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1 light

light [laɪt]

(verb: preterite, past participle lit)

1. noun

   a. lumière f

• by the light of sth à la lumière de qch

• there were lights on in several of the rooms il y avait de la lumière dans plusieurs pièces

• lights out at 9 o'clock extinction des feux à 21 heures

• the light was beginning to fail le jour commençait à baisser

• light and shade ombre f et lumière f

• in (the) light of à la lumière de

• you're holding it against the light vous le tenez à contre-jour

• you're in my light tu es dans mon jour

• there is a light at the end of the tunnel on voit le bout du tunnel

• can you throw any light on this question? pouvez-vous donner des éclaircissements sur cette question ?

► adjective + light

• in a good/bad light sous un jour favorable/défavorable

• the incident revealed him in a new light l'incident l'a révélé sous un jour nouveau

• to see sth in a different light voir qch sous un jour différent

• in the cold light of day à tête reposée

• to cast a new light on a subject jeter un éclairage nouveau sur un sujet► to see the light ( = understand) comprendre

• to see the light of day ( = be born) venir au monde ; ( = be published) paraître► to bring to light faire apparaître

► to come to light être dévoilé

• new facts have come to light on a découvert des faits nouveaux► at first light au point du jour

   b. (in eyes) lueur f

   c. ( = lamp) lampe f

• desk light lampe f de bureau

   d. [of vehicle, cycle] feu m ; ( = headlight) phare m

• have you got your lights on? as-tu mis tes phares (or tes feux) ?

   e. ( = traffic light) feu m

• he went through a red light il a grillé un feu rouge

• the lights aren't working les feux sont en panne

• the lights were red le feu était rouge

• he stopped at the lights il s'est arrêté au feu (rouge)

   f. (for cigarette) feu m

• have you got a light? avez-vous du feu ?

• to set light to sth (British) mettre le feu à qch

2. adjective

   a. [evening, room] clair

• it was getting light il commençait à faire jour

• while it's still light pendant qu'il fait encore jour

   b. [hair, colour, skin] clair

• light blue bleu clair inv

   c. ( = not heavy) léger

• as light as a feather léger comme une plume

• to be light on one's feet avoir le pas léger

• to be a light sleeper avoir le sommeil léger

• light housework petits travaux ménagers

• to make light of sth prendre qch à la légère

• to make light work of sth faire qch sans difficulté

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ candle, cigarette, gas] allumer

• to light a match frotter une allumette

• he lit the fire il a allumé le feu

• he lit a fire il a fait du feu

   b. ( = illuminate) éclairer

• lit by electricity éclairé à l'électricité

4. intransitive verb

   a. the fire won't light le feu ne veut pas prendre

   b. to light upon sth trouver qch par hasard

5. adverb

• to travel light voyager léger

6. compounds

► light aircraft petit avion m

► light ale (British) sorte de bière blonde légère

► light beer noun (US) bière f allégée

► light bulb noun ampoule f électrique

► light entertainment noun variétés fpl

► light fitting noun appareil m d'éclairage

► light-footed adjective au pas léger

► light-haired adjective blond

► light-headed adjective étourdi

► light-hearted adjective [person, laugh] [atmosphere] gai ; [discussion] enjoué

► light opera noun opérette f

► light pen noun crayon m optique

► light reading noun lecture f facile

► light show noun éclairages mpl

► lights-out noun extinction f des feux

► light switch noun interrupteur m

► light up

1. intransitive verb

   a. s'allumer

• her eyes/face lit up son regard/visage s'est éclairé

   b. ( = start to smoke) (inf) allumer une cigarette (or une pipe etc)

2. separable transitive verb

( = illuminate) éclairer

• a smile lit up her face un sourire éclaira son visage

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[laɪt] 1.
noun

1) ( brightness) lumière f

by the light of — à la lumière de [fire]; à la clarté de [moon]

in the light of day — lit, fig au grand jour

to cast ou throw ou shed light on — lit projeter de la lumière sur; fig éclaircir

to hold something up to the light — tenir quelque chose à la lumière

against the light — à contre-jour

with the light behind her — le dos tourné à la lumière

2) (in building, machine, oven) lumière f; ( in street) réverbère m; ( on ship) feu m

to put ou turn a light on/off — allumer/éteindre une lumière

3) (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux)

4) Automobile ( headlight) phare m; ( rearlight) feu m arrière; ( inside car) veilleuse f

5) ( flame)

to put a light to — allumer [fire, gas]

to set light to — mettre le feu à

have you got a light? — ( for cigarette) tu as du feu?

6) fig ( aspect) jour m

to see something in a different light — voir quelque chose sous un jour différent

looking at it in that light... — vu sous cet angle...

to appear in a bad light — apparaître sous un jour défavorable

in the light of — compte tenu de

to review something in the light of — réexaminer quelque chose à la lumière de [evidence, experience]

7) fig ( exposure)

to bring to light — découvrir [fact, evidence, truth]

to come to ou be brought to light — être découvert
2.
lights plural noun

1)

(traffic) lights — feu m, feux mpl

the lights are red — le feu est au rouge

to stop at the lights — s'arrêter au feu

to shoot (colloq) ou jump (colloq) the lights — griller (colloq) un feu rouge

2) ( decorative display) illuminations fpl
3.
adjective

1) ( bright) [evening, room] clair

to get ou grow lighter — [sky] s'éclaircir

while it's still light — pendant qu'il fait encore jour

2) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair; [hair] blond

light blue — bleu clair inv

3) ( not heavy) [material, substance, snow, wind, clothing, meal] léger/-ère; [rain] fin; [drinker] modéré; [damage, sentence] léger/-ère

to be a light sleeper — avoir le sommeil léger

she is 2 kg lighter — elle pèse 2 kg de moins

4) ( delicate) [knock, footsteps] léger/-ère; [movement] délicat

to be light on one's feet — avoir la démarche légère

5) ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant; [exercise] léger/-ère

light duties — petits travaux mpl

to make light work of something — faire quelque chose sans peine

6) [music, verse] léger/-ère

a bit of light relief — un peu de divertissement

some light reading — quelque chose de facile à lire

it is no light matter — c'est une chose sérieuse

to make light of — traiter [quelque chose] à la légère [rumour, problem]; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury]
4.
transitive verb (prét, pp lit ou lighted)

1) allumer [candle, oven, cigarette]; enflammer [wood, paper]; tirer [firework]; craquer [match]

to light a fire — faire un or du feu

to light the fire — allumer le feu

2) ( illuminate) éclairer
5.
intransitive verb (prét, pp lit) [fire] prendre; [gas, match] s'allumer

Phrasal Verbs:

- light on

- light up

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the light of somebody's life — le rayon de soleil de quelqu'un

many hands make light work — Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite

to go out like a light — s'endormir tout de suite

to see the light — comprendre

English-French dictionary > light
2 light

light

1. light [laɪt] n

1) no pl Licht nt;

is there enough \light to take a picture? ist es hell genug, um ein Bild zu machen?;

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht;

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht;

by candlelight bei
Kerzenschein;

by the \light of the moon bei Mondlicht

2) ( light-giving thing) Licht nt; ( lamp) Lampe f;

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...;

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/ off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o ( fam) anmachen/ausmachen];

3) no pl ( daylight) [Tages]licht nt;

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

4) ( for decoration)

\lights pl

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

5) usu pl ( traffic light) Ampel f

6) ( sparkle) in sb's eyes Funkeln nt kein pl

7) ( perspective) Aspekt m;

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal, aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen;

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

8) no pl ( enlightenment) Erleuchtung f;

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! ( fam)

9) ( spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

10) ( person's abilities)

\lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten;

to do sth according to one's \lights etw nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen tun

11) ( bright part) Licht nt;

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

12) no pl ( fire) Feuer nt; ( flame) [Kerzen]flamme f;

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?;

to catch \light Feuer fangen;

to set \light to sth ( Brit) etw anzünden

13) ( window) Fenster nt; ( window division) Oberlicht nt; ( pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14) ( person) Leuchte f ( fam)

leading \light ( best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f ( fam) ( leader) Nummer eins f;

a shining \light eine große Leuchte ( fam), ein großes Licht ( fam)

PHRASES:

the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels ( fig)

to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne jds Lebens sein;

in a bad/good \light in einem schlechten/guten Licht;

to be [or go] out like a \light (fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein ( fam) ( faint) umkippen ( fam)

to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen;

to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten, Licht nt in etw akk bringen;

to come to \light ans Licht kommen;

in the \light of sth [or ( Am usu) in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen ( liter) adj

1) ( bright) hell;

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

2) ( pale) hell-; stronger blass- vt < lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1) ( illuminate)

to \light sth etw erhellen; stage etw beleuchten;

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2) ( turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o ( fam) anknipsen];

3) ( guide with light)

to \light sb jdm leuchten

4) ( ignite)

to \light a candle/ match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden;

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o ( fam) anmachen];

to \light a cigarette/ pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o ( fam) anstecken] vi < lit> or lighted> , lit> or lighted>

1) ( burn) brennen;

2) (fig: become animated) eyes, etc. aufleuchten ( fig)

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

2. light [laɪt] adj

1) ( not heavy) leicht;

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2) ( deficient in weight) zu leicht;

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig;

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3) ( not sturdily built) leicht;

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4) ( for small loads) Klein-;

\light aircraft/ lorry Kleinflugzeug nt /-lastwagen m;

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5) mil

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6) ( not fully loaded) aircraft/ ship/ vehicle nicht voll beladen

7) ( of food and drink) leicht;

( low in fat) fettarm;

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät;

\light food leichtes Essen;

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit;

\light pastry lockerer Teig;

\light wine leichter Wein

8) ( porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9) chem leicht;

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10) ( low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es gab kaum Verkehr;

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur;

\light breeze leichte Brise

11) ( easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf;

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12) ( easily done) nachsichtig, mild;

\light sentence mildes Urteil;

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13) ( gentle) leicht; kiss zart;

( soft) touch sanft;

to have a \light touch mus einen weichen Anschlag haben

14) ( graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude;

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15) ( not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16) ( not serious) leicht attr;

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung;

\light opera Operette f;

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f;

\light tone Plauderton m

17) ( cheerful) frohgemut ( poet)

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18) (old: unchaste) leicht;

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

PHRASES:

to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein;

to be a bit \light in one's loafers (Am) (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben ( pej)

to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden;

to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen;

to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o ( fam) herunterspielen] adv

1) ( with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2) ( with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o ( fam) mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

English-German students dictionary > light
3 light

light ⇒ Weight measurement

A n

1 ( brightness) lumière f ; a beam of light un faisceau de lumière ; by the light of à la lumière de [fire] ; à la clarté de [moon] ; in a good light sous une bonne lumière ; to read in a poor light lire avec peu de lumière ; in full light en pleine lumière ; in the light of day lit, fig au grand jour ; I'd like to drive back in the light j'aimerais rentrer avant la nuit ; to cast ou throw ou shed light on lit projeter or répandre de la lumière sur ; fig éclaircir ; to hold sth up to the light tenir qch à la lumière ; against the light à contre-jour ; with the light behind her le dos tourné à la lumière ; the light was failing la nuit tombait ;

2 (gleam, bright point) lumière f ; ( in eye) lueur f ; a light on the horizon une lumière à l'horizon ; the city lights les lumières de la ville ;

3 ( electrical appliance) (in building, on machine, in oven) lumière f ; ( in street) réverbère m ; ( on ship) feu m ; to put ou switch ou turn a light on allumer une lumière ; to put ou switch ou turn a light off éteindre une lumière ; to leave a light on laisser une lumière allumée ; are all the lights off ou out? est-ce que toutes les lumières sont éteintes? ; a light came on/went out une lumière s'est allumée/s'est éteinte ; to turn a light up/down augmenter/réduire une lumière ; the lights went up/down Theat les lumières se sont allumées/éteintes ; shine the light over here! éclaire par ici! ;

4 (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux) ; a red light comes on/goes off un voyant rouge s'allume/s'éteint ;

5 Aut ( headlight) phare m ; ( rearlight) feu m arrière ; ( inside car) veilleuse f ; to put one's lights on/off allumer/éteindre ses phares ; to have/leave one's lights on avoir/laisser ses phares allumés ; to check one's lights vérifier les phares ; to flash one's lights at sb faire un appel de phares à qn ;

6 ( flame) to put a light to allumer [fire, gas] ; to set light to mettre le feu à ; to give sb a light offrir du feu à qn ; have you got a light? tu as du feu? ;

7 fig ( aspect) jour m ; to see sth in a good/bad /new light voir qch sous un bon/mauvais/ nouveau jour ; I hadn't thought of it in that light je n'y avais pas pensé sous cet angle-là ; looking at it in that light… vu sous cet angle… ; to appear in a bad light apparaître sous un jour défavorable ; in the light of compte tenu de ; to review sth in the light of réexaminer qch à la lumière de [evidence, experience] ; to see sb/sth in a different light voir qn/qch sous un jour différent ;

8 fig ( exposure) to bring to light découvrir [fact, evidence, truth, crime] ; to come to ou be brought to light être découvert ;

9 Constr ( window) vitre f.

B lights npl

1 Transp feu m, feux mpl ; the lights are red/green le feu est au rouge/au vert ; to stop at the lights s'arrêter au feu ; cross at the lights traversez aux feux ; the lights aren't working les feux ne marchent pas ; to shoot ○ ou jump ○ the lights griller ○ un feu rouge ;

2 ( decorative display) illuminations fpl ;

3 Culin mou m.

C modif [switch, shade, socket] de lampe.

D adj

1 ( bright) [evening, room, house] clair ; it is light enough to do il fait assez clair pour faire ; to get ou grow lighter [sky] s'éclaircir ; it was getting ou growing light il commençait à faire jour ; while it's still light pendant qu'il fait encore jour ;

2 ( pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair ; [hair] blond ; light blue/grey bleu/gris clair inv ; light blue socks des chaussettes bleu clair ;

3 ( not heavy) [material, substance, mist, snow, wind, clothing, plane, sleep, meal, beer, cake] léger/-ère ; [rain] fin ; [drinker] modéré ; [business, trading] peu actif/-ive ; to have a light touch [pianist] avoir un toucher léger ; [writer, cook] avoir une certaine légèreté ; a light sprinkling ou dusting un saupoudrage ; a light soprano une soprano légère ; to be a light sleeper avoir le sommeil léger ; she is 2 kg lighter elle pèse 2 kg de moins ; this sack of coal is 5 kg light il manque 5 kg à ce sac de charbon ;

4 ( not severe) [damage, punishment, sentence] léger/-ère ;

5 ( delicate) [knock, tap, footsteps] léger/-ère ; [kiss, movement] délicat ; to be light on one's feet avoir la démarche légère ;

6 ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant ; [exercise, training] léger/-ère ; light duties petits travaux mpl ; light housework petits travaux ménagers ; to make light work of sth faire qch sans peine ;

7 ( not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] léger/-ère ; a bit of light relief un peu de divertissement ; some light reading for the beach quelque chose de facile à lire pour la plage ;

8 ( not important) [affair] pas sérieux/-ieuse ; it is no light matter c'est une chose sérieuse ; to make light of traiter [qch] à la légère [rumour, problem] ; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury] ;

9 ( cheerful) [mood, laugh] enjoué ;

10 Culin ( low-fat) [product] allégé, light.

E vtr ( prét, pp lit ou lighted)

1 ( set fire to) allumer [candle, gas, oven, cigarette] ; enflammer [wood, paper] ; tirer [firework] ; craquer [match] ; to light a fire faire un or du feu ; to light the fire allumer le feu ; a lighted match une allumette enflammée ;

2 ( illuminate) [torch, lamp, sun] éclairer.

F vi ( prét, pp lit) [fire] prendre ; [candle, cigarette, gas, wood, match] s'allumer.

Idioms

the light of sb's life le rayon de soleil de qn ; many hands make light work Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite ; to do sth according to one's lights sout faire qch comme on l'entend ; to go light on ○ sth y aller mollo ◑ avec qch ; to go out like a light s'endormir tout de suite ; to see the light comprendre.

Phrasal verbs

■ light on:

▶ light on [sth] [eyes, person] tomber sur.

■ light up ○:

▶ light up

1 ( light cigarette) allumer une cigarette ; ( light pipe) allumer une pipe ;

2 [lamp] s'allumer ;

3 fig [face] s'éclairer ; [eyes] briller de joie ;

▶ light up [sth], light [sth] up

1 [smoker] allumer [cigarette, cigar, pipe] ;

2 ( illuminate) illuminer [surroundings] ; allumer [sign].

■ light upon = light on.

Big English-French dictionary > light
4 light

I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also academic.ru/65424/see">see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) das Licht

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) das Licht

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) das Feuer

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) das Licht
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) licht, hell

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) hell
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) erleuchten

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) anzünden

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leicht

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leicht

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leicht

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) zu leicht

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leicht

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) leicht

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) heiter

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leicht

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) locker

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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light¹

[laɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (brightness) Licht nt

is there enough \light? ist es hell genug?

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht

by the \light of the moon bei Mondschein

by the \light of the candle im Schein der Kerze

2. (light-giving thing) Licht nt, Lichtquelle f; (lamp) Lampe f

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o fam anmachen/ausmachen

3. no pl (fire) Feuer nt; (flame) [Kerzen]flamme f

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?

to catch \light Feuer fangen

to set \light to sth BRIT etw anzünden

to strike a \light ein Streichholz [o SCHWEIZ a. Zündholz] anzünden

4. no pl (daylight) [Tages]licht nt

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

5. (for decoration)

▪ \lights pl:

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

6. usu pl (traffic light) Ampel f

7. (sparkle) Strahlen nt kein pl, Leuchten nt kein pl

the light in his eyes das Strahlen in seinen Augen

8. ( fig: perspective) Aspekt m, Perspektive f

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

to show sth in a bad/good \light etw in einem schlechten/guten Licht erscheinen lassen

to put sth in a favourable \light etw in ein günstiges Licht rücken

9. no pl (enlightenment) Erleuchtung f

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! fam

10. (spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

11. (person's abilities)

▪ \lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten

to do sth according to one's \lights etw so gut machen, wie man es eben kann

12. (bright part in picture/on object) Licht nt

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

13. (window) Fenster nt; (window division) Oberlicht nt; (pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14. ( fig: person) Leuchte f fam

leading \light (best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f fam; (leader) Nummer eins f fam

a shining \light eine große Leuchte fam, ein großes Licht fam

15. (beacon) Leuchtfeuer nt; (lighthouse) Leuchtturm m

16.

▶ to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen

▶ to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten fig, Licht in etw akk bringen

▶ to come to \light ans Licht kommen

▶ the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels fig

▶ to hide one's \light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

▶ in the \light of sth [or AM usu in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen liter

▶ to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne im Leben einer Person gen sein

▶ to be [or go] out like a \light ( fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein fam; (faint) umkippen fam

▶ to see the \light of day (come into being) das Licht der Welt erblicken; (become known) ans Licht kommen

II. adj

1. (bright) hell

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

summer is coming and the evenings are getting \lighter der Sommer kommt und es bleibt abends länger hell

2. (pale) hell-; (stronger) blass-

III. vt

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (illuminate)

▪ to \light sth etw erhellen; stage, room etw beleuchten; ( fig)

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2. (turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o fam anknipsen

3. (guide with light)

▪ to \light sb jdm leuchten

4. (ignite)

to \light a candle/match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o fam anmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. anfeuern], Feuer machen

to \light a cigarette/pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o fam anstecken

IV. vi

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (burn) brennen

2. ( fig: become animated) eyes, etc aufleuchten fig

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

light²

[laɪt]

I. adj

1. (not heavy) leicht

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2. (deficient in weight) zu leicht

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3. (not sturdily built) leicht

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4. (for small loads) Klein-

\light aircraft/lorry Kleinflugzeug nt/-lastwagen m

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5. MIL

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6. (not fully loaded) aircraft/ship/vehicle nicht voll beladen

7. (of food and drink) leicht; (low in fat) fettarm

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät

\light food leichtes Essen

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

\light pastry lockerer Teig

\light wine leichter Wein

8. (porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9. CHEM leicht

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10. (low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es war kaum Verkehr

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur

\light breeze leichte Brise

11. (easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12. (easily done) nachsichtig, mild

\light sentence mildes Urteil

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13. (gentle) leicht; kiss zart; (soft) touch sanft

to have a \light touch MUS einen weichen Anschlag haben

14. (graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15. (not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16. (not serious) leicht attr

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung

\light opera Operette f

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f

\light tone Plauderton m

17. (cheerful) frohgemut poet

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18. ( old: unchaste) leicht

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

19.

▶ to be a bit \light in one's loafers AM (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben pej

▶ to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein

▶ to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o fam herunterspielen]

▶ to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden

▶ to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen

II. adv

1. (with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2. (with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o fam mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

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I [laɪt] vb: pret, ptp lit or lighted
1. n

1) (in general) Licht nt

by the light of a candle/the fire — im Schein einer Kerze/des Feuers

light and shade — Licht und Schatten

at first light —

hang the picture in a good light — häng das Bild ins richtige Licht

to cast or throw or shed light on sth (lit) — etw beleuchten; (fig also) Licht in etw (acc) bringen

the moon cast its silvery light on... — der Mond beleuchtete... silbern or warf sein silbernes Licht auf (+acc)...

to cast a new or fresh light on sth — neues Licht auf etw (acc)

to be in sb's light (lit) — jdm im Licht stehen

in the cold light of day (fig) — bei Licht besehen

the harsh light of reality — die raue Wirklichkeit

this story shows his character in a bad light — diese Geschichte wirft ein schlechtes Licht auf seinen Charakter

to see sb/sth in a different light — jdn/etw in einem anderen Licht sehen

it showed him in a different light —

I don't see things in that light — ich sehe die Dinge anders or in einem anderen Licht

to see sth in a new light — etw mit anderen Augen betrachten

in the light of — angesichts (+gen)

the theory, seen in the light of recent discoveries — die Theorie im Licht(e) der neuesten Entdeckungen betrachtet

in the light of what you say — in Anbetracht dessen, was Sie sagen

to bring sth to light — etw ans Tageslicht bringen

to come to light —

to see the light (liter) (= be born) (= be made public) — das Licht der Welt erblicken (liter) veröffentlicht werden

finally I saw the light (inf) — endlich ging mir ein Licht auf (inf); (morally) endlich wurden mir die Augen geöffnet

to see the light of day (report) — veröffentlicht werden; (project) verwirklicht werden

the light dawned (fig) — mir ging ein Licht auf (inf)

to go out like a light — sofort weg sein (inf)

2) Licht nt; (= lamp) Lampe f; (= fluorescent light) Neonröhre f

put out the lights before you go to bed — mach das Licht aus, bevor du ins Bett gehst

all the lights went out during the storm — während des Sturms gingen alle Lichter aus

(traffic) lights — Ampel f

the lights (of a car) —

all ships must show a light while at sea lights out (Mil) — alle Schiffe müssen auf See Lichter führen Zapfenstreich m

lights out for the boys was at 8 pm — um 20 Uhr mussten die Jungen das Licht ausmachen

lights out! — Licht aus(machen)!

to hide one's light under a bushel (prov) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen (prov)

the lights are on but nobody's (at) home (fig inf) — er/sie ist geistig weggetreten (inf)

3)

(= flame) have you (got) a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

to put a light to sth, to set light to sth — etw anzünden

4) (ARCHIT) (Dach)fenster nt; (= skylight) Oberlicht nt

leaded lights — in Blei gefasste Fensterscheiben

5) (in eyes) Leuchten nt

the light went out of her eyes — das Strahlen erlosch in ihren Augen

6)

(= standards) according to his lights — nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

2. adj (+er)
hell
a light green dress — ein hellgrünes Kleid

it's getting or growing light —

it is light now — es ist jetzt hell or Tag

3. vt

1) (= illuminate) beleuchten; lamp, light anmachen

a smile lit her face — ein Lächeln erhellte ihr Gesicht

to light the way for sb — jdm leuchten; (fig)

his pioneering work lit the way for a whole generation of scholars — seine Pionierarbeit war wegweisend für eine ganze Gelehrtengeneration

2) (= ignite) anzünden; cigarette anstecken, anzünden; fire, candle anzünden, anmachen

to light a fire under sb ( esp US fig ) — jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen (inf)

4. vi
(= begin to burn) brennen
this fire won't light — das Feuer geht nicht an
II
1. adj (+er)
leicht; taxes niedrig; punishment milde
to give sb light weight — jdm zu wenig abwiegen

she has a very light touch on the piano — sie hat einen sehr weichen Anschlag

to be a light eater — wenig essen, kein großer Esser sein

light comedy — Lustspiel nt, Schwank m

light opera — Operette f

light reading — Unterhaltungslektüre f

a light and cheerful approach to life — eine unbeschwerte, fröhliche Einstellung zum Leben

with a light heart — leichten Herzens

as light as air or a feather — federleicht

to be light on one's feet — sich leichtfüßig bewegen

to make light of one's difficulties — seine Schwierigkeiten auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

you shouldn't make light of her problems — du solltest dich über ihre Probleme nicht lustig machen

to make light work of — spielend fertig werden mit

2. adv

to travel light — mit wenig or leichtem Gepäck reisen
III
vi pret, ptp lighted or lit (liter)
sich niederlassen
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light¹ [laıt]

A s

1. Licht n, Helligkeit f:

let there be light! BIBEL es werde Licht!;

stand ( oder be) in sb’s light

a) jemandem im Licht stehen,

b) fig jemandem im Weg stehen;

stand in one’s own light

a) sich im Licht stehen,

b) fig sich selbst im Weg stehen;

get out of the light geh aus dem Licht!;

he can see the light at the end of the tunnel fig er sieht Licht am Ende des Tunnels

2. Licht n ( auch PHYS), Beleuchtung f:

in subdued light bei gedämpftem Licht

3. Licht n, Schein m:

by the light of a candle beim Licht oder Schein einer Kerze, bei Kerzenschein

4. a) Licht(quelle) n(f) (Sonne, Lampe, Kerze etc):

hide one’s light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

b) AUTO Scheinwerfer m: → flash B 1

5. Br meist pl (Verkehrs) Ampel f:

jump ( oder shoot) the lights bei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren, ein Rotlicht überfahren;

the lights were against him er hatte Rot; → green light, red light

6. SCHIFF

a) Leuchtfeuer n

b) Leuchtturm m

7. (Sonnen-, Tages)Licht n: I must finish my work while the light lasts solang(e) es noch hell ist;

see the light (of day)

a) das Licht der Welt erblicken, geboren werden,

b) fig herauskommen, auf den Markt kommen ( → A 9, A 11);

at first light bei Tagesanbruch;

in the cold light of day ( oder dawn) fig bei Licht besehen oder betrachtet

8. Tagesanbruch m:

at light bei Tagesanbruch

9. fig (Tages) Licht n:

bring (come) to light ans Licht bringen (kommen);

see the light (of day) bekannt oder veröffentlicht werden ( → A 7, A 11)

10. fig Licht n, Aspekt m:

in the light of Br, in light of US unter dem Aspekt (gen), in Anbetracht (gen), angesichts (gen);

I have never looked on the matter in that light von dieser Seite habe ich die Angelegenheit noch nie gesehen;

put sth in its true light etwas ins rechte Licht rücken;

reveal sth in a different light etwas in einem anderen Licht erscheinen lassen;

see sth in a different light etwas mit anderen Augen sehen;

show sth in a bad light ein schlechtes Licht auf eine Sache werfen

11. fig Licht n, Erleuchtung f ( auch REL):

cast ( oder shed, throw) light on sth

a) Licht auf eine Sache werfen,

b) zur Lösung oder Aufklärung einer Sache beitragen;

see the light

a) zur Einsicht kommen,

b) REL erleuchtet werden ( → A 7, A 9);

I saw the light mir ging ein Licht auf, mir gingen die Augen auf;

by the light of nature mit den natürlichen Verstandeskräften

12. pl Erkenntnisse pl, Informationen pl

13. pl Wissen n, Verstand m, geistige Fähigkeiten pl:

by ( oder according to) his lights

a) so gut er es eben versteht,

b) nach seinen Grundsätzen oder Vorstellungen oder Maßstäben,

c) für seine Verhältnisse

14. MAL

a) Licht n:

light and shade

b) Aufhellung f

15. Glanz m, Leuchten n (der Augen):

the light went out of her eyes der Glanz ihrer Augen erlosch

16. Feuer n (zum Anzünden):

have you got a light? haben Sie Feuer?;

put a ( oder set) light to sth etwas anzünden oder in Brand stecken;

strike a light ein Streichholz anzünden

17. a) Fenster(scheibe) n(f)

b) Dachfenster n

18. fig Leuchte f, großes Licht (Person): → leading light 2

19. auch light of one’s eyes poet Augenlicht n

20. pl sl Gucker pl (Augen)

B adj hell, licht (Farbe, Raum etc):

light hair helles Haar;

light red

a) Hellrot n,

b) hellrot

C v/t prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt]

1. auch light up ein Feuer, eine Lampe anzünden:

he lit a cigarette er zündete sich eine Zigarette an

2. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:

light up hell beleuchten

3. meist light up jemandes Augen etc aufleuchten lassen

4. jemandem leuchten

5. be lit up umg angeheitert sein:

a) durch Alkoholgenuss beschwingt sein

b) leicht angetrunken sein

D v/i

1. auch light up sich entzünden

2. meist light up

a) sich erhellen, hell werden,

b) fig aufleuchten (Augen etc)

3. light up

a) Licht machen,

b) die Straßenbeleuchtung einschalten,

c) AUTO die Scheinwerfer einschalten

4. light up umg sich eine (Zigarette etc) anzünden

light² [laıt]

A adj (adv → lightly)

1. leicht (von geringem Gewicht):

(as) light as air

a) auch (as) light as a feather ( oder as thistledown) federleicht

b) fig sorgenfrei; → purse A 1

2. (spezifisch) leicht:

light metal Leichtmetall n

3. light coin US Münze f mit zu geringem Edelmetallgehalt

4. leicht (zu ertragen oder auszuführen):

light punishment;

light work; → work A 1

5. leicht (nicht tief):

light sleep; → sleeper 1

6. leicht, Unterhaltungs…:

light literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f;

light music leichte Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik f;

light opera komische Oper, Spieloper f;

light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f, leichte Lektüre

7. leicht (geringfügig):

light illness;

a light rain;

a light eater ein schwacher Esser;

a light error ein kleiner Irrtum;

light traffic geringer Verkehr;

no light matter keine Kleinigkeit;

make light of sth

a) etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen,

b) etwas verharmlosen oder bagatellisieren

8. leicht:

a) leicht verdaulich:

a light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

b) mit geringem Alkohol- oder Nikotingehalt (Wein, Zigaretten etc)

9. locker (Erde, Schnee etc):

light bread leichtes oder locker gebackenes Brot

10. leicht, sanft (Berührung etc)

11. flink:

be light on one’s feet flink auf den Beinen sein

12. graziös, anmutig:

she is a light dancer

13. a) unbeschwert, sorglos, heiter, fröhlich:

with a light heart leichten Herzens

b) leichtfertig, -sinnig

c) unbeständig, flatterhaft

d) unmoralisch:

a light girl ein leichtes Mädchen

14. be light in the head (leicht) benommen sein

15. SCHIFF, MIL leicht (Artillerie, Kreuzer etc):

in light marching order mit leichtem Marschgepäck

16. a) leicht beladen

b) unbeladen, leer, ohne Ladung:

the ship returned light;

a light engine eine allein fahrende Lokomotive

17. TECH leicht (gebaut), für leichte Beanspruchung, Leicht…:

light plane Leichtflugzeug n;

light current ELEK Schwachstrom m

18. PHON

a) unbetont, schwach betont (Silbe, Vokal)

b) schwach (Betonung)

c) hell, vorn im Mund artikuliert (Laut)

B adv travel light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

light³ [laıt] prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt] v/i

1. obs oder poet (ab)steigen (from, off von)

2. obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

a cat always lights on its feet

3. obs oder poet sich niederlassen (on auf dat):

the bird lighted on a twig

4. fig obs oder poet (zufällig) stoßen (on auf akk)

5. fig obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

the choice lighted on him

6. light into sb umg über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

7. light out umg verduften umg, verschwinden

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I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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adj.

blond adj.

erhellen adj.

hell adj.

leicht adj. n.

Licht -er n.

Lichtschein m.

Schein -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit)

= anzünden v.

beleuchten v.

erleuchten v.

English-german dictionary > light
5 light

I 1. [laɪt]
nome

1) (brightness) luce f.

by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]

in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda

to drive back in the light — ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle

2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.

to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce

3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.

a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia

to put one's lights on — accendere i fanali

5) (flame)

to put a light to — accendere [ fire]

to set light to — dare fuoco a

to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.

have you got a light? — hai da accendere?

6) fig. (aspect) luce f.

to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce

looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...

in a bad light — in cattiva luce

in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]

7) fig. (exposure)

to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]

to come o be brought to light — essere portato alla luce
2.
nome plurale lights

1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.

the lights are red — il semaforo è rosso

to stop at the lights — fermarsi al semaforo

to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso

2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.

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the light of his life — la luce dei suoi occhi

to go out like a light — addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light — capire
II 1. [laɪt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted)

1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]

2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco

- light up
III [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (bright) [evening, room] luminoso

it is light enough to do — c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno

2) (pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] chiaro; [ hair] biondo

light blue — azzurro

light grey — grigio chiaro
IV 1. [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderato

light rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella

to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera

to be a light sleeper — avere il sonno leggero

he is 2 kg lighter — pesa 2 kg di meno

2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo

3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato

to be light on one's feet — avere il passo leggero

4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticoso

light duties — lavoretti

light housework — lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà

5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero

a bit of light relief — un po' di diversivo

some light reading — qualche lettura leggera

6) (not important) [ affair] non serio

it is no light matter — non è una cosa da poco

to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]

7) (low-fat) [ product] light
2.
avverbio con poco bagaglio

to travel light — viaggiare leggero

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many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
V [laɪt]
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted) [ bird] posarsi

- light on

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.)

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.)

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?)

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.)
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.)

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.)

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.)

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.)

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.)

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.)

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.)

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.)

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.)

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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I 1. [laɪt]
nome

1) (brightness) luce f.

by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]

in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda

to drive back in the light — ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle

2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.

to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce

3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.

a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia

to put one's lights on — accendere i fanali

5) (flame)

to put a light to — accendere [ fire]

to set light to — dare fuoco a

to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.

have you got a light? — hai da accendere?

6) fig. (aspect) luce f.

to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce

looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...

in a bad light — in cattiva luce

in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]

7) fig. (exposure)

to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]

to come o be brought to light — essere portato alla luce
2.
nome plurale lights

1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.

the lights are red — il semaforo è rosso

to stop at the lights — fermarsi al semaforo

to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso

2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.

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the light of his life — la luce dei suoi occhi

to go out like a light — addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light — capire
II 1. [laɪt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted)

1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]

2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco

- light up
III [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (bright) [evening, room] luminoso

it is light enough to do — c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno

2) (pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] chiaro; [ hair] biondo

light blue — azzurro

light grey — grigio chiaro
IV 1. [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderato

light rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella

to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera

to be a light sleeper — avere il sonno leggero

he is 2 kg lighter — pesa 2 kg di meno

2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo

3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato

to be light on one's feet — avere il passo leggero

4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticoso

light duties — lavoretti

light housework — lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà

5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero

a bit of light relief — un po' di diversivo

some light reading — qualche lettura leggera

6) (not important) [ affair] non serio

it is no light matter — non è una cosa da poco

to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]

7) (low-fat) [ product] light
2.
avverbio con poco bagaglio

to travel light — viaggiare leggero

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many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
V [laɪt]
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted) [ bird] posarsi

- light on

English-Italian dictionary > light
6 light

I [laɪt] n
свет, огонь, освещение

Pictures have been hung in a good (bad) light. — Картины повесили в хорошо (плохо) освещенном месте.

Her hair looked blacker in certain light. — При некотором освещении ее волосы казались чернее.

We need more light on the subject. — По этому вопросу нам нужно иметь больше информации.

I caught a light in his eye. — Я поймал в его глазах искру понимания.

Give me a light. — Нет ли у вас огонька

- bright light
- much light
- radiant light
- artificial light
- northern lights
- many lights
- dazzling light
- hidden light
- floating light
- car lights
- head lights

- rear lights

- traffic lights

- ceiling light
- desk light
- wall light
- bedside light
- floor light
- emergency lights
- city lights
- cinema lights
- navigation lights
- harbour lights
- braking light
- reversing light
- parking light
- landing lights
- ship's lights
- light year
- light week
- light speed
- light bulb
- light effect
- light treatment
- light trap
- light and shade
- murderous light in his eyes
- reproachful light in her eyes
- light of day
- first light of dawn
- light of the sun
- light of a town
- light of the city
- theory of light
- source of light
- waves of light
- plenty lot of light
- in the soft light of the candle
- in the broad light of the day
- in the dim light
- at first light
- in the cold light of reason
- in whatever light we view his action...
- with one's back to the light
- with one's face against the light
- by the light of the candle
- in the light of past events
- in the light of the bad weather report we should leave early
- appear in one's true light
- blow out the light
- bring bribery to light
- carry a light in one's hand
- cast a new light on the situation
- come to the light
- drive against the light
- drive when the green light shows
- get home during the light
- give this plan the green light
- hold a light for smb
- interpret facts in modern light
- jump a stop light
- look at smth in good light
- look at things in a pessemistic light
- look at smth against the light
- put smth against the light
- put smth, smb in the best light
- see the matter in a new light
- see the light
- set a light to the note
- set the facts in their proper light
- set smb's conduct in their proper light
- shed its light to the earth
- shed its light through the window
- stand in smb's light
- stand in one's own light
- stop at the red light
- stop for the lights
- strike a light
- throw light on the problem
- turn on the lights
- work with a overhead light
- get out of my light!
- light is on
- light goes out
- lamp gave a stron light
- light spreads
- light is breaking II [laɪt] adj
светлый, ясный

Let's go while it is light. — Пойдем пока ещё светло. /Пойдем засветло.

The room is not light enough for reading. — В комнате не достаточно светло, чтобы читать.

The curtains are too light for this room. — Для этой комнаты шторы слишком светлы

- light room
- light day
- light hair
- light blue
- be light
- it was beginning to get light III [laɪt] adj
1) лёгкий, не тяжёлый

The coat is too light for this weather. — По такой погоде это слишком тонкое/легкое пальто.

The punishement was too light for such a crime. — Для такого преступления наказание было очень легким.

We got off the cart to make it light for the horse to draw. — Мы слезли с телеги, чтобы лошади было легче ее тащить.

- a light box

- light bag
- light shoes
- travel light
2) лёгкий, нетрудный, не требующий усилий

It is not a light task. — Это нелегкая задача.

Her movements were light with constant training. — У нее были легкие движения от постоянной тренировки. /От постоянной тренировки она двигалась легко.

- light music
- light reading
- light food
3) лёгкий, небольшой

A light rain was falling. — Шёл небольшой/мелкий дождь.

His head was light with wine. — От выпитого вина у него слегка кружилась голова.

- light breakfast

4) лёгкий, радостный, весёлый, беззаботный, не мрачный

She was light in mind/heart. — У нее было легко на душе.

His heart was light at the news. — Когда он получил это известие, ему стало легко на душе.

5) чуткий

She is a light sleeper. — Она чутко спит.

Light come, light go. — ◊ Легко нажито, легко прожито
IV [laɪt] v
(lit [lɪt], lighted ['laɪtɪd])

1) зажигать

- light a lamp
- light the gas
2) освещать, освещаться

She lit him up the stairs with a candle (with a match). — Она светила ему свечкой (спичкой), пока он поднимался по лестнице.

The house is lit by electricity. — Дом освещается электричеством.

The flames lit their faces. — Пламя осветило их лица.

- be well lit
- light the way for smb
- light smb on his way upstairs
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USAGE:

Глагол to light имеет две формы причастия II - lit и lighted. Форма причастия lit - освещенный употребляется с предшествующими наречиями: brightly (dimly, poorly) lit room ярко (тускло, плохо) освещенная комната; a freshly lit cigar свежезажженная/только что зажженная сигара. Форма lighted употребляется при отсутствии наречного определения: a lighted window освещенное окно; a lighted cigar зажженная сигара, ср. a freshly lit cigar

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > light
7 habeo

hăbĕo, ui, itum, 2 (archaic perf. subj. habessit, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19; inf. haberier, Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 111), v. a. and n. [etym. dub.; cf. Gr. kôpê, handle; Lat. capio; Germ. haben, Haft; Engl. have], to have, in the widest sense of the word, to hold, keep, possess, cherish, entertain, occupy, enclose, contain (cf.: teneo, possideo, etc.).
I.
In gen.
A.
Of personal subjects.
1.
With persons or things as objects: SI INTESTATO MORITVR, CVI SVVS HERES NEC SIT, AGNATVS PROXIMVS FAMILIAM HABETO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Ulp. Fragm. 26, 1: ex tui animi sententia tu uxorem habes? Cato ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 260; cf.:
aliquam habere in matrimonio, Cic. Scaur. § 8: ipsum ex Helvetiis uxorem habere,
Caes. B. G. 1, 18, 6:
si et prudentes homines et non veteres reges habere voluerunt,
Cic. Rep. 1, 37 fin.:
quae cum patrem clarissimum, amplissimos patruos, ornatissimum fratrem haberet,
id. Rosc. Am. 50, 147:
cum ille haberet filium delicatiorem,
id. de Or. 2, 64, 257:
quod non ingenuous habeat clarosque parentes,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 91:
habebat saepe ducentos, saepe decem servos,
id. ib. 1, 3, 11:
fundum habere, Cic. Tull. § 14: cur pecuniam non habeat mulier?
id. Rep. 3, 10:
tantas divitias habet,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 99; so,
aurum,
id. ib. 2, 3, 35; and:
vectigalia magna Divitiasque,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 101:
tantum opum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 48:
classes,
id. Phil. 9, 2, 4:
naves,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 40, § 104:
denique sit finis quaerendi, cumque habeas plus, Pauperiem metuas minus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 92:
tacitus pasci si posset corvus, haberet Plus dapis,
id. Ep. 1, 17, 50:
Dionysii equus quid attulit admirationis, quod habuit apes in juba?
Cic. Div. 2, 31, 67: faenum habet in cornu;
longe fuge,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 34:
leges in monumentis habere,
Cic. Rep. 2, 14:
hostis habet muros,
Verg. A. 2, 290:
hostis habet portus,
Val. Fl. 3, 45 al.:
quam vellem Panaetium nostrum nobiscum haberemus,
Cic. Rep. 1, 10:
Ciceronem secum,
id. Att. 4, 9, 2; cf.:
ea legione, quam secum habebat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 8, 1:
secum senatorem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 31, § 77; cf.
also: magnum numerum equitatus circum se,
Caes. B. G. 1, 18, 5:
haec si habeat aurum, quod illi renumeret, faciat lubens,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 12; cf.:
quid non habuisti quod dares? Habuisse se dicet, Cic. Scaur. § 19: quod non desit, habentem,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 52:
qui in foro turbaque, quicum colloqui libeat, non habeant,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17.—
2.
With abstr. objects: quid illos, bono genere gnatos, opinanimi animi habuisse atque habituros dum vivent? Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17:
quod uno et eodem temporis puncto nati dissimiles et naturas et vitas et casus habent,
Cic. Div. 2, 45, 95:
febrim,
id. Fam. 7, 26, 1:
instrumenta animi,
id. Rep. 3, 3:
nec vero habere virtutem satis est, quasi artem aliquam, nisi utare,
id. ib. 1, 2:
in populos perpetuam potestatem,
id. ib. 2, 27; cf.:
in populum vitae necisque potestatem,
id. ib. 3, 14; so,
potestatem,
id. ib. 2, 29; 32;
36: eo plus auctoritatis,
id. ib. 3, 16:
ornamenta dicendi,
id. de Or. 2, 28, 122; cf.:
summam prudentiam summamque vim dicendi,
id. ib. 1, 20, 89:
Q. Lucilius Balbus tantos progressus habebat in Stoicis, ut, etc.,
id. N. D. 1, 6, 15:
neque quem usum belli haberent aut quibus institutis uterentur, reperiri poterat,
Caes. B. G. 4, 20 fin.:
nonnullam invidiam ex eo, quod, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 283: nimiam spem, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 17, 1:
spem in fide alicujus,
Cic. Inv. 1, 39, 71; cf.:
tantum spei ad vivendum,
id. Att. 15, 20, 2; id. N. D. 3, 6, 14; cf.
also: summam spem de aliquo,
id. Lael. 3, 11:
odium in equestrem ordinem,
id. Clu. 55, 151:
metum,
Prop. 3, 11 (4, 10), 6: consolationem [p. 834] semper in ore atque in animo, Cic. Fam. 5, 16, 2; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 56 Mull.:
rogavi, ut diceret, quid haberet in animo,
Cic. Att. 8, 10:
neque modum neque modestiam victores habere,
observe no bounds, Sall. C. 11, 4;
v. modus: haec habebam fere, quae te scire vellem,
Cic. Att. 1, 6; cf.:
haec habui de amicitia quae dicerem,
this is what I had to say, id. Lael. 27 fin.: fidem, gratiam, honorem, rationem; v. these nouns.—In a play on the word lumen: Arge, jaces; quodque in tot lumina lumen habebas Exstinctum est, the light for so many lights ( eyes), Ov. M. 1, 720.—
(β).
With inf. (analog. to the Gr. echô), to have something to do, be able to do something:
habeo etiam dicere quem contra morem majorum dejecerit, etc.,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 35, 100:
de re publica nihil habeo ad te scribere,
id. Att. 2, 22, 6.—So with inf. or with the part. fut. pass. (ante-class. and post-Aug.), to have or be obliged to do something, I must do something:
rogas, ut id mihi habeam curare,
Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 2:
filius hominis, quod carne indui haberet in terra,
Lact. 4, 12, 15:
habemus humiliare eum in signo,
id. 4, 18, 22:
quod plurimae haereses haberent existere,
id. 4, 30, 2:
etiam Filius Dei mori habuit,
Tert. Hab. Mul. 1:
si inimicos jubemur diligere, quem habemus odisse?
id. Apol. 37:
de spatiis ordinum eatenus praecipiendum habemus, ut intelligant agricolae, etc.,
Col. 5, 5, 3:
praesertim cum enitendum haberemus, ut, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 12:
si nunc primum statuendum haberemus,
Tac. A. 14, 44:
cum respondendum haberent,
id. Or. 36.—
B.
Of inanim. or abstr. subjects:
prima classis LXXXVIII. centurias habeat,
Cic. Rep. 2, 22:
locus ille nihil habet religionis,
id. Leg. 2, 22, 57:
humani animi eam partem, quae sensum habeat,
id. Div. 1, 32, 70:
animus incorruptus agit atque habet cuncta, neque ipse habetur,
Sall. J. 2, 3:
divinus animus mortale nihil habuit, Cic. Scaur. § 50: habet statum res publica de tribus secundarium,
id. Rep. 1, 42; cf.:
nullum est genus illarum rerum publicarum, quod non habeat iter ad finitimum quoddam malum,
id. ib. 1, 28:
ipsa aequabilitas est iniqua, cum habeat nullos gradus dignitatis,
id. ib. 1, 27:
nulla alia in civitate...ullum domicilium libertas habet,
id. ib. 1, 31:
nostri casus plus honoris habuerunt quam laboris,
id. ib. 1, 4; cf.:
viri excellentis ancipites variique casus habent admirationem,
id. Fam. 5, 12, 5:
habet etiam amoenitas ipsa illecebras multas cupiditatum,
id. Rep. 2, 4:
quid habet illius carminis simile haec oratio?
id. ib. 1, 36:
magnam habet vim disciplina verecundiae,
id. ib. 4, 6 et saep.:
quomodo habere dicimur febrem, cum illa nos habeat,
Sen. Ep. 119 med.; cf.:
animalia somnus habebat,
Verg. A. 3, 147; Ov. M. 7, 329:
me somno gravatum Infelix habuit thalamus,
Verg. A. 6, 521; cf.:
non me impia namque Tartara habent,
id. ib. 5, 734:
habentque Tartara Panthoiden,
Hor. C. 1, 28, 9:
qui (metus) major absentes habet,
id. Epod. 1, 18; Sen. Const. Sap. 7:
et habet mortalia casus,
Luc. 2, 13:
terror habet vates,
Stat. Th. 3, 549.
II.
In partic.
A.
Pregn., to have or possess property (mostly absol.):
miserum istuc verbum et pessumum'st, habuisse et nihil habere,
Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 34; cf. Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 10: qui habet, ultro appetitur: qui est pauper, aspernatur, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 792 P.:
habet idem in nummis, habet idem in urbanis praediis,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 86, § 199; so,
in nummis,
id. Att. 8, 10:
in Salentinis aut in Brutiis,
i. e. to have possessions, id. Rosc. Am. 46, 132; cf. id. Verr. 2, 5, 18, § 45: nos quod simus, quod habeamus, etc., Curius ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29, 1:
et belli rabies et amor successit habendi,
Verg. A. 8, 327; cf.:
amore senescit habendi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 85; Phaedr. 3 prol. 21; Juv. 14, 207: quid habentibus auri nunquam exstincta sitis? Sil. 5, 264; so, habentes = hoi echontes, the wealthy, Lact. 5, 8, 7. —
2.
With an object - or relative-clause, to have the means, ability, or knowledge, i. e. to be in a condition, to be able, to know how to do or say any thing.
(α).
With an objectclause:
de Alexandrina re tantum habeo polliceri, me tibi cumulate satisfacturum,
Cic. Fam. 1, 5, 3:
de re publica nihil habeo ad te scribere,
id. Att. 2, 22, 6:
haec fere dicere habui de natura deorum,
this is the substance of what I had to say, id. N. D. 3, 39, 93; cf.:
quid habes igitur dicere de Gaditano foedere?
id. Balb. 14, 33:
habeo etiam dicere, quem de ponte in Tiberim dejecerit,
id. Rosc. Am. 35, 100:
illud affirmare pro certo habeo, etc.,
Liv. 44, 22, 4:
sic placet, an melius quis habet suadere?
Hor. Epod. 16, 23.—
(β).
With a relat.-clause (usually with a negative: non habeo, quid faciam;
or: nihil habeo, quod faciam, dicam, etc.): de quibus habeo ipse, quid sentiam: non habeo autem, quid tibi assentiar,
Cic. N. D. 3, 25, 64:
de pueris quid agam, non habeo,
id. Att. 7, 19:
usque eo quid arguas non habes,
id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45:
quid huic responderet, non habebat,
id. Mur. 12, 26:
nec quid faceret habebat,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 51; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:
qui, quo se reciperent, non haberent,
Caes. B. G. 4, 38, 2:
nihil habeo, quod ad te scribam,
Cic. Att. 7, 19:
nil habeo, quod agam,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 19; and:
nihil habeo, quod cum amicitia Scipionis possim comparare,
Cic. Lael. 27, 103.—
B.
To have in use, make use of, use (very rare, for the usual uti, opp. abuti):
anulus in digito subter tenuatur habendo,
i. e. by use, by wearing, Lucr. 1, 312; cf.:
aera nitent usu: vestis bona quaerit haberi,
Ov. Am. 1, 8, 51:
quippe quas (divitias) honeste habere licebat, abuti per turpitudinem properabant,
Sall. C. 13, 2 Kritz; cf.:
magnae opes innocenter paratae et modeste habitae,
Tac. A. 4, 44.—Hence,
2.
To hold, use, wield, handle, manage:
nec inmensa barbarorum scuta, enormis hastas, inter truncos arborum perinde haberi quam pila,
Tac. A. 2, 14.— Trop.:
quo modo rem publicam habuerint (majores), disserere,
Sall. C. 5, 9; cf.:
reipublicae partes,
Tac. A. 4, 6 init. —
C.
To hold or keep a person or thing in any condition; to have, hold, or regard in any light:
aliquem in obsidione,
Caes. B. C. 3, 31, 3:
aliquem in liberis custodiis,
Sall. C. 47, 3; so,
aliquem in custodiis,
id. ib. 52, 14:
aliquem in vinculis,
id. ib. 51 fin.;
for which also: in custodiam habitus,
i. e. put into prison and kept there, Liv. 22, 25; Tac. H. 1, 87; cf.:
quo facilius omne Hadriaticum mare in potestatem haberet,
Caes. B. C. 1, 25 Oud. N. cr. (al. in potestate):
cum talem virum in potestatem habuisset,
Sall. J. 112 fin. Kritz N. cr.:
quae res eos in magno diuturnoque bello inter se habuit,
id. ib. 79, 3:
alios in ea fortuna haberent, ut socii esse quam cives mallent,
Liv. 26, 24:
aegros in tenebris,
Cels. 3, 18:
aquam caelestem sub dio in sole,
Col. 12, 12, 1:
in otio militem,
Liv. 39, 2, 6; cf.:
legiones habebantur per otium,
Tac. H. 1, 31:
externa sine cura habebantur,
id. A. 1, 79 init.:
exercitus sine imperio et modestia habitus,
Sall. J. 44, 1:
quos ille postea magno in honore habuit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 77, 2;
for which: quos praecipuo semper honore Caesar habuit,
id. B. G. 5, 54, 4:
habeo Junium (mensem) et Quintilem in metu,
i. e. I fear, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 14.— So with an adj. or a perf. part., to denote a lasting condition:
ita me mea forma habet sollicitum,
Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 95 Lorenz; id. Men. 4, 2, 12; 21:
miserrimum ego hunc habebo amasium,
id. Cas. 3, 3, 27 al.:
laetum Germanicum,
Tac. A. 2, 57; 65:
sollicitum habebat cogitatio,
Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 1; 2, 16, 2.—Hence,
2.
With a double object, esp. freq. with the part. perf. pass., to have, hold, or possess a person or thing in any quality or capacity, as any thing; to have, hold, or possess an action as completed, finished (a pregn. circumlocution for the perf.):
cum haberet collegam in praetura Sophoclem,
Cic. Off. 1, 40, 144; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 93:
an heredem habuerit eum, a quo, etc.,
id. 7, 2, 37:
istaec illum perdidit assentatio, nam absque te esset, ego illum haberem rectum ad ingenium bonum,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 8:
cur ergo unus tu Apollonidenses miseriores habes quam pater tuus habuit umquam?
Cic. Fl. 29, 71:
obvium habuerunt patrem,
Quint. 7, 1, 29:
reliquas civitates stipendiarias,
Caes. B. G. 1, 30, 3:
quod (cognomen) habes hereditarium,
Cic. Rep. 6, 11:
quae habuit venalia,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 144; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 11, 1:
qui auro habeat soccis suppactum solum,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 98:
me segregatum habuisse, uxorem ut duxit, a me Pamphilum,
have kept him away, aloof, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 25; cf.:
inclusum in curia senatum habuerunt,
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 8:
(Romulus) habuit plebem in clientelas principum descriptam,
id. Rep. 2, 9: satis mihi videbar habere cognitum Scaevolam ex iis rebus, quas, etc., id. Brut. 40, 147; cf.:
si nondum eum satis habes cognitum,
id. Fam. 13, 17, 3; ib. 15, 20 fin.: fidem spectatam jam et diu cognitam, id. Div. ap. Caecil. 4, 11:
decumas ad aquam deportatas,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 36:
domitas habere libidines,
id. de Or. 1, 43, 194:
omnes philosophiae notos et tractatos locos,
id. Or. 33, 118; id. Rep. 2, 6:
innumerabilia, quae collecta habent Stoici,
id. Div. 2, 70, 145: quantum in acie tironi sit committendum, nimium saepe expertum habemus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 3:
quare velim ita statutum habeas, me, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 6, 2, 1: habeo absolutum suave epos ad Caesarem, id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 6:
in adversariis scriptum habere (nomen),
id. Rosc. Com. 3, 9:
de Caesare satis dictum habebo,
id. Phil. 5, 19, 52:
bellum habere susceptum,
id. Agr. 2, 6, 14:
quam (domum) tu iam dimensam et exaedificatam animo habebas,
id. Att. 1, 6, 1:
ut omnes labores, pericula consueta habeam,
Sall. J. 85, 7:
compertum ego habeo,
id. Cat. 58, 1; cf. Nep. Att. 17 fin.; 18, 1: neque ea res falsum ( part. perf. pass.) me habuit, Sall. J. 10, 1 al. From this use is derived the compound perf. of the Romance languages: ho veduto, j'ai vu, qs. habeo visum, I have seen).—
3.
Also, with a double object, to make, render:
praecipit ut dent operam, uti eos quam maxime manifestos habeant,
Sall. C. 41, 5:
qui pascua publica infesta habuerant,
Liv. 39, 29, 9; 34, 36, 3:
necdum omnia edita facinora habent,
id. 39, 16, 3; 31, 42, 1:
anxium me et inquietum habet petitio Sexti,
Plin. Ep. 2, 9, 1:
sed Pompeium gratia impunitum habuit,
kept, Vell. 2, 1, 5.—
4.
Hence:
in aliquo (aliqua re), aliquem (aliquid) habere (rare): ea si fecissem, in vestra amicitia exercitum, divitias, munimenta regni me habiturum,
Sall. J. 14, 1:
in vobis liberos, parentes, consanguineos habeo,
Curt. 6, 9, 12:
majora in eo obsequia habiturus,
Just. 8, 6, 6; cf. Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 5.—
5.
To have or hold a person in any manner, to treat, use:
is, uti tu me hic habueris, proinde illum illic curaverit,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 64:
equitatu agmen adversariorum male habere et carpere,
Caes. B. C. 1, 63, 2; cf. Cels. 3, 20; 3, 21:
exercitum luxuriose nimisque liberaliter habere,
Sall. C. 11, 5 Kritz; cf.:
eos ille non pro vanis hostibus, ut meriti erant, sed accurate et liberaliter habuit,
id. J. 103, 5; 113, 2:
Fabiis plurimi (saucii) dati, nec alibi majore cura habiti,
Liv. 2, 47, 12; 29, 8, 6; 37, 34, 5:
video quam molliter tuos habeas,
Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 1:
militant vobiscum, qui superbe habiti rebellassent,
Curt. 8, 8, 11:
virgines tam sancte habuit,
id. 3, 12, 21; 4, 10, 33:
male habere aliquem,
Nep. Eum. 12, 1:
neque conjugem et filium ejus hostiliter haberi,
Tac. A. 2, 10.—
6.
With se, and sometimes mid. or neut., to hold or keep himself or itself in a certain manner, i. e. to be constituted or situated, to find one's self, to be, in any manner.
(α).
Habere se:
Tironem Patris aegrum reliqui...et quamquam videbatur se non graviter habere, tamen sum sollicitus, etc.,
Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3:
praeclare te habes, cum, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 61, § 149:
ipsi se hoc melius habent quam nos, quod, etc.,
id. Att. 11, 7, 4:
Bene habemus nos,
id. ib. 2, 8, 1:
ego me bene habeo,
am well, Tac. A. 14, 51: praeclare se res habeat ( is well), si, etc., Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 114:
male se res habet, cum, quod virtute effici debet, id tentatur pecunia,
id. Off. 2, 6, 22; cf. id. de Or. 2, 77, 313:
quae cum ita se res haberet, tamen, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 124; cf.:
ita se res habet, ut ego, etc.,
id. Quint. 1, 2:
sic profecto res se habet,
id. de Or. 2, 67, 271:
scire aveo, quomodo res se habeat,
id. Att. 13, 35, 2; cf. id. de Or. 2, 32, 140:
ut se tota res habeat,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 5, § 15; cf.:
ut meae res sese habent,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 1.—
(β).
Mid.:
virtus clara aeternaque habetur,
exhibits itself, is, continues, Sall. C. 1, 4:
sicuti pleraque mortalium habentur,
as for the most part happens in human affairs, id. ib. 6, 3.—
(γ).
Neutr. (as also the Gr echô): Tullia nostra recte valet: Terentia minus belle habuit, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 1:
volui animum tandem confirmare hodie meum, Ut bene haberem filiae nuptiis,
I might enjoy myself, Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 2: qui bene habet suisque amicis est volup, id. [p. 835] Mil. 3, 1, 130:
bene habent tibi principia,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 82:
bene habet: jacta sunt fundamenta defensionis,
it is well, Cic. Mur. 6, 14; Liv. 8, 6:
magnum narras, vix credibile! atqui sic habet,
so it is, it is even so, Hor. S. 1, 9, 53: illasce sues sanas esse habereque recte licere spondesne? Formula emendi, ap. Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 5; 2, 3, 5.—
D.
To hold, account, esteem, consider, regard a person or thing in any manner or as any thing; to think or believe a person or thing to be so or so:
aliquem fidelem sibi habere,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 87:
deos aeternos et beatos,
Cic. N. D. 1, 17, 45:
id habent hodie vile et semper habuerunt,
id. Balb. 22, 51:
maximam illam voluptatem habemus, quae, etc.,
id. Fin. 1, 11, 37:
eum nos ut perveterem habemus... nec vero habeo quemquam antiquiorem,
id. Brut. 15, 61:
Ut et rex et pater habereter omnium,
id. Rep. 1, 36; 2, 21:
parentem Asiae et dici et haberi,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10 fin.:
eos dicit esse habitos deos, a quibus, etc.,
id. N. D. 1, 15, 38:
cum esset habendus rex, quicumque genere regio natus esset,
id. Rep. 1, 33; cf. id. ib. 2, 12 fin.: non habeo nauci Marsum augurem, Poet. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132:
cujus auctoritas in iis regionibus magni habebatur,
Caes. B. G. 4, 21, 7:
nihil pensi habere,
Quint. 11, 1, 29; cf.
also: an perinde habenda sit haec atque illa,
id. 7, 3, 11:
sese illum non pro amico, sed pro hoste habiturum,
Caes. B. G. 1, 44, 19; so,
aliquem pro hoste,
Liv. 2, 20; Curt. 6, 2 al.:
nisi in provincia relictas rationes pro relatis haberem,
Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 2:
licet omnia Italica pro Romanis habeam,
Quint. 1, 5, 56; 12, 10, 73:
istuc jam pro facto habeo,
Cic. Att. 13, 1, 2:
Pompeium pro certo habemus per Illyricum proficisci in Galliam,
to consider as certain, id. ib. 10, 6 fin.:
id obliviscendum, pro non dicto habendum,
Liv. 23, 22, 9:
hoc velim in maximis rebus et maxime necessariis habeas,
Cic. Att. 5, 5 fin.:
aliquem in deorum numero,
id. N. D. 1, 14, 36:
aliquem in hostium numero,
Caes. B. G. 1, 28, 1:
aliquem suorum In numero,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 41;
for which also: hostium numero haberi,
Cic. Att. 11, 6, 6:
numero impiorum ac sceleratorum haberi,
Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 7; cf. also Quint. 3, 7, 2:
quem Aegyptii nefas habent nominare,
Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 56:
mutare nefas habent,
Quint. 12, 8, 6:
nec tamen est habendum religioni, nocentem aliquando defendere,
to scruple, make a conscience of, Cic. Off. 2, 14, 51; cf.:
nec eam rem habuit religioni,
id. Div. 1, 35, 77:
quando tu me bene merentem tibi habes despicatui,
you despise, Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 19:
non sic ludibrio tuis factis habitus essem,
Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 11.—Hence: sic habeto, or sic habeas aliquid, or with an object-clause, hold or judge thus, be convinced or persuaded, believe, know:
sed hoc nihil ad te: illud velim sic habeas, uod intelliges, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 3, 13, 2:
unum hoc sic habeto: si, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 6 fin.:
sic habeto: omnibus, etc.,
id. Rep. 6, 13:
enitere et sic habeto, non esse te mortalem, sed corpus hoc,
id. ib. 6, 24; so with an object-clause, id. Fam. 2, 10, 1; 16, 4, 4.—Without sic:
id primum ergo habeto, non sine magna causa, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 13, 29, 2:
tantum habeto, civem egregium esse Pompeium, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 8, 2.—
2.
To take, accept, bear, submit to, endure:
neque cuiquam mortalium injuriae suae parvae videntur: multi eas gravius aequo habuere,
Sall. C. 51, 11:
egestas facile habetur sine damno,
id. ib. 6, 37:
quae in praesens Tiberius civiliter habuit, sed, etc.,
Tac. A. 4, 21:
neque tantum maleficium impune habendum,
id. ib. 3, 70;
12, 48: nec ita aegre habuit filium id pro parente ausum,
Liv. 7, 5, 7 Weissenb.—
E.
To hold, have possession of, occupy, a place:
urbem Romam condidere atque habuere initio Trojani,
Sall. C. 6, 1:
qui mortales initio Africam habuerint,
id. J. 17, 7; 18, 1; cf.
Siciliam et Sardiniam per legatos habuit,
rule, administer, Flor. 4, 2, 22:
urbem Romanam a principio reges habuere,
Tac. A. 1, 1:
Hispaniae tribus legionibus habebantur,
id. ib. 4, 5; 12, 54.—
2.
More freq. neutr., to dwell, live anywhere (perh. only ante-class.; in good prose habito is used instead): quae Corinthum arcem altam habetis, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. v. 294 Vahl.):
ille geminus qui Syracusis habet,
Plaut. Men. prol. 69: quis istic habet? id. Bacch. 1, 2, 6:
ubi nunc adulescens habet?
id. Trin. 1, 2, 156:
apud aedem Junonis Lucinae, ubi aeditumus habere solet,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 50 Mull.; cf.:
situm formamque et universorum castrorum et partium, qua Poeni, qua Numidae haberent...specularentur,
Liv. 30, 4, 2 (but v. Weissenb. ad loc.).—
F.
To spend, pass (time, etc.):
aetatem procul a republica,
Sall. C. 4, 1:
vitam,
id. ib. 51, 12 al.—
G.
To have in one's mind, to know, be acquainted with:
siquidem istius regis (Anci) matrem habemus, ignoramus patrem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 18 fin.: habes consilia nostra;
nunc cognosce de Bruto,
there you have, such are, id. Att. 5, 21, 10:
habetis igitur primum ortum tyranni,
id. Rep. 2, 27:
habetis sermonem bene longum hominis,
id. de Or. 2, 88, 361; cf.
also: habes nostras sententias,
Suet. Claud. 4:
habes, quae fortissime de beata vita dici putem,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 28 fin.; cf. id. de Or. 2, 71, 291. —
H.
To have as a habit, peculiarity, or characteristic:
habebat hoc omnino Caesar: quem plane perditum aere alieno egentemque cognorat, hunc in familiaritatem libentissime recipiebat,
Cic. Phil. 2, 32, 78; id. Pis. 32, 81.—
K.
To hold, to make, do, perform, prepare, utter, pronounce, produce, cause:
alium quaerebam, iter hac habui,
made, directed, Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 35; cf.:
ex urbe profectus iter ad legiones habebat,
Caes. B. C. 1, 14, 3; so,
iter,
id. ib. 1, 51, 1; 3, 11, 2; 3, 106, 1; Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 2:
vias,
Luc. 2, 439:
C. Cato contionatus est, comitia haberi non siturum, si, etc.,
to be held, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 6:
senatum,
id. ib. 2, 13, 3; id. Fam. 1, 4, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 2, 1:
concilia,
id. B. G. 5, 53, 4:
contionem,
Cic. Att. 4, 1, 6:
censum,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 138:
delectum (militum),
id. Phil. 5, 12, 31; id. Fam. 15, 1 fin.; Caes. B. G. 6, 1;
v. delectus: ludos,
Suet. Rhet. 1:
sermonem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 57; cf.:
orationem,
to deliver, id. Rep. 1, 46:
multis verbis ultro citroque habitis,
id. ib. 6, 9 fin.:
disputationem,
id. ib. 1, 7; Caes. B. G. 5, 30, 1:
dialogum,
Cic. Att. 2, 9, 1:
verba,
id. de Or. 2, 47, 190:
querelam de aliquo apud aliquem,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 1, § 2:
controversiam de fundo cum aliquo,
id. Fam. 13, 69, 2 et saep.:
deinde adventus in Syriam primus equitatus habuit interitum,
caused, occasioned, Cic. Prov. Cons. 4, 9; cf. id. Div. 2, 46, 96:
latrocinia nullam habent infamiam, quae extra fines cujusque civitatis fiunt,
Caes. B. G. 6, 23, 6.—
L.
Habere in animo (or simply animo), with an objectclause, to have in mind, to intend, to be disposed, inclined to do any thing (=propositum habere, constituisse, decrevisse):
istum exheredare in animo habebat,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 18, 52; id. Att. 1, 17, 11:
hoc (flumen) neque ipse transire in animo habebat neque hostes transituros existimabat,
Caes. B. G. 6, 7, 5:
neque bello eum invadere animo habuit,
Liv. 44, 25, 1 dub (al. in animo), v. Drak. ad h. l.—
M.
Habere sibi or secum aliquid, to keep to one's self (lit. and trop.):
clamare coeperunt, sibi ut haberet hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 47:
per vindicationem his verbis legamus: DO LEGO, CAPITO, SUMITO, SIBI HABETO,
Ulp. Fragm. 24, 3; cf. ib. § 5; Gai. Inst. 2, 209.—So the formula used in divorces:
res tuas tibi habeas or habe,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 47; Sen. Suas. 1, § 7:
illam suam suas res sibi habere jussit ex duodecim tabulis,
Cic. Phil. 2, 28, 69. —Comic. transf.:
apage sis amor: tuas tibi res habeto,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 32.— Trop.:
secreto hoc audi, tecum habeto, ne Apellae quidem liberto tuo dixeris,
Cic. Fam. 7, 25, 2:
verum haec tu tecum habeto,
id. Att. 4, 15, 6.—
N.
Of a sweetheart, to have, to possess, enjoy:
postquam nos Amaryllis habet, Galatea reliquit,
Verg. E. 1, 31; Tib. 1, 2, 65; Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 22:
duxi, habui scortum,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 6; Ter. And. 1, 1, 58: cum esset objectum, habere eum Laida;
habeo, inquit, non habeor a Laide,
Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 2.—
O.
Gladiatorial t. t., of a wounded combatant: hoc habet or habet, he has that (i. e. that stroke), he is hit:
desuper altus equo graviter ferit atque ita fatur: Hoc habet,
Verg. A. 12, 296; Prud. Psych. 53.—
2.
Transf.:
hoc habet: reperi, qui senem ducerem,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 26; id. Rud. 4, 4, 99: egomet continuo mecum;
Certe captus est! Habet!
Ter. And. 1, 1, 56 (id est vulneratus est. Habet enim qui percussus est: et proprie de gladiatoribus dicitur, Don.).—Hence: hăbĭtus, a, um, P. a., held or kept in a certain condition, state, humor (ante-class.).
A.
In gen.
1.
Lit.: equus nimis strigosus et male habitus, Massur. Sabin. ap. Gell. 4, 20, 11; v. in the foll.—
2.
Trop.:
ut patrem tuum vidi esse habitum, diu etiam duras (lites) dabit,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 22.—
B.
In partic., physically, well kept, well conditioned, fleshy, corpulent:
corpulentior videre atque habitior,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 8:
si qua (virgo) est habitior paulo, pugilem esse aiunt, deducunt cibum,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 23: (censores) equum nimis strigosum et male habitum, sed equitem ejus uberrimum et habitissimum viderunt, etc., Massur. Sabin. ap. Gell. 4, 20, 11.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > habeo
8 dar

v.

1 to give.

dar algo a alguien to give something to somebody, to give somebody something

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother

Ella me da dinero She gives me money.

Su elogio da ánimos His praise gives encouragement.

El negocio da muchas ganancias The business yields much profit.

2 to give, to produce.

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice

3 to have, to hold (fiesta, cena).

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in someone's honor

4 to turn or switch on (luz, agua, gas) (encender).

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

dan una película del oeste they're showing a western, there's a western on

6 to show.

dar muestras de sensatez to show good sense

7 to teach.

dar inglés/historia to teach English/history

8 to deal (repartir) (en naipes).

9 to strike (horas).

dieron las tres en el reloj three o'clock struck

10 to get, to catch.

11 to deliver, to render, to allot, to confer.

12 to feel.

Me da alegría I feel joy.

13 to be given, to be granted, to be offered, to be handed in.

Se nos dio una buena casa We were given a good house.

14 to give forth, to burst out.

Ella dio un grito She gave forth a cry.

15 to make one feel.

Eso da asco That makes one feel revolt.

16 to hit.

Da duro el sol en este lugar The sun hits hard in this place

17 to give up.

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DAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.

Past Indicative

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron.

Present Subjunctive

dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den.

Imperfect Subjunctive

diera, dieras, diera, diéramos, dierais, dieran;

diese, dieses, diese, diésemos, dieseis, diesen.

Future Subjunctive

diere, dieres, diere, diéremos, diereis, dieren.

Imperative

da (tú), dé (él/Vd.), demos (nos.), dad (vos.), den (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to give

2) hit, strike

3) hand over, deliver

4) produce, yield

5) be enough

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- dar a
- dar con
- dar contra
- dar por
- darse a
- darse de sí
- dárselas de
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Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar, conceder) [+ objeto, mensaje, permiso] to give; [+ naipes] to deal (out); [+ noticias] to give, tell

le dio un bocadillo a su hijo — he gave his son a sandwich

se lo di a Blanca — I gave it to Blanca

me dieron un diploma por mi buen comportamiento — I was given a diploma for good conduct

le dieron el primer premio — he was awarded {o} given first prize

déme dos kilos — I'll have two kilos, two kilos, please

• ir dando [cuerda] — to pay out rope

• dar los buenos [días] a algn — to say good morning to sb, say hello to sb

2) (=realizar) [+ paliza] to give; [+ paso] to take

dar un alarido — to shriek

dar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb

dar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

dio un golpe en la mesa — he banged on the table

dar un grito — to let out a cry, give a cry

dar un paseo — to go for a walk, take a walk

dar un suspiro — to heave {o} give a sigh, sigh

3) (=celebrar) [+ fiesta] to have, throw

la embajada dará una recepción — the embassy will hold a reception

4) (=encender) [+ luz] to turn on

¿has dado el gas? — have you turned on the gas?

5) (=presentar) [+ obra de teatro] to perform, put on; [+ película] to show, screen

dan una película de Almodóvar — there's an Almodóvar film on, they're showing {o} screening an Almodóvar film

¿qué dan hoy en la tele? — what's on TV tonight?

6) (=hacer sonar) [reloj] to strike

el reloj dio las tres — the clock struck three

ya han dado las ocho — it's past {o} gone eight o'clock

7) (=producir) [+ fruto] to bear; [+ ganancias, intereses] to yield

dar flores — to flower

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

una inversión que da un 7% de interés — an investment that pays {o} yields 7% interest

8) (=tener como resultado)

el cálculo dio 99 — the sum worked out at 99

el atleta dio positivo en el control antidoping — the athlete tested positive for drugs

9) (=hacer sentir) [+ placer] to give

me dio mucha alegría verla — I was very pleased to see her

las babosas me dan asco — I find slugs disgusting {o} revolting

este jersey me da demasiado calor — this jumper is too hot, I'm too hot in this jumper

da gusto hablar con él — he's really nice to talk to

tu padre me da miedo — I'm scared {o} frightened of your father

me da pena tener que tirarlo — it's a pity to have to throw it away

el vino me da sueño — wine makes me sleepy

10) * (=fastidiar) to ruin

vinieron a visitarme y me dieron la tarde — they came to visit and ruined my afternoon

¡me estás dando las vacaciones! — you're ruining the holiday for me!

11) dar por (=considerar) to consider

doy el asunto por concluido — I consider the matter settled, I regard the matter as settled

le dieron por desaparecido — they gave him up for lost

doy el dinero por bien empleado — I consider it money well spent

lo daba por seguro — he was sure {o} certain of it

lo podemos dar por terminado — we can consider it finished

12)

- ¡y dale!

- estar/seguir dale que dale o dale que te pego o dale y dale

la vecina está dale que dale al piano — our neighbour is pounding away at the piano

estoy dale que dale a este problema — I've been bashing away at this problem *

- a mí no me la das

- ¡ahí te las den todas!

- por si vienen mal dadas

para dar y tomar —

tenemos botellas para dar y tomar — we've got loads {o} stacks of bottles

aquí hay basura para dar y tomar — there's tons of rubbish here

- me da que...

me da que no va a venir — I have a feeling (that) he's not going to come

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar) to give

dame, yo te lo arreglo — give it here, I'll fix it for you

- a quien dan no escoge

2) (=entrar)

me dieron ganas de vomitar — I felt like being sick

si te da un mareo siéntate — if you feel giddy, sit down

le dio un fuerte dolor en el costado — he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

3) (=importar)

¡qué más da!, ¡da igual! — it doesn't matter!, never mind!

¿qué más te da? — what does it matter to you?

¿qué más da un sitio que otro? — surely one place is as good as another!, it doesn't make any difference which place we choose

lo mismo da — it makes no difference {o} odds

me da igual, lo mismo me da, tanto me da — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

4) [seguido de preposición]
dar a (=estar orientado) [cuarto, ventana] to look out onto, overlook; [fachada] to face
mi habitación da al jardín — my room looks out onto {o} overlooks the garden
darle a (=hacer funcionar) [+ botón] to press; (=golpear) to hit; [+ balón] to kick
dale a la tecla roja — hit {o} press the red key

darle a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

dale más fuerte a la bomba — pump harder

¡dale! — hit him!

no es capaz de darle al balón de cabeza — he can't head the ball
dar con (=encontrar) [+ persona] to find; [+ idea, solución] to hit on, come up with
dimos con él dos horas más tarde — we found him two hours later

al final di con la solución — I finally hit on the solution, I finally came up with the solution

no doy con el nombre — I can't think of the name

• dar [consigo] en — to end up in

dio consigo en la cárcel — he ended up in jail
dar contra (=golpear) to hit
el barco dio contra el puente — the ship hit the bridge
dar de
dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

dar de puñetazos a algn — to punch sb

dar de barniz a algo — to varnish sth

• dar de [beber] a algn — to give sb something to drink

• dar de [comer] a algn — to feed sb

• dar de [sí] — [comida, bebida] to go a long way

lo que cada uno puede dar de sí — what each person can contribute
dar en [+ blanco, suelo] to hit; [+ solución] to hit on, come up with
el sol me da en la cara — the sun is in my eyes

• dar en [hacer] algo — to take to doing sth

han dado en llamarle Boko — they've taken to calling him Boko
darle a algn por hacer algo
le ha dado por no venir a clase — he has taken to cutting classes

les dio por venir a vernos — they took it into their heads to come and see us

últimamente le ha dado por el golf — he's taken up golf lately

al chico le daba por dormirse en la clase — the boy was always falling asleep in class

la casa que a alguien le dio por llamar Miramar — the house that someone had the bright idea of calling Miramar
dar para (=ser suficiente) to be enough for
con eso da para cuatro personas — this is enough for four people

mi pobre cabeza no da para más hoy — I don't think my poor head can take any more today

5) dar que hablar to set people talking

una película que da en qué pensar — a thought-provoking film, a film which gives you a lot to think about

3.

See:

darse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

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= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex. Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex. This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex. Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex. Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

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* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

* * *

= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex: This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll, t

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dar [ A25 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A entregar

B regalar, donar

C en naipes

D

1 proporcionar

2 Música

E conferir, aportar

F

1 aplicar capa de barniz etc

2 dar: inyección etc

G

1 conceder prórroga etc

2 atribuir

3 pronosticando duración

4 dar: edad, años

H

1 expresar, decir

2 señalar, indicar

Sentido II

A producir

B rendir, alcanzar hasta

C causar, provocar

D arruinar, fastidiar

Sentido III

A presentar

B ofrecer, celebrar

C dar: conferencia

Sentido IV

A realizar la acción indicada

B dar: limpiada etc

Sentido V considerar

■ dar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 entregar

2 en naipes

B ser suficiente, alcanzar

C

1 dar a: puerta etc

2 llegar hasta

3 estar orientado hacia

D comunicar

E arrojar un resultado

F importar

Sentido II

A

1 pegar, golpear

2 darle a algo: tarea

3 darle a algo: hacer uso de

4 acertar

B

1 darle a algo: accionar

2 mover

C

1 indicando insistencia

2 instando a alguien a hacer algo

D dar con

Sentido III

A acometer, sobrevenir

B

1 darle a alguien por algo

2 darle a alguien con algo

C dar en

D dar: sol, viento, luz

E acabar

■ darse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A producirse

B ocurrir

C resultar

Sentido II

A dedicarse, entregarse

B tratarse, ser sociable

Sentido III

A realizar la acción indicada

B

1 golpearse, pegarse

2 darse (de) golpes

3 darse (de) patadas etc

Sentido IV considerarse

vt

Sentido I

A (entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Jaime give the keys to Jaime, give Jaime the keys

se las di a Jaime I gave them to Jaime

dale esto a tu madre de mi parte give this to your mother from me

deme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? any advance on 500 dollars?

dar algo A + INF:

da toda la ropa a planchar/lavar she sends all her clothes to be ironed/washed, she has all her ironing/washing done for her

comer¹ vi A 2. (↑ comer (1)), conocer, entender¹ vt A 2. (↑ entender (1)), mamar

B (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? — te lo doy, yo no lo necesito can I borrow it? — you can have it o keep it, I don't need it

a mí nunca nadie me dio nada nobody's ever given me anything

daría cualquier cosa por que así fuera I'd give anything o ( colloq) I'd give my right arm for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman two can play at that game

estarlas dando ( Chi fam): entremos sin pagar, aquí las están dando let's just walk in without paying, they're asking for it ( colloq)

con ese profesor las están dando they get away with murder with that teacher ( colloq)

para dar y tomar or vender: coge los que quieras, tengo para dar y tomar or vender take as many as you want, I have plenty to spare o ( colloq) I've stacks of them

C (en naipes) to deal

¡me has dado unas cartas horribles! you've dealt o given me a terrible hand

D

1 (proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give

sus elogios me han dado ánimos his praise has given me encouragement o has encouraged me

eso me dio la idea para el libro that's where I got the idea for the book, that's what gave me the idea for the book

me dio un buen consejo she gave me some useful advice

mi familia no pudo darme una carrera my family weren't in a position to send me to o put me through university o to give me a university education

es capaz de robar si le dan la ocasión given the chance he's quite capable of stealing

pide que te den un presupuesto/más información ask them to give you o supply you with an estimate/more information

2 ( Música) to give

¿me das el la? can you give me an A?

E (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo a la plaza the lights gave the square a very festive atmosphere, the lights lent a very festive atmosphere to the square

les dio forma redondeada a las puntas he rounded off the ends

necesita algo que le dé sentido a su vida he needs something that will give his life some meaning

F

1 (aplicar) ‹capa de barniz/mano de pintura› to give

dale otra capa de barniz/otra mano de pintura give it another coat of varnish/paint

hay que darle cera al piso we have to wax the floor

dale una puntada para sujetarlo put a stitch in to hold it

2 ‹inyección/lavativa/sedante› to give, administer ( frml); ‹masaje› to give

G

1 (conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give

te doy hasta el jueves I'll give you until Thursday

¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar allí? who gave you permission to go in there?, who said you could go in there?

si usted nos da permiso with your permission, if you will allow us

el dentista me ha dado hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron el tercer premio we won o got third prize, we were awarded third prize

al terminar el cursillo te dan un diploma when you finish the course you get a diploma

2

(atribuir): no le des demasiada importancia don't attach too much importance to it

yo le doy otra interpretación a ese pasaje I see o interpret that passage in a different way

tuvieron que darme la razón they had to admit I was right

3 (pronosticando duración) to give

no le dan ni dos meses de vida they've given him less than two months to live

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación I don't think they'll last more than a month together

4

( RPl) ‹edad/años› ¿cuántos años or qué edad le das? how old do you think o reckon she is?

yo no le daba más de 28 I didn't think he was more than 28

H

1

(expresar, decir): ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say hello

dales recuerdos de mi parte give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a algn to welcome sb

tenemos que ir a darles el pésame we must go and offer our condolences

me gustaría que me dieras tu parecer or opinión I'd like you to give me your opinion

le doy mi enhorabuena I'd like to congratulate you

¿me da la hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?

me tocó a mí darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him

te han dado una orden you've been given an order, that was an order

han dado orden de desalojar el edificio they've ordered that the building be vacated

2

(señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or ( Esp) comunicando the line's busy o ( BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

muestra

Sentido II

A

(producir): estos campos dan mucho grano these fields have a high grain yield

esta estufa da mucho calor this heater gives out a lot of heat

esta clase de negocio da mucho dinero there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% those bonds give a yield of 7%

los árboles han empezado a dar fruto the trees have begun to bear fruit

no le pudo dar un hijo she was unable to bear o give him a child

B

(rendir, alcanzar hasta): ¿cuánto da ese coche? how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

ha dado todo lo que el público esperaba de él he has lived up to the public's expectations of him

el coche venía a todo lo que daba the car was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast

C

(causar, provocar): la comida muy salada da sed salty food makes you thirsty

¡estos críos dan tanto trabajo! these kids are such hard work!

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿no te da calor esa camisa? aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste I can't bear o it hurts me to see her so sad

¡qué susto me has dado! you gave me such a fright!

me da no sé qué que se tenga que quedar sola I feel a bit funny about leaving her on her own

este coche no me ha dado problemas this car hasn't given me any trouble

ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc dar QUE + INF:

el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden

los niños dan que hacer children are a lot of work

lo que dijo me dio que pensar what he said gave me plenty of food for thought o plenty to think about

ver tb dar vi Sense III A.

D ( Esp fam) (arruinar, fastidiar) to spoil, ruin

Isabelita nos dio la noche we had an awful night thanks to little Isabel

Sentido III

A

(presentar): ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? ( colloq)

en el cine Avenida dan una película buenísima there's a really good movie on at the Avenida, they're showing a really good movie at the Avenida

ayer fuimos al teatro, daban una obra de Calderón we went to the theater yesterday, it was a play by Calderón

va a dar un concierto el mes que viene he's giving a concert next month

deja de gritar así, estás dando un espectáculo stop shouting like that, you're making a spectacle of yourself

B (ofrecer, celebrar) ‹fiesta› to give; ‹baile/banquete› to hold

C ‹conferencia› to give

dar examen (CS); to take o ( BrE) sit an exam

ver tb clase¹ f E. (↑ clase (1))

Sentido IV

A

(realizar la acción indicada): dieron lectura al comunicado they read out the communiqué

estuvo dando cabezadas durante toda la película he kept nodding off all through the film

dio un grito/un suspiro she shouted/sighed, she gave a shout/heaved a sigh

dio un paso atrás/adelante he took a step back/forward

(+ me/te/le etc): dame un beso/abrazo give me a kiss/hug

me dio un tirón del pelo he pulled my hair

golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

dársela a algn ( Esp fam); to take sb in, put one over on sb

dárselas a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb up

B

‹limpiada/barrida/planchazo› con que le des una enjuagada alcanza just a quick rinse will do

hay que darle una barrida al suelo de la cocina the kitchen floor needs a sweep o needs sweeping

quiero darle otra leída a este capítulo ( AmL); I want to run o read through this chapter again

Sentido V (considerar) dar algo/a algn POR algo:

lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead

doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic

si le has prestado dinero ya lo puedes dar por perdido if you've lent him money you can kiss it goodbye

¿eso es lo que quieres? ¡dalo por hecho! is that what you want? consider it done! o ( AmE colloq) you got it!

si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado if I pass it will have been time well spent

sentado

■ dar

vi

Sentido I

A

1

(entregar): dame, yo te lo coso let me have it o give it here, I'll sew it for you

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? can I have some money for an ice cream?

2 (en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti it's your deal, it's your turn to deal

B (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar PARA algo/algn:

este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken is enough o will do for two meals

con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round

da para hablar horas y horas you could talk about it for hours

(+ me/te/le etc): eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that

no le da la cabeza para la física he hasn't much of a head for physics

no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time

dar de sí to stretch

me quedan un poco ajustados, pero ya darán de sí they're a bit tight on me, but they'll stretch o give

¡cuánto ha dado de sí esa botella de jerez! that bottle of sherry's gone a long way!

¡qué poco dan de sí seis euros! six euros don't go very far!

el pobre ya no da más de sí the poor guy's fit to drop

no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with

yo me voy, esto ya no da para más I'm leaving, this is a waste of time

ya no da para más or (CS) ya no da más de tanto trabajar he's worked himself into the ground

estoy que no doy más I'm all in ( colloq), I'm shattered o dead beat ( colloq), I'm pooped ( AmE colloq)

C dar a

1 «puerta/habitación» (comunicar con) to give on to

la puerta trasera da a un jardín/a la calle Palmar the back door opens o gives onto a garden/onto Palmar Street

todas las habitaciones dan a un patio all the rooms look onto o give onto a courtyard

2 (llegar hasta) «río» to go o flow into; «camino/sendero» to lead to

la calle va a dar directamente a la playa the street goes right down o leads straight to the beach

3 «fachada/frente» (estar orientado hacia) to face

la fachada principal da al sur the main facade faces south

la terraza da al mar the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

D

( RPl) (comunicar) darle a algn CON algn: ¿me das con Teresa, por favor? can I speak to Teresa, please?

en seguida le doy con el señor Seco I'll just put you through to Mr Seco

E

(arrojar un resultado): ¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 ¿y a ti? I made it (to be) 247, how about you?

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo her test was positive/negative

F

(importar): ¿cuál prefieres? — da igual which do you prefer? — I don't mind

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿el jueves o el viernes? — a mí me da igual Thursday or Friday? — I don't mind o it doesn't matter o it doesn't make any difference to me o it's all the same to me

la sopa se ha enfriado un poco — ¡qué más da! the soup's gone a bit cold — never mind o it doesn't matter

¿qué más da un color que otro? surely one color is as good as another!, what difference does it make what color it is?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡qué más le da a él que otros tengan que hacer su trabajo! what does he care if others have to do his work?

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? what difference does it make to you if he comes?, what's it to you if he comes? ( colloq)

no quiere venir — tanto da she doesn't want to come — it makes no difference o so what?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿a qué hora quieren cenar? — tanto nos da what time do you want to have dinner? — it's all the same to us o whenever

Sentido II

A

1 (pegar, golpear) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio en la cabeza it hit him on the head

dale al balón con fuerza kick the ball hard

¡te voy a dar yo a ti como no me obedezcas! you're going to get it from me if you don't do what I say ( colloq)

le dio con la regla en los nudillos she rapped his knuckles with the ruler

cuando te agarren te van a dar de palos when they get you they're going to give you a good beating

2 ( fam) (a una tarea, asignatura) darle A algo:

me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on o studying my English ( colloq)

vas a tener que darle más fuerte si quieres aprobar you're going to have to push yourself harder o put more effort into it if you want to pass

quiero darle un poco más a esta traducción antes de irme I want to do a bit more work on this translation before I go

3 ( fam) (hacer uso de) darle A algo:

¡cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o ( AmE) down the wine ( colloq)

¡cómo le han dado al queso! ¡ya casi no queda! they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! ( colloq)

¡cómo les has dado a estos zapatos! you've really been hard on these shoes!, you've worn these shoes out quickly!

lengua

4 (acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro to hit the target/the bull's-eye

clavo

B

1 (accionar) darle A algo:

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba push that lever up

le dio al interruptor she flicked the switch

le di a la manivela I turned the handle

dale al pedal press the pedal

tienes que darle a este botón/esta tecla you have to press this button/key

2 (mover) (+ compl):

dale al volante hacia la derecha turn the wheel to the right

dale para atrás ( Auto) back up

C

1 ( fam)

(indicando insistencia): ¡y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy there you go again! I've told you I'm not going ( colloq)

estuvo todo el día dale que dale con el clarinete he spent the whole day blowing away on his clarinet

¡y dale con lo de la edad! ¿qué importa eso? stop going on about her age! what does it matter?

¡dale que te pego! ( fam): he estado toda la mañana dale que te pego con esto I've been slaving away at this all morning

yo quiero olvidarlo y él ¡dale que te pego con lo mismo! I want to forget about it and he keeps on and on about it o he keeps banging on about it

2

( RPl fam) (instando a algn a hacer algo): dale, metete, el agua está lindísima come on, get in, the water's lovely

dale, prestámelo come on o go on, lend it to me

D dar con (encontrar) to find

por mucho que buscaron no dieron con él although they searched high and low they couldn't find him

creo que ya he dado con la solución I think I've hit upon o found the solution

cuando uno no da con la palabra adecuada when you can't come up with o find the right word

Sentido III

A (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio un mareo she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

como no se calle, me va a dar algo ( fam); if you don't shut up, I'm going to have a fit ( colloq)

¡me da una indignación cuando hace esas cosas …! I feel so angry when he does those things!

me da que ya no vienen ( fam); I have a (funny o sneaky) feeling they're not coming ( colloq)

ver tb dar vt Sense II C., escalofrío, frío² m B. (↑ frío (2)), gana, impresión, etc

B (hablando de ocurrencias, manías)

1 darle a algn POR algo:

le ha dado por decir que ya no lo quiero he's started saying that I don't love him any more

le ha dado por beber he's taken to drink, he's started drinking

le ha dado por el yoga she's got into yoga

¡menos mal que me dio por preguntar por cuánto saldría! it's just as well it occurred to me to ask o I thought to ask how much it would be!

darle a algn por ahí ( fam): ¿ahora hace pesas? — sí, le ha dado por ahí is he doing weights now? — yes, that's his latest craze o that's what he's into now

¿por qué lo hiciste? — no sé, me dio por ahí why did you do it? — I don't know, I just felt like it

cualquier día le da por ahí y la deja one of these days he'll just up and leave her

2 darle a algn CON algo:

le ha dado con que me conoce he's got it into his head he knows me

C dar en

(tender a): ha dado en salir acompañada por galanes jóvenes she has taken to being escorted in public by handsome young men

ha dado en esta locura she has got this crazy idea into her head

lo que se ha dado en llamar `drogodependencia' what has come to be known as `drug-dependence'

D

«sol/viento/luz»: aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here

siéntate aquí, donde da el sol sit down here in the sun

en esa playa da mucho el viento it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes

E

(acabar): ir/venir a dar: la pelota había ido a dar al jardín de al lado the ball had ended up in the next door garden

¿cómo habrá venido a dar esto aquí? how on earth did this get here?

■ darse

v pron

Sentido I

A (producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo wheat grows well in this area

B

(ocurrir) «caso/situación»: bien podría darse una situación así this kind of situation could well arise o occur

se dio la circunstancia de que la alarma estaba desconectada the alarm happened to be disconnected

para esto se tienen que dar las siguientes circunstancias this requires the following conditions

¿qué se da? ( fam); what's going on o happening? ( colloq)

C (resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):

se le dan muy bien los idiomas she's very good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? how are you at sewing?, how's your sewing?

Sentido II

A (dedicarse, entregarse) darse A algo:

se dio a la bebida she took to drink, she hit the bottle ( colloq)

se da a la buena vida he spends his time having fun o living it up

se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

B

( RPl) (tratarse, ser sociable) darse CON algn: no se da con la familia del marido she doesn't have much to do with her husband's family

Sentido III

A ( refl)

(realizar la acción indicada): voy a darme una ducha I'm going to take o have a shower

vamos a darnos un banquete we're going to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot

va dándoselas de rico y no tiene un duro he makes out he's rich but he hasn't got a penny

¿pero ése de qué se las da? si es un obrero como tú y yo who does he think he is? he's just another worker like you and me

no te las des de listo don't act so smart

B

1

(golpearse, pegarse): se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed o went into a tree

se va a dar un golpe en la cabeza/espalda he's going to hit o bump his head/hit his back

se dio con la nariz or de narices contra la puerta he ran/walked straight into the door, he went smack into the door ( colloq)

2 ( refl):

darse (de) golpes to hit oneself

¡podría darme (de) patadas! I could kick myself!

3 ( recípr):

se estaban dando (de) patadas/tortazos en plena calle they were kicking/punching each other right there on the street

Sentido IV (considerarse) darse POR algo:

con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that

no se dará por vencida hasta que lo consiga she won't give up until she gets it

puedes darte por contento de haber salido con vida you can count yourself lucky you weren't killed

no quiere darse por enterado he doesn't want to know

aludir vi 1. (↑ aludir)

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dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dar trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dar un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dar algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dar de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): darle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dar en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) darle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) darle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) darse por algo:
◊ con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
' dar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abasto
- abrigar
- acelerón
- acertar
- acogerse
- acomodar
- acreditar
- admitir
- aflojar
- agradecer
- alarma
- albergue
- alcance
- alerta
- alimentar
- alojamiento
- alta
- amagar
- apetecer
- apurar
- armar
- asesorar
- atinar
- baño
- batalla
- blanca
- blanco
- bola
- bote
- brazo
- brinco
- buena
- bueno
- cabezada
- cabida
- cada
- calabaza
- calentar
- callar
- callada
- callo
- campanada
- cancha
- cante
- cara
- carpetazo
- carrete
- casar
- chivatazo
- citar
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- act up
- advance
- amplify
- announce
- around
- attach
- attest
- back
- backpedal
- barge into
- bear
- beat
- beat up
- beg
- begrudge
- birth
- block
- bluster
- bolster
- bop
- boss about
- boss around
- bother
- bounce
- bound
- breast-feed
- brief
- buff
- bull's-eye
- butt
- call
- chase down
- checkmate
- cheer
- chime
- circle
- clout
- coach
- come across
- credence
- day
- deal
- death
- deliver
- deposit
- direct
- discharge
- disgust

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dar

♦ vt

1. [entregar, otorgar] to give;

dar algo a alguien to give sth to sb, to give sb sth;

da parte de sus ingresos a los necesitados she gives o donates part of her income to the poor;

dame el azúcar, por favor could you pass o give me the sugar, please?;

¡dámelo! give it to me!, give me it!;

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother;

daría cualquier cosa por saber lo que piensa I'd give anything to know what he's thinking

2. [pagar] to give;
[ofrecer en pago] to offer;
¿cuánto te dieron por la casa? how much did they give you for the house?;

el concesionario me da 2.000 euros por la moto vieja the dealer's offering 2,000 euros for my old motorbike;

300 dólares, ¿quién da más? [en subasta] is there any advance on 300 dollars?

3. [proporcionar] to give, to provide with;

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice;

este color le da un aspecto diferente a la habitación this colour makes the room look different;

le di instrucciones de cómo llegar a casa I gave her directions for getting to my house;

no nos dio ninguna explicación sobre su ausencia he didn't give us o provide us with any explanation for his absence;

le dimos ánimos para que siguiera con su trabajo we encouraged her to continue with her work;

su familia hizo un gran esfuerzo por darle estudios universitarios his family went to a great deal of effort to enable him to go to university

4. [conceder] to give;

le han dado el Premio Nobel she has been awarded o given the Nobel Prize;

le dieron una beca he was awarded o given a grant;

yo no le daría demasiada importancia I wouldn't attach too much importance to it;

al final me dieron la razón in the end they accepted that I was right;

le dieron una semana más para presentar el informe they gave o allowed him one more week to hand in the report;

me dieron permiso para ir al médico I got o was allowed time off work to go to the doctor;

¿da su permiso para entrar? may I come in?;

nos dieron facilidades de pago they offered us easy payment terms;

los médicos no le dan más de seis meses de vida the doctors don't give him more than six months (to live);

¿qué interpretación das a este descubrimiento? how would you interpret this discovery?

5. [decir]
dar los buenos días to say hello;

dar la bienvenida a alguien to welcome sb;

le di las gracias por su ayuda I thanked her for her help;

fuimos a darles el pésame we went to offer them our condolences;

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards, say hello to him from me;

dale la enhorabuena give her my congratulations;

me dio su opinión al respecto he gave me his opinion on the matter;

¿quién le dará la noticia? who's going to tell o give her the news?

6. [producir] to give, to produce;
[frutos, flores] to bear; [beneficios, intereses] to yield;
estas vacas dan mucha leche these cows produce a lot of milk;

esta cuenta da un 5 por ciento de interés this account offers a 5 percent interest rate, this account bears interest at 5 percent;

esta lámpara da mucha luz this light is very bright;

le dio tres hijos she bore him three children

7. [provocar] to give;

me da vergüenza/pena it makes me ashamed/sad;

me da risa it makes me laugh;

me da miedo it frightens me;

¡me da una rabia que me traten así! it infuriates me that they should treat me in this way!;

me dio un susto tremendo she gave me a real fright;

el viaje me dio mucho sueño the journey made me really sleepy;

da gusto leer un libro tan bien escrito it's a pleasure to read such a well-written book;

los cacahuetes dan mucha sed peanuts make you very thirsty;

este paseo me ha dado hambre this walk has made me hungry o given me an appetite;

estas botas dan mucho calor these boots are very warm

8. [luz, agua, gas] [encender] to turn o switch on;
[suministrar por primera vez] to connect; [suministrar tras un corte] to turn back on
9. [fiesta, cena] to have, to hold;

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in sb's honour;

darán una recepción después de la boda there will be a reception after the wedding

10. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal

11. [sujeto: reloj] to strike;

el reloj dio las doce the clock struck twelve

12. Cine, Teatro & TV to show;
[concierto, interpretación] to give;
¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? – dan una película del oeste what's on the TV tonight? – they're showing a western o there's a western on;

dieron la ceremonia en directo they broadcast the ceremony live

13. [propinar]
le di una bofetada I slapped him, I gave him a slap;

dio una patada a la pelota he kicked the ball;

darle un golpe/una puñalada a alguien to hit/stab sb

14. [untar con, aplicar]
dar una capa de pintura al salón to give the living-room a coat of paint;

dar barniz a una silla to varnish a chair

15. [señales, indicios] to show;

dar pruebas de sensatez to show good sense;

dar señales de vida to show signs of life

16. [enseñar] to teach;
[conferencia] to give;
dar inglés/historia to teach English/history;

dio una clase muy interesante she gave a very interesting class;

mañana no daremos clase there won't be a class tomorrow

17. Esp [recibir] [clase] to have;

doy clases de piano con una profesora francesa I have piano classes with a French piano teacher;

doy dos clases de francés a la semana I have two French classes a week

18. [expresa acción]
dar un grito to give a cry;

dar un suspiro to sigh, to give a sigh;

dar un vistazo a to have a look at;

dio lectura a los resultados de la elección she read out the election results;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, dio saltos de alegría when he heard the news, he jumped for joy;

voy a dar un paseo I'm going (to go) for a walk

19. Esp Fam [fastidiar] to ruin;

es tan pesado que me dio la tarde he's so boring that he ruined the afternoon for me;

el bebé nos da las noches con sus lloros the baby never lets us get a decent night's sleep

20. [considerar]
dar algo por to consider sth as;

eso lo doy por hecho I take that for granted;

doy por sentado que vendrás a la fiesta I take it for granted that o I assume you'll be coming to the party;

doy por explicado este periodo histórico that's all I want to say about this period of history;

doy esta discusión por terminada I consider this discussion to be over;

dar a alguien por muerto to give sb up for dead

21. Fam [presentir]
me da que no van a venir I have a feeling they're not going to come

22. RP [inyección] to give

23. Comp

donde las dan las toman you get what you deserve;

no dar una to get everything wrong

♦ vi

1. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal;

me toca dar a mí it's my deal

2. [entregar]
dame, que ya lo llevo yo give it to me, I'll carry it

3. [horas] to strike;

dieron las tres three o'clock struck

4. [golpear]
le dieron en la cabeza they hit him on the head;

la piedra dio contra el cristal the stone hit the window;

como no te portes bien, te voy a dar if you don't behave, I'll smack you

5. [accionar]
dar a [llave de paso] to turn;
[botón, timbre] to press;
dale al control remoto hit the remote control;

dale al pedal press down on the pedal;
Informát
dale a la tecla de retorno hit o press return;

dale a la manivela turn the handle

6. [estar orientado]
dar a [sujeto: ventana, balcón] to look out onto, to overlook;
[sujeto: pasillo, puerta] to lead to; [sujeto: casa, fachada] to face;
todas las habitaciones dan al mar all the rooms look out onto o face the sea

7. [sujeto: luz, viento]
el sol daba de lleno en la habitación the sunlight was streaming into the room;

la luz me daba directamente en la cara the light was shining directly in my face;

aquí da mucho viento it's very windy here

8. [encontrar]
dar con algo/alguien to find sth/sb;

he dado con la solución I've hit upon the solution

9. [proporcionar]
dar de beber a alguien to give sb something to drink;

da de mamar a su hijo she breast-feeds her son

10. [ser suficiente]
dar para to be enough for;

Comp

no dar ni para pipas: ¡eso no te da ni para pipas! that's not even enough to buy a bag of peanuts!

11. [motivar]
esta noticia va a dar mucho que hablar this news will set people talking;

aquello me dio que pensar that made me think

12. [importar]
¡y a ti qué más te da! what's it to you?;

me da igual o [m5] lo mismo it's all the same to me, I don't mind o care;

no vamos a poder ir al cine – ¡qué más da! we won't be able to go to the cinema – never mind!;

y si no lo conseguimos, ¿qué más da? if we don't manage it, so what?;

¡qué más da quién lo haga con tal de que lo haga bien! what does it matter o what difference does it make who does it as long as they do it properly?;

lo siento, no voy a poder ayudar – da igual, no te preocupes I'm sorry but I won't be able to help – it doesn't matter, don't worry;

¿vamos o nos quedamos? – da lo mismo should we go or should we stay? – it doesn't make any difference

13. [acertar]
dio en el blanco she hit the target;

diste en el blanco, hay que intentar reducir las pérdidas you hit the nail on the head, we have to try and reduce our losses

14. [tomar costumbre]
le ha dado por el yoga he's decided to go in for yoga;

ahora le ha dado por no comer fruta now she's decided not to eat fruit;

le dio por ponerse a cantar en medio de la clase he took it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;

¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le ha dado por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest thing;
Formal
dar en hacer algo to take to doing sth;

el viejo dio en leer libros de caballería the old man took to reading books on chivalry

15. [expresa repetición]
le dieron de palos they beat him repeatedly with sticks

16. [afectar]
le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

17.
dar de sí [ropa, calzado] to give, to stretch;

no dar más de sí o [m5] para más [persona, animal] not to be up to much any more;

este sueldo da mucho de sí this salary goes a long way;

estos zapatos no dan para más these shoes have had it;

es un poco tonto, no da para más he's a bit stupid, he's not up to anything else

18. [expresa enfado]
te digo que pares y tú, ¡dale (que dale)! I've told you to stop, but you just carry on and on!;

¡y dale con la música! there he goes again, playing loud music!;

te hemos dicho que no menciones el tema, y tú, dale que te pego we've told you not to mention the subject, but you just carry on regardless o but here you are, bringing it up again;

¡y dale! te lo he dicho bien claro, no voy a ir how many times do I have to tell you? o I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'm not going

19. RP [comunicar]
¿me darías con tu madre? could I speak to your mother?, could you put your mother on?;

le doy con el Sr. Hualde I'll put you through to Mr Hualde

20. Comp
Fam
para dar y tomar: había cerveza para dar y tomar there was loads of beer;
Fam
darle a: ¡cómo le da a la cerveza! he certainly likes his beer!;
Fam
darle algo a alguien: si no se calla me va a dar algo if he doesn't shut up soon, I'll go mad;

si sigues trabajando así te va a dar algo you can't go on working like that;
Esp muy Fam
¡que le den!: ¿que no quiere cooperar? ¡que le den! he doesn't want to co-operate? well, stuff him!

♦ See also the pronominal verb darse

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dar

<part dado>

I v/t

1 give; fiesta give, have;

dar un salto/una patada jump/kick, give a jump/kick;

dar miedo a frighten;

el jamón me dio sed the ham made me thirsty;

dar de comer/beber a alguien give s.o. something to eat/drink

2 fruta bear; luz give off; beneficio yield

3 película show, screen

4

:

el reloj dio las tres the clock struck three

5

:

¡dale (que dale)! fam don’t keep on! fam ;

y siguió dale que te pego fam and he kept on and on

II v/i

1 give; de cartas en juego deal;

dame give it to me, give me it

2

:

dar a de ventana look onto

3

:

dar con algo/alguien come across sth/s.o., find sth/s.o.;

no di con el nombre I couldn’t think of the name

4

:

dar de sí de material stretch, give;

dar para be enough for;

no da para más it’s past its best

5

:

le dio por insultar a su madre fam she started insulting her mother

6

:

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;

da igual it doesn’t matter

7

:

dar contra o

en algo hit sth;

el sol le daba en la cara he had the sun in his eyes, the sun was in his eyes

8

:

dar por muerto a alguien give s.o. up for dead

9

:

dar que hablar give people something to talk about;

da que pensar it makes you think, it gives you something to think about

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dar {22} vt

1) : to give

2) entregar: to deliver, to hand over

3) : to hit, to strike

4) : to yield, to produce

5) : to perform

6) : to give off, to emit

7)

dar como or

dar por : to regard as, to consider

dar vi

1) alcanzar: to suffice, to be enough

no me da para dos pasajes: I don't have enough for two fares

2)

dar a or

dar sobre : to overlook, to look out on

3)

dar con : to run into

4)

dar con : to hit upon (an idea)

5)

dar de sí : to give, to stretch

♦ See also the reflexive verb darse

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dar vb

1. (en general) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

dale esta carta a tu madre give this letter to your mother

me has dado una idea you've given me an idea

me dio permiso para ir a la excursión he gave me permission to go on the trip

¿cuánto me das por lavarte el coche? how much will you give me for washing your car?

2. (poner en las manos) to pass

me puedes ayudar dándome los libros you can help me by passing me the books

3. (pedir en una tienda)

¿me da un kilo de naranjas, por favor? could I have a kilo of oranges, please?

4. (poner en la televisión) to be on

esta noche dan una película estupenda en la tele there's a great film on TV tonight

5. (ofrecer fiesta) to have

los García dan una fiesta the Garcías are having a party

6. (impartir clases) to teach [pt. & pp. taught]

da clases de inglés she teaches English

7. (tener ataque, enfermedad) to have

le ha dado un ataque de asma she had an asthma attack

8. (producir fruto, flores) to bear [pt. bore; pp. borne]

el peral da peras the pear tree bears pears

9. (sonar las horas) to strike [pt. & pp. struck]

el reloj dio las ocho the clock struck eight

ya han dado las diez it's gone ten o'clock

10. (encender, conectar) to turn on

¿has dado el gas? have you turned the gas on?

11. (chocar, golpear) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

la pelota dio contra el cristal the ball hit the window

12. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

me dio las buenas noches he said goodnight to me / he wished me goodnight

le di las gracias I thanked him

dar a to overlook / to look onto

esta habitación da a la calle this room overlooks the street

dar a entender to imply [pt. & pp. implied]

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

dio a luz a una niña preciosa she gave birth to a beautiful little girl

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

dar igual not to matter / not to mind

da igual it doesn't matter

me da igual I don't mind

¿qué más da? what difference does it make?

Spanish-English dictionary > dar
9 passer

passer [pαse]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► passer is conjugated with être unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (d'un endroit à un autre) to go

• l'autobus vient de passer the bus has just gone past

• passer en courant to run past

• faire passer les piétons to let the pedestrians cross

• la balle n'est pas passée loin the bullet didn't miss by much

• où passe la route ? where does the road go?

► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)

la Seine passe à Paris the Seine flows through Paris

• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?

• passer à table to sit down to eat

• passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

• passer d'un extrême à l'autre to go from one extreme to the other► passer après

• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant

• le travail passe avant tout work comes first► passer dans

• les camions ne passent pas dans notre rue lorries don't go along our street

• passer dans les mœurs to become the custom

• passer dans la langue to enter the language

• l'alcool passe dans le sang alcohol enters the bloodstream► passer derrière to go behind

► passer devant to go in front of

• passer devant la maison de qn to go past sb's house

• je passe devant vous pour vous montrer le chemin I'll go in front to show you the way

• passez donc devant ! you go first!

• passer devant Monsieur le maire to get married

• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through

• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens

• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?

• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call

• il est passé par des moments difficiles he's been through some hard times

• passer par un lycée technique to go through technical college

• nous sommes tous passés par là we've all been through that

• il faudra bien en passer par là there's no way round it

• une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me

• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under

• il est passé sous l'autobus he was run over by the bus

• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore

• passons sur les détails let's not worry about the details

• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to miss

• nous ne pouvons pas laisser passer ça we cannot let this pass

   b. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office

• passer chez un ami to call in at a friend's

• je ne fais que passer (chez qn) I can't stay long ; (dans une ville) I'm just passing through

• le facteur est passé the postman has been

► passer + infinitif

• passer prendre qn to call for sb

• passer chercher qn to call for sb

• passer voir qn to call on sb

• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing

• j'irai le voir en passant I'll call in and see him on the way

• il l'a dit en passant he mentioned it in passing

• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxing

   c. (Automobiles) les vitesses passent mal the gears are stiff

• passer en première to go into first

• passer en marche arrière to go into reverse

   d. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over

• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?

   e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by

• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!

   f. ( = être digéré) to go down

• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestion

   g. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted

• je ne pense pas que ce projet de loi passera I don't think this bill will be passed

• il est passé de justesse à l'examen he only just passed the exam

• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)

• l'équipe est passée en 2^e division the team have moved up to the second division

• ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break time

   h. ( = devenir) to become

• passer directeur to become director

   i. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be on

• passer à la radio to be on the radio

• passer à la télévision to be on television

   j. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die out

• faire passer à qn l'envie de faire qch to cure sb of doing sth

• cela fera passer votre rhume that will help get rid of your cold

• le plus dur est passé the worst is over

• il voulait être pompier mais ça lui est passé he wanted to be a fireman but he grew out of it

   k. (Cards) to pass

   l. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...

► passer pour

• il pourrait passer pour un Allemand you could take him for a German

• il passe pour intelligent he's supposed to be intelligent

• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off as

• tu veux me faire passer pour un idiot ! do you want to make me look stupid?► y passer (inf)

on a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu

• toute sa fortune y est passée he spent all his fortune on it

• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it

2. <

   a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go through

• passer la douane to go through customs

• passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

   b. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on

• passer qch à qn to give sth to sb

• passe-moi une cigarette give me a cigarette

• passer le ballon à qn to pass the ball to sb

• tu fais passer pass it round

• il m'a passé un livre he's lent me a book

• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroy

• passer qch en fraude to smuggle sth

• passer sa mauvaise humeur sur qn to take one's bad temper out on sb

   c. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put on

• passer la tête à la porte to poke one's head round the door

   d. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to pass

• tu as passé l'âge you're too old

• il ne passera pas la nuit he won't last the night

   e. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out

• passer son tour to miss one's turn

• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!

   f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sb

• on lui passe tout [+ bêtises] he gets away with anything ; [+ désirs] he gets everything he wants

• passez-moi l'expression if you'll pardon the expression

   g. [+ examen] to take

• passer son permis (de conduire) to take one's driving test

• passer une visite médicale to have a medical

   h. [+ temps, vacances] to spend

• passer sa vie à faire to spend one's life doing

• j'ai passé la soirée chez Luc I spent the evening at Luc's

• ça fait passer le temps it passes the time

   i. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to play

   j. [+ commande] to place

• passer un accord avec qn to reach an agreement with sb

• passer un marché avec qn to do a deal with sb

   k. (à la passoire) to sieve ; (au mixer) to blend

   l. (locutions) passer la serpillière dans la cuisine to wash the kitchen floor

• passer le balai dans une pièce to sweep a room

• passer l'aspirateur dans une pièce to vacuum a room

• passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint

• passe-toi de l'eau sur le visage splash your face with water

• qu'est-ce qu'il lui a passé comme savon ! (inf) he gave him a really rough time! (inf)

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► se passer

   a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen

• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?

• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?

• tout s'est bien passé everything went off smoothly

• ça s'est mal passé it turned out badly

• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!

   b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shoulders

• se passer les mains sous l'eau to rinse one's hands

   c. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around

   d. ( = finir) il faut attendre que ça se passe you'll have to wait till it's over

   e. ► se passer de [+ chose] to do without ; [+ personne] to manage without

• je peux me passer de ta présence I can manage without you around

• on peut se passer d'aller au théâtre we can do without going to the theatre

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+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.

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pɑse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]

ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau — they took the herd across the river

il m'a fait passer la frontière — he got me across the border

2) ( faire franchir)

passer quelque chose à la douane — to get something through customs

3) ( dépasser) to go past, to pass

quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights

j'ai passé l'âge — I'm too old

le malade ne passera pas la nuit — the patient won't last the night

4) ( mettre)

passer le doigt sur la table — to run one's finger over the table-top

passer la tête à la fenêtre — to stick one's head out of the window

elle m' a passé le bras autour des épaules — she put her arm around my shoulders

5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)

fais passer la nouvelle à tes amis — pass the news on to your friends

passer sa colère sur ses collègues — to take one's anger out on one's colleagues

6) ( au téléphone)

tu peux me passer Chris? — can you put Chris on?

attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on

je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through

pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834? — could you put me through to extension 4834 please?

7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]

faire passer un test à quelqu'un — to give somebody a test

c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral

8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]

9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)

nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble — we've had some good times together

dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!

10) ( pardonner)

elle leur passe tout — she lets them get away with murder

il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille — he indulges his daughter's every whim

passez-moi l'expression — if you'll pardon the expression

11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]

je vous passe les détails — I'll spare you the details

j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on

12) ( utiliser)

passer un chiffon sur les meubles — to go over the furniture with a cloth

passer un coup de fer sur une chemise — to give a shirt a quick iron

passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge

13) ( étendre)

passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure — to dab some ointment on a burn

passer une couche de peinture sur quelque chose — to give something a coat of paint

14) ( soumettre)

passer quelque chose à la flamme — to hold something over a flame

qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)

15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]

16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]

ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole — they tried to put me in a straitjacket

17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]

18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]

passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal

19) Automobile ( enclencher)

passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse

20) Jeux

passer son tour — to pass

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass

passer entre — to pass between

nous sommes passés près du lac — we went past the lake

passer sur un pont — to go over a bridge

l'autobus vient juste de passer — the bus has just gone

le facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet

je suis passé à côté du monument — I passed the monument

nous sommes passés près de chez toi — we were near your house

passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past

un avion est passé — a plane flew overhead

il est passé en courant — he ran past

le ballon est passé tout près des buts — the ball narrowly missed the goal

2) (se trouver, s'étendre)

la route passe à côté du lac — the road runs alongside the lake

ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous — they built the road in front of our house

ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles

en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes — drawing a line through these two towns

3) ( faire un saut)

je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute

quand je suis passé au marché — when I went down to the market

il est passé déposer un dossier — he came to drop off a file

passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning

passe nous voir plus souvent! — come and see us more often!

passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up

4) ( se rendre) to go

les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne — the smugglers have crossed into Spain

passez derrière moi — follow me

il est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me

passer devant une commission — to come before a committee

5) ( aller au-delà) to get through

il est passé au rouge — he went through the red lights

il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer — he didn't wait for the lights to turn green

il m'a fait signe de passer — he waved me on

vas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!

laisser passer une ambulance — to let an ambulance through

le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière — the shutter lets in a chink of light

la cloison laisse passer le bruit — the partition doesn't keep the noise out

passer par-dessus bord — to fall overboard

il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window

il est passé sous un train — he was run over by a train

passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house

6) ( transiter)

passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through

nous sommes passés par Édimbourg — we went via Edinburgh

passer par quelqu'un pour faire quelque chose — to go through somebody to do

passer par de rudes épreuves — to go through the mill

passer par une rue — to go along a street

passer au bord de la faillite — to come very close to bankruptcy

la formation par laquelle il est passé — the training (that) he had

il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête — he always says the first thing that comes into his head

je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête — I never know what's going on in your head

une idée m'est passée par la tête — an idea occurred to me

qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly

des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes

7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)

il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight

que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative

on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là — there is no other way around it

je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)

8) ( négliger)

je préfère passer sur ce point — I'd rather not dwell on that point

il est passé sur les détails — he didn't go into the details

si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement — if we ignore the travel expenses

passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!

passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point

laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something

laisser passer une occasion — to miss an opportunity

laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through

9) ( ne pas approfondir)

notons en passant que — we should note in passing that

soit dit en passer — incidentally

10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be accepted

ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal — it must be the cucumber

prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion

vos critiques sont mal passées — your criticism went down badly

ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leurs idées — they never managed to get their ideas accepted

que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander

avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him

passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round

passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US

(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time

11) ( se déplacer)

passer de France en Espagne — to leave France and enter Spain

passer de la salle à manger au salon — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passer à l'ennemi — to go over to the enemy

passer sous contrôle de l'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passer sous contrôle ennemi — to fall into enemy hands

passer de main en main — to be passed around

passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre — to flit from one subject to another

passer de la théorie à la pratique — to put theory into practice

leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 — their number could reach 700

passer à un taux supérieur — to go up to a higher rate

faire passer quelque chose de 200 à 300 — to increase something from 200 to 300

12) ( être pris)

passer pour un imbécile — to look a fool

il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur — he's supposed to have invented computers

il pourrait passer pour un Américain — he could be taken for an American

il veut passer pour un grand homme — he wants to be seen as a great man

faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional

se faire passer pour malade — to pretend to be ill

se faire passer pour mort — to fake one's own death

il se fait passer pour mon frère — he passes himself off as my brother

13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass

quand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down

ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it

la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down

nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside

passer de mode — to go out of fashion

cette mode est vite passée — that fashion was short-lived

faire passer à quelqu'un l'envie de faire — to cure somebody of the desire to do

je vais leur faire passer l'envie de tirer sur ma sonnette! — I'll teach them to ring my bell!

ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac — this medicine relieves stomach ache

cette mauvaise habitude te passera — it's a bad habit you'll grow out of

14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing

15) ( être placé)

passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after

la santé passe avant tout — health comes first

il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis — he puts his family before his friends

16) (colloq) ( disparaître)

où étais-tu (encore) passé? — where (on earth) did you get to?

où est passé mon livre? — where has my book got to?

17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by

deux ans ont passé — two years have passed

je ne vois pas le temps passer — I don't know where the time goes

le week-end a passé trop vite — the weekend went too quickly

18) ( se mettre à) to turn to

passons aux choses sérieuses — let's turn to serious matters

passer à l'étape suivante — to move on to the next stage

passons à autre chose — let's change the subject

nous allons passer au vote — let's vote now

passer à l'offensive — to take the offensive

19) ( être transmis)

passer de père en fils — to be handed down from father to son

l'expression est passée dans la langue — the expression has become part of the language

ça finira par passer dans les mœurs — it'll eventually become common practice

il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle — he transmitted his emotion to the audience

20) ( être promu) to be promoted to

être passé maître dans l'art de faire — to be a past master at doing

elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir — she's an accomplished liar

21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into

22) (colloq) ( mourir)

y passer — to die

si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself

on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better

23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade

passer au soleil — to fade in the sun

24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter

faire passer la soupe — to put the soup through a sieve

25) ( changer de vitesse)

passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse

la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff

26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass

3.

se passer verbe pronominal

1) ( se produire) to happen

tout se passe comme si l'euro avait été dévalué — it's as if the euro had been devalued

2) ( être situé) to take place

la scène se passe au Viêt Nam — the scene is set in Vietnam

3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go

tout s'est passé très vite — it all happened very fast

ça va mal se passer pour toi — you're going to be in trouble

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! — I won't leave it at that!

4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass

deux ans se sont passés depuis — that was two years ago

attendons que ça se passe — let's wait till it's over

nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision — we spent the evenings watching television

5) ( se dispenser)

se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]

se passer de commentaires — to speak for itself

ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire — not to be able to help doing

6) ( se mettre)

se passer la langue sur les lèvres — to run one's tongue over one's lips

se passer la main sur le front — to put a hand to one's forehead

7) ( l'un à l'autre)

ils se sont passé des documents — they exchanged some documents

nous nous sommes passé le virus — we caught the virus from each other

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pɒse
1. vi

1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go by

passer au salon — to go through to the sitting room

passer par — to go through

Ils sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.

passez devant! — go in front!

passez par ici! — go this way!

passer à table — to sit down to eat

2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop in

Je passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.

passer prendre qn — to come and collect sb

en passant — in passing

Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.

3) CARTES to pass

4)

passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!

passons! — let's say no more about it!

passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth

5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass

6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fade

faire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth

7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go through

faire passer [message] — to get over, to get across

laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook

Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.

8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down

9) ÉDUCATION, [personne] to move up (to the next class)

10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on

passer à la télévision — to be on TV

"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.

Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.

11) (autres locutions)

passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to

passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession

passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb

passer dans les mœurs — to become the custom

passer dans l'usage — to become normal usage

passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.

il passait pour avoir — he was said to have

faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be

2. vt

1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go through

Nous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.

faire passer qch dans qch — to get sth into sth

faire passer qch par qch — to get sth through sth

2) (= transmettre, donner)

passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth

Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.

je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin

passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out

passer la parole à qn — to hand over to sb

3) [temps, journée] to spend

Elle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.

Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.

4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to have

Gordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.

5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip on

passer la main par la portière — to stick one's hand out of the door

passer la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain

passer qch dans qch — to put sth into sth

passer qch par qch — to put sth through sth

passer l'aspirateur — to hoover

7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put on

On passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.

8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach

9) (= tolérer)

passer qch à qn — to let sb get away with sth

et j'en passe! — and that's not all!

10) (= devenir)

passer président — to become president

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passer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;

2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;

3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;

4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;

5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;

6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;

7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;

8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];

9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;

10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;

11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;

12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;

13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;

14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;

15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;

16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;

17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];

18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;

19 Compta ( entrer) to enter, to post spéc [somme, dépense];

20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;

21 Jeux ( renoncer à) passer son tour to pass.

B vi

1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;

2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centres^GB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;

3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;

4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;

5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;

6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;

7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;

8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;

9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;

10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;

11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;

12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;

13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;

14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;

15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;

16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;

17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;

18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;

19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;

20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;

21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;

22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;

23 ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade; passer au soleil to fade in the sun;

24 ( filtrer) [café] to brew; faire passer la soupe to put the soup through the vegetable mill;

25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;

26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.

C se passer vpr

1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;

2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;

3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;

4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;

5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;

6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;

7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.

[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [se déplacer - personne, véhicule] to pass (by), to go ou to come past

regarder passer les coureurs to watch the runners go past

passer à: passer à droite/gauche to go right/left

passer au-dessus de: l'avion est passé au-dessus de la maison the plane flew over the house

passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the village

passer devant quelque chose to go past something

passe devant si tu ne vois pas

a. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't see

b. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't see

passer sous: passer sous une échelle to go under a ladder

passer sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)

passer sur: passer sur un pont to go over ou to cross a bridge

des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal

[fugitivement]

j'ai vu un éclair de rage passer dans son regard I saw a flash of anger in his eyes

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly

elle dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête she says the first thing that comes into her head

qu'est-ce qui a bien pu lui passer par la tête? whatever was he thinking of?

ne faire que passer: le pouvoir n'a fait que passer entre leurs mains they held power only briefly

2. [s'écouler - fluide] to flow, to run

il y a de l'air qui passe sous la porte there's a permanent draught coming under the door

3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]

si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris

passer par: le voleur est passé par la fenêtre the burglar got in through the window

passe par l'escalier de service use the service stairs

[fleuve, route] to go, to run

le tunnel passera sous la montagne the tunnel will go under the mountain

le pont passe au-dessus de l'avenue the bridge crosses the avenue

4. MATHÉMATIQUES to pass

soit une droite passant par deux points A et B given a straight line between two points A and B

5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go past

le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet

le facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a day

le bus passe toutes les sept minutes there's a bus every seven minutes

le bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou left

le prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days

6. [faire une visite] to call

passer chez quelqu'un to call at somebody's place

j'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit

j'essaierai de passer dans la soirée I'll try and call in the evening

je ne fais que passer I'm not stopping

(suivi de l'infinitif)

passer voir quelqu'un to call on somebody

je passerai te chercher I'll come and fetch you

7. [franchir une limite] to get through

ne laissez passer personne don't let anybody through

il est passé au rouge he went through a red light

ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break (time)

8. [s'infiltrer] to pass

passer dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstream

la lumière passe à travers les rideaux the light shines through the curtains

le café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly

9. [aller, se rendre] to go

où est-il passé? where's he gone (to)?

où sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?

passons à table let's eat

passons au salon let's go through to the living room

passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to France

passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

10. CHASSE to pass, to go ou to come past

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à]

passer à to go for

passer au scanner to go for a scan

ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morning

y passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!

avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department

tout le monde a cru que tu allais y passer everybody thought you were a goner

2. [être accepté] to pass

elle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oral

j'ai mangé quelque chose qui ne passe pas I've eaten something that won't go down

sa dernière remarque n'est pas passée (figuré) his last remark stuck in my throat

ton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well received

la deuxième scène ne passe pas du tout the second scene doesn't work at all

le film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and white

passe (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!

3. [être transmis] to go

la ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generations

la carafe passa de main en main the jug was passed around

la locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin

4. [entrer] to pass

c'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speech

c'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice

5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to go

tout son salaire passe dans la maison all her salary goes on the house

y passer: les deux bouteilles y sont passées both bottles were drunk

toutes ses économies y passent all her savings go towards ou into it

6. POLITIQUE [être adopté - projet de loi, amendement] to pass, to be passed

la loi est passée the law was passed

[être élu - député] to be elected, to get in

si les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are elected

7. CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE to be on, to be showing

sa dernière pièce passe au Galatée her latest play is on at the Galatée

RADIO & TÉLÉVISION

les informations passent à 20 h the news is on at 8 pm

passer à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the air

passer à la télévision

a. [personne] to be ou to appear on television

b. [film] to be on television

8. DROIT [comparaître]

passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the court

passer en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's court

l'affaire passera en justice le mois prochain the case will be heard next month

9. JEUX to pass

C.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]

1. [accéder - à un niveau]

passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next form (UK) ou grade (US)

passer en seconde ÉDUCATION to move up to the fifth form (UK) ou to tenth grade (US)

il est passé au grade supérieur he's been promoted

2. [devenir] to become

il est passé ailier he plays on the wing now

passer professionnel to turn professional

3. [dans des locutions verbales]

passer à [aborder]: passons à l'ordre du jour let us turn to the business on the agenda

passer à l'action to take action

passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous state

quand on passe de l'adolescence à l'âge adulte when you pass from adolescence to adulthood

la production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnes

passer du français au russe to switch from French to Russian

comment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?

il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another

4. AUTOMOBILE

passer en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)

la seconde passe mal second gear is stiff

D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [s'écouler - temps] to pass, to go by

la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly

comme le temps passe! how time flies!

2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stop

mon envie est passée I don't feel like it anymore

cette habitude lui passera avec l'âge he'll grow out of the habit

faire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly

3. [s'altérer - fruit, denrées] to go off (UK), to spoil, to go bad

[se faner - fleur] to wilt

[pâlir - teinte]

le papier peint a passé au soleil the sun has faded the wallpaper

4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]

il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night

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[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)

passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

passer un ruisseau à gué to ford a stream

2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to cross

3. [dépasser - point de repère] to pass, to go past (inseparable)

passer l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stop

passer le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Cape

quand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres high

l'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark

4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)

5. [introduire]

passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes

6. [engager - partie du corps] to put

passer son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waist

je n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress

il a passé la tête par l'entrebâillement de la porte he poked his head round the door

7. [faire aller - instrument] to run

passer un peigne dans ses cheveux to run a comb through one's hair

passer une éponge sur la table to wipe the table

passer un chiffon sur les meubles to dust the furniture

passer l'aspirateur to vacuum, to hoover (UK)

passer le balai to sweep up

passe le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs

8. ÉQUITATION [haie] to jump, to clear

9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)

passer la barre à deux mètres to clear the bar at two metres

passer tous les obstacles (figuré) to overcome ou to surmount all the obstacles

[transmettre - ballon] to pass

[dépasser - coureurs] to overtake, to pass

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)

la voiture doit passer un contrôle technique the car has to go for its MOT

2. (vieilli) [réussir - examen] to pass ; [ - épreuve éliminatoire] to get through (inseparable)

il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oral

3. [omettre] to miss ou to leave out (separable), to omit

je passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels

4. [tolérer]

elle lui passe tout she lets him get away with anything

passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term

5. [soumettre à l'action de]

passer les parquets à l'encaustique to polish the floors

passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetables

passer quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tap

passer quelque chose au four to put something in the oven

passer quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)

se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)

6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)

passe(-moi) le couteau give me the knife

passe-moi le sel pass me the salt

fais passer à ton voisin pass it to your neighbour

passer ses pouvoirs à son successeur to hand over power to one's successor

je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fred

passe-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on

7. [rendre public - annonce]

passer une petite annonce to place a small ad

il a passé une annonce dans le journal de cette semaine he put an ad in this week's paper

8. (familier) [prêter] to lend

9. [appliquer - substance] to apply, to put on (separable)

passer de la cire sur quelque chose to wax something

passer une couche de peinture sur un mur to paint a wall

il faudra passer une deuxième couche it needs a second coat

je vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back

10. [filtrer, tamiser - thé, potage] to strain ; [ - farine] to sieve

11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)

je passe une robe moins chaude et j'arrive I'll put on a cooler dress and I'll be with you

elle passa l'anneau à son doigt she slipped the ring on her finger

12. AUTOMOBILE

passer la marche arrière to go into reverse

passer la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear

13. CINÉMA & TÉLÉVISION [film] to show, to screen

[diapositive] to show

RADIO [émission] to broadcast

[cassette, disque] to play, to put on (separable)

on passe un western au Rex there's a western on at the Rex

14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to place

passez commande avant le 12 order before the 12th

15. [en comptabilité] to enter, to post

passer un article en compte to enter a sale into a ledger

16. DROIT [faire établir - acte juridique] to draw up (separable)

un acte passé par-devant notaire a deed drawn up in the presence of a notary

C.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]

1. [employer - durée] to spend

j'ai passé un an en Angleterre I spent a year in England

passez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!

passer ses vacances à lire to spend one's holidays reading

il va venir passer quelques jours chez nous he's coming to stay with us for a few days

as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?

pour passer le temps to pass the time

2. [aller au-delà de - durée] to get through (inseparable), to survive

elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night

3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy

passer sa colère sur quelqu'un to take one's anger out on somebody

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passer après verbe plus préposition

il faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary

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passer avant verbe plus préposition

to go ou to come before

ses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else

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passer par verbe plus préposition

1. [dans une formation] to go through

il est passé par une grande école he studied at a Grande École

elle est passée par tous les échelons she rose through all the grades

2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergo

le pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government

elle est passée par des moments difficiles she's been through some difficult times

3. [recourir à] to go through

je passe par une agence pour avoir des billets I get tickets through an agency

en passer par: il va falloir en passer par ses exigences we'll just have to do what he says

passer par là: je suis passé par là it's happened to me too, I've been through that too

pour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand

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passer pour verbe plus préposition

1. [avec nom] to be thought of as

dire qu'il passe pour un génie! to think that he's considered a genius!

je vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot

se faire passer pour quelqu'un to pass oneself off as somebody

il se fait passer pour un professionnel he claims to be a professional

2. [avec adj]

son livre passe pour sérieux her book is considered to be serious

il s'est fait passer pour fou he pretended to be mad

3. [avec verbe]

elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family

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passer sur verbe plus préposition

[ne pas mentionner] to pass over, to skip

[excuser] to overlook

passons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the details

il l'aime et passe sur tout he loves her and forgives everything

passons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!

tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!

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se passer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'écouler - heures, semaines] to go by, to pass

la soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietly

si la journée de demain se passe sans incident if everything goes off smoothly tomorrow

2. [survenir - événement] to take place, to happen

qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?

(tournure impersonnelle)

il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!

il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses

3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)

l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badly

si tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrow

tout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! it won't be as easy as that!

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se passer verbe pronominal transitif

[s'appliquer, se mettre - produit] to apply, to put on (separable)

il se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair

elle se passait un mouchoir sur le front she was wiping her forehead with a handkerchief

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se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without

si tu crois pouvoir te passer de tout le monde! if you think you can manage all by yourself!

il ne peut pas se passer de télévision he can't live without the television

2. [s'abstenir]

je me passerais (volontiers) de ses réflexions! I can do very well without her remarks!

3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]

sa déclaration se passe de tout commentaire her statement needs no comment

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en passant locution adverbiale

1. [dans la conversation] in passing

faire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark

soit dit en passer it must be said

2. [sur son chemin]

il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time

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en passant par locution prépositionnelle

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1. [dans l'espace] via

l'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens

2. [dans une énumération] (and) including

toutes les romancières de Sand à Sarraute en passant par Colette every woman novelist from Sand to Sarraute including Colette

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > passer

10 виждам

1. see

виждам добре have good eyes/sight

не виждам добре have weak eyes, have bad sight

видях го как пада I saw him fall

дай да го видя let me see it, show it to me

давам вид, че нищо не виждам look the other way

виждам земя мор. make land

виждам с очите си (свидетел съм) witness

виждам следи trace

доде да видиш before you can say knife/Jack Robinson

2. прен. (схващам, преценявам) see, realize, understand

доколкото виждам as far as I can see

не виждам за какво се безпокоите I don't see what you're worrying about

ще видим that remains to be seen, that is to be seen, (we почакаме) wait and see

виждам нещата много черни have a melancholy outlook on life

чакай да видя (да помисля) let me see

3. прен. (получавам) have

и аз да видя пари за труда си at long last I got paid/I will get paid for my labours

4. (навестявам) see, go and see

5. (изпитвам) see. experience

виждам зор have a hard time, be hard pressed; have (no end of) trouble (with)

много добрини съм видял от него he has done me many a good turn

много е видял и патил he has been through many trials, he has had a bad time of it; he has been through it/through the mill

видял съм добри и лоши дни I've seen good days and bad; I've had my offs and ons/my ups and downs

6. (по грижвам се за) look after, take care of, see to, see about

аз ще видя за билети I'll see to the tickets, I'll take care of the tickets

ще видя каква е работата I'll check upon the matter, I'll see to that

ще видя да... I'll see to it that...

виждам бял свят see the light of day, be born

видял съм свят I have knocked about (the world), I have seen a good deal of the world

да ти видя гърба! beat it! be off with you! clear out! видях от теб (и аз направих същото) I followed your example, I copied you; I saw what you did and followed suit

додето очи видят as far as the eye can reach

ще тръгна, където ми видят очите I'll go wherever my feet lead me

да не съм те видял още веднъж да вършиш това just let me see/catch you at it again! и какво да видиш! lo and behold! когато си видиш врата/ушите when the Ethiopian changes his skin, when hell freezes over, never in your life

кого где види anyone he meets, everybody

който накъдето види in all directions

ще му видя сметката разг. I'll fix him; I'll settle his hash

видяхме сметката на хляба we made short work of the bread

ще си видим сметките we'll square our accounts

виж по-горе/по-долу (препратка в книга) vide supra/infra, see above; below

виждам ce

7. see o.s.

8. be seen, be visible; can be seen

нищо не се виждаше there was nothing to be seen; nothing was visible

тепърва ще се види it is/it remains to be seen

никъде не се виждаше и следа от Х there wasn't a sight of Х anywhere

светлини се виждаха само в горната стая lights showed only in the upstairs room

от следващото писмо се вижда, че it is evident from the following letter that

видях се принуден да I found myself obliged to

9. (срещам се с) meet

види се apparently; it seems that

види се е забравил he seems to have forgotten

виждам се в чудо be in a fix/pickle, be in/get into hot water, be at o.'s wits' end

да му се не види, да се не види (макар) blast, darn it

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вѝждам,

гл.

1. see; разг. clap eyes on; аз ще видя кой е ( при позвъняване или почукване) I’ll answer the door; \виждам добре have good eyes/sight; \виждам земя мор. make land; \виждам следи trace; \виждам с очите си ( свидетел съм) witness; видях го как пада I saw him fall; давам вид, че нищо не \виждам look the other way; дай да го видя let me see it, show it to me; докато го видиш before you can say knife/Jack Robinson; не \виждам добре have weak eyes, have bad sight; не се вижда никакъв … there’s no … in sight;

2. прен. ( схващам, преценявам) see, realize, understand; \виждам нещата много черни have a melancholy outlook on life; доколкото \виждам as far as I can see; чакай да видя (да помисля) let me see; ще видим that remains to be seen, that is to be seen, (ще почакаме) wait and see;

3. прен. ( получавам) have;

4. ( навестявам) see, go and see;

5. ( изпитвам) see, experience; видял съм добри и лоши дни I’ve seen good days and bad; I’ve had my offs and ons/my ups and downs; \виждам зор have a hard time, be hard pressed; have (no end of) trouble (with); много добрини съм видял от него he has done me many a good turn; много е видял и патил he has been through many trials, he has had a bad time of it; he has been through it/through the mill;

6. ( погрижвам се за) look after, take care of, see to, see about; ще видя каква е работата I’ll check upon the matter, I’ll see to that; ще видя да … I’ll see to it that …;

7. повелит. накл. виж: ( учудване): \виждам ти! indeed! well! you don’t say so! bless my stars/my soul! \виждам какво now look; ( контраст): \виждам, ако ти кажат now if they tell you; ( внимавай): mind, take care; \виждам да не сбъркаш mind you don’t go wrong; \виждам да се свърши тази работа make sure/see that this job is done; • видял съм свят I have knocked about (the world), I have seen a good deal of the world; видях от теб (и направих същото) I followed your example, I copied you; I saw what you did and followed suit; видяхме сметката на хляба we made short work of the bread; виж по-горе/по-долу ( препратка в книга) vide supra/infra, see above/below; вижда му се краят I can see daylight; \виждам бял свят see the light of day, be born; да видя, не вярвам! that will be the day! да ти видя гърба! beat it! hop it! be off with you! clear out! да не съм те видял още веднъж да вършиш това just let me see/catch you at it again! докъдето очи виждат as far as the eye can reach; и какво да видиш! lo and behold! когато си видиш врата/ушите when the Ethiopian changes his skin, when hell freezes over; never in your life; когото където види anyone he meets, everybody; който накъдето види in all directions; ще му видя сметката разг. I’ll fix him; I’ll settle his hash; ще си видим сметките we’ll square our accounts; ще тръгна, където ми видят очите I’ll go wherever my feet lead me;

\виждам се 1. see o.s.;

2. be seen, be visible; can be seen; видях се принуден да I found myself obliged to; никъде не се виждаше и следа от него there wasn’t a sight of him anywhere; от следващото писмо се вижда, че it is evident from the following letter that; светлини се виждаха само в горната стая lights showed only in the upstairs room; тепърва ще се види it is/it remains to be seen;

3. ( срещам се с) meet; • види се apparently; it seems that; \виждам се в чудо be in a fix/pickle, be in/get into hot water, be at o.’s wits’ end; да му се не види/да се не види (макар) blast, darn it.

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perceive: I can виждам him standing there. - Виждам го да стои там.

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1. (noгрижвам се за) look after, take care of, see to, see about 2. (изпитвам) see. experience 3. (навестявам) see, go and see 4. (срещам се с) meet 5. be seen, be visible;can be seen 6. see 7. see o. s. 8. ВИЖДАМ c очите си (свидетел съм) witness 9. ВИЖДАМ ce 10. ВИЖДАМ бял свят see the light of day, be born 11. ВИЖДАМ добре have good eyes/ sight 12. ВИЖДАМ земя мор. make land 13. ВИЖДАМ зор have a hard time, be hard pressed;have (no end of) trouble (with) 14. ВИЖДАМ нещата много черни have a melancholy outlook on life 15. ВИЖДАМ се в чудо be in a fix/pickle, be in/ get into hot water, be at o.'s wits' end 16. ВИЖДАМ следи trace 17. аз ще видя за билети I'll see to the tickets, I'll take care of the tickets 18. види се apparently: it seems that 19. види се е забравил he seems to have forgotten 20. видял съм добри и лоши дни I've seen good days and bad;I've had my offs and ons/my ups and downs 21. видял съм свят I have knocked about (the world), I have seen a good deal of the world 22. видях го как пада I saw him fall 23. видях се принуден да I found myself obliged to 24. видяхме сметката на хляба we made short work of the bread 25. виж по-горе/по-долу (препратка в книга) vide supra/infra, see above;below 26. да му се не види, да се не види (макар) blast, darn it 27. да ти видя гърба! beat it! be off with you! clear out! видях от теб (и аз направих същото) I followed your example, I copied you;I saw what you did and followed suit 28. давам вид, че нищо не ВИЖДАМ look the other way 29. дай да го видя let me see it, show it to me 30. доде да видиш before you can say knife/Jack Robinson 31. додето очи видят as far as the eye can reach 32. доколкото ВИЖДАМ as far as I can see 33. и аз да видя пари за труда си at long last I got paid/I will get paid for my labours 34. кого где види anyone he meets, everybody 35. който накъдето види in all directions 36. много добрини съм видял от него he has done me many a good turn 37. много е видял и патил he has been through many trials, he has had a bad time of it;he has been through it/through the mill 38. не ВИЖДАМ добре have weak eyes, have bad sight 39. не ВИЖДАМ за какво се безпокоите I don't see what you're worrying about 40. никъде не се виждаше и следа от Х there wasn`t a sight of Х anywhere: светлини се виждаха само в горната стая lights showed only in the upstairs room 41. нищо не се виждаше there was nothing to be seen: nothing was visible: тепърва ще се види it is/it remains to be seen 42. от следващото писмо се вижда, че it is evident from the following letter that 43. прен. (получавам) have 44. прен. (схващам, преценявам) see, realize, understand 45. чакай да видя (да помисля) let me see 46. ще видим that remains to be seen, that is to be seen, (we почакаме) wait and see 47. ще видя да... I'll see to it that... 48. ще видя каква е работата I'll check upon the matter, I'll see to that 49. ще му видя сметката разг. I'll fix him;I'll settle his hash 50. ще си видим сметките we'll square our accounts 51. ще тръгна, където ми видят очите I'll go wherever my feet lead me: да не съм те видял още веднъж да вършиш това just let me see/catch you at it again! и какво да видиш! lo and behold! когато си видиш врата/ушите when the Ethiopian changes his skin, when hell freezes over: never in your life

Български-английски речник > виждам

11 dejar

v.

1 to leave, to put.

dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table

deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger

he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby

Ricardo dejó a Ilse Richard left Ilse.

Fuss dejó a Ricardo en la escuela Fuss left=dropped off Richard at school.

Dejé mi trabajo anterior I left my former job.

Dejé el lugar limpio ó dejé limpio el lugar I left the place clean.

El viejo le dejó su dinero a su hijo The old man left his money to his son.

2 to leave (abandonar) (casa, trabajo, país).

dejar a alguien en algún sitio to drop somebody off somewhere (con el coche)

dejar algo por imposible to give something up as a lost cause

dejar a alguien atrás to leave somebody behind

su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her

te dejo, tengo que irme I have to leave you now, I must go

3 to leave out.

dejar algo por o sin hacer to fail to do something

dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved

4 to forget (about).

¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!

déjame tranquilo o en paz leave me alone o in peace

déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter

5 to leave behind, to clear out of, to leave.

Missy dejó su bolso en su apuro Missy left behind her purse in the rush.

6 to be given, to inherit, to receive.

Se me dejó dinero en el testamento I was given money in the will.

7 to let, to allow to.

Dejé al perro salir a la calle I allowed the dog to go outside.

8 to be allowed to.

Se nos dejó ir We were allowed to go.

9 to be left.

Se nos dejó asombrados We were left astonished.

10 to quit, to give up, to abandon, to relinquish.

Ella dejó y se fue She quitted and left.

11 to lend, to lend out.

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dejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (colocar) to leave, put

■ dejó unos tomates en la mesa he left some tomatoes on the table

2 (abandonar - persona, lugar) to leave; (- hábito, cosa, actividad) to give up

■ dejó el despacho a las ocho she left the office at eight o'clock

■ ha dejado a su mujer he has left his wife

■ dejó el tabaco he gave up smoking

3 (permitir) to allow, let

■ déjale jugar let him play

■ no nos dejaron ir allí we were not allowed go there

4 (prestar) to lend

■ me dejó su abrigo she lent me her coat

5 (ceder) to give

6 (producir dinero) to bring in, make

■ esta tienda deja un buen dinero this shop makes a lot of money

7 (producir humo, ceniza) to produce, leave

8 (esperar) to wait

■ deja que llegue wait till he arrives

9 (aplazar) to put off

■ dejémoslo hasta mañana let's leave it till tomorrow

10 (omitir) to leave out, omit

11 (causar un efecto) to make

■ me ha dejado nuevo I feel like a new man

■ le película me ha dejado triste the film made me sad

12 (legar) to bequeath, leave

► auxiliar

1 dejar de + inf (cesar - voluntariamente) to stop + gerund, give up + gerund; (- involuntariamente) to stop + gerund

■ ha dejado de llover it's stopped raining

■ dejó de fumar he gave up smoking

2 no dejar de + inf not to fail to + inf

■ no deja de sorprenderme she never fails to surprise me

■ no dejes de hacerlo don't forget to do it

■ no deja de molestarme she's always annoying me

3 dejar + past participle

■ dejó dicho que vendría mañana he left a message that he would come tomorrow

■ lo dejó escrito en su agenda he wrote it down in his diary

► verbo pronominal dejarse

1 (abandonarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

2 (olvidar) to forget, leave behind

■ me he dejado las llaves en casa I've left my keys at home

3 (permitir) to let oneself, allow oneself to

■ se dejó pegar he let himself be hit

► verbo pronominal dejarse de

1 (cesar) to stop

■ déjate de llorar stop crying

■ déjate de tonterías don't be silly

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar algo por imposible to give up on something

dejar caer to drop

dejar en paz to leave alone

dejar frío,-a figurado to leave cold

dejar mal a alguien to make somebody look bad

dejar plantado,-a a alguien to stand somebody up

dejar preocupado,-a to worry

dejarse caer to drop, fall 2 (en casa de alguien) to drop in

■ déjate caer por mi casa cuando puedas drop in whenever you can

dejarse llevar por alguien to be influenced by somebody

dejarse llevar por algo to get carried away with something

dejarse oír (gen) to be heard 2 (gritar) to make oneself heard

dejarse sentir el frío/verano/invierno to feel the cold/summer/winter

■ se deja sentir el invierno one can feel that winter's here

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verb

1) to leave

2) abandon

3) give up

4) let

5) allow, permit

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- dejar de
- dejarse
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Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=poner, soltar) to leave

he dejado las llaves en la mesa — I've left the keys on the table

se lo dejo en la conserjería — I'll leave it for you at the porter's office

dejé 1.500 euros de entrada — I put down 1,500 euros as a deposit

podemos dejarle los niños a mi madre si salimos — we can leave the children with my mother if we go out

• dejar algo [aparte] — to leave sth aside

• dejar [atrás] — [+ corredor, vehículo adelantado, competidor] to leave behind

dejó atrás a los demás corredores — he left the other runners behind

se vino de Holanda, dejando atrás a su familia — he came over from Holland, leaving his family behind

dejar a algn muy atrás — to leave sb a long way behind

• dejar algo a un [lado] — to set sth aside

2) [al desaparecer, morir] to leave

el agua ha dejado una mancha en la pared — the water has left a stain on the wall

te deja un sabor demasiado dulce después de comerlo — it leaves a sickly aftertaste in your mouth

dejó todo su dinero a sus hijos — he left all his money to his children

dejó dos niñas pequeñas — she left two small girls

deja escritas tres novelas — he leaves three completed novels behind

3) (=guardar)

¿me habéis dejado algo de tarta? — have you left {o} saved me some cake?

deja algo de dinero para cuando lo necesites — put some money aside for when you need it

4) (=abandonar)

a) [+ actividad, empleo] to give up

dejó el esquí después del accidente — he gave up skiing after the accident

ha dejado los estudios por el fútbol — he has given up his studies to pursue a career in football

lo dejamos porque era muy difícil — we gave up because it was too hard

lo dejamos por imposible — we gave it up as being impossible

• dejar la [bebida] — to give up drink, stop drinking

b) [+ persona, lugar] to leave

dejaron al niño en la puerta de una iglesia — they left the child outside a church

su novio la ha dejado — her boyfriend has left her

dejé su casa al amanecer — I left his house at dawn

c) [en coche] to drop off

¿te dejo en tu casa? — shall I drop you off at your place?

5) (=no molestar)

deja ya el ordenador, que lo vas a romper — leave the computer alone, you're going to break it

déjame, quiero estar solo — leave me be, I want to be alone

¡déjalo! — (=¡no hagas eso!) stop it!; (=no te preocupes) forget it!, don't worry about it!

• dejar [así] las cosas — to leave things as they are

dejémoslo así — let's leave it at that

• ¡déjame [en paz]!, ¡déjame [tranquilo]! — leave me alone!

6) (=posponer)

• dejar algo [para] — to leave sth till

dejar algo para mañana — to leave sth till tomorrow

dejar algo para después — to leave sth till later

he dejado el italiano para cuando tenga más tiempo — I've put off learning Italian till I have more time

7) (=prestar) to lend

le dejé mi libro de física — I lent him my physics book

¿me dejas diez euros? — can you lend me ten euros?

¿me dejas el coche? — can I borrow the car?, will you lend me the car?

8) (=permitir) + infin to let

mis padres no me dejan salir de noche — my parents won't let me go out at night

quiero pero no me dejan — I want to but they won't let me

dejar entrar a algn — to let sb in

dejar pasar a algn — to let sb through {o} past

dejar salir a algn — to let sb out
dejar que ({+ subjun})
dejar que las cosas vayan de mal en peor — to let things go {o} allow things to go from bad to worse

9) [indicando resultado]
+ adj
dejó la ventana abierta — she left the window open

lo ha dejado muy triste — it has left him very sad

me dejó confundido — she left me confused, she confused me

nos dejó a todos asombrados — he stunned us all

hay algo que quiero dejar bien claro — there is one thing I want to make perfectly clear

dejaron el jardín tal como estaba — they left the garden as it was

• dejar algo [como nuevo], me han dejado el abrigo como nuevo — my coat was as good as new when it came back from them

esa ducha me ha dejado como nueva — I feel like a different person after that shower

10) (=producir)
[+ dinero]
el negocio le deja lo justo para vivir — the business brings in just enough for him to live on

ese fondo de inversión apenas me deja intereses — that investment fund barely pays any interest

11) dejar que (=esperar)

deja que acabe de llover — wait for it to stop raining

dejaron que pasara el temporal antes de zarpar — they waited for the storm to pass before setting sail

deja que me toque la lotería y verás — just wait till I win the lottery, then you'll see

12) (=omitir) to leave out, forget

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [con una actividad]

deja, ya lo hago yo — leave it, I'll do it

deja, yo lo pago — no {o} it's all right, I'll pay for it
dejar de hacer algo [por un momento] to stop doing sth; [por una temporada] to give up doing sth, stop doing sth
cuando deje de llover — when it stops raining, when the rain stops

¡déja de hacer eso! — stop that!

yo dejé de ir hace muchos años — I gave up {o} stopped going years ago

no puedo dejar de fumar — I can't give up {o} stop smoking

cuando murió su padre dejó de comer — when her father died she stopped eating {o} she went off her food
no dejar de ({+ infin})
no deja de preguntarme por ti — he's always asking me about you

eso no deja de tener gracia — it has its funny side

no deja de ser raro que no haya venido — it's rather odd that she hasn't come

no por eso deja de ser una tontería lo que has dicho — that doesn't change the fact that what you said was stupid

no puedo dejar de asombrarme — I can't help being astonished

no dejes de visitarlos — don't fail to visit them, make sure you visit them

no dejes de comprar el billete — make sure you buy the ticket

3.

See:

dejarse
DEJAR Dejar en el sentido de prestar se puede traducir al inglés empleando borrow o lend. Borrow se usa cuando el sujeto es quien pide (significa tomar prestado) y lend cuando el sujeto es quien da (significa dejar prestado): ¿Me dejas tus botas de esquiar? Can I borrow your ski boots? o Can you lend me your ski boots? ¿Me podrías dejar tu reloj? Could I borrow your watch? o Could you lend me your watch? NOTA: Borrow y lend no se utilizan normalmente con cosas que no pueden trasladarse de un sitio a otro: ¿Me dejas tu casa de campo este fin de semana? Can I use your house in the country this weekend? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave

lo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table

dejó a los niños en el colegio — she dropped the children (off) at school

dejar un recado — to leave a message

dejar un depósito — to put down a deposit

¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?

deja ese cuchillo — put that knife down

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault

dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired

b) ( olvidar) to leave

dejé el paraguas en el tren — I left my umbrella on the train

déjalo! — forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2)

a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca — it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

b) < ganancia> to produce

el negocio dejó pérdidas — the business made a loss

3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave

quiere dejar el ballet — he wants to give up ballet dancing

4) (+ compl)

a) ( en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta — I left the window open

dejar las luces apagadas — to leave the lights off

su muerte los dejó en la miseria — his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta — I was astonished by her reply

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente — the blow knocked him unconscious

me dejó esperando afuera — she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus

déjame en paz! — leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro — I want to make this quite clear

dejó atrás a los otros corredores — she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)

b) (CS)

dejar algo dicho — to leave a message

5)

a) ( posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave

deja un poco para los demás — leave some for other people

deja tus chistes para otro momento — save your jokes for some other time

Sentido II

6) ( permitir)

dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf

déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out

deja correr el agua — let the water run

¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?

dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf

dejó que lo eligiera ella — he let her choose

déjame que te ayude — let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne — don't let the meat burn

dejar que espese la salsa — allow the sauce to thicken

deja que se tranquilice un poco — let him calm down a bit

7)

a)

dejar paso — to make way

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas — we have to make way for new ideas

b)

dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba — she let it drop that she was getting married
2.
dejar de

a) ( cesar)

dejar de + inf — to stop -ing

deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me

dejar de fumar — to give up smoking

b) (omitir, no hacer)

dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
3.
dejarse v pron

1)

a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract

2) <barba/bigote> to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo — I want to grow my hair long

3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home

4) dejarse de (fam)

a ver si se dejan de hablar — why don't you stop talking?

déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush

* * *

= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.

Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.

Ex. If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.

Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex. The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.

Ex. That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.

Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.

Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex. This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.

Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

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* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dejando a un lado = apart from.

* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.

* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.

* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.

* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.

* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.

* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.

* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.

* dejar atónito = stun, astound.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.

* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.

* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejar ciego = blind.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.

* dejar claro que = make + the point that.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar constancia de = record.

* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.

* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.

* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.

* dejar de existir = be no more.

* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.

* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.

* dejar de gustar = go off.

* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.

* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.

* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].

* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.

* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.

* dejar de ser actual = date.

* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.

* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.

* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.

* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.

* dejar en adobo = marinade.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.

* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.

* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.

* dejar en garantía = pledge.

* dejar en herencia = bequeath.

* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.

* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.

* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dejar en prenda = pledge.

* dejar en remojo = steep.

* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.

* dejar en testamento = will.

* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.

* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.

* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.

* dejar estupefacto = stagger.

* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.

* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.

* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.

* dejar huérfano = orphan.

* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.

* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.

* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.

* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.

* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.

* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar lisiado = lame.

* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.

* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* dejar marcado = scar.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* dejar pasmado = stagger.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.

* dejar plantado = walk out on.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.

* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.

* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.

* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.

* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.

* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.

* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.

* dejar tiempo = free up + time.

* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.

* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.

* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.

* dejar una cicatriz = scar.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.

* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.

* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.

* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.

* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.

* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.

* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.

* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.

* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.

* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.

* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave

lo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table

dejó a los niños en el colegio — she dropped the children (off) at school

dejar un recado — to leave a message

dejar un depósito — to put down a deposit

¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?

deja ese cuchillo — put that knife down

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault

dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired

b) ( olvidar) to leave

dejé el paraguas en el tren — I left my umbrella on the train

déjalo! — forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2)

a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca — it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

b) < ganancia> to produce

el negocio dejó pérdidas — the business made a loss

3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave

quiere dejar el ballet — he wants to give up ballet dancing

4) (+ compl)

a) ( en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta — I left the window open

dejar las luces apagadas — to leave the lights off

su muerte los dejó en la miseria — his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta — I was astonished by her reply

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente — the blow knocked him unconscious

me dejó esperando afuera — she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus

déjame en paz! — leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro — I want to make this quite clear

dejó atrás a los otros corredores — she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)

b) (CS)

dejar algo dicho — to leave a message

5)

a) ( posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave

deja un poco para los demás — leave some for other people

deja tus chistes para otro momento — save your jokes for some other time

Sentido II

6) ( permitir)

dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf

déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out

deja correr el agua — let the water run

¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?

dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf

dejó que lo eligiera ella — he let her choose

déjame que te ayude — let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne — don't let the meat burn

dejar que espese la salsa — allow the sauce to thicken

deja que se tranquilice un poco — let him calm down a bit

7)

a)

dejar paso — to make way

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas — we have to make way for new ideas

b)

dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba — she let it drop that she was getting married
2.
dejar de

a) ( cesar)

dejar de + inf — to stop -ing

deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me

dejar de fumar — to give up smoking

b) (omitir, no hacer)

dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
3.
dejarse v pron

1)

a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract

2) <barba/bigote> to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo — I want to grow my hair long

3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home

4) dejarse de (fam)

a ver si se dejan de hablar — why don't you stop talking?

déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush

* * *

= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.

Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.

Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.

Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.

Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.

Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.

Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.

Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dejando a un lado = apart from.

* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.

* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.

* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.

* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.

* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.

* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.

* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.

* dejar atónito = stun, astound.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.

* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.

* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejar ciego = blind.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.

* dejar claro que = make + the point that.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar constancia de = record.

* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.

* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.

* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.

* dejar de existir = be no more.

* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.

* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.

* dejar de gustar = go off.

* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.

* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.

* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].

* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.

* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.

* dejar de ser actual = date.

* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.

* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.

* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.

* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.

* dejar en adobo = marinade.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.

* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.

* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.

* dejar en garantía = pledge.

* dejar en herencia = bequeath.

* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.

* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.

* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dejar en prenda = pledge.

* dejar en remojo = steep.

* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.

* dejar en testamento = will.

* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.

* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.

* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.

* dejar estupefacto = stagger.

* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.

* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.

* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.

* dejar huérfano = orphan.

* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.

* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.

* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.

* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.

* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.

* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar lisiado = lame.

* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.

* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* dejar marcado = scar.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* dejar pasmado = stagger.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.

* dejar plantado = walk out on.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.

* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.

* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.

* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.

* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.

* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.

* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.

* dejar tiempo = free up + time.

* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.

* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.

* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.

* dejar una cicatriz = scar.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.

* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.

* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.

* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.

* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.

* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.

* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.

* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.

* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.

* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.

* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.

* * *

dejar [A1 ] [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dejar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 dejar en un lugar

2 olvidar

3 como herencia

4 depositar: persona

B

1 dejar: marca, mancha etc

2 Comercio

C abandonar: novia, marido etc

D

1 en cierto estado

2 dejar algo dicho

E

1 posponer

2 reservar, guardar

F prestar

Sentido II

A

1 permitir

2 esperar

B

1 dejar paso

2 dejar caer

■ dejar (verbo intransitivo)

A deja/dejen

B

1 dejar de: omitir, no hacer

2 dejar de: cesar

■ dejarse (verbo pronominal)

A abandonarse

B

1 dejarse la barba etc

2 dejarse + infinitivo

C olvidar

D dejarse de

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (en un lugar) to leave

¿dónde dejaste el coche? where did you leave the car?

déjamelo en recepción leave it in reception for me

deja ese cuchillo, que te vas a cortar put that knife down, you'll cut yourself

dejé un depósito I put down o left a deposit

¿cuánto se suele dejar de propina? how much do you normally leave as a tip?

dejémoslo, no quiero discutir por eso let's forget o drop it, I don't want to argue about it

déjalo ya, no le pegues más that's enough o stop it now, don't hit him any more

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone o let her be, it wasn't her fault

dejar que desear: la calidad deja bastante/mucho que desear the quality leaves rather a lot/much to be desired

2 (olvidar) to leave

dejó el paraguas en el tren she left her umbrella on the train

3 (como herencia) to leave

le dejó sus alhajas a su nieta she left her jewels to her granddaughter

4 (depositar) ‹persona› to drop, drop … off

dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school

B

1 ‹marca/mancha/huella› to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

deja viuda y tres hijos he leaves a widow and three children

2 ( Comercio):

no deja mucho margen it does not have a very high profit margin

ese tipo de negocio deja mucho dinero that type of business is very lucrative o yields high returns

C (abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave; ‹familia› to leave, abandon; ‹trabajo› to give up, leave; ‹lugar› to leave

lo dejó por otro she left him for another man

quiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancing

no quería dejar esa casa donde había sido tan feliz he didn't want to leave that house where he had been so happy

te dejo, que tengo que arreglarme I must go, I have to get ready

D (+ compl)

1 (en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta I left the window open

su muerte los dejó en la miseria his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta I was astonished by her reply

ese estilo de cine me deja frío that sort of movie leaves me cold

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente the blow knocked o rendered him unconscious

dejar los garbanzos en remojo leave the chickpeas to soak

dejo el asunto en tus manos I'll leave the matter in your hands

me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó (Col, Ven); we missed the plane/bus

¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro I want to make this quite clear, I want this to be quite clear

dejando aparte la cuestión de … leaving aside the question of …

dejó atrás a los otros corredores she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a algn estar to let sth/sb be ( colloq), to leave sth/sb alone

lado

2

(CS): dejar algo dicho to leave a message

dejó dicho que lo llamaran he left a message for them to call him

¿quiere dejar algo dicho? do you want to leave a message?

E

1 (posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

dejemos los platos para mañana let's leave the dishes until tomorrow

2 (reservar, guardar) to leave

deja tus chistes para otro momento save your jokes for some other time

dejen un poco de postre para Gustavo leave some dessert for Gustavo

deja un margen leave a margin

F ( Esp fam) (prestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to lend

he salido sin dinero — yo te puedo dejar algo I've come out without any money — I can lend you some o let you have some

Sentido II

A

1 (permitir) dejar algo/a algn + INF to let sth/sb + INF

¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?

déjame entrar/salir let me in/out

siempre lo han dejado hacer lo que le da la gana they've always allowed him to do o let him do just as he pleases

deja correr el agua let the water run, run the water

tú déjame hacer a mí y no te preocupes you leave it to me and don't worry

sacar del horno y dejar reposar remove from the oven and leave to stand

su rostro no dejaba traslucir ninguna emoción his face showed no emotion

dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ to let sth/sb + INF

dejó que lo eligiera ella he let her choose, he left the choice to her

déjame que te ayude let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne don't let the meat burn

2 (esperar) dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ:

dejar que espese la salsa allow the sauce to thicken, wait until the sauce thickens

deja que se tranquilice un poco primero wait for him to calm down o let him calm down a bit first

¡deja que te agarre y vas a ver! just you wait till I get my hands on you!

B

1

dejar paso to make way

dejen paso a la ambulancia let the ambulance through, make way for the ambulance

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas we have to make way for new ideas

2

dejar caer ‹objeto› to drop;

‹comentario› to let … drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba she let it drop that she was getting married

■ dejar

vi

A

deja/dejen: deja, me toca pagar a mí no, no, it's my turn to pay

toma lo que te debía — deja, deja here, this is what I owed you — no, it doesn't matter o no, forget it o no, please

dejen, no se preocupen look, leave it, don't bother

B dejar de

1 (omitir, no hacer) dejar DE + INF:

no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues don't forget to write o make sure you write as soon as you get there

no deja de llamar ni un solo día he telephones every day without fail

no dejes de recordarles que … be sure to remind them that …

no por eso voy a dejar de decir lo que siento that won't stop me from saying what I feel

yo no puedo dejar de sacar mis propias conclusiones I can't help but draw my own conclusions

no deja de sorprenderme que haya venido a disculparse I still find it surprising that he came to apologize

lo que hagan o dejen de hacer es cosa suya whatever they do or don't do is their business

por no dejar ( Chi fam); for the sake of it

2 (cesar) dejar DE + INF to stop -ING

deja de llorar/importunarme stop crying/bothering me

creía que habías dejado de fumar I thought you had given up smoking

■ dejarse

v pron

A (abandonarse) to let oneself go

se ha dejado mucho desde que enviudó he's let himself go terribly since he lost his wife

B

1 ‹barba/bigote› to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo I want to grow my hair long

2 dejarse + INF:

se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him

no me voy a dejar convencer tan fácilmente I am not going to be persuaded that easily

quería besarla, pero ella no se dejó he wanted to kiss her but she wouldn't let him

se dejó llevar por la música she let herself be carried o swept along by the music

se dejó abatir por el desánimo she succumbed to despondency

no te dejes, tú también pégale ( AmL exc RPl); don't just take it, hit him back ( colloq)

¿qué tal el postre? — se deja comer ( fam hum); what's the dessert like? — it's not bad o I've tasted worse ( colloq hum)

de vez en cuando se dejaba caer por el club he used to drop by o into the club now and then

nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you

dejarse estar: no te dejes estar you'd better do something

si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato if we don't get our act together o get a move on we'll lose the contract, if we don't do something, we'll lose the contract ( colloq)

C ( fam) (olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa I left my/the money at home

D dejarse de ( fam):

déjate de rodeos y dime la verdad stop beating about the bush and tell me the truth

déjense ya de lamentaciones stop complaining

a ver si se dejan de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time

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Multiple Entries:
dejar
dejar algo
dejar ( conjugate dejar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave;

◊ lo dejé en recepción I left it in reception;

dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school;
dejar un recado to leave a message;
dejar propina to leave a tip;
deja ese cuchillo put that knife down;
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone, it wasn't her fault;
dejar mucho que desear to leave a great deal to be desired
b) ( olvidar) ‹dinero/objeto› to leave;

◊ ¡déjalo! forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2
a) ‹mancha/huella/sabor› to leave

b) ‹ ganancia› to produce;

◊ el negocio dejó pérdidas the business made a loss

3 ( abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave;
‹ familia› to leave, abandon;
‹ trabajo› to give up, leave;
‹ lugar› to leave;
◊ quiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancing

4 (+ compl) ( en cierto estado) to leave;
◊ dejé la ventana abierta I left the window open;

me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside;
¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!;
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos;
See also→ lado 3
5
a) ( posponer) leave;

◊ no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) ‹espacio/margen/comida› to leave

( permitir)
◊ dejara algo/algn hacer algo to let sth/sb do sth;

déjalo entrar let it/him in;
deja correr el agua let the water run;
¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?;
dejar que algo/algn haga algo to let sb/sth do sth;
déjame que te ayude let me help you;
See Also→ caer 1, See Also→ paso 1 b
verbo intransitivo dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
◊ dejar de fumar to give up o to stop smoking;

no dejes de escribirme make sure you write to me
dejarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

◊ dejarse hacer algo: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him;

se deja influir fácilmente he's easily influenced;
dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music;
dejarse estar (AmL);

( descuidarse) to be careless;
( abandonarse) to let oneself go
2 ‹barba/bigote› to grow
3 dejarse de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
◊ déjate de lamentarte stop complaining

4 (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave
dejar
1 verbo transitivo
1 (poner en un sitio una cosa) to leave: déjalo donde estaba, leave it where it was
no sé dónde dejé las llaves, I don't know where I left my keys
(a una persona en un lugar) to drop off
2 (prestar) to lend: ¿me dejas tu blusa?, may I borrow your blouse?
3 (abandonar a un niño) to abandon
(romper relaciones con) to leave: Carmen dejó a su novio, Carmen broke up with her boyfriend
(una actividad) to give up: dejó de bailar, she gave up dancing
dejar el trabajo, to leave one's job
(desistir) to give up: lo dejé por imposible, I gave it up
4 (autorizar, dar permiso) to let, allow: no sé si le dejarán viajar solo, I don't know if they'll let her travel unaccompanied
dejar entrar/salir, to let in/out ➣ Ver nota en let 5 (no molestar) to leave sb alone: deja a mamá, que está descansando, leave mummy alone, she's having a rest
6 (producir beneficios) to produce
7 (aplazar) dejaron la visita para otro día, they put the visit off for another day
8 (+ adjetivo: en un estado) to make
dejar cansado, to make (sb) tired
dejar preocupado/satisfecho, to worry/satisfy
II v aux ( dejar de + infinitivo) to stop, give up: no deja de hablar de él, she never stops talking about him
no dejes de llamar para avisarme, don't forget to call me
de pronto dejó de respirar, suddenly he stoped breathing ➣ Ver nota en give y stop
♦ Locuciones: déjame en paz, leave me alone
dejar dicho, to leave a word o a message
dejar fuera, (excluir, no tener en cuenta) to leave out, omit
dejar mucho que desear, to leave a lot to be desired: su examen dejó mucho que desear, his exam performance left a lot to be desired
' dejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotar
- aplanar
- aturdir
- barbecho
- betún
- cabida
- cabo
- caer
- callar
- clara
- claro
- colgada
- colgado
- consistir
- Cristo
- dejarse
- descendencia
- descolgar
- desconectarse
- despedirse
- desplumar
- destartalar
- destilar
- desvelar
- deteriorarse
- enseñar
- entrever
- estacada
- estampar
- franquear
- hoy
- huella
- imprimir
- miel
- olvidar
- palmo
- petrificar
- piedra
- pieza
- plantar
- plantificar
- poltrona
- prenda
- rastro
- reñir
- reposo
- respirar
- sabor
- salirse
- señal
English:
abandon
- admit
- advance
- advise
- allow
- astound
- black out
- blind
- boggle
- bowl over
- break off
- brew
- brush aside
- burner
- butt out
- cease
- chuck in
- cold
- come off
- consider
- cripple
- cut
- cut off
- cut out
- dangle
- dent
- device
- disable
- dismiss
- drop
- drop off
- drop out
- dump
- end
- fool
- forward
- fox
- free
- gear
- give
- give up
- gripping
- imprint
- jack in
- jilt
- keep
- keep in
- keep out
- knock out
- lay down

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dejar

♦ vt

1. [poner] to leave, to put;

dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table;

deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger;

he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby;

deja el jarrón, que lo vas a romper put that vase down or you'll break it;

su compañero le dejó un balón perfecto y sólo tuvo que rematar a gol his team-mate played a perfect ball for him and all he had to do was tap it in

2. [olvidar] to leave;

dejé el paraguas en el cine I left my umbrella at the movies

3. [encomendar]
dejarle algo a alguien to leave sth with sb;

le dejé los niños a mi madre I left the children with my mother

4. Esp [prestar]
dejar algo a alguien to lend sb sth, to lend sth to sb;

¿me dejas un paraguas? could you lend me an umbrella?;

¿nos dejarás tu casa el próximo verano? will you let us use your house next summer?

5. [abandonar] [casa, trabajo, país] to leave;
[tabaco, estudios] to give up; [familia] to abandon;
dejé la fiesta a medianoche I left the party at midnight;

dejó el tenis cuando empezó la universidad she gave up tennis when she started university;

dejó lo que estaba haciendo para ayudarla he stopped o dropped what he was doing to help her;

te dejo, que si no pierdo el autobús I have to leave you now, or I'll miss the bus;

su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her;

lo dejó por un hombre más joven she left him for a younger man;

dejar a alguien en algún sitio [con el coche] to drop sb off somewhere;

el avión dejó a treinta pasajeros en la primera escala thirty passengers got off (the plane) at the first stopover;

dejar atrás a alguien to leave sb behind;

es muy inteligente y ha dejado atrás al resto de la clase she's very intelligent and has left the rest of the class behind (her), she's very intelligent and is way ahead of the rest of the class;

dejó atrás al resto de corredores he left the other runners behind o in his wake;

dejar algo por imposible to give sth up as a lost cause

6. [posponer] to leave;

dejemos esto para la próxima reunión let's leave this matter until the next meeting;

dejamos el viaje para diciembre we put off the journey until December;

Prov

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don't put off till o leave for tomorrow what you can do today

7. [permitir]
dejar a alguien hacer algo to let sb do sth, to allow sb to do sth;

no me dejan salir, estoy castigado I'm being kept in as a punishment;

dejar entrar/salir a alguien to let sb in/out;

sus gritos no me dejaron dormir his cries prevented me from sleeping;

déjame a mí, que tengo más experiencia let me do it, I'm more experienced;

déjame a mí, yo me encargo de preparar la comida leave it to me, I'll get dinner;

deja que tu hijo venga con nosotros let your son come with us;

¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?;

dejar correr algo to leave sth be;

dejar pasar o [m5] escapar algo to let sth slip;

dejó pasar tres semanas he let three weeks go by;

el resultado final no deja lugar a dudas the final result leaves no room for doubt

8. [reservar]
deja algo de café para mí leave some coffee for me;

deja algo para los demás leave some for the others;

deja tus críticas para una mejor ocasión save your criticisms for another time

9. [legar] to leave;

dejar algo a alguien to leave sth to sb;

dejó todos sus ahorros a varias instituciones benéficas she left all her savings to charity

10. [reportar] to bring;

el negocio les deja varios millones al año the business brings them several million a year

11. [omitir] to leave out;

la cocina déjala de momento, ahora hay que limpiar el baño leave the kitchen for the moment, I want you to clean the bathroom now;

dejemos aparte las introducciones y comencemos la negociación let's dispense with the introductions and get straight down to the negotiations;

dejar algo por o [m5] sin hacer to fail to do sth;

dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved

12. (en imperativo) [olvidar] to forget (about);

déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter

13. (en imperativo) [no molestar] to leave alone o in peace;

¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!;

déjame tranquilo o [m5] en paz leave me alone o in peace;

¡deja a tu padre, está durmiendo! leave your father alone o in peace, he's sleeping!;

déjalo estar leave it as it is, let it be

14. (+ infinitivo)
dejó adivinar sus intenciones she allowed her intentions to be guessed;

lo dejó caer she dropped it;

dejó caer que no se presentaría a las próximas elecciones he let it drop that he wouldn't be standing at the next election;

dejó escapar una magnífica oportunidad she missed an excellent opportunity, she allowed an excellent opportunity to slip by

15. [indica resultado] to leave;

deja un sabor agridulce it has a bittersweet aftertaste;

la lejía ha dejado marcas en la ropa the bleach has left stains on the clothes;

el examen me dejó agotado I was left exhausted by the exam;

¡no me dejes así, cuéntame qué pasó! don't leave me guessing, tell me what happened!;

yo dejaría la pared tal y como está I'd leave the wall as it is;

tu comportamiento deja bastante/mucho que desear your behaviour leaves something/a lot to be desired;

dejar algo hecho to get sth done;

te lo dejaré hecho para el lunes I'll get it done for you by Monday;

dejar algo como nuevo to leave sth as good as new

16. [esperar a]
dejar que to wait until;

dejó que acabara de llover para salir he waited until it had stopped raining before going out;

retirar del fuego y dejar enfriar o [m5] que se enfríe remove from the heat and allow to cool;

deja que se calme un poco, y entonces háblale wait until she calms down a bit before you talk to her

♦ vi

1. [parar]
dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;

dejó de llover it stopped raining, the rain stopped;

ha dejado de fumar/beber he's stopped smoking/drinking;

no deja de venir ni un solo día he never fails to come;

poco a poco dejaron de llamarse they gradually stopped phoning one another;

no deja de ser extraño que haga tanto calor en esta época del año it really is most strange for it to be so hot at this time of year

2. (en negativo) [indica promesa]
no dejar de to be sure to;

¡no dejes de escribirme! be sure to write to me!;

no dejes de avisarnos si tienes algún problema be sure to tell us if you have any problem

3. (en imperativo) [indica negación]
deja, ya subo yo las maletas leave the cases, I'll bring them up;

deje, señora, ya lo hago yo allow me, madam, I'll do it;

¿vas a volver a correr la maratón? – ¡deja, deja! ya tuve suficiente con la del año pasado are you going to run the marathon again? – don't! last year was more than enough

♦ See also the pronominal verb dejarse

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dejar

I v/t

1 leave; estudios give up, quit fam ;

dejar mucho que desear leave a lot to be desired;

dejar algo para mañana leave sth until tomorrow;

dejémoslo aquí let’s leave it here;

¡déjalo! persona leave him alone!; asunto drop it!

2 ( permitir) let, allow;

déjale marcharse let him go;

dejar que algo ocurra let sth happen, allow sth to happen

3 ( prestar) lend

4 beneficios yield

5

:

déjame en la esquina drop me at the corner;

dejar caer algo drop sth

II v/i

1 ( parar)

:

dejar de hacer algo stop doing sth;

dejar de fumar give up smoking, stop o quit smoking;

no deja de fastidiarme he keeps (on) annoying me;

no puedo dejar de pensar en ellos I can’t stop thinking about them

2

:

no dejes de visitarnos be sure to visit us

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dejar vt

1) : to leave

2) abandonar: to abandon, to forsake

3) : to let be, to let go

4) permitir: to allow, to permit

dejar vi

dejar de : to stop, to quit

dejar de fumar: to quit smoking

♦ See also the reflexive verb dejarse

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dejar vb

1. (en general) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

déjalo todo en la mesa leave everything on the table

ha dejado a su marido she's left her husband

2. (abandonar una actividad) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

dejó los estudios he gave up his studies

3. (permitir) to let [pt. & pp. let]

mi padre no me deja ir a la discoteca my father doesn't let me go to the disco

4. (prestar) to lend [pt. & pp. lent]

me dejó su vestido para la fiesta she lent me her dress for the party

¿me dejas este libro? can you lend me this book? / can I borrow this book?

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

has dejado caer el pañuelo you've dropped your hankie

dejar de (involuntariamente) to stop [pt. & pp. stopped] (voluntariamente) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

ha dejado de llover it's stopped raining

mi padre ha dejado de fumar my father's given up smoking

¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!

Spanish-English dictionary > dejar

12 turn

1. noun
1)

it is somebody's turn to do something — jemand ist an der Reihe, etwas zu tun

it's your turn [next] — du bist als nächster/nächste dran (ugs.) od. an der Reihe

wait one's turn — warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

your turn will come — du kommst auch [noch] an die Reihe

by turns — abwechselnd

he gave it to her, and she in turn passed it on to me — er gab es ihr, und sie wiederum reichte es an mich weiter

in one's turn — wiederum

out of turn — (before or after one's turn) außer der Reihe; (fig.) an der falschen Stelle [lachen]

excuse me if I'm talking out of turn — (fig.) entschuldige, wenn ich etwas Unpassendes sage

take [it in] turns — sich abwechseln

take turns at doing something, take it in turns to do something — etwas abwechselnd tun

2) (rotary motion) Drehung, die

give the handle a turn — den Griff [herum]drehen

[done] to a turn — genau richtig [zubereitet]

3) (change of direction) Wende, die

take a turn to the right/left, do or make or take a right/left turn — nach rechts/links abbiegen

‘no left/right turn’ — "links/rechts abbiegen verboten!"

the turn of the year/century — die Jahres-/Jahrhundertwende

a turn of fortune — eine Schicksalswende

take a favourable turn — (fig.) sich zum Guten wenden

4) (deflection) Biegung, die

5) (bend) Kurve, die; (corner) Ecke, die

at every turn — (fig.) (con- z stantly) ständig

6) (short performance on stage etc.) Nummer, die

do one's turn — auftreten

7) (change of tide)

turn of the tide — Gezeitenwechsel, der

8) (character)

be of a mechanical/speculative turn — technisch begabt sein/einen Hang zum Spekulativen haben

9) (literary): (formation) Rundung, die

10) (form of expression)

an elegant turn of speech/phrase — eine elegante Ausdrucksweise

11) (service)

do somebody a good/bad turn — jemandem einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen

one good turn deserves another — (prov.) hilfst du mir, so helf ich dir

12) (coll.): (fright)

give somebody quite a turn — jemandem einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (make revolve) drehen

turn the tap — am Wasserhahn drehen

turn the key in the lock — den Schlüssel im Schloss herumdrehen

2) (reverse) umdrehen; wenden [Pfannkuchen, Matratze, Auto, Heu, Teppich]; umgraben [Erde]

turn something upside down or on its head — (lit. or fig.) etwas auf den Kopf stellen

turn something back to front — die Vorderseite einer Sache nach hinten drehen

turn something inside out — etwas nach außen stülpen od. drehen

turn the page — umblättern

3) (give new direction to) drehen, wenden [Kopf]

she could still turn heads — die Leute drehten sich immer noch nach ihr um

turn a hose/gun on somebody/something — einen Schlauch/ein Gewehr auf jemanden/etwas richten

turn one's attention/mind to something — sich/seine Gedanken einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

turn one's thoughts to a subject — sich [in Gedanken] mit einem Thema beschäftigen

turn a car into a road — [mit einem Auto] in eine Straße einbiegen

turn the tide [of something] — [bei etwas] den Ausschlag geben

turn somebody from his purpose — jemanden von seinem Vorhaben abbringen

4) (send)

turn somebody loose on somebody/something — jemanden auf jemanden/etwas loslassen

turn somebody from one's door/off one's land — jemanden von seiner Tür/von seinem Land verjagen

turn a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

5) (cause to become) verwandeln

the cigarette smoke has turned the walls yellow — der Zigarettenrauch hat die Wände vergilben lassen

turn the lights low — das Licht dämpfen

turn a play/book into a film — ein Theaterstück/Buch verfilmen

the thought turned him pale — der Gedanke ließ ihn erbleichen (geh.)

6) (make sour) sauer werden lassen [Milch]

7)

turn somebody's stomach — jemandem den Magen umdrehen

8)

turn somebody's head — (make conceited) jemandem zu Kopf steigen

9) (shape in lathe) drechseln [Holz]; drehen [Metall]

10) drehen [Pirouette]; schlagen [Rad, Purzelbaum]

11) (reach the age of)

turn 40 — 40 [Jahre alt] werden

12)

it's just turned 12 o'clock/quarter past 4 — es ist gerade 12 Uhr/viertel nach vier vorbei
3. intransitive verb
1) (revolve) sich drehen; [Wasserhahn, Schlüssel:] sich drehen lassen

the earth turns on its axis — die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse

he couldn't get the key to turn — er konnte den Schlüssel nicht drehen

2) (reverse direction) [Person:] sich herumdrehen; [Auto:] wenden

the car turned upside down — das Auto überschlug sich

turn back to front — sich von hinten nach vorne drehen

3) (take new direction) sich wenden; (turn round) sich umdrehen

his thoughts/attention turned to her — er wandte ihr seine Gedanken/Aufmerksamkeit zu

left/right turn! — (Mil.) links/rechts um!

turn into a road/away from the river — in eine Straße einbiegen/vom Fluss abbiegen

turn to the left — nach links abbiegen/[Schiff, Flugzeug:] abdrehen

turn up/down a street — in eine Straße einbiegen

turn towards home — den Heimweg einschlagen

when the tide turns — wenn die Ebbe/Flut kommt

not know where or which way to turn — (fig.) keinen Ausweg [mehr] wissen

my luck has turned — (fig.) mein Glück hat sich gewendet

4) (become) werden

turn traitor/statesman/Muslim — zum Verräter/zum Staatsmann/Moslem werden

turn [in]to something — zu etwas werden; (be transformed) sich in etwas (Akk.) verwandeln

her face turned green — sie wurde [ganz] grün im Gesicht

5) (change colour) [Laub:] sich [ver]färben

6) (become sour) [Milch:] sauer werden

7)

my stomach turns — mir dreht sich der Magen um (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/77106/turn_about">turn about

- turn against

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

- turn upon

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[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) (sich) drehen

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) sich (um-) drehen

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) eine Biegung machen

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) lenken

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) biegen um

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) (sich) verwandeln

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) werden (lassen)
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) die Drehung

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) die Windung

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) die Abzweigung

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) die Reihe

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) die Programmnummer

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up
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turn

[tɜ:n, AM tɜ:rn]

I. NOUN

1. (rotation) of a wheel Drehung f

give the screw a couple of \turns drehen Sie die Schraube einige Male um

to give the handle a \turn den Griff [herum]drehen

2. (change in direction: in road) Kurve f, SCHWEIZ a. Rank m fam; SPORT Wende f

“no left/right \turn” „Links/Rechts abbiegen verboten“

the path had many twists and \turns der Pfad wand und schlängelte sich dahin; ( fig)

the novel has many twists and \turns of plot die Handlung des Romans ist total verwickelt fam; ( fig)

things took an ugly turn die Sache nahm eine üble Wendung; ( fig)

I find the \turn of events most unsatisfactory ich mag nicht, wie sich die Dinge gerade entwickeln

to make a \turn abbiegen

to make a wrong \turn falsch abbiegen

to make a \turn to port/starboard NAUT nach Backbord/Steuerbord abdrehen

to take a \turn [to the left/right] [nach links/rechts] abbiegen

to take a \turn for the better/worse ( fig) sich zum Besseren/Schlechteren wenden [o SCHWEIZ meist kehren]

she's taken a \turn for the worse since... mit ihr ist es ziemlich bergab gegangen, seit... fam

to take a new \turn eine [ganz] neue Wendung nehmen

3. (changing point)

the \turn of the century die Jahrhundertwende

at the \turn of the century zur Jahrhundertwende

at the \turn of the 19th century Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts

the \turn of the tide der Gezeitenwechsel

the tide was on the \turn die Flut/Ebbe setzte gerade ein; ( fig)

the \turn of the tide occurred when... das Blatt wandte [o SCHWEIZ meist kehrte] sich, als...

4. (allotted time)

it's my \turn now! jetzt bin ich an der Reihe [o fam dran]!

it's Jill's \turn next Jill kommt als Nächste dran

it's your \turn to take out the rubbish du bist dran, den Abfall runter zu bringen

your \turn will come! du kommst schon auch noch dran! fam; (in desperate situations) du wirst auch noch zum Zuge kommen! fam

whose \turn is it? wer ist dran?

I want everyone to take their \turn nicely without any fighting ich will, dass ihr euch schön abwechselt, ohne Streitereien

you can have a \turn at the computer now Sie können jetzt den Computer benutzen

to do sth in \turn [or by \turns] etw abwechselnd tun

to miss a \turn eine Runde aussetzen

to take \turns [or esp BRIT it in \turns] doing sth etw abwechselnd tun

to take a \turn at the wheel für eine Weile das Steuer übernehmen

to wait one's \turn warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

▪ in \turn wiederum

she told Peter and he in \turn told me sie hat es Peter erzählt und er wiederum hat es dann mir erzählt

he's all sweet and cold in \turns [or by turn[s]] er ist abwechselnd total nett und dann wieder total kalt fam

5. ([dis]service)

to do sb a good/bad \turn jdm einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen

to do a good \turn eine gute Tat tun

6. (odd sensation, shock) Schreck[en] m

to give sb a \turn jdm einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen

7. (feeling of queasiness) Anfall m; ( fam)

she was having one of her \turns sie hatte wieder einmal einen ihrer Anfälle

8. (performance on stage) Nummer f

to do comic \turns Sketche aufführen

to perform a \turn eine Nummer aufführen

9. (not appropriate)

▪ out of \turn:

what you've just said was completely out of \turn was du da gerade gesagt hast, war wirklich völlig unpassend

sorry, have I been talking out of \turn? tut mir leid, habe ich was Falsches gesagt?

he really was speaking out of \turn es war völlig unangebracht, dass er sich dazu äußerte

10. (character)

▪ to be of a... \turn of mind einen Hang zu etw dat haben

to be of a humorous \turn eine Frohnatur sein

to have a logical \turn of mind ein logischer Mensch sein

11. (stroll) Runde f

to take a \turn [in the park] eine [kleine] Runde [durch den Park] drehen

12. (round in coil, rope) Umwickelung f

13. (expression well put together)

a nice [or elegant] [or good] \turn of phrase elegante Ausdrucksweise; (wording) elegante Formulierung

to have a nice \turn of phrase sich akk sehr gut ausdrücken können

14. (purpose)

to serve sb's \turn jdm dienen

that'll serve my \turn das ist gerade genau das Richtige für mich

15. MUS Doppelschlag m

16. STOCKEX Gewinnspanne f, Gewinn m, Courtage f

jobber's \turn Courtage f

17. (cooked perfectly)

to be done [or cooked] to a \turn food gut durch[gebraten] sein

18. no pl (card in poker game)

▪ the \turn AM bei Texas Hold 'Em (Pokerspiel): die vierte Karte, die alle Spieler zugeteilt bekommen

19.

▶ at every \turn (continually) ständig; (again and again) jedes Mal

▶ to fight at every \turn mit aller Macht kämpfen

▶ one good \turn deserves another ( saying) eine Hand wäscht die andere

▶ to be on the \turn sich akk wandeln; milk einen Stich haben, sauer sein SCHWEIZ; leaves gelb werden

▶ a \turn of the screw eine weitere Verschärfung [einer Maßnahme]

the raising of their rent was another \turn of the screw in the landlord's attempt to get them evicted die Mieterhöhung war ein weiterer Versuch, ihnen Daumenschrauben anzulegen und sie allmählich aus der Wohnung zu drängen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (rotate, cause to rotate)

▪ to \turn sth knob, screw etw drehen

he \turned the key quietly in the lock er drehte den Schlüssel vorsichtig im Schloss um

she \turned the wheel sharply sie riss das Steuer herum

2. (switch direction)

▪ to \turn sth:

he \turned his head in surprise überrascht wendete er den Kopf

my mother can still \turn heads nach meiner Mutter drehen sich die Männer noch immer um

he \turned the car er wendete [o SCHWEIZ meist kehrte] den Wagen

the little girl just \turned her back to her das kleine Mädchen wandte ihr einfach den Rücken zu

she \turned the chair to the window so that she could look outside sie drehte den Stuhl zum Fenster, sodass sie hinausschauen konnte

to \turn one's car into a road [in eine Straße] abbiegen

to \turn round the corner um die Ecke biegen

to \turn the course of history den Gang der Geschichte [ver]ändern

to \turn one's eyes towards sb jdn anblicken

to \turn somersaults einen Purzelbaum schlagen; SPORT einen Salto machen; ( fig)

he \turned somersaults in his joy er machte vor Freude Luftsprünge

3. (aim)

▪ to \turn sth on sb lamp, hose etw auf jdn richten

she \turned her full anger onto him ihr ganzer Zorn richtete sich gegen ihn

the stranger \turned a hostile stare on him der Fremde warf ihm einen feindseligen Blick zu

to \turn one's attention [or mind] to sth seine Aufmerksamkeit etw dat zuwenden

to \turn a gun on sb ein Gewehr auf jdn richten

to \turn one's steps homewards sich akk nach Hause begeben

to \turn one's thoughts to sth sich akk etw dat zuwenden

4. (sprain)

▪ to \turn sth sich dat etw verrenken

to \turn one's ankle sich dat den Knöchel verrenken

5. + adj (cause to become)

▪ to \turn sb/sth sth:

the shock \turned her hair grey overnight durch den Schock wurde sie über Nacht grau

the cigarette smoke had \turned the walls grey durch den Zigarettenrauch waren die Wände ganz grau geworden

the hot weather has \turned the milk sour durch die Hitze ist die Milch sauer geworden

the news \turned her pale als sie die Nachricht hörte, wurde sie ganz bleich

his comment \turned her angry sein Kommentar verärgerte sie

6. (cause to feel nauseous)

to \turn sb's stomach jdn den Magen umdrehen

the smell \turned her stomach bei dem Gestank drehte sich ihr der Magen um

7. (change)

▪ to \turn sth/sb into sth etw/jdn in etw akk umwandeln

the wizard \turned the ungrateful prince into a frog der Zauberer verwandelte den undankbaren Prinzen in einen Frosch

to \turn a book into a film ein Buch verfilmen

to \turn sth into German/English etw ins Deutsche/Englische übertragen

to \turn the light[s] low das Licht dämpfen

8. (reverse)

▪ to \turn sth garment, mattress etw wenden [o umdrehen] [o SCHWEIZ meist kehren]

to \turn the page umblättern

to \turn sth inside out bag etw umdrehen, von etw dat das Innere nach Außen kehren

9. (gain)

to \turn a profit einen Gewinn machen

10. (send)

to \turn a dog on sb einen Hund auf jdn hetzen

to \turn sb loose on sth jdn auf etw akk loslassen

to be \turned loose losgelassen werden akk

11. (stop sb)

▪ to \turn sb from sth jdn von etw dat abbringen

12. TECH (create by rotating)

▪ to \turn sth wood etw drechseln; metal etw drehen

13.

▶ to be able to \turn one's hand to anything ein Händchen für alles haben

▶ to \turn one's back on sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw abwenden fig

it is time for you to \turn your back on childish pursuits es wird langsam Zeit, dass du deine kindischen Spiele hinter dir lässt

▶ to \turn a blind eye sich akk blind stellen

▶ to \turn a blind eye to sth die Augen vor etw dat verschließen

▶ to \turn the other cheek die andere Wange hinhalten fig

▶ to \turn the corner [allmählich] über dem Berg sein

▶ to \turn a deaf ear [to sth] sich akk [gegenüber etw dat] taub stellen

▶ to not \turn a hair keine Miene verziehen

without \turning a hair... ohne auch nur mit der Wimper zu zucken

▶ to \turn one's hand to sth sich akk in etw dat versuchen

▶ to \turn sb's head jdm den Kopf verdrehen

▶ sth has \turned sb's head etw ist jdm zu Kopf[e] gestiegen

▶ to \turn sth on its head etw [vollkommen] auf den Kopf stellen

▶ to know how to \turn a compliment wissen, wie man Komplimente macht

▶ to \turn a phrase sprachgewandt sein

▶ to \turn the spotlight on sb/sth die [allgemeine] Aufmerksamkeit auf jdn/etw lenken

▶ to \turn the tables [on sb] den Spieß umdrehen [o SCHWEIZ meist umkehren]

▶ to \turn tail and run auf der Stelle kehrtmachen und die Flucht ergreifen

▶ to \turn a trick prostitute sich akk prostituieren

▶ to \turn sth upside down [or inside out] etw gründlich durchsuchen; room etw auf den Kopf stellen fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (rotate) sich drehen; person sich akk umdrehen

this tap won't \turn dieser Hahn lässt sich nicht drehen

▪ to \turn on sth sich akk um etw akk drehen

the ballerina \turned on her toes die Ballerina drehte auf den Zehenspitzen Pirouetten

the chickens were being \turned on a spit die Hähnchen wurden auf einem Spieß gedreht

the earth \turns on its axis die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse

▪ to \turn to sb sich akk zu jdm [um]drehen

to \turn upside down boat umkippen; car sich überschlagen

2. (switch the direction faced) person sich akk umdrehen; car wenden, SCHWEIZ meist kehren; (in bend) abbiegen; wind drehen; ( fig) SCHWEIZ meist kehren; ( fig) sich akk wenden

she \turned onto the highway sie bog auf die Autobahn ab

she \turned into a little street sie bog in ein Sträßchen ein

heads still \turn when she walks along die Männer schauen ihr noch immer nach

when the tide \turns (high tide) wenn die Flut kommt; (low tide) wenn es Ebbe wird; ( fig) wenn sich das Blatt wendet [o SCHWEIZ meist kehrt]

the path down the mountain twisted and \turned der Pfad schlängelte sich den Berghang hinab

to \turn on one's heel auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen

to \turn right/left [nach] rechts/links abbiegen; ship nach rechts/links abdrehen; MIL

\turn right! rechts um!

▪ to \turn towards sb/sth sich akk zu jdm/etw umdrehen; (turn attention to) sich akk jdm/etw zuwenden

plants \turn toward the light Pflanzen wenden sich dem Licht zu

3. ( fig: for aid or advice)

▪ to \turn to sb [for sth] sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] an jdn wenden

he has no one to \turn to er hat niemanden, an den er sich wenden kann

he \turned to me for help er wandte sich an mich und bat um Hilfe

I don't know which way to \turn ich weiß keinen Ausweg mehr

to \turn to drink sich akk in den Alkohol flüchten

to \turn to God sich akk Gott zuwenden

to \turn to sb for money jdn um Geld bitten

4. (change) werden; milk sauer werden; leaves gelb werden, sich verfärben

his mood \turned quite nasty er wurde richtig schlecht gelaunt

his face \turned green er wurde ganz grün im Gesicht fam

my hair is \turning grey! ich kriege graue Haare!

the friendship between the two neighbours \turned sour das freundschaftliche Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Nachbarn kühlte sich erheblich ab

my luck has \turned das Blatt hat sich gewandt

to \turn informer/traitor zum Informanten/zur Informantin/zum Verräter/zur Verräterin werden

to \turn Muslim Muslim werden

to \turn cold/warm/pale kalt/warm/blass werden

to \turn red person, traffic lights rot werden

▪ to \turn into sth zu etw dat werden

the frog \turned into a handsome prince der Frosch verwandelte sich in einen schönen Prinzen

he \turned from a sweet boy into a sullen brat aus dem süßen kleinen Jungen wurde ein mürrischer Flegel

all this \turned into a nightmare das alles ist zum Albtraum geworden

when there's a full moon, he \turns into a werewolf bei Vollmond verwandelt er sich in einen Werwolf

5. (turn attention to)

▪ to \turn to sth conversation, subject sich akk etw dat zuwenden

my thoughts \turned to him and his family meine Gedanken gingen an ihn und seine Familie

6. (attain particular age)

to \turn 20/40 20/40 werden

7. (pass particular hour)

it had already \turned eleven es war schon kurz nach elf

it has just \turned past five o'clock es ist gerade fünf vorbei

just as it \turned midnight... genau um Mitternacht...

8. (make feel sick)

my stomach \turned at the grisly sight bei dem grässlichen Anblick drehte sich mir der Magen um

this smell makes my stomach \turn bei diesem Geruch dreht sich mir der Magen um

9.

▶ to \turn on a dime AM auf der Stelle kehrt machen

▶ to \turn [over] in one's grave sich akk im Grabe umdrehen

▶ to \turn tattle-tail AM ( usu childspeak fam) petzen fam, SCHWEIZ a. rätschen fam, ÖSTERR a. tratschen fam

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turn¹ [tɜːn; US tɜrn]

A s

1. Drehung f:

give sth a turn (two turns) etwas (zweimal) drehen;

be done to a turn GASTR gerade richtig durchgebraten sein; → wheel A 7

2. Turnus m, Reihe(nfolge) f:

turn (and turn) about reihum, abwechselnd, wechselweise;

she was laughing and crying by turns sie lachte und weinte abwechselnd;

in turn

a) der Reihe nach,

b) dann wieder;

in his turn seinerseits;

speak out of turn fig unpassende Bemerkungen machen;

I hope I haven’t spoken out of turn ich habe doch nichts Falsches gesagt?;

now it is my turn jetzt bin ich dran oder an der Reihe;

then it was my turn to be astonished dann war ich erstaunt;

whose turn is it to do the dishes? wer ist mit dem Abspülen dran?;

my turn will come fig meine Zeit kommt auch noch, ich komme schon noch dran;

take turns sich abwechseln (at bei);

we took turns at driving auch wir fuhren abwechselnd;

take one’s turn handeln, wenn die Reihe an einen kommt;

wait your turn warte, bis du an der Reihe oder dran bist!

3. Drehen n, Wendung f:

turn to the left Linkswendung

4. Wendepunkt m (auch fig)

5. a) Biegung f, Kurve f, Kehre f

b) → turning 4 b:

at every turn ständig, überall

6. SPORT

a) Turnen: Drehung f

b) Schwimmen: Wende f:

at the turn an oder bei der Wende,

c) Skisport: Wende f, Kehre f, Schwung m

d) Eis-, Rollkunstlauf: Kehre f, Kurve f

7. Krümmung f ( auch MATH)

8. Wendung f:

a) Umkehr f:

be on the turn SCHIFF umschlagen (Gezeiten) ( → A 29); → tide¹ A 1

b) Richtung f, (Ver)Lauf m:

take a turn for the better (worse) sich bessern (sich verschlimmern);

take an interesting turn eine interessante Wendung nehmen (Gespräch etc),

c) (Glücks-, Zeiten- etc)Wende f, Wechsel m, Umschwung m:

a turn in one’s luck eine Glücks- oder Schicksalswende;

turn of the century Jahrhundertwende;

turn of life Lebenswende, MED Wechseljahre pl (der Frau)

9. Ausschlag(en) m(n) (einer Waage)

10. (Arbeits)Schicht f

11. Tour f, (einzelne) Windung (einer Bandage, eines Kabels etc)

12. (kurzer) Spaziergang, Runde f:

take a turn einen Spaziergang machen

13. kurze Fahrt, Spritztour f

14. SCHIFF Törn m

15. (Rede)Wendung f, Formulierung f

16. Form f, Gestalt f, Beschaffenheit f

17. Art f, Charakter m:

turn (of mind) Denkart f, -weise f

18. (for, to) Neigung f, Hang m, Talent n (zu), Sinn m (für):

practical turn praktische Veranlagung;

have a turn for languages sprachbegabt sein;

be of a humorous turn Sinn für Humor haben

19. a) (ungewöhnliche oder unerwartete) Tat

b) Dienst m, Gefallen m:

do sb a good ( a bad oder an ill) turn jemandem einen guten (schlechten) Dienst erweisen;

do sb a good turn auch jemandem einen Gefallen tun oder einen Freundschaftsdienst erweisen;

one good turn deserves another (Sprichwort) eine Liebe ist der anderen wert

20. (kurze) Beschäftigung:

turn (of work) (Stück n) Arbeit f;

take a turn at sth es kurz mit etwas versuchen

21. MED

a) Taumel m, Schwindel m

b) Anfall m

22. umg Schock m, Schrecken m:

give sb (quite) a turn jemanden (ganz schön) erschrecken

23. Zweck m:

this will serve your turn das wird dir nützlich sein;

this won’t serve my turn damit ist mir nicht gedient

24. WIRTSCH vollständig durchgeführte Börsenaktion

25. MUS Doppelschlag m

26. THEAT besonders Br (Programm)Nummer f

27. MIL (Kehrt)Wendung f, Schwenkung f:

left (right) turn! Br links-(rechts)um!;

about turn! Br ganze Abteilung kehrt!

28. TYPO Fliegenkopf m (umgedrehter Buchstabe)

29. be on the turn am Sauerwerden sein (Milch) ( → A 8)

B v/t

1. (im Kreis oder um eine Achse) drehen

2. einen Schlüssel, eine Schraube etc, auch einen Patienten (um-, herum)drehen

3. auch ein Kleidungsstück wenden, etwas umkehren, -stülpen, -drehen, einen Agenten umdrehen:

it turned my stomach mir drehte sich dabei der Magen um; → head Bes Redew

4. ein Blatt, eine Buchseite umdrehen, -wenden, -blättern:

turn the page umblättern

5. BAHN eine Weiche, TECH einen Hebel umlegen

6. AGR den Boden umgraben, -pflügen

7. zuwenden, -drehen, -kehren ( alle:

to dat)

8. den Blick, die Kamera, seine Schritte etc wenden, auch seine Gedanken, sein Verlangen richten, lenken ( alle:

against gegen;

on auf akk;

toward[s] auf akk, nach):

turn the hose on the fire den Schlauch auf das Feuer richten;

turn one’s steps home die Schritte heimwärts lenken; → attention 1

9. a) um-, ab-, weglenken, -leiten, -wenden:

turn a shot round the post SPORT einen Schuss um den Pfosten drehen,

b) ein Geschoss etc abwenden, abhalten

10. jemanden umstimmen, abbringen ( from von)

11. die Richtung ändern, eine neue Richtung geben (dat)

12. das Gesprächsthema wechseln

13. a) eine Waage etc zum Ausschlagen bringen

b) fig ausschlaggebend sein bei:

turn an election bei einer Wahl den Ausschlag geben; → scale² A 1

14. verwandeln ( into in akk):

turn water into wine;

turn love into hate;

turn a firm into a joint-stock company eine Firma in eine Aktiengesellschaft umwandeln;

turn into cash flüssigmachen, zu Geld machen;

turn one’s superiority into goals SPORT seine Überlegenheit in Tore ummünzen

15. machen, werden lassen ( beide:

into zu):

turn sb sick

a) bes US jemanden krank machen,

b) jemandem Übelkeit verursachen;

it turned her pale es ließ sie erblassen

16. auch turn sour Milch sauer werden lassen

17. die Blätter, das Laub verfärben

18. einen Text übertragen, -setzen ( beide:

into Italian ins Italienische)

19. herumgehen oder biegen um: → corner A 1

20. MIL

a) umgehen, umfassen

b) die feindliche Flanke etc aufrollen

21. hinausgehen oder hinaus sein über (akk):

he is just turning ( oder has just turned) 50 er ist gerade 50 geworden

22. TECH

a) drehen

b) Holzwaren drechseln

c) Glas marbeln, rollen

23. auch fig formen, gestalten, (kunstvoll) bilden, Komplimente, Verse etc drechseln:

a well-turned ankle ein wohlgeformtes Fußgelenk;

turn a phrase einen Satz bilden oder formen oder feilen

24. WIRTSCH verdienen, umsetzen

25. eine Messerschneide etc

a) um-, verbiegen

b) stumpf machen:

turn the edge ( oder point) of fig einer Bemerkung etc die Spitze nehmen

26. einen Salto machen, einen Purzelbaum schlagen

27. turn loose

a) freilassen,

b) einen Hund etc loslassen (on auf akk)

C v/i

1. sich drehen (lassen), sich (im Kreis) (herum)drehen (Rad etc)

2. sich drehen oder hin- und herbewegen (lassen) (Wasserhahn etc)

3. umdrehen, -wenden, besonders (in einem Buch) (um)blättern

4. sich (ab-, hin-, zu-)wenden: → turn to A

5. sich (stehend, liegend etc) (um-, herum)drehen: → grave¹ 1

6. a) SCHIFF, AUTO wenden, SCHIFF (ab)drehen

b) FLUG, AUTO kurven, eine Kurve machen

7. AUTO etc einbiegen ( into in akk), (ab)biegen:

turn right nach rechts abbiegen;

I don’t know which way to turn fig ich weiß nicht, was ich machen soll

8. eine Biegung machen (Straße, Wasserlauf etc)

9. sich krümmen oder winden: → worm A 1

10. zurückschlagen oder -prallen oder fig -fallen ( alle:

on auf akk)

11. sich umdrehen:

a) sich um 180° drehen

b) zurückschauen

12. sich umdrehen oder umwenden (lassen), sich umstülpen:

my umbrella turned inside out mein Regenschirm stülpte sich um;

my stomach turned at this sight, this sight made my stomach turn bei diesem Anblick drehte sich mir der Magen um

13. my head is turning mir dreht sich alles im Kopf;

his head turned with the success der Erfolg stieg ihm zu Kopf

14. sich (ver)wandeln (into, to in akk), umschlagen (besonders Wetter):

her love has turned into hate

15. blass, kalt etc werden:

turn blue blau anlaufen;

turn (sour) sauer werden (Milch);

turn traitor zum Verräter werden

16. sich verfärben (Blätter, Laub)

17. sich wenden (Gezeiten): → tide¹ A 1

18. TECH sich drehen oder drechseln oder (ver)formen lassen

turn² [tɜrn] v/i SPORT US turnen

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1. noun
1)

it is somebody's turn to do something — jemand ist an der Reihe, etwas zu tun

it's your turn [next] — du bist als nächster/nächste dran (ugs.) od. an der Reihe

wait one's turn — warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

your turn will come — du kommst auch [noch] an die Reihe

by turns — abwechselnd

he gave it to her, and she in turn passed it on to me — er gab es ihr, und sie wiederum reichte es an mich weiter

in one's turn — wiederum

out of turn — (before or after one's turn) außer der Reihe; (fig.) an der falschen Stelle [lachen]

excuse me if I'm talking out of turn — (fig.) entschuldige, wenn ich etwas Unpassendes sage

take [it in] turns — sich abwechseln

take turns at doing something, take it in turns to do something — etwas abwechselnd tun

2) (rotary motion) Drehung, die

give the handle a turn — den Griff [herum]drehen

[done] to a turn — genau richtig [zubereitet]

3) (change of direction) Wende, die

take a turn to the right/left, do or make or take a right/left turn — nach rechts/links abbiegen

‘no left/right turn’ — "links/rechts abbiegen verboten!"

the turn of the year/century — die Jahres-/Jahrhundertwende

a turn of fortune — eine Schicksalswende

take a favourable turn — (fig.) sich zum Guten wenden

4) (deflection) Biegung, die

5) (bend) Kurve, die; (corner) Ecke, die

at every turn — (fig.) (con- z stantly) ständig

6) (short performance on stage etc.) Nummer, die

do one's turn — auftreten

7) (change of tide)

turn of the tide — Gezeitenwechsel, der

8) (character)

be of a mechanical/speculative turn — technisch begabt sein/einen Hang zum Spekulativen haben

9) (literary): (formation) Rundung, die

10) (form of expression)

an elegant turn of speech/phrase — eine elegante Ausdrucksweise

11) (service)

do somebody a good/bad turn — jemandem einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen

one good turn deserves another — (prov.) hilfst du mir, so helf ich dir

12) (coll.): (fright)

give somebody quite a turn — jemandem einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (make revolve) drehen

turn the tap — am Wasserhahn drehen

turn the key in the lock — den Schlüssel im Schloss herumdrehen

2) (reverse) umdrehen; wenden [Pfannkuchen, Matratze, Auto, Heu, Teppich]; umgraben [Erde]

turn something upside down or on its head — (lit. or fig.) etwas auf den Kopf stellen

turn something back to front — die Vorderseite einer Sache nach hinten drehen

turn something inside out — etwas nach außen stülpen od. drehen

turn the page — umblättern

3) (give new direction to) drehen, wenden [Kopf]

she could still turn heads — die Leute drehten sich immer noch nach ihr um

turn a hose/gun on somebody/something — einen Schlauch/ein Gewehr auf jemanden/etwas richten

turn one's attention/mind to something — sich/seine Gedanken einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

turn one's thoughts to a subject — sich [in Gedanken] mit einem Thema beschäftigen

turn a car into a road — [mit einem Auto] in eine Straße einbiegen

turn the tide [of something] — [bei etwas] den Ausschlag geben

turn somebody from his purpose — jemanden von seinem Vorhaben abbringen

4) (send)

turn somebody loose on somebody/something — jemanden auf jemanden/etwas loslassen

turn somebody from one's door/off one's land — jemanden von seiner Tür/von seinem Land verjagen

turn a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

5) (cause to become) verwandeln

the cigarette smoke has turned the walls yellow — der Zigarettenrauch hat die Wände vergilben lassen

turn the lights low — das Licht dämpfen

turn a play/book into a film — ein Theaterstück/Buch verfilmen

the thought turned him pale — der Gedanke ließ ihn erbleichen (geh.)

6) (make sour) sauer werden lassen [Milch]

7)

turn somebody's stomach — jemandem den Magen umdrehen

8)

turn somebody's head — (make conceited) jemandem zu Kopf steigen

9) (shape in lathe) drechseln [Holz]; drehen [Metall]

10) drehen [Pirouette]; schlagen [Rad, Purzelbaum]

11) (reach the age of)

turn 40 — 40 [Jahre alt] werden

12)

it's just turned 12 o'clock/quarter past 4 — es ist gerade 12 Uhr/viertel nach vier vorbei
3. intransitive verb
1) (revolve) sich drehen; [Wasserhahn, Schlüssel:] sich drehen lassen

the earth turns on its axis — die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse

he couldn't get the key to turn — er konnte den Schlüssel nicht drehen

2) (reverse direction) [Person:] sich herumdrehen; [Auto:] wenden

the car turned upside down — das Auto überschlug sich

turn back to front — sich von hinten nach vorne drehen

3) (take new direction) sich wenden; (turn round) sich umdrehen

his thoughts/attention turned to her — er wandte ihr seine Gedanken/Aufmerksamkeit zu

left/right turn! — (Mil.) links/rechts um!

turn into a road/away from the river — in eine Straße einbiegen/vom Fluss abbiegen

turn to the left — nach links abbiegen/[Schiff, Flugzeug:] abdrehen

turn up/down a street — in eine Straße einbiegen

turn towards home — den Heimweg einschlagen

when the tide turns — wenn die Ebbe/Flut kommt

not know where or which way to turn — (fig.) keinen Ausweg [mehr] wissen

my luck has turned — (fig.) mein Glück hat sich gewendet

4) (become) werden

turn traitor/statesman/Muslim — zum Verräter/zum Staatsmann/Moslem werden

turn [in]to something — zu etwas werden; (be transformed) sich in etwas (Akk.) verwandeln

her face turned green — sie wurde [ganz] grün im Gesicht

5) (change colour) [Laub:] sich [ver]färben

6) (become sour) [Milch:] sauer werden

7)

my stomach turns — mir dreht sich der Magen um (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- turn about

- turn against

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

- turn upon

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(over) v.

wenden v.

(§ p.,pp.: wandte (wendete), gewandt (gewendet)) (round) to face (look at)

someone expr.

= jemandem das Gesicht zuwenden ausdr. v.

drehen v.

rotieren v.

umwenden v. n.

Drehbewegung f.

Drehung -en f.

Umdrehung f.

Wendung -en f.

English-german dictionary > turn

13 play

1. noun
1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

put on a play — ein Stück aufführen

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

at play — beim Spielen

say/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun

play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

a good piece of play — ein guter Spielzug

be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein

make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben

4)

come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen

make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen

6) (rapid movement)

the play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
2. intransitive verb
1) spielen

play for money — um Geld spielen

have no one to play with — niemanden zum Spielen haben

play [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen

not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben

play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten

play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)

play for time — Zeit gewinnen wollen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)
3. transitive verb
1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

play the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen

play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen

play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen

play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

play a town — in einer Stadt spielen

play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen

4) (execute, practise)

play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen

he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner

play it safe — auf Nummer Sicher gehen

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

play one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/56069/play_about">play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

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[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) spielen

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spielen

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spielen

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) spielen

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spielen

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spielen

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spielen

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) spielen

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) richten

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) ausspielen
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) das Spiel

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) das Schauspiel

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) das Spiel

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) der Spielraum

•

- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
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play

[pleɪ]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (recreation) Spiel nt

to be at \play beim Spiel sein, spielen

to do sth in \play etw [nur] zum Spaß tun

it's only in \play es ist doch nur Spaß

2. no pl SPORT (game time) Spiel nt

rain stopped \play wegen des Regens wurde das Spiel unterbrochen

the start/close of \play der Beginn/das Ende des Spiels

to be in/out of \play im Spiel/im Aus sein

3. AM SPORT (move) Spielzug m

to make a bad/good \play ein schlechtes/gutes Spiel machen

a foul \play ein Foul[spiel] nt

4. THEAT [Theater]stück nt

to go to see a \play ins Theater gehen

one-act \play Einakter m

to put on [or stage] [or ( fam) do] a \play ein Stück inszenieren

radio \play Hörspiel nt

television \play Fernsehspiel nt, Fernsehfilm m

5. no pl (change)

the \play of emotion across his face revealed his conflict seine widerstreitenden Gefühle spiegelten sich in seinem Gesicht wider

the \play of light [on sth] das Spiel des Lichts [auf etw dat]

6. (freedom) Spielraum m; TECH Spiel nt

to allow [or give] sth full \play etw dat freien Lauf lassen

7. no pl (interaction) Zusammenspiel nt

to bring sth into \play etw ins Spiel bringen, etw einsetzen

to come into \play eine Rolle spielen

8. no pl ( old: gambling) Spielen nt

9. no pl (coverage) Medieninteresse nt, Aufmerksamkeit f in den Medien

to get a lot of \play das Interesse der Medien auf sich akk ziehen, Thema Nummer eins sein fam

10.

▶ to make a \play for sb/sth ( fam) sich akk an jdn/etw heranpirschen

▶ to make \play with sth mit etw dat spielen

▶ to make great \play of [or with] sth viel Aufhebens von etw dat machen

▶ \play on words Wortspiel nt

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (amuse oneself)

▪ to \play [somewhere] [irgendwo] spielen

can Jenny come out and \play? kann Jenny zum Spielen rauskommen?

to \play on the swings schaukeln

2. SPORT spielen

Leonora always \plays to win Leonora will immer gewinnen

to \play fair/rough fair/hart spielen

it wasn't really \playing fair not to tell her ( fig) es war nicht besonders fair, dass du ihr nichts gesagt hast

▪ to \play against sb gegen jdn spielen

they're a difficult team to \play against diese Mannschaft ist ein schwieriger Gegner

to \play for a city/team für eine Stadt/ein Team spielen

to \play in attack/defence in der Offensive/als Verteidiger/Verteidigerin spielen

to \play in goal den Torwart/die Torwartin spielen

to \play in the match am Spiel teilnehmen

3. actor spielen

‘Hamlet’ is \playing at the Guildhall in der Guildhall kommt zurzeit der ‚Hamlet‘

to \play opposite sb mit jdm [zusammen] spielen

to \play to a full house vor ausverkauftem Haus spielen

Macbeth \played to full houses die Macbeth-Vorstellungen waren immer ausverkauft

4. (musician) spielen; instrument ertönen

5. (move)

the searchlights \played across [or over] the facade die [Such]scheinwerfer strichen über die Fassade

we watched the light \playing on the water wir beobachteten das Spiel des Lichts auf dem Wasser

she could hear the fountain \playing sie hörte den Springbrunnen plätschern

a smile \played across [or on] [or over] his lips ein Lächeln spielte um seine Lippen

6. (gamble) spielen

to \play for fun zum Spaß [o ohne Einsatz] spielen

to \play for money um Geld spielen

7. ( fam: be received)

how will this \play with the voters? wie wird das bei den Wählern ankommen?

8. usu neg (cooperate) mitmachen

9. + adj (pretend)

to \play dumb sich akk taub stellen

10.

▶ to \play fast and loose with sb/sth mit jdm/bei etw dat ein falsches Spiel spielen

▶ to not be \playing with a full deck AM ( fam) nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben fam

▶ to \play to the gallery billige Effekthascherei betreiben pej; politician populistische Stammtischparolen ausgeben pej

▶ to \play into sb's hands jdm in die Hände arbeiten

▶ to \play safe auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

▶ to \play for time versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen, auf Zeit spielen

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

1.

▪ to \play sth game etw spielen; position

Luke \plays centre forward/back Luke ist Mittelstürmer/Verteidiger

to \play a match ein Spiel bestreiten, spielen

2. (compete against)

▪ to \play sb gegen jdn spielen

James will be \playing Theo James wird gegen Theo antreten

3. (strike)

▪ to \play the ball den Ball spielen; (execute)

to \play a shot schießen; (in snooker) stoßen

to \play a stroke schlagen

4. (adopt)

to \play a part [or role] eine Rolle spielen

to \play an important part in sth bei etw dat eine wichtige Rolle spielen

5. (act)

▪ to \play sb/sth jdn/etw spielen; ( fig)

don't \play the innocent with me tu nicht so unschuldig

to \play the fool [or clown] herumalbern, rumspinnen pej fam, sich akk zum Narren machen

6. (function as)

to \play host to sb jds Gastgeber/Gastgeberin sein

to \play host to sth event etw ausrichten

7. (perform)

▪ to \play sth etw spielen

\play us a song [or a song for us] then! spiel uns ein Lied [vor]!

to \play sth by ear etw nach Gehör spielen

to \play it by ear ( fig fam) improvisieren

to \play an encore eine Zugabe geben

8. (perform on)

▪ to \play sth etw spielen

to \play the bagpipes/piano/violin Dudelsack/Klavier/Geige spielen

9. (perform at)

to play Berlin/London/San Francisco in Berlin/London/San Francisco spielen

10. (listen to)

▪ to \play sth CD, tape etw [ab]spielen

to \play the radio Radio hören

must you \play your radio loud? musst du dein Radio so laut stellen?

to \play one's stereo seine Anlage anhaben fam

11. (watch)

to \play a video sich dat ein Video ansehen; (insert) eine Videokassette einlegen

12. (broadcast)

they're \playing African music on the radio im Radio kommt gerade afrikanische Musik

13. (gamble)

to \play the horses auf Pferde wetten

to \play a slot machine an einem Spielautomaten spielen

to \play the stock market an der Börse spekulieren

14. (perpetrate)

to \play a trick [or joke] on sb jdn hochnehmen fig fam, jdn veräppeln fam; (practical joke) [jdm] einen Streich spielen

he's always \playing tricks der ist vielleicht ein Scherzkeks sl

15. (direct)

▪ to \play sth on [or onto] [or over] sth etw auf etw akk richten

the rescue team \played searchlights over the area das Rettungsteam ließ Scheinwerfer über die Gegend schweifen

16. CARDS (show)

to \play an ace/a king ein Ass/einen König [aus]spielen

to \play a trump einen Trumpf spielen

17. angler

to \play a fish einen Fisch auszappeln lassen (durch Nachlassen der Leine)

18. (treat)

▪ to \play sb for sth jdn wie etw behandeln

19.

▶ to \play ball [with sb] ( fam) [mit jdm] mitziehen [o mitspielen]

▶ to \play [with] one's cards close to one's chest ( fam) seine Karten nicht offenlegen fig

▶ to \play one's cards right geschickt taktieren

▶ to \play it cool ( fam) den Unbeteiligten spielen

▶ to \play ducks and drakes with sth BRIT (money) etw verprassen; (plans) etw durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play ducks and drakes with sb BRIT jdn schlecht behandeln

▶ to \play sb false jdn hintergehen

▶ to \play second fiddle [to sb] [im Verhältnis zu jdm] die zweite Geige spielen fam

▶ to \play the field ( fam) sich akk umsehen

the firm continues to \play the field and negotiate with other companies die Firma sondiert das Terrain und verhandelt mit weiteren Firmen

▶ to \play footsie with sb ( fam: under table) mit jdm füßeln DIAL; (cooperate) mit jdm unter einer Decke stecken fam

▶ to \play the game BRIT sich akk an die [Spiel]regeln halten

▶ to \play gooseberry BRIT ( fam) das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein fam; (chaperone) den Anstandswauwau spielen hum fam

▶ to \play hard to get ( fam) sich akk unnahbar zeigen, einen auf unnahbar machen usu pej sl

▶ to \play hardball esp AM ( fam) andere Saiten aufziehen fig

▶ to \play havoc with sth etw durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play [merry] hell with sth ( fam) etw völlig durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play hook[e]y esp AM, AUS ( fam) blaumachen fam, schwänzen fam

▶ to \play a [or one's] hunch aus dem [hohlen] Bauch heraus agieren sl, seiner Nase folgen

▶ to \play possum (sleeping) sich akk schlafend stellen; (ignorant) sich akk dumm stellen

▶ to \play it safe auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

▶ to \play silly buggers BRIT (sl) sich akk wie ein Idiot aufführen

▶ to \play truant [from school] BRIT schwänzen fam

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[pleɪ]
1. n

1) (= amusement, gambling) Spiel nt

to be at play — beim Spielen sein

to do/say sth in play — etw aus Spaß tun/sagen

play on words — Wortspiel nt

children at play —

children learn through play he lost £800 in a few hours' play — Kinder lernen beim Spiel er hat beim Spiel innerhalb von ein paar Stunden £ 800 verloren

2) (SPORT) Spiel nt

to abandon play — das Spiel abbrechen

because of bad weather play was impossible — es konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht gespielt werden

in a clever piece of play, in a clever play (US) — in einem klugen Schachzug

there was some exciting play toward(s) the end — gegen Ende gab es einige spannende (Spiel)szenen

to be in play/out of play (ball) — im Spiel/im Aus sein

to kick the ball out of play — den Ball aus or ins Aus schießen

3) (TECH, MECH) Spiel nt

1 mm (of) play — 1 mm Spiel

4) (THEAT) (Theater)stück nt; (RAD) Hörspiel nt; (TV) Fernsehspiel nt

the plays of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Dramen

5) (fig: moving patterns) Spiel nt

6)

(fig phrases) to come into play — ins Spiel kommen

to give full play to one's imagination — seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) freien Lauf lassen

the game allows the child's imagination (to be given) full play — das Spiel gestattet die freie Entfaltung der kindlichen Fantasie

to bring or call sth into play — etw aufbieten or einsetzen

the play of opposing forces — das Widerspiel der Kräfte

the free play of market forces — das freie Spiel der Marktkräfte

to make great play of sth (Brit) — viel Aufhebens von etw machen

to make great play of doing sth (Brit) — viel Wind darum machen, etw zu tun

to make a play for sb — sich um jdn bemühen

to make a play for sth — es auf etw (acc) abgesehen haben

2. vt

1) game, card, ball, position spielen; player aufstellen, einsetzen

to play sb (at a game) — gegen jdn (ein Spiel) spielen

to play ball (with sb) — (mit jdm) mitspielen

to play shop — (Kaufmanns)laden spielen, Kaufmann spielen

to play a joke on sb — jdm einen Streich spielen

to play a mean/dirty trick on sb — jdn auf gemeine/schmutzige Art hereinlegen

to play the company game — sich in der Firma profilieren wollen

they're all playing the game — die machen doch alle mit

See:

→ card

2) (THEAT fig) part spielen; (= perform in) town spielen in (+dat)

to play it safe — auf Nummer sicher gehen (inf)

to play it cautious/clever — vorsichtig/klug vorgehen

to play the fool — den Clown spielen, herumblödeln

he was playing the jealous lover — er spielte den eifersüchtigen Liebhaber

See:

→ cool

3) instrument, record, tune spielen

to play the piano — Klavier spielen

to play sth through/over — etw durchspielen

4) (= direct) lights, jet of water richten

5) (FISHING) drillen

3. vi

1) (esp child) spielen

to go out to play —

run away and play! — geh spielen!

can Johnny come out to play? — darf Johnny zum Spielen rauskommen?

he wouldn't play (fig inf) — er wollte nicht mitspielen (inf)

2) (SPORT at game = gamble) spielen

England plays against Scotland next week — England spielt nächste Woche gegen Schottland

he plays for Celtic — er spielt für Celtic

to play at mothers and fathers/cowboys and Indians — Vater und Mutter/Cowboy und Indianer spielen

to play at being a fireman — Feuerwehrmann spielen

he was playing at being angry — seine Wut war gespielt

play! — Anspiel!

to play in defence — in der Abwehr spielen

to play in goal — im Tor stehen

he's just playing at it — er tut nur so

what are you playing at? (inf) — was soll (denn) das? (inf)

to play for money — um Geld spielen

to play for time (fig) — Zeit gewinnen wollen

to play into sb's hands (fig) — jdm in die Hände spielen

to play to one's strengths — seine Stärken ausspielen

3) (MUS) spielen

to play to sb — jdm vorspielen

4) (= move about, form patterns) (sun, light, water) spielen; (fountain) tanzen

a smile played on his lips — ein Lächeln spielte um seine Lippen

the firemen's hoses played on the flames — die Schläuche der Feuerwehrmänner waren auf die Flammen gerichtet

the searchlights played over the roofs — die Suchscheinwerfer strichen über die Dächer

5) (THEAT) (= act) spielen; (= be performed) gespielt werden

6) (SPORT ground, pitch) sich bespielen lassen

the pitch plays well/badly — auf dem Platz spielt es sich gut/schlecht

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play [pleı]

A s

1. (Glücks-, Wett-, Unterhaltungs) Spiel n ( auch SPORT)

2. Spiel(en) n:

children at play spielende Kinder;

watch children at play Kindern beim Spielen zusehen;

be at play

a) spielen,

b) Kartenspiel: am Ausspielen sein,

c) Schach: am Zug sein;

it is your play Sie sind am Spiel;

in (out of) play SPORT (noch) im Spiel (im Aus) (Ball);

keep the ball in play den Ball im Spiel halten;

the ball went out of play der Ball ging ins Aus;

hold in play fig beschäftigen;

have more of the play SPORT mehr vom Spiel haben, die größeren Spielanteile haben

3. Spiel(weise) n(f):

that was pretty play das war gut (gespielt);

fair play faires Spiel, a. fig Fairness f, Fairplay n, Anständigkeit f; → foul play

4. fig Spiel n, Spielerei f:

a play (up)on words ein Wortspiel

5. Kurzweil f, Vergnügen n, Zeitvertreib m

6. Scherz m, Spaß m:

in play im Scherz

7. a) Schauspiel n, (Theater-, Bühnen) Stück n

b) Vorstellung f:

go to a play ins Theater gehen;

(as) good as a play äußerst amüsant oder interessant

8. MUS Spiel n, Vortrag m

9. (Liebes) Spiel(e) n(pl), (erotisches) Spiel

10. fig Spiel n (von Licht auf Wasser etc):

play of colo(u)rs (muscles) Farben-(Muskel)spiel

11. (flinke) Handhabung (meist in Zusammensetzungen): → swordplay

12. Tätigkeit f, Bewegung f, Gang m:

bring ( oder put) into play

a) in Gang bringen,

b) ins Spiel oder zur Anwendung bringen, all seine Routine etc aufbieten;

come into play ins Spiel kommen;

make play

a) Wirkung haben,

b) seinen Zweck erfüllen;

make play with zur Geltung bringen, sich brüsten mit;

make great play of sth viel Aufheben(s) oder Wesens von etwas machen;

in full play in vollem Gange;

lively play of fantasy lebhafte Fantasie

13. a) TECH Spiel n:

give the rope some play das Seil locker lassen

b) Bewegungsfreiheit f, fig auch Spielraum m:

full play of the mind freie Entfaltung des Geistes;

allow ( oder give) full ( oder free) play to einer Sache, seiner Fantasie etc freien Lauf lassen

14. umg Manöver n, Trick m, Schachzug m:

make a play for sich bemühen um, es abgesehen haben auf (akk)

15. US sl

a) Beachtung f

b) Publizität f, Propaganda f

B v/i

1. a) spielen ( auch MUS, SPORT, THEAT und fig)( for um Geld etc)

b) mitspielen (auch fig mitmachen):

play at Ball, Karten etc spielen; fig sich nur so nebenbei mit etwas beschäftigen;

play at business ein bisschen in Geschäften machen;

play at keeping shop Kaufmann spielen;

play for time Zeit zu gewinnen suchen; SPORT auf Zeit spielen;

play for a cup einen Pokal ausspielen;

play to win auf Sieg spielen;

what do you think you are playing at? was soll denn das?;

play (up)on MUS auf einem Instrument spielen; mit Worten spielen; fig jemandes Schwächen (geschickt) ausnutzen;

play with spielen mit (a. fig einem Gedanken, jemandes Gefühlen etc; a. engS. herumfingern an);

play up to jemandem schöntun, sich bei jemandem einschmeicheln;

play safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;

he will not play again this season er fällt für den Rest der Saison aus; → fair¹ B 4, false B, gallery 3 a

2. a) Kartenspiel: ausspielen

b) Schach: am Zug sein, ziehen:

white to play Weiß zieht oder ist am Zuge

3. a) herumspielen, sich amüsieren

b) Unsinn treiben

c) scherzen

4. a) sich tummeln

b) flattern, gaukeln

c) spielen (Lächeln, Licht etc) (on auf dat)

d) schillern (Farbe)

e) in Betrieb sein (Springbrunnen)

5. a) schießen

b) spritzen

c) strahlen, streichen:

play on gerichtet sein auf (akk), bespritzen (Schlauch, Wasserstrahl), anstrahlen, absuchen (Scheinwerfer)

6. TECH

a) Spiel (-raum) haben

b) sich bewegen (Kolben etc)

7. be playing well SPORT gut bespielbar sein (Platz)

C v/t

1. Karten, Tennis etc, auch MUS, THEAT eine Rolle, ein Stück etc spielen, eine Nationalhymne abspielen, SPORT ein Spiel austragen:

play (sth on) the piano (etwas auf dem) Klavier spielen;

play sb sth jemandem etwas vorspielen;

play shop (pirates) Kaufmann (Piraten) spielen;

play the great lady sich als große Dame aufspielen;

play both ends against the middle fig vorsichtig lavieren, raffiniert vorgehen;

play it safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;

play it differently es anders handhaben oder machen;

play it low down sl ein gemeines Spiel treiben (on mit jemandem);

play the races bei (Pferde)Rennen wetten;

played out fig

a) erledigt‘, fertig, erschöpft,

b) verbraucht (Talent etc), abgetakelt (Schauspieler etc),

c) abgedroschen (Witz), überstrapaziert (These etc); (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)

2. SPORT

a) antreten oder spielen gegen:

play sb at chess gegen jemanden Schach spielen

b) einen Spieler aufstellen, in die Mannschaft (auf)nehmen

3. a) eine Karte ausspielen (auch fig)

b) eine Schachfigur ziehen

4. spielen oder Vorstellungen geben in (dat):

play the larger cities

5. ein Geschütz, einen Scheinwerfer, einen Licht- oder Wasserstrahl etc richten (on auf akk):

play a hose on sth etwas bespritzen;

play colo(u)red lights on sth etwas bunt anstrahlen

6. FUSSB the ball played him das war angeschossene Hand

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1. noun
1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

put on a play — ein Stück aufführen

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

at play — beim Spielen

say/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun

play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

a good piece of play — ein guter Spielzug

be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein

make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben

4)

come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen

make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen

6) (rapid movement)

the play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
2. intransitive verb
1) spielen

play for money — um Geld spielen

have no one to play with — niemanden zum Spielen haben

play [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen

not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben

play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten

play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)

play for time — Zeit gewinnen wollen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)
3. transitive verb
1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

play the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen

play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen

play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen

play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

play a town — in einer Stadt spielen

play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen

4) (execute, practise)

play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen

he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner

play it safe — auf Nummer Sicher gehen

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

play one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

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(theatre) n.

Stück -e n.

Theaterstück n. n.

Schauspiel n.

Spiel -e (mechanisch) n.

Spiel -e n. (at) cards expr.

Karten spielen ausdr. v.

spielen v.

English-german dictionary > play

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1.
[ɒn]preposition

1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

have something on one — etwas bei sich (Dat.) haben

on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

on time or schedule — pünktlich

4) expr. state etc

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
2. adverb
1)

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

2) (in some direction)

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

3) (switched or turned on)

the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

4) (arranged)

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

5) (being performed)

what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

his play is currently on in London — sein Stück wird zur Zeit in London aufgeführt od. gespielt

6) (on duty)

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

7)

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also academic.ru/62377/right">right 4. 4)

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[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) auf, in

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) in

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) an, bei

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) über

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) in

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) auf

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) auf

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) in, an

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) zu

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) an

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) auf, an

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

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) als

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) auf
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) auf

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) weiter

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) an

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) hinein

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) im Gange
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) stattfinden

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) stattfinden

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto
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on

[ɒn, AM ɑ:n]

I. prep

1. (on top of) auf + dat

there are many books \on my desk auf meinem Tisch sind viele Bücher

look at that cat \on the chair! schau dir die Katze auf dem Stuhl an!

\on top of sth [ganz] oben auf etw dat

2. with verbs of motion (onto) auf + akk

put the pot \on the table! stell den Topf auf den Tisch!

he had to walk out \on the roof er musste auf das Dach hinauf

she hung their washing \on the line to dry sie hängte ihre Wäsche zum Trocknen auf die Leine

let's hang a picture \on the wall lass uns ein Bild an die Wand hängen

to get \on a horse auf ein Pferd aufsteigen, aufsitzen

3. (situated on) an + dat

, auf + dat

our house is \on Sturton Street unser Haus ist in der Sturton Street

they lay \on the beach sie lagen am Strand

the town is \on the island die Stadt ist auf der Insel

her new house is \on the river ihr neues Haus liegt am Fluss

\on the balcony/her estate auf dem Balkon/ihrem Gut

\on the border an der Grenze

the shop \on the corner der Laden an der Ecke

\on the hill/mountain auf dem Hügel/Berg

\on the left/right auf der linken/rechten Seite

\on platform three auf Bahnsteig [o SCHWEIZ Perron] drei m o nt

\on track two an Gleis zwei

4. (from) an + dat

several bird houses hung \on the branches an den Ästen hingen mehrere Nistkästen

a huge chandelier hung \on the ceiling ein großer Kronleuchter hing von der Decke herab

5. (clothing) an + dat

with shoes \on his feet mit Schuhen an den Füßen

the wedding ring \on the ring finger der Ehering am Ringfinger

6. (hurt by) an + dat

I hit my head \on the shelf ich habe mir den Kopf am Regal angestoßen

she tripped \on the wire sie blieb an dem Kabel hängen

he cut his foot \on some glass er hat sich den Fuß an einer Glasscherbe verletzt

to stumble \on sth über etw akk stolpern

7. (supported by a part of the body) auf + dat

to lie \on one's back auf dem Rücken liegen

to stand \on one's head auf dem Kopf stehen

8. (in possession of) bei + dat

to have sth \on one etw bei sich dat haben

I thought I had my driver's licence \on me ich dachte, ich hätte meinen Führerschein dabei

have you got a spare cigarette \on you? hast du eine Zigarette für mich übrig?

9. (marking surface of) auf + dat

how did you get that blood \on your shirt? wie kommt das Blut auf Ihr Hemd?

he had a scratch \on his arm er hatte einen Kratzer am Arm

there was a smile \on her face ein Lächeln lag auf ihrem Gesicht

10. (about) über + akk

a documentary \on volcanoes ein Dokumentarfilm über Vulkane

he needs some advice \on how to dress er braucht ein paar Tipps, wie er sich anziehen soll

essays \on a wide range of issues Aufsätze zu einer Vielzahl von Themen

he commented \on the allegations er nahm Stellung zu den Vorwürfen

he advised her \on her taxes er beriet sie [o gab ihr Ratschläge] in Sachen Steuern

I'll say more \on that subject later ich werde später mehr dazu sagen

they settled \on a price sie einigten sich auf einen Preis

to congratulate sb \on sth jdn zu etw dat gratulieren

to frown \on sth etw missbilligen

to have something/anything \on sb etw gegen jdn in der Hand haben

do the police have anything \on you? hat die Polizei etwas Belastendes gegen dich in der Hand?

11. (based on) auf + akk... hin

he reacted \on a hunch er reagierte auf ein Ahnung hin

he quit his job \on the principle that he did not want to work for an oil company er kündigte seine Stelle, weil er nicht für eine Ölgesellschaft arbeiten wollte

\on account of wegen + gen

they cancelled all flights \on account of the bad weather sie sagten alle Flüge wegen des schlechten Wetters ab

\on purpose mit Absicht, absichtlich

dependent/reliant \on sb/sth abhängig von jdm/etw

to be based \on sth auf etw dat basieren

to be based \on the ideas of freedom and equality auf den Ideen von Freiheit und Gleichheit basieren

to rely \on sb sich akk auf jdn verlassen

12. (as member of) in + dat

how many people are \on your staff? wie viele Mitarbeiter haben Sie?

have you ever served \on a jury? warst du schon einmal Mitglied in einer Jury?

whose side are you \on in this argument? auf welcher Seite stehst du in diesem Streit?

a writer \on a women's magazine eine Autorin bei einer Frauenzeitschrift

13. (against) auf + akk

the dog turned \on its own master der Hund ging auf seinen eigenes Herrchen los

the gangsters pulled a gun \on him die Gangster zielten mit der Pistole auf ihn

thousands were marching \on Cologne Tausenden marschierten auf Köln zu

don't be so hard \on him! sei nicht so streng mit ihm!

criticism has no effect \on him Kritik kann ihm nichts anhaben

he didn't know it but the joke was \on him er wusste nicht, dass es ein Witz über ihn war

two air raids \on Munich zwei Luftangriffe auf München

they placed certain restrictions \on large companies großen Unternehmen wurden bestimmte Beschränkungen auferlegt

there is a new ban \on the drug die Droge wurde erneut verboten

to place a limit \on sth etw begrenzen

to force one's will \on sb jdm seinen Willen aufzwingen

to cheat \on sb jdn betrügen

14. (through device of) an + dat

he's \on the phone er ist am Telefon

she weaved the cloth \on the loom sie webte das Tuch auf dem Webstuhl

Chris is \on drums Chris ist am Schlagzeug

we work \on flexitime wir arbeiten Gleitzeit

\on the piano am Klavier

15. (through medium of) auf + dat

I'd like to see that offer \on paper ich hätte dieses Angebot gerne schriftlich

I saw myself \on film ich sah mich selbst im Film

what's \on TV tonight? was kommt heute Abend im Fernsehen?

do you like the jazz \on radio? gefällt dir der Jazz im Radio?

I heard the story \on the news today ich habe die Geschichte heute in den Nachrichten gehört

a 10-part series \on Channel 3 eine zehnteilige Serie im 3. Programm

to be available \on cassette auf Kassette erhältlich sein

to store sth \on the computer etw im Computer speichern

to put sth down \on paper etw aufschreiben [o BRD, ÖSTERR zu Papier bringen]

to come out \on video als Video herauskommen

16. (in the course of) auf + dat

\on the way to town auf dem Weg in die Stadt

17. (travelling with) in + dat

, mit + dat

I love travelling \on buses/trains ich fahre gerne mit Bussen/Zügen

we went to France \on the ferry wir fuhren mit der Fähre nach Frankreich

he got some sleep \on the plane er konnte im Flugzeug ein wenig schlafen

\on foot/horseback zu Fuß/auf dem Pferd

18. (on day of) an + dat

many shops don't open \on Sundays viele Läden haben an Sonntagen geschlossen

what are you doing \on Friday? was machst du am Freitag?

we always go bowling \on Thursdays wir gehen donnerstags immer kegeln

my birthday's \on the 30th of May ich habe am 30. Mai Geburtstag

\on a very hot evening in July an einem sehr heißen Abend im Juli

\on Saturday morning/Wednesday evening am Samstagvormittag/Mittwochabend

19. (at time of) bei + dat

\on his brother's death beim Tod seines Bruders

\on the count of three, start running! bei drei lauft ihr los!

trains to London leave \on the hour every hour die Züge nach London fahren jeweils zur vollen Stunde

the professor entered the room at 1:00 \on the minute der Professor betrat den Raum auf die Minute genau um 13.00 Uhr

\on receiving her letter als ich ihren Brief erhielt

\on arriving at the station bei der Ankunft im Bahnhof

\on arrival/departure bei der Ankunft/Abreise

\on the dot [auf die Sekunde] pünktlich

to be finished \on schedule planmäßig fertig werden

20. (engaged in) bei + dat

we were \on page 42 wir waren auf Seite 42

he was out \on errands er machte ein paar Besorgungen

we made a big profit \on that deal wir haben bei diesem Geschäft gut verdient

\on business geschäftlich, beruflich

to work \on sth an etw dat arbeiten

21. (regularly taking)

▪ to be \on sth etw nehmen

my doctor put me \on antibiotics mein Arzt setzte mich auf Antibiotika

he lived \on berries and roots er lebte von Beeren und Wurzeln

Richard lives \on a diet of junk food Richard ernährt sich ausschließlich von Junkfood

to be \on drugs unter Drogen stehen, Drogen nehmen

to be \on medication Medikamente einnehmen

22. (paid by) auf + dat; BRIT

she wants it done \on the National Health Service sie möchte, dass die gesetzliche Krankenkasse die Kosten übernimmt

this meal is \on me das Essen bezahle ich

the drinks are \on me die Getränke gebe ich aus

to buy sth \on credit/hire purchase etw auf Kredit/Raten kaufen

23. (sustained by) mit + dat

, von + dat

does this radio run \on batteries? läuft dieses Radio mit Batterien?

I've only got £50 a week to live \on ich lebe von nur 50 Pfund pro Woche

they are living \on their savings sie leben von ihren Ersparnissen

to go \on the dole stempeln gehen

to live \on welfare von Sozialhilfe leben

24. (as payment for) für + akk

I've wasted a lot of money \on this car ich habe für dieses Auto eine Menge Geld ausgegeben

how much interest are you paying \on the loan? wie viel Zinsen zahlst du für diesen Kredit?

25. (added to) zusätzlich zu + dat

a few pence \on the electricity bill ein paar Pfennige mehr bei der Stromrechnung

26. (connected to) an + dat

dogs should be kept \on their leads Hunde sollten an der Leine geführt werden

to be \on the phone AUS, BRIT ans Telefonnetz angeschlossen sein, telefonisch erreichbar sein

we've just moved and we're not \on the phone yet wir sind gerade umgezogen und haben noch kein Telefon

27. (according to) auf + dat

\on the agenda/list auf der Tagesordnung/Liste

\on the whole im Ganzen, insgesamt

\on the whole, it was a good year alles in allem war es ein gutes Jahr

28. (burdening) auf + dat

it's been \on my mind ich muss immer daran denken

she had something \on her heart sie hatte etwas auf dem Herzen

that lie has been \on his conscience diese Lüge lastete auf seinem Gewissen

this is \on your shoulders das liegt in deiner Hand, die Verantwortung liegt bei dir

the future of the company is \on your shoulders du hast die Verantwortung für die Zukunft der Firma

29. (experiencing)

crime is \on the increase again die Verbrechen nehmen wieder zu

I'll be away \on a training course ich mache demnächst einen Ausbildungslehrgang

he's out \on a date with a woman er hat gerade eine Verabredung mit einer Frau

I was \on a long journey ich habe eine lange Reise gemacht

we're going \on vacation in two weeks wir fahren in zwei Wochen in Urlaub

to set sth \on fire etw anzünden

to be \on the go BRIT ( fig) auf Trab sein

did you know that she's got a new book \on the go? hast du gewusst, dass sie gerade ein neues Buch schreibt?

to be \on strike streiken

30. (compared with)

I can't improve \on my final offer dieses Angebot ist mein letztes Wort

sales are up \on last year der Umsatz ist höher als im letzten Jahr

to have nothing [or not have anything] \on sth kein Vergleich mit etw dat sein

my new bike has nothing \on the one that was stolen mein neues Fahrrad ist bei Weitem nicht so gut wie das, das mir gestohlen wurde

31. (by chance)

▪ \on sb ohne jds Verschulden

she was really worried when the phone went dead \on her sie machte sich richtig Sorgen, als das Telefon ausfiel, ohne dass sie etwas getan hatte

the fire went out \on me das Feuer ist mir einfach ausgegangen

to chance \on sb jdn [zufällig] treffen, jdm [zufällig] begegnen

32. after n (following)

the government suffered defeat \on defeat die Regierung erlitt eine Niederlage nach der anderen

wave \on wave of refugees has crossed the border immer neue Flüchtlingswellen strömten über die Grenze

33. AUS, BRIT SPORT (having points of)

Clive's team is \on five points while Joan's is \on seven das Team von Clive hat fünf Punkte, das von Joan hat sieben

34.

▶ to be \on sth BRIT, AUS etw verdienen

▶ \on the board in Planung

▶ to have time \on one's hands noch genug Zeit haben

▶ to be \on it AUS ( fam) sich akk volllaufen lassen fam, sich dat die Kanne geben BRD fam

▶ what are you \on? ( fam) bist du noch bei Sinnen? fam

II. adv inv

1. (in contact with) auf

make sure the lid's \on properly pass auf, dass der Deckel richtig zu ist

they sewed the man's ear back \on sie haben das Ohr des Mannes wieder angenäht

to screw sth \on etw anschrauben

I wish you wouldn't screw the lid \on so tightly schraube den Deckel bitte nicht immer so fest

2. (on body) an

put a jumper \on! zieh einen Pullover drüber!

get your shoes \on! zieh dir die Schuhe an!

to put clothes \on Kleider anziehen [o SCHWEIZ anlegen] fam

to have/try sth \on etw anhaben/anprobieren

with nothing \on nackt

3. (indicating continuance) weiter

to get \on with sth mit etw dat weitermachen

to keep \on doing sth etw weitermachen

if the phone's engaged, keep \on trying! wenn besetzt ist, probier es weiter!

\on and \on immer weiter

the noise just went \on and \on der Lärm hörte gar nicht mehr auf

he talked \on and \on er redete pausenlos

4. (in forward direction) vorwärts

would you pass it \on to Paul? würdest du es an Paul weitergeben?

time's getting \on die Zeit vergeht

from that day \on von diesem Tag an

they never spoke to each other from that day \on seit diesem Tag haben sie kein Wort mehr miteinander gewechselt

later \on später

what are you doing later \on? was hast du nachher vor?

to move \on (move forward) weitergehen; (transfer to another place) umziehen

to urge sb \on jdn anspornen

I'd never have managed this if my friend hadn't urged me \on ich hätte das nie geschafft, wenn mein Freund mich nicht dazu gedrängt hätte

5. (being shown)

▪ to be \on auf dem Programm stehen

are there any good films \on at the cinema this week? laufen in dieser Woche irgendwelche guten Filme im Kino?

what's \on at the festival? was ist für das Festival geplant?

there's a good film \on this afternoon heute Nachmittag kommt ein guter Film

6. (scheduled) geplant

is the party still \on for tomorrow? ist die Party noch für morgen geplant?

I've got nothing \on next week ich habe nächste Woche nichts vor

I've got a lot \on this week ich habe mir für diese Woche eine Menge vorgenommen

7. (functioning) an

the brakes are \on die Bremsen sind angezogen

is the central heating \on? ist die Zentralheizung an?

to put the kettle \on das Wasser aufsetzen

to leave the light \on das Licht anlassen

to switch/turn sth \on etw einschalten

could you switch \on the radio? könntest du das Radio anmachen?

8. (aboard)

the horse galloped off as soon as she was \on kaum war sie aufgesessen, da galoppierte das Pferd schon los

to get \on bus, train einsteigen; horse aufsitzen

9. (due to perform)

you're \on! du bist dran!

10.

▪ to be \on employee Dienst haben, im Dienst sein; actor auf der Bühne stehen, spielen

11. AM (performing well)

▪ to be \on gut drauf sein fam

12.

▶ to be \on about sth AUS, BRIT dauernd über etw akk reden

what are you \on about? wovon redest du denn nun schon wieder?

he knows what he's \on about er weiß, wovon er redet

I never understand what she's \on about ich verstehe nie, wovon sie es hat fam

▶ to be [or get] \on at sb jdm in den Ohren liegen

she's still \on at me to get my hair cut sie drängt mich dauernd, mir die Haare schneiden zu lassen

▶ to be \on AM aufpassen

▶ to hang \on warten

▶ head \on frontal

▶ that's not \on BRIT, AUS ( fam) das ist nicht in Ordnung

▶ \on and off, off and \on hin und wieder, ab und zu

▶ side [or sideways] \on AUS, BRIT seitlich

the bike hit our car side \on das Rad prallte von der Seite auf unser Auto

▶ to be \on to something ( fam) etw spitzgekriegt haben fam

▶ to be \on to sb ( fam) jds Absichten durchschauen

▶ this way \on AUS, BRIT auf diese Weise

▶ to be well \on spät sein

▶ to be well \on in years nicht mehr der Jüngste sein

▶ you're \on! einverstanden!, abgemacht! fam

III. adj inv, attr

1. AM (good) gut

this seems to be one of her \on days es scheint einer von ihren guten Tagen zu sein

2. ELEC, TECH

\on switch Einschalter m

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[ɒn]
1. PREPOSITION
When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg live on, lecture on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg on the right, on request, on occasion, look up the other word.
1) indicating place, position auf (+dat); (with vb of motion) auf (+acc); (on vertical surface, part of body) an (+dat); (with vb of motion) an (+acc)

the book is on the table — das Buch ist auf dem Tisch

he put the book on the table — er legte das Buch auf den Tisch

it was on the blackboard — es stand an der Tafel

he hung it on the wall/nail — er hängte es an die Wand/den Nagel

a house on the coast/main road — ein Haus am Meer/an der Hauptstraße

on the bank of the river — am Flussufer

with a smile on her face — mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen

a ring on his finger — ein Ring am Finger

her name is on the list — ihr Name ist auf der Liste

he hit his head on the table/on the ground — er hat sich (dat) den Kopf am Tisch/auf dem or am Boden angeschlagen

they came on(to) the stage — sie kamen auf die Bühne

they advanced on the fort — sie rückten zum Fort vor

on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio

on video — auf Video

held on computer — auf Computer (dat) gespeichert

who's on his show tonight? — wer ist heute in seiner Show?

I have no money on me — ich habe kein Geld bei mir

we had something to eat on the train — wir haben im Zug etwas gegessen

2)

= by means of, using we went on the train/bus — wir fuhren mit dem Zug/Bus

on a bicycle — mit dem ( Fahr)rad

on foot/horseback — zu Fuß/Pferd

the heating runs on oil — die Heizung wird mit Öl betrieben

to count sth on one's fingers — etw an den Fingern abzählen

3) = about, concerning über (+acc)

a book on German grammar we read Stalin on Marx — ein Buch über deutsche Grammatik wir lasen Stalins Ausführungen zu Marx

have you heard him on the subject? — haben Sie ihn zu diesem Thema gehört?

4) in expressions of time an (+dat)

on Sunday — (am) Sonntag

on Sundays — sonntags

on December the first — am ersten Dezember

stars visible on clear nights — Sterne, die in klaren Nächten sichtbar sind

on or about the twentieth — um den Zwanzigsten herum

on and after the twentieth — am Zwanzigsten und danach

5)

= earning, getting I'm on £18,000 a year — ich bekomme £ 18.000 im Jahr

how much are you on? — wie viel verdienst or bekommst du?

he retired on a good pension — er trat mit einer guten Rente in den Ruhestand

6) = at the time of bei (+dat)

on my arrival — bei meiner Ankunft

on examination — bei der Untersuchung

on hearing this he left — als er das hörte, ging er

7) = as a result of auf... (acc) hin

on receiving my letter — auf meinen Brief hin

8) indicating membership in (+dat)

he is on the committee/the board — er gehört dem Ausschuss/Vorstand an, er sitzt im Ausschuss/Vorstand

he is on the "Evening News" — er ist bei der "Evening News"

he is on the teaching staff — er gehört zum Lehrpersonal

9)

= doing to be on a course (Sch, Univ) — an einem Kurs teilnehmen

I am working on a new project — ich arbeite gerade an einem neuen Projekt

he was away on business — er war geschäftlich unterwegs

I am on overtime — ich mache Überstunden

we're on the past tense (Sch) — wir sind bei der Vergangenheit

we were on page 72 — wir waren auf Seite 72

10)

= at the expense of this round is on me — diese Runde geht auf meine Kosten

have it on me — das spendiere ich (dir), ich gebe (dir) das aus

See:

→ house

11) = compared with im Vergleich zu

prices are up on last year( 's) — im Vergleich zum letzten Jahr sind die Preise gestiegen

12)

= taking to be on drugs/the pill — Drogen/die Pille nehmen

what is he on? (inf) — er tickt wohl nicht ganz richtig! (inf)

13)

indicating repetition he made mistake on mistake — er machte einen Fehler nach dem anderen

14)

musical instrument he played (it) on the violin/trumpet — er spielte (es) auf der Geige/Trompete

on drums/piano — am Schlagzeug/Klavier

Roland Kirk on tenor sax — Roland Kirk, Tenorsaxofon

15) = according to nach (+dat)

on your theory — Ihrer Theorie nach or zufolge, nach Ihrer Theorie

2. ADVERB

1)

= in place, covering he screwed the lid on — er schraubte den Deckel drauf

she had nothing on —

what did he have on? — was hatte er an?

he had his hat on crooked — er hatte den Hut schief auf

he put his hat on — er setzte seinen Hut auf

he put his coat on — er zog seinen Mantel an

2)

indicating position put it this way on — stellen/legen Sie es so herum (darauf)

sideways on — längs

3)

indicating forward movement move on! — gehen Sie weiter!, weitergehen!

on! on! — weiter! weiter!

to pass a message on — eine Nachricht weitergeben

4)

indicating time from now on — von jetzt an

from that day on — von diesem Tag an

later on — später

it was well on in the night — es war zu vorgerückter Stunde, es war spät in der Nacht

it was well on into September — es war spät im September

early on in her career — schon früh in ihrer Karriere

5)

indicating continuation to keep on talking — immer weiterreden, in einem fort reden

they walked on in silence — sie gingen schweigend weiter

go on with your work — machen Sie Ihre Arbeit weiter

6)

set structures __diams; on and on they talked on and on — sie redeten und redeten, sie redeten unentwegt

the noise went on and on — der Lärm hörte überhaupt nicht auf

she went on and on — sie hörte gar nicht mehr auf __diams; to be on at sb

he's always on at me — er hackt dauernd auf mir herum, er meckert dauernd an mir herum (inf)

he's always on at me to get my hair cut — er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren, dass ich mir die Haare schneiden lassen soll

he's been on at me about that several times — er ist mir ein paar Mal damit gekommen (inf) __diams; to be on about sth

she's always on about her experiences in Italy — sie kommt dauernd mit ihren Italienerfahrungen (inf)

what's he on about? —

he knows what he's on about — er weiß, wovon er redet

3. ADJECTIVE

1) = switched on, functioning lights, TV, radio an; brake angezogen; electricity, gas an(gestellt)

to leave the engine on — den Motor laufen lassen

the "on" switch — der Einschalter

in the "on" position —

it wasn't one of his on days (inf) — er war nicht gerade in Form

2) = in place lid, cover drauf

his hat/tie was on crookedly — sein Hut saß/sein Schlips hing schief

his hat/coat was already on — er hatte den Hut schon auf/den Mantel schon an

3)

= taking place there's a tennis match on at the moment — ein Tennismatch ist gerade im Gang

there's a tennis match on tomorrow — morgen findet ein Tennismatch statt

I have nothing on tonight — ich habe heute Abend nichts vor

what's on in London? —

there's never anything on in this town — in dieser Stadt ist nie was los

the search is on for a new managing director — jetzt wird nach einem neuen Geschäftsführer gesucht

4)

= being performed, performing to be on (in theatre, cinema) — gegeben or gezeigt werden; (on TV, radio) gesendet or gezeigt werden

still on? — läuft das Programm noch?

what's on tonight? — was ist or steht heute Abend auf dem Programm?

who's on tonight? (Theat, Film) — wer spielt heute Abend?, wer tritt heute Abend auf?; (TV) wer kommt heute Abend (im Fernsehen)?

you're on now (Theat, Rad, TV) — Ihr Auftritt!, Sie sind (jetzt) dran (inf)

tell me when the English team is on — sagen Sie mir, wenn die englische Mannschaft dran ist or drankommt

5)

indicating agreement, acceptability to be on (bet, agreement) — gelten

you're on! —

are you on? ( inf = are you with us ) —,, machst du mit?

are you on for dinner tonight? — sehen wir uns zum Abendessen?

you're/he's not on ( Brit inf ) — das ist nicht drin (inf)

his behaviour was really not on ( Brit inf ) — sein Benehmen war unmöglich

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on [ɒn; US auch ɑn]

A präp

1. meist auf (dat oder akk) ( siehe die mit on verbundenen Wörter)

2. (getragen von) auf (dat), an (dat), in (dat):

the scar on his face die Narbe in seinem Gesicht;

a ring on one’s finger ein Ring am Finger;

have you got a lighter on you? haben Sie ein Feuerzeug bei sich?;

find sth on sb etwas bei jemandem finden

3. (festgemacht oder sehr nahe) an (dat):

the dog is on the chain;

on the Thames

4. (Richtung, Ziel) auf (akk) … (hin), an (akk), zu:

a blow on the chin ein Schlag ans Kinn;

drop sth on the floor etwas auf den Fußboden oder zu Boden fallen lassen;

hang sth on a peg etwas an einen Haken hängen

5. fig (auf der Grundlage von) auf (akk) … (hin):

based on facts auf Tatsachen begründet;

live on air von (der) Luft leben;

this car runs on petrol dieser Wagen fährt mit Benzin;

a scholar on a foundation ein Stipendiat (einer Stiftung);

borrow on jewels sich auf Schmuck(stücke) Geld borgen;

a duty on silk (ein) Zoll auf Seide;

interest on one’s capital Zinsen auf sein Kapital

6. (aufeinanderfolgend) auf (akk), über (akk), nach:

loss on loss Verlust auf oder über Verlust, ein Verlust nach dem andern;

be on one’s second glass bei seinem zweiten Glas sein

7. (gehörig) zu, (beschäftigt) bei, in (dat), an (dat):

be on a committee (the jury, the general staff) zu einem Ausschuss (zu den Geschworenen, zum Generalstab) gehören;

be on the “Daily Mail” bei der „Daily Mail“ (beschäftigt) sein

8. (Zustand) in (dat), auf (dat):

be on sth etwas (ein Medikament etc) (ständig) nehmen;

be on pills tablettenabhängig oder -süchtig sein

9. (gerichtet) auf (akk):

an attack on sb (sth);

a joke on me ein Spaß auf meine Kosten;

shut (open) the door on sb jemandem die Tür verschließen (öffnen);

the strain tells severely on him die Anstrengung nimmt ihn sichtlich mit;

it’s on me umg das geht auf meine Rechnung, das zahle ich, (im Lokal auch) du bist eingeladen;

have nothing on sb umg

a) jemandem nichts voraus haben,

b) jemandem nichts anhaben können;

have sth on sb umg eine Handhabe gegen jemanden haben, etwas Belastendes über jemanden wissen

10. (Thema) über (akk):

an agreement (a lecture, an opinion) on sth;

talk on a subject

11. (Zeitpunkt) an (dat):

on Sunday, on the 1st of April, on April 1st;

on or after April 1st ab oder mit Wirkung vom 1. April;

on or before April 1st bis zum oder bis spätestens am 1. April;

on being asked als ich etc (danach) gefragt wurde

12. nachdem:

on leaving school, he … nachdem er die Schule verlassen hatte, …

13. gegenüber, im Vergleich zu:

losses were £100,000 down on the previous year

B adv

1. (a in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben) (dar)auf(…):

place ( screw, etc) on

2. besonders Kleidung:

a) an…:

have (put) a coat on

b) auf…:

keep one’s hat on

3. (a in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben) weiter(…):

talk ( walk, etc) on;

and so on und so weiter;

on and on immer weiter;

on and off

a) ab und zu,

b) ab und an, mit Unterbrechungen;

from that day on von dem Tage an;

on with the show! weiter im Programm!;

on to … auf (akk) … (hinauf oder hinaus)

C adj präd

1. be on

a) im Gange sein (Spiel etc), vor sich gehen:

what’s on? was ist los?;

what’s on in London? was ist in London los?, was tut sich in London?;

have you anything on tomorrow? haben Sie morgen etwas vor?;

that’s not on! das ist nicht drin! umg

b) an sein umg (Licht, Radio, Wasser etc), an-, eingeschaltet sein, laufen, auf sein umg (Hahn):

on - off TECH An - Aus;

the light is on das Licht brennt oder ist an(geschaltet);

the brakes are on die Bremsen sind angezogen;

the race is on SPORT das Rennen ist gestartet;

you are on! abgemacht!

c) THEAT gegeben werden (Stück), laufen (Film), ( RADIO, TV) gesendet werden (Programm)

d) d(a)ran (an der Reihe) sein

e) (mit) dabei sein, mitmachen

2. be on to umg etwas spitzgekriegt haben, über jemanden od etwas im Bilde sein

3. umg be a bit on einen Schwips haben;

be well on ganz schön blau sein

4. he’s always on at me umg er bearbeitet mich ständig, er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren ( beide:

about wegen)

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1.
[ɒn]preposition

1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

have something on one — etwas bei sich (Dat.) haben

on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

on time or schedule — pünktlich

4) expr. state etc

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
2. adverb
1)

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

2) (in some direction)

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

3) (switched or turned on)

the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

4) (arranged)

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

5) (being performed)

what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

his play is currently on in London — sein Stück wird zur Zeit in London aufgeführt od. gespielt

6) (on duty)

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

7)

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also right 4. 4)

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adj.

eingeschaltet adj.

in adj. prep.

an präp.

auf präp.

bei präp.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > on

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on
1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre, encima de, en

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) en

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) a; el, los

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) en, de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre, en

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) con, a

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) en

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) a, hacia

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) en

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) por

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

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) en

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) tras

2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) en

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente, sin parar

3) ((also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) en marcha, en funcionamiento

4) ((also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) en exhibición, en cartelera

5) ((also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) a bordo

3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) en curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) en pie

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- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

on¹ adv

1. encendido / puesto

the light is on la luz está encendida

the heating is on la calefacción está puesta

2. abierto

the tap is on el grifo está abierto

3. puesto

he had no shoes on no llevaba zapatos

put your coat on ponte el abrigo

4.

what time is the programme on? ¿a qué hora dan el programa?

5. adelante / sin parar

the policeman told him to stop, but he drove on el policía le dijo que parara, pero siguió adelante

she saw me, but she just walked on me vio, pero siguió su camino

on² prep

1. en / sobre

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. en

there were a lot of people on the train había mucha gente en el tren

3.

his birthday is on March 2nd su cumpleaños es el 2 de marzo

I'll see you on Friday nos vemos el viernes

she goes dancing on Saturdays va a bailar los sábados

4. en

what's on at the cinema? ¿qué echan en el cine?

5. sobre

a book on trains un libro sobre los trenes

on foot a pie

on the left / on the right a la izquierda / a la derechaon seguido de un gerundio se traduce al español por al más el infinitivo

on arriving, she phoned her mother al llegar, llamó a su madre

on

tr[ɒn]

preposition

1 (covering or touching) sobre, encima de, en

■ put it on the floor ponlo en el suelo

■ it's on the table está encima de la mesa

■ on page 45 en la página 45

■ the ball hit me on the head el balón me dio en la cabeza

2 (supported by, hanging from) en

■ she put the picture on the wall colgó el cuadro en la pared

■ lean on me apóyate en mí

3 (to, towards) a, hacia

■ the army was advancing on Berlin el ejército avanzaba hacia Berlín

■ on the right/left a la derecha/izquierda

4 (at the edge of) en

■ a village on the coast un pueblo de la costa

■ it's on the border está en la frontera

5 (concerning) sobre

■ a tax on alcohol un impuesto sobre el alcohol

6 (travelling expressions) de

■ we went on a journey nos fuimos de viaje, hicimos un viaje

■ he's on a business trip está de viaje de negocios

■ I was on my way to work iba de camino al trabajo

7 (days, dates, times) no se traduce

■ on Saturday el sábado

■ on Saturdays los sábados

■ on November 3rd el tres de noviembre

■ on Christmas Day el día de Navidad

8 (at the time of, just after) al

■ on arrival al llegar

■ on discovering the body al descubrir el cadáver

9 (as a result of) diferentes traducciones

■ on your advice siguiendo tus consejos

■ based on a true story basado en una historia real

10 (as means of transport) a, en

■ on foot, on horseback, on a bicycle a pie, a caballo, en bicicleta

■ on the train, on the bus, on the underground en el tren, en el autobús, en el metro

11 (regarding, about) sobre, de

■ a talk on birds una charla sobre aves

■ a book on art un libro de arte

12 (by means of) por

■ on the radio, on the TV por la radio, por la tele

■ I'm speaking on the phone estoy hablando por teléfono

13 (using) con

■ how do you get by on your pension? ¿cómo te las arreglas con tu pensión?

■ cars run on petrol los coches funcionan con gasolina

14 (state, process) diferentes traducciones

■ it's on fire se está quemando

■ it's on sale now ya está a la venta

■ she's on a diet está a régimen

■ crime is on the increase los delitos van en aumento

■ on strike en huelga

15 (working for, belonging to) diferentes traducciones

■ he's on the committee forma parte de la comisión

■ on the staff en plantilla

■ whose side are you on? ¿de parte de quién estás?

16 (in possession of) con

■ he was caught with drugs on him lo cogieron con drogas

■ have you got any money on you? ¿llevas dinero?

17 (paid for by) pagado por

■ the drinks are on me! ¡invito yo!

■ it's on the house paga la casa

18 (by comparison with) respecto a

■ sales are up on last year las ventas han aumentado respecto al año pasado

adverb

1 (not stopping) sin parar

■ she kept on talking siguió hablando

■ on with the show! the show must go on! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

2 (movement forward) diferentes traducciones

■ walk on until you get to the church sigue hasta que llegues a la iglesia

■ it's time we were moving on es hora de que nos vayamos

3 (clothes - being worn) puesto,-a

■ she had a cap on llevaba puesta una gorra

■ put a jumper on ponte un jersey

■ keep your coat on no te quites el abrigo

4 (working) diferentes traducciones

■ who left the TV on? ¿quién dejó la TV encendida?

■ don't leave the tap on! ¡no dejes el grifo abierto!

■ could you put a record on? ¿podrías poner un disco?

5 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ is there anything good on TV? ¿dan algo bueno por la tele?

■ what time is the film on? ¿a qué hora ponen la película?

■ have we got anything on this weekend? ¿tenemos plan para este fin de semana?

adjective

1 (in use) diferentes traducciones

■ is the heating on? ¿está puesta la calefacción?

■ all the lights were on todas las luces estaban encendidas

2 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ the strike's on la huelga sigue convocada

■ is the party still on? ¿se hace la fiesta?

■ the match is on after all después de todo, el partido se celebra

3 (performing) diferentes traducciones

■ you're on next! ¡sales tú el próximo!

■ they're bringing the sub on hacen salir a jugar el suplente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on y así sucesivamente

from that day on a partir de aquel día

it's not on no hay derecho, eso no vale

on line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL conectado,-a

to be on about hablar de

■ what on earth is he on about? ¿de qué diablos está hablando?

to be on at somebody dar la lata a alguien

to be on for something apuntarse a algo

to go on and on about something seguir dale que dale con algo

to have something on somebody tener algo contra alguien

you're on! ¡trato hecho!

on ['ɑn, 'ɔn] adv

1) (indicating contact with a surface)

put the top on: pon la tapa

he has a hat on: lleva un sombrero puesto

2) (indicating forward movement)

from that moment on: a partir de ese momento

farther on: más adelante

3) (indicating operation or an operating position)

turn the light on: prende la luz

on adj

1) (being in operation)

the radio is on: el radio está prendido

2) (taking place)

the game is on: el juego ha comenzado

3)

to be on to : estar enterado de

on prep

1) (indicating position) : en, sobre, encima de

on the table: en (sobre, encima de) la mesa

shadows on the wall: sombras en la pared

on horseback: a caballo

2) at, to: a

on the right: a la derecha

3) aboard, in: en, a

on the plane: en el avión

he got on the train: subió al tren

4) (indicating time)

she worked on Saturdays: trabajaba los sábados

every hour on the hour: a la hora en punto

5) (indicating means or agency) : por

he cut himself on a tin can: se cortó con una lata

to talk on the telephone: hablar por teléfono

6) (indicating a state or process) : en

on fire: en llamas

on the increase: en aumento

7) (indicating connection or membership) : en

on a committee: en una comisión

8) (indicating an activity)

on vacation: de vacaciones

on a diet: a dieta

9) about, concerning: sobre

a book on insects: un libro sobre insectos

reflect on that: reflexiona sobre eso

on

adj.

• conectado, -a adj.

• en marcha adj.

• encendido, -a adj.

adv.

• encima adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• conectado (Electricidad) prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• encendido (Electricidad) prep.

• encima de prep.

• sobre prep.

I ɑːn, ɒn
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

[ɒn] When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg have on, get on, go on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, such as broadside on, further on, look up the other word.
1. PREP

1) (indicating place, position) en, sobre

• on the ceiling — sobre el techo

• on the Continent — en Europa

• with her hat on her head — con el sombrero puesto

• on page two — en la página dos

• on the right — a la derecha

• on the high seas — en alta mar

• on all sides — por todas partes, por todos lados

• a house on the square — una casa en la plaza

• on the table — en or sobre la mesa

• a meal on the train — una comida en el tren

• hanging on the wall — colgado en la pared

2) (indicating time)

on Friday — el viernes

on Fridays — los viernes

on May 14th — el catorce de mayo

on or about the 8th — el día 8 o por ahí

on and after the 15th — el día 15 y a partir de la misma fecha

• on a day like this — (en) un día como este

on the next day — al día siguiente

on some days it is — hay días cuando lo es

• on the evening of July 2nd — el 2 de julio por la tarde

3) (=at the time of)

on seeing him — al verlo

on my arrival — al llegar, a mi llegada

on my calling to him — al llamarle yo

4) (=about, concerning) sobre, acerca de

a book on physics — un libro de or sobre física

he lectured on Keats — dio una conferencia sobre Keats

Eden on the events of 1956 — lo que dice Eden acerca de los acontecimientos de 1956

have you read Purnell on Churchill? — ¿has leído los comentarios de Purnell sobre Churchill?

have you heard the boss on the new tax? — ¿has oído lo que dice el jefe acerca de la nueva contribución?

while we're on the subject — como hablamos de esto

5) (=towards, against)

the march on Rome — la marcha sobre Roma

an attack on the government — un ataque contra el gobierno

6) (=earning, receiving)

he's on £6,000 a year — gana seis mil libras al año

• a student on a grant — un estudiante con beca

• many live on less than that — muchos viven con menos

7) (=taking, consuming)

• I'm on a milk diet — sigo un régimen lácteo

• he's back on drugs — ha vuelto a drogarse

• he's on heroin — está enganchado a la heroína

• I'm on three pills a day — tomo tres píldoras al día
live on 1.
8) (=engaged in)

I'm on a new project — trabajo sobre un nuevo proyecto

we're on irregular verbs — estamos con los verbos irregulares

• he's away on business — está en viaje de negocios

• to be on holiday — estar de vacaciones

• the company is on tour — la compañía está en gira

9) (indicating membership)

• he's on the committee — es miembro del comité

• he's on the permanent staff — es de plantilla

10) (=playing)

with Louis Armstrong on trumpet — con Louis Armstrong a la trompeta

all the children play on the piano — todos los chicos saben tocar el piano

he played it on the violin — lo tocó al violín

11) (TV, Rad)

• on the radio — en or por la radio

• on television — en or por (la) televisión

there's a good film on TV tonight — esta noche dan una buena película en la tele

• on video — en vídeo

12) (=about one's person)

I haven't any money on me — no llevo dinero encima

13) (=after, according to)

on this model — según este modelo

14) (=compared to)

prices are up on last year('s) — los precios han subido frente a los del año pasado

15) (=at the expense of)

this round's on me — esta ronda la pago yo, invito yo

the tour was on the Council — la gira la pagó el Consejo, corrió el Consejo con los gastos de la gira

- it's on the house

16) liter

woe on woe — dolor sobre dolor

snow on snow — nieve y más nieve

17) (phrases)

• on account of — a causa de

• on good authority — de buena tinta

on his authority — con su autorización

• on average — por término medio

• to swear on the Bible — prestar juramento sobre la Biblia

• on a charge of murder — acusado de homicidio

• on foot — a pie

• on horseback — a caballo

• on pain of — so pena de

• on sale — de venta

• on the telephone — por teléfono

• on time — a la hora, a tiempo
base I, 2., 2)
2. ADV

1) (=in place) [lid etc] puesto

the lid is on — la tapa está puesta

it's not on properly — no está bien puesto
screw on
2) (with clothes)

to have one's boots on — llevar las botas puestas

to have one's coat on — tener el abrigo puesto

what's she got on? — ¿qué lleva puesto?, ¿cómo va vestida?

she had not got much on — iba muy ligera de ropa

3) (indicating time)

from that day on — a partir de aquel día, de aquel día en adelante

• on and off — de vez en cuando, a intervalos

• it was well on in the evening — estaba ya muy entrada la tarde

well on in June — bien entrado junio

they talked well on into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

well on in years — entrado en años, que va para viejo
further 1., 1), later 1., 2)
4) (indicating continuation)

to go/walk on — seguir adelante

to read on — seguir leyendo

• he rambled on and on — estuvo dale que dale *, estuvo dale y dale (esp LAm)

• and so on — (=and the rest) y demás; (=etc) etcétera

• on with the show! — ¡que empiece or continúe el espectáculo!

on with the dancing girls! — ¡que salgan las bailarinas!

5) (in phrases)

• what are you on about? * — ¿de qué (me) hablas?

• he's always on at me about it * — me está majando continuamente con eso *
go on
3. ADJ

1) (=functioning, in operation)

to be on — [engine] estar encendido, estar en marcha; [switch] estar encendido or conectado; [machine] estar encendido or funcionando; [light] estar encendido, estar prendido (LAm); [TV set etc] estar encendido, estar puesto, estar prendido (LAm); [tap] estar abierto; [brake etc] estar puesto, estar echado

in the on position — [tap] abierto, en posición de abierto; (Elec) encendido, puesto, prendido (LAm)

2) (=being performed, shown)

the show is now on — ha comenzado el espectáculo

the show is on in London — se ha estrenado el espectáculo en Londres

the show was on for only two weeks — el show estuvo solamente 15 días en cartelera

what's on at the cinema? — ¿qué ponen en el cine?

what's on at the theatre? — ¿qué dan en el teatro?

"what's on in London" — "cartelera de los espectáculos londinenses"

the programme is on in a minute — el programa empieza dentro de un minuto

there's a good film on tonight — hay una película buena esta noche

3) (=taking place)

is the meeting still on tonight? — ¿sigue en pie la reunión de esta noche?, ¿se lleva a cabo siempre la reunión de esta noche? (LAm)

the deal is on — se ha cerrado el trato

4) (=arranged)

have you got anything on this evening? — ¿tienes compromiso para esta noche?

sorry, I've got something on tonight — lo siento, esta noche tengo un compromiso

5) (=performing, working)

to be on — [actor] estar en escena

you're on in five minutes — sales en cinco minutos

are you on next? — ¿te toca a ti la próxima vez?

are you on tomorrow? — (=on duty) ¿trabajas mañana?, ¿estás de turno mañana?

to have one day on and the next off — trabajar un día y el otro no

6) * (indicating agreement, acceptance)

you're on! — ¡te tomo la palabra!

are you still on for dinner tomorrow night? — ¿sigo contando contigo para cenar mañana?

that's not on — (Brit) eso no se hace, no hay derecho

4.

EXCL ¡adelante!

* * *

I [ɑːn, ɒn]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

English-spanish dictionary > on

16 passare

1. v/i ( trasferirsi) go (in into)

sports pass

di legge be passed, pass

di tempo go by or past, pass

passare attraverso delle difficoltà have a difficult time

passare da/per Milano go through Milan

passare dal panettiere drop by the baker's

mi è passato di mente it slipped my mind

passare di moda go out of fashion

passare inosservato go unnoticed

2. v/t confine cross

( sorpassare) overstep

( porgere) pass

( trascorrere) spend

telecommunications ti passo Claudio here's Claudio

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passare v. intr.

1 to pass; ( vicino) to pass by, to go* by, to get* by; ( attraverso) to go* through, to pass through, to get* through: lasciami passare, let me pass; si fece da parte per far passare l'auto, he moved aside to let the car pass; egli passò senza fermarsi, he passed without stopping; per andare a Roma da Milano si passa per Bologna, to go to Rome from Milan you pass through Bologna; la strada passa per il bosco, the road passes (o goes o runs) through the wood; passiamo per il centro?, shall we go (o pass) through the centre?; l'Arno passa da Firenze, the Arno flows through Florence; l'autobus passa davanti alla stazione, the bus goes past the station; passa sotto il ponte e gira a destra, go under the bridge and turn right; in quel cavo passa la corrente, there's electricity in that cable; si abbassò per passare dalla porta, he bent to get through the doorway; per far passare il frigorifero bisogna spostare l'armadio, we'll have to move the cupboard to get the fridge to pass; questa corda è troppo grossa, non ci passa, this string is too thick, it won't go through

2 ( penetrare) to come* in, to pass through: la luce passava attraverso le persiane, the light came in through the shutters

3 (trasferirsi da una persona all'altra, da un luogo all'altro) to pass: la palla passava da un giocatore all'altro, the ball passed from one player to the other; passare di padre in figlio, to be handed down (o passed on) from father to son; passare in altre mani, to pass into other hands; passiamo in salotto per il caffè, let's have our coffee in the drawing room // passava da un argomento all'altro con grande facilità, he passed from one subject to another with the greatest of ease // è tempo di passare dalle parole ai fatti, it's time for action (o it's time to pass from words to action)

4 ( trascorrere) to pass, to elapse, to go* by: i giorni passarono, the days went by; la gioventù passa presto, youth soon passes; man mano che passano gli anni..., as the years go by...; il tempo non passa mai quando si aspetta qlcu., time goes slowly when you're waiting for s.o.; sono già passati due anni, two years have already passed; facciamo una partita a carte tanto per far passare il tempo, let's have a game of cards, just to pass the time

5 ( cessare) to pass (away), to cease: il mal di denti mi è passato, my toothache has passed off (o gone); la sua collera passò presto, his anger soon passed (o cooled); il temporale è passato, the storm is over (o has passed o has ceased); passare di moda, to go out of fashion // passerà anche questa, it won't last for ever; tutto passa, everything comes to an end; per lui è stato un brutto colpo ma spero gli passerà presto, it was a tough blow for him but I hope he'll get over it quickly // cerca di farti passare il malumore, try to snap out of it

6 ( andare, venire) to call on (s.o.), to call at (a place): devo passare dal suo ufficio, I must call at his office; passerà di qui fra poco, he will come here soon (o before long); passerò a prenderti, I'll call for you; passerò da te questa sera, I'll drop in (on you) tonight; passare da un cliente, to call on a client; passa a portarmi quel libro, come here and bring me the book

7 ( diventare) to become*: passò capitano, he was promoted captain

8 ( essere scambiato per) to be taken for, to pass off as; ( essere reputato) to be believed, to be considered: così vestito potrebbe passare per un prete, dressed like that he could be taken for a priest; lo hanno fatto passare per pazzo, they passed him off as mad; si è fatto passare per un professore di chimica e tutti ci hanno creduto, he passed himself off as a chemistry teacher and everyone believed him; passa per bella, intelligente, she is considered (o thought) beautiful, intelligent; passare per ricco, to be thought rich

9 ( essere accettato, aver corso) to be passed, to get* through: il progetto di legge passò il mese scorso, the bill was passed last month; passare a un esame, to get through an examination; non è un capolavoro ma può passare, it's not a masterpiece but it'll do

10 ( intercorrere) to be: passa una gran differenza, there is a great difference

11 ( di cibi) ( andare a male) to go* bad, to go* off; ( di vino) to turn sour; to turn sweet

12 ( a carte) to pass

◆ v.tr.

1 ( attraversare) to pass, to cross; ( oltrepassare) to pass, to go* beyond: passare il confine, to pass (o to cross) the border; i fuggitivi sono 11riusciti a passare il fiume, the fugitives succeeded in crossing the river; dopo che hai passato il tabaccaio è la prima casa a destra, when you pass the tobacconist's it's the first house on your right; ho passato l'edicola senza vederla, I went beyond the newstand without seeing it

2 ( far passare) to pass: passare il filo nell'ago, to pass the thread through the eye of the needle; si fece passare una corda in vita, he passed the rope round his waist

3 ( essere più di) to be over: quel tipo passa i 2 metri, that fellow is over two metres tall; per me ha passato i 50 anni, I think he's over fifty; questa lettera passa il peso, this letter is overweight

4 ( trascorrere) to spend*, to pass: dove passerai le vacanze?, where are you going to spend your holidays?; passeremo il Natale insieme, we'll spend (o pass) Christmas together; sta passando un brutto periodo, he's having (o going through) a bad time; ho passato una serata molta bella, I've had a lovely evening; ha passato tre anni in prigione, he spent three years in prison

5 ( cospargere di) to put*, to spread*: passati un po' di crema in viso, put a bit of cream on your face; passare la cera sul pavimento, to wax the floor

6 ( pulire) to wipe, to clean; passare uno straccio sulla lavagna, to wipe the blackboard with a cloth; passare lo straccio sul pavimento, to wipe the floor; si passò il fazzoletto sul collo, he mopped (o wiped) his neck with his handkerchief

7 ( dare) to pass, to give*, to hand: l'albergo non passa la colazione, the hotel does not give breakfast; guarda queste fotografie e passale agli altri, look at these photographs and pass them on to the others; passami il sale, per favore, can you pass me the salt, please?; mi passa un assegno mensile, he gives me a monthly cheque; passare gli alimenti alla moglie, to pay one's wife alimony; (comm.) passare un ordine, to place an order; (sport) passare la palla, to pass the ball

8 ( sopportare) to undergo*, to pass through (sthg.): ha passato un mucchio di guai, she has gone through (o she has had) a lot of trouble; ne ho passate tante, ne ho passate di tutti i colori, te lo assicuro, I have been through a lot, I can tell you

9 ( trafiggere) to pass through; to run* through, to transfix: lo passò da parte a parte, he ran him through

10 ( approvare, promuovere; superare) to pass: ho passato tutti i miei allievi, I have passed all my pupils; passare un progetto di legge, to pass a bill; hai passato l'esame di guida?, did you pass your driving test?

11 (cuc.) ( setacciare) to sieve; ( al passaverdura) to purée // passa il pesce nella farina prima di friggerlo, flour the fish before frying; passare nell'uovo, to dip in beaten egg; passare gli spinaci nel burro, to sauté the spinach; passare nel pangrattato, to coat with breadcrumbs.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: passare a miglior vita, to pass away // passare inosservato, to go (o to pass) unnoticed // passare di mente, to go out of one's mind; passare per la mente, to cross (o to come into) one's mind // sarà due chili e passa, it's probably two kilos or more; avrà trent'anni e passa, he must be over thirty // non posso passare sopra a così tanti errori, I can't overlook so many mistakes // faccia la coda, non cerchi di passare davanti a tutti, don't try to pass ahead of everyone (o to jump the queue); è passato in testa al gruppo, alla classifica, he moved up to the top // passi la sua ignoranza, ma non la cattiva educazione, I'm prepared to overlook his ignorance but not his bad manners // passa via!, get (o go) away, scram! // passarla liscia, to get away with sthg. (o to get off scot-free) // passarsela bene, male, ( finanziariamente) to be well off, badly off // passar parola, to pass the word on (o round) // passare qlco. sotto silenzio, to pass over sthg. in silence // non gliene passa una, she picks him up on everything ∙ Questo verbo è usato in molte frasi idiomatiche per la cui traduzione si rinvia agli altri elementi. Per esempio: passare per le armi → arma; passare in rivista → rivista; passare dei guai → guaio; passare al setaccio → setaccio ecc.

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[pas'sare]
1. vi (aus essere)

1) (persona, veicolo) to go by, pass (by)

l'autobus passa davanti a casa nostra — the bus goes past our house

siamo passati davanti a casa tua — we went past your house, we walked (o drove) past your house

non è passata neanche una macchina — not one car went by

passare dall'altra parte della strada — to cross (over) to the other side of the street

2) (fare una breve sosta) to call in, (presso amico) to call o drop in, (postino) to come, call

passa quando vuoi — call in whenever you like

passare a casa di qn o da qn — to call o drop in on sb

passo da te dopo cena — I'll call in after dinner

passare a trovare/salutare qn — to drop by to see sb/say "hello" to sb

passare a prendere qc/qn — to come and pick sth/sb up

ti passo a prendere alle otto — I'll come and pick you up at eight o'clock

passare in banca/ufficio — to call in at the bank/office

devo passare in banca — I've got to call in at the bank

3) (filtrare attraverso: aria, sole, luce) to pass, get through, (acqua) to seep through

4)

(trasferirsi) passare da...a — to pass from... to

passare di mano in mano — to be passed o handed round

passare di padre in figlio — to be handed o passed down o from father to son

passare da un argomento ad un altro — to go from one subject to another

passare ad altro — to change the subject, (in una riunione) to discuss the next item

passiamo ad altro! — let's go on!

passare al nemico — to go over to the enemy

passare alla storia — to pass into history, fig to become a legend

passare di moda — to go out of fashion

passare a miglior vita euf — to pass away

5) (trascorrere: giorni, tempo) to pass, go by

sono passati molti anni dalla fine della guerra — many years have passed since the end of the war

6) (allontanarsi: temporale, dolore, voglia) to pass, go away

il peggio è passato — the worst is over

far passare a qn la voglia di qc/di fare qc — to stifle sb's desire for sth/to do sth

ti è passato il mal di testa? — has your headache gone?

gli passerà! — he'll get over it!

7) (essere accettato: proposta di legge) to be passed, (candidato) to pass

passare a un esame — to go up (to the next class) after an exam

passare di grado — to be promoted

8) Culin

passare di cottura — to be overdone

9) Carte to pass

10)

30 anni e passa — well over 30 years ago

c'erano 100 persone e passa — there were well over a 100 people

11)

(esistere) ci passa una bella differenza tra i 2 quadri — there's a big difference between the 2 pictures

12)

passare per uno stupido/un genio — to be taken for a fool/a genius

passare per buono — to be taken as valid, be accepted

passare inosservato — to go unnoticed

farsi passare per — to pass o.s. off as, pretend to be

13)

passare attraverso, per anche fig — to go through

passare sopra — to pass over o above, (fig : lasciar correre) to pass over, overlook

passare sotto — to pass below

cosa ti passa per la testa? — (a che pensi?) what is going through your mind?, (come puoi pensarlo?) what are you thinking of!

per dove si passa per arrivare in centro? — which way do I (o we) go to get into town?

lasciar passare qn/qc — to let sb/sth through

non mi hanno lasciato passare — they didn't let me through

far passare qn per o da — to let sb in (o out) by

far passare avanti qn — to let sb get past o by

questa volta non ci passo sopra — I'm not prepared to overlook it this time

2. vt

1) (attraversare) to cross

2) (esame) to pass, (dogana) to go through, clear, (visita medica) to have

hai passato l'esame? — did you pass the exam?

3) (approvare) to pass, approve

4)

(trafiggere) passare qn/qc da parte a parte — to pass right through sb/sth

5) (trascorrere) to spend, pass

passare le vacanze in montagna — to spend one's holidays in the mountains

ho passato due giorni a Parigi — I spent two days in Paris

non passerà la notte — he (o she) won't survive the night

non passa giorno che non ne combini una delle sue — hardly a day goes by without him getting up to something

6) (oltrepassare, sorpassare) to go beyond, (fig : andare oltre i limiti) to exceed, go beyond

ha passato la quarantina — he (o she) is over 40

7) (dare: oggetto) to pass, give, hand, (Sport: palla) to pass

passare qc a qn — to pass sth to sb, give sb sth, (trasmettere: messaggio) to pass sth (on) to sb

ha passato la palla a Enrico — he passed the ball to Enrico

potresti passarmi il sale? — could you pass me the salt, please?

mi hai passato l'influenza — you gave me the flu

passare indietro qc — to pass o give o hand sth back

i miei genitori mi passano 300 euro al mese — my parents give me 300 euros a month

mi passi Maria? — (al telefono) can I speak to Maria?

le passo il signor Rossi — I'm putting you through to Mr Rossi, here's Mr Rossi

8) (brodo, verdura) to strain

9)

passare lo straccio per terra — to give the floor a wipe

passare l'aspirapolvere — to hoover Brit, vacuum Am

passare una mano di vernice su qc — to give sth a coat of paint

10)

(fraseologia) passarsela bene/male — to get on well/badly, (economicamente) to manage well/badly

come te la passi? — how are you getting on o along?

passarla liscia — to get away with it

ne ha passate tante — he's been through a lot, he's had some difficult times

3. sm

col passare del tempo... — with the passing of time...

col passare degli anni — (riferito al presente) as time goes by, (riferito al passato) as time passed o went by

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I 1. [pas'sare]
verbo transitivo

1) (attraversare) to go* past, to go* across, to get* across, to get* over, to pass, to cross [fiume, ponte]; to go* through, to get* through [ dogana]

passato il semaforo, giri a destra — turn right after the lights

2) (infilare) to run*; (trafiggere) to run* through

passare la corda nell'anello — to pass o run the rope through the ring

3) (trasferire) to move

passare qcn. a un altro ufficio — to move sb. to another office

4) (al telefono)

passare una telefonata a qcn. — to put a call through to sb.

mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore — give me the sales manager, please

glielo passo — I'll put him on, I'm putting you through

5) (porgere) to hand, to pass [ oggetto]

passami il piatto — pass me your plate

potete (fare) passare il sale? — could you pass the salt along please?

passare la palla — sport to feed o pass the ball

6) (far scorrere)

passare le dita su qcs. — to run one's fingers over sth.

passare uno straccio su qcs. — to run a duster over sth

7) (trascorrere) to spend*, to pass

passare una bella giornata — to have a nice day

passare la giornata a fare — to spend the day doing

passare un brutto momento — to have a thin time of it

8) (superare) to pass, to get* through [esame, test]; to live out [ inverno]

9) (approvare) to get* through, to carry, to pass [legge, decreto]

10) (perdonare)

non me ne passa una — he doesn't let me get away with anything

11) gastr. (con il frullatore) to whizz up; to mash (up), to puree [frutta, verdura]

passare qcs. al tritacarne — to put sth. through the mincer

12) (spalmare) to rub [ crema]

passare la cera sul tavolo — to wax the table

13) (pagare)

passare gli alimenti — dir. to pay maintenance

14) rad. telev.

passo! — over

passo e chiudo! — over and out!

passiamo ora la linea ai nostri studi di Roma — now over to our Rome studios

15) (oltrepassare)

passare la cinquantina — to be over fifty years old, to be in one's fifties

hai proprio passato il limite! — you're way out of line! colloq.
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (transitare) [persona, veicolo] to pass

riesci a passare? — can you fit o get through?

passando per o da by way of; passare per il centro della città, davanti alla scuola to go through the town centre, past the school; andare in Polonia passando per la Germania to travel through Germany to Poland; passare per i campi to cut across the fields; l'autobus è appena passato the bus has just gone; passate da quella porta go straight through that door; passare dalla scala di servizio — to use the backstairs o service stairs AE

2) (snodarsi)

passare per — [ strada] to go through; (scorrere) [ acqua] to flow through

3) (andare momentaneamente) to drop in, to drop round, to pop in BE colloq.

passare da — to call at [ negozio]; to call (in) on [amico, parente]; to go round to [scuola, ufficio]

devi passare a trovarci — you must come by and see us

passare a prendere qcn., qcs. — to pick sb., sth. up

passerà oggi — he's coming round today

sono solo passata a salutare — I've just popped in to say hello

4) (penetrare) to get* through

fare passare — to let in [acqua, luce]

5) (svolgersi)

passare inosservato — to go o pass unnoticed

6) (spostarsi) to go*, to move

passare dalla sala da pranzo in salotto — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passare davanti a qcn. in una coda — to cut in front of sb. in a queue

7) (pensare)

dire quello che passa per la mente — to say things off the top of one's head

mi domando cosa le passi per la testa — I wonder what's going on in her head

non mi era mai passato per la testa che... — it never crossed o entered my mind that

8) (essere trasferito, trasmesso) [ proprietà] to pass; [ titolo] to pass down

passare alla storia come — to go down in history as

passare di padre in figlio, di generazione in generazione — to be handed down from father to son, from generation to generation

9) (variare, cambiare) to change

passare dal riscaldamento a gas a quello elettrico — to change over from gas to electric heating

passare sotto il controllo dell'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passare al (campo) nemico — to desert to the enemy camp, to go over to the enemy

10) fig. (procedere) to go* on, to move on, to pass on

passiamo ad altro — let's move on

passare all'offensiva — to go on o take the offensive

passare alle vie di fatto — to use force, to come to blows

11) (essere approvato) [legge, regolamento] to go* through

12) (essere ammesso) [ candidato] to pass

passare alla classe superiore — to go up a class

è passato generale — he's been promoted to general

13) (cessare) [crisi, sentimento] to pass; [dolore, effetto] to pass off, to subside; [ temporale] to blow* itself out, to blow* over, to spend* itself, to die out; [amore, rabbia] to die

passerà — it'll pass, things will get better

gli passerà — he'll get over it

questo mal di testa non vuole passare! — this headache just won't go away!

mi è passata la voglia di giocare — I don't feel like playing any more

14) (trascorrere) [ tempo] to draw* on, to go* (by), to pass

sono appena passate le sei — it's just gone six o'clock

passarono tre ore prima che... — three hours went by before

15) (sopportare)

farne passare di tutti colori a qcn. — to put sb. through the mill

dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare — after all you've put me through

ci siamo passati tutti — we've all gone through it

16) (chiudere un occhio)

lasciare passare — to let it pass

passare sopra a — to overlook, to pass over [comportamento, errore]

passi per i giovani, ma... — that's all right for young people but...

per questa volta passi — I'll let you off o I'll turn a blind eye this time, this time I'll let it go

17) (dimenticare)

mi era completamente passato di mente — it went right o clean o completely out of my mind

18) (essere considerato)

passare per un genio — to pass for a genius

fare passare qcn. per bugiardo — to make sb. out to be a liar

19) (spacciarsi)

facendosi passare per un poliziotto — impersonating a o posing as a policeman

20) (intercorrere) to pass between

che differenza passa tra i due? — what's the difference between the two?
3.
verbo pronominale passarsi

1) (far scivolare) to run*, to draw*

- rsi il pettine tra i capelli — to run a comb through one's hair

- rsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte — to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead

si passò la mano sul viso — he passed his hand over his face

2) (reciprocamente)

- rsi documenti — to exchange documents

- rsi la palla — to throw a ball around

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passare parola — to spread o pass the word

come te la passi? — how are things, how are you getting along?

passarsela bene — to be well off

passarsela male — to have a hard o bad time, to go through the o jump through hoops

non mi passa più! — there's no end to it!

non la passerai liscia! — you'll never get away with it!

passare a miglior vita — eufem. to pass away
II [pas'sare]
sostantivo maschile passage, passing

con il passare degli anni — with the passing of the years, as years go by

con il passare delle ore — as the day progressed

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passare¹

/pas'sare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (attraversare) to go* past, to go* across, to get* across, to get* over, to pass, to cross [fiume, ponte]; to go* through, to get* through [ dogana]; passato il semaforo, giri a destra turn right after the lights

2 (infilare) to run*; (trafiggere) to run* through; passare la corda nell'anello to pass o run the rope through the ring

3 (trasferire) to move; passare qcn. a un altro ufficio to move sb. to another office

4 (al telefono) passare una telefonata a qcn. to put a call through to sb.; mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore give me the sales manager, please; glielo passo I'll put him on, I'm putting you through

5 (porgere) to hand, to pass [ oggetto]; passami il piatto pass me your plate; potete (fare) passare il sale? could you pass the salt along please? passare la palla sport to feed o pass the ball

6 (far scorrere) passare le dita su qcs. to run one's fingers over sth.; passare uno straccio su qcs. to run a duster over sth.

7 (trascorrere) to spend*, to pass; passare una bella giornata to have a nice day; passare la giornata a fare to spend the day doing; passare un brutto momento to have a thin time of it

8 (superare) to pass, to get* through [esame, test]; to live out [ inverno]

9 (approvare) to get* through, to carry, to pass [legge, decreto]

10 (perdonare) non me ne passa una he doesn't let me get away with anything

11 gastr. (con il frullatore) to whizz up; to mash (up), to puree [frutta, verdura]; passare qcs. al tritacarne to put sth. through the mincer

12 (spalmare) to rub [ crema]; passare la cera sul tavolo to wax the table

13 (pagare) passare gli alimenti dir. to pay maintenance

14 rad. telev. passo! over; passo e chiudo! over and out! passiamo ora la linea ai nostri studi di Roma now over to our Rome studios

15 (oltrepassare) passare la cinquantina to be over fifty years old, to be in one's fifties; hai proprio passato il limite! you're way out of line! colloq.

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (transitare) [persona, veicolo] to pass; riesci a passare? can you fit o get through? passando per o da by way of; passare per il centro della città, davanti alla scuola to go through the town centre, past the school; andare in Polonia passando per la Germania to travel through Germany to Poland; passare per i campi to cut across the fields; l'autobus è appena passato the bus has just gone; passate da quella porta go straight through that door; passare dalla scala di servizio to use the backstairs o service stairs AE

2 (snodarsi) passare per [ strada] to go through; (scorrere) [ acqua] to flow through

3 (andare momentaneamente) to drop in, to drop round, to pop in BE colloq.; passare da to call at [ negozio]; to call (in) on [amico, parente]; to go round to [scuola, ufficio]; devi passare a trovarci you must come by and see us; passare a prendere qcn., qcs. to pick sb., sth. up; passerà oggi he's coming round today; sono solo passata a salutare I've just popped in to say hello

4 (penetrare) to get* through; fare passare to let in [acqua, luce]

5 (svolgersi) passare inosservato to go o pass unnoticed

6 (spostarsi) to go*, to move; passare dalla sala da pranzo in salotto to move from the dining room to the lounge; passare davanti a qcn. in una coda to cut in front of sb. in a queue

7 (pensare) dire quello che passa per la mente to say things off the top of one's head; mi domando cosa le passi per la testa I wonder what's going on in her head; non mi era mai passato per la testa che... it never crossed o entered my mind that...

8 (essere trasferito, trasmesso) [ proprietà] to pass; [ titolo] to pass down; passare alla storia come to go down in history as; passare di padre in figlio, di generazione in generazione to be handed down from father to son, from generation to generation

9 (variare, cambiare) to change; passare dal riscaldamento a gas a quello elettrico to change over from gas to electric heating; passare sotto il controllo dell'ONU to be taken over by the UN; passare al (campo) nemico to desert to the enemy camp, to go over to the enemy

10 fig. (procedere) to go* on, to move on, to pass on; passiamo ad altro let's move on; passare all'offensiva to go on o take the offensive; passare alle vie di fatto to use force, to come to blows

11 (essere approvato) [legge, regolamento] to go* through

12 (essere ammesso) [ candidato] to pass; passare alla classe superiore to go up a class; è passato generale he's been promoted to general

13 (cessare) [crisi, sentimento] to pass; [dolore, effetto] to pass off, to subside; [ temporale] to blow* itself out, to blow* over, to spend* itself, to die out; [amore, rabbia] to die; passerà it'll pass, things will get better; gli passerà he'll get over it; questo mal di testa non vuole passare! this headache just won't go away! mi è passata la voglia di giocare I don't feel like playing any more

14 (trascorrere) [ tempo] to draw* on, to go* (by), to pass; sono appena passate le sei it's just gone six o'clock; passarono tre ore prima che... three hours went by before...

15 (sopportare) farne passare di tutti colori a qcn. to put sb. through the mill; dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare after all you've put me through; ci siamo passati tutti we've all gone through it

16 (chiudere un occhio) lasciare passare to let it pass; passare sopra a to overlook, to pass over [comportamento, errore]; passi per i giovani, ma... that's all right for young people but...; per questa volta passi I'll let you off o I'll turn a blind eye this time, this time I'll let it go

17 (dimenticare) mi era completamente passato di mente it went right o clean o completely out of my mind

18 (essere considerato) passare per un genio to pass for a genius; fare passare qcn. per bugiardo to make sb. out to be a liar

19 (spacciarsi) facendosi passare per un poliziotto impersonating a o posing as a policeman

20 (intercorrere) to pass between; che differenza passa tra i due? what's the difference between the two?

III passarsi verbo pronominale

1 (far scivolare) to run*, to draw*; - rsi il pettine tra i capelli to run a comb through one's hair; - rsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead; si passò la mano sul viso he passed his hand over his face

2 (reciprocamente) - rsi documenti to exchange documents; - rsi la palla to throw a ball around

IDIOMS

passare parola to spread o pass the word; come te la passi? how are things, how are you getting along? passarsela bene to be well off; passarsela male to have a hard o bad time, to go through the o jump through hoops; non mi passa più! there's no end to it! non la passerai liscia! you'll never get away with it! passare a miglior vita eufem. to pass away.

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passare²

/pas'sare/

sostantivo m.

passage, passing; con il passare degli anni with the passing of the years, as years go by; con il passare delle ore as the day progressed.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > passare

17 turn

[tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] n

1) ( rotation) of a wheel Drehung f;

give the screw a couple of \turns drehen Sie die Schraube einige Male um;

to give the handle a \turn den Griff [herum]drehen

2) (change in direction: in road) Kurve f; sports Wende f;

‘no left/right \turn’ „Links/Recht abbiegen verboten“;

the path had many twists and \turns der Pfad wand und schlängelte sich dahin; ( fig)

the novel has many twists and \turns of plot die Handlung des Romans ist total verwickelt ( fam) ( fig)

things took an ugly turn die Sache nahm eine üble Wendung; ( fig)

I find the \turn of events most unsatisfactory ich mag nicht, wie sich die Dinge gerade entwickeln;

to make a \turn abbiegen;

to make a wrong \turn falsch abbiegen;

to make a \turn to port/ starboard naut nach Backboard/Steuerbord abdrehen;

to take a \turn [to the left/right] [nach links/rechts] abbiegen;

to take a \turn for the better/ worse ( fig) sich zum Besseren/Schlechteren wenden;

she's taken a \turn for the worse since... mit ihr ist es ziemlich bergab gegangen, seit... ( fam)

to take a new \turn eine [ganz] neue Wendung nehmen

3) ( changing point)

the \turn of the century die Jahrhundertwende;

at the \turn of the century zur Jahrhundertwende;

at the \turn of the 19th century Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts;

the \turn of the tide der Gezeitenwechsel;

the tide was on the \turn die Flut/Ebbe setzte gerade ein; ( fig)

the \turn of the tide occurred when... das Blatt wandte sich, als...

4) ( allotted time)

it's my \turn now! jetzt bin ich an der Reihe [o ( fam) dran] !;

it's Jill's \turn next Jill kommt als Nächste dran;

your \turn will come! du kommst schon auch noch dran! ( fam) ( in desperate situations) du wirst auch noch zum Zuge kommen! ( fam)

whose \turn is it? wer ist dran?;

I want everyone to take their \turn nicely without any fighting ich will, dass ihr euch schön abwechselt, ohne Streitereien;

you can have a \turn at the computer now Sie können jetzt den Computer benutzen;

to do sth in \turn [or by \turns] etw abwechselnd tun;

to miss a \turn eine Runde aussetzen;

to take \turns [or ( esp Brit) it in \turns] doing sth etw abwechselnd tun;

to take a \turn at the wheel für eine Weile das Steuer übernehmen;

to wait one's \turn warten, bis man an der Reihe ist;

in \turn wiederum;

she told Peter and he in \turn told me sie hat es Peter erzählt und er wiederum hat es dann mir erzählt;

he's all sweet and cold in \turns [or by turn[s]] er ist abwechselnd total nett und dann wieder total kalt ( fam)

5) ([dis]service)

to do sb a good/bad \turn jdm einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen;

to do a good \turn eine gute Tat tun

6) (odd sensation, shock) Schreck[en] m;

to give sb a \turn jdm einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen

7) ( feeling of queasiness) Anfall m ( fam);

she was having one of her \turns sie hatte wieder einmal einen ihrer Anfälle

8) ( performance on stage) Nummer f;

to do comic \turns Sketche aufführen;

to perform a \turn eine Nummer aufführen

9) ( not appropriate)

out of \turn;

what you've just said was completely out of \turn was du da gerade gesagt hast, war wirklich völlig unpassend;

sorry, have I been talking out of \turn? tut mir leid, habe ich was Falsches gesagt?;

he really was speaking out of \turn es war völlig unangebracht, dass er sich dazu äußerte

10) ( character)

to be of a... \turn of mind einen Hang zu etw dat haben;

to be of a humorous \turn eine Frohnatur sein;

to have a logical \turn of mind ein logischer Mensch sein

11) ( stroll) Runde f;

to take a \turn [in the park] eine [kleine] Runde [durch den Park] drehen

12) (round in coil, rope) Umwickelung f

13) ( expression well put together)

a nice [or elegant] [or good] \turn of phrase elegante Ausdrucksweise;

( wording) elegante Formulierung;

to have a nice \turn of phrase sich akk sehr gut ausdrücken können

14) ( purpose)

to serve sb's \turn jdm dienen;

that'll serve my \turn das ist gerade genau das Richtige für mich

15) mus Doppelschlag m

16) stockex Gewinnspanne f

17) ( cooked perfectly)

to be done [or cooked] to a \turn food gut durch[gebraten] sein

PHRASES:

a \turn of the screw eine weitere Verschärfung [einer Maßnahme];

the raising of their rent was another \turn of the screw in the landlord's attempt to get them evicted die Mieterhöhung war ein weiterer Versuch, ihnen Daumenschrauben anzulegen und sie allmählich aus der Wohnung zu drängen;

at every \turn ( continually) ständig;

( again and again) jedes Mal;

to fight at every \turn mit aller Macht kämpfen;

one good \turn deserves another (\turn deserves another) eine Hand wäscht die andere;

to be on the \turn sich akk wandeln; milk einen Stich haben; leaves gelb werden vt

1) (rotate, cause to rotate)

to \turn sth knob, screw etw drehen;

he \turned the key quietly in the lock er drehte den Schlüssel vorsichtig im Schloss um;

she \turned the wheel sharply sie riss das Steuer herum

2) ( switch direction)

to \turn sth;

he \turned his head in surprise überrascht wendete er den Kopf;

my mother can still \turn heads nach meiner Mutter drehen sich die Männer noch immer um;

he \turned the car er wendete den Wagen;

the little girl just \turned her back to her das kleine Mädchen wandte ihr einfach den Rücken zu;

she \turned the chair to the window so that she could look outside sie drehte den Stuhl zum Fenster, so dass sie hinausschauen konnte;

to \turn one's car into a road [in eine Straße] abbiegen;

to \turn round the corner um die Ecke biegen;

to \turn the course of history den Gang der Geschichte [ver]ändern;

to \turn one's eyes towards sb jdn anblicken;

to \turn somersaults einen Purzelbaum schlagen; sports einen Salto machen; ( fig)

he \turned somersaults in his joy er machte vor Freude Luftsprünge

3) ( aim)

to \turn sth on sb lamp, hose etw auf jdn richten;

she \turned her full anger onto him ihr ganzer Zorn richtete sich gegen ihn;

the stranger \turned a hostile stare on him der Fremde warf ihm einen feindseligen Blick zu;

to \turn one's attention [or mind] to sth seine Aufmerksamkeit etw dat zuwenden;

to \turn a gun on sb ein Gewehr auf jdn richten;

to \turn one's steps homewards sich akk nach Hause begeben;

to \turn one's thoughts to sth sich akk etw dat zuwenden

4) ( sprain)

to \turn sth sich dat etw verrenken;

to \turn one's ankle sich dat den Knöchel verrenken

5) + adj ( cause to become)

to \turn sb/ sth sth;

the shock \turned her hair grey overnight durch den Schock wurde sie über Nacht grau;

the cigarette smoke had \turned the walls grey durch den Zigarettenrauch waren die Wände ganz grau geworden;

the hot weather has \turned the milk sour durch die Hitze ist die Milch sauer geworden;

the news \turned her pale als sie die Nachricht hörte, wurde sie ganz bleich;

his comment \turned her angry sein Kommentar verärgerte sie

6) ( cause to feel nauseous)

to \turn sb's stomach jdn den Magen umdrehen;

the smell \turned her stomach bei dem Gestank drehte sich ihr der Magen um

7) ( change)

to \turn sth/ sb into sth etw/jdn in etw akk umwandeln;

the wizard \turned the ungrateful prince into a frog der Zauberer verwandelte den undankbaren Prinzen in einen Frosch;

to \turn a book into a film ein Buch verfilmen;

to \turn sth into German/ English etw ins Deutsche/Englische übertragen;

to \turn the light[s] low das Licht dämpfen

8) ( reverse)

to \turn sth garment, mattress etw wenden [o umdrehen];

to \turn the page umblättern;

to \turn sth inside out bag etw umdrehen, von etw dat das Innere nach Außen kehren

9) ( gain)

to \turn a profit einen Gewinn machen

10) ( send)

to \turn a dog on sb einen Hund auf jdn hetzen;

to \turn sb loose on sth jdn auf etw akk loslassen;

to be \turned loose losgelassen werden akk

11) ( stop sb)

to \turn sb from sth jdn von etw dat abbringen

12) tech ( create by rotating)

to \turn sth wood etw drechseln; metal etw drehen

PHRASES:

to \turn one's back on sb/ sth sich akk von jdm/etw abwenden ( fig)

it is time for you to \turn your back on childish pursuits es wird langsam Zeit, dass du deine kindischen Spiele hinter dir lässt;

to \turn the other cheek die andere Wange hinhalten ( fig)

to know how to \turn a compliment wissen, wie man Komplimente macht;

to \turn the corner [allmählich] über dem Berg sein;

to \turn a deaf ear [to sth] sich akk [gegenüber etw dat] taub stellen;

to \turn a blind eye sich akk blind stellen;

to \turn a blind eye to sth die Augen vor etw dat verschließen;

to not \turn a hair keine Miene verziehen;

without \turning a hair... ohne auch nur mit der Wimper zu zucken;

to \turn one's hand to sth sich akk in etw dat versuchen;

to be able to \turn one's hand to anything ein Händchen für alles haben;

to \turn sb's head jdm den Kopf verdrehen;

sth has \turned sb's head etw ist jdm zu Kopf[e] gestiegen;

to \turn sth on its head etw [vollkommen] auf den Kopf stellen;

to \turn a phrase sprachgewandt sein;

to \turn the spotlight on sb/ sth die [allgemeine] Aufmerksamkeit auf jdn/etw lenken;

to \turn the tables [on sb] den Spieß umdrehen;

to \turn tail and run auf der Stelle kehrtmachen und die Flucht ergreifen;

to \turn a trick prostitute sich akk prostituieren;

to \turn sth upside down [or inside out] etw gründlich durchsuchen; room etw auf den Kopf stellen ( fam) vi

1) ( rotate) sich drehen; person sich akk umdrehen;

this tap won't \turn dieser Hahn lässt sich nicht drehen;

to \turn on sth sich akk um etw akk drehen;

the ballerina \turned on her toes die Ballerina drehte auf den Zehenspitzen Pirouetten;

the chickens were being \turned on a spit die Hähnchen wurden auf einem Spieß gedreht;

the earth \turns on its axis die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse;

to \turn to sb sich akk zu jdm [um]drehen;

to \turn upside down boat umkippen; car sich überschlagen

2) ( switch the direction faced) person sich akk umdrehen; car wenden;

( in bend) abbiegen; wind drehen; ( fig) sich akk wenden;

she \turned onto the highway sie bog auf die Autobahn ab;

she \turned into a little street sie bog in ein Sträßchen ein;

heads still \turn when she walks along die Männer schauen ihr noch immer nach;

when the tide \turns ( high tide) wenn die Flut kommt;

( low tide) wenn es Ebbe wird; ( fig) wenn sich das Blatt wendet;

the path down the mountain twisted and \turned der Pfad schlängelte sich den Berghang hinab;

to \turn on one's heel auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen;

to \turn right/ left [nach] rechts/links abbiegen; ship nach rechts/links abdrehen mil

\turn right! rechts um!;

to \turn towards sb/ sth sich akk zu jdm/etw umdrehen;

( turn attention to) sich akk jdm/etw zuwenden;

plants \turn toward the light Pflanzen wenden sich dem Licht zu;

3) (fig: for aid or advice)

to \turn to sb [for sth] sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] an jdn wenden;

he has no one to \turn to er hat niemanden, an den er sich wenden kann;

he \turned to me for help er wandte sich an mich und bat um Hilfe;

I don't know which way to \turn ich weiß keinen Ausweg mehr;

to \turn to drink sich akk in den Alkohol flüchten;

to \turn to God sich akk Gott zuwenden;

to \turn to sb for money jdn um Geld bitten

4) ( change) werden; milk sauer werden; leaves gelb werden, sich verfärben;

his mood \turned quite nasty er wurde richtig schlecht gelaunt;

his face \turned green er wurde ganz grün im Gesicht ( fam)

my hair is \turning grey! ich kriege graue Haare!;

the friendship between the two neighbours \turned sour das freundschaftliche Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Nachbarn kühlte sich erheblich ab;

my luck has \turned das Blatt hat sich gewandt;

to \turn informer/ traitor zum Informanten/zur Informantin/zum Verräter/zur Verräterin werden;

to \turn Muslim Muslim werden;

to \turn cold/ warm/ pale kalt/warm/blass werden;

to \turn red person, traffic lights rot werden;

to \turn into sth zu etw dat werden;

the frog \turned into a handsome prince der Frosch verwandelte sich in einen schönen Prinzen;

he \turned from a sweet boy into a sullen brat aus dem süßen kleinen Jungen wurde ein mürrischer Flegel;

all this \turned into a nightmare das alles ist zum Albtraum geworden;

when there's a full moon, he \turns into a werewolf bei Vollmond verwandelt er sich in einen Werwolf

5) ( turn attention to)

to \turn to sth conversation, subject sich akk etw dat zuwenden;

my thoughts \turned to him and his family meine Gedanken gingen an ihn und seine Familie

6) ( attain particular age)

to \turn 20/40 20/40 werden

7) ( pass particular hour)

it had already \turned eleven es war schon kurz nach elf;

it has just \turned past five o'clock es ist gerade fünf vorbei;

just as it \turned midnight... genau um Mitternacht...

8) ( make feel sick)

my stomach \turned at the grisly sight bei dem grässlichen Anblick drehte sich mir der Magen um;

this smell makes my stomach \turn bei diesem Geruch dreht sich mir der Magen um

PHRASES:

to \turn on a dime (Am) auf der Stelle kehrt machen;

to \turn [over] in one's grave sich akk im Grabe umdrehen;

to \turn tattle-tail (Am) ( usu childspeak) ( fam) petzen ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > turn

18 turn\ out

1. I
abs

1) as it /things/ turned out... как оказалось...; as it turned out he already knew her как выяснилось, он уже был с ней знаком

2) 15 men turned out пришло пятнадцать человек; did many people turn out? много ли собралось народу?; the guards were quick in turning out караульные быстро построились
2. II
1) turn out in some manner things (everything, it) turned out well /all right/ все обошлось благополучно; we shall see how things turn out посмотрим, что из этого выйдет /как пойдут дела/; how did the party turn out? как прошел вечер?; the marriage turned out most happily брак оказался счастливым; the crops have turned out badly урожай оказался плохим

2) turn out at some time when do you turn out every morning? когда вы появляетесь /приходите/ утром?
3. III
1) turn out smth. /smth. out/ turn out the light гасить свет; turn out the gas выключать газ

2) turn out smth. /smth. out/ turn out one's pockets (one's wallet, etc.) вывернуть карманы и т.д. или выложить все из карманов и т.д., turn out one's drawers (the satchel, the dining-room, etc.) все перерыть в ящиках и т.д. (в поисках чего-л.)

3) turn out smb., smth. he turned out a bore (a handsome man, a humbug, an excellent administrator, a drunkard, etc.) он оказался скучнейшим человеком и т.д.; the venture (the affair) turned out a success (a futile attempt, a good speculation, etc.) мероприятие (дело) оказалось успешным и т.д.

4) turn out smb. /smb. out/ turn out a tenant выселить жильца; turn out the intruder (invaders, etc.) прогнать агрессора и т.д.; turn out the government сместить /свергнуть/ правительство

5) turn out smb., smth. /smb., smth. out/ turn out good athletes (trained doctors, graduates, men fit for living in hard conditions, etc.) выпускать /готовить, подготавливать/ хороших гимнастов и т.д.; turn out war weapons (cars, a large quantity of goods, excellent fabrics, etc.) производить /выпускать/ оружие и т.д.; the press is ready to turn out a new edition печатная машина подготовлена к печати еще одного тиража
4. IV
1) turn out smth. /smth. out/ in some time turn out 4 tapestries a year (smth. daily, etc.) делать /изготовлять/ четыре гобелена в год и т.д.; turn out one hundred vans a month производить /выпускать/ сто грузовиков в месяц; the author turns out two novels a year этот автор пишет два романа в год; turn out smth. /smth. out/ in some manner turn out smth. regularly (by the dozen, to order, etc.) выпускать /производить/ что-л. регулярно /постоянно/ и т.д.

2) turn out smb. /smb. out/ in some manner coll. turn one's children out beautifully прекрасно одевать своих детей; turn oneself out elegantly элегантно одеваться
5. XI
1) be turned out make sure all the lights are turned out проверь, везде ли погашен свет

2) be turned out at some time as soon as these watches are turned out, they are sold стоит только выпустить эти часы, как их тут же раскупают

3) be turned out in some manner coll. be smartly (elegantly, perfectly, beautifully, etc.) turned out быть медно и т.д. одетым
6. XIII
1) turn out to be smb., smth. turn out to be my old friend's son (a very old manuscript, etc.) оказаться сыном моего старого друга и т.д.; the dog turned out to be mine собака оказалась моей; this turns out to be true оказывается, это правда; it turned out to have been a false alarm как выяснилось, это была ложная тревога

2) turn out to do smth. a large crowd (the whole village, the whole town, etc.) turned out to welcome the visitors (to meet the heroes, to watch the athletics meeting, to vote against him, etc.) огромная толпа пришла /собралась/ приветствовать гостей и т.д.; the weather prevented people from turning out in large numbers to watch the football match из-за плохой погоды многие не пошли на футбольный матч
7. XV
turn out to be in some state the weather (the day, etc.) turned out [to be] fine (rainy, wet, etc.) погода и т.д. выдалась прекрасная и т.д.; the affair turned out dangerous (critical, fatal, disastrous, better than expected, difficult to manage, etc.) дело оказалось опасным и т.д.
8. XVI
1) turn out somehow for smb., smth. it turned out badly for him это плохо для него обернулось; the game turned out badly for our team наша команда плохо провела игру; turn out against (for, etc.) smb., smth. the case turned out against (for) him он проиграл (выиграл) процесс, дело было решено (не) в его пользу; the case turned out in his favour он выиграл дело

2) turn out for (on, in) smth. many people (only 10 men, a crowd, etc.) turned out for the meeting на собрание пришло много народу и т.д.; he turned out for duty он явился на дежурство; all the miners turned out on strike все шахтеры вышли на забастовку; the soldiers turned out in full dress солдаты явились в полной форме
9. XXI1
1) turn out smth. /smth. out/ in smth. turn out the light (the gas, etc.) in the kitchen (in the room, etc.) выключи /погаси/ свет и т.д. в кухне и т.д.

2) turn out smth. /smth. out/ from (out of, into, etc.) smth. I was busy turning out old papers from my desk (his things out of the bag, etc.) я занимался разборкой старых бумаг у себя в столе и т.д.; turn the concoction out into a basin вывалить или выложить варево в мяску

3) turn out smb. /smb. out/ to smth. turn out cattle to pasture выгонять скот на пастбище
10. XXV
1) turn out that... (as..., etc.) it turned out that he was never there (that this method does not work well, etc.) оказалось, что его там и не было вовсе и т.д.; things did not turn out as he intended все получилось не так, как он хотел

2) turn out as soon at... (when..., etc.) the fire brigade turned out as soon as the alarm was given пожарные приехали сразу по сигналу тревоги; he turned out when he was told он явился, как только ему было сказано

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > turn\ out

19 Stevenson, Robert

SUBJECT AREA: Land transport, Ports and shipping, Railways and locomotives

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b. 8 June 1772 Glasgow, Scotland

d. 12 July 1850 Edinburgh, Scotland

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Scottish lighthouse designer and builder.

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After his father's death when he was only 2 years old, Robert Stevenson was educated at a school for children from families in reduced circumstances. However, c. 1788 his mother married again, to Thomas Smith, Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board. Stevenson then served an apprenticeship under his new stepfather. The Board, which is still an active force in the 1990s, was founded in 1786 to oversee the lights and buoyage in some of the wildest waters in Western Europe, the seas around the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man.

After studies at Andersen's College (now the University of Strathclyde) and later at Edinburgh University, Stevenson assumed responsibility in the field for much of the construction work sanctioned by the Board. After some years he succeeded Smith as Engineer to the Board and thereby the long connection between the Northern Lights and the Stevenson family commenced.

Stevenson became Engineer to the Board when he was about 30 years old, remaining in that office for the best part of half a century. During these years he improved catoptric lighting, adopted the central lamp refracting system and invented the intermittent flashing light. While these developments were sufficient to form a just memorial to the man, he was involved in greater endeavours in the construction of around twenty lighthouses, most of which had ingenious forms of construction. The finest piece was the Bell Rock Lighthouse, built on a reef off the Scottish East Coast. This enterprise took five years to complete and can be regarded as the most important construction of his life.

His interests fitted in with those of the other great men living in and around Edinburgh at the time, and included oceanography, astronomy, architecture and antiquarian studies. He designed several notable bridges, proposed a design for the rails for railways and also made a notable study of marine timber borers. He contributed to Encyclopaedia Britannica and to many journals.

His grandson, born in the year of his death, was the famous author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–94).

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

FRS Edinburgh.

Further Reading

Sir Walter Scott, 1982, Northern Lights, Hawick.

FMW

Biographical history of technology > Stevenson, Robert

20 turn

tə:n 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snu, dreie, gå rundt, vende, vri

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snu (seg), dreie (seg)

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) snu, bikke, bøye av

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) snu (seg), vende seg mot

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) gå rundt

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle(s), bli til

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) skifte farge
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (om)dreiing, sving, vending

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) kveil, tørn, bukt

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) (vei)sving; sidevei

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur, omgang

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up

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subst. \/tɜːn\/

1) vending, vridning, dreining, sving(ing)

• a turn of the head

en vridning på hodet

• with a neat turn of the wrist

med en elegant dreining med hånden

2) snuing, helomvending

3) omdreining, vridning

• he gave the key another turn

han dreide nøkkelen rundt en gang til

• the door is locked with a double turn of the key

4) sving, kurve

• left turn

venstresving

• right turn

høyresving

• make a turn to the left

svinge til venstre

• the road takes a sudden turn to the left

veien gjør en skarp sving til venstre

5) ( ved retningsangivelse) gate, vei

• take the second turn to the left

ta andre vei til venstre

6) sidevei

7) vending, vendepunkt, retningsendring

• take a favourable turn

ta en gunstig vending

• a turn for the worse

en vending til det verre

• a turn for the better

en vending til det bedre

• his health took a turn for the worse

helsen hans forverret seg

• give a new turn to the conversation

gi samtalen en ny vending

• there has been a turn of fortune

lykken har snudd seg

8) skifte

• the turn of the century

århundreskiftet

• the turn of the year

årsskiftet

9) forandring, (om)skiftning, endring, omslag

10) tur, omgang

• it's my turn

det er min tur

• when it came to my turn

da det ble min tur

11) skift, (arbeids)tørn

• the afternoon turn

kveldsskiftet

12) ( sjøfart) tørn

13) tjeneste

14) legning, anlegg, medfødt evne, sans

• I have a technical turn

jeg har teknisk sans, jeg er teknisk anlagt

• turn of speed

hurtighet

15) ( handel) forklaring: forskjell mellom innkjøpspris og utsalgspris

16) liten tur, runde, slag, promenade

• take a turn round the garden

ta en runde i hagen

17) ( på revy e.l.) nummer

18) opptredende (i nummer)

19) anfall, ri, raptus, tokt

20) ( om sinne e.l.) utbrudd

21) ( hverdagslig) sjokk, støkk, forskrekkelse

• it gave me a terrible turn

jeg ble helt forskrekket

22) formulering

• the turn of the phrase

formuleringen av en frase

23) form

• the turn of an ankle

24) preg, form, stil

• the turn of our language

25) ( musikk) dobbeltslag

at every turn hvor man enn snur og vender seg, overalt ved enhver anledning, i tide og utide, bestandig

a bad turn eller (an) ill turn en bjørnetjeneste, en dårlig tjeneste

by the turn of a hair på hengende håret, med nød og neppe, på håret

by turns i tur og orden på omgang vekselvis, skiftevis

• he spoke English and Norwegian by turns

han snakket vekselvis engelsk og norsk

• she laughed and cried by turns

hun lo og gråt om hverandre

done to a turn (amer., hverdagslig) vellaget, passe stekt, passe kokt

• the meal was done to a turn

måltidet var svært vellaget

do somebody a good turn gjøre noen en stor tjeneste

give a new turn to gi en ny tolkning

give turn for turn gi igjen med samme mynt

a good turn en god gjerning

have a turn forsøke, sette i gang

in turn i tur og orden

• we were examined in turn

vi ble undersøkt i tur og orden

vekselvis, skiftevis igjen, atter i sin tur, på sin side

• and this, in turn, means

og dette vil i sin tur bety

• he, in turn, thinks

han på sin side mener

it serves its turn det tjener sin hensikt, det gjør nytten

one good turn deserves another den ene tjenesten er den andre verdt

be on the turn befinne seg ved et vendepunkt ( om mat eller væske) holde på å surne, bli sur

out of turn utenfor tur, når det ikke er ens tur

• you have gone out of your turn

det er ikke din tur

i utide taktløst

serve somebody's turn tjene noens hensikter

speak out of turn uttale seg taktløst, snakke om noe man ikke skal snakke om

take a turn at hjelpe til med, ta i et tak med

• we offered to take a turn at washing up

vi tilbød oss å hjelpe til med oppvasken

take turns skifte på, bytte på

take turns in doing something eller take something in turns bytte på å gjøre noe

take turns with somebody bytte på med noen

the tide is on the turn tidevannet holder på å snu ( overført) et vendepunkt er nært forestående

to a turn på en prikk ( spesielt om matlaging) perfekt, utmerket

to the turn of a hair på en prikk på håret

turn and turn about vekselvis, skiftevis, etter tur, i tur og orden

a turn of expression (en) uttrykksmåte

turn of mind sinnelag innstilling, tankegang

• she is of a practical turn of mind

hun er praktisk anlagt, hun har praktisk sans

• he has a sceptical turn of mind

han er skeptisk av natur

a turn of speech (en) talemåte, (en) vending

turn of the scales ( om vekt) utslag

turn of the screw skjerpelse, intensivering

• it was a turn of the screw in the government's effort to combat inflation

det var en intensivering av regjeringens kamp for å bekjempe inflasjonen

the turn of the tide tidevannsskifte ( overført) omslag, omskiftning

• mark the turn of the tide

markere et vendepunkt

the turns of fortune eller the turns of Fortune's wheel skjebnens spill

wait one's turn vente på tur

• wait your turn

vent til det blir din tur
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verb \/tɜːn\/

1) snu (på), vende (på), vri (på), dreie (på), snu rundt, vende om, dreie rundt, vri rundt, vri om

• she turned her head

hun vendte på hodet

• turn the tap

vri på vannkranen

• turn the key in the lock

vri om nøkkelen i låsen

2) vende bort

• she turned her face and wept

hun vendte seg bort og gråt

3) snu, vende (om), gjøre helomvending

• shall we turn and go back now?

skal vi snu og gå tilbake nå?

4) snu seg, vende seg

• he heard his name called but did not turn

han hørte noen rope på ham, men snudde seg ikke

• he turned on his side and fell asleep

han snudde seg på siden og sovnet

5) svinge (av), ta av, bøye av

• turn to the right

ta av til høyre, svinge av til høyre

• turn round the corner

svinge rundt hjørnet

• the road turns sharply

veien gjør en skarp sving

6) skru (på), snurre (på), sno, sveive, svinge på, svinge rundt, dreie om, snu rundt

7) svinge (rundt), snurre (rundt), vri seg (rundt), gå rundt, rotere

• the wheel turned slowly

hjulet gikk sakte rundt

• what turns the wheels?

hva er det som får hjulene til å gå rundt?

• the earth turns round the sun

jorden dreier rundt solen

• the key turned in the lock

nøkkelen gikk rundt i låsen

• his brain turned

det gikk rundt for ham

• the key won't turn

nøkkelen går ikke rundt

• the tap won't turn

det går ikke an å vri kranen

8) ( overført) snu og vende på

• turn over a problem in one's mind

snu og vende på et problem

9) stramme (til)

• turn a screw tight

stramme til en skrue

10) ( på dreiebenk) dreie, forme

11) formulere spirituelt og elegant, turnere

• neatly turned compliment

elegant turnert kompliment

12) runde, passere

• turn a corner

runde et hjørne

• when we had turned Cape Horn

da vi hadde passert Kapp Horn

13) ( militærvesen) omgå

14) rette, vende

• turn the hose on the fire!

rett slangen mot brannen!

• turn one's energy on

rette energien sin mot

15) gjøre, få til å bli

• starvation and thirst turned them mad

sulten og tørsten gjorde dem gale

16) ( om løv) skifte farge

• autumn has turned the leaves yellow

høsten har gulnet bladene

• the leaves are beginning to turn

bladene begynner å skifte farge

17) bli sur, surne, få til å bli sur, få til å surne

• the milk has turned

melken har surnet

18) krumme, bøye

• turn a lead pipe

19) avverge, avvende, avlede, lede bort

• he turned the blow with his arm

han avverget slaget med armen

20) fylle år, passere

• he has turned fifty

han har fylt femti

21) ( om klokke) slå

• it has just turned three o'clock

klokken er litt over tre, klokken har nettop slått tre

22) sende bort, vise bort, jage bort

• he turned the man from his door

23) helle (opp), tappe (opp)

• turn water into bottles

tappe vann på flasker

24) ( handel) omsette

25) ( hverdagslig) tjene penger

26) (om tidevann, vind e.l.) vende, snu

• when does the tide turn?

når snur tidevannet?

27) vri seg, kantre

28) ( overført) gå tilbake, snu (seg)

• the fever has turned

feberen har gått tilbake

• luck turned and he went broke

lykken snudde seg, og han mistet alt han eide

29) bli

• turn pale

• turn sour

bli sur

• the weather turns fair

været klarner opp, det blir fint vær

30) vri, vrikke, forstue

31) bli kvalm, gjøre kvalm

32) ( om klesplagg) vrenge

33) henvende seg til, gå til

• she had no one to turn to

hun hadde ikke noen å gå til

even a worm will turn se ➢ worm, 1

have something turned down få noe avslått

make one's stomach turn over se ➢ stomach, 1

not know where to turn eller not know which way to turn se ➢ way, 1

turn about snu, vende (vri) og vende på la bytte plass, bytte om på snu seg rundt, vende seg rundt, gjøre helt om

• turn about!

helt om!, helomvending!

turn a film se ➢ film, 1

turn against vende seg mot

• he turned against his former friends

han vendte seg mot sin tidligere venner

• he felt that the whole world had suddenly turned against him

han følte at hele verden plutselig hadde vendt seg mot ham

sette opp mot

• a campaign to turn the people against their leaders

turn a hand to se ➢ hand, 1

turn around (amer.) forberede et fartøy eller et fly for en returreise ( overført) foreta en snuoperasjon med

• the company was turned around from its previous bad performance to become very successful

turn aside gå til side, vike unna vende seg bort ta av, svinge av, kjøre inn på en sidevei avvike

• turn aside from a subject

avvike fra et tema

avvende, avverge

• turn aside a blow

avverge et slag

avlede, gi en annen retning

turn away vende seg bort, snu seg bort

• she turned away in disgust

hun snudde seg bort i avsky

vende bort, vri bort

• turn one's head away

lede bort

• she tried to turn the conversation away from the subject

hun prøvde å lede samtalen bort fra emnet

jage bort, sende bort, vise bort, avvise

• turn away a beggar

• many spectators were turned away

mange tilskuere ble avvist

utvise, avskjedige avverge, avvende

• turn away criticism

avverge kritikk

snu og gå sin vei, gå sin vei

• they turned away when they heard that there were no more tickets

de gikk sin vei da de hørte at det ikke var flere billetter igjen

turn back drive tilbake, slå tilbake

• turn back the enemy

slå fienden tilbake

vise tilbake, avvise

• turn back refugees at the frontier

avvise flyktninger ved grensen

vende (og gå) tilbake, vende (om), snu

• it was time to turn back

det var på tide å vende tilbake

komme tilbake gå tilbake, bla tilbake

• turn back to page 20

gå tilbake til side 20

• turn back a few pages

bla tilbake noen sider

brette tilbake

• turn back the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

turn back on gå tilbake på, bryte

• turn back on an agreement

bryte en avtale

turn down brette ned, slå ned

• turn down one's collar

brette ned kragen

brette inn

• turn down the corner of a page

brette inn hjørnet på en side

brette tilbake

• turn down the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

skru ned

• turn down the gas

skru ned gassen

• please turn down the volume?

kan du være så snill å skru ned lyden? avvise, forkaste, avslå

• turn down an offer

avvise et tilbud

• his request was turned down

anmodningen hans ble avslått

• he was turned down

han fikk avslag

bli kjent stridsudyktig

• he was turned down for the Army

han ble kjent udyktig til militærtjeneste

stille seg avvisende til legge (et spillkort) med bildesiden ned vende ned(over), bøye ned(over), sige ned(over)

• the corners of his mouth began to turn down

munnvikene hans begynte å sige ned

turn down into svinge inn på

turn from vende seg bort fra forlate

• turn from one's career

forlate karrieren

turn in brette inn, bøye inn, folde inn

• turn in a hem

brette inn en fall

vende inn, være vendt innover, være innoverbøyd

• he turns his toes in

han går innover med føttene

sende inn, levere inn, sende tilbake, levere tilbake

• he turned in his membership card

han leverte tilbake medlemskortet sitt

bytte inn

• turn in one's car for a new one

bytte inn bilen sin mot en ny prestere, frembringe, komme med

• turn in a bad piece of work

prestere et dårlig (stykke) arbeid

angi, forråde

• somebody had turned him in

noen hadde angitt ham

• he turned himself in

han meldte seg selv

overlevere, overgi

• they turned themselves in to the police

de overgav seg til politiet

ta av, svinge inn, kjøre inn

• let's turn in here

la oss svinge inn her

( landbruk) pløye ned ( sjøfart) tørne inn, gå av vakt ( hverdagslig) krype til køys, gå og legge seg ( hverdagslig) gi opp

• he had to turn in the plan

han måtte gi opp planen

• turn it in!

hold opp (med det der)!, kutt ut (det der)!

turn in\/upon oneself trekke seg inn i seg selv, bli innadvendt (være nødt til å) stole på seg selv

turn in one's grave se ➢ grave, 1

turn into gjøre til, forvandle(s) til, gjøre om, bli til

• the water had turned into ice

vannet hadde blitt til is

• he turned prose into verse

han gjorde prosa om til poesi

• he turned the boys into good citizens

han gjorde guttene til gode borgere

• turn a bedroom into a study

gjøre et soverom om til et arbeidsrom

omsette i

• turn a diamond into cash

omsette en diamant i rede penger

vende til

• he turned his misery into a joke

han vendte sin ulykke til en spøk oversette til, gjengi

• he turned Latin into English

han oversatte latin til engelsk

• can you turn the text into good English?

kan du gjengi teksten på god engelsk?

gå over til, snu til, vendes til, slå over i, slå om

• the joy turned into sorrow

gleden ble vendt til sorg

• all turns to his profit

alt han tar i kaster penger av seg

• it may turn into rain

det slår kanskje om til regn

svinge inn på, slå inn på

• he turned into a side road

han svingte inn på en sidevei

turn it up hold opp (med det der)

turn left ( militært) venstre om

turn loose sette fri

• he was turned loose after interrogation

han ble satt fri etter avhøret

slippe ut

• turn the cattle loose

slippe ut kyrne

turn low skru ned

• turn the gas low

turn off skru av, slå av, stenge (av)

• turn off the radio!

steng av radioen!

• turn off the water

skru av vannet

• turn off the light

skru av lyset

avskjedige avvise svinge av (fra), ta av (fra)

• turn off to the left

ta av til venstre

• turn off the road

ta av fra veien

avlede, lede bort, avlede oppmerksomheten fra slå bort, avvende, avverge, parere

• he turned it off with a laugh

han slo det bort med en latter

• turn off a stroke

parere et slag

prestere, frembringe, produsere, tilvirke, riste ut av ermet ( hverdagslig) frastøte, avskrekke, avsky, virke motbydelig på, vekke avsky

• his manner turns me off

oppførselen hans frastøter meg

(få til å) miste lysten, få til å miste interessen

turn on vri på, skru på, sette på

• turn on the radio

skru på radioen

• turn on the water

skru på vannet

• turn on the electricity

sette på strømmen

dreie seg om, handle om

• the conversation turned on politics

samtalen dreide seg om politikk

• he turned the conversation on to chemistry

han ledet samtalen inn på kjemi

avhenge av, stå og falle på, hvile på

• everything turns on your answer

alt står og faller med svaret ditt

• our whole policy turns on this alliance

hele vår politikk står og faller på denne alliansen

vende seg mot, gå løs på

• the dog turned on his master

hunden gikk løs på eieren sin

(få til å) tenne, (få til å) vekke begeistring for

• he is not likely to turn the voters on

han er neppe i stand til å vekke velgernes begeistring

( hverdagslig) tenne (på), bli kåt på

• some girls turn on easily

enkelte jenter tenner lett

• it turns me on

det tenner meg

• he turns me on

jeg tenner på ham

turn one's back (up)on somebody\/something

se ➢ back, 1

turn one's coat se ➢ coat, 1

turn one's eyes from se ➢ eye, 1

turn one's stomach se ➢ stomach, 1

turn on one's heel se ➢ heel, 1

turn on the charm se ➢ charm

turn out bøye (seg) utover, vende utover, være bøyd nedover, være vendt nedover

• he turns his toes out

han vender føttene utover når han går

slokke, slå av

• turn out the light

slokke lyset

produsere, fremstille, frembringe, tilvirke

• the factory turns out 5000 cars a week

fabrikken produserer 5000 biler i uken

( om skole) utdanne

• turn out pupils

utdanne elever

slippe ut

• turn out to grass

slippe ut på beite, sette på beite

kaste ut, jage ut, vise bort

• turn out a tenant

si opp en leietaker

fjerne, avskjedige

• turn a person out of his job

fjerne en person fra stillingen sin

• turn a person out of the bus

• turn a party out of power

ta makten fra et parti

utelukke, ekskludere

• turn a person out of a club

ekskludere noen fra en klubb

( britisk) rydde, tømme

• he turned out a bag

han tømte en bag

• turn out the drawers in one's desk

tømme skuffene i pulten sin

• turn out the attic

rydde på loftet

• turn out one's pockets

vrenge lommene sine

( matlaging) hvelve, tømme, helle

• she turned out the pudding on to a flat dish

hun hvelvet puddingen over på et flatt fat

møte frem, møte opp, troppe opp, stille opp

• everybody turned out to meet him

alle møtte frem for å treffe ham

( spesielt militærvesen) rykke ut, stille (seg) opp ( sjøfart) purre, tørne ut

• turn out the crew

kalle mannskapet på dekk

( hverdagslig) stå opp få et visst utfall, falle ut, ende, gå, bli, utvikle seg, forløpe seg

• I don't know how it will turn out

jeg vet ikke hvordan det vil gå

• if everything turns out as expected

hvis alt går etter beregningen

• make things turn out well in the end

få alt til å gå bra til slutt

• everything turns out for the best

alt ordner seg til sist

• it turned out well

det gikk bra

• if all turns out well

hvis alt går godt

• she is turning out well

det går bra med henne

• she has turned out a pretty girl

hun har blitt en nydelig pike

vise seg å være

• he turned out to be a humbug

han viste seg å være en svindler

• he was, as it turned out, a charming person

det viste seg, tross alt, at han var en sjarmerende person

ekvipere, utstyre

• she was beautifully turned out

hun var elegant kledd

turn over vende (på), snu (på)

• turn over a stone

vende på en stein

• he turned over hay

han vendte høy

snu opp ned på vende på seg, snu seg, vende seg over på den andre siden

• he turned over in bed

bla om

• turn over the page

• turn over the pages of a book

bla i en bok

• please turn over!

se neste side!, bla om!

• turn over a magazine

lese litt her og der

velte (over ende), kaste over ende, (få til å) kantre

• the boat turned over

båten kantret

• a big wave turned the boat over

en svær bølge fikk båten til å kantre

• the car was turned over

bilen gjorde rundkast

( om omkobler e.l.) slå om overlate, overdra

• the job was turned over to another man

jobben ble overlatt til en annen (mann) overlevere, overgi

• Martin turned the crook over to the police

Martin overgav skurken til politiet, Martin meldte skurken til politiet

( handel) omsette

• they turn over £10,000 a week

de omsetter for mer enn £10 000 pr. uke gå over

• turn over from one thing to another

gå over fra en ting til en annen

fundere på noe, tenke over noe

turn round vende (med), velte (med) dreie på, vende på, vri på

• turn a car round

vende seg om, snu seg

• turn one's head round

gå rundt, dreie rundt

• his head turned round

det gikk rundt for ham

slå om, endre oppfatning

• you help him and then he turns round and treats you like that!

du er hyggelig og hjelper ham, og så behandler han deg på den måten!

svinge

• the American market turned round

det amerikanske markedet svingte

( sjøfart) ekspedere

• they turned round a ship, they turned a ship round

de ekspederte et skip, de losset og lastet et skip

turn someone off something få noen til å miste interessen for noe

turn someone on tenne noen, gjøre noen (seksuelt) opphisset

turn someone on to do something sette noen til å gjøre noe

• they turned him on to do it

de satte ham til å gjøre det

turn someone's head se ➢ head, 1

turn the other cheek se ➢ cheek, 1

turn the wrong side out se ➢ side, 1

turn to vende seg mot, snu seg mot

• she turned to the wall

hun vendte seg mot veggen

henvende seg til, vende seg til

• Edgar turned to his sister for help

Edgar henvendte seg til sin søster for å få hjelp

søke tilflukt hos, ty til

• turn to God in one's trouble

• a man to turn to in time of need

en mann å ty til i nødens stund

gå til, slå opp i

• please turn to the list at the end of the book

slå opp i listen bakerst i boken

• turn to page 10

slå opp på side 10

gå over til

• the speaker now turned to the 19th century

taleren gikk nå over til å snakke om 1800-tallet

• the conversation turned to politics

samtalen kom inn på politikk

slå seg på, vie seg til, slå inn på

• turn to agriculture

slå seg på jordbruk

• turn to the study of law

vie seg til jusstudiet

vende, snu

• he turned sorrow to joy

han snudde sorg til glede

bli til, forvandles til sette i gang, gå i gang, ta fatt

• they turned to and soon finished the job

de satte i gang og var snart ferdige med jobben

• turn to one's work

sette i gang med arbeidet

turn towards vende seg mot

turn up brette opp, slå opp

• turn up one's collar

brette opp kragen

legge opp

• turn up a skirt

legge opp et skjørt

vende oppover, være vendt oppover, være bøyd oppover være oppbrettet skru opp

• turn up the volume

skru opp volumet, skru opp lyden

• turn up the gass

skru opp gassen

tenne på, skru opp

• turn up the lights

tenne lysene

slå opp

• turn something up in a book

slå opp noe i en bok

( i kortspill) lette (et kort) med billedsiden opp, vende opp, snu ( landbruk) pløye opp ( også overført) grave frem, grave opp dukke opp, komme (til rette), innfinne seg

• he has not turned up yet

han har ikke dukket opp ennå

• I expect something to turn up

jeg regner med at det dukker opp noe

komme for dagen, komme frem, vise seg by seg

• I did any job that turned up

jeg påtok meg alle jobber som bød seg

• an opportunity will turn up

det vil by seg en mulighet

oppstå, inntreffe

• if any difficulties should turn up

hvis det skulle oppstå problemer

( handel) øke, få et oppsving ( hverdagslig) gjøre kvalm, ekle, få til å vende seg i magen på

• the sight turned me up

synet gjorde meg kvalm

oppgi

• turn up a job

oppgi en jobb

turn upon dreie seg om, handle om avhenge av vende seg mot, gå løs på

turn up rough bråke, begynne å bråke

turn where one will hvor man enn snur seg

whatever turns you on ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst, hver sin smak, du får gjøre som du vil

• snakeskin boots! Well, whatever turns you on...

slangeskinnsstøvler! Ja, ja hver sin smak...

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