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1 price

1 noun

prix m; STOCK EXCHANGE (of shares) cours m, cote f;

∎ to rise or increase or go up in price augmenter;

∎ the price has risen or increased or gone up by ten percent le prix a augmenté de dix pour cent;

∎ to fall or decrease or go down in price baisser;

∎ the price has fallen or decreased or gone down by ten percent le prix a baissé de dix pour cent;

∎ to pay a high price for sth payer qch cher;

∎ to sell sth at a reduced price vendre qch à prix réduit;

∎ STOCK EXCHANGE today's prices les cours du jour;

∎ STOCK EXCHANGE what is the price of gold? quel est le cours de l'or?

price agreement accord m sur les prix; price bid offre f de prix;

price bracket fourchette f de prix;

price break baisse f de prix;

price cartel cartel m de prix;

price ceiling plafond m de prix;

price comparison comparaison f des prix;

price competitiveness compétitivité-prix f;

price control contrôle m des prix;

price curve courbe f des prix;

price cut réduction f (des prix), baisse f des prix;

price cutting baisse de prix;

price differential écart m de prix;

price discount remise f sur les prix;

price discrimination tarif m discriminatoire;

price elasticity élasticité f des prix;

price escalation flambée f des prix;

price ex warehouse prix à la production;

price ex works prix départ usine;

price fixing (control) contrôle des prix; (rigging) entente f sur les prix;

STOCK EXCHANGE price fluctuation mouvement m des cours;

price freeze gel m des prix;

price hike hausse f de prix;

prices and incomes policy politique f des prix et des salaires;

price increase hausse ou augmentation f des prix;

price index indice m des prix;

price inflation inflation f des prix;

price label étiquette f de prix;

price labelling étiquetage m de prix;

price leader prix directeur;

price leadership = position dominante en matière de fixation des prix;

price level niveau m de prix;

price limit limite f de prix;

price list tarif, liste f des prix;

STOCK EXCHANGE price maker fixeur m de prix;

price markup majoration f de prix;

price mechanism mécanisme m des prix;

BANKING price of money prix ou loyer m de l'argent;

ECONOMICS price pegging soutien m des prix;

MARKETING price plan plan m prix;

MARKETING price point prix (de référence);

price policy politique des prix;

MARKETING price positioning positionnement m des prix;

price promotion promotion f;

price proposal proposition f de prix;

price range échelle f des prix, gamme f des prix;

price reduction réduction (des prix);

price regulation réglementation f des prix;

price ring monopole m des prix;

price scale barème m des prix, échelle des prix;

MARKETING price sensitivity sensibilité f aux prix;

price setting détermination f ou fixation f des prix;

STOCK EXCHANGE price spreads écarts m pl de cours;

price stability stabilité f des prix;

MARKETING price step écart de prix;

price structure structure f des prix;

price survey enquête f sur les prix;

price tag étiquette de prix;

price threshold seuil m de prix;

price ticket étiquette de prix;

price undercutting gâchage m des prix;

price war guerre f des prix

2 transitive verb

(a) (decide cost of) déterminer ou fixer le prix de;

∎ the book is priced at £17 le livre coûte 17 livres

(b) (indicate cost of) mettre le prix sur;

∎ these goods haven't been priced ces articles n'ont pas reçu de prix ou n'ont pas été étiquetés;

∎ all goods must be clearly priced le prix des marchandises doit être clairement indiqué

(c) (ascertain cost of) s'informer du prix de; (estimate value of) évaluer qch, estimer la valeur de qch;

∎ she priced it in several shops before buying it elle a vérifié le prix dans plusieurs magasins avant de l'acheter

(d) to price competitors out of the market éliminer la concurrence en pratiquant des prix déloyaux;

∎ to price oneself out of the market perdre sa clientèle en pratiquant des prix trop élevés;

∎ we've been priced out of the Japanese market nous avons perdu le marché japonais à cause de nos prix

(e) ECONOMICS (quantity) valoriser

National Power and its partner in duopoly, PowerGen, are the only game in town. Buy from them or buy candles. They can name their price and they do. One recent Friday, for example, generators raised the price bid into the pool at noon by 440 per cent above the sale price at 7am.

▸ price down transitive verb

baisser le prix de;

∎ all items have been priced down by ten percent tous les articles ont été démarqués de dix pour cent

▸ price up transitive verb

augmenter le prix de

English-French business dictionary > price
2 fall

fo:l
1. past tense - fell; verb
1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) caer

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) caerse

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) bajar, descender

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) caer

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) caer

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) incumbir

2. noun
1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) caída

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) caída

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) rendición, caída

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) otoño

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- falls
- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through

fall¹ n

1. caída

a fall from that height could be fatal una caída desde esa altura podría resultar mortal

2. descenso

a fall in the temperature un descenso de la temperatura

En Estados Unidos fall es lo mismo que autumn, o sea, otoño

fall² vb

1. caer / caerse

the leaves fall from the trees in autumn las hojas se caen de los árboles en otoño

she fell off her horse se cayó del caballo

2. bajar / descender

the price of fruit falls in summer el precio de la fruta desciende en verano

to fall asleep quedarse dormido

to fall for someone colarse por alguien

to fall in love with someone enamorarse de alguien

to fall to pieces hacerse pedazos

El pasado de fall es fell y el participio pasado es fallen

fall

tr[fɔːl]

noun

1 (act of falling) caída

■ she had a nasty fall sufrió una mala caída

2 (of rock) desprendimiento; (of snow) nevada

3 (decrease) baja, descenso, disminución nombre femenino

■ a fall in output una disminución de la producción

■ a fall in temperature un descenso de temperaturas, una bajada de temperaturas

4 (defeat) caída

■ the fall of the government la caída del gobierno

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (autumn) otoño

intransitive verb (pt fell tr[fel], pp fallen tr['fɔːlən])

1 (gen) caer, caerse

■ he fell 20 metres cayó 20 metros

■ she listened to the rain falling escuchó como caía la lluvia

■ the cat fell off the balcony el gato se cayó del balcón

■ the boy has fallen into the river el niño ha caído al río

2 (hang loosely) caer

■ her hair falls over her shoulders el pelo le cae sobre los hombros

3 (decrease) bajar, descender

■ the price of shares has fallen el precio de las acciones ha descendido

4 (slope downwards) bajar, descender

■ the land fell away to the left el terreno descendía hacia la izquierda

5 (be defeated) caer; (be killed) caer, perecer

■ the regime fell el régimen cayó

■ the city fell to the enemy la ciudad cayó en manos del enemigo

6 (happen) caer

■ this year Christmas Day falls on a Sunday este año el día de Navidad cae en domingo

7 (figurative uses)

■ night fell cayó la noche, anocheció, se hizo de noche

■ a silence fell on the guests el silencio se apoderó de los invitados

■ my eyes fell on a ring on the table mis ojos se fijaron en un anillo que había sobre la mesa

■ his face fell when he heard the news puso cara larga cuando oyó la noticia

8 (wind) amainar

9 figurative use (at cricket) caerse

■ two wickets fell in half an hour se eliminaron dos jugadores en media hora

noun the Fall

1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL la Caída

plural noun falls

1 (waterfall) cascada f sing, cataratas nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fall asleep dormirse

to fall flat figurative use salir mal, no tener el éxito deseado

■ her joke fell flat su chiste no hizo gracia

to fall foul of tener problemas con, tener líos con

to fall ill caer enfermo,-a, enfermar

to fall from one's lips salir de la boca de uno

to fall in love enamorarse

to fall into conversation with somebody entablar una conversación con alguien

to fall into the clutches of caer en las garras de

to fall into the hands of caer en manos de

to fall on one's feet tener mucha suerte

to fall over backwards to do something hacer todo lo posible para hacer algo, desvivirse por hacer algo

to fall over oneself to do something desvivirse por hacer algo

to fall short no alcanzar (of, -)

to fall silent callarse

to fall to one's knees caerse de rodillas

fall from grace caída en desgracia

fall guy cabeza de turco, chivo expiatorio

fall ['fɔl] vi, fell ['fl] ; fallen [fɔlə n] ; falling

1) : caer, caerse

to fall out of bed: caer de la cama

to fall down: caerse

2) hang: caer

3) descend: caer (dícese de la lluvia o de la noche), bajar (dícese de los precios), descender (dícese de la temperatura)

4) : caer (a un enemigo), rendirse

the city fell: la ciudad se rindió

5) occur: caer

Christmas falls on a Friday: la Navidad cae en viernes

6)

to fall asleep : dormirse, quedarse dormido

7)

to fall from grace sin: perder la gracia

8)

to fall sick : caer enfermo, enfermarse

9)

to fall through : fracasar, caer en la nada

10)

to fall to : tocar a, corresponder a

the task fell to him: le tocó hacerlo

fall n

1) tumble: caída f

to break one's fall: frenar uno su caída

a fall of three feet: una caída de tres pies

2) falling: derrumbe m (de rocas), aguacero m (de lluvia), nevada f (de nieve), bajada f (de precios), disminución f (de cantidades)

3) autumn: otoño m

4) downfall: caída f, ruina f

5) falls npl

waterfall: cascada f, catarata f

fall

adj.

• otoñal adj.

n.

• baja s.f.

• cascada s.f.

• caída s.f.

• otoño s.m.

• tumbo s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen) = bajar v.

• caer v.

(§pres: caigo, caes...)

• disminuir v.

• retroceder v.

I fɔːl
noun

1) (tumble, descent) caída f

to be heading o (esp AmE) riding for a fall — ir* camino al desastre

the tree broke my fall — el árbol frenó mi caída

2) ( autumn) (AmE) otoño m

3) ( decrease)

a fall in temperature — un descenso de (las) temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices — una bajada or caída de precios

4) (defeat, collapse) caída f

5) ( of snow) nevada f; ( of rocks) desprendimiento m, derrumbe m

6) falls pl ( waterfall) cascada f, caída f de agua; ( higher) catarata f

II

(past fell; past p fallen) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( tumble) caerse*

he fell into bed — se dejó caer en la cama

I fell over a piece of wood — tropecé con un trozo de madera

to let something fall — dejar caer algo

I fell down the stairs — me caï por la escalera

he fell down the well — se cayó al pozo

he fell off his horse — se cayó del caballo

to fall foul of somebody/something: he fell foul of the law/his boss — tuvo problemas con la ley/su jefe

b) ( descend) \<\<night/rain\>\> caer*

a sudden hush fell over the crowd — de repente se hizo el silencio entre la multitud

2) \<\<temperature\>\> bajar, descender* (frml); \<\<price\>\> bajar, caer*; \<\<wind\>\> amainar

his face fell — puso cara larga

3) (be captured, defeated)

to fall (TO somebody) — \<\<city/country\>\> caer* (en manos or en poder de alguien)

4)

a) ( pass into specified state)

to fall ill o (esp AmE) sick — caer* or (Esp tb) ponerse* enfermo, enfermarse (AmL)

to fall silent — callarse, quedarse callado

to fall into decay/disrepute — irse* deteriorando/desprestigiarse

she fell on hard times — las cosas le empezaron a ir mal

b) ( enter)

to fall into a trance/coma — entrar en trance/coma

to fall into a trap — caer* en una trampa

she fell into a deep sleep — se durmió profundamente; see also prey, victim

5)

a) ( land)

Christmas falls on a Thursday this year — este año Navidad cae en (un) jueves

the stress falls on the first syllable — el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

the burden will fall on the poor — los pobres serán los que sufrirán la carga

b) ( into category)

the problems fall into three categories — los problemas se pueden clasificar en tres tipos diferentes

6) ( be slain) (frml) caer* (frml)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

[fɔːl] (vb: pt fell) (pp fallen)
1. N

1) (=tumble) caída f

he had a bad fall — sufrió una mala caída

the Fall — (Rel) la Caída

- be heading or riding for a fall

2) [of building, bridge etc] derrumbamiento m; [of rocks] desprendimiento m; [of earth] corrimiento m

a fall of snow — una nevada

3) (=decrease) disminución f; (in prices, temperature, demand) descenso m (in de); (Econ) baja f

4) (=downfall) caída f, ocaso m; (=defeat) derrota f; [of city] rendición f, caída f; (from favour, power etc) alejamiento m

5) (=slope) [of ground] declive m, desnivel m

6) falls (=waterfall) salto msing de agua, cascada fsing, catarata fsing

Niagara Falls — las cataratas del Niágara

7) (US) (=autumn) otoño m

2. VI

1) (=fall down) [person, object] caerse

to fall into the river — caerse al río

• to fall on one's feet — caer de pie; (fig) salir bien parado

• to fall to or on one's knees — arrodillarse, caer de rodillas

- fall on one's ass

- fall flat
flat I, 1., 6)
2) (=drop) [leaves, bomb, rain, snow, night] caer; [rocks] desprenderse

• he fell into bed exhausted — se desplomó en la cama, exhausto

• they left as darkness fell — partieron al caer la noche

• to let sth fall — dejar caer algo

to let fall that... — soltar que...

• night was falling — anochecía, se hacía de noche

• it all began to fall into place — (fig) todo empezó a encajar

• to fall short of sb's expectations — defraudar las esperanzas de algn

to fall short of perfection — no llegar a la perfección

the arrow fell short of the target — la flecha no alcanzó la diana

• to fall into temptation — sucumbir a la tentación

• to fall among thieves — (esp Bible) ir a parar entre ladrones

3) [person] (morally etc) caer

• to fall from grace — (Rel) perder la gracia; (fig) caer en desgracia

4) (=slope) [ground] descender, caer en declive

5) (=hang) [hair, drapery] caer

6) (=decrease) disminuir; [price, level, temperature etc] bajar, descender; [wind] amainar

at a time of falling interest rates — en un período cuando bajan los tipos de interés

he fell in my estimation — perdió mucho a mis ojos

7) (=be defeated) [government] caer, ser derrotado; [city] rendirse, ser tomado

8) liter (=die) [soldier] caer, morir

9) (=become)

• to fall asleep — quedarse dormido, dormirse

• to fall to bits — (Brit) hacerse pedazos+

• to fall due — vencer

• to fall heir to sth — heredar algo

• to fall ill — caer enfermo, enfermarse

• to fall in love (with sth/sb) — enamorarse (de algo/algn)

• to fall open — abrirse

• to fall to pieces — hacerse pedazos

• to fall silent — callarse

3.

CPD

fall guy * N — (=easy victim) víctima f (de un truco); (=scapegoat) cabeza f de turco

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall backwards

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall into

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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I [fɔːl]
noun

1) (tumble, descent) caída f

to be heading o (esp AmE) riding for a fall — ir* camino al desastre

the tree broke my fall — el árbol frenó mi caída

2) ( autumn) (AmE) otoño m

3) ( decrease)

a fall in temperature — un descenso de (las) temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices — una bajada or caída de precios

4) (defeat, collapse) caída f

5) ( of snow) nevada f; ( of rocks) desprendimiento m, derrumbe m

6) falls pl ( waterfall) cascada f, caída f de agua; ( higher) catarata f

II

(past fell; past p fallen) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( tumble) caerse*

he fell into bed — se dejó caer en la cama

I fell over a piece of wood — tropecé con un trozo de madera

to let something fall — dejar caer algo

I fell down the stairs — me caï por la escalera

he fell down the well — se cayó al pozo

he fell off his horse — se cayó del caballo

to fall foul of somebody/something: he fell foul of the law/his boss — tuvo problemas con la ley/su jefe

b) ( descend) \<\<night/rain\>\> caer*

a sudden hush fell over the crowd — de repente se hizo el silencio entre la multitud

2) \<\<temperature\>\> bajar, descender* (frml); \<\<price\>\> bajar, caer*; \<\<wind\>\> amainar

his face fell — puso cara larga

3) (be captured, defeated)

to fall (TO somebody) — \<\<city/country\>\> caer* (en manos or en poder de alguien)

4)

a) ( pass into specified state)

to fall ill o (esp AmE) sick — caer* or (Esp tb) ponerse* enfermo, enfermarse (AmL)

to fall silent — callarse, quedarse callado

to fall into decay/disrepute — irse* deteriorando/desprestigiarse

she fell on hard times — las cosas le empezaron a ir mal

b) ( enter)

to fall into a trance/coma — entrar en trance/coma

to fall into a trap — caer* en una trampa

she fell into a deep sleep — se durmió profundamente; see also prey, victim

5)

a) ( land)

Christmas falls on a Thursday this year — este año Navidad cae en (un) jueves

the stress falls on the first syllable — el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

the burden will fall on the poor — los pobres serán los que sufrirán la carga

b) ( into category)

the problems fall into three categories — los problemas se pueden clasificar en tres tipos diferentes

6) ( be slain) (frml) caer* (frml)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

English-spanish dictionary > fall
3 menos

adj.

1 less.

menos aire less air

menos manzanas fewer apples

menos… que… less/fewer… than…

tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you

hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday

hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing

me han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little

2 the least.

el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shares

lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time

la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam

3 fewer.

adv.

1 less.

menos de/que less than

son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet

2 minus (expresa resta).

tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one

3 to (con las horas). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)

son las dos menos diez it's ten to two

son menos diez it's ten to

4 under.

prep.

1 except (for) (excepto).

todo menos eso anything but that

2 minus, less.

m. s.&pl.

minus (sign) (Mat).

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menos

► adjetivo

1 (comparativo - en cantidad) less; (- en número) fewer

■ hoy hay menos gente there are fewer people today

■ viajar en tren cuesta menos dinero going by train costs less money

■ hay menos mesas que en el otro restaurante there are fewer tables than in the other restaurant

■ yo tengo menos años que tú I'm younger than you

2 (superlativo - de cantidad) least; (- de número) fewest

■ yo soy la que menos culpa tiene I'm the least guilty

► adverbio

1 (comparativo - de cantidad) less; (- de número) fewer

■ voy al gimnasio menos que antes I go to the gym less than before

■ vinieron menos de viente personas fewer than twenty people came

■ deberías ir menos deprisa you shouldn't go so fast

■ hay que conducir a menos de 100km/h one cannot drive over 100 km/h

2 (superlativo) least

■ es el menos guapo de toda la familia he's the least good-looking member of the family

3 (con horas) to

■ las tres menos cuarto a quarter to three

4 MATEMÁTICAS minus

■ cuatro menos dos, dos four minus two is two

► preposición

1 but, except

■ todo menos eso anything but that

■ todos fueron al cine menos Alberto everyone went to the cinema except Alberto

► pronombre

1 (cantidad) less; (número) fewer

■ me pagó menos he paid me less

■ esperaban a más de mil personas pero vinieron menos they were expecting over a thousand people but fewer came

► nombre masculino

1 MATEMÁTICAS minus sign

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a menos que unless

al menos / a lo menos at least

aún menos much less

cada vez menos less and less

dar (dinero) de menos to short-change

en menos de nada in no time at all

eso es lo de menos that's the least of my worries

ir a menos to go down in the world

lo menos at least

■ lo menos que puedes hacer the least you can do

menos da una piedra something's better than nothing

¡menos mal! thank God!

¡ni mucho menos! far from it!

no ser para menos to be no wonder

para no ser menos so as not to be outdone

por lo menos at least

por menos de nada for no reason at all

qué menos que...... is the least somebody could do/could have done

si al menos... if only...

venirse a menos to come down in the world

¡ya será menos! come off it!

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1. noun m.
minus sign
2. adj.
1) less, least

2) fewer, fewest
3. adv.
1) less

2) least

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- a menos que
- por lo menos 4. prep.
1) except

2) minus
5. pron.
less, fewer

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1. ADV

1) [comparativo] less

ahora salgo menos — I go out less these days

últimamente nos vemos menos — we've been seeing less of each other recently

me gusta cada vez menos — I like it less and less

una película menos conocida — a less well-known film

Juan está menos deprimido — Juan is less depressed

es menos difícil de lo que parece — it's less difficult than it seems

• menos aún — even less

este me gusta menos aún — I like this one even less

• menos de — [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less than; [con sustantivos contables] fewer than

está a menos de tres horas en tren — it's less than three hours away by train

llegamos en menos de diez minutos — we got there in less than o in under ten minutes

menos de lo que piensas — less than you think

tiene menos de dieciocho años — he's under eighteen

menos de 50 cajas — fewer than 50 boxes

• en menos de nada — in no time at all

por menos de nada — for no reason at all

• menos que — less than

me gusta menos que el otro — I like it less than the other one

trabaja menos que yo — he doesn't work as hard as I do

este es menos caro que aquel — this one is less expensive than that one

lo hizo menos cuidadosamente que ayer — he did it less carefully than yesterday

2) [superlativo] least

su película menos innovadora — his least innovative film

es el menos inteligente de los cuatro — he is the least intelligent of the four

el chico menos desobediente de la clase — the least disobedient boy in the class

es el que habla menos — he's the one who talks (the) least

fue el que trabajó menos — he was the one who did the least work

3)

• al menos — at least

hay al menos cien personas — there are at least a hundred people

si al menos lloviera — if only it would rain

• de menos, hay siete de menos — we're seven short, there are seven missing

me dieron un paquete con medio kilo de menos — they gave me a packet which was half a kilo short o under weight

me han pagado dos libras de menos — they have underpaid me by two pounds

darse de menos — to underestimate o.s.

hacer a algn de menos — to put sb down

• echar de menos a algn — to miss sb

• ir a menos — to come down in the world

• lo menos diez — at least ten

lo menos posible — as little as possible

es lo menos que se puede esperar — it's the least one can expect

• eso es lo de menos — that's the least of it

• ¡menos mal! — thank goodness!

¡menos mal que habéis venido! — thank goodness you've come!

• era nada menos que un rey — he was a king, no less

• no es para menos — quite right too

• por lo menos — at least

• ¡ qué menos!, -le di un euro de propina -¡qué menos! — "I tipped her a euro" - "that was the least you could do!"

¿qué menos que darle las gracias? — the least we can do is say thanks!

• quedarse en menos, no se quedó en menos — he was not to be outdone

• tener a menos hacer algo — to consider it beneath o.s. to do sth

• venir a menos — to come down in the world

• y menos, no quiero verle y menos visitarle — I don't want to see him, let alone visit him

• ¡ ya será menos! — come off it!
cuando 2., 2), poder
2. ADJ

1) [comparativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less; [con sustantivos contables] fewer

menos harina — less flour

menos gatos — fewer cats

aquí hay menos gente — there are fewer people here

• menos... que, A tiene menos ventajas que B — A has fewer advantages than B

Ana tiene menos años que Carlos — Ana is younger than Carlos

no soy menos hombre que él — * I'm as much of a man as he is

este es menos coche que el anterior — * this is not as good a car as the last one

• ser menos que, ganaremos porque son menos que nosotros — we'll win because there are fewer of them than there are of us

para no ser menos que los vecinos — to keep up with the neighbours

2) [superlativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] least; [con sustantivos contables] fewest

el método que lleva menos tiempo — the method which takes (the) least time

es el que menos culpa tiene — he is the least to blame

el examen con menos errores — the exam paper with the fewest mistakes

3. PREP

1) (=excepto) except

todos menos él — everybody except him

¡todo menos eso! — anything but that!

2) (Mat) [para restar] minus, less

cinco menos dos — five minus o less two

siete menos dos (son) cinco — seven minus two is five

son las siete menos veinte — it's twenty to seven

4.

CONJ

• a menos que — unless

no iré a menos que me acompañes — I won't go unless you come with me

5. SM

1) (Mat) minus sign

2)

los menos — the minority

3)
más 1., 2)
* * *
I
adverbio

1) ( comparativo) less

cada vez estudia menos — she's studying less and less

ya me duele menos — it hurts less now

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now

no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him

menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think

2) ( superlativo) least

es la menos complicada — it is the least complicated one

éste es el menos pesado de los dos — this is the lighter of the two

es el que menos viene por aquí — he's the one who comes around least (often)

es el que menos me gusta — he's the one I like (the) least

se esfuerza lo menos posible — he makes as little effort as possible

es lo menos que podía hacer — it's the least I could do

cuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
II
adjetivo invariable

1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer

alimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories

ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now

recibimos cada vez menos pedidos — we are getting fewer and fewer orders

cuesta tres veces menos — it costs a third of the price

mide medio metro menos — it's half a meter shorter

menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me

2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest

esos casos son los menos — cases like that are the exception
III
pronombre

1)

sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less

ya falta menos — it won't be long now

aprobaron menos que el año pasado — fewer passed than last year

2) (en locs)

al menos — at least

a menos que — unless

cuando menos — at least

de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
IV
preposición

1) ( excepto)

firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used

2)

a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)

son las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five

son menos veinte — it's twenty to
V
masculino minus sign

* * *

= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.

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* al menos = at least, at the very least.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.

* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* cada vez menos = less and less.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* en todos menos en = in all but.

* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.

* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.

* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.

* figura venida a menos = fallen star.

* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.

* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.

* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.

* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.

* menos aún = let alone.

* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.

* menos conocido = lesser known.

* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.

* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.

* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.

* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].

* menos en = save in.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].

* menos hecho = rarer.

* menos importante, el = least, the.

* menos probable = least likely, less likely.

* menos... que... = less... than....

* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.

* menos sabido = lesser known.

* menos usado = less used.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.

* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.

* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.

* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.

* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.

* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.

* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.

* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).

* todo menos = everything except (for).

* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.

* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.

* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.

* venir a menos = retrench.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* * *
I
adverbio

1) ( comparativo) less

cada vez estudia menos — she's studying less and less

ya me duele menos — it hurts less now

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now

no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him

menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think

2) ( superlativo) least

es la menos complicada — it is the least complicated one

éste es el menos pesado de los dos — this is the lighter of the two

es el que menos viene por aquí — he's the one who comes around least (often)

es el que menos me gusta — he's the one I like (the) least

se esfuerza lo menos posible — he makes as little effort as possible

es lo menos que podía hacer — it's the least I could do

cuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
II
adjetivo invariable

1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer

alimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories

ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now

recibimos cada vez menos pedidos — we are getting fewer and fewer orders

cuesta tres veces menos — it costs a third of the price

mide medio metro menos — it's half a meter shorter

menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me

2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest

esos casos son los menos — cases like that are the exception
III
pronombre

1)

sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less

ya falta menos — it won't be long now

aprobaron menos que el año pasado — fewer passed than last year

2) (en locs)

al menos — at least

a menos que — unless

cuando menos — at least

de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
IV
preposición

1) ( excepto)

firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used

2)

a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)

son las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five

son menos veinte — it's twenty to
V
masculino minus sign

* * *

= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.

Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.

Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.

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Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.

Ex: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.

* al menos = at least, at the very least.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.

* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* cada vez menos = less and less.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* en todos menos en = in all but.

* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.

* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.

* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.

* figura venida a menos = fallen star.

* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.

* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.

* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.

* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.

* menos aún = let alone.

* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.

* menos conocido = lesser known.

* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.

* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.

* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.

* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].

* menos en = save in.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].

* menos hecho = rarer.

* menos importante, el = least, the.

* menos probable = least likely, less likely.

* menos... que... = less... than....

* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.

* menos sabido = lesser known.

* menos usado = less used.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.

* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.

* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.

* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.

* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.

* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.

* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.

* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).

* todo menos = everything except (for).

* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.

* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.

* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.

* venir a menos = retrench.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* * *

menos¹

adverb

A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

(comparativo): cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and less

quiere trabajar menos y ganar más he wants to work less and earn more

ya me duele menos it doesn't hurt so much now

ahora que vive en Cádiz lo vemos menos now that he's living in Cadiz we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him

eso es menos importante that's not so important

no voy a permitir que vaya, y menos aún con él I'm not going to let her go, much less with him

menos (…) QUE:

un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than o just as important as this one

ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you

no pude menos que aceptar I had to accept, it was the least I could do

menos (…) DE:

los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven

pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos

éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us

lo compraron por menos de nada they bought it for next to nothing

no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand

está a menos de una hora de aquí it's less than an hour from here

es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees it's not as dangerous as you think

B [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) least

es la menos complicada que he visto it is the least complicated one I have seen

éste es el menos pesado de los dos this is the lighter of the two

es el que menos viene por aquí he's the one who comes around least (often)

soy el que ha bebido menos de todos I've had less to drink than anyone, I'm the one who's had least to drink

es el que menos me gusta he's the one I like (the) least

se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible

es lo menos que podía hacer por él it's the least I could do for him

sucedió cuando menos lo esperábamos it happened when we were least expecting it

para locs ver menos³ pron B. (↑ menos (3))

menos²

adj inv

A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (comparativo) (en cantidad) less; (en número) fewer

alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories

ya hace menos frío it's not as o so cold now

recibimos cada vez menos pedidos we are getting fewer and fewer orders

cuesta tres veces menos it costs a third of the price o a third as much

mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter

a éste ponle dos cucharadas menos add two tablespoonfuls less to this one

menos (…) QUE:

tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you

menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year

somos menos que ellos there are fewer of us than them

no soy menos hombre que él I'm no less a man than him

yo no soy menos que él he's no better than me

B [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) (en cantidad) least; (en número) fewest

el rincón donde hay menos luz the corner where there's least light

el partido que obtuvo menos votos the party that got (the) fewest votes

esos casos son los menos cases like that are the exception

menos³

pronoun

A

sírveme menos don't give me as o so much

ya falta menos it won't be long now

aprobaron menos que el año pasado not so o as many passed as last year, fewer passed than last year

B ( en locs):

al menos at least

a menos que unless

a menos que tú nos ayudes unless you help us

cuando menos at least

de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little

siempre te da unos gramos de menos he always gives you a few grams under o too little

me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me, you haven't charged me enough

echar

lo menos ( fam); at least

les pagaron lo menos un millón they paid them at least a million pesos

menos mal just as well

menos mal que no me oyó just as well o good thing o thank goodness he didn't hear me

nos van a dar una prórroga — ¡menos mal! they are going to give us extra time — just as well! o thank goodness for that!

por lo menos at least

si por lo menos me hubieras avisado … if you'd at least told me …

había por lo menos diez mil personas there were at least ten thousand people there

ir a menos to go downhill

ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es su falta de honradez that's the least of it, what worries me is his lack of integrity

la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems

tener a algn en menos to feel sb is beneath one

cuanto¹ (↑ cuanto (1)), más³ (↑ más (3)), mucho³ (↑ mucho (3)), nada¹ (↑ nada (1))

tener algo a menos to think sth is beneath one o beneath one's dignity

venirse a menos to come down in the world

un aristócrata venido a menos an aristocrat who has come down in the world o who has fallen on hard times

un hotel/barrio venido a menoss a rundown hotel/neighborhood*

menos⁴

prep

A

(excepto): firmaron todos menos Alonso everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

menos estos dos, todos están en venta apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door

B

1 ( Mat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (en restas, números negativos) minus

8-15=-7 read as: ocho menos quince (es) igual (a) menos siete eight minus fifteen equals o is minus seven

2

(Esp, RPI) (en la hora) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] son las ocho menos diez/cuarto it's ten to eight/(a) quarter to eight

¿tienes hora? — menos veinte do you have the time? — it's twenty to

menos⁵

masculine

minus sign

* * *

menos adverbio
1 ( comparativo) less;
◊ cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and less;

ya me duele menos it hurts less now;
ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now;
pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos;
éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us;
los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
2 ( superlativo) least;
◊ es la menos complicada it is the least complicated one;

el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least;
se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible;
cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it
■ adjetivo invariable
1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;
◊ alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;

hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes;
mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter;
menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year;
tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least;
( en número) fewest;
◊ donde hay menos luz where there's least light;

el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes
■ pronombre
1 ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;
◊ sírveme menos give me less;

ya falta menos it won't be long now
2 ( en locs)
◊ al menos at least;

a menos que unless;
cuando menos at least;
de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little;
me cobró de menos he undercharged me;
lo menos the least;
menos mal just as well, thank goodness;
por lo menos at least;
eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems
■ preposición
1 ( excepto):
◊ todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;

menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …;
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
2
a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):

◊ son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;

son menos veinte it's twenty to
menos
I adverbio
1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before
(con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
II preposición
1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two
♦ Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
a menos que, unless
al o por lo menos, at least
cada vez menos, less and less
¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position
' menos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- añorar
- cachondeo
- cada
- cantar
- contratación
- cuando
- echar
- esquivar
- estar
- extrañar
- gallo
- hipar
- historiada
- historiado
- indicada
- indicado
- infarto
- los
- mal
- más
- mucha
- mucho
- pensar
- piedra
- programa
- recochineo
- salva
- salvo
- signo
- siquiera
- su
- tan
- todavía
- vez
- cinco
- costumbre
- cuanto
- cuarto
- de
- día
- enfado
- enojo
- entre
- esperar
- estofado
- mientras
- mirar
- momento
- nada
English:
about
- absent
- agree
- alone
- anything
- anywhere
- appreciate
- at
- averse
- barring
- besides
- billion
- blind
- blue
- border
- but
- cackle
- chalk
- circuitous
- conscious
- delay
- far
- ferment
- few
- god
- good
- if
- job
- just
- last
- least
- less
- let
- let up
- mind
- minus
- minus sign
- minute
- miss
- more
- nothing
- nowadays
- of
- opposed
- or
- pretty
- put down
- rate
- recollect
- remain

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menos

♦ adj inv

1. [comparativo] [cantidad] less;
[número] fewer;
menos aire less air;

menos manzanas fewer apples;

menos… que… less/fewer… than…;

tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you;

vino menos gente que otras veces there were fewer people there than on other occasions;

hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday;

colócate a menos distancia stand closer;

eran menos pero mejor preparadas there were fewer of them, but they were better prepared

2. [superlativo] [cantidad] the least;
[número] the fewest;
el que compró menos libros the one who bought the fewest books;

lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time;

la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst Br marks o US grades in the exam

3. Fam [peor]
éste es menos coche que el mío this car isn't as good as mine;

es menos hombre que tú he's less of a man than you are

♦ adv

1. [comparativo] less;

a mí échame un poco menos give me a bit less;

ahora con el bebé salen menos they go out less now they've got the baby;

últimamente trabajo menos I haven't been working as o so much recently;

estás menos gordo you're not as o so fat;

¿a cien? no, íbamos menos rápido a hundred km/h? no, we weren't going as fast as that;

menos de/que less than;

Pepe es menos alto (que tú) Pepe isn't as tall (as you);

Pepe es menos ambicioso (que tú) Pepe isn't as ambitious (as you), Pepe is less ambitious (than you);

este vino me gusta menos (que el otro) I don't like this wine as much (as the other one), I like this wine less (than the other one);

son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet;

es difícil encontrar alquileres de o [m5]por menos de 50.000 it's hard to find a place to rent for less than o under 50,000;

tardamos menos de lo esperado we took less time than expected, it didn't take us as long as we expected;

es menos complicado de lo que parece it's not as complicated as it seems, it's less complicated than it seems

2. [superlativo]
el/la/lo menos the least;

ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job;

el menos preparado de todos/de la clase the least well trained of everyone/in the class;

el menos preparado de los dos the less well trained of the two;

la que menos trabaja the person o one who works (the) least;

aquí es donde menos me duele this is where it hurts (the) least;

él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing;

es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do;

era lo menos que te podía pasar it was the least you could expect;

debió costar lo menos un millón it must have cost at least a million;

había algunas manzanas podridas, pero eran las menos some of the apples were rotten, but only a very few

3. [indica resta] minus;

tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one

4. Esp, RP [con las horas] to;

son las dos menos diez it's ten to two;

son menos diez it's ten to

5. Comp

ir a menos [fiebre, lluvia] to die down;
[delincuencia] to drop;
¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!;

menos mal que llevo rueda de repuesto/que no te pasó nada thank God I've got a spare wheel/(that) nothing happened to you;

nada menos (que) no less (than);

le recibió nada menos que el Papa he was received by none other than the Pope;

no es para menos not without (good) reason;

no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh;

venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;
[persona] to go down in the world;
no pienso montar y menos si conduces o Am [m5] manejas tú I've no intention of getting in, much less so if you're driving;

Comp

hacer de menos a alguien to snub sb

♦ pron

había menos que el año pasado there were fewer than the previous year;

ya queda menos it's not so far to go now

♦ nm inv
Mat minus (sign)
♦ prep
[excepto] except (for);
todo menos eso anything but that;

vinieron todos menos él everyone came except (for) o but him;

menos el café, todo está incluido en el precio everything except the coffee is included in the price

♦ al menos loc conj

at least;

costará al menos tres millones it will cost at least three million;

dame al menos una hora para prepararme give me at least an hour to get ready

♦ a menos que loc conj

unless;

no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me

♦ de menos loc adv

hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing;

me han dado 80 céntimos de menos they've given me 80 cents too little, they've short-changed me by 80 cents;

eso es lo de menos that's the least of it

♦ por lo menos loc adv

at least;

por lo menos pide perdón you at least ought to apologize

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menos

I adj

1 en cantidad less;

cien dólares de menos 100 dollars short, 100 dollars too little;

hay cinco calcetines de menos we are five socks short

2 en número fewer

II adv

1 comp: en cantidad less;

es menos guapa que Ana she is not as pretty as Ana

2 sup: en cantidad least;

al menos, por lo menos at least

3 MAT minus;

tres menos dos three minus two

III m MAT minus (sign)

IV

:

a menos que unless;

todos menos yo everyone but o except me;

echar de menos miss;

tener a alguien en menos look down on s.o.;

eso es lo de menos that’s the least of it;

ir a menos come down in the world;

ni mucho menos far from it;

no es para menos quite right too;

son las dos menos diez it’s ten of two, Br it’s ten to two

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menos adv

1) : less

llueve menos en agosto: it rains less in August

2) : least

el coche menos caro: the least expensive car

3)

menos de : less than, fewer than

menos adj

1) : less, fewer

tengo más trabajo y menos tiempo: I have more work and less time

2) : least, fewest

la clase que tiene menos estudiantes: the class that has the fewest students

menos prep

1) salvo, excepto: except

2) : minus

quince menos cuatro son once: fifteen minus four is eleven

menos pron

1) : less, fewer

no deberías aceptar menos: you shouldn't accept less

2)

al menos or

por lo menos : at least

3)

a menos que : unless

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menos¹ adv

1. (comparativo) less

deberías ponerte menos azúcar you should take less sugar

2. (con nombres contables) fewer

había menos gente there were fewer people

3. (superlativo) least

es el menos caro it's the least expensive

4. (excepto) except

puedo hacer de todo menos cocinar I can do everything except cook

fueron todos al parque menos ella they all went to the park except her

5. (con la hora) to

son las ocho menos diez it's ten to eight

6. (en matemáticas) minus

ocho menos dos son seis eight minus two is six

al menos at least

a menos que unless

menos mal thank goodness

menos mal que has venido it's a good job you've come

por lo menos at least

menos² n minus sign

Spanish-English dictionary > menos
4 valor

intj.

cheer up.

m.

1 value.

de valor valuable

joyas por valor de… jewels worth…

sin valor worthless

tener valor to be valuable; (ser valioso) to be valid (ser válido)

tiene valor sentimental it is of sentimental value

sin el sello oficial carece de o no tiene valor it is not valid without the official seal

valor adquisitivo purchasing power

valor añadido added value (Am)

valor agregado added value (Am)

valor comercial commercial value

valor nominal face o nominal value

valor nutritivo nutritional value

2 value (math & music).

3 importance (importancia).

su opinión es de enorme valor para nosotros her opinion is of great value o importance to us

dar valor a to give o attach importance to

quitar valor a algo to take away from something, to diminish the importance of something

4 bravery, courage.

armarse de valor to pluck up one's courage

5 cheek, nerve (desvergüenza).

tener el valor de hacer algo to have the cheek o nerve to do something

6 asset, security.

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valor

► nombre masculino

1 (valía) value, worth, merit

■ una persona de gran valor a person of great merit

2 (precio) price

3 (validez) value

■ estas monedas dejarán de tener valor muy pronto these coins will soon be of no value

4 (importancia) importance

5 (coraje) courage, valour (US valor)

6 (desvergüenza) cheek, nerve

■ tuvo valor para pedirle más she had the nerve to ask him for more

7 (talento) talent

■ es un actor de gran valor he's a very talented actor

8 MATEMÁTICAS value

► nombre masculino plural valores

1 FINANZAS securities, bonds

2 (principios) values

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FRASEOLOGÍA

armarse de valor to pluck up courage

dar valor a algo to attach importance to something

de valor valuable

por el valor de to the value of

■ artículos por el valor de mil libras goods to the value of a thousand pounds

¡qué valor! what a nerve!

quitar valor a algo to reduce the value of something

sin valor / sin ningún valor worthless

valor adquisitivo purchasing power

valor alimenticio food value, nutritional value

valor de mercado market value

valor nominal (de cheque) face value

valores en cartera investments

valores inmuebles real estate sing

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noun m.

1) value, worth

2) courage, heart, nerve

•

- valores

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SM

1) (Com, Econ) value

¿cuál es el valor real de ese cuadro? — what's this painting worth in real terms?, what's the real value of this painting?

un documento de gran valor — a very valuable document, a document of great value

objetos de incalculable valor — priceless objects

billetes de pequeño valor — small-denomination notes

el contrato fue declarado nulo y sin valor — the contract was declared null and void

el valor del cheque no es correcto — the amount on the cheque is not correct

•de valor — [joya, obra] valuable

• objetos de valor — valuables

• por valor de — to the value of

importaciones por valor de un millón de dólares — imports to the value of one million dollars

un cheque por valor de 500 euros — a cheque for the sum of o to the value of 500 euros

ha habido pérdidas por valor de diez millones de euros — there have been losses of ten million euros

valor adquisitivo — purchasing power

valor a la par — par value

valor añadido — added value

valor catastral — rateable value

valor comercial — commercial value

valor contable — asset value

valor de cambio — exchange value

valor de compra — purchasing power

valor de desecho — salvage value

valor de escasez — scarcity value

valor de mercado — market value

valor de rescate — surrender value

valor desglosado — break-up value

valor de sustitución — replacement value

valor de uso — use value

valor en bolsa — stock market value

valor en libros — book value

valor estrella — blue-chip stock, blue-chip share

valor facial — face value, denomination

valor nominal — nominal value

valor por defecto — default value

valor según balance — book value

2) (=importancia) value

una composición de indudable valor musical — a composition of undoubted musical value

una pintura de gran valor artístico — a painting of great artistic merit o value

este anillo tiene un gran valor para mí — this ring means a great deal to me, this ring is very valuable to me

• dar valor a algo, lo que le da valor musical a este trabajo es su originalidad — it is the originality of this work that gives it its musical worth o value

no dábamos valor a nuestro patrimonio — we didn't value our heritage highly enough

no le di valor a sus palabras — I didn't attach any importance to what he said

• quitar valor a algo — to minimize the importance of sth

valor alimenticio — nutritional value, food value

valor calorífico — calorific value

valor nutritivo — nutritional value

valor sentimental — sentimental value

3) pl valores

a) (=principios) values

los valores morales de la sociedad occidental — the moral values of Western society
escala 1), juicio 3)
b) (Econ) (=títulos) securities, stocks, bonds

valores de renta fija — fixed-interest securities

valores de renta variable — variable-yield securities

valores en cartera — holdings

valores fiduciarios — fiduciary issue [sing], banknotes

valores habidos — investments

valores inmuebles — real estate [sing]

4) (=persona famosa) star

uno de los nuevos valores del cine español — one of the rising stars of Spanish cinema

5) (=validez) validity

• tener valor — to be valid

este documento ya no tiene valor — this document is no longer valid

6) (en una escala) level

las temperaturas han alcanzado valores superiores a los normales — temperatures have reached higher than normal levels

se han medido valores de 80 litros por metro cúbico — levels of 80 litres per cubic metre have been recorded

7) (Mat) value

valor absoluto — absolute value

8) (Mús) value

el valor de una blanca es de dos negras — a minim is worth two crotchets

9) (=coraje) bravery, courage

el valor de los soldados — the bravery o courage of the soldiers

le dieron una medalla al valor — he was awarded a medal for bravery

no tuve valor para decírselo — I didn't have the courage to tell her

• armarse de valor — to pluck up (the) courage

valor cívico — (sense of) civic duty

10) * (=descaro) nerve *

¿cómo puedes tener el valor de negarlo? — how do you have the nerve to deny it? *

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masculino

Sentido I

1)

a) (Com, Fin) value

libros por valor de $150 — books to the value of $150

droga por (un) valor de... — drugs worth o with a value of...

objetos de valor — valuables

b) (importancia, mérito) value

valor artístico — artistic merit

valor sentimental — sentimental value

su palabra tiene un gran valor para mí — I set great store by what he says

¿qué valor tiene si lo copió? — what merit is there in it if he copied it?

c) ( validez) validity

sin la firma no tiene ningún valor — it's not valid without the signature

- valor adquisitivo

- valor alimenticio or nutritivo

- valor añadido

- valor nominal

2) valores masculino plural (Econ, Fin) securities (pl), stocks (pl), shares (pl)

3) ( persona)

los valores del tenis — the tennis stars

los nuevos valores de nuestra música — our up-and-coming musicians

4) valores masculino plural ( principios morales) values (pl)

Sentido II

5) (coraje, valentía) courage

me faltó valor — I didn't have the courage

hay que tener valor para hacer algo así — it takes courage to do a thing like that

armarse de valor — to pluck up courage

6) (fam) (descaro, desvergüenza) nerve (colloq)

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masculino

Sentido I

1)

a) (Com, Fin) value

libros por valor de $150 — books to the value of $150

droga por (un) valor de... — drugs worth o with a value of...

objetos de valor — valuables

b) (importancia, mérito) value

valor artístico — artistic merit

valor sentimental — sentimental value

su palabra tiene un gran valor para mí — I set great store by what he says

¿qué valor tiene si lo copió? — what merit is there in it if he copied it?

c) ( validez) validity

sin la firma no tiene ningún valor — it's not valid without the signature

- valor adquisitivo

- valor alimenticio or nutritivo

- valor añadido

- valor nominal

2) valores masculino plural (Econ, Fin) securities (pl), stocks (pl), shares (pl)

3) ( persona)

los valores del tenis — the tennis stars

los nuevos valores de nuestra música — our up-and-coming musicians

4) valores masculino plural ( principios morales) values (pl)

Sentido II

5) (coraje, valentía) courage

me faltó valor — I didn't have the courage

hay que tener valor para hacer algo así — it takes courage to do a thing like that

armarse de valor — to pluck up courage

6) (fam) (descaro, desvergüenza) nerve (colloq)

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valor¹

¹ = courage, guts, spunk, bravery.

Ex: In this novel the central themes are courage and cowardice and what these are.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: In her youth, as in her adult years, she was a person with spunk.

Ex: Contributing to the problem are the harsh desert environment, & a society based on patriarchy, in which a code of honor, esprit de corps, & bravery takes precedence over intelligence & culture.

* armarse de valor = muster (up) + (the) courage, pluck up + courage, nerve + Reflexivo, gather up + courage.

* con valor = valiantly.

* demostrar + Posesivo + valor = prove + Posesivo + value, prove + Posesivo + worth, prove + Reflexivo, show + Posesivo + worth, prove + Posesivo + courage.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* falta de valor = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* hacerse de valor = muster (up) + (the) courage.

* perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.

* tener el valor = have + the courage.

* tener el valor de = have + the guts to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* tener valor = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

valor²

² = attribute value, esteem, value, value, worth, worthiness, goodness.

Ex: Others have used possibility distributions for representing fuzzily known or incompletely known attribute values.

Ex: The two cases perhaps indicate the beginning of attitudinal changes in awards administrators which will give parity of esteem to information-driven programmes.

Ex: A good initial value for this field will start the system off with a good guess so that claims for missing issues are not unreasonable at the beginning.

Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

Ex: The circulation of large numbers of books regardless of their worth to multitudes of people is no better criterion of mental health than is the profitable sale of quack medicines evidence of bodily health.

Ex: Another goal of terrorism is to demonstrate to terrorists their own worthiness and thus to claim a sort of moral victory over their enemies.

Ex: Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate ' goodness' or 'badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.

* adición de valor = value adding.

* adquirir un valor añadido = take on + added weight.

* asignar valor a = attach + value to.

* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.

* bolsa de valores = stock exchange, stock market, share market.

* Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York = New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

* cadena de valores = value chain.

* carecer de valor = have + a hollow ring.

* carente de valor = worthless.

* centrado en los valores = value-driven.

* código de valores = code of values.

* conflicto de valores = conflict of values.

* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.

* conjunto de valores = set of values.

* contabilidad de valores devengados = accrual accounting.

* con valores difusos = fuzzy-valued.

* conversión en valor monetario = monetisation [monetization, -USA].

* convertido en valor monetario = monetised [monetized, -pl.].

* convertir en valor monetario = monetise [monetize, -USA].

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

* dar valor = imbue with + value.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* descomposición por valores simples = singular value decomposition.

* de valor = of value.

* de valor añadido = value-added, value-adding.

* de valor equiparable = of comparable worth.

* de valor incalculable = invaluable.

* disminuir el valor de = belittle.

* edificio de valor histórico = heritage-listed building.

* emitir un juicio de valor = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgement.

* enfrentamiento de valores = conflict of values.

* escala de valores = graded range, set of values.

* establecer valores = establish + values.

* falta de valor = worthlessness.

* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.

* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.

* hacer que tenga más valor = put + a premium on.

* igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de igual valor = equal pay for equal work.

* igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de valor comparable = equal pay for comparable work.

* impuesto sobre el valor añadido (IVA) = value added tax (VAT).

* juicio de valor = value judgement.

* mercado de valores = stock market, share market.

* método del Valor de Discriminación (DV) = Discrimination Value model (DV).

* minar los valores tradicionales = undermine + traditional values.

* no tener valor = be valueless.

* nuevo valor = newcomer.

* objeto de valor = valuable.

* objeto de valor cultural = cultural valuable.

* objetos de valor = valuables.

* perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.

* pérdida de valor = devaluation, loss of value.

* pez de valor = game fish.

* por valor de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* quitar el valor = render + valueless.

* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

* regla del valor literal = face value rule.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.

* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).

* sin valor = dummy, worthless, valueless, drossy.

* sistema de valores = system of values, value system.

* sistema de valores personales = personal value system.

* sistema de valores sociales = social value system.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* tener un valor especial = be of particular value.

* tener valor = count.

* valor afectivo del servicio = affect of service.

* valor añadido = added benefit, added value.

* valor atípico = outlier.

* valor característico = eigenvalue.

* valor comercial = marketing value, commercial paper.

* valor cultural = cultural value.

* valor de la novedad = novelty value.

* valor de la propiedad = property value.

* valor de ley = force of law.

* valor de ordenación = filing value.

* valor de pertinencia = estimation of relevance.

* valor de predicción = predictive power.

* valor de retención = retention value.

* valor económico = monetary value, economic value, monetary worth.

* valor efectivo = cash value.

* valores = assets, ethos, equities, equity shares.

* valores agregados = value chain.

* valores añadidos = value chain.

* valores de la bolsa = stock prices, stock market quotations.

* valores familiares = family values.

* valor específico = weight, weighting.

* valores y normas de comportamiento de los miembros de una instutición = corporate culture.

* valor ético = ethical value.

* valor fundamental = asset.

* valor global = overall value.

* valor humano = human value.

* valor intrínsico = intrinsic worth.

* valor máximo = high-water mark.

* valor medicinal = medicinal value.

* valor medio = midrange, mean value.

* valor mínimo = low-water mark.

* valor monetario = monetary value, monetary worth.

* valor moral = moral value.

* valor numérico = numerical value.

* valor numérico exacto = crisp value.

* valor nutritivo = nutritional value, nutrient value.

* valor político = political value.

* valor por omisión = default value.

* valor positivo = virtue.

* valor representativo = eigenvalue.

* valor social = social value.

* VAN (red de valor añadido) = VAN (value added network).

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valor

masculine

Sentido I

A

1 ( Com, Fin) (de una moneda) value; (de un cuadro, una joya) value

dio a conocer el verdadero valor del collar he revealed the true value o worth of the necklace

un alijo de droga por (un) valor de 5.000 euros a consignment of drugs worth o with a value of 5,000 euros

libros por valor de $150 books to the value of $150 o $150 worth of books

el valor de las acciones ha bajado the value of the shares has dropped, the shares have fallen in value

no se llevaron ningún objeto de valor they didn't take any valuables o anything valuable

enseres de poco valor material things of little material o real value

2 (importancia, mérito) value

no tiene ningún valor artístico it has no artistic value o merit

valor sentimental sentimental value

su palabra tiene un gran valor para mí I set great store by his word

sus promesas no tienen ningún valor her promises are worthless

si no lleva la firma no tiene ningún valor it's worthless unless it's signed

¿qué valor tiene si lo copió? what merit is there in it if he copied it?

¿qué valor tiene que se lo sepa de memoria si no lo entiende? what's the use o good of her knowing it by heart if she doesn't understand it?

Compuestos:

● valor absoluto

absolute value

● valor adquisitivo

purchasing power

● valor alimenticio

food o nutritional value

● valor añadido

value added, added value

● valor catastral

value recorded in the land registry ( used for calculating property taxes)

● valor de cambio

exchange value

● valor de rescate

surrender value

● valor de uso

usage o practical value

● valor facial

face value

● valor nominal

par o nominal value

● valor nutritivo

food o nutritional value

● valor por defecto

( Inf) default value

● valor relativo

relative value

B valores mpl ( Econ, Fin) securities (pl), stocks (pl), shares (pl)

Compuestos:

● valores de renta fija

mpl fixed yield securities (pl)

● valores de renta variable

mpl variable yield securities (pl)

C

1 ( Mat) (de una incógnita) value

2 ( Mús) (de una nota) value, length

D

(persona): uno de los jóvenes valores de nuestro tenis one of our young tennis stars

los nuevos valores de nuestra música our up-and-coming musicians

E valores mpl (principios morales) values (pl)

escala or jerarquía de valores scale of values

Sentido II

A (coraje, valentía) courage

me faltó valor para decírselo I didn't have the courage to tell him

hay que tener valor para hacer algo así you have to be brave o it takes courage to do a thing like that

el capitán ensalzó el valor de los soldados the captain praised the soldiers for their bravery o courage

armarse de valor to pluck up courage

B ( fam) (descaro, desvergüenza) nerve ( colloq), cheek ( BrE colloq)

¡encima tiene el valor de protestar! and then she has the nerve o cheek to complain!, and then she dares to complain!

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valor sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Com, Fin) value;

◊ libros por valor de $150 books to the value of $150;

objetos de valor valuables;
valor adquisitivo purchasing power
b) (importancia, mérito) value;

◊ valor sentimental sentimental value

c) ( validez) validity;

◊ sin la firma no tiene ningún valor it's not valid without the signature

2
a) (coraje, valentía) courage;

◊ me faltó valor I didn't have the courage;

armarse de valor to pluck up courage
b) (fam) (descaro, desvergüenza) nerve (colloq);

◊ ¡encima tiene el valor de protestar! and then she has the nerve to complain!

3
◊ valores sustantivo masculino plural

a) ( principios morales) values

b) (Fin) securities, stocks, shares

valor sustantivo masculino
1 (valentía, arrojo) courage, bravery
2 (mérito, importancia, etc) value, worth
(precio) price: ha invertido en joyas por valor de un millón de pesetas, he has invested in a million pesetas' worth of jewels
no le da ningún valor al dinero, he attaches no importance to money
objetos de valor, valuables
sin valor, worthless
3 (vigencia, validez legal) validity
4 Mat Mús value
5 fam (jeta, caradura) cheek: tuvo el valor de preguntarme por ella, he had the nerve to ask me about her
6 Fin valores securities, bonds
7 (éticos) valores, values
♦ Locuciones: armarse de valor: se armó de valor e hizo frente a la agresión, she gathered up her courage and stood up to the aggression
' valor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agalla
- alimento
- antigüedad
- armarse
- aumentar
- bagatela
- bastante
- catastral
- conceder
- determinación
- importar
- impuesta
- impuesto
- infundir
- IVA
- juicio
- mérito
- ni
- nominal
- nula
- nulo
- nutritiva
- nutritivo
- oscilación
- oscilante
- ponderar
- preciosa
- precioso
- relativa
- relativo
- relieve
- representar
- reunir
- sanctasanctórum
- tal
- tan
- tres
- valer
- valorar
- valoración
- agallas
- alguno
- aliento
- alimenticio
- anecdótico
- armar
- asignar
- audacia
- bajar
- carecer
English:
absolute
- appreciate
- appreciation
- assess
- assessment
- asset
- attach
- book
- bravery
- cheap
- courage
- denomination
- detract
- equity
- estimate
- everything
- face value
- gain
- grit
- heart
- intrinsic
- invaluable
- nerve
- par
- pluck
- pluck up
- prowess
- replacement value
- rise
- sink
- steel
- street value
- strength
- summon up
- tax
- trash
- underprice
- valuable
- value
- value added tax
- VAT
- worth
- worthless
- worthlessness
- cheapen
- credit
- doubtful
- face
- fail
- go

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valor nm

1. [precio, utilidad, mérito] value;

ha subido el valor del peso frente al dólar the peso has risen against the dollar;

tiene valor sentimental it is of sentimental value;

tiene más valor arqueológico que artístico it is of more archaeological than artistic value;

de (mucho) valor (very) valuable;

no había nada de valor en la casa there was nothing of value in the house;

joyas por valor de… jewels worth…;

sin valor worthless;

tener valor [ser valioso] to be valuable;
[ser válido] to be valid;
sin el sello oficial carece de o [m5] no tiene valor it is not valid without the official seal;

tener mucho/poco valor to be very/not very valuable

Comp
Fin valor de los activos asset value; Fin valor actual neto net present value;
valor adquisitivo purchasing power;
Am Econ valor agregado added value;
valor alimenticio food value;
Econ valor añadido added value; Fin valor asegurado insured value;
valor biológico biological value;

valor calórico [de comida] calorific value;

valor catastral = value of a property recorded in the land register, Br ≈ rateable value, US ≈ assessed value;

valor comercial commercial value;
Fin valor contable book price o value;
valor de mercado market value;

valor nominal face o nominal value;

valor nutritivo nutritional value;
Fin valor realizable neto net realizable value; Fin valor de reposición replacement value; Fin valor de rescate surrender value
2. Mat value

3. Mús value

4. [importancia] importance;

su opinión es de enorme valor para nosotros her opinion is of great value o importance to us;

dar valor a to give o attach importance to;

quitar valor a algo to take away from sth, to diminish sth

5. [valentía] bravery;

se necesita valor para hacer una cosa así you need to be brave o it takes courage to do a thing like that;

armarse de valor to pluck up one's courage;

le eché valor, y le confesé la verdad I plucked up my courage and told her the truth;

Comp

¡valor y al toro! go for it!

6. [desvergüenza] cheek, nerve;

¡hace falta valor para decir eso! what a cheek o nerve saying a thing like that!;

tener el valor de hacer algo to have the cheek o nerve to do sth

7. [personaje]
un joven valor del atletismo/teatro an up-and-coming young athlete/actor

8.
valores [principios] values

9. Fin
valores [de inversión] securities

Comp
valores en cartera investment portfolio;
valores de crecimiento growth stock;

valores inmuebles real estate;

valores negociables negotiable securities;

valores de renta fija fixed-interest o fixed-income securities;

valores de renta variable variable-interest o variable-income securities, equities

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valor

m

1 value;

de gran valor very valuable; fig of great worth o

value;

objetos de valor valuables

2

:

valores pl COM securities

3 ( valentía) courage

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valor nm

1) : value, worth, importance

2) coraje: courage, valor

3) valores nmpl

: values, principles

4) valores nmpl

: securities, bonds

5)

sin valor : worthless

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valor n

1. (valía) value

los recuerdos tienen valor sentimental souvenirs have a sentimental value

2. (precio) price

¿cuál es el valor de este terreno? how much is this land worth?

3. (valentía) courage

hay que tener valor para hacer lo que hizo it takes a lot of courage to do what he did

Spanish-English dictionary > valor
5 Kurs

m; -es, -e

1. FIN. price; (Notierung) quotation; von Devisen: exchange rate; der Kurs des Euro the euro exchange rate; zum Kurs von at the rate of; hoch im Kurs stehen be at a premium; fig. rate highly ( bei with); in Kurs setzen circulate; außer Kurs setzen take out of circulation; außer Kurs kommen fig. lose its popularity; fallende / steigende / nachgebende Kurse falling / rising / softening prices

2. NAUT., FLUG. course; (Radarkurs) track; (Strecke) route; fig., POL. course, line, policy; Kurs halten stay on course; vom Kurs abweichen go off course; Kurs nehmen auf (+ Akk) head for (auch fig.); einen neuen / härteren Kurs einschlagen fig. take a new / harder line

3. SPORT, FÜR RAD-, AUTORENNEN, Skirennen etc.: course; der anspruchsvolle Kurs wurde vom Schweizer Trainer gesteckt the demanding course was set by the Swiss coach

4. (Lehrgang) course; (die Teilnehmer) course participants; der ganze Kurs all those on the course; Kursus

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der Kurs

(Aktienkurs) price;

(Lehrgang) lessons; course; class;

(Richtung) course;

(Wechselkurs) rate of exchange; exchange rate; rate

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Kụrs [kʊrs]
m -es, -e
[-zə]
1) (NAUT, AVIAT fig) course; (POL = Richtung) line, course

den Kurs halten — to hold (the) course

vom Kurs abkommen — to deviate from one's/its course

Kurs nehmen auf (+acc) — to set course for, to head for

auf (südwestlichen) Kurs gehen — to set a (southwesterly) course

auf (südwestlichem) Kurs sein — to be on (a southwesterly) course

Kurs haben auf (+acc) — to be heading for

harter/weicher Kurs (Pol) — hard/soft line

den Kurs ändern (lit, fig) — to change or alter( one's) course

einen neuen Kurs einschlagen (lit, fig) — to go in a new direction, to follow a new course

den Kurs beibehalten (lit, fig) — to stick to or hold (one's) course

jdn/etw wieder auf Kurs bringen (fig) — to bring sb/sth back on course

2) (FIN) (= Wechselkurs) rate of exchange, exchange rate; (= Börsenkurs, Aktienkurs) price, (going) rate; (= Marktpreis) market value or price, going rate

zum Kurs von — at the rate of

der amtliche Kurs des Dollars — the official dollar exchange rate

die Kurse fallen/steigen — prices or rates are falling/rising

hoch im Kurs stehen (Aktien) — to be high; (fig) to be popular (bei with)

etw außer Kurs setzen — to withdraw sth from circulation

3) (= Lehrgang) course (
in +dat, für in)
einen Kurs belegen — to do a course

einen Kurs besuchen or mitmachen — to attend a course

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der

1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) course

2) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) tack

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Kurs¹

<-es, -e>

[kʊrs, pl ˈkʊrzə]

m

1. LUFT, NAUT (Richtung) course

jdn/etw vom \Kurs abbringen to put sb/sth off course

der Sturm hat uns um drei Grad vom \Kurs abgebracht the storm has put us off course by three degrees

vom \Kurs abkommen to deviate from one's/its course

den/seinen \Kurs beibehalten [o halten] to maintain [one's] course

auf bestimmten \Kurs gehen to set a certain course

wenn wir auf südsüdöstlichen \Kurs gehen, müssten wir die Insel in drei Tagen erreichen if we set a sou'-sou'-easterly course we should reach the island in three days

\Kurs auf etw akk haben to be heading for sth

\Kurs auf etw akk nehmen to set course for sth

einen [bestimmten] \Kurs steuern to steer a certain course

es war nicht mehr feststellbar, welchen \Kurs das Schiff steuerte it was no longer possible to determine which course the ship was steering

den \Kurs wechseln to change course

2. (Zielsetzung) course

jdn vom \Kurs abbringen to throw sb off course

den/seinen \Kurs beibehalten to maintain [one's] course

jdn auf \Kurs bringen to bring sb into line

ihre Kollegen werden sie schon auf \Kurs bringen their colleagues will bring them into line

einen bestimmten \Kurs einschlagen to take a certain course; (politische Linie) policy, course

harter/weicher \Kurs hard/soft line

3. (Wechselkurs) exchange rate

der \Kurs Dollar zu Euro steht im Moment bei eins zu... the exchange rate between the dollar and the euro is currently...

zu einem bestimmten \Kurs at a certain rate

Schwarzhändler tauschen dir den Euro zu einem günstigen \Kurs you'll get a favourable rate for your euros on the black market

etw außer \Kurs setzen to take sth out of circulation

Zahlungsmittel, die außer \Kurs gesetzt wurden, sind nicht länger gültig currency taken out of circulation is no longer valid

4. BÖRSE (Marktpreis) price

die Maßnahmen der Bundesbank haben die \Kurse einiger Aktien gestärkt measures taken by the Bundesbank have strengthened the price of some shares

der \Kurs pendelte sich bei Euro 120 ein the market was settling down at 120 euros

zum gegenwärtigen \Kurs at the current rate [or price]

multipler \Kurs multiple exchange rate

hoch im \Kurs stehen ÖKON to be in great demand; BÖRSE to be high up; (fig) to be very popular, to be at a high rate

antike Vasen stehen derzeit hoch im \Kurs antique vases are currently very popular

etw an einen \Kurs binden to peg the price of sth

den \Kurs drücken to depress the market

im \Kurs fallen to fall [or drop] in price

die Aktien der Schlüter AG sind letztens etwas im \Kurs gefallen Schlüter AG shares have fallen somewhat recently

den \Kurs festsetzen to fix a price

den \Kurs hinauftreiben to push up the price

den \Kurs schwächen/stützen to weaken/peg the market

Kurs²

<-es, -e>

[kʊrs, pl ˈkʊrzə]

m (Lehrgang) course, class

einen \Kurs [in etw dat] besuchen to attend a course [in sth]

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der; Kurses, Kurse

1) (Richtung) course

auf [nördlichen] Kurs gehen — set [a northerly] course

ein harter/weicher Kurs — (fig.) a hard/soft line

den Kurs ändern/halten — (auch fig.) change or alter/hold or maintain course

Kurs auf Hamburg (Akk.) nehmen — set course for or head for Hamburg

2) (von Wertpapieren) price; (von Devisen) rate of exchange; exchange rate

zum Kurs von... — at a rate of...

der Kurs des Dollars — the dollar rate

hoch im Kurs stehen — < securities> be high; (fig.) be very popular ( bei with)

3) (Lehrgang) course

ein Kurs in Spanisch — (Dat.) a course in Spanish; a Spanish course

4) (die Teilnehmer eines Kurses) class

5) (Sport): (Rennstrecke) course

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Kurs m; -es, -e

1. FIN price; (Notierung) quotation; von Devisen: exchange rate;

der Kurs des Euro the euro exchange rate;

zum Kurs von at the rate of;

hoch im Kurs stehen be at a premium; fig rate highly (

bei with);

in Kurs setzen circulate;

außer Kurs setzen take out of circulation;

außer Kurs kommen fig lose its popularity;

fallende/steigende/nachgebende Kurse falling/rising/softening prices

2. SCHIFF, FLUG course; (Radarkurs) track; (Strecke) route; fig, POL course, line, policy;

Kurs halten stay on course;

vom Kurs abweichen go off course;

Kurs nehmen auf (+akk) head for (auch fig);

einen neuen/härteren Kurs einschlagen fig take a new/harder line

3. SPORT, für Rad-, Autorennen, Skirennen etc: course;

der anspruchsvolle Kurs wurde vom Schweizer Trainer gesteckt the demanding course was set by the Swiss coach

4. (Lehrgang) course; (die Teilnehmer) course participants;

der ganze Kurs all those on the course; → Kursus

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der; Kurses, Kurse

1) (Richtung) course

auf [nördlichen] Kurs gehen — set [a northerly] course

ein harter/weicher Kurs — (fig.) a hard/soft line

den Kurs ändern/halten — (auch fig.) change or alter/hold or maintain course

Kurs auf Hamburg (Akk.) nehmen — set course for or head for Hamburg

2) (von Wertpapieren) price; (von Devisen) rate of exchange; exchange rate

zum Kurs von... — at a rate of...

der Kurs des Dollars — the dollar rate

hoch im Kurs stehen — < securities> be high; (fig.) be very popular ( bei with)

3) (Lehrgang) course

ein Kurs in Spanisch — (Dat.) a course in Spanish; a Spanish course

4) (die Teilnehmer eines Kurses) class

5) (Sport): (Rennstrecke) course

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-e (Aktien...) m.

price n.

quotation n.

rate n. -e (Aktien) m.

price (stocks) n.

quotation (stocks) n.

rate (stocks) n. -e (Verkehr) m.

course n.

line n. -e m.

class n.

(§ pl.: classes)

course n.

exchange rate n.

rate (of exchange) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kurs
6 rise

1. noun
1) (going up) (of sun etc.) Aufgang, der; (Theatre): (of curtain) Aufgehen, das; (advancement) Aufstieg, der

2) (emergence) Aufkommen, das

3) (increase) (in value, price, cost) Steigerung, die; (St. Exch.): (in shares) Hausse, die; (in population, temperature) Zunahme, die

4) (Brit.)

[pay] rise — (in wages) Lohnerhöhung, die; (in salary) Gehaltserhöhung, die

5) (hill) Anhöhe, die; Erhebung, die

6) (origin) Ursprung, der

give rise to — führen zu; [Ereignis:] Anlass geben zu [Spekulation]

7)

get or take a rise out of somebody — (fig.): (make fun of) sich über jemanden lustig machen
2. intransitive verb,
rose, risen

1) (go up) aufsteigen

rise [up] into the air — [Rauch:] aufsteigen, in die Höhe steigen; [Ballon, Vogel, Flugzeug:] sich in die Luft erheben

2) (come up) [Sonne, Mond:] aufgehen; [Blase:] aufsteigen

3) (reach higher level) steigen; [Stimme:] höher werden

4) (extend upward) aufragen; sich erheben; [Weg, Straße:] ansteigen

rise to 2,000 metres — [Berg:] 2 000 m hoch aufragen

5) (advance) [Person:] aufsteigen, aufrücken

rise to be the director — zum Direktor aufsteigen

rise in the world — voran- od. weiterkommen

6) (increase) steigen; [Stimme:] lauter werden; [Wind, Sturm:] auffrischen, stärker werden

7) (Cookery) [Teig, Kuchen:] aufgehen

8) [Stimmung, Moral:] steigen

9) (come to surface) [Fisch:] steigen

rise to the bait — (fig.) sich ködern lassen (ugs.)

10) (Theatre) [Vorhang:] aufgehen, sich heben

11) (rebel, cease to be quiet) [Person:] aufbegehren (geh.), sich erheben

12) (get up)

rise [to one's feet] — aufstehen

rise on its hind legs — [Pferd:] steigen

13) (adjourn) [Parlament:] in die Ferien gehen, die Sitzungsperiode beenden; (end a session) die Sitzung beenden

14) (come to life again) auferstehen

15) (have origin) [Fluss:] entspringen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/109581/rise_to">rise to

- rise up

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1. past tense - rose; verb
1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) steigen

2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) hochsteigen

3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) aufstehen

4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) aufstehen

5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) aufgehen

6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) aussteigen

7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) sich erheben

8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) aufsteigen

9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) entstehen

10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) aufkommen

11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) entstehen

12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) auferstehen
2. noun
1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) das Steigen

2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) die Erhöhung

3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) die Steigung

4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) der Aufstieg

•

- rising
3. adjective
the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) steigend

- early
- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion
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rise

[raɪz]

I. n

1. (upward movement) of theatre curtain Hochgehen nt kein pl, Heben nt kein pl; of the sun Aufgehen nt kein pl

2. (in fishing) Steigen nt kein pl

3. MUS of a pitch, sound Erhöhung f

4. (in society) Aufstieg m

\rise to power Aufstieg m an die Macht

meteoric \rise kometenhafter Aufstieg

5. (hill) Anhöhe f, Erhebung f; (in a road) [Straßen]kuppe f

6. (height) of an arch, incline, step Höhe f; (in trousers) Schritt m

7. (increase) Anstieg m kein pl, Steigen nt kein pl

the team's winning streak has triggered a \rise in attendance die Erfolgsserie der Mannschaft hat die Zuschauerzahlen ansteigen lassen

[pay] \rise BRIT Gehaltserhöhung f, Lohnerhöhung f

temperature \rise Temperaturanstieg m

\rise in costs Kostenanstieg m

\rise in interest rates Zinsanstieg m

\rise in volume COMM Umsatzzunahme f

to be on the \rise im Steigen begriffen sein

inflation is on the \rise die Inflation steigt

8. (origin) of a brook Ursprung m

the river Cam has its \rise in a place called Ashwell der Fluss Cam entspringt an einem Ort namens Ashwell

9.

▶ to get [or take] a \rise out of sb ( fam) jdn [total] auf die Palme bringen fam

▶ to give \rise to sth etw verursachen, Anlass zu etw akk geben

to give \rise to a question eine Frage aufwerfen

II. vi

<rose, risen>

1. (ascend) steigen; curtain aufgehen, hochgehen

the curtain is rising der Vorhang geht auf [o hebt sich

2. (become visible) moon, sun aufgehen

3. (move towards water surface) fish an die Oberfläche kommen

4. (become higher in pitch) voice höher werden

5. (improve position) aufsteigen

to \rise to fame berühmt werden

to \rise in the hierarchy in der Hierarchie aufsteigen

to \rise in the ranks im Rang steigen

to \rise through the ranks befördert werden

to \rise in sb's esteem in jds Ansehen steigen

6. (from a chair) sich akk erheben; LAW

all \rise bitte erheben Sie sich

7. (get out of bed) aufstehen

8. esp BRIT ( form: adjourn) enden, schließen

the meeting rose at 6p.m. die Besprechung endete um 18.00 Uhr

9. (be reborn) auferstehen

to \rise from the dead von den Toten auferstehen

to \rise again wiederauferstehen

10. (blow) wind aufkommen

they noticed that the wind was rising sie bemerkten, dass der Wind stärker wurde

11. (originate) river entspringen

12. (rebel) sich akk auflehnen

▪ to \rise against sb/sth sich akk gegen jdn/etw auflehnen

13. (incline upwards) ground ansteigen

14. (be higher than surroundings) sich akk erheben

the mountains \rise above the woods die Berge ragen über den Wäldern empor

15. (stand on end) hair zu Berge stehen

his hair rose ihm standen die Haare zu Berge

16. (be constructed) building entstehen

we were impressed by the skyscrapers rising above the plain wir waren beeindruckt von den Wolkenkratzern, die sich über der Ebene erhoben

17. FOOD yeast, dough aufgehen

18. (appear) blister, bump, weal sich akk bilden

19. (get nauseated) stomach sich akk umdrehen [o heben

20. (increase) [an]steigen; (in height) river, sea steigen

house prices have \risen sharply die Immobilienpreise sind stark gestiegen

21. of emotion sich akk erhitzen

tempers were rising at the meeting die Gemüter erhitzten sich auf der Besprechung

he felt panic \rise in him er fühlte Panik in sich aufsteigen

22. (become louder) voice lauter werden, sich akk erheben

murmurs of disapproval rose from the crowd die Menge ließ ein missbilligendes Gemurmel hören

23. mood, spirit steigen

my spirits \rise whenever I think of my next holiday immer wenn ich an meinen nächsten Urlaub denke, steigt meine Laune

24. barometer, thermometer steigen

25.

▶ to \rise to the bait anbeißen

they offered a good salary, but I didn't \rise to the bait sie boten mir ein gutes Gehalt an, aber ich habe mich nicht ködern lassen

▶ \rise and shine! aufstehen!, los, raus aus den Federn!

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[raɪz] vb: pret rose, ptp risen
1. n

1) (= increase) (in sth etw gen) (in temperature, pressure, of tide, river) Anstieg m, Steigen nt no pl; (in number) Zunahme f; (in prices, bank rate) Steigerung f, Anstieg m; (ST EX) Aufschwung m

a ( pay) rise (Brit) — eine Gehaltserhöhung

prices are on the rise — die Preise steigen

there has been a rise in the number of participants — die Zahl der Teilnehmer ist gestiegen

a rise in the population — ein Bevölkerungszuwachs m

2) (= upward movement of theatre curtain) Hochgehen nt, Heben nt; (of sun) Aufgehen nt; (MUS in pitch) Erhöhung f (
in +gen (fig, to fame, power etc) Aufstieg m (to zu)
the rise of the working classes —

the rise and fall of an empire — der Aufstieg und Niedergang eines Weltreichs

to get a rise out of sb (inf) —

to take the or a rise out of sb (dated inf) — jdn auf den Arm nehmen (inf)

3) (= small hill) Erhebung f; (= slope) Steigung f

4) (= origin of river) Ursprung m

to give rise to sth — etw verursachen; to questions etw aufwerfen; to complaints Anlass zu etw geben; to speculation zu etw führen; to hopes, fears etw aufkommen lassen

2. vi

1) (= get up) (from sitting, lying) aufstehen, sich erheben (geh), um zu gehen

to rise from the table to rise in the saddle — vom Tisch aufstehen, sich vom Tisch erheben (geh) sich im Sattel heben

he rose from his sickbed to go and see her — er verließ sein Krankenlager, um sie zu sehen

rise and shine! (inf) — raus aus den Federn! (inf)

the horse rose on its hind legs — das Pferd stellte sich auf die Hinterbeine

to rise from the dead ( liter, Bibl ) — von den Toten auferstehen

2) (= go up) steigen; (smoke, mist etc) (auf)steigen, emporsteigen; (prices, temperature, pressure etc) (an)steigen (to auf +acc); (balloon, aircraft, bird) (auf)steigen, sich heben (geh); (lift) hochfahren, nach oben fahren; (theatre curtain) hochgehen, sich heben; (sun, moon, bread, dough) aufgehen; (wind, storm) aufkommen, sich erheben; (voice, in volume) sich erheben; (in pitch) höher werden; (swimmer, fish) hochkommen; (new buildings) entstehen; (fig, hopes) steigen; (anger) wachsen, zunehmen; (stomach) sich heben

to rise to the surface — an die Oberfläche kommen

the fish are rising well — die Fische beißen gut

he won't rise to any of your taunts —

the idea rose in his mind the image rose in his mind — ihm kam der Gedanke das Bild tauchte vor ihm auf

I can't rise to £100 — ich kann nicht bis £ 100 gehen

her spirits rose — ihre Stimmung hob sich

his voice rose to screaming pitch — seine Stimme wurde kreischend or schrill

to rise to a crescendo — zu einem Crescendo anschwellen

rose in her cheeks — die Röte stieg ihr ins Gesicht

3) (ground) ansteigen; (mountains, hills, castle) sich erheben

the mountain rises to 5,000 feet —

where the hills rise against the sky — wo sich die Berge gegen den Himmel abheben

4) (fig

in society, rank) to rise in the world — es zu etwas bringen

to rise to fame — Berümtheit erlangen

to rise from nothing — sich aus dem Nichts empor- or hocharbeiten

he rose to be President/a captain — er stieg zum Präsidenten/Kapitän auf

See:

→ rank

5) (= adjourn assembly) auseinandergehen; (meeting) beendet sein

the House rose at 2 a.m. (Parl) — das Haus beendete die Sitzung um 2 Uhr morgens

Parliament will rise on Thursday — das Parlament geht Donnerstag in Ferien

6) (= originate river) entspringen

7) (= revolt people) sich empören, sich erheben; (= rebel one's soul etc) sich empören

to rise (up) in protest( at sth) (people) — sich protestierend (gegen etw) erheben

to rise (up) in anger (at sth) (people) — sich (gegen etw) empören; (soul, inner being etc) sich (gegen etw) auflehnen/zornig empören

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rise [raız]

A v/i prät rose [rəʊz], pperf risen [ˈrızn]

1. sich erheben, aufstehen ( from von):

rise and shine! umg raus aus den Federn!

2. a) aufbrechen

b) die Sitzung schließen, sich vertagen

3. auf-, hoch-, emporsteigen (Vogel, Rauch, Geruch etc; auch fig Gedanke, Zorn etc):

the curtain rises THEAT der Vorhang geht hoch;

her colo(u)r rose

a) die Röte stieg ihr ins Gesicht,

b) ihre Wangen röteten sich (an der Luft etc);

rise to the surface

a) an die Oberfläche kommen (Fisch etc), auftauchen (U-Boot),

b) fig ans Tageslicht oder zum Vorschein kommen;

the fish are rising well beißen gut;

his hair rose die Haare standen ihm zu Berge oder sträubten sich ihm;

land rises to view SCHIFF Land kommt in Sicht;

the spirits rose die Stimmung hob sich;

the word rose to her lips das Wort kam ihr auf die Lippen

4. REL (von den Toten) auferstehen

5. emporsteigen, dämmern (Morgen)

6. ASTRON aufgehen (Sonne etc)

7. ansteigen, bergan gehen (Weg etc)

8. (an)steigen (by um) (Fieber, Fluss, Preise etc):

the barometer ( oder glass) has risen das Barometer ist gestiegen;

rise in sb’s esteem in jemandes Achtung steigen

9. sich erheben, emporragen:

the tower rises to a height of 80 yards der Turm erreicht eine Höhe von 80 Yards

10. steigen, sich bäumen (Pferd):

rise to a fence zum Sprung über ein Hindernis ansetzen

11. aufgehen (Saat, auch Hefeteig)

12. sich bilden (on auf dat) (Blasen etc)

13. sich erheben, aufkommen (Wind, Sturm, Unruhe, Streit etc)

14. auch rise in rebellion sich erheben, revoltieren, aufstehen:

my stomach rises against this mein Magen sträubt sich dagegen, a. fig es ekelt mich an; → arm² Bes Redew

15. entstehen, -springen:

the river rises from a spring in the mountains der Fluss entspringt aus einer Bergquelle;

their argument rose from ( oder out of) a misunderstanding ihr Streit entsprang (aus) einem Missverständnis

16. fig sich erheben:

a) erhaben sein ( above über akk): → crowd¹ A 2

b) sich emporschwingen (Geist):

rise above mediocrity über das Mittelmaß hinausragen; → occasion A 4

17. (beruflich oder gesellschaftlich) aufsteigen:

rise to a higher rank aufsteigen, befördert werden;

rise in the world vorwärtskommen, es zu etwas bringen

18. (an)wachsen, sich steigern:

the wind rose der Wind nahm zu;

his courage rose sein Mut wuchs

19. MUS etc (an)steigen, anschwellen (Ton), lauter werden (Stimme)

B v/t

a) aufsteigen lassen, einen Fisch an die Oberfläche bringen

b) aufsteigen sehen, auch SCHIFF ein Schiff sichten

C s

1. (Auf-, Hoch)Steigen n, Aufstieg m, THEAT Hochgehen n (des Vorhangs)

2. ASTRON (Sonnen- etc) Aufgang m

3. REL Auferstehung f (von den Toten)

4. a) Auftauchen n

b) Steigen n (des Fisches), Schnappen n (nach dem Köder):

get ( oder take) a rise out of sb fig

a) jemanden auf den Arm nehmen umg,

b) jemanden auf die Palme bringen umg

5. fig Aufstieg m:

the rise and fall of the Roman Empire;

his rise to fame sein Aufstieg zum Ruhm;

a young artist on the rise ein aufstrebender junger Künstler

6. (An)Steigen n:

a) Anschwellen n (eines Flusses, eines Tons etc)

b) Anstieg m, Erhöhung f, Zunahme f:

the rise in temperature der Temperaturanstieg;

rise of (the) tide SCHIFF Tidenhub m;

rise and fall Steigen und Fallen

c) allg (An)Wachsen n, Steigerung f

7. WIRTSCH

a) (An)Steigen n, Anziehen n:

rise in prices Preisanstieg m

b) Börse: Aufschwung m, Hausse f

c) besonders Br Aufbesserung f, Lohn-, Gehaltserhöhung f:

on the rise im Steigen begriffen (Preise, Kurse);

rise (of value) Wertsteigerung f;

speculate for a rise auf Hausse oder à la hausse spekulieren; → operate A 4 a

8. Zuwachs m, Zunahme f:

rise in population Bevölkerungszuwachs, -zunahme

9. Ursprung m (einer Quelle oder fig), Entstehung f:

take ( oder have) its rise entspringen, entstehen, seinen Ursprung nehmen

10. fig Anlass m, Ursache f:

give rise to

a) verursachen, hervorrufen, führen zu,

b) einen Verdacht etc aufkommen lassen, Anlass geben zu, erregen

11. a) Steigung f (eines Geländes)

b) Anhöhe f, Erhebung f

12. Höhe f (eines Turmes etc)

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1. noun
1) (going up) (of sun etc.) Aufgang, der; (Theatre): (of curtain) Aufgehen, das; (advancement) Aufstieg, der

2) (emergence) Aufkommen, das

3) (increase) (in value, price, cost) Steigerung, die; (St. Exch.): (in shares) Hausse, die; (in population, temperature) Zunahme, die

4) (Brit.)

[pay] rise — (in wages) Lohnerhöhung, die; (in salary) Gehaltserhöhung, die

5) (hill) Anhöhe, die; Erhebung, die

6) (origin) Ursprung, der

give rise to — führen zu; [Ereignis:] Anlass geben zu [Spekulation]

7)

get or take a rise out of somebody — (fig.): (make fun of) sich über jemanden lustig machen
2. intransitive verb,
rose, risen

1) (go up) aufsteigen

rise [up] into the air — [Rauch:] aufsteigen, in die Höhe steigen; [Ballon, Vogel, Flugzeug:] sich in die Luft erheben

2) (come up) [Sonne, Mond:] aufgehen; [Blase:] aufsteigen

3) (reach higher level) steigen; [Stimme:] höher werden

4) (extend upward) aufragen; sich erheben; [Weg, Straße:] ansteigen

rise to 2,000 metres — [Berg:] 2 000 m hoch aufragen

5) (advance) [Person:] aufsteigen, aufrücken

rise to be the director — zum Direktor aufsteigen

rise in the world — voran- od. weiterkommen

6) (increase) steigen; [Stimme:] lauter werden; [Wind, Sturm:] auffrischen, stärker werden

7) (Cookery) [Teig, Kuchen:] aufgehen

8) [Stimmung, Moral:] steigen

9) (come to surface) [Fisch:] steigen

rise to the bait — (fig.) sich ködern lassen (ugs.)

10) (Theatre) [Vorhang:] aufgehen, sich heben

11) (rebel, cease to be quiet) [Person:] aufbegehren (geh.), sich erheben

12) (get up)

rise [to one's feet] — aufstehen

rise on its hind legs — [Pferd:] steigen

13) (adjourn) [Parlament:] in die Ferien gehen, die Sitzungsperiode beenden; (end a session) die Sitzung beenden

14) (come to life again) auferstehen

15) (have origin) [Fluss:] entspringen

Phrasal Verbs:

- rise to

- rise up

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(in rates) n.

Kursanstieg m. (increase) time n.

Anstiegszeit f. n.

Anstieg -e m.

Aufgang -¨e m.

Aufschwung m.

Steigen - n. (above) v.

herausragen (über) v. (advance) to the position of expr.

avancieren zu v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: rose, risen)

= anschwellen v.

ansteigen v.

anwachsen v.

aufgehen v.

aufstehen v.

aufsteigen v.

emporsteigen v.

entspringen v.

entstehen v.

sich erheben v.

sichtbar werden ausdr.

steigen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stieg, ist gestiegen)

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7 Kurs

Kurs

1. Kurs <-es, -e> [kʊrs, pl ʼkʊrzə] m

1) luft, naut ( Richtung) course;

jdn/etw vom \Kurs abbringen to put sb/sth off course;

der Sturm hat uns um drei Grad vom \Kurs abgebracht the storm has put us off course by three degrees;

vom \Kurs abkommen to deviate from one's/its course;

den/seinen \Kurs beibehalten [o halten] to maintain [one's] course;

auf bestimmten \Kurs gehen to set a certain course;

wenn wir auf südsüdöstlichen \Kurs gehen, müssten wir die Insel in drei Tagen erreichen if we set a south-south-easterly course we should reach the island in three days;

\Kurs auf etw haben akk to be heading for sth;

\Kurs auf etw nehmen akk to set course for sth;

einen [bestimmten] \Kurs steuern to steer a certain course;

es war nicht mehr feststellbar, welchen \Kurs das Schiff steuerte it was no longer possible to determine which course the ship was steering;

den \Kurs wechseln to change course

2) ( Zielsetzung) course;

jdn vom \Kurs abbringen to throw sb off course;

den/seinen \Kurs beibehalten to maintain [one's] course;

jdn auf \Kurs bringen to bring sb into line;

ihre Kollegen werden sie schon auf \Kurs bringen their colleagues will bring them into line;

einen bestimmten \Kurs einschlagen to take a certain course; ( politische Linie) policy, course;

harter/weicher \Kurs hard/soft line

3) ( Wechselkurs) exchange rate;

der \Kurs Dollar zu Euro steht im Moment bei eins zu 1,75 the exchange rate between the dollar and the euro is currently 1.75;

zu einem bestimmten \Kurs at a certain rate;

Schwarzhändler tauschen dir den Euro zu einem günstigen \Kurs you'll get a favourable rate for your euros on the black market;

etw außer \Kurs setzen to take sth out of circulation;

Zahlungsmittel, die außer \Kurs gesetzt wurden, sind nicht länger gültig currency taken out of circulation is no longer valid

4) börse ( Marktpreis) price;

die Maßnahmen der Bundesbank haben die \Kurse einiger Aktien gestärkt measures taken by the Bundesbank have strengthened the price of some shares;

hoch im \Kurs [bei jdm] stehen (a. fig) to be very popular [with sb] (a. fig), to be at a high rate;

antike Vasen stehen derzeit hoch im \Kurs antique vases are currently very popular;

im \Kurs fallen to fall [or drop] in price;

die Aktien der Schlüter AG sind letztens etwas im \Kurs gefallen Schlüter AG shares have fallen somewhat recently

2. Kurs <-es, -e> [kʊrs, pl ʼkʊrzə] m

( Lehrgang) course, class;

einen \Kurs [in etw dat] besuchen to attend a course [in sth]

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8 fall

fall [fɔ:l]

(verb: preterite fell, past participle fallen)

1. noun

   a. [of person, rocks] chute f ; (in price, temperature) baisse f (in de)

• to be heading for a fall courir à l'échec

   b. (US) ( = autumn) automne m

• in the fall en automne

2. plural noun

falls ( = waterfall) chute f d'eau

• the Niagara Falls les chutes du Niagara

3. intransitive verb

   a. [person, object] tomber ; [building] s'effondrer ; [temperature, price] baisser

• he fell into the river il est tombé dans la rivière

• to fall off a bike tomber de vélo

• he let the cup fall il a laissé tomber la tasse

• to fall on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds

• he fell into bed il s'est effondré sur son lit

• his face fell son visage s'est assombri

• her hair fell to her shoulders les cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules

• the ground fell steeply to the valley floor le terrain descendait en pente raide vers le fond de la vallée

• to fall to one's knees tomber à genoux

• he was falling over himself to be polite (inf) il était excessivement poli

• Christmas Day falls on a Sunday Noël tombe un dimanche

   b. ► to fall + adjective

• to fall ill tomber malade

• to fall pregnant tomber enceinte

• to fall asleep s'endormir

• to fall silent se taire

• his work fell short of our expectations son travail n'a pas répondu à notre attente

4. compounds

► fall-back position noun position f de repli

► fall guy (inf!) noun

( = scapegoat) bouc m émissaire ; ( = easy victim) pigeon (inf) m

► fall about (inf) intransitive verb

(British) ( = fall about laughing) se tordre de rire (inf)

► fall apart intransitive verb s'effondrer ; [scheme, deal] tomber à l'eau

► fall back intransitive verb

( = retreat) reculer

• some money to fall back on un peu d'argent en réserve► fall behind intransitive verb rester en arrière ; [runner] se laisser distancer

• to fall behind with one's work prendre du retard dans son travail

• she fell behind with the rent elle était en retard pour son loyer► fall down intransitive verb

   a. tomber

   b. ( = fail) [person] échouer

• she fell down on the last essay elle a raté la dernière dissertation

► fall for inseparable transitive verb

   a. to fall for sb tomber amoureux de qn

   b. ( = be taken in by) he really fell for it! (inf) il s'est vraiment fait avoir ! (inf)

► fall in intransitive verb

   a. she leaned over the pool and fell in elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la piscine et elle est tombée dedans

   b. [troops] former les rangs

► fall into inseparable transitive verb

[+ trap] tomber dans ; [+ disfavour, disuse] tomber en

• to fall into a deep sleep sombrer dans un profond sommeil

• to fall into debt s'endetter

• she fell into a deep depression elle a sombré dans la dépression

• to fall into decline connaître le déclin

• the city fell into decline at the end of the 16th century le déclin de la ville remonte à la fin du 16e siècle

• the students fall into three categories les étudiants se divisent en trois catégories► fall in with inseparable transitive verb

• he fell in with a bad crowd il s'est mis à avoir de mauvaises fréquentations► fall off intransitive verb

   a. tomber

   b. [sales, numbers, attendances] décliner

• public support for the project has fallen off l'opinion publique a retiré son soutien au projet

► fall on inseparable transitive verb

• to fall on hard times avoir des revers de fortune

► fall out intransitive verb

( = quarrel) se brouiller

► fall over intransitive verb tomber par terre

► fall through intransitive verb

• all their plans have fallen through tous leurs projets sont tombés à l'eau

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[fɔːl] 1.
noun

1) lit gen chute f ( from de); (of snow, hail) chutes fpl; (of earth, soot) éboulement m; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m

a heavy fall of rain — une grosse averse

to have a fall — faire une chute, tomber

2) (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de); ( more drastic) chute f (in de)

a fall in value — une dépréciation

3) (of leader, regime, town) chute f; ( of monarchy) renversement m; ( of seat) perte f

the government's fall from power — la chute du gouvernement

4)

fall from grace ou favour — disgrâce f

5) US ( autumn) automne m

6) (in pitch, intonation) descente f

7) ( in wrestling) tombé m; ( in judo) chute f
2.
falls plural noun chutes fpl
3.
intransitive verb (prét fell; pp fallen)

1) ( come down) tomber

to fall 10 metres — tomber de 10 mètres

to fall from ou out of — tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands]

to fall off ou from — tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall]

to fall on — tomber sur [person, town]

to fall in ou into — tomber dans [bath, river]

to fall down — tomber dans [hole, stairs]

to fall under — tomber sous [table]; passer sous [bus, train]

to fall through — passer à travers [ceiling, hole]

to fall through the air — tomber dans le vide

to fall to the floor ou to the ground — tomber par terre

to fall on the floor — tomber par terre

2) ( drop) [quality, standard, level] diminuer; [temperature, price, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser

to fall (by) — baisser de

to fall to — descendre à

to fall from — descendre de

to fall below zero/5% — descendre au-dessous de zéro/5%

3) ( yield position) tomber

to fall from power — tomber

to fall to — tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies]

the seat fell to Labour — le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes

4) euph ( die) tomber

5) fig ( descend) [night, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur); [blame] retomber (on sur); [shadow] se projeter ( over sur)

suspicion fell on her husband — les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari

6) ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur)

Christmas falls on a Monday — Noël tombe un lundi

to fall into/outside a category — rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie

7) ( be incumbent on)

it falls to somebody to do — c'est à quelqu'un de faire

8) ( throw oneself)

to fall into bed — se laisser tomber sur son lit

to fall to ou on one's knees — tomber à genoux

to fall at somebody's feet/on somebody's neck — se jeter aux pieds/au cou de quelqu'un

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall open

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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did he fall or was he pushed? — hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé?

the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall — plus dure sera la chute

to stand or fall on something — reposer sur quelque chose, dépendre de quelque chose

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9 акция акци·я

1) (действие) action, move

агрессивная акция — aggressive action

вооружённая акция — armed / military action

враждебная акция — hostile action

действенная / целенаправленная акция — meaningful action

диверсионная акция — subversive action

дипломатическая акция — diplomatic action / move, demarche

дружественная акция — friendly action

карательная акция — punitive action

односторонняя акция — unilateral action

ответная акция — retaliation / retaliatory action

политическая акция — political action

подкреплять конкретными политическими акциями — to buttress up (smth.) by concrete political actions

полицейские акции — police provost actions

превентивная / предупредительная акция — preventive action

преступная акция — criminal action

провокационная акция — active action

террористическая акция — terrorist action

2) эк. share, share certificate; stock, stock certificate амер.

выпускать акции — to issue shares

иметь акции компании — to hold shares in a company

подписываться на акции — to subscribe for / to take up shares

покупать акции — to buy shares / stocks

получать дивиденды с акций — to receive stock dividends

продавать акции — to sell shares / stocks

произвести коммерческую операцию с акциями — to trade stocks

скупать акции — to acquire shares

акции упали в цене — shares have dropped in price

акции упали на несколько пунктов — stocks -fell several points

курсы акций поднялись с... до... — shares advanced from... to...

курсы акций пошли вверх — shares have gone up

курсы акций снижаются — shares are down

курсы акций стабилизировались — shares firmed up

курсы акций стабильны — shares are stationary

курсы акций упали — shares have fallen

банковские акции — bankshares

вздорожавшие акции — advanced shares

второочередные акции — deferred shares / stocks

государственные акции — public / government stocks

директорские акции — management stocks

иностранная акция — foreign stock

котирующиеся в ежедневных газетах акции — active stock(s) амер.

котирующиеся на бирже акции — listed stock(s)

не котирующиеся на бирже / обесцененные акции — unlisted stock(s) амер.

обыкновенные / обычные / основные акции — ordinary / equity shares, equities; common (capital) / equity / general / ordinary stock(s) амер.

спрос на обыкновенные акции увеличился — the demand for equities has increased

погашенные акции — shares without par value

полностью оплаченные акции — fully-paid shares; full(y)-paid / paid-up stock(s) амер.

привилегированные акции — preferred / preference shares; preferred / preference / priority stock(s) амер.

простые акции — ordinary stock(s)

собственные акции в инвестиционном портфеле — treasury stock(s), stock in treasury

упавшие в цене акции — unvalued stock(s)

акции без нарицательной цены — no par value shares / stock(s), unvalued share(s) / stock(s) акции, могущие быть обменёнными на другие акции convertible stock(s)

акции наиболее быстро растущих компаний (с самыми высокими дивидендами) — blue chip shares

акции промышленных предприятий — industrial shares

акции с правом голоса — voting shares

акции с фиксированным дивидендом — preference shares

акции фирмы — shares of a firm

владелец / держатель акций — shareholder, stockholder

владение акциями — shareholdings, stockholdings амер.

выпуск / эмиссия акций — issue of shares

котировка акций — stock quotation

купля-продажа акций — purchase and / or sale shares

курс акций — share / stock price

индекс курсов акций — share jmce index

падение (курсов) акций — fall of stocks амер.

пакет акций — share of stock, shareholding(s)

иностранный пакет акций — foreign equity

контрольный пакет акций — controlling interest

приобретение контрольного пакета акций какой-л. компании другой компанией — takeover

передача акций — stock transfer

перепродажа акций — stock broking business

список акций — share list

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10 fall

fall [fɔ:l]

chute ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (k) baisse ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (g) automne ⇒ 1 (j) tomber ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (f)-(h), 2 (j)-(m) se laisser tomber ⇒ 2 (b) s'écrouler ⇒ 2 (c) s'assombrir ⇒ 2 (i) cascade ⇒ 4

(pt fell [fel], pp fallen ['fɔ:ln])

1 noun

(a) (tumble) chute f;

∎ have you had a fall? êtes-vous tombé?, avez-vous fait une chute?;

∎ a fall from a horse une chute de cheval;

∎ a forty-metre fall une chute de quarante mètres;

∎ literary the fall of night la tombée de la nuit;

∎ to be heading or riding for a fall courir à l'échec;

∎ the government is riding for a fall le gouvernement va au-devant de la défaite

(b) (of rain, snow) chute f;

∎ there was a heavy fall of snow overnight il y a eu de fortes chutes de neige dans la nuit

(c) Theatre (of curtain) baisser m

(d) (collapse → of building, wall) chute f, effondrement m; (→ of dirt, rock) éboulement m, chute f; (→ of city, country) chute f, capitulation f; (→ of regime) chute f, renversement m;

∎ the fall of the Roman Empire la chute de l'Empire romain;

∎ the fall of the Bastille la prise de la Bastille

(e) (ruin → of person) perte f, ruine f;

∎ Religion the Fall (of Man) la chute (de l'homme)

(f) (decrease → in price, income, shares, temperature) baisse f (in de); (→ in currency) dépréciation f, baisse f (in de); (more marked) chute f (in de); (→ of barometer, in pressure) chute f (in de)

(g) (lowering → of water) décrue f, baisse f; (→ of voice) cadence f

(h) (drape)

∎ the fall of her gown le drapé de sa robe, la façon dont tombe sa robe

(i) (slope) pente f, inclinaison f

(j) American (autumn) automne m;

∎ in the fall en automne

(k) Sport (in judo) chute f; (in wrestling) chute f

2 intransitive verb

(a) (barrier, cup, napkin, water, person) tomber;

∎ the napkin fell to the floor la serviette est tombée par terre;

∎ I slipped and fell on the ice j'ai dérapé sur la glace et je suis tombé;

∎ the child fell into the pond l'enfant est tombé dans la mare;

∎ she fell off the stool/out of the window elle est tombée du tabouret/par la fenêtre;

∎ to fall 20 feet tomber de 20 pieds;

∎ he fell over the pile of books il est tombé en butant contre le tas de livres;

∎ just let your arms fall to your sides laissez simplement vos bras pendre ou tomber sur les côtés;

∎ he fell in a heap on the floor il s'est affaissé ou il est tombé comme une masse;

∎ he fell full length il est tombé de tout son long;

∎ the crowd fell on or to their knees la foule est tombée à genoux;

∎ he fell at her feet to ask forgiveness il est tombé à genoux devant elle pour lui demander pardon;

∎ she did let fall a few hints elle a fait effectivement quelques allusions;

∎ the book fell open at page 20 le livre s'est ouvert à la page 20;

∎ also figurative to fall on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds;

∎ a cat always falls on its feet un chat retombe toujours sur ses pattes;

∎ I fell flat on my face je suis tombé à plat ventre ou face contre terre; familiar figurative je me suis planté;

∎ American very familiar also figurative he fell flat on his ass il s'est cassé la gueule;

∎ his only joke fell flat la seule plaisanterie qu'il a faite est tombée à plat;

∎ the scheme fell flat le projet est tombé à l'eau;

∎ despite all their efforts, the party fell flat en dépit de leurs efforts, la soirée a fait un flop;

∎ to fall to bits or to pieces tomber en morceaux;

∎ all her good intentions fell by the wayside toutes ses bonnes intentions sont tombées à l'eau;

∎ the job fell short of her expectations le poste ne répondait pas à ses attentes

(b) (move deliberately) se laisser tomber;

∎ I fell into the armchair je me suis laissé tomber dans le fauteuil;

∎ they fell into one another's arms ils sont tombés dans les bras l'un de l'autre

(c) (bridge, building) s'écrouler, s'effondrer

(d) (err, go astray) s'écarter du droit chemin; Religion (sin) pécher;

∎ Religion to fall from grace perdre la grâce; figurative tomber en disgrâce

(e) (ground) descendre, aller en pente

(f) (government) tomber, être renversé; (city, country) tomber;

∎ after a long siege the city fell après un long siège, la ville a capitulé;

∎ Constantinople fell to the Turks Constantinople est tombée aux mains des Turcs

(g) (darkness, light, night, rain, snow) tomber;

∎ as night fell à la tombée de la nuit;

∎ the tree's shadow fell across the lawn l'arbre projetait son ombre sur la pelouse

(h) (land → eyes, blow, weapon) tomber;

∎ my eyes fell on the letter mon regard est tombé sur la lettre

(i) (face, spirits) s'assombrir;

∎ at the sight of her, his face fell quand il l'a vue, son visage s'est assombri ou s'est allongé;

∎ my spirits fell tout d'un coup, j'ai perdu le moral

(j) (hang down) tomber, descendre;

∎ the curtains fall right to the floor les rideaux tombent ou descendent jusqu'au sol;

∎ the fabric falls in gentle folds ce tissu retombe en faisant de jolis plis;

∎ his hair fell to his shoulders ses cheveux lui descendaient ou tombaient jusqu'aux épaules;

∎ his hair keeps falling into his eyes ses cheveux n'arrêtent pas de lui tomber dans les yeux

(k) (decrease in level, value → price, temperature) baisser, tomber; (→ pressure) baisser, diminuer; (→ wind) tomber;

∎ the thermometer/temperature has fallen ten degrees le thermomètre/la température a baissé de dix degrés;

∎ their voices fell to a whisper ils se sont mis à chuchoter;

∎ the boss fell in our esteem le patron a baissé dans notre estime

(l) (issue forth) tomber, s'échapper;

∎ curses fell from her lips elle laissa échapper des jurons;

∎ the tears started to fall il/elle se mit à pleurer

(m) (occur) tomber;

∎ May Day falls on a Tuesday this year le Premier Mai tombe un mardi cette année;

∎ the accent falls on the third syllable l'accent tombe sur la troisième syllabe

(n) (descend)

∎ a great sadness fell over the town une grande tristesse s'abattit sur la ville;

∎ a hush fell among or over the crowd tout d'un coup, la foule s'est tue

(o) (become)

∎ to fall asleep s'endormir;

∎ the child fell fast asleep l'enfant est tombé dans un profond sommeil;

∎ the bill falls due on the 6th la facture arrive à échéance le 6;

∎ he will fall heir to a vast fortune il va hériter d'une grande fortune;

∎ to fall ill or sick tomber malade;

∎ to fall pregnant tomber enceinte;

∎ to fall in love (with sb) tomber amoureux (de qn);

∎ to fall silent se taire;

∎ it falls vacant in February (job) il se trouvera vacant au mois de février; (apartment) il se trouvera libre ou il se libérera au mois de février;

∎ to fall victim to sth être victime de qch;

∎ she fell victim to depression elle a fait une dépression

(p) (die) mourir;

∎ the young men who fell in battle les jeunes tombés au champ d'honneur

(q) (be classified)

∎ the athletes fall into two categories les sportifs se divisent en deux catégories;

∎ these facts fall under another category ces faits entrent dans une autre catégorie;

∎ that falls outside my area of responsibility cela ne relève pas de ma responsabilité;

∎ that does not fall within the scope of our agreement ceci n'entre pas dans le cadre de ou ne fait pas partie de notre accord

(r) (inheritance)

∎ the fortune fell to his niece c'est sa nièce qui a hérité de sa fortune

(s) Sport (in cricket)

∎ two English wickets fell on the first day deux batteurs anglais ont été éliminés le premier jour

3 compound-forming noun

American (colours, weather) d'automne, automnal

4 falls plural noun

(waterfall) cascade f, chute f d'eau;

∎ Niagara Falls les chutes fpl du Niagara

►► familiar fall guy (dupe) pigeon m; (scapegoat) bouc m émissaire^□ ;

Hunting fall trap assommoir m

➲ fall about intransitive verb

British familiar se tordre de rire;

∎ they fell about (laughing) ils se tordaient de rire

➲ fall apart intransitive verb

(a) (book, furniture) tomber en morceaux; figurative (nation) se désagréger; (conference) échouer; (system) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;

∎ her plans fell apart at the seams ses projets sont tombés à l'eau;

∎ her life was falling apart toute sa vie s'écroulait;

∎ their marriage is falling apart leur mariage est en train de se briser ou va à vau-l'eau

(b) (person) s'effondrer;

∎ he more or less fell apart after his wife's death il a plus ou moins craqué après la mort de sa femme

➲ fall away intransitive verb

(a) (paint, plaster) s'écailler

(b) (diminish in size → attendance, figures) diminuer; (→ fears) se dissiper, fondre

(c) (defect) déserter;

∎ support for his policies is beginning to fall away dans la politique qu'il mène il commence à perdre ses appuis

(d) (land, slope) s'affaisser

➲ fall back intransitive verb

(a) (fall) tomber à la renverse ou en arrière

(b) (retreat, recede) reculer, se retirer; Military se replier, battre en retraite

(c) (lag, trail) se laisser distancer, être à la traîne

(d) Stock Exchange & Finance

∎ to fall back two points se replier de deux points

➲ fall back on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall back on sth avoir recours à qch;

∎ it's good to have something to fall back on (skill) c'est bien de pouvoir se raccrocher à quelque chose; (money) il vaut mieux avoir d'autres ressources;

∎ he knew he could always fall back on his parents il savait qu'il pouvait compter sur ses parents

➲ fall behind

1 intransitive verb

se laisser distancer, être à la traîne; Sport se laisser distancer; (in cycling) décrocher;

∎ she fell behind in or with her work elle a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ they've fallen behind with their reading ils ont pris du retard dans leurs lectures;

∎ we can't fall behind in or with the rent nous ne pouvons pas être en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

prendre du retard sur;

∎ he's fallen behind the rest of the class il a pris du retard sur le reste de la classe

➲ fall down intransitive verb

(a) (book, person, picture) tomber (par terre); (bridge, building) s'effondrer, s'écrouler;

∎ that house looks as if it's about to fall down on dirait que cette maison va s'écrouler

(b) (argument, comparison) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;

∎ where the whole thing falls down is… là où plus rien ne tient debout ou où tout s'écroule c'est…

➲ fall down on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall down on sth échouer à qch;

∎ he's been falling down on the job lately il n'était pas ou ne s'est pas montré à la hauteur dernièrement

➲ fall for inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) (become infatuated with) tomber amoureux de^□ ;

∎ they fell for each other ils sont tombés amoureux l'un de l'autre;

∎ they really fell for Spain in a big way ils ont vraiment été emballés par l'Espagne

(b) (be deceived by) se laisser prendre par^□ ;

∎ they really fell for it! ils ont vraiment mordu!, ils se sont vraiment fait avoir!;

∎ don't fall for that hard luck story of his ne te fais pas avoir quand il te raconte qu'il a la poisse;

∎ I'm not falling for that one! ça ne prend pas!, à d'autres!

➲ fall in intransitive verb

(a) (tumble) tomber;

∎ you'll fall in! tu vas tomber dedans!;

∎ he leant too far over the side of the boat and fell in il s'est trop penché hors du bateau et il est tombé

(b) (roof) s'effondrer, s'écrouler

(c) (line up) se mettre en rang, s'aligner; Military (troops) former les rangs; (one soldier) rentrer dans les rangs;

∎ fall in! à vos rangs!

➲ fall into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (tumble into) tomber dans;

∎ they fell into the trap ils sont tombés dans le piège;

∎ to fall into sb's clutches or sb's hands tomber dans les griffes de qn, tomber entre les mains de qn;

∎ figurative the pieces began to fall into place les éléments ont commencé à se mettre en place

(b) (begin)

∎ she fell into conversation with the stranger elle est entrée en conversation avec l'étranger

➲ fall in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (frequent)

∎ to fall in with sb se mettre à fréquenter qn;

∎ she fell in with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des gens louches

(b) British (agree with → suggestion) accepter; (→ request) accéder à;

∎ I'll fall in with whatever you decide to do je me rangerai à ce que tu décideras

➲ fall off intransitive verb

(a) (drop off) tomber; (in mountain climbing) dévisser;

∎ the leaves of this plant are falling off les feuilles de cette plante tombent, cette plante perd ses feuilles;

∎ she fell off the bicycle/horse elle est tombée du vélo/de cheval

(b) (diminish → attendance, exports, numbers, sales) diminuer, baisser; (→ profits) diminuer; (→ enthusiasm, production) baisser, tomber; (→ population, rate) baisser, décroître; (→ speed) ralentir; (→ interest, zeal) se relâcher; (→ popularity) baisser; (→ wind) tomber

➲ fall on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (drop on) tomber sur;

∎ something fell on my head j'ai reçu quelque chose sur la tête

(b) (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ the starving children fell on the food les enfants, affamés, se sont jetés sur la nourriture;

∎ Military the guerrillas fell on the unsuspecting troops les guérilleros ont fondu sur ou attaqué les troupes sans qu'elles s'y attendent

(c) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;

∎ they fell on hard times ils sont tombés dans la misère, ils ont subi des revers de fortune

(d) (of responsibility) revenir à, incomber à;

∎ suspicion falls on them c'est eux que l'on soupçonne;

∎ responsibility for looking after them falls on me c'est à moi qu'il incombe de prendre soin d'eux

➲ fall out intransitive verb

(a) (drop out) tomber;

∎ the keys must have fallen out of my pocket les clés ont dû tomber de ma poche;

∎ his hair is falling out ses cheveux tombent, il perd ses cheveux

(b) (quarrel) se brouiller, se disputer;

∎ she's fallen out with her boyfriend elle est ou s'est brouillée avec son petit ami

(c) (happen) se passer, advenir;

∎ as things fell out en fin de compte

(d) Military rompre les rangs;

∎ fall out! rompez!

(e) American familiar (fall asleep) s'endormir^□

➲ fall over intransitive verb

(a) (lose balance → person) tomber (par terre); (→ thing) se renverser, être renversé

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ she was falling over herself to make us feel welcome elle se mettait en quatre pour nous faire bon accueil;

∎ the men were falling over each other to help her les hommes ne savaient pas quoi inventer pour l'aider

➲ fall through intransitive verb

(fail) échouer;

∎ the deal fell through l'affaire n'a pas abouti;

∎ all our plans fell through at the last minute tous nos projets sont tombés à l'eau au dernier moment

➲ fall to

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) British (begin) se mettre à;

∎ we fell to work nous nous sommes mis à l'œuvre;

∎ we all fell to talking about the past nous nous sommes tous mis à parler du passé

(b) (devolve upon) appartenir à, incomber à;

∎ the task that falls to us is not an easy one la tâche qui nous incombe ou revient n'est pas facile;

∎ it fell to her to break the news to him ce fut à elle de lui annoncer la nouvelle

2 intransitive verb

∎ (eat) he brought in the food and they fell to il a apporté à manger et ils se sont jetés dessus;

∎ she fell to as if she hadn't eaten for a week elle a attaqué comme si elle n'avait rien mangé depuis huit jours

➲ fall upon inseparable transitive verb

(a) (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ Military the army fell upon the enemy l'armée s'est abattue ou a fondu sur l'ennemi;

∎ they fell upon the food ils se sont jetés sur la nourriture

(b) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;

∎ the family fell upon hard times la famille a subi des revers de fortune

✾ Book 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Poe 'La Chute de la maison Usher'

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11 jump

1. verb
1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) saltar

2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) saltar

3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) saltar; sobresaltar(se)

4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) saltar

2. noun
1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) salto

2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) valla, obstáculo

3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) salto

4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) salto, brinco

5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) salto, aumento

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- jumpy
- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it

jump vb

1. saltar

the dog jumped through the window el perro saltó por la ventana

2. sobresaltarse

he came up behind me and made me jump se me acercó por detrás y me sobresalté

to jump to one's feet ponerse de pie

jump

tr[ʤʌmp]

noun

1 salto

■ a parachute jump un salto en paracaídas

2 (in prices etc) salto, aumento importante, disparo

■ there's been a tremendous jump in profits ha habido un aumento importante de los beneficios

3 (fence) valla, obstáculo

■ the horse refused at the first jump el caballo se plantó en el primer obstáculo

intransitive verb

1 saltar

■ she jumped out of the window saltó por la ventana

2 (rise sharply) dar un salto

■ inflation jumped 2% last month la inflación dio un salto de un 2% el mes pasado

transitive verb

1 saltar

■ he tried to jump the wall, but it was too high intentó saltar el muro, pero era demasiado alto

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give somebody a jump pegar un susto a alguien

to jump down somebody's throat saltar a alguien, echársele encima a alguien

to jump for joy saltar de alegría

to jump out of one's skin pegarse un susto de muerte

to jump rope SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL saltar a la comba

to jump the gun precipitarse, adelantarse

to jump the lights saltarse el semáforo en rojo

to jump the queue colarse

to jump the rails descarrilar

to jump to conclusions llegar a conclusiones precipitadas

to keep one jump ahead of somebody ir un paso por delante de alguien

to make somebody jump dar un susto a alguien

jump leads cables nombre masculino plural de emergencia

jump seat asiento plegable

jump suit mono

jump ['ʤʌmp] vi

1) leap: saltar, brincar

2) start: levantarse de un salto, sobresaltarse

3) move, shift: moverse, pasar

to jump from job to job: pasar de un empleo a otro

4) increase, rise: dar un salto, aumentarse de golpe, subir bruscamente

5) bustle: animarse, ajetrearse

6)

to jump to conclusions : sacar conclusiones precipitadas

jump vt

1) : saltar

to jump a fence: saltar una valla

2) skip: saltarse

3) attack: atacar, asaltar

4)

to jump the gun : precipitarse

jump n

1) leap: salto m

2) start: sobresalto m, respingo m

3) increase: subida f brusca, aumento m

4) advantage: ventaja f

we got the jump on them: les llevamos la ventaja

jump

n.

• brinco s.m.

• lanzamiento s.m.

• salto s.m.

v.

• brincar v.

• cabriolear v.

• lanzarse v.

• saltar v.

I
1. dʒʌmp
intransitive verb

1)

a) ( leap) saltar

she jumped across the ditch — cruzó la zanja de un salto

the horse jumped over the gate — el caballo saltó la verja

b) ( move quickly)

he jumped up from his seat — se levantó (del asiento) de un salto

I jumped out of bed — me levanté (de la cama) de un salto

jump in, I'll give you a lift — súbete que te llevo

to jump AT something: they'll jump at the chance no van a dejar pasar la oportunidad; to jump on somebody/something abalanzarse* sobre alguien/algo; to jump to one's feet ponerse* de pie or (AmL tb) pararse de un salto; to jump to attention ( Mil) cuadrarse, ponerse* firme; jump to it! — hazlo inmediatamente!

2)

a) (change, skip) saltar, pasar

b) (increase, advance suddenly) subir de un golpe

3)

a) ( jerk) saltar

b) ( in alarm) sobresaltarse

you made me jump! — qué susto me diste!

2.

vt

1) ( leap over) \<\<hurdle\>\> saltar, brincar* (Méx); \<\<counter/piece\>\> ( Games) comerse

to jump rope — (AmE) saltar a la cuerda or (Esp tb) a la comba or (Chi) al cordel, brincar* la reata (Méx)

2)

a) ( spring out of) \<\<railsacks\>\> salirse* de

b) ( disregard) saltarse

to jump the lights — pasar el semáforo en rojo, pasarse el alto (Méx)

to jump the line o (BrE) queue — colarse*

3) ( run away from) (colloq)

to jump bail — huir* estando en libertad bajo fianza

to jump ship — desertar

4) (ambush, attack) (colloq) asaltar, atacar*

5) ( catch) (AmE colloq) \<\<bus/plane\>\> agarrar (fam) or (esp Esp) coger*; ( without paying fare)

he jumped the train — se subió al tren sin pagar

II

noun

1)

a) ( leap) salto m

I sat up with a jump — me incorporé sobresaltado

go (and) take a running jump! — (colloq) vete a freír espárragos! (fam)

to be/stay one jump ahead: this way, you'll be one jump ahead of the competition de esta manera le llevarás la delantera a la competencia; she tried to stay one jump ahead of her pupils — trataba de mantenerse un paso adelante de sus alumnos

b) ( fence) valla f, obstáculo m

2)

a) ( sudden transition) salto m

b) (increase, advance) aumento m

[dʒʌmp]
1. N

1) (Sport, Parachuting) salto m; (=leap) salto m, brinco m

what a great jump! — ¡qué gran salto!

it was a three metre jump to the other side — había que saltar tres metros para pasar al otro lado

• high jump — salto m de altura

• long jump — salto m de longitud

in or at one jump — de un salto, de un brinco
running 4.
2) (=start)

she gave an involuntary jump — se sobresaltó sin querer

my heart gave a jump — me dio un vuelco el corazón

3) (=fence, obstacle) obstáculo m

4) (fig) (=step) salto m

in one jump he went from novice to master — de un salto or golpe pasó de novicio a maestro

Taiwan made the jump from poverty to wealth in a single generation — Taiwán pasó de golpe or dio el salto de la pobreza a la riqueza en una sola generación

- be one jump ahead

try to keep one jump ahead of the competition — intenta llevarle ventaja or la delantera a la competencia

to keep one jump ahead of the pack — mantenerse a la cabeza del pelotón

- get a or the jump on sb

5) (=increase) aumento m, subida f

there has been a jump in prices/unemployment — se ha producido un aumento or una subida de precios/del número de parados

2. VI

1) (=leap) (gen) saltar; (from aeroplane) lanzarse, tirarse

how far can you jump? — ¿hasta qué distancia puedes saltar?

how high can you jump? — ¿hasta qué altura puedes saltar?

did he jump or was he pushed? — (lit) ¿saltó o lo empujaron?, ¿se tiró o lo empujaron?; (fig) ¿se fue o lo echaron?

• to jump across a stream — cruzar un arroyo de un salto, saltar por encima de un arroyo

• he jumped back in horror — de un salto retrocedió horrorizado

• she jumped into the river — se tiró al río

to jump into bed — meterse en la cama de un salto

there were plenty of men ready to jump into bed with me — (fig) había muchos hombres dispuestos a acostarse conmigo

• to jump for joy — saltar de alegría

• to jump off a busain — bajar de un autobúsen de un salto

• to jump on a busain — subir a un autobúsen de un salto

• he jumped out of a third floor window — saltó or se tiró desde una ventana del tercer piso

to jump out of bed — saltar de la cama

• he jumped over the fence — saltó (por encima de) la valla

• he jumped to his feet — se puso de pie de un salto

jump to it! * — ¡venga, muévete!, ¡rápido!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)

• to jump up — ponerse de pie de un salto

I jumped up and down to keep warm — me puse a dar saltos para que no me entrara frío

2) (=start) sobresaltarse

• he jumped at the sound of her voice — se sobresaltó al oír su voz

• to make sb jump — dar un susto a algn, sobresaltar a algn

you made me jump! — ¡qué susto me diste!
skin
3) (fig) (with prep, adv)

• to jump at sth — no dejar escapar algo

they offered me a really good salary and thought I'd jump at it — me ofrecieron un sueldo buenísimo y creyeron que no lo dejaría escapar

he'd jump at the chance to get out of the office — si tuviera la oportunidad de irse de la oficina no la dejaría escapar

• then the film jumps forward 20 years — luego la película da un salto adelante de 20 años

• to jump from one subject to another — saltar de un tema a otro

• he jumps on everything I say — le pone faltas a todo lo que digo
bandwagon, conclusion, throat
4) (=increase) [sales, profits] subir, aumentar; [shares] subir

3. VT

1) (lit) (also: jump over) [+ ditch, fence] saltar (por encima de); (in draughts, chess) comerse

2) [+ horse] (=cause to jump) hacer saltar; (=enter in competition) presentar; (=ride) montar

she jumped her horse over the fence — hizo saltar la valla a su caballo

3) (fig) (=skip) saltarse

the film jumped the first ten years of his life — la película se saltó los diez primeros años de su vida

you've jumped a page — te has saltado una página

• to jump the lights — (Aut) * saltarse el semáforo (en rojo)

• to jump the queue — (Brit) colarse

4) (=leave, escape)

• to jump bail — (Jur) fugarse estando bajo fianza

• to jump the rails — [train] descarrilar, salirse de la vía

• to jump ship — (lit) desertar (de un buque); (fig) (=leave) marcharse; (=join rival organization) irse con la competencia

my salary was lousy so I jumped ship — tenía un sueldo mísero así que me marché

• to jump town — (US) ** abandonar la ciudad

5) (=anticipate)

- jump the gun

6) (=board)

to jump a train — subirse a un tren sin billete

7) * (=attack) echarse encima de

one of them jumped him from behind — uno de ellos se le echó encima por detrás

4.

CPD

jump jet N — avión m de despegue vertical

jump jockey N — jockey m de carreras (de obstáculos)

jump leads NPL — (Brit) (Aut) cables mpl de arranque (de batería)

jump rope N — (US) comba f, cuerda f de saltar

jump seat N — (Aut, Aer) asiento m plegable

- jump about

- jump down

- jump in

- jump off

- jump out

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I
1. [dʒʌmp]
intransitive verb

1)

a) ( leap) saltar

she jumped across the ditch — cruzó la zanja de un salto

the horse jumped over the gate — el caballo saltó la verja

b) ( move quickly)

he jumped up from his seat — se levantó (del asiento) de un salto

I jumped out of bed — me levanté (de la cama) de un salto

jump in, I'll give you a lift — súbete que te llevo

to jump AT something: they'll jump at the chance no van a dejar pasar la oportunidad; to jump on somebody/something abalanzarse* sobre alguien/algo; to jump to one's feet ponerse* de pie or (AmL tb) pararse de un salto; to jump to attention ( Mil) cuadrarse, ponerse* firme; jump to it! — hazlo inmediatamente!

2)

a) (change, skip) saltar, pasar

b) (increase, advance suddenly) subir de un golpe

3)

a) ( jerk) saltar

b) ( in alarm) sobresaltarse

you made me jump! — qué susto me diste!

2.

vt

1) ( leap over) \<\<hurdle\>\> saltar, brincar* (Méx); \<\<counter/piece\>\> ( Games) comerse

to jump rope — (AmE) saltar a la cuerda or (Esp tb) a la comba or (Chi) al cordel, brincar* la reata (Méx)

2)

a) ( spring out of) \<\<rails/tracks\>\> salirse* de

b) ( disregard) saltarse

to jump the lights — pasar el semáforo en rojo, pasarse el alto (Méx)

to jump the line o (BrE) queue — colarse*

3) ( run away from) (colloq)

to jump bail — huir* estando en libertad bajo fianza

to jump ship — desertar

4) (ambush, attack) (colloq) asaltar, atacar*

5) ( catch) (AmE colloq) \<\<bus/plane\>\> agarrar (fam) or (esp Esp) coger*; ( without paying fare)

he jumped the train — se subió al tren sin pagar

II

noun

1)

a) ( leap) salto m

I sat up with a jump — me incorporé sobresaltado

go (and) take a running jump! — (colloq) vete a freír espárragos! (fam)

to be/stay one jump ahead: this way, you'll be one jump ahead of the competition de esta manera le llevarás la delantera a la competencia; she tried to stay one jump ahead of her pupils — trataba de mantenerse un paso adelante de sus alumnos

b) ( fence) valla f, obstáculo m

2)

a) ( sudden transition) salto m

b) (increase, advance) aumento m

English-spanish dictionary > jump
12 jump

1. verb
1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) hoppe

2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) sprette, springe, hoppe

3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) hoppe, fare (i været)

4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) hoppe/springe over
2. noun
1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) hopp, sprang

2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) hinder

3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) (lengde-/høyde)hopp

4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) støkk

5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) hopp, økning

•

- jumpy
- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it

hopp
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hoppe
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sprang
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sprette
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springe

I
subst. \/dʒʌmp\/

1) hopp, sprang, byks

2) ( om priser e.l.) (plutselig) stigning

• a jump in prices

plutselig stigning i prisene

3) ( sport) hopp (i bakke), hinder (ved løping e.l.)

4) ( overført) (plutselig) overgang, hopp

• a jump in argumentation

et hopp i argumentasjonen

5) ( EDB) hopp, programavgrening

6) ( geologi) forkastning

from the jump ( hverdagslig) fra begynnelsen

get\/have the jump on (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) ha forsprang på

give a jump fare sammen, skvette

the jumps ( slang) den store skjelven dilla (delirium) sanktveitsdans

be one jump ahead være ett skritt foran
II
verb \/dʒʌmp\/

1) hoppe, få til å hoppe

• he jumped (over) the fence

han hoppet over gjerdet

2) skvette, rykke til

3) ( om sted) være full av aktivitet

4) ( om pris e.l.) plutselig stige, hoppe

• shares jumped on the Stock Exchange today

aksjene steg raskt på børsen i dag

5) skremme, skremme opp

• jump game

skremme opp vilt

6) angripe, overfalle (fra bakhold)

7) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) stikke av fra

• jump town

stikke av fra byen

jump a child on one's knee la et barn ride ranke

jump another man's claim (amer., hverdagslig) legge beslag på land som tilhører\/tilhørte en annen

jump at something gripe noe med begge hender, akseptere noe med det samme

jump a train snike på toget, gå på toget uten å betale (amer.) hoppe på et tog i fart (amer.) ta toget (i all hast)

jump bail eller break bail (amer.) forklaring: flykte når man er løslatt mot kausjon

jump down someone's throat se ➢ throat

jump for joy hoppe høyt av glede

jump into a boat hoppe om bord i en båt

jump on somebody ( overført) slå ned på noen ( overført) hoppe på noen ( overført) lekse opp for noen gi noen en omgang

jump out of one's skin ( hverdagslig) miste fatningen, få seg en kraftig støkk

• he nearly jumped out of his skin

han holdt på å miste fatningen

jump ship hoppe av, rømme (fra fartøy)

jump the gun ( hverdagslig) tyvstarte forhaste seg

jump the queue ( hverdagslig) snike i køen

jump the rails ( jernbane) spore av

jump the traffic lights ( hverdagslig) kjøre mot rødt lys

jump to conclusions trekke forhastede slutninger

jump to it! ( hverdagslig) skynd deg!, få opp farten!

jump to one's feet se ➢ foot, 1

English-Norwegian dictionary > jump
13 jump

1. noun
1) Sprung, der

always be one jump ahead of somebody — jemandem immer um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein (ugs.)

2) (sudden transition) Sprung, der; sprunghafter Wechsel; (gap) Lücke, die

3) (abrupt rise) sprunghafter Anstieg

jump in value/temperature — plötzliche Wertsteigerung/plötzlicher Temperaturanstieg

4) (Parachuting) Absprung, der
2. intransitive verb
1) springen; [Fallschirmspringer:] abspringen

jump to one's feet/from one's seat — aufspringen/vom Sitz aufspringen

2)

jump to — (reach overhastily) voreilig gelangen zu [Annahme, Lösung]

jump to conclusions — voreilige Schlüsse ziehen

3) (make sudden movement) springen; (start) zusammenzucken

jump for joy — einen Freudensprung/Freudensprünge machen

4) (rise suddenly) [Kosten, Preise usw.:] sprunghaft steigen, in die Höhe schnellen

5)

jump to it — (coll.) zupacken

jump to it! — (coll.) mach/macht schon!
3. transitive verb
1) springen über (+ Akk.); überspringen [Mauer, Zaun usw.]

2) (move to point beyond) überspringen

3) (not stop at) überfahren [rote Ampel]

jump the lights — bei Rot [durch]fahren

4)

jump the rails or track — [Zug:] entgleisen

5)

jump ship — [Seemann:] [unter Bruch des Heuervertrages vorzeitig] den Dienst quittieren

6)

jump the queue — (Brit.) sich vordrängeln

7) (skip over) überspringen [Seite, Kapitel usw.]

8) (attack) herfallen über (+ Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120195/jump_about">jump about

- jump at

- jump in

- jump off

- jump on

- jump out

- jump up

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1. verb
1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!)

2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) springen

3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) hochfahren

4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) springen über
2. noun
1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) der Sprung

2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) die Hürde

3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) der (Hoch-)Sprung

4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) das Aufschrecken

5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) plötzlicher Anstieg

•

- jumpy
- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it
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jump

[ʤʌmp]

I. n

1. (leap) Sprung m, Satz m; SPORT Hoch-/Weitsprung m

to make [or take] a \jump einen Sprung [o Satz] machen

parachute \jump Fallschirmabsprung m

2. ( fig: rise) Sprung m; of prices, temperatures, value [sprunghafter] Anstieg; of profits [sprunghafte] Steigerung

the \jump from the junior to the senior team der Sprung von der Jugend- in die Erwachsenenmannschaft

to take a sudden \jump prices, temperatures, value sprunghaft ansteigen

3. (step) Schritt m; (head start) Vorsprung m

to be one \jump ahead of the competition der Konkurrenz einen Schritt [o eine Nasenlänge] voraus sein

to get/have the \jump on sb AM ( fam) sich dat einen Vorsprung vor jdm verschaffen/jdm gegenüber im Vorteil sein

4. (shock) [nervöse] Zuckung

to give a \jump zusammenfahren, zusammenzucken

to wake up with a \jump aus dem Schlaf hochfahren

5. (hurdle) Hindernis nt

6. pl ( fam: nervousness)

to give sb the \jumps jdn ganz zappelig [o NORDD hibbelig] machen fam

to have [got] the \jumps ganz fahrig [o fam zappelig] [o fam hibbelig] sein NORDD

7. AM ( vulg sl: sex) Fick m vulg

II. vi

1. (leap) springen

to \jump to sb's defence ( fig) jdm zur Seite springen

to \jump to one's feet plötzlich aufstehen, aufspringen

to \jump up and down herumspringen fam, herumhüpfen fam

▪ to \jump in[to] sth car, water in etw akk [hinein]springen

to \jump into bed with sb ( fig fam) mit jdm ins Bett springen fam

2. (rise) sprunghaft ansteigen, in die Höhe schnellen

to \jump by 70% einen Sprung um 70 % machen

to \jump from £50 to £70 von 50 auf 70 Pfund schnellen

3. ( fig: change) springen

the film keeps \jumping back to when she was a child der Film macht immer wieder einen Sprung zurück in ihre Kindheit

he kept \jumping from one thing to another er blieb nie bei der Sache

4. (be startled) einen Satz machen

to make sb \jump jdn erschrecken [o aufschrecken]

oh, you made me \jump! huch, hast du mich vielleicht erschreckt!

5. BRIT, AUS ( fig fam)

to \jump up and down [about sth] (be annoyed) sich akk maßlos [wegen einer S. gen] aufregen

to \jump on [or all over] sb (criticize) jdn [aus nichtigem Anlass] abkanzeln fam [o sl heruntermachen

6.

▶ to \jump to conclusions voreilige [o vorschnelle] Schlüsse ziehen

▶ go [and] \jump in the lake! ( fam) geh [o scher dich] zum Teufel! sl

▶ to \jump for joy einen Freudensprung machen; heart vor Freude hüpfen

▶ to \jump out of one's skin ( fam) zu Tode erschrecken

▶ to \jump down sb's throat ( fam: address) jdn [heftig] anfahren [o pej fam anblaffen] [o SÜDD, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR anmotzen]; (answer) jdm über den Mund fahren fam

▶ to be really \jumping ( approv fam)

the place was really \jumping da war schwer was los sl

III. vt

1. (leap over)

▪ to \jump sth etw überspringen, über etw akk springen

the horse \jumped a clear round das Pferd hat alle Hindernisse fehlerfrei übersprungen

to \jump the rails [or track] aus den Schienen springen, entgleisen

2. (skip)

▪ to \jump sth line, page, stage etw überspringen

3. esp AM ( fam: attack)

▪ to \jump sb über jdn herfallen, jdn überfallen

4. (disregard)

▪ to \jump sth etw missachten

to \jump bail AM ( fam) die Kaution sausenlassen [und sich akk verdrücken] fam

to \jump the [traffic] lights [or a light] ( fam) eine Ampel überfahren

to \jump a/the queue BRIT, AUS sich akk vordrängeln fam; ( fig) aus der Reihe tanzen fam

5. AM ( vulg sl: have sex)

▪ to \jump sb jdn bumsen derb

6.

▶ to \jump the gun ( fam) vorpreschen, überstürzt handeln; SPORT einen Fehlstart verursachen

▶ to \jump ship politician, unionist das sinkende Schiff verlassen; NAUT sailor sich akk [unter Bruch des Heuervertrags] absetzen; passenger vorzeitig von Bord gehen

▶ to \jump to it ( fam) sich akk ranhalten fam, hinmachen DIAL

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[dZʌmp]
1. n

1) (lit) Sprung m; (with parachute) Absprung m; (on race-course) Hindernis nt

this horse is no good over the jumps — dieses Pferd taugt bei den Hindernissen nichts

2) (fig) (of prices) (plötzlicher or sprunghafter) Anstieg; (in narrative) Sprung m, abrupter Übergang

to take a sudden jump (prices, temperature) — ruckartig or sprunghaft ansteigen (to auf +acc ),

a 5% jump in the number of unemployed people — ein 5%iger Anstieg der Arbeitslosenziffern

it's a big jump from medical student to doctor — es ist ein großer Sprung vom Medizinstudenten zum Arzt

he's always one jump ahead — er ist immer einen Schritt voraus

you can take a running jump ( Brit inf ) — das kannst du vergessen

3)

(= start) to give a jump — zusammenfahren

my heart gave a jump — mein Herz machte einen Sprung

4) (esp US inf)

to get a or the jump on sb/sth — jdm/etw gegenüber im Vorteil sein

to give sb a or the jump on sb/sth — jdm einen Vorsprung vor jdm/etw verschaffen

2. vi

1) (= leap) springen, einen Satz machen; (SPORT) springen; (parachutist) (ab)springen

to jump into a river — in einen Fluss springen

this horse jumps well — dieses Pferd springt gut or nimmt die Hindernisse gut

to jump for joy — einen Freudensprung machen; (heart) vor Freude hüpfen

to jump to one's feet — aufspringen

to jump up and down on the spot —

they jumped up and down on his stomach — sie hüpften auf seinem Bauch herum

they're jumping up and down about it (fig) — sie regen sich furchtbar darüber auf

to jump to conclusions — vorschnelle Schlüsse ziehen

2) (typewriter) Buchstaben überspringen or auslassen

3) (fig) springen, unvermittelt übergehen; (prices, shares) in die Höhe schnellen, sprunghaft ansteigen

jump to it! — los schon!, mach schon!

the film suddenly jumps from the 18th into the 20th century — der Film macht plötzlich einen Sprung vom 18. ins 20. Jahrhundert

her salary jumped from £15,000 to £22,000 — ihr Gehalt schnellte von £ 15.000 auf £ 22.000

if you keep jumping from one thing to another — wenn Sie nie an einer Sache bleiben

she jumped from kitchen assistant to chef — sie stieg plötzlich von der Küchenhilfe zur Köchin auf

let's offer £200 and see which way they jump (inf) — machen wir ihnen doch (einfach) ein Angebot von £ 200 und sehen dann, wie sie darauf reagieren

4) (= start) zusammenfahren, zusammenzucken

the shout made him jump — er zuckte or fuhr bei dem Schrei zusammen

you made me jump — du hast mich (aber) erschreckt

his heart jumped when... — sein Herz machte einen Satz, als...

3. vt

1) ditch, fence etc überspringen, hinüberspringen über (+acc)

the horse jumped a clear round — das Pferd sprang eine fehlerfreie Runde

he jumped two metres — er hat zwei Meter übersprungen

2) horse springen lassen

he jumped his horse over the fence — er setzte mit seinem Pferd über den Zaun

3) (= skip) überspringen, auslassen

4) (pick-up) groove überspringen

to jump the rails (train) — entgleisen

to jump a man (Draughts) — einen überspringen

5)

(inf usages) to jump bail (Jur) — abhauen (inf)

to jump a claim — einen schon bestehenden Anspruch (auf Land or Rechte) übergehen

to jump the lights or a red light — bei Rot rüberfahren (inf) or über die Kreuzung fahren

to jump the queue (Brit) — sich vordrängeln

to jump ship ( Naut, passenger ) — das Schiff vorzeitig verlassen; (sailor) heimlich abheuern; ( fig

they jumped a train to Acapulco — sie fuhren schwarz nach Acapulco

to jump sb — jdn überfallen

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jump [dʒʌmp]

A s

1. Sprung m, Satz m:

make ( oder take) a jump einen Sprung machen;

by jumps fig sprungweise;

on the jump im Sprung;

be on the jump bes US umg auf Trab sein:

a) es eilig haben

b) viel zu tun haben;

keep sb on the jump bes US umg jemanden in Trab halten;

have the jump on sb umg jemandem voraus sein;

get the jump on sb umg jemandem zuvorkommen;

be one jump ahead (of) umg einen Schritt oder eine Nasenlänge voraus sein (dat);

win the jump (Fußball) am höchsten springen

2. (Fallschirm)Absprung m:

jump area (Ab)Sprunggebiet n

3. SPORT (Drei-, Hoch-, Ski-, Weit) Sprung m

4. Hindernis n:

take the jump

5. fig sprunghaftes Anwachsen, Emporschnellen n (der Preise etc):

jump in production rapider Produktionsanstieg

6. (plötzlicher) Ruck oder Stoß

7. Überspringen n (auch fig)

8. Damespiel: Schlagen n

9. → jump cut

10. (Zusammen)Zucken n, Auf-, Zusammenfahren n:

give a jump → B 4;

it gives me the jumps umg es macht mich ganz nervös oder unruhig;

have the jumps umg ganz nervös oder aufgeregt oder unruhig sein

11. umg

a) Fahrt f, besonders FLUG Flug m:

it’s only a short jump from London to Paris mit dem Flugzeug ist es nur ein Katzensprung von London nach Paris

b) besonders FLUG Abstecher m

12. a) Rückstoß m (einer Feuerwaffe)

b) MIL Abgangsfehler m (beim Schießen)

13. besonders Br vulg Nummer f (Geschlechtsverkehr):

have a jump eine Nummer machen oder schieben

B v/i

1. springen:

jump clear of sth von etwas wegspringen;

jump at

a) SPORT einen Gegenspieler anspringen,

b) fig sich stürzen auf (akk);

jump at the chance mit beiden Händen zugreifen, sofort zupacken;

jump at the idea den Gedanken sofort aufgreifen;

jump down sb’s throat umg jemanden anfahren oder anschnauzen;

go jump in the lake! bes Br umg

a) ach, hau doch ab!,

b) du kannst mich mal!;

jump off

a) abspringen (von),

b) (Springreiten) das Stechen bestreiten;

jump on sb umg

a) über jemanden herfallen,

b) jemandem aufs Dach steigen;

jump out of one’s skin aus der Haut fahren;

jump all over sb US umg jemanden zur Schnecke machen;

jump to one’s feet auf-, hochspringen;

jump to it umg mit Schwung rangehen, zupacken;

jump up auf-, hochspringen; → conclusion 3, safety A 1

2. hüpfen, springen:

jump about ( oder around) herumhüpfen;

jump for joy Freudensprünge machen;

make hearts jump for joy die Herzen höherschlagen lassen

3. (mit dem Fallschirm) abspringen

4. zusammenzucken, auf-, zusammenfahren ( alle:

at bei):

the news made him jump die Nachricht ließ ihn zusammenfahren, er fuhr bei der Nachricht zusammen

5. fig abrupt übergehen, überspringen, -wechseln ( alle:

to zu):

jump from one topic to another

6. a) rütteln, stoßen (Wagen etc)

b) gerüttelt werden, schaukeln, wackeln

7. Damespiel: schlagen

8. sprunghaft (an)steigen, emporschnellen (Preise etc)

9. TECH springen (Filmstreifen, Schreibmaschine etc)

10. Bridge: unnötig hoch reizen

11. umg voller Leben sein:

the party was jumping auf der Party war schwer was los

12. (with) übereinstimmen (mit), passen (zu)

C v/t

1. (hinweg)springen über (akk)

2. fig eine Zeile etc überspringen, auslassen:

jump channels den Instanzenweg nicht einhalten;

jump the line (bes Br queue)

a) sich vordränge(l)n (a. fig),

b) AUTO aus einer Kolonne ausscheren und überholen; → gun¹ A 3, light¹ A 5

3. springen lassen:

he jumped his horse across the ditch er setzte mit seinem Pferd über den Graben;

jump sb into sth fig jemanden in eine Sache hineinstoßen

4. Damespiel: schlagen

5. AUTO ein Auto mit einem Starthilfekabel starten

6. US umg abhauen aus oder von: → bail¹ A 2

7. widerrechtlich von fremdem Besitztum etc Besitz ergreifen

8. herunterspringen von, (heraus)springen aus: → rail¹ A 4, track A 2

9. umg

a) auf einen fahrenden Zug etc aufspringen

b) von einem fahrenden Zug etc abspringen

10. auch jump out US umg anschnauzen

11. jemanden überfallen, über jemanden herfallen

12. die Preise etc emporschnellen lassen, hochtreiben

13. besonders Br vulg bumsen, vögeln (schlafen mit)

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1. noun
1) Sprung, der

always be one jump ahead of somebody — jemandem immer um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein (ugs.)

2) (sudden transition) Sprung, der; sprunghafter Wechsel; (gap) Lücke, die

3) (abrupt rise) sprunghafter Anstieg

jump in value/temperature — plötzliche Wertsteigerung/plötzlicher Temperaturanstieg

4) (Parachuting) Absprung, der
2. intransitive verb
1) springen; [Fallschirmspringer:] abspringen

jump to one's feet/from one's seat — aufspringen/vom Sitz aufspringen

2)

jump to — (reach overhastily) voreilig gelangen zu [Annahme, Lösung]

jump to conclusions — voreilige Schlüsse ziehen

3) (make sudden movement) springen; (start) zusammenzucken

jump for joy — einen Freudensprung/Freudensprünge machen

4) (rise suddenly) [Kosten, Preise usw.:] sprunghaft steigen, in die Höhe schnellen

5)

jump to it — (coll.) zupacken

jump to it! — (coll.) mach/macht schon!
3. transitive verb
1) springen über (+ Akk.); überspringen [Mauer, Zaun usw.]

2) (move to point beyond) überspringen

3) (not stop at) überfahren [rote Ampel]

jump the lights — bei Rot [durch]fahren

4)

jump the rails or track — [Zug:] entgleisen

5)

jump ship — [Seemann:] [unter Bruch des Heuervertrages vorzeitig] den Dienst quittieren

6)

jump the queue — (Brit.) sich vordrängeln

7) (skip over) überspringen [Seite, Kapitel usw.]

8) (attack) herfallen über (+ Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- jump about

- jump at

- jump in

- jump off

- jump on

- jump out

- jump up

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n.

Absprung -¨e m.

Satz ¨-e m.

Sprung -¨e m.

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14 fall

fall ⇒ Seasons

A n

1 lit (of person, horse, rocks, curtain) chute f (from de) ; (of snow, hail) chutes fpl ; (of earth, soot) éboulement m ; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m ; a fall of 20 metres, a 20-metre fall une chute de 20 mètres ; a heavy fall of rain une grosse averse ; to have a fall faire une chute, tomber ;

2 (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de) ; ( more drastic) chute f (in de) ; the pound has suffered a sharp fall/a slight fall la livre a subi une forte chute/une légère baisse ; a fall in value une dépréciation ; a fall of 10% to 125 une baisse de 10% pour arriver à 125 ;

3 (of leader, regime, empire, fortress, town) chute f ; ( of monarchy) renversement m ; ( of seat) perte f ; the government's fall from power la chute du gouvernement ;

4 fall from grace ou favour disgrâce f ; the Fall Relig la chute ;

5 US ( autumn) automne m ; in the fall of 1992 à l'automne 1992 ;

6 (in pitch, intonation) descente f ;

7 ( in wrestling) tombé m ; ( in judo) chute f.

B falls npl chutes fpl.

C vi ( prét fell, pp fallen)

1 ( come down) tomber ; falling rain la pluie qui tombe ; he was hurt by falling masonry il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade ; to fall 10 metres tomber de 10 mètres ; five centimetres of snow fell il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige ; to fall from ou out of tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands] ; to fall off ou from tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall] ; the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture ; to fall on tomber sur [person, town] ; it fell on my head cela m'est tombé sur la tête ; to fall on the floor tomber par terre ; to fall on one's back tomber sur le dos ; to fall in ou into tomber dans [bath, river, sink] ; to fall down tomber dans [hole, shaft, stairs] ; to fall under tomber sous [table] ; passer sous [bus, train] ; to fall through passer à travers [ceiling, hole] ; to fall through the air tomber dans le vide ; to fall to earth tomber sur terre ; to fall to the floor ou to the ground tomber par terre ;

2 ( drop) [speed, volume, quality, standard, level] diminuer ; [temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser ; ( more dramatically) chuter ○, tomber ; to fall (by) baisser de [amount, percentage] ; to fall to descendre à [amount, place] ; to fall from descendre de ; to fall below zero/5% descendre au-dessous de zéro/5% ; to fall in the charts perdre des places dans le hit-parade ;

3 ( yield position) tomber ; to fall from power tomber ; to fall to tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies] ; the seat fell to Labour le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes ;

4 euph ( die) tomber ; to fall on the battlefield tomber au champ d'honneur ;

5 fig ( descend) [darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur) ; [blame] retomber (on sur) ; [shadow] se projeter (over sur) ; suspicion fell on her husband les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari ;

6 ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur) ; Christmas falls on a Monday Noël tombe un lundi ; to fall into/outside a category rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie ; to fall under the heading of… se trouver sous la rubrique de… ;

7 ( be incumbent on) it falls to sb to do c'est à qn de faire, c'est à qn qu'il incombe de faire fml ;

8 ( throw oneself) to fall into bed/into a chair se laisser tomber sur son lit/dans un fauteuil ; to fall to ou on one's knees tomber à genoux ; to fall at sb's feet se jeter aux pieds de qn ; to fall into sb's/each other's arms tomber dans les bras de qn/l'un de l'autre ; to fall on each other s'embrasser, tomber dans les bras l'un de l'autre ; to fall on sb's neck se jeter au cou de qn ;

9 [ground] = fall away 2 ;

10 Relig succomber ;

11 GB dial ( get pregnant) tomber enceinte.

Idioms

did he fall or was he pushed? hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé? ; the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall plus dure sera la chute ; to stand or fall on sth reposer sur qch, dépendre de qch.

Phrasal verbs

■ fall about ○ GB to fall about (laughing ou with laughter) se tordre ○ de rire.

■ fall apart

1 [bike, table] être délabré ; [shoes] être usé ; [car, house, hotel] tomber en ruine ;

2 [marriage, country] se désagréger ;

3 ○ [person] craquer ○, perdre ses moyens.

■ fall away

1 [paint, plaster] se détacher (from de) ;

2 [ground] descendre en pente (to vers) ;

3 [demand, support, numbers] diminuer.

■ fall back gen reculer ; Mil se replier (to sur).

■ fall back on:

▶ fall back on [sth] avoir recours à [savings, parents, old method] ; to have something to fall back on avoir quelque chose sur quoi se rabattre.

■ fall behind:

▶ fall behind [runner, country, student] se laisser distancer ; [work, studies] prendre du retard ; to fall behind with GB ou in US prendre du retard dans [work, project] ; être en retard pour [payments, rent, correspondence] ;

▶ fall behind [sth/sb] se laisser devancer par [horses, classmates, competitors].

■ fall down:

▶ fall down

1 lit [person, child, tree, poster] tomber ; [tent, wall, house, scaffolding] s'effondrer ; this whole place is falling down tout tombe en ruine ici ;

2 GB fig [argument, comparison, plan] faiblir ; where he falls down is… là où il faiblit, c'est… ; to fall down on échouer à cause de [detail, question, obstacle] ; to fall down on a promise/on the job être incapable de tenir sa promesse/de faire le travail.

■ fall for:

▶ fall for [sth] se laisser prendre à, se faire avoir ○ par [trick, story] ;

▶ fall for [sb] tomber amoureux/-euse de [person].

■ fall in

1 [sides, walls, roof] s'écrouler, s'effondrer ;

2 Mil [soldier] rentrer dans les rangs ; [soldiers] former les rangs ; fall in! à vos rangs!

■ fall in with:

▶ fall in with [sth/sb]

1 ( get involved with) faire la connaissance de [group] ; to fall in with a bad crowd avoir de mauvaises fréquentations ;

2 ( go along with) se conformer à [timetable, plans, action] ;

3 ( be consistent with) être conforme à [expectations, concerns].

■ fall off

1 lit [person, leaf, hat, label] tomber ;

2 fig [attendance, takings, sales, output] diminuer ; [enthusiasm, standard, quality] baisser ; [support, interest] retomber ; [curve on graph] décroître.

■ fall on:

▶ fall on [sth] se jeter sur [food, treasure] ;

▶ fall on [sb] attaquer, tomber sur [person].

■ fall open [book] tomber ouvert ; [robe] s'entrebâiller.

■ fall out:

▶ fall out

1 [page, contact lens] tomber ; his hair/tooth fell out il a perdu ses cheveux/une dent ;

2 Mil [soldiers] rompre les rangs ; fall out! rompez! ;

3 ○ ( quarrel) se brouiller, se fâcher (over à propos de) ; to fall out with sb GB ( quarrel) se brouiller or se fâcher avec qn ; US ( have fight) se disputer avec qn ; I've fallen out with him GB je suis brouillé or fâché avec lui ;

4 GB ( turn out) se passer ; it fell out that… il s'avéra que…

■ fall over:

▶ fall over [person] tomber (par terre) ; [object] se renverser ;

▶ fall over [sth] trébucher sur [object] ; to fall over oneself to help sb ○ se mettre en quatre ○ pour aider qn ; people were fall ing over themselves to buy shares c'était à qui achèterait les actions.

■ fall through [plans, deal] échouer, tomber à l'eau ○.

■ fall to:

▶ fall to attaquer ;

▶ fall to doing se mettre à faire.

■ fall upon = fall on.

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