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the situation on the ground

1 situation on the ground

Общая лексика: ситуация на местах

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > situation on the ground
2 to suit somebody down to the ground

to suit somebody down to the ground

(situation) venirle a alguien de perlas 2 (clothes) quedarle a alguien que ni pintado

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to suit somebody down to the ground

venirle a alguien de perlas

English-spanish dictionary > to suit somebody down to the ground
3 to suit sb down to the ground

[plan, situation] venir de perlas a algn; [house, job] ser perfecto para algn

English-spanish dictionary > to suit sb down to the ground
4 ground

I.

ground¹ [graʊnd]

1. noun

   a. the ground la terre le sol

• above ground en surface

• below ground sous terre

• to fall to the ground tomber par terre

• burnt to the ground réduit en cendres

• to lie/sit on the ground se coucher/s'asseoir par terre

• to have one's feet firmly on the ground avoir les pieds sur terre

• to get off the ground [plane] décoller ; [scheme] démarrer

• to get sth off the ground (faire) démarrer qch

• that suits me down to the ground (inf) ça me va tout à fait

• to run a car into the ground user une voiture jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit bonne pour la casse

• to run a business into the ground laisser péricliter une entreprise

• to run sb into the ground épuiser qn

• to run o.s. into the ground with work s'épuiser au travail

   b. ( = piece of land) terrain m ; ( = soil) terre f, terrain m

• stony ground terrain m caillouteux

• neutral ground terrain m neutre

• to meet sb on his own ground affronter qn sur son propre terrain

• to be on dangerous ground être sur un terrain glissant

• on familiar ground en terrain familier

• to stand one's ground tenir bon

• to lose ground perdre du terrain ; [party, politician] être en perte de vitesse

• to clear the ground déblayer le terrain

   c. ( = area for special purpose) terrain m

• football ground terrain m de football

   d. (US Electricity) terre f

2. plural noun

grounds

   a. ( = coffee grounds) marc m (de café)

   b. ( = gardens) parc m

   c. ( = reason) motif m

• grounds for divorce/dismissal motifs mpl de divorce/licenciement

• grounds for complaint grief m

• there are grounds for believing that... il y a lieu de penser que...

• the situation gives grounds for anxiety la situation est préoccupante

• the latest figures give us grounds for optimism les derniers chiffres nous permettent d'être optimistes

• on personal/medical grounds pour (des) raisons personnelles/médicales

• on what grounds? à quel titre ?

• on the grounds of pour raison de

• on the grounds that... en raison du fait que...

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ plane, pilot] interdire de voler à ; ( = keep on ground) retenir au sol

   b. [+ teenager] (inf) priver de sortie

   c. [+ ship] faire s'échouer

• the tanker was grounded on the rocks le pétrolier s'était échoué sur les rochers

   d. (US Electricity) mettre à la terre

   e. ( = base) fonder (on, in sur)

• her argument was grounded in fact son argument était fondé sur des faits

4. compounds

► ground attack noun offensive f terrestre

► ground control noun contrôle m au sol

► ground crew noun équipe f au sol

► ground floor noun rez-de-chaussée m

► ground-floor adjective [flat, room] au rez-de-chaussée ; [window] du rez-de-chaussée

► ground forces plural noun forces fpl terrestres

► ground frost noun gelée f blanche

► ground level noun

• at ground level au niveau du sol ► ground rules plural noun procédure f

• we can't change the ground rules at this stage on ne peut pas changer les règles du jeu maintenant ► ground staff noun personnel m au sol

► ground troops plural noun armée f de terre

► ground zero noun [of nuclear explosion] point m de radiation maximum au sol

► Ground Zero noun (in US) Ground Zero m

II.

ground² [graʊnd]

1. verb

past tense, past participle of grind

2. adjective

[coffee, spices] moulu

3. compounds

► ground beef noun (US) bœuf m haché

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[graʊnd] 1.
preterit, past participle grind 2., 3.
2.
noun

1) ( surface underfoot) sol m, terre f

to throw something on the ground — jeter quelque chose par terre

to sit on the ground — s'asseoir par terre

to fall to the ground — tomber (par terre)

get up off the ground — lève-toi

to get off the ground — [plane] décoller; fig [idea] prendre fig

to get something off the ground — faire démarrer quelque chose

to burn to the ground — brûler complètement

to prepare the ground — fig ouvrir la voie ( for à)

to clear the ground — lit, fig déblayer le terrain

2) (area, territory) lit, fig terrain m

to cover a lot of ground — lit faire beaucoup de chemin; fig avancer beaucoup

to go over the same ground — se répéter

to break fresh ou new ground — innover

on neutral ground — en terrain neutre

to be sure of one's ground — être sûr de ce qu'on avance

on dangerous ground — ( in discussion) sur un terrain miné; ( in dealings) dans une position délicate

3) gen, Sport ( for specific activity) terrain m

4) ( reason) gen, Law motifs mpl, raisons fpl

5) fig (in contest, discussion)

to gain ground — gagner du terrain (on, over sur)

to lose ground — perdre du terrain (to au profit de)

to give ground — céder du terrain (to devant; on, over au niveau de)

to make up lost ground — regagner du terrain perdu

to hold ou stand (one's) ground — tenir bon

to shift one's ground — fig changer son fusil d'épaule (on au sujet de)

6) US Electricity terre f

7) Art fond m
3.
grounds plural noun

1) (of house, institution) parc m (of de)

private grounds — propriété f privée

2) ( reasons)

grounds for — motifs de [divorce, criticism, hope]

to have grounds for complaint — avoir des motifs de se plaindre

grounds for doing — motifs pour faire

there are no grounds for supposing that — il n'y a aucun motif pour supposer que

to give somebody good grounds for doing — donner à quelqu'un de bonnes raisons de faire

on (the) grounds of — en raison de [cost, public interest]; pour cause de [adultery, negligence]

on (the) grounds of ill-health — pour raisons de santé

on compassionate grounds — pour raisons personnelles

on the grounds that — en raison du fait que
4.
ground past participle adjective [coffee, pepper] moulu
5.
transitive verb

1) Aviation immobiliser [aircraft]

2) Nautical

to be grounded — s'échouer

3) ( base)

to ground something on ou in — fonder quelque chose sur

4) (colloq) ( keep in) priver [quelqu'un] de sortie

5) US Electricity relier [quelque chose] à la terre

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to be thin on the ground — ne pas être légion inv

to go to ground — se terrer

to run somebody/something to ground — dénicher (colloq) quelqu'un/quelque chose

to run ou drive oneself into the ground — s'user au travail

that suits me down to the ground — ça me convient parfaitement

English-French dictionary > ground
5 ground

past tense, past participle; = grind

ground¹ n

1. suelo / tierra / terreno

there were apples on the ground under the tree había manzanas en el suelo debajo del árbol

the ground was frozen la tierra estaba helada

2. campo

a football ground un campo de fútbol

ground² vb

Es el pasado y el participio pasado de grind

ground

tr[graʊnd]

noun

1 (surface of earth) suelo; (soil, earth) tierra; (terrain, land) terreno

■ at ground level a nivel del suelo

■ the glass fell to the ground la copa cayó al suelo

2 (land used for particular purpose) campo, terreno

■ football ground campo de fútbol

■ waste ground terreno baldío

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (electrical) tierra

4 SMALLART/SMALL (background) fondo

5 (area of knowledge, experience) terreno

■ you're on dangerous ground estás pisando terreno peligroso

■ you have to find some common ground hay que encontrar puntos en común

6 (position of advantage) terreno

7 (matter, subject) aspecto, punto

■ the first lecture covered a lot of ground la primera conferencia trató muchos aspectos del tema

transitive verb

1 (plane) obligar a quedarse en tierra; (boat) varar, hacer encallar

■ all planes were grounded by fog no pudo despegar ningún avión a causa de la niebla

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (child, teenager) castigar, no dejar salir

3 (base) fundar

intransitive verb

1 (instruct) dar buenos conocimientos (in, de), enseñar los conocimientos básicos

transitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (electrical apparatus) conectar a tierra

intransitive verb

1 (ship) encallar

plural noun grounds

1 (reason, justification) razón nombre femenino, motivo

■ you have no grounds for complaint no tienes motivo de queja

■ he sued them on grounds of unfair dismissal les demandó por motivos de despido improcedente

■ grounds for divorce motivo de divorcio

■ on grounds of ill health por motivos de mala salud

1 (of coffee) poso, posos nombre masculino plural

1 (gardens) jardines nombre masculino plural; (area of land) terreno

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

above ground vivo,-a

below ground muerto,-a

on the ground sobre el terreno

to be on one's own ground estar en su elemento

to break new ground abrir nuevos caminos, abrir nuevos horizontes

to burn something to the ground reducir algo a cenizas

■ the house was burnt to the ground la casa quedó reducida a cenizas

to cut the ground from under somebody's feet tomarle la delantera a alguien

to drive/run/work oneself into the ground dejarse el pellejo en el trabajo

to gain ground ganar terreno

to get off the ground (plan, project, scheme) llevarse a cabo, realizarse

to go to ground esconderse

to hold/keep/stand one's ground mantenerse firme

to lose ground perder terreno

to prepare the ground (for something) preparar el terreno (para algo)

to shift/change one's ground cambiar de postura

to suit somebody down to the ground (situation) venirle a alguien de perlas 2 (clothes) quedarle a alguien que ni pintado

to touch ground SMALLMARITIME/SMALL tocar fondo

ground control control nombre masculino de tierra

ground floor planta baja

ground glass vidrio molido, cristal nombre masculino molido

ground rule directriz nombre femenino

ground staff (at airport) personal nombre masculino de tierra 2 (at sports stadium) personal nombre masculino de mantenimiento

ground swell mar m & f de fondo

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ground

tr[graʊnd]

past participle

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adjective

1 (coffee) molido,-a

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (beef) picado,-a

ground ['graʊnd] vt

1) base: fundar, basar

2) instruct: enseñar los conocimientos básicos a

to be well grounded in: ser muy entendido en

3) : conectar a tierra (un aparato eléctrico)

4) : varar, hacer encallar (un barco)

5) : restringir (un avión o un piloto) a la tierra

ground n

1) earth, soil: suelo m, tierra f

to dig (in) the ground: cavar la tierra

to fall to the ground: caerse al suelo

2) land, terrain: terreno m

hilly ground: terreno alto

to lose ground: perder terreno

3) basis, reason: razón f, motivo m

grounds for complaint: motivos de queja

4) background: fondo m

5) field: campo m, plaza f

parade ground: plaza de armas

6) : tierra f (para electricidad)

7) grounds npl

premises: recinto m, terreno m

8) grounds npl

dregs: posos mpl (de café)

ground grind

ground

adj.

• deslustrado, -a adj.

• fundamental adj.

• molido, -a adj.

• suelo, -a adj.

• terrestre adj.

• tierra (Electricidad) adj.

n.

• base s.m.

• campo s.m.

• fondo s.m.

• masa s.f.

• suelo s.m.

• terreno s.m.

• tierra s.f.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to grind")

v.

• basar v.

• establecer v.

• fundar v.

• varar v.

I graʊnd
noun

1) u (land, terrain) terreno m

a patch of ground — un área de terreno

to be on dangerous o slippery ground — pisar terreno peligroso

to be on safe o firm o solid ground — pisar terreno firme

to be sure of one's ground — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to change o shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

to fall on stony ground — caer* en saco roto

to gain/lose ground — ganar/perder* terreno

to stand/hold one's ground — ( in argument) mantenerse* firme, no ceder terreno; ( in battle) no ceder terreno

2) grounds pl ( premises) terreno m; ( gardens) jardines mpl, parque m

3) u ( surface of the earth) suelo m; ( soil) tierra f

the rail link runs below ground — el enlace ferroviario es subterráneo

as soon as we got above ground — en cuanto salimos a la superficie

to fall/drop to the ground — caer* al suelo

thin on the ground — (BrE colloq)

orders have been very thin on the ground recently — últimamente han escaseado mucho los pedidos or ha habido muy pocos pedidos

to break new o fresh ground — abrir* nuevos caminos

to cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet: his evidence cut the ground from under the prosecuting lawyer's feet su testimonio echó por tierra el argumento del fiscal; his sudden change of mind cut the ground from under me su inesperado cambio de opinión echó por tierra todos mis planes; to get off the ground \<\<plan/project\>\> llegar* a concretarse; \<\<talks\>\> empezar* a encaminarse; to get something off the ground \<\<project\>\> poner* algo en marcha; to go to ground (BrE) \<\<fugitive\>\> esconderse; ( lit) \<\<fox\>\> meterse en la madriguera; to prepare the ground for something preparar el terreno para algo; to run o work oneself into the ground: you're working yourself into the ground te estás dejando el pellejo en el trabajo (fam); to suit somebody down to the ground (colloq) \<\<arrangement\>\> venirle* de perlas a alguien (fam); \<\<hat\>\> quedarle que ni pintado a alguien (fam); to worship the ground somebody walks on besar la tierra que pisa alguien; (before n) < conditions> del terreno; <personnel, support> de tierra; ground frost — helada f ( con escarcha sobre el suelo)

4) u (matter, subject)

we covered a lot of ground in our discussions — tratamos muchos puntos en nuestras conversaciones

we keep going over the same ground — no hacemos más que volver sobre lo mismo

5) c ( outdoor site)

football ground — (BrE) campo m de fútbol, cancha f de fútbol (AmL)

recreation ground — parque m ( donde se practican deportes)

6) u (AmE Elec) tierra f

7) ( justification) (usu pl) motivo m

grounds for divorce — causal f de divorcio

on financial grounds — por motivos económicos, por razones económicas

on grounds of ill health — por motivos de salud

they refused to do it, on the grounds that... — se negaron a hacerlo, alegando or aduciendo que...

8) grounds pl ( dregs)

coffee grounds — posos mpl de café

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (usu pass)

a) ( base) \<\<argument/theory\>\> fundar, cimentar*

b) ( instruct)

he is well grounded in German — tiene una sólida base en alemán

2)

a) \<\<plane\>\> retirar del servicio

all flights are grounded on account of fog — debido a la niebla no despegará ningún vuelo

b) \<\<child/teenager\>\> (esp AmE colloq)

I can't go out tonight; I'm grounded — no puedo salir esta noche, estoy castigado or no me dejan

3) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> hacer* encallar

4) ( Sport) (in US football, rugby) \<\<ball\>\> poner* en tierra; ( in baseball) \<\<ball\>\> hacer* rodar

5) (AmE Elec) conectar a tierra

2.

vi ( Naut) encallar, varar

III

past & past p of grind I

IV

adjective <coffee/pepper> molido

ground beef — (AmE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

I [ɡraʊnd]
1. N

1) (=soil) tierra f, suelo m

2) (=terrain) terreno m

high/hilly ground — terreno m alto/montañoso

• to break new ground — hacer algo nuevo

• common ground — terreno m común

• to cover a lot of ground — (lit) recorrer una gran distancia

he covered a lot of ground in his lecture — abarcó mucho en la clase

• to be on dangerous ground — entrar en territorio peligroso

• to be on firm ground — hablar con conocimiento de causa

• to gain ground — ganar terreno

• to go to ground — [fox] meterse en su madriguera; [person] esconderse, refugiarse

• to hold one's ground — (lit) no ceder terreno; (fig) mantenerse firme

• to be on (one's) home ground — tratar materia que uno conoce a fondo

• to lose ground — perder terreno

• to run sb to ground — localizar (por fin) a algn, averiguar el paradero de algn

• to shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

• to stand one's ground — (lit) no ceder terreno; (fig) mantenerse firme

• to be on sure ground — hablar con conocimiento de causa

- cut the ground from under sb's feet

- it suits me down to the ground
prepare 1.
3) (=surface) suelo m, tierra f

• above ground — sobre la tierra

• below ground — debajo de la tierra

• to fall to the ground — (lit) caerse al suelo; (fig) fracasar

• to get off the ground — [aircraft] despegar; [plans etc] ponerse en marcha

• on the ground — en el suelo
raze
4) (=pitch) terreno m, campo m

they won on their own ground — ganaron en su propio terreno
parade 4., recreation
5) (=estate, property) tierras fpl

6) grounds (=gardens) jardines mpl, parque msing

7) (Art etc) (=background) fondo m, trasfondo m

on a blue ground — sobre un fondo azul

8) (US) (Elec) tierra f

9) (=reason) (usu pl) razón f, motivo m; (=basis) fundamento m

• grounds for complaint — motivos mpl de queja

• what ground(s) do you have for saying so? — ¿en qué se basa para decir eso?

• on the ground(s) of... — con motivo de..., por causa de..., debido a...

on the ground(s) that... — a causa de que..., por motivo de que...

on good grounds — con razón

on medical grounds — por razones de salud

2. VT

1) [+ ship] varar, hacer encallar

2) [+ plane, pilot] obligar a permanecer en tierra

he ordered the planes to be grounded — ordenó que permaneciesen los aviones en tierra

to be grounded by bad weather — no poder despegar por el mal tiempo

3) (US) (Elec) conectar con tierra

4) (=teach)

to ground sb in maths — enseñar a algn los rudimentos de las matemáticas

to be well grounded in — tener un buen conocimiento de, estar versado en

5) (esp US) [+ student] encerrar, no dejar salir

3.

VI (Naut) encallar, varar; (lightly) tocar (on en)

4.

CPD

ground attack N — ataque m de tierra; (Aer) ataque m a superficie

ground bass N — bajo m rítmico

ground cloth N — = groundcloth

ground colour N — fondo m, primera capa f

ground control N — (Aer) control m desde tierra

ground crew N — (Aer) personal m de tierra

ground floor N — (Brit) planta f baja

ground-floor flat — (Brit) piso m or (LAm) departamento m de planta baja

- he got in on the ground floor

ground forces NPL — (Mil) fuerzas fpl de tierra

ground frost N — escarcha f

ground ivy N — hiedra f terrestre

ground level N — nivel m del suelo

ground plan N — plano m, planta f

ground pollution N — contaminación f del suelo

ground rent N — (esp Brit) alquiler m del terreno

ground rules NPL — reglas fpl básicas

we can't change the ground rules at this stage — a estas alturas no podemos cambiar las reglas

ground staff N — = ground crew

ground troops NPL — tropas fpl de tierra

ground wire N — (US) cable m de toma de tierra

Ground Zero N — (in New York) zona f cero

II [ɡraʊnd]
1.

PT
PP of grind
2.

ADJ [coffee etc] molido; [glass] deslustrado; (US) [meat] picado

3.

N
grounds [of coffee] poso msing, sedimento msing
4.

CPD

ground almonds NPL — almendras fpl molidas

ground beef N — (US) picadillo m

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I [graʊnd]
noun

1) u (land, terrain) terreno m

a patch of ground — un área de terreno

to be on dangerous o slippery ground — pisar terreno peligroso

to be on safe o firm o solid ground — pisar terreno firme

to be sure of one's ground — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to change o shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

to fall on stony ground — caer* en saco roto

to gain/lose ground — ganar/perder* terreno

to stand/hold one's ground — ( in argument) mantenerse* firme, no ceder terreno; ( in battle) no ceder terreno

2) grounds pl ( premises) terreno m; ( gardens) jardines mpl, parque m

3) u ( surface of the earth) suelo m; ( soil) tierra f

the rail link runs below ground — el enlace ferroviario es subterráneo

as soon as we got above ground — en cuanto salimos a la superficie

to fall/drop to the ground — caer* al suelo

thin on the ground — (BrE colloq)

orders have been very thin on the ground recently — últimamente han escaseado mucho los pedidos or ha habido muy pocos pedidos

to break new o fresh ground — abrir* nuevos caminos

to cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet: his evidence cut the ground from under the prosecuting lawyer's feet su testimonio echó por tierra el argumento del fiscal; his sudden change of mind cut the ground from under me su inesperado cambio de opinión echó por tierra todos mis planes; to get off the ground \<\<plan/project\>\> llegar* a concretarse; \<\<talks\>\> empezar* a encaminarse; to get something off the ground \<\<project\>\> poner* algo en marcha; to go to ground (BrE) \<\<fugitive\>\> esconderse; ( lit) \<\<fox\>\> meterse en la madriguera; to prepare the ground for something preparar el terreno para algo; to run o work oneself into the ground: you're working yourself into the ground te estás dejando el pellejo en el trabajo (fam); to suit somebody down to the ground (colloq) \<\<arrangement\>\> venirle* de perlas a alguien (fam); \<\<hat\>\> quedarle que ni pintado a alguien (fam); to worship the ground somebody walks on besar la tierra que pisa alguien; (before n) < conditions> del terreno; <personnel, support> de tierra; ground frost — helada f ( con escarcha sobre el suelo)

4) u (matter, subject)

we covered a lot of ground in our discussions — tratamos muchos puntos en nuestras conversaciones

we keep going over the same ground — no hacemos más que volver sobre lo mismo

5) c ( outdoor site)

football ground — (BrE) campo m de fútbol, cancha f de fútbol (AmL)

recreation ground — parque m ( donde se practican deportes)

6) u (AmE Elec) tierra f

7) ( justification) (usu pl) motivo m

grounds for divorce — causal f de divorcio

on financial grounds — por motivos económicos, por razones económicas

on grounds of ill health — por motivos de salud

they refused to do it, on the grounds that... — se negaron a hacerlo, alegando or aduciendo que...

8) grounds pl ( dregs)

coffee grounds — posos mpl de café

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (usu pass)

a) ( base) \<\<argument/theory\>\> fundar, cimentar*

b) ( instruct)

he is well grounded in German — tiene una sólida base en alemán

2)

a) \<\<plane\>\> retirar del servicio

all flights are grounded on account of fog — debido a la niebla no despegará ningún vuelo

b) \<\<child/teenager\>\> (esp AmE colloq)

I can't go out tonight; I'm grounded — no puedo salir esta noche, estoy castigado or no me dejan

3) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> hacer* encallar

4) ( Sport) (in US football, rugby) \<\<ball\>\> poner* en tierra; ( in baseball) \<\<ball\>\> hacer* rodar

5) (AmE Elec) conectar a tierra

2.

vi ( Naut) encallar, varar

III

past & past p of grind I

IV

adjective <coffee/pepper> molido

ground beef — (AmE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

English-spanish dictionary > ground
6 ground

земля имя существительное:
земля (Earth, land, ground, soil, territory, dirt)

заземление (ground, grounding, earthing, earth)

основание (base, basis, reason, bottom, foundation, ground)

грунт (priming, ground, soil, earth, bottom, dirt)

пол (floor, flooring, gender, sex, ground)

почва (soil, ground, Land, earth, bedrock, dirt)

полигон (polygon, ground, range, shooting range, butt, firing field)

основа (warp, basis, base, foundation, framework, ground)

фон (background, ground, context, foil, field, fond)

местность (terrain, locality, country, ground, community, situation)

участок земли (plot, ground, parcel, lot, allotment, grounds)

причина (cause, reason, why, root, ground, account)

база (base, basis, ground, pedestal)

расстояние (distance, length, spacing, space, width, ground)

плац (ground, parade)

спортплощадка (sports ground, playground, athletic field, ground, Field)

мотив (motive, tune, reason, cause, ground, spring)

область (area, region, field, domain, range, ground)

гуща (thick, ground, sediment)

аэродром (aerodrome, airfield, airdrome, landing field, ground)

дно моря (ground, floor)

осадок (precipitate, sediment, residue, sludge, deposit, ground)

парк при доме (ground, grounds)

сад при доме (ground)

спортивная площадка а (ground)

тема (TOPIC, theme, subject, text, chapter, ground)
имя прилагательное:
молотый (ground, milled)

грунтовой (ground, unpaved)

измельченный (crushed, ground, adust)

донный (ground)

тертый (grated, ground, hardened)

притертый (ground, ground-in)

толченый (crushed, pounded, ground)

шлифовальный (grinding, polishing, ground)
глагол:
заземлять (ground, earth)

основывать (base, found, establish, ground, rest, set up)

обосновывать (ground, found)

грунтовать (prime, ground, blot, pad, clearcole)

приземляться (land, land on, ground, touch down, alight, take ground)

стачиваться (grind, ground)

опускать на землю (ground)

опускаться на землю (ground)

сесть на мель (run aground, strand, go aground, take the ground, ground, strike aground)

заставить приземлиться (ground)

запрещать полеты (ground)

обучать основам предмета (ground)

мездрить (ground, scour)

наскакивать на мель (be driven ashore, pile up, run ashore, ground)

сажать на мель (beach, Strand, ground)

класть на землю (ground)

зубрить (swot, grind, muzz, sap, mug, ground)

загрунтовывать (ground)

обучать (train, teach, instruct, tutor, School, ground)

отстранять от полетов (ground)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > ground
7 situation

ситуация, обстановка, положение; состояние; условия

— "no peace - no war" situation

— active situation

— air situation

— air tactical situation

— alert to the situation

— alleviate the situation

— appraise the situation

— artificial situation

— artillery situation

— ascertain the situation

— assess the situation

— attack situation

— basic situation

— battle situation

— biological situation

— build up the situation

— check the situation

— chemical warfare situation

— cold war situation

— collapsing situation

— combat situation

— conflict situation

— confrontational situation

— contingency situation

— crisis situation

— current situation

— deal with the situation

— deescalate situation

— defensive situation

— delaying situation

— detachment situation

— develop situation

— disciplinary situation

— dominate the situation

— electronic environment situation

— emergency situation

— enemy situation

— engagement situation

— engineer situation

— epizootic situation

— estimate the situation

— exercise situation

— extended warning situation

— extreme situation

— fast developing situation

— fast-moving situation

— field situation

— fluid situation

— friendly situation

— general battle situation

— geostrategic situation

— get the situation in hand

— grasp the situation

— ground activities situation

— hair-trigger situation

— handle the situation

— have the situation in hand

— helicopter-tank duel situation

— highly fluid operational situation

— hostile artillery situation

— hydroacoustic situation

— hydrometeorological situation

— hypothetical battle situation

— immediate battle situation

— inactive situation

— initial situation

— intelligence situation

— jamming environment situation

— keep abreast of the situation

— keep advised of the situation

— live EW training situation

— localized warfare situation

— logistical situation

— maintenance situation

— maritime situation

— mass casualty situation

— medical situation

— meet a situation

— meteorological situation

— military conflict situation

— military political situation

— military situation

— military training situation

— modern threat situation

— monitor situation

— moving situation

— NBC situation

— near-war situation

— nonactive atomic situation

— noncombat situation

— nonnuclear situation

— nonshooting situation

— nontactical situation

— no-warning situation

— nuclear logistical situation

— nuclear situation

— nuclear-free situation

— on-scene situation

— opening situation

— operational situation

— overall situation

— own situation

— precrisis situation

— prevailing situation

— psychological situation

— radiation situation

— rapidly developing tactical situation

— real combat situation

— redress a situation

— reestablish the situation

— relieve the situation

— report the situation

— restore the situation

— retrieve the situation

— reverse the situation

— security situation

— semistabilized situation

— short-warning situation

— simplified tactical situation

— simulated combat situation

— situation at hand

— situation short of war

— situation to occur

— size up the situation

— special situation

— stabilize the situation

— stabilized situation

— state-of-the-art situation

— static situation

— strategic military situation

— strategic situation

— tactical situation

— tally with the situation

— tank-AT missile duel situation

— threat situation

— training situation

— underwater situation

— update on the tactical situation

— vary with the situation

— vehicle-on-vehicle situation

— volatile situation

— warlike situation

— wartime situation

— water situation

— weather situation

— wind situation

English-Russian military dictionary > situation
8 Lage

f; -, -n

1. räumlich: position (auch des Körpers); eines Gebäudes etc.: auch situation, location; genauer: site; Haus in schöner Lage beautifully situated; in höheren Lagen on high ground, higher up

2. (Weinanbaugebiet) site; (Weinberg) vineyard; (Wein) wine from a particular site

3. fig. (Lebenslage etc.) situation; (Umstände) auch circumstances Pl.; meist unbefriedigend: state of affairs; (Zustand) condition, state; rechtliche Lage legal position; wirtschaftliche / finanzielle Lage economic / financial situation; in allen Lagen in any situation; nach Lage der Dinge as matters stand; die Lage der Dinge erfordert es, dass er zurücktritt the situation calls for his resignation; ( nicht) in der Lage sein zu (+ Inf.) (not) be in a position to (+ Inf.), be (un)able to (+ Inf.) jemanden in die Lage versetzen zu (+ Inf.) enable s.o. to (+ Inf.), make it possible for s.o. to (+ Inf.) in der glücklichen Lage sein zu (+ Inf.) be in the fortunate position ( oder be fortunate enough) to (be able to) (+ Inf.) ich bin nicht in der Lage zu (+ Inf.) I’m in no position to (+ Inf.) in derselben Lage sein auch be in the same boat; versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage put yourself in my place ( oder position); wenn ich in deiner Lage wäre if I were you, (if I were) in your position; in einer unangenehmen / unglücklichen Lage sein be in an unpleasant / unfortunate position ( oder situation); Herr der Lage sein / bleiben be / remain in control of the situation ( oder of things); wie ist die Lage? umg. how are things?, how’s it going? peilen I

4. (Schicht) layer; GEOL. auch stratum; im Stapel: tier; TECH., von Werkstoff: ply; Farbe: coat; von Wurst etc.: layer

5. Buchwesen, von Papier: quire

6. MUS. (Ton-, Stimmlage) register; von Akkorden: position; die höheren Lagen the upper registers

6. eine Lage Bier ausgeben umg. buy ( oder stand) a round of beer

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die Lage

(Buchbinderei) quire;

(Position) site; locality; position;

(Schicht) layer;

(Situation) situation

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La|ge ['laːgə]
f -, -n

1) (= geografische Lage) situation, location

in günstiger Láge — well-situated

eine gute/ruhige Láge haben — to be in a good/quiet location

in höheren Lágen Schneefall — snow on higher ground

2) (= Art des Liegens) position

eine bequeme Láge haben, sich in einer bequemen Láge befinden — to be lying comfortably, to be (lying) in a comfortable position

3) (= Situation) situation

in der Láge sein, etw zu tun (befähigt sein) — to be able to do sth, to be capable of doing sth

dazu bin ich nicht in der Láge — I'm not in a position to do that

er wird wohl nie in die Láge kommen, das zu tun — he'll never be in a position to do it

in der glücklichen/beneidenswerten Láge sein, etw zu tun — to be in the happy/enviable position of doing sth

Herr der Láge sein/bleiben — to be/remain master of or in control of the situation

nach Láge der Dinge — as things stand

die Láge der Dinge erfordert es, dass... — the situation requires that...

See:

→ peilen

4) (= Schicht) layer

5) (MUS) (= Stimmlage) register; (= Tonlage) pitch; (auf Instrument) position

enge/weite Láge — close/open harmony

6) (= Runde) round

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die

1) (a side of a building etc or the direction it faces in.) aspect

2) (location, place on a map etc; The island's bearings are 10° North, 24° West.) bearings

3) (a thickness or covering: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.) layer

4) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) position

5) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) situation

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La·ge

<-, -n>

[ˈla:gə]

f

1. (landschaftliche Position) location, situation

in bestimmter \Lage in a certain location

2. (Liegeposition) position

3. (Situation) situation

finanzielle \Lage financial situation

die \Lage peilen [o sondieren] (fam) to see how the land lies

zu etw dat in der \Lage sein, in der \Lage sein, etw zu tun to be in a position to do sth

sich akk in der \Lage sehen, etw zu tun to be in a position to do sth

sich akk in jds \Lage versetzen to put oneself in sb's position

jdn in die \Lage versetzen, etw zu tun to enable sb to do sth

sich akk in die \Lage versetzen, etw zu tun to put oneself in a position to do sth

4. (Schicht) layer

5. AGR (Weinlage) location

6. (fam: Runde) round

eine \Lage Bier ausgeben to buy a round of beer

eine \Lage schmeißen (sl) to buy a round, to get a round in sl

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die; Lage, Lagen

1) situation; location

in ruhiger Lage — in a quiet location

eine gute Lage haben — be peacefully/well situated; be in a good/peaceful location

in höheren/tieferen Lagen — (Met.) on high/low ground

2) (Art des Liegens) position

jetzt habe ich eine bequeme Lage — now I'm lying comfortably; now I'm [lying] in a comfortable position

3) (Situation) situation

er war nicht in der Lage, das zu tun — he was not in a position to do that

versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage — put yourself in my position or place

nach Lage der Dinge — as matters stand/stood

die Lage peilen od. spannen — (ugs.) see how the land lies; find out the lie of the land; s. auch Herr

4) meist Pl. (Schwimmen)

die 400 m Lagen — the 400 m. individual medley

die 4×100 m Lagen — the 4×100 m. medley relay

5) (Schicht) layer

6) (StimmLage) register

7) (ugs.): (Runde) round

eine Lage ausgeben (ugs.) od. schmeißen — (salopp) get or stand a round

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Lage f; -, -n

1. räumlich: position (auch des Körpers); eines Gebäudes etc: auch situation, location; genauer: site;

Haus

in schöner Lage beautifully situated;

in höheren Lagen on high ground, higher up

2. (Weinanbaugebiet) site; (Weinberg) vineyard; (Wein) wine from a particular site

3. fig (Lebenslage etc) situation; (Umstände) auch circumstances pl; meist unbefriedigend: state of affairs; (Zustand) condition, state;

rechtliche Lage legal position;

wirtschaftliche/finanzielle Lage economic/financial situation;

in allen Lagen in any situation;

nach Lage der Dinge as matters stand;

die Lage der Dinge erfordert es, dass er zurücktritt the situation calls for his resignation;

(nicht) in der Lage sein zu (+inf) (not) be in a position to (+inf), be (un)able to (+inf)

jemanden in die Lage versetzen zu (+inf) enable sb to (+inf), make it possible for sb to (+inf)

in der glücklichen Lage sein zu (+inf) be in the fortunate position ( oder be fortunate enough) to (be able to) (+inf)

ich bin nicht in der Lage zu (+inf) I’m in no position to (+inf)

in derselben Lage sein auch be in the same boat;

versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage put yourself in my place ( oder position);

wenn ich in deiner Lage wäre if I were you, (if I were) in your position;

in einer unangenehmen/unglücklichen Lage sein be in an unpleasant/unfortunate position ( oder situation);

Herr der Lage sein/bleiben be/remain in control of the situation ( oder of things);

wie ist die Lage? umg how are things?, how’s it going? → peilen A

4. (Schicht) layer; GEOL auch stratum; im Stapel: tier; TECH, von Werkstoff: ply; Farbe: coat; von Wurst etc: layer

5. Buchwesen, von Papier: quire

6. MUS (Ton-, Stimmlage) register; von Akkorden: position;

die höheren Lagen the upper registers

6.

eine Lage Bier ausgeben umg buy ( oder stand) a round of beer

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die; Lage, Lagen

1) situation; location

in ruhiger Lage — in a quiet location

eine gute Lage haben — be peacefully/well situated; be in a good/peaceful location

in höheren/tieferen Lagen — (Met.) on high/low ground

2) (Art des Liegens) position

jetzt habe ich eine bequeme Lage — now I'm lying comfortably; now I'm [lying] in a comfortable position

3) (Situation) situation

er war nicht in der Lage, das zu tun — he was not in a position to do that

versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage — put yourself in my position or place

nach Lage der Dinge — as matters stand/stood

die Lage peilen od. spannen — (ugs.) see how the land lies; find out the lie of the land; s. auch Herr

4) meist Pl. (Schwimmen)

die 400 m Lagen — the 400 m. individual medley

die 4×100 m Lagen — the 4×100 m. medley relay

5) (Schicht) layer

6) (StimmLage) register

7) (ugs.): (Runde) round

eine Lage ausgeben (ugs.) od. schmeißen — (salopp) get or stand a round

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-n f.

coat n.

layer n.

ply n.

position n.

posture n.

site n.

situation n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Lage
9 terreno

adj.

earthly, worldly.

m.

1 lot, terrain, land, patch.

2 soil, ground.

3 terrain, ground.

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terreno

► adjetivo

1 worldly, earthly

► nombre masculino terreno

1 (tierra) land, piece of land, ground; (solar) plot, site

2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain

3 AGRICULTURA (de cultivo) soil; (campo) field

4 DEPORTE field, ground

5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ceder terreno figurado to give way

conocer el terreno figurado to be familiar with something

estar en su propio terreno figurado to be on home ground

ganar terreno / perder terreno to gain ground / lose ground

hacer algo sobre el terreno to do something on the spot 2 figurado to improvise something

saber uno el terreno que pisa figurado to know what one's doing

preparar el terreno figurado to pave the way, prepare the ground

ser terreno abonado (para algo) figurado to be receptive (to something)

terreno conocido figurado familiar ground

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terreno

► nombre masculino

1 (tierra) land, piece of land, ground; (solar) plot, site

2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain

3 AGRICULTURA (de cultivo) soil; (campo) field

4 DEPORTE field, ground

5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere

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noun m.

1) terrain

2) ground, land

3) plot

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1. ADJ

1) (Rel) [bienes] earthly

esta vida terrena — this earthly life liter

2) (Bio, Geol) terrestrial

2. SM

1) (=extensión de tierra) [gen] land; (=parcela) piece of land, plot of land

30 hectáreas de terreno — 30 hectares of land

es terreno municipal — it is council land

los terrenos pertenecientes al museo — the land belonging to the museum

vender unos terrenos — to sell some land

nos hemos comprado un terreno en las afueras — we've bought a piece of land o plot of land o some land on the outskirts of the city

el terreno que antes ocupaba la fábrica — the site the factory used to be on

2) [explicando sus características] (=relieve) ground, terrain; (=composición) soil, land

los accidentes del terreno — the unevenness of the ground o terrain

un terreno pedregoso — stony ground o terrain

estamos sobre un terreno arenoso — we're on sandy soil o land

vehículos todo terreno — all-terrain vehicles

3) (=campo)

a) [de estudio] field

en el terreno de la química — in the field of chemistry

ese no es mi terreno — that's not my field

b) [de actividad] sphere, field

el gobierno debe tomar medidas urgentes en el terreno económico — the government must take urgent measures in the economic sphere o field

la competencia de las empresas extranjeras en todos los terrenos — competition from foreign companies in all areas

en cuanto a las pensiones, se ha avanzado poco en este terreno — as for pensions, little progress has been made in this area

este caso entra en el terreno militar — this case is a military matter

4)

- ceder terreno

- pisar terreno firme

- ganar terreno

- perder terreno

- saber o conocer el terreno que se pisa

- preparar el terreno

- vencer a algn en su propio terreno

- recuperar terreno

- sobre el terreno

analizarán la situación sobre el terreno — they will analyse the situation on the ground

resolveremos el problema sobre el terreno — we will solve the problem as we go along

terreno abonado —

es terreno abonado para el vicio — it is a breeding ground for vice

dichas tendencias han encontrado el terreno abonado entre la juventud — these trends have found a fertile breeding ground amongst the young

este país es terreno abonado para las inversiones extranjeras — this country provides rich pickings for foreign investment

- llamar a algn a terreno

terreno de pruebas — testing-ground

5) (Dep)

empataron en su terreno — they drew at home

perdieron en su propio terreno — they lost on their home ground

el equipo tuvo una nueva derrota fuera de su terreno — the team suffered a fresh defeat away (from home)

terreno de juego — pitch, field

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I
- na adjetivo

a) (Relig) earthly

b) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)
II
masculino

1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)

heredó unos terrenos en Sonora — she inherited some land in Sonora

un terreno plantado de viñas — a field planted with vines

el terreno cuesta tanto como la casa — the land costs as much as the house

el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

- terreno de juego

2) ( extensión de tierra) land

una casa con mucho terreno — a house with a lot of land

3)

a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil

allanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground

estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground

minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something

recuperar terreno — to recover lost ground

sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies

b) (Geol) terrane, terrain

- terreno abonado or propicio

- terreno conocido

4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field

en el terreno laboral — at work

en el terreno de las artes — in the arts

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(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land

Ex. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex. Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.

Ex. These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.

Ex. Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.

Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

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I
- na adjetivo

a) (Relig) earthly

b) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)
II
masculino

1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)

heredó unos terrenos en Sonora — she inherited some land in Sonora

un terreno plantado de viñas — a field planted with vines

el terreno cuesta tanto como la casa — the land costs as much as the house

el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

- terreno de juego

2) ( extensión de tierra) land

una casa con mucho terreno — a house with a lot of land

3)

a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil

allanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground

estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground

minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something

recuperar terreno — to recover lost ground

sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies

b) (Geol) terrane, terrain

- terreno abonado or propicio

- terreno conocido

4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field

en el terreno laboral — at work

en el terreno de las artes — in the arts

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terreno¹

¹ = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land.

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.

Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.

* con terrenos cedidos por el gobierno = land grant [land-grant].

* en terreno conocido = on familiar grounds.

* en terreno peligroso = on shaky grounds.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* gestión de terrenos = land management.

* invadir el terreno (de Alguien) = encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.

* limpiar el terreno de árboles = clear + land.

* motocicleta todo terreno = dirt bike.

* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.

* perder terreno = lose + ground.

* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.

* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.

* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.

* prueba sobre el terreno = field test, field trial.

* sobre el terreno = on the ground.

* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.

* terreno conocido = familiar grounds.

* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.

* terreno de deportes = sport arena.

* terreno de juego = playing field, pitch.

* terreno de pruebas = testing ground.

* terreno desconocido = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* terreno elevado = high ground.

* terreno en construcción = building site.

* terreno firme = firm ground, safe ground, solid ground.

* terreno inhóspito = inhospitable terrain.

* terreno maderero = timberland.

* terreno nada fértil = stony ground.

* terreno neutral = neutral ground.

* terreno para construir = building site.

* terreno pedegroso = stony ground.

* terreno peligroso = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.

* terreno poco definido = grey area [gray area].

* terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.

* terrenos = site, landed estate, grounds.

* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.

* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.

* terreno sin construir = vacant lot.

* terrenos sin construir = vacant land.

* vehículo todoterreno = all-terrain vehicle.

* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.

terreno²

² = earthly [earthlier -comp., earthliest -sup.], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].

Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.

Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.

Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.

Ex: Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

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terreno¹ -na

adjective

1 ( Relig) earthly

nuestra vida terrena our earthly life, our life on earth

2 (no marino o aéreo) terrestrial ( frml), land ( before n)

terreno²

masculine

A (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot ( AmE)

heredó unos terrenos en Sonora she inherited some land in Sonora

un terreno plantado de viñas a field o an area of land planted with vines

el terreno cuesta tanto como la casa the land costs as much as the house

quieren construir en esos terrenos they want to build on that land o site

el terreno llega hasta el río the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

Compuesto:

terreno de juego

field, pitch ( BrE)

Escocia perdió frente a Gales en su propio terreno (de juego) Scotland lost at home to Wales, Scotland lost to Wales despite having home-field advantage ( AmE), Scotland lost to Wales on their home ground ( BrE)

B (extensión de tierra) land

compraron una casa con mucho terreno they bought a house with a lot of land

C

1 ( Geog) (refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; (refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil

un terreno montañoso mountainous terrain

los accidentes del terreno the features of the landscape o terrain

un terreno pantanoso marshy land, a marshy terrain

un terreno bueno para el cultivo del trigo good land o soil for growing wheat

allanarle el terreno a algn to smooth the way o path for sb

ceder/ganar/perder terreno to give/gain/lose ground

estar en su (propio) terreno to be on one's own ground

llamar a algn a terreno ( Chi fam); to pull sb up ( colloq)

minarle or socavarle el terreno a algn to cut the ground from under sb's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a algn/algo to pave the way for sb/sth

recuperar terreno to recover lost ground

sobre el terreno: para estudiar sobre el terreno la situación to make an on-the-spot o an in situ assessment of the situation

iremos haciendo planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along

tantear el terreno to see how the land lies

2 ( Geol) terrane, terrain

Compuestos:

● terreno abonado or propicio

es terreno abonado or propicio para la delincuencia it is a breeding ground for crime

es un terreno abonado or propicio para la especulación it gives rise to a great deal of speculation

● terreno conocido

familiar ground

para él ya es terreno conocido he's on familiar ground, it's familiar ground to him

D (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field

en el terreno laboral at work

ejerció una gran influencia en el terreno de las artes he was a major influence in the arts

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terreno 1
◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) earthly

terreno 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE);

◊ heredó unos terrenos en Sonora she inherited some land in Sonora;

un terreno plantado de viñas a field planted with vines;
terreno de juego field, pitch
b) ( extensión de tierra) land;

◊ una casa con mucho terreno a house with a lot of land

2 (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain;
( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil;
◊ un terreno fértil fertile land

3 (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field;
◊ en el terreno político within the field of politics

terreno,-a
I adjetivo ➣ terrenal
II sustantivo masculino
1 Geol terrain
2 (extensión de tierra) (piece of) land, ground: quiere cultivar su terreno, he wants to cultivate his land
tiene un terreno en Valencia, he has land in Valencia
un terreno arenoso, a sandy soil
3 fig (campo de acción, investigación) field, sphere
4 Dep terreno (de juego), field, ground
♦ Locuciones: le gusta saber qué terreno pisa, he likes to know where he stands
ganar/perder terreno, to gain/lose ground
preparar el terreno, to prepare the ground
sobre el terreno, as one goes along
' terreno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acotar
- adyacente
- allanar
- alta
- alto
- badén
- depresión
- elevación
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- finca
- grieta
- inclinación
- juego
- margen
- monte
- movediza
- movedizo
- nacional
- ondulada
- ondulado
- orientar
- parque
- pelada
- pelado
- pendiente
- polígono
- regar
- reseca
- reseco
- revalorizar
- salar
- salvaje
- sanear
- solar
- terrena
- terruño
- tierra
- triangular
- abrupto
- accidentado
- accidente
- adaptar
- agreste
- alameda
- altibajos
- anegar
- arbolado
- arenoso
- asentar
English:
dirt bike
- estate
- extend
- feeler
- flatten
- foresight
- gain
- gain on
- ground
- gulley
- gully
- ice
- jeep
- level
- lose
- lot
- out-of-bounds
- parcel
- patch
- pitch
- plot
- recreation ground
- rent
- rugged
- ruggedness
- scout
- spread
- stretch
- survey
- tenure
- terrain
- testing ground
- tract
- uneven
- unfold
- way
- area
- common
- country
- ease
- green
- mostly
- piece
- preserve
- property
- province
- reclaim
- site

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terreno, -a

♦ adj
Formal [vida] earthly; [bienes, preocupaciones] worldly
♦ nm

1. [suelo] land;
[por su relieve] terrain; [por su composición, utilidad agrícola] soil;
grandes extensiones de terreno large tracts of land;

terreno montañoso/abrupto mountainous/rugged terrain;

terreno arenoso/volcánico sandy/volcanic soil;

el terreno era irregular the ground was uneven;

Comp

ser terreno abonado (para algo) to be fertile ground (for sth)

Comp
terreno agrícola farmland;
terreno cultivable arable land;

terreno edificable land suitable for development;

terreno rústico land unsuitable for development;

terreno urbanizable land suitable for development;

terreno no urbanizable land unsuitable for development

2. [parcela, solar] plot (of land);

tenemos unos terrenos en el pueblo we have some land in the village

3. [en deportes]
terreno (de juego) field, Br pitch;

los jugadores saltaron al terreno de juego the players came out onto the field o Br pitch

4. [ámbito] field;

en el terreno de la música/medicina in the field of music/medicine;

tiene muchos problemas en el terreno personal she has a lot of problems in her private life;

ha habido muchos avances en este terreno there have been considerable advances in this field

5. [territorio] ground;

estar o [m5] encontrarse en su propio terreno to be on home ground;

estar en o [m5]pisar terreno conocido/desconocido/firme to be on familiar/unfamiliar/solid ground;

llevar algo/a alguien a su terreno: sabe llevar las conversaciones a su terreno he knows how to steer conversations round to what interests him;

la campeona supo llevar a su terreno a la tenista holandesa the champion was able to impose her own terms on the Dutch player;

sabe llevar cualquier canción a su terreno he is capable of making any song his own;

Comp

ceder terreno to give ground;

Comp

ganar terreno to gain ground;

le está ganando terreno a su rival he's gaining ground on his rival;

Comp

perder terreno (ante alguien) to lose ground (to sb);

Comp

preparar el terreno (para algo/a alguien) to pave the way (for sth/sb);

Comp

reconocer o [m5] tantear el terreno to see how the land lies;

Comp

sabe el terreno que pisa she knows what she is about;

Comp

sobre el terreno: estudiar algo sobre el terreno to study something in the field;

resolveremos los problemas sobre el terreno we'll solve the problems as we go along

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terreno

I adj earthly, worldly

II m land; fig

field;

un terreno a lot, Br a plot o

piece of land;

sobre el terreno in the field;

ganar/perder terreno fig gain/lose ground;

tantear el terreno fig see how the land lies;

llevar a alguien a su terreno get s.o. on one’s home ground;

pisar terreno resbaladizo fig be on slippery ground

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terreno nm

1) : terrain

2) suelo: earth, ground

3) : plot, tract of land

4)

perder terreno : to lose ground

5)

preparar el terreno : to pave the way

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terreno n

1. (tierra) land

van a construir en ese terreno they going to build on that land

Carlos se ha comprado un terreno Carlos has bought a piece of land

2. (de una actividad) field

el terreno de la literatura the field of literature

terreno de juego pitch

Spanish-English dictionary > terreno
10 situación

f.

1 situation, state, picture.

2 position, siting.

3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.

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situación

► nombre femenino

1 (circunstancia) situation

■ la situación política the political situation

2 (posición) position

■ su situación social his social position

3 (emplazamiento) situation, location

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noun f.

situation

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SF

1) (=circunstancias) situation

¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

me pones en una situación muy difícil — you're putting me in a very difficult position

no estoy en situación de desmentirlo — I'm not in a position to deny it

situación jurídica — legal status

situación límite — extreme situation

2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

situación económica — financial position, financial situation

4) (=estado) state

la situación del edificio es ruinosa — the building is in a state of ruin

5)

precio de situación — LAm bargain price

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femenino

1)

a) ( coyuntura) situation

no está en situación de poder ayudarnos — she is not in a position to be able to help us

salvar la situación — to save the day

b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing

2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)

la situación del local es excelente — the premises are ideally situated o located

* * *

= event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.

Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.

Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.

Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.

Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.

Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.

Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.

Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.

Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.

Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.

Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.

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* aceptar la situación = accept + situation.

* adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.

* afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.

* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.

* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.

* aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.

* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.

* contemplar una situación = address + situation.

* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.

* corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* dada la situación = in the circumstances.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.

* describir una situación = depict + situation.

* disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.

* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.

* empeorar la situación = make + things worse.

* empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.

* en esta situación = at this juncture.

* enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.

* en la situación concreta = on the scene.

* en situación de = in the position to.

* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.

* en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.

* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.

* en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.

* en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.

* en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.

* en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.

* estado de una situación = state of being.

* estar en situación de = be in a position to.

* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.

* explicar la situación = explain + the situation.

* gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.

* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.

* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.

* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.

* imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.

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

* informe de situación = status report.

* informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.

* la situación = the course of events.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.

* ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.

* reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.

* rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.

* remediar una situación = remedy + situation.

* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.

* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.

* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* sensible a la situación = situation-aware.

* simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.

* situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.

* situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.

* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.

* situación análoga = analogue.

* situación apremiante = plight.

* situación apurada = hardship.

* situación azarosa = predicament.

* situación buena = strong position.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* situación cómica = comedy sketch.

* situación confusa = muddy waters.

* situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.

* situación crítica = critical situation.

* situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.

* situación de desesperación = scene of despair.

* situación de estrés = stress situation.

* situación de préstamo = loan status.

* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.

* situación de tensión = stress situation.

* situación diaria = daily situation.

* situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.

* situación económica = financial situation, economic status.

* situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.

* situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.

* situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.

* situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.

* situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* situación experimental = laboratory situation.

* situación forzada = Procrustean bed.

* situación hipotética = scenario.

* situación ideal = ideal situation.

* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.

* situación insostenible = unbearable situation.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

* situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.

* situación penosa = plight.

* situación poco clara = clouding.

* situación política = political scene.

* situación posible = scenario.

* situación precaria = precarious situation.

* situación privilegiada = advantageous location.

* situación problemática = problem situation.

* situación sin solución = impasse.

* situación + surgir = situation + arise.

* situación tensa = stress situation.

* situación ventajosa = winning situation.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

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femenino

1)

a) ( coyuntura) situation

no está en situación de poder ayudarnos — she is not in a position to be able to help us

salvar la situación — to save the day

b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing

2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)

la situación del local es excelente — the premises are ideally situated o located

* * *

= event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.

Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.

Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.

Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.

Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.

Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.

Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.

Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.

Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.

Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.

Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.

Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.

* aceptar la situación = accept + situation.

* adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.

* afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.

* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.

* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.

* aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.

* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.

* contemplar una situación = address + situation.

* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.

* corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* dada la situación = in the circumstances.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.

* describir una situación = depict + situation.

* disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.

* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.

* empeorar la situación = make + things worse.

* empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.

* en esta situación = at this juncture.

* enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.

* en la situación concreta = on the scene.

* en situación de = in the position to.

* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.

* en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.

* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.

* en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.

* en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.

* en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.

* en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.

* estado de una situación = state of being.

* estar en situación de = be in a position to.

* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.

* explicar la situación = explain + the situation.

* gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.

* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.

* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.

* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.

* imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.

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

* informe de situación = status report.

* informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.

* la situación = the course of events.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.

* ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.

* reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.

* rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.

* remediar una situación = remedy + situation.

* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.

* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.

* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* sensible a la situación = situation-aware.

* simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.

* situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.

* situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.

* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.

* situación análoga = analogue.

* situación apremiante = plight.

* situación apurada = hardship.

* situación azarosa = predicament.

* situación buena = strong position.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* situación cómica = comedy sketch.

* situación confusa = muddy waters.

* situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.

* situación crítica = critical situation.

* situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.

* situación de desesperación = scene of despair.

* situación de estrés = stress situation.

* situación de préstamo = loan status.

* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.

* situación de tensión = stress situation.

* situación diaria = daily situation.

* situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.

* situación económica = financial situation, economic status.

* situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.

* situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.

* situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.

* situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.

* situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* situación experimental = laboratory situation.

* situación forzada = Procrustean bed.

* situación hipotética = scenario.

* situación ideal = ideal situation.

* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.

* situación insostenible = unbearable situation.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

* situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.

* situación penosa = plight.

* situación poco clara = clouding.

* situación política = political scene.

* situación posible = scenario.

* situación precaria = precarious situation.

* situación privilegiada = advantageous location.

* situación problemática = problem situation.

* situación sin solución = impasse.

* situación + surgir = situation + arise.

* situación tensa = stress situation.

* situación ventajosa = winning situation.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

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situación

feminine

A

1 (coyuntura) situation

nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position

no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us

se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation

apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances

salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation

2 (en la sociedad) position, standing

Compuesto:

situación límite

extreme situation

B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)

la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located

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situación sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( coyuntura) situation

b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing

2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
situación sustantivo femenino
1 (económica) situation
2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
3 (emplazamiento) location
4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
' situación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusiva
- abusivo
- acierto
- aclimatarse
- adueñarse
- afianzarse
- airosa
- airoso
- ambiente
- ámbito
- anterioridad
- aprovechar
- caer
- calibrar
- callejón
- cañón
- capear
- cargo
- caso
- comparable
- comprometedor
- comprometedora
- comprometida
- comprometido
- compromiso
- condición
- conducir
- considerablemente
- correr
- coyuntura
- crisis
- decantar
- desdramatizar
- desembocar
- detonante
- dimanar
- disposición
- dueña
- dueño
- embrollo
- emotiva
- emotivo
- endemoniada
- endemoniado
- enrarecerse
- enredar
- enredarse
- entrar
- estar
- estado
English:
aggravate
- anywhere
- applicable
- apprise
- aspect
- assess
- assessment
- awkward
- backdrop
- border on
- break
- bullet
- business
- case
- command
- confuse
- consolidate
- danger
- defuse
- deteriorate
- dinner
- dire
- disgusting
- distressing
- encouraging
- end
- explosive
- fraught
- fuel
- further
- grim
- heat
- hook
- hot up
- in
- indoors
- inflammable
- injustice
- irritating
- joke
- mess
- misjudge
- muddy
- nasty
- need
- no-win
- off
- ongoing
- pass
- picture

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situación nf

1. [circunstancias] situation;
[legal, social] status;
estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
[enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position

Comp
situación económica economic situation;
situación límite extreme o critical situation

2. [ubicación] location;

la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location

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situación

f situation;

estar en situación de be in a position to

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situación nf, pl - ciones : situation

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situación n situation

Spanish-English dictionary > situación
11 posición

f.

1 position, exact position, bearing, location.

2 standing, reputation, status.

3 attitude, stand, position, stance.

4 position.

5 position, job, billet.

6 place, social standing.

7 situs.

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posición

► nombre femenino

1 (postura, situación) position

2 (condición - económica) situation; (- social) status

* * *

noun f.

1) position

2) attitude

3) status

4) rating

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SF

1) (=postura) position

mantener el frasco en posición vertical — keep the bottle in an upright position

estar en posición de firme — (Mil) to be at attention

estar en posición de guardia — to be on guard

posición del misionero — missionary position

2) (=lugar) position

la posición de los jugadores en el terreno de juego — the position of the players on the pitch

3) (=categoría) position, standing

disfrutan de una elevada posición social — they enjoy a high social position

4) (=punto de vista) position, stance

¿cuál es su posición en este conflicto? — what's your position o stance on this dispute?

5) [en competición, liga] place, position

ganó Alemania con Italia en segunda posición — Germany won, with Italy in second place o position

terminó en primera posición — he finished first o in first place

posiciones de honor — first three places, medal positions

perder posiciones — [en lucha, enfrentamiento] to lose ground

6) LAm (=puesto de trabajo) position, post

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femenino

1)

a) (lugar, puesto) position

en (la) quinta posición... — he finished the race in fifth place...

b) (Mil) position

2)

a) ( situación) position

no estoy en posición de negociar — I'm in no position to negotiate

b) ( en la sociedad) social standing

gente de buena posición or de posición elevada — people of high social standing

es de una familia de posición desahogada — his family is comfortably off

3)

a) ( postura física) position

en posición vertical — in an upright position

b) ( actitud) position, stance

adoptar una posición intransigente — to take o adopt a tough stance

* * *

= attitude, character position, location, position, position, ranking, footing, stand, rank number, stance, standing, grading, mindshare.

Ex. One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.

Ex. The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.

Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.

Ex. Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.

Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.

Ex. It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.

Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex. It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

Ex. Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.

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* alta posición = high estate.

* aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición = take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* de posición intermedia = middle-ground.

* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* en posición correcta = the right way round.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar en posición de = be in a position to.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.

* ocupar una posición = take + position, fill + niche, occupy + a niche.

* ocupar una posición de = be in position of.

* ocupar un posición = occupy + position.

* posición de comienzo = offset value.

* posición del loto, la = lotus position, the, padmasana.

* posición de poder = position power.

* posición de ventaja = high ground.

* posición elevada = high ground.

* posición estratégica = vantage point.

* posición geográfica = geolocation.

* posición incorrecta, en = wrong way round, the.

* posición inicial = lead position, starting position.

* posición intermedia = middle way.

* posición privilegiada = advantageous position.

* posición social = social standing.

* posición ventajosa = vantage point, high ground.

* primera posición = pole position, pole start.

* primera posición de salida = pole start, pole position.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* reconsiderar posición = reconsider + position.

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femenino

1)

a) (lugar, puesto) position

en (la) quinta posición... — he finished the race in fifth place...

b) (Mil) position

2)

a) ( situación) position

no estoy en posición de negociar — I'm in no position to negotiate

b) ( en la sociedad) social standing

gente de buena posición or de posición elevada — people of high social standing

es de una familia de posición desahogada — his family is comfortably off

3)

a) ( postura física) position

en posición vertical — in an upright position

b) ( actitud) position, stance

adoptar una posición intransigente — to take o adopt a tough stance

* * *

= attitude, character position, location, position, position, ranking, footing, stand, rank number, stance, standing, grading, mindshare.

Ex: One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.

Ex: The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.

Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.

Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.

Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.

Ex: It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.

Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

Ex: Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.

* alta posición = high estate.

* aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición = take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* de posición intermedia = middle-ground.

* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* en posición correcta = the right way round.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar en posición de = be in a position to.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.

* ocupar una posición = take + position, fill + niche, occupy + a niche.

* ocupar una posición de = be in position of.

* ocupar un posición = occupy + position.

* posición de comienzo = offset value.

* posición del loto, la = lotus position, the, padmasana.

* posición de poder = position power.

* posición de ventaja = high ground.

* posición elevada = high ground.

* posición estratégica = vantage point.

* posición geográfica = geolocation.

* posición incorrecta, en = wrong way round, the.

* posición inicial = lead position, starting position.

* posición intermedia = middle way.

* posición privilegiada = advantageous position.

* posición social = social standing.

* posición ventajosa = vantage point, high ground.

* primera posición = pole position, pole start.

* primera posición de salida = pole start, pole position.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* reconsiderar posición = reconsider + position.

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posición

feminine

A

1 (lugar, puesto) position

me indicó su posición en el mapa she showed me its position o where it was on the map

terminó la carrera en (la) quinta posición he finished the race in fifth place

el dólar recuperó posiciones frente al yen the dollar recovered against the yen

2 ( Mil) position

bombardearon las posiciones enemigas they bombarded the enemy positions o lines

Compuestos:

● posición adelantada or de adelanto

( Chi) offside position

● posición de salida

starting position

B

1 (situación) position

no estoy en posición de hacer críticas a nadie I'm in no position to criticize anyone

2 (en la sociedad) social standing

gente de buena posiciónor de posición elevada people of high social standing

un hombre de posición a man of some standing

es de una familia de posición desahogada his family is comfortably off

posición dominante en el mercado dominant market position

C

1 (postura física) position

coloquen sus asientos en posición vertical put your seats in an upright position

mantenga la cabeza en posición erguida keep your head up

2 (actitud) position, stance

adoptaron una posición intransigente they took a tough stand, they adopted a tough stance

Compuestos:

● posición de descanso

at ease

en posición de descanso (standing) at ease

● posición de firmes

attention

en posición de firmes at attention, standing to attention

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posición sustantivo femenino
a) ( en general) position;

◊ en posición vertical in an upright position

b) ( en la sociedad) social standing;

◊ gente de buena posición people of high social standing

c) ( actitud) position, stance;

◊ adoptar una posición intransigente to take a tough stand o stance

posición sustantivo femenino position: estoy muy incómodo en esta posición, I'm uncomfortable in this position
mantuvo una posición muy beligerante, he adopted a beligerant position
' posición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- ala
- debilitar
- después
- ir
- inferior
- luz
- opuesta
- opuesto
- recta
- recto
- señor
- sitio
- situarse
- supina
- supino
- a
- abusar
- acomodado
- adelante
- adoptar
- afianzar
- alto
- altura
- antirreglamentario
- bien
- caer
- cambiar
- confianza
- consolidar
- delantero
- desahogado
- descanso
- elevado
- gozar
- holgado
- inmejorable
- insostenible
- invertido
- marginal
- modesto
- óptimo
- perfilar
- privilegiado
- sobre
- superior
- término
- ubicación
- vertical
- vuelta
English:
abuse
- after
- ahead
- along
- ashore
- asinine
- at
- away
- before
- between
- bottom
- down
- downstairs
- enhance
- face
- fire
- fourth
- from
- in
- lead
- middle ground
- on
- over
- overseas
- parking lights
- position
- reach
- reverse
- sidelight
- south
- stand
- station
- tenuous
- to
- undermine
- up
- vantage point
- attention
- better
- location
- self
- setting
- sit
- something
- standing
- status
- tread
- worse

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posición nf

1. [postura física] position

Comp
posición fetal foetal position;
posición de loto lotus position

2. [puesto] position;

quedó en (la) quinta posición he was fifth;

el equipo ha recuperado posiciones con respecto al líder the team has closed the gap on the leader;

posición ventajosa vantage point

3. [lugar] position;

tomaron las posiciones enemigas they took the enemy positions

4. [situación] position;

no estoy en posición de opinar I'm not in a position to comment;

estoy en una posición muy difícil I'm in a very difficult position

5. [categoría] [social] status;
[económica] situation;
está en una posición económica difícil he's in a difficult financial situation

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posición

f

1 tb MIL, fig

position;

en buena posición en clasificación in a good position, well-placed;

en posición de espera on standby

2 social standing, status;

de posición of some standing

* * *

posición nf, pl - ciones

1) : position, place

2) : status, standing

3) : attitude, stance

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posición n position

Spanish-English dictionary > posición
12 compromiso

m.

1 commitment.

2 engagement (cita).

compromiso matrimonial engagement

3 compromising or difficult situation.

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put somebody in a difficult o awkward position

4 compromise, in-between, give-and-take, happy medium.

5 date, appointment, meeting, engagement.

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compromiso

► nombre masculino

1 (obligación) commitment, obligation

■ cumplió sus compromisos she fulfilled her obligations

2 (acuerdo) agreement

3 (cita) appointment; (amorosa) date

4 (dificultad) difficult situation, bind

5 (matrimonial) engagement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

libre de compromiso without obligation

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put somebody in a tight spot, put somebody in a difficult situation

por compromiso out of a sense of duty

soltero,-a y sin compromiso free and single, footloose and fancy-free

compromiso matrimonial engagement

compromiso verbal verbal agreement

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noun m.

1) commitment

2) engagement

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SM

1) (=obligación)

a) [por acuerdo, ideología] commitment

el gobierno reiteró su compromiso con el plan de paz — the government reiterated its commitment to the peace plan

nuestro compromiso con la cultura — our commitment to cultural projects

esperamos que cumplan con su compromiso de bajar los impuestos — we hope they will honour their commitment to lowering taxes

• sin compromiso — without obligation

pida presupuesto sin compromiso — ask for an estimate without obligation

b) [por convenciones sociales]

aunque no tenemos compromiso con ellos, los vamos a invitar — we're going to invite them even though we're under no obligation to

si le regalas ahora algo, la pondrás en el compromiso de invitarte a cenar — if you give her a present now, you'll make her feel obliged to take you out to dinner

• por compromiso — out of a sense of duty

fui a la boda por compromiso — I felt obliged to go to the wedding, I went to the wedding out of a sense of duty

por compromiso no lo hagas — don't feel obliged to do it

• verse en el compromiso — to feel obliged

me vi en el compromiso de tener que invitarlos a cenar — I felt obliged to invite them to dinner

compromiso político — political commitment

compromiso público — public commitment

compromiso social — social commitment

2) (=aprieto)

• poner a algn en un compromiso — to put sb in an awkward position

3) (=acuerdo) agreement; [con concesiones mutuas] compromise

aceptar un compromiso — to accept a compromise

una fórmula de compromiso — a compromise, a compromise formula

una solución de compromiso — a compromise solution

compromiso histórico — historic agreement

compromiso verbal — unwritten agreement

4) (=cita)

a) [con otras personas] engagement

ahora, si me disculpan, tengo que atender otros compromisos — now, if you will excuse me, I have other engagements

mañana no puede ser, tengo un compromiso — tomorrow is impossible, I'm otherwise engaged

¿tienes algún compromiso para esta noche? — do you have anything arranged for tonight?

b) (Dep) match

en su próximo compromiso frente al Zaragoza — in their next match against Zaragoza

5) [de matrimonio] engagement

han roto su compromiso — they have broken off their engagement

soltero y sin compromiso — single and unattached

compromiso matrimonial — engagement, engagement to marry

6) (Med)

una afección cardíaca con compromiso hepático — a heart condition affecting the liver

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masculino

1)

a) ( obligación)

el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate

sin compromiso alguno — without obligation

los invitó por compromiso — she felt obliged to invite them

no voy a ir, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso — I'm not going to go, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

b) (de artista, escritor) political commitment

2) ( cita) engagement

compromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso — he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else

tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to

3) ( de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal (frml)

romper el compromiso — to break off the engagement

4) ( acuerdo) agreement; ( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso — a compromise (solution)

5) ( apuro) awkward situation

me puso en un compromiso — he put me in an awkward position

* * *

= commitment, engagement, stake in the ground.

Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex. The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.

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* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* compromiso con = commitment to.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* compromiso matrimonial, el = marriage bond, the.

* compromiso oficial = public engagement.

* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.

* compromiso por escrito = written commitment, promissory.

* compromiso social = social engagement.

* compromiso verbal = verbal commitment.

* con compromisos = strings attached.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* libre y sin compromiso = footloose and fancy-free.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.

* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( obligación)

el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate

sin compromiso alguno — without obligation

los invitó por compromiso — she felt obliged to invite them

no voy a ir, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso — I'm not going to go, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

b) (de artista, escritor) political commitment

2) ( cita) engagement

compromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso — he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else

tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to

3) ( de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal (frml)

romper el compromiso — to break off the engagement

4) ( acuerdo) agreement; ( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso — a compromise (solution)

5) ( apuro) awkward situation

me puso en un compromiso — he put me in an awkward position

* * *

= commitment, engagement, stake in the ground.

Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* compromiso con = commitment to.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* compromiso matrimonial, el = marriage bond, the.

* compromiso oficial = public engagement.

* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.

* compromiso por escrito = written commitment, promissory.

* compromiso social = social engagement.

* compromiso verbal = verbal commitment.

* con compromisos = strings attached.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* libre y sin compromiso = footloose and fancy-free.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.

* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.

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compromiso

masculine

A

1

(obligación): no respetó el compromiso adquirido con el electorado he reneged on the commitment o pledge he had made to the electorate

ha contraído el compromiso de educarlos en la fe católica she has undertaken o pledged to bring them up in the Catholic faith

solicite, sin compromiso alguno, nuestro folleto informativo ask/send for our brochure without obligation

los invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them, she invited them out of a sense of duty

no les voy a regalar nada, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm not going to give them anything, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

soltero y sin compromiso free and single;

( hum) footloose and fancy-free ( hum)

2 (de un artista, escritor) political commitment

B (cita) engagement

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else, he was unable to attend as he had a prior engagement ( frml)

tiene muchos compromisos sociales she has a lot of social engagements o commitments

C (de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal ( frml)

romper el compromiso to break off the engagement

han anunciado su compromiso matrimonial ( frml); they have announced their engagement

D (acuerdo) agreement; (con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso a compromise (solution)

E (apuro) awkward situation

me pones en un compromiso you're putting me in an awkward position

F ( Med):

un golpe en la cabeza con compromiso cerebral a blow to the head affecting the brain

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compromiso sustantivo masculino
a) (moral, financiero) commitment;

◊ adquirir un compromiso con algn to make a commitment to sb;

sin compromiso alguno without obligation;
los invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them;
yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm under no obligation to them
b) ( cita) engagement;

◊ compromisos sociales social engagements o commitments

c) ( de matrimonio) engagement

d) ( acuerdo) agreement;

( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise;
◊ llegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

e) ( apuro) awkward situation;

◊ me puso en un compromiso he put me in an awkward position

compromiso sustantivo masculino
1 (obligación) obligation, commitment: pida presupuesto sin compromiso, ask for an estimate without obligation
tengo que hacer una visita de compromiso, I must pay a duty call
hacer algo por compromiso, to do sthg because one feels that one has to
2 (cita) engagement: tengo un compromiso previo, I have a previous engagement
3 (situación apurada) difficult o embarrassing situation: me pones en un compromiso, you're making it difficult for me
4 (acuerdo) agreement
5 frml compromiso (de boda), engagement: le regaló un anillo de compromiso, he gave her an engagement ring
' compromiso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ligadura
- obligación
- palabra
- vale
- anillo
- argolla
- contraer
- cumplir
- deshacer
- desligarse
- deuda
- eludir
- novio
- plan
- romper
- usar
- zafar
English:
attach
- back out
- booking
- commitment
- date
- dedication
- default setting
- discharge
- engagement
- engagement ring
- fulfil
- fulfill
- half-way
- honour
- keep
- obligation
- otherwise
- outpouring
- pledge
- previous
- stand by
- stick by
- stick to
- unattached
- compromise
- engaged
- foot
- on
- prior

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compromiso nm

1. [obligación] commitment;

me vi en el compromiso de tener que aceptar I found myself obliged to accept;

adquirí el compromiso de ayudarlos I undertook to help them;

cumplir un compromiso to fulfil o honour a commitment;

no cumplieron el compromiso de entregar las armas they did not honour their commitment to hand over their weapons;

sin compromiso without obligation;

reciba información en su domicilio, sin ningún compromiso let us send you our brochure without obligation

2. [acuerdo] agreement;

patronal y sindicatos alcanzaron un compromiso management and unions reached an agreement;

presentaron una propuesta de compromiso they proposed a compromise

3. [cita] engagement;

esta noche tengo un compromiso y no podré salir contigo I'm busy this evening, so I won't be able to go out with you;

si no tienes ningún compromiso, podríamos ir al cine if you're not doing anything else, we could go to the cinema

4. [dificultad] compromising o difficult situation;

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put sb in a difficult o awkward position

5. [ideológico] commitment;

ha dejado siempre claro su compromiso con la paz he has always made clear his commitment to peace

6. [para casarse] engagement;

han anunciado su compromiso they have announced their engagement;

es una joven soltera y sin compromiso she's young, free and single

Comp
compromiso matrimonial engagement
7. [encuentro deportivo] fixture

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compromiso

m

1 commitment

2 ( obligación) obligation;

sin compromiso COM without commitment;

soltero y sin compromiso fam footloose and fancy-free

3 ( acuerdo) agreement

4 ( apuro) awkward situation

5

:

compromiso (matrimonial) engagement

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compromiso nm

1) : obligation, commitment

2) : engagement

anillo de compromiso: engagement ring

3) : agreement

4) : awkward situation, fix

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compromiso n

1. (cita, promesa de matrimonio) engagement

no puedo, tengo un compromiso I can't, I've got a previous engagement

2. (apuro) difficult situation

se vio en un compromiso he found himself in a difficult situation

compromiso matrimonial engagement

Spanish-English dictionary > compromiso
13 land

1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (solid part of the earth) Land, das

by land — auf dem Landweg

on land — zu Lande; (not in air) auf dem Boden; (not in or on water) an Land

2) no indef. art. (expanse of country) Land, das

see how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also academic.ru/42780/lie">lie II 1. 1)

3) no pl., no indef. art. (ground for farming or building, property) Land, das

work the land — das Land bebauen

live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt

4) (country) Land, das

the greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land
2. transitive verb
1) (set ashore) [an]landen [Truppen, Passagiere, Waren, Fang]

2) (Aeronaut.) landen [[Wasser]flugzeug]

3) (bring into a situation)

land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)

land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)

4) (deal) landen [Schlag]

land somebody one — jemandem einen Schlag verpassen (ugs.)

5) (burden)

land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)

be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)

6)

land a fish — einen Fisch an Land ziehen

7) (fig.): (succeed in obtaining) an Land ziehen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
1) [Boot usw.:] anlegen, landen; [Passagier:] aussteigen ( from aus)

we landed at Dieppe — wir gingen in Dieppe an Land

2) (Aeronaut.) landen; (on water) [auf dem Wasser] aufsetzen

be about to land — zur Landung angesetzt haben; gerade landen

3) (alight) landen; [Ball:] aufkommen

land on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen

Phrasal Verbs:

- land back

- land up

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[lænd] 1. noun
1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) das Land

2) (a country: foreign lands.) das Land

3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) das Land

4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) das Land
2. verb
1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) landen

2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) landen

3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) in Schwierigkeiten etc. bringen

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[-rouvə]

noun

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.) der Landrover

- landing
- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies
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land

[lænd]

I. n

1. no pl (not water) Land nt

to have dry \land under one's feet festen Boden unter den Füßen haben

to sight \land Land sichten

to travel by \land auf dem Landweg reisen

on \land an Land

2. no pl also AGR (ground) Land nt; (soil) Boden m

building \land Bauland nt

agricultural [or arable] [or farm] \land Ackerland nt, landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche[n] f[pl] fachspr

piece/plot of \land (for building) Grundstück nt; (for farming) Stück nt Land

waste \land Brachland nt, Ödland nt fachspr

to live off the \land von selbsterwirtschafteten Produkten leben

to work [on] [or to farm] the \land Ackerbau treiben

3. no pl (countryside)

▪ the \land das Land

to move back to the \land zurück aufs Land ziehen

4. (particular area of ground) Grundstück nt

▪ \lands pl (real estate) Grundbesitz m; (extensive estates) Ländereien pl

get off my \land! verschwinden Sie von meinem Grundstück!

building \land Baugründstück nt

private \land Privatbesitz m

state \land[s] AM staatlicher Grundbesitz

5. (country, region) Land nt; ( fig: world) Welt f

to live in a fantasy \land in einer Fantasiewelt leben

the L\land of the Midnight Sun das Land der Mitternachtssonne

the L\land of the Rising Sun das Land der aufgehenden Sonne

6. AM ( euph: Lord)

for \land's sake um Gottes Willen

7. TECH (in a gun) Feld nt fachspr

8.

▶ to be in the \land of the living ( hum) unter den Lebenden sein [o geh weilen] hum

▶ the \land of [or flowing with] milk and honey das Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt

▶ to be in the L\land of Nod BRIT ( dated) im Land der Träume sein

▶ to see [or find out] how the \land lies die Lage sondieren [o peilen

II. n modifier

1. MIL (attack, manoeuvre) Boden-

2. also AGR (soil) (excavation) Boden-

3. (real estate) (law, price, purchase) Grundstücks-

\land agent BRIT Grundstücksmakler(in) m(f)

\land property Grundbesitz m

\land registry Grundbuchamt nt

4. (not water) (crab, wind) Land-

III. vi

1. AVIAT, AEROSP landen

to \land on the moon auf dem Mond landen

to come in to \land zur Landung ansetzen

2. NAUT vessel anlegen, anlanden; people an Land gehen

3. (come down, fall, move to)

▪ to \land in/on sth in/auf etw dat landen

the bird escaped from the cat and \landed safely on the garden fence der Vogel entkam der Katze und landete sicher auf dem Gartenzaun

the plates \landed on the ground with a loud crash die Teller landeten mit einem lauten Knall auf dem Boden

to \land on one's feet auf den Füßen landen; ( fig) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen fig

to \land on the floor [or ground] auf dem Boden landen

to \land on a square (in games) auf einem Feld landen

▪ to \land outside sth außerhalb einer S. gen landen

the ball \landed outside the line der Ball landete außerhalb der Linie

4. (hit) blow, punch sitzen

if his punch had \landed... wenn sein Schlag getroffen hätte...

5. ( fam: end up, arrive) landen fam

why do the difficult translations always \land on my desk? warum landen die schwierigen Übersetzungen immer auf meinem Tisch? fam

this report \landed on my desk this morning dieser Bericht landete heute Morgen auf meinem Tisch fam

IV. vt

1. (bring onto land)

to \land an aircraft [or a plane] ein Flugzeug landen

to \land a boat ein Boot an Land ziehen

to \land a fish einen Fisch an Land ziehen

to \land a plane on water mit einem Flugzeug auf dem Wasser landen, ein Flugzeug wassern fachspr

2. (unload)

▪ to \land sth etw an Land bringen

to \land a cargo eine Ladung löschen

to \land fish [at the port] Fisch anlanden

to \land passengers Passagiere von Bord [gehen] lassen

to \land troops Truppen anlanden

3. ( fam: obtain)

▪ to \land sth contract, offer, job etw an Land ziehen fig fam

to \land oneself a good job sich dat einen guten Job angeln fam

4. ( fam: burden)

▪ to \land sb with sth jdm etw aufhalsen fam

I've been \landed with the job of sorting out his mistakes ich habe es aufgehalst bekommen, seine Fehler auszubügeln fam

▪ to be \landed with sb jdn am Hals haben fam

5. ( fam: place)

▪ to \land sb in sth jdn in etw akk bringen

she was arrested and \landed in jail sie wurde verhaftet und ins Gefängnis gesteckt fam

that could have \landed you in jail deswegen hättest du im Gefängnis landen können fam

the demonstration \landed some of the protesters in jail einige Demonstranten wurden während der Kundgebung in Haft genommen

you've really \landed me in it! da hast du mich aber ganz schön reingeritten! fam

to \land sb in bankruptcy jdn Bankrott machen

to \land sb in serious trouble jdn in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten bringen

6.

▶ to \land oneself/sb in hot [or deep] water sich selbst/jdn in große Schwierigkeiten bringen

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[lnd]
1. n

1) (= not sea) Land nt

by land — auf dem Landweg

by land and sea — zu Land und zu Wasser

as they approached land — als sie sich dem Land näherten

to see how the land lies (lit) — das Gelände erkunden or auskundschaften; (fig) die Lage sondieren or peilen

the lay or lie of the land (lit) —

until I've seen the lay or lie of the land (fig) for land's sake ( US inf ) —, inf ) um Himmels willen

See:

→ dry land

2) (= nation, region also fig) Land nt

to be in the land of the living — unter den Lebenden sein

3) (as property) Grund und Boden m; (= estates) Ländereien pl

to own land — Land besitzen

she's bought a piece of land — sie hat ein Stück Land or (for building) ein Grundstück gekauft

get off my land! — verschwinden Sie von meinem Grundstück or von meinem Grund und Boden!

4) (AGR) Land nt; (= soil) Boden m

to return to the land — zur Scholle zurückkehren

to work on the land — das Land bebauen

the drift from the land — die Landflucht

2. vt

1) (NAUT) passengers absetzen, von Bord gehen lassen; troops landen; goods an Land bringen, löschen; fish at port anlanden; boat an Land ziehen

he landed the boat on the beach — er zog das Boot an den Strand

2) (AVIAT) passengers absetzen, von Bord gehen lassen; troops landen; goods abladen

to land a plane —

the helicopter landed a doctor on the ship — der Hubschrauber setzte einen Arzt auf dem Schiff ab

scientists will land a space probe on the moon — Wissenschaftler werden eine Raumsonde auf dem Mond landen

3) fish on hook an Land ziehen

4) (inf: obtain) kriegen (inf); contract sich (dat) verschaffen; prize (sich dat) holen (inf); job an Land ziehen (inf)

she finally landed him — sie hat sich (dat) ihn schließlich geangelt (inf)

5) (Brit inf) blow landen (inf)

he landed him one, he landed him a punch on the jaw — er versetzte ihm or landete bei ihm einen Kinnhaken

6) (inf: place) bringen

like that will land you in trouble/jail — bei einem solchen Betragen wirst du noch mal Ärger bekommen/im Gefängnis landen

it landed me in a mess — dadurch bin ich in einen ganz schönen Schlamassel (inf) geraten or gekommen

I've landed myself in a real mess — ich bin (ganz schön) in die Klemme geraten (inf)

his attitude landed him in trouble — durch seine Einstellung handelte er sich (dat) Ärger ein

buying the house landed him in debt — durch den Kauf des Hauses verschuldete er sich

being overdrawn could land you with big bank charges — wenn man sein Konto überzieht, kann einen das hohe Bankgebühren kosten

7) (inf

= lumber) to land sb with sth — jdm etw aufhalsen (inf) or andrehen

I got landed with the job — man hat mir die Arbeit aufgehalst (inf)

I got landed with him for two hours — ich hatte ihn zwei Stunden lang auf dem Hals

3. vi

1) (from ship) an Land gehen

2) (AVIAT) landen; (bird, insect) landen, sich setzen

as it landed (Aviat) — bei der Landung

we're coming in to land — wir setzen zur Landung an

3) (= fall, be placed, strike) landen

the bomb landed on the building — die Bombe fiel auf das Gebäude

to land on one's feet (lit) — auf den Füßen landen; (fig) auf die Füße fallen

to land on one's head — auf den Kopf fallen

he landed awkwardly — er ist ungeschickt aufgekommen or gelandet (inf)

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land [lænd]

A s

1. Land n (Ggs Meer, Wasser, Luft):

by land zu Land(e), auf dem Landweg(e);

by land and sea zu Wasser und zu Lande;

see ( oder find out) how the land lies fig

a) die Lage peilen umg,

b) sich einen Überblick verschaffen;

make land SCHIFF

a) Land sichten,

b) das (Fest)Land erreichen

2. Land n, Boden m

3. Land n (Ggs Stadt):

back to the land zurück aufs Land

4. JUR

a) Land-, Grundbesitz m, Grund m und Boden m

b) pl Ländereien pl, Güter pl

5. Land n, Staat m, Volk n, Nation f:

Land of Enchantment US (Beiname für den Staat) New Mexico n;

Land of Opportunity US (Beiname für den Staat) Arkansas n;

Land of Promise → Promised Land

6. WIRTSCH natürliche Reichtümer pl (eines Landes)

7. fig Land n, Gebiet n, Reich n:

the land of dreams das Reich oder Land der Träume;

the land of the living das Diesseits; → milk A 1, nod C 2

8. Feld n (zwischen den Zügen des Gewehrlaufs)

B v/i

1. FLUG landen, SCHIFF auch anlegen

2. oft land up landen, (an)kommen:

land in a ditch in einem Graben landen;

land up in prison im Gefängnis landen;

land second SPORT an zweiter Stelle landen

3. umg einen Schlag oder Treffer landen:

land on sb

a) bei jemandem einen Treffer landen,

b) fig es jemandem geben umg

C v/t

1. Personen, Güter, ein Flugzeug landen:

land goods Güter ausladen (SCHIFF auch löschen)

2. einen Fisch etc an Land ziehen

3. besonders Fahrgäste absetzen:

the cab landed him at the station;

he was landed in the mud er landete im Schlamm

4. jemanden bringen:

that will land you in prison;

land o.s. ( oder be landed) in trouble in Schwierigkeiten geraten oder kommen;

land sb in trouble jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen

5. land sb with sth, land sth onto sb umg jemandem etwas aufhalsen

6. umg einen Schlag oder Treffer landen, anbringen:

he landed him one er knallte ihm eine, er verpasste ihm eins oder ein Ding

7. umg jemanden, etwas kriegen, erwischen:

the police have landed the criminal;

land a husband sich einen Mann angeln;

land a prize sich einen Preis holen, einen Preis ergattern

8. land sb sth umg jemandem etwas einbringen

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1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (solid part of the earth) Land, das

by land — auf dem Landweg

on land — zu Lande; (not in air) auf dem Boden; (not in or on water) an Land

2) no indef. art. (expanse of country) Land, das

see how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also lie II 1. 1)

3) no pl., no indef. art. (ground for farming or building, property) Land, das

work the land — das Land bebauen

live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt

4) (country) Land, das

the greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land
2. transitive verb
1) (set ashore) [an]landen [Truppen, Passagiere, Waren, Fang]

2) (Aeronaut.) landen [[Wasser]flugzeug]

3) (bring into a situation)

land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)

land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)

4) (deal) landen [Schlag]

land somebody one — jemandem einen Schlag verpassen (ugs.)

5) (burden)

land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)

be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)

6)

land a fish — einen Fisch an Land ziehen

7) (fig.): (succeed in obtaining) an Land ziehen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
1) [Boot usw.:] anlegen, landen; [Passagier:] aussteigen ( from aus)

we landed at Dieppe — wir gingen in Dieppe an Land

2) (Aeronaut.) landen; (on water) [auf dem Wasser] aufsetzen

be about to land — zur Landung angesetzt haben; gerade landen

3) (alight) landen; [Ball:] aufkommen

land on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen

Phrasal Verbs:

- land back

- land up

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adj.

landen adj. n.

Boden ¨-- m.

Bundesland n.

Festland -¨er n.

Land ¨-er n. v.

landen v.

English-german dictionary > land
14 hauteur

hauteur [ˈotœʀ]

feminine noun

   a. ( = taille) height ; [de son] pitch

• un mur d'une hauteur de 4 mètres a wall 4 metres high

• il l'a lâché d'une hauteur de 150 mètres he dropped it from a height of 150 metres

• « hauteur maximum 3 mètres » "headroom 3 metres"

• tomber de toute sa hauteur [personne] to fall headlong

• perdre de la hauteur to lose height

• prendre de la hauteur to gain height ; (figurative) to distance o.s.

• à hauteur des yeux at eye level

• à hauteur de 10 000 € up to €10,000

► à la hauteur

• arriver à la hauteur de qn to draw level with sb

• nous habitons à la hauteur de la mairie we live up by the town hall

• un accident à la hauteur de Tours an accident near Tours

• être à la hauteur de la situation to be equal to the situation

• il s'est vraiment montré à la hauteur (inf) he proved he was up to it (inf)

• il ne se sent pas à la hauteur (inf) he doesn't feel up to it (inf)

   b. ( = colline) hill

• gagner les hauteurs to make for the hills

   c. ( = arrogance) parler avec hauteur to speak haughtily

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’otœʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) ( dimension verticale) height

prendre de la hauteur — lit [avion, oiseau] to climb

dans le sens de la hauteur — upright

à hauteur d'homme — at about the height of a person

à hauteur des yeux — at eye level

2) ( profondeur) depth

hauteur d'eau — Nautisme depth of water

3) Sport

le saut en hauteur — high jump

4) (de robe, jupe) length

5) ( éminence) hill

gagner les hauteurs — to reach high ground

il y a encore de la neige sur les hauteurs — there is still some snow on the upper slopes

les hauteurs de la ville — the upper part of the town

6) Mathématique height

7) ( qualité morale) nobility

8) péj ( arrogance) haughtiness

9) ( en acoustique) pitch

10) ( d'astre) altitude

2.

à la hauteur de locution

1) ( au niveau)

arriver à la hauteur de — to come up to

raccourcir une jupe à la hauteur des genoux — to shorten a dress to knee-level

2) ( à côté)

arriver à la hauteur de — to draw level with

un déraillement s'est produit à la hauteur de Rouen — there was a derailment near Rouen

3) fig

être à la hauteur — to measure up

être à la hauteur de quelqu'un — to match up to somebody

être à la hauteur de sa tâche — to be equal to one's job

être à la hauteur des espérances de quelqu'un — to live up to somebody's hopes

être à la hauteur du talent de quelqu'un — [scénario] to do justice to somebody's talent

4) (en valeur, quantité)

à (la) hauteur de 10% — up to 10%

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tomber de toute sa hauteur — to fall headlong

se dresser de toute sa hauteur — [personne] to draw oneself up to one's full height; [animal] to stand on its hind legs

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'otœʀ nf
1) (dimension) height

à hauteur de (une certaine somme ou quantité) — up to

à hauteur des yeux — at eye level

à la hauteur de (sur un plan horizontal) — level with, (= à côté de) by, figequal to

à la hauteur de la tâche — equal to the task

être à la hauteur fig — to be up to it, to be equal to the task

2) péjoratif haughtiness

3) (terrain élevé) hill

sur les hauteurs — on the hills

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hauteur

A nf

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( dimension verticale) height; une tour d'une hauteur de 30 m a tower 30 metres^GB high; le bâtiment a 15 m de hauteur the building is 15 m high; un mur de 3 m de hauteur a 3 m wall; tableaux suspendus à des hauteurs différentes pictures hung at different heights ou levels; perdre de la hauteur to lose height; prendre de la hauteur lit [avion, oiseau] to climb, to gain height; hauteur libre or maximum 5 m Aut max headroom 5 m; à hauteur d'homme at about the height of a person; à hauteur d'yeux or des yeux at eye level;

2 ( profondeur) (d'eau, de rivière) depth; hauteur d'eau Naut depth of water; d'une hauteur d'eau de 10 m 10 m deep;

3 Sport la hauteur, le saut en hauteur high jump; il est bon en hauteur he's good at the high jump;

4 Cout (de robe, jupe) length; acheter 2 hauteurs de tissu pour faire une robe to buy 2 dress lengths of material; dans le sens de la hauteur length-wise;

5 ( éminence) hill; chapelle située sur une hauteur chapel on a hill; gagner les hauteurs to reach high ground; il y a encore de la neige sur les hauteurs there is still some snow on the mountain tops; habiter sur les hauteurs de la ville to live in the upper part of the town;

6 Math ( de triangle) altitude; (de trapèze, cylindre) height;

7 ( qualité morale) nobility; hauteur d'âme nobility of spirit; hauteur de conception/d'idées lofty conception/ideas;

8 péj ( arrogance) haughtiness; parler/répondre avec hauteur to speak/reply haughtily; regard/refus plein de hauteur haughty look/refusal;

9 ( en acoustique) pitch;

10 Astron altitude; prendre la hauteur d'une étoile to measure the altitude of a star.

B à la hauteur loc

1 ( au niveau) suspendre un tableau à la hauteur des autres to hang a picture level with ou at the same height as the others; arriver à la hauteur de to come up to; raccourcir une jupe à la hauteur des genoux to shorten a dress to knee-level;

2 ( à côté) arriver à la hauteur de to draw level with; quand son bateau est arrivé à la hauteur du nôtre when his boat drew level with ours; un déraillement s'est produit à la hauteur de Rouen there was a derailment near Rouen;

3 fig être à la hauteur to measure up; être à la hauteur de qn to match up to sb; être à la hauteur de sa tâche/ses responsabilités to be up to ou equal to one's job/one's responsibilities; être à la hauteur des espérances/attentes de qn to live up to sb's hopes/expectations; être à la hauteur du talent de qn [scénario, sujet] to do justice to sb's talent; l'interprétation n'était pas à la hauteur de la qualité du texte the acting didn't do justice to the quality of the text; être à la hauteur de la situation/des circonstances to be equal to the situation/the circumstances;

4 (en valeur, quantité) à (la) hauteur de 5 000 €/10% up to 5,000 €/10%; contribuer à qch à hauteur de 10% to take a stake of up to 10% in sth.

Composés

hauteur d'appui Constr, Archit chest height; à hauteur d'appui at chest height ( épith); hauteur sous plafond height from floor to ceiling.

Idiomes

tomber de toute sa hauteur to fall headlong; se dresser de toute sa hauteur [personne] to draw oneself up to one's full height; [animal] to stand on its hind legs.

[ʼotɶr] nom féminin

1. [mesure verticale] height

il est tombé de toute sa hauteur he fell headlong

de faible hauteur low

la pièce fait trois mètres de hauteur (sous plafond) the ceiling height in the room is three metres ||

CONSTRUCTION height

COUTURE length ||

GÉOMÉTRIE

la hauteur d'un triangle the perpendicular height of a triangle

2. [altitude] height, altitude

prendre de la hauteur to gain altitude ou height

n'étant plus mandaté, je me permets de voir les choses avec (une certaine) hauteur as I'm no longer in office, I can afford to look upon things with a certain detachment

3. MUSIQUE & PHONÉTIQUE height, pitch

4. (soutenu) [noblesse] nobility

5. [arrogance] haughtiness, arrogance

6. SPORT

la hauteur the high jump

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hauteurs nom féminin pluriel

heights

il y a de la neige sur les hauteurs there's snow on the higher slopes

l'aigle s'envola vers les hauteurs the eagle soared high up (into the sky ou air)

à hauteur de locution prépositionnelle

[jusqu'à]

à hauteur des yeux at eye level

à hauteur d'homme about six feet off the ground

vous serez remboursé à hauteur de 4 000 euros you'll be reimbursed up to 4,000 euros

à la hauteur locution adjectivale

(familier)

tu ne t'es pas montré à la hauteur you weren't up to it ou equal to the task

elle a été (tout à fait) à la hauteur she coped beautifully

à la hauteur de locution prépositionnelle

1. [à côté de]

arrivé à sa hauteur, je m'aperçus qu'il parlait tout seul when I was ou drew level with him, I noticed he was talking to himself

elle habite à la hauteur de l'église she lives near the church ou up by the church

arrivés à la hauteur du cap when we were in line with ou when we were off the cape

il y a des embouteillages à la hauteur de l'échangeur de Rocquencourt there are traffic jams at the Rocquencourt interchange

2. [digne de] worthy of

une carrière à la hauteur de ses ambitions a career commensurate with her ambitions

être à la hauteur d'une situation to be equal to ou up to a situation

en hauteur locution adverbiale

1. [debout] upright

mettez-le en hauteur put it on its end

2. [dans un endroit élevé]

range ces cartons en hauteur put these boxes up out of the way

ça ne vous ennuie pas d'habiter en hauteur? doesn't living high up bother you?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > hauteur
15 sortir

sortir [sɔʀtiʀ]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► sortir is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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   a. to go or come out

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► sortir dans le sens de partir se traduit par to go out ou par to come out, suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.

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• sortir acheter du pain to go out to buy some bread

• on est en train de faire un bonhomme de neige, tu devrais sortir ! we're making a snowman, come out!

• mon père est sorti, puis-je prendre un message ? my father is out, can I take a message?

• sortir de chez qn to go or come out of sb's house

• le train sort du tunnel the train is coming out of the tunnel

• sors (d'ici) ! get out (of here)!

• sortir en courant to run out

• sortir en mer to put out to sea

• sortir de prison to come out of prison

• je sors à 6 heures (du bureau, du lycée) I finish at 6

• sortir de l'eau to come out of the water

• sortir du lit to get out of bed

• sortir de son lit [fleuve] to overflow its banks

• sortir de la récession to get out of the recession

• ça m'est sorti de l'esprit it slipped my mind

• ça m'est sorti de la tête it went right out of my head

• laisser sortir qn (de) to let sb out (of)

• ne laissez sortir personne don't let anybody out

• une épaisse fumée sortait par les fenêtres thick smoke was pouring out of the windows

• ça me sort par les oreilles (inf) I've had more than I can take

► d'où sort ?

• d'où sort cette revue ? where has this magazine come from?

• mais d'où sort-il ? (inf) ( = il est tout sale) where has he been! ; ( = il est mal élevé) where was he brought up? ; ( = il est bête) where did they find him?

   b. ( = quitter) sortir de to leave

• sortir d'un pays to leave a country

• tout ce qui sort du pays doit être déclaré everything leaving the country must be declared

• les voiliers sortaient du port the sailing boats were leaving the harbour

• faites sortir ces gens make these people leave

• sortir de table to leave the table

• Madame, est-ce que je peux sortir ? (en classe) Miss, can I be excused please?

• la voiture est sortie de la route the car left or came off the road

• c'est confidentiel, ça ne doit pas sortir d'ici it's confidential, it must not leave this room

• on n'est pas sortis de l'auberge (inf) we're not out of the woods yet (inf)

   c. (Computing) sortir de [+ fichier, application] to exit

   d. (Theatre) « la servante sort » "exit the maid"

• « les 3 gardes sortent » "exeunt the 3 guards"

   e. (pour se distraire) to go out

• sortir dîner to go out for dinner

• ils sortent beaucoup they go out a lot

• ils ne sortent pas beaucoup they don't go out much

   f. (relation amoureuse) sortir avec qn ( = fréquenter) to go out with sb

• ils sortent ensemble depuis 3 ans they have been going out for 3 years

   g. (marquant le passé immédiat) on sortait de l'hiver it was getting near the end of winter

• il sort d'ici he's just left

• il sort du lit he's just got out of bed

• il sort d'une bronchite he's just had a chest infection

• je sors de lui parler (inf) I've just been talking to him

   h. ( = dépasser) to stick out ; [dent] to come through ; [bouton] to appear

• sortir de terre [plante] to come up

   i. ( = être fabriqué, publié) to come out ; [disque, film] to be released

• le film sort sur les écrans le 2 mai the film is on general release from 2 May

   j. (par hasard) [numéro, couleur, sujet d'examen] to come up

   k. ( = s'écarter) sortir du sujet to get off the subject

• sortir de la légalité to go outside the law

• sortir des limites de to go beyond the bounds of

• sortir (du jeu) [balle, ballon] to go out (of play)

• sortir en touche [ballon] to go into touch

• la balle est sortie (Tennis) the ball is out

   l. ( = être issu) il sort de l'université de Perpignan he went to the University of Perpignan

• pas besoin de sortir de Polytechnique pour comprendre ça (inf) you don't need a PhD to understand that

   m. ( = résulter) sortir de to come of

• il n'est rien sorti de nos recherches nothing came of our research

• que va-t-il sortir de tout cela ? what will come of all this?

   n. ( = être dit) [propos, remarque] c'est sorti tout seul it just came out (inf)

• il fallait que ça sorte I (or he etc) just had to say it

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   a. to take out ; [+ train d'atterrissage] to lower ; ( = expulser) to throw out

• sortez-le ! get him out of here!

• sortir des vêtements d'une armoire/la voiture du garage to take clothes out of a wardrobe/the car out of the garage

• sortons les fauteuils dans le jardin let's take the armchairs out into the garden

• ils ont réussi à sortir le car du ravin they managed to get the coach out of the ravine

• il a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche he took a handkerchief out of his pocket

• sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets

• sortir des marchandises en fraude to smuggle goods out

• il faut le sortir de là (d'un lieu) we must get him out of there ; (d'une situation difficile) we must get him out of it

   b. ( = mettre en vente) [+ produit] to bring out

   c. ( = dire) (inf) to come out with (inf)

• il vous sort de ces réflexions ! the things he comes out with! (inf)

• elle en a sorti une bien bonne she came out with a good one (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'il va encore nous sortir ? what will he come out with next? (inf)

   d. ( = éliminer) [+ concurrent, adversaire] (inf) to knock out

• il s'est fait sortir dès le premier match he was knocked out in the first match

3. <

► se sortir

• se sortir d'une situation difficile to manage to get out of a difficult situation► s'en sortir

• il s'en est sorti sans une égratignure he came out of it without a scratch

• tu crois qu'il va s'en sortir ? (il est malade) do you think he'll pull through? ; (il est surchargé de travail) do you think he'll ever see the end of it? ; (il est en situation difficile) do you think he'll come through all right?

• avec son salaire, il ne peut pas s'en sortir he can't get by on what he earns

• va l'aider, il ne s'en sort pas go and help him, he can't cope

• bravo, tu t'en es très bien sorti ! you've done really well!

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1. sɔʀtiʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( promener) to take [somebody/something] out [personne, chien, cheval]

j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira — I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get out

2) (colloq) ( inviter) to take [somebody] out [personne]

3) (colloq) ( expulser) to throw [somebody] out, to chuck (colloq) [somebody] out [personne] (de of); to send [somebody] out [élève]

se faire sortir en quart de finale — to be knocked out in the quarterfinal

4) ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [somebody/something] out (de of)

sortir quelqu'un du lit — to get somebody out of bed

sortir sa voiture en marche arrière — to reverse one's car out

sortir les mains de ses poches — to take one's hands out of one's pockets

sortir un revolver — to pull out a revolver

sortir la poubelle — to put the bin out

sortir sa langue — to stick one's tongue out

sortir une carte — to bring out a card

5) ( délivrer)

sortir quelqu'un de — to get somebody out of

sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés — to get a company out of difficulties

sortir quelqu'un de sa léthargie — to shake somebody out of his/her lethargy

6) ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle]; to release [film]; to show [collection]

7) ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]

8) ( imprimer) to bring [something] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal]

9) (colloq) ( dire) to come out with (colloq) [remarques]

sortir une blague — to crack a joke

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of)

sortir par la fenêtre — to go out through the window

sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon — to go out into the street/on the balcony

sortir faire un tour — ( à pied) to go out for a walk

sortir faire des courses — to go out shopping

sortir déjeuner — to go out for lunch

être sorti — to be out

sortir discrètement — to slip out (de of)

sortir en courant — to run out

sortir en trombe de sa chambre — to burst out of one's room

faire sortir quelqu'un — to get somebody outside

laisser sortir quelqu'un — to allow somebody out

empêcher de sortir — to keep [somebody/something] in

sortir dans l'espace — to space-walk

2) ( passer du temps dehors) to go out

sortir au restaurant — to go out to a restaurant

sortir avec quelqu'un — to go out with somebody

inviter quelqu'un à sortir — to ask somebody out

3) ( quitter un lieu)

sortir de — to leave

sortir de chez quelqu'un — to leave somebody's house

sortir d'une réunion — to leave a meeting

sortir du port — [navire] to leave port

sortir du pays — [personne, marchandise] to leave the country

sortir de chez soi — to go out

sortir de la pièce — to walk out of the room

sortez d'ici/de là! — get out of here/of there!

sortir de la route — [véhicule] to leave the road

sortir de la famille — [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family

sortir tout chaud du four — to be hot from the oven

4) ( venir d'un lieu)

sortir de — to come out of

sortir de chez le médecin — to come out of the doctor's

5) (quitter un état, une situation)

sortir d'un profond sommeil — to wake up from a deep sleep

sortir de son mutisme or silence — to break one's silence

sortir de l'adolescence — to leave adolescence behind

sortir de la récession — to pull out of the recession

6) ( venir de quitter un état)

sortir à peine de l'enfance — to be just emerging from childhood

sortir de maladie — to be recovering from an illness

sortir d'une guerre — to emerge from a war

7) ( émerger) to come out

elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie — after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self

8) ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through)

faire sortir — to squeeze [something] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from)

sortir en masse — [personnes] to pour out

9) ( pousser) [bourgeon, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through

sortir de terre — [plante] to come through; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground

10) ( dépasser) to stick out

il y a un clou qui sort — there's a nail sticking out

11) ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle] to come out

sortir tous les jours — [journal] to be published daily

12) ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from

sortir de Berkeley — Université to have graduated from Berkeley

d'où sors-tu à cette heure? — (colloq) where have you been?

d'où il sort celui-là? — (colloq) where's he been living? (colloq)

13) ( être en dehors)

sortir du sujet — [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point

14) ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up

15) Informatique to exit

3.

se sortir verbe pronominal

1) ( échapper)

se sortir d'une situation difficile — to get out of a predicament

s'en sortir — ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it

s'en sortir vivant — to escape with one's life

2) ( se débrouiller)

s'en sortir — gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage

tu t'en sors? — can you manage?

s'en sortir à peine — ( financièrement) to scrape a living

II sɔʀtiʀ
nom masculin

au sortir de — at the end of

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sɔʀtiʀ
1. vi

1) (= partir) to go out

Il est sorti sans rien dire. — He went out without saying a word.

Il est sorti acheter le journal. — He's gone out to buy the newspaper.

2) (= aller au spectacle) to go out

J'aime sortir. — I like going out.

sortir avec qn (relation amoureuse) — to be going out with sb, to be seeing sb

Tu sors avec lui? — Are you going out with him?, Are you seeing him?

3) [produit] to come out

Ce modèle vient juste de sortir. — This model has just come out.

4) [plante, numéro] to come up

5)

sortir de (= quitter) — to leave, (en allant) to go out of, (en venant) to come out of, (= jaillir) to come out of, [maladie, mauvaise passe] to get over, [cadre, compétence] to be outside

Elle sort de l'hôpital demain. — She's coming out of hospital tomorrow.

Je l'ai rencontré en sortant de la pharmacie. — I met him coming out of the chemist's.

sortir de table — to leave the table

sortir du système INFORMATIQUE — to log out

sortir de ses gonds — to fly off the handle

2. vt

1) (= déplacer) to take out

sortir qch de qch — to take sth out of sth

Elle a sorti son porte-monnaie de son sac. — She took her purse out of her bag.

Je vais sortir la voiture du garage. — I'll get the car out of the garage.

sortir qn d'embarras — to get sb out of trouble

2) * (= expulser) to throw out

3) COMMERCE, [produit] to bring out

4) * (= dire) to come out with

5) INFORMATIQUE, [résultats] to output, (sur papier) to print out

3. nm

au sortir de l'hiver — as winter nears its end

au sortir de l'enfance — at the end of childhood

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sortir verb table: partir

A nm au sortir de at the end of; au sortir de l'adolescence/mes études at the end of adolescence/my studies.

B vtr

1 ( promener) to take [sb/sth] out [personne, chien, cheval]; sortir un malade/son caniche to take a patient/one's poodle out; j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get outside;

2 ○( inviter) to take [sb] out [personne]; sortir sa petite amie to take one's girlfriend out;

3 ○( expulser) to throw [sb] out, to chuck○ [sb] out [personne] (de of); to send [sb] out [élève]; se faire sortir en quart de finale to be knocked out in the quarterfinal;

4 ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [sb/sth] out [personne, papiers, parapluie, meubles de jardin, voiture, vêtements] (de of); sortir l'argenterie to get out the silverware; sortir qn du lit to get sb out of bed; sortir une bille de sa poche to take a marble out of one's pocket; sortir sa voiture en marche arrière to reverse one's car out; sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets; sortir un couteau/revolver to pull out a knife/revolver; sortir le drapeau to hang out the flag; sortir les draps pour les aérer to put out the sheets to air; sortir du pus to squeeze out pus; sortir un point noir to squeeze a blackhead; sortir la poubelle/les ordures to put the bin/the rubbish GB ou garbage US out; sortir sa tête/langue to poke one's head/tongue out; sortir une carte to bring out a card;

5 ( délivrer) sortir qn de to get sb out of; sortir un ami de prison to get a friend out of jail; sortir un ami de sa dépression to pull a friend out of his depression; sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés to get a company out of difficulties; sortir qn de sa léthargie to shake sb out of his/her lethargy;

6 ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle, nouveau produit, nouveau journal]; to release [film]; to present [collection];

7 ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]; sortir mille téléviseurs par jour to turn out one thousand televisions a day;

8 Imprim to bring [sth] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal];

9 Ordinat [ordinateur] to output [données, résultats];

10 ( exporter) ( légalement) to export [marchandises] (de from); ( illégalement) to smuggle [sth] out [marchandises] (de of);

11 ○( dire) to come out with○ [paroles]; sortir des énormités/insultes/âneries to come out with rubbish/insults/nonsense; il (nous) sort toujours des excuses he's always coming out ou up with excuses; sortir une blague to crack a joke.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of); sortir par la fenêtre/la porte de derrière to go out through the window/the back door; sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon to go out in the streets/on the balcony; sortir faire un tour ( à pied) to go out for a walk; (à vélo, cheval) to go out for a ride; ( en voiture) to go out for a drive; sortir faire des courses to go out shopping; sortir déjeuner to go out for lunch; être sorti to be out; sortez les mains en l'air! come out with your hands up!; sortez et ne revenez pas! get out and don't come back!; sortir discrètement to slip out (de of); sortir en vitesse to rush out; sortir en courant to run out; sortir en trombe de sa chambre to burst out of one's room; faire sortir qn to get sb outside; faire sortir son chien to take one's dog out; laisser sortir qn to allow sb out; laisser sortir les élèves ( à la fin de la classe) to dismiss the class; empêcher de sortir to keep [sb/sth] in [personne, animal]; sortir dans l'espace to space walk; sortir de scène to leave the stage; Figaro sort exit Figaro; Figaro et Almaviva sortent exeunt Figaro and Almaviva; ⇒ devant, œil;

2 ( passer du temps dehors) to go out; sortir tous les soirs/avec des amis to go out every night/with friends; sortir au restaurant to go out to a restaurant; sortir avec qn to go out with sb; inviter qn à sortir to ask sb out; sortir en ville to go out on the town;

3 ( quitter un lieu) sortir de to leave; sortir de chez qn to leave sb's house; sortir d'une réunion to leave a meeting; sortir du port [navire] to leave port; sortir du pays [personne, marchandise] to leave the country; sortir de chez soi to go out; sortir de la pièce to walk out of the room; sortez d'ici/de là! get out of here/of there!; sortir de son lit/son bain [personne] to get out of bed/the bath; sortir de la route [véhicule] to leave the road; sortir de la famille [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family; sortir tout chaud du four to be hot from the oven; ⇒ loup;

4 ( venir d'un lieu) sortir de to come out of; sortir de chez le médecin to come out of the doctor's; sortir de sa chambre en chemise de nuit to come out of one's room in one's nightgown;

5 (quitter un état, une situation) sortir d'un profond sommeil/d'un rêve to wake up from a deep sleep/from a dream; sortir de son mutisme or silence to break one's silence; sortir de l'adolescence to come out of adolescence; sortir de la récession to pull out of the recession; sortir d'un cercle vicieux to break out of a vicious circle; sortir de soi to lose control of oneself; sortir de l'hiver to reach the end of winter; on n'en sort jamais○ there's no end to it; on n'en sortira jamais! ( problème) we'll never see the end of it!; ( embouteillage) we'll never get out of it!; il refuse d'en sortir○ ( changer d'avis) he won't budge an inch○; il n'y a pas à sortir de là○ there's no two ways about it○;

6 ( venir de quitter un état) sortir à peine de l'enfance to be just emerging from childhood; sortir de maladie/d'une dépression to be recovering from an illness/from a bout of depression; sortir d'une crise/guerre to emerge from a crisis/war;

7 ( émerger) to come out; sortir différent/désenchanté/déçu to come out different/disenchanted/disappointed; elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self;

8 ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through); le bouchon ne sort pas the cork won't come out; l'eau sort du robinet the water comes out of the tap GB ou faucet US; une odeur sort de la pièce there's a smell coming from the room; faire sortir to squeeze [sth] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from); sortir en masse [personnes] to pour out; ⇒ vérité;

9 ( pousser) [plante, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through; les bourgeons sortent the buds are coming out; sortir de terre [plante] to spring up; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground; il lui est sorti une dent he/she's cut a tooth;

10 ( dépasser) to stick out; il y a un clou qui sort there's a nail sticking out; sortir de l'eau à marée basse [roche] to stick out of the water at low tide;

11 ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle, nouveau produit, collection] to come out; Le Monde sort l'après-midi Le Monde goes on sale in the afternoon; sortir tous les jours/toutes les semaines/tous les mois [journal, périodique] to be published daily/weekly/monthly; sortir de la chaîne [produit industriel] to come off the production line; sortir des presses [journal, livre] to come off the press; ça sort tout juste des presses it's hot off the press;

12 ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from; sortir d'un milieu intellectuel/d'une famille de banquiers to come from an intellectual background/from a family of bankers; sortir de Berkeley Univ to have graduated from Berkeley; sortir de chez Hachette to have been with Hachette previously; d'où sors-tu à cette heure○? where have you been?; d'où sors-tu comme ça○? what have you been doing to look like that?; d'où sort-il celui-là○? what planet's he from○?;

13 ( être en dehors) sortir du sujet [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point; cela sort de ma compétence/de mes fonctions that's not in my brief/within my authority;

14 ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up; c'est le 17 qui est sorti it was (number) 17 that came up;

15 Ordinat to exit.

D se sortir vpr

1 ( échapper) se sortir d'une situation difficile to get out of a predicament; se sortir de la pauvreté to escape from poverty; se sortir d'une dépression to come out of a bout of depression; se sortir d'une épreuve to come through an ordeal; s'en sortir ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it; s'en sortir vivant to escape with one's life;

2 ( se débrouiller) s'en sortir gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage; tu t'en sors? can you manage?; s'en sortir tant bien que mal to struggle through; s'en sortir à peine ( financièrement) to scrape a living.

Idiome

sortir par les trous de nez○ to get up one's nose○.

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[sɔrtir] nom masculin

(littéraire) [fin]

dès le sortir de l'enfance, il dut apprendre à se défendre he was barely out of his childhood when he had to learn to fend for himself

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au sortir de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans le temps]

au sortir de l'hiver as winter draws to a close

au sortir de la guerre towards the end of the war

2. [dans l'espace]

je vis la cabane au sortir du bois as I was coming out of the woods, I saw the hut

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[sɔrtir] verbe intransitif (aux être)

1. [quitter un lieu - vu de l'intérieur] to go out ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to come out

vous trouverez la boîte aux lettres en sortant you'll find the letter box on your way out

sortir par la fenêtre to get out ou to leave by the window

sors! get out (of here)!

fais sortir la guêpe get the wasp out (of here)

Madame, je peux sortir? please Miss, may I leave the room?

une méchante grippe l'empêche de sortir a bad bout of flu is keeping him indoors ou at home

vivement que je puisse sortir! I can't wait to get out!

elle est sortie déjeuner/se promener she's gone (out) for lunch/for a walk

si elle se présente, dites-lui que je suis sorti if she calls, tell her I'm out ou I've gone out ou I'm not in

il était si mauvais que le public est sorti he was so bad that the audience walked out (on him)

sortir de: sortir d'une pièce to leave a room

sortir d'une voiture to get out of a car

je l'ai vu qui sortait de l'hôpital/l'école vers 16 h I saw him coming out of the hospital/school at about 4 pm

fais sortir ce chien de la voiture get that dog out of the car

faites-les sortir! send them out!

sortir du lit to get out of bed

il est sorti de sa vie he's out of her life

ça me sort par les yeux (familier) I'm sick and tired of it, I've had it up to here

2. [marquant la fin d'une activité, d'une période]

sortir de table to leave the table

elle sort de l'hôpital demain she's coming out of hospital tomorrow

sortir de l'école/du bureau [finir sa journée] to finish school/work

sortir de prison to come out of ou to be released from prison

3. [pour se distraire]

je sors très peu I hardly ever go out

sortir avec quelqu'un to go out with somebody

ils sortent ensemble depuis trois ans (familier) they've been going out together for three years

4. [apparaître - dent, bouton] to come through ; [ - pousse] to come up, to peep through

5. [se répandre] to come out

le son sort par là the sound comes out here

c'est pour que la fumée sorte it's to let the smoke out ou for the smoke to escape

6. [s'échapper] to get out

sortir de: aucun dossier ne doit sortir de l'ambassade no file may be taken out of ou leave the embassy

faire sortir quelqu'un/des marchandises d'un pays to smuggle somebody/goods out of a country

je vais te confier quelque chose, mais cela ne doit pas sortir d'ici I'm going to tell you something, but it mustn't go any further than these four walls

7. [être mis en vente - disque, film] to be released, to come out ; [ - livre] to be published, to come out

ça vient de sortir! it's just (come) out!, it's (brand) new!

8. [être révélé au public - sujet d'examen] to come up ; [ - numéro de loterie] to be drawn ; [ - numéro à la roulette] to turn ou to come up ; [ - tarif, barème] to be out

9. (familier) [être dit] to come out

il fallait que ça sorte! it had to come out ou to be said!

10. INFORMATIQUE

sortir (d'un système) to exit (from a system)

11. NAUTIQUE & AÉRONAUTIQUE

sortir du port to leave harbour

sortir en mer to put out to sea

aujourd'hui, les avions/bateaux ne sont pas sortis the planes were grounded/the boats stayed in port today

12. SPORT [balle] to go out

le ballon est sorti en corner/touche the ball went out for a corner/went into touch

on a fait sortir le joueur (du terrain)

a. [pour faute] the player was sent off

b. [il est blessé] the player had to go off because of injury

13. THÉÂTRE

le roi sort exit the King

les sorcières sortent exeunt (the) witches

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[sɔrtir] verbe transitif (aux avoir)

1. [mener dehors - pour se promener, se divertir] to take out (separable)

il faut sortir les chiens régulièrement dogs have to be walked regularly

viens avec nous au concert, ça te sortira come with us to the concert, that'll get you out (of the house)

2. [mettre dehors - vu de l'intérieur] to put out ou outside ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to bring out ou outside (separable)

sortir la poubelle to take out the rubbish bin (UK) ou the trash (US)

3. [présenter - crayon, outil] to take out (separable) ; [ - pistolet] to pull out ; [ - papiers d'identité] to produce

on va bientôt pouvoir sortir les vêtements d'été we'll soon be able to get out our summer clothes

il a toujours du mal à les sortir (familier) he's never too keen to put his hand in his pocket

4. [extraire]

sortir quelque chose de to take ou to get something out of

des mesures ont été prises pour sortir le pays de la crise measures have been taken in order to get the country out of ou to rescue the country from the present crisis

sortir quelqu'un de to get ou to pull somebody out of

j'ai eu du mal à le sortir de son lit [le faire lever] I had trouble getting him out of bed

je vais te sortir d'affaire ou d'embarras ou de là I'll get you out of it

5. (familier) [expulser] to get ou to throw out (separable)

sortez-le ou je fais un malheur! get him out of here before I do something I'll regret!

elle a sorti la Suédoise en trois sets she disposed of ou beat the Swedish player in three sets

6. [mettre sur le marché] to launch, to bring out

sortir un disque/film

a. [auteur] to bring out a record/film

b. [distributeur] to release a record/film

sortir un livre to bring out ou to publish a book

7. (familier) [dire] to say, to come out with

tu sais ce qu'elle m'a sorti? you know what she came out with?

il m'a sorti que j'étais trop vieille! he told me I was too old, just like that!

8. [roue, train d'atterrissage] to drop

[volet] to raise

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sortir de verbe plus préposition

1. [emplacement, position] to come out of, to come off

sortir des rails to go off ou to jump the rails

sortir de la piste

a. [voiture] to come off ou to leave the track

b. [skieur] to come off the piste

ça m'était complètement sorti de la tête ou de l'esprit it had gone right out of my head ou mind

l'incident est sorti de ma mémoire ou m'est sorti de la mémoire I've forgotten the incident

2. [venir récemment de] to have (just) come from

elle sort de chez moi she's just left my place

d'où sors-tu? (familier) where have you been?

je sors d'une grippe I'm just recovering from a bout of flu

sortir de faire quelque chose (familier) to have just done something

je sors d'en prendre (familier) I've had quite enough of that, thank you

3. [venir à bout de] to come out of

nous avons eu une période difficile mais heureusement nous en sortons we've had a difficult time but fortunately we're now emerging from it ou we're seeing the end of it now

est-ce qu'on va enfin en sortir? (familier) when are we going to see an end to all this?

4. [se tirer de, se dégager de]

elle est sortie indemne de l'accident she came out of the accident unscathed

qui sortira victorieux de ce match? who will win this match?

sortir de sa rêverie to emerge from one's reverie

lorsqu'on sort de l'adolescence pour entrer dans l'âge adulte when one leaves adolescence (behind) to become an adult

5. [se départir de]

il est sorti de sa réserve après quelques verres de vin he opened ou loosened up after a few glasses of wine

elle est sortie de son silence pour écrire son second roman she broke her silence to write her second novel

6. [s'écarter de]

attention à ne pas sortir du sujet! be careful not to get off ou to stray from the subject!

sortir de l'ordinaire to be out of the ordinary

il ne veut pas sortir ou il ne sort pas de là he won't budge

il n'y a pas à sortir de là [c'est inévitable] there's no way round it, there's no getting away from it

7. [être issu de]

sortir d'une bonne famille to come from ou to be of a good family

pour ceux qui sortent des grandes écoles for those who have studied at ou are the products of the grandes écoles

il ne faut pas être sorti de Polytechnique pour savoir ça you don't need a PhD to know that

mais d'où sors-tu?

a. [tu es mal élevé] where did you learn such manners?, where were you brought up?

b. [tu ne connais rien] where have you been all this time?

8. [être produit par] to come from

la veste sortait de chez un grand couturier the jacket was made by a famous designer

9. (tournure impersonnelle) [résulter de]

que sortira-t-il de tout cela? what will come of all this?

il n'est rien sorti de son interrogatoire his interrogation revealed nothing

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se sortir de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to get out of

se sortir d'une situation embarrassante to get (oneself) out of ou (soutenu) to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation

s'en sortir (familier) : aide-moi à finir, je ne m'en sortirai jamais seul! give me a hand, I'll never get this finished on my own

donne-lui une fourchette, il ne s'en sort pas avec des baguettes give him a fork, he can't manage with chopsticks

tu t'en es très bien sorti you did very well

elle s'en est sortie avec quelques bleus she got away with a few bruises

il s'en est finalement sorti

a. [il a survécu] he pulled through in the end

b. [il a réussi] he won through in the end

on ne s'en sort pas avec une seule paie it's impossible to manage on ou to get by on a single wage

malgré les allocations, on ne s'en sort pas in spite of the benefit, we're not making ends meet

s'en sortir pour (familier) [avoir à payer] to be stung for

tu t'en es sorti pour combien? how much were you stung for?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sortir

16 place

place [plas]

feminine noun

   a. ( = esplanade) square

• la place du marché the market square

• porter le débat sur la place publique to bring the discussion into the public arena

   b. ( = emplacement) place ; (assise) seat

• changer qch de place to move sth

• ça n'a pas changé de place it hasn't moved

• changer de place avec qn to change places with sb

• laisser sa place à qn to give up one's seat to sb ; (figurative) to hand over to sb

• prenez place take a seat

• prendre la place de qn to take sb's place ; ( = remplacer qn) to take over from sb

• trouver place parmi to find a place among

• place d'honneur place of honour

• places assises 20, places debout 40 seating capacity 20, standing passengers 40

• une tente à 4 places a tent that sleeps 4

• elle tient une grande place dans ma vie she means a great deal to me

   c. ( = espace) room ; ( = emplacement réservé) space

• prendre de la place to take up a lot of room

• faire de la place to make room

• gagner de la place to save space

• place de parking parking space

• j'ai trouvé de la place pour me garer I've found a parking place

• j'ai trois places dans ma voiture I've room for three in my car

• place aux jeunes ! make way for the younger generation!

• faire place nette to make a clean sweep

   d. ( = billet) seat ; ( = prix, trajet) fare

• réserver sa place to book one's seat

• il n'a pas payé sa place he hasn't paid for his seat

• payer place entière (au cinéma) to pay full price ; (dans le bus) to pay full fare

   e. ( = rang) il a eu une place de premier en histoire he was first in history

• l'entreprise occupe la seconde place sur le marché des ordinateurs the company ranks second in the computer market

• figurer en bonne place [personne] to be prominent

   f. ( = emploi) job ; [de domestique] position

• une place de serveuse a job as a waitress

• dans les médias, les places sont chères there's a lot of competition for jobs in the media

   g. (Military) place forte fortified town

• place d'armes parade ground

• s'introduire dans la place to get contacts on the inside

   h. (Finance) place boursière stock market

   i. (locutions)

► à la place ( = en échange) instead

► à la place de ( = au lieu de) instead of

• se mettre à la place de qn to put o.s. in sb's shoes► à sa etc place ( = à l'endroit habituel)

cette lampe n'est pas à sa place this lamp isn't in the right place

• remettre qch à sa place to put sth back where it belongs

• remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his place

• j'y suis allé à sa place I went instead of him

• je n'aimerais pas être à sa place I wouldn't like to be him

• à ma place, tu aurais accepté ? if you were me, would you have agreed?

• à votre place if I were you► en place

• il ne tient pas en place he's always fidgeting

• les gens en place influential people

• le pouvoir en place (maintenant) the current government ; (à l'époque) the government at the time

• être en place [plan] to be ready

• tout le monde est en place everyone is seated

• en place pour la photo ! everybody take up your positions for the photograph!

• mettre en place [+ service d'ordre] to deploy ; [+ mécanisme, dispositif] to install

• mise en place [de projet] setting up► sur place on the spot

• être sur place to be there

• se rendre sur place to go there

• les sauveteurs sont déjà sur place rescuers are already at the scene

• la situation sur place the situation on the ground

• vous trouverez des brochures sur place leaflets are available on site

• (à consommer) sur place ou à emporter ? sit in or take away?

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plas
nom féminin

1) ( espace) room, space

laisser de la place — to leave enough space

2) (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat

les dictionnaires ne sont pas à leur place — the dictionaries aren't where they should be

deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ — two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’

la place d'un mot dans une phrase — the position of a word in a sentence

il faut savoir rester à sa place — you must know your place

tenir une grande place dans la vie de quelqu'un — to play a large part in somebody's life

faire une large place à quelque chose — to put a lot of emphasis on something

notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination — our work leaves little room for the imagination

faire place à — to give way to

place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! — lit, fig make way for the young!

il reste une place en première — there's one seat left in first class

une salle de 200 places — a 200 seat auditorium

payer sa place — (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; ( dans un train etc) to pay one's fare

les places sont chères — fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by

prenez place — ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places

sur place — [aller] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [étudier] on the spot; [enquête] on-the-spot

on se retrouve sur place — we'll meet up there

ouvrage à consulter sur place — reference book

laisser quelqu'un sur place — to leave somebody standing

de place en place — here and there

divan à trois places — three-seater sofa

un parking de 500 places — a car park for 500 cars

3) ( dans un classement) place; ( dans un ordre) position

il est dans les premières places — he's up toward(s) the top

4) ( substitution)

à la place de — instead of, in place of

il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac — he's used vodka instead of brandy

qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? — what would you have done in my place?

(si j'étais) à ta place — if I were in your position ou shoes

je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! — I can't do it for you!

j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier — I put the vase where the ashtray was

5) ( situation définie)

en place — [système, structures] in place (après n); [troupes] in position (après n); [dirigeant, parti] ruling (épith)

les gens en place — the powers that be

ne plus tenir en place — to be restless ou fidgety

mettre en place — to put [something] in place [programme]; to put [something] in position [équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique]

6) ( dans une agglomération) square

la place du village — the village square

la place du marché — the marketplace

7) Finance market

place financière — financial market

8) ( emploi) job

perdre sa place — to lose one's job

9) ( forteresse)

être dans la place — to be on the inside

être maître de la place — lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost

avoir un pied dans la place — fig to have a foot in the door

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Phrasal Verbs:

- place d'armes

- place assise

- place forte

- place d'honneur

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plas nf
1) [ville, village] square

la place du village — the village square

2) [train, cinéma, voiture] seat

Toutes les places ont été vendues. — All the seats have been sold.

Il n'a pas payé sa place. — He didn't pay for his ticket.

place assise — seat

Il y a vingt places assises. — There are 20 seats.

Il y a 20 places debout. — There is standing room for 20.

une quatre places AUTOMOBILES — a four-seater

3) (= endroit où l'on est assis) seat

la place d'honneur — the place of honour Grande-Bretagne the place of honor USA the seat of honour Grande-Bretagne the seat of honor USA

regagner sa place — to go back to one's seat

4) (= emplacement) place

une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place — a place for everything and everything in its place

5) (espace libre) room, space

ça prend de la place — it takes up a lot of room, it takes up a lot of space

faire de la place à — to make room for, to make space for

6) (place de stationnement) parking place

trouver une place — to find a parking place

Il ne reste plus de place pour se garer. — There's nowhere left to park.

7) (dans un classement) place

Vincent a eu la troisième place au concours. — Vincent got third place in the competition.

8) (= emploi) job

9) (autres locutions)

à la place de — instead of, in place of

à la place — instead

Il ne reste plus de tarte; désirez-vous quelque chose d'autre à la place? — There's no tart left; would you like something else instead?

remettre qn à sa place — to put sb in their place

remettre qch en place — to put sth back in its place

ne pas tenir en place — to be always on the go

de place en place — here and there, in places

par places — here and there, in places

sur place — on the spot

See:

surplace

faire place à — to give way to

prendre place — to take one's place

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place nf

1 ( espace) room, space; avoir de la place to have room ou space (pour faire to do); il y a encore assez de place pour deux personnes/valises there's enough room ou space left for two people/suitcases; avoir la place de faire to have enough room ou space to do; prendre de la place to take up room ou space; (faire) perdre/gagner de la place to waste/to save space; faire de la place to make room ou space (à qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); se faire de la place to make room ou space for oneself; laisser de la place (pour une personne, un meuble) to leave enough room ou space; ( pour un écrit) to leave enough space; laisse-moi un peu de place pour leur écrire un mot leave me a bit of space to write them a few lines;

2 (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat; chaque chose à sa place everything in its place; il est resté une heure à la même place he stayed in the same place for an hour; remettre qch à sa place to put sth back in its place; les dictionnaires ne sont pas à la bonne/à leur place the dictionaries aren't in the right place/where they should be; j'ai deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ I've got two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’; il reste une place en première there's one seat left in first class; laisse ta place à la dame! give the lady your seat!; est-ce que cette place est libre? is this seat free?; une salle de 200 places a 200 seat auditorium; j'ai eu une place gratuite I got a free seat; garde-moi ma place ( dans une file) keep my place; (dans un train, au cinéma) keep my seat; garde-moi une place (dans le train, au cinéma) keep me a seat; payer sa place (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; Transp to pay one's fare; payer place entière (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay full price; Transp to pay full fare; les places sont chères fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by; prenez place ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places; prendre place ( s'asseoir) to take a seat; ( s'installer) [exposant, stand] to set up; [tireur, policier] to position oneself; ( s'intégrer) to take one's place; roman qui a pris place parmi les plus grands novel that has taken its place among the greatest; sur place [aller, envoyer, se rendre] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [être, trouver, sautiller, étudier] on the spot; [enquête, recherche, tournage] on-the-spot ( épith); de place en place here and there; voiture de quatre places four-seater car; divan à trois places three-seater sofa; ⇒ chasse;

3 ( emplacement pour se garer) parking place; appartement avec place de parking apartment with parking space; je n'ai pas trouvé de place pour or où me garer I couldn't find a parking space ou a place to park; un parking de 500 places a car park for 500 cars;

4 (rang dans un classement, la société) place; ( position dans un ordre) position; prendre la place de qn to take sb's place; prendre or obtenir la deuxième place to take second place (à in); il est dans les premières/dernières places he's up toward(s) the top/down toward(s) the bottom; la place d'un mot dans une phrase the position of a word in a sentence; se faire une place dans le monde de la finance to carve out a place for oneself in the world of finance; être en bonne place pour gagner/réussir to be well-placed ou in a good position to win/succeed; il occupe une place éminente he holds a very high position (à, dans in); chacun (à) sa place everyone should know his place; il faut savoir rester à sa place you must know your place; il n'est pas à sa place dans cette réception he looks out of place at this reception; je ne me sens pas à ma place dans ce milieu I feel out of place in this environment; remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his/her place; quelle place faire à l'art? what place can be afforded to art?; avoir sa place dans to deserve a place in; il n'y a pas de place pour eux dans notre système there is no place for them in our system; avoir une place à part or de choix dans to have a special place in; tenir une grande place/une place très importante dans la vie de qn to play a large part/a very important part in sb's life; donner or consacrer or faire une large place à qch to put a lot of emphasis on sth; la place croissante de l'environnement en politique the growing emphasis on the environment in politics; notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination our work leaves little room for the imagination; faire place à to give way to; place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! lit, fig make way for the young!;

5 ( substitution) à la place de instead of, in place of; il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac he's used vodka instead of brandy; il y a maintenant un comité à la place de l'ancien directeur there's now a committee in place of the former manager; ils sont partis/ont été récompensés à notre place they went/were rewarded instead of us; qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? what would you have done in my place?; (si j'étais) à ta place if I were in your position ou shoes; mets-toi à leur place put yourself in their position ou shoes; téléphone-lui toi-même, je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! phone him yourself, I can't do it for you!; j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier I put the vase where the ashtray was; construire une école à la place de la gare ( où était la gare) to build a school where the station used to be; ( où était prévue la gare) to build a school where the station should have been; ( au lieu de) to build a school instead of a station;

6 ( situation définie) en place [système, structures] in place ( après n); [troupes] in position ( après n); [dirigeant, pouvoir, régime, parti] ruling ( épith); les gens en place the powers that be; nos hommes sont en place our men are in position; ne plus tenir en place to be restless ou fidgety; les enfants ne tiennent plus en place the children keep fidgeting; mettre en place to put [sth] in place [grillage, programme, règlement, stratégie]; to put [sth] in ou into position [satellite, troupes, équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, marché, régime, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique, canalisations]; se mettre en place [plan, politique, système, structure] to be put in place; [forces, troupes, police] ( être mis en position) to be put in ou into position; ( soi-même) to position oneself; [réseau, marché, régime] to be established, to be set up; mise en place (de grillage, système, normes, services) putting in place; (de satellite, forces, d'équipe) positioning; (de réseau, marché, régime, d'institution) establishment, setting up; (de ligne téléphonique, canalisation) installation^GB; remettre en place to put [sth] back in place; on se retrouve sur place we'll meet up there; je suis sur place, je peux le faire I'm on the spot, I can do it; dépannage/inscriptions sur place on-the-spot repairs/registration; ouvrage à consulter sur place reference book; laisser qn sur place to leave sb standing;

7 ( dans une agglomération) square; la place du village the village square; sur la place Tiananmen/Rouge in Tiananmen/Red Square; la place de la Concorde the Place de la Concorde; la place du marché the marketplace;

8 Fin market; place financière financial market; sur la place parisienne or de Paris on the Paris market;

9 ( emploi) job; avoir une bonne place chez to have a good job with; perdre sa place to lose one's job; c'est une place très recherchée or demandée it's a highly sought-after job ou position; il y a des places à prendre there are good job opportunities;

10 ( forteresse) entrer dans la place to get in on the inside; être dans la place to be on the inside; être maître de la place lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost; se rendre maître de la place to take control; avoir un pied dans la place fig to have a foot in the door.

Composés

place d'armes Mil parade ground; place assise seat; place forte Mil fortified town; place d'honneur ( à table) place ou seat of honour^GB; la place publique the public; intéresser la place publique to interest the public; sur la place publique [célébrer, apprendre, entendre] in public; mettre or porter or étaler qch sur la place publique to bring sth out in the open [[information, projet].

Idiomes

je ne lâcherais or donnerais pas ma place pour un empire I wouldn't change places for the world ou for all the tea in China; une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place Prov a place for everything and everything in its place.

[plas] nom féminin

1. [espace disponible] space (substantif non comptable), room (substantif non comptable)

faire de la place to make room ou space

faites-lui une petite place give her a bit of room

il reste de la place pour quatre personnes there's enough space ou room left for four people

prendre de la place to take up a lot of space ou room

ne prends pas toute la place

a. [à table, au lit] don't take up so much room

b. [sur la page] don't use up all the space

laisser la ou faire place à to make room ou way for

la machine à écrire a fait place au traitement de texte wordprocessors have taken over from ou superseded typewriters

ce travail ne laisse aucune place à la créativité there's no place ou room for creativity in this kind of work

les anciens font place aux jeunes older people give way to the young generation

la musique tient une grande place dans ma vie music is very important in ou is an important part of my life

place au sol [d'un ordinateur, d'une voiture] footprint

faire place nette

a. (sens propre) to tidy up

b. (figuré) to clear up, to make a clean sweep

2. [endroit précis] place, spot

changer les meubles/la cuisinière de place to move the furniture around/the stove

mets/remets les clefs à leur place put the keys/put the keys back where they belong

est-ce que tout est à sa place? is everything in order ou in its proper place?

[d'une personne]

savoir rester à sa place to know one's place

je ne me sens pas à ma place parmi eux I feel out of place among them

ta place n'est pas ici you're out of place here

tu auras toujours une place dans mon cœur there'll always be a place in my heart for you

reprendre sa place

a. [sa position] to go back to one's place

b. [son rôle] to go back to where one belongs

notre collègue ne pourra pas reprendre sa place parmi nous our colleague is unable to resume his post with us

pour rien au monde je ne donnerais ma place I wouldn't swop places for anything in the world

remettre quelqu'un à sa place to put somebody in his/her place

se faire une place au soleil to make a success of things, to find one's place in the sun

3. [siège] seat

[fauteuil au spectacle] seat

[billet] ticket

avoir la place d'honneur

a. [sur l'estrade] to sit at the centre of the stage

b. [à table] to sit at the top ou head of the table

à la place du conducteur in the driver's seat

une voiture à deux places a two-seater (car)

une caravane à quatre places a caravan that sleeps four

une salle de 500 places a room that can seat 500 people

réserver une place d'avion/de train to make a plane/train reservation

payer place entière to pay full price

j'ai trois places de concert I have three tickets for the concert

ça vous ennuierait de changer de place? would you mind swapping ou changing places?

place assise seat

il ne reste plus que des places debout it's now standing room only

à la place du mort in the (front) passenger seat

dans le monde du spectacle, les places sont chères it's difficult to gain a foothold in show business

la place est toute chaude (sens propre & figuré) the seat's still warm

4. [dans un parking] (parking) space

un parking de 1 000 places a car park with space for 1,000 cars

5. [espace urbain] square

la place du village the village square

sur la place de Paris: le plus cher sur la place de Paris the most expensive in Paris

sur la place publique in public

porter le débat sur la place publique to make the debate public

6. [poste, emploi] position, post

une bonne place a good job

je cherche une place de secrétaire I'm looking for a job as a secretary

7. [rang - dans une compétition] place, rank

avoir la première place to come first ou top

avoir la dernière place to come bottom (UK) ou last

elle est en bonne place au dernier tour she's well placed on the last lap

être ou partir en bonne place pour gagner to be (all) set to win

8. BOURSE

place financière financial centre

place financière internationale money market

le dollar est à la hausse sur la place financière de New York the dollar has risen on the New York exchange

9. MILITAIRE

place (forte) fortress, stronghold

nous voici dans la place

a. (sens propre) [ville assiégée] here we are, inside the walls (of the city)

b. [endroit quelconque] here we are

c. (figuré) we've now gained a foothold

10. (Belgique) [pièce d'habitation] room

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à la place locution adverbiale

instead

on ira en Espagne à la place we'll go to Spain instead

j'ai rapporté la jupe et j'ai pris un pantalon à la place I returned the skirt and exchanged it for a pair of trousers

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à la place de locution prépositionnelle

1. [au lieu de] instead of

j'irai à sa place I'll go instead of him

2. [dans la situation de]

à ma/sa place in my/his place

à ta place, j'irais if I were you I'd go

mettez-vous à ma place put yourself in my place ou shoes

je ne voudrais pas être à sa place rather him than me, I wouldn't like to be in his shoes

de place en place locution adverbiale

here and there

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en place locution adjectivale

[important] established

un homme politique en place a well-established politician

les gens en place disent que... the powers that be say that...

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en place locution adverbiale

1. [là] in position

les forces de police sont déjà en place the police have already taken up their position

est-ce que tout est en place? is everything in order ou in its proper place?

2. (locution)

mettre en place

a. [équipement] to set up (separable) , to install

b. [plan] to set up (separable) , to put into action

c. [réseau] to set up (separable)

la méthode sera mise en place progressivement the method will be phased in (gradually)

ça va lui mettre/remettre les idées en place it'll give him a more realistic view of things/set him thinking straight again

tenir en place: il ne tient pas en place

a. [il est turbulent] he can't keep still

b. [il est anxieux] he's nervous

c. [il voyage beaucoup] he's always on the move

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par places locution adverbiale

here and there

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sur place locution adverbiale

there, on the spot

je serai déjà sur place I'll already be there

PLACE

la place Beauvau square in Paris (also refers to the Ministry of the Interior, whose offices are situated there)

la place de la Concorde square in Paris (one of the biggest and busiest squares in Paris, laid out in the reign of Louis XV)

la place du Colonel-Fabien square in Paris (also refers to the Communist party headquarters, which are situated there)

la place de Grève former name of the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in Paris. (The place where the unemployed gathered to wait for work, it was the origin of the expression "se mettre en grève")

la place Rouge Red Square

la place Saint-Marc Saint Mark's Square

la place Tian'anmen Tiananmen Square

la place Vendôme square in Paris (the name evokes opulence and luxury because of the Ritz hotel and the jewellery shops situated on the square)

la place des Vosges elegant and fashionable square in the Marais district of Paris, built under Henri IV

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > place

17 partir

v.

1 to divide, to split.

Ella partió la fruta She split the fruit.

2 to break open.

le partieron el brazo they broke his arm

le partieron la ceja/el labio they split o cut her eyebrow/lip

párteme un pedazo de pan break me off a piece of bread

partirle la cara a alguien (informal) to smash somebody's face in

3 to leave, to set off.

4 to depart, to get along, to go away, to leave.

Ellos partieron ayer They departed yesterday.

5 to crush, to move to pity, to shake.

El dolor partió a Ricardo The pain crushed Richard.

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partir

► verbo transitivo

1 (dividir) to divide, split

■ prefiero que me lo parta en lonchas I'd prefer it cut into slices

■ voy a partir pan I'll cut some bread

■ partió el pastel en dos mitades he cut the cake in two

2 (romper) to break; (nueces, almendras) to crack

3 familiar (fastidiar) to mess up

► verbo intransitivo

1 (irse) to leave, set out, set off

2 (proceder) to originate from

■ ¿de quién partió la idea? whose idea was it?

► verbo pronominal partirse

1 to break

■ se ha partido la pierna he's broken his leg

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a partir de hoy from now on

para partirse familiar hilarious

partir a alguien por la mitad to ruin somebody's plans, mess somebody up

partir la cara a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face in

partirse de risa familiar to split one's sides laughing

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verb

1) to cut, halve, split

2) break, crack

3) divide

4) depart, leave

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- a partir de
- partir de
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1. VT

1) (=dividir) [+ tarta, sandía, baraja] to cut; [+ tableta de chocolate] to break; [+ tronco] to split

parte la barra de pan por la mitad — [con cuchillo] cut the baguette in half; [con las manos] break the baguette in half

¿te parto un trozo de queso? — shall I cut you (off) a piece of cheese?

2) (=romper) [+ hueso, diente] to break; [+ rama] to break off; [+ nuez, almendra] to crack

se sentó en la mesa y la partió — he sat on the table and broke it in two

partió el plato en varios trozos — he broke the plate into several pieces

la piedra no llegó a partir el cristal — the stone didn't break the window

le partió el labio de un puñetazo — he gave him a punch and split his lip

¡te voy a partir la cara! — * I'm going to smash your face in! *

partir la cabeza a algn — to split sb's head open

- partir el corazón a algn

3) (=distribuir) to share out; (=compartir) to share

partir algo con otros — to share sth with others

- quien parte y reparte se queda con la mejor parte

4) * (=fastidiar) to mess up *

no soporto estas reuniones a las 11, me parten toda la mañana — I hate these 11 o'clock meetings, they mess up the whole morning *

salir a comprar ya me ha partido la tarde — going shopping has wasted my whole afternoon

2. VI

1) (=ponerse en camino) [persona, expedición] to set off; [tren, avión] to depart (de from) ( para for)( hacia in the direction of)

partiremos a primera hora de la mañana — we'll set off first thing in the morning

la expedición partirá mañana de París — the expedition will set out o depart from Paris tomorrow

partieron del puerto de Palos con destino a América — they set sail for America from the port of Palos

2)

partir de algo — to start from sth

hemos partido de un supuesto falso — we have started from a false assumption

partiendo de la base de que... — working on the principle that..., assuming that...

¿de quién partió la idea? — whose idea was it?

3)

a partir de — from

a partir de hoy — from today

a partir de mañana — from tomorrow

a partir del lunes — from Monday, starting on Monday

a partir de ahora — from now on

la tercera casa a partir de la esquina — the third house from the corner

a partir del puente la carretera se estrecha — the road gets narrower after the bridge

¿qué podemos deducir a partir de estos datos? — what can we deduce from these data?

3.

See:

partirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( con cuchillo) <tarta/melón> to cut

lo partió en dos/por la mitad — he cut it in two/in half

¿me partes otro trozo? — can you cut me another piece?

b) ( romper) <piedra/coco> to break, smash; <nuez/avellana> to crack; <rama/palo> to break

el rayo partió el árbol por la mitad — the lightning split the tree in two

c) ( con golpe) < labio> to split (open); < cabeza> to split open

te voy a partir la cara! — (fam) I'll smash your face in! (colloq)

d) frío < labios> to chap
2.
partir vi

1)

a) (frml) tren/avión/barco to leave, depart (frml); persona/delegación to leave, depart (frml)

partió ayer con destino a Londres — she left for London yesterday

b) auto (Chi) to start

2)

a)

partir DE algo — de una premisa/un supuesto to start from something

debemos partir de la base de que... — we should start from the premise that...

partiendo de esta hipótesis — taking this hypothesis as a starting point

b)

a partir de — from

a partir de ahora/ese momento — from now on/that moment on

a partir del cambio la situación ha mejorado — since the change, the situation has improved

a partir de hoy — (as o starting) from today
3.
partirse v pron

a) mármol/roca to split, smash

se le partió un diente — she broke o chipped a tooth

b) (refl) < labio> to split; < diente> to break, chip

te vas a partir la cabeza — you're going to split o crack your head open

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= cleave, split, head out, go forth.

Ex. Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex. It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* a partir de = based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, from then on, thenceforth, whereafter, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* catalogar partiendo de cero = catalogue + from scratch.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* compilar partiendo de cero = compile + from scratch, compile + from scratch.

* construir partiendo de cero = construct + from scratch.

* de partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* hacer a partir de = make out of.

* hacer una plancha a partir de un molde = cast + plate + from mould.

* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.

* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* partiendo de = on the basis of.

* partiendo de cero = from scratch, from an empty slate, from the ground up.

* partiendo de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* partiendo de la práctica = practice-led.

* partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.

* partir de = rest on/upon, stem from, draw on/upon, build on/upon, strike out from.

* partir de cero = begin + from scratch.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* partir de la premisa de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* partir de presupuestos = make + assumption.

* partir de una premisa = base upon + assumption, assumption + undergird.

* partir el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* partir en dos = halve, rend in + two.

* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.

* partir por medio = rend in + two.

* partirse de reír = burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter, be in fits of laughter.

* partirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off, burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter.

* partirse de risa = be in fits of laughter.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.

* trabajar a partir de = work forward.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( con cuchillo) <tarta/melón> to cut

lo partió en dos/por la mitad — he cut it in two/in half

¿me partes otro trozo? — can you cut me another piece?

b) ( romper) <piedra/coco> to break, smash; <nuez/avellana> to crack; <rama/palo> to break

el rayo partió el árbol por la mitad — the lightning split the tree in two

c) ( con golpe) < labio> to split (open); < cabeza> to split open

te voy a partir la cara! — (fam) I'll smash your face in! (colloq)

d) frío < labios> to chap
2.
partir vi

1)

a) (frml) tren/avión/barco to leave, depart (frml); persona/delegación to leave, depart (frml)

partió ayer con destino a Londres — she left for London yesterday

b) auto (Chi) to start

2)

a)

partir DE algo — de una premisa/un supuesto to start from something

debemos partir de la base de que... — we should start from the premise that...

partiendo de esta hipótesis — taking this hypothesis as a starting point

b)

a partir de — from

a partir de ahora/ese momento — from now on/that moment on

a partir del cambio la situación ha mejorado — since the change, the situation has improved

a partir de hoy — (as o starting) from today
3.
partirse v pron

a) mármol/roca to split, smash

se le partió un diente — she broke o chipped a tooth

b) (refl) < labio> to split; < diente> to break, chip

te vas a partir la cabeza — you're going to split o crack your head open

* * *

= cleave, split, head out, go forth.

Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.

Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* a partir de = based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, from then on, thenceforth, whereafter, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* catalogar partiendo de cero = catalogue + from scratch.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* compilar partiendo de cero = compile + from scratch, compile + from scratch.

* construir partiendo de cero = construct + from scratch.

* de partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* hacer a partir de = make out of.

* hacer una plancha a partir de un molde = cast + plate + from mould.

* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.

* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* partiendo de = on the basis of.

* partiendo de cero = from scratch, from an empty slate, from the ground up.

* partiendo de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* partiendo de la práctica = practice-led.

* partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.

* partir de = rest on/upon, stem from, draw on/upon, build on/upon, strike out from.

* partir de cero = begin + from scratch.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* partir de la premisa de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* partir de presupuestos = make + assumption.

* partir de una premisa = base upon + assumption, assumption + undergird.

* partir el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* partir en dos = halve, rend in + two.

* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.

* partir por medio = rend in + two.

* partirse de reír = burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter, be in fits of laughter.

* partirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off, burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter.

* partirse de risa = be in fits of laughter.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.

* trabajar a partir de = work forward.

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partir [I1 ]

vt

1 (con cuchillo) ‹tarta/melón› to cut

partió la pera en dos/por la mitad he cut the pear in two/in half

parte la empanada en cinco partes iguales cut the pie into five equal pieces

¿me partes otro trozo? can you cut me another piece?

2 (romper) ‹piedra/coco› to break, smash; ‹nuez/avellana› to crack

¿me partes un pedazo de pan? could you break me off a piece of bread?

el rayo partió el árbol por la mitad the lightning split the tree in two

partió la vara en dos he broke o snapped the stick in two

3 (con un golpe) ‹labio› to split, split open; ‹cabeza› to split open

¡te voy a partir la cara! ( fam); I'll smash your face in! ( colloq)

4 «frío» ‹labios› to chap

5 ‹baraja› to cut

■ partir

vi

A

( frml); «tren/avión/barco» to leave, depart ( frml); «persona/delegación» to set off, leave

partió ayer con destino a Londres she left for London yesterday

partiremos a las ocho we'll set off o set out at eight, we shall depart at eight o'clock ( frml)

la expedición partirá de Lima hacia Cuzco el día 15 the expedition will leave Lima for Cuzco on the 15th

B «auto» ( Chi) to start

C

1 partir DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start FROM sth

debemos partir de la base de que lograremos los fondos we should start from the premise o assumption that we will obtain the funds, we should start by assuming that we will obtain the funds

partiendo de esta hipótesis taking this hypothesis as a starting point

si partimos de que estamos en inferioridad de condiciones if we start by assuming/accepting that we are at a disadvantage

2

a partir de from

a partir de ese momento ella empezó a cambiar from that moment she began to change

a partir de la implementación de esas medidas la situación ha venido mejorando since the implementation of these measures, the situation has been improving

a partir de hoy/del sábado (starting) from today/from Saturday

a partir de ahora from now on, starting from now

a partir de ese lugar el ascenso se hace cada vez más difícil from that point on the ascent becomes increasingly difficult

a partir de estos datos ¿qué conclusiones podemos sacar? what conclusions can we draw from these facts?, given these facts, what conclusions can we draw?

■ partirse

v pron

1 «mármol/roca» to split, smash, break

se le partió un diente she broke o chipped a tooth

2 ( refl) «persona» ‹labio› to split; ‹diente› to break, chip

si te caes, te vas a partir la cabeza if you fall, you'll split o crack your head open

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partir ( conjugate partir) verbo transitivo
a) ( con cuchillo) ‹tarta/melón› to cut;

◊ lo partió por la mitad he cut it in half

b) ( romper) ‹piedra/coco› to break, smash;

‹nuez/avellana› to crack;
‹rama/palo› to break
c) ( con golpe) ‹ labio› to split (open);

‹ cabeza› to split open
d) [ frío] ‹ labios› to chap

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (frml) ( marcharse) to leave, depart (frml)

b) [ auto] (Chi) to start

2
a) partir DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start from sth

b)

◊ a partir de from;

a partir de ahora/ese momento from now on/that moment on;
a partir de hoy (as o starting) from today
partirse verbo pronominal
a) [mármol/roca] to split, smash

b) ( refl) ‹ labio› to split;

‹ diente› to break, chip
partir
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper, quebrar) to break: me parte el corazón verte tan desalentada, it's heartbreaking to see you so depressed
partir una nuez, to shell a walnut
2 (dividir) to split, divide
(con un cuchillo) to cut
II vi (irse) to leave, set out o off
♦ Locuciones: a partir de aquí/ahora, from here on/now on
a partir de entonces no volvimos a hablarnos, we didn't speak to each other from then on
' partir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma
- cero
- cortar
- piñón
- salir
- tarde
- dividir
- largo
- momento
English:
as
- begin
- break off
- break up
- evening
- from
- halve
- on
- onward
- onwards
- pally
- scratch
- snap
- split
- start
- thereafter
- upward
- upwards
- after
- break
- consent
- depart
- hence
- then
- there
- to
- today
- up

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partir

♦ vt

1. [dividir] to divide, to split (en into);
parte el pastel en tres cut the cake in three;

70 partido por 2 es igual a 35 70 divided by 2 equals 35

2. [repartir] to share out;

partió el dinero del premio con sus hermanos he shared the prize money with his brothers;

partió el dinero del premio entre sus hermanos he shared out the prize money between his brothers

3. [romper] to break open;
[cascar] to crack; [cortar] to cut; [diente] to chip; [ceja, labio] to split (open), to cut;
le partieron el brazo they broke his arm;

le partieron la ceja/el labio they split o cut her eyebrow/lip;

párteme un pedazo de pan break me off a piece of bread;

párteme otra rodaja de melón cut me another slice of melon;

partir una tarta por la mitad o [m5] en dos to cut a cake in half;
Fam
partirle la boca o [m5] la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in

4. Fam [fastidiar]
tener que salir de casa me parte por completo it's a real pain having to go out;

aquel contratiempo nos partió la mañana that setback ruined our morning for us

♦ vi

1. [marchar] to leave, to set off (de/para from/for);
el buque partió de las costas británicas con rumbo a América the ship set sail from Britain for America

2. [empezar]
partir de to start from;

partir de cero to start from scratch;

la idea partió de un grupo de colegiales it was a group of schoolchildren that first had the idea;

partimos de la base de que todos saben leer we are assuming that everyone can read;

partiendo de este hecho, Newton creó una nueva teoría Newton built a new theory around this fact

3. [repartir] to share out;

Prov

el que parte y reparte se lleva la mejor parte people always save the biggest part for themselves

♦ See also the pronominal verb partirse

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partir

I v/t

1 ( dividir, repartir) split

2 ( romper) break open, split open

3 ( cortar) cut

II v/i ( irse) leave;

partir de fig start from;

a partir de hoy (starting) from today;

a partir de ahora from now on

* * *

partir vt

1) : to cut, to split

2) : to break, to crack

3) : to share (out), to divide

partir vi

1) : to leave, to depart

2)

partir de : to start from

3)

a partir de : as of, from

a partir de hoy: as of today

♦ See also the reflexive verb partirse

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partir vb

1. (cortar) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

¿me partes un trozo de queso? can you cut me a slice of cheese?

2. (romper) to break [pt. broke; pp. broken]

partió la cuerda en dos he broke the rope in two

3. (marcharse) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

el tren partirá a las diez the train will leave at ten o'clock

a partir de from

a partir de hoy as from today

partir algo por la mitad to cut something in half [pt. & pp. cut]

partirse de risa to split your sides laughing [pt. & pp. split]

Spanish-English dictionary > partir

18 completamente

adv.

completely, totally.

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completamente

► adverbio

1 completely

* * *

adv.

completely

* * *

ADV completely

* * *

adverbio completely

* * *

= all the way, completely, entirely, in + Posesivo + entirety, fully, in full, outright, perfectly, purely, squarely, thoroughly, totally, wholly, right through, head and shoulder, roundly, utterly, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], altogether, go + the whole hog, the full monty, by a long way, hopelessly + Adjetivo, one hundred percent, flat out, to the hilt, heinously + Adjetivo.

Ex. Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.

Ex. A completely specific statement of document content would have to be the text of the document itself.

Ex. Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.

Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex. Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.

Ex. Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.

Ex. The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

Ex. This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.

Ex. Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.

Ex. Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex. Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.

Ex. Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.

Ex. 'General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other books borrowed from the library.

Ex. The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.

Ex. We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.

Ex. I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.

Ex. Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.

Ex. The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.

Ex. The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.

Ex. The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Ex. Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.

Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.

Ex. Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.

Ex. What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.

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* afectar completamente = engulf.

* arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* completamente + Adjetivo = altogether + Adjetivo, downright + Adjetivo, blissfully + Adjetivo.

* completamente alemán = all-German.

* completamente corrupto = rotten to the core.

* completamente decidido a = dead set on.

* completamente desarrollado = fully-developed.

* completamente desnudo = stark naked.

* completamente digital = all-digital.

* completamente en vigor en = alive and well and living.

* completamente equipado = with all mods and cons.

* completamente europeo = all-European.

* completamente resuelto a = dead set on.

* completamente seco = bone dry.

* demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derrotar completamente = trounce.

* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.

* detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in.

* pagar completamente = pay up.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* vencer completamente = beat + soundly.

* Verbo + completamente = quite + Verbo.

* * *

adverbio completely

* * *

= all the way, completely, entirely, in + Posesivo + entirety, fully, in full, outright, perfectly, purely, squarely, thoroughly, totally, wholly, right through, head and shoulder, roundly, utterly, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], altogether, go + the whole hog, the full monty, by a long way, hopelessly + Adjetivo, one hundred percent, flat out, to the hilt, heinously + Adjetivo.

Ex: Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.

Ex: A completely specific statement of document content would have to be the text of the document itself.

Ex: Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.

Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.

Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.

Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

Ex: This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.

Ex: Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.

Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.

Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.

Ex: 'General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other books borrowed from the library.

Ex: The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.

Ex: We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.

Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.

Ex: Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.

Ex: The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.

Ex: The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.

Ex: The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Ex: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.

Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.

Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.

Ex: What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.

* afectar completamente = engulf.

* arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* completamente + Adjetivo = altogether + Adjetivo, downright + Adjetivo, blissfully + Adjetivo.

* completamente alemán = all-German.

* completamente corrupto = rotten to the core.

* completamente decidido a = dead set on.

* completamente desarrollado = fully-developed.

* completamente desnudo = stark naked.

* completamente digital = all-digital.

* completamente en vigor en = alive and well and living.

* completamente equipado = with all mods and cons.

* completamente europeo = all-European.

* completamente resuelto a = dead set on.

* completamente seco = bone dry.

* demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derrotar completamente = trounce.

* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.

* detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in.

* pagar completamente = pay up.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* vencer completamente = beat + soundly.

* Verbo + completamente = quite + Verbo.

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completamente

adverb

completely

está completamente loca she's completely insane

están completamente borrachos they're blind drunk ( colloq)

es completamente sordo he is stone deaf

me parece completamente fuera de lugar I think it's totally out of place

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completamente adv

completely, totally;

estoy completamente seguro/lleno I'm completely sure/full;

el plan fracasó completamente the plan was a total failure

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completamente

adv completely, totally

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completamente adv

: completely, totally

* * *

completamente adv completely

es completamente normal it's completely normal / it's perfectly normal

completamente nuevo brand new

Spanish-English dictionary > completamente

19 placé

place [plas]

feminine noun

   a. ( = esplanade) square

• la place du marché the market square

• porter le débat sur la place publique to bring the discussion into the public arena

   b. ( = emplacement) place ; (assise) seat

• changer qch de place to move sth

• ça n'a pas changé de place it hasn't moved

• changer de place avec qn to change places with sb

• laisser sa place à qn to give up one's seat to sb ; (figurative) to hand over to sb

• prenez place take a seat

• prendre la place de qn to take sb's place ; ( = remplacer qn) to take over from sb

• trouver place parmi to find a place among

• place d'honneur place of honour

• places assises 20, places debout 40 seating capacity 20, standing passengers 40

• une tente à 4 places a tent that sleeps 4

• elle tient une grande place dans ma vie she means a great deal to me

   c. ( = espace) room ; ( = emplacement réservé) space

• prendre de la place to take up a lot of room

• faire de la place to make room

• gagner de la place to save space

• place de parking parking space

• j'ai trouvé de la place pour me garer I've found a parking place

• j'ai trois places dans ma voiture I've room for three in my car

• place aux jeunes ! make way for the younger generation!

• faire place nette to make a clean sweep

   d. ( = billet) seat ; ( = prix, trajet) fare

• réserver sa place to book one's seat

• il n'a pas payé sa place he hasn't paid for his seat

• payer place entière (au cinéma) to pay full price ; (dans le bus) to pay full fare

   e. ( = rang) il a eu une place de premier en histoire he was first in history

• l'entreprise occupe la seconde place sur le marché des ordinateurs the company ranks second in the computer market

• figurer en bonne place [personne] to be prominent

   f. ( = emploi) job ; [de domestique] position

• une place de serveuse a job as a waitress

• dans les médias, les places sont chères there's a lot of competition for jobs in the media

   g. (Military) place forte fortified town

• place d'armes parade ground

• s'introduire dans la place to get contacts on the inside

   h. (Finance) place boursière stock market

   i. (locutions)

► à la place ( = en échange) instead

► à la place de ( = au lieu de) instead of

• se mettre à la place de qn to put o.s. in sb's shoes► à sa etc place ( = à l'endroit habituel)

cette lampe n'est pas à sa place this lamp isn't in the right place

• remettre qch à sa place to put sth back where it belongs

• remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his place

• j'y suis allé à sa place I went instead of him

• je n'aimerais pas être à sa place I wouldn't like to be him

• à ma place, tu aurais accepté ? if you were me, would you have agreed?

• à votre place if I were you► en place

• il ne tient pas en place he's always fidgeting

• les gens en place influential people

• le pouvoir en place (maintenant) the current government ; (à l'époque) the government at the time

• être en place [plan] to be ready

• tout le monde est en place everyone is seated

• en place pour la photo ! everybody take up your positions for the photograph!

• mettre en place [+ service d'ordre] to deploy ; [+ mécanisme, dispositif] to install

• mise en place [de projet] setting up► sur place on the spot

• être sur place to be there

• se rendre sur place to go there

• les sauveteurs sont déjà sur place rescuers are already at the scene

• la situation sur place the situation on the ground

• vous trouverez des brochures sur place leaflets are available on site

• (à consommer) sur place ou à emporter ? sit in or take away?

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plas
nom féminin

1) ( espace) room, space

laisser de la place — to leave enough space

2) (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat

les dictionnaires ne sont pas à leur place — the dictionaries aren't where they should be

deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ — two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’

la place d'un mot dans une phrase — the position of a word in a sentence

il faut savoir rester à sa place — you must know your place

tenir une grande place dans la vie de quelqu'un — to play a large part in somebody's life

faire une large place à quelque chose — to put a lot of emphasis on something

notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination — our work leaves little room for the imagination

faire place à — to give way to

place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! — lit, fig make way for the young!

il reste une place en première — there's one seat left in first class

une salle de 200 places — a 200 seat auditorium

payer sa place — (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; ( dans un train etc) to pay one's fare

les places sont chères — fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by

prenez place — ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places

sur place — [aller] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [étudier] on the spot; [enquête] on-the-spot

on se retrouve sur place — we'll meet up there

ouvrage à consulter sur place — reference book

laisser quelqu'un sur place — to leave somebody standing

de place en place — here and there

divan à trois places — three-seater sofa

un parking de 500 places — a car park for 500 cars

3) ( dans un classement) place; ( dans un ordre) position

il est dans les premières places — he's up toward(s) the top

4) ( substitution)

à la place de — instead of, in place of

il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac — he's used vodka instead of brandy

qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? — what would you have done in my place?

(si j'étais) à ta place — if I were in your position ou shoes

je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! — I can't do it for you!

j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier — I put the vase where the ashtray was

5) ( situation définie)

en place — [système, structures] in place (après n); [troupes] in position (après n); [dirigeant, parti] ruling (épith)

les gens en place — the powers that be

ne plus tenir en place — to be restless ou fidgety

mettre en place — to put [something] in place [programme]; to put [something] in position [équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique]

6) ( dans une agglomération) square

la place du village — the village square

la place du marché — the marketplace

7) Finance market

place financière — financial market

8) ( emploi) job

perdre sa place — to lose one's job

9) ( forteresse)

être dans la place — to be on the inside

être maître de la place — lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost

avoir un pied dans la place — fig to have a foot in the door

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Phrasal Verbs:

- place d'armes

- place assise

- place forte

- place d'honneur

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plas nf
1) [ville, village] square

la place du village — the village square

2) [train, cinéma, voiture] seat

Toutes les places ont été vendues. — All the seats have been sold.

Il n'a pas payé sa place. — He didn't pay for his ticket.

place assise — seat

Il y a vingt places assises. — There are 20 seats.

Il y a 20 places debout. — There is standing room for 20.

une quatre places AUTOMOBILES — a four-seater

3) (= endroit où l'on est assis) seat

la place d'honneur — the place of honour Grande-Bretagne the place of honor USA the seat of honour Grande-Bretagne the seat of honor USA

regagner sa place — to go back to one's seat

4) (= emplacement) place

une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place — a place for everything and everything in its place

5) (espace libre) room, space

ça prend de la place — it takes up a lot of room, it takes up a lot of space

faire de la place à — to make room for, to make space for

6) (place de stationnement) parking place

trouver une place — to find a parking place

Il ne reste plus de place pour se garer. — There's nowhere left to park.

7) (dans un classement) place

Vincent a eu la troisième place au concours. — Vincent got third place in the competition.

8) (= emploi) job

9) (autres locutions)

à la place de — instead of, in place of

à la place — instead

Il ne reste plus de tarte; désirez-vous quelque chose d'autre à la place? — There's no tart left; would you like something else instead?

remettre qn à sa place — to put sb in their place

remettre qch en place — to put sth back in its place

ne pas tenir en place — to be always on the go

de place en place — here and there, in places

par places — here and there, in places

sur place — on the spot

See:

surplace

faire place à — to give way to

prendre place — to take one's place

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place nf

1 ( espace) room, space; avoir de la place to have room ou space (pour faire to do); il y a encore assez de place pour deux personnes/valises there's enough room ou space left for two people/suitcases; avoir la place de faire to have enough room ou space to do; prendre de la place to take up room ou space; (faire) perdre/gagner de la place to waste/to save space; faire de la place to make room ou space (à qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); se faire de la place to make room ou space for oneself; laisser de la place (pour une personne, un meuble) to leave enough room ou space; ( pour un écrit) to leave enough space; laisse-moi un peu de place pour leur écrire un mot leave me a bit of space to write them a few lines;

2 (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat; chaque chose à sa place everything in its place; il est resté une heure à la même place he stayed in the same place for an hour; remettre qch à sa place to put sth back in its place; les dictionnaires ne sont pas à la bonne/à leur place the dictionaries aren't in the right place/where they should be; j'ai deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ I've got two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’; il reste une place en première there's one seat left in first class; laisse ta place à la dame! give the lady your seat!; est-ce que cette place est libre? is this seat free?; une salle de 200 places a 200 seat auditorium; j'ai eu une place gratuite I got a free seat; garde-moi ma place ( dans une file) keep my place; (dans un train, au cinéma) keep my seat; garde-moi une place (dans le train, au cinéma) keep me a seat; payer sa place (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; Transp to pay one's fare; payer place entière (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay full price; Transp to pay full fare; les places sont chères fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by; prenez place ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places; prendre place ( s'asseoir) to take a seat; ( s'installer) [exposant, stand] to set up; [tireur, policier] to position oneself; ( s'intégrer) to take one's place; roman qui a pris place parmi les plus grands novel that has taken its place among the greatest; sur place [aller, envoyer, se rendre] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [être, trouver, sautiller, étudier] on the spot; [enquête, recherche, tournage] on-the-spot ( épith); de place en place here and there; voiture de quatre places four-seater car; divan à trois places three-seater sofa; ⇒ chasse;

3 ( emplacement pour se garer) parking place; appartement avec place de parking apartment with parking space; je n'ai pas trouvé de place pour or où me garer I couldn't find a parking space ou a place to park; un parking de 500 places a car park for 500 cars;

4 (rang dans un classement, la société) place; ( position dans un ordre) position; prendre la place de qn to take sb's place; prendre or obtenir la deuxième place to take second place (à in); il est dans les premières/dernières places he's up toward(s) the top/down toward(s) the bottom; la place d'un mot dans une phrase the position of a word in a sentence; se faire une place dans le monde de la finance to carve out a place for oneself in the world of finance; être en bonne place pour gagner/réussir to be well-placed ou in a good position to win/succeed; il occupe une place éminente he holds a very high position (à, dans in); chacun (à) sa place everyone should know his place; il faut savoir rester à sa place you must know your place; il n'est pas à sa place dans cette réception he looks out of place at this reception; je ne me sens pas à ma place dans ce milieu I feel out of place in this environment; remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his/her place; quelle place faire à l'art? what place can be afforded to art?; avoir sa place dans to deserve a place in; il n'y a pas de place pour eux dans notre système there is no place for them in our system; avoir une place à part or de choix dans to have a special place in; tenir une grande place/une place très importante dans la vie de qn to play a large part/a very important part in sb's life; donner or consacrer or faire une large place à qch to put a lot of emphasis on sth; la place croissante de l'environnement en politique the growing emphasis on the environment in politics; notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination our work leaves little room for the imagination; faire place à to give way to; place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! lit, fig make way for the young!;

5 ( substitution) à la place de instead of, in place of; il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac he's used vodka instead of brandy; il y a maintenant un comité à la place de l'ancien directeur there's now a committee in place of the former manager; ils sont partis/ont été récompensés à notre place they went/were rewarded instead of us; qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? what would you have done in my place?; (si j'étais) à ta place if I were in your position ou shoes; mets-toi à leur place put yourself in their position ou shoes; téléphone-lui toi-même, je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! phone him yourself, I can't do it for you!; j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier I put the vase where the ashtray was; construire une école à la place de la gare ( où était la gare) to build a school where the station used to be; ( où était prévue la gare) to build a school where the station should have been; ( au lieu de) to build a school instead of a station;

6 ( situation définie) en place [système, structures] in place ( après n); [troupes] in position ( après n); [dirigeant, pouvoir, régime, parti] ruling ( épith); les gens en place the powers that be; nos hommes sont en place our men are in position; ne plus tenir en place to be restless ou fidgety; les enfants ne tiennent plus en place the children keep fidgeting; mettre en place to put [sth] in place [grillage, programme, règlement, stratégie]; to put [sth] in ou into position [satellite, troupes, équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, marché, régime, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique, canalisations]; se mettre en place [plan, politique, système, structure] to be put in place; [forces, troupes, police] ( être mis en position) to be put in ou into position; ( soi-même) to position oneself; [réseau, marché, régime] to be established, to be set up; mise en place (de grillage, système, normes, services) putting in place; (de satellite, forces, d'équipe) positioning; (de réseau, marché, régime, d'institution) establishment, setting up; (de ligne téléphonique, canalisation) installation^GB; remettre en place to put [sth] back in place; on se retrouve sur place we'll meet up there; je suis sur place, je peux le faire I'm on the spot, I can do it; dépannage/inscriptions sur place on-the-spot repairs/registration; ouvrage à consulter sur place reference book; laisser qn sur place to leave sb standing;

7 ( dans une agglomération) square; la place du village the village square; sur la place Tiananmen/Rouge in Tiananmen/Red Square; la place de la Concorde the Place de la Concorde; la place du marché the marketplace;

8 Fin market; place financière financial market; sur la place parisienne or de Paris on the Paris market;

9 ( emploi) job; avoir une bonne place chez to have a good job with; perdre sa place to lose one's job; c'est une place très recherchée or demandée it's a highly sought-after job ou position; il y a des places à prendre there are good job opportunities;

10 ( forteresse) entrer dans la place to get in on the inside; être dans la place to be on the inside; être maître de la place lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost; se rendre maître de la place to take control; avoir un pied dans la place fig to have a foot in the door.

Composés

place d'armes Mil parade ground; place assise seat; place forte Mil fortified town; place d'honneur ( à table) place ou seat of honour^GB; la place publique the public; intéresser la place publique to interest the public; sur la place publique [célébrer, apprendre, entendre] in public; mettre or porter or étaler qch sur la place publique to bring sth out in the open [[information, projet].

Idiomes

je ne lâcherais or donnerais pas ma place pour un empire I wouldn't change places for the world ou for all the tea in China; une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place Prov a place for everything and everything in its place.

( féminin placée) [plase] adjectif

1. [aux courses]

cheval placé placed horse

(comme adverbe)

arriver placé to be placed

2. [situé]

bien placé

a. [magasin, appartement] well-situated

b. [fermeture, bouton, couture] well-positioned

mal placé

a. [magasin, appartement] badly-located

b. [fermeture, bouton, couture] poorly-positioned

c. [coup] below the belt

d. [abcès] in an awkward spot

e. (euphémisme) in an embarrassing place

f. [orgueil] misplaced

on était très bien/mal placés [au spectacle] we had really good/bad seats

être bien/mal placé pour (figuré) to be in a/no position to

3. [socialement]

haut placé well up ou high up in the hierarchy

des gens haut placés people in high places

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20 terrain

terrain [teʀɛ̃]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = sol) ground ; ( = terre) soil

• terrain caillouteux stony ground

• terrain vallonné hilly ground

• terrain lourd heavy soil

   b. (Football, rugby) pitch ; (avec les installations) ground ; (Betting, golf) course ; (Basketball, volleyball, handball) court

• disputer un match sur terrain adverse to play an away match

• disputer un match sur son propre terrain to play a home match

   c. ( = étendue de terre) land uncount ; ( = parcelle) plot of land ; (à bâtir) site

• « terrain à bâtir » "building land for sale"

   d. (Military) ( = lieu d'opérations) terrain ; (gagné ou perdu) ground

• en terrain ennemi on enemy ground

• gagner du terrain to gain ground

• perdre du terrain to lose ground

• ils finiront par céder du terrain in the end they'll make concessions

• préparer le terrain to prepare the ground

• déblayer le terrain to clear the ground

• aller sur le terrain to go out into in the field

► de terrain [politicien, député] hands-on ; [enseignant] working

• c'est un homme de terrain he has practical experience

   e. ( = domaine) ground

• être sur son terrain to be on home ground

• trouver un terrain d'entente to find common ground

• je ne le suivrai pas sur ce terrain I can't go along with him there

• être sur un terrain glissant to be on dangerous ground

2. compounds

► terrain d'atterrissage landing ground

► terrain d'aviation airfield

► terrain de camping campsite

► terrain de chasse hunting ground

► terrain de jeu playing field

► terrain militaire army ground

► terrain de sport sports ground

► terrain de tennis tennis court

► terrain vague waste ground uncount

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tɛʀɛ̃
nom masculin

1) ( sol) ground [U], soil [U]; ( relief) ground [U], terrain [U]

terrains tertiaires/volcaniques — tertiary/volcanic formations

avancer sur un terrain glissant — fig to be on slippery ground

2) ( parcelle) plot of land

terrain à bâtir — building plot

3) ( étendue) land [U]

terrain à bâtir — building land

4) (de jeu, sport) ( non aménagé) field; ( avec les installations) gén ground; ( au golf) course

sortir du terrain — [joueur] to go off the field; [balle] ( au football) to go out of play; ( au rugby) to go into touch

disputer un match sur terrain adverse/sur son propre terrain — to play an away game/a home game

5) ( sphère d'activité)

nous ne vous suivrons pas sur ce terrain — we won't go along with you there

un terrain d'entente — fig common ground

6) ( champ de recherche) field

travailler sur le terrain — to do fieldwork

7) (état, milieu) Sociologie environment

terrain favorable — Médecine predisposing factors (pl); Sociologie favourable [BrE] environment

offrir un terrain favorable à — (à une maladie, une idéologie) to provide a fertile breeding ground for

les jeunes sont un terrain favorable — young people are easy targets

8) Armée ( lieu d'opérations) field; ( en termes de relief) terrain; ( en termes d'avance ou de recul) ground

sur le terrain — in the field

occuper le terrain — to hold the field

être en terrain connu or familier — fig to be on familiar territory

être sur son terrain, avoir l'avantage du terrain — lit, fig to be on one's own ground

déblayer le terrain — to clear the ground

préparer le terrain — fig to pave the way

tâter or sonder le terrain — fig to put out feelers

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Phrasal Verbs:

- terrain d'atterrissage

- terrain d'aviation

- terrain de camping

- terrain de jeu

- terrain de manœuvre

- terrain de tir

- terrain de sport

- terrain vague

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teʀɛ̃ nm
1) (= sol) ground

2) fig ground

Ils ont décidé de mener leur combat sur le terrain juridique. — They've decided to fight the battle on legal ground.

un terrain d'entente — common ground

Après plusieurs heures de négociation les deux camps ont fini par trouver un terrain d'entente. — After several hours of negotiation the two sides at last found some common ground.

gagner du terrain — to gain ground

perdre du terrain — to lose ground

sur le terrain (travail, recherches) — in the field

un homme de terrain — a man with practical experience

3) (= parcelle) plot (of land), (à bâtir) site

Il veut acheter un terrain en Normandie. — He wants to buy some land in Normandy.

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terrain nm

1 ( sol) ground ¢, soil ¢; ( relief) ground ¢, terrain ¢; du terrain sablonneux sandy ground ou soil; terrains tertiaires/volcaniques tertiary/volcanic formations; avancer sur un terrain glissant fig to be on slippery ground;

2 ( parcelle) plot of land; acheter un terrain to buy a plot of land; un terrain à bâtir a building plot; un terrain non constructible a plot of land not suitable for development;

3 ( étendue) land ¢; terrain marécageux marshy land; acheter du terrain to buy land; terrain industriel/à bâtir industrial/building land; le prix du terrain au m² the price of land per m²;

4 (au football, rugby) field; (au volley-ball, basket-ball) court; ( au golf) course; sortir du terrain [joueur] to go off the field; [balle] ( au football) to go out of play; ( au rugby) to go into touch; disputer un match sur terrain adverse/sur son propre terrain to play an away game/a home game;

5 ( sphère d'activité) sur le terrain économique/juridique in the field of economics/law; nous ne vous suivrons pas sur ce terrain we won't go along with you there; chercher/trouver un terrain d'entente fig to seek/to find common ground;

6 ( champ de recherche) field; travailler sur le terrain, faire du terrain to do fieldwork, to work in the field;

7 (état, milieu) Méd predisposing factors (pl); Sociol environment; terrain favorable Méd predisposition (à to); Sociol favourable environment; le terrain familial the family background ou environment; offrir un terrain favorable à to provide a fertile breeding ground for [maladie, idéologie]; être le terrain d'expérimentation de l'architecture moderne to be the proving ground for modern architecture;

8 ( groupe influençable) les jeunes sont un terrain favorable young people are easy targets;

9 Mil ( lieu d'opérations) field; ( en termes de relief) terrain; ( en termes d'avance ou de recul) ground; sur le terrain in the field; connaître le terrain to know the terrain; gagner/perdre du terrain to gain/to lose ground; céder du terrain to give ground; occuper le terrain to hold the field; être en terrain connu or familier fig to be on familiar territory; être sur son terrain, avoir l'avantage du terrain lit, fig to be on one's own ground; déblayer le terrain to clear the ground; préparer le terrain fig to pave the way; tâter or sonder le terrain fig to put out feelers.

Composés

terrain d'atterrissage landing strip; terrain d'aviation airfield; terrain de basket-ball basketball court; terrain de camping campsite; terrain de cricket cricket pitch; ( avec les installations) cricket ground; terrain de chasse area reserved for hunting, hunting ground littér; terrain de jeu(x) playground; terrain de football soccer pitch, football pitch GB; ( avec les installations) football ground; terrain de golf golf course; terrain de manœuvre, terrain militaire army training ground; terrain de handball handball court; terrain de tennis tennis court; terrain de tir firing range; terrain de rugby rugby pitch; ( avec les installations) rugby ground; terrain de sport(s) sports ground, playing field; terrain vague piece of waste land; terrain de volley-ball volleyball court.

[tɛrɛ̃] nom masculin

A.[SOL, TERRE]

1. GÉOLOGIE soil, ground

terrains calcaires limestone soil ou areas

terrain sédimentaire/volcanique sedimentary/volcanic formations

2. AGRICULTURE soil

3. [relief] ground, terrain

terrain accidenté uneven terrain

terrain en pente sloping ground

B.[LIEU À USAGE SPÉCIFIQUE]

1. CONSTRUCTION piece ou plot of land

le terrain coûte cher à Genève land is expensive in Geneva

terrain à bâtir development land (substantif non comptable) , building plot

terrain loti developed site

2. AGRICULTURE land

terrain cultivé/en friche cultivated/uncultivated land

3. LOISIRS & SPORT [lieu du jeu] field, pitch (UK)

[moitié défendue par une équipe] half

[installations] ground

terrain de football/rugby football/rugby pitch (UK) ou field

notre correspondant sur le terrain SPORT our correspondent on the spot

terrain de golf golf course ou links

terrain d'aventure adventure playground

terrain de boules ground for playing boules

terrain de camping campsite

terrain de jeux playground

terrain de sports sports field ou ground

4. AÉRONAUTIQUE field

terrain (d'aviation) airfield

terrain d'atterrissage landing field

5. MILITAIRE ground

terrain d'exercice ou militaire training ground

terrain miné minefield

(toujours singulier) [d'une bataille] battleground

[d'une guerre] war ou combat zone

l'armée occupe le terrain conquis the army is occupying the captured territory

la prochaine offensive nous permettra de gagner du terrain the next offensive will enable us to gain ground

6. [lieu d'un duel] duelling place

C.[SENS ABSTRAIT]

1. [lieux d'étude] field

les jeunes députés n'hésitent pas à aller sur le terrain young MPs are always ready to go out and meet people

un homme de terrain a man with practical experience

2. [domaine de connaissances]

être sur son terrain to be on familiar ground (figuré)

ils discutent de chiffres et je ne peux pas les suivre sur ce terrain they're discussing figures, so I'm out of my depth

situons la discussion sur le terrain juridique/psychologique let's discuss this from the legal/psychological angle

3. [ensemble de circonstances]

il a trouvé là un terrain favorable à ses idées he found there a breeding ground for his ideas

elle connaît le terrain, laissons-la décider she knows the situation, let her decide

sonde le terrain avant d'agir see how the land lies before making a move

être en terrain neutre/sur un terrain glissant to be on neutral/on a dangerous ground

être sur un terrain mouvant to be on shaky ground

trouver un terrain d'entente to find common ground

4. MÉDECINE ground

l'enfant présente un terrain favorable aux angines the child is susceptible to throat infections

quand le virus trouve un terrain favorable when the virus finds its ideal breeding conditions

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terrain vague nom masculin

piece of waste ground ou land, empty lot (US)

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