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1 work

work

A n

1 ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur) ; to be at work on sth être en train de travailler à qch ; to watch sb at work regarder qn (en train de) travailler ; to go to ou set to ou get to work se mettre au travail ; to go to ou set to ou get to work on sth se mettre à travailler à or faire qch ; to set to work doing se mettre à faire ; to put a lot of work into travailler [essay, speech] ; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations] ; to put a lot of work into doing passer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put ou set sb to work faire travailler qn ; we put him to work doing nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire ; it was hard work doing ça a été dur de faire ; to be hard at work travailler consciencieusement ; your essay needs more work tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction ; there's still a lot of work to be done il reste encore beaucoup à faire ; I've got work to do j'ai du travail à faire ; to make short ou light work of sth expédier qch ; to make short work of sb envoyer promener qn ; it's all in a day's work c'est une question d'habitude ; ‘good ou nice work’ ( on written work) ‘bon travail’ ; ( orally) ‘c'est bien!’ ; it's hot/thirsty work ça donne chaud/soif ;

2 ( occupation) travail m ; to be in work avoir du travail or un emploi ; to look for work chercher du travail ; day/night work travail de jour/nuit ; place of work lieu m de travail ; to start ou begin work ( daily) commencer le travail ; ( for the first time) commencer à travailler ; to stop work ( at the end of the day) terminer son travail ; ( on retirement) cesser de travailler ; to be off work ( on vacation) être en congé ; to be off work with flu être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe ; to be out of work être au chômage ; nice work if you can get it ○ ! c'est une bonne planque ○ ! ;

3 ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m ; ( factory) usine f ; to go to work aller au travail ; don't phone me at work ne me téléphone pas à mon travail ; there's a canteen at work il y a une cantine à mon travail ;

4 (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur) ;

5 ( papers) to take one's work home lit emporter du travail chez soi ; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille ; spread your work out on the table étale tes papiers sur la table ;

6 (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m ; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de) ; ( study) ouvrage m (by de ; on sur) ; an exhibition of work by young artists une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes ; he sells his work to tourists il vend ses créations aux touristes ; is this all your own work? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul? ; to mark students' work noter les devoirs des étudiants ; his work isn't up to standard son travail n'a pas le niveau requis ; the research was the work of a team la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe ; a work of genius une œuvre de génie ; a work of fiction une œuvre de fiction ; a work of reference un ouvrage de référence ; this attack is the work of professionals l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels ; I hope you're pleased with your work! iron j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron ; the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert ;

7 Phys travail m ;

8 ( research) recherches fpl (on sur) ; there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus ;

9 ( effect) to go to work [drug, detergent] agir ; the weedkiller has done its work l'herbicide a été efficace.

B works npl

1 ( factory) usine f ; works canteen cantine f de l'usine ;

2 ( building work) travaux mpl ; public works travaux publics ;

3 ○ ( everything) the (full ou whole) works toute la panoplie ○.

C modif [clothes, shoes] de travail ; [phone number] au travail.

D vtr

1 ( drive) to work sb hard surmener qn ;

2 ( labour) to work shifts travailler en équipes (de travail posté) ; to work days/nights travailler de jour/de nuit ; to work one's passage Naut travailler pour payer son voyage ; to work one's way through university travailler pour payer ses études ; to work one's way through a book/document lire un livre/document ; to work a 40 hour week faire la semaine de 40 heures ;

3 ( operate) se servir de [computer, equipment, lathe] ;

4 ( exploit commercially) exploiter [oil-field, land, mine, seam] ;

5 ( have as one's territory) [representative] couvrir [region] ; beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare ;

6 ( consume) to work one's way through ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity] ; to work one's way through two whole cakes manger deux gâteaux entiers ;

7 ( bring about) to work wonders/miracles lit, fig faire des merveilles/miracles ; the landscape started to work its magic on me la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet ;

8 ( use to one's advantage) to work the system profiter du système ; can you work it for me to get tickets? peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets? ; how did you manage to work it? comment as-tu pu arranger ça? ; I've worked things so that… j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que… (+ subj) ;

9 ( fashion) travailler [clay, dough, gold, iron] ; to work sth to a soft consistency travailler qch pour le rendre malléable ; to work gold into jewellery travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux ;

10 ( embroider) broder [design] (into sur) ; to be worked in blue silk être brodé à la soie bleue ;

11 ( manoeuvre) to work sth into introduire qch dans [slot, hole] ; to work a lever up and down actionner un levier ;

12 ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles, biceps] ;

13 ( move) to work one's way through se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; to work one's way along avancer le long de [ledge, sill] ; to work one's hands free se libérer les mains ; to work the rope loose desserrer la corde ; it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose il s'est desserré peu à peu ; to work its way into passer dans [bloodstream, system, food, chain] ; start at the top and work your way down commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas.

E vi

1 ( engage in activity) travailler (doing à faire) ; to work at the hospital/the factory travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine ; to work at home travailler à domicile ; to work as a midwife/teacher travailler comme sage-femme/professeur ; to work for sb travailler pour qn ; to work for Grant and Company travailler pour la Société Grant ; to work in advertising/publishing travailler dans la publicité/l'édition ; to work with young people travailler avec les jeunes ; to work for a living gagner sa vie ; to work in oils/watercolours [artist] travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle ;

2 ( strive) lutter (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to work against corruption lutter contre la corruption ; to work towards se diriger vers [solution] ; s'acheminer vers [compromise] ; négocier [agreement] ;

3 ( function) [equipment, machine] fonctionner, marcher ; [institution, system, heart, brain] fonctionner ; to work on electricity/on gas marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz ; to work off the mains marcher sur le secteur ; the washing machine isn't working la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas ;

4 (act, operate) it doesn't ou things don't work like that ça ne marche pas comme ça ; to work on the assumption that présumer que ; to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage tourner à l'avantage de qn ; to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage jouer en la défaveur de qn ;

5 ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet ; [detergent, drug] agir (against contre ; on sur) ; [spell] agir ; [plan, plot] réussir ; [argument, hypothesis] tenir debout ; flattery won't work with me la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi ; the adaptation really works l'adaptation est vraiment réussie ; I didn't think the novel would work as a film je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman ;

6 ( move) [face, features] se contracter.

F v refl

1 ( labour) to work oneself too hard se surmener ; to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche ;

2 ( rouse) to work oneself into a rage se mettre en colère ; to work oneself into a frenzy ( with anger) se mettre en rage ; ( with hysteria) devenir hystérique.

Idioms

to work one's way up gravir tous les échelons ; to work one's way up the company faire son chemin dans l'entreprise.

Phrasal verbs

■ work around:

▶ work around to [sth] aborder [subject] ; it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say il lui a fallu un temps fou pour exprimer ce qu'il avait à dire ; to work the conversation around to sth faire tourner la conversation autour de qch ; to work around to telling sb sth parvenir à dire qch à qn.

■ work in:

▶ work in [sth], work [sth] in

1 ( incorporate) glisser [joke, reference] ; mentionner [fact, name] ;

2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].

■ work off:

▶ work [sth] off, work off [sth]

1 ( remove) retirer [lid] ; to work a ring off one's finger ôter une bague avec difficulté ;

2 ( repay) travailler pour rembourser [loan, debt] ;

3 ( get rid of) se débarrasser de [excess weight] ; dépenser [excess energy] ; passer [anger, frustration].

■ work on:

▶ work on continuer à travailler ;

▶ work on [sb] travailler ○ ;

▶ work on [sth] travailler à [book, report] ; travailler sur [project] ; s'occuper de [case, problem] ; chercher [cure, solution] ; examiner [idea, theory] ; I'm working on a way of doing je cherche une façon de faire ; ‘have you found a solution?’-‘I'm working on it’ ‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’-‘j'y réfléchis’ ; he's working on his French il travaille son français ; we've got no clues to work on nous n'avons aucun indice.

■ work out:

▶ work out

1 ( exercise) s'entraîner ;

2 ( go according to plan) [plan, marriage] marcher ; I hope things work out for them j'espère que ça marchera pour eux ;

3 ( add up) to work out at GB ou to US [total, share] s'élever à [amount, proportion] ;

▶ work out [sth], work [sth] out

1 ( calculate) calculer [answer, average, total] ;

2 ( solve) trouver [answer, reason, culprit] ; résoudre [riddle, problem] ; comprendre [clue] ; to work out why/when/where comprendre pourquoi/quand/où ; to work out what sth means comprendre qch ;

3 ( devise) concevoir [plan, scheme] ; trouver [route] ;

4 Admin to work out one's notice faire son mois de préavis ;

5 ( exhaust) épuiser [mine, soil] ;

▶ work [sb] out comprendre ; I can't work her out je ne la comprendrai jamais.

■ work over ○:

▶ work [sb] over passer [qn] à tabac ○.

■ work to:

▶ work to [sth] s'astreindre à [budget] ; to work to deadlines travailler avec des objectifs ; to work to tight deadlines avoir des délais très serrés.

■ work up:

▶ work up [sth] développer [interest] ; accroître [support] ; to work up the courage to do trouver le courage de faire ; to work up some enthusiasm for s'enthousiasmer pour ; to work up an appetite s'ouvrir l'appétit ;

▶ work up to [sth] se préparer à [announcement, confession, confrontation] ; the music is working up to a climax la musique va crescendo pour finir en apothéose ;

▶ work up [sb], work [sb] up

1 ( excite) exciter [child, crowd] ; to work sb up into a frenzy rendre qn énervé ; to work sb up into a rage mettre qn en colère ;

2 ( annoy) énerver ; to get worked up s'énerver ; to work oneself up s'énerver ; to work oneself up into a state se mettre dans tous ses états ; to get oneself all worked up over ou about se mettre dans tous ses états au sujet de.

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2 number

number ['nʌmbə(r)]

nombre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) chiffre ⇒ 1 (a) numéro ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (g) numéroter ⇒ 2 (a) compter ⇒ 2 (b)-(d)

1 noun

(a) (gen) & Mathematics nombre m; (figure, numeral) chiffre m;

∎ a six-figure number un nombre de six chiffres;

∎ the numbers on the keyboard les chiffres sur le clavier;

∎ in round numbers en chiffres ronds;

∎ to do sth by numbers faire qch en suivant des instructions précises;

∎ she taught him his numbers elle lui a appris à compter;

∎ even/odd/rational/whole number nombre m pair/impair/rationnel/entier

(b) (as identifier) numéro m;

∎ have you got my work number? avez-vous mon numéro (de téléphone) au travail?;

∎ you're number six vous êtes (le) numéro six;

∎ the winning number le numéro gagnant;

∎ we live at number 80 nous habitons au (numéro) 80;

∎ he's the President's number two il est le bras droit du président;

∎ Military name, rank and number! nom, grade et matricule!;

∎ did you get the car's (registration) number? tu as relevé le numéro d'immatriculation de la voiture?;

∎ familiar I've got your number! toi, je te vois venir!, j'ai repéré ton manège!;

∎ familiar his number's up son compte est bon

(c) (quantity) nombre m;

∎ the number of tourists is growing le nombre de touristes va en augmentant;

∎ any number can participate le nombre de participants est illimité;

∎ they were eight in number ils étaient (au nombre de) huit;

∎ in equal numbers en nombre égal;

∎ to be equal in number être à nombre égal;

∎ we were many/few in number nous étions nombreux/en petit nombre;

∎ a number of people un certain nombre de gens;

∎ a (certain) number of you un certain nombre d'entre vous;

∎ a large number of people un grand nombre de gens, de nombreuses personnes;

∎ a small number of people un petit nombre de gens, peu de gens;

∎ any number of… un grand nombre de…, bon nombre de…;

∎ she is one of a number of people who… elle figure parmi les personnes qui…;

∎ to be present in small numbers/in (great) numbers être présents en petit nombre/en grand nombre;

∎ in a good or fair number of cases dans bon nombre de cas;

∎ times without number à maintes (et maintes) reprises;

∎ they defeated us by force of or by sheer weight of numbers ils l'ont emporté sur nous parce qu'ils étaient plus nombreux

(d) (group)

∎ one of their/our number un des leurs/des nôtres;

∎ she was not of our number elle n'était pas des nôtres ou avec nous

(e) (issue → of magazine, paper) numéro m;

∎ did you read last week's number? avez-vous lu le numéro de la semaine dernière?

(f) familiar (job) boulot m;

∎ a cushy number une planque

(g) (song, dance, act) numéro m;

∎ a dance number un numéro de danse;

∎ for my next number I'd like to sing… j'aimerais vous chanter maintenant…;

∎ they played some new numbers ils ont joué de nouveaux morceaux;

∎ they sang some new numbers ils ont chanté de nouvelles chansons;

∎ they only danced to the slow numbers ils n'ont dansé que les slows

(h) familiar (thing, person)

∎ this number is a hot seller ce modèle se vend comme des petits pains;

∎ she was wearing a little black number elle portait une petite robe noire^□ ;

∎ he was driving a little Italian number il était au volant d'un de ces petits bolides italiens;

∎ who's that blonde number? qui est cette belle blonde?;^□

∎ to do or to pull a number on sb rouler qn;

∎ American to do a number on sth (spoil, ruin) bousiller qch

(i) Grammar nombre m

(j) familiar (cannabis cigarette) joint m

2 transitive verb

(a) (assign number to) numéroter;

∎ don't forget to number the pages n'oubliez pas de numéroter les pages

(b) (include) compter;

∎ I number him among the best jazz musicians je le compte parmi les meilleurs musiciens de jazz;

∎ I'm glad to number her among my closest friends je suis heureux de la compter parmi mes meilleurs amis

(c) (total) compter;

∎ each team numbers six players chaque équipe est composée de ou compte six joueurs;

∎ the crowd numbered 5,000 il y avait une foule de 5000 personnes

(d) (count) compter;

∎ literary who can number the stars? qui peut dire combien il y a d'étoiles?;

∎ now their options are numbered désormais, leur choix est assez restreint;

∎ his days are numbered ses jours sont comptés

3 intransitive verb

∎ she numbers among the great writers of the century elle compte parmi les grands écrivains de ce siècle;

∎ did he number among the ringleaders? faisait-il partie des meneurs?;

∎ the crowd numbered in thousands il y avait des milliers de gens

4 any number of adjective

∎ there were any number of different dishes to choose from un très grand nombre de plats différents furent présentés

►► Banking numbered account compte m numéroté;

American numbers game loterie f clandestine;

Computing number key touche f numérique;

Computing number lock verrouillage m du pavé numérique;

Computing number lock key touche f de verrouillage du clavier numérique;

number one

1 noun

familiar (boss) boss m, patron(onne)^□ mf;

∎ familiar to look out for or to take care of number one penser d'abord à soi^□ ;

∎ her record got to number one son disque a été classé numéro un au hit-parade;

∎ Sport the world number one le numéro un mondial;

∎ familiar (in children's language) to do a number one (urinate) faire pipi

2 adjective

premier;

∎ it's our number one priority c'est la première de nos priorités;

∎ the number one oil exporter le premier exportateur de pétrole;

∎ my number one choice mon tout premier choix;

∎ the number one hit in the charts le numéro un au hit-parade;

∎ the world's number one golfer le numéro un mondial du golf;

British Cars number plate plaque f minéralogique ou d'immatriculation;

∎ the lorry had a foreign number plate le camion était immatriculé à l'étranger;

American number shop ≃ kiosque m de loterie;

Number Ten (Downing Street) = résidence officielle du Premier ministre britannique;

Mathematics number theory théorie f des nombres;

number two (assistant) numéro m deux;

∎ familiar (in children's language) to do a number two (defecate) faire la grosse commission

➲ number off intransitive verb

se numéroter;

∎ number off from the left numérotez-vous en partant de la gauche

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3 work

1. I
abs

1) men must work люди должны трудиться

2) the lift (the typewriter, etc.) won't work лифт и т.д. не работает; the bell (the manometer, etc.) didn't work звонок и т.д. не действовал; I can't make the car (this pump, this machine, etc.) work не могу наладить машину /автомобиль/ и т.д.; my brain doesn't seem to be working я что-то плохо соображаю

3) the medicine /the drug/ (the treatment, this diet, etc.) works лекарство и т.д. оказывает действие /действует/; the pill didn't work таблетка не помогла /не подействовала/; the yeast is beginning to work дрожжи начинают подниматься; yeast makes beer work пиво от дрожжей начинает бродить; we tried this plan, but it did not work мы попробовали применить этот план, но [из этого] ничего не вышло

4) his face /features/ began to work [от волнения и т.п.] у него начало подергиваться лицо; her lips /her mouth/ worked у нее дрожали губы
2. II
1) work in some manner work hard (well enough, steadily, conscientiously, busily, etc.) усердно и т.д. работать /трудиться/; he can hardly work at all он почти совсем не может работать; work for (at) some time work day and night работать день и ночь; work overtime перерабатывать, работать сверхурочно; he is not working now a) у него сейчас нет работы; б) он сейчас не работает

2) work in some manner the bell (the engine, the gear, the motor, etc.) works well (easily, smoothly, etc.) звонок и т.д. хорошо и т.д. работает; the system works badly система не отлажена; the hinges work stiffly (freely) петли тугие (свободные); my heart works badly сердце у меня пошаливает

3) work in some manner the plan (smb.'s scheme, this new method, etc.) works well (successfully, etc.) план и т.д. оказался удачным /эффективным/; it can work both ways это может помочь, но может и навредить

4) work in some manner his face (mouth, etc.) works nervously (violently, etc.) его лицо и т.д. нервно и т.д. подергивается

5) work in some direction work up (down, out, etc.) пробираться /пробиваться, прокладывать себе путь/ вверх и т.А; her stockings worked down, у нее спустились чулки; the shirt worked up /out/ рубашка выбилась /вылезла/ из брюк или юбки
3. III
work smth.

1) work all day [long] (two hours a day, part time, etc.) работать весь /целый/ день и т.д.; work forty hours a week иметь сорокачасовую рабочую неделю

2) work a typewriter (an adding machine, a tractor, a pump, etc.) работать на пишущей машинке и т.д.; I don't know how to work this gadget я не знаю, как обращаться с этой штукой /с этим приспособлением/; work a farm (a railway, a coal-mine, an estate, etc.) управлять фермой и т.д.

3) work one's fingers (one's muscles, etc.) разрабатывать /тренировать/ пальцы и т.д.; work a scheme разрабатывать план; work a district (the constituency, etc.) обслуживать район и т.д.

4) work the soil (iron, this kind of stone, etc.) обрабатывать почву и т.д.; work clay месить глину: work the dough вымешивать /месить/ тесто; work butter сбивать масло; work smb.'s initials вышивать (вырезать, выбивать и т.я.) чьи-л. инициалы; work buttonholes метать петли; work a shawl связать шаль

5) work one's fingers (one's toes, one's lips, etc.) шевелить пальцами и т.д.; work one's jaws сжимать и разжимать челюсти, двигать челюстями

6) work harm приносить вред; work destruction причинять разрушение; work havoc производить опустошение; work mischief натворить бед, устроить скандал; work changes производить перемены; work cures приносить исцеление; work-wonders /miracles/ творить чудеса
4. IV
1) work smb. in some manner work smb. hard (long hours) заставлять кого-л. усердно (много) работать, изнурять кого-л. работой

2) work smth. somewhere work one's way forward (upwards, in, out, etc.) прокладывать себе путь /пробиваться/ вперед и т.д.; work one's way down с трудом спускаться; work one's way up а) пробиваться наверх; б) добиваться положения в обществе

3) work smth. somewhere the trapper worked the stream up охотник расставил капканы вверх по ручью

4) work smth. in some manner work one's fingers (one's lips, etc.) nervously нервно сжимать и разжимать пальцы и т.д.
5. VI
work smth. into some state work a screw (a rope, a string, a tie, a knot, etc.) loose ослабить гайку и т.д.; work one's hands free освобождать /высвобождать, развязывать себе/ руки; work the chain (the rope, etc.) free освободиться от цепей и т.д.
6. XI
1) be worked by smth. this machine (the pump, the doll, etc.) is worked by electricity эта машина и т.д. приводится в действие электричеством /работает при помощи электричества/ || to be worked to the limit использовать до конца; the device has not yet been worked to the limit еще не все ресурсы этого приспособления использованы полностью

2) be worked for some time the number of hours worked weekly shall be reduced to 40 рабочая неделя будет сокращена до 40 часов
7. XIII
work to do smth. men must work to live чтобы жить, люди должны работать; he worked to put his brother through college он работал, чтобы его брат мог закончить колледж
8. XV
work into some state work loose ослабнуть; work free освободиться; the window catch (the screw, the nut, the handle, etc.) worked loose оконный шпингалет и т.д. разболтался
9. XVI
1) work at (in, on) some place work at an airplane factory (at a mill, at school, at an office, in an advertizing department, etc.) работать на авиационном заводе и т.д.; work in one's study (in the open air, in a garden, at one's desk, on a scaffolding, etc.) работать у себя в кабинете и т.д.; work on the land работать в сельском хозяйстве; work with smb. work with a grocer (with a florist, with this firm, with us, etc.) работать /служить/ у бакалейщика и т.д.; he is hard to work with с ним трудно работать /иметь дело/; work in (at, into, by, under) smth. work in one's spare hours (late into the night, late at night, by day, by night, etc.) работать в свой свободные часы и т.д.; work at top capacity (in full swing) работать на полную мощность; work at 2,500 HP иметь мощность в две тысячи пятьсот лошадиных сил; work under hard conditions работать в тяжелых условиях; work in shifts работать посменно; work for smth., smb. work for self-support (for a living, for a degree, for a higher certificate etc.) работать, чтобы обеспечить себя и т.д.; work for a small pay (for a wage, etc.) работать за небольшую плату и т.д.; work for a company (for a firm, etc.) служить в какой-л. компании и т.д.; work for the government быть на государственной службе; work with (without) smth. work with one's hands (with one's head, with a brush and paint, etc.) работать руками и т.д.; work with interest (with enthusiasm, with a will, without cessation, etc.) работать с интересом и т.д.;

2) work on smth. work on an axle (on a pivot, etc.) вращаться на оси и т.д.; work on liquid fuel (on wood, on refined or crude petroleum, on all voltages, etc.) работать на жидком топливе и т.д.; this clock works on a spring эти часы приводятся в движение пружиной

3) work in (with) smth. work in wood работать по дереву; work in oils (in water-colours, in distemper, etc.) писать маслом и т.д.; work in leather а) изготовлять изделия из кожи; б) тиснить кожу; work with silver (with gold, with wood, etc.) работать с серебром и т.д.; work at (on) smth. work at a shawl вышивать или вязать шаль; work on a tapestry (on a tombstone, etc.) работать над гобеленом и т.д.; work through smth. work through literature bearing on the subject (through the list, etc.) проработать литературу, относящуюся к данному вопросу и т.д.

4) work at (on, upon, over) smth. work at history (at Greek, etc.) заниматься историей и т.д.; work at a new invention (at a topic, at a subject for many years, at a portrait, at a dictionary, etc.) работать над новым изобретением и т.д.; work at one's lessons делать /готовить/ уроки; work at one's profession совершенствовать свое профессиональное мастерство; work on this suggestion (on a new novel, on the case, etc.) работать над этим предложением и т.д.; have no data to work (up)on не иметь данных, из которых можно было бы исходить; work over a book (over a play, etc.) работать над книгой и т.д.; I worked over this letter half a dozen times before I sent it я переделывал это письмо десятки раз, прежде чем я его отправил; work over smb. I worked over him for an hour before I could revive him я бился целый час, чтобы привести его в чувство; after the match a masseur worked over him после матча его массировал массажист; work against (for, to, toward, towards) smth. work against war (against the cause, etc.) бороться /действовать, выступать/ против войны и т.д.; work for peace (for a cause, to the same end, toward(s) such results, for the good of humanity, for the world, etc.) работать на благо мира и т.д.; work in smth. work in literature работать в области литературы; work in this direction действовать в этом направлении; work in the interest of humanity работать на благо человечества; work with smb., smth. work with an English class (with a group, with children, etc.) работать /заниматься/ с английской группой и т.д.; work with figures иметь дело с цифрами

5) work along (into, through, etc.) smth. work along the shelf of the rock с трудом продвигаться по уступу скалы; the grub worked into the wood в дереве завелся червячок; work into smb.'s favour coll. [хитростью] добиться чьего-л. расположения; work through the forest пробираться через лес; the rain works through the roof дождь проникает через крышу; his elbow has worked through the sleeve рукав у него протерся на локте; his toes worked through the boot его сапоги "каши просят"; the ship worked to windward корабль вышел на /выиграл/ ветер

6) work with smth. smb.'s face (smb.'s lips, smb.'s features, smb.'s mouth, etc.) works with emotion (with excitement, with an effort to keep tears back, etc,) чье-л. лицо и т.д. подергивается от волнения и т.д.

7) work (up)on smth., smb. work on smb.'s mind ((up)on smb.'s feelings, (up)on people, (up)on the vegetation, (up)on the public conscience, etc.) влиять /оказывать воздействие/ на чье-л. мнение и т.д.; work in smth. just drop a hint and leave it to work in his mind сделайте только намек, и мысль сама созреет в его голове; work with smb. the methods that work with one will not necessarily work with another то, что хорошо для одного, не обязательно годятся для другого, методы воздействия, годные для одного [человека], не обязательно будут эффективны для другого
10. XVIII
work oneself to some state he worked himself ill он переутомился и заболел || work oneself into smb.'s favour /into favour with smb./ добиться чьего-л. расположения; the rope (the knot, etc.) worked itself loose веревка и т.д. ослабла /развязалась/; the stream will work itself clear after rain когда пройдет дождь, поток снова станет прозрачным
11. XIX1
1) work like smb. work like a slave (like a horse, like a navvy, etc.) = работать как вол

2) work like smth. work like magic /like a charm/ оказывать магическое действие
12. XX1
work as smb. work as a shop assistant (as a clerk, as a typist, as a cook, as a receptionist, etc.) работать продавцом и т.д.
13. XXI1
1) work smth. to smth. work one's passage /one's fare, one's ticket/ to the south (to America, etc.) отработать свой проезд на юг и т.д.; work one's way through college работать, чтобы иметь средства платить за обучение; work smb., smth. to some state work oneself (the slaves, etc.) to death изводить /изнурять/ себя и т.д. работой; work one's fingers to the bone стирать себе пальцы до крови /в кровь/

2) work smth. by smth. work this machine (this device, etc.) by electricity (by radio, etc.) управлять этой машиной /приводить в действие эту машину/ и т.д. при помощи электричества и т.д.

3) work smth. in smth. work flowers (lilies, a strange pattern, etc.) in silver thread (in silk, ill wool, etc.) вышивать цветы и т.д. серебряными нотками и т.д.; work smth. into smth. work the iron into a horseshoe изогнуть железо в подкову; work cotton into thread (hemp into cords, a silver dollar into a bracelet, etc.) сделать из хлопка нитки и т.д.; work one's hair into a knot закрутить /собрать/ волосы в узел /в пучок/; work cottage cheese into a smooth paste стереть творог в однородную массу; work smth. on smth. work a design on a cushion (one's initials on a handkerchief, eft.) вышивать узор и т.д. на подушке и т.д.; work smth. with smth. work a table-cloth (a robe, a blouse, etc.) with silk (with ornament, with lilies, etc.) расшивать скатерть и т.д. шелком и т.д.

4) work smb. into some state work smb. (oneself, one's audience, etc.) into a rage (into a fever, into a hysterical mood, etc.) доводить кого-л. до бешенства и т.д.; don't work yourself into a temper! не взвинчивай себя!; work smb. for smth. work smb. for a loan (for a ticket, etc.) выманивать у кого-л. /обрабатывать кого-л., чтобы получить/ деньги взаймы и т.д.

5) work smth. into smth. work a piano into a room втащить рояль в комнату; work the stone into the ring вправить камень в кольцо; work a pin into a hole вставить штифт в отверстие; work this quotation into a speech (an incident into a book, etc.) включать цитату в речь и т.д.; work smth. through (to) smb., smth. work one's way through the crowd (through the jungle, through the desert, through snow-fields, to the front of the crowd, to the summit, etc.) пробиваться через толпу и т.д.; work one's way to a position of responsibility добиваться положения в обществе

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > work
4 make out

1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) distinguir, divisar

2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) pretender

3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) hacer

4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.) darse el lote, pegarse el lote

make out vb entender

I can't make him out no le entiendo

make out vt

1) write: hacer (un cheque)

2) discern: distinguir, divisar

3) understand: comprender, entender

make out vi

: arreglárselas

how did you make out?: ¿qué tal te fue?

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( discern) \<\<object/outline\>\> distinguir*; ( from a distance) divisar; \<\<sound\>\> distinguir*

I can't make out what she's saying — no entiendo lo que dice

I can't make out the address — no logro descifrar la dirección

b) ( figure out) (colloq) entender*, comprender

2)

a) ( write) \<\<list/invoice\>\> hacer*; \<\<receipt\>\> hacer*, extender* (frml)

make the check out to P. Jones — haga el cheque pagadero a or a favor de P. Jones

b) ( put forward)

to make out a case for/against something/somebody — presentar argumentos a favor/en contra de algo/alguien

Sense II

3) v + adv

a) (do, fare) (colloq)

how did you make out in the exam? — ¿qué tal te fue en el examen? (fam)

b) ( sexually) (AmE sl) neck II

Sense III

4) (claim, pretend)

a) v + adv + o

she made out it was her own work — dio a entender que lo había hecho ella misma

you're not as ill as you make out — no estás tan enfermo como pretendes or como quieres hacer creer

b) v + o + adv

he's not as rich as he makes himself out to be — no es tan rico como pretende

1. VT + ADV

1) (=write out) [+ cheque] hacer, extender; [+ receipt, list] hacer; [+ document] redactar; (=fill in) [+ form] llenar

to make a cheque out to somebody — hacer or extender un cheque a favor de algn

the cheque should be made out to Pérez — el cheque debe extenderse a nombre de Pérez

2) (=see, discern) [+ distant object] distinguir, divisar

3) (=decipher) [+ writing] descifrar

4) (=understand) entender, comprender

I can't make her out at all — no la entiendo or comprendo en absoluto

can you make out what they're saying? — ¿entiendes lo que dicen?

I can't make it out at all — no consigo entenderlo

5) (=claim, imply)

you make him out to be better than he is — lo haces parecer mejor de lo que es en realidad

he's not as rich as people make out — no es tan rico como dice la gente

the situation is not so bad as you make it out to be — la situación no es tan grave como la pintas

the play makes him out to be a fool — en la obra aparece como una idiota

to make out that — dar a entender que

they're making out it was my fault — están dando a entender que fue culpa mía

all the time he made out he was working — estuvo todo el tiempo haciéndonos creer que estaba trabajando

she made out it was a wrong number — hizo como que se había equivocado de número

2.

VI + ADV * (=get on) (with person) llevarse

how do you make out with your neighbours? — ¿cómo te llevas con tus vecinos?

how did you make out at the audition? — ¿qué tal te fue en la audición?

how are you making out on your pension? — ¿cómo te las arreglas con la pensión?

to make out with sb — (US) * (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

* * *

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( discern) \<\<object/outline\>\> distinguir*; ( from a distance) divisar; \<\<sound\>\> distinguir*

I can't make out what she's saying — no entiendo lo que dice

I can't make out the address — no logro descifrar la dirección

b) ( figure out) (colloq) entender*, comprender

2)

a) ( write) \<\<list/invoice\>\> hacer*; \<\<receipt\>\> hacer*, extender* (frml)

make the check out to P. Jones — haga el cheque pagadero a or a favor de P. Jones

b) ( put forward)

to make out a case for/against something/somebody — presentar argumentos a favor/en contra de algo/alguien

Sense II

3) v + adv

a) (do, fare) (colloq)

how did you make out in the exam? — ¿qué tal te fue en el examen? (fam)

b) ( sexually) (AmE sl) neck II

Sense III

4) (claim, pretend)

a) v + adv + o

she made out it was her own work — dio a entender que lo había hecho ella misma

you're not as ill as you make out — no estás tan enfermo como pretendes or como quieres hacer creer

b) v + o + adv

he's not as rich as he makes himself out to be — no es tan rico como pretende

English-spanish dictionary > make out
5 serve out

(to distribute to each of a number of people: She served out the pudding.) austeilen

* * *

◆ serve out

vt

1. (in restaurant, pub)

▪ to \serve out out ⇆ sth etw servieren; drink etw ausschenken; food etw ausgeben

2. (complete a due period)

▪ to \serve out out sth etw ableisten

to \serve out out a jail sentence eine Gefängnisstrafe absitzen fam

to \serve out out a term of office eine Amtszeit beenden

* * *

vt sep

1) food ausgeben; rations etc vergeben, verteilen

2) (= work out) time in army ableisten; apprenticeship beenden, abschließen; term of office ausüben; sentence absitzen

English-german dictionary > serve out
6 parado

adj.

1 stationary, motionless, at a standstill, still.

2 standing, upright, on one's feet.

3 unemployed, out-of-work, workless.

4 steep.

5 stuck-up.

6 foolishly sentimental, drippy.

7 placed in a vertical position, standing, up-ended, upended.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: parar.

* * *

parado

► participio pasado

1→ link=parar parar

► adjetivo

1 (quieto) still, motionless

2 figurado (lento) slow, awkward

3 (sin trabajo) unemployed

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 unemployed person

■ los parados the unemployed

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar parado,-a to be unemployed

salir bien parado,-a to come off well

salir mal parado,-a to come off badly

* * *
1. (f. - parada)
noun

unemployed person
2. (f. - parada)
adj.

1) motionless

2) still

3) unemployed

* * *
parado, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=detenido)

me quedé parado para que no me oyese — I stood still so that he couldn't hear me

estuve un momento parado delante de su puerta — I stopped for a moment in front of his door

¿por qué no nos echas una mano en vez de estar ahí parado? — can't you give us a hand instead of just standing there o around?

no le gusta estar parado, siempre encuentra algo que hacer — he doesn't like to be idle o doing nothing, he always finds himself something to do

¿qué hace ese coche ahí parado? — what's that car doing standing there?

la producción estuvo parada durante unos meses — production was at a standstill o stopped for a few months

salida parada — (Dep) standing start

2) Esp (=sin trabajo) unemployed

llevo dos años parada — I've been out of work o unemployed for two years

se ha quedado parado hace poco tiempo — he was made redundant a short time ago

3) (=desconcertado)

me quedé parado sin saber qué hacer después — I was taken aback and did not know what to do next

me dejó parado con lo que me dijo — what he said really took me aback, I was really taken aback by what he said

4) LAm (=de pie) standing (up)

estuve parado durante dos horas — I was standing for two hours

- caer parado como los gatos

5) Esp
*
ser parado — (=ser tímido) to be tongue-tied; (=tener poca iniciativa) to be a wimp *

6) Caribe, Cono Sur (=engreído) vain

7)

bien/mal parado: en este libro la mujer queda muy bien parada — women are shown in a good light in this book, women come out well in this book

la crítica ha dejado mal parada a la película — the film got a battering from the critics

salir bien/mal parado: salió mejor parado de lo que cabía esperar — he came out of it better than could be expected

salió muy mal parado del accidente — he was in a bad way after the accident

la imagen del partido ha salido muy mal parada de todo este escándalo — the party's image has suffered because of this scandal

8) And, Caribe (=afortunado)

estar bien parado — to be lucky

estar mal parado — to be unlucky

9) Méx, Col

estar bien parado con algn — to be well in with sb *

10) LAm (=hacia arriba) [pelo] stiff; [poste] upright; [orejas] pricked-up

con la cola parada — with its tail held high

11) Méx, Ven (=levantado) up, out of bed

12) Chile (=en huelga) (out) on strike

2.

SM / F Esp unemployed person

Miguel López, un parado de 27 años... — Miguel López, an unemployed, 27-year-old man...

el número de parados — the number of people out of work o the number of unemployed

los parados de larga duración — the long-term unemployed

3. SM

1) Ven

dar un parado a algn — to stop sb

2) Méx (=parecido) air, look, resemblance

tener parado de algn — to look like sb

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I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( detenido)

no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme — don't just stand there, come and help me

un coche parado en medio de la calle — a car sitting o stopped in the middle of the street

la producción está parada — production has stopped o is at a standstill

b) (esp Esp) ( desconcertado)

se quedó parado, sin saber qué decir — he was taken aback and didn't know what to say

2) (Esp) ( desempleado) unemployed

3)

a) (AmL) ( de pie)

estar parado — to stand, be standing

tuve que viajar parado — I had to stand for the whole journey

b) (AmL) ( erguido)

tengo el pelo todo parado — my hair's standing on end

escuchaba con las orejas paradas — she was all ears

c) (Chi) <cuesta/subida> steep

4)

bien/mal parado: salió bastante bien parada del accidente she escaped from the accident pretty much unscathed; salió muy mal parado del accidente he was in a bad way after the accident; salió mal parado de su última inversión he lost a lot of money on his last investment; ha dejado muy mal parados a sus colegas he has left his colleagues in a very difficult situation; estar bien parado con alguien (AmL) to be (well) in with somebody (colloq); es el que mejor parado ha salido — he's the one who's done (the) best out

5)

a) (CS fam) ( engreído) stuck up

b) (Esp fam) ( soso)

no seas parada — don't be such a drip (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino (Esp) unemployed person

los parados — the unemployed, the people out of work

* * *

= stuck, stagnating, unmoving, motionless, stationary.

Ex. Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.

Ex. Library budgets have stopped growing in the present climate of a stagnating economy.

Ex. The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.

Ex. In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.

Ex. In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.

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* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.

* parados, los = unemployed, the, jobless, the, unwaged, the.

* permanecer parado = stand + still.

* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.

* tasa de parados = jobless rate.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( detenido)

no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme — don't just stand there, come and help me

un coche parado en medio de la calle — a car sitting o stopped in the middle of the street

la producción está parada — production has stopped o is at a standstill

b) (esp Esp) ( desconcertado)

se quedó parado, sin saber qué decir — he was taken aback and didn't know what to say

2) (Esp) ( desempleado) unemployed

3)

a) (AmL) ( de pie)

estar parado — to stand, be standing

tuve que viajar parado — I had to stand for the whole journey

b) (AmL) ( erguido)

tengo el pelo todo parado — my hair's standing on end

escuchaba con las orejas paradas — she was all ears

c) (Chi) <cuesta/subida> steep

4)

bien/mal parado: salió bastante bien parada del accidente she escaped from the accident pretty much unscathed; salió muy mal parado del accidente he was in a bad way after the accident; salió mal parado de su última inversión he lost a lot of money on his last investment; ha dejado muy mal parados a sus colegas he has left his colleagues in a very difficult situation; estar bien parado con alguien (AmL) to be (well) in with somebody (colloq); es el que mejor parado ha salido — he's the one who's done (the) best out

5)

a) (CS fam) ( engreído) stuck up

b) (Esp fam) ( soso)

no seas parada — don't be such a drip (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino (Esp) unemployed person

los parados — the unemployed, the people out of work

* * *

= stuck, stagnating, unmoving, motionless, stationary.

Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.

Ex: Library budgets have stopped growing in the present climate of a stagnating economy.

Ex: The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.

Ex: In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.

Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.

* parados, los = unemployed, the, jobless, the, unwaged, the.

* permanecer parado = stand + still.

* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.

* tasa de parados = jobless rate.

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parado¹ -da

adjective

A

1

(detenido, inmóvil): no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme don't just stand there, come and help me

¿qué hace ese coche parado en medio de la calle? what's that car doing sitting o stopped in the middle of the street?

la producción está parada por falta de materia prima production has stopped o is at a standstill because of a lack of raw materials

2

(confuso, desconcertado): se quedó parado, sin saber qué decir he was taken aback and didn't know what to say

B ( Esp) (desempleado) unemployed

está parado he's unemployed o out of work

C

1

( AmL) (de pie): estar parado to stand, be standing

tuve que viajar parado I had to stand for the whole journey

no lo dejes ahí parado don't leave him standing there

2

( AmL) (erguido): tengo el pelo todo parado my hair's standing on end

escuchaba con las orejas paradas she was all ears, she listened carefully

lo tenía parado or la tenía parada ( fam); he had an erection, he had a hard on ( colloq)

3 ( Chi) ‹cuesta/subida› steep

D

(en una situación): bien/mal parado: salió muy mal parado del accidente he was in a bad way after the accident

salió bastante bien parada del accidente she escaped from the accident pretty much unscathed o unhurt

salió mal parado del último negocio en que se metió he lost a lot of money on his last business venture

ha quedado muy mal parada ante la opinión pública she has been made to look bad in the eyes of the public

con esas declaraciones ha dejado muy mal parados a sus colegas by saying those things he has left his colleagues in a very difficult situation

él está muy bien parado con el director ( AmL); he's in o he's well in with the director ( colloq)

es el que mejor parado ha salido del reparto he's the one who's done (the) best out of the share-out

E ‹persona›

1 (CS fam) (engreído) stuck up

2 ( Esp fam) (soso) drippy ( colloq)

no seas parada don't be such a drip o wimp

parado² -da

masculine, feminine

( Esp) unemployed person

el número de parados the number of (people) unemployed, the number of people out of work

* * *

Del verbo parar: ( conjugate parar)

parado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
parado
parar
parado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ( detenido):
◊ un coche parado en medio de la calle a car sitting o stopped in the middle of the street;

no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme don't just stand there, come and help me
2 (AmL)
a) ( de pie):

◊ estar parado to stand, be standing

b) ( erguido):

◊ tengo el pelo todo parado my hair's standing on end;

ver tb See Also→ parar verbo transitivo 2b
3 (Esp) ( desempleado) unemployed
4
◊ salir (de algo) bien/mal parado (de pelea, discusión) to come off well/badly (in sth);

es el que mejor parado ha salido he's the one who's come off best
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp) unemployed person;
◊ los parados the unemployed

parar ( conjugate parar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( detenerse) to stop;
◊ paró en seco she stopped dead;

ir/venir a parado to end up;
fue a parado a la cárcel he ended up in prison;
¿a dónde habrá ido a parado aquella foto? what can have happened to that photo?;
¡a dónde iremos a parado! I don't know what the world's coming to
2 ( cesar) to stop;
◊ para un momento hang on a minute;

ha estado lloviendo sin parado it hasn't stopped raining;
no para quieto ni un momento he can't keep still for a minute;
no para en casa she's never at home;
parado DE + INF to stop -ing;
paró de llover it stopped raining
3 (AmL) [obreros/empleados] to go on strike
verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹coche/tráfico/persona› to stop;

‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch off
b) ‹ hemorragia› to stanch (AmE), to staunch (BrE)

c) ‹balón/tiro› to save, stop;

‹ golpe› to block, ward off
2 (AmL)
a) ( poner de pie) to stand

b) ( poner vertical) ‹vaso/libro› to stand … up;

◊ el perro paró las orejas the dog pricked up its ears

pararse verbo pronominal
1 ( detenerse)
a) [ persona] to stop

b) [reloj/máquina] to stop;

[coche/motor] to stall;
◊ se me paró el reloj my watch stopped

2
a) (AmL) ( ponerse de pie) to stand up;

◊ párate derecho stand up straight;

se paró en una silla she stood on a chair;
¿te puedes parado de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands?
b) (AmL) [ pelo] ( hacia arriba) to stick up;

( en los lados) to stick out
c) (Méx, Ven) ( levantarse de la cama) to get up

parado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (máquina, vehículo, etc) stopped, stationary
(persona) still: ¡no te quedes parada, haz algo!, don't just stand there, do something!
2 (sin trabajo) unemployed, out of work
3 fig (sin iniciativa) slow
4 (desconcertado) stunned
5 LAm (de pie) standing
II sustantivo masculino y femenino unemployed person
♦ Locuciones: salir bien/mal parado, to come off well/ badly
parar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to stop: para de saltar, stop jumping
para un momento en la farmacia, stop a minute at the chemist's
no pares de hablar, por favor, keep talking, please
2 (alojarse) to stay
3 (finalizar, terminar) el cuadro fue a parar al rastro, the painting ended up in the flea market
II verbo transitivo
1 to stop
2 Dep to save
3 LAm to stand up
♦ Locuciones: dónde va a parar, by far: mi hija es muchísmo más inteligente que la suya, dónde va a parar, my daughter is far more intelligent than theirs
' parado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parada
- seca
- seco
- caer
- quedar
English:
dole
- idle
- jobless
- stand about
- stand around
- stationary
- unemployed
- work
- foot
- go
- have
- relief
- stand
- standing
- stick
- stop
- well

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parado, -a

♦ adj

1. [inmóvil] [vehículo] stationary;
[persona] still, motionless; [fábrica, proyecto] at a standstill o halt;
¡no te quedes ahí parado! don't just stand there!

2. Esp [pasivo] lacking in initiative;

tu hermano es muy parado your brother lacks initiative

3. Esp [sin empleo] unemployed, out of work;

estar parado to be unemployed

4. Am [en pie] standing;

estar parado to be standing;

caer parado to land on one's feet

5. Am [en posición vertical] standing;

tenía los pelos parados her hair was on end;
muy Fam
tenerlo parado, tenerla parada to have a stiffie;

Comp
Méx Fam
estar parado de pestañas to be in high dudgeon

6. Chile, PRico [orgulloso] vain, conceited

7. Comp
Am
está bien parado con el jefe he's well in with the boss;

salir bien/mal parado de algo: el actual campeón salió muy bien parado en el sorteo the current holder of the title had a lucky draw;

fue el que mejor parado salió del accidente he was the one who came off best in the accident;

el conductor salió muy mal parado the driver was badly hurt o injured;

la imagen de la empresa ha salido muy mal parada the company's image has suffered a serious blow

♦ nm,f
Esp [desempleado] unemployed person;
los parados the unemployed;

los parados de larga duración the long-term unemployed

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parado

I adj

1 unemployed

2 L.Am. (de pie) standing (up)

3

:

quedarse parado stand still;

dejar parado a alguien de noticia, sorpresa stun s.o.;

salir bien/mal parado come off well/badly;

II m, parada f unemployed person;

los parados de larga duración the long-term unemployed

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parado, -da adj

1) : motionless, idle, stopped

2) : standing (up)

3) : confused, bewildered

4)

bien (mal) parado : in good (bad) shape

salió bien parado: it turned out well for him

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parado¹ adj

1. (desempleado) unemployed

estoy parado desde hace seis meses I've been unemployed for six months

2. (que no se mueve) not moving

el tren no está parado the train is moving

3. (tímido) shy [comp. shier o shyer; superl. shiest o shyest]

es una chica parada she's shy

quedarse parado to be stunned

salir bien parado to come off well

salir mal parado to come off badly

parado² n (desempleado) unemployed person

Spanish-English dictionary > parado
7 shame

1. noun
1) Scham, die

feel shame/no shame for what one did — sich schämen/sich nicht schämen für das, was man getan hat

hang one's head in or for shame — beschämt den Kopf senken

blush with shame — vor Scham erröten

have no [sense of] shame — kein[erlei] Schamgefühl besitzen

have you no shame? — schämst du dich nicht?

to my shame I must confess... — ich muss zu meiner Schande gestehen...

2) (state of disgrace) Schande, die

shame on you! — du solltest dich schämen

put somebody/something to shame — jemanden beschämen/etwas in den Schatten stellen

3)

what a shame! — (bad luck) so ein Pech!; (pity) wie schade!

it is a crying or terrible or great shame — es ist eine wahre Schande
2. transitive verb
beschämen

shame somebody into doing/out of doing something — jemanden dazu bringen, dass er sich schämt und etwas tut/nicht tut

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[ʃeim] 1. noun
1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) die Scham

2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) die Schande

3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) die Schande

4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) der Jammer
2. verb
1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) durch Beschämung treiben zu

2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) beschämen

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- academic.ru/66384/shameful">shameful
- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame
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shame

[ʃeɪm]

I. n no pl

1. (feeling) Scham f, Schamgefühl nt

have you no \shame? schämst du dich nicht?, hast du kein Schamgefühl?

\shame on you! ( also hum) schäm dich!

to hang/bow one's head in \shame beschämt den Kopf senken/hängen lassen

to be filled with a deep sense of \shame sich zutiefst schämen

to die of \shame vor Scham sterben

to feel no \shame sich akk nicht schämen

to put sb to \shame jdn beschämen

your cooking puts mine to \shame deine Kochkünste lassen meine dilettantisch erscheinen

2. (disgrace) Schmach f geh, Schande f

the \shame of the scandal was so great that he shot himself a few weeks later der Skandal war für ihn eine derart unerträgliche Schmach, dass er sich wenige Wochen später erschoss

to my \shame, I said nothing zu meiner Schande muss ich gestehen, dass ich geschwiegen habe

to bring \shame on sb Schande über jdn bringen

3. (a pity) Jammer m

it would be a \shame to spoil the party es wäre doch das Letzte, den Leuten den Spaß zu verderben fam

what a \shame! wie schade!

what a \shame that sth/sb... wie schade, dass etw/jd...

it's a [great] \shame that... es ist jammerschade, dass...

it's a crying \shame that... es ist empörend, dass...

II. interj esp BRIT pfui!

cries of \shame Buhrufe pl

III. vt

1. (make ashamed)

▪ to \shame sb jdn beschämen

the number of people out of work has \shamed the government into taking action ihre Beschämung über die Zahl der Arbeitslosen hat die Regierung zum Handeln veranlasst

she's trying to \shame her husband out of his drinking sie versucht, ihren Mann vom Trinken abzubringen

2. (bring shame on)

▪ to \shame sb/sth jdm/etw Schande machen

the city is \shamed by the large number of homeless people living on its streets die große Zahl von Obdachlosen, die auf den Straßen leben, ist eine Schande für die Stadt

3. (put to shame)

▪ to \shame sb/sth jdn/etw weit übertreffen

she \shames me with her efficiency mit ihrer Tüchtigkeit kann ich nicht mithalten

our neighbour's garden \shames ours gegen den Garten unseres Nachbarns sieht der unsrige alt aus fam

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[ʃeɪm]
1. n

1) (= feeling of shame) Scham f; (= cause of shame) Schande f

to feel shame at sth — sich für etw schämen

he hung his head in shame — er senkte beschämt den Kopf; (fig) er schämte sich

to bring shame upon sb/oneself —

he is without shame she is beyond all (sense of) shame — er hat keinerlei Schamgefühl, ihm fehlt jegliches Schamgefühl sie hat jegliches Schamgefühl verloren

she has no shame, dancing around like that — dass sie sich nicht schämt so herumzutanzen

have you no shame? — schämst du dich ( gar) nicht?

to put sb/sth to shame (lit) — jdm/etw Schande machen; (fig) jdn/etw in den Schatten stellen

by working so hard he puts us to shame — er arbeitet so schwer, dass er uns alle beschämt

to my ( eternal) shame — zu meiner (ewigen) Schande

I'll never forget the shame of it — ich werde nie vergessen, wie ich mich schämte

the shame of it all — die Schande or Schmach

the shame of it! —

the street is the shame of the town — die Straße ist der Schandfleck or die Schande dieser Stadt

for shame! — schäm dich!/schämt euch!

she didn't! for shame! — nein! sie sollte sich schämen!

shame on you! — du solltest dich/ihr solltet euch schämen!

2)

(= pity) it's a shame you couldn't come —

it's a (great) shame we have to leave so early — es ist (so) schade or ein Jammer, dass wir schon so früh gehen müssen

what a shame! — (das ist aber) schade!, wie schade!

what a shame he... —

nice legs, shame about the face (inf) — hübsche Beine, aber über den Rest schweigen wir lieber

See:

→ crying

2. vt
Schande machen (+dat); (fig, by excelling) in den Schatten stellen
he shamed us by working so hard —

by giving so much he shamed me into making a bigger contribution — dadurch, dass er so viel gab, fühlte ich mich moralisch gezwungen, mehr zu spenden

see if you can shame him into changing his mind — appelliere an sein besseres Ich, dann überlegt er es sich vielleicht anders

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shame [ʃeım]

A s

1. Scham(gefühl) f(n):

feel shame at sich schämen für;

from shame of aus Scham vor (dat);

for shame! pfui!, schäm dich!

2. Schande f, Schmach f:

be a shame to → B 2;

shame on you! schäm dich!, pfui!;

it is (a sin and) a shame es ist eine (Sünde und) Schande;

it is no shame to work Arbeit schändet nicht;

put sb to shame

a) über jemanden Schande bringen,

b) jemanden beschämen (übertreffen);

cry shame upon sb pfui über jemanden rufen

3. Schande f (Gemeinheit):

what a shame!

a) es ist eine Schande!,

b) es ist ein Jammer! (schade)

B v/t

1. jemanden beschämen, mit Scham erfüllen:

shame sb into doing sth jemanden so beschämen, dass er etwas tut

2. jemandem Schande machen

3. Schande bringen über (akk)

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1. noun
1) Scham, die

feel shame/no shame for what one did — sich schämen/sich nicht schämen für das, was man getan hat

hang one's head in or for shame — beschämt den Kopf senken

blush with shame — vor Scham erröten

have no [sense of] shame — kein[erlei] Schamgefühl besitzen

have you no shame? — schämst du dich nicht?

to my shame I must confess... — ich muss zu meiner Schande gestehen...

2) (state of disgrace) Schande, die

shame on you! — du solltest dich schämen

put somebody/something to shame — jemanden beschämen/etwas in den Schatten stellen

3)

what a shame! — (bad luck) so ein Pech!; (pity) wie schade!

it is a crying or terrible or great shame — es ist eine wahre Schande
2. transitive verb
beschämen

shame somebody into doing/out of doing something — jemanden dazu bringen, dass er sich schämt und etwas tut/nicht tut

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n.

Scham nur sing. f.

Schamgefühl m.

Schande -n f. v.

blamieren v.

English-german dictionary > shame
8 engrosar

v.

1 to swell (increase).

la herencia pasó a engrosar la fortuna familiar the inheritance went to swell the family fortune

2 to thicken, to bulk, to bulk out, to bulk up.

3 to join.

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engrosar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer grueso) to thicken

2 figurado (aumentar) to increase, swell

■ Pepe pasó a engrosar las filas del ejército Pepe went on to swell the army's ranks

► verbo intransitivo

1 (engordar) to get fat

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1. VT

1) [+ cantidad] to increase

2) (=espesar) to thicken

2.

VI (=engordar) to get fat

3.

See:

engrosarse

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verbo transitivo to swell

pasaron a engrosar las filas del partido — they swelled o joined the ranks of the party

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= swell, increase in + numbers, increase in + size.

Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

Ex. Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.

Ex. As cataracts increase in size, they reduce the amount of light passing through the lens, which results in blindness if not treated.

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verbo transitivo to swell

pasaron a engrosar las filas del partido — they swelled o joined the ranks of the party

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= swell, increase in + numbers, increase in + size.

Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

Ex: Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.

Ex: As cataracts increase in size, they reduce the amount of light passing through the lens, which results in blindness if not treated.

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engrosar [ A10 ]

vt

to swell

pasaron a engrosar las filas del partido they swelled o joined the ranks of the party

12.900 personas pasaron a engrosar las cifras de desempleo the number of people out of work rose by 12,900, 12,900 people joined the ranks of the unemployed

el nuevo impuesto va a engrosar considerablemente las arcas del estado the new tax will swell the state coffers considerably

■ engrosar

vi

to put on o gain weight

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engrosar vtr (una lista, cuenta, colección) to swell, increase

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engrosar

♦ vt
[aumentar] to swell;
la herencia pasó a engrosar la fortuna familiar the inheritance went to swell the family fortune;

diez mil personas pasaron a engrosar la lista de desempleados a further ten thousand people swelled the ranks of the unemployed

♦ vi
[engordar] to put on weight
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engrosar

I v/t swell, increase

II v/i put on weight, gain weight

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engrosar {19} vt

: to enlarge, to increase, to swell

engrosar vi

engordar: to gain weight

Spanish-English dictionary > engrosar
9 cesante

adj.

1 dismissed, sacked (destituido).

2 unemployed (parado). (Southern Cone, Mexican Spanish)

f. & m.

1 dismissed civil servant.

2 jobless person, unemployed person, dismissed person, laid off person.

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cesante

► adjetivo

1 (gen) dismissed; (ministro) removed from office; (embajador) recalled

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 suspended official

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1. ADJ

1) [empleado] redundant, laid-off; esp LAm unemployed

2) [funcionario] suspended

el ministro cesante — the outgoing minister

3) [embajador] recalled

2.

SMF redundant worker, laid-off worker (EEUU)

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I
adjetivo

a) (frml o period) ( en un cargo)

quedó cesante — he lost his job; (por racionalización, reducción de personal) he was laid off, he was made redundant (esp BrE)

b) (Chi) ( sin empleo) unemployed
II
masculino y femenino

a) (frml o period) ( en cargo) person who has lost his or her job

b) (Chi) ( sin empleo) unemployed person

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I
adjetivo

a) (frml o period) ( en un cargo)

quedó cesante — he lost his job; (por racionalización, reducción de personal) he was laid off, he was made redundant (esp BrE)

b) (Chi) ( sin empleo) unemployed
II
masculino y femenino

a) (frml o period) ( en cargo) person who has lost his or her job

b) (Chi) ( sin empleo) unemployed person

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cesante¹

adjective

1 ( frml o period)

(en un cargo): quedó cesante he lost his job; (por racionalización, reducción de plantilla) he was laid off, he was made redundant ( esp BrE)

el director cesante the outgoing director

2 ( Chi) (sin empleo) unemployed, out-of-work

cesante²

masculine and feminine

1 ( frml o period) (en un cargo) person who has lost his or her job

2 ( Chi) (sin empleo) unemployed person

el número de cesantes the number of unemployed, the number of people out of work

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cesante adjetivo [estar] (Chi) ( sin empleo) unemployed;
◊ quedó cesante he lost his job

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Chi) ( sin empleo) unemployed person

' cesante' also found in these entries:
English:
jobless
- unemployed
- work

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cesante

♦ adj

1. [destituido] dismissed, fired

2. CSur, Méx [parado] unemployed

♦ nmf

dismissed civil servant [after change of government]

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cesante
Chi
I adj unemployed, jobless;

dejar cesante a alguien let s.o. go

II m/f unemployed person

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cesante adj

: laid off, unemployed

Spanish-English dictionary > cesante
10 Arbeitslose

m, f; -n, -n unemployed person; Pl. Koll. the unemployed (Pl.), the jobless (Pl.)

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der Arbeitslose

unemployed person

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Ạr|beits|lo|se(r) ['arbaitsloːzə]
mf decl as adj
unemployed person/man/woman etc
die Arbeitslosen — the unemployed

die Zahl der Arbeitslosen — the number of unemployed, the number of people out of work

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Ar·beits·lo·se(r)

f(m) dekl wie adj unemployed person

▪ die \Arbeitslosen the unemployed

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der/die; adj. Dekl. unemployed person/man/woman etc.

die Arbeitslosen — the unemployed or jobless

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Arbeitslose m/f; -n, -n unemployed person; pl koll the unemployed (pl), the jobless (pl)

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der/die; adj. Dekl. unemployed person/man/woman etc.

die Arbeitslosen — the unemployed or jobless

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m.,f.

nonworker n.

person out-of-work n.

unemployed person n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Arbeitslose
11 shame

[ʃeɪm] n

no pl

1) ( feeling) Scham f, Schamgefühl nt;

have you no \shame? schämst du dich nicht?, hast du kein Schamgefühl?;

\shame on you! (a. hum) schäm dich!;

to hang/bow one's head in \shame beschämt den Kopf senken/hängen lassen;

to be filled with a deep sense of \shame sich zutiefst schämen;

to die of \shame vor Scham sterben;

to feel no \shame sich akk nicht schämen;

to put sb to \shame jdn beschämen;

your cooking puts mine to \shame deine Kochkünste lassen meine dilettantisch erscheinen

2) ( disgrace) Schmach f ( geh), Schande f;

the \shame of the scandal was so great that he shot himself a few weeks later der Skandal war für ihn eine derart unerträgliche Schmach, dass er sich wenige Wochen später erschoss;

to my \shame, I said nothing zu meiner Schande muss ich gestehen, dass ich geschwiegen habe;

to bring \shame on sb Schande über jdn bringen

3) ( a pity) Jammer m;

it would be a \shame to spoil the party es wäre doch das Letzte, den Leuten den Spaß zu verderben ( fam)

what a \shame! wie schade!;

what a \shame that sth/sb... wie schade, dass etw/jd...;

it's a [great] \shame that... es ist jammerschade, dass...;

it's a crying \shame that... es ist empörend, dass... interj ( esp Brit) pfui!;

cries of \shame Buhrufe mpl vt

1) ( make ashamed)

to \shame sb jdn beschämen;

the number of people out of work has \shamed the government into taking action ihre Beschämung über die Zahl der Arbeitslosen hat die Regierung zum Handeln veranlasst;

she's trying to \shame her husband out of his drinking sie versucht, ihren Mann vom Trinken abzubringen

2) ( bring shame on)

to \shame sb/ sth jdm/etw Schande machen;

the city is \shamed by the large number of homeless people living on its streets die große Zahl von Obdachlosen, die auf den Straßen leben, ist eine Schande für die Stadt

3) ( put to shame)

to \shame sb/ sth jdn/etw weit übertreffen;

she \shames me with her efficiency mit ihrer Tüchtigkeit kann ich nicht mithalten;

our neighbour's garden \shames ours gegen den Garten unseres Nachbarn sieht der unsrige alt aus ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > shame
12 Arbeitsloser

unemployed person

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Ạr|beits|lo|se(r) ['arbaitsloːzə]
mf decl as adj
unemployed person/man/woman etc
die Arbeitslosen — the unemployed

die Zahl der Arbeitslosen — the number of unemployed, the number of people out of work

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Ar·beits·lo·se(r)

f(m) dekl wie adj unemployed person

▪ die \Arbeitslosern the unemployed

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Arbeitsloser
13 decrease de·crease n vb

[diː'kriːs]
1. n

decrease (in) — (amount, numbers, population, power) diminuzione f (di), (birth rate, value, production, enthusiasm) calo (di), (prices) ribasso (di), (strength, dose) riduzione f (di)

to be on the decrease — essere in diminuzione

there has been a decrease in the number of people out of work — c'è stata una diminuzione del numero dei disoccupati

2. vt

(see n), diminuire; far calare; ribassare; ridurre

after three weeks I decreased the dose — dopo tre settimane ho diminuito la dose

3. vi

(amount, numbers etc) diminuire, (prices, birthrate etc) calare, Knitting calare (le maglie)

to decrease by 10% — diminuire del 10%

the number has decreased — il numero è diminuito

English-Italian dictionary > decrease de·crease n vb
14 Tendenz

f; -, -en

1. (Entwicklung) tendency (zu toward[s]); (Entwicklungstrend) trend, tendency; WIRTS., BÖRSE: trend, sentiment; pej. POL. slant; steigende / fallende Tendenz WIRTS. upward / downward trend, buoyant / depressed sentiment; Tendenz steigend / fallend WIRTS. prices etc. rising / falling; fig. outlook bright / deteriorating; bei Person: prospects bright / poor; neue Tendenzen in der Musik new trends ( oder departures) in music

2. (Hang, Neigung) tendency (zu to), inclination (to), disposition (to); die Tendenz haben, etw. zu tun have a tendency ( oder tend oder be inclined) to do s.th.; seine Ansichten haben eine Tendenz zum Dogmatismus his views tend to be ( oder incline to the geh.) dogmatic

3. (einseitige Darstellungsweise) meist pej. slant, bias, spin umg., tendentiousness geh.

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die Tendenz

trend; tendency; turn; current

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Ten|dẹnz [tEn'dɛnts]
f -, -en
trend (AUCH ST EX); (= Neigung) tendency; (= Absicht) intention; (no pl = Parteilichkeit) bias, slant
die Tendenz haben, zu... — to tend to..., to have a tendency to...

die Tendenz zeigen, zu... — to show a tendency to...

er hat nationalistische Tendenzen — he has nationalist leanings

vier Millionen Menschen sind arbeitslos, Tendenz steigend — the number of people out of work is four million and rising

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Ten·denz

<-, -en>

[tɛnˈdɛnts]

f

1. (Trend) trend, tendency

fallende/steigende \Tendenz haben to have a tendency to fall/rise

kurserholende \Tendenz rallying tendency

sinkende \Tendenz der Kurse downward trend

2. (Neigung)

▪ eine [o jds] \Tendenz zu etw dat a [or sb's] tendency to sth

die \Tendenz haben[, etw zu tun] to have a tendency [to do sth]

3. meist pl (Strömung) trend

neue \Tendenzen in der Kunst new trends in art

4. kein pl (meist pej: Parteilichkeit) bias, slant

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die; Tendenz, Tendenzen

1) trend

es herrscht die Tendenz/die Tendenz geht dahin,... zu... — there is a tendency to...; the trend is to...

2) (Hang, Neigung) tendency

3) (oft abwertend): (Darstellungsweise) slant; bias

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Tendenz f; -, -en

1. (Entwicklung) tendency (

zu toward[s]); (Entwicklungstrend) trend, tendency; WIRTSCH, BÖRSE trend, sentiment; pej POL slant;

steigende/fallende Tendenz WIRTSCH upward/downward trend, buoyant/depressed sentiment;

Tendenz steigend/fallend WIRTSCH prices etc rising/falling; fig outlook bright/deteriorating; bei Person: prospects bright/poor;

neue Tendenzen in der Musik new trends ( oder departures) in music

2. (Hang, Neigung) tendency (

zu to), inclination (to), disposition (to);

die Tendenz haben, etwas zu tun have a tendency ( oder tend oder be inclined) to do sth;

seine Ansichten haben eine Tendenz zum Dogmatismus his views tend to be ( oder incline to the geh) dogmatic

3. (einseitige Darstellungsweise) meist pej slant, bias, spin umg, tendentiousness geh

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die; Tendenz, Tendenzen

1) trend

es herrscht die Tendenz/die Tendenz geht dahin,... zu... — there is a tendency to...; the trend is to...

2) (Hang, Neigung) tendency

3) (oft abwertend): (Darstellungsweise) slant; bias

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-en f.

tendency n.

trend n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Tendenz
15 rise

rise [raɪz]

(verb: preterite rose, past participle risen) [ˈrɪzn]

1. noun

[of sun] lever m ; ( = increase) (in temperature, prices) hausse f ; (British in wages) augmentation f

• to ask for a rise (British) demander une augmentation (de salaire)

• there has been a rise in the number of people looking for work le nombre des demandeurs d'emploi a augmenté

• her rise to power son ascension f au pouvoir

• to take the rise out of sb (inf) se payer la tête de qn (inf)

► to give rise to [+ trouble] provoquer ; [+ speculation] donner lieu à ; [+ fear, suspicions] susciter

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = get up) se lever

• rise and shine! allez, lève-toi !

• to rise to one's feet se mettre debout

• to rise from (the) table se lever de table

• to rise from the dead ressusciter (des morts)

   b. ( = go up, ascend) monter ; [balloon] s'élever ; [curtain, sun] se lever ; [dough] lever ; [hopes, anger] grandir ; [prices] être en hausse ; [cost of living] augmenter

• to rise to the surface [swimmer, object, fish] remonter à la surface

• he won't rise to any of your taunts il ne réagira à aucune de vos piques

• to rise to the occasion se montrer à la hauteur de la situation

• to rise above a certain temperature dépasser une température donnée

• her spirits rose son moral a remonté

• a feeling of anger rose within him un sentiment de colère montait en lui

   c. (in society, rank) s'élever

• to rise from the ranks sortir du rang

• to rise to fame connaître la célébrité

   d. ( = rebel also rise up se soulever

• to rise (up) in revolt se révolter

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[raɪz] 1.
noun

1) ( increase) (in amount, number, inflation, rates) augmentation f (in de); (in prices, pressure) hausse f (in de); ( in temperature) élévation f (in de); ( in standards) amélioration f (in de)

2) GB (also pay rise, wage rise) augmentation f (de salaire)

3) ( progress) ( of person) ascension f; ( of empire) essor m; ( of ideology) montée f

her rise to fame — son accession à la gloire

4) ( slope) montée f

5) ( hill) butte f

6)

to give rise to — fig donner lieu à [rumours, speculation]; susciter [resentment, frustration]; causer [problem, unemployment]
2.
intransitive verb (prét rose; pp risen)

1) ( become higher) [water] monter; [price, temperature] augmenter; [voice] devenir plus fort

to rise above — [temperature, amount] dépasser

2) fig ( intensify) [pressure] augmenter; [tension] monter; [frustration, hopes] grandir

3) ( get up) [person] se lever; ( after falling) se relever

to rise from the dead — ressusciter

‘rise and shine!’ — ‘debout!’

4) ( meet successfully)

to rise to — se montrer à la hauteur de [occasion, challenge]

5) ( progress) [person] réussir

to rise to — devenir [director, manager]; s'élever à [rank]

to rise to fame — atteindre la célébrité

to rise through the ranks — gravir tous les échelons

6) ( slope upwards) [road] monter; [cliff] s'élever

7) ( appear over horizon) [sun, moon] se lever

8) Geography ( have source)

to rise in — [river] prendre sa source dans [area]

9) Culinary [cake] lever

10) [committee, parliament] lever la séance

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Phrasal Verbs:

- rise above

- rise up

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to get a rise out of somebody — (colloq) faire enrager quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > rise
16 desempleado

adj.

unemployed, dismissed, jobless, laid-off.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: desemplear.

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desempleado

► adjetivo

1 unemployed, out of work

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 unemployed person

► nombre masculino plural los desempleados

1 the unemployed

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1. (f. - desempleada)
adj.

unemployed
2. (f. - desempleada)
noun

unemployed person

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desempleado, -a
1.

ADJ unemployed, out of work

2.

SM / F unemployed man/woman

los desempleados — the unemployed

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- da masculino, femenino

un desempleado — someone who is out of work o unemployed

el número de desempleados — the number of people unemployed o out of work

descuentos para desempleados — reductions for the unemployed

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= jobless.

Ex. Experts say a hoard of buried treasure discovered by a jobless English man is 'war booty' and probably belonged to a pagan king.

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* desempleados, los = unemployed, the, jobless, the.

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- da masculino, femenino

un desempleado — someone who is out of work o unemployed

el número de desempleados — the number of people unemployed o out of work

descuentos para desempleados — reductions for the unemployed

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= jobless.

Ex: Experts say a hoard of buried treasure discovered by a jobless English man is 'war booty' and probably belonged to a pagan king.

* desempleados, los = unemployed, the, jobless, the.

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desempleado¹ -da

adjective

unemployed

desempleado² -da

masculine, feminine

un desempleado someone who is out of work o unemployed

el número de desempleados the number of people unemployed o out of work

descuentos para desempleados reductions for the unemployed

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desempleado
◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino: un desempleado someone who is out of work o unemployed;

los desempleados the unemployed
desempleado,-a
I adjetivo unemployed, out of work
II sustantivo masculino y femenino unemployed person
los desempleados, the unemployed

' desempleado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desempleada
- desocupado
- parado
English:
jobless
- unemployed
- work

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desempleado, -a

♦ adj

unemployed

♦ nm,f

unemployed person;

lo peor para un desempleado es el aislamiento the worst thing for someone who is out of work is the isolation;

los desempleados the unemployed;

el número creciente de desempleados the growing number of unemployed people

Comp
los desempleados de larga duración the long-term unemployed
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desempleado

I adj unemployed

II m, desempleada f unemployed person;

los desempleados pl the unemployed

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desempleado, -da adj

: unemployed

desempleado, -da n

: unemployed person

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desempleado adj unemployed

Spanish-English dictionary > desempleado
17 baja

f.

1 drop, fall (descenso).

redondear el precio a la baja to round the price down

el precio del cacao sigue a la baja the price of cocoa is continuing to fall

tendencia a la baja downward trend

jugar a la baja (finance) to bear the market

2 redundancy (cese) (forzado).

dar de baja a alguien to lay somebody off; (en empresa) to expel somebody (en club, sindicato)

darse de baja (de) to resign (from); (dimitir) to drop out (of); (salirse) to unsusomebodyscribe (from) (de subscripción)

3 sick leave (por enfermedad) (permiso). (peninsular Spanish)

estar/darse de baja to be on/take sick leave

baja por maternidad maternity leave

4 loss, casualty (military).

bajas civiles civilian casualties

5 pasha, Moslem honorary title, Moslem honourary title, pacha.

6 doctor's excuse, doctor's line, doctor's note.

7 lay off period.

8 termination of employment.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: bajar.

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baja

► nombre femenino

1 (descenso) fall, drop

■ la baja del precio del petróleo the fall in the price of oil

■ el dólar sigue a la baja the dollar continues to fall

2 MILITAR casualty

■ el ejército sufrió pocas bajas the army suffered few casualties

3 (por enfermedad) sick leave; (justificante) medical certificate, doctor's note

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar de baja (a enfermo) to give a sick note to 2 (a socio de club) to expel 3 (a soldado) to declare missing

darse de baja (de un club) to cancel one's membership, leave, drop out 2 (en una suscripción) to cancel one's subscription 3 (por enfermedad) to take sick leave

estar de baja (enfermo) to be off sick 2 (pasado) to be dropping, on the way out

estar en baja to be dropping, on the way out

■ los concursos televisivos están en baja television quiz shows are on the way out

ser baja (deportista) to be injured, not be playing 2 (militar) to be reported missing

■ Osuna es baja para el partido de mañana Osuna is out of tomorrow's game

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1. f., (m. - bajo) 2. noun f.
1) casualty

2) fall, drop, slump

3) discharge

4) dismissal

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- dar de baja
- darse de baja
- estar de baja
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SF

1) (=descenso) fall, drop

se produjo una baja continuada de las temperaturas — there was a continued fall o drop in temperatures

una baja repentina de los beneficios — a sudden fall o drop in profits

sigue la baja en la cotización del euro — the euro continues to fall

el gobierno anunció una baja de los tipos de interés — the government announced a cut in interest rates

• a la baja — [evolución, tendencia] downward

se ha producido una orientación del mercado a la baja — the market has started on a downward trend

el precio del algodón sigue a la baja — the price of cotton continues to fall

la patronal está presionando los salarios a la baja — employers are forcing wages down

• abrir a la baja — (Bolsa) to open down

• cerrar a la baja — (Bolsa) to close down

la Bolsa cerró a la baja en el día de ayer — the Stock Exchange closed down o was down at the close of trading yesterday

• corregir algo a la baja — to adjust sth downwards

• cotizarse a la baja — (Bolsa) to trade low

• estar en baja — to be in decline

su reputación estuvo en baja en los últimos meses — his reputation was on the o in decline over the last few months

la Bolsa está en baja — there is a downward trend in the Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange is in decline

2) (=cese)
[en organización, suscripción, trabajo]
hubo tantas bajas que el club tuvo que cerrar — so many people left that the club had to close down

la baja de dos de los países miembros — the departure of two member countries

el nuevo estilo de la revista ha causado numerosas bajas — the new style of the magazine has led many people to cancel their subscription

• dar de baja — [+ socio] to expel; [+ abogado, médico] to strike off; [+ militar] to discharge; [+ empleado] to dismiss, fire; [+ empresa, sociedad] to dissolve; [+ coche] to take out of circulation; [+ avión, tren] to decommission; [+ teléfono, luz] to have disconnected

la dieron de baja del club por no pagar la suscripción — her membership of the club was cancelled because she had failed to pay her subscription

la dirección decidió dar de baja al nuevo profesor — the board decided to dismiss the new teacher

hemos dado de baja la luz — we had the electricity disconnected

• darse de baja — [de club, institución, partido] to leave; [de revista, periódico] to cancel one's subscription

numerosos suscriptores han decidido darse de baja de la revista — many readers have decided to cancel their subscription to the magazine

nos dimos de baja del teléfono — we had the telephone disconnected

• pedir la baja — to hand in one's resignation

baja incentivada — voluntary redundancy

baja por incentivo — voluntary redundancy

baja por jubilación — retirement

baja por jubilación anticipada — early retirement

baja voluntaria — [por dimisión] voluntary redundancy; [por jubilación] early retirement

3) (=ausencia laboral)

• dar de baja, se le dará de baja a partir del día de la operación — she will be on sick leave from the day of the operation

• estar de baja — to be on sick leave, be off sick

• pedir la baja — to ask for o apply for sick leave

baja laboral — leave

baja maternal — maternity leave

baja médica — sick leave

baja permanente — indefinite sick leave

baja por enfermedad — sick leave

el número de bajas por enfermedad — the number of people taking sick leave

baja por maternidad — maternity leave

baja por paternidad — paternity leave

baja retribuida — paid leave

4) (Dep) [por descalificación] suspension; [por lesión] injury

el equipo sufrió dos bajas por sendas tarjetas rojas — the team lost two players for red card offences

el partido registró varias bajas en ambos equipos — there were several injuries for both teams during the match

5) Esp (Med) (=certificado) medical certificate, sick note *

6) (Mil) (=víctima) casualty

hasta la fecha no ha habido ninguna baja — there have been no casualties to date

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femenino

1) ( descenso) fall, drop

su popularidad está en baja — his popularity is waning o declining

la baja de las tasas de interés — the cut in interest rates

a la baja: tendencia a la baja downward trend; los que juegan a la baja — those who are selling for a fall, the bears

2)

a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave; ( certificado) medical certificate

está (dado) de baja — he's off sick o on sick leave

b) (Dep)

el equipo tiene varias bajas — the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas — the rebels lost thirteen men

- baja por maternidad

3)

a) ( en entidad)

ha habido varias bajas — ( en clase) several students have dropped out o left; ( en asociación) several members have left

darse de baja — ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave; ( en partido) to resign, leave

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota — they canceled his membership to the club for not paying his fees

causó baja en nuestra empresa — (Esp) he left our employment

b) (Mil) ( cese) discharge

dar de baja — to discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército — he applied to be discharged from the army

c) ( en puesto)

el equipo lo dio de baja — the club cut him (AmE), the club released him (BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez — he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

•

- baja incentivada

- baja voluntaria

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femenino

1) ( descenso) fall, drop

su popularidad está en baja — his popularity is waning o declining

la baja de las tasas de interés — the cut in interest rates

a la baja: tendencia a la baja downward trend; los que juegan a la baja — those who are selling for a fall, the bears

2)

a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave; ( certificado) medical certificate

está (dado) de baja — he's off sick o on sick leave

b) (Dep)

el equipo tiene varias bajas — the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas — the rebels lost thirteen men

- baja por maternidad

3)

a) ( en entidad)

ha habido varias bajas — ( en clase) several students have dropped out o left; ( en asociación) several members have left

darse de baja — ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave; ( en partido) to resign, leave

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota — they canceled his membership to the club for not paying his fees

causó baja en nuestra empresa — (Esp) he left our employment

b) (Mil) ( cese) discharge

dar de baja — to discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército — he applied to be discharged from the army

c) ( en puesto)

el equipo lo dio de baja — the club cut him (AmE), the club released him (BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez — he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

•

- baja incentivada

- baja voluntaria

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baja¹

¹ = drop, fall.

Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

* a la baja = on the wane.

* estar a la baja = be down.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* Nombre + a la baja = Nombre + down.

baja²

² = leave.

Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..

* baja maternal = maternity leave, maternal leave.

* baja paternal = paternal leave.

* baja por enfermedad = sick leave, sickness leave.

* baja por maternidad = maternity leave, parental leave, maternal leave.

* baja por paternidad = paternal leave.

* baja temporal = temporary leave.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* estar de baja = be off work.

* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.

baja³

³ = termination.

Ex: No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.

* dado de baja = written-off.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

baja⁴

⁴ = casualty.

Ex: Unfortunately, there are indications that the use of rubber stamps in libraries may be among the first casualties of the information revolution.

* baja de guerra = war casualty.

* baja en combate = combat casualty.

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baja

feminine

A (descenso) fall, drop

una baja en el número de inscripciones a fall o drop in the number of enrollments

su popularidad está en baja his popularity is waning o declining o on the wane

hubo una baja de tensión ( RPl); there was a drop in voltage

a la baja: el precio del crudo sigue a la baja the price of crude oil continues to fall

continúa la tendencia a la baja en las cuatro bolsas the downward trend continues o stocks continue to fall on all four exchanges

los que jugaban a la baja those who were selling for a fall, the bears

B

1

( Esp) ( Dep): Pardo es baja para el partido del domingo Pardo is out of Sunday's game

el equipo tiene varias bajas the team is without several of its usual players

2 ( Mil) (muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas the rebels lost thirteen men

registraron varias bajas they suffered several casualties o the loss of several men

3 ( Esp) ( Rels Labs) (permiso) sick leave; (certificado) medical certificate

debe presentar la baja you must produce your medical certificate

está (dado) de baja desde hace dos meses he's been off sick o on sick leave for two months

Compuesto:

baja por maternidad

maternity leave

C

1

(en un club, una organización): ha habido or se han registrado or se han producido varias bajas (en una clase) several students have dropped out o left; (en una asociación) several members have left

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota they canceled his membership of the club o threw him out of the club for not paying his subscription

darse de baja (en un club) to cancel one's membership, leave; (en un partido) to resign, leave; (en el consulado) to have one's name removed from the register; (de un sitio web) to unsubscribe

2 ( Mil) (cese) discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército he applied for a discharge o to be discharged from the army

fue dado de baja he was discharged

3

(en un puesto): la empresa lo dio de baja the company dismissed him, the company cut him ( AmE), the company sacked him ( BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

durante los tres meses posteriores a la fecha de la baja in the three months following termination of employment

causó baja en nuestra organización en mayo de 2008 ( Esp); he left our employment o ( frml) employ in May 2008

Compuestos:

● baja incentivada

voluntary redundancy ( with incentive payment)

● baja vegetativa

reducir la plantilla mediante bajas vegetativas to reduce the workforce by attrition ( AmE) o ( BrE) natural wastage

● baja voluntaria

voluntary redundancy

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Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)

baja es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
baja
bajar
baja sustantivo femenino
1 ( descenso) fall, drop;
◊ una baja en los precios a fall o drop in prices;

la baja de las tasas de interés the cut in interest rates;
tendencia a la baja downward trend
2
a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave;

( certificado) medical certificate;
◊ está (dado) de baja he's off sick o on sick leave;

baja por maternidad (Esp) maternity leave
b) (Dep):

◊ el equipo tiene varias bajas the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

3 ( en entidad):
◊ darse de baja ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave;

( en partido) to resign, leave;
(Mil) ( cese) discharge;
◊ dar de baja to discharge

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

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

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

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

2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

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

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

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

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

4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

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

5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajase de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.
baja sustantivo femenino
1 (informe médico) sick note
baja por enfermedad, sick leave
baja por maternidad, maternity leave
2 (descenso) drop, fall
3 Mil (víctima, herido) casualty: nuestro ejército no ha sufrido bajas, we haven't suffered any casualties
♦ Locuciones: coger la baja, (por enfermedad) to take sick leave
darse de baja, (de una asociación, una actividad) to resign [de, from], drop out [de, of]
estar de baja, (por enfermedad) to be off sick
Fin jugar a la baja, to operate for a fall
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
' baja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- bajinis
- bajo
- borrarse
- cabeza
- cámara
- despacio
- estar
- estofa
- forma
- fresca
- fresco
- grosera
- grosero
- jugar
- marea
- media
- medio
- planta
- riñón
- telebasura
- temblor
- temporada
- tensión
- tintorro
- voz
- clase
- fondo
- incapacidad
- petiso
- renacuajo
- roto
English:
alternate
- attrition rate
- breath
- breathe
- casualty
- discharge
- downstairs
- downturn
- downward
- downwards
- fall behind
- floor
- form
- ground floor
- house
- low-calorie
- lower
- lower-class
- off
- off-peak
- quietly
- season
- shoddiness
- sick
- sick-leave
- simmer
- slide
- undertone
- voice
- whisper
- work
- down
- drop
- go
- ground
- hushed
- low
- red
- slump
- small
- sweep
- tide
- under
- voluntary
- water
- way

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baja nf

1. [descenso] drop, fall;

una baja en las temperaturas a drop in temperature;

no se descarta una baja en los tipos de interés a cut in interest rates isn't being ruled out;

redondear el precio a la baja to round the price down;

el precio del cacao sigue a la baja the price of cocoa is continuing to fall, the slump in the price of cocoa is continuing;

la bolsa de Madrid sigue a la baja share prices on the Madrid stock exchange are continuing to fall;

tendencia a la baja downward trend;

las eléctricas cotizaron ayer a la baja share prices for the electricity companies fell yesterday;
Fin
jugar a la baja to bear the market

2. [cese] lay-off, Br redundancy;

han anunciado veinte bajas [forzadas] they have announced twenty lay-offs o Br redundancies;

la empresa ha sufrido bajas entre sus directivos [voluntarias] a number of managers have left the firm;

la pérdida de las elecciones provocó cientos de bajas en el partido the election defeat caused hundreds of people to leave the party;

dar de baja a alguien [en una empresa] to lay sb off;
[en un club, sindicato] to expel sb;
darse de baja (de) [dimitir] to resign (from);
[salirse] to drop out (of);
pedir la baja [de un club, organización] to ask to leave;
[del ejército] to apply for a discharge
Comp
baja incentivada voluntary lay-off o Br redundancy;
baja por jubilación retirement;

baja retribuida paid leave;

baja no retribuida unpaid leave;

baja con sueldo paid leave;

baja sin sueldo unpaid leave

3. Esp [por enfermedad] [permiso] sick leave;
[documento] sick note, doctor's certificate;
estar/darse de baja to be on/take sick leave

Comp
baja por enfermedad sick leave;
baja por maternidad maternity leave;

baja por paternidad paternity leave

4. Mil loss, casualty;

se registraron numerosas bajas en el combate they suffered heavy casualties in the battle, a number of people were lost in the battle

5. Dep [por lesión] casualty, injured player;
[por sanción] suspended player;
al no haberse recuperado todavía, el brasileño causa o [m5] es baja para el próximo encuentro as he still hasn't recovered from injury, the Brazilian is out of the next game;

acudieron a la final con varias bajas importantes they went into the final with a number of important players missing

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baja

f

1 descenso fall, drop;

jugar a la baja FIN gamble on a bear market

2 persona casualty;

bajas pl MIL casualties

3 ( dimisión, cese)

:

causar baja resign, leave;

dar de baja dismiss;

darse de baja resign, leave ( por because of);

estar de baja (por enfermedad) be off sick, be on sick leave

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baja nf

1) descenso: fall, drop

2) : slump, recession

3) : loss, casualty

4)

dar de baja : to discharge, to dismiss

5)

darse de baja : to withdraw, to drop out

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baja n

1. (disminución) fall / drop

una baja de temperatura a drop in temperature

una baja del precio del carbón a fall in the price of coal

2. (persona lesionada)

hay muchas bajas para el partido de mañana a lot of players are out of tomorrow's game

3. (persona muerta) casualty [pl. casualties]

la flota regresó sin bajas the fleet returned without any casualties

4. (documento) sick note / doctor's note

pidió la baja por enfermedad he asked for a sick note

dar de baja a alguien (en el trabajo) to give someone sick leave (en un club etc) to cancel someone's membership

darse de baja (en un club, etc) to cancel your membership

estar de baja to be off sick / to be on sick leave

Spanish-English dictionary > baja
18 averiguar

v.

1 to find out.

2 to quarrel, to argue.

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AVERIGUAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(unstressed u; gu changes to gü before e)

Past Indicative

averigüé, averiguaste, averiguó, averiguamos, averiguasteis, averiguaron.

Present Subjunctive

averigüe, averigües, averigüe, averigüemos, averigüéis, averigüen.

Imperative

averigua (tú), averigüe (él/Vd.), averigüemos (nos.), averiguad (vos.), averigüen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to find out

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1.

VT to find out, establish frm

debemos averiguar cuándo llega el tren — we must find out when the train arrives

averigua cuál es su hermano — find out who the brother is

nunca averiguaron quién era el asesino — they never found out o frm established o discovered who the killer was

averiguar la solución — to find out the answer

ya han averiguado la identidad del padre — they have found out o frm established o discovered the identity of the father

averiguar las causas de un problema — to find out o frm establish the causes of a problem

un estudio para averiguar el alcance de la tragedia — a study to find out o frm establish the extent of the tragedy

han averiguado que el presidente malversaba fondos — it has been established o discovered that the president was embezzling funds

-¿quién ha roto el vaso? -¡averigua! — "who broke the glass?" - "who knows!"

2.

VI CAm, Méx * (=pelear) to quarrel

3.

See:

averiguarse

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1.
verbo transitivo to find out

averigua a qué hora sale el tren — find out o check what time the train leaves
2.
averiguar vi (Méx) to quarrel, argue

averiguárselas — (Méx)

me las averiguaré para conseguir el dinero — I'll manage to get the money somehow

averiguárselas con alguien — (Méx) to deal with somebody

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= ascertain, find out, uncover, come to + light, puzzle out, figure out, lay + hands on, check into, check up on, keep + tabs on, get + a sense of, make + enquiry, gain + a sense of, tease apart, ferret out, suss (out).

Ex. If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.

Ex. For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.

Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.

Ex. A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.

Ex. It is certainly easier to ask for the trusted opinion of a relative or friend than to try and puzzle out where other sources of answers might be found.

Ex. It turns out that the public, the students, have figured out that that's a way of doing some kind of subject searching, and they do it all the time.

Ex. It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex. You might want to check into local firms that do that sort of work.

Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex. Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.

Ex. The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.

Ex. The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.

Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.

Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex. He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.

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* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* averiguar cómo = figure out how.

* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* averiguar el precio = cost.

* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.

* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor = put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

* averiguárselas = manage to, get by.

* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

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1.
verbo transitivo to find out

averigua a qué hora sale el tren — find out o check what time the train leaves
2.
averiguar vi (Méx) to quarrel, argue

averiguárselas — (Méx)

me las averiguaré para conseguir el dinero — I'll manage to get the money somehow

averiguárselas con alguien — (Méx) to deal with somebody

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= ascertain, find out, uncover, come to + light, puzzle out, figure out, lay + hands on, check into, check up on, keep + tabs on, get + a sense of, make + enquiry, gain + a sense of, tease apart, ferret out, suss (out).

Ex: If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.

Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.

Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.

Ex: A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.

Ex: It is certainly easier to ask for the trusted opinion of a relative or friend than to try and puzzle out where other sources of answers might be found.

Ex: It turns out that the public, the students, have figured out that that's a way of doing some kind of subject searching, and they do it all the time.

Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex: You might want to check into local firms that do that sort of work.

Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex: Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.

Ex: The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.

Ex: The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.

Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.

Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* averiguar cómo = figure out how.

* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* averiguar el precio = cost.

* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.

* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor = put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

* averiguárselas = manage to, get by.

* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

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averiguar [ A16 ]

vt

to find out

se trata de averiguar el motivo de esta tragedia the aim is to establish the cause of o to find out what caused this tragedy

no pudieron averiguar su paradero they couldn't find out where he was, they were unable to ascertain his whereabouts ( frml)

averigua a qué hora sale el tren find out o check what time the train leaves

■ averiguar

vi

( Méx) to quarrel, argue

averiguárselas ( Méx): me las averiguaré para conseguir el dinero I'll manage to get the money somehow

averiguárselas con algn ( Méx); to deal with sb

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Multiple Entries:
averiguar
averiguar algo
averiguar ( conjugate averiguar) verbo transitivo
to find out
verbo intransitivo (Méx) to quarrel, argue;
◊ averiguárselas (Méx) to manage

averiguar verbo transitivo to ascertain

' averiguar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ver
- descubrir
- enterarse
English:
ascertain
- check up on
- find out
- trace back
- find

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averiguar

♦ vt
[indagar] to find out
♦ vi
CAm, Méx [discutir] to argue, to quarrel
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averiguar

I v/t find out

II v/i C.Am., Méx ( discutir) argue

* * *

averiguar {10} vt

1) : to find out, to ascertain

2) : to investigate

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averiguar vb to find out [pt. & pp. found]

Spanish-English dictionary > averiguar
19 reorganizar

v.

to reorganize.

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reorganizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to reorganize

2 (ministerio) to reshuffle

* * *

verb

to reorganize

* * *

1.

VT to reorganize

2.

See:

reorganizarse

* * *

verbo transitivo to reorganize

* * *

= reorganise [reorganize, -USA], rearrange [re-arrange], redeploy, repackage [re-package], reshuffle, shake up, repack, rethink [re-think].

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y pasado rethought.

Ex. Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.

Ex. Thus new records can be added in their correct place without having to rearrange the whole file.

Ex. I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.

Ex. The objective of the second phase is to synthesise, repackage and disseminate findings for various audiences.

Ex. Librarians cooperated with us and as long as we did their work and went in and reshuffled their shelving and things, they were very happy.

Ex. The government wants to shake up compulsory education in England.

Ex. The problem posed by the increasing number of documents may be solved by repacking them photographically into smaller categories.

Ex. Citation indexing would need to be carefully rethought in order to cater for the electronic journal.

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* reorganizar como una corporación = corporatise [corporatize, -USA].

* reorganizar la información = repackage + information.

* reorganizar la planificación = refocus + planning.

* * *

verbo transitivo to reorganize

* * *

= reorganise [reorganize, -USA], rearrange [re-arrange], redeploy, repackage [re-package], reshuffle, shake up, repack, rethink [re-think].

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y pasado rethought.

Ex: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.

Ex: Thus new records can be added in their correct place without having to rearrange the whole file.

Ex: I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.

Ex: The objective of the second phase is to synthesise, repackage and disseminate findings for various audiences.

Ex: Librarians cooperated with us and as long as we did their work and went in and reshuffled their shelving and things, they were very happy.

Ex: The government wants to shake up compulsory education in England.

Ex: The problem posed by the increasing number of documents may be solved by repacking them photographically into smaller categories.

Ex: Citation indexing would need to be carefully rethought in order to cater for the electronic journal.

* reorganizar como una corporación = corporatise [corporatize, -USA].

* reorganizar la información = repackage + information.

* reorganizar la planificación = refocus + planning.

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reorganizar [A4 ]

vt

to reorganize

* * *

reorganizar ( conjugate reorganizar) verbo transitivo
to reorganize
' reorganizar' also found in these entries:
English:
redeploy
- reorganize
- reshape
- shake

* * *

reorganizar vt
[reestructurar] to reorganize; [gobierno] to reshuffle
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reorganizar

v/t reorganize

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reorganizar {21} vt

: to reorganize

♦ reorganización nf

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reorganizar vb to reorganize

Spanish-English dictionary > reorganizar
20 empleo

m.

1 use (uso).

2 employment (trabajo).

estar sin empleo to be out of work

oficina de empleo ? job center

pleno empleo full employment

empleo compartido job sharing

empleo comunitario community service

empleo juvenil youth employment

3 job, employment, occupation, post.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: emplear.

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empleo

► nombre masculino

1 (trabajo) occupation, job

2 PLÍTICA employment

3 (uso) use

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sin empleo unemployed, out of work, jobless

empleo juvenil youth employment

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noun m.

1) employment

2) use, usage

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SM

1) (=uso) use; [de tiempo] spending; (Com) investment

modo de empleo — instructions for use

el empleo de esa palabra es censurable — the use of that word is to be condemned

2) (=trabajo) employment, work

pleno empleo — full employment

empleo juvenil — youth employment

oficina de empleo — ≈ employment agency

3) (=puesto) job, post

buscar un empleo — to look for a job, seek employment

estar sin empleo — to be unemployed

solicitan empleo — situations wanted

suspender a algn de empleo y sueldo — to suspend sb without pay

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masculino

1)

a) ( trabajo) employment

la creación de empleo — job creation

b) ( puesto) job

tiene un buen empleo — she has a good job

está sin empleo — she's out of work

- empleo comunitario

2) ( uso) use

modo de empleo — instructions for use

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masculino

1)

a) ( trabajo) employment

la creación de empleo — job creation

b) ( puesto) job

tiene un buen empleo — she has a good job

está sin empleo — she's out of work

- empleo comunitario

2) ( uso) use

modo de empleo — instructions for use

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empleo¹

¹ = employment.

Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.

* anuncio de empleo = job advertisement.

* buscador de empleo = job applicant, job seeker.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* búsqueda de empleo = job searching, job hunting.

* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.

* creación de empleo = job creation.

* después de conseguir empleo = postappointment.

* empleo atípico = atypical employment.

* empleo ilegal = illegal work.

* empleo irregular = irregular employment.

* empleo precario = precarious employment.

* feria del empleo = job fair, career fair.

* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* oferta de empleo = career opportunity, job vacancy, job opportunities, job placement, career option, employment opportunity.

* oficina de empleo = employment centre, employment bureau, job centre, labour exchange.

* segregación en el empleo = job segregation, employment segregation.

* seguridad en el empleo = employment protection and safety.

* sin empleo = jobless.

* solicitante de empleo = job applicant.

* solicitud de empleo = job application.

* tener un segundo empleo = moonlight, work + a second job.

empleo²

= exercise, employment, use, usage, utilisation [utilization, -USA].

Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.

Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.

Ex: Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.

Ex: Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.

Ex: On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.

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empleo

masculine

A

1 (trabajo) employment

la creación de empleo the creation of employment o of jobs

un crecimiento del empleo an increase in the number of people in employment

2 (puesto) job

tiene un buen empleo she has a good job

está sin empleo she's out of work

ha sido suspendido de empleo y sueldo he has been suspended without pay

Compuesto:

empleo comunitario

community work

B (uso) use

[ S ] modo de empleo instructions for use

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Del verbo emplear: ( conjugate emplear)

empleo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

empleó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
emplear
empleo
emplear ( conjugate emplear) verbo transitivo
1
a) [empresa/organización] to employ

b) ( colocar) ‹hijo/sobrino› to fix … up with a job

2 ( usar) ‹energía/imaginación/material› to use
emplearse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) to get a job
empleo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( trabajo) employment;

◊ la creación de empleo job creation

b) ( puesto) job;

◊ está sin empleo she's out of work

2 ( uso) use;
( on signs) modo de empleo instructions for use
emplear verbo transitivo
1 (utilizar) to use
(esfuerzo, tiempo) to spend: empleó varias horas en terminar el dibujo, it took him a few hours to finish the picture
2 (a un trabajador) to employ
empleo sustantivo masculino
1 (trabajo asalariado) job
estar sin empleo, to be unemployed
Pol employment
2 (utilización) use
modo de empleo, instructions for use
' empleo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
candidata
- candidato
- colocar
- colocación
- costar
- emplear
- fichar
- función
- incorporarse
- INEM
- informe
- jugarse
- oferta
- oficina
- puesta
- puesto
- rebajar
- recomendación
- regulación
- rumbo
- seguridad
- suspensión
- trabajo
- vacante
- bolsa
- cazar
- cesante
- chamba
- concursante
- conseguir
- futuro
- mierda
- modo
- ocupación
- ofrecer
- pega
- solicitar
- ubicar
- varado
English:
analyst
- antidepressant
- begin
- debate
- direction
- ease
- employment
- engage
- in
- instruction
- instrumental
- job
- job centre
- job hunting
- job seeker
- knowledge
- moonlight
- resign
- risk
- seasonal
- situation
- steady-job
- stop
- try
- use
- work
- employ
- full

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empleo nm

1. [uso] use;

modo de empleo instructions for use

2. [trabajo] employment;

la precariedad del empleo job insecurity

Comp
empleo comunitario community service;
empleo juvenil youth employment;

empleo temporal temporary employment

3. [puesto] job;

un empleo de oficinista an office job;

estar sin empleo to be out of work;

estar suspendido de empleo y sueldo to be suspended without pay

4. Mil rank

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empleo

m

1 employment;

crear empleo create employment o jobs;

plan de empleo employment plan;

pleno empleo full employment

2 ( puesto) job

3 ( uso) use;

modo de empleo instructions for use pl, directions pl

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empleo nm

1) ocupación: employment, occupation, job

2) : use, usage

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empleo n

1. (puesto de trabajo) job

Pedro tiene un buen empleo Pedro has a good job

2. (trabajo) employment

una política de pleno empleo a full employment policy

3. (uso) use

el empleo de ordenadores nos ha facilitado el trabajo the use of computers has made our work easier

modo de empleo instructions for use

Spanish-English dictionary > empleo

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