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1 people

people [ˈpi:pl]

1. plural noun

   a. ( = persons) gens mpl, personnes fpl

• a lot of people beaucoup de gens

• what a lot of people! que de monde !

• what will people think? que vont penser les gens ?

• people say... on dit...

• the place was full of people il y avait beaucoup de monde

• she doesn't know many people elle ne connaît pas grand monde

• several people said... plusieurs personnes ont dit...

• some people might prefer to wait il y a peut-être des personnes qui préféreraient attendre

• how many people? combien de personnes ?

• there were 120 people at the lecture il y avait 120 personnes à la conférence

► adjective + people

• nice people des gens sympathiques

• they're nice people ce sont des gens bien

• old people les personnes fpl âgées ; (less respectful) les vieux mpl

• young people les jeunes mpl

• they're strange people ce sont de drôles de gens

• French people les Français mpl

   b. ( = inhabitants, natives) [of a country] population f ; [of district, town] habitants mpl

• Liverpool people are friendly à Liverpool les gens sont gentils

► the people le peuple

• government by the people gouvernement m par le peuple

• the minister must tell the people the truth le ministre doit dire la vérité au pays

• a man of the people un homme du peuple

   c. ( = employees, workers) (inf) the marketing people les gens mpl du marketing

2. noun

( = nation) peuple m

• the American people le peuple américain

3. transitive verb

• peopled with peuplé de

4. compounds

► people trafficking noun trafic m d'êtres humains

* * *
['piːpl] 1.
noun ( nation) peuple m, peuplade f

the English-speaking peoples — les anglophones mpl
2.
plural noun

1) ( in general) gens mpl; ( specified or counted) personnes fpl

old people — les personnes âgées

they're nice people — ce sont des gens sympathiques

there were a lot of people — il y avait beaucoup de monde

other people say that... — d'autres disent que...

other people's property — la propriété des autres

he likes helping people — il aime aider les autres

you shouldn't do that in front of people — tu ne devrais pas faire ça en public

people in general — le grand public

what do you people want? — que voulez-vous?

you of all people! — je n'aurais jamais pensé ça de toi!

you of all people should know that... — tu devrais savoir encore mieux que les autres que...

2) ( inhabitants) ( of town) habitants mpl; ( of a country) peuple m

3) (citizens, subjects)

the people — le peuple

a man of the people — un homme du peuple

4) (colloq) ( experts) gens (colloq) mpl

the tax people — les gens (colloq) des impôts

5) (colloq) ( relations) famille f; ( parents) parents mpl
••
gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens

English-French dictionary > people
2 of

əv
preposition

1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) de

2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) de

3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) de

4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) de

5) (showing: a picture of my father.) de

6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) de

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

8) (about: an account of his work.) de

9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) de

10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) de

11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) de

12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) de

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

14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) menos

of prep

1. de

the wings of a plane las alas de un avión

the canals of Venice los canales de Venecia

a friend of Pauline's un amigo de Pauline

a glass of milk un vaso de leche

a kilo of apples un kilo de manzanas

a slice of bread una rebanada de pan

it's made of silver es de plata

the 11th of September el once de septiembre

2.

there are four of us somos cuatro

of

tr[ɒv, ʊnstressed əv]

preposition

1 (belonging to) de

■ a friend of mine un amigo mío

■ a colleague of John's un compañero de John

2 (made from) de

■ shoes of Spanish leather zapatos de piel española

3 (containing) de

■ a bag of crisps una bolsa de patatas

■ a bottle of wine un botella de vino

4 (showing a part, a quantity) de

■ a kilo of apples un kilo de manzanas

■ a sheet of paper una hoja de papel

5 (partitive use) de

■ a member of the team un miembro del equipo

■ the two of us nosotros dos

6 (dates, distance) de

■ the 7th of August el 7 de agosto

■ the first of May el uno de mayo

■ within a mile of here a menos de una milla de aquí

7 (apposition) de

■ the city of London la ciudad de Londres

8 (by) de

■ the works of Shakespeare las obras de Shakespeare

9 (originating from, living in) de

■ the people of Liverpool los habitantes de Liverpool

10 (depicting) de

■ a photo of my boyfriend una foto de mi novio

■ a map of Europe un mapa de Europa

11 (cause) de

■ of one's own free will por su propia voluntad

■ she died of aids murió de sida

12 (connected with) de

■ the Queen of England la reina de Inglaterra

■ the estimated time of arrival la hora de llegada prevista

13 (with, having) de

■ a child of five un niño de cinco años

■ a matter of importance un asunto de importancia

14 (description) de

■ how kind of you to buy me flowers qué amable de tu parte comprarme flores

15 (after superlative) de

■ best of all was the food lo mejor de todo fue la comida

■ most of all más que nada

of ['ʌv, 'ɑv] prep

1) from: de

a man of the city: un hombre de la ciudad

2) (indicating character or background) : de

a woman of great ability: una mujer de gran capacidad

3) (indicating cause) : de

he died of the flu: murió de la gripe

4) by: de

the works of Shakespeare: las obras de Shakespeare

5) (indicating contents, material, or quantity) : de

a house of wood: una casa de madera

a glass of water: un vaso de agua

6) (indicating belonging or connection) : de

the front of the house: el frente de la casa

7) about: sobre, de

tales of the West: los cuentos del Oeste

8) (indicating a particular example) : de

the city of Caracas: la ciudad de Caracas

9) for: por, a

love of country: amor por la patria

10) (indicating time or date)

five minutes of ten: las diez menos cinco

the eighth of April: el ocho de abril

of

prep.

• de prep.

• menos prep.

ɑːv, ɒv, weak form əv
preposition

1) (indicating relationship, material, content) de

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps — el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood — es de madera, está hecho de madera

a kilo of grapes — un kilo de uvas

a colleague of mine/his — un colega mío/suyo

2) ( descriptive use)

the city of Athens — la ciudad de Atenas

a boy of ten — un niño de diez años

a woman of courage — una mujer valiente

he's a giant of a man — es un gigante

3)

a) ( partitive use)

there were eight of us — éramos ocho

he invited the eight of us — nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived — seis de ellos sobrevivieron

of all the stupid things to say! — mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

you of all people should have known better — tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

b) ( with superl) de

the wisest of men — el más sabio de los hombres

most of all — más que nada

4)

a) ( indicating date) de

the sixth of October — el seis de octubre

b) ( indicating time)

it's ten (minutes) of five — (AmE) son las cinco menos diez, son diez para las cinco (AmL exc RPl)

it's a quarter of five — (AmE) son las cinco menos cuarto, son un cuarto para las cinco (AmL exc RPl)

Jane, his wife of six months... — Jane, con la que lleva/llevaba casado seis meses...

5) ( on the part of)

it was very kind of you — fue muy amable de su parte

6) ( inherent in)

the senselessness of it all, that's what depresses me — es lo absurdo de todo el asunto lo que me deprime

7) ( indicating cause)

it's a problem of their own making — es un problema que ellos mismos se han creado

what did he die of? — ¿de qué murió?

of itself — de por sí

[ɒv, ǝv]
PREP
1) (indicating possession) de

the house of my uncle — la casa de mi tío

the love of God — el amor de Dios

a friend of mine — un amigo mío

it's no business of yours — aquí no te metas, no tienes que ver con esto

2) (objective genitive) a, hacia

hatred of injustice — odio a la injusticia

love of country — el amor a la patria

3) (partitive etc) de

a pound of flour — una libra de harina

how much of this do you need? — ¿cuánto necesitas de eso?

there were four of them — eran cuatro

all of them — todos ellos

of the 12, two were bad — de los 12, dos estaban pasados

you of all people ought to know — debieras saberlo más que nadie

most of all — sobre todo, más que nada

we're the best of friends — somos muy (buenos) amigos

the book of books — el libro de los libros

king of kings — rey de reyes

4) (indicating cause) por, de

out of fear — por temor

out of anger — de rabia

of itself — de por sí

of necessity — por necesidad

to die of pneumonia — morir de pulmonía

5) (agent)

beloved of all — querido de todos

it was rude of him to say that — fue de mala educación que dijese eso

it was nice of him to offer — fue muy amable ofreciéndose

that was very kind of you — fue muy amable de su parte

6) (indicating material) de

made of steel/paper — hecho de acero/papel

7) (descriptive) de

the City of New York — la ciudad de Nueva York

a boy of eight — un niño de ocho años

a man of great ability — un hombre de gran talento

that idiot of a minister — ese idiota de ministro

by the name of Green — llamado Green

a real palace of a house — una casa que es un verdadero palacio

a tragedy of her own making — una tragedia que ella misma había labrado, una tragedia de su propia cosecha

bright of eye — de ojos claros

hard of heart — duro de corazón

8) (=concerning) de

what do you think of him? — ¿qué piensas de él?

what of it? — ¿y a ti qué (te) importa?, ¿y qué?

9) (indicating deprivation, riddance)

loss of faith — pérdida de fe

lack of water — falta de agua

10) (indicating separation in space or time) de

south of Glasgow — al sur de Glasgow

it's a quarter of six — (US) son las seis menos cuarto, falta un cuarto para las seis (LAm)

11) (in time phrases)

I go to the pub of an evening * — al pub suelo ir por las noches

he died of a Friday — frm murió un viernes

it was fine of a morning * — por la mañana hacía buen tiempo

12) (with certain verbs)

to dream of sth — soñar con algo

to judge of sth — juzgar algo, opinar sobre algo

he was robbed of his watch — le robaron el reloj, se le robó el reloj

to smell of sth — oler a algo

* * *
[ɑːv, ɒv], weak form [əv]
preposition

1) (indicating relationship, material, content) de

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps — el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood — es de madera, está hecho de madera

a kilo of grapes — un kilo de uvas

a colleague of mine/his — un colega mío/suyo

2) ( descriptive use)

the city of Athens — la ciudad de Atenas

a boy of ten — un niño de diez años

a woman of courage — una mujer valiente

he's a giant of a man — es un gigante

3)

a) ( partitive use)

there were eight of us — éramos ocho

he invited the eight of us — nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived — seis de ellos sobrevivieron

of all the stupid things to say! — mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

you of all people should have known better — tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

b) ( with superl) de

the wisest of men — el más sabio de los hombres

most of all — más que nada

4)

a) ( indicating date) de

the sixth of October — el seis de octubre

b) ( indicating time)

it's ten (minutes) of five — (AmE) son las cinco menos diez, son diez para las cinco (AmL exc RPl)

it's a quarter of five — (AmE) son las cinco menos cuarto, son un cuarto para las cinco (AmL exc RPl)

Jane, his wife of six months... — Jane, con la que lleva/llevaba casado seis meses...

5) ( on the part of)

it was very kind of you — fue muy amable de su parte

6) ( inherent in)

the senselessness of it all, that's what depresses me — es lo absurdo de todo el asunto lo que me deprime

7) ( indicating cause)

it's a problem of their own making — es un problema que ellos mismos se han creado

what did he die of? — ¿de qué murió?

of itself — de por sí

English-spanish dictionary > of
3 mejorar

v.

to improve, to get better.

María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.

Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.

Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.

mejorar una oferta to make a better offer

* * *

mejorar

► verbo transitivo

1 to improve

► verbo intransitivo

1 to improve, get better

► verbo pronominal mejorarse

1 to get better

■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better

* * *

verb

1) to improve

2) make better

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade

- mejorando lo presente

2)

mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb

2. VI

1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get better

han mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved

los negocios mejoran — business is picking up

está mejorado de sus dolores — the pain has gone away

2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid

3.

See:

mejorarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <condiciones/situación> to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

intentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record

b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
2.
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
3.
mejorarse v pron

a) enfermo to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth

* * *

= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.

Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.

Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.

Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.

Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.

Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.

Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.

Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.

Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.

Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.

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* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.

* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.

* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.

* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.

* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.

* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.

* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.

* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.

* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.

* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.

* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.

* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <condiciones/situación> to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

intentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record

b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
2.
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
3.
mejorarse v pron

a) enfermo to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth

* * *

= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.

Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.

Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.

Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.

Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.

Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.

Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.

Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.

Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.

Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.

* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.

* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.

* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.

* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.

* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.

* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.

* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.

* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.

* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.

* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.

* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

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mejorar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right away

tienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwriting

intentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record

2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer

■ mejorar

vi

«tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get better

mi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any better

ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better

tus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any better

han mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the world

el paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement

■ mejorarse

v pron

1 «enfermo» to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?

que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon

2 ( Chi fam euf) (dar a luz) to give birth

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mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
◊ el tratamiento la mejoró the treatment made her a lot better

verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;

[ persona] (Med) to get better;
◊ ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better

mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving

' mejorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enriquecer
- ganar
- perfeccionar
- potenciar
- refacción
- superar
English:
ameliorate
- better
- existence
- get along
- improve
- improve on
- improvement
- look up
- pick up
- progress
- raise
- security
- technique
- turn
- upgrade
- brighten
- enhance
- go
- look
- matter
- out
- perk
- pick
- rise
- room
- smarten up
- up

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mejorar

♦ vt

1. [hacer mejor] to improve;

mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;

su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance

2. [enfermo] to make better;

estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better

3. [superar] to improve;

mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;

mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record

♦ vi

1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;

el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;

necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics

2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;

tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;

después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up

♦ See also the pronominal verb mejorarse

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mejorar

I v/t improve

II v/i improve

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mejorar vt

: to improve, to make better

mejorar vi

: to improve, to get better

♦ See also the reflexive verb mejorarse

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mejorar vb to improve

sus notas han mejorado his marks have improved

mañana mejorará el tiempo the weather will be better tomorrow

Spanish-English dictionary > mejorar
4 below

below

❢ When below is used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, it is most often translated by au-dessous de: the apartment below mine = l'appartement au-dessous du mien ; below the knee = au-dessous du genou.

The most notable exceptions are for the expressions below the ground and below the surface, when sous is used: sous le sol, sous la surface. For other prepositional uses of below and for adverbial uses see the entry below.

A prep

1 ( under) en dessous de ; the apartment below mine l'appartement au-dessous du mien ; below the knee/the waist au-dessous du genou/de la taille ; below the surface sous la surface ; below (the) ground sous le sol ; one kilometre below the surface à un kilomètre de profondeur ; below sea level au-dessous du niveau de la mer ; his name was below mine on the list son nom était au-dessous du or sous le mien sur la liste ; in the field below the castle dans le champ en contrebas du château ; the valley/river below them/you etc la vallée/rivière en contrebas ;

2 (less than: in quantity, degree etc) en dessous de, inférieur à ; below the average/10% en dessous de or inférieur à la moyenne/10% ; below the age of 12 en dessous de 12 ans ; 10° below (freezing) 10° en dessous de zéro ; below target/expectations/inflation inférieur aux objectifs/aux prévisions/à l'inflation ; his performance was below his usual standard sa prestation était bien moins bonne que d'habitude ; your behaviour was (well) below the standard expected of a manager ta conduite n'était pas (du tout) à la hauteur du poste de directeur ;

3 ( inferior in rank to) the people below him in the department les gens du service au-dessous de lui ; those below the rank of Major Mil les militaires qui sont au-dessous du grade de major ; a lieutenant is below a captain lieutenant est un grade inférieur à capitaine ; those employees below management level les employés qui ne font pas partie de la direction ; the teams below them in the table ( Sport etc) les équipes moins bien classées qu'eux ;

4 ( south of) au sud de, au-dessous de ; below Liverpool/London au sud de Liverpool/de Londres ;

5 ( downstream from) en aval de ;

6 ( unworthy of) ⇒ beneath A 2.

B adv

1 ( lower down) 100 metres below 100 mètres plus bas ; the village/the river below le village/la rivière en contrebas ; the people/cars (down) below les gens/voitures en bas ; the apartment below l'appartement en dessous ; seen from below vu d'en bas ; the miners working below les mineurs qui travaillent sous terre ;

2 (later on page, in book etc) ci-dessous ; see below voir ci-dessous ; the information below les données ci-dessous ;

3 ( not in heaven) here below ( on earth) ici-bas ; down below ( in hell) en enfer.

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5 Les villes

Les noms de villes

Toute ville peut être désignée par les expressions the town of…ou the city of…: town s’applique en anglais britannique à toute agglomération d’une certaine importance, et en anglais américain à toute commune, même très peu peuplée. En Grande-Bretagne city désigne les très grandes villes, ainsi que les villes ayant une cathédrale.

À avec les noms de ville

À se traduit par to avec les verbes de mouvement (par ex. aller, se rendre, etc.).

aller à Toulouse

= to go to Toulouse

se rendre à La Haye

= to travel to The Hague

À se traduit par in avec les autres verbes (par ex. être, habiter etc.).

vivre à Toulouse

= to live in Toulouse

Lorsqu’une ville est une étape sur un itinéraire, à se traduira par at.

s’arrêter à Dublin

= to stop at Dublin

Les noms des habitants

L’anglais est moins friand que le français de noms d’habitants des villes. Pour les villes des îles britanniques, seuls quelques-uns sont assez courants, comme Londoner, Dubliner, Liverpudlian ( de Liverpool), Glaswegian ( de Glasgow), Mancunian ( de Manchester) etc. Pour les villes américaines, on a New Yorker, Philadelphian etc. Pour les autres pays, Parisian, Berliner, Roman etc.

Pour traduire un nom d’habitant de ville, il est toujours possible d’utiliser inhabitants ou people: par ex., pour les Toulousains, on peut dire the inhabitants of Toulouse, the people of Toulouse etc.

De avec les noms de villes

Les expressions françaises avec de se traduisent le plus souvent par l’emploi du nom de ville en position d’adjectif.

l’accent de Toulouse

= a Toulouse accent

l’aéroport de Toulouse

= Toulouse airport

les cafés de Toulouse

= Toulouse cafés

l’équipe de Toulouse

= the Toulouse team

les hivers de Toulouse

= Toulouse winters

les hôtels de Toulouse

= Toulouse hotels

la région de Toulouse

= the Toulouse area

les restaurants de Toulouse

= Toulouse restaurants

la route de Toulouse

= the Toulouse road

les rues de Toulouse

= Toulouse streets

le train de Toulouse

= the Toulouse train

Mais:

je suis de Toulouse

= I come from Toulouse

une lettre de Toulouse

= a letter from Toulouse

le maire de Toulouse

= the Mayor of Toulouse

un plan de Toulouse

= a map of Toulouse

Les adjectifs dérivés

Les adjectifs dérivés des noms de villes n’ont pas toujours d’équivalent en anglais. Plusieurs cas sont possibles mais on pourra presque toujours utiliser le nom de la ville placé avant le nom qualifié:

la région bordelaise

= the Bordeaux area

Pour souligner la provenance on choisira from + le nom de la ville:

l’équipe bordelaise

= the team from Bordeaux

Pour parler de l’environnement on optera pour of + le nom de la ville:

les rues bordelaises

= the streets of Bordeaux

Et pour situer on utilisera in + le nom de la ville:

mon séjour bordelais

= my stay in Bordeaux

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > Les villes
6 subir

v.

1 to go/come up (ascender) (calle, escaleras).

subió las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran up o climbed the stairs as fast as she could

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

subir por la escalera to go/come up the stairs

2 to lift up (poner arriba).

ayúdame a subir la caja help me get the box up; (a lo alto) help me carry the box upstairs (al piso de arriba)

3 to put up, to increase (increase) (precio, peso).

La empresa sube los precios The company increases the prices.

Me subió la calentura My fever increased.

4 to raise (alzar) (mano, bandera, voz).

El chico sube la cama The boy raises the bed.

5 to raise the pitch of (Music).

6 to go up, to rise (increase) (precio, temperatura).

subir de categoría to improve; (mejorar) to be promoted (ser ascendido)

El elevador sube The elevator climbs.

7 to get on (montar) (en avión, barco).

sube al coche get into the car

8 to rise (cooking) (crecer).

9 to walk up, to climb.

Ella subió el sendero She walked up the path.

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subir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir hacia arriba - gen) to go up, come up; (- avión) to climb

2 (en un vehículo - coche) to get in; (autobús, avión, barco, tren) to get on, get onto

■ ¡venga, sube! go on, get in!

3 (montar - bicicleta) to get on; (- caballo) to get on, mount

4 (a un árbol) to climb up

5 figurado (elevarse, aumentar) to rise

6 figurado (categoría, puesto) to be promoted

7 figurado (cuenta) to come (a, to)

■ la deuda sube a dos mil euros the debt comes to two thoudsand euros

► verbo transitivo

1 (escaleras, calle) to go up, climb; (montaña) to climb

2 (mover arriba) to carry up, take up, bring up; (poner arriba) to put upstairs

■ súbelo arriba take it upstairs

3 (cabeza etc) to lift, raise

4 (pared) to raise

5 COSTURA to take up

■ subir un dobladillo to take up a hem

6 figurado (precio, salario, etc) to raise, put up

7 figurado (subir el volumen - voz) to raise; (- aparato) to turn up

8 figurado (color) to strengthen

► verbo pronominal subirse

1 (piso, escalera) to go up

2 (árbol, muro, etc) to climb up (a, -)

3 (en un vehículo - coche) to get in (a, -); (autobús) to get on (a, -); (avión, barco, tren) to get on (a, -), get onto (a,-)

■ ¡súbete, súbete al coche! get in, get into the car!

4 (en animales, bicicleta) to get on (a, -), mount

5 (ropa, calcetines) to pull up; (cremallera) to do up, zip up; (mangas) to roll up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

subir a bordo to get on board

subir al trono figurado to ascend to the throne

subir como la espuma familiar to spread like wildfire

subirse por las paredes figurado to hit the roof

subírsele a uno los humos a la cabeza figurado to become conceited

subírsele algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's head

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verb

1) to increase, rise

2) raise

3) climb

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- subir a

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1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ pierna, brazo, objeto] to lift, lift up, raise; [+ calcetines, pantalones, persianas] to pull up

sube los brazos — lift your arms (up), raise your arms

2) (=poner arriba) [llevando] to take up; [trayendo] to bring up

¿me puedes ayudar a subir las maletas? — can you help me to take up the cases?

voy a subir esta caja arriba — I'll take this box upstairs

¿puedes subir ese cuadro de abajo? — could you bring that picture up from down there?

lo subieron al portaequipajes — they put it up on the rack

lo subimos a un taxi — we put him in a taxi

3) (=ascender) [+ calle, cuesta, escalera, montaña] (=ir arriba) to go up; (=venir arriba) to come up

subió las escaleras de dos en dos — she went up the stairs two at a time

tenía problemas para subir las escaleras — he had difficulty getting up o climbing the stairs

4) (=aumentar) [+ precio, salario] to put up, raise, increase; [+ artículo en venta] to put up the price of

los taxistas han subido sus tarifas — taxi drivers have put their fares up o have raised their fares

van a subir la gasolina — they are going to put up o increase the price of petrol

5) (=elevar) [+ volumen, televisión, radio] to turn up; [+ voz] to raise

sube la radio, que no se oye — turn the radio up, I can't hear it

6) [en escalafón] [+ persona] to promote

7) (Arquit) to put up, build

subir una pared — to put up o build a wall

8) (Mús) to raise the pitch of

2. VI

1) (=ir arriba) to go up; (=venir arriba) to come up; [en un monte, en el aire] to climb

suba al tercer piso — go up to the third floor

sube, que te voy a enseñar unos discos — come up, I've got some records to show you

seguimos subiendo hasta la cima — we went on climbing till we reached the summit

estaba mirando como la mosca subía por la ventana — I watched the fly move slowly up the window

tuvimos que subir andando — we had to walk up

2) (Transportes) [en autobús, avión, tren, bicicleta, moto, caballo] to get on; [en coche, taxi] to get in

subir a un autobús/avión/tren — to get on(to) a bus/plane/train

subir a un coche — to get in(to) a car

subir a una bicicleta — to get on(to) a bike

subir a un caballo — to mount a horse, get on(to) a horse

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

3) [en el escalafón] to be promoted (a to)

nuestro objetivo es subir a primera división — our aim is to go up o be promoted to the First Division

4) (=aumentar) [precio, valor] to go up, rise; [temperatura] to rise

la gasolina ha vuelto a subir — (the price of) petrol has gone up again

sigue subiendo la bolsa — share prices are still rising

le ha subido la fiebre — her temperature has gone up o risen
tono 2)
5) (=aumentar de nivel) [río, mercurio] to rise; [marea] to come in

6) [cantidad]

subir a — to come to, total

3.

See:

subirse
SUBIR Otros verbos de movimiento ► Subir la cuesta/ la escalera {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por to come up o por to go up, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario al hablante), pero come y go se pueden reemplazar por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se sube mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Tim subió las escaleras a gatas Tim crept up the stairs El mes pasado los precios subieron vertiginosamente Prices shot up last month Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

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

hay que subir a pie — you have to walk up

ahora subo — I'll be right up

los autobuses que suben al pueblo — the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima — the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

b)

subir A algo — a autobús/tren/avión to get on o onto sth; a coche to get in o into sth; a caballo/bicicleta to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml)

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up; ( en el escalafón) to be promoted

han subido a primera división — they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

d) ( en tenis)

subir a la red — to go up to the net

2)

a) marea to come in; aguas/río to rise

b) fiebre/tensión to go up, rise; temperatura to rise

c) leche materna to come in

3) precio/valor/cotización/salario to rise, go up
2.
subir vt

1) < montaña> to climb; < cuesta> to go up, climb; < escaleras> to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera — she ran upstairs

2)

a) <objeto/niño> ( llevar arriba - acercándose) to bring up; (- alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra — I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván — I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) <objeto/niño> ( poner más alto)

sube al niño al caballo — lift the child onto the horse

voy a subir un poco este cuadro — I'm going to put this picture up a bit higher

traía el cuello del abrigo subido — he had his coat collar turned up

c) <persiana/telón> to raise; < pantalones> to pull up

¿me subes la cremallera? — will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla — she raised the window

d) < dobladillo> to take up; < falda> to take o turn up

3) (Inf) to upload

4)

a) <precios/salarios> to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? — how much did your salary go up this year?

b) <volumen/radio> to turn up

sube un poco la calefacción — turn the heating o heat up a little
3.
subirse verbo pronominal

1)

a) (a coche, autobús, etc) verbo intransitivo 1 b

b) ( trepar) to climb

se subió al árbol/al muro — she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the walls

estaba subido a un árbol/caballo — he was up a tree/sitting on a horse

c) (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc)

el éxito se le subió a la cabeza — the success went to his head

se me subieron los colores — I went red o blushed

2) (refl) <calcetines/pantalones> to pull up

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= go up, move up, raise, rise, ascend, mount, walk up, elevate, climb, bring up, zip, move down, hike up, scale, spike, crank up, get + high, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, amp up, turn up.

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

Ex. Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex. He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.

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

Ex. Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex. Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

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

Ex. The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

Ex. You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.

Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex. Yes, some people with thin blood or whose pulse and blood pressure get high enough will have a nose bleed when excited.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

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

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* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* subir a = board.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* subir al trono = ascend (to) + the throne.

* subir a un barco = board + ship.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* subir el volumen = pump up + the volume.

* subir en = ride.

* subir en bici = ride + a bike.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* subir repentinamente = shoot up.

* subirse al autobús = get on + the bus.

* subirse al tren = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

* subírsele a la cabeza = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.

* subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down.

* telón + subir = curtain + rise.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

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

hay que subir a pie — you have to walk up

ahora subo — I'll be right up

los autobuses que suben al pueblo — the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima — the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

b)

subir A algo — a autobús/tren/avión to get on o onto sth; a coche to get in o into sth; a caballo/bicicleta to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml)

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up; ( en el escalafón) to be promoted

han subido a primera división — they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

d) ( en tenis)

subir a la red — to go up to the net

2)

a) marea to come in; aguas/río to rise

b) fiebre/tensión to go up, rise; temperatura to rise

c) leche materna to come in

3) precio/valor/cotización/salario to rise, go up
2.
subir vt

1) < montaña> to climb; < cuesta> to go up, climb; < escaleras> to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera — she ran upstairs

2)

a) <objeto/niño> ( llevar arriba - acercándose) to bring up; (- alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra — I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván — I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) <objeto/niño> ( poner más alto)

sube al niño al caballo — lift the child onto the horse

voy a subir un poco este cuadro — I'm going to put this picture up a bit higher

traía el cuello del abrigo subido — he had his coat collar turned up

c) <persiana/telón> to raise; < pantalones> to pull up

¿me subes la cremallera? — will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla — she raised the window

d) < dobladillo> to take up; < falda> to take o turn up

3) (Inf) to upload

4)

a) <precios/salarios> to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? — how much did your salary go up this year?

b) <volumen/radio> to turn up

sube un poco la calefacción — turn the heating o heat up a little
3.
subirse verbo pronominal

1)

a) (a coche, autobús, etc) verbo intransitivo 1 b

b) ( trepar) to climb

se subió al árbol/al muro — she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the walls

estaba subido a un árbol/caballo — he was up a tree/sitting on a horse

c) (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc)

el éxito se le subió a la cabeza — the success went to his head

se me subieron los colores — I went red o blushed

2) (refl) <calcetines/pantalones> to pull up

* * *

= go up, move up, raise, rise, ascend, mount, walk up, elevate, climb, bring up, zip, move down, hike up, scale, spike, crank up, get + high, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, amp up, turn up.

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

Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex: He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.

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

Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex: Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

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

Ex: The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.

Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex: Yes, some people with thin blood or whose pulse and blood pressure get high enough will have a nose bleed when excited.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

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

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* subir a = board.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* subir al trono = ascend (to) + the throne.

* subir a un barco = board + ship.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* subir el volumen = pump up + the volume.

* subir en = ride.

* subir en bici = ride + a bike.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* subir repentinamente = shoot up.

* subirse al autobús = get on + the bus.

* subirse al tren = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

* subírsele a la cabeza = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.

* subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down.

* telón + subir = curtain + rise.

* * *

subir [I1 ]

vi

A

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

hay que subir a pie you have to walk up

ahora subo I'll be right up, I'm coming up now

voy a subir al caserío I'm going up to the farmhouse

los autobuses que suben al pueblo the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

2 (a un coche) to get in; (a un autobús, etc) to get on subir A algo ‹a un autobús/un tren/un avión› to get ON o ONTO sth; ‹a un coche› to get IN o INTO sth; ‹a un caballo/una bicicleta› to get ON o ONTO sth, to mount sth ( frml)

subir a bordo to go/get on board

3 (de categoría) to go up

ha subido en el escalafón he has been promoted

han subido a primera división they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

ha subido mucho en mi estima she has gone up a lot o ( frml) risen greatly in my estimation

4 ( Arg fam) to take up office/one's post

5

(en tenis): subir a la red to go up to the net

B

1 «marea» to come in; «aguas/río» to rise

las aguas no subieron de nivel the water level did not rise

2 «fiebre/tensión» to go up, rise

han subido las temperaturas temperatures have risen

3 ( Med) «leche» to come in, be produced

C «precio/valor/cotización» to rise, go up

la leche subió a 60 céntimos milk went up to sixty cents

el desempleo subió en 94.500 personas en el primer trimestre unemployment rose by 94,500 in the first quarter

ha subido el dólar con respecto al euro the dollar has risen against the euro

D ( Inf) to upload

■ subir

vt

A ‹montaña› to climb; ‹cuesta› to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera she ran upstairs

tiene problemas para subir la escalera he has trouble getting up o climbing the stairs

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went o walked up the stairs two at a time

B

1 ‹objeto/niño› (acercándose) to bring up; (alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván I have to put some boxes up in the attic

¿puedes subir las maletas? could you take the cases up?

sube al niño al caballo lift the child onto the horse

ese cuadro está muy bajo, ¿puedes subirlo un poco? that picture is very low, can you put it up a little higher?

traía el cuello del abrigo subido he had his coat collar turned up

2 ‹persiana/telón› to raise

¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper ( AmE) o ( BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla she wound the window up o closed o raised the window

ven que te suba los pantalones come here and let me pull your pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers up for you

3 ‹dobladillo› to take up; ‹falda› to take o turn up

C

1 ‹precios/salarios› to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? how much did your salary go up this year?

2 ‹volumen/radio› to turn up

sube el volumen turn the volume up

sube el tono que no te oigo speak up, I can't hear you

sube un poco la calefacción turn the heating o heat up a little

■ subirse

v pron

A

1 (a un coche, autobús, etc) subir vi A 2.

2 (trepar) to climb

se subió al muro she climbed (up) onto the wall

les encanta subirse a los árboles they love to climb trees

estaban subidos a un árbol they were up a tree

el niño se le subió encima the child climbed on top of him

3 (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc):

el vino enseguida se me subió a la cabeza the wine went straight to my head

el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza success has gone to his head

noté que se me subían los colores (a la cara) I realized that I was going red o blushing

B ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up

* * *

subir ( conjugate subir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona/coche] ( ir arriba) to go up;

( venir arriba) to come up;
◊ hay que subir a pie you have to walk up;

ahora subo I'll be right up;
el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill
b) subir A algo ‹a autobús/tren/avión› to get on o onto sth;

‹ a coche› to get in o into sth;
‹a caballo/bicicleta› to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml);
◊ subir a bordo to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up;

( en el escalafón) to be promoted
2
a) [ marea] to come in;

[aguas/río] to rise
b) [fiebre/tensión] to go up, rise;

[ temperatura] to rise
3 [precio/valor/cotización/salario] to rise, go up
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ montaña› to climb;
‹escaleras/cuesta› to go up, climb
2
a) ‹objeto/niño› ( traer arriba) to bring up;

( llevar arriba) to take up;
◊ tengo que subir unas cajas al desván I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) ( poner más alto) ‹ objeto› to put up … (higher);

‹ cuello de prenda› to turn up:
◊ sube al niño al caballo lift the child onto the horse

c) ‹persiana/telón/ventanilla› to raise;

‹ pantalones› to pull up;
◊ ¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

d) ‹ dobladillo› to take up;

‹ falda› to take o turn up
e) (Inf) to upload

3
a) ‹precios/salarios› to raise, put up

b) ‹volumen/radio/calefacción› to turn up

subirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (a coche, autobús, etc) See Also→ subir verbo intransitivo 1b

b) ( trepar) to climb;

◊ se subió al árbol/al muro she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the wall;

estaba subido a un árbol he was up a tree
c) ( a la cabeza) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el éxito se le subió a la cabeza the success went to his head

2 ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up;
‹ cuello› to turn up
subir
I verbo transitivo
1 (una pendiente, las escaleras) to go up
(hacia el hablante) to come up
(una montaña) to climb
2 (llevar arriba) to take up: voy a subir las cajas, I'm going to take the boxes upstairs
(hacia el hablante) to bring up
3 (elevar) to raise: sube la mano izquierda, lift your left hand
(el sueldo, la temperatura, la voz, etc) to raise: sube (el volumen de) la radio, turn the radio up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ascender) to go up: ¿por qué no subimos a verla?, why don't we go up to see her?
(acercándose al hablante) to come up ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (a un avión, tren, autobús) to get on o onto: subimos al tren, we boarded the train
(a un coche) to get into o in
3 (la marea, las aguas) to rise
4 (la temperatura) to rise
5 (los precios, el sueldo, etc) to rise, go up
6 (de categoría) to go up
' subir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abrochar
- ascender
- bordo
- cajón
- cerrar
- cortante
- embarcación
- escena
- estrado
- irse
- trono
- abordar
- alto
- bien
- escalafón
- montar
- volumen
English:
aboard
- ascend
- board
- boarding card
- boarding pass
- climb
- come in
- come up
- curl
- elevate
- escalate
- flight
- get into
- get on
- go up
- hand up
- heave
- hoist
- increase
- jump on
- mount
- move up
- pile in
- push
- raise
- rise
- roll up
- send up
- sharply
- shoot up
- show up
- slope
- spiral up
- stair
- stand
- steeply
- tree
- turn up
- up
- volume
- walk up
- zip up
- air
- come
- do
- flow
- gain
- get
- go
- jump

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subir

♦ vt

1. [poner arriba] [libro, cuadro] to put up;
[telón] to raise; [persiana] to roll up; [ventanilla] to wind up, to close;
he subido la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia up from the bottom shelf to the top one;

sube el cuadro un poco move the picture up a bit o a bit higher;

¿me ayudas a subir las bolsas? could you help me take the bags up?;

ayúdame a subir la caja [a lo alto] help me get the box up;
[al piso de arriba] help me carry the box upstairs
2. [montar]
subir algo/a alguien a to lift sth/sb onto

3. [alzar] [bandera] to raise;

subir la mano to put one's hand up, to raise one's hand

4. [ascender] [calle, escaleras] to go/come up;
[escalera de mano] to climb; [pendiente, montaña] to go up;
subió las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran up o climbed the stairs as fast as she could;

subió la calle a todo correr he ran up the street as fast as he could

5. [aumentar] [precio, impuestos] to put up, to increase;
[música, volumen, radio] to turn up;
subió la voz o [m5] el tono para que se le oyera she raised her voice so she could be heard;

sube la voz o [m5]el tono, no te oigo speak up, I can't hear you;

subir el fuego de la cocina to turn up the heat;

subir la moral a alguien to lift sb's spirits, to cheer sb up

6. [hacer ascender de categoría] to promote

7. Mús to raise the pitch of

8. Fam Informát to upload

♦ vi

1. [a piso, azotea] to go/come up;

¿podrías subir aquí un momento? could you come up here a minute?;

subo enseguida I'll be up in a minute;

subir corriendo to run up;

subir en ascensor to go/come up in the Br lift o US elevator;

subir por la escalera to go/come up the stairs;

subir (a) por algo to go up and get sth;

subir a la red [en tenis] to come (in) to the net

2. [montar] [en avión, barco] to get on;
[en coche] to get in; [en moto, bicicleta, tren] to get on; [en caballo] to get on, to mount; [en árbol, escalera de mano, silla] to climb up;
subir a [coche] to get in(to);
[moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get on; [caballo] to get on, to mount; [árbol, escalera de mano] to climb up; [silla, mesa] to get o climb onto; [piso] to go/come up to;
subir a bordo to go on board;

es peligroso subir al tren en marcha it is dangerous to board the train while it is moving

3. [aumentar] to rise, to go up;
[hinchazón, cauce] to rise; [fiebre] to raise, to go up;
los precios subieron prices went up o rose;

subió la gasolina the price of petrol went up o rose;

el euro subió frente a la libra the euro went up o rose against the pound;

las acciones de C & C han subido C & C share prices have gone up o risen;

han subido las ventas sales are up;

este modelo ha subido de precio this model has gone up in price, the price of this model has gone up;

el coste total no subirá del millón the total cost will not be more than o over a million;

no subirá de tres horas it will take three hours at most, it won't take more than three hours;

está subiendo la marea the tide is coming in;

el jefe ha subido mucho en mi estima the boss has gone up a lot in my estimation

4. [cuenta, importe]
subir a to come o amount to

5. Culin [crecer] to rise

6. Fam [ir, venir] to come/go up;

subiré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going up to the capital next week;

¿por qué no subes a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come up to see us this weekend?

7. [ascender de categoría] to be promoted (a to); Dep to be promoted, to go up (a to);
el Atlético subió de categoría Atlético went up

♦ See also the pronominal verb subirse

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subir

I v/t

1 cuesta, escalera go up, climb; montaña climb

2 objeto raise, lift; intereses, precio raise

II v/i

1 para indicar acercamiento come up; para indicar alejamiento go up

2 de precio rise, go up

3 a un tren, autobús get on; a un coche get in

4

:

subir al poder rise to power;

subir al trono ascend to the throne

* * *

subir vt

1) : to bring up, to take up

2) : to climb, to go up

3) : to raise

subir vi

1) : to go up, to come up

2) : to rise, to increase

3) : to be promoted

4)

subir a : to get on, to mount

subir a un tren: to get on a train

♦ See also the reflexive verb subirse

* * *

subir vb

1. (ir arriba) to go up

subí las escaleras I went up the stairs

¡sube! ¡la vista es fantástica! come up! the view is fantastic!

2. (escalar) to climb

subimos la montaña we climbed the mountain

3. (en un coche) to get in

sube al coche get in the car

4. (en un tren, autobús, avión) to get on

subió al tren he got on the train

5. (aumentar) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen] / to go up

el precio ha subido the price has gone up

6. (llevar arriba) to take up [pt. took; pp. taken] / to put up [pt. & pp. put]

sube estos trastos al desván put these old things up in the loft

7. (incrementar) to put up [pt. & pp. put] / to raise

han subido el precio del pan they've put the price of bread up

8. (hacer más fuerte) to turn up

sube el volumen de la radio turn the radio up

Spanish-English dictionary > subir
7 top

I
1. top noun
1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) cumbre, lo alto

2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) a la cabeza, en primer lugar

3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) lo alto de, sobre

4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) tapadera, (botella) tapón

5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) blusa (corta), camiseta, top

2. adjective
(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) mejor, primero

3. verb
1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) cubrir, recubrir

2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) superar, sobrepasar

3) (to remove the top of.) quitar la parte de encima

•

- topless
- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladderee
- top up
II top noun
(a kind of toy that spins.) peonza

- sleep like a top

top¹ adj

1. superior / de más arriba / último

it's on the top shelf está en el estante de arriba

they live on the top floor viven en el último piso

2. más alto

she got top marks in the exam sacó la nota más alta en el examen

to be top of the class ser el primero de la clase

top² n

1. cima / cumbre / lo alto

the top of the mountain la cima de la montaña

2. tapón / tapa

put the top back on the jar vuelve a ponerle la tapa al bote

a bottle top el tapón de una botella

3. parte de arriba

write your name at the top of the page escribe tu nombre en la parte de arriba de la hoja

4. camiseta / blusa

I'm looking for a top to wear with this skirt busco una blusa para llevarla con esta falda

top

tr[tɒp]

noun

1 (highest/upper part) parte nombre femenino superior, parte nombre femenino de arriba, parte nombre femenino más alta

■ an attic is the room at the top of a house el desván es el cuarto en la parte más alta de una casa

2 (far end - of street) final nombre masculino; (- of table) cabecera

■ I'll meet you at the top of the street quedamos al final de la calle

3 (of mountain) cumbre nombre masculino

4 (of tree) copa

5 (surface) superficie nombre femenino

6 (of bottle) tapón nombre masculino; (of pen) capuchón nombre masculino

7 (highest position)

■ she was top of the class fue la primera de la clase

■ I think you'll make it to the top creo que llegarás hasta arriba

■ who's the top of the organization? ¿quién es el jefe de la organización?

8 (of list) cabeza

■ who's at the top of the league? ¿quién encabeza la liga?

■ what's top of the list? ¿qué es lo primero de la lista?

9 (of car) capota

10 (clothes) blusa (corta), camiseta, top nombre masculino; (of bikini) parte de arriba

11 (beginning) principio

■ let's take it from the top hagámoslo desde el principio

12 (gear) directa

adjective

1 (highest) de arriba, superior, más alto,-a

■ I live on the top floor vivo en el último piso

2 (best, highest, leading) mejor, principal

■ one of Spain's top directors uno de los mejores directores españoles

■ top party officials los cabecillas del partido

■ only the top graduates get the top jobs sólo los mejores licenciados consiguen los mejores trabajos

3 (highest, maximum) principal, máximo,-a

■ the car's top speed la velocidad máxima del coche

transitive verb (pt & pp topped, ger topping)

1 (cover) cubrir, rematar

2 (remove top of plant/fruit) quitar los rabillos

3 slang (kill) cargarse

■ he topped himself se mató

4 (come first, head) encabezar

5 (better, surpass, exceed) superar

plural noun tops

1 (of plant) hojas nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the top of the tree figurative use en el cumbre

at the top of one's voice a voz en grito

at top speed a toda velocidad

from top to bottom de arriba abajo

from top to toe de cabeza a pies

on top encima de, sobre

■ put your things on top pon tus cosas encima

on top of encima de

■ don't put your books on top of mine no pongas tus libros encima de los míos

■ do you get commission on top of your salary? ¿ganas una comisión además de tu sueldo?

on top of it all / to top it all para colmo

to be on top of the world estar en la gloria, estar contento,-a y feliz

to be over the top (excessive) ser demasiado

to blow one's top perder los estribos

to come out on top salir ganando

to get on top of somebody agobiar a alguien

to go over the top pasarse

top brass peces nombre masculino plural gordos, altos mandos nombre masculino plural

top copy original nombre masculino

top dog gallito

top gear directa

top hat chistera, sombrero de copa

top of the bill actor nombre masculino principal, actriz nombre femenino principal

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top

tr[tɒp]

noun

1 peonza

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to sleep like a top dormir como un tronco, dormir como un lirón

top ['tɑp] vt, topped ; topping

1) cover: cubrir, coronar

2) surpass: sobrepasar, superar

3) clear: pasar por encima de

top adj

: superior

the top shelf: la repisa superior

one of the top lawyers: uno de los mejores abogados

top n

1) : parte f superior, cumbre f, cima f (de un monte, etc.)

to climb to the top: subir a la cumbre

2) cover: tapa f, cubierta f

3) : trompo m (juguete)

4)

on top of : encima de

top

v.

• desmochar v.

• rematar v.

adj.

• cimera adj.

• culminante adj.

• máximo, -a adj.

• superior adj.

n.

• baca s.f.

• cabeza s.f.

• cima s.f.

• cofa s.f.

• coronilla s.f.

• cumbre s.f.

• morra s.f.

• moño s.m.

• parte superior s.m.

• peón s.m.

• tapa s.f.

• tapadera s.f.

• tejadillo s.m.

• tope s.m.

• trompo s.m.

• vértice s.m.

• ápice s.m.

tɑːp, tɒp
I

noun

1)

a) ( highest part) parte f superior or de arriba; ( of mountain) cima f, cumbre f, cúspide f; ( of tree) copa f; ( of page) parte f superior; ( of head) coronilla f

from top to bottom — de arriba abajo

he stood at the top of the stairs — estaba en lo alto de la escalera

his name is at the top of the list — su nombre es el primero de la lista or encabeza la lista

at the top of one's voice — a voz en cuello or en grito, a grito pelado (fam)

off the top of one's head: I can't think of any of them off the top of my head — no se me ocurre ninguno en este momento

b) (BrE) ( of road) final m

2) ( of hierarchy) (highest rank, position)

she came top of the class in English — sacó la mejor nota de la clase en inglés

our team reached the top of the league — nuestro equipo se colocó a la cabeza de la liga

he worked his way to the top — se abrió camino hasta la cima de su profesión

3)

a) ( upper part)

the table has a marble top — el tablero de la mesa es de mármol

the top of the milk — (BrE) crema que se acumula en el cuello de la botella de leche

to float/rise to the top — salir* a la superficie

b) (rim, edge) borde m

fill it to the top — llénalo hasta el borde

4) ( Clothing)

a blue top — una blusa (or un suéter or un top etc) azul

5)

on top — (as adv) encima, arriba

he can't stay on top for ever — no puede ser siempre el primero

he's getting a bit thin on top — (colloq) se está quedando calvo or (AmC, Méx fam) pelón or (CS fam) pelado

to come out on top — salir* ganando

6)

on top of — (as prep) \<\<cupboard/piano\>\> encima de

the tent collapsed on top of us — la tienda se nos cayó encima

it's just been one thing on top of another — ha sido una cosa detrás de otra or una cosa tras otra

they managed to get on top of the situation — consiguieron controlar la situación

don't let things get on top of you — no dejes que las preocupaciones te abrumen

to feel on top of the world — estar* contentísimo

and on top of it all o on top of all that, she lost her job — y encima or para colmo or como si esto fuera poco, se quedó sin trabajo

7)

over the top — ( exaggerated) (esp BrE colloq)

the costumes were way over the top — los trajes eran una exageración

I feel she went rather over the top — creo que se pasó un poco (fam)

8) (cover, cap - of jar, box) tapa f, tapón m (Esp); (- of pen) capuchón m, capucha f; ( cork) tapón m

to blow one's top — (colloq) explotar (fam)

9) top (gear) (BrE Auto) directa f

10) ( spinning top) trompo m, peonza f; sleep II

II

adjective (before n)

1)

a) ( uppermost) <layer/shelf> de arriba, superior; <step/coat of paint> último; < note> más alto

on the top floor — en el último piso

the top left-hand corner of the page — la esquina superior izquierda de la página

b) ( maximum) <speed/temperature> máximo, tope

people pay top prices for these wines — la gente paga los precios más altos por estos vinos

2)

a) ( best)

to be top quality — ser* de primera calidad

the service is top class — el servicio es de primera

b) ( in ranked order)

our top priority is... — nuestra prioridad absoluta es...

the Top 40 — ( Mus) los 40 discos más vendidos, ≈los 40 principales ( en Esp)

c) (leading, senior) <scientists/chefs> más destacado

the top jobs — los mejores puestos

a top official — un alto funcionario

she has a top post at the embassy — tiene un cargo importante en la embajada

III
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1) (exceed, surpass) \<\<offer/achievement\>\> superar

unemployment topped the 3 million mark — el índice de desempleo superó or rebasó los 3 millones

to top it all — para coronarlo, para colmo, (más) encima

2) ( beat) (AmE)

the Tigers topped the Mariners 6-2 — (AmE) los Tigers se impusieron a los Mariners por 6 a 2

3) ( head) \<\<list/league\>\> encabezar*

4) ( cover) \<\<column/building\>\> rematar, coronar

topped with chocolate/cheese — con chocolate/queso por encima

2.

v refl

to top oneself

1) ( surpass oneself) (AmE colloq) superarse

2) ( commit suicide) (BrE sl) matarse, suicidarse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- top off

- top out

- top up

I [tɒp]
1. N

1) (=highest point, peak) cumbre f, cima f ; [of hill] cumbre f ; [of tree] copa f ; [of head] coronilla f ; [of building] remate m ; [of wall] coronamiento m ; [of wave] cresta f ; [of stairs, ladder] lo alto; [of page] cabeza f ; [of list, table, classification] cabeza f, primer puesto m, primera posición f

at the top of the hill — en la cumbre de la colina

to reach the top, make it to the top — [of career etc] alcanzar la cumbre (del éxito)

• the men at the top — (fig) los que mandan

• executives who are at the top of their careers — ejecutivos que están en la cumbre de sus carreras

• top of the charts — (Mus) el número uno

• to be at the top of the class — (Scol) ser el/la mejor de la clase

• Liverpool are at the top of the league — Liverpool encabeza la liga

• at the top of the page — a la cabeza de la página

• top of the range — (Comm) lo mejor de la gama

• at the top of the stairs — en lo alto de la escalera

• at the top of the tree — (lit) en lo alto del árbol; (Brit) (fig) en la cima, en lo más alto

- at the top of the pile or heap
blow II, 1., 3)
2) (=upper part) parte f superior, parte f de arriba; [of bus] piso m superior; [of turnip, carrot, radish] rabillo m, hojas fpl

• he lives at the top of the house — ocupa el piso más alto de la casa

• the top of the milk — la nata

• at the top of the street — al final de la calle

• he sits at the top of the table — se sienta a la cabecera de la mesa

3) (=surface) superficie f

oil comes or floats or rises to the top — el aceite sube a la superficie

the top of the table needs wiping — hay que pasar una bayeta por la mesa

4) (=lid) [of pen, bottle, jar] tapa f, cubierta f, tapón m

5) (=blouse) blusa f

pyjama top — parte f de arriba del pijama

I want a top to go with this skirt — quiero algo para arriba que me vaya con esta falda

6) (Brit)
(Aut) = top gear
7) (US) (Aut) capota f

8) (Naut) cofa f

9)

on top — encima, arriba

to be on top — estar encima; (fig) (=winning etc) llevar ventaja, estar ganando

seats on top! — (on bus) ¡hay sitio arriba!

let's go up on top — (Naut) vamos a (subir a) cubierta

thin on top * — con poco pelo, medio calvo

on top of — sobre, encima de

it floats on top of the water — flota sobre el agua

the next second the lorry was on top of us — al instante el camión se nos echó encima

the flat is so small we live on top of each other — el piso es tan pequeño que vivimos amontonados

on top of (all) that — (=in addition to that) y encima or además de (todo) eso

on top of which — y para colmo, más encima

it's just one thing on top of another — es una cosa tras otra

to be/get on top of things — estar/ponerse a la altura de las cosas

I'm on top of my work now — ahora puedo con el trabajo

things are getting on top of me — ya no puedo más

- come out on top

- be/feel on top of the world

10)

tops: it's (the) tops * — es tremendo *, es fabuloso *

she's (the) tops — es la reoca *

11) (in phrases)

• from top to bottom — de arriba abajo

the system is rotten from top to bottom — el sistema entero está podrido

• to be at the top of one's form — estar en plena forma

• the top of the morning to you! — (Irl) ¡buenos días!

• over the top — (Brit) * (=excessive) excesivo, desmesurado

this proposal is really over the top — (Brit) esta propuesta pasa de la raya

to go over the top — (Mil) lanzarse al ataque (saliendo de las trincheras); (Brit) * (fig) pasarse (de lo razonable), desbordarse

• he doesn't have much up top * — (=stupid) no es muy listo que digamos; (=balding) tiene poco pelo, se le ven las ideas *

she doesn't have much up top * — (=flat-chested) está lisa (basilisa) *

• at the top of one's voice — a voz en grito

- he said it off the top of his head

speaking off the top of my head, I would say... — hablando así sin pensarlo, yo diría que...

2. ADJ

1) (=highest) [drawer, shelf] de arriba, más alto; [edge, side, corner] superior, de arriba; [floor, step, storey] último

• at the top end of the scale — en el extremo superior de la escala

at the top end of the range — (Comm) en el escalón más alto de la gama

• top note — (Mus) nota f más alta

2) (=maximum) [price] máximo

• top priority — principal prioridad f, asunto m primordial

• at top speed — a máxima velocidad, a toda carrera

3) (in rank etc) más importante

• the top class at school — (=final year) el último año en la escuela

• a top executive — un(a) alto(-a) ejecutivo*, (-a)

• a top job — un puesto de importancia

• top management — alta gerencia f

• top people — gente f bien

the top people in the party — la dirección del partido

• top stream — (Scol) clase f del nivel más avanzado

4) (=best, leading) mejor

a top surgeon — uno de los mejores cirujanos

the top 10/20/30 — (Mus) los 10/20/30 mejores éxitos, el hit parade de los 10/20/30 mejores

• to come top — ganar, ganar el primer puesto

to come top of the class — ser el primero de la clase

he came top in maths — sacó la mejor nota de la clase en matemáticas

• to be on top form — estar en plena forma

• to get top marks — sacar la mejor nota

• top scorer — máximo(-a) goleador(a) m / f, pichichi mf (Sp) *

• top team — equipo m líder

5) (=final) [coat of paint] último

• the top layer of skin — la epidermis

6) (=farthest) superior

• the top right-hand corner — la esquina superior derecha

• the top end of the field — el extremo superior del campo

3.

ADV

tops * — (=maximum, at most) como mucho

4. VT

1) (=form top of) [+ building] coronar; [+ cake] cubrir, recubrir

a cake topped with whipped cream — una tarta cubierta or recubierta de nata or (LAm) crema

a church topped by a steeple — una iglesia coronada por un campanario

the wall is topped with stone — el muro tiene un coronamiento de piedras

2) (=be at top of) [+ class, list] encabezar, estar a la cabeza de

• to top the bill — (Theat) encabezar el reparto

• to top the charts — (Mus) ser el número uno de las listas de éxitos or de los superventas

• the team topped the league all season — el equipo iba en cabeza de la liga toda la temporada

3) (=exceed, surpass) exceder, superar

profits topped £50,000 last year — las ganancias excedieron (las) 50.000 libras el año pasado

sales topped the million mark — las ventas rebasaron el millón

we have topped last year's takings by £200 — hemos recaudado 200 libras más que el año pasado, los ingresos exceden a los del año pasado en 200 libras

• and to top it all... — y para colmo..., como remate..., y para rematar las cosas...

• how are you going to top that? — (joke, story etc) ¿cómo vas a superar eso?, te han puesto el listón muy alto

4) [+ vegetables, fruit, plant] descabezar; [+ tree] desmochar

• to top and tail fruit — (Brit) quitar los extremos de la fruta

5) (=reach summit of) llegar a la cumbre de

6) ** (=kill) colgar

to top o.s. — suicidarse

5.

CPD

top banana * N — (US) pez m gordo *

top boots NPL — botas fpl de campaña

top brass * N — jefazos * mpl

top copy N — original m

top dog * N —

she's top dog at work — ella es mandamás en el trabajo

top dollar * N (esp US) —

to pay top dollar for sth — pagar algo a precio de oro

the top drawer N — (fig) la alta sociedad, la crema
top-drawer
top dressing N — (Hort, Agr) abono m (aplicado a la superficie)

top floor N — último piso m

top gear N — (Brit) (Aut) directa f

in top gear — (four-speed box) en cuarta, en la directa; (five-speed box) en quinta, en la directa

top hat N — sombrero m de copa, chistera f

top spin N — (Tennis) efecto m alto, efecto m liftado

top ten NPL (=songs) —

• the top ten — el top diez, los diez primeros

top thirty NPL —

• the top thirty — el top treinta, los treinta primeros

- top off

- top up

II

[tɒp]
N
1) (=spinning top) peonza f, peón m ; (=humming top, musical top) trompa f ; sleep

2) (Circus) see big

* * *
[tɑːp, tɒp]
I

noun

1)

a) ( highest part) parte f superior or de arriba; ( of mountain) cima f, cumbre f, cúspide f; ( of tree) copa f; ( of page) parte f superior; ( of head) coronilla f

from top to bottom — de arriba abajo

he stood at the top of the stairs — estaba en lo alto de la escalera

his name is at the top of the list — su nombre es el primero de la lista or encabeza la lista

at the top of one's voice — a voz en cuello or en grito, a grito pelado (fam)

off the top of one's head: I can't think of any of them off the top of my head — no se me ocurre ninguno en este momento

b) (BrE) ( of road) final m

2) ( of hierarchy) (highest rank, position)

she came top of the class in English — sacó la mejor nota de la clase en inglés

our team reached the top of the league — nuestro equipo se colocó a la cabeza de la liga

he worked his way to the top — se abrió camino hasta la cima de su profesión

3)

a) ( upper part)

the table has a marble top — el tablero de la mesa es de mármol

the top of the milk — (BrE) crema que se acumula en el cuello de la botella de leche

to float/rise to the top — salir* a la superficie

b) (rim, edge) borde m

fill it to the top — llénalo hasta el borde

4) ( Clothing)

a blue top — una blusa (or un suéter or un top etc) azul

5)

on top — (as adv) encima, arriba

he can't stay on top for ever — no puede ser siempre el primero

he's getting a bit thin on top — (colloq) se está quedando calvo or (AmC, Méx fam) pelón or (CS fam) pelado

to come out on top — salir* ganando

6)

on top of — (as prep) \<\<cupboard/piano\>\> encima de

the tent collapsed on top of us — la tienda se nos cayó encima

it's just been one thing on top of another — ha sido una cosa detrás de otra or una cosa tras otra

they managed to get on top of the situation — consiguieron controlar la situación

don't let things get on top of you — no dejes que las preocupaciones te abrumen

to feel on top of the world — estar* contentísimo

and on top of it all o on top of all that, she lost her job — y encima or para colmo or como si esto fuera poco, se quedó sin trabajo

7)

over the top — ( exaggerated) (esp BrE colloq)

the costumes were way over the top — los trajes eran una exageración

I feel she went rather over the top — creo que se pasó un poco (fam)

8) (cover, cap - of jar, box) tapa f, tapón m (Esp); (- of pen) capuchón m, capucha f; ( cork) tapón m

to blow one's top — (colloq) explotar (fam)

9) top (gear) (BrE Auto) directa f

10) ( spinning top) trompo m, peonza f; sleep II

II

adjective (before n)

1)

a) ( uppermost) <layer/shelf> de arriba, superior; <step/coat of paint> último; < note> más alto

on the top floor — en el último piso

the top left-hand corner of the page — la esquina superior izquierda de la página

b) ( maximum) <speed/temperature> máximo, tope

people pay top prices for these wines — la gente paga los precios más altos por estos vinos

2)

a) ( best)

to be top quality — ser* de primera calidad

the service is top class — el servicio es de primera

b) ( in ranked order)

our top priority is... — nuestra prioridad absoluta es...

the Top 40 — ( Mus) los 40 discos más vendidos, ≈los 40 principales ( en Esp)

c) (leading, senior) <scientists/chefs> más destacado

the top jobs — los mejores puestos

a top official — un alto funcionario

she has a top post at the embassy — tiene un cargo importante en la embajada

III
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1) (exceed, surpass) \<\<offer/achievement\>\> superar

unemployment topped the 3 million mark — el índice de desempleo superó or rebasó los 3 millones

to top it all — para coronarlo, para colmo, (más) encima

2) ( beat) (AmE)

the Tigers topped the Mariners 6-2 — (AmE) los Tigers se impusieron a los Mariners por 6 a 2

3) ( head) \<\<list/league\>\> encabezar*

4) ( cover) \<\<column/building\>\> rematar, coronar

topped with chocolate/cheese — con chocolate/queso por encima

2.

v refl

to top oneself

1) ( surpass oneself) (AmE colloq) superarse

2) ( commit suicide) (BrE sl) matarse, suicidarse

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- top off

- top out

- top up

English-spanish dictionary > top
8 say

say

A n to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire (on sur) ; to have a say/no say in sth avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur qch ; to have no say in the matter ne pas avoir voix au chapitre ; to have a say in appointing sb/allocating sth avoir son mot à dire sur la nomination de qn/l'affectation de qch ; they want more ou a bigger say ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire ; to have the most ou biggest say avoir le plus de poids.

B vtr ( prét, pp said)

1 [person] dire [words, line, prayer, hello, goodbye, yes, no] (to à) ; ‘hello,’ he said ‘bonjour,’ dit-il ; say after me… répète après moi… ; to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire ; to say (that) dire que ; she says he's ill elle dit qu'il est malade ; he said it was ready il a dit que c'était prêt ; she said there would be an accident elle a dit qu'il y aurait un accident ; I just wanted to say I'm sorry je voulais juste te dire que j'étais désolé ; she said we were to wait ou we should wait elle a dit que nous devions attendre ; he said to wait here il a dit d'attendre ici ; it's my way of saying thank you c'est ma façon de dire merci ; ‘residents say no to nuclear waste’ ‘les résidents disent non au stockage des déchets nucléaires’ ; I didn't say so, but I thought je ne l'ai pas dit, mais j'ai pensé que ; if he was angry, he didn't say so s'il était en colère, il ne l'a pas dit ; how nice of you to say so merci, c'est gentil ; didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit! ; if ou though I do say so myself! je ne devrais pas le dire, mais…! ; so they say ( agreeing) il paraît ; or so they say ( doubtful) du moins c'est ce qu'on dit ; or so he says du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend ; so to say pour ainsi dire ; as you say… comme tu le dis… ; as they say comme on dit ; what will people say ou they say qu'est-ce que les gens diront ; I don't care what anyone says je me moque du qu'en-dira-t-on ; (you can) say what you like, I think that… tu peux dire ce que tu veux, moi je crois que… ; people ou they say she's very rich, she is said to be very rich on dit qu'elle est très riche ; some (people) say the house is haunted, the house is said to be haunted certains disent que la maison est hantée ; to have something/to have nothing to say avoir quelque chose/ne rien avoir à dire ; to say sth about sth/sb dire qch au sujet de qch/qn ; to say sth on a subject parler d'un sujet ; something was said about that at the meeting on en a parlé à la réunion ; nothing much was said about that on n'a pas dit grand-chose à ce sujet ; she'll have something to say about that! elle aura certainement quelque chose à dire là-dessus! ; to say sth to oneself se dire qch ; she said to herself (that) it couldn't be true elle s'est dit que cela ne pouvait pas être vrai ; what do you say to that? qu'est-ce que tu en dis? what do you say to the argument that…? que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel…? ; what would you say to people who think that…? que répondriez-vous à ceux qui pensent que…? ; what would you say to a little walk? qu'est-ce que tu dirais d'une petite promenade? ; I wouldn't say no to another slice je ne dirais pas non à une autre tranche ; what (do you) say we eat now ○ ? et si on mangeait maintenant? ; to say whether/who dire si/qui ; that's for the committee to say c'est au comité de décider ; it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire ; you said it ○ ! tu l'as dit! ; you can say that again ○ ! ça, tu peux le dire ○ ! ; I should say it is/they were! et comment ○ ! ; well said! bien dit! ; and so say all of us! nous sommes tous d'accord là-dessus! ; say no more ○ ça va, j'ai compris! ○ ; let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus ; enough said ○ ça va, j'ai compris ○ ; there's no more to be said il n'y a rien à ajouter ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; don't say I didn't warn you! tu ne pourras pas dire que je ne t'avais pas prévenu! ; don't say it's raining again! ne me dis pas qu'il pleut de nouveau! ; you might just as well say education is useless autant dire que l'instruction est inutile ; that is to say c'est-à-dire ; that's not to say that cela ne veut pas dire que ; he was displeased, not to say furious il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux ; I'll say this for her… je dois dire à sa décharge que… ; one thing you have to say about Liz is… s'il y a une chose qu'il faut reconnaître à propos de Liz c'est… ; I must say (that) je dois dire que ; it seems rather expensive, I must say cela paraît un peu cher, je dois dire ; well, I must say! ça alors! ; to have a lot to say for oneself être bavard ; what have you got to say for yourself? qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse? ; that isn't saying much ○ ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose ○ ; that's saying a lot ○ ce n'est pas peu dire ;

2 [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire ; [painter, painting, music, gift] exprimer ; [sign, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer ; [gesture, signal] signifier ; as Plato says comme le dit Platon ; she wrote saying she couldn't come elle a écrit pour dire qu'elle ne pouvait pas venir ; it says on the radio/in the rules that la radio/le règlement dit que ; it says here that il est dit ici que ; the clock says three la pendule indique trois heures ; the dial says 300 le cadran indique 300 ; a notice saying where to meet une affiche qui indique le lieu de réunion ; this music says something/doesn't say anything to me cette musique me parle/ne me parle pas ;

3 ( guess) dire (that que) ; to say how much/when/whether dire combien/quand/si ; that's impossible to say c'est impossible à dire ; how high would you say it is? à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur? ; I'd say it was a bargain à mon avis c'est une bonne affaire ; I'd say she was about 25 je lui donnerais environ 25 ans ; he's about six foot, wouldn't you say? il mesure environ un mètre quatre-vingts, tu ne crois pas? ;

4 ( assume) to say (that) supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj) ; let's say there are 20 mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20 ; say you have an accident suppose que tu aies un accident ; say we win, we'll still have to beat Liverpool à supposer que nous gagnions, il faudra encore battre Liverpool.

C vi ( prét, pp said)

1 stop when I say arrête quand je te le dirai ; he wouldn't say il n'a pas voulu le dire ; I'd rather not say je préfère ne pas le dire ; you don't say! iron sans blague!, pas possible! ; says you ○ ! ( taunting) que tu dis ○ ! ; says who ○ ?, who says ○ ? ( sceptical) ah oui? ; ( on whose authority?) et sur les ordres de qui? ;

2 †GB I say! ( listen) écoute, dis donc ; ( shocked) ma parole! ; ( to hail sb) hé!

D adv disons, mettons ; you'll need, say, £50 for petrol tu auras besoin de, disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence.

E excl US dis-donc! ; say, who are you? dites-donc, qui êtes-vous?

Idioms

it doesn't say much for their marriage/her commitment cela en dit long sur leur mariage/son engagement ; it says a lot ou something about his education that he succeeded le fait qu'il a réussi en dit long sur son éducation ; it says a lot for sb/sth c'est tout à l'honneur de qn/qch ; that says it all c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaire ; there's a lot to be said for that method cette méthode est très intéressante à bien des égards ; there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet il y a intérêt à se taire ; when all is said and done tout compte fait, en fin de compte.

Big English-French dictionary > say
9 them

ðəm, ðem
pronoun

( used as the object of verb or preposition)

1) (people, animals, things etc already spoken about, being pointed out etc: Let's invite them to dinner; What will you do with them?) los, las (complemento directo); les (complemento indirecto); ellos, ellas (con preposición)

2) (used instead of him, him or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: If anyone touches that, I'll hit them.) le, la

•

- themselves

them pron

1. los / las / les

I'll phone them later los llamaré después

I asked them for a discount les pedí un descuento

2. ellos / ellas

why don't you go with them? ¿por qué no te vas con ellos?

them

tr[ðem, ʊnstressed ðəm]

pronoun

1 (direct object) los, las; (indirect object) les; (before another pronoun) se

■ the Smiths are coming, do you know them? vienen los Smith, ¿los conoces?

■ I like these shoes so I'll buy them me gustan estos zapatos así que me los compraré

■ take these flowers and give them to Mary coge estas flores y dáselas a Mary

■ we'll give them a share of the profits les daremos una participación de las ganancias

■ I sent them a Christmas card les envié una tarjeta de Navidad

■ you must tell them debes decírselo

2 (with preposition, stressed) ellos, ellas

■ don't speak to them no hables con ellos

■ this is for them esto es para ellos

■ I took a photo of them les saqué una foto

■ there were ten of them eran diez

3 familiar (used with singular meaning) lo, la, le

■ if anyone arrives, tell them to wait si llega alguien, dile que espere

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

them and us ellos y nosotros

them ['ðɛm] pron

1) (as a direct object) : los Spain sometimes les, las

I know them: los conozco

2) (as indirect object) : les, se

I sent them a letter: les mandé una carta

give it to them: dáselo (a ellos)

3) (as object of a preposition) : ellos, ellas

go with them: ve con ellos

4) (for emphasis) : ellos, ellas

I wasn't expecting them: no los esperaba a ellos

them

pron.

• ellos pron.

• les pron.

pron.

• les pron.

ðem, weak form ðəm
pronoun

1)

a) ( as direct object) los, las; ( referring to people) los or (Esp tb) les, las

where did you buy them? — ¿dónde los/las compraste?

he has two sons, do you know them? — tiene dos hijos ¿los or (Esp tb) les conoces?

b) ( as indirect object) les; ( with direct object pronoun present) se

I lent them some money — les presté dinero

I lent it to them — se lo presté

c) ( after preposition) ellos, ellas

for/with them — para/con ellos/ellas

there were four of them — eran cuatro

2) ( emphatic use) ellos, ellas

that'll be them — deben de ser ellos

3) ( indefinite person)

there's someone at the door, shall I show them in? — hay alguien en la puerta ¿lo hago pasar?

if anyone calls, tell them that... — si llama alguien, dile que...

4) ( for themselves) (AmE colloq or dial) se

they ought to get them a car — deberían comprarse un coche

[ðem, ðǝm]
PRON
1) (direct object) los(-las)

I didn't know them — no los conocía

look at them! — ¡míralos!

I had to give them to her — tuve que dárselos

2) (indirect object) les; (combined with direct object pron) se

I gave them some brochures — les di unos folletos

you must tell them the truth — tienes que decirles la verdad

yes, of course I gave them the book — sí, claro que les di el libro

yes, of course I gave it to them — sí, claro que se lo di

I gave the money to them, not their parents — les di el dinero a ellos, no a sus padres

I'm giving it to them not you — se lo doy a ellos, no a ti

give it to them when you go to Liverpool — dáselo cuando vayas a Liverpool

give it to them, not me — dáselo a ellos, no a mí

3) (after prepositions, in comparisons, with verb "to be") ellos(-ellas)

it's for them — es para ellos

my sisters didn't go, my mother stayed with them — mis hermanas no fueron, mi madre se quedó con ellas

we are older than them — somos mayores que ellos

it must be them — deben de ser ellos

that's them, they're coming now — son ellos, ya vienen

they were carrying them on them — los llevaban consigo

4) (referring back to "someone", "anyone" etc: direct object) lo or (Sp) le(-la); (indirect object) le

if anyone tries to talk to you, ignore them — si alguien trata de hablar contigo, no le hagas caso

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[ðem], weak form [ðəm]
pronoun

1)

a) ( as direct object) los, las; ( referring to people) los or (Esp tb) les, las

where did you buy them? — ¿dónde los/las compraste?

he has two sons, do you know them? — tiene dos hijos ¿los or (Esp tb) les conoces?

b) ( as indirect object) les; ( with direct object pronoun present) se

I lent them some money — les presté dinero

I lent it to them — se lo presté

c) ( after preposition) ellos, ellas

for/with them — para/con ellos/ellas

there were four of them — eran cuatro

2) ( emphatic use) ellos, ellas

that'll be them — deben de ser ellos

3) ( indefinite person)

there's someone at the door, shall I show them in? — hay alguien en la puerta ¿lo hago pasar?

if anyone calls, tell them that... — si llama alguien, dile que...

4) ( for themselves) (AmE colloq or dial) se

they ought to get them a car — deberían comprarse un coche

English-spanish dictionary > them
10 Stephenson, George

SUBJECT AREA: Land transport, Railways and locomotives

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b. 9 June 1781 Wylam, Northumberland, England

d. 12 August 1848 Tapton House, Chesterfield, England

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English engineer, "the father of railways".

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George Stephenson was the son of the fireman of the pumping engine at Wylam colliery, and horses drew wagons of coal along the wooden rails of the Wylam wagonway past the house in which he was born and spent his earliest childhood. While still a child he worked as a cowherd, but soon moved to working at coal pits. At 17 years of age he showed sufficient mechanical talent to be placed in charge of a new pumping engine, and had already achieved a job more responsible than that of his father. Despite his position he was still illiterate, although he subsequently learned to read and write. He was largely self-educated.

In 1801 he was appointed Brakesman of the winding engine at Black Callerton pit, with responsibility for lowering the miners safely to their work. Then, about two years later, he became Brakesman of a new winding engine erected by Robert Hawthorn at Willington Quay on the Tyne. Returning collier brigs discharged ballast into wagons and the engine drew the wagons up an inclined plane to the top of "Ballast Hill" for their contents to be tipped; this was one of the earliest applications of steam power to transport, other than experimentally.

In 1804 Stephenson moved to West Moor pit, Killingworth, again as Brakesman. In 1811 he demonstrated his mechanical skill by successfully modifying a new and unsatisfactory atmospheric engine, a task that had defeated the efforts of others, to enable it to pump a drowned pit clear of water. The following year he was appointed Enginewright at Killingworth, in charge of the machinery in all the collieries of the "Grand Allies", the prominent coal-owning families of Wortley, Liddell and Bowes, with authorization also to work for others. He built many stationary engines and he closely examined locomotives of John Blenkinsop's type on the Kenton \& Coxlodge wagonway, as well as those of William Hedley at Wylam.

It was in 1813 that Sir Thomas Liddell requested George Stephenson to build a steam locomotive for the Killingworth wagonway: Blucher made its first trial run on 25 July 1814 and was based on Blenkinsop's locomotives, although it lacked their rack-and-pinion drive. George Stephenson is credited with building the first locomotive both to run on edge rails and be driven by adhesion, an arrangement that has been the conventional one ever since. Yet Blucher was far from perfect and over the next few years, while other engineers ignored the steam locomotive, Stephenson built a succession of them, each an improvement on the last.

During this period many lives were lost in coalmines from explosions of gas ignited by miners' lamps. By observation and experiment (sometimes at great personal risk) Stephenson invented a satisfactory safety lamp, working independently of the noted scientist Sir Humphry Davy who also invented such a lamp around the same time.

In 1817 George Stephenson designed his first locomotive for an outside customer, the Kilmarnock \& Troon Railway, and in 1819 he laid out the Hetton Colliery Railway in County Durham, for which his brother Robert was Resident Engineer. This was the first railway to be worked entirely without animal traction: it used inclined planes with stationary engines, self-acting inclined planes powered by gravity, and locomotives.

On 19 April 1821 Stephenson was introduced to Edward Pease, one of the main promoters of the Stockton \& Darlington Railway (S \& DR), which by coincidence received its Act of Parliament the same day. George Stephenson carried out a further survey, to improve the proposed line, and in this he was assisted by his 18-year-old son, Robert Stephenson, whom he had ensured received the theoretical education which he himself lacked. It is doubtful whether either could have succeeded without the other; together they were to make the steam railway practicable.

At George Stephenson's instance, much of the S \& DR was laid with wrought-iron rails recently developed by John Birkinshaw at Bedlington Ironworks, Morpeth. These were longer than cast-iron rails and were not brittle: they made a track well suited for locomotives. In June 1823 George and Robert Stephenson, with other partners, founded a firm in Newcastle upon Tyne to build locomotives and rolling stock and to do general engineering work: after its Managing Partner, the firm was called Robert Stephenson \& Co.

In 1824 the promoters of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway (L \& MR) invited George Stephenson to resurvey their proposed line in order to reduce opposition to it. William James, a wealthy land agent who had become a visionary protagonist of a national railway network and had seen Stephenson's locomotives at Killingworth, had promoted the L \& MR with some merchants of Liverpool and had carried out the first survey; however, he overreached himself in business and, shortly after the invitation to Stephenson, became bankrupt. In his own survey, however, George Stephenson lacked the assistance of his son Robert, who had left for South America, and he delegated much of the detailed work to incompetent assistants. During a devastating Parliamentary examination in the spring of 1825, much of his survey was shown to be seriously inaccurate and the L \& MR's application for an Act of Parliament was refused. The railway's promoters discharged Stephenson and had their line surveyed yet again, by C.B. Vignoles.

The Stockton \& Darlington Railway was, however, triumphantly opened in the presence of vast crowds in September 1825, with Stephenson himself driving the locomotive Locomotion, which had been built at Robert Stephenson \& Co.'s Newcastle works. Once the railway was at work, horse-drawn and gravity-powered traffic shared the line with locomotives: in 1828 Stephenson invented the horse dandy, a wagon at the back of a train in which a horse could travel over the gravity-operated stretches, instead of trotting behind.

Meanwhile, in May 1826, the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway had successfully obtained its Act of Parliament. Stephenson was appointed Engineer in June, and since he and Vignoles proved incompatible the latter left early in 1827. The railway was built by Stephenson and his staff, using direct labour. A considerable controversy arose c. 1828 over the motive power to be used: the traffic anticipated was too great for horses, but the performance of the reciprocal system of cable haulage developed by Benjamin Thompson appeared in many respects superior to that of contemporary locomotives. The company instituted a prize competition for a better locomotive and the Rainhill Trials were held in October 1829.

Robert Stephenson had been working on improved locomotive designs since his return from America in 1827, but it was the L \& MR's Treasurer, Henry Booth, who suggested the multi-tubular boiler to George Stephenson. This was incorporated into a locomotive built by Robert Stephenson for the trials: Rocket was entered by the three men in partnership. The other principal entrants were Novelty, entered by John Braithwaite and John Ericsson, and Sans Pareil, entered by Timothy Hackworth, but only Rocket, driven by George Stephenson, met all the organizers' demands; indeed, it far surpassed them and demonstrated the practicability of the long-distance steam railway. With the opening of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway in 1830, the age of railways began.

Stephenson was active in many aspects. He advised on the construction of the Belgian State Railway, of which the Brussels-Malines section, opened in 1835, was the first all-steam railway on the European continent. In England, proposals to link the L \& MR with the Midlands had culminated in an Act of Parliament for the Grand Junction Railway in 1833: this was to run from Warrington, which was already linked to the L \& MR, to Birmingham. George Stephenson had been in charge of the surveys, and for the railway's construction he and J.U. Rastrick were initially Principal Engineers, with Stephenson's former pupil Joseph Locke under them; by 1835 both Stephenson and Rastrick had withdrawn and Locke was Engineer-in-Chief. Stephenson remained much in demand elsewhere: he was particularly associated with the construction of the North Midland Railway (Derby to Leeds) and related lines. He was active in many other places and carried out, for instance, preliminary surveys for the Chester \& Holyhead and Newcastle \& Berwick Railways, which were important links in the lines of communication between London and, respectively, Dublin and Edinburgh.

He eventually retired to Tapton House, Chesterfield, overlooking the North Midland. A man who was self-made (with great success) against colossal odds, he was ever reluctant, regrettably, to give others their due credit, although in retirement, immensely wealthy and full of honour, he was still able to mingle with people of all ranks.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, on its formation in 1847. Order of Leopold (Belgium) 1835. Stephenson refused both a knighthood and Fellowship of the Royal Society.

Bibliography

1815, jointly with Ralph Dodd, British patent no. 3,887 (locomotive drive by connecting rods directly to the wheels).

1817, jointly with William Losh, British patent no. 4,067 (steam springs for locomotives, and improvements to track).

Further Reading

L.T.C.Rolt, 1960, George and Robert Stephenson, Longman (the best modern biography; includes a bibliography).

S.Smiles, 1874, The Lives of George and Robert Stephenson, rev. edn, London (although sycophantic, this is probably the best nineteenthcentury biography).

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Biographical history of technology > Stephenson, George
11 aumentar

v.

1 to increase, to rise.

aumentar la producción to increase production

la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image

me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been raised

aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos

aumentar de peso/tamaño to increase in weight/size

aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price

el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent

El ejercicio aumenta el apetito Exercising increases the appetite.

Aumentaron los gastos The expenses increased.

Nos aumentaron las ganancias este año Our profits increased this year.

2 to magnify, to amplify.

El reportero aumentó la noticia The reporter magnified the news story.

3 to enlarge.

Vamos a aumentar la casa We will enlarge the house.

4 to raise, to improve.

El movimiento aumentó la temperatura Movement raised the temperature.

5 to increase the size of, to enlarge.

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aumentar

► verbo transitivo

1 to augment, increase (precios) to put up; (producción) to step up

2 (óptica) to magnify

3 (fotos) to enlarge

4 (sonido) to amplify

► verbo intransitivo

1 to rise, go up

► verbo pronominal aumentarse

1 to increase, be on the increase (precios) to go up, rise

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verb

1) to increase

2) raise

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1. VT

1) [+ tamaño] to increase; (Fot) to enlarge; (Ópt) to magnify

2) [+ cantidad] to increase; [+ precio] to increase, put up; [+ producción] to increase, step up

me van a aumentar el sueldo — they are going to increase o raise my salary

no aumentes la velocidad todavía — don't speed up yet

esto aumentó el número de parados — this swelled the numbers of the unemployed

3) [+ intensidad] to increase

su dimisión ha aumentado la tensión política — his resignation has increased political tension

estas pastillas pueden aumentar las molestias — these tablets can make the problem worse

4) (Elec, Radio) to amplify

2. VI

1) [tamaño] to increase

2) [cantidad, precio, producción] to increase, go up

las temperaturas aumentarán mañana — temperatures will rise tomorrow

el número de asesinatos ha aumentado en 200 — the number of killings has increased o gone up by 200

este semestre aumentó la inflación en un 2% — inflation has increased o gone up by 2% over the last 6 months

3) [intensidad] to increase

el calor aumenta por la tarde — the heat increases in the afternoon

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has increased o risen

la crispación política aumenta por momentos — political tension is increasing o rising by the moment

4)

aumentar de — to increase in

aumentar de peso — [objeto] to increase in weight; [persona] to put on o gain weight

aumentar de tamaño — to increase in size

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase

el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

b) < puntos> ( en tejido) to increase
2.
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has grown

aumentará el frío — it will become colder

aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

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= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.

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Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

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Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

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Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

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

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* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.

* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.

* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.

* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.

* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.

* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.

* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.

* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.

* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.

* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.

* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase

el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

b) < puntos> ( en tejido) to increase
2.
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has grown

aumentará el frío — it will become colder

aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

* * *

= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.

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Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

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

* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.

* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.

* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.

* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.

* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.

* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.

* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.

* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.

* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.

* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.

* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

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aumentar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹precio› to increase, raise, put up; ‹sueldo› to increase, raise; ‹cantidad/velocidad/tamaño› to increase; ‹producción/dosis› to increase, step up

el microscopio aumenta la imagen the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

no hizo más que aumentar su dolor/miedo all it did was increase her pain/fear

esto aumentó la tensión this added to o increased the tension

2 ‹puntos› (en tejido) to increase

■ aumentar

vi

«temperatura» to rise; «presión» to rise, increase; «velocidad» to increase; «precio/producción/valor» to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado his popularity has grown, he has gained in popularity

el costo de la vida aumentó en un 3% the cost of living rose by 3%

la dificultad de los ejercicios va aumentando the exercises get progressively more difficult

aumentará el frío durante el fin de semana it will become colder over the weekend

aumentar DE algo to increase IN sth

aumentó de volumen/tamaño it increased in volume/size

ha aumentado de peso he's put on o gained weight

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aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to increase;

‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raise
b) (Opt) to magnify

verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
◊ aumentará el frío it will become colder;

aumentar de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate

' aumentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- engordar
- explorar
- separar
- separarse
- doblar
- elevar
- multiplicar
- redoblar
English:
add to
- appreciate
- augment
- boost
- build up
- deepen
- efficiency
- enhance
- escalate
- gain
- grow
- heighten
- improve
- increase
- intensify
- jack up
- jump
- magnify
- mark up
- mount
- odds
- put up
- quantity
- raise
- rise
- snowball
- step up
- surge
- swell
- up
- add
- develop
- go
- put
- soar
- strengthen

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aumentar

♦ vt

to increase;

aumentar la producción to increase production;

los enfrentamientos aumentaron la tensión en la zona the clashes increased the tension in the zone;

me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been increased o raised;

la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image;

aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos

♦ vi
[temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] to increase, to rise; [velocidad] to increase;
aumentar de tamaño to increase in size;

aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price;

el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent;

con lo que come, no me sorprende que haya aumentado de peso it doesn't surprise me that he's put on weight, considering how much he eats

* * *

aumentar

I v/t increase; precio increase, raise, put up

II v/i de precio, temperatura rise, increase, go up

* * *

aumentar vt

acrecentar: to increase, to raise

aumentar vi

: to rise, to increase, to grow

* * *

aumentar vb

1. (hacer subir) to increase / to raise

han aumentado el número de plazas they've increased the number of places

el Gobierno aumentará los impuestos the government will raise taxes

2. (subir) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen] / to increase

las temperaturas aumentan en verano temperatures rise in summer

aumenta el número de accidentes de moto the number of motorbike accidents is increasing

3. (con lupa, microscopio) to magnify [pt. & pp. magnified]

un instrumento que aumenta el tamaño de cosas pequeñas an instrument that magnifies the size of small things

Spanish-English dictionary > aumentar
12 place

1. noun
1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange

all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

from place to place — von Ort zu Ort

in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 4)

2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

3) (building or area for specific purpose)

a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

place of residence — Wohnort, der

place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

place of worship — Andachtsort, der

4) (country, town) Ort, der

Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

place of birth — Geburtsort, der

go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

is this anyone's place? — ist dieser Platz noch frei?

7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

8) (step, stage)

in the first place — zuerst

why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

9) (proper place) Platz, der

everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

a woman's place is in the home — eine Frau gehört ins Haus

the clamp is properly in place — die Klammer sitzt richtig

into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

take the place of somebody — jemandes Platz einnehmen

10) (position in competition) Platz, der

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der

12) (personal situation)

what would you do in my place? — was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage
2. transitive verb
1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

place a bet — auf ein Pferd wetten

2) (fig.)

place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

he places happiness above all other things — Glück steht für ihn an erster Stelle

3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

a badly placed window — ein Fenster an einer ungünstigen Stelle

we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)

place somebody under somebody's care — jemanden in jemandes Obhut geben

5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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[pleis] 1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) der Ort

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) der Platz

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) der Platz

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) der Platz

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) der Platz

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) der Platz

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) die Stelle

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) die Aufgabe

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) der Platz

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) die Wohnung

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) der Platz

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) die Stelle
2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) stellen, setzen

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) einordnen

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- place-name
- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of
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place

[pleɪs]

I. NOUN

1. (location) Ort m

I hate busy \places ich hasse Orte, an denen viel los ist

the hotel was one of those big, old-fashioned \places das Hotel war eines dieser großen altmodischen Häuser

we're staying at a bed-and-breakfast \place wir übernachten in einer Frühstückspension

let's go to a pizza \place lass uns eine Pizza essen gehen

this is the exact \place! das ist genau die Stelle!

this plant needs a warm, sunny \place diese Pflanze sollte an einem warmen, sonnigen Ort stehen

Scotland is a very nice \place Schottland ist ein tolles Land fam

that café is a nice \place dieses Café ist echt nett fam

a nice little \place at the seaside ein netter kleiner Ort am Meer

please put this book back in its \place bitte stell dieses Buch wieder an seinen Platz zurück

this is the \place my mother was born hier wurde meine Mutter geboren

sorry, I can't be in two \places at once tut mir leid, ich kann nicht überall gleichzeitig sein

\place of birth Geburtsort m

\place of custody Verwahrungsort m

\place of death Sterbeort m

\place of delivery Erfüllungsort m

\place of employment Arbeitsplatz m

\place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m

\place of performance Erfüllungsort m

\place of refuge Zufluchtsort m

\place of residence Wohnort m

a \place in the sun ( fig) ein Plätzchen an der Sonne

\place of work Arbeitsplatz m, Arbeitsstätte f

to go \places AM weit herumkommen, viel sehen

in \places stellenweise

this plant still exists in \places diese Pflanze kommt noch vereinzelt vor

2. no pl (appropriate setting) [geeigneter] Ort

this meeting isn't the \place to discuss individual cases diese Konferenz ist nicht der Ort, um Einzelfälle zu diskutieren

university was not the \place for me die Universität war irgendwie nicht mein Ding fam

that bar is not a \place for a woman like you Frauen wie du haben in solch einer Bar nichts verloren

3. (home)

I'm looking for a \place to live ich bin auf Wohnungssuche

we'll have a meeting at my \place/Susan's \place wir treffen uns bei mir/bei Susan

where's your \place? wo wohnst du?; ( fam)

your \place or mine? zu dir oder zu mir?

they're trying to buy a larger \place wir sind auf der Suche nach einer größeren Wohnung

4. ( fig: position, rank) Stellung f

she's got friends in high \places sie hat Freunde in hohen Positionen

they have a \place among the country's leading exporters sie zählen zu den führenden Exporteuren des Landes

it's not your \place to tell me what to do es steht dir nicht zu, mir zu sagen, was ich zu tun habe

I'm not criticizing you — I know my \place das ist keine Kritik — das würde ich doch nie wagen!

to keep sb in their \place jdn in seine Schranken weisen

to put sb in his/her \place [or show sb his/her \place] jdm zeigen, wo es langgeht fam

5. (instead of)

▪ in \place of stattdessen

you can use margarine in \place of butter statt Butter kannst du auch Margarine nehmen

I invited Jo in \place of Les, who was ill Les war krank, daher habe ich Jo eingeladen

6. (proper position)

▪ to be in \place an seinem Platz sein; ( fig: completed) fertig [o abgeschlossen] sein

the chairs were all in \place die Stühle waren alle dort, wo sie sein sollten; ( fig)

the arrangements are all in \place now die Vorbereitungen sind jetzt abgeschlossen; ( fig)

the new laws are now in \place die neuen Gesetze gelten jetzt; ( fig)

suddenly all fell into \place plötzlich machte alles Sinn

to be out of \place nicht an der richtigen Stelle sein; person fehl am Platz[e] sein; ( fig)

the large desk was totally out of \place in such a small room der große Schreibtisch war in solch einem kleinen Zimmer völlig deplatziert

what you've just said was completely out of \place was du da gerade gesagt hast, war völlig unangebracht

to push sth in \place etw in die richtige Position schieben

7. MATH (in decimals) Stelle f

to five \places of decimals bis auf fünf Stellen hinter dem Komma

8. (job, position) Stelle f; (in team) Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m

your \place is here by my side du gehörst an meine Seite

to take the \place of sb jds Platz einnehmen

9. (in book) Stelle f

to find one's \place die [richtige] Stelle wiederfinden

to keep one's \place markieren, wo man gerade ist/war

to lose one's \place die Seite verblättern[, wo man gerade war]; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, wo man gerade ist

10. (seat) Platz m

is this \place taken? ist dieser Platz noch frei?

to change \places with sb mit jdm die Plätze tauschen

to keep sb's \place [or save sb a \place] jdm den Platz freihalten

to lay a/another \place ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

to take one's \place at table Platz nehmen

11. (position) Stelle f

just put yourself in my \place versetzen Sie sich doch mal in meine Lage!

if I were in your \place... ich an deiner Stelle...

what would you do in my \place? was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

12. (ranking) Platz m, Position f

the song went from tenth to second \place in the charts das Lied stieg vom zehnten auf den zweiten Platz in den Charts

our team finished in second \place unsere Mannschaft wurde Zweiter

to take [or esp BRIT get] first/second \place Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

to take first/second \place ( fig) an erster/zweiter Stelle kommen

their children always take first \place ihre Kinder stehen für sie immer an erster Stelle

in second \place auf dem zweiten Platz

13. SPORT

to get a \place sich akk platzieren; AM Zweite(r) werden

14. AM ( fam: somewhere)

I know I left that book some \place ich weiß, dass ich das Buch irgendwo gelassen habe

15.

▶ all over the \place (everywhere) überall; (badly organized) [völlig] chaotisch; (spread around) in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerstreut

▶ a \place for everything and everything in its \place ( prov) jedes Ding hat seinen Platz

▶ in the first \place (at first) zuerst; (at all) überhaupt

we shouldn't have got married in the first \place! wir hätten erst gar nicht heiraten dürfen!

but why didn't you say that in the first \place? aber warum hast du denn das nicht gleich gesagt?

▶ in the first/second \place (firstly, secondly) erstens/zweitens

▶ to give \place to sb/sth jdm/etw Platz machen

▶ to go \places ( fam) auf dem Weg nach oben sein

▶ to take \place stattfinden

▶ there is a \place and time for everything alles zu seiner Zeit

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (position)

▪ to \place sth somewhere etw irgendwohin stellen; (lay) etw irgendwohin legen

bowls of flowers had been \placed on tables auf den Tischen waren Blumenvasen aufgestellt

the Chancellor \placed a wreath on the tomb der Kanzler legte einen Kranz auf dem Grab nieder

she \placed her name on the list sie setzte ihren Namen auf die Liste

he \placed his hand on my shoulder er legte mir die Hand auf die Schulter

to \place an advertisement in the newspaper eine Anzeige in die Zeitung setzen

to \place sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzen

to \place a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten

to \place sb under sb's care jdn in jds Obhut geben

to \place a comma ein Komma setzen

to \place one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den anderen setzen

to \place a gun at sb's head jdn eine Pistole an den Kopf setzen

to \place money on sth Geld auf etw akk setzen

▪ to be \placed shop, town liegen

2. (impose)

to \place an embargo on sb/sth über jdn/etw ein Embargo verhängen

to \place a limit [or ceiling] on sth etw begrenzen

to \place ten pounds/half a million on sth etw mit zehn Pfund/einer halben Million veranschlagen

3. (ascribe)

to \place the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben

to \place one's faith [or trust] in sb/sth sein Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

to \place one's hopes on sb/sth seine Hoffnungen auf jdn/etw setzen

to \place importance on sth auf etw akk Wert legen

... and she \placed the emphasis on the word ‘soon’... und die Betonung lag auf ‚schnell‘

he \placed stress on every second syllable er betonte jede zweite Silbe

4. (arrange for)

to \place a call ein Telefongespräch anmelden

to \place sth at sb's disposal jdm etw überlassen

5. (appoint to a position)

▪ to \place sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo unterbringen [o SCHWEIZ platzieren]

to \place sb on [the] alert jdn in Alarmbereitschaft versetzen

to \place sb under arrest jdn festnehmen

to \place sb in charge [of sth] jdm die Leitung [von etw dat] übertragen

to \place sb in jeopardy jdn in Gefahr bringen

to \place sb under pressure jdn unter Druck setzen

to \place a strain on sb/sth jdn/etw belasten

to \place staff Personal unterbringen [o vermitteln]

to \place sb under surveillance jdn unter Beobachtung stellen

the town was \placed under the control of UN peacekeeping troops die Stadt wurde unter die Aufsicht der UN-Friedenstruppen gestellt

6. (recognize)

▪ to \place sb/sth face, person, voice, accent jdn/etw einordnen

7. (categorize, rank)

▪ to \place sb/sth jdn/etw einordnen

to be \placed SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM unter die ersten zwei kommen

to be \placed first/second SPORT Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

▪ to \place sth above [or before] [or over] sth etw über etw akk stellen

sb \places sth above all other things etw steht bei jdm an erster Stelle

I'd \place him among the world's ten most brilliant scientists für mich ist er einer der zehn hervorragendsten Wissenschaftler der Welt

they \placed the painting in the Renaissance sie ordneten das Bild der Renaissance zu

8. ECON

▪ to \place sth goods etw absetzen

to \place an order for sth etw bestellen

to \place an order with a firm einer Firma einen Auftrag erteilen

9. passive (good position)

▪ to be well \placed for sth für etw akk eine gute Ausgangsposition haben

we're well \placed for the shops wir haben es nicht weit zum Einkaufen fam

to be well \placed financially finanziell gut dastehen

to be well \placed to watch sth von seinem Platz aus etw gut sehen können

10. passive (have at disposal)

▪ to be well \placed for sth:

how \placed are you for time/money? wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM also (finish second) Zweite(r) werden

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[pleɪs]
1. NOUN

1) general Platz m, Stelle f

this is the place where he was born —

do the spoons have a special place? — haben die Löffel einen bestimmten Platz?

water is coming through in several places — an mehreren Stellen kommt Wasser durch

from place to place — von einem Ort zum anderen

in another place — woanders

bed is the best place for him — im Bett ist er am besten aufgehoben

we found a good place to watch the procession from — wir fanden einen Platz, von dem wir den Umzug gut sehen konnten

in the right/wrong place — an der richtigen/falschen Stelle

some/any place — irgendwo

a poor man with no place to go — ein armer Mann, der nicht weiß, wohin

this is no place for you/children —

there is no place for the unsuccessful in our society your place is by his side — für Erfolglose ist in unserer Gesellschaft kein Platz dein Platz ist an seiner Seite

it was the last place I expected to find him — da hätte ich ihn zuletzt or am wenigsten vermutet

this isn't the place to discuss politics — dies ist nicht der Ort, um über Politik zu sprechen

to laugh in the right places — an den richtigen Stellen lachen

I can't be in two places at once! —

she likes to have a place for everything and everything in its place — sie hält sehr auf Ordnung und achtet darauf, dass alles an seinem Platz liegt

2) = geographical location = district Gegend f; (= country) Land nt; (= building) Gebäude nt; (= town) Ort m

there's nothing to do in the evenings in this place —

Sweden's a great place they're building a new place out in the suburbs — Schweden ist ein tolles Land sie bauen ein neues Gebäude am Stadtrand

3) = home Haus nt, Wohnung f

come round to my place some time — besuch mich mal, komm doch mal vorbei

let's go back to my place — lass uns zu mir gehen

I've never been to his place — ich bin noch nie bei ihm gewesen

where's your place? — wo wohnst du?

at Peter's place — bei Peter

your place or mine? (hum inf) — gehen wir zu dir oder zu mir?

4) in book etc Stelle f

to find one's place — die richtige Stelle finden

to keep one's place — sich (dat) die richtige Stelle markieren

to lose one's place — die Seite verblättern; (on page) die Zeile verlieren

5) = seat, position at table, in team, school, hospital Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m; (= job) Stelle f

to lay an extra place for sb — ein zusätzliches Gedeck für jdn auflegen

to take one's place (at table) —

take your places for a square dance! — Aufstellung zur Quadrille, bitte!

places for 500 students — 500 Studienplätze

to give up one's place (in a queue) — jdm den Vortritt lassen

to lose one's place (in a queue) — sich wieder hinten anstellen müssen

if I were in your place — an Ihrer Stelle, wenn ich an Ihrer Stelle wäre

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage

to take the place of sb/sth — jdn/etw ersetzen, jds Platz or den Platz von jdm/etw einnehmen

6) in hierarchy Rang m, Stellung f

people in high places — Leute in hohen Positionen

to know one's place — wissen, was sich (für einen) gehört

of course I'm not criticizing you, I know my place! (hum) — ich kritisiere dich selbstverständlich nicht, das steht mir gar nicht zu

it's not my place to comment/tell him what to do — es steht mir nicht zu, einen Kommentar abzugeben/ihm zu sagen, was er tun soll

to keep or put sb in his place — jdn in seine Schranken weisen

that put him in his place! — das hat ihn erst mal zum Schweigen gebracht, da hab ichs/hat ers etc ihm gezeigt (inf)

7) in exam, competition Platz m, Stelle f

Lunt won, with Moore in second place — Lunt hat gewonnen, an zweiter Stelle or auf dem zweiten Platz lag Moore

to win first place — Erste(r, s) sein

to take second place to sth — einer Sache (dat) gegenüber zweitrangig sein

8) SPORT Platzierung f

to get a place —

to back a horse for a place — auf Platz wetten, eine Platzwette abschließen

9) in street names Platz m

10) MATH Stelle f

to work sth out to three decimal places — etw auf drei Stellen nach dem Komma berechnen

11)

set structures __diams; place of + noun place of amusement — Vergnügungsstätte f

place of birth — Geburtsort m

place of residence — Wohnort m

place of business or work — Arbeitsstelle f __diams; in places stellenweise

the snow was up to a metre deep in places — der Schnee lag stellenweise bis zu einem Meter hoch

everything was in place — alles war an seiner Stelle

make sure the wire/screw is properly in place — achten Sie darauf, dass der Draht/die Schraube richtig sitzt

the legislation is already in place — die gesetzlichen Regelungen gelten schon

to look out of place —

to feel out of place — sich fehl am Platz or deplatziert fühlen

not a hair out of place — tipptopp frisiert (inf)

McCormack played in goal in place of Miller — McCormack stand anstelle von Miller im Tor __diams; to fall into place Gestalt annehmen

in the first place..., in the second place... — erstens..., zweitens...

the meeting will take place on Monday — das Treffen findet am Montag statt

he's going places (fig inf) — er bringts zu was (inf) __diams; to give place to sth einer Sache (dat) Platz machen

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = put setzen, stellen; (= lay down) legen; person at table etc setzen; guards aufstellen; shot (with gun) anbringen; (FTBL, TENNIS) platzieren; troops in Stellung bringen; announcement (in paper) inserieren (in in +dat); advertisement setzen (in in +acc)

the magician placed one hand over the other — der Zauberer legte eine Hand über die andere

she slowly placed one foot in front of the other —

he placed the cue ball right behind the black he placed a gun to my head — er setzte die Spielkugel direkt hinter die schwarze Kugel er setzte mir eine Pistole an den Kopf

she placed a finger on her lips —

the vase was precariously placed — die Vase stand an einer gefährlichen Stelle

to place a matter before sb — jdm eine Angelegenheit vorlegen

I shall place the matter in the hands of a lawyer — ich werde die Angelegenheit einem Rechtsanwalt übergeben

to place a strain on sth — etw belasten

this placed him under a lot of pressure — dadurch geriet er stark unter Druck

to place confidence/trust in sb/sth — Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

to be placed (shop, town, house etc) — liegen

how are you placed for time/money? — wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

we are well placed for the shops — was Einkaufsmöglichkeiten angeht, wohnen wir günstig

Liverpool are well placed in the league — Liverpool liegt gut in der Tabelle

they were well placed to observe the whole battle — sie hatten einen günstigen Platz, von dem sie die ganze Schlacht verfolgen konnten

we are well placed now to finish the job by next year —

with the extra staff we are better placed now than we were last month — mit dem zusätzlichen Personal stehen wir jetzt besser da als vor einem Monat

he is well placed (to get hold of things) — er sitzt an der Quelle

he is well placed to get information — er kommt leicht an Informationen

2) = rank stellen

to place local interests above or before or over those of central government — kommunale Interessen über die der Zentralregierung stellen

that should be placed first — das sollte an erster Stelle stehen

where do you place love on your list of priorities? — an welcher Stelle steht die Liebe für dich?

the German runner was placed third — der deutsche Läufer belegte den dritten Platz or wurde Dritter

to be placed (Sport) — sich platzieren

3) = identify context of einordnen

in which school would you place this painting? —

I don't know, it's very difficult to place I can't quite place him/his accent — ich weiß es nicht, es ist sehr schwer einzuordnen ich kann ihn/seinen Akzent nicht einordnen

historians place the book in the 5th century AD — Historiker datieren das Buch auf das 5. Jahrhundert

4) COMM goods absetzen; order erteilen (with sb jdm); contract abschließen (with sb mit jdm)

who did you place the computer typesetting job with? —

this is the last time we place any work with you — das ist das letzte Mal, dass wir Ihnen einen Auftrag erteilt haben

5) money (= deposit) deponieren; (= invest) investieren

to place money at sb's credit — jdm eine Geldsumme gutschreiben

6) phone call anmelden

7) = find job for unterbringen (with bei)

the agency is trying to place him with a building firm — die Agentur versucht, ihn bei einer Baufirma unterzubringen

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place [pleıs]

A s

1. Ort m, Stelle f, Platz m:

from place to place von Ort zu Ort;

in places stellenweise;

the goalkeeper was exactly in the right place SPORT der Torhüter stand goldrichtig;

all over the place umg überall;

his hair was all over the place umg er war ganz zerzaust;

come to the wrong place an die falsche Adresse geraten;

keep sb’s place jemandem seinen Platz frei halten ( in a queue in einer Schlange);

lay a place for sb für jemanden decken;

take place stattfinden;

win a place in the semifinals SPORT ins Halbfinale einziehen, sich fürs Halbfinale qualifizieren; → safe A 1

2. (mit adj) Stelle f:

a wet place on the floor

3. (eingenommene) Stelle:

take sb’s place

a) jemandes Stelle einnehmen,

b) jemanden vertreten;

take the place of ersetzen, an die Stelle treten von (od gen);

in place of anstelle von (od gen);

if I were in your place I would … ich an Ihrer Stelle würde …; wenn ich Sie wäre, würde ich …;

put yourself in my place versetzen Sie sich (doch einmal) in meine Lage!

4. Platz m (Raum):

give place (to) Platz machen (für oder dat) (a. fig), nachgeben (dat)

5. (richtiger oder ordnungsgemäßer) Platz (auch fig): in his library every book has its place hat jedes Buch seinen Platz;

find one’s place sich zurechtfinden;

know one’s place wissen, wohin man gehört;

in (out of) place (nicht) am (richtigen) Platz;

this remark was out of place diese Bemerkung war deplatziert oder unangebracht;

feel out of place sich fehl am Platz fühlen;

this is not the place for

a) das oder hier ist nicht der (geeignete) Ort für,

b) das ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt für;

such people have no place in our club für solche Leute ist kein Platz in unserem Verein;

put sth back in its place etwas (an seinen Platz) zurücklegen oder -stellen;

put sb back in their place jemanden in die oder seine Schranken verweisen; → click¹ B 4, fall into 1, slot¹ C

6. Ort m, Stätte f:

one of the best places to eat eines der besten Restaurants oder Speiselokale;

place of amusement Vergnügungsstätte;

place of birth Geburtsort;

place of interest Sehenswürdigkeit f;

place of work Arbeitsplatz m, -stelle f;

place of worship

a) Kultstätte,

b) Gotteshaus n;

go places

a) ausgehen,

b) (umher)reisen,

c) fig es zu etwas bringen; → assembly 1

7. WIRTSCH Ort m, Platz m, Sitz m:

place of business Geschäftssitz;

place of delivery Erfüllungsort;

place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m;

place of payment Zahlungsort;

from this place ab hier; → destination 1

8. Haus n, Wohnung f:

at his place bei ihm (zu Hause);

he came over to my place yesterday er kam gestern zu mir;

your place or mine? umg bei dir od bei mir?

9. Ort(schaft) m(f):

in this place hier;

Munich is a nice place to live in München lebt man angenehm oder lässt es sich angenehm leben; → exile A 1

10. Gegend f:

of this place hiesig

11. THEAT Ort m (der Handlung)

12. umg Lokal n:

go to a Greek place zum Griechen gehen

13. SCHIFF Platz m, Hafen m:

place of tran(s)shipment Umschlagplatz;

place of call Anlaufhafen

14. Raum m (Ggs Zeit)

15. Stelle f (in einem Buch etc):

lose one’s place die Seite verblättern oder verschlagen;

I’ve lost my place auch ich weiß nicht mehr, wo (an welcher Stelle) ich war;

the audience laughed in the right places an den richtigen Stellen

16. MATH (Dezimal) Stelle f:

of many places vielstellig;

place value Stellenwert m

17. Platz m, Stelle f (in einer Reihenfolge):

in the first place

a) an erster Stelle, erstens, zuerst, als Erst(er, e, es),

b) in erster Linie,

c) überhaupt (erst),

d) ursprünglich;

why did you do it in the first place? warum haben Sie es überhaupt getan?;

you should not have done it in the first place Sie hätten es von vornherein bleiben lassen sollen;

why didn’t you admit it in the first place? warum hast du es nicht gleich zugegeben?;

in the last place an letzter Stelle, zuletzt, als letzt(er, e, es); schließlich; → second¹ A 1

18. SPORT etc Platz m:

in third place auf dem dritten Platz;

take third place den dritten Platz belegen; → second¹ A 1

19. (Sitz)Platz m, Sitz m:

take your places nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze ein!

20. a) (An)Stellung f, (Arbeits)Stelle f, Posten m:

out of place stellenlos

b) UNIV Studienplatz m

21. Amt n:

a) Dienst m:

in place im Amt (Minister etc), im Staatsdienst

b) fig Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:

it is not my place to do this es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, dies zu tun

22. (soziale) Stellung, Stand m, Rang m:

in high places an hoher Stelle;

persons in high places hochstehende Persönlichkeiten

23. fig Grund m:

there’s no place for doubt es besteht kein Grund zu zweifeln

B v/t

1. stellen, setzen, legen (alle auch fig):

place together Tische etc zusammenstellen;

place a call ein (Telefon)Gespräch anmelden;

place a coffin einen Sarg aufbahren;

place in order zurechtstellen, ordnen;

place sb in a difficult place jemanden in eine schwierige Lage bringen;

he places hono(u)r above wealth ihm ist Ehre wichtiger als Reichtum;

place on record aufzeichnen, (schriftlich) festhalten;

he placed a ring on her finger er steckte ihr einen Ring an den Finger; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven);

the referee was well placed SPORT der Schiedsrichter stand günstig

2. Posten etc aufstellen:

place o.s. sich aufstellen oder postieren

3. I can’t place him ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen oder wohin ich ihn tun soll (woher ich ihn kenne)

4. einen Wohnungssuchenden etc unterbringen ( with bei), einen Arbeitssuchenden auch vermitteln

5. jemanden ein-, anstellen

6. jemanden ernennen oder in ein Amt einsetzen

7. (der Lage nach) näher bestimmen

8. WIRTSCH

a) eine Anleihe, Kapital unterbringen

b) (with) Aufträge erteilen (dat), vergeben (an akk), eine Bestellung aufgeben (bei)

c) einen Vertrag, eine Versicherung abschließen:

place an issue eine Emission unterbringen oder platzieren

9. Ware absetzen

10. a) be placed SPORT sich platzieren, platziert sein, unter den ersten drei sein:

be placed 6th sich an 6. Stelle platzieren

b) how are you placed for money? bes Br wie sieht es bei dir finanziell aus?

11. SPORT

a) den Ball platzieren

b) Rugby: ein Tor mit einem Platztritt schießen

12. ELEK schalten:

place in parallel parallel schalten

C v/i SPORT US

a) → B 10 a

b) den zweiten Platz belegen

pl. abk

1. place Pl.

2. plate

3. plural Pl.

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1. noun
1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange

all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

from place to place — von Ort zu Ort

in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also take 1. 4)

2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

3) (building or area for specific purpose)

a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

place of residence — Wohnort, der

place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

place of worship — Andachtsort, der

4) (country, town) Ort, der

Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

place of birth — Geburtsort, der

go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

is this anyone's place? — ist dieser Platz noch frei?

7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

8) (step, stage)

in the first place — zuerst

why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

9) (proper place) Platz, der

everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

a woman's place is in the home — eine Frau gehört ins Haus

the clamp is properly in place — die Klammer sitzt richtig

into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

take the place of somebody — jemandes Platz einnehmen

10) (position in competition) Platz, der

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der

12) (personal situation)

what would you do in my place? — was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage
2. transitive verb
1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

place a bet — auf ein Pferd wetten

2) (fig.)

place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

he places happiness above all other things — Glück steht für ihn an erster Stelle

3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

a badly placed window — ein Fenster an einer ungünstigen Stelle

we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)

place somebody under somebody's care — jemanden in jemandes Obhut geben

5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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n.

Ort -e m.

Ortschaft f.

Platzierung f.

Plazierung (alt.Rechtschreibung) f.

Plazierung f.

Stelle -n f.

Stätte -n f. v.

platzieren v.

plazieren (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > place
13 near

niə
1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo

2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) cerca

3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) cerca de

4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) acercarse a

- nearly
- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss

near adj adv cerca

is the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?

there's a café near my house hay una cafetería cerca de mi casa

near

tr[nɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 cercano,-a

■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?

■ Barclays is quite near Barclays queda bastante cerca

2 (relations) cercano,-a

■ a near relative un pariente cercano

■ one's nearest and dearest los más queridos

3 (time) próximo,-a

■ in the near future en un futuro próximo

4 (similar) parecido,-a

■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemos

adverb

1 cerca

■ I live quite near (by) vivo bastante cerca

preposition

1 cerca de

■ it's near the market está cerca del mercado

■ near the end of the book hacia el final del libro

1 (Also near to) a punto de

■ she was near to crying estuvo a punto de llorar

transitive verb

1 acercarse a

■ we are nearing the day when... nos acercamos al día en que...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to come near acercarse

to come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algo

to draw near acercarse

near miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco

■ it was a near miss falló por poco

■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelos

near ['nɪr] vt

1) : acercarse a

the ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto

2) : estar a punto de

she is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarse

near adv

1) close: cerca

my family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca

2) nearly: casi

I came near to finishing: casi terminé

near adj

1) close: cercano, próximo

2) similar: parecido, semejante

near prep

: cerca de

near

adj.

• afín adj.

• allegado, -a adj.

• aproximado, -a adj.

• cerca adj.

• cercano, -a adj.

• estrecho, -a adj.

• inmediato, -a adj.

• propincuo, -a adj.

• próximo (Cercano) adj.

• vecino, -a adj.

• íntimo, -a adj.

adv.

• cerca adv.

prep.

• cerca de prep.

• hacia prep.

• sobre prep.

v.

• acercarse v.

I nɪr, nɪə(r)
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él

d) < relative> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares

d) ( on the verge of)

near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego

2) ( nearly) casi

I'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar

that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos

it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)

III

preposition -er, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

[nɪǝ(r)]
1. ADV

1) (in place) cerca

he lives quite near — vive bastante cerca

don't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!

• so near and yet so far, the shore was so near and yet so far — la orilla estaba al alcance de la mano pero llegar a ella era imposible

victory was so near and yet so far — la victoria parecía estar asegurada pero ese último esfuerzo para obtenerla les resultó imposible

2) (in time)

• the agreement brings peace a little nearer — este acuerdo nos acerca un poco más a la paz

• winter is drawing near — el invierno se acerca

• the nearer it gets to the election the more they look like losing — a medida que se acercan las elecciones mayor parece la posibilidad de que pierdan

• to be near at hand — [object] estar al alcance de la mano; [event, season] estar a la vuelta de la esquina

3) (in level, degree)

• the nearest I ever came to feeling that was when... — la única vez que llegué a sentir algo parecido fue cuando...

• you as near as dammit killed me * — no me mataste, pero por un pelo *

• that's near enough — (numbers) no merece la pena precisar más; (amount) con eso vale

• you won't get any nearer than that to what you want — no vas a encontrar otra cosa que se aproxime más a lo que buscas

the nearest I ever got to winning — lo más cerca que estuve de ganar

• it's nowhere near enough * — con eso no basta ni mucho menos

"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo

• as near as I can recall — que yo recuerde

4) (=almost) casi

• I came near to telling her everything — llegué casi a decírselo todo

• near on 3,000 people — casi 3.000 personas

• it's in near perfect condition — está casi en perfectas condiciones

• I could hardly see it in the near total darkness — apenas lo veía en la oscuridad que era casi total

2. PREP
(also: near to)
1) (of place) cerca de

I live near Liverpool — vivo cerca de Liverpool

is there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?

I sat near the fire — me senté cerca de la chimenea

the schools near where I live — los colegios de mi barrio

the person nearest the door — la persona que está más cerca de la puerta

he won't let anyone near his toys — no deja que nadie se acerque a sus juguetes

• we don't live anywhere near Lincoln — vivimos bastante or muy lejos de Lincoln

• if you come near me I'll kill you — como te me acerques, te mato

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — en natación nadie le llega ni a la suela del zapato

• the passage is near the end of the book — el trozo viene hacia el final del libro

• don't go near the edge — no te acerques al borde

• we were nowhere near the station — estábamos bastante or muy lejos de la estación

2) (in time)

her birthday is near mine — su cumpleaños cae cerca del mío

near the end of the century — hacia fines del siglo

3) (=almost)

the sun was near to setting — el sol estaba a punto de ponerse

we were near to being drowned — por poco nos morimos ahogados

• she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter

• near to tears — a punto de llorar

3. ADJ

1) (in place) cercano

my house is near enough to walk — mi casa está muy cerca, se puede ir andando

where's the nearest service station? — ¿dónde está la gasolinera más cercana?

these glasses make things look nearer — con estas gafas todo parece estar más cerca

• £250 or nearest offer — 250 libras o precio a discutir

• calculate to the nearest decimal place — para el cálculo solo utilicen el primer decimal

• he calculated the price to the nearest pound — redondeó el precio a la libra entera

2) (in time) próximo

• in the near future — en un futuro cercano

• the time is near when... — falta poco cuando...

3) (in level, degree)

it's the nearest thing to heaven I can think of — para mí esto es como estar en el séptimo cielo

that's the nearest thing to a compliment you'll get from him — iro eso es lo más parecido a un elogio que vas a conseguir de él

a near thing —

she won, but it was a near thing — ganó, pero por los pelos

4) [relative] cercano

your nearest and dearest — tus seres más allegados y queridos

4. VT

1) (in space) acercarse a

2) (in time)

it was nearing lunchtime — faltaba poco para la hora de comer

I'm nearing the end of my contract — falta poco para que venza mi contrato

he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años

3) (in level, degree)

the building is nearing completion — el edificio está casi terminado

the country is nearing total anarchy — el país está al borde de la anarquía total

5.

VI acercarse

6.

CPD

the Near East N — el Cercano Oriente

near miss N — [of planes] casi colisión f ; (when aiming) casi acierto m ; (in competition) (=near-victory) casi victoria f

he had a near miss — (Aer) no se estrelló por poco; (Aut) no chocó por poco

it was a near miss — (target) no dio en el blanco por poco

near money N — (Comm) activos mpl realizables

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I [nɪr, nɪə(r)]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él

d) < relative> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares

d) ( on the verge of)

near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego

2) ( nearly) casi

I'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar

that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos

it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)

III

preposition -er, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

English-spanish dictionary > near
14 occuper

occuper [ɔkype]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ appartement, place, surface] to occupy

• leurs bureaux occupent tout l'étage their offices occupy the whole floor

• l'appartement qu'ils occupent est trop exigu the flat they are living in is too small

   b. [+ moment, temps] to occupy

• la lecture occupe une grande partie de mon temps reading occupies a great deal of my time

• comment occuper ses loisirs ? how should one occupy one's free time?

   c. [+ poste, fonction, rang] to hold

   d. [+ personne] to keep busy

• mon travail m'occupe beaucoup my work keeps me very busy

• le sujet qui nous occupe aujourd'hui the matter which concerns us today

   e. ( = envahir) [+ bâtiment, territoire] to occupy

• occuper le terrain to get a lot of media attention

2. reflexive verb

► s'occuper

   a.

s'occuper de qch ( = se charger de) to deal with sth ; ( = être chargé de) to be in charge of sth ; ( = s'intéresser à) to take an interest in sth

• je vais m'occuper de ce problème I'll deal with this problem

• c'est lui qui s'occupe de cette affaire he's the one who is dealing with this

• je m'occuperai des boissons I'll look after the drinks

• ne t'occupe pas de ça, c'est leur problème don't worry about that, it's their problem

• occupe-toi de tes oignons (inf) mind your own business

• t'occupe ! (inf!) none of your business! (inf)

   b. s'occuper de qn ( = se charger de) [+ enfants, malades] to look after sb ; [+ client] to attend to sb ; ( = être responsable de) [+ enfants, malades] to be in charge of sb

• je m'occupe de vous tout de suite I'll be with you in a moment

• est-ce qu'on s'occupe de vous, Madame ? are you being served?

   c. ( = s'affairer) to occupy o.s.

• s'occuper à faire qch to busy o.s. doing sth

• s'occuper à qch to busy o.s. with sth

• il y a de quoi s'occuper there is plenty to do

• s'occuper l'esprit to keep one's mind occupied

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ɔkype
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( se trouver dans) to live in, to occupy [appartement, maison]; to be in [douche, cellule]; to sit in, to occupy [siège]

il occupe les lieux depuis six mois — he's been in the premises for six months

2) ( remplir) [local, meuble] to take up, to occupy [espace]; [activité] to take up, to fill [temps]

le jardin potager occupe tout mon temps — the kitchen garden takes up all my time

le sport occupe une grande place dans ma vie — sport plays a large ou great part in my life

occuper son temps à faire — to spend one's time doing

3) ( donner une activité à) to occupy [personne, esprit]

ça m'occupe! — it keeps me occupied ou busy!

le sujet qui nous occupe — the matter which we are dealing with

4) ( exercer) to have [emploi]; to hold [poste, fonctions]

5) ( se rendre maître de) [grévistes, armée] to occupy [lieu]

occuper les locaux — to stage a sit-in

2.

s'occuper verbe pronominal

1) ( ne pas être oisif) to keep oneself busy ou occupied

j'ai de quoi m'occuper — I've got plenty to do

trouver à s'occuper — to find something to do

2) ( prendre en charge)

s'occuper de — to see to, to take care of [dîner, billets]

3) ( consacrer ses efforts à)

s'occuper de — to be dealing with [dossier]

4) ( prodiguer des soins à)

s'occuper de — to take care of [enfant, animal, plante]; to attend to [client]

on s'occupe de vous? — Commerce are you being served?

je m'occupe de vous tout de suite — I'll be with you in a minute

5) ( avoir pour emploi)

s'occuper de — to be in charge of [financement, bibliothèque]; to work with [handicapés, enfants]

6) ( se mêler)

occupe-toi de tes affaires (colloq) or de ce qui te regarde! — (colloq) mind your own business! (colloq)

ne t'occupe pas de ça!, t'occupe! — (sl) keep your nose out! (colloq) GB, keep your butt out! (colloq) US

ne t'occupe pas d'elle — don't take any notice of her

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ɔkype
1. vt

1) [lieu, place] to occupy

Ils occupaient les meilleures places. — They had the best seats., They were sitting in the best seats.

Il occupait la place du coin. — He was in the corner seat.

Le petit secrétaire occupait l'angle opposé. — The small writing desk stood in the opposite corner.

2) [appartement] to live in

Qui occupe l'appartement du troisième? — Who lives in the apartment on the third floor?

3) MILITAIRE, POLITIQUE, [territoire] to occupy

4) [de la place] to take up

Ça occupe trop de place. — It takes up too much room.

Ses livres occupaient toute la pièce du fond. — His books took up the entire back room.

5) [poste, fonction] to hold

6) [main-d'œuvre] to employ

7) (= distraire) to keep occupied

Les enfants ne sont pas faciles à occuper quand il pleut. — It's not easy to keep children occupied when it's raining.

2. vi

ça occupe — it keeps you busy

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occuper verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( se trouver dans) [personne] to live in, to occupy [appartement, maison]; to be in, to occupy [douche, cellule]; to sit in, to occupy [siège]; les locataires qui occupent actuellement la villa the tenants who live in the villa at the moment; ça fait deux heures qu'il occupe la salle de bains he's been in the bathroom for two hours; il occupe les lieux depuis six mois he's been in the premises for six months; occuper la sixième place du classement/championnat to be sixth in the ranking/championship;

2 ( remplir) [local, meuble] to take up, to occupy [espace]; [activité] to take up, to fill [temps]; le jardin potager occupe tout mon temps/trop de place the vegetable garden takes up all my time/too much space; aller au cinéma pour occuper la soirée to go to the cinema to fill the evening; Paul/le sport occupe une grande place dans sa vie Paul/sport plays a great part in his/her life; occuper son temps/ses journées à faire to spend one's time/one's days doing; à quoi occupes-tu tes soirées? how do you spend your evenings?;

3 ( donner une activité à) to occupy [personne, esprit]; ça l'occupe! it keeps him/her occupied ou busy!; mes études m'occupent beaucoup my studies keep me very busy ou take up a lot of my time; le sujet qui nous occupe aujourd'hui the matter which we are dealing with today;

4 ( exercer) to have [emploi]; to hold [poste, fonctions]; ceux qui occupent des emplois précaires those who have no job security; occuper le fauteuil présidentiel to be President;

5 ( employer) [entreprise, secteur] to employ [personnes];

6 ( se rendre maître de) [grévistes, armée] to occupy [lieu]; occuper les locaux to stage a sit-in; commencer à occuper le terrain fig to have a foot in the door.

B s'occuper vpr

1 ( ne pas être oisif) [personne] to keep oneself busy ou occupied; savoir s'occuper to know how to keep oneself busy; j'ai de quoi m'occuper I've got plenty to do; chercher/trouver à s'occuper to look for/find sth to do;

2 ( prendre en charge) s'occuper de to see to, to take care of [dîner, billets]; je m'occupe de le leur faire savoir I'll see that they are told;

3 ( consacrer ses efforts à) s'occuper de to be dealing with [dossier, question]; l'avocat qui s'est occupé/s'occupe de l'affaire the lawyer who dealt/is dealing with the case; il s'occupe de leur faire obtenir un visa he's trying to get them a visa;

4 ( prodiguer des soins à) s'occuper de to take care of [enfant, animal, plante]; to attend to [client]; tu ne t'occupes pas assez de toi-même you don't take enough care of yourself; on s'occupe de vous? are you being attended to?; Comm are you being served?; je m'occupe de vous tout de suite I'll be with you in a minute;

5 ( avoir pour emploi) s'occuper de to be in charge of [financement, bibliothèque]; to work with [handicapés, enfants];

6 ( se mêler) s'occuper des affaires des autres to poke one's nose into other people's business○; occupe-toi de tes affaires○ or de ce qui te regarde○! mind your own business!; de quoi je m'occupe○! mind your own business!; ne t'occupe pas de ça!, t'occupe○! keep your nose out○! GB, keep your butt out○! US; ne t'occupe pas d'elle/de ce qu'elle dit don't take any notice of her/of what she says.

[ɔkype] verbe transitif

1. [donner une activité à]

occuper quelqu'un to keep somebody busy ou occupied

cela l'occupe beaucoup it takes up a lot of his time

la question qui nous occupe the matter in hand

(en usage absolu)

ça occupe! it keeps me busy

2. [envahir] to occupy, to take over (separable)

les rebelles occupent tout le Nord the rebels have occupied the north of the country

les grévistes occupent les bureaux the strikers have occupied the offices

occuper le terrain MILITAIRE (figuré) to have the field

3. [remplir - un espace, une durée] to take up (inseparable)

le bar occupe le fond de la pièce/trop de place the bar stands at the back of the room/takes up too much space

occuper le devant de la scène to be in the foreground

4. [consacrer] to spend

j'occupe mes loisirs à lire I spend my free time reading

5. [habiter] to occupy, to live (in)

6. [détenir - poste, place] to hold, to occupy

il occupe un poste important he holds an important position

Liverpool occupe la seconde place du championnat Liverpool are (lying) second in the league table

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s'occuper verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to keep oneself busy ou occupied, to occupy oneself

à quoi s'occupent les citadins au mois d'août? how do city dwellers spend their time in August?

il va falloir qu'elle s'occupe she'll have to find something to keep her occupied

tu n'as donc pas de quoi t'occuper? haven't you got something to be getting on with?

c'est juste histoire de m'occuper (familier) it's just for something to do

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s'occuper de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [avoir pour responsabilité ou tâche] to deal with, to be in charge of, to take care of

qui s'occupe de votre dossier? who's dealing with ou handling your file?

je m'occupe de jeunes délinquants I'm in charge of young offenders

je m'en occuperai plus tard I'll see to ou attend to it later

je m'en occuperai dès demain matin I'll see to ou attend to ou take care of it first thing in the morning

t'es-tu occupé des réservations/de ton inscription? did you see about the reservations/registering for your course?

occupe-toi de tes affaires ou oignons (familier) mind your own business

t'occupe! (familier) none of your business!, don't be so nosy!

2. [entourer de soins] to look after, to care for

s'occuper d'un malade to care for a patient

s'occuper d'un bébé to look after a baby

peux-tu t'occuper des invités pendant que je me prépare? would you look after ou see to the guests while I get ready?

on s'occupe de vous, Madame? are you being served, Madam?

il ne s'occupe pas assez d'elle he doesn't pay her enough attention

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > occuper
15 go

vi/t (went, gone) I. [vi] 1. ići, kretati (se), micati se; otići, odlaziti, krenuti, poći, polaziti (it is time for us to # vrijeme nam je ići, poći; the train is just #ing vlak upravo polazi); uputiti se (into u, to u, prema, k) 2. voziti se, odvesti se, otputovati (vlakom i sl.) 3. [arch] hodati 4. dospjeti, doprijeti, dopirati, doseći, stići (he will # far on će daleko doprijeti) 5. (o cesti, crti) voditi, ići, pružati se, teći, sezati (this road #es to ova cesta vodi u; the boundary #es along the river Drina međa teće duž rijeke; the plank just #es across the brook daska upravo seže preko potoka) 6. ravnati se (by, upon po komu, čemu)(to have nothing to # upon nemati se po čemu ravnati); držati se (by čega), slijediti (by što)(I shall # entirely by what the doctor says ravnat ću se potpuno po onome što liječnik kaže); pristajati (with uza što), postupiti u skladu (with sa) 7. ići, raditi, funkcionirati (stroj, sat itd.); biti u pogonu (keep #ing držati u pogonu; set #ing staviti u pogon); napredovati, uspijevati (poduzeće, posao) 8. držati se, ponašati se, praviti određenu kretnju (all the time he was speaking he went like this čitavo vrijeme dok je govorio držao se ovako, pravio je ovakve kretnje) 9. (o zvukovima) oglasiti se, zazvučiti, zazvoniti (when the sirens # kad zazvuče, zatule sirene; I heard the bells # čuo sam kako zvona zvone); grunuti, puknuti (top i sl.); udariti, kucati, odbijati (it has just gone six upravo je odbilo šest; I felt my heart #ing at a tremendous rate osjećao sam kako mi srce udara silnom brzinom); (uz uzvike) bubnuti, tresnuti, grunuti, prasnuti (to #bang, crack) 10. (o vremenu) minuti, proteći, prolaziti, isteći 11. kolati (the story #es priča se, kola pripovijest); biti u optjecaju, biti prihvaćen, priznat (novac, valuta); biti znan, poznat (by ili under the name of po imenu ili pod imenom); biti uobičajen, običan, prosječan, očekivan (as men # kako se od ljudi već može očekivati; as hotels # kako je to već uobičajeno u hotelima) 12. (o tekstu, stihovima) glasiti, teći (I forget how the words # zaboravio sam kako glase riječi; this is how the verses # stihovi teku evo ovako); (o pjesmi) pristajati (to a tune uz napjev) 13. (o događajima) kretati se, proteći, odvijati se, uspjeti (everything went well sve je proteklo dobro; dinner went well ručak je dobro uspio) 14. (o izborima) završiti (for u korist, against na štetu), glasati (for, against za, protiv), odlučiti se (za politički smjer), postati (Liverpool #es Labour Liverpool glasa za laburiste; to # Conservative postati konzervativac; America went dry Amerika se odlučila za prohibiciju) 15. (o robi) biti prodavan, postići određenu cijenu (eggs went cheap jaja su se prodavala uz jeftinu cijenu); (o novcu) biti utrošen (in na što)(the money went in cigars novac se utošio na cigare) 16. nestati, izgubiti se, gasiti se, propadati (the clouds have gone oblaci su nestali; his life is #ing fast život mu se naglo gasi; our trade is #ing naša trgovina propada); povući se, povlačiti se, prestati, ispasti, ispadati, otpasti, otpadati, izostati (Greek must #! Grčki mora otpasti!; This sentence #es altogether ova rečenica posve ispada) 17. popustiti, popuštati (I thought the dam would # mislio sam da će nasip popustiti); otkinuti se, odlomiti se, otrgnuti se, srušiti se (first the sail and then the mast went najprije se otrgnulo jedro, a onda se srušio jarbol) 18. stupiti u (zvanje), postati (he went to the bar stupio je u odvjetničko zvanje) 19. stati, ići (into u što), imati mjesta (in u čemu)(the book will not # into your pocket knjiga neće stati u vaš džep); proći, dati se provući (thread too thick to# through needle predebela nit da bi prošla kroz iglu) 20. pripadati, imati svoje mjesto, biti spremljen (smješten)(that book #es on the top shelf ta knjiga pripada na najvišu policu, toj je knjizi mjesto na najvišoj polici; the silver #es into the drawer every night srebro se sprema u ladicu svake večeri; I want the table to # in my room želim da se stol smjesti u moju sobu) 21. pripasti, zapasti, dopasti, ostati, ići (to komu), odpadati, otpasti (na koga, što)(at my death my money shall # to my sister nakon moje smrti moj novac neka pripadne mojoj sestri; victory always #s to the strong pobjeda uvijek dopadne jakomu); ići (u što)(12 inches # to the foot jedna stopa ima 12 palaca) 22. biti upotrijebljen (towards za ; to do); dovoditi (to do); pridonijeti, pridonositi, pomoći, pomagati, služiti (to čemu; to do) 23. sezati, dopirati, prodirati; dotjecati, doteći, dostajati, dotrajati (to do)(the difference # deep razlika seže duboko; to # a long way obilno doteći; to go a short way ne dotjecati, ne dostajati) 24. postati, prijeći (u stanje)( to # vacant isprazniti se; to # red pocrvenjeti; to # blind oslijepiti) 25. [s pres part] to # shooting ići u lov; to # fishing (skating, skiing etc.) ići na ribolov (sklizanje, skijanje itd.); neprestano nešto činiti (he #es frightening people neprestano plaši ljude) 26. [pres part] going, za kojim slijedi infinitiv, označuje: a) radnju ili događaj u bliskoj budućnosti (it's going to rain kiša će; there is going to be meat for dinner bit će mesa za večeru); b) namjeru (I'm going to ask him a favour molit ću ga za uslugu I'm not going to tell ne namjeravam, neću kazati) 27. (o jelu) još postojati, još biti raspoloživo (is steak still #ing? Ima li još odrezaka?) II. [vt] 1. izdržati, podnijeti, podnositi (to # the whole hog temeljito ili valjano obaviti što, ne sustezati se (u mislima, govoru ili djelima) 2. poduzeti, riskirati (to # one better than a p nadmašiti koga, više ponuditi od koga; I'll # you prihvaćam okladu) 3. ( u igri kartama) zaigrati, izbaciti (kartu)([fig] to # nap visoko zaigrati, mnogo riskirati) / to # for a walk= ići (poći) na šetnju; [mil sl] to # west= pasti (na ratištu), poginuti; to # to pace= juriti, ići svom brzinom; [fig] neumjereno živjeti; to # with tide (times)= povoditi se za vremenom (većinom); who #es there?= tko si?, tko je? (povik straže); his tongue #es nineteen to a dozen= klepeće kao vodeničko kolo; the story #es= priča se, kaže se; it #es without saying= samo se po sebi razumije; go!= sad! (uzvik za početak utrke i sl.); (na dražbi) #ing, #ing, gone!= po prvi, drugi, treći put! (= prodano!); to # to see= ići u pohode (komu), pohoditi koga; to # to the devil (the dogs) = otići do đavola, propasti; # to the devil!= idi do vraga!; to # the way of all the earth (all flesh)= poći putem svega smrtnoga, umrijeti; to # to a better world = preseliti se na drugi svijet, umrijeti; to # to one's account (one's own place)= otići Bogu na račun (istinu), umrijeti; to # to the bar= postati odvjetnik; to # to sea= postati pomorac, otići na more; to # on the stage= postati glumac (pjevač); to # on the sreet= poći na ulicu, postati prostitutka; to # to stool= obavljati nuždu; [GB pol] to # to the country= izborima tražiti mišljenje naroda, raspisati izbore; to # to war= zaratiti se, ići u rat; to # halves ( shares)= podijeliti napola (na jednake dijelove); to # to one's heart = dirati (pogađati) u srce koga; he went hot and cold= oblijevao ga je hladan znoj (&[fig]); to # to pieces= raspasti se (rastrgati se) na komade; [mil] to go sick= javiti se bolestan; to be gone= pokupiti se, otići; dead and gone= gotov, mrtav; [sl] gone on= sav lud, zanesen (za kim, čim); far gone= zagrezao, veoma bolestan; # fetch!=(zapovijed psu) idi donesi!; to # wreong= zalutati; varati, prevariti se; krenuti stranputicom; to # hungry= gladovati; to # with child= očekivati dijete, biti trudna; to # waste= (uludo) propasti, propadati; as men # = kako se od ljudi može očekivati; as things # = kako je već uobičajeno; how #es the time? = koliko je sati?; I must be gone= moram otići; to # into holes= dobiti rupe, poderati se; to # and do= biti dovoljno lud i učiniti (što); I have been and gone and done it = eh, baš sam se iskazao!; [GB] to # bad= pokvariti se, ukiseliti se (jelo); [GB] to # green (black)= pozelenjeti (pocrnjeti); to # mad= poludjeti; to # queer in the head= šenuti umom; to # native= poprimiti navike domorodaca (o bjelcu); [sl] to # phut= raspasti se, rasplinuti se, propasti; [bot] to # to seed= ocvasti, tjerati u sjeme; [fig] (duševno ili tjelesno) slabiti, stariti, popuštati, ocvasti, gasiti se; to # to the bottom= potonuti; # it! = udri!, ne daj se!, iskaži se!; to # it (strong)= krepko (živo, žestoko, dobrano) prionuti; odvažno ili odlučno postupati, ne dati se; pretjerivati, masno lagati; neumjerno ili raspojasano živjeti; you have been #ing it! = valjano si se probećario, dobrano si sebi dao oduška; to # free (unpunished)= umaknuti nekažnjen, proći bez kazne; let it # at that= neka ostane pri tome; to # from one's word= prekršiti riječ, odstupiti od obećanja; to # bail (for)= jamčiti (za koga); [coll] I 'll # bail = uvjeravam vas; to # to great expence (trouble) = ne žaliti troška (truda); a little of her company #es a long way = i kratko vrijeme u društvu s njom čovjeku je dosta; what he says #es = što on kaže mora biti, njegova je riječ zakon;

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dopirati
hodati
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iÄ‡i gore
iÄ‡i naprijed
namjeravati
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poginuti
pokuÅ¡aj
postiÄ‡i
posvetiti se Äemu
prijeÄ‡i
proÄ‡i
prolaziti
silaziti
sporazum
umrijeti

English-Croatian dictionary > go
16 do.

abbr

See:

ditto

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do.
abbr.

(comm., ditto) idem; come sopra.
♦ (to) do /du:/
(pass. did, p. p. done; 3^a pers. indic. does, congiunt. USA o arc. e poet. do)

A v. t.

1 fare: to do a stupid [nice, etc.] thing, fare una cosa stupida [bella, ecc.]; He's done something terrible, ha fatto una cosa terribile; I don't know what I've done wrong, non so cosa io abbia fatto di sbagliato; What have you done?, cos'hai fatto?; to do one's duty [the right thing], fare il proprio dovere [la cosa giusta]; What are you doing?, che cosa stai facendo?; Can I do anything ( for you)?, posso fare qualcosa (per te)?; They did nothing to help me, non hanno fatto niente per aiutarmi; to do a sum, fare una somma; We did the journey in two days, abbiamo fatto il viaggio in due giorni; I've done three copies of the letter, ho fatto tre copie della lettera; Can you do a list?, puoi fare una lista?; He did a series of watercolours of the Thames, ha fatto una serie di acquerelli raffiguranti il Tamigi; She's doing a documentary about old people, sta facendo un documentario sugli anziani

2 fare, praticare ( un'attività): How long have you been doing yoga?, da quant'è che fai yoga?; What do you usually do?, che cosa fai di solito?; What do you do ( for a living)?, che lavoro fai?; I do pottery on Wednesdays, il mercoledì faccio un corso di ceramica; You need to do at least half an hour of exercise three times a week, devi fare almeno mezzora di esercizio tre volte la settimana; to do the ironing [washing, cooking, shopping, etc.], stirare, lavare i panni, cucinare, fare la spesa, ecc.; (fam.) to do lunch [a film, dinner, etc.], pranzare, guardare un film, cenare, ecc.

3 vendere, avere: Do you do bus tickets, too?, avete (o vendete) anche i biglietti per l'autobus?; They don't do food, non servono da mangiare (o non vendono alimentari); They do stationery as well as books, vendono anche articoli di cancelleria oltre che libri; We do a huge range of household items, abbiamo un'enorme gamma di articoli per la casa

4 fare, percorrere: We did 200 km on Saturday, abbiamo fatto 200 km sabato; They were doing 150 on the motorway, andavano ai 150 all'ora in autostrada

5 fare, studiare: I did French for three years, ho fatto tre anni di francese; What is she doing at university?, cosa fa all'università?; We haven't done the First World War yet, non abbiamo ancora fatto la prima guerra mondiale

6 (fam.) fare, passare ( un periodo): He's done four years in jail, ha fatto quattro anni di carcere; She's just done a year in the Paris office, ha appena passato un anno nella sede di Parigi; (fam.) to do time, scontare una pena

7 fare, preparare ( del cibo): Can you do the potatoes?, puoi fare le patate?; I'll do a salad while you lay the table, faccio un'insalata mentre apparecchi la tavola; I'm doing fish, I hope that's ok, faccio del pesce, spero che vada bene

8 (fam.) fare, pulire (o lavare, sistemare, ecc.): I've done the living room, now I'm going to do the hall, ho fatto il soggiorno, ora faccio l'ingresso; We did the garden at the weekend, abbiamo sistemato il giardino nel fine settimana; Someone comes to do the windows, viene qualcuno a lavare le finestre; to do the beds, fare i letti; to do the dishes, lavare i piatti; to do one's teeth, lavarsi i denti; to do one's hair [nails, makeup], farsi i capelli [le unghie, il trucco]; Who does your hair?, da che parrucchiere vai?

9 rifare, pitturare (o tappezzare, ecc.): We haven't done the bedrooms yet, non abbiamo ancora rifatto le camere da letto; They've done the kitchen bright yellow, hanno pitturato la cucina di un giallo acceso NOTA D'USO: - non so come fare-

10 (fam.) visitare: They did five cities in three days, hanno visitato cinque città in tre giorni; Have you done the Tower of London yet?, hai già visitato la torre di Londra?

11 (fam.) imbrogliare; fregare: You've been done, ti hanno fregato

12 (fam.) andare bene a: A sandwich will do me fine, un panino mi va benissimo; I haven't got a large pack, will this one do you?, non ho confezioni grandi, questa Le va bene?

13 (fam.) trattare, accogliere ( un ospite): They did us very well, ci hanno accolti benissimo

14 (fam.) conciare per le feste; sistemare; ( anche) uccidere; far fuori (fam.): I'll do you!, ti sistemo io!

15 fare, imitare ( un personaggio famoso, ecc.): He does the President brilliantly, è bravissimo a imitare il presidente; Can you do a Liverpool accent?, sai fare l'accento di Liverpool?

16 (fam.) mettere dentro, arrestare; ( anche) fare la multa a: He was done for drug dealing, lo hanno messo dentro per spaccio; They did her for speeding ( o She was done for speeding), le hanno fatto la multa per eccesso di velocità, si è beccata una multa per eccesso di velocità

17 ( slang) svaligiare; rapinare: They did three houses on the same street, hanno svaligiato tre case nella stessa via

B v. i.

1 fare; agire: You did well to refuse, hai fatto bene a rifiutare; I'll do as I like, faccio come mi pare; Do as you're told, fai quello che ti si dice

2 (fam.) fare, evolvere: What do you think the weather's going to do tomorrow?, cosa pensi che farà il tempo domani?; No one knows what the economy's going to do over the next six months, nessuno sa come evolverà l'economia nei prossimi sei mesi

3 – to be doing well [fine, ok, etc.], stare bene [benissimo, abbastanza bene] ( di salute): Mother and child are doing very well, la madre e il bambino stanno benissimo; He's not doing too well, non sta molto bene

4 ( di persona, attività) andare: You haven't done badly, non sei andato male; I didn't do well in my exams, non sono andato bene agli esami; How do you think England will do?, come pensi che andrà l'Inghilterra?; The business is doing very well, l'azienda va a gonfie vele; We're doing all right, ce la caviamo piuttosto bene; DIALOGO → - Petrol- How are we doing for petrol?, come siamo messi a carburante?

5 bastare: Will fifty dollars do?, basteranno cinquanta dollari?; DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- «Anything else?» DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- «No, that'll do, thanks», «Nient'altro?» «No, va bene così, grazie»; That will do!, adesso basta!

6 andare bene lo stesso; essere accettabile: This dress isn't exactly what I wanted, but I suppose it will do, questo vestito non è proprio quello che volevo, ma presumo che andrà bene lo stesso; The house is not ideal, but it will do for now, la casa non è ideale, ma per il momento bisognerà accontentarsi

7 (sempre neg.) andare bene, essere opportuno: It doesn't do to work too hard, lavorare troppo non va bene; I've told you before, this kind of behaviour just won't do, te l'ho già detto: questo modo di comportarsi proprio non va bene; It wouldn't do to ask him for money, non starebbe bene chiedergli dei soldi; DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- Sorry, I can't do Thursday afternoon, mi dispiace, giovedì pomeriggio non posso

C verbo ausiliare NOTA D'USO: - chi-

1 (nelle frasi interr., neg. e interr. neg.; è idiom.): Do you understand?, capisci?; I don't understand, non capisco; Does he know?, lo sa?; He does not ( o doesn't) know, non lo sa; Did you go?, ci sei andato?; They did not ( o didn't) ask me, non mi hanno invitato

2 fare (determinato dal verbo precedente, di cui evita la ripetizione): If you want to tell him, do it now, se vuoi dirglielo, fallo ora; (idiom.) «Who took my hat?» «I did», «chi ha preso il mio cappello?» «sono stato io»; «Did you see him?» «I did», «l'hai visto?» «sì»

3 (nell'imper. neg.; è idiom.): Do not ( o don't) worry!, non preoccuparti!; Don't let them interfere!, non lasciare che si intromettano!

4 (nelle «tag questions») (è) vero?, no?: You don't like him, do you?, ti è antipatico, è vero?; You told him, didn't you?, glielo hai detto, no?; He didn't pay the bill, did he?, non l'ha (mica) pagato il conto, vero?; She doesn't know, does she?, lei non lo sa, no?

5 (nella costruzione inversa; è idiom.): «I don't like it» «Neither do I», «Non mi piace» «Neanche a me»; «I didn't go» «Nor did I», «Non ci sono andato» «Nemmeno io»; «I like opera» «So do I», «Mi piace la lirica» «A me pure»; (form.) Little did he realize that…, quasi non si rendeva conto che…

6 ( uso enfat.; è idiom.): Do sit down!, si accomodi, La prego!; Do help yourself!, serviti pure!; But I did see her!, sì che l'ho vista!; DIALOGO → - Clothes 1- I'm here if you do need anything, per qualsiasi cosa, io sono qui; I do love you, ti amo davvero; ( formula nel rito del matrimonio) «till death us do part», «finché morte non ci separi»

● to do as (o for), (form.) to do duty as, fare da, servire da: The tents will do for shelter until the weather gets worse, le tende serviranno da riparo fino a che il tempo non peggiora □ to do sb. a bad turn, fare uno sgarbo (o una scortesia, un brutto tiro) a q. □ to do one's best (o utmost), fare del proprio meglio: I'll do my best to help him, farò del mio meglio per aiutarlo □ (fam. ingl.) to do one's bit, fare la propria parte (o il proprio dovere) □ to do the books (o the accounts), fare (o tenere) la contabilità □ to do business, fare affari: It's been a pleasure to do business with you, è stato un piacere fare affari con Lei □ to do well by sb., trattar bene q.: The company does well by its employees, l'azienda tratta bene i suoi dipendenti; to be [to feel] hard done by, essere [sentirsi] trattato male □ to do damage to st., danneggiare qc.: The storm did a lot of damage to buildings, il nubifragio ha danneggiato molto gli edifici □ (fam.) to do one's damnedest, darci sotto; mettercela tutta □ ( slang) to do drugs, drogarsi; farsi □ to do evil, fare del male; commettere azioni malvagie □ to do sb. a favour (o a kindness, a good turn), fare un favore (o un piacere) a q. □ to do (sb.) good, far bene (a q.): A rest will do you a lot of good, un po' di riposo ti farà molto bene □ to do (sb. o st.) harm, causare danni (a q. o qc.): The first rule for a doctor is to do no harm, la prima regola per un medico è non causare danni; The illness didn't do him any lasting harm, la malattia non gli ha causato danni permanenti □ to do sb. justice, rendere giustizia a q. (fig.): This photo doesn't do you justice, questa foto non ti rende giustizia □ (fam.) to do nice [generous, ecc.], comportarsi bene [con generosità, ecc.]: She doesn't do generous, non si comporta con generosità □ to do nicely, andare bene: If you can't be bothered with heavy reading, this book will do nicely, se non hai voglia di letture pesanti, questo libro andrà proprio bene □ to do nothing [a lot] for, non giovare [giovare molto] a; ( di abito, pettinatura, ecc.) non donare [donare molto] a: The scandal will do nothing for his reputation, lo scandalo non gioverà alla sua reputazione; This dress does nothing for her, questo vestito non le dona; Getting a job will do a lot for her confidence, trovare lavoro gioverà molto alla sua autostima □ to do the sights, visitare ( una città, ecc.) da turista □ (fam.) to do one's ( own) thing, fare quel che si vuole; fare il proprio comodo □ to do well for oneself, avere successo, fare fortuna: Grandfather did well for himself in America, il nonno ha fatto fortuna in America □ to do wonders for, fare miracoli per: A change of scene can do wonders for your mood, un cambiamento d'ambiente può fare miracoli per l'umore □ to do one's worst, fare quanto più male è possibile: Let him do his worst; I'm not afraid of him, faccia pure (il diavolo a quattro); non mi fa paura □ to do wrong, sbagliare: He did wrong, but he's paid for it, ha sbagliato, ma ha pagato per questo □ (fig.) do or die –: It's do or die, o la va o la spacca; a do-or-die attempt, un tentativo decisivo □ to have nothing to do with st. [sb.], non avere niente a che vedere con qc. [q.]: I'm sure Susan had nothing whatever to do with it, sono sicuro che Susan non ha proprio niente a che vedere con questo □ (fam.) nothing doing, niente da fare: We tried to change the tickets, but it was nothing doing, abbiamo provato a cambiare i biglietti, ma non c'è stato niente da fare □ (fam.) What's doing?, che si fa di bello?: What's doing tonight?, che si fa di bello stasera? □ (fam.) do what?, cosa?: «Fancy a drink?» «Do what?» «I said, do you want a drink?», «qualcosa da bere?» «cosa?» «ho detto, vuoi bere qualcosa?» □ That does it!, ecco fatto!; ( anche) adesso basta! □ That's done it!, bel guaio! □ That should do it!, ecco fatto! □ DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- How do you do?, piacere! ( nelle presentazioni formali); ( anche) come sta? ( quando si conosce già la persona, ma non c'è intimità: cfr. How are you?) □ (fam.) DIALOGO → - Hearing from an old friend- «How are you doing?» DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- «Not bad, and you?», «Come va?» «Non male, e tu?» □ It isn't done, non sta bene: It isn't done to talk with your mouth full, non sta bene parlare a bocca piena □ Now you've done it!, l'hai fatta bella (o grossa)! □ You [He, They, etc.] would do well to do st., faresti [farebbe, farebbero, ecc.] bene a fare qc.: They would do well to remember who pays their salaries, farebbero bene a ricordarsi chi gli paga lo stipendio □ What will you do for food [money]?, come farete per il mangiare [i soldi]? □ (fam.) What are you doing out at this time of night?, che ci fai fuori a quest'ora di notte? □ (fam.) What's my jacket doing on the floor?, che ci fa la mia giacca per terra?

English-Italian dictionary > do.
17 join

1. transitive verb
1) (put together, connect) verbinden (to mit)

join two things [together] — zwei Dinge miteinander verbinden; zwei Dinge zusammenfügen

join hands — sich (Dat.) die Hände reichen

2) (come into company of) sich gesellen zu; sich zugesellen (+ Dat.); (meet) treffen; (come with) mitkommen mit; sich anschließen (+ Dat.)

I'll join you in a minute — ich komme gleich nach

may I join you — (at table) kann ich mich zu euch setzen?

do join us for lunch — iss doch mit uns zu Mittag

would you like to join me in a drink? — hast du Lust, ein Glas mit mir zu trinken?

3) (become member of) eintreten in (+ Akk.) [Armee, Firma, Orden, Verein, Partei]; beitreten (+ Dat.) [Verein, Partei, Orden]

4) (take one's place in) sich einreihen in (+ Akk.) [Umzug, Demonstrationszug]

5) [Fluss, Straße:] münden in (+ Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (come together) [Flüsse:] sich vereinigen, zusammenfließen; [Straßen:] sich vereinigen, zusammenlaufen; [Grundstücke:] aneinander grenzen, aneinander stoßen

2) (take part)

join with somebody — sich jemandem anschließen
3. noun
Verbindung, die; (line) Nahtstelle, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88444/join_in">join in

- join up

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[‹oin] 1. verb
1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) verbinden

2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) verbinden

3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) sich anschließen an

4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) treffen

5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) treffen
2. noun
(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) die Verbindung

- join forces
- join hands
- join in
- join up
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join

[ʤɔɪn]

I. vt

1. (connect)

▪ to \join sth [to sth] etw [mit etw dat] verbinden [o zusammenfügen]; battery etw [an etw dat] anschließen; (add) etw [an etw akk] anfügen

the River Neckar \joins the Rhine at Mannheim der Neckar mündet bei Mannheim in den Rhein ein

to \join hands sich dat die Hände geben [o geh reichen]

▪ to \join sth together etw zusammenfügen [o miteinander verbinden

2. (offer company)

▪ to \join sb sich akk zu jdm gesellen, jdm Gesellschaft leisten

would you like to \join us for supper? möchtest du mit uns zu Abend essen?

do you mind if I \join you? darf ich mich zu Ihnen setzen?

her husband \joined her in Rome a week later eine Woche später kam ihr Mann nach Rom nach

3. (enrol)

▪ to \join sth etw dat beitreten, in etw akk eintreten; club, party bei etw dat Mitglied werden

to \join the army Soldat werden

to \join the ranks of the unemployed sich akk in das Heer der Arbeitslosen einreihen

4. (participate)

▪ to \join sth bei etw dat mitmachen

let's \join the dancing lass uns mittanzen

to \join the line AM [or BRIT queue] sich akk in die Schlange stellen [o einreihen

5. (support)

▪ to \join sb in [doing] sth jdm bei [o in] etw dat [o der Ausführung einer S. gen] zur Seite stehen, sich akk jdm [bei der Ausführung einer S. gen] anschließen

I'm sure everyone will \join me in wishing you a very happy birthday es schließen sich sicher alle meinen Glückwünschen zu Ihrem Geburtstag an

6. (cooperate)

to \join forces with sb sich akk mit jdm zusammentun

7. (board)

to \join a plane/train in ein Flugzeug/einen Zug zusteigen

8.

▶ \join the club! ( hum fam) willkommen im Klub!

II. vi

1. (connect)

▪ to \join [with sth] sich akk [mit etw dat] verbinden

2. (cooperate)

▪ to \join with sb in doing sth sich akk mit jdm dat zusammenschließen [o zusammentun], um etw zu tun

3. (enrol) beitreten, Mitglied werden

4. (marry)

to \join [together] in marriage [or ( form) holy matrimony] sich akk ehelich [miteinander] verbinden geh, in den heiligen Bund der Ehe treten geh

III. n

1. (seam) Verbindung[sstelle] f, Fuge f

2. MATH (set theory) Vereinigungsmenge f fachspr

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[dZɔɪn]
1. vt

1) (lit, fig: connect, unite) verbinden (to mit)

to join two things together — zwei Dinge (miteinander) verbinden

join the dots (together) — verbinden Sie die Punkt

to join battle (with the enemy) — den Kampf mit dem Feind aufnehmen

to join hands (lit, fig) — sich (dat) or einander die Hände reichen

joined in marriage — durch das heilige Band der Ehe verbunden or vereinigt

they are joined at the hip (fig inf) — sie sind völlig unzertrennlich, sie hängen wie Kletten aneinander (inf)

2) (= become member of) army gehen zu; one's regiment sich anschließen (+dat), sich begeben zu; NATO, the EU beitreten (+dat); political party, club beitreten (+dat), Mitglied werden von or bei or in (+dat), eintreten in (+acc); religious order eintreten in (+acc), beitreten (+dat); university (as student) anfangen an (+dat); (as staff) firm anfangen bei; group of people, procession sich anschließen (+dat)

to join the queue — sich in die Schlange stellen or einreihen

he has been ordered to join his ship at Liverpool — er hat Order bekommen, sich in Liverpool auf seinem Schiff einzufinden or zu seinem Schiff zu begeben

Dr Morris will be joining us for a year as guest professor — Dr. Morris wird ein Jahr bei uns Gastprofessor sein

3)

he joined us in France — er stieß in Frankreich zu uns

I joined him at the station — wir trafen uns am Bahnhof, ich traf mich mit ihm am Bahnhof

I'll join you in five minutes — ich bin in fünf Minuten bei Ihnen

may I join you? — kann ich mich Ihnen anschließen?

will you join us? — machen Sie mit?, sind Sie dabei?

do join us for lunch — wollen Sie nicht mit uns essen?

will you join me in a drink? — trinken Sie ein Glas mit mir?

Paul joins me in wishing you... — Paul schließt sich meinen Wünschen für... an

they joined us in singing... — sie sangen mit uns zusammen...

Moscow has joined Washington in condemning these actions — Moskau hat sich Washington angeschlossen und diese Handlungen verurteilt

4) (river) another river, the sea einmünden or fließen in (+acc); (road) another road (ein)münden in (+acc)

his estates join ours — seine Ländereien grenzen an unsere (an)

2. vi

1) ( two parts) (= be attached) (miteinander) verbunden sein; (= be attachable) sich (miteinander) verbinden lassen; (= grow together) zusammenwachsen; (= meet, be adjacent) zusammenstoßen, zusammentreffen; (estates) aneinander (an)grenzen; (rivers) zusammenfließen, sich vereinigen; (roads) sich treffen

let us all join together in the Lord's Prayer he joins with me in wishing you... — wir wollen alle zusammen das Vaterunser beten er schließt sich meinen Wünschen für... an

to join together in doing sth — etw zusammen or gemeinsam tun

Moscow and Washington have joined in condemning these actions —

they all joined together to get her a present — sie taten sich alle zusammen, um ihr ein Geschenk zu kaufen

2) (club member) beitreten, Mitglied werden

3. n
Naht(stelle) f; (in pipe, knitting) Verbindungsstelle f
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join [dʒɔın]

A v/t

1. etwas verbinden, -einigen, zusammenfügen ( alle:

to, on to mit):

join hands

a) die Hände falten,

b) sich die Hand oder Hände reichen,

c) fig gemeinsame Sache machen, sich zusammentun ( beide:

with mit)

2. Personen vereinigen, zusammenbringen ( beide:

with, to mit):

join in friendship freundschaftlich verbinden;

they are joined in marriage sie sind ehelich (miteinander) verbunden

3. fig verbinden, verein(ig)en:

join prayers gemeinsam beten; → force A 1

4. sich anschließen (dat oder an akk), stoßen oder sich gesellen zu:

I’ll join you later ich komme später nach;

I was joined by Mary Mary schloss sich mir an;

join sb in (doing) sth etwas zusammen mit jemandem tun;

join sb in a walk (gemeinsam) mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen, sich jemandem auf einem Spaziergang anschließen;

thanks for joining us ( RADIO, TV) danke für Ihr Interesse;

join the circus zum Zirkus gehen;

join one’s regiment zu seinem Regiment stoßen;

join one’s ship an Bord seines Schiffes gehen; → majority 2

5. eintreten in (akk):

a) einem Klub, einer Partei etc beitreten

b) anfangen bei einer Firma etc:

join the army ins Heer eintreten, weitS. Soldat werden; → police force

6. a) teilnehmen oder sich beteiligen an (dat), mitmachen bei, sich anschließen (dat)

b) sich einlassen auf (akk), den Kampf aufnehmen:

join an action JUR einem Prozess beitreten;

join a treaty einem (Staats)Vertrag beitreten; → battle Bes Redew, issue A 4

7. sich vereinigen mit, zusammenkommen mit, (ein)münden in (akk) (Fluss, Straße)

8. MATH Punkte verbinden

9. (an)grenzen an (akk)

B v/i

1. sich vereinigen oder verbinden ( with mit)

2. join in

a) teilnehmen, sich beteiligen, mitmachen, sich anschließen, einstimmen:

join in, everybody! alle mitmachen oder mitsingen!

b) → A 6 a:

join in the laughter in das Gelächter einstimmen;

join with sb in (doing) sth etwas zusammen mit jemandem tun

3. sich vereinigen, zusammenkommen (Straßen), (Flüsse auch) zusammenfließen

4. aneinandergrenzen, sich berühren

5. join up Soldat werden

C s Verbindungsstelle f, -linie f, Naht f, Fuge f

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (put together, connect) verbinden (to mit)

join two things [together] — zwei Dinge miteinander verbinden; zwei Dinge zusammenfügen

join hands — sich (Dat.) die Hände reichen

2) (come into company of) sich gesellen zu; sich zugesellen (+ Dat.); (meet) treffen; (come with) mitkommen mit; sich anschließen (+ Dat.)

I'll join you in a minute — ich komme gleich nach

may I join you — (at table) kann ich mich zu euch setzen?

do join us for lunch — iss doch mit uns zu Mittag

would you like to join me in a drink? — hast du Lust, ein Glas mit mir zu trinken?

3) (become member of) eintreten in (+ Akk.) [Armee, Firma, Orden, Verein, Partei]; beitreten (+ Dat.) [Verein, Partei, Orden]

4) (take one's place in) sich einreihen in (+ Akk.) [Umzug, Demonstrationszug]

5) [Fluss, Straße:] münden in (+ Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (come together) [Flüsse:] sich vereinigen, zusammenfließen; [Straßen:] sich vereinigen, zusammenlaufen; [Grundstücke:] aneinander grenzen, aneinander stoßen

2) (take part)

join with somebody — sich jemandem anschließen
3. noun
Verbindung, die; (line) Nahtstelle, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- join in

- join up

* * *

(take) issue with someone expr.

sich mit jemandem auf einen Streit einlassen ausdr. v.

anfügen v.

kombinieren v.

verbinden v.

English-german dictionary > join
18 beat

beat [bi:t] (pt beat, pp beaten ['bi:tən])

1 transitive verb

(a) (hit → dog, person) frapper, battre; (→ carpet, metal) battre; Cookery (eggs) battre, fouetter;

∎ to beat sb with a stick donner des coups de bâton à qn;

∎ to beat sth flat aplatir qch (en tapant dessus);

∎ to beat sb black and blue battre qn comme plâtre;

∎ he beat the water with his hands il battit l'eau de ses mains;

∎ literary she beat her breast elle se frappa la poitrine;

∎ American vulgar to beat one's meat (masturbate) se branler

(b) Music

∎ to beat time battre la mesure;

∎ she beat time to the music with her foot elle marquait le rythme de la musique avec son pied;

∎ to beat a drum battre du tambour

(c) (move → wing) battre;

∎ the bird was beating its wings l'oiseau battait des ailes;

∎ the pigeon was beating the air with its wings le pigeon battait l'air de ses ailes

(d) (defeat → at game, sport) battre, vaincre;

∎ she beat him at poker elle l'a battu au poker;

∎ Liverpool were beaten Liverpool a perdu;

∎ to beat the world record battre le record mondial;

∎ figurative beat the rush hour, travel early évitez l'heure de pointe, voyagez plus tôt;

∎ to beat the system tirer son épingle du jeu en magouillant;

∎ American familiar to beat the charge échapper à l'accusation^□ ;

∎ American familiar to beat the rap échapper à la tôle;

∎ we've got to beat racism il faut en finir avec le racisme;

∎ if you can't beat them, join them mieux vaut s'allier aux gens que l'on ne peut pas vaincre;

∎ familiar to beat sb hollow or British hands down, to beat the pants off sb battre qn à plate couture;

∎ familiar the problem has me beaten le problème me dépasse complètement;

∎ familiar (it) beats me cela me dépasse;

∎ familiar it beats me or what beats me is how he gets away with it je ne comprends pas ou ça me dépasse qu'il s'en tire à chaque fois;

∎ familiar he beat me to it (arrived, telephoned before me etc) il m'a devancé

(e) (outdo)

∎ you can't beat the Chinese for inventiveness on ne peut pas trouver plus inventifs que les Chinois;

∎ nothing beats a cup of tea rien ne vaut une tasse de thé;

∎ beat that! voyons si tu peux faire mieux!; figurative pas mal, hein?;

∎ familiar that beats the lot!, that takes some beating! ça, c'est le bouquet!;

∎ familiar his answer takes some beating! (critically) c'est le comble!; (admiringly) on n'aurait pas pu mieux dire!;

∎ familiar can you beat it! tu as déjà vu ça, toi!

(f) (path) se frayer;

∎ to beat a way through the undergrowth se frayer un chemin à travers la végétation;

∎ figurative the new doctor soon had people beating a path to his door très vite, les gens se pressèrent chez le nouveau docteur

(g) Military (retreat)

∎ to beat the retreat battre la retraite;

∎ figurative they beat a hasty retreat when they saw the police arrive ils ont décampé en vitesse quand ils ont vu arriver la police

(h) Hunting

∎ to beat the woods/the moors battre les bois/les landes

(i) familiar (idioms)

∎ to beat it, American to beat feet (go away) se tirer, se barrer;

∎ beat it! dégage!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rain) battre; (sun) taper; (wind) souffler en rafales;

∎ to beat on or at the door cogner à la porte;

∎ the waves beat against the sea wall les vagues venaient battre la digue;

∎ the rain was beating against the roof la pluie battait contre le toit;

∎ he doesn't beat British about or American around the bush il n'y va pas par quatre chemins;

∎ so, not to beat British about or American around the bush, I've lost my job enfin bref, j'ai perdu mon emploi

(b) (heart, pulse, wing) battre;

∎ with beating heart le cœur battant;

∎ his heart was beating with terror son cœur palpitait de terreur;

∎ I heard the drums beating j'entendis le roulement des tambours

(c) Nautical

∎ to beat to windward louvoyer au plus près

3 noun

(a) (of heart, pulse, wing) battement m, pulsation f; Music (of drums) battement m; battement m;

∎ Military to march to the beat of the drum marcher au son du tambour

(b) Music (time) temps m; (in jazz and pop) rythme m;

∎ a strong/weak beat un temps fort/faible;

∎ a funky beat un rythme funky

(c) (of policeman) ronde f, secteur m; Military (of sentry) ronde f;

∎ we need more policemen on the beat il faudrait qu'il y ait plus de policiers à faire des rondes;

∎ he saw the robbery when he was on his beat il a été témoin du vol pendant qu'il effectuait sa ronde;

∎ familiar figurative it's off my beat altogether cela ne relève pas de ma compétence^□, ce n'est pas de mon ressort^□

(d) Hunting battue f

(e) familiar (beatnik) beatnik^□ mf

4 adjective

(a) familiar (exhausted) crevé, vidé

(b) familiar (defeated)

∎ you've got me beat (defeated) je m'avoue vaincu; (unable to answer) je sèche;

∎ this crossword's got me beat je sèche sur ces mots croisés

(c) familiar beatnik^□ ;

∎ a beat poet un poète beatnik

►► the Beat generation = mouvement littéraire et culturel américain des années 50-60 dont les adeptes (les "beatniks") refusaient les conventions de la société moderne

➲ beat back separable transitive verb

Military (enemy, flames) repousser

➲ beat down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (grass)

∎ the wind had beaten the grass down le vent avait couché les herbes;

∎ the horses had beaten down the crops les chevaux avaient foulé les récoltes

(b) British Commerce (seller) faire baisser;

∎ I beat him down to £20 je lui ai fait baisser son prix à 20 livres

2 intransitive verb

(sun) taper; (rain) tomber à verse ou à torrents;

∎ the rain was beating down il pleuvait à torrents;

∎ the rain was beating down on the tin roof la pluie s'abattait sur le toit en tôle

➲ beat in separable transitive verb

(door) défoncer;

∎ I'll beat his head in! je lui défoncerai le crâne!

➲ beat off

1 separable transitive verb

Military (enemy, attack) repousser

2 intransitive verb

vulgar (masturbate) se branler

➲ beat out separable transitive verb

(a) (flames) étouffer

(b) (metal) étaler au marteau;

∎ familiar figurative to beat one's brains out se creuser la cervelle;

∎ familiar to beat sb's brains out défoncer le crâne à qn

(c) Music (rhythm) marquer;

∎ she beat the rhythm out on a drum elle marquait le rythme ou elle battait la mesure sur un tambour

(d) American Sport (opponent) battre

➲ beat up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (person) tabasser, passer à tabac

(b) Cookery (egg white) faire monter; (cream, egg) fouetter, battre

(c) (drum up → help, volunteers) racoler, recruter

2 intransitive verb

Nautical louvoyer ou gagner vers la terre

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > beat
19 host

I noun
(large number) Menge, die

in [their] hosts — in Scharen
II 1. noun
1) Gastgeber, der/Gastgeberin, die

be or play host to somebody — jemanden zu Gast haben

2) (compère) Moderator, der
2. transitive verb
1) (act as host at) Gastgeber sein bei

2) (compère) moderieren

* * *
I [houst] noun
1) ((feminine hostess) a person who entertains someone else as his guest, usually in his own house: The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door.) der/die Gastgeber(in)

2) (an animal or plant on which another lives as a parasite.) der Wirt
II [houst] noun
(a very large number of people or things.) die Menge

* * *

host¹

[həʊst, AM hoʊst]

I. n

1. (party-giver) Gastgeber(in) m(f)

mine \host BRIT ( dated or hum) der Herr Wirt veraltet

2. (event-stager) Veranstalter(in) m(f)

to play \host to sth conference, etc. etw ausrichten

3. (compère) Showmaster(in) m(f)

he is the \host of a quiz show on the radio er moderiert eine Quizsendung im Radio

4. BIOL, CHEM Wirt m

\host molecule Wirtsmolekül nt

5. COMPUT Hauptrechner m

II. n modifier

\host family Gastfamilie f

III. vt

▪ to \host sth

1. (stage) event etw ausrichten

2. (be compère for) etw präsentieren

he \hosted a programme on the radio last night er hat letzte Nacht eine Radiosendung moderiert

host²

[həʊst, AM hoʊst]

n usu sing

▪ a [whole] \host of... jede Menge... + dat

there's a whole \host of reasons... es gibt eine Vielzahl an Gründen...

host³

[həʊst, AM hoʊst]

n no pl REL

▪ the \host [or H\host] die Hostie

* * *
[həʊst]
n (ECCL)
Hostie f
* * *

host¹ [həʊst] s

1. Menge f, Masse f:

a host of questions eine Unmenge Fragen

2. obs oder poet (Kriegs)Heer n:

the host(s) of heaven

a) die Gestirne,

b) die himmlischen Heerscharen;

the Lord of hosts BIBEL der Herr der Heerscharen

host² [həʊst]

A s

1. Gastgeber m:

Tottenham were hosts to Liverpool SPORT Tottenham hatte Liverpool zu Gast;

host country Gastland n;

the host country for the Olympic Games das Gastgeberland für die Olympischen Spiele;

host family Gastfamilie f

2. (Gast)Wirt m:

reckon without one’s host fig obs die Rechnung ohne den Wirt machen

3. BIOL Wirt m, Wirtspflanze f oder -tier n

4. RADIO, TV

a) Talkmaster m

b) Showmaster m

c) Moderator m:

your host was … durch die Sendung führte (Sie) …

5. auch host computer Hostcomputer m (Computer, der nur übermittelte Daten verarbeitet und speichert)

B v/t

1. a) als Gastgeber fungieren bei

b) jemanden zu Gast haben

2. RADIO, TV eine Sendung moderieren

host³, oft Host [həʊst] s REL Hostie f

* * *
I noun
(large number) Menge, die

in [their] hosts — in Scharen
II 1. noun
1) Gastgeber, der/Gastgeberin, die

be or play host to somebody — jemanden zu Gast haben

2) (compère) Moderator, der
2. transitive verb
1) (act as host at) Gastgeber sein bei

2) (compère) moderieren

* * *

(server) (computers) n.

Hauptcomputer m. (animal) n.

Wirtstier n. (botany) n.

Wirtspflanze f. n.

Anbieter - m.

Anbieterin f.

Gastgeber m.

Hausherr -en m.

Menge -n f.

Schwarm -¨e m.

Wirt -e m. v.

Gastgeber sein ausdr.

aufnehmen v.

bewirten v.

unterbringen v.

English-german dictionary > host
20 result

1. noun
1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) resultat, følge

2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) svar, resultat, fasit

3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) sluttresultat

4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) resultat(liste)
2. verb
1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) komme av, være resultat av

2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) resultere i, føre til

effekt
--------
konsekvens
--------
resultat
--------
resultere
--------
utfall

I
subst. \/rɪˈzʌlt\/

1) resultat

• we have arrived at a result

vi har kommet til et resultat

2) følge, konsekvens

3) ( matematikk) resultat, løsning, fasit

4) (britisk, særlig om fotball) seier

• Liverpool will be put into a lower division if they don't get a result tonight

Liverpool kommer til å rykke ned i en lavere divisjon hvis det ikke blir seier i kveld

as a\/the result of som følge av, som et resultat av

• the hotel had to close down as a result of the poor season

hotellet måtte innstille driften på grunn av den dårlige sesongen

the result of resultatet av, fruktene av, avkastningen av

without result uten resultat, forgjeves
II
verb \/rɪˈzʌlt\/

1) resultere, føre til, resultere i

2) ( jus) hjemfalle

result badly gi dårlig resultat, gi dårlig uttelling

• their efforts resulted badly

bestrebelsene deres gav dårlig uttelling

result from komme (som resultat) av, være forårsaket av, skyldes

• his headache was a result from a late visit at the pub

hodepinen hans skyldtes et sent besøk på puben

result in resultere i, få som følge, føre til

• her violent attacks resulted in her being expelled from school

de voldelige angrepene hennes førte til at hun ble utvist fra skolen

English-Norwegian dictionary > result

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