line

passe-moi un petit coup de fil — (colloq) give me a call

j'en ai pour une petite minute — it won't take me a minute

une petite trentaine de personnes — under thirty people

7) ( mesquin) [personne, procédé] petty, mean; ( étroit) [conception] narrow

2.

nom masculin, féminin

1) ( enfant) little boy/girl, child; ( benjamin)

le petit — ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one

mes petits — my children

pauvre petit! — poor thing!

la petite Martin — the Martin girl

2) ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman

3.

adverbe

voir petit — ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition

tailler petit — to be small-fitting

petit à petit — little by little

4.

nom masculin

1) ( jeune animal)

petits — gén young (+ v pl); ( chats) kittens; ( chiens) puppies

faire des petits — [chienne] to have puppies; fig [argent] to grow

2) ( personne modeste)

les petits — ordinary people

un petit de la finance — a minor figure in the world of finance

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Phrasal Verbs:

- petit ami

- petit bois

- petit chef

- petit coin

- petit crème

- petit déjeuner

- petit linge

- petit noir

- petit nom

- petit pois

- petit pot

- petit rat

- petit salé

- petite amie

- petite annonce

- petite école

- petite main

- petite nature

- petite souris

- petite vérole

- petite voiture

- petites annonces matrimoniales

- petites et moyennes entreprises

- petits chevaux

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p(ə)ti, it petit, -e
1. adj

1) (par la taille, les dimensions) (main, objet, colline) small

Il est petit pour son âge. — He's small for his age.

de petite taille (personne) — short, small, (arbre) small

Sonia habite une petite ville. — Sonia lives in a small town.

2) (valeur affective) little

Phyllis a une jolie petite maison. — Phyllis has a nice little house.

On a ouvert une petite bouteille de Chinon. — We've opened a little bottle of Chinon.

3) (peu important) (problème) small, minor, (progrès) little

4) (= faible) (pluie, bruit) slight

5) (en âge) (enfant) small, little

C'est dangereux pour les petits enfants. — It's dangerous for small children.

son petit frère — his little brother

6) (= court) (voyage, présentation) little, (roman) short

7) (= mesquin) mean

2. nm/f

1) (= enfant) child, little one

Emmène les petits au cinéma. — Take the children to the cinema.

Le petit de Sylvie a une mauvaise grippe. — Sylvie's little son has got bad a bad dose of flu.

la classe des petits — the infant class

pour petits et grands — for children and adults

les tout-petits — the little ones, the tiny tots

2) (= cadet) little one, youngest

Nicolas, c'est le petit. — Nicolas is the little one., Nicolas is the youngest.

3) (valeur affective)

mon petit (nuance ironique) — dear, (à son fils, un petit garçon) son

ma petite (nuance ironique) — dear, young lady, (à sa fille, une fillette) sweetheart

pauvre petit — poor little thing

3. nm

[animal]

petits — young pl

la lionne et ses petits — the lioness and her young

faire des petits [chatte] — to have kittens, [chienne] to have puppies

4. adv

petit à petit — little by little, gradually

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petit, petite

A adj

1 ( en taille) [personne, pied, objet, arbre, entreprise] ( objectivement) small; ( subjectivement) little; il est petit pour son âge he's small for his age; les mêmes, mais en plus petit the same ones, but smaller; le 36, c'est trop petit 36 is too small; le monde est petit! it's a small world!; un homme de petite taille, un homme petit a short ou small man; petit et trapu short and stocky; un petit homme timide a shy little man; la petite blonde, là-bas the little blonde, over there; une toute petite pièce/femme a tiny room/woman; se faire tout petit fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous; c'est Versailles en plus petit it's a miniature Versailles; ⇒ bête, doigt, lorgnette, plat, ruisseau;

2 (en longueur, durée) [foulée, promenade, distance, paragraphe] short; par petites étapes in easy stages; ⇒ semaine;

3 ( en âge) ( objectivement) young; ( subjectivement) little; il est trop petit pour comprendre he's too young to understand; c'est la plus petite she's the youngest; je t'ai connu petit I knew you when you were little; mon petit frère my little brother; ( bébé) my baby brother; le petit Jésus baby Jesus; petit garçon little boy; petite fille little girl; une petite Française a French girl; le petit nouveau the new boy; les petits enfants small ou young children; c'est notre petit dernier he's our youngest; petit chat kitten; petit chien puppy; petit ours/renard/lion bear/fox/lion cub;

4 (en quantité, prix, force) [somme, appétit, majorité, volume, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur, buveur] light; [salaire, loyer] low; [tape, vent, averse] light; [cri, rire, sourire] little; [goût, espoir, chance] slight; d'une petite voix timide in a timid little voice; une petite pluie fine a fine drizzle; ça a un petit goût de cerise it tastes slightly of cherries; avoir une petite santé to have poor health; fais un petit effort make an effort; un (tout) petit peu de sel (just) a little salt; un petit sourire coquin/supérieur a mischievous/superior little smile; ⇒ feu;

5 ( en gravité) [inconvénient, détail, défaut, opération] minor; [rhume] slight; [égratignure, souci] little;

6 ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque, cru] lesser known; [situation, emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire, dignitaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor; les petites routes minor roads; le petit personnel low-grade staff; les petites gens ordinary people; un petit escroc a small-time crook; ⇒ soldat;

7 ( pour minimiser) little; chante-nous une petite chanson give us a little song; un petit coup de rouge a little glass of red wine; un petit visage triste a sad little face; un bon petit vin/restaurant a nice little wine/restaurant; un petit cadeau/secret a little gift/secret; une petite faveur a little favour^GB; de bons petits plats tasty dishes; un petit coin tranquille a quiet spot; envoie-moi un petit mot drop me a line; passe-moi un petit coup de fil○ give me a ring GB ou call; avoir de petites attentions pour qn to make a fuss of sb GB, to fuss over sb; il faut une petite signature ici could I ask you to sign here, please?; je n'ai eu que deux petites semaines de congé! I only had two short weeks off!; j'en ai pour une petite minute/heure it won't take me a minute/more than an hour; une petite trentaine de personnes under thirty people;

8 ( en sentiment) mon petit Pierre my dear Pierre; mon petit papa darling daddy; mon petit chéri/ange my darling/angel; mon petit chou○ or poulet○ sweetie○, honey○; une petite garce◑ a bitch◑; un petit imbécile an idiot; très préoccupée de sa petite personne very taken up with herself; il tient à sa petite tranquillité he likes a nice quiet life;

9 ( mesquin) [personne, procédé] petty, mean; ( étroit) [conception] narrow; les petits esprits small-minded people.

B nm,f

1 ( enfant) little boy/girl, child; ( benjamin) le petit ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one; les petits the children, the kids○; pauvre petit! poor thing!; la petite Martin the Martin girl; les petits Martin the Martin children; ils ont deux petits they have two children; elle a eu un petit she's had a baby; n'aie pas peur, mon petit don't be afraid;

2 ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman; les petits small people.

C adv voir petit ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition; chausser/tailler petit [chaussures, vêtements] to be small-fitting; petit à petit little by little, gradually; ⇒ oiseau.

D nm

1 ( jeune animal) petits young; ( chats) kittens; ( chiens) puppies; (loups, lions, ours) cubs, young; le mammifère allaite ses petits mammals suckle their young; la lionne et ses petits the lioness and her cubs ou young; comment s'appelle le petit de la chèvre? what do you call a baby ou young goat?; faire des petits [chienne] to have puppies; fig ( se multiplier) [argent] to grow; ( se briser) [vase] to end up in bits;

2 ( personne modeste) les petits ordinary people; un petit de la finance a minor figure in the world of finance.

Composés

petit aigle Zool scops owl; petit ami boyfriend; petit bassin Anat lower pelvis; ( de piscine) small pool; petit blanc ( vin) small glass of white wine; petit bleu† Postes telegram; petit bois ( d'allumage) kindling; petit cacatois fore royal sail; petit chef petty tyrant; jouer au petit chef to throw one's weight around○; petit coin○ euph ( toilettes) loo○ GB, bathroom US; aller au petit coin to go to the loo○ GB ou bathroom US; petit commerçant small trader; petit commerce small traders (pl); petit crème small espresso with milk; petit déjeuner breakfast; petit endroit = petit coin; petit four petit four; petit hunier Naut fore topsail; petit juif○ funny bone; petit linge underwear; laver son petit linge to wash one's smalls○; petit maître minor master; petit noir coffee; petit nom○ ( prénom) first name; petit paquet small packet; petit perroquet Naut fore topgallant sail; petit peuple lower classes (pl); petit point petit point; petit pois (garden) pea, petit pois; petit porteur small shareholder; petit pot ( pour bébés) jar of baby food; petit quart Naut dogwatch; petit rat (de l'Opéra) pupil at Paris Opéra's ballet school; petit roque ( aux échecs) castling short; petit salé streaky salted pork; petit trot jog trot; petite amie girlfriend; petite annonce Presse classified advertisement ou ad○; petite caisse petty cash; petite école○ ≈ nursery school; petite main seamstress (at a top fashion house); petite mort orgasm; petite nature weakling; petite phrase (memorable) saying; petite reine Sport cycling; petite souris tooth fairy; petite vérole smallpox; petite voiture toy car; petites annonces matrimoniales personal ads; petites classes○ Scol younger children; petites et moyennes entreprises, PME small and medium enterprises, SMEs; petites sœurs des pauvres Little Sisters of the Poor; petits chevaux Jeux ≈ ludo (sg); petits métiers du passé traditional crafts.

( féminin petite) [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) adjectif

1. [en hauteur, en largeur] small, little

[en longueur] little, small, short

une personne de petite taille a small ou short person

un petit gros a tubby little man

il y a un petit mur entre les deux jardins there's a low ou small wall between the two gardens

une toute petite bonne femme

a. (familier) [femme] a tiny little woman

b. [fillette] a tiny little girl

de petites jambes grassouillettes

a. [de bébé] little fat legs

b. [d'adulte] short fat legs

à petite distance on voyait une chaumière a cottage could be seen a short way ou distance away

elle a de petits pieds she's got small ou little feet

un petit "a" a lower-case ou small "a"

je voudrais ce tissu en petite largeur I'd like that material in a narrow width

un petit bout de papier a scrap of paper

une toute petite maison a tiny little house

se faire tout petit [passer inaperçu] to make oneself inconspicuous, to keep a low profile

se faire tout petit devant quelqu'un

a. [par respect ou timidité] to humble oneself before somebody

b. [par poltronnerie] to cower ou to shrink before somebody

[exprime l'approximation]

ça vaut un petit 12 sur 20 it's only worth 12 out of 20

on y sera dans une petite heure we'll be there in a bit less than ou in under an hour

il y a un petit kilomètre d'ici à la ferme ≃ it's no more than ou just under three quarters of a mile from here to the farm

2. [faible] small

expédition/émission à petit budget low-budget expedition/programme

petit loyer low ou moderate rent

petite retraite/rente small pension/annuity

3. [jeune - personne] small, little ; [ - plante] young, baby (modificateur)

quand j'étais petit when I was little

je ne suis plus une petite fille! I'm not a little girl any more!

les petits Français French children

une petite Chinoise a young ou little Chinese girl

il est encore trop petit he's still too small ou young

un petit chien a puppy

un petit chat a kitten

un petit lion/léopard a lion/leopard cub

un petit éléphant a baby elephant, an elephant calf

[plus jeune] little, younger

4. [bref, court] short, brief

un petit séjour a short ou brief stay

si on lui faisait une petite visite? shall we pop in to see her?

donnez-moi un petit délai give me a little more time

5. [dans une hiérarchie]

petite entreprise small company

les petites et moyennes entreprises small and medium-sized businesses

le petit commerce (running of) small businesses

les petits commerçants (owners of) small businesses

les petits agriculteurs/propriétaires small farmers/landowners

les petits salaires

a. [sommes] low salaries, small wages

b. [employés] low-paid workers

il s'est trouvé un petit emploi au service exportation he found a minor post in the export department

petit peintre/poète minor painter/poet

6. [minime] small, slight, minor

une petite touche de peinture a slight touch of paint

ce n'est qu'un petit détail it's just a minor detail

dans les plus petits détails down to the last detail

une petite intervention chirurgicale minor surgery, a small ou minor operation

[insignifiant] small, slight

il y a un petit défaut there's a slight ou small ou minor defect

j'ai un petit ennui I've got a bit of a problem

j'ai eu un petit rhume I had a bit of a cold ou a slight cold

7. [léger] slight

un petit soupir a little sigh

elle a un petit accent she's got a slight accent

dit-elle d'une petite voix she said in a faint voice

petite montée gentle slope

petite brise gentle breeze

ça a un petit goût it tastes a bit strange

ça a un petit goût d'orange it tastes slightly of orange

8. [avec une valeur affective] little

j'ai trouvé une petite couturière/un petit garagiste I've found a very good little seamstress/garage

fais-moi une petite place make a little space for me, give me a (little) ou tiny bit of room

il aimait faire son petit poker le soir he was fond of a game of poker in the evening

tu mets ton petit ensemble? will you be wearing that nice little suit?

un petit vin sans prétention an unpretentious little wine

il y a un petit vent frais pas désagréable there's a nice little breeze

ma petite maman Mummy (UK), Mommy (US), my Mum (UK) ou Mom (US)

alors, mon petit Paul, comment ça va?

a. [dit par une femme] how's life, Paul, dear?

b. [dit par un homme plus âgé] how's life, young Paul?

[pour encourager]

tu mangeras bien une petite glace! come on, have an ice cream!

je n'ai pas le temps de faire un match — juste un petit! I've no time to play a match — come on, just a quick one!

[avec une valeur admirative]

c'est une petite futée she's a clever one

petit débrouillard! you're smart!, you don't miss a thing!

(euphémisme) [notable]

c'est une petite surprise it's quite a surprise

c'est un petit exploit! it's quite an achievement!

[avec une valeur dépréciative]

petit imbécile! you idiot!

petit con! (très familier) you arsehole (très familier, UK, très familier & US) ou asshole!

j'en ai assez de ses petits mystères/petites manigances! I'm fed up with her little mysteries/intrigues!

9. (littéraire) [mesquin] mean, mean-spirited, petty

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, petite [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [fils, fille] little son ou boy ( feminine daughter feminine girl)

c'est le petit de Monique it's Monique's son

c'est la petite d'en face (familier) it's the girl from across the street, it's the daughter of the people across the street, it's across the road's daughter (UK)

elle va à la même école que le petit (des) Verneuil she goes to the same school as the Verneuil boy

2. [enfant] little ou small child, little ou small boy ( feminine girl)

quant aux petits, nous les emmènerons au zoo as for the younger children, we'll take them to the zoo

la cour des petites the junior (UK) ou younger girls' playground

c'est un livre qui fera les délices des petits comme des grands this book will delight young and old (alike)

3. (familier) [adolescent] (young) boy ( feminine girl)

4. [avec une valeur affective - à un jeune] dear ; [ - à un bébé] little one

mon petit

a. [à un homme] dear

b. [à une femme] dear, darling

mon petit, je suis fier de toi

a. [à un garçon] young man, I'm proud of you

b. [à une fille] young lady, I'm proud of you

viens, mon tout petit come here (my) little one

ça, ma petite, vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis! you'll never get away with it, my dear!

la pauvre petite, comment va-t-elle faire? poor thing, however will she manage?

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nom masculin

1. [animal] baby

ses petits

a. [généralement] her young

b. [chatte] her kittens

c. [chienne] her puppies

d. [tigresse, louve] her cubs

faire des petits

a. [chienne] to have pups

b. [chatte] to have kittens

mes économies ont fait des petits (familier) my savings have grown

2. [dans une hiérarchie]

c'est toujours les petits qui doivent payer it's always the little man who's got to pay

dans la course aux marchés, les petits sont piétinés in the race to gain markets, small firms ou businesses get trampled underfoot

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adverbe

1. COMMERCE

c'est un 38 mais ce modèle chausse/taille petit it says 38 but this style is a small fitting (UK) runs small (US)

2. [juste]

voir ou prévoir petit to see ou to plan things on a small scale

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en petit locution adverbiale

[en petits caractères] in small characters ou letters

[en miniature] in miniature

un univers en tout petit a miniature universe

je voudrais cette jupe (mais) en plus petit I'd like this skirt (but) in a smaller size

petit à petit locution adverbiale

little by little, gradually

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > petit

17 steady

1. adjective
1) (stable) stabil; (not wobbling) standfest

as steady as a rock — völlig standfest [Leiter, Tisch]; völlig stabil [Boot]; ganz ruhig [Hand]

be steady on one's feet or legs/bicycle — sicher auf den Beinen sein/sicher auf seinem Fahrrad fahren

hold or keep the ladder steady — die Leiter festhalten

steady as she goes! — (coll.) immer so weiter!

2) (still) ruhig

turn a steady gaze or look on somebody — jemanden fest ansehen

3) (regular, constant) stetig; gleichmäßig [Tempo], stabil [Preis, Lohn]; gleich bleibend [Temperatur]; beständig [Klima, Summen, Lärm]

we had steady rain/drizzle — wir hatten Dauerregen/es nieselte [bei uns] ständig

steady! — Vorsicht!; (to dog, horse) ruhig!

steady on! — langsam! (ugs.)

4) (invariable) unerschütterlich; beständig [Wesensart]; standhaft [Weigerung]; fest [Charakter, Glaube]

5) (enduring)

a steady job — eine feste Stelle

a steady boyfriend/girlfriend — ein fester Freund/eine feste Freundin (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
festhalten [Leiter]; beruhigen [Pferd, Nerven]; ruhig halten [Boot, Flugzeug]

she steadied herself against the table/with a stick — sie hielt sich am Tisch fest/stützte sich mit einem Stock
3. intransitive verb
[Preise:] sich stabilisieren; [Geschwindigkeit:] sich mäßigen
4. adverb
go steady with something — mit etwas vorsichtig sein

go steady with somebody — (coll.) mit jemandem gehen (ugs.)

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['stedi] 1. adjective
1) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) sicher

2) (regular or even: a steady temperature; He was walking at a steady pace.) gleichmäßig

3) (unchanging or constant: steady faith.) unveränderlich

4) ((of a person) sensible and hardworking in habits etc: a steady young man.) solid
2. verb
(to make or become steady: He stumbled but managed to steady himself; His heart-beat gradually steadied.) sich festigen

- academic.ru/92075/steadily">steadily
- steadiness
- steady on! - steady !
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steady

[ˈstedi]

I. adj

1. (stable) fest, stabil

the doctors are now letting her get out of bed, but she's not yet \steady on her legs die Ärzte lassen sie jetzt aufstehen, aber sie ist noch etwas wack[e]lig auf den Beinen

\steady employment/job feste Anstellung [o Arbeit] /Stelle

\steady relationship feste Beziehung

\steady temperature gleich bleibende Temperatur

2. (regular) kontinuierlich, gleich bleibend

progress has been slow but \steady es ging langsam, aber stetig voran

\steady breathing/pulse regelmäßiges Atmen/regelmäßiger Puls

\steady flow regelmäßiger Fluss

\steady increase/decrease stetige Zunahme/Abnahme

\steady rain anhaltender Regen

\steady speed konstante Geschwindigkeit

to remain \steady price sich akk behaupten

3. (not wavering) fest

he gave her a \steady look er sah sie unverwandt an

\steady ache [or pain] andauernder [o permanenter] Schmerz

\steady hand ruhige Hand

\steady voice feste Stimme

4. (calm and dependable) verlässlich, solide

\steady nerves starke Nerven

5. (regular) regelmäßig

\steady client [or customer] Stammkunde, -kundin m, f

\steady patron Mäzen(in) m(f), Gönner(in) m(f)

\steady beau AM ständiger Begleiter

\steady boyfriend/girlfriend fester Freund/feste Freundin

6. STOCKEX (unchanged) gehalten

II. vt

<- ie->

1. (stabilize)

▪ to \steady sth/sb etw/jdn stabilisieren

Mike used to be really wild, but marriage and fatherhood have steadied him Mike war immer ziemlich verrückt, aber Ehe und Vaterschaft haben ihn ausgeglichener gemacht

to \steady oneself ins Gleichgewicht kommen, Halt finden

to \steady the ladder die Leiter festhalten

2. (make calm)

to \steady one's aim sein Ziel fixieren

to \steady one's nerves seine Nerven beruhigen

III. adv

1. (still)

to hold \steady prices stabil bleiben

to hold sth \steady etw festhalten

2. BRIT (be sparing)

to go \steady on sth mit etw dat sparsam umgehen [o vorsichtig sein]

I'd like a gin and tonic, please, and go \steady on the ice ich hätte gerne einen Gin Tonic, aber bitte mit wenig Eis

3. NAUT, TRANSP (on course) auf Kurs

keep her \steady as she goes! halte sie auf Kurs!

4. ( dated: have regular boyfriend, girlfriend)

to go \steady with sb fest mit jdm gehen fam

IV. interj (warning) sachte!

\steady on! BRIT halt!

V. n ( dated fam) fester Freund/feste Freundin, Liebste(r) f(m) veraltet

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['stedɪ]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= firm, not wobbling) hand, nerves, eye ruhig; gaze fest, unverwandt; (= composed) voice fest

with a steady hand — mit ruhiger Hand

steady on one's legs/feet — fest or sicher auf den Beinen

to hold sth steady — etw ruhig halten; ladder etw festhalten

the chair is not very steady — der Stuhl ist wacklig

2) (= constant) wind, progress, demand etc ständig, stet (geh); drizzle ununterbrochen; temperature beständig; income geregelt

at a steady pace — in gleichmäßigem Tempo

at a steady 70 — ständig mit 70

3) (= reliable, regular) worker zuverlässig, solide

he plays a steady game — er ist ein zuverlässiger Spieler

4) job, boyfriend fest

2. adv

steady (on)!, steady the buffs! — immer mit der Ruhe! (inf), sachte! (inf)

to go steady (with sb) (inf) — mit jdm (fest) gehen (inf)

they're going steady (inf) — sie gehen fest miteinander, sie sind fest zusammen

3. n (inf)
fester Freund (inf), feste Freundin (inf)
4. vt
plane, boat wieder ins Gleichgewicht bringen; (= stabilize) nerves, person beruhigen; (in character) ausgleichen
to steady oneself — festen Halt finden

she had a steadying influence on him — durch ihren Einfluss wurde er ausgeglichener

5. vi
sich beruhigen; (person, voice) ruhig(er) werden
her breathing steadied — ihr Atem wurde ruhiger

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steady [ˈstedı]

A adj (adv steadily)

1. (stand)fest, stabil (Leiter etc):

he was not steady on his legs er stand nicht fest auf den Beinen;

steady prices WIRTSCH feste oder stabile Preise

2. gleichbleibend, gleichmäßig, stetig, ständig, unveränderlich:

steady girlfriend feste Freundin;

steady income festes oder geregeltes Einkommen;

be in a steady job einen festen Arbeitsplatz haben;

steady pace gleichmäßiges Tempo;

steady progress stetige oder ständige Fortschritte pl;

steady relationship feste Beziehung

3. gewohnheits-, regelmäßig:

steady customer Stammkunde m, -kundin f

4. → steadfast 1

5. a) → steadfast 3

b) ordentlich, solid(e) (Leben, Mensch)

c) nüchtern, gesetzt

d) zuverlässig (Freund, Spieler etc)

6. ruhig, sicher (Auge, Hand), stabil (Nerven)

B adv umg

a) go steady (with) vorsichtig(er) sein (mit), sich zurückhalten (bei, mit)

b) go steady with (fest) mit jemandem gehen

C int

1. sachte!, ruhig Blut!

2. steady on! halt!

D v/t

1. festigen, festmachen, sicher oder ruhig etc machen:

steady o.s.

a) sich stützen,

b) fig sich beruhigen;

steady sb’s nerves jemandes Nerven beruhigen

2. ein Pferd zügeln

3. jemanden zur Vernunft bringen, ernüchtern

E v/i

1. fest oder sicher oder ruhig etc werden, Halt gewinnen, sich festigen, sich stabilisieren ( auch WIRTSCH Preise etc)

2. oft steady down vernünftig werden

F s

1. Stütze f

2. umg feste(r) Freund(in)

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1. adjective
1) (stable) stabil; (not wobbling) standfest

as steady as a rock — völlig standfest [Leiter, Tisch]; völlig stabil [Boot]; ganz ruhig [Hand]

be steady on one's feet or legs/bicycle — sicher auf den Beinen sein/sicher auf seinem Fahrrad fahren

hold or keep the ladder steady — die Leiter festhalten

steady as she goes! — (coll.) immer so weiter!

2) (still) ruhig

turn a steady gaze or look on somebody — jemanden fest ansehen

3) (regular, constant) stetig; gleichmäßig [Tempo], stabil [Preis, Lohn]; gleich bleibend [Temperatur]; beständig [Klima, Summen, Lärm]

we had steady rain/drizzle — wir hatten Dauerregen/es nieselte [bei uns] ständig

steady! — Vorsicht!; (to dog, horse) ruhig!

steady on! — langsam! (ugs.)

4) (invariable) unerschütterlich; beständig [Wesensart]; standhaft [Weigerung]; fest [Charakter, Glaube]

5) (enduring)

a steady job — eine feste Stelle

a steady boyfriend/girlfriend — ein fester Freund/eine feste Freundin (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
festhalten [Leiter]; beruhigen [Pferd, Nerven]; ruhig halten [Boot, Flugzeug]

she steadied herself against the table/with a stick — sie hielt sich am Tisch fest/stützte sich mit einem Stock
3. intransitive verb
[Preise:] sich stabilisieren; [Geschwindigkeit:] sich mäßigen
4. adverb
go steady with something — mit etwas vorsichtig sein

go steady with somebody — (coll.) mit jemandem gehen (ugs.)

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(boyfriend) n.

fester Freund m. (girlfriend) n.

feste Freundin f. adj.

Dauer- präfix.

bleibend adj.

fest adj.

gleichbleibend adj.

langsam adj.

ordentlich adj.

regelmäßig adj.

solide adj.

stabil adj.

standhaft adj.

stationär adj.

stetig adj.

ständig adj.

zuverlässig adj. v.

fest (sicher)

machen ausdr.

festigen v.

English-german dictionary > steady

18 break

[breɪk] n

1) ( fracture) Bruch m; (in glass, pottery) Sprung m; (in rock, wood) Riss m; med Bruch m

2) ( gap) Lücke f; ( in rock) Spalt m; ( in line) Unterbrechung f

3) ( escape) Ausbruch m;

to make a \break ausbrechen

4) ( interruption) Unterbrechung f, Pause f; ( esp Brit) sch ( during classes) Pause f ( holiday) Ferien pl;

coffee/lunch \break Kaffee-/Mittagspause f;

Easter/Christmas \break Oster-/Weihnachtsferien pl;

commercial \break tv, radio Werbung f;

to have [or take] a \break eine Pause machen;

we decided to have a short \break in Paris wir beschlossen, einen Kurzurlaub in Paris zu verbringen;

to need a \break from sth eine Pause von etw dat brauchen

5) meteo

\break of day Tagesanbruch m;

a \break in the weather ( liter) ein Wetterumschwung m

6) ( divergence) Bruch m;

a \break with family tradition ein Bruch mit der Familientradition

7) ( end of relationship) Abbruch m;

to make a clean/complete \break einen sauberen/endgültigen Schlussstrich ziehen;

to make the \break [from sb/sth] die Beziehung [zu jdm/etw] abbrechen

8) ( opportunity) Chance f, Gelegenheit f;

she got her main \break as an actress in a Spielberg film sie hatte ihre größte Chance als Schauspielerin in einem Spielbergfilm

9) sports ( in tennis)

\break [of serve] Break m o nt; (in snooker, billiards) Anstoß m

PHRASES:

give me a \break! (fam: knock it off!) hör auf [damit]!;

( give me a chance) gib mir eine Chance! vt <broke, broken>

1) ( shatter)

to \break sth etw zerbrechen;

( in two pieces) etw entzweibrechen;

( force open) etw aufbrechen;

( damage) etw kaputtmachen ( fam) ( fracture) etw brechen;

we heard the sound of \breaking glass wir hörten das Geräusch von zerberstendem Glas;

to \break an alibi ( fig) ein Alibi entkräften;

to \break one's arm sich dat den Arm brechen;

to \break one's back [or (Am) ass]; ( fig) ( fam) sich akk abrackern [o abstrampeln] ( fam)

to \break sb's back ( fig) jdm das Kreuz brechen ( fig)

to \break a bottle/ a glass eine Flasche/ein Glas zerbrechen;

to \break an egg ein Ei aufschlagen;

to \break sb's heart ( fig) jdm das Herz brechen ( geh)

to \break a nail/ tooth sich dat einen Nagel/Zahn abbrechen;

to \break sb's nose jdm die Nase brechen;

to \break sth into smithereens etw in [tausend] Stücke schlagen;

to \break the sonic [or sound] barrier die Schallmauer durchbrechen;

to \break a window ein Fenster einschlagen

2) ( momentarily interrupt)

to \break sth etw unterbrechen;

I need something to \break the monotony of my typing job ich brauche etwas, das etwas Abwechslung in meine eintönige Schreibarbeit bringt;

to \break sb's fall jds Fall abfangen;

to \break a circuit elec einen Stromkreis unterbrechen;

to \break step [or stride] aus dem Gleichschritt kommen; mil aus dem Schritt fallen

3) ( put an end to)

to \break sth etw zerstören;

to \break the back of sth (Brit, Aus) das Schlimmste einer S. gen hinter sich akk bringen;

we can \break the back of this work today if we really try wenn wir uns ernsthaft bemühen, können wir diese Arbeit heute zum größten Teil erledigen;

to \break camp das Lager abbrechen;

to \break a deadlock einen toten Punkt überwinden, etw wieder in Gang bringen;

to \break a habit eine Gewohnheit aufgeben;

to \break sb of a habit jdm eine Angewohnheit abgewöhnen;

to \break an impasse [or a stalemate] aus einer Sackgasse herauskommen;

to \break a romantic mood eine romantische Stimmung kaputtmachen ( fam)

to \break the peace/ a record/ the silence den Frieden/einen Rekord/das Schweigen brechen;

to \break a spell einen Bann brechen;

to \break sb's spirit jdn mutlos machen;

to \break a strike einen Streik brechen;

to \break the suspense [or tension] die Spannung lösen

4) sports

to \break a tie in Führung gehen, einen Führungstreffer erzielen;

to \break sb tennis jdm das Aufschlagspiel abnehmen

5) ( violate)

to \break sth etw brechen;

to \break an agreement eine Vereinbarung verletzen;

to \break a date eine Verabredung nicht einhalten;

to \break a/ the law ein/das Gesetz übertreten;

to \break a treaty gegen einen Vertrag verstoßen;

to \break one's word sein Wort brechen

6) ( forcefully end)

to \break sth etw durchbrechen;

to \break sb's hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien

7) ( decipher)

to \break a cipher/ a code eine Geheimschrift/einen Code entschlüsseln

8) ( make public)

to \break sth etw bekannt geben; journ etw veröffentlichen;

to \break sth to sb jdm etw mitteilen [o sagen];

\break it to me gently! ( hum) bring's mir schonend bei!;

how will we ever \break it to her? wie sollen wir es ihr nur sagen?;

to \break the news to sb jdm die Nachricht beibringen

9) ( separate into parts)

to \break sth etw auseinanderreißen;

to \break bread rel das [heilige] Abendmahl empfangen;

to \break bread [with sb] (dated) ( liter) [mit jdm] das Brot brechen veraltet [o sein Brot teilen];

to \break a collection [or set] eine Sammlung auseinanderreißen

10) ( make change for)

to \break a note [or (Am) bill] einen Geldschein wechseln [o ( fam) kleinmachen];

11) ( crush spirit)

to \break sb jdn brechen [o ( fam) kleinkriegen];

her spirit had been broken by the regime in the home das in dem Heim herrschende System hatte sie seelisch gebrochen;

to \break an animal ( tame) ein Tier zähmen;

( train) ein Tier abrichten;

to \break sb's will jds Willen m brechen

12) ( leave)

to \break cover mil aus der Deckung hervorbrechen;

( from hiding place) aus dem Versteck herauskommen;

to \break formation mil aus der Aufstellung heraustreten;

to \break rank mil aus dem Glied treten;

to \break rank[s] ( fig) die eigenen Reihen verraten;

to \break ship sich akk beim Landgang absetzen

13) ( open up)

to \break ground den ersten Spatenstich machen;

to \break fresh [or new] ground ( fig) Neuland [o neue Gebiete] erschließen

PHRASES:

to \break the bank ( hum) die Bank sprengen;

sticks and stones may \break my bones [but names will never hurt me] ([but names will never hurt me]) Beschimpfungen können mir nichts anhaben;

you can't make an omelette without \breaking eggs ( saying) wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne ( prov)

to \break the ice ( fam) das Eis brechen;

\break a leg! ( fam) Hals- und Beinbruch! ( fam)

to \break the mould innovativ sein;

to \break wind einen fahren lassen ( fam) vi <broke, broken>

1) ( shatter) zerbrechen;

( stop working) kaputtgehen ( fam) ( fall apart) auseinanderbrechen

2) ( interrupt) Pause machen;

shall we \break [off] for lunch? machen wir Mittagspause?

3) wave sich akk brechen;

a wave broke over the boat eine Welle brach über dem Boot zusammen

4) ( change in voice)

her voice was \breaking with emotion vor Rührung versagte ihr die Stimme;

the boy's voice is \breaking der Junge ist [gerade] im Stimmbruch

5) meteo weather umschlagen; dawn, day anbrechen; storm losbrechen

6) ( collapse under strain) zusammenbrechen

7) ( become public) news, scandal bekannt [o publik] werden, ans Licht kommen

8) (in billiards, snooker) anstoßen

9) boxing sich akk trennen

10) ( move out of formation) clouds aufreißen; crowd sich akk teilen mil, sports sich akk auflösen

11) med [auf]platzen;

the waters have broken die Fruchtblase ist geplatzt

PHRASES:

to \break even kostendeckend arbeiten;

to \break free ausbrechen, sich akk befreien;

to \break loose sich akk losreißen;

it's make or \break! es geht um alles oder nichts!

English-German students dictionary > break

19 bear

1. I
abs

1) the ice bears лед держит, по льду можно ходить, лед крепкий

2) usually with can; it was more than she could bear Этого она [уже] вынести /выдержать/ не могла. Это было выше ее сил

3) she is unable to bear она не может иметь детей; these peach-trees are not going to bear Эти персиковые деревья не будут плодоносить
2. II
1) bear at some time the tree bears every year (every other year, once in seven years, etc.) Это дерево плодоносит каждый год и т. д.

2) bear in some direction naut. bear north (south, east, etc.) лежать /быть расположенным/ к северу и т. д.; the land bore due north земля лежала прямо /точно/ к северу

3) bear in some manner bear hard нажимать, надавливать
3. III
1) bear smth., smb. bear a heavy load (a suitcase, the baggage, a large parcel, a banner, a sleeping child, etc.) нести тяжелый груз и т. д.

2) bear smth., smb. bear the weight of a large trunk (an elephant, a heavy man, etc.) выдерживать вес большого сундука и т. д.; this plank /board/ will not bear your weight эта доска не выдержит вашей тяжести; the ice is too thin to bear the weight of the horse лед слишком тонок, чтобы выдержать лошадь; this bridge does not bear more than 10 tons Этот мост рассчитан не больше, чем /только/ на десять тонн

3) bear smb., smth. usually with can, especially in the negative or interrogative I can't bear this man (the sight of him, this noise, such scenes, the odour, that perfume, etc.) [я] не выношу /терпеть не могу/ Этого человека и т. д; she couldn't bear his condescending manner она не выносила его манеру говорить или обращаться с ней свысока; how could he bear the idea /the thought/ of it? как он мог даже подумать об этом?;

4) bear smth. bear responsibility нести ответственность; bear the cost (the expense) оплачивать стоимость (расходы); I am willing to bear all the expenses я согласен (поднести любые расходы; bear losses нести потери, терпеть ущерб; bear the burden взвалить на себя [всю] тяжесть; bear the brunt принять на себя /выдержать/ главный удар (неприятеля)

5) bear smth. usually with can, especially in the negative or interrogative will he bear the strain (the test)? выдержит ли он это напряжение (испытание)?; he couldn't bear the humiliation он не мог вынести /пережить/ Этого унижения

6) bear smth. bear the marks /the signs, the traces/ of blows (of wounds, of punishment, of ill-treatment, of tears, etc.) носить следы побоев и т. д.; this document bears your signature на этом документе стоит ваша подпись; this note bears your name Эта записка адресована вам; this letter bears no date на этом письме нет даты; the envelope bears traces of having been tampered with на конверте имеются /видны/ следы того, что его вскрывали; а monument bearing an inscription памятник с надписью

7) bear smth. bear a sword (a revolver, etc.) носить шпагу и т. д.; bear the sceptre (the marshal's staff) носить скипетр (маршальский жезл); all men who can bear arms все мужчины, способные носить оружие; а ship bearing the American colours корабль под американским флагом

8) bear smth. often offic. bear the name of John (a noble name, the title of earl, etc.) иметь /носить/ имя Джон и т. д; remember that you bear my name (за)помни, ты носишь мое имя

9) bear smth. bear interpretation (explanation, etc.) допускать толкование и т.д.; his words bear only one interpretation его слова можно интерпретировать только в одном смысле; this statement doesn't bear close examination это заявление /утверждение/ не выдерживает пристального анализа; bear comparison выдерживать сравнение

10) || bear tales Ябедничать; bear the news передавать новости

11) bear smth., smb. bear fruit (good peaches, fine apples, sweet grapes, etc.) давать плоды и т. д.; this tree bears no fruit Это дерево не плодоносит; bear children рожать детей; cats usually bear more than two young ones кошка обычно приносит более двух котят; bear interest (profit) приносить /давать/ проценты (прибыль); at last his efforts bore fruit наконец его усилия принесли плоды /увенчались успехом/

12) bear smth. bear the upper storey (the' whole building, the bridge etc.) поддерживать /нести/ верхний этаж и т.д. the four pillars bear the arch Эти четыре колонны несут арку /служат опорой для арки/; Atlas had to bear the weight of the heavens on his shoulders Атлант должен был держать на своих плечах небесный свод
4. IV
1) bear smb., smth. somewhere bear the wounded home относить или отвозить раненых домой; bear the girl across перенести девушку на другую сторону (улицы, реки и т. п.); bear the cases downstairs снести чемоданы [вниз]

2) bear smth. in same manner bear one's head high (proudly etc.) высоко и т. д. держать голову

3) bear smth. in some manner bear pain (one's loss, hardships, etc.) patiently (well, manfully, stoically, heroically, philosophically, etc.) переносить боль и т. д. терпеливо и т. д.; bear an operation satisfactorily удовлетворительно перенести операцию; bear one's sorrow in silence молча переносить [свое] горе
5. V
1) bear smb. smth. bear smb. love (affection, malice, ill-will, etc.) питать /испытывать/ любовь и т.д. к кому-л.; she bore him no love whatever никакой любви к нему она не испытывала; the hatred he bore me ненависть, которую он ко мне питал; I bear you no grudge и не таю обиды против вас, я зла на вас не держу

2) bear smb. smb. bear smb. a child (a son, a daughter) родить кому-л. ребенка; she has borne him three sons она родила ему трех сыновей
6. VII
bear smb. to do smth. usually with can, especially in the negative or interrogative I can't bear him to be away (them to listen, her to laugh at me, etc.) я не выношу /терпеть не могу/, когда он уезжает и т. д.; I couldn't bear him to think that about me я очень не хотел, чтобы он так подумал обо мне; how could he bear her to know the truth? как мог он допустить мысль о том, что она узнает всю правду?
7. XI
1) be born a man is born человек родился; be born at some time be born in 1920 (in January, on the first of May. etc.) родиться в тысяча девятьсот двадцатом году и т. д; born in 1945 тысяча девятьсот сорок пятого года рождения; be born in some place he was born in England он родился в Англии: the idea was born in the minds of the people Эта мысль зародилась в умах людей; be born of smb. he was born of fairly well-to-do parents он родился в довольно зажиточной семье; be born smb. be born a poet родиться поэтом; be born to do smth. he was not born to become a poet fly не суждено было стать поэтом; he was born to be hanged ему на роду написано окончить жизнь на виселице; be born to smb. offic. a son and a daughter were born to them у них родились сын и дочь; be born with smth. be born with a good memory (with a talent for smth., etc.) быть наделенным хорошей памятью и т. д. от рождения; be born of smth. his confidence is born of knowledge его уверенность порождена знаниями / результат знаний/ || be born out of wedlock быть незаконнорожденным /внебрачным ребенком/

2) book, be borne to some place he was borne to prison его отвела в тюрьму; be borne somewhere by smb. the crowd was borne back by the police полиция оттеснила толпу; the boat was borne backward by the wind ветер отнес лодку назад; be bone upon smth. her voice (the music, the song, the fragrance, etc.) was borne upon the wind ветер доносил или уносил звук ее голоса и т. д.

3) be borne upon smb. book. it was gradually borne upon me that... до меня постепенно начало доходить, что... || it has to be borne in mind that... следует помнить /не следует забывать/, что...
8. XIII
bear to do (to be) smth. usually with can, especially in the negative or interrogative I can't bear to be laughed at (to be disturbed, to be asked so many questions, to see animals treated cruelly, etc.) я не выношу /терпеть не могу/, когда надо мной смеются и т. д.; I can't bear to hear him moan [я] не могу слышать, как он стонет
9. XIV
bear doing smth.

1) this cloth will bear washing Этот материал стирается; some passages in this book will bear skipping некоторые места /абзацы/ в этой книге вполне можно пропустить; your joke (his language, the story, etc.) does not bear repeating я не рискну повторить вашу шутку и т. д.

2) usually with can, especially in the negative or interrogative I can't bear living alone [я] терпеть не могу жить одна; how can you bear to travel by sea? как это ты выносишь морские путешествия?
10. XVI
1) bear with smb., smth. bear with her (with her whims, with his uneven temper, etc.) относиться к ней и т. д. терпеливо; bear with his bad memory мириться с тем, что у него плохая память; you will have to bear with her inexperience вам придется примириться с ее неопытностью; bear with me a little longer Be сердитесь на меня, потерпите еще немного (я сейчас уйду или доскажу и т. п.)

2) bear (up)on smth. bear on the subject (on the question, upon tile situation, etc.) иметь отношение к [данному] предмету и т. д.; your arguments do not bear on the problem ваши доводы не имеют отношения и этой проблеме; it bears directly on our topic Это непосредственно связано с нашей темой

3) bear (up)on smth. bear hard on a surface (on a stick, etc.) нажимать /надавливать/ на поверхность и т. д.; if you bear too hard (up)on the point of your pencil it may break если ты будешь слишком сильно нажимать на карандаш, грифель сломается

4) bear (up)on smb. bear hard (up)on the people (on the natives, on the settlers, etc.) a) угнетать народ и т. д.; б) ложиться тяжелым бременем на народ и т. д.

5) bear in some direction naut. bear to the north (to the east, to the right, etc.) двигаться, идти или поворачивать на север а т. д.; when you reach the top of the hill bear to the left когда дойдете до вершины холма, сверните налево

6) bear on smth. bear on the columns (on the pillars. on.the walls, etc.) опираться на колонны и т.д.; the whole building bears on the columns колонны держат все здание; bear heavily on a stick тяжело опираться на палку

7) bear in smth. bear in spring (in this climate, in the north, in this soil, etc.) плодоносить весной и т. д.
11. XVIII
bear oneself in some manner book. bear oneself well (nobly, gracefully, etc.) держаться хорошо и т. д.; bear oneself like smb. bear oneself like a man (like a soldier, like a queen, etc.) держаться или вести себя как мужчина и т. д.
12. XXI1
1) bear smb., smth. to some place bear the wounded man to the hospital (the thief to prison, the letter to the president, etc.) отвезти, отнести или доставить раненого в больницу и т. д.; the ship bore him to a distant country корабль увез его в дальние края; bear smb., smth. across smth. the bridge bore us across the river по мосту мы попали на другой берег [реки]; bear smth., smb. on (in, over, etc.) smith. bear smth., smb. on (over) one's shoulders (in one's arms, in one's hands, etc.) нести что-л., кого-л. на плечах и т. д.

2) bear smth. on /by/ smth. bear a badge on the lapel of one's coat (a sword by one's side, etc.) носить значок /эмблему/ на отвороте пиджака и т. д.

3) bear smth. for smth., smb. I don't want to bear the blame for your mistakes я не хочу принимать на себя /нести/ вину да ваши ошибки; you will have to bear the penalty for your misdeeds вам придется понести наказание за свой проступки; who will bear the responsibility for the children? кто будет отвечать /нести ответственность/ за датой?; bear smth. against smb. bear a grudge (malice, ill-will, etc.) against slab. испытывать к кому-л. чувство злобы и т.д., испытывать злобу и т. д. против кого-л. =bear иметь зуб против кого-л.

4) bear smth. to smb., smth. bear no relation to smb., smth. не иметь никакого отношения к кому-л., чему-л., bear (no) resemblance to smb., smth. (не) быть похожим да кого-л., что-л. || bear smth. in mind помнить о чем-л.; you must bear his warning in mind вы не должны забывать о его предупреждении

5) bear smth. in smth. bear fruit in autumn (in the spring, in this climate, etc.) плодоносить осенью и т.д.;
13. XXV
bear that... usually with can, especially in the negative or interrogative she couldn't bear that he should forget her она не могла вынести мысля, что он забудет ее

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > bear

20 break

̈ɪbreɪk I
1. сущ.
1) а) ломание, раскалывание, разбивание We heard the break and saw the glass fall out of the window. ≈ Мы услышали звук раскалывающегося стекла и увидели, как оно вылетело из окна. б) отверстие, дыра;
пролом;
трещина Water seeped through the break in the basement wall. ≈ Вода просочилась через трещину в цоколе. ∙ Syn: breaking, burst, snap, cracking, splitting;
breach, opening, rupture, hole, crack, gap, gash
2) прорыв
3) разрыв, раскол (отношений и т. п.)
4) перерыв, пауза, интервал;
перемена( в школе) Let's take a short break for lunch. ≈ Давайте сделаем короткий перерыв на завтрак. Syn: interlude, intermission, interval, let-up, lull, pause, recess, respite
5) первое появление break of day ≈ рассвет
6) амер.;
разг. нарушение приличий;
неуместное замечание;
обмолвка, ошибка
7) побег( из тюрьмы)
8) амер. внезапное падение цен
9) разг. благоприятная возможность, счастливый случай, шанс The actress's big break came when she substituted for the ailing star. ≈ У актрисы появился удачный шанс, когда ей пришлось заменить заболевшую звезду. lucky break ≈ удача, счастливый случай Syn: stroke of luck, opportunity, chance, fortune, opening
10) хим. расслоение жидкости
11) геол. разрыв;
малый сброс
12) спорт прекращение боя при захвате (в боксе) ∙ make a bad break
2. гл.;
прош. вр. - broke, прич. прош. вр. - broken
1) а) ломать, разбивать;
разрушать;
взламывать He fell through the windows, breaking the glass. ≈ Он выпал в окно и разбил стекло. I broke my leg skiing. ≈ Катаясь на лыжах, я сломал ногу. б) разламываться, разрушаться;
разбиваться The plane broke into three pieces. ≈ Самолет разломился на три части. The only sound was the crackle of breaking ice. ≈ Только и было слышно, как ломается лед. ∙ Syn: shatter, crack, fracture, rupture, split, splinter, bust;
smash, crush, demolish
2) а) рвать, разрывать, отрывать б) разрываться, отрываться ∙ Syn: detach, separate, pull off, tear off
3) ломаться, выходить из строя, переставать работать The TV set is broken again. ≈ Телевизор снова сломался. Syn: be inoperative, work improperly, become useless;
ruin, destroy
4) рассеиваться, расступаться, расходиться( о тумане, облаках и т. п.)
5) распечатывать (письмо) ;
откупоривать( бутылку, бочку) Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again. ≈ Если ты сломал печать на бутылке, то ее уже не склеишь обратно.
6) сообщать, объявлять( об известиях и т. п.) Who's going to break the bad news to her? ≈ Кто сообщит ей эту плохую новость? Syn: disclose, reveal, divulge, announce, proclaim, inform, make public, give out
7) прокладывать( дорогу)
8) а) разменивать (деньги) б) разрознивать( коллекцию и т. п.)
9) а) разорять Paying for the house will just about break me. ≈ Плата за дом практически разорит меня. б) разоряться Syn: bankrupt, ruin, wipe out
10) а) ослаблять, уменьшать;
сломить (сопротивление, волю и т. п.) ;
подрывать( силы, здоровье, могущество и т. п.) The net broke the acrobat's fall. ≈ Сеть уменьшила силу удара. Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me. ≈ И тогда Луиза сказала мне, что уходит от меня. He never let his jailers break him. ≈ Он не позволил тюремщикам сломить его. б) ослабеть ∙ Syn: take the force of, soften, diminish, cushion, weaken, lessen, lighten
11) прерывать (сон, молчание, путешествие и т. п.) ;
временно прекращать, делать остановку Gary decided to break his silence. ≈ Гарри решил наконец высказаться. They broke for lunch. ≈ У них перерыв на обед.
12) прекращать, прерывать (переговоры и т. п.), порывать (отношения и т. п.) He was once a close adviser to Wales, but broke with him last year. ≈ Когда-то он был первым советником у Уэлса, но он ушел от него год назад. The union broke off negotiations and called a strike. ≈ Профсоюзы прервали переговоры и призвали к забастовке. Syn: end, stop, cease, halt, suspend, shut down, interrupt, discontinue
13) нарушать, переступать (закон и т. п.) We didn't know we were breaking the law. ≈ А мы и не знали, что нарушаем закон. I hate to break my promise. ≈ Я ненавижу нарушать обещания. Syn: violate, infringe, transgress, disobey, defy;
disregard, ignore
14) разразиться, начаться внезапно, бурно When the storm breaks, run for the house. ≈ Когда начнется шторм, бегите в дом. He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke. ≈ Когда разразился скандал, он сам отказался от епскопства. The audience broke into applause. ≈ Аудитория взорвалась аплодисментами. Syn: burst out, come forth suddenly;
happen, occur, appear
15) прорываться, вскрываться( о плотине, нарыве) Syn: burst
16) вырваться, сорваться A cry broke from his lips. ≈ Крик сорвался с его уст.
17) ломаться (о голосе) ;
прерываться( от волнения) Godfrey's voice broke and halted. ≈ Годфри запнулся и замолчал.
18) а) обучать;
дрессировать;
приучать к поводьям (о лошадь) Mustangs must be broken before they can be ridden. ≈ Прежде чем ездить на мустангах, их надо приучить к поводьям. б) избавлять, отучать( от привычки и т. п.) The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers. ≈ Учитель надеялсь отучить учеников от привычки искать простые ответы. в) избавляться, отучаться You must break yourself of the cigarette habit. ≈ Ты должен избавиться от привычки курить. ∙ Syn: tame, train, master, discipline, control, subdue, overcome, bend to one's will
19) превосходить, превышать;
побить (рекорд) Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres. ≈ Карл Льюис побил мировой рекорд в беге на сто метров. This winter broke the record for snowfall. ≈ По количеству снега зима побила все рекорды. Syn: surpass, exceed, better, top, outdo
20) прерывать (ток) ;
размыкать( электр. цепь)
21) текст. мять, трепать
22) сепарировать (масло от обрата, мед от воска)
23) осветлять (жидкость) ∙ break away break back break down break even break forth break in break in on break in upon break into break loose break of break off break out break out in break over break short break through break up II сущ.
1) большая рама для выездки лошадей
2) большой открытый экипаж с двумя продольными скамьями Syn: wagonette пролом;
разрыв;
отверстие, щель;
брешь;
трещина - * in the pipe-line разрыв трубопровода, пробоина в трубопроводе проламывание, пробивание прорыв - long pass * быстрый прорыв длинным пасом (баскетбол) перерыв, пауза;
перемена (в школе) - a * in the song пауза в песне или пении - without a * беспрерывно - a * for commercial перерыв в программе для передачи рекламы - * for P.T., the P.T. * физкультпауза, пятитминутка (на производстве) - there was a * in the conversation разговор прервался, все вдруг замолчали многоточие или другой знак, указывающий на внезапную паузу (стихосложение) цезура раскол;
разрыв отношений - to make a * with smb. порвать с кем-л. первое появление - the * of day /of dawn/ рассвет (американизм) (разговорное) нарушение приличий;
ошибка, неуместное замечание - to make a (bad) * сделать ложный шаг;
сделать неуместное замечание;
проговориться, обмолвиться внезапная перемена - a * in the weather внезапное изменение погоды - a * in one's way of living изменение в образе жизни побег (из тюрьмы;
тж. * out) - to make a * for it (попытаться) сбежать( американизм) (биржевое) внезапное падение цен( американизм) (политика) передача голосов другому кандидату (на съезде) (американизм) (разговорное) шанс;
(благоприятная) возможность;
(счастливый) случай - even *s равные шансы - lucky * счастливый случай - bad * невезение, незадача - the *s were against us нам не везло - he gets all the *s ему всегда везет /фартит/ участок вспаханной земли (под пастбище, пахоту и т. п.) (американизм) (разговорное) кража со взломом (диалектизм) большое количество( чего-л.) игра о борт (хоккей) (геология) разрыв, нарушение;
малый сброс переход лошади с одного шага на другой (спортивное) первый удар;
право первого удара;
удачная серия ударов > * in the clouds просвет( в тучах), луч надежды ломать - to * a rod сломать прут - to * in two разломить, сломать пополам - to * one's leg сломать ногу - to * on the wheel( историческое) колесовать ломаться - the bench broke скамейка сломалась - the branch bent but did not * ветка согнулась, но не сломалась взламывать - to * a lock взломать замок (тж. * up) разбивать - to * a window разбить окно - to * (in) to pieces /asunder/ разбить на куски - to * to atoms разбить вдребезги - to * up an attack расстроить атаку (противника) разбиваться - the vase broke ваза разбилась - the ship broke up on the rocks корабль разбился о скалы - glass *s easily стекло легко бьется - my heart is *ing мое сердце разрывается разрывать, прорывать - to * the tape (спортивное) финишировать - to * the enemy front прорвать фронт противника - to * from one's bonds разорвать оковы, вырваться из неволи - to * open взламывать, открывать силой - to * open a lock взломать замок - to * open a door выломать дверь - to * open a letter распечатать письмо - to * a deadlock найти выход из тупика (по) рваться, разрываться - the rope broke and he fell to the ground веревка порвалась, и он упал вскрыться, прорваться - to * loose /free/ вырваться на свободу - his fury broke loose он дал волю своему бешенству - her hair had broken loose ее волосы рассыпались сорваться с цепи - the boil broke нарыв прорвался портить, ломать, приводить в негодность - to * a clock сломать часы прерывать, нарушать - to * silence нарушить молчание - to * the peace нарушить мир /покой/ - to * one's fast разговеться - to * the thread of a thought прервать нить /ход/ мысли временно прекращать, делать остановку (тж. * off) - to * from work сделать перерыв /передышку/ в работе - let's * (off) for half an hour and have some tea давайте прервемся на полчаса и выпьем чаю - we broke out journey at the village мы сделали привал в деревне прерываться (о голосе) (электротехника) прерывать (ток) ;
размыкать (цепь) (into) врываться, вламываться - to * into a house ворваться в дом - the story was broken into магазин ограбили ослаблять - to * the blow ослабить силу удара - the trees round the house * the force of the wind деревья, окружающие дом, защищают его от ветра слабеть, ослабевать;
прекращаться - the frost broke мороз ослабел /отпустил/ - the spell of fine weather has broken погода испортилась - his attention broke его внимание ослабло рассеиваться, расходиться;
проходить - clouds broke тучи рассеялись - darkness broke темнота рассеялась - his gloom broke его дурное настроение прошло - the enemy broke before them противник отступил в беспорядке начаться, наступить - the day /dawn/ broke рассвело разразиться (тж. * out) - ten minutes later the storm broke десятью минутами позже разразилась буря - his anger broke он разъярился разорять, приводить к банкротству - to * the bank подорвать банк;
(карточное) сорвать банк - the money-lenders soon broke him ростовщики вскоре разорили его - he was completely broken он был совершенно разорен разориться, обанкротиться - he will be broke soon он скоро обанкротится понижать в должности - to * a general разжаловать генерала (американизм) (биржевое) внезапно упасть в цене вырываться, убегать (тж. * out) - to * (out of) prison убежать из тюрьмы - to * cover выйти из убежища (о дичи) срываться - a cry broke from her lips крик вырвался из ее уст лопаться, давать ростки - the buds are *ing почки лопаются (разговорное) случаться, происходить - anything broken? - Nothing much что-нибудь случилось? - Ничего особенного (спортивное) выйти из "боксинга" (о бегунах) ;
освободиться от захвата противника (в боксе) перейти в дифтонг нарушать (слово, обещание, закон и т. п.) - to * one's word не сдержать слова - to * a marriage расторгнуть брак - to * an appointment не явиться в назначенное время или место;
не прийти на свидание - to * faith with smb. обманывать кого-л., нарушать данное кому-л. слово;
не выполнить (данного кому-л.) обещания - to * a law нарушить закон - to * the sanctuary нарушить право убежища сбиться( с ритма и т. п.) - to * the rhythm( спортивное) нарушать ритм - to * step (военное) идти не в ногу;
сбиться с ноги разрознивать (собрание сочинений, коллекцию и т. п.) - to * a set разрознить комплект /набор/;
продавать комплект /набор/ отдельными предметами (в разрозненном виде) - through losing that book you have broken the set потеряв эту книгу, вы разрознили собрание сочинений (железнодорожное) расформировать (состав) расстраивать (ряды) - * ranks! (военное) разойдись! (разговорное) разменивать (деньги) сломить (сопротивление, волю и т. п.;
тж. * down) - to * opposition сломить оппозицию - they couldn't * his will они не могли сломить его волю - to * the spirit of the army сломить дух армии - to * a strike сорвать забастовку сообщать (известия) - to * a secret раскрыть тайну - to * one's mind to smb. (устаревшее) раскрыть кому-л. свою душу - he broke the news of her husband's death to her он сообщил ей о смерти ее мужа - he broke his purpose to me он раскрыл мне свои планы разрыхлять, вскапывать (грунт, почву;
тж. * up) - to * the ground, to * fresh /new/ ground распахивать землю, поднимать целину;
(военное) начинать рытье окопов;
начинать новое дело;
делать первые шаги( в чем-л.) прокладывать, пробивать( дорогу) (тж. * in) выезжать( лошадь) ;
дрессировать;
обучать - to * (in) a horse объезжать /выезжать/ лошадь дисциплинировать, прививать навыки;
обуздывать - to * (in) a child приучать ребенка к дисциплине ссадить, содрать( кожу) появляться (на поверхности) - to * surface появиться на поверхности (о подводной лодке) - to * the water выскочить из воды (о рыбе) резать на куски (дичь, птицу) аннулировать по решению суда (завещание и т. п.) (горное) отбивать( породу) мять, трепать (пеньку, лен) - to break into smth. внезапно начинать что-л.;
неожиданно изменить скорость движения;
начать тратить( о монетах и банкнотах) - to * into (a loud) laughter (громко) рассмеяться, расхохотаться - to * into tears залиться слезами, расплакаться - her face broke into a radiant smile сияющая улыбка озарила ее лицо - to * into a run пуститься бежать - the waiting crowds broke into loud cheers толпа ожидающих разразилась приветственными возгласами - to * into stride( спортивное) войти в свой шаг - to * into column( военное) построиться в колонну - the herd broke into a gallop табун перешел в галоп - to * into a pound note разменять фунт - to break upon smb. представиться кому-л., предстать перед кем-л.;
осенить кого-л., внезапно прийти в голову кому-л. - a new landscape broke upon us нашему взору представился новый пейзаж - the truth broke upon me мне сразу все стало ясно - to break with smb., smth. порывать отношения с кем-л., чем-л. - to * with a firm разорвать отношения с фирмой - he has broken with the past он порвал с прошлым > to * the back (of) изнурять работой, перегружать;
to * the neck (of smth.) > to * one's back сломать себе шею;
перегрузиться;
обанкротиться, потерпеть крах > he won't * his back working он не надорвется на работе > to * the camel's back переполнить чашу терпения > to * (the) neck (of smth.) сокрушить;
сломить сопротивление;
одолеть самую трудную часть( чего-л.) ;
суметь пережить самое тяжелое > to * one's neck сломать себе шею;
нестись, сломя голову > to * the record побить рекорд > to * a jest отпустить /отколоть/ шутку > to * a lance with smb. сражаться на турнире с кем-л.;
ломать копья, спорить с жаром с кем-л. > to * shins (просторечие) занимать деньги > to * ship не явиться на пароход по истечении отпуска > to * the slate( американизм) снять свою кандидатуру (на выборах) > to * bulk начинать разгрузку;
распаковывать;
рассортировать груз по назначению > to * into pictures (кинематографический) (профессионализм) экранизировать;
прорваться на экран( об актере) > to * the bridge дожать из положения " на мосту" (борьба) > to * no squares не причинять вреда, не нарушать порядок;
не иметь большого значения > to * no bones не причинять вреда > no bones are broken ничего плохого не случилось > to * one's head over smth. ломать себе голову над чем-л. > to * the ice сломать лед, сделать первый шаг, положить начало > to * bread( with smb.) есть;
(церковное) причащаться > * it down! (австралийское) перестаньте говорить об этом! > to * even остаться при своих( в игре) ;
(коммерческое) окончиться безубыточно;
покрыть свои расходы > it is the first time in five years we broke even впервые за пять лет мы завершили год без убытка > to * stones выполнять тяжелую работу, зарабатывать на жизнь тяжелым трудом > to * china наделать переполох, вызвать беспорядок > to * a butterfly /a fly/ on the wheel стрелять из пушек по воробьям > who *s pays (пословица) кто разбил, тот и платит;
сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлебывай рама для выездки лошадей большой открытый экипаж с двумя продольными скамьями брейк, сольная импровизация в джазе брейк (танец) break диал. большое количество( чего-л.) ~ быстрое падение цен ~ внезапная перемена ~ амер. внезапное падение цен ~ вскрываться (о реке, о нарыве) ~ вырваться, сорваться;
a cry broke from his lips крик сорвался с его уст ~ избавлять(ся), отучать (of - от привычки и т. п.) ~ (broke;
broken) ломать(ся), разбивать(ся) ;
разрушать(ся) ;
рвать(ся), разрывать(ся) ;
взламывать ~ (о голосе) ломаться;
прерываться (от волнения) ~ ломаться ~ текст. мять, трепать ~ нарушать (обещание, закон, правило) ;
to break the peace нарушить покой, мир ~ нарушать ~ нарушать (право, закон, договор, обязанность и т.д.) ~ обмолвка;
ошибка ~ хим. осветлять (жидкость) ~ ослабеть ~ вчт. останов ~ отверстие;
трещина;
пролом ~ открытый экипаж с двумя продольными скамьями ~ перерыв, пауза;
перемена (в школе) ;
coffee ' break перерыв на чашку кофе ~ перерыв в работе ~ побить (рекорд) ~ поломка ~ порывать (отношения;
with - c кем-л., с чем-л.) ~ спорт. прекращение боя при захвате (в боксе) ;
break in the clouds луч надежды, просвет ~ эл. прерывать (ток) ;
размыкать (цепь) ~ прерывать (сон, молчание, путешествие) ;
to break monotony, нарушить однообразие ~ вчт. прерывать ~ приводить в негодность ~ приучать (лошадь к поводьям;
to) ;
дрессировать, обучать ~ прокладывать (дорогу) ~ прорыв ~ вчт. разбивать ~ разжаловать ~ разменивать (деньги) ~ разорять(ся) ~ разрознивать (коллекцию и т. п.) ~ геол. разрыв;
малый сброс ~ разрывать (отношения) ~ разрывать отношения ~ раскол;
разрыв (отношений) ;
to make a break (with smb.) порвать (с кем-л.) ~ распечатывать (письмо) ;
откупоривать (бутылку, бочку) ~ рассеиваться, расходиться, расступаться ~ хим. расслоение жидкости ~ сепарировать (масло от обрата, мед от воска) ~ сломить (сопротивление, волю) ;
подорвать (силы, здоровье, могущество) ;
ослабить;
to break a fall ослабить силу падения ~ тлг. тире-многоточие ~ разг. шанс, возможность;
to get the breaks использовать благоприятные обстоятельства;
иметь успех;
a lucky break удача broke: ~ p. p. от break (уст.) broken: ~ p. р. от break ~ сломить (сопротивление, волю) ;
подорвать (силы, здоровье, могущество) ;
ослабить;
to break a fall ослабить силу падения to ~ a lance( with smb.) "ломать копья", спорить (с кем-л.) to ~ a secret выдать тайну to ~ a story опубликовать( в газете) отчет, сообщение, информацию to ~ bank карт. сорвать банк to ~ camp сниматься с лагеря to ~ cover выбраться;
выйти из укрытия to ~ cover выйти наружу;
выступить на поверхность;
to break surface всплыть( о подводной лодке и т. п.) ~ down анализировать ~ down выходить из строя ~ down ломаться ~ down не выдержать, потерять самообладание ~ down потерпеть неудачу ~ down провалиться;
потерпеть неудачу ~ down разбивать, толочь ~ down разбирать (на части) ;
делить, подразделять, расчленять;
классифицировать ~ down разрушать(ся) ~ down разрушаться ~ down распадаться( на части) ~ down сломить (сопротивление) ~ down ухудшаться, сдавать( о здоровье) ~ down ухудшаться down: break ~ сломать, разрушить to ~ even остаться при своих (в игре) ;
who breaks, pays посл. = сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлебывай even: break ~ достигать уровня безубыточности break ~ работать рентабельно ~ forth вырваться;
прорваться ~ forth разразиться;
to break forth into tears расплакаться ~ forth разразиться;
to break forth into tears расплакаться to ~ the ground, to ~ fresh (или new) ground воен. начать рытье окопов to ~ the ground, to ~ fresh (или new) ground прокладывать новые пути;
начинать новое дело;
делать первые шаги (в чем-л.) to ~ the ground, to ~ fresh (или new) ground распахивать целину to ~ the ground, to ~ fresh (или new) ground расчищать площадку (при строительстве) ;
рыть котлован ~ in вламываться, врываться ~ in вмешаться( в разговор и т. п.;
тж. on, upon) ;
прервать (разговор) ~ in дрессировать;
укрощать;
объезжать (лошадей) ;
дисциплинировать ~ спорт. прекращение боя при захвате (в боксе) ;
break in the clouds луч надежды, просвет ~ into вламываться ~ into прервать (разговор) ~ into разразиться (смехом, слезами) to ~ into a run побежать to ~ into (smb.'s) time отнять( у кого-л.) время to ~ loose вырваться на свободу to ~ loose сорваться с цепи loose: ~ свободный;
to break loose вырваться на свободу;
сорваться с цепи;
to come loose развязаться;
отделиться ~ прерывать (сон, молчание, путешествие) ;
to break monotony, нарушить однообразие ~ of bulk прекращение погрузки товара навалом ~ of day рассвет;
by the break of day на рассвете ~ of journey прекращение поездки ~ off внезапно прекращать, обрывать( разговор, дружбу, знакомство и т. п.) ~ off отламывать to ~ off action( или combat, the fight) воен. выйти из боя to ~ open взламывать open: to break (или to throw) ~ распахнуть( дверь, окно) ;
to tear open распечатывать (письмо, пакет) ~ out бежать, убежать (из тюрьмы) ~ out вспыхивать( о пожаре, войне, эпидемии и т. п.) ~ out выламывать ~ out появляться;
a rash broke out on his body y него выступила сыпь ~ out разразиться;
he broke out laughing он расхохотался to ~ cover выйти наружу;
выступить на поверхность;
to break surface всплыть (о подводной лодке и т. п.) to ~ the back (или the neck) (of smth.) сломить сопротивление (чего-л.) ;
одолеть самую трудную часть (чего-л.) to ~ the back (или the neck) (of smth.) уничтожить, погубить( что-л.) to ~ the ground, to ~ fresh (или new) ground воен. начать рытье окопов to ~ the ground, to ~ fresh (или new) ground прокладывать новые пути;
начинать новое дело;
делать первые шаги (в чем-л.) to ~ the ground, to ~ fresh (или new) ground распахивать целину to ~ the ground, to ~ fresh (или new) ground расчищать площадку (при строительстве) ;
рыть котлован to ~ the news осторожно сообщать (неприятную) новость ~ нарушать (обещание, закон, правило) ;
to break the peace нарушить покой, мир ~ through прорваться ~ up закрываться на каникулы ~ up меняться( о погоде) ~ up разбивать (на мелкие куски) ;
to break up into groups, categories делить на группы, категории;
классифицировать ~ up распускать( учеников на каникулы) ~ up расформировывать ~ up расходиться (о собрании, компании и т. п.) ~ up расходиться ~ up слабеть ~ up разбивать (на мелкие куски) ;
to break up into groups, categories делить на группы, категории;
классифицировать to ~ wind освободиться от газов ~ of day рассвет;
by the break of day на рассвете career ~ прерывание карьеры;
разрыв в трудовом стаже ~ up разбивать (на мелкие куски) ;
to break up into groups, categories делить на группы, категории;
классифицировать ~ перерыв, пауза;
перемена (в школе) ;
coffee ' break перерыв на чашку кофе coffee ~ короткий перерыв во время работы control ~ вчт. смена управления ~ вырваться, сорваться;
a cry broke from his lips крик сорвался с его уст day is breaking, day ~s рассветает, светает day is breaking, day ~s рассветает, светает ~ разг. шанс, возможность;
to get the breaks использовать благоприятные обстоятельства;
иметь успех;
a lucky break удача ~ out разразиться;
he broke out laughing он расхохотался line ~ вчт. разрыв строки ~ разг. шанс, возможность;
to get the breaks использовать благоприятные обстоятельства;
иметь успех;
a lucky break удача lunch ~ обеденный перерыв to make a bad ~ обанкротиться to make a bad ~ проговориться, обмолвиться to make a bad ~ сделать ошибку, ложный шаг ~ раскол;
разрыв (отношений) ;
to make a break (with smb.) порвать (с кем-л.) page ~ вчт. обрыв страницы to ~ even остаться при своих (в игре) ;
who breaks, pays посл. = сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлебывай predictable ~ прогнозируемый спад ~ out появляться;
a rash broke out on his body y него выступила сыпь soft page ~ вчт. мягкая граница страницы user ~ вчт. прерывание пользователем to ~ even остаться при своих (в игре) ;
who breaks, pays посл. = сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлебывай

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