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the market was slack

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1 slack

slæk
adjective

1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) flojo

2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) flojo

3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) descuidado, despreocupado

4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) flojo

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- slacken
- slackly
- slackness
- slacks

slack adj flojo / poco apretado

my belt is slack mi cinturón está flojo

Si se dice things are slack refiriéndose a un negocio, por ejemplo, quiere decir que hay poca actividad, hay poco trabajo o que se vende poco

slack

tr[slæk]

adjective

1 (not taut) flojo,-a

■ a slack rope una cuerda floja

2 (careless, lax) descuidado,-a; (negligent) negligente; (sloppy) despreocupado,-a, dejado,-a

■ slack security led to an escape la deficiente seguridad causó la fuga

■ discipline is slack hay poca disciplina

■ don't get slack in your work no descuides tu trabajo

3 (not busy - trade, demand) flojo,-a

■ business is slack hay poco trabajo

noun

1 (part of rope, wire etc) parte nombre femenino floja

intransitive verb

1 familiar pejorative (be lazy) gandulear, holgazanear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to take up the slack (rope) tensar la cuerda 2 (industry) reactivar la productividad, aumentar la productividad

slack season temporada baja

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slack

tr[slæk]

noun

1 (coal) cisco

slack ['slæk] adj

1) careless: descuidado, negligente

2) loose: flojo

3) slow: de poco movimiento

slack n

1) : parte f floja

to take up the slack: tensar (una cuerda, etc.)

2) slacks npl

: pantalones mpl

slack

adj.

• descuidado, -a adj.

• flojera adj.

• flojo, -a adj.

• laxo, -a adj.

n.

• flojedad s.f.

• pantalones s.m.pl.

• temporada de inactividad s.f.

v.

• aflojar v.

• atrasarse v.

• laxar v.

I slæk
adjective -er, -est

1) ( loose) <rope/cable> flojo

the rope went slack — la cuerda se aflojó

2) (lax, negligent) < student> poco aplicado; < piece of work> flojo

they're very slack about paying on time — son muy negligentes en cuanto a pagar puntualmente

3) ( not busy) < period> de poca actividad, de poco movimiento

II

noun

1) u (rope, wire)

there's too much slack in the rope — la cuerda está demasiado floja

to take up the slack in something — tensar algo

2) slacks pl pantalones mpl (de sport)

III

intransitive verb (colloq) haraganear, flojear (fam), hacer* el vago (Esp fam)

[slæk]
1. ADJ
(compar slacker) (superl slackest)
1) (=not tight or firm) flojo

2) (=lax) descuidado, negligente; (=lazy) perezoso, vago, flojo

to be slack about one's work — desatender su trabajo, ser negligente en su trabajo

to be slack about or in doing sth — dejar de hacer algo por desidia

3) (Comm) [market] flojo, encalmado; [period] de inactividad; [season] muerto

business is slack — hay poco movimiento or poca actividad en el negocio

demand was slack — hubo poca demanda

2. N

1) (=part of rope etc) comba f

to take up the slack — tensar una cuerda

to take up the slack in the economy — utilizar toda la capacidad productiva de la economía

2) (=coal) cisco m

3) (Comm) (=period) período m de inactividad; (=season) estación f muerta; slacks

3.

VI * gandulear, holgazanear

he's been slacking — ha sido muy gandul

4.

VT = slacken 1.

- slack off

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I [slæk]
adjective -er, -est

1) ( loose) <rope/cable> flojo

the rope went slack — la cuerda se aflojó

2) (lax, negligent) < student> poco aplicado; < piece of work> flojo

they're very slack about paying on time — son muy negligentes en cuanto a pagar puntualmente

3) ( not busy) < period> de poca actividad, de poco movimiento

II

noun

1) u (rope, wire)

there's too much slack in the rope — la cuerda está demasiado floja

to take up the slack in something — tensar algo

2) slacks pl pantalones mpl (de sport)

III

intransitive verb (colloq) haraganear, flojear (fam), hacer* el vago (Esp fam)

English-spanish dictionary > slack
2 flojo

adj.

1 loose, non tight, not tight, slack.

2 lax, relaxed.

3 loose, droopy, flabby, limp.

4 loose, not firm, waggly.

5 lazy, slothful.

6 unconvincing.

m.

1 lazy person, deadbeat.

2 characterless person, sop, namby-pamby.

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flojo

► adjetivo

1 (suelto) loose; (no tensado) slack

2 (débil) weak

■ soplarán vientos flojos del nordeste there will be light northeasterly winds

3 (perezoso) lazy, idle

4 (mediocre) poor

■ es un estudiante flojo he's a poor student

■ una colecta floja a poor collection

5 (poco activo) slack, slow

■ por la mañana trabajamos pero la tarde fue muy floja we worked hard in the morning, but the afternoon was very slack

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 lazybones, idler

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar flojo,-a en algo to be weak at something

me la trae floja argot I couldn't give a toss

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(f. - floja)

adj.

1) loose

2) weak

3) limp

4) lazy

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ADJ

1) [nudo, tuerca] loose; [cable, cuerda] slack

- me la trae floja

2) (=débil) [persona] weak; [viento] light

está muy flojo después de su enfermedad — he's very weak after his illness

todavía tengo las piernas muy flojas — my legs are still very weak

3) (=mediocre) [trabajo, actuación] poor, feeble; [estudiante, equipo] weak, poor

ha escrito una redacción muy floja — he's written a very poor o feeble essay

el guión era muy flojo — the script was very weak

está flojo en matemáticas — he's weak in maths

4) [té, vino] weak

5) [demanda, mercado] slack

6) (=holgazán) lazy, idle

7) LAm (=cobarde) cowardly

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I
- ja adjetivo

1)

a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slack

haces el punto muy flojo — you knit very loosely

me la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)

b) ( débil) weak

c) < vientos> light

d) <café/té> weak

2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poor

está flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3) (Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo — the market was slack

4) < persona> (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
II
- ja masculino, femenino

a) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)

b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward

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= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].

Ex. The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.

Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.

Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.

Ex. It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.

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* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].

* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.

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I
- ja adjetivo

1)

a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slack

haces el punto muy flojo — you knit very loosely

me la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)

b) ( débil) weak

c) < vientos> light

d) <café/té> weak

2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poor

está flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3) (Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo — the market was slack

4) < persona> (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
II
- ja masculino, femenino

a) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)

b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward

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= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].

Ex: The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.

Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.

Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.

Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].

* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.

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flojo¹ -ja

adjective

A

1 ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loose

la cuerda está floja the rope is slack

haces el punto muy flojo you knit very loosely

me la trae floja ( vulg); I couldn't give a damn (sl), I couldn't give a shit o ( BrE) a toss ( vulg)

2 (débil) weak

3 ‹vientos› light

soplarán vientos flojos del sur there will be light, southerly winds

4 ‹café/té› weak

B (mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor; ‹película› second-rate; ‹estudiante› poor

está flojo en física he's weak at physics

hizo un examen muy flojo he did a very poor exam

su expediente académico es flojo his academic record is poor

este vino es muy flojo this wine is very poor quality o is second-rate

C ( Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo the market was slack

D ‹persona›

1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazy

no terminó la carrera por flojo he didn't finish his degree because he was so lazy

2 ( Col fam) (cobarde) cowardly

flojo² -ja

masculine, feminine

1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazybones ( colloq), lazy toad ( colloq hum)

2 ( Col fam) (cobarde) coward

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flojo
◊ -ja adjetivo

1
a) ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loose;

‹cuerda/goma› slack
b) ( débil) weak

c) ‹ vientos› light

d) ‹café/té› weak

2 ( mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor;
‹película/vino› second-rate;
‹ estudiante› poor;
◊ está flojo en física he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3 ‹ persona› (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)
flojo,-a adjetivo
1 (tornillo, cuerda, etc) loose, slack
2 (examen, trabajo) poor
3 (vago, perezoso) lazy, idle
' flojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
floja
English:
limp
- loose
- slack
- sluggish
- weak
- depth
- feeble
- flabby
- shaky
- wobbly

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flojo, -a

♦ adj

1. [suelto] loose;

esta falda me queda floja this skirt is too loose for me

2. [débil] [persona] weak;
[sonido] faint; [salud] poor; [viento] light; [bebida] weak
3. [sin calidad, aptitudes] poor;

una obra muy floja a very poorly written play;

estar flojo en algo to be poor o weak at sth;

el pianista ha estado un poco flojo hoy the pianist has been a bit off form today;

tuvo una floja actuación he gave a poor performance;

tus notas son muy flojas your Br marks o US grades are very poor

4. [mercado, negocio] slack;

las ventas están muy flojas sales are very slack

5. Comp
muy Fam
me la trae floja Br I couldn't give a toss, US I couldn't give a rat's ass

♦ nm,f
Andes Fam [holgazán] layabout, lazybones
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flojo

adj

1 lazada loose;

me la trae floja pop I couldn’t give a damn fam

2 café, argumento weak; vino without any body

3 COM actividad slack

4 novela etc weak, poor; redacción, montaje slack, sloppy

5 L.Am. ( perezoso) lazy

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flojo, -ja adj

1) suelto: loose, slack

2) : weak, poor

está flojo en las ciencias: he's weak in science

3) perezoso: lazy

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flojo adj

1. (poco fuerte, débil) weak

le gusta el té flojo she likes weak tea

me siento muy flojo I feel very weak

2. (malo) poor / bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

es una película floja it's a poor film

3. (viento) light

4. (tornillo, nudo) loose

5. (goma, cuerda) slack

estar flojo en algo to be weak at something

Spanish-English dictionary > flojo
3 motel

I.

iz. Lagunart. man Lagunart. ; ez duk hala, \motel! it's not like that, man!; etzekiat, \motel I dunno Argot., man | I don't know, man; bai, \motel, bai yeah, man, yeah

II.

io.

1. ( totela, ehitz egiteko debekua duena) stammering, spluttering, stuttering; mihi garbikoa da, ez \motela he speaks clearly and doesn't splutter ; nagusia laudatzeko ez da \motela he's pretty good about complimenting the boss; hitz \motel stammering ; gor eta \motel deaf and dumb

2. ( bizitasunik ez duena)

a. ( oro.) weak, poor; aitzaki \motel weak excuse; estilo \motel weak style; filme \motel poor film

b. ( haizea) light, slack

c. ( jardun gehiegirik gabe) slack; gaur burtsa \motel ibili da the stock market was {slack || sluggish} today

d. ( ardoa) weak, insipid

e. ( garagardoa) flat, weak

f. ( janaria) tasteless, insipid, stale

g. ( sua) low; su \moteletan egosia cooked over a low fire

h. ( ezkila, kanpaia) muffled

i. ( pilota) flat, dead

j. ( argia) faint, dim

k. ( ez bizkor, ez azkar) slow, sluggish; burua argi baina hankak \motel zituen his mind was bright but his legs were sluggish; gogoa bizkor, burua \motel he's keen but dim-witted; eskuak hotzez \motelak ditut my hands are numb from the cold

3. ( nagia) lethargic, lazy, sluggish, listless

4. ( ez ongia) \motel nago I'm unwell

5. ( moldegabea, traketsa) clumsy, awkward, maladroit adb. \motel hitz egin to stutter | to stammer

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > motel
4 play

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.) jugar

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.) jugar (a)

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar, actuar

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado

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.) tocar

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) gastar una broma (a alguien)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jugar contra

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) rielar, bailar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jugar

2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) diversión

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) obra

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partido

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) juego

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- 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

play¹ n

1. obra de teatro

there's a Shakespeare play on at the local theatre representan una obra de Shakespeare en el teatro de la ciudad

2. juego

play is important for learning el juego es importante para aprender

play² vb

1. jugar

he is playing with his friends está jugando con sus amigos

she plays tennis and squash juega a tenis y a squash

2. tocar

he plays the trumpet toca la trompeta

play

tr[pleɪ]

noun

1 (recreation) juego

■ all work and no play mucho trabajo y nada de diversión

■ children at play niños jugando

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (action) juego; (match) partido; (move) jugada

■ rain has stopped play la lluvia ha interrumpido el juego

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL obra (de teatro), pieza (teatral)

4 (free and easy movement, slack) juego

5 (action, effect, interaction) juego

transitive verb

1 (game, sport) jugar a

■ some played cards while the others played football algunos jugamos a cartas mientras otros jugaron a fútbol

■ do you play the Stock Exchange? ¿juegas a la Bolsa?

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (compete against) jugar contra; (in position) jugar de; (ball) pasar; (card) jugar; (piece) mover

■ Arsenal are playing Manchester tomorrow el Arsenal juega contra el Manchester mañana

■ have you played David at tennis? ¿has jugado al tenis con David?

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar

■ she plays the piano toca el piano

■ play us something on the guitar tócanos algo a la guitarra

noun

1 (joke, trick) gastar, hacer

■ they played a dirty trick on me me jugaron una mala pasada

transitive verb

1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (part) hacer el papel de, hacer de; (play) representar, dar

■ she plays the part of Juliet hace de Julieta

■ they're playing King Lear at the Royal representan el Rey Lear en el Royal

2 (record, song, tape) poner

3 (direct - light, water) dirigir

intransitive verb

1 (amuse oneself) jugar (at, a), ( with, con)

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (at game) jugar

■ he plays for England juega con la selección inglesa

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (cast) actuar, trabajar; (show) ser representado,-a

4 (pretend) pretender, jugar a

■ what are you playing at? ¿qué pretendes?, ¿a qué estás jugando?

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar

6 (move) recorrer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a play on words un juego de palabras

to be in play estar dentro de juego

to be out of play estar fuera de juego

to be played out estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-a

to bring something into play poner algo en juego

to come into play entrar en juego

to give full play to something dar rienda suelta a algo

to make a play for something/somebody intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a alguien

to play by ear (music) tocar de oído

to play dead hacerse el/la muerto,-a

to play for time tratar de ganar tiempo

to play hard to get hacerse de rogar, hacerse el/la interesante

to play into somebody's hands hacerle el juego a alguien

to play it by ear (improvise) decidir sobre la marcha, improvisar

to play it cool hacer como si nada

to play one's cards right jugar bien sus cartas

to play safe / play it safe ir a lo seguro, no arriesgarse

to play the fool hacer el indio, hacer el tonto

to play the game jugar limpio

to play truant hacer novillos, hacer campana

to play with an idea dar vueltas a una idea

to play with fire jugar con fuego

fair play / foul play juego limpio / juego sucio

play ['pleɪ] vi

1) : jugar

to play with a doll: jugar con una muñeca

to play with an idea: darle vueltas a una idea

2) fiddle, toy: jugar, juguetear

don't play with your food: no juegues con la comida

3) : tocar

to play in a band: tocar en un grupo

4) : actuar (en una obra de teatro)

play vt

1) : jugar (un deporte, etc.), jugar a (un juego), jugar contra (un contrincante)

2) : tocar (música o un instrumento)

3) perform: interpretar, hacer el papel de (un carácter), representar (una obra de teatro)

she plays the lead: hace el papel principal

play n

1) game, recreation: juego m

children at play: niños jugando

a play on words: un juego de palabras

2) action: juego m

the ball is in play: la pelota está en juego

to bring into play: poner en juego

3) drama: obra f de teatro, pieza f (de teatro)

4) movement: juego m (de la luz, una brisa, etc.)

5) slack: juego m

there's not enough play in the wheel: la rueda no da lo suficiente

play

n.

• drama s.m.

• holgura s.f.

• huelgo s.m.

• juego s.m.

• jugada s.f.

• obra dramática s.f.

• pieza s.f.

• recreo s.m. (A role)

v.

• desempeñar v. (An instrument)

v.

• tocar v. (To drum)

v.

• tañer v.

v.

• divertirse v.

• jugar v.

• juguetear v.

• representar v.

• reproducir (Electrónica) v.

• sonar v.

pleɪ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( recreation) juego m

she watched them at play — los observaba mientras jugaban

b) u ( Sport) juego m

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

c) c (AmE Sport) ( maneuver) jugada f

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2) u ( interplay) juego m

the play of light and shadow — el juego de luces y sombras

3) u ( slack) ( Tech) juego m

4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia f

radio play — obra f radiofónica

5) c ( pun)

a play on words — un juego de palabras

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* a

let's play a game — vamos a jugar

to play a jokeick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)

3)

a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contra

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*

c) ( in particular position) jugar* de

d) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar

4) ( gamble on) jugar* a

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

Sense II

5) ( Theat)

a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* de

to play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente

b) \<\<scene\>\> representar

to play it cool — hacer* como si nada

to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en

6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)

7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*

Sense III

8) ( move) (+ adv compl)

they played the hoses over the blaze — movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*

to play AT something — jugar* a algo

what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien

we don't have much time to play with — no disponemos de mucho tiempo

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

3) (Games, Sport) jugar*

to play fair — jugar* limpio

to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien

Sense II

4)

a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses — el musical ha estado llenando las salas

b) ( pretend)

to play dead — hacerse* el muerto

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*

music was playing in the background — se escuchaba una música de fondo

Sense III

6) ( move)

lights played across the sky — un juego de luces recorrió el cielo

a smile played about his lips — un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

[pleɪ]
1. N

1) (=recreation) juego m

• to be at play — estar jugando

• to do/say sth in play — hacer/decir algo en broma

2) (Sport) juego m; (=move, manoeuvre) jugada f, movida f

neat play — una bonita jugada

a clever piece of play — una hábil jugada

play began at three o'clock — el partido empezó a las tres

to be in play — [ball] estar en juego

to be out of play — [ball] estar fuera de juego
fair I, 1., 1), foul 5.
3) (Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f
plays teatro msing
the plays of Lope — las obras dramáticas de Lope, el teatro de Lope

radio/television play — obra f para radio/televisión

to be in a play — [actor] actuar en una obra
radio
4) (Tech etc) juego m

there's not enough play in the rope — la cuerda no da lo suficiente

there's too much play in the clutch — el embrague tiene demasiada holgura or va demasiado suelto

5) (fig) (=interaction)

the play of light on the water — el rielar de la luz sobre el agua

the play of light and dark in this picture — el efecto de luz y sombra en este cuadro

the free play of market forces — la libre interacción de los mercados

the play of ideas in the film is fascinating — el abanico de ideas en la película es fascinante

6) (figurative phrases)

• to bring or call into play — poner en juego

• to come into play — entrar en juego

• to make a play for sth/sb — intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a algn

to make (a) great play of sth — insistir en algo, hacer hincapié en algo

• a play on words — un juego de palabras

2. VT

1) [+ football, tennis, chess, bridge, cards, board game etc] jugar a; [+ game, match] jugar, disputar

do you play football? — ¿juegas al fútbol?

what position does he play? — ¿de qué juega?

to play centre-forward/centre-half etc — jugar de delantero centro/medio centro etc

they played him in goal — lo pusieron en la portería

• to play a game of tennis — jugar un partido de tenis

to play a game of cards (with sb) — echar una partida de cartas (con algn)

the children were playing a game in the garden — los niños estaban jugando (a un juego) en el jardín

don't play games with me! — (fig) ¡no me vengas con jueguecitos!, ¡no trates de engañarme!

- play the field

- play the game

2) [+ team, opponent] jugar contra

I played him twice — jugué contra él dos veces

last time we played Sunderland... — la última vez que jugamos contra Sunderland...

• to play sb at chess — jugar contra algn al ajedrez

I'll play you for the drinks — quien pierde paga

3) [+ card] jugar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chess piece etc] mover; [+ fish] dejar que se canse, agotar

• he played the ball into the net — (Tennis) estrelló or golpeó la pelota contra la red

• to play the market — (St Ex) jugar a la bolsa

- play one's cards right or well

- he played his ace

- play ball

4) (=perform) [+ role, part] hacer, interpretar; [+ work] representar; (=perform in) [+ town] actuar en

what part did you play? — ¿qué papel tuviste?

when we played "Hamlet" — cuando representamos "Hamlet"

when I played Hamlet — cuando hice el papel de Hamlet

we shall be playing the West End — pondremos la obra en el West End

when we last played Blackpool — cuando actuamos la última vez en Blackpool

let's play it for laughs — hagámoslo de manera burlesca

to play the peacemaker/the devoted husband — (fig) hacer el papel de pacificador/de marido amantísimo

we could have played it differently — (fig) podríamos haber actuado de otra forma

- play it cool

- play it safe
book 1., 1), fool, trick 1., 1)
5) (Mus etc) [+ instrument, note] tocar; [+ tune, concerto] tocar, interpretar more frm; [+ tape, CD] poner, tocar

to play the piano/violin — tocar el piano/el violín

they played the 5th Symphony — tocaron or more frm interpretaron la Quinta Sinfonía

they were playing Beethoven — tocaban or more frm interpretaban algo de Beethoven

I can't play a note — no tengo ni idea de música

6) (=direct) [+ light, hose] dirigir

to play hoses on a fire — dirigir mangueras sobre un incendio

to play a searchlight on an aircraft — dirigir un reflector hacia un avión, hacer de un avión el blanco de un reflector

3. VI

1) (=amuse o.s.) [child] jugar; [puppy, kitten etc] jugar, juguetear

to go out to play — salir a jugar

to play with a stick — juguetear con un palo

to play with an idea — dar vueltas a una idea, barajar una idea

to play with one's food — comiscar

to play with fire — (fig) jugar con fuego

he's got money to play with — tiene dinero de sobra

how much time/money do we have to play with? — ¿con cuánto tiempo/dinero contamos?, ¿de cuánto tiempo/dinero disponemos?

he's just playing with you — se está burlando de ti

to play with o.s. * — euph tocarse, masturbarse

2) (Sport) (at game, gamble) jugar

play! — ¡listo!

who plays first? — ¿quién juega primero?

are you playing today? — ¿tu juegas hoy?

I've not played for a long time — hace mucho tiempo que no juego

• England are playing against Scotland in the final — Inglaterra jugará contra or se enfrentará a Escocia en la final

• to play at chess — jugar al ajedrez

they're playing at soldiers — están jugando a (los) soldados

he's just playing at it — lo hace para pasar el tiempo nada más

the little girl plays at being a woman — la niña juega a ser mujer

what are you playing at? * — pero ¿qué haces?, ¿qué te pasa?

• to play by the rules — (fig) acatar las normas

• to play fair — jugar limpio

• he plays for Liverpool — juega en el Liverpool

to play for money — jugar por dinero

to play for high stakes — (lit) apostar muy alto; (fig) poner mucho en juego

• to play in defence/goal — (Sport) jugar de defensa/de portero

• he played into the trees — (Golf) mandó la bola a la zona de árboles

- play for time

- play into sb's hands

- play to one's strengths

3) (Mus) [person] tocar; [instrument, record etc] sonar

do you play? — ¿sabes tocar?

a record was playing in the background — de fondo sonaba un disco

when the organ plays — cuando suena el órgano

• will you play for us? — ¿nos tocas algo?

• to play on the piano — tocar el piano

• to play to sb — tocar para algn

4) (Theat, Cine) (=act) actuar

to play in a film — trabajar en una película

we have played all over the South — hemos representado en todas partes del Sur

the film now playing at the Odeon — la película que se exhibe or proyecta en el Odeon

- play hard to get

- play dead
gallery
5) (=move about, form patterns) correr

the sun was playing on the water — rielaba el sol sobre el agua

a smile played on his lips — una sonrisa le bailaba en los labios

6) [fountain] correr, funcionar

4.

CPD

play clothes NPL — ropa f para jugar

play reading N — lectura f (de una obra dramática)

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play in

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play over

- play up

- play upon

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[pleɪ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( recreation) juego m

she watched them at play — los observaba mientras jugaban

b) u ( Sport) juego m

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

c) c (AmE Sport) ( maneuver) jugada f

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2) u ( interplay) juego m

the play of light and shadow — el juego de luces y sombras

3) u ( slack) ( Tech) juego m

4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia f

radio play — obra f radiofónica

5) c ( pun)

a play on words — un juego de palabras

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* a

let's play a game — vamos a jugar

to play a joke/trick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)

3)

a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contra

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*

c) ( in particular position) jugar* de

d) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar

4) ( gamble on) jugar* a

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

Sense II

5) ( Theat)

a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* de

to play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente

b) \<\<scene\>\> representar

to play it cool — hacer* como si nada

to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en

6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)

7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*

Sense III

8) ( move) (+ adv compl)

they played the hoses over the blaze — movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*

to play AT something — jugar* a algo

what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien

we don't have much time to play with — no disponemos de mucho tiempo

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

3) (Games, Sport) jugar*

to play fair — jugar* limpio

to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien

Sense II

4)

a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses — el musical ha estado llenando las salas

b) ( pretend)

to play dead — hacerse* el muerto

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*

music was playing in the background — se escuchaba una música de fondo

Sense III

6) ( move)

lights played across the sky — un juego de luces recorrió el cielo

a smile played about his lips — un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

English-spanish dictionary > play
5 movimiento

m.

1 movement (desplazamiento, corriente).

movimiento obrero working-class movement

2 motion (physics & mechanics).

en movimiento moving, in motion

ponerse en movimiento to start moving

movimiento continuo/de rotación perpetual/rotational motion

movimiento sísmico earth tremor

3 activity.

4 turnover.

movimiento de capital cash flow

5 movement (Music) (parte de la obra).

6 move, forward movement, step in a process.

* * *

movimiento

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) movement; (técnicamente) motion

2 (de gente, ideas) activity; (de vehículos) traffic

■ en esta ciudad hay mucho movimiento this is a very lively town

3 (artístico, político) movement

4 (financiero) operations plural

■ un extracto de los movimientos de la cuenta a bank statement

5 MÚSICA (parte de la composición) movement; (velocidad de una composición) tempo

6 el Movimiento the Falangist Movement

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en movimiento in motion

movimiento de caja turnover

movimiento sísmico earth tremor

* * *

noun m.

1) movement

2) motion

* * *

SM

1) (Mec, Fís) movement

el movimiento ascendente del aire — the upward movement of the air

• movimiento hacia abajo/arriba — downward/upward movement

- el movimiento se demuestra andando

movimiento acelerado — acceleration

movimiento continuo — continuous movement, continuous motion

movimiento de pinza — pincer movement

movimiento de rotación — rotatory movement

movimiento de traslación — orbital movement o motion

movimiento ondulatorio — wave movement, wave motion

movimiento perpetuo — perpetual motion

movimiento retardado — deceleration

movimiento sísmico — seismic tremor

2) (=desplazamiento) [de persona, animal] movement

todos nuestros movimientos fueron filmados — all our movements were filmed

esta máquina puede detectar el menor movimiento — this machine can detect the slightest movement

he hecho un mal movimiento con el hombro — I moved my shoulder awkwardly

no hagas ningún movimiento — don't move a muscle, don't make a move

• movimiento de cabeza — [para negar] shake; [para asentir] nod

movimiento en falso — false move

¡un movimiento en falso y disparo! — one false move and I'll shoot!

hizo un movimiento en falso y tropezó — he missed his step and tripped over

movimiento migratorio — migratory movement

3)

• en movimiento — [figura, persona] moving; [vehículo] in motion

una célula en movimiento — a moving cell o a cell in motion

a lo lejos vi una figura en movimiento — I saw a moving figure in the distance

está siempre en movimiento — (fig) she's always on the move o go *

mantener algo en movimiento — to keep sth moving o in motion

• poner en movimiento — [+ máquina, motor] to set in motion; [+ vehículo] to get going; [+ actividad, negocio] to start, start up

nos pusimos en movimiento demasiado tarde — we got going too late

4) (Econ, Com) [de cuenta] transaction; [de dinero] movement

¿puedo consultar los movimientos de mi cuenta? — can I have a statement of my account?

"últimos movimientos" — "latest transactions"

hubo mucho movimiento de dinero en el mercado — there was a lot of movement in the money market

el movimiento de los precios — changes in prices

el movimiento ascensional de los precios de las acciones — the upward movement of share prices

movimiento de caja — cash flow

movimiento de efectivo — cash flow

movimiento de mercancías — turnover, volume of business

movimientos de existencias — stock movements

5) (=actividad) [en oficina, tribunal] activity; [en aeropuerto, carretera] traffic

hoy ha habido mucho movimiento en la Bolsa — there was a lot of activity on the Stock Market today

un día de poco movimiento en la Bolsa — a light trading day on the Stock Market

el movimiento de pasajeros ha sido intenso estos días — passenger traffic has been very heavy in recent days

un día de poco movimiento en las carreteras — a day with little traffic on the roads

movimiento máximo — (Aut) peak traffic

6) (=tendencia) movement

el movimiento de liberación de la mujer — the women's liberation movement

el Movimiento (Nacional) — Esp ( Hist) the Falangist Movement

movimiento obrero — workers' movement

movimiento pacifista — pacifist movement

movimiento sindical — trade union movement

7) (Mús) [de compás] tempo; [de sinfonía] movement

8) (Inform)

movimiento de bloques — block move

9) (=jugada) move

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Fís, Tec) motion, movement

un cuerpo en movimiento — a body in motion

poner algo en movimiento — to set something in motion

se puso en movimiento — it started moving

b) ( desplazamiento) movement

el movimiento migratorio de las aves — the migratory movement of birds

c) (cambio de postura, posición) movement

un movimiento en falso — one false move

el menor movimiento de la mano — the slightest movement of the hand

caminaba con un ligero movimiento de caderas — her hips swayed slightly as she walked

- movimiento de rotación

- movimiento de traslación

- movimiento sísmico

2)

a) (traslado - de dinero, bienes) movement; (- de la población) shift

b) (variación, cambio) movement, change

c) (agitación, actividad) activity

3)

a) (corriente, tendencia) movement

el movimiento surrealista — the surrealist movement

movimiento pictórico — school of painting

b) ( organización) movement

4) ( alzamiento) uprising, rebellion

5) (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement; ( compás) tempo

6) (Jueg) move

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Fís, Tec) motion, movement

un cuerpo en movimiento — a body in motion

poner algo en movimiento — to set something in motion

se puso en movimiento — it started moving

b) ( desplazamiento) movement

el movimiento migratorio de las aves — the migratory movement of birds

c) (cambio de postura, posición) movement

un movimiento en falso — one false move

el menor movimiento de la mano — the slightest movement of the hand

caminaba con un ligero movimiento de caderas — her hips swayed slightly as she walked

- movimiento de rotación

- movimiento de traslación

- movimiento sísmico

2)

a) (traslado - de dinero, bienes) movement; (- de la población) shift

b) (variación, cambio) movement, change

c) (agitación, actividad) activity

3)

a) (corriente, tendencia) movement

el movimiento surrealista — the surrealist movement

movimiento pictórico — school of painting

b) ( organización) movement

4) ( alzamiento) uprising, rebellion

5) (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement; ( compás) tempo

6) (Jueg) move

* * *

movimiento¹

¹ = flow, motion, move, navigation, shift, stream of traffic, mechanical stress, movement.

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: For instance 'Sculpture-Technique' precedes 'Sculpture in motion'.

Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.

Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.

Ex: Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.

Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.

Ex: This type of non-skid polyurethane flooring is hygienic and resistant to chemical substances and mechanical stress.

Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.

* blanco en movimiento = moving target.

* con figuras en movimiento = animated.

* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.

* de movimientos rápidos = quick-moving.

* de movimiento total = full-motion.

* detectar el movimiento = detect + motion.

* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.

* documento de imagen en movimiento = moving image document.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* en constante movimiento = on the move, on the go.

* en movimiento = in transit, on the go, moving.

* gráfico en movimiento = animated graphic.

* graficos en movimiento = animated media.

* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* imagen en movimiento = moving image, animated image.

* imágenes en movimiento = animation.

* libertad de movimiento = freedom of movement.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* movimiento de fondo = groundswell.

* movimiento de la población = population turnover, population transfer.

* movimiento de libros = bookshift.

* movimiento de personal = staff turnover, turnover, labour turnover.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* movimiento en falso = false move.

* movimiento oscilante = rocking motion.

* movimiento peatonal = foot traffic.

* movimientos de efectivos = cash flow.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* razones del movimiento de personal = turnover behaviour.

* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos = eye tracker.

* ritmo de movimiento de mercancías = turnover rate.

* ritmo de movimiento de personal = turnover rate.

* sin movimiento = unmoving, motionless.

* tasa de movimiento de mercancías = turnover rate.

* tasa de movimiento de personal = turnover rate.

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

movimiento²

² = drive, tide, push, movement.

Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.

Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

* movimiento artístico = art movement.

* movimiento bibliotecario = library movement.

* movimiento cultural = cultural movement.

* movimiento de liberación nacional = national liberation movement.

* movimiento de resistencia = resistance movement.

* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.

* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.

* movimiento feminista, el = women's movement, the.

* movimiento político = political movement.

* movimiento por los derechos civiles = civil rights movement.

* movimiento scout, el = Scouts Movement, the.

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movimiento

masculine

A

1 ( Fís, Tec) motion, movement

un cuerpo en movimiento a body in motion

esto pone el mecanismo en movimiento this sets the mechanism in motion

¿cómo se mantiene en movimiento? how is it kept moving o in motion?

cuando el vehículo está en movimiento when the vehicle is in motion o is moving

se puso en movimiento it started moving

el movimiento de las olas the movement o motion of the waves

2 (desplazamiento) movement

el número de movimientos que se registraron en el puerto the number of vessel movements in the port, the number of ships that entered or left the port

el movimiento migratorio de las aves the migratory movement of birds

ella está siempre en movimiento she's always on the go ( colloq)

tenemos que ponernos en movimiento cuanto antes we have to get moving as soon as possible

el movimiento se demuestra andando actions speak louder than words

3 (cambio de postura, posición) movement

hizo un mal movimiento he turned ( o twisted etc) awkwardly

asintió con un vehemente movimiento de cabeza he nodded (his head) vigorously

un movimiento en falso one false move

el menor movimiento de la mano the slightest movement of the hand

andaba con un ligero movimiento de caderas her hips swayed slightly as she walked

Compuestos:

● movimiento acelerado

acceleration

● movimiento continuo

perpetual motion

● movimiento de rotación

rotation

● movimiento de traslación

orbital movement

● movimiento ondulatorio

wave movement o motion

● movimiento perpetuo

perpetual motion

● movimiento retardado

deceleration

● movimiento sísmico

earth tremor

● movimiento telúrico

earth tremor

● movimiento vibratorio

wave movement o motion

B

1 (traslado — de dinero, bienes) movement; (— de la población) shift

el libre movimiento de capitales/mercancías free movement of capital/goods

2 (variación, cambio) movement, change

habrá poco movimiento en las temperaturas there will be little change in temperatures

los movimientos anómalos en los precios the unusual movements o changes in prices

3 (agitación, actividad) activity

siempre hay mucho movimiento en el puerto there is always a great deal of activity in the port

es una zona de mucho movimiento it's a bustling o a very busy area

hubo poco movimiento ayer en la Bolsa there was little activity on the Stock Market yesterday, the Stock Market was quiet yesterday

C

1 (corriente, tendencia) movement

el movimiento surrealista/revolucionario the surrealist/revolutionary movement

movimiento literario literary movement

movimiento pictórico school of painting

movimiento separatista/pacifista separatist/pacifist movement

el movimiento de liberación femenina the women's liberation movement

2 (organización) movement

el movimiento pro amnistía the pro-amnesty movement

3

Movimiento tb Movimiento Nacional ( Hist) single party created by Franco in 1937

D (alzamiento) uprising, rebellion

el día que saltó el movimiento the day the uprising o rebellion began

E ( Mús)

1 (parte de una obra) movement

2 (compás) tempo

F ( Jueg) move

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movimiento sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) movement;

◊ el menor movimiento de la mano the slightest movement of the hand;

el movimiento surrealista the surrealist movement;
movimiento pictórico school of painting;
movimiento sísmico earth tremor
b) (Fís, Tec) motion, movement;

◊ poner algo en movimiento to set sth in motion;

se puso en movimiento it started moving
c) (agitación, actividad) activity;

◊ una calle de mucho movimiento a very busy street

2 (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement;
( compás) tempo
3 (Jueg) move
movimiento sustantivo masculino
1 movement
Fís Téc motion
2 (actividad) activity
3 Com Fin (de una cuenta) operations
4 (alzamiento, manifestación social) movement
el movimiento feminista, the feminist movement
5 Mús (de una composición) movement
' movimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- ademán
- animación
- bloquear
- delante
- desplazamiento
- detenida
- detenido
- ejercicio
- en
- entre
- febril
- gestarse
- gravitatoria
- gravitatorio
- inerte
- inmovilizar
- intranquila
- intranquilo
- obrera
- obrero
- oscilación
- pendular
- quieta
- quieto
- refleja
- reflejo
- retroceso
- revigorizar
- sacudida
- sandinista
- suelta
- suelto
- tic
- trabar
- traslación
- vaivén
- vanguardista
- ver
- veloz
- viaje
- adelante
- adentro
- adherir
- afuera
- ágil
- arriba
- ascendente
- avance
- brusco
English:
along
- anywhere
- approach
- astir
- away
- backward
- bandwagon
- bob
- bump
- by
- check
- dive
- dodge
- double-jointed
- down
- flap
- flick
- flow
- forward
- gesture
- in
- indoors
- into
- jerk
- laboured
- liberation
- measured
- motion
- move
- movement
- off
- on
- over
- past
- perpetual
- perpetual motion
- poof
- pro-life
- set
- sharp
- sideways
- smooth
- speed
- stamp
- sudden
- turnover
- uncontrollable
- underground
- way
- women's lib

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movimiento nm

1. [desplazamiento, traslado] movement;

hizo un movimiento con la mano she made a movement with her hand;

asintió con un movimiento de la cabeza he nodded in agreement;

seguía con la mirada todos mis movimientos he was watching my every move;

¡no hagas ningún movimiento! don't move!;

si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo if you move, I'll shoot, one false move and I'll shoot;

la escayola entorpecía sus movimientos the plaster cast meant she couldn't move freely;

hay pocos movimientos en la clasificación general there have been few changes in the overall standings

Comp
movimiento migratorio migratory movement; Med movimientos oculares rápidos rapid eye movement;
movimientos de población population shifts;

movimiento sísmico earth tremor

2. [en física y mecánica] motion;

en movimiento moving, in motion;

se bajó del tren cuando todavía estaba en movimiento she got off the train while it was still moving;

poner algo en movimiento to set sth in motion;

ponerse en movimiento to start moving

Comp
Fís movimiento acelerado accelerated motion; Fís movimiento continuo perpetual motion; Fís movimiento ondulatorio wave motion; Fís movimiento oscilatorio oscillatory motion; Fís movimiento de rotación rotational motion; Fís movimiento de traslación orbital motion; Fís movimiento uniforme motion at a constant velocity
3. [corriente ideológica, artística] movement;

el movimiento dadaísta the Dadaist movement;

el movimiento obrero the working-class movement;

el movimiento pacifista the peace movement

4. Hist
el Movimiento (Nacional) [en España] = organisation uniting all Fascist groups supporting Franco, founded on 19th April 1937, and which served as the official party of his regime until 1975

5.
movimiento (militar) [sublevación] (military) uprising

6. [actividad] activity;
[de vehículos] traffic; [de personal, mercancías] turnover; [en cuenta bancaria] transaction; [en contabilidad] operation;
últimos movimientos [opción en cajero automático] print mini-statement

Comp
movimiento de capitales capital movements
7. Mús [parte de la obra] movement

8. Mús [velocidad del compás] tempo

9. [en ajedrez, damas, juego de mesa] move

10. [alzamiento] uprising

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movimiento

m

1 movement

2 COM, fig

activity

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movimiento nm

: movement, motion

movimiento del cuerpo: bodily movement

movimiento sindicalista: labor movement

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movimiento n

1. (en general) movement

los movimientos de la bailarina the dancer's movements

un movimiento artístico an artistic movement

2. (marcha) motion

en movimiento continuo in perpetual motion

3. (actividad) activity [pl. activities]

hay mucho movimiento en el centro there's a lot of activity in the centre

esta estación tiene mucho movimiento this station is very busy

Spanish-English dictionary > movimiento
6 fermo

"retainer, clamp;

Vorreiber;

tramela"

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1. adj still, motionless

veicolo stationary

( saldo) firm

mano steady

star fermo ( non muoversi) keep still

l'orologio è fermo the watch has stopped

2. int fermo! (alt!) stop!

(immobile!) keep still!

3. m law detention

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fermo agg.

1 still, motionless, immobile; ( inattivo) idle: star, rimanere fermo, to keep still, ( in piedi) to stand still; vuoi stare fermo?, (fam.) keep still!; un uomo se ne stava fermo nell'ombra, a man stood motionless in the shadows; il treno era fermo in stazione, the train was standing in the station; la situazione è ferma al punto in cui l'ho lasciata tre mesi fa, the situation is the same as I left it three months ago; fermi tutti, questa è una rapina!, nobody move, this is a holdup!; tener fermo qlcu., to keep hold of s.o.; il motore era fermo, the engine was not running // l'orologio è fermo, the clock has stopped // acque ferme, still (o stagnant o dead) waters // (gramm.) punto fermo, full stop (o period) // (mus.) canto fermo, plain song

2 ( saldo, stabile) firm, steady; (fig.) firm, immovable; ( risoluto) resolute: reggeva il bicchiere con mano ferma, he held the glass with a steady hand; diresse l'azienda per vent'anni con mano ferma, he managed the company for 20 years with a firm hand; nonostante l'emozione la sua voce si mantenne ferma, in spite of the emotion his voice remained steady; fermo come una roccia, as firm as a rock; un fermo proposito, a steady purpose; fermo nei propositi, firm in one's intentions; una fede ferma, a firm faith; un fermo rifiuto, a flat (o firm) refusal; volontà ferma, unfaltering will // resta fermo quanto è stato deciso ieri, what was decided yesterday still holds // restando fermo che..., it being understood that... // per fermo, certainly // aspettare a piè fermo, to stand one's ground

3 (econ.) ( stabile) firm, steady, undepressed; ( che langue) dull, flat, depressed, stagnant: gli affari sono fermi, business is stagnant (o flat); mercato fermo, ( stabile) undepressed market; offerta ferma, firm offer

◆ s.m.

1 ( oggetto, dispositivo per fermare) ( blocco) lock; ( arresto) stop: mettere il fermo a una porta, to put a stop against a door; fermo automatico, automatic stop (o brake); fermo immagine, ( di videoregistratore) freeze, freeze-frame; still

2 ( arresto provvisorio) police detention, holding for questioning; (dir.) (provisional) arrest: procedere al fermo di qlcu., to hold s.o.; convalidare un fermo, to confirm an arrest

3 (comm.) ( confisca, sequestro) distraint, seizure: fermo ai pagamenti, stoppage of payments; mettere il fermo su merce di contrabbando, to seize contraband goods; imporre il fermo, ( su navi, merci) to embargo; (banca) mettere il fermo su un assegno, to stop a cheque.

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['fermo] fermo (-a)
1. agg

1) (immobile: persona) still, motionless, (veicolo, traffico) at a standstill, stationary, (non in funzione) not working

era fermo in piedi — he was standing still

stare fermo — to keep still

non sta fermo un attimo — he can't keep still for a minute

stai fermo! — keep still!

stai fermo con le mani! — keep your hands still!, (non toccarmi) keep your hands to yourself!

fermo! — don't move!, stay where you are!

tenere fermo qn — to keep sb still

c'era una macchina ferma al bordo della strada — there was a car stopped at the side of the road

il treno era fermo in stazione — the train was standing in the station

ero fermo al semaforo — I was waiting at the traffic lights

gli affari sono fermi — business is at a standstill

l'orologio è fermo — the clock has stopped

2) (costante, risoluto) firm, (non tremante: voce, mano) steady

restare fermo sulle proprie posizioni — to stick to one's position

resta fermo che... — it is settled that...

fermo restando che... — it being understood that...

2. sm

1) Dir

fermo di polizia — police custody (before formal accusation of a crime)

2) (di porta: gancio) catch

3)

fermo immagine — pause (button)

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['fermo] 1.
aggettivo

1) (che non si muove) [persona, barca, aria] still; [veicolo, coda, traffico] stationary; [ treno] standing

rimanere o restare fermo [persona, gatto] to keep o stand o stay still; non stare fermo un minuto, non stare mai fermo to be restless, never to keep o stand still; stai fermo! don't move! hold still! -i tutti! everybody stand still! tenere fermo qcn. to hold sb. down; tenere fermo qcs. to keep o hold sth. steady, to hold sth. down; essere fermo fig. [ricerca, progetto] to be at a stop o stand; stare fermo un giro gioc. to miss a turn; acqua -a — (stagnante) slack water

2) (non funzionante) [ macchina] idle, not working; [ motore] not running

l'orologio è fermo — the watch has stopped

3) (saldo) [persona, carattere] firm, resolute; [convinzione, rifiuto] firm, steadfast; [intenzione, proposito] firm, fixed; [mano, voce] steady, firm, sure; [ passo] unfaltering, steady

fermo sulle gambe — steady on one's legs

4) econ. comm. [ mercato] stagnant, dull, stalled; [ fabbrica] idle, at a standstill; [ capitale] idle

gli affari sono -i — business is stagnant o slacking off

la produzione è -a — production is at a stop
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (chiusura) lock

2) dir. custody, detention, provisional arrest

essere, mettere in stato di fermo — to be placed, to take into custody

3) econ. stop payment

apporre il fermo su un assegno — to stop a cheque

•

fermo immagine — freeze frame

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fermo

/'fermo/

I aggettivo

1 (che non si muove) [persona, barca, aria] still; [veicolo, coda, traffico] stationary; [ treno] standing; rimanere o restare fermo [persona, gatto] to keep o stand o stay still; non stare fermo un minuto, non stare mai fermo to be restless, never to keep o stand still; stai fermo! don't move! hold still! -i tutti! everybody stand still! tenere fermo qcn. to hold sb. down; tenere fermo qcs. to keep o hold sth. steady, to hold sth. down; essere fermo fig. [ricerca, progetto] to be at a stop o stand; stare fermo un giro gioc. to miss a turn; acqua -a (stagnante) slack water

2 (non funzionante) [ macchina] idle, not working; [ motore] not running; l'orologio è fermo the watch has stopped

3 (saldo) [persona, carattere] firm, resolute; [convinzione, rifiuto] firm, steadfast; [intenzione, proposito] firm, fixed; [mano, voce] steady, firm, sure; [ passo] unfaltering, steady; fermo sulle gambe steady on one's legs

4 econ. comm. [ mercato] stagnant, dull, stalled; [ fabbrica] idle, at a standstill; [ capitale] idle; gli affari sono -i business is stagnant o slacking off; la produzione è -a production is at a stop

II sostantivo maschile

1 (chiusura) lock

2 dir. custody, detention, provisional arrest; essere, mettere in stato di fermo to be placed, to take into custody

3 econ. stop payment; apporre il fermo su un assegno to stop a cheque

COMPOUNDS

fermo immagine freeze frame.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > fermo
7 play

play [pleɪ]

jeu ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i) tour ⇒ 1 (c) stratagème ⇒ 1 (d) pièce (de théâtre) ⇒ 1 (g) intérêt ⇒ 1 (j) jouer à ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (h) jouer ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c), 2 (e)-(g), 2 (i)-(k), 3 (a)-(e), 3 (h) faire jouer ⇒ 2 (d) jouer de ⇒ 2 (m) mettre ⇒ 2 (n) s'amuser ⇒ 3 (a) se jouer ⇒ 3 (f)

1 noun

(a) (fun, recreation) jeu m;

∎ I like to watch the children at play j'aime regarder les enfants jouer;

∎ the aristocracy at play l'aristocratie en train de se détendre;

∎ to say sth in play dire qch en plaisantant ou pour rire;

∎ play on words jeu m de mots, calembour m

(b) Sport

∎ play starts at one o'clock le match commence à une heure;

∎ play on the centre court is starting le match sur le court central commence;

∎ after some very boring play in the first half… après une première mi-temps très ennuyeuse…;

∎ there was some nice play from Brooks Brooks a réussi de belles actions ou a bien joué;

∎ to keep the ball in play garder la balle en jeu;

∎ out of play sorti, hors jeu;

∎ rain stopped play la partie a été interrompue par la pluie;

∎ American she scored off a passing play elle a marqué un but après une combinaison de passes;

∎ American the coach calls the plays l'entraîneur choisit les combinaisons

(c) (turn) tour m;

∎ whose play is it? c'est à qui de jouer?

(d) (manoeuvre) stratagème m;

∎ it was a play to get money/their sympathy c'était un stratagème pour obtenir de l'argent/pour s'attirer leur sympathie;

∎ he is making a play for the presidency il se lance dans la course à la présidence;

∎ she made a play for my boyfriend elle a fait des avances à mon copain

(e) (gambling) jeu m;

∎ I lost heavily at last night's play j'ai perdu gros au jeu hier soir

(f) (activity, interaction) jeu m;

∎ the result of a complex play of forces le résultat d'un jeu de forces complexe;

∎ to come into play entrer en jeu;

∎ to bring sth into play mettre qch en jeu

(g) Theatre pièce f (de théâtre);

∎ Shakespeare's plays les pièces fpl ou le théâtre de Shakespeare;

∎ to be in a play jouer dans une pièce;

∎ it's been ages since I've seen or gone to see a play ça fait des années que je ne suis pas allé au théâtre;

∎ radio play pièce f radiophonique;

∎ television play dramatique f

(h) Technology (slack, give) jeu m;

∎ there's too much play in the socket il y a trop de jeu dans la douille;

∎ give the rope more play donnez plus de mou à la corde;

∎ figurative to give or to allow full play to sth donner libre cours à qch

(i) (of sun, colours) jeu m;

∎ I like the play of light and shadow in his photographs j'aime les jeux d'ombre et de lumière dans ses photos

(j) familiar (attention, interest) intérêt^□ m;

∎ the summit meeting is getting a lot of media play les médias font beaucoup de tapage ou battage autour de ce sommet;

∎ in my opinion she's getting far too much play à mon avis, on s'intéresse beaucoup trop à elle^□ ;

∎ they made a lot of play or a big play about his war record ils ont fait tout un plat de son passé militaire

2 transitive verb

(a) (games, cards) jouer à;

∎ to play football/tennis jouer au football/tennis;

∎ to play poker/chess jouer au poker/aux échecs;

∎ to play hide-and-seek jouer à cache-cache;

∎ the children were playing dolls/soldiers les enfants jouaient à la poupée/aux soldats;

∎ how about playing some golf after work? si on faisait une partie de golf après le travail?;

∎ do you play any sports? pratiquez-vous un sport?;

∎ squash is played indoors le squash se pratique en salle;

∎ to play the game Sport jouer selon les règles; figurative jouer le jeu;

∎ I won't play his game je ne vais pas entrer dans son jeu;

∎ she's playing games with you elle te fait marcher;

∎ familiar to play it cool ne pas s'énerver^□, garder son calme^□ ;

∎ American to play favorites faire du favoritisme;

∎ to play sb for a fool rouler qn;

∎ familiar the meeting's next week, how shall we play it? la réunion aura lieu la semaine prochaine, quelle va être notre stratégie?^□ ;

∎ to play it safe ne pas prendre de risque, jouer la sécurité

(b) (opposing player or team) jouer contre, rencontrer;

∎ Italy plays Brazil in the finals l'Italie joue contre ou rencontre le Brésil en finale;

∎ I played him at chess j'ai joué aux échecs avec lui;

∎ he will play Karpov il jouera contre Karpov;

∎ I'll play you for the drinks je vous joue les consommations

(c) (match) jouer, disputer;

∎ to play a match against sb disputer un match avec ou contre qn;

∎ how many tournaments has he played this year? à combien de tournois a-t-il participé cette année?;

∎ the next game will be played on Sunday la prochaine partie aura lieu dimanche

(d) (include on the team → player) faire jouer;

∎ the coach didn't play her until the second half l'entraîneur ne l'a fait entrer (sur le terrain) qu'à la deuxième mi-temps

(e) (card, chess piece) jouer;

∎ to play spades/trumps jouer pique/atout;

∎ how should I play this hand? comment devrais-je jouer cette main?;

∎ she played her ace elle a joué son as; figurative elle a abattu sa carte maîtresse;

∎ figurative he plays his cards close to his chest il cache son jeu

(f) (position) jouer;

∎ he plays winger/defence il joue ailier/en défense

(g) (shot, stroke) jouer;

∎ she played a chip shot to the green elle a fait un coup coché jusque sur le green;

∎ try playing your backhand more essayez de faire plus de revers;

∎ to play a six iron (in golf) jouer un fer numéro six;

∎ he played the ball to me il m'a envoyé la balle

(h) (gamble on → stock market, slot machine) jouer à;

∎ to play the horses jouer aux courses;

∎ to play the property market spéculer sur le marché immobilier;

∎ he played the red/the black il a misé sur le rouge/le noir

(i) (joke, trick)

∎ to play a trick/joke on sb jouer un tour/faire une farce à qn;

∎ your memory's playing tricks on you votre mémoire vous joue des tours

(j) Cinema & Theatre (act → role, part) jouer, interpréter;

∎ Cressida was played by Joan Dobbs le rôle de Cressida était interprété par Joan Dobbs;

∎ who played the godfather in Coppola's movie? qui jouait le rôle du parrain dans le film de Coppola?;

∎ figurative to play a part or role in sth prendre part ou contribuer à qch;

∎ an affair in which prejudice plays its part une affaire dans laquelle les préjugés entrent pour beaucoup ou jouent un rôle important

(k) Cinema & Theatre (perform at → theatre, club)

∎ they played Broadway last year ils ont joué à Broadway l'année dernière;

∎ 'Othello' is playing the Strand for another week 'Othello' est à l'affiche du Strand pendant encore une semaine;

∎ he's now playing the club circuit il se produit maintenant dans les clubs

(l) (act as)

∎ to play the fool faire l'idiot ou l'imbécile;

∎ some doctors play God il y a des médecins qui se prennent pour Dieu sur terre;

∎ to play host to sb recevoir qn;

∎ to play the hero jouer les héros;

∎ one played the heavy while the other asked the questions l'un jouait les méchants tandis que l'autre posait les questions;

∎ don't play the wise old professor with me! ce n'est pas la peine de jouer les grands savants avec moi!;

∎ British familiar play the white man! sois sympa!

(m) (instrument) jouer de; (note, melody, waltz) jouer;

∎ to play the violin jouer du violon;

∎ to play the blues jouer du blues;

∎ they're playing our song/Strauss ils jouent notre chanson/du Strauss;

∎ to play scales on the piano faire des gammes au piano

(n) (put on → record, tape) passer, mettre; (→ radio) mettre, allumer; (→ tapedeck, jukebox) faire marcher;

∎ don't play the stereo so loud ne mets pas la chaîne si fort;

∎ he's in his room playing records il écoute des disques dans sa chambre;

∎ can you play some Pink Floyd? tu peux mettre quelque chose des Pink Floyd?;

∎ I'll play the first side British again or American over for you je vous repasse ou je vous fais réécouter la première face

(o) (direct → beam, nozzle) diriger (on sur);

∎ he played his torch over the cave walls il promena le faisceau de sa lampe sur les murs de la grotte

(p) (fish) fatiguer

(q) American (idiom)

∎ to play both ends against the middle jouer sur les deux tableaux

3 intransitive verb

(a) (amuse oneself) jouer, s'amuser; (frolic → children, animals) folâtrer, s'ébattre;

∎ I like to work hard and play hard quand je travaille, je travaille, quand je m'amuse, je m'amuse;

∎ he didn't mean to hurt you, he was only playing il ne voulait pas te faire de mal, c'était juste pour jouer;

∎ don't play on the street! ne jouez pas dans la rue!;

∎ to play with dolls/with guns jouer à la poupée/à la guerre

(b) Sport jouer;

∎ to play well/badly/regularly jouer bien/mal/régulièrement;

∎ to play against sb/a team jouer contre qn/une équipe;

∎ to play in goal être goal;

∎ it's her (turn) to play c'est à elle de jouer, c'est (à) son tour;

∎ to play in a tournament participer à un tournoi;

∎ he plays in the Italian team il joue dans l'équipe d'Italie;

∎ she played into the left corner elle a envoyé la balle dans l'angle gauche;

∎ try playing to his backhand essayez de jouer son revers;

∎ to play high/low (in cards) jouer une forte/basse carte;

∎ do you play? est-ce que tu sais jouer?;

∎ to play to win jouer pour gagner;

∎ to play dirty ne pas jouer franc jeu; figurative ne pas jouer le jeu;

∎ to play fair jouer franc jeu; figurative jouer le jeu;

∎ to play into sb's hands faire le jeu de qn;

∎ you're playing right into his hands! tu entres dans son jeu!;

∎ to play for time essayer de gagner du temps;

∎ to play safe ne pas prendre de risques, jouer la sécurité

(c) (gamble) jouer;

∎ to play high or for high stakes jouer gros (jeu);

∎ to play for drinks/for money jouer les consommations/de l'argent

(d) Music (person, band, instrument) jouer; (record) passer;

∎ I heard a guitar playing j'entendais le son d'une guitare;

∎ music played in the background (recorded) des haut-parleurs diffusaient de la musique d'ambiance; (band) un orchestre jouait en fond sonore;

∎ is that Strauss playing? est-ce que c'est du Strauss que l'on entend?;

∎ a radio was playing upstairs on entendait une radio en haut;

∎ the stereo was playing full blast on avait mis la chaîne à fond

(e) Cinema & Theatre (act) jouer;

∎ the last movie she played in le dernier film dans lequel elle a joué

(f) Cinema & Theatre (show, play, movie) se jouer;

∎ Hamlet is playing tonight on joue Hamlet ce soir;

∎ the movie is playing to full or packed houses le film fait salle comble;

∎ the same show has been playing there for five years cela fait cinq ans que le même spectacle est à l'affiche;

∎ now playing at all Park Cinemas actuellement dans toutes les salles (de cinéma) Park;

∎ what's playing at the Rex? qu'est-ce qui passe au Rex?;

∎ the company will be playing in the provinces la compagnie va faire une tournée en province

(g) (feign) faire semblant;

∎ to play dead faire le mort;

∎ to play innocent or familiar dumb faire l'innocent, jouer les innocents;

∎ familiar to play hard to get se faire désirer^□

(h) (breeze, sprinkler, light)

∎ to play (on) jouer (sur);

∎ sun played on the water le soleil jouait sur l'eau;

∎ a smile played on or about or over his lips un sourire jouait sur ses lèvres;

∎ lightning played across the sky le ciel était zébré d'éclairs

►► play area aire f de jeux

➲ play about intransitive verb

British (have fun → children) jouer, s'amuser; (frolic) s'ébattre, folâtrer;

∎ it's time he stopped playing about and settled down il est temps qu'il arrête de s'amuser et qu'il se fixe

➲ play about with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (fiddle with, tamper with)

∎ to play about with sth jouer avec ou tripoter qch;

∎ stop playing about with the aerial arrête de jouer avec ou de tripoter l'antenne;

∎ I don't think we should be playing about with genes à mon avis, on ne devrait pas s'amuser à manipuler les gènes

(b) (juggle → statistics, figures) jouer avec; (consider → possibilities, alternatives) envisager, considérer;

∎ I'll play about with the figures and see if I can come up with something more reasonable je vais jouer un peu avec les chiffres et voir si je peux suggérer quelque chose de plus raisonnable;

∎ she played about with several endings for her novel elle a essayé plusieurs versions pour le dénouement de son roman

(c) familiar (trifle with)

∎ to play about with sb faire marcher qn

➲ play along

1 separable transitive verb

(tease, deceive) faire marcher

2 intransitive verb

(cooperate) coopérer;

∎ to play along with sb or with sb's plans entrer dans le jeu de qn;

∎ you'd better play along tu as tout intérêt à te montrer coopératif

➲ play around intransitive verb

(a) = play about

(b) familiar (have several lovers) coucher à droite et à gauche

➲ play around with = play about with

➲ play at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of child) jouer à;

∎ to play at cops and robbers jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs;

∎ familiar just what do you think you're playing at? à quoi tu joues exactement?

(b) (dabble in → politics, journalism) faire en dilettante;

∎ you're just playing at being an artist tu joues les artistes;

∎ you can't play at being a revolutionary tu ne peux pas t'improviser révolutionnaire

➲ play back separable transitive verb

(cassette, film) repasser;

∎ play the last ten frames back repassez les dix dernières images

➲ play by separable transitive verb

familiar

∎ play it by me again reprenez votre histoire depuis le début^□

➲ play down separable transitive verb

(role, victory) minimiser; (problem) dédramatiser;

∎ we've been asked to play down the political aspects of the affair on nous a demandé de ne pas insister sur le côté politique de l'affaire;

∎ her book rightly plays down the conspiracy theory son livre minimise à juste titre la thèse du complot

➲ play in separable transitive verb

(a) (in basketball)

∎ to play the ball in remettre la balle en jeu

(b) British figurative

∎ to play oneself in s'habituer, se faire la main

(c) (with music) accueillir en musique

➲ play off intransitive verb

(teams, contestants) disputer un match de barrage

➲ play off against separable transitive verb

∎ he played Neil off against his father il a monté Neil contre son père;

∎ he played his enemies off against each other il a monté ses ennemis l'un contre l'autre

➲ play on

1 inseparable transitive verb

(weakness, naivety, trust, feelings) jouer sur;

∎ his political strength comes from playing on people's fears il tire sa force politique de sa capacité à jouer sur la peur des gens;

∎ the waiting began to play on my nerves l'attente commençait à me porter sur les nerfs;

∎ the title plays on a line from Shakespeare le titre est un jeu de mots sur une phrase de Shakespeare

2 intransitive verb

continuer à jouer;

∎ the referee waved them to play on l'arbitre leur fit signe de continuer à jouer

➲ play out separable transitive verb

(a) (enact → scene) jouer; (→ fantasy) satisfaire;

∎ the events being played out on the world's stage les événements qui se déroulent dans le monde;

∎ the drama was played out between rioters and police les incidents ont eu lieu entre les émeutiers et les forces de police

(b) (usu passive) familiar (exhaust) to be played out (person, horse etc) être vanné ou éreinté^□ ; (idea) être vieux jeu^□ ou démodé^□ ; (story) avoir perdu tout intérêt^□

(c) (with music)

∎ they were played out to the strains of… leur départ a été accompagné par l'air de…

➲ play through intransitive verb

Golf dépasser d'autres joueurs;

∎ may we play through? vous permettez que nous vous dépassions?

➲ play up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (exaggerate → role, importance) exagérer; (stress) souligner, insister sur;

∎ in the interview, play up your sales experience pendant l'entretien, mettez en avant ou insistez sur votre expérience de la vente;

∎ his speech played up his working-class background son discours mettait l'accent sur ses origines populaires;

∎ the press played up her divorce la presse a monté son divorce en épingle

(b) British familiar (bother) tracasser^□ ;

∎ my back is playing me up mon dos me joue encore des tours;

∎ don't let the kids play you up ne laissez pas les enfants vous marcher sur les pieds

2 intransitive verb

British familiar (car, child, TV, machine etc) faire des siennes;

∎ my back is playing up mon dos me joue encore des tours

➲ play up to inseparable transitive verb

familiar

∎ to play up to sb (flatter) faire de la lèche à qn

➲ play upon inseparable transitive verb

= play on¹

➲ play with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (toy with → pencil, hair) jouer avec;

∎ he was playing with the radio dials il jouait avec les boutons de la radio;

∎ he only played with his food il a à peine touché à son assiette;

∎ figurative to play with fire jouer avec le feu

(b) (manipulate → words) jouer sur; (→ rhyme, language) manier;

∎ she plays with language in bold and startling ways elle manipule la langue avec une audace saisissante

(c) (consider → idea) caresser;

∎ he played with the idea for weeks before rejecting it il a caressé l'idée pendant des semaines avant de l'abandonner;

∎ we're playing with the idea of buying a house nous pensons à acheter une maison;

∎ here are a few suggestions to play with voici quelques suggestions que je soumets à votre réflexion

(d) (treat casually)

∎ to play with sb's affections jouer avec les sentiments de qn;

∎ don't you see he's just playing with you? tu ne vois pas qu'il se moque de toi ou qu'il te fait marcher?

(e) (have available → money, time) disposer de;

∎ how much time have we got to play with? de combien de temps disposons-nous?;

∎ they've got $2 million to play with ils disposent de deux millions de dollars

(f) familiar

∎ to play with oneself (masturbate) se toucher

ⓘ Play it again Sam Cette formule célèbre ("joue-le encore, Sam"), que l'on attribue au film Casablanca, n'est en fait pas prononcée dans le film. Le personnage incarné par Ingrid Bergman dit au pianiste du Rick's Bar play it once Sam, for old times' sake ("joue-le une fois, Sam, en souvenir du bon vieux temps"). Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en allusion au film lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un de refaire quelque chose, et particulièrement lorsqu'il s'agit de rejouer un air de musique.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > play
8 morto

1. past part vedere morire

2. adj dead

stanco morto dead tired

3. m dead man, morta f dead woman

i morti pl the dead

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morto agg.

1 dead: un uomo morto, a dead man; un animale, un albero morto, a dead animal, tree; foglie morte, dead leaves; è morto di malattia, he died of an illness; morto di freddo, frozen to death, (fig.) frozen stiff; morto di paura, (fig.) dead with fright; cadere morto sul colpo, to drop dead; il guidatore è morto sul colpo, the driver was killed outright (o died instantly) // più morto che vivo, more dead than alive; mezzo morto, half dead // morto e sepolto, dead and buried; morto stecchito, as dead as a doornail (o stone dead); stanco morto, dead-tired // un braccio morto, (paralizzato) a paralysed arm // unghia morta, dead nail // nato morto, (anche fig.) stillborn: un progetto nato morto, stillborn (o abortive) plan // se ti muovi sei un uomo morto!, if you move you're a dead man! // cadere a corpo morto, to collapse in a heap // buttarsi a corpo morto in qlco., to fling oneself into sthg. // morto al mondo, dead to the world // morto alla gioia, (letter.) dead to pleasure

2 (fig.) (inattivo, improduttivo; poco vivace) dead, slack, dull, idle: città morta, dead (o dull) town; questa di sera è una città morta, this town is dead at night; stagione morta, off (o slack) season; ore morte, dead hours; lingua morta, dead language // (ferr.) binario morto, (storage) siding // aria morta, stale air // acqua morta, stagnant water // terreno morto, wasteland // (pitt.) natura morta, still life // (mil.) angolo morto, dead ground // punto morto, deadlock (o standstill): giungere a un punto morto, to reach a deadlock // peso morto, dead-weight: è un peso morto per la società, he's a dead-weight for society // (econ.): capitale morto, idle (o unproductive) capital; denaro morto, dead (o unemployed) money; mercato morto, dead market

◆ s.m.

1 dead man, corpse: i morti, the dead; le anime dei morti, the souls of the dead; cassa da morto, coffin; passa il morto, a funeral is passing; piangere i morti, to mourn for the dead; seppellire un morto, to bury a dead person // (teol.) la resurrezione dei morti, the resurrection of the dead; ufficio dei morti, office of the dead // i Morti, (ricorrenza religiosa) All Souls' Day // un morto di fame, (spiantato) poor unfortunate, (persona avara) tightfisted person (o amer. tightwad) // muoviti, morto di sonno, get moving, sleepyhead // su con la vita, mi sembri un morto in piedi, un morto che cammina, cheer up, you look like a zombie // pallido come un morto, as pale as death // farebbe resuscitare un morto, it would make a dead man sit up and take notice // per poco non ci scappava il morto, someone nearly got killed // fare il morto, to pretend to be dead, (al nuoto) to float on one's back // suonare a morto, to toll for the dead

2 (alle carte) dummy

3 (fam.) (denaro nascosto) hoard.

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['mɔrto] morto (-a)
1. pp

See:

morire

2. agg

(gen), fig dead

il loro fratello morto — their dead brother

sono morto di freddo — I'm frozen stiff

sono stanco morto — I'm dead tired, I'm knackered fam!

sono morto di paura — I'm scared to death

l'inverno è una stagione morta per noi — winter is our slack season

morto e sepolto fig — dead and buried

3. sm/f

1) dead man (woman)

i morti — the dead

il due novembre commemoriamo i morti — we remember the dead on November the second

ci sono stati tre morti nella sparatoria — three people were killed in the shooting

fare il morto — (in acqua) to float on one's back

un morto di fame fig pegg — a down-and-out

sembri un morto che cammina — you look like death warmed up

le campane suonavano a morto — the funeral bells were tolling

giorno dei morti — All Souls' Day

il regno dei morti — the world beyond the grave

2) Carte dummy

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['mɔrto] 1.
participio passato morire
2.
aggettivo

1) (senza vita) [persona, animale, pianta, pelle] dead

morto stecchito — as dead as a doornail o mutton

cadere morto — to drop dead

non muoverti o sei un uomo morto! — one move and you're dead (meat AE)!

2) fig.

mezzo morto — half dead

stanco morto — dead tired

sono morto di freddo — I'm freezing to death

morto di paura — dead scared

3) (inattivo) [ stagione] dead, slow; [binario, angolo] blind

4) (estinto) [ lingua] dead
3.
sostantivo maschile dead person; (corpo) body

i -i — the dead

giorno o festa dei Morti relig. All Soul's Day; fare il morto to play dead; (nel nuoto) to float (on one's back); non ci sono stati -i there were no fatalities; qui ci scappa il morto — colloq. someone is going to get killed

- i viventi — zombies

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morto di fame — down-and-out

morto di sonno — sleepyhead

morto e sepolto — dead and buried

non te lo dico neanche morto — wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

fare la mano -a — to have wandering o straying hands

essere pallido come un morto — to be as pale as a ghost

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morto

/'mɔrto/

I participio passato

→ morire

II aggettivo

1 (senza vita) [ persona, animale, pianta, pelle] dead; morto stecchito as dead as a doornail o mutton; cadere morto to drop dead; non muoverti o sei un uomo morto! one move and you're dead (meat AE)!

2 fig. mezzo morto half dead; stanco morto dead tired; sono morto di freddo I'm freezing to death; morto di paura dead scared

3 (inattivo) [ stagione] dead, slow; [ binario, angolo] blind

4 (estinto) [ lingua] dead

III sostantivo m.

dead person; (corpo) body; i -i the dead; giorno o festa dei Morti relig. All Soul's Day; fare il morto to play dead; (nel nuoto) to float (on one's back); non ci sono stati -i there were no fatalities; qui ci scappa il morto colloq. someone is going to get killed

IDIOMS

morto di fame down-and-out; morto di sonno sleepyhead; morto e sepolto dead and buried; non te lo dico neanche morto wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me; fare la mano -a to have wandering o straying hands; essere pallido come un morto to be as pale as a ghost

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COMPOUNDS

- i viventi zombies.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > morto
9 tendu

tendu, e [tɑ̃dy]

past participle of tendre adjective

   a. [corde, toile] tight

• tir tendu straight kick

• la corde est trop tendue the rope is too taut

• la corde est bien tendue the rope is taut

• la corde est mal tendue the rope is slack

   b. ( = nerveux) tense

• il entra, le visage tendu he came in looking tense

• avant le match il était tendu he was all keyed-up before the match

   c. ( = en avant) les bras tendus with outstretched arms

• s'avancer la main tendue to come forward with one's hand held out

• la politique de la main tendue a policy of friendly cooperation

• le poing tendu with one's fist raised

   d. ( = tapissé) tendu de [velours, soie] hung with

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1.

tendue tɑ̃dy participe passé tendre I

2.

participe passé adjectif [corde] tight

3.

adjectif ( crispé) [personne, réunion] tense; [marché] nervous

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tɑ̃dy tendu, -e
1. pp

See:

tendre

2. adj

1) (corde) tight

2) (personne) tense

Il était très tendu aujourd'hui. — He was very tense today.

3) (relations, rapports) strained

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tendu, tendue

A pp ⇒ tendre.

B pp adj [corde, courroie] tight; les courroies ne sont pas assez tendues the straps are not tight enough.

C adj ( crispé) [personne, visage, relations, réunion] tense; [marché] nervous; on le sent tendu, vulnérable you can see he's tense and vulnerable; dans une ambiance extrêmement tendue in an extremely tense atmosphere; la situation dans la capitale est très tendue the situation in the capital is very tense; le marché monétaire reste tendu the money market remains nervous.

( féminin tendue) [tɑ̃dy] participe passé

→ link=tendre tendre

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( féminin tendue) [tɑ̃dy] adjectif

1. [nerveux - de tempérament] tense ; [ - dans une situation] tense, strained, fraught ; [ - avant un événement, un match] keyed up, tense

jamais, dit-il d'une voix tendue never, he said in a strained voice

2. [atmosphère] strained

[rapports] strained, fraught (UK)

[situation] tense, fraught (UK)

3. [partie du corps, muscle] tensed up

4. [étiré - corde, courroie] tight, taut ; [ - corde d'arc] drawn ; [ - arc] drawn, bent ; [ - voile, peau de tambour] stretched

ma raquette de tennis est trop tendu e/n'est pas assez tendue my tennis racket strings are too tight/too slack

5. [allongé]

avancer le doigt tendu/le poing tendu/les bras tendus to advance with pointed finger/raised fist/outstretched arms

6. LINGUISTIQUE tense

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tendu
10 slow

slow [sləʊ]

lent ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) calme ⇒ 1 (b) ennuyeux ⇒ 1 (d) qui retarde ⇒ 1 (e) lentement ⇒ 2 ralentir ⇒ 3

1 adjective

(a) (not fast → movements, runner, speed, service, traffic) lent;

∎ he's a slow worker il travaille lentement;

∎ it's slow work c'est un travail qui n'avance pas vite ou de longue haleine;

∎ to make slow progress (in work, on foot) avancer lentement;

∎ it was slow going, the going was slow ça n'avançait pas;

∎ a slow dance un slow;

∎ with slow steps d'un pas lent;

∎ we had a painfully slow journey le voyage a duré un temps fou;

∎ the pace of life is slow on vit au ralenti;

∎ you're very slow today tu es très lent aujourd'hui;

∎ you were a bit slow there là, tu t'es laissé prendre de vitesse;

∎ the fog was slow to clear le brouillard a mis longtemps à se dissiper;

∎ he was rather slow to make up or in making up his mind il a mis assez longtemps à se décider;

∎ she wasn't slow to offer her help/in accepting the cheque elle ne se fit pas prier pour proposer son aide/pour accepter le chèque;

∎ I was rather slow to understand or in understanding il m'a fallu assez longtemps pour comprendre;

∎ she's very slow to anger il lui en faut beaucoup pour se mettre en colère;

∎ the company was slow to get off the ground la société a été lente à démarrer;

∎ British to be slow off the mark (to start) être lent à démarrer; (to understand) être dur à la détente;

∎ familiar to be as slow as British treacle or American molasses (in winter) être lent comme un escargot ou une tortue^□ ;

∎ proverb slow and steady wins the race rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point

(b) (slack → business, market) calme;

∎ business is slow les affaires ne marchent pas fort;

∎ slow economic growth une faible croissance économique

(c) (intellectually) lent;

∎ he's a slow learner/reader il apprend/lit lentement;

∎ they're rather slow in that class les élèves de cette classe sont assez lents

(d) (dull → evening, film, party) ennuyeux

(e) (clock) qui retarde;

∎ your watch is (half an hour) slow ta montre retarde (d'une demi-heure)

(f) Cookery

∎ bake in a slow oven faire cuire à four doux

(g) Sport (green, court, surface) lourd

(h) American familiar

∎ to do a slow burn sentir la colère monter^□

2 adverb

lentement;

∎ go a bit slower ralentissez un peu;

∎ the clock is going or running slow l'horloge prend du retard;

∎ Industry to go slow faire une grève perlée;

∎ slow (road marking) ralentir;

∎ Nautical slow ahead/astern! en avant/arrière doucement!

3 transitive verb

ralentir;

∎ these drugs slow the heart rate ces médicaments ralentissent le rythme cardiaque;

∎ the mud slowed our progress la boue nous a ralentis;

∎ I slowed the horse to a trot j'ai mis le cheval au trot

►► Cookery slow burner feu m doux;

slow cooker mijoteuse f;

Anatomy & Botany slow growth croissance f lente;

British slow handclap applaudissements mpl rythmés (pour montrer sa désapprobation);

∎ they gave him the slow handclap ≃ ils l'ont sifflé;

the slow lane (when driving on left) la file de gauche; (when driving on right) la file de droite;

slow match mèche f à combustion lente;

Cinema & Television slow motion ralenti m;

∎ in slow motion au ralenti;

Music slow movement mouvement m lent;

Physics slow neutron neutron m lent;

Sport slow pitch slow pitch m (sport proche du softball);

Technology slow running ralenti m;

slow train omnibus m;

Medicine slow virus virus m lent

➲ slow down, slow up

1 separable transitive verb

ralentir;

∎ the roadworks slowed us down considerably les travaux nous ont considérablement ralentis;

∎ having to write the addresses by hand slowed the work down le fait de devoir écrire les adresses à la main a ralenti le travail;

∎ production is slowed down during the winter pendant l'hiver, la production tourne au ralenti;

∎ I'll only slow you down je vais vous retarder

2 intransitive verb

(driver, train, speed) ralentir; figurative (person) ralentir (le rythme);

∎ if he doesn't slow down he'll have a heart attack s'il ne ralentit pas le rythme il va faire une crise cardiaque;

∎ slow down! moins vite!;

∎ growth slowed down in the second quarter il y a eu une diminution ou un ralentissement de la croissance au cours du deuxième trimestre

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > slow
11 fiacco

(pl -cchi) ( debole) weak

( svogliato) lazy

finance mercato sluggish

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fiacco agg. limp, weak; exhausted, worn-out; (fam.) washed-out, pooped: una stretta di mano fiacca, a limp handshake; mi sento fiacco, I feel very weak; una partita fiacca, a sluggish match; fino al suo arrivo la festa era fiacca, the party was dull until he arrived; ricevette solo un applauso fiacco, he got only weak (o half-hearted) applause; il suo discorso è stato molto fiacco, he gave a very limp speech; il mercato è fiacco, the market is dull (o flat); il dollaro è fiacco, the dollar is weak.

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pl. - chi, - che ['fjakko, ki, ke] aggettivo

1) (stanco, debole) [ persona] sluggish, listless, tired

2) fig. [discorso, stile, scusa] limp, dull, weak, lame; [ discussione] languishing; [ persona] lifeless; [ festa] dull, lifeless

una campagna elettorale -a — a half-hearted electoral campaign

3) econ. [economia, mercato] slack, dull, slow, sluggish

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fiacco

pl. - chi, - che /'fjakko, ki, ke/

aggettivo

1 (stanco, debole) [ persona] sluggish, listless, tired

2 fig. [discorso, stile, scusa] limp, dull, weak, lame; [ discussione] languishing; [ persona] lifeless; [ festa] dull, lifeless; una campagna elettorale -a a half-hearted electoral campaign

3 econ. [economia, mercato] slack, dull, slow, sluggish.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > fiacco
12 be out

1. phr v не быть дома, на месте; отсутствовать

when I phoned they told me the boss was out — когда я позвонил, мне ответили, что хозяина нет

be of evil — быть от лукавого

be careful — быть внимательным

be due to — иметь место благодаря

it must be needs — надлежит сему быть

be in orders — быть священнослужителем

2. phr v сл. быть выпущенным из тюрьмы, быть на свободе

to be slack — быть в состоянии затишья

to be in the clear — быть вне подозрений

be in the spotlight — быть в центре внимания

to be pressed with work — быть перегруженным работой

be sound of body and mind — быть здоровым телом и душой

3. phr v погаснуть, быть выключенным

the fire is out — огонь потух

be under procurement — быть включенным в план заготовок

to be under accusation — быть под обвинением, обвиняться

be kept up on — быть постоянно информированным по вопросу

4. phr v отходить, удаляться

we were sixty miles out from base — мы находились на расстоянии шестидесяти миль от базы

5. phr v спадать, уходить

the tide is out now — сейчас отлив

6. phr v быть удалённым, извлечённым

the splinter is out — занозу вытащили

empties to be returned — порожняя тара должна быть возвращена

7. phr v быть выведенным, уничтоженным

8. phr v разг. выйти из моды

long skirts are out — длинных юбок не носят, длинные юбки не в моде

9. phr v разг. кончаться

before the week is out — до конца недели

10. phr v разг. не иметь

I am out of cigarettes — у меня кончились сигареты

be in short supply — иметь недостаток в поставках

be carried on stock — иметься в наличии на складе

as the case might be — как это может иметь место

be in low supply — иметь недостаток в поставках

be a hit with — иметь большой успех у аудитории

11. phr v разг. быть опубликованным; выйти из печати

to be in print — находиться в печати

to be out of print — выходить из печати

to be off the press — выходить в свет, выходить из печати

12. phr v разг. быть объявленными, вывешенными

13. phr v разг. присутствовать

all members of the club were out in strength at the meeting — на митинг вышли все члены клуба

14. phr v разг. раскрыться, обнаружиться

the secret is out — секрет раскрылся, тайна быть изгнанным; быть исключённым ; быть уволенным

15. phr v разг. проф. жарг. прекратить работу, забастовать

16. phr v разг. быть видимым, не закрытым облаками

17. phr v разг. зацвести, расцвести, распуститься

18. phr v разг. разг. быть запрещённым, недопустимым

all arguments are out! — никаких споров!

19. phr v разг. быть неточным, неправильным

subsequent events showed how well out he was in his analysis — последующие события показали, как сильно он ошибся в своём анализе

to be lured into the market — быть привлечённым на данный рынок

20. phr v разг. разг. собираться, иметь намерение

they are out to repeat the attack — они собираются вновь предпринять наступление

be at liberty — иметь право

be carnally minded — иметь плотские помышления

21. phr v сл. крепко спать

sleep well? — Must have been dead out — хорошо спалось? — Да, наверное, совсем отключился

22. phr v сл. потерять сознание

English-Russian base dictionary > be out
13 gioco

"clearance;

Spiel, Satz;

jogo"

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m (pl -chi) game

il gioco gambling

gioco d'azzardo game of chance

gioco da bambini child's play

gioco di prestigio conjuring trick

gioco elettronico computer game

Giochi Olimpici Olympic Games

l'ho detto per gioco! I was joking!

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gioco s.m.

1 ( svago, divertimento) game, amusement, entertainment: giochi infantili, childish games (o amusements); nel cortile c'erano dei bambini intenti ai loro giochi, there were children playing games in the courtyard; esclude sempre il fratellino dai suoi giochi, he always leaves his little brother out of his games; studiare è lavoro, non è un gioco, studying is work, not amusement // giochi all'aperto, outdoor games; gioco di società, parlour game // compagno di gioco, playmate (o playfellow)

2 ( con regole) game: dimmi che gioco vuoi fare, tell me which game you want to play; il bridge è un gioco che non mi piace, bridge is a game I don't like; il football è un gioco molto popolare, football is a very popular game; ''Che gioco è?'' ''é ramino'', ''What game is that?'' ''It's rummy'' // ricordati che è solo un gioco!, remember it's only a game // giochi elettronici, computer games // gioco di, con le carte, card game; carte da gioco, playing cards // giochi olimpici, Olympic games // giochi di gruppo, team games // il gioco degli scacchi, del domino, della dama, chess, dominoes, (the game of) draughts // (mat.) teoria dei giochi, game theory // gioco di pazienza, puzzle patience; gioco di prestigio, conjuring trick // gioco di potere, power game // gioco di parole, pun (o play on words)

3 ( giocattolo) toy: ha giochi di ogni tipo, he has all sorts of toys; giochi pericolosi, dangerous toys

4 ( d'azzardo) gambling: perdere tutto, una fortuna al gioco, to lose everything, a fortune gambling (o to gamble away everything, a fortune); il gioco è proibito in questo stato, gambling is forbidden (o not legal) in this state; avere debiti di gioco, to have gambling debts; è molto fortunato al gioco, vince sempre al gioco, he's very lucky, he always wins at gambling // fate il vostro gioco!, put down your stakes (o stake your money)! // casa da gioco, gambling (o gaming) house; tavolo da gioco, gaming table; tavolino da gioco, card table // (Borsa): gioco in Borsa, gambling on the stock exchange, stockjobbing, (fam.) playing the market; gioco al rialzo, al ribasso, bull, bear campaign

5 ( occorrente per giocare) set: mi hanno regalato un gioco di scacchi, I've been given a chess set

6 ( modo di giocare) play: gioco scorretto, foul play; gioco pesante, rough play; si è visto del bel gioco oggi, we saw some good play today // giochi d'acqua, play of water; giochi di luce, play of light

7 ( partita) game: il gioco riprese dopo una pausa di due minuti, the game restarted after a two minutes pause; l'arbitro interruppe il gioco, the referee stopped the game; vincere i primi due giochi, ( a tennis) to win the first two games

8 ( a carte) ( mano) hand: non avere gioco, avere un brutto gioco, to have a bad hand // far buon viso a cattivo gioco, to make the best of a bad job

9 ( divertimento, scherzo) fun, joke; game; play: non è un gioco, it's no joke; per gioco, for fun: l'ha fatto solo per gioco, he only did it for fun; un bel gioco dura poco, (prov.) don't carry the joke too far

10 ( uso) use: gioco di gambe, use of legs; gioco di tattica, use of tactics

11 doppio gioco, double cross, double-dealing: fare il doppio gioco, to double-cross (o to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds)

12 (mecc.) clearance, gap, play: gioco assiale, end float (o end play); gioco laterale, side clearance (o side play); eliminare il gioco, to take up slack; lasciare gioco per l'espansione termica, to allow a space (o a gap) for thermic expansion.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: in gioco, at stake: la posta in gioco è alta, the stakes are high; c'è in gioco la sua carriera, his career is at stake; gli interessi in gioco sono molti, there are many interests at stake; mettere tutto in gioco, to stake one's all // è un gioco da ragazzi, (fig.) it's child's play // non capisco il suo gioco, I don't understand what he's up to (o his game); ho scoperto il suo gioco, I've found out his little game // mostrare il proprio gioco, to put one's cards on the table // entrare in gioco, to come into play; entrano in gioco anche interessi politici, political interests also come into play (o enter the picture) // hai avuto buon gioco con lui perché lo conoscevi già, you had an easy time with him because you already knew him // stare al gioco di qlcu., to play along with s.o. // prendersi gioco di qlcu., to make fun of s.o. (o to pull s.o.'s leg); farsi gioco di qlco., to make light of sthg.

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pl. - chi ['dʒɔko, ki] sostantivo maschile

1) (attività) play U; (con regole) game

facciamo un gioco — let's play a game

carta da gioco — playing card

"fate il vostro gioco" — (al casinò) "faites vos jeux", "place your bets"

perdere una fortuna al gioco — (d'azzardo) to lose a fortune in gambling

2) (scherzo)

per gioco — for fun

3) sport (nel tennis) game

campo da gioco — playing field

rimettere in gioco la palla — (nel calcio) to put the ball back into play

gioco leale, scorretto — fair, foul play

4) (giocattolo) toy

5) (effetto)

il gioco di luci sull'acqua — the play of light on the water

6) mecc. play

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gioco d'azzardo — (attività) gambling; (singolo gioco) game of chance

gioco educativo — educational game

gioco elettronico — computer game

gioco dell'oca — = snakes and ladders

gioco di parole — (word) pun

gioco di pazienza — = puzzle, game requiring patience

gioco a premi — (in TV) game show

gioco di prestigio — conjuring trick

gioco di ruolo — role-play

gioco di società — parlour game

gioco da tavolo — board game

Giochi Olimpici — Olympic Games, Olympics

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fare il gioco di qcn. — to play into sb.'s hands

il gioco non vale la candela — the game's not worth the candle

prendersi gioco di qcn. — to make fun o a fool of sb.

stare al gioco di qcn. — to play along with sb.

fare buon viso a cattivo gioco — to make the best of a bad bargain, to put a brave face on things

mettere in gioco — to stake [somma, onore]

doppio gioco — doppiogioco

a che gioco sta giocando? — what's his game?

è un gioco da ragazzi — it's child's play

entrare in gioco — to come into play o into the picture

è in gioco il tuo futuro — your future is at stake

ha buon gioco a criticarmi — it's easy for him to criticize me

un bel gioco dura poco — prov. = the shortest jokes are the best

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gioco

pl. - chi /'dʒɔko, ki/ ⇒ 10

sostantivo m.

1 (attività) play U; (con regole) game; facciamo un gioco let's play a game; carta da gioco playing card; "fate il vostro gioco" (al casinò) "faites vos jeux", "place your bets"; perdere una fortuna al gioco (d'azzardo) to lose a fortune in gambling

2 (scherzo) per gioco for fun

3 sport (nel tennis) game; campo da gioco playing field; rimettere in gioco la palla (nel calcio) to put the ball back into play; gioco leale, scorretto fair, foul play

4 (giocattolo) toy

5 (effetto) il gioco di luci sull'acqua the play of light on the water

6 mecc. play

IDIOMS

fare il gioco di qcn. to play into sb.'s hands; il gioco non vale la candela the game's not worth the candle; prendersi gioco di qcn. to make fun o a fool of sb.; stare al gioco di qcn. to play along with sb.; fare buon viso a cattivo gioco to make the best of a bad bargain, to put a brave face on things; mettere in gioco to stake [somma, onore]; doppio gioco→ doppiogioco; a che gioco sta giocando? what's his game? è un gioco da ragazzi it's child's play; entrare in gioco to come into play o into the picture; è in gioco il tuo futuro your future is at stake; ha buon gioco a criticarmi it's easy for him to criticize me; un bel gioco dura poco prov. = the shortest jokes are the best

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COMPOUNDS

gioco d'azzardo (attività) gambling; (singolo gioco) game of chance; gioco educativo educational game; gioco elettronico computer game; gioco dell'oca = snakes and ladders; gioco di parole (word) pun; gioco di pazienza = puzzle, game requiring patience; gioco a premi (in TV) game show; gioco di prestigio conjuring trick; gioco di ruolo role-play; gioco di società parlour game; gioco da tavolo board game; Giochi Olimpici Olympic Games, Olympics.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > gioco
14 λύω

λύω, poet. imper.

A λῦθι Pi.Fr.85
: [tense] fut. λύσω [ῡ] Il.1.29, etc.: [tense] aor. ἔλῡσα 18.244
, etc.: [tense] pf. λέλῠκα Th.7.18
, Ar.V. 992 ( ἀπο-), etc.:— [voice] Pass., [tense] pf. λέλῠμαι Il.8.103
, etc.: [tense] plpf. ἐλελύμην [ῠ] Od.22.186, etc.: [tense] aor. ἐλύθην, [dialect] Ep. λύθην [ῠ] 8.360, E.Hel. 860, Th.2.103, etc.: [tense] fut. λῠθήσομαι Pl.Ti. 41b
, Isoc.12.116, etc., also λελύσομαι [ῡ] D.14.2, X. Cyr.6.2.37 ( ἀπο-): [dialect] Ep. [tense] aor. [voice] Pass. λύμην [ῠ] Il.21.80; λύτο [ῠ] ib. 114, but λῦτο 24.1
(at beginning of line, v.l. λύτο); λύντο 7.16
: also [ per.] 3sg. opt. [tense] pf. λελῦτο Od.18.238
:—[voice] Med., [tense] fut. λύσομαι Il.1.13
, etc.: [tense] aor. ἐλυσάμην 14.214
: [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. λέλῦμαι in med. sense, D.36.45, Arist.Rh. 1400a22 (cf. δια-, κατα-λύω): [tense] fut. λύσομαι in pass. sense, ( δια-) Th.2.12, ( ἐπι-) Lys.25.33 codd. ( καταλύσεσθαι edd.), ( κατα-) X.Cyr.1.6.9.—Homer uses all tenses exc. [tense] pf. [voice] Act., [tense] pres. and [tense] fut. [voice] Pass. [In [tense] pres. and [tense] impf. [pron. full] ῡ always in [dialect] Att., [pron. full] ῠ mostly in [dialect] Ep., though Hom. has [pron. full] ῡ twice, ἔλῡεν Il.23.513
, λῡει Od.7.74; also in compds., ἀλλῡεσκεν 2.105
, ἀλλῡουσαν ib. 109: in [tense] fut. and [tense] aor. 1 [pron. full] ῡ always: in other tenses [pron. full] ῠ always, exc. in the forms λελῦτο, λῦτο (v. supr.).] (Cf. Lat. luo (pay), re-luo, solvo (for se-luo), solūtus, etc.):— loosen:

I of things, unbind, unfasten, esp. clothes and armour, λῦσε δέ οἱ ζωστῇρα, θώρηκα, Il.4.215, 16.804; λ. παρθενίην ζώνην loose the maiden-girdle, of the husband after marriage, Od. 11.245; of the wife, λύοι χαλινὸν ὑφ' ἥρωϊ παρθενίας Pi.I.8(7).48
; ἔνθα παρθένει' ἔλυσ' ἐγὼ κορεύματα E.Alc. 177
; so ἔλυσας.. ἅγνευμα σόν Id.Tr. 501
; freq. of the tackling of ships, λ. πρυμνήσια, ἱστία, λαῖφος, etc., Od.2.418, 15.496, 552, h.Ap. 406, etc. (never in Il.); λ. πρύμνας, νεῶν πόδα, E.Hec. 539, 1020, etc.: abs., λύειν, of ships, set sail, λῦε, κυβερνήτα APl.1.6
*.9 ([place name] Panteleus); ἀσκὸν λ. untie a skin (used as a bag), Od.10.47: freq. in Trag., λ. στολάς, πέπλον, S.OC 1597, Tr. 924; λ. ἡνίαν slacken the rein, Id.El. 743; κλῄθρων λυθέντων when the gates have been opened, A.Th. 396; λ. γράμματα, δέλτον, open a letter, E.IA38 (anap.), 307; λ. πέδας, δεσμά, A.Eu. 645 ([voice] Pass.), E.HF 1123; ἀρβύλας A.Ag. 945
; ἀρτάνας.. δέρης ἔλυσαν loosed it from my neck, ib. 876, cf. E.Hipp. 781:—[voice] Med., ἀπὸ στήθεσφιν ἐλύσατο κεστὸν ἱμάντα undid her belt, Il.14.214; but λύοντο τεύχεα they undid the armour for themselves, i.e. stripped it off (others), 17.318; later λυσαμένα πλοκαμῖδας unbinding her hair, Bion 1.20, etc.

b in various phrases, στόμα λ. open the mouth, E.Hipp. 1060, Isoc.12.96; γλώσσας λ. εἰς αἰσχροὺς μύθους Critias 6.9
D.; λ. βλεφάρων ἕδραν wake up, E.Rh.8 (anap.); λ. ὀφρύν unfold the brow, Id.Hipp. 290; λ. ἄχος ἀπ' ὀμμάτων S.Aj. 706
(lyr.), etc.

2 of living beings,

a of horses, etc., unyoke, unharness, opp. ζεύγνυμι, Od.4.35; ἐξ ὀχέων, ὑπὲξ ὀχέων, Il.5.369,8.504; ὑφ' ἅρμασιν 18.244
; ὑπὸ ζυγοῦ Od.4.39
: ὑπὸ ζυγόφιν Il.24.576
; ὑπ' ἀπήνης Od.7.6
(also in [voice] Med., μὴ.. ὑπ' ὄχεσφι λυώμεθα μώνυχας ἵππους unyoke our horses, Il. 23.7; βόε λῦσαι Hes.Op. 608
); λύε μώνυχας ἵππους loosed them, Il.10.498; λ. κύνα let him loose, X.Cyn.6.13, etc.

b of men, release, deliver, esp. from bonds or prison, and so, generally, from difficulty or danger, Il.15.22, Od.8.345, 12.53, D.24.206, etc.; ὁ λύσων he that shall deliver, A.Pr. 771, 785: c. gen. rei, τὸν.. θεοὶ κακότητος ἔλυσαν Od.5.397
, cf. Pi.P.3.50, etc.; λ. τινὰ δεσμῶν A.Pr. 1006
; ὄκνου S. Tr. 181
; τὼ.. ἐκ δεσμοῖο λύθεν Od.8.360
, cf. Pi.O.4.23, A.Pr. 873, E.Hipp. 1244, Pl.R. 360c; also λ. δόμους ἁβρότατος rob the house of.., Pi.P.11.34; λ. τινὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς depose him from.., D.S.13.92:—[voice] Med., prop. get one loosed or set free, λύσασθαί τινα δυσφροσυνάων Hes.Th. 528
; ὅσπερ Ἰὼ πημονᾶς ἐλύσατο A.Supp. 1065
(lyr.):—[voice] Pass., λυθῆναι τὰς πέδας D.S.17.116
; λέλυται γὰρ λαὸς ἐλεύθερα βάζειν, ὡς ἐλύθη ζυγὸν ἀλκᾶς has been let loose to speak, since the yoke was loosed, A.Pers. 592 (lyr.).

c of prisoners, release on receipt of ransom, admit to ransom, release, Il.1.29, 24.137, 555, etc.; λ. τινά τινι 1.20
, 24.561, Od.10.298; Σαρπηδόνος ἔντεα καλὰ λύσειαν would give them up, Il.17.163; in full, λ. τινὰ ἀποίνων 11.106
; χρημάτων μεγάλων Hdt.2.135
([voice] Pass.); ἀνὴρ ἀντ' ἀνδρὸς λυθείς Th.5.3
:—[voice] Med., release by payment of ransom, get a person released, redeem, Il.1.13, 24.118, al., Od.10.284, 385, Pl.Mx. 243c, D.19.229; λύσασθαί τινας ἐκ πολεμίων Lys.12.20
; ἵππον X.An.7.8.6
; ὅσους αὐτὸς ἐλυσάμην τῶν αἰχμαλώτων D.19.169
; λ. τινὶ τὸ χωρίον Id.50.28
; ἑαυτοὺς λ. pay their own ransom, Id.19.169; buy from a pimp, Ar.V. 1353.

d λελύσθαι τῶν νόμων, = Lat. legibus solvi, D.C.53.18.

3 give up, [θρόνον] λῦσον ἄμμιν Pi.P.4.155
.

II resolve a whole into its parts, dissolve, break up, λ. ἀγορήν dissolve the assembly, Il.1.305; ἀγορὰς ἠμὲν λύει ἠδὲ καθίζει Od.2.69
, etc.:—[voice] Pass., λῦτο δ' ἀγών Il.24.1
; μὴ λυθείη ἡ στρατιά X.Cyr.6.1.2
; πρὶν <ἂν>.. ἡ ἀγορὰ ( market) λυθῇ Id.Oec. 12.1
; λυθείσης τῆς συνουσίας Plb.5.15.3
.

2 of concrete objects, σπάρτα λέλυνται, i. e. have rotted, Il.2.135; ῥαφαὶ δ' ἐλέλυντο ἱμάντων Od.22.186
; λ. τὴν σχεδίην break it up, Hdt.4.97; [ τὴν γέφυραν] X. An.2.4.17; τὴν ἀπόφραξιν ib.4.2.25.

3 esp. of physical strength, loosen, i. e. weaken, relax, λῦσε δὲ γυῖα made his limbs slack or loose, i. e. killed him, Il.4.469, al.; ὅς τοι γούνατ' ἔλυσα 22.335
; πολλῶν τε καὶ ἐσθλῶν γούνατ' ἔλυσεν 5.176
, etc.; ἀλλά οἱ αὖθι λῦσε μένος 16.332
; πέλεκυς λῦσεν.. βοὸς μένος Od.3.450
, cf. Il.17.29; but οἵ μοι καμάτῳ.. γούνατ' ἔλυσαν made my knees weak with toil, Od.20.118:—[voice] Pass., λύντο δὲ γυῖα, etc., as the effect of death, sleep, weariness, fear, Il. 7.16, etc.; καμάτῳ φίλα γυῖα λέλυντο 13.85
, cf. Od.8.233; αὐτοῦ λύτο γούνατα καὶ φίλον ἦτορ Il.21.114
, 425; λύθη ψυχή τε μένος τε 5.296
, etc.; λύθεν δέ οἱ ἅψεα πάντα Od.4.794
, 18.189; λέλυται γυίων ῥώμη A.Pers. 913
(anap.); λύεται δέ μου μέλη E.Hec. 438
; λέλυμαι μελέων σύνδεσμα Id.Hipp. 199
(anap.).

b λύει βλέφαρα closes her eyes in sleep, S.Ant. 1302.

c metaph., λ. τὴν ἐν ταῖς ψυχαῖς πρὸς μάχην παρασκευήν X.HG7.5.22
.

4 undo, bring to naught, destroy, πολίων κάρηνα Il.9.25
; Τροίης κρήδεμνα 16.100
, Od.13.388, cf. B.Fr.16.7: generally, put an end to, νείκεα Il.14.205
; μελεδήματα 23.62
; ἔριν E.Ph.81
, AP9.316.12 (Leon.); πόλεμον Th.5.31
; ἐπιμομφάν Pi.O.10(11).9
; μέμψιν Democr.271
; φόβον A.Th. 270
; φόβον καὶ τὴν ὑποψίαν Polystr.p.7 W., cf. Epicur.Sent.12; μοχθήματα S.OC 1616
; ἀνάγκας E.Supp.39
; βίον, i.e. die, Id.IT 692; αἰῶν' ἔλυσε, i.e. died, B.1.43; λ. τὸ τέλος βίον S.OC 1720
(lyr.); μαχας Ar. Pax 991 (anap.); νοσήματα Diocl.Fr.35
([voice] Pass.), cf. Gal.6.476; κόπους Dsc.Eup.1.220
; forgive, ἁμαρτήματα LXXJb.42.9
.

b in Prose, λ. νόμους repeal or annul laws, Hdt.3.82, D.3.10, Arist.Pol. 1269a15; οὐθὲν τῶν περὶ τὴν πολιτείαν ib. 1298b31; λ. ψήφῳ τὸ παράνομον Aeschin. 3.197
([voice] Pass.), etc.; ἐπεὶ ἐκεῖνοι ἔλυσαν τὰς σπονδὰς λελύσθαι μοι δοκεῖ ἡ ἐκείνων ὕβρις καὶ ἡ ἡμετέρα ὑποψία X.An.3.1.21
; rescind a vote, ψῆφον λύει ὁ νόμος D.24.2
; revoke a will, διαθήκην Is.6.33
, etc. (but in [voice] Pass., to be opened, of a will, POxy.715.19 (ii A. D.), etc.); unbind a spell, Iamb.Myst.3.27:—[voice] Pass., λέλυται πάντα all ties are broken, all is in confusion, D.25.25.

c as a technical term, solve a difficulty, a problem, a question, λύεται ἡ ἀπορία Pl.Prt. 324e
, al.; λ. ζήτημα Gal.6.436
.

d refute an argument, Pl.Grg. 509a, Arist.Rh. 1402b24,al.; cf. λύσις 11.4b
, λυτικός 11
.

e unravel the plot of a tragedy, opp. πλέκειν, Id.Po. 1456a10.

f λ. τὴν φάσιν, of the Moon, pass out of, Vett. Val.134.1, cf. 2.

5 break a legal agreement or obligation, τὸν νόμον Hdt.6.106
; τὰς σπονδάς Th.1.23
, 78, cf. 4.23, al.; τὰ συγκείμενα Lys.6.41
; σίς κε τὰς ϝρήτας τάσδε λύση whoso breaks this agreement, Inscr.Cypr.135.29 H.

6 in physical sense, dissolve, λύθεν, opp. πάγεν, Emp.15.4; τὸ θερμὸν λύει, opp. πήγνυσι, Arist.Mete. 384b11, cf. 382b33 ([voice] Pass.); ἀμμωνιακὸν ὄξει λύσας Gal.11.106
; melt, παγείσας χιόνας Hdn.8.4.2
; τι πυρὶ λ. Hippiatr.52
.

7 of medicines, λ. τὴν κοιλίαν Arist.Pr. 863b29
, cf. Hp.Acut.(Sp.)38, Diocl.Fr.140; so of the effects of terror, Arist.Pr. 877a32 ([voice] Pass.).

8 resolve ¯ into [pron. full] ?λύωX?λύωX, in [voice] Pass., Heph.8, 10, Aristid. Quint.1.28.

III solve, fulfil, accomplish, τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ μαντεῖα S.OT 407
; ὅρκον Plb.6.58.4
.

IV atone for, make up for, τὰς πρότερον ἁμαρτίας Ar.Ra.
691; λύσων ὅσ' ἐξήμαρτον S.Ph. 1224
; λ. φόνον φόνῳ Id.OT 101
, E. Or. 511; αἱ πρόσοδοι λύουσι τἀναλώματα Diph.32.5
:—[voice] Med., τῶν πάλαι πεπραγμένων λύσασθ' αἷμα.. δίκαις A.Ch. 804
(lyr.).

V μισθὸν λύειν pay wages in full, quit oneself of them, used only in cases of obligation, X.Ages.2.31.

2 τέλη λύειν, = λυσιτελεῖν, pay, profit. avail, ἔνθα μὴ τέλη λύει φρονοῦντι where it boots not to be wise, S.OT 316: but more freq. λύει without τέλη, construed like λυσιτελεῖ, abs., λύει δ' ἄλγος E.Med. 1362
, cf. PSI4.400.16: c. dat. pers., φημὶ τοιούτους γάμους λύειν βροτοῖσιν E.Alc. 628
, cf.Hipp. 441: c. inf., πῶς οὖν λύει.. ἐπιβάλλειν; Id.Med. 1112 (anap.); ἐμοί τελύειτοῖσιμέλλουσιν τέκνοις τὰ ζῶντ' ὀνῆσαι it is good for me to benefit my living children by means of those to come, ib. 566; λύει ἀπελθεῖν UPZ 77i12
(ii B.C.): c. acc. et inf., λύει γὰρ ἡμᾶς οὐδέν, οὐδ' ἐπωφελεῖ,.. θανεῖν it is not expedient that we should die ( οὐδ' ἐπωφελεῖ being parenthetic), S.El. 1005; οὐ γάρ με λύει.. κακορροθεῖσθαι E.Sthen.Prol.35
; cf. λυσιτελέω.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > λύω
15 schleppend

I Part. Präs. schleppen

II Adj. (träge, langsam) sluggish, slow (BEIDE auch WIRTS.); (mühsam) labo(u)red; Sprache: slow, drawling; (ermüdend) tedious; mit schleppenden Schritten gehen shuffle along, drag one’s feet; er hat einen auffallend schleppenden Gang he has a noticeably shuffling gait; schleppender Absatz WIRTS. poor market

II Adv.: nur schleppend vorangehen Arbeit, Gespräche etc.: make very slow progress, inch along; schleppend beginnen get off to a slow start, be very slow to get off the ground

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(ermüdend) tedious;

(mühsam) laboured; labored;

(träge) sluggish

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schlẹp|pend
1. adj
Gang dragging, shuffling; Bedienung, Abfertigung sluggish, slow; Absatz, Nachfrage, Geschäft slack, sluggish; Stimme drawling; Gesang dragging, slow
wehmütig schleppende Klänge — melancholy languorous sounds

nach ein paar Stunden wurde die Unterhaltung immer schleppender — after a few hours the conversation began to drag

2. adv

nur schleppend vorankommen — to progress very slowly

die Unterhaltung kam nur schleppend in Gang — conversation was very slow to start or started sluggishly

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schlep·pend

I. adj

1. (zögerlich) slow

\schleppende Bearbeitung delayed processing

2. (schwerfällig) shuffling, shambling

\schleppende Schritte dragging steps

\schleppender Absatz ÖKON sluggish market

\schleppende Nachfrage ÖKON slack demand

3. (gedehnt) [long-]drawn-out

\schleppendes Sprechen slow speech

II. adv

1. (zögerlich) slowly

\schleppend in Gang kommen to be slow in getting started

2. (schwerfällig)

\schleppend gehen, sich akk \schleppend bewegen to shuffle along

3. (gedehnt) in a [long] drawn-out way [or fashion], slowly

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (schwerfällig) shuffling, dragging <walk, steps>

2) (gedehnt) dragging < speech>; slow <song, melody>

3) (nicht zügig) slow < service>
2.
adverbial

1) (schwerfällig)

schleppend gehen — shuffle along

2) (gedehnt) < speak> in a dragging voice; <sing, play> slowly

3) (nicht zügig)

die Arbeiten gehen nur schleppend voran — the work is progressing slowly

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schleppend

A. ppr → schleppen

B. adj (träge, langsam) sluggish, slow ( beide auch WIRTSCH); (mühsam) labo(u)red; Sprache: slow, drawling; (ermüdend) tedious;

mit schleppenden Schritten gehen shuffle along, drag one’s feet;

er hat einen auffallend schleppenden Gang he has a noticeably shuffling gait;

schleppender Absatz WIRTSCH poor market

B. adv:

nur schleppend vorangehen Arbeit, Gespräche etc: make very slow progress, inch along;

schleppend beginnen get off to a slow start, be very slow to get off the ground

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (schwerfällig) shuffling, dragging <walk, steps>

2) (gedehnt) dragging < speech>; slow <song, melody>

3) (nicht zügig) slow < service>
2.
adverbial

1) (schwerfällig)

schleppend gehen — shuffle along

2) (gedehnt) < speak> in a dragging voice; <sing, play> slowly

3) (nicht zügig)

die Arbeiten gehen nur schleppend voran — the work is progressing slowly

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adj.

dragging adj. adv.

towing adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schleppend
16 slow

I 1. [sləʊ]
aggettivo

1) (not quick, dull) lento

to be slow to do o slow in doing essere lento nel fare; attitudes are slow to change gli atteggiamenti cambiano lentamente; he is slow to anger — non si arrabbia facilmente

2) (slack) [business, market] fiacco; [ economic growth] lento

3) (dim) [ learner] lento, tardo

slow at sth. — scarso in qcs

4) (showing incorrect time) [clock, watch]

to be slow — essere indietro

to be 5 minutes slow — essere indietro di 5 minuti

5) (not too hot) [ oven] a bassa temperatura; [ flame] lento

6) sport [ pitch] pesante
2.
avverbio [go] piano, lentamente

slow-acting — ad azione lenta

slow-cooked dish — piatto cotto a fuoco lento
II [sləʊ]
verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo rallentare

- slow down

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[sləu] 1. adjective
1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) lento

2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) indietro, in ritardo

3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) lento
2. verb
(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) rallentare

- slowly
- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up
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I 1. [sləʊ]
aggettivo

1) (not quick, dull) lento

to be slow to do o slow in doing essere lento nel fare; attitudes are slow to change gli atteggiamenti cambiano lentamente; he is slow to anger — non si arrabbia facilmente

2) (slack) [business, market] fiacco; [ economic growth] lento

3) (dim) [ learner] lento, tardo

slow at sth. — scarso in qcs

4) (showing incorrect time) [clock, watch]

to be slow — essere indietro

to be 5 minutes slow — essere indietro di 5 minuti

5) (not too hot) [ oven] a bassa temperatura; [ flame] lento

6) sport [ pitch] pesante
2.
avverbio [go] piano, lentamente

slow-acting — ad azione lenta

slow-cooked dish — piatto cotto a fuoco lento
II [sləʊ]
verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo rallentare

- slow down

English-Italian dictionary > slow
17 slow

1. adjective
1) langsam

slow but sure — langsam, aber zuverlässig

2) (gradual) langsam; langwierig [Suche, Arbeit]

get off to a slow start — beim Start langsam wegkommen; [Aufruf, Produkt:] zunächst nur wenig Anklang finden

make slow progress [in or at or with something] — nur langsam [mit etwas] vorankommen

3)

be slow [by ten minutes], be [ten minutes] slow — [Uhr:] [zehn Minuten] nachgehen

4) (preventing quick motion) nur langsam befahrbar [Strecke, Straße, Belag]

5) (tardy)

[not] be slow to do something — [nicht] zögern, etwas zu tun

6) (not easily roused)

be slow to anger/to take offence — sich nicht leicht ärgern/beleidigen lassen

7) (dull-witted) schwerfällig; langsam; see also academic.ru/79356/uptake">uptake

8) (burning feebly) schwach

in a slow oven — bei schwacher Hitze [im Backofen]

9) (uninteresting) langweilig

10) (Commerc.) flau [Geschäft]
2. adverb
langsam

‘slow’ — "langsam fahren!"

go slow — langsam fahren; (Brit. Industry) langsam arbeiten
3. intransitive verb
langsamer werden

slow to a halt — anhalten; [Zug:] zum Stehen kommen
4. transitive verb
slow a train/car — die Geschwindigkeit eines Zuges/Wagens verringern

Phrasal Verbs:

- slow down

- slow up

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[sləu] 1. adjective
1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) langsam

2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) nachgehen

3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) schwerfällig
2. verb
(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) verlangsamen

- slowly
- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up
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slow

[sləʊ, AM sloʊ]

I. adj

1. (without speed) langsam; business, market flau

it's \slow going es geht nur langsam voran

▪ to be \slow to do sth lange brauchen, um etw zu tun

\slow poison langsam wirkendes Gift

to make \slow progress [nur] langsam vorankommen

\slow track SPORT Außenbahn f

2. (not quick-witted) begriffsstutzig, langsam

to be \slow off the mark [or on the uptake] schwer von Begriff sein

3. (behind the correct time)

to be [or run] [10 minutes] \slow clock, watch [10 Minuten] nachgehen

4.

▶ \slow and steady wins the race ( prov) langsam, aber sicher

II. vi langsamer werden; inflation abflauen

to \slow to a crawl [or trickle] fast zum Stillstand [o Erliegen] kommen

III. vt

▪ to \slow sb/sth jdn/etw verlangsamen

drivers on the main roads are to be \slowed to 50 km per hour die Geschwindigkeit auf Hauptstraßen soll auf 50 Stundenkilometer reduziert werden

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[sləʊ]
1. adj (+er)

1) langsam

it's slow work — das braucht seine Zeit

he's a slow learner/reader — er lernt/liest langsam

it was slow going — es ging nur langsam voran

to get off to a slow start (race) — schlecht vom Start kommen; (project)

at (a) slow speed this method is slow but sure — mit langsamer Geschwindigkeit dieses Verfahren ist langsam, aber sicher

to be slow to do sth — sich (dat) mit etw Zeit lassen

to be slow in doing sth — sich (dat) Zeit damit lassen, etw zu tun

not to be slow to do sth or in doing sth — etw prompt erledigen

he is slow to make up his mind — er braucht lange, um sich zu entscheiden

he is slow to anger — er wird nicht so leicht wütend

they were slow to act — sie ließen sich (dat) Zeit

to be (20 minutes) slow (clock) — (20 Minuten) nachgehen

2) (= stupid) person langsam, begriffsstutzig → uptake

See:

→ uptake

3) (= dull) person, place, event langweilig

4) (COMM: slack) flau

business is slow — das Geschäft ist flau or geht schlecht

5) (= unhurried) ruhig

life there is slow — das Leben dort ist ruhig

6) (= slowing down movement) surface, track, pitch langsam; (because of rain etc) schwer; (= slow-burning) fire langsam brennend

bake in a slow oven — bei schwacher Hitze backen

2. adv (+er)
langsam
to go slow (driver) — langsam fahren; (workers)

slow-spoken — langsam sprechend

"slow" (on sign) — "langsam fahren"

3. vi
sich verlangsamen; (= drive/walk more slowly) langsamer fahren/gehen; (inflation) abnehmen
to slow to a stop/standstill — langsam zum Halten/zum Stillstand kommen

4. vt
verlangsamen
he slowed his horse to a walk — er ließ sein Pferd langsamer gehen

he slowed his speed to 30 miles an hour — er verminderte seine Geschwindigkeit auf 30 Meilen pro Stunde

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slow [sləʊ]

A adj (adv slowly)

1. allg langsam:

be slow in arriving lange ausbleiben, auf sich warten lassen;

be slow to write sich mit dem Schreiben Zeit lassen;

be slow to take offence nicht leicht etwas übel nehmen;

not be slow to do sth etwas prompt tun, nicht lange mit etwas fackeln;

the clock is 10 minutes slow die Uhr geht 10 Minuten nach;

slowly but surely langsam, aber sicher

2. allmählich, langsam (Wachstum etc):

a slow poison ein langsam wirkendes Gift

3. langsam, bedächtig (Arbeiter etc)

4. säumig (auch Zahler), unpünktlich

5. schwerfällig, begriffsstutzig, schwer von Begriff umg:

be slow in learning sth etwas nur schwer lernen;

be slow of speech eine schwere Zunge haben; → uptake 1

6. schwach (Feuer, Hitze)

7. schleichend (Fieber, Gift)

8. WIRTSCH schleppend (Absatz etc)

9. schleppend, langsam vergehend (Zeit)

10. langweilig, fad(e)

11. langsam (Rennbahn), schwer (Boden)

12. AUTO Leerlauf…

13. FOTO lange Belichtung erfordernd (Linse, Filter, Film)

14. Atomphysik: langsam (Neutron etc)

B adv langsam:

go slow fig

a) langsam tun,

b) WIRTSCH einen Bummelstreik machen

C v/t meist slow down ( oder up)

a) die Geschwindigkeit verlangsamen, -ringern, auch SPORT das Tempo drosseln:

slow down the pace of the game das Spiel langsam machen, das Tempo aus dem Spiel nehmen

b) etwas verzögern

D v/i meist slow down ( oder up) sich verlangsamen, langsamer werden:

he had better slow down a bit fig er sollte lieber kürzertreten oder etwas langsamer tun

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1. adjective
1) langsam

slow but sure — langsam, aber zuverlässig

2) (gradual) langsam; langwierig [Suche, Arbeit]

get off to a slow start — beim Start langsam wegkommen; [Aufruf, Produkt:] zunächst nur wenig Anklang finden

make slow progress [in or at or with something] — nur langsam [mit etwas] vorankommen

3)

be slow [by ten minutes], be [ten minutes] slow — [Uhr:] [zehn Minuten] nachgehen

4) (preventing quick motion) nur langsam befahrbar [Strecke, Straße, Belag]

5) (tardy)

[not] be slow to do something — [nicht] zögern, etwas zu tun

6) (not easily roused)

be slow to anger/to take offence — sich nicht leicht ärgern/beleidigen lassen

7) (dull-witted) schwerfällig; langsam; see also uptake

8) (burning feebly) schwach

in a slow oven — bei schwacher Hitze [im Backofen]

9) (uninteresting) langweilig

10) (Commerc.) flau [Geschäft]
2. adverb
langsam

‘slow’ — "langsam fahren!"

go slow — langsam fahren; (Brit. Industry) langsam arbeiten
3. intransitive verb
langsamer werden

slow to a halt — anhalten; [Zug:] zum Stehen kommen
4. transitive verb
slow a train/car — die Geschwindigkeit eines Zuges/Wagens verringern

Phrasal Verbs:

- slow down

- slow up

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adj.

bedächtig adj.

langsam adj.

träg adj.

English-german dictionary > slow
18 debole

1. adj weak

( voce) weak, faint

( luce) dim

2. m weakness

avere un debole per qualcuno have a soft spot for s.o.

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debole agg. weak, feeble, faint: udito debole, weak hearing; vista debole, weak sight; memoria debole, weak memory; (med.) polso debole, feeble pulse; luce, rumore debole, faint light, noise; udimmo deboli suoni in lontananza, we heard faint sounds in the distance; essere debole di gambe, to be weak in the legs; essere troppo debole per camminare, to be too weak to walk; la sua difesa fu piuttosto debole, his defence was rather weak; Giovanni è debole in matematica, John is weak in maths; una costruzione debole, a weak construction; una protesta debole, a feeble protest // quale è il suo punto debole?, what's his weak point? // il sesso debole, (scherz.) the weaker sex // la carne è debole, the flesh is weak // (gramm.) verbi deboli, weak verbs // (fis.) interazione debole, weak interaction // (econ.): mercato debole, weak market; domanda debole, slack demand; moneta debole, weak currency

◆ s.m.

1 weak person, weakling: è un debole e suo figlio ne approfitta, he's a weak man and his son takes advantage of it

2 ( punto debole) weak point: la matematica è il suo debole, his weak point is maths

3 (fig.) ( preferenza) weakness, weak point, foible, partiality, liking: ho un debole per i gelati, i romanzi gialli, I have a weakness for (o I'm partial to) ice cream, detective stories; ho un debole per i mobili Chippendale, I am particularly fond of (o I have a predilection for) Chippendale furniture; avere un debole per qlcu., to have a weakness (o liking) for s.o.

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['debole]
1. agg

(gen) weak, feeble, (luce) dim, faint, (speranza, lamento, suono) faint, (polso) faint, weak, (argomentazioni) weak, poor

mi sento debole — I feel weak

essere debole di vista — to have weak o poor eyesight

essere debole di stomaco — to have a delicate stomach

essere debole in matematica — to be bad at mathematics

è troppo debole con lei — he's too soft with her

un debole suono — a faint sound

una luce debole — a dim light

2. sm/f

(persona) weakling

i deboli — the weak

3. sm

weakness

ha un debole per la cioccolata — he's got a weakness for chocolate

ha un debole per me — she's got a soft spot for me

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['debole] 1.
aggettivo

1) (privo di forza) weak, feeble (anche fig.)

ho la vista debole — my eyes are weak, I am weak- sighted o weak-eyed

essere debole di cuore — to have a bad o weak heart

debole di mente — eufem. weak- o feeble-minded

il sesso debole — iron. scherz. the weaker sex

2) econ. [ mercati] weak, soft

moneta debole — soft currency, token money

3) (privo di resistenza) [ struttura] weak, frail

4) (privo di intensità) [ luce] weak, dim, feeble; [ suono] weak, feeble

5) (poco convincente) [scuse, teoria] weak, feeble, flabby; [ protesta] faint

6) (carente)

è debole in francese — he's weak in o at French

punto debole — weak link o point o spot

7) (delicato) [stomaco, salute] delicate, weak

8) (privo di fermezza)

essere debole di carattere — to have a weak character, to be weak-kneed

essere debole con qcn. — to be soft on sb
2.
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile (persona) weak person
3.
sostantivo maschile (inclinazione, simpatia) weakness, liking

avere un debole per qcs. — to be partial for sth.

avere un debole per qcn. — to have a soft spot for sb

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debole

/'debole/

I aggettivo

1 (privo di forza) weak, feeble (anche fig.); ho la vista debole my eyes are weak, I am weak- sighted o weak-eyed; essere debole di cuore to have a bad o weak heart; debole di mente eufem. weak- o feeble-minded; il sesso debole iron. scherz. the weaker sex

2 econ. [ mercati] weak, soft; moneta debole soft currency, token money

3 (privo di resistenza) [ struttura] weak, frail

4 (privo di intensità) [ luce] weak, dim, feeble; [ suono] weak, feeble

5 (poco convincente) [scuse, teoria] weak, feeble, flabby; [ protesta] faint

6 (carente) è debole in francese he's weak in o at French; punto debole weak link o point o spot

7 (delicato) [stomaco, salute] delicate, weak

8 (privo di fermezza) essere debole di carattere to have a weak character, to be weak-kneed; essere debole con qcn. to be soft on sb.

II m. e f.

(persona) weak person

III sostantivo m.

(inclinazione, simpatia) weakness, liking; avere un debole per qcs. to be partial for sth.; avere un debole per qcn. to have a soft spot for sb.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > debole
19 domanda

f question

( richiesta) request

finance demand

fare una domanda a qualcuno ask someone a question

domanda e offerta supply and demand

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domanda s.f.

1 ( interrogazione) question: domande e risposte, questions and answers; una domanda opportuna, impertinente, an appropriate, an impertinent question; una serie di domande facili, a set of easy questions; fare una domanda, to ask a question; fare una domanda a qlcu., to ask s.o. a question; mi posero una strana domanda, they asked me a strange question (o I was asked a strange question); rispondere esattamente a una domanda, to answer a question correctly

2 ( richiesta) request; ( perentoria) demand; ( scritta) application; ( petizione) petition; ( rivendicazione) claim; domanda di ammissione, (a una scuola ecc.) application; domanda di denaro, request for money; (dir.) domanda di divorzio, di grazia, petition for divorce, for mercy; domanda di matrimonio, proposal; domanda di pensione, pension claim; accogliere una domanda, to grant a request; appoggiare una domanda, to second a request; fare una domanda, to make a request; fare domanda di, to apply for; indirizzare una domanda a qlcu., to address an application to s.o. (o to make a request to s.o.); respingere una domanda, to dismiss an application; domanda di fondi, application for funds; domanda di pagamento, application for payment; domanda d'impiego, di lavoro, application for a job (o job application); presentare una domanda di lavoro, to apply for a job (o to submit an application for a job); domande di impiego, ( nei giornali) situations wanted; ( assicurazioni): domanda di risarcimento danni, claim for damages; domanda d'indennizzo, claim for indemnity // (banca): domanda di credito, application for credit; domanda di prestito, mutuo, application for a loan; domanda speculativa di moneta, speculative demand for money // (Borsa) domanda di ammissione alle quotazioni, application for quotation

3 (econ.) ( opposto di offerta) demand: domanda aggregata, complessiva, globale, aggregate demand; domanda anelastica, rigida, inelastic demand; domanda elastica, elastic demand; domanda debole, slack demand; domanda compensata, compensated demand; domanda costante, steady demand; domanda derivata, derivate demand; domanda forte, heavy demand; domanda effettiva, effective (o efficient) demand; domanda in eccesso, excess demand; domanda interna, home demand; domanda stagnante, sluggish demand; domanda di mercato, market demand; la legge della domanda e dell'offerta, the law of supply and demand; soddisfare la domanda, to meet the demand; la domanda cresce, demand is increasing (o rising); la domanda diminuisce, demand is falling (off) // curva della domanda, demand curve.

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[do'manda]
sostantivo femminile

1) (interrogazione) question (su about, on)

fare una domanda (a qcn.) — to ask (sb.) a question

rispondere a una domanda — to answer a question

che domanda! — what a question!

bella domanda! — that's a good question!

2) (pratica, formulario) application (di for)

una domanda per il passaporto, d'iscrizione — a passport application, a registration form

fare domanda di trasferimento, di lavoro — to apply for a transfer, a job

3) econ. demand

•

domanda di assunzione — (letter of) application

domanda di lavoro — job application

domanda di matrimonio — marriage proposal

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domanda

/do'manda/

sostantivo f.

1 (interrogazione) question (su about, on); fare una domanda (a qcn.) to ask (sb.) a question; rispondere a una domanda to answer a question; che domanda! what a question! bella domanda! that's a good question!

2 (pratica, formulario) application (di for); una domanda per il passaporto, d'iscrizione a passport application, a registration form; fare domanda di trasferimento, di lavoro to apply for a transfer, a job

3 econ. demand

COMPOUNDS

domanda di assunzione (letter of) application; domanda di lavoro job application; domanda di matrimonio marriage proposal.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > domanda

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