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1 flambé
flɑ̃be flambé, -e1. adjCUISINE flambé2. nfSee:* * *A pp ⇒ flamber.C flambée nf1 ( feu) fire; faire une flambée to light a fire;2 (de violence, haine) flare-up; (des prix, cours) explosion; la flambée des prix the explosion in prices.( féminin flambée) [flɑ̃be] adjectif2. (familier) [personne] ruinedflambée nom féminin2. (figuré) [poussée]une flambée de violence an outbreak ou a sudden wave of violence -
2 salto
m.1 jump (gen) & (sport).triple salto triple jumpsalto de altura high jumpsalto de esquí ski jumpsalto de longitud long jumpsalto mortal somersaultsalto en paracaídas parachute jumpsalto con pértiga pole vault2 gap.3 leap forward (progreso).un salto hacia atrás a major step backward4 precipice (despeñadero).salto de agua waterfallpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: saltar.* * *1 (gen) jump, leap2 DEPORTE jump (natación) dive3 (de agua) waterfall4 (despeñadero) precipice\a salto de mata (vivir al día) from hand to mouth 2 (de cualquier manera) slapdash, haphazardly, any old howbajar de un salto / subir de un salto to jump down / jump updar un salto / pegar un salto to jump, leapdar un salto en el vacío figurado to take a leap in the darkel corazón me daba saltos figurado my heart was poundingen un salto figurado in a flashsalto de agua waterfall, falls pluralsalto de altura high jumpsalto de cama negligeesalto de la carpa jack-knifesalto de longitud long jumpsalto del ángel swan divesalto de tijera scissor jumpsalto mortal somersault* * *noun m.1) jump, leap, skip2) gap3) dive* * *SM1) (=acción) [gen] jump; [de mayor altura, distancia] leap; [al agua] diveeste invento es un gran salto adelante en tecnología — this invention is a great leap forward in technology
la novela está narrada con numerosos saltos atrás en el tiempo — the novel is told with a lot of flashbacks in time
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a saltos, cruzamos el río a saltos — we jumped across the riverhabía que andar a saltos para no pisar los cristales — you had to hop about so as not to tread on the glass
los niños les acompañaban dando saltos — the kids went with them, jumping o hopping about
al hablar da muchos saltos de un tema a otro — when he speaks, he jumps from o leaps around from one subject to the next
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de un salto, se puso en pie de un salto — he leapt o sprang to his feetsubió/bajó de un salto — he jumped up/down
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el libro supuso su salto a la fama — the book marked his leap to fame, the book was his springboard to famea salto de mata —
vivir a salto de mata — (=sin organización) to lead a haphazard life; (=sin seguridad) to live from hand to mouth
le gustaría dar el salto al teatro profesional — he would like to make the leap o jump into professional theatre
salto a ciegas, salto al vacío — leap in the dark
2) (Atletismo) jump; (Natación) dive•
triple salto — triple jumpsalto alto — LAm high jump
salto en paracaídas — (=salto) parachute jump; (=deporte) parachuting
salto inicial — (Baloncesto) jump ball
salto largo — LAm long jump
3) (=diferencia) gapentre los dos hermanos hay un salto de nueve años — there is a gap of nine years between the two brothers
hay un gran salto entre su primer libro y este último — there is a big leap between his first book and this latest one
4) (=en texto)salto de línea — (Inform) line break
5) (=desnivel) [de agua] waterfall; [en el terreno] faultsalto de agua — (Geog) waterfall; (Téc) chute
6)* * *1)a) ( brinco) jumpse levantó de un salto — ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed; ( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor
se puso en pie de un salto — she leapt o sprang to her feet
los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos — the birds were hopping closer to me/us
dar or pegar un salto — ( dar un brinco) to jump; ( de susto) to start, jump
dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director — two years later he made the jump from producer to director
dar un salto en el vacío — to take a leap in the dark
b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; ( en natación) dive2) (Geog) tb* * *= bound, leap, jump, hopping, hop, skip.Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.Ex. The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.Ex. Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.Ex. I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.Ex. The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.----* dar el salto = make + the leap.* dar un salto = leap, give + a jump.* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* incremento del salto = jump increment.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.* salto al estrellato = jump into stardom.* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.* salto de altura = vertical jump, vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.* salto de fe = leap of faith.* salto del ángel = swan dive.* salto de longitud = long jump.* salto de página = page break.* salto de pértiga = pole vault, pole vaulting.* salto de puenting = bungee jump.* salto gigante = giant leap.* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.* salto mental = mental leap.* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.* triple salto = triple jump.* * *1)a) ( brinco) jumpse levantó de un salto — ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed; ( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor
se puso en pie de un salto — she leapt o sprang to her feet
los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos — the birds were hopping closer to me/us
dar or pegar un salto — ( dar un brinco) to jump; ( de susto) to start, jump
dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director — two years later he made the jump from producer to director
dar un salto en el vacío — to take a leap in the dark
b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; ( en natación) dive2) (Geog) tb* * *= bound, leap, jump, hopping, hop, skip.Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
Ex: The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.Ex: Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.Ex: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.* dar el salto = make + the leap.* dar un salto = leap, give + a jump.* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* incremento del salto = jump increment.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.* salto al estrellato = jump into stardom.* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.* salto de altura = vertical jump, vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.* salto de fe = leap of faith.* salto del ángel = swan dive.* salto de longitud = long jump.* salto de página = page break.* salto de pértiga = pole vault, pole vaulting.* salto de puenting = bungee jump.* salto gigante = giant leap.* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.* salto mental = mental leap.* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.* triple salto = triple jump.* * *A1 (brinco) jumpatravesó el arroyo de un salto he jumped (over) the streamal oír el despertador se levantó de un salto when he heard the alarm clock he leaped o jumped o sprang out of bedse puso en pie de un salto she leaped o sprang to her feetel conejo se escapó dando saltos the rabbit hopped away to safetylos pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos the birds were hopping closer to me/uscuando oí el tiro pegué un salto I started o jumped at the sound of the shotel corazón le daba saltos de la emoción her heart was pounding with excitementlos niños daban saltos de alegría the children jumped for joyel avión no paró de dar saltos it was a very bumpy flightde un salto pasó de redactor a director he leapt o shot straight from editor to directordos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director two years later he made the jump from producer to directorlos precios han dado un salto prices have shot upel país ha dado un enorme salto atrás the country has taken a huge step backward(s)dar un salto en el vacío to take a leap in the darkhacer algo a salto de mata to do sth in a haphazard wayvivir a salto de mata to take each day as it comesCompuestos:bungee jump( AmL) pole vaultpole vault( Fís) quantum leaphigh jumplong jump( AmL) high jump( AmL) long jumpsomersaultB ( Geog) tbsalto de agua waterfallel Salto de Teguendama the Teguendama Falls* * *
Del verbo saltar: ( conjugate saltar)
salto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
saltó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
saltar
salto
saltar ( conjugate saltar) verbo intransitivo
1
(más alto, más lejos) to leap;
salto a la cuerda or (Esp) comba to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE);
salto con or en una pierna to hop;
salto de la cama/silla to jump out of bed/one's chair
salto en paracaídas to parachute;
¿sabes salto del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?;
saltó al vacío he leapt into space;
salto SOBRE algo/algn to jump on sth/sb
2 ( pasar) salto DE algo A algo to jump from sth to sth;
3 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ chispas] to fly;
[ aceite] to spit;
[ corcho] to pop out;
[ fusibles] to blow;
verbo transitivo ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump (over);
( apoyándose) to vault (over)
saltarse verbo pronominal
1
‹ comida› to miss, skip
2 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ pintura] to chip;
3 (Chi) [diente/loza] to chip
salto sustantivo masculino
1
( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor;◊ se puso en pie de un salto she leapt o sprang to her feet;
los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos the birds were hopping closer to me/us;
dar or pegar un salto ( dar un brinco) to jump;
( de susto) to start, jump;
( en natación) dive;
salto con pértiga or (AmL) garrocha pole vault;◊ salto de altura/longitud high/long jump;
salto (en) alto/(en) largo (AmL) high/long jump;
salto mortal somersault
2 (Geog) tb
saltar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to jump, leap
saltar con una pierna, to hop
saltar en paracaídas, to parachute
2 (el aceite, etc) to spit
3 (una alarma, etc) to go off
4 (con una explosión o estallido) to explode, blow up
5 (con una frase) to retort: no me vuelvas a saltar con esa tontería, don't come out with such nonsense again
6 (a la mente) to leap (to one's mind)
II verbo transitivo
1 (por encima de algo) to jump (over)
♦ Locuciones: hacer saltar por los aires, to blow into the air
saltar a la vista, to be obvious
salto sustantivo masculino
1 jump, leap
avanzar a saltos, to hop along
dar un salto de alegría, to jump for joy
(el corazón) dar un salto, to pound [de, with]
2 Dep jump
salto con pértiga, pole vault
salto mortal, somersault
(en el agua) dive
triple salto, hop, step and jump
salto de longitud/de altura, long jump/high jump
3 (por omisión, diferencia, vacío) gap
4 salto atrás, backward step 5 salto de agua, waterfall 6 salto de cama, negligée
♦ Locuciones: (avanzar, progresar) dar el salto, to make headway
familiar vivir a salto de mata, to live from day to day
' salto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alarma
- caída
- espontánea
- espontáneo
- pértiga
- rebasar
- tijereta
- trenzado
- ejecutar
- encima
- listón
- pedazo
- pegar
- saltar
- zambullida
English:
blow up
- bound
- dive
- event
- gallop up
- headline
- in
- jump
- jump across
- jump down
- jump off
- jump on
- leap
- moving
- over
- parachute
- pole-vaulting
- show-jumping
- ski jumping
- skip
- somersault
- spring
- spring up
- vault
- caper
- dressing
- high
- hop
- long
- pole
- robe
- shoot
- triple
- water
- wrap
* * *salto nm1. [brinco] jump;[grande] leap; [al agua] dive;cruzó la grieta de un salto he jumped across the crevice;[grande] to leap;cuando se enteró de la noticia pegó un salto de alegría when she heard the news she was absolutely thrilled;el corazón le dio un salto cuando escuchó el disparo her heart skipped a beat when she heard the shot;la empresa ha decidido dar el salto a Internet the company has decided to go on line;vivir a salto de mata to live from one day to the nextAm salto alto high jump;salto de altura high jump;salto del ángel swallow dive;salto entre dos [en baloncesto] jump ball;saltos de esquí ski jumping;Am salto con garrocha pole vault;salto inicial [en baloncesto] tip-off;Am salto largo long jump;salto de longitud long jump;salto mortal somersault;salto en paracaídas parachute jump;salto con pértiga pole vault2. [omisión] gap;en este texto hay un salto de varios párrafos there are several paragraphs missing from this text3. [progreso] leap forward;el nuevo modelo supone un significativo salto cualitativo this model represents a significant qualitative leap forward;con esta victoria el equipo da un salto importantísimo this victory is a big leap forward for the team;un salto hacia atrás a major step backwards;finalmente dio el salto a la fama he finally made his big breakthrough4. [despeñadero] precipicesalto de agua waterfall; Geol salto de falla fault planesalto de línea automático wordwrap;salto de página page break* * *m leap, jump;dar un salto jump;dar un salto adelante jump forward;salto atrás tb fig step backwards;de un salto in one jump;dar saltos de alegría jump for joy;triple salto triple jump;concurso de saltos showjumping competition* * *salto nm1) brinco: jump, leap, skip2) : jump, dive (in sports)3) : gap, omission4)dar saltos : to jump up and down5) orsalto de agua catarata: waterfall* * *salto n1. (en general) jumpganó con un salto de 8,95 metros he won with a jump of 8.95 metres2. (de un trampolín) dive3. (avance) leapdar un salto / pegar un salto to jump -
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1) General subject: a (big) leap in price (EU pesticides cut could mean a leap in price of staple foods.), leap in prices, price runup2) Aviation: price spike3) Economy: bulge, price leap (в основном в заголовках и таблицах/графиках и т.п. (The Telegraph:Oil price leap pushing up UK cost of living)), price shock4) Diplomatic term: swing in ( oil) prices (на нефть)5) Banking: jump in prices, price explosion, price flare-up -
4 скок
1. jump, leap(във вода) diveскок със засилване a running/flying jumpскок от място a standing jumpскок от трамплин platform diving2. прен. leapскок в развитието a leap forwardскок в неизвестността a leap in the dark, a jump into the unknownскок в бъдещето a leap into the futureскок на мисълта a jump of thoughtскок в цените a jump in pricesскок на напрежение ел. voltage surge* * *скок,м., -ове, (два) ско̀ка 1. jump, leap; ( във вода) dive; висок \скок a high jump; дълъг \скок a long/амер. broad jump; заден \скок reverse dive; овчарски \скок pole-jump/-vault; правя \скок take a leap; с един \скок at a bound; \скок от кула спорт. high-board jump; \скок от място a standing jump; \скок от трамплин platform diving; \скок с винт twist dive; \скок с главата надолу head first dive; \скок със засилване a running/flying jump; смъртен \скок somersault; троен \скок a hop-step-and-jump;2. прен. leap; \скок в развитието a leap forward; • \скок в бъдещето a leap into the future; \скок в неизвестността a leap in the dark, a jump into the unknown; \скок в цените a jump in prices; \скок на мисълта a jump of thought; \скок на напрежение ел. voltage surge.* * *jump: a high скок - висок скок, a long скок - дълъг скок, a скок in prices - ценови скок; leap ; bounce ; bound ; caper ; hop {hop}; skip ; spring ; vault: pole скок - овчарски скок* * *1. (във вода) dive 2. jump, leap 3. СКОК в бъдещето a leap into the future 4. СКОК в неизвестността а leap in the dark, a jump into the unknown 5. СКОК в развитието a leap forward 6. СКОК в цените а jump in prices 7. СКОК на мисълта a jump of thought 8. СКОК на напрежение ел. voltage surge 9. СКОК от място а standing jump 10. СКОК от трамплин platform diving 11. СКОК със засилване a running/flying jump 12. висок СКОК a high jump 13. дълъгСКОК a long/aСКОК, broad jump 14. овчарски СКОК pole-jump/-vault 15. правя СКОК take a leap 16. прен. leap 17. с един СКОК at a bound 18. смъртен СКОК somersault 19. трикратен СКОК a hop-step-and-jump -
5 bond
bond [bɔ̃]masculine nounb. ( = progression) les prix ont fait un bond prices have shot up* * *bɔ̃nom masculin2) fig ( progrès) leap; ( hausse) ( de prix) jump (de in); (de bénéfices, d'exportations) leap (de in)bond en avant — leap forward; ( découverte) breakthrough
3) Armée thrust••* * *bɔ̃ nm(en sautant) leapd'un seul bond — in one bound, with one leap
See:* * *bond nm1 lit, gén (de personne, d'animal) leap, bound; fig ( dans le temps) jump; d'un bond in one leap ou bound; d'un bond, il fut à la porte in one bound, he reached the door; franchir qch d'un bond to leap across sth; se lever d'un bond to leap to one's feet; faire un bond en avant to leap forward; faire un bond en avant de 30 ans to jump forward 30 years; le film nous fait faire un bond en arrière de trois siècles the film takes us back three centuries;2 fig ( progrès) leap; ( hausse) ( de prix) jump (de in); (de bénéfices, d'exportations) leap (de in); bond en avant leap forward; ( découverte) breakthrough; faire un bond en avant [technologie, économie] to make a leap forward; le chiffre d'affaires/l'action a fait un bond de 50% the turnover/the share has leaped by 50%;3 Mil thrust; progresser par bonds to progress through a series of thrusts.saisir la balle au bond to seize the opportunity; faire faux bond à qn to let sb down.[bɔ̃] nom masculin1. [d'une balle] bounceprendre ou saisir une remarque au bond to pounce on a remarkprendre ou saisir la balle au bonda. (sens propre) to catch the ball on the bounce ou reboundfaire un bond [d'effroi, de surprise] to leap upa. [économie] to boomb. [prix, loyer] to soarc. [recherche] to leap forwardne faire qu'un bond: je n'ai fait qu'un bond jusqu'à chez vous quand j'ai su la nouvelle I rushed to your place when I heard the newsavancer ou progresser par bonds to progress in leaps and bounds4. (locution)a. [ne pas se présenter] to leave somebody high and dryb. [décevoir] to let somebody down -
6 salto
"projection;Absatz;salto (sapato)"* * *m jump( dislivello) change in levelsalto mortale somersaultsalto in alto high jumpsalto in lungo long jumpfig salto nel buio leap in the darkfaccio un salto da te I'll drop by or in* * *salto s.m.1 jump, leap, spring, bound: spiccare, fare un salto, to jump (o to take a jump) // (sport): salto con l'asta, pole vault; salto in alto, in lungo, high, long jump; salto mortale, somersault: fare un salto mortale, to turn a somersault // ho fatto i salti mortali per essere puntuale, (fig.) I nearly killed myself to get here on time // c'è un bel salto dalla finestra alla strada, it's quite a drop from the window to the street // a salti, by fits and starts // farò un salto a Milano, I shall pop over to Milan // fare un salto da un amico, to drop in on a friend // fare quattro salti, ( danzare) to have a dance // sarò lì in un salto, I'll be there in the twinkling of an eye // (cuc.) al salto, sauté // (fis.) salto quantico, quantum leap2 (fig.) jump, rise, increase, leap: salto di qualità, qualitative leap; i prezzi hanno fatto un salto il mese scorso, there was a rise (o a jump) in prices last month; un salto di temperatura, a rise in temperature // un salto nel buio, a leap in the dark // da impiegato a dirigente è un bel salto, from employee to manager is quite a step up the ladder3 (fig.) ( omissione) gap, omission: ci deve essere un salto di due righe, there must be a gap of two lines* * *['salto]sostantivo maschile1) jump, leap, spring, boundfare un salto — to take a leap, to jump
con un salto — in o at one leap, with a hop
un grande salto in avanti — fig. a great leap forward
2) colloq. (breve visita, viaggio)fare un salto da qcn. — to pop in o drop in on sb.
fare un salto a Parigi — to make a flying visit to Paris, to hop over o across to Paris
3) sport (attività) jumping4) (dislivello) drop5) fig. (passaggio) jump, leapha fatto un salto di carriera passando da sostituta a direttrice — she's made the jump from deputy to director
6) (omissione) gap•salto in alto — sport high jump
salto con l'asta — sport pole vault(ing)
salto in lungo — sport long jump, broad jump AE
salto mortale — somersault, handspring, flip
salto ostacoli — equit. showjumping
salto quantico — fis. quantum leap
salto dal trampolino — sport ski jumping
salto di vento — meteor. change of wind
••fare un salto nel buio o vuoto to take a leap o shot in the dark; fare due o quattro -i (ballare) to hop; fare i -i mortali — to do all one can
* * *salto/'salto/ ⇒ 10sostantivo m.1 jump, leap, spring, bound; fare un salto to take a leap, to jump; con un salto in o at one leap, with a hop; salto con rincorsa running jump; fare un salto in avanti to leap forward; fare un salto indietro to jump back; un grande salto in avanti fig. a great leap forward; fare -i di gioia to jump for joy; fare un salto per lo spavento to jump out of one's skin2 colloq. (breve visita, viaggio) fare un salto da qcn. to pop in o drop in on sb.; fare un salto dal panettiere to drop in at the baker's; fare un salto a Parigi to make a flying visit to Paris, to hop over o across to Paris3 sport (attività) jumping4 (dislivello) drop5 fig. (passaggio) jump, leap; salto di qualità qualitative leap; ha fatto un salto di carriera passando da sostituta a direttrice she's made the jump from deputy to director6 (omissione) gapfare un salto nel buio o vuoto to take a leap o shot in the dark; fare due o quattro -i (ballare) to hop; fare i -i mortali to do all one can\salto in alto sport high jump; salto con l'asta sport pole vault(ing); salto in lungo sport long jump, broad jump AE; salto mortale somersault, handspring, flip; salto ostacoli equit. showjumping; salto quantico fis. quantum leap; salto dal trampolino sport ski jumping; salto di vento meteor. change of wind. -
7 bondir
bondir [bɔ̃diʀ]➭ TABLE 2 intransitive verba. ( = sauter) [homme, animal] to jump upb. ( = sursauter) to startc. ( = se précipiter) il a bondi vers moi he rushed towards me* * *bɔ̃diʀverbe intransitif1) ( sauter) [personne, animal, flamme, torrent] to leap2) ( s'élancer)bondir sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — to pounce on somebody/something
3) ( gambader) [animal] to leap about4) ( s'indigner) to react furiously, to hit the roof (colloq)* * *bɔ̃diʀ vi* * *bondir verb table: finir vi1 ( sauter) [personne, animal, cœur, flamme, torrent] to leap; bondir de joie to jump for joy; bondir de surprise/frayeur to start with surprise/fright;3 ( gambader) [animal] to leap about;4 ( s'indigner) to react furiously, to hit the roof○; ça m'a fait bondir I was absolutely furious ou hopping mad○ (about it); bondir d'indignation to be outraged; bondir de colère to fly into a rage;5 ( augmenter) [prix, devise] to soar, to rocket○; faire bondir les prix to send prices soaring; bondir de 17% to jump 17%.[bɔ̃dir] verbe intransitifbondir sur [pour importuner, semoncer] to pounce onquand il a appris l'accident, il a bondi jusqu'à l'hôpital/chez elle when he heard about the accident, he rushed (over) to the hospital/her place -
8 stürzen
I v/i (ist gestürzt)1. fall; in die Tiefe: plunge, plummet; ins Wasser: dive, plunge; schwer stürzen have a bad ( oder heavy) fall; ( bewusstlos) zu Boden stürzen fall to the ground (unconscious), collapse; vom Fahrrad stürzen fall off one’s bicycle; aus dem Fenster stürzen fall out of the window; aus den Augen stürzen Tränen: stream from s.o.’s eyes; ins Meer stürzen Flugzeug: plunge ( oder dive) into the sea3. POL., Regierung etc.: fall; Minister: be removed from office; der Minister stürzte über diesen Skandal auch this scandal brought about ( oder led to) the minister’s downfall4. Gelände: drop; in die Tiefe stürzen Abhang etc.: drop sheer, plunge down; die Felsen stürzen dort 100 Meter in die Tiefe the cliffs have a sheer drop of 100 met|res (Am. -ers) at that point5. (rennen) rush, dash; ins Zimmer stürzen auch burst into the room; in jemandes Arme stürzen fall ( oder fling o.s.) into s.o.’s armsII v/t (hat)1. (stoßen) throw; jemanden / etw. aus dem Fenster / von der Brücke stürzen throw s.o. / s.th. out of the window / from ( oder off) the bridge; jemanden ins Elend etc. stürzen plunge s.o. into misery etc.; Verderben2. (umkippen) turn upside down; (Pudding etc.) turn out of the mo(u)ld ( oder tin); Nicht stürzen! Kistenaufschrift: this side upIII v/refl (hat)1. sich ins Wasser stürzen plunge into the water; sich vor einen Zug stürzen throw o.s. in front of a train; sich aus dem Fenster stürzen plunge ( oder fling o.s.) out of the window; sich in Unkosten stürzen go to great expense, spare no expense; er hat sich nicht gerade in geistige Unkosten gestürzt he didn’t exactly strain his grey matter; sich in die Arbeit stürzen throw o.s. into ( oder immerse o.s. in) one’s work; sich ins Nachtleben stürzen umg. abandon o.s. to the pleasures of nightlife; Unglück, Verderben etc.2. sich stürzen auf (+ Akk) (jemanden) rush to(wards); aggressiv: rush at; (herfallen über) auch Raubkatze: pounce on; Raubvogel: swoop down on; umg., fig. (ein Buffet etc.) fall upon, attack; sich aufeinander stürzen fall upon each other; sich auf die Süßigkeiten stürzen umg. pounce on ( oder attack) the sweets; sich auf die Geschenke stürzen umg. fall upon the presents* * *(der Macht entheben) to overthrow; to subvert; to topple; to bring down;(fallen) to plunge; to fall; to slump; to drop;(herunterwerfen) to topple; to throw;(rennen) to rush;sich stürzento plunge; to pounce* * *stụ̈r|zen ['ʃtʏrtsn]1. vi aux sein1) (= fallen) to fall (von from, off); (geh = steil abfallen) to plunge; (= hervorstürzen) to streamvom Pferd stürzen — to fall off a/one's horse
er ist schwer or heftig/unglücklich gestürzt — he had a heavy/bad fall
2) (fig = abgesetzt werden) to fall3) (= rennen) to rush, to dash2. vt1) (= werfen) to fling, to hurljdn/etw in eine Krise stürzen — to plunge sb/sth into a crisis
2) (= kippen) to turn upside down; Pudding to turn out"nicht stürzen!" — "this side up"
3. vrsich zu Tode stürzen — to fall to one's death; (absichtlich) to jump to one's death
sich auf jdn/etw stürzen — to pounce on sb/sth; auf Essen to fall on sth; auf Zeitung etc to grab sth; auf den Feind to attack sb/sth
sich ins Unglück/Verderben stürzen — to plunge headlong into disaster/ruin
* * *1) (to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) bring down2) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) crash3) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) dash4) (to rush: He flung out of the house.) fling5) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) pitch6) ((of a heavy weight) to fall or drop swiftly: The rock plummeted to the bottom of the cliff.) plummet7) (to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) rush8) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) tumble* * *stür·zen[ˈʃtʏrtsn̩]I. vi Hilfsverb: sein1. (plötzlich fallen) to fallich wäre fast gestürzt I nearly fell [down [or over]]schwer \stürzen to fall heavily▪ [aus [o von] etw] \stürzen to fall [out of [or from] [or off] sth]vom Dach/Tisch/Fahrrad/Pferd \stürzen to fall off the roof/table/bicycle/horsezu Boden \stürzen to fall to the ground; (heftiger) to crash to the ground2. POL▪ [über etw akk] \stürzen Regierung to fall [or collapse] [over sth]; Mensch to be forced to resign [over sth]3. (rennen)▪ [irgendwohin [o irgendwoher]] \stürzen to rush [or dash] [somewhere]wohin ist der denn so eilig gestürzt? where did he rush [or dash] off to in such a hurry?ins Zimmer \stürzen to burst into the roomII. vt Hilfsverb: haben1. (werfen)▪ jdn/sich [aus etw dat/vor etw akk] \stürzen to throw [or hurl] sb/oneself [out of [or from] [or off]/in front of sth]▪ jdn/etw \stürzen to bring sb/sth down; Minister to make sb resign; Diktator to overthrow sb; Regierung to topple sb/sth; (mit Gewalt) to overthrow sb/sth▪ etw \stürzen to turn sth upside downden Kuchen \stürzen to turn out the cake4. (kippen)▪ etw \stürzen to turn sth upside down [or over]„[bitte] nicht \stürzen!“ “this way [or side] up!”III. vrdie Gäste stürzten sich aufs kalte Büfett the guests fell on the cold buffet* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fall (aus, von from); (in die Tiefe) plunge; plummet2) (fig.) <temperature, exchange rate, etc.> drop [sharply]; < prices> tumble; < government> fall, collapse3) (laufen) rush; dash4) (fließen) stream; pour2.reflexives Verbsich auf jemanden/etwas stürzen — (auch fig.) pounce on somebody/something
sich aus dem Fenster stürzen — hurl oneself or leap out of the window
3.sich in etwas (Akk.) stürzen — throw oneself or plunge into something
transitives Verb1) throw; (mit Wucht) hurl2) (umdrehen) upturn, turn upside-down <mould, pot, box, glass, cup>; turn out <pudding, cake, etc.>3) (des Amtes entheben) oust < person> [from office]; (gewaltsam) overthrow, topple <leader, government>* * *A. v/i (ist gestürzt)schwer stürzen have a bad ( oder heavy) fall;(bewusstlos) zu Boden stürzen fall to the ground (unconscious), collapse;vom Fahrrad stürzen fall off one’s bicycle;aus dem Fenster stürzen fall out of the window;der Minister stürzte über diesen Skandal auch this scandal brought about ( oder led to) the minister’s downfall4. Gelände: drop;in die Tiefe stürzen Abhang etc: drop sheer, plunge down;die Felsen stürzen dort 100 Meter in die Tiefe the cliffs have a sheer drop of 100 metres (US -ers) at that point5. (rennen) rush, dash;ins Zimmer stürzen auch burst into the room;in jemandes Arme stürzen fall ( oder fling o.s.) into sb’s armsB. v/t (hat)1. (stoßen) throw;jemanden/etwas aus dem Fenster/von der Brücke stürzen throw sb/sth out of the window/from ( oder off) the bridge;Nicht stürzen! Kistenaufschrift: this side upC. v/r (hat)1.sich ins Wasser stürzen plunge into the water;sich vor einen Zug stürzen throw o.s. in front of a train;sich aus dem Fenster stürzen plunge ( oder fling o.s.) out of the window;sich in Unkosten stürzen go to great expense, spare no expense;er hat sich nicht gerade in geistige Unkosten gestürzt he didn’t exactly strain his grey matter;sich in die Arbeit stürzen throw o.s. into ( oder immerse o.s. in) one’s work;sich ins Nachtleben stürzen umg abandon o.s. to the pleasures of nightlife; → Unglück, Verderben etc2.sich stürzen auf (+akk) (jemanden) rush to(wards); aggressiv: rush at; (herfallen über) auch Raubkatze: pounce on; Raubvogel: swoop down on; umg, fig (ein Buffet etc) fall upon, attack;sich aufeinander stürzen fall upon each other;sich auf die Geschenke stürzen umg fall upon the presents* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fall (aus, von from); (in die Tiefe) plunge; plummet2) (fig.) <temperature, exchange rate, etc.> drop [sharply]; < prices> tumble; < government> fall, collapse3) (laufen) rush; dash4) (fließen) stream; pour2.reflexives Verbsich auf jemanden/etwas stürzen — (auch fig.) pounce on somebody/something
sich aus dem Fenster stürzen — hurl oneself or leap out of the window
3.sich in etwas (Akk.) stürzen — throw oneself or plunge into something
transitives Verb1) throw; (mit Wucht) hurl2) (umdrehen) upturn, turn upside-down <mould, pot, box, glass, cup>; turn out <pudding, cake, etc.>3) (des Amtes entheben) oust < person> [from office]; (gewaltsam) overthrow, topple <leader, government>* * *v.to fall v.(§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen)to fall off v.to overthrow v.(§ p.,p.p.: overthrew, overthrown)to overturn v.to precipitate v.to rush v.to topple v. -
9 skok
m (G skoku) 1. (odbicie się od ziemi) jump, bound, leap- kangur porusza się skokami the kangaroo moves by hopping and jumping2. (nagła zmiana) jump- skok temperatury a temperature jump- skok cen energii elektrycznej a jump in electrical energy prices- dwudziestoprocentowy skok zysków a 20 per cent jump in profits3. (zorganizowana kradzież) pot. robbery, hold-up- plany skoku na bank powstały jeszcze w więzieniu they planned the bank raid a. bank robbery while they were still in prison4. Zool., Anat. tarsometatarsus 5. Myślis. hare’s leg 6. Sport jump- skok w dal the long jump GB, the broad jump US- skok wzwyż the high jump- skok o tyczce the pole vault- konkurs skoków narciarskich a ski jumping competition- □ skok gwintu Techn. pitch- skok tłoka Techn. travel of a piston- zdarzały mu się skokki w bok he did have some one-night stands- jednym skokiem in a bound, with one bound- jednym skokiem znalazł się przy drzwiach he was by the door in a bound a. with one bound- w kilku skokach był przy koniach he reached the horses in a few bounds a. leaps* * *jump, ( napad rabunkowy) robberyskok w bok — pot one-night stand (pot)
skok w dal/wzwyż — long/high jump
* * *mi1. (w górę, w dół) jump, leap; (= przeskok) skip; skok w dal long jump; skok wzwyż high jump; skok o tyczce pole-vault; skoki do wody diving; skoki narciarskie ski-jumping; skoki spadochronowe parachuting; skok w bok one-night stand; jednym skokiem in a leap.2. (nagła zmiana, np. cen) ( w górę) leap; ( w dół) drop, slump; wielkimi skokami (np. o postępie) by leaps and bounds.3. sl. (= napad rabunkowy) stick-up.4. orn. tarsus.5. zw. pl. myśl. hare's leg.6. techn. stroke, pitch; skok gwintu pitch of thread, lead of thread; skok tłoka piston stroke, piston travel.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > skok
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10 schnellen
I v/i (ist geschnellt) shoot (up); eine Forelle schnellte aus dem Wasser a trout leapt out of the water; in die Höhe schnellen fig. Kurse etc.: shoot up, rocketII v/t (hat) mit den Fingern: flick* * *to flick* * *schnẹl|len ['ʃnɛlən]vi aux sein (lit, fig)to shoot* * *schnel·len[ˈʃnɛlən]vi Hilfsverb: seinin die Höhe [o nach oben] \schnellen to shoot up2. (federn)der Pfeil schnellte vom Bogen in die Zielscheibe the arrow shot from the bow and hit the target▪ etw [irgendwohin] \schnellen lassen to flick sth [somewhere]* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein shoot (aus + Dat. out of; in + Akk. into)2.in die Höhe schnellen — < person> leap to one's feet or up; <rocket, fig.: prices etc.> shoot up
* * *A. v/i (ist geschnellt) shoot (up);eine Forelle schnellte aus dem Wasser a trout leapt out of the water;in die Höhe schnellen fig Kurse etc: shoot up, rocketB. v/t (hat) mit den Fingern: flick* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein shoot (aus + Dat. out of; in + Akk. into)2.in die Höhe schnellen — < person> leap to one's feet or up; <rocket, fig.: prices etc.> shoot up
* * *v.to flip v.to spring v.(§ p.,p.p.: sprang)or p.p.: sprung•) -
11 sprong
♦voorbeelden:1 een sprong met aanloop/van de plaats • a running/standing jumpde honden kwamen met grote sprongen de heuvel af • the dogs bounded down the hilleen grote/kleine sprong • a large/small jump/leapeen klein sprongetje • a skip/hopdit nummer heeft een enorme sprong gemaakt op de hitparade • this number has leapt up the hit paradehij maakte een sprong in de lucht van blijdschap • he jumped for joyde prijzen gingen met sprongen omhoog • prices leapt/soaredhij gaat met sprongen vooruit • he's coming along by leaps and bounds -
12 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
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caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
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caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
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caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
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caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
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caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
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caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
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caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
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caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.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. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.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: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
13 écart
écart [ekaʀ]1. masculine nouna. ( = différence) (entre objets, dates) gap ; (entre chiffres, températures, opinions) difference ; (entre explications) discrepancy• l'écart de prix entre les deux modèles est important there's a big difference in price between the two modelsb. ( = action) faire un écart [cheval] to shy ; [voiture] to swerve ; [personne surprise] to jump out of the wayc. ► à l'écart• être à l'écart [hameau] to be isolated• mettre or tenir qn à l'écart ( = empêcher de participer) to keep sb on the sidelines ; ( = empêcher d'approcher) to hold sb back• rester à l'écart ( = s'isoler) to remain aloof ; ( = ne pas approcher) to stay in the background ; ( = ne pas participer) to stay on the sidelines► à l'écart de2. compounds* * *ekaʀ
1.
nom masculin1) ( distance) ( entre des objets) distance, gap ( entre between); ( entre des dates) interval; ( entre des concepts) gap; ( entre des versions) difference2) ( variation) difference3) ( mouvement brusque)faire un écart — [cheval] to shy; [voiture] to swerve; [piéton] to leap aside
4) ( faute) lapseécarts de langage — bad language [U]
5) ( aux cartes) discard
2.
à l'écart locution adverbialeils bavardaient dans le jardin, à l'écart — they were talking in the garden GB ou yard US, off by themselves
se tenir à l'écart — ( éloigné) to stand apart; ( refuser de se mêler) to keep oneself to oneself; ( ne pas participer) not to join in
mettre quelqu'un à l'écart — ( éloigner) to push somebody aside; ( mettre au ban) to ostracize somebody
3.
à l'écart de locution prépositive away fromtenir quelqu'un à l'écart de — to keep somebody away from [lieu]; to keep somebody out of [activité, négociations]
* * *ekaʀ nm1) (espace entre deux parties) gapfaire le grand écart DANSE, GYMNASTIQUE — to do the splits
2) (mouvement latéral) sideways leap, (d'une automobile) swervefaire un écart [voiture] — to swerve
3) fig (entres données, quantités) differenceà l'écart [se tenir, rester] — out of the way, [habiter, être situé] in a remote area
à l'écart de (position, situation) — away from
Ils se sont assis à l'écart des autres. — They sat away from the others., fig
rester à l'écart de — to keep out of, to steer clear of, fig
se tenir à l'écart de — to keep out of, to steer clear of
* * *A nm1 ( distance) ( entre des objets) distance (entre between), gap (entre between); (entre des dates, événements) interval (entre between); (entre des concepts, attitudes) gap (entre between); ( entre des versions) difference (entre between); écart inflationniste/technologique inflationary/technological gap; un écart d'un mètre a one-metreGB gap, a gap of one metreGB; écart de six mois six-month interval, interval of six months; creuser/réduire l'écart to widen/narrow the gap; il y a trop d'écart entre eux (en âge) there's too much of an age gap between them; ⇒ grand;2 ( variation) difference; écarts de température differences in temperature; écarts de prix price differences, differences in prices; écart des salaires pay differential; écart de dix euros/degrés ten-euro/-degree difference, difference of ten euros/degrees; écart par rapport à la normale/moyenne deviation from the norm/mean;3 ( mouvement brusque) ( de cheval) shy; ( de voiture) swerve; faire un écart [cheval] to shy; [voiture] to swerve; [piéton] to leap aside;4 fig ( faute) lapse; il fait des écarts de régime he doesn't stick to his diet; écarts de langage bad language ¢;5 ( aux cartes) discard.B à l'écart loc adv être à l'écart to be isolated; ils bavardaient dans le jardin, à l'écart they were talking in the garden GB ou yard US, off by themselves; elle vit à l'écart she keeps herself to herself; se tenir à l 'écart ( éloigné) to stand apart; ( refuser de se mêler) to keep oneself to oneself; ( ne pas participer) not to join in; mettre qn à l'écart ( éloigner) to push sb aside; ( mettre au ban) to ostracize sb; il ne supporte pas cette mise à l'écart he cannot bear the way he is being ostracized ou ignored; prendre or entraîner qn à l'écart to take sb aside.C à l'écart de loc prép à l'écart de la ville/route away from the town/road; laisser or tenir qn à l'écart de to keep sb away from [lieu]; to keep sb out of [activité]; se tenir à l'écart des autres ( dans l'espace) to stand apart from the others; ( socialement) to refuse to join in; rester or se tenir à l'écart du conflit/des négociations to keep out of the conflict/the negotiations.écart de conduite lapse in behaviourGB; faire des écarts de conduite to have occasional lapses; écart de jeunesse youthful indiscretion; écart à la moyenne Stat deviation from the mean.[ekar] nom masculinécart de poids/température difference in weight/temperatureun écart de huit ans les sépare, il y a huit ans d'écart entre eux there's an eight-year gap between them3. [déviation] swervinga. [cheval] to shyb. [voiture, vélo] to swervej'ai fait un petit écart aujourd'hui: j'ai mangé deux gâteaux I broke my diet today: I ate two cakes4. [excès]6. DANSE & SPORT7. [en comptabilité] margin[en statistiques] deviation8. [hameau] hamlet————————à l'écart locution adverbiale1. [de côté] asideprendre quelqu'un à l'écart to take somebody aside ou to one side/to draw somebody aside ou to one sidea. [éloigné] to hold ou keep somebody backb. [empêcher de participer] to keep somebody out of thingsrester ou se tenir à l'écarta. [éloigné] to stand apartb. [ne pas participer] to stay on the sidelines ou in the background, to keep out of things2. [loin des habitations]————————à l'écart de locution prépositionnelle -
14 alzare
raise, liftprezzi increase, raise( costruire) build, erectalzare le spalle shrug (one's shoulders)* * *alzare v.tr.1 to lift (up), to raise; ( con fatica) to heave: aiutami ad alzare questo baule, help me to lift this trunk; alzare una tapparella, to raise a blind; alzare il sipario, to raise the curtain; alzare gli occhi, to raise one's eyes (o to look up); alzare pesi, to lift weights // alzare la bandiera, to hoist the flag // alzare le vele, to hoist the sails, ( salpare) to set sail // alzare le carte, to cut the pack // alzare le mani al cielo, to lift up one's hands; alzare le mani su qlcu., to beat s.o. // alzare le spalle, to shrug (one's shoulders) // alzare il gomito, to drink a bit too much (o to bend the elbow) // alzare i tacchi, to take to one's heels // alzare i bicchieri, to drink a toast // alzare la cresta, to get above oneself //alzare qlcu. alle stelle, to extol s.o.2 ( accrescere) to raise, to increase; ( il volume) to turn up: alza un po' il volume, la radio, turn up the volume, the radio; ogni autunno i commercianti alzano i prezzi, every autumn the tradesmen raise (o put up) prices; alza un po' il gas, turn up the gas a little // alzare i prezzi, (amer.) to hike prices // alzare la voce, to raise one's voice; alza la voce, non ci sento, speak up, I can't hear you; non alzare la voce con me, sai!, don't raise your voice with me!3 ( costruire) to build*; ( erigere) to erect: alzare un muro, to build a wall; alzare una statua, to erect a statue◘ alzarsi v.intr.pron.1 ( di vento, astro) to rise*: ora il sole si alza alle quattro, now the sun rises at four; il vento si alza, the wind is rising (o the wind is beginning to blow)2 ( crescere) ( di livello) to rise*; ( in altezza) to grow* (taller): il livello del lago si è alzato, the level of the lake has risen; il tuo ragazzo si è alzato molto, your son has grown a lot◆ v.rifl.1 ( in piedi) to stand* up, to rise* to one's feet; to get to one's feet; alzati!, stand up!; alla fine del concerto il pubblico si alzò ad applaudirlo, at the end of the concert the audience rose to their feet and cheered2 ( dal letto) to get* up: a che ora ti alzi?, at what time do you get up?* * *[al'tsare]1. vt1) (gen) to raise, (peso) to liftè troppo pesante, non riesco nemmeno ad alzarla — it's too heavy, I can't even lift it
alzare gli occhi o lo sguardo — to raise one's eyes
2) (issare: bandiera, vela) to hoist3) (costruire) to build, erect4)alzare le carte — to cut the cardsalzare la voce — (per farsi sentire) to speak up, (per intimidire, in collera) to raise one's voice
2. vr (alzarsi)(persona) to rise, get upalzarsi (in piedi) — to stand up, get to one's feet
3. vip (alzarsi)1) (sorgere: sole, luna) to rise, (vento) to rise, get up2) (aumentare: temperatura) to rise, (fiamma) to leap up* * *[al'tsare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (sollevare) [ persona] to lift (up) [ oggetto]; to raise, to lift [testa, gamba]; to shrug [ spalle]; to raise [ sopracciglia]alzare la mano — (per parlare) to put up o raise one's hand
alzare le mani su qcn. — (per colpire) to raise a hand to o lay a hand on sb.
alzare la voce — to speak up, to raise one's voice (anche fig.)
2) (aumentare) to turn up [termostato, gas]; to turn up, to raise [ volume]; to raise, to push up, to put* up [ prezzi]3) (tirare su) to wind* up [ finestrino]; to raise, to hoist [ bandiera]; to raise up [ sipario]4) (costruire) to build*, to put* up, to raise, to erect [muro, casa]5) (elevare)6) gioc.2.verbo pronominale alzarsi- rsi in piedi — to stand up, to rise to one's feet
- rsi da terra — to get up off the ground, to pick oneself up
2) meteor. [ nebbia] to lift, to clear; [sole, vento] to rise*3) (dal letto) to get* up4) (aumentare) [ livello dell'acqua] to rise*; [ marea] to come* in, to come* up; [prezzi, tassi] to rise*, to go* up (di by); [febbre, temperatura] to go* up (di by)5) teatr.6) (sollevarsi)- rsi in volo — [ aereo] to climb, to rise up, to take off; [ uccello] to rise up, to soar up
* * *alzare/al'tsare/ [1]1 (sollevare) [ persona] to lift (up) [ oggetto]; to raise, to lift [testa, gamba]; to shrug [ spalle]; to raise [ sopracciglia]; alzare la mano (per parlare) to put up o raise one's hand; alzare le mani su qcn. (per colpire) to raise a hand to o lay a hand on sb.; alzare la voce to speak up, to raise one's voice (anche fig.)2 (aumentare) to turn up [termostato, gas]; to turn up, to raise [ volume]; to raise, to push up, to put* up [ prezzi]4 (costruire) to build*, to put* up, to raise, to erect [muro, casa]5 (elevare) alzare la casa di un piano to add another storey to the houseII alzarsi verbo pronominale1 (mettersi in piedi) - rsi in piedi to stand up, to rise to one's feet; - rsi da terra to get up off the ground, to pick oneself up2 meteor. [ nebbia] to lift, to clear; [sole, vento] to rise*3 (dal letto) to get* up4 (aumentare) [ livello dell'acqua] to rise*; [ marea] to come* in, to come* up; [prezzi, tassi] to rise*, to go* up (di by); [febbre, temperatura] to go* up (di by)5 teatr. si alza il sipario the curtain rises6 (sollevarsi) - rsi in volo [ aereo] to climb, to rise up, to take off; [ uccello] to rise up, to soar up. -
15 Höhe
Höhe f GEN height, hgt; level (Preise) • in die Höhe schießen GEN (infrml) rocket, shoot up (Preise) • in die Höhe schnellen GEN soar; escalate (Preise)* * *f < Geschäft> height (hgt), Preise level ■ in die Höhe schießen < Geschäft> Preise rocket infrml, shoot up ■ in die Höhe schnellen < Geschäft> soar, Preise escalate* * *Höhe
(Ausmaß) extent, measure, (Höhepunkt) height, peak, pinnacle, (Preise) level, (Summe) amount;
• auf gleicher Höhe (Bahnübergang) at grade (US), (Fahrzeuge) level, abreast;
• auf der Höhe seiner Laufbahn at the height of one’s career;
• bis zur Höhe von up to the limit, not exceeding, at most;
• der Höhe nach in terms of amount;
• in beliebiger Höhe to any extent;
• in gleicher Höhe (drucktechn.) flush;
• zu geringe Höhe insubordinate height;
• vorgeschriebene Höhe prescribed level;
• durchschnittliche Höhe des Diskontkredits line of discount;
• Höhe des Einkommens size of income;
• Höhe eines Kredits credit limit (Br.) (line, US);
• Höhe der Preise level of prices, price level;
• Höhe der stillen Reserven level of secret reserves;
• Höhe des Schadens measure (extent) of damage;
• Höhe des zugesprochenen Schadenersatzes quantum of damages;
• Höhe des Streitwertes amount in controversy;
• Höhe des Unterstützungssatzes level of relief;
• Höhe der Verschuldung amount of indebtedness;
• Höhe des Versicherungsanspruches amount of claim;
• sich in die Höhe arbeiten to work one’s way up;
• sich auf der gleichen Höhe behaupten (Kurse) to continue high;
• Geschäft wieder in die Höhe bringen to put a business back on its feet again;
• Höhe eines Beitrages festsetzen to assess the contribution;
• in die Höhe gehen (Kurse, Preise) to rise, to go up[wards], to look up;
• plötzlich in die Höhe gehen (Kurse) to skyrocket (US);
• Preise auf der gleichen Höhe halten to maintain the same level of prices;
• j. bis zur Höhe von... für kreditwürdig halten to consider s. o. trustworthy to the extent of...;
• Höhe einer Miete schiedsgerichtlich festlegen lassen to refer the amount of rent to arbitration;
• in die Höhe schießen (schnellen) (Kurse) to blaze, to soar, to whirl upwards, to leap ahead, to skyrocket (US);
• in unvorstellbare Höhen schnellen to increase exponentially;
• Preise in die Höhe schrauben to force (send) up prices;
• auf der Höhe seiner Leistungsfähigkeit angelangt sein to have reached one’s peak;
• bis zur Höhe von... überzogen sein (Konto) to be overdrawn to the extent of...;
• wissenschaftlich auf der Höhe sein to keep abreast of the latest developments in science;
• senkrecht in die Höhe steigen (Preise) to zoom;
• in die Höhe treiben (Kurse) to enhance, to raise, to push (force, rush, US) up, to boom (US), to boost (US);
• Aktie um 44 Punkte auf 640 in die Höhe treiben to bid up a stock 44 points to 640. -
16 aumento
m.1 increase, rise.un aumento del 10 por ciento a 10 percent increaseun aumento de los precios a price riselas temperaturas experimentarán un ligero aumento temperatures will rise slightlyir en aumento to be on the increaseaumento de sueldo pay rise2 promotion.3 magnifying power.4 jump.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aumentar.* * *1 increase, growth2 (óptica) magnification3 (fotos) enlargement4 (sonido) amplification5 (salario) rise, US raise\ir en aumento to be on the increaseaumento de precios rise in prices* * *noun m.1) increase2) raise* * *SM1) [de tamaño] increase; (Fot) enlargement; (Ópt) magnification2) [de cantidad, producción, velocidad, intensidad] increase; [de precio] increase, risese registró un aumento de temperatura — an increase o rise in temperature was recorded
aumento de peso — [en objeto] increase in weight; [en persona] weight gain
aumento de sueldo, aumento salarial — (pay) rise
3) (Elec, Radio) amplification4)5) (Ópt) magnification6) Méx (=posdata) postscript* * *a) ( incremento) rise, increasepedir un aumento — to ask for a raise (AmE) o (BrE) rise
las tarifas sufrirán un ligero aumento — there will be a small increase o rise in fares
aumento de algo: aumento de peso increase in weight; aumento de temperatura rise in temperature; aumento de precio price rise o increase; aumento de sueldo — salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)
b) (Ópt) magnificationlentes con or de mucho aumento — glasses with very strong lenses
* * *= boost, build-up [buildup], extension, growth, increase, rise, tide, expansion, deepening, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, upswing, widening, waxing, enlargement, heightening.Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.Ex. These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.Ex. This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex. The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex. This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.Ex. There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex. If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex. The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex. The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex. The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex. This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.Ex. This enlargement of interests forms the basis of the claim to provide an information education appropriate to other than library-type environments.Ex. The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.----* aumento acelerado = spurt.* aumento acusado = sharp increase.* aumento asociado a la inflación = inflation-adjusted.* aumento de = increased.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* aumento de costes = increased costs, cost increase.* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.* aumento de la producción = increased production.* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* aumento del conocimiento = knowledge building.* aumento de los impuestos = tax increase.* aumento del uso = increased use.* aumento de pecho = breast augmentation, breast enlargement.* aumento de peso = weight gain.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.* aumento en espesor = thickening.* aumento notable = rising tide.* aumento repentino = upsurge.* aumento salarial = salary increase, pay rise, salary rise.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* aumento vertiginoso = explosion, spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* conceder aumento salarial = award + salary increase.* en aumento = burgeoning, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, growing, heightening.* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.* espejo de aumento = magnifying mirror.* experimentar un aumento = experience + rise.* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso = experience + explosion.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* ir en aumento = be on the increase.* lector de aumento = magnifying reader.* lente de aumento = magnifying glass, magnifier.* mamoplastía de aumento = augmentation mammoplasty.* ritmo de aumento = rate of increase.* tasa de aumento = growth rate, rate of growth, rate of increase.* * *a) ( incremento) rise, increasepedir un aumento — to ask for a raise (AmE) o (BrE) rise
las tarifas sufrirán un ligero aumento — there will be a small increase o rise in fares
aumento de algo: aumento de peso increase in weight; aumento de temperatura rise in temperature; aumento de precio price rise o increase; aumento de sueldo — salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)
b) (Ópt) magnificationlentes con or de mucho aumento — glasses with very strong lenses
* * *= boost, build-up [buildup], extension, growth, increase, rise, tide, expansion, deepening, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, upswing, widening, waxing, enlargement, heightening.Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.Ex: These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex: The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex: This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex: If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex: The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex: The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex: The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex: This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.Ex: This enlargement of interests forms the basis of the claim to provide an information education appropriate to other than library-type environments.Ex: The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.* aumento acelerado = spurt.* aumento acusado = sharp increase.* aumento asociado a la inflación = inflation-adjusted.* aumento de = increased.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* aumento de costes = increased costs, cost increase.* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.* aumento de la producción = increased production.* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* aumento del conocimiento = knowledge building.* aumento de los impuestos = tax increase.* aumento del uso = increased use.* aumento de pecho = breast augmentation, breast enlargement.* aumento de peso = weight gain.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.* aumento en espesor = thickening.* aumento notable = rising tide.* aumento repentino = upsurge.* aumento salarial = salary increase, pay rise, salary rise.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* aumento vertiginoso = explosion, spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* conceder aumento salarial = award + salary increase.* en aumento = burgeoning, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, growing, heightening.* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.* espejo de aumento = magnifying mirror.* experimentar un aumento = experience + rise.* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso = experience + explosion.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* ir en aumento = be on the increase.* lector de aumento = magnifying reader.* lente de aumento = magnifying glass, magnifier.* mamoplastía de aumento = augmentation mammoplasty.* ritmo de aumento = rate of increase.* tasa de aumento = growth rate, rate of growth, rate of increase.* * *1 (incremento) rise, increaselas tarifas experimentarán or sufrirán un ligero aumento there will be a small increase o rise in faresla tensión va en aumento tension is growing o mounting o increasingel aumento de las cotizaciones en las bolsas the rise in stock market pricesla velocidad del cuerpo va en aumento a medida que … the speed of the object increases as …aumento DE algo:aumento de peso increase in weight, weight gainaumento de temperatura rise in temperatureaumento de precio price rise o increase2 ( Ópt) magnificationun microscopio de 20 aumentos a microscope with a magnifying power o magnification of 20tiene gafas or ( AmL) lentes con or de mucho aumento he wears glasses with very strong lenses* * *
Del verbo aumentar: ( conjugate aumentar)
aumento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
aumentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
aumentar
aumento
aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raiseb) (Opt) to magnify
verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
aumento de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumento sustantivo masculino
aumento de temperatura rise in temperature;
aumento de precio price rise o increase;
aumento de sueldo salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)b) (Ópt) magnification;
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate
aumento sustantivo masculino
1 increase
aumento de sueldo, pay rise
2 Fot enlargement
3 Ópt magnification
' aumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lente
- más
- petición
- producción
- progresiva
- progresivo
- salarial
- agudo
- auge
- aumentar
- autorizar
- bonificación
- escalada
- nubosidad
- prever
- prometido
- rápido
- representar
- retroactivo
- sensible
- triple
- valorización
- votar
English:
appreciation
- attribute
- bolster
- build-up
- by
- gain
- growing
- growth
- hike
- hysteria
- improvement
- increase
- leap
- mount
- negotiate
- of
- raise
- rise
- surge
- wage increase
- build
- glass
- jump
- pay
- rising
- settlement
- up
* * *aumento nm1. [de temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] increase, rise;[de sueldo] Br rise, US raise; [de velocidad] increase;un aumento del 10 por ciento a 10 percent increase;un aumento de los precios a price rise;las temperaturas experimentarán un ligero aumento temperatures will rise slightly;aumento lineal [de sueldo] across-the-board pay Br rise o US raise;aumento de sueldo pay increase;2. [en óptica] magnification;una lente de 20 aumentos a lens of magnification x 20* * *de sueldo raise, Br (pay) rise;ir en aumento be increasing* * *aumento nmincremento: increase, rise* * *aumento n increase / riseir en aumento to be increasing / to be rising -
17 aumento
m increase, riseaumento salariale pay riseaumento dei prezzi increase or rise in prices* * *aumento s.m.1 increase; augmentation; addition: aumento di capitale, addition (o increase) in capital; aumento di stipendio, rise (o increase) in wages; wage rise (o fam. amer. raise); aumento di popolazione, demografico, population increase // aumento progressivo indicizzato dei salari, wage escalation // essere in aumento, to be on the increase; le vendite sono in aumento, sales are increasing (o going up)2 ( rincaro, rialzo) rise: un aumento di prezzi, a rise in prices (o a price rise); un aumento di temperatura, a rise in temperature; aumento di valore, rise in value (o appreciation); un aumento del costo della vita, a rise in the cost of living; aumento improvviso, leap // (Borsa) aumento dei prezzi dei titoli, advance in stock prices3 (inform.) extension.* * *[au'mento]sostantivo maschile (di numero, quantità) increase, growth; (di pressione, temperatura, prezzi, domanda, vendite) increase, rise; (della popolazione) increase, growth, expansion, swelling; (di traffico, tensione) build-up, increaseaumento di peso — increase o gain in weight
aumento di valore — increase o gain o appreciation in value
in aumento — [numero, domanda, disoccupazione] increasing, rising, growing; [temperatura, prezzi] increasing, rising
un aumento di stipendio o salariale — a pay o wage rise BE o raise AE
* * *aumento/au'mento/sostantivo m.(di numero, quantità) increase, growth; (di pressione, temperatura, prezzi, domanda, vendite) increase, rise; (della popolazione) increase, growth, expansion, swelling; (di traffico, tensione) build-up, increase; aumento di peso increase o gain in weight; aumento di valore increase o gain o appreciation in value; in aumento [numero, domanda, disoccupazione] increasing, rising, growing; [temperatura, prezzi] increasing, rising; un aumento di stipendio o salariale a pay o wage rise BE o raise AE. -
18 повышать
1) (увеличивать, усиливать) to raise, to increase, to enhance, to step up, to put (smth.) up; (постепенно повышать) to scale up; (цены) to force up; (скачкообразно) to leap-frogповышать цены — to raise prices, to put prices up
2) (по службе) to promote, to elevateповышать в должности — to elevate (smb.) to a post
3) (улучшать) to improve -
19 sbalzare
throwtemperatura change* * *sbalzare v.tr.1 to throw*, to toss, to fling*: il cavallo lo sbalzò di sella, the horse tossed him from the saddle; fu sbalzato da cavallo, he was thrown from his horse; sbalzare ( fuori) da qlco., to throw (o to toss o to fling) out of sthg.: fu sbalzato dall'automobile, he was thrown out of the car2 ( rimuovere) to dismiss: sbalzare qlcu. dal suo ufficio, to dismiss s.o. (from his position) (o fam. to give s.o. the sack) // sbalzare un governo, to overthrow a government3 (tecn.) to emboss◆ v. intr. ( balzare) to spring*, to jump, to leap*; to bounce: sbalzare dal letto, to bounce out of bed; i prezzi sono sbalzati alle stelle, prices have rocketed (up).* * *I [zbal'tsare]1. vt1) (scaraventare) to throw, hurl2) (rimuovere: da una carica, sede) to remove, dismiss2. vi(aus essere) (temperatura: alzarsi bruscamente) to jump, rise, (abbassarsi bruscamente) to fall, plummetII [zbal'tsare] vtArte to emboss* * *[zbal'tsare]verbo transitivo1) (scaraventare) to throw*, to toss, to fling*sbalzare qcn. di sella — to toss sb., to throw sb. from the saddle
essere sbalzato dalla moto, fuori dall'auto — to be thrown off the motorbike, out of the car
2) (lavorare a sbalzo) to emboss [ rame]* * *sbalzare/zbal'tsare/ [1]1 (scaraventare) to throw*, to toss, to fling*; sbalzare qcn. di sella to toss sb., to throw sb. from the saddle; essere sbalzato dalla moto, fuori dall'auto to be thrown off the motorbike, out of the car2 (lavorare a sbalzo) to emboss [ rame]. -
20 acelerón
m.sudden acceleration.* * *1 sudden acceleration\dar un acelerón AUTOMÓVIL to step on the accelerator, put one's foot down* * *SM1) (Aut) sudden acceleration2) (fig) (=gran paso) leap forward; (=aumento) rapid increase; (=mejora) rapid improvement* * *masculino burst of acceleration* * *= spurt, jump-start [jumpstart], speed-up.Ex. Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.Ex. No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.Ex. This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.* * *masculino burst of acceleration* * *= spurt, jump-start [jumpstart], speed-up.Ex: Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.
Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.* * *burst of accelerationno des or pegues esos acelerones tan bruscos don't accelerate suddenly like that* * *
acelerón sustantivo masculino dar un acelerón, to put one's foot down
* * *acelerón nm[de corredor, coche] burst of speed;no des tantos acelerones stop accelerating suddenly like that;el acelerón de la demanda ha hecho subir los precios the sudden surge in demand has forced prices up* * *m:dar un acelerón step on the gas, Br put one’s foot down;dio semejante acelerón con el coche que … he accelerated so hard that …
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