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the television is too loud

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1 loud

loud [laʊd]

1 adjective

(a) (noise, shout) grand, puissant; (voice, music) fort; (explosion) fort, violent; (protest, applause) vif;

∎ the television is too loud la télévision est trop forte, le son de la télévision est trop fort;

∎ in a loud voice à haute voix;

∎ the door slammed with a loud bang la porte a claqué très fort;

∎ a loud argument was going on in the next room on se disputait bruyamment dans la pièce voisine;

∎ there were loud protests among politicians de vives protestations se sont élevées dans la classe politique, la classe politique a vivement protesté;

∎ they were loud in their support/condemnation of the project ils ont vigoureusement soutenu/condamné le projet

(b) pejorative (loudmouthed, brash) bruyant, tapageur;

∎ he's a bit loud, isn't he? ce n'est pas le genre discret!

(c) (garish → colour) criard, voyant; (→ pattern, clothes) voyant;

∎ he wore a suit with a loud check il portait un costume à carreaux très voyant

2 adverb

fort;

∎ can you speak a little louder? pouvez-vous parler un peu plus fort?;

∎ the music was turned up loud on avait mis la musique à fond;

∎ to read out loud lire à haute voix;

∎ I was thinking out loud je pensais tout haut;

∎ I hear you loud and clear je te reçois cinq sur cinq; familiar (I understand) j'ai compris^□

►► Music loud pedal pédale f forte

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > loud
2 loud

adjective

1) (making a great sound; not quiet: a loud voice; loud music.) alto

2) (showy; too bright and harsh: loud colours; a loud shirt.) chillón

•

- loudly
- loudness
- loud-hailer
- loudspeaker

loud adj fuerte / alto

the TV's too loud can you turn it down? la tele está demasiado alta ¿puedes bajarla?

a loud noise un fuerte ruido

loud

tr[laʊd]

adjective

1 (sound) fuerte

2 (voice) alto,-a

3 (colour) chillón,-ona

4 (behaviour) vulgar, ordinario,-a

adverb

1 fuerte, alto

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

out loud en voz alta

■ I was thinking out loud pensaba en voz alta

loud ['laʊd] adv

: alto, fuerte

out loud: en voz alta

loud adj

1) : alto, fuerte

a loud voice: una voz alta

2) noisy: ruidoso

a loud party: una fiesta ruidosa

3) flashy: llamativo, chillón

loud

adj.

• alto, -a adj.

• charro, -a adj.

• churrigueresco, -a adj.

• clamoroso, -a adj.

• fuerte (Sonido) adj.

• recio, -a adj.

• ruidoso, -a adj.

• sonoro, -a adj.

adv.

• en voz alta adv.

• forte adv.

• fuerte adv.

• ruidosamente adv.

I laʊd
adjective -er, -est

a) <noise/scream/applause> fuerte

he said it in a loud voice — lo dijo en voz alta

b) ( vigorous) <protests/complaints> enérgico

c) ( ostentatious) < color> llamativo, chillón

d) loudmouthed

II

adverb -er, -est < speak> alto

she laughed (the) loudest of all — fue la que se rió más fuerte

he always turns the TV up too loud — siempre pone la televisión demasiado alta or fuerte

out loud — en voz alta

I'm receiving you loud and clear — ( Telec) te recibo perfectamente

[laʊd] (compar louder) (superl loudest)
1. ADJ

1) (=noisy) [music] alto, fuerte; [applause, noise, explosion, scream] fuerte

she has a loud voice — tiene una voz muy fuerte

in a loud voice — en voz alta

the music is too loud — la música está demasiado fuerte or alta

he's a bit loud * — pej es un poco escandaloso

• to be loud in one's support for sth — dar grandes muestras de apoyo a algo

to be loud in one's condemnation of sth — condenar algo enérgicamente

2) pej (=garish) [colour] chillón, llamativo; [pattern, clothes] llamativo

a loud check jacket — una llamativa chaqueta de cuadros

2.

ADV [speak] alto; [laugh, shout] fuerte

you'll have to speak louder — tendrás que hablar más fuerte or alto

she likes to listen to her music loud — le gusta escuchar la música muy fuerte or alta

"Nevermind" is one of those records you play loud — "Nevermind" es uno de esos discos que tienes que poner a todo volumen

• loud and clear, I am reading or receiving you loud and clear — (Telec) te recibo perfectamente

I hear you loud and clear, but I don't agree — te entiendo perfectamente, pero no estoy de acuerdo

• out loud — [think, wonder, read, laugh] en voz alta
cry out 1.
* * *

I [laʊd]
adjective -er, -est

a) <noise/scream/applause> fuerte

he said it in a loud voice — lo dijo en voz alta

b) ( vigorous) <protests/complaints> enérgico

c) ( ostentatious) < color> llamativo, chillón

d) loudmouthed

II

adverb -er, -est < speak> alto

she laughed (the) loudest of all — fue la que se rió más fuerte

he always turns the TV up too loud — siempre pone la televisión demasiado alta or fuerte

out loud — en voz alta

I'm receiving you loud and clear — ( Telec) te recibo perfectamente

English-spanish dictionary > loud
3 in

(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) (hecho) añicos/pedazos

in prep

1. en

we eat in the kitchen comemos en la cocina

he swam in the lake nadó en el lago

she lives in a flat vive en un piso

is Mary in? ¿está Mary en casa?

Christmas is in December la Navidad se celebra en diciembre

the battle of Hastings was in 1066 la batalla de Hastings tuvo lugar en 1066

2. por

in the morning por la mañana

in the afternoon por la tarde

3. en / dentro de

I finished the book in two days acabé el libro en dos días

he'll be here in a couple of hours estará aquí dentro de un par de horas

in all en total

it will cost you £50 in all te costará 50 libras en totalin se traduce por otras preposiciones españolas según cada caso

he was sitting in the sun estaba sentado al sol

it happened in the night pasó durante la noche

he speaks in a loud voice habla en voz alta

he sings this song in French esta canción la canta en francés

the woman in blue la mujer de azul

it was written in pencil estaba escrito a lápiz

in

tr[ɪn]

preposition

1 (place) en, dentro de

■ it's in the box está en la caja

■ we live in Spain vivimos en España

■ the children are in bed los niños están en la cama

■ she's in hospital está en el hospital

■ wait in the car espera en el coche

■ who's in the film? ¿quién sale en la película?

2 (motion) en, a

■ put it in your pocket mételo en el bolsillo

■ we arrived in Bonn llegamos a Bonn

■ he went in the shop entró en la tienda

■ she dived in the water se tiró al agua

■ you're going in the wrong direction vas mal encaminado, vas en dirección equivocada

3 (time - during) en, durante

■ in May en mayo

■ in the morning por la mañana

■ in 1980 en 1980

■ in summer en verano

■ she learnt to ski in a week aprendió a esquiar en una semana

■ we haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sabemos nada de ellos

4 (time - within) en, dentro de

■ we'll be back in 20 minutes volveremos dentro de 20 minutos

■ ring me back in half an hour vuelve a llamarme en media hora

5 (wearing) en, vestido,-a de

■ the woman in black la mujer vestida de negro

■ he's in uniform está de uniforme

■ the one in the hat el del sombrero

■ you look good in red el rojo te sienta bien

6 (manner) en

■ in public en público

■ in writing por escrito

■ written in pencil escrito en lápiz

■ in French en francés

■ pay in cash paga en metálico, paga en efectivo

■ in Swiss francs en francos suizos

■ in a loud voice en voz alta

■ this title is no longer in print este título ya no se edita

■ chicken in wine pollo al vino

7 (state, condition) en

■ everything's in order todo está en orden

■ they're in love están enamorados

■ in shock en estado de shock

■ in danger en peligro

■ I'm in pain sufro

■ she's in a good/bad mood está de buen/mal humor

■ I'm in a hurry tengo prisa

8 (ratio, measurement, number) varias traducciones

■ in twos de dos en dos

■ cut it in two córtalo por la mitad

■ one in ten people una de cada diez personas

■ you have a one in twenty chance tienes una posibilidad entre veinte

■ they arrived in hundreds llegaron por cientos

■ she's in her thirties tiene treinta y tantos años

9 (form, shape) varias traducciones

■ in rows en filas

■ in a queue en una cola

■ wear one's hair in a bun llevar el pelo recogido en un moño

■ they were sitting in a circle estaban sentados en círculo

10 (profession) en

■ she's in television trabaja en la televisión

■ he's in business se dedica a los negocios

■ they're in the army son militares

11 (weather, light) varias traducciones

■ walking in the rain caminando bajo la lluvia

■ sit in the sun/shade siéntate al sol/a la sombra

■ in the dark en la oscuridad

■ I can't work in this heat no puedo trabajar con este calor

12 (regarding) varias traducciones

■ low in calories bajo,-a en calorías

■ deaf in one ear sordo,-a de un oído

■ a change in direction un cambio de dirección

■ it measures six feet in length mide dos metros de largo

13 (after superlative) de

■ the best player in the world el mejor jugador del mundo

■ the tallest in the class el más alto de la clase

14 (with pres part) al, cuando

■ I made a mistake in doing that al hacer eso cometí un error

adverb

1 (motion) dentro

■ throw it in there tíralo allí dentro

■ come in! ¡adelante!, ¡pase!

■ let me in! ¡déjame entrar!

2 (transport)

■ the train's in el tren ha llegado

■ what time does the plane get in? ¿a qué hora aterriza el avión?

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball, shuttlecock)

■ the ball was in! ¡la pelota entró!, ¡la pelota fue buena!

4 (tide) alto,-a

5 (fashionable) de moda

■ hats are in los sombreros están de moda

6 (in power) en el poder

■ the Tories got in los conservadores ganaron las elecciones

7 (letters etc)

■ applications must be in by Friday las solicitudes deben recibirse antes del viernes

8 (on sale, obtainable) disponible

■ have you got that book in? ¿tienes aquel libro?, ¿ha llegado aquel libro?

■ it hasn't come in yet aún no me ha llegado

9 (crops) recogido,-a

adjective

1 (fashionable) de moda

■ it's the in bar es el bar de moda

■ platform shoes are the in thing los zapatos con plataforma están de moda

■ the in crowd la gente de moda

2 (private) particular

■ an in joke un chiste particular

plural noun ins and outs

1 (details) detalles nombre masculino plural, pormenores nombre masculino plural

phrase to be in

1 (at home) estar en casa; (at work) estar

■ you're never in nunca estás en casa

■ is Jack in? ¿está Jack?

■ the manager won't be in until this afternoon el jefe no estará hasta este tarde

■ she's not in yet aún no ha llegado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be all in estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-a

to be in for something (be about to experience) estar a punto de recibir algo, estar a punto de tener algo

■ she's in for a surprise le espera una sorpresa

■ we're in for some rain vamos a tener lluvia

■ you're in for it! ¡la que te espera!

■ are you in for this game? ¿vas a jugar?

to be in on something estar enterado,-a de algo, estar al tanto de algo

■ were you in on it too? ¿también estabas enterado?

to be (well) in with somebody llevarse (muy) bien con alguien, tener (mucha) confianza con alguien

to have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguien

what's in it for me? ¿y yo qué saco?, ¿y yo qué gano?

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in

tr[ɪnʧ]

abbreviation

1 ( inch) pulgada

in ['ɪn] adv

1) inside: dentro, adentro

let's go in: vamos adentro

2) harvested: recogido

the crops are in: las cosechas ya están recogidas

3)

to be in : estar

is Linda in?: ¿está Linda?

4)

to be in : estar en poder

the Democrats are in: los demócratas están en el poder

5)

to be in for : ser objeto de, estar a punto de

they're in for a treat: los van a agasajar

he's in for a surprise: se va a llevar una sorpresa

6)

to be in on : participar en, tomar parte en

in adj

1) inside: interior

the in part: la parte interior

2) fashionable: de moda

in prep

1) (indicating location or position)

in the lake: en el lago

a pain in the leg: un dolor en la pierna

in the sun: al sol

in the rain: bajo la lluvia

the best restaurant in Buenos Aires: el mejor restaurante de Buenos Aires

2) into: en, a

he broke it in pieces: lo rompió en pedazos

she went in the house: se metió a la casa

3) during: por, durante

in the afternoon: por la tarde

4) within: dentro de

I'll be back in a week: vuelvo dentro de una semana

5) (indicating manner) : en, con, de

in Spanish: en español

written in pencil: escrito con lápiz

in this way: de esta manera

6) (indicating states or circumstances)

to be in luck: tener suerte

to be in love: estar enamorado

to be in a hurry: tener prisa

7) (indicating purpose) : en

in reply: en respuesta, como réplica

in

adj.

• interior adj.

adv.

• adentro adv.

• dentro adv.

• en casa adv.

prep.

• a prep.

• de prep.

• dentro de prep.

• en prep.

• por prep.

= Indiana

[ɪn]
1. PREPOSITION
When in is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, look in, etc, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in the country, in ink, in danger, covered in, look up the other word.
1) (in expressions of place) en; (=inside) dentro de

it's in London/Scotland/Galicia — está en Londres/Escocia/Galicia

in the garden — en el jardín

in the house — en casa; (=inside) dentro de la casa

our bags were stolen, and our passports were in them — nos robaron los bolsos, y nuestros pasaportes iban dentro
When phrases like, are used to identify a particular group, is the usual translation:
our colleagues in Madrid — nuestros colegas de Madrid

the chairs in the room — las sillas de la habitación, las sillas que hay en la habitación or dentro de la habitación

• in here/ there — aquí/allí dentro

it's hot in here — aquí dentro hace calor

2) (in expressions of time)

a) (=during) en

in 1986 — en 1986

in May/spring — en mayo/primavera

in the eighties/the 20th century — en los años ochenta/el siglo 20

in the morning(s)/evening(s) — por la mañana/la tarde

at four o'clock in the morning/afternoon — a las cuatro de la mañana/la tarde

b) (=for)

she hasn't been here in years — hace años que no viene

c) (=in the space of) en

I did it in 3 hours/days — lo hice en 3 horas/días

it was built in a week — fue construido en una semana

d) (=within) dentro de

I'll see you in three weeks' time or in three weeks — te veré dentro de tres semanas

he'll be back in a moment/a month — volverá dentro de un momento/un mes

3) (indicating manner, medium) en

in a loud/soft voice — en voz alta/baja

in Spanish/English — en español/inglés

to pay in dollars — pagar en dólares

it was underlined in red — estaba subrayado en rojo

a magnificent sculpture in marble and copper — una magnífica escultura de or en mármol y cobre

4) (=clothed in)

she opened the door in her dressing gown — abrió la puerta en bata

they were all in shorts — todos iban en or llevaban pantalón corto

he went out in his new raincoat — salió con el impermeable nuevo

you look nice in that dress — ese vestido te sienta bien
When phrases like, are used to identify a particular person, is the usual translation:
the man in the hat — el hombre del sombrero

the boy in the checked trousers — el chico de los pantalones de cuadros

the girl in green — la chica vestida de verde
dressed
5) (giving ratio, number)

one person in ten — una persona de cada diez

one in five pupils — uno de cada cinco alumnos

he had only a one in fifty chance of survival — solo tenía una posibilidad entre cincuenta de sobrevivir

what happened was a chance in a million — había una posibilidad entre un millón de que pasara lo que pasó

20 pence in the pound — veinte peniques por (cada) libra

once in a hundred years — una vez cada cien años

in twos — de dos en dos

these jugs are produced in their millions — estas jarras se fabrican por millones, se fabrican millones de estas jarras

people came in their hundreds — acudieron cientos de personas, la gente acudió a centenares

6) (=among) entre

this is common in children/cats — es cosa común entre los niños/los gatos

you find this instinct in animals — este instinto se encuentra en or entre los animales, los animales poseen este instinto

in (the works of) Shakespeare — en las obras de Shakespeare

7) (talking about people)

she has it in her to succeed — tiene la capacidad de triunfar

it's not in him to do that — no es capaz de hacer eso

I couldn't find it in me to forgive him — no salía de mí perdonarle

they have a good leader in him — él es buen líder para ellos, en él tienen un buen líder

a condition rare in a child of that age — una dolencia extraña en or para un niño de esa edad

it's something I admire in her — es algo que admiro de or en ella

he had all the qualities I was looking for in a partner — tenía todas las cualidades que yo buscaba en un compañero

8) (in profession etc)

to be in teaching — dedicarse a la enseñanza

to be in publishing — trabajar el en mundo editorial

he's in the motor trade — es vendedor de coches

he's in the tyre business — se dedica al comercio de neumáticos
army
9) (after superlative) de

the biggest/smallest in Europe — el más grande/pequeño de Europa

10) (with verb)

in saying this — al decir esto

in making a fortune he lost his wife — mientras hacía fortuna, perdió su mujer

11) (in set expressions)
in all en total in itself de por sí in that (=since) puesto que, ya que
the new treatment is preferable in that... — es preferible el nuevo tratamiento puesto or ya que...

in that, he resembles his father — en eso se parece a su padre
what's in it for me
I want to know what's in it for me — quiero saber qué gano yo con eso
far 1., 1)
2. ADVERB

1) to be in (=be at home) estar (en casa); (=be at work) estar; (=be gathered in) [crops, harvest] estar recogido; (=be at destination) [train, ship, plane] haber llegado; (=be alight) estar encendido, arder; (Sport) [ball, shuttlecock] entrar

he wasn't in — no estaba (en casa)

there's nobody in — no hay nadie

is Mr Eccles in? — ¿está el Sr. Eccles?

the boss isn't in yet — el jefe no ha llegado aún

he's in for tests — (in hospital) está ingresado para unas pruebas

he's in for larceny — (in prison) está encerrado por ladrón

he's in for 5 years — cumple una condena de 5 años

what's he in for? — ¿de qué delito se le acusa?

when the Tories were in * — (in power) cuando los conservadores estaban en el poder

the screw was not in properly — el tornillo no estaba bien metido

the essays have to be in by Friday — hay que entregar los trabajos para el viernes

strawberries are in — es la temporada de las fresas, las fresas están en sazón

the fire is still in — el fuego sigue encendido or aún arde

- my luck is in
to be in and out
to be in and out of work — no tener trabajo fijo

don't worry, you'll be in and out in no time — no te preocupes, saldrás enseguida
to be in for sth
he's in for a surprise * — le espera una sorpresa

we're in for a hard time — vamos a pasar un mal rato

we may be in for some snow — puede que nieve

you don't know what you're in for! — ¡no sabes lo que te espera!

he's in for it — lo va a pagar

to be in for a competition — (=be entered) haberse inscrito en un concurso

to be in for an exam — presentarse a un examen to be in on sth (=be aware, involved)

• to be in on the plan/secret * — estar al tanto del plan/del secreto

are you in on it? — ¿estás tú metido en ello? to be well in with sb (=be friendly)

to be well in with sb * — llevarse muy bien con algn

2) (with other verbs)

she opened the door and they all rushed in — abrió la puerta y todos entraron or se metieron corriendo

she opened her bag and put the ticket in — abrió el bolso y metió el billete

3) (with time words)

• day in, day out — día tras día

week in, week out — semana tras semana

4) (Sport)

in! — ¡entró!

3. ADJECTIVE
*
1) (=fashionable) de moda

to be in — estar de moda, llevarse

short skirts were in — la falda corta estaba de moda, se llevaban las faldas cortas

it's the in thing — es lo que se lleva

it's the in place to eat — es el restaurante que está de moda

she wore a very in dress — llevaba un vestido muy a la moda or de lo más moderno

2) (=exclusive)

it's an in joke — es un chiste privado, es un chiste que tienen entre ellos/tenemos entre nosotros

if you're not in with the in crowd... — si no estás entre los elegidos...

4. NOUN

1)

the ins and outs of: the ins and outs of the problem — los pormenores del problema

the ins and outs of high finance — los entresijos de las altas finanzas

dietary experts can advise on the ins and outs of dieting — los expertos en alimentación pueden dar información pormenorizada sobre las dietas

2) (US)
(Pol)
the ins * — el partido del gobierno

* * *

= Indiana

English-spanish dictionary > in
4 IN

(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) (hecho) añicos/pedazos

in prep

1. en

we eat in the kitchen comemos en la cocina

he swam in the lake nadó en el lago

she lives in a flat vive en un piso

is Mary in? ¿está Mary en casa?

Christmas is in December la Navidad se celebra en diciembre

the battle of Hastings was in 1066 la batalla de Hastings tuvo lugar en 1066

2. por

in the morning por la mañana

in the afternoon por la tarde

3. en / dentro de

I finished the book in two days acabé el libro en dos días

he'll be here in a couple of hours estará aquí dentro de un par de horas

in all en total

it will cost you £50 in all te costará 50 libras en totalin se traduce por otras preposiciones españolas según cada caso

he was sitting in the sun estaba sentado al sol

it happened in the night pasó durante la noche

he speaks in a loud voice habla en voz alta

he sings this song in French esta canción la canta en francés

the woman in blue la mujer de azul

it was written in pencil estaba escrito a lápiz

in

tr[ɪn]

preposition

1 (place) en, dentro de

■ it's in the box está en la caja

■ we live in Spain vivimos en España

■ the children are in bed los niños están en la cama

■ she's in hospital está en el hospital

■ wait in the car espera en el coche

■ who's in the film? ¿quién sale en la película?

2 (motion) en, a

■ put it in your pocket mételo en el bolsillo

■ we arrived in Bonn llegamos a Bonn

■ he went in the shop entró en la tienda

■ she dived in the water se tiró al agua

■ you're going in the wrong direction vas mal encaminado, vas en dirección equivocada

3 (time - during) en, durante

■ in May en mayo

■ in the morning por la mañana

■ in 1980 en 1980

■ in summer en verano

■ she learnt to ski in a week aprendió a esquiar en una semana

■ we haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sabemos nada de ellos

4 (time - within) en, dentro de

■ we'll be back in 20 minutes volveremos dentro de 20 minutos

■ ring me back in half an hour vuelve a llamarme en media hora

5 (wearing) en, vestido,-a de

■ the woman in black la mujer vestida de negro

■ he's in uniform está de uniforme

■ the one in the hat el del sombrero

■ you look good in red el rojo te sienta bien

6 (manner) en

■ in public en público

■ in writing por escrito

■ written in pencil escrito en lápiz

■ in French en francés

■ pay in cash paga en metálico, paga en efectivo

■ in Swiss francs en francos suizos

■ in a loud voice en voz alta

■ this title is no longer in print este título ya no se edita

■ chicken in wine pollo al vino

7 (state, condition) en

■ everything's in order todo está en orden

■ they're in love están enamorados

■ in shock en estado de shock

■ in danger en peligro

■ I'm in pain sufro

■ she's in a good/bad mood está de buen/mal humor

■ I'm in a hurry tengo prisa

8 (ratio, measurement, number) varias traducciones

■ in twos de dos en dos

■ cut it in two córtalo por la mitad

■ one in ten people una de cada diez personas

■ you have a one in twenty chance tienes una posibilidad entre veinte

■ they arrived in hundreds llegaron por cientos

■ she's in her thirties tiene treinta y tantos años

9 (form, shape) varias traducciones

■ in rows en filas

■ in a queue en una cola

■ wear one's hair in a bun llevar el pelo recogido en un moño

■ they were sitting in a circle estaban sentados en círculo

10 (profession) en

■ she's in television trabaja en la televisión

■ he's in business se dedica a los negocios

■ they're in the army son militares

11 (weather, light) varias traducciones

■ walking in the rain caminando bajo la lluvia

■ sit in the sun/shade siéntate al sol/a la sombra

■ in the dark en la oscuridad

■ I can't work in this heat no puedo trabajar con este calor

12 (regarding) varias traducciones

■ low in calories bajo,-a en calorías

■ deaf in one ear sordo,-a de un oído

■ a change in direction un cambio de dirección

■ it measures six feet in length mide dos metros de largo

13 (after superlative) de

■ the best player in the world el mejor jugador del mundo

■ the tallest in the class el más alto de la clase

14 (with pres part) al, cuando

■ I made a mistake in doing that al hacer eso cometí un error

adverb

1 (motion) dentro

■ throw it in there tíralo allí dentro

■ come in! ¡adelante!, ¡pase!

■ let me in! ¡déjame entrar!

2 (transport)

■ the train's in el tren ha llegado

■ what time does the plane get in? ¿a qué hora aterriza el avión?

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball, shuttlecock)

■ the ball was in! ¡la pelota entró!, ¡la pelota fue buena!

4 (tide) alto,-a

5 (fashionable) de moda

■ hats are in los sombreros están de moda

6 (in power) en el poder

■ the Tories got in los conservadores ganaron las elecciones

7 (letters etc)

■ applications must be in by Friday las solicitudes deben recibirse antes del viernes

8 (on sale, obtainable) disponible

■ have you got that book in? ¿tienes aquel libro?, ¿ha llegado aquel libro?

■ it hasn't come in yet aún no me ha llegado

9 (crops) recogido,-a

adjective

1 (fashionable) de moda

■ it's the in bar es el bar de moda

■ platform shoes are the in thing los zapatos con plataforma están de moda

■ the in crowd la gente de moda

2 (private) particular

■ an in joke un chiste particular

plural noun ins and outs

1 (details) detalles nombre masculino plural, pormenores nombre masculino plural

phrase to be in

1 (at home) estar en casa; (at work) estar

■ you're never in nunca estás en casa

■ is Jack in? ¿está Jack?

■ the manager won't be in until this afternoon el jefe no estará hasta este tarde

■ she's not in yet aún no ha llegado

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be all in estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-a

to be in for something (be about to experience) estar a punto de recibir algo, estar a punto de tener algo

■ she's in for a surprise le espera una sorpresa

■ we're in for some rain vamos a tener lluvia

■ you're in for it! ¡la que te espera!

■ are you in for this game? ¿vas a jugar?

to be in on something estar enterado,-a de algo, estar al tanto de algo

■ were you in on it too? ¿también estabas enterado?

to be (well) in with somebody llevarse (muy) bien con alguien, tener (mucha) confianza con alguien

to have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguien

what's in it for me? ¿y yo qué saco?, ¿y yo qué gano?

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in

tr[ɪnʧ]

abbreviation

1 ( inch) pulgada

in ['ɪn] adv

1) inside: dentro, adentro

let's go in: vamos adentro

2) harvested: recogido

the crops are in: las cosechas ya están recogidas

3)

to be in : estar

is Linda in?: ¿está Linda?

4)

to be in : estar en poder

the Democrats are in: los demócratas están en el poder

5)

to be in for : ser objeto de, estar a punto de

they're in for a treat: los van a agasajar

he's in for a surprise: se va a llevar una sorpresa

6)

to be in on : participar en, tomar parte en

in adj

1) inside: interior

the in part: la parte interior

2) fashionable: de moda

in prep

1) (indicating location or position)

in the lake: en el lago

a pain in the leg: un dolor en la pierna

in the sun: al sol

in the rain: bajo la lluvia

the best restaurant in Buenos Aires: el mejor restaurante de Buenos Aires

2) into: en, a

he broke it in pieces: lo rompió en pedazos

she went in the house: se metió a la casa

3) during: por, durante

in the afternoon: por la tarde

4) within: dentro de

I'll be back in a week: vuelvo dentro de una semana

5) (indicating manner) : en, con, de

in Spanish: en español

written in pencil: escrito con lápiz

in this way: de esta manera

6) (indicating states or circumstances)

to be in luck: tener suerte

to be in love: estar enamorado

to be in a hurry: tener prisa

7) (indicating purpose) : en

in reply: en respuesta, como réplica

in

adj.

• interior adj.

adv.

• adentro adv.

• dentro adv.

• en casa adv.

prep.

• a prep.

• de prep.

• dentro de prep.

• en prep.

• por prep.

= Indiana

ABBR
(US) = Indiana
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= Indiana

English-spanish dictionary > IN
5 quiet

1. adjective
1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) tranquilo; silencioso; callado

2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) tranquilo, relajado, calmado

3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) tranquilo

4) ((of colours) not bright.) discreto

2. noun
(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) tranquilidad, calma

3. verb
((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) calmar(se)

- quieten
- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet

quiet¹ adj

1. tranquilo

I had a quiet day reading at home pasé un día tranquilo leyendo en casa

2. silencioso

the streets were quiet at night las calles estaban silenciosas de noche

the engine is very quiet el motor es muy silencioso

3. callado

she's very quiet today hoy está muy callada

be quiet! ¡cállate!

El comparativo de quiet se escribe quieter; el superlativo se escribe quietest

quiet² n tranquilidad / silencio

the peace and quiet of the mountains la paz y la tranquilidad de las montañas

quiet

tr['kwaɪət]

adjective

1 (silent) callado,-a, silencioso,-a

■ he kept quiet all night estuvo callado toda la noche

2 (peaceful, calm) tranquilo,-a, sosegado,-a

■ this is a very quiet village éste es un pueblo muy tranquilo

3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL apagado,-a, poco activo,-a

■ business was very quiet in the shop today las ventas han sido muy flojas en la tienda

4 (unobtrusive) callado,-a, reservado,-a

5 (tranquil, without fuss) tranquilo,-a

■ they spent a quiet evening at home pasaron una velada tranquila en casa

noun

1 (silence) silencio

2 (calm) tranquilidad nombre femenino, calma, sosiego

transitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL calmar, silenciar

■ she quieted the baby down calmó a la criatura

intransitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL calmarse

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on the quiet a la chita callando, a hurtadillas, en secreto, sigilosamente

■ he did it on the quiet lo hizo en secreto

quiet v ['kwaɪət] vt

1) silence: hacer callar, acallar

2) calm: calmar, tranquilizar

quiet vi

to quiet down : calmarse, tranquilizarse

quiet adv

: silenciosamente

a quiet-running engine: un motor silencioso

quiet adj

1) calm: tranquilo, calmoso

2) mild: sosegado, suave

a quiet disposition: un temperamento sosegado

3) silent: silencioso

4) unobtrusive: discreto

5) secluded: aislado

a quiet nook: un rincón aislado

♦ quietly adv

quiet n

1) calm: calma f, tranquilidad f

2) silence: silencio m

quiet

adj.

• apagado, -a adj.

• callado, -a adj.

• calmoso, -a adj.

• deslucido, -a adj.

• encalmado, -a adj.

• modoso, -a adj.

• pacato, -a adj.

• quedo, -a adj.

• quieto, -a adj.

• reposado, -a adj.

• silencioso, -a adj.

• sordo, -a adj.

• sosegado, -a adj.

• suave adj.

• tranquilo, -a adj.

n.

• descanso s.m.

• poso s.m.

• quietud s.f.

• reposo s.m.

• silencio s.m.

• sosiego s.m.

• tranquilidad s.f.

v.

• acallar v.

• allanar v.

• aquietar v.

• callar v.

• calmar v.

• silenciar v.

• sosegar v.

'kwaɪət
I

adjective

1)

a) ( silent) < street> silencioso

isn't it quiet in here! — qué silencio hay aquí!

be quiet! — ( to one person) cállate!; ( to more than one person) cállense! or (Esp tb) callaros or callaos!, silencio!

I couldn't keep the children quiet — no logré que los niños mantuvieran silencio

he gave them money to keep them quiet — les pagó para que no hablasen or para que se callaran

I kept quiet about the bill — no dije nada de lo de la factura

b) ( not loud) < engine> silencioso

he has a very quiet voice — habla muy bajo, tiene una voz muy suave

keep it quiet! — no hagan or (Esp tb) hagáis ruido!

c) ( not boisterous) < manner> tranquilo, sosegado

you're very quiet today — hoy estás muy callada

he's a quiet boy — es un chico muy callado

2)

a) ( peaceful) tranquilo

let's just go for a quiet drink — vamos a tomarnos tranquilamente una copa

I finally bought it for him: anything for a quiet life — al final se lo compré: con tal de que me dejara en paz...!

they had a quiet wedding — la boda se celebró en la intimidad

to lead a quiet life — llevar una vida tranquila

b) ( not busy) < day> tranquilo

c) ( private) en privado

I'd like a quiet word with you — me gustaría hablar contigo en privado

II

mass noun

a) ( silence) silencio m

on the quiet — a escondidas, con disimulo

b) (peace, tranquillity) tranquilidad f, calma f, sosiego m

III
1.

(AmE) transitive verb

a) ( silence) \<\<uproar/protests\>\> acallar; \<\<class\>\> hacer* callar

b) ( calm) \<\<horse/person\>\> tranquilizar*; \<\<fear/suspicion\>\> disipar

2.

vi ( become calmer) \<\<person/animal\>\> tranquilizarse*; \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar, calmarse

Phrasal Verbs:

- quiet down

['kwaɪǝt]
1. ADJ
(compar quieter) (superl quietest)
1) (=not loud) [engine] silencioso; [music] tranquilo, suave; [tone] bajo, quedo liter; [laughter] suave

• he said in a quiet voice — dijo en (un) tono bajo

2) (=silent)

a) [person] callado

• to be quiet — estar callado

you're very quiet today — hoy estás muy callado

be quiet! — ¡cállate!, ¡silencio!

• to go quiet — quedarse callado

• to keep or stay quiet — (=say nothing) quedarse callado; (=not make a noise) no hacer ruido

to keep quiet about sth — no decir nada acerca de algo

to keep sb quiet: they paid him £1,000 to keep him quiet — le pagaron 1000 libras para que se callara

that book should keep him quiet for a while — ese libro le tendrá entretenido durante un rato

I gave him a biscuit to keep him quiet — le di una galleta para que estuviese entretenido

b)

to keep sth quiet: keep it quiet — no se lo digas a nadie

he managed to keep the whole thing quiet — consiguió que nadie se enterara del asunto

the government has tried to keep the matter quiet — el gobierno ha intentado mantener el asunto en secreto

c) [place] silencioso

it was dark and the streets were quiet — era de noche y las calles estaban silenciosas

isn't it quiet! — ¡qué silencio!

- it was quiet as the grave

3) (=peaceful, not busy) [life, night, village, area] tranquilo

they lead a quiet life — llevan una vida tranquila

he'll do anything for a quiet life — hará lo que sea para que lo dejen en paz

the patient has had a quiet night — el paciente ha pasado una noche tranquila

this town is too quiet for me — esta ciudad es demasiado tranquila para mí

the shops will be quieter today — las tiendas estarán más tranquilas hoy, hoy habrá menos jaleo en las tiendas

business is quiet at this time of year — hay poco movimiento en esta época

• everybody needs a quiet time — todo el mundo necesita un rato de tranquilidad

those were quiet times — aquel fue un tiempo de tranquilidad

- all quiet on the Western front

4) (=calm, placid) [person] callado; [temperament] tranquilo, sosegado; [dog, horse] manso

my daughter is a very quiet girl — mi hija es una chica muy callada

we have very quiet neighbours — tenemos unos vecinos muy tranquilos

5) (=discreet) [manner, decor, style] discreto; [clothes, dress] discreto, no llamativo; [colour] suave, apagado; [despair] callado; [optimism] comedido; [ceremony] íntimo

the decoration was in quiet good taste — la decoración era de un gusto discreto

with quiet humour he said... — con un humor discreto dijo...

we had a quiet lunch/supper — comimos/cenamos en la intimidad

it was a quiet funeral/wedding — el funeral/la boda se celebró en la intimidad

• to have a quiet dig at sb — burlarse discretamente de algn

• we had a quiet laugh over it — nos reímos en privado

• I'll have a quiet word with him — hablaré discretamente con él

2. N

1) (=silence) silencio m

let's have complete quiet for a few minutes — vamos a tener unos minutos de completo silencio

in the quiet of the night — en el silencio de la noche

• on the quiet — a escondidas

2) (=peacefulness) tranquilidad f

there was a period of quiet after the fighting — hubo un periodo de tranquilidad tras los enfrentamientos
peace
3.

VT
(US) = quieten 1.
4.

VI
(US) = quieten 2.
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['kwaɪət]
I

adjective

1)

a) ( silent) < street> silencioso

isn't it quiet in here! — qué silencio hay aquí!

be quiet! — ( to one person) cállate!; ( to more than one person) cállense! or (Esp tb) callaros or callaos!, silencio!

I couldn't keep the children quiet — no logré que los niños mantuvieran silencio

he gave them money to keep them quiet — les pagó para que no hablasen or para que se callaran

I kept quiet about the bill — no dije nada de lo de la factura

b) ( not loud) < engine> silencioso

he has a very quiet voice — habla muy bajo, tiene una voz muy suave

keep it quiet! — no hagan or (Esp tb) hagáis ruido!

c) ( not boisterous) < manner> tranquilo, sosegado

you're very quiet today — hoy estás muy callada

he's a quiet boy — es un chico muy callado

2)

a) ( peaceful) tranquilo

let's just go for a quiet drink — vamos a tomarnos tranquilamente una copa

I finally bought it for him: anything for a quiet life — al final se lo compré: con tal de que me dejara en paz...!

they had a quiet wedding — la boda se celebró en la intimidad

to lead a quiet life — llevar una vida tranquila

b) ( not busy) < day> tranquilo

c) ( private) en privado

I'd like a quiet word with you — me gustaría hablar contigo en privado

II

mass noun

a) ( silence) silencio m

on the quiet — a escondidas, con disimulo

b) (peace, tranquillity) tranquilidad f, calma f, sosiego m

III
1.

(AmE) transitive verb

a) ( silence) \<\<uproar/protests\>\> acallar; \<\<class\>\> hacer* callar

b) ( calm) \<\<horse/person\>\> tranquilizar*; \<\<fear/suspicion\>\> disipar

2.

vi ( become calmer) \<\<person/animal\>\> tranquilizarse*; \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar, calmarse

Phrasal Verbs:

- quiet down

English-spanish dictionary > quiet
6 quiet

1. adjective,
quieter, quietest

1) (silent) still; (not loud) leise [Schritte, Musik, Stimme, Motor, Fahrzeug]

be quiet! — (coll.) sei still od. ruhig!

quiet! — Ruhe!

keep quiet — still sein

keep something quiet, keep quiet about something — (fig.) etwas geheimhalten

2) (peaceful, not busy) ruhig

3) (gentle) sanft; (peaceful) ruhig [Kind, Person]

4) (not overt, disguised) versteckt; heimlich [Groll]

have a quiet word with somebody — mit jemandem unter vier Augen reden

on the quiet — still und heimlich

5) (not formal) zwanglos; klein [Feier]

6) (not showy) dezent [Farben, Muster]; schlicht [Eleganz, Stil]
2. noun
Ruhe, die; (silence, stillness) Stille, die
3. transitive verb
see academic.ru/59748/quieten">quieten

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1. adjective
1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) ruhig

2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) ruhig

3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) ruhig

4) ((of colours) not bright.) unauffällig
2. noun
(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) die Ruhe
3. verb
((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) beruhigen

- quieten
- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet
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qui·et

[kwaɪət]

I. adj

<-er, -est>

1. (not loud) voice, appliance, machine leise

to speak in a \quiet voice leise sprechen

2. (silent) ruhig

please be \quiet Ruhe bitte!

\quiet nap BRIT (after lunch) Nachmittagsruhe f

to keep \quiet ruhig sein

they were told to keep \quiet ihnen wurde gesagt, dass sie still sein sollen

give the baby a bottle to keep her \quiet gib mal dem Baby die Flasche, damit es nicht schreit

the new teacher can't keep the children \quiet der neue Lehrer hat die Kinder nicht im Griff

a \quiet corner/place eine ruhige Ecke/ein ruhiger Platz

in \quiet contemplation in stiller Betrachtung

3. (not talkative) still; person schweigsam; child ruhig

you've been very \quiet all evening — is anything the matter? du warst den ganzen Abend sehr ruhig — ist irgendwas?

to keep \quiet about sth über etw akk Stillschweigen bewahren

if she knows something, she's keeping very \quiet about it wenn sie etwas davon weiß, so sagt sie nichts darüber

to keep sb \quiet jdn zum Schweigen bringen

4. (secret) heimlich

to feel a \quiet satisfaction eine stille Genugtuung empfinden

to have a \quiet word with sb mit jdm ein Wörtchen im Vertrauen reden fam

can I have a \quiet word with you? könnte ich Sie [mal] unter vier Augen sprechen?

to keep sth \quiet etw für sich akk behalten

5. (not ostentatious) schlicht; clothes dezent; colour gedämpft

they wanted a \quiet wedding sie wollten eine Hochzeit in kleinem Rahmen

6. (not exciting) geruhsam

it's a \quiet peaceful little village es ist ein beschaulicher und friedlicher kleiner Ort; (not busy) street, town ruhig

7.

▶ anything for a \quiet life! wenn ich doch nur eine Sekunde mal meine Ruhe hätte!

▶ as \quiet as a mouse mucksmäuschenstill fam

II. n no pl

1. (silence) Stille f

let's have some \quiet! Ruhe bitte!

2. (lack of excitement) Ruhe f

peace and \quiet Ruhe und Frieden

I just want peace and \quiet for five minutes ich will nur fünf Minuten lang meine Ruhe haben

I go camping for some peace and \quiet ich gehe zelten, weil ich ein wenig Ruhe und Stille finden möchte

3.

▶ on the \quiet heimlich

to get married on the \quiet in aller Stille heiraten

III. vt esp AM

▪ to \quiet sb/sth jdn/etw besänftigen

to \quiet children Kinder zur Ruhe bringen

IV. vi esp AM sich akk beruhigen

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['kwaɪət]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= silent) still; neighbours, person ruhig, still; engine ruhig; footsteps, music, car, voice leise

at night when the office is quiet — nachts, wenn im Büro alles still ist

double-glazing makes the house quieter — durch Doppelfenster wird das Haus ruhiger

she was as quiet as a mouse — sie war mucksmäuschenstill (inf)

(be) quiet! — Ruhe!

keep quiet! — sei still!

keep this quiet — behalts für dich

can't you keep your dog quiet? — können Sie nicht zusehen, dass ihr Hund still ist?

that book should keep him quiet for a while — das Buch sollte ihn eine Weile beschäftigt halten, mit dem Buch sollte er eine Weile zu tun haben

to keep quiet about sth — über etw (acc) nichts sagen

you've kept very quiet about it — du hast ja nicht viel darüber verlauten lassen

to go quiet — still werden; (music etc) leise werden

could you make the class quiet for a minute? —

turn the volume down quiet — dreh die Lautstärke zurück

I can't make the radio any quieter — ich kann das Radio nicht (noch) leiser stellen

2) (= peaceful) ruhig; evening geruhsam, ruhig; conscience gut, ruhig; smile leise

this town is too quiet for me — die Stadt ist mir zu ruhig

things are very quiet at the moment — im Augenblick ist nicht viel los

business is quiet — das Geschäft ist ruhig

to have a quiet mind —

he had a quiet sleep the patient had a quiet night — er hat ruhig geschlafen der Patient verbrachte eine ruhige or ungestörte Nacht

to lead a quiet life — ein ruhiges Leben führen

all quiet on the western front — im Westen nichts Neues

yesterday everything was quiet on the Syrian border — gestern herrschte Ruhe or war alles ruhig an der syrischen Grenze

I was just sitting there having a quiet drink — ich saß da und habe in aller Ruhe mein Bier etc getrunken

3) (= gentle) face, character sanft; child ruhig; horse brav, gutwillig; irony leise

4) (= unpretentious, simple) dress, tie, colour dezent; style einfach, schlicht; elegance schlicht; wedding, dinner, funeral im kleinen Rahmen

5) (= not overt) hatred, envy, despair still; resentment heimlich

I'll have a quiet word with him — ich werde mal ein Wörtchen (im Vertrauen) mit ihm reden

could we have a quiet word together some time? — könnten wir uns mal unter vier Augen unterhalten?

I caught him having a quiet drink — ich habe ihn dabei erwischt, wie er heimlich getrunken hat

they had a quiet laugh over it — sie haben im Stillen darüber gelacht

he kept the matter quiet — er behielt die Sache für sich

keep it quiet — behalte es für dich

6) (= unobtrusive, confidential) dinner ruhig, im kleinen Kreis; negotiation besonnen, vertraulich; diplomacy besonnen

there are grounds for quiet optimism — zurückhaltender Optimismus scheint angebracht or am Platz

2. n
Ruhe f
a period of quiet — eine Zeit der Stille

in the quiet of the night — in der Stille der Nacht

on the quiet —

he left on the quiet — er ist still und heimlich weggegangen

See:

→ peace

3. vt

See:

= quieten

4. vi
(US: become quiet) nachlassen, erlahmen, erlöschen
his sobs quieted — sein Schluchzen ließ nach

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quiet [ˈkwaıət]

A adj (adv quietly)

1. ruhig, still (beide auch fig Person etc)

2. ruhig, leise, geräuschlos ( auch TECH), TECH geräuschfrei:

quiet run TECH ruhiger Gang;

be quiet! sei still oder ruhig!;

quiet, please ich bitte um Ruhe!; Ruhe, bitte!;

keep quiet

a) sich ruhig verhalten, still sein,

b) den Mund halten

3. ruhig, friedlich, behaglich, beschaulich (Leben etc):

a quiet evening ein ruhiger oder geruhsamer Abend;

quiet conscience ruhiges Gewissen; → anything A 2

4. bewegungslos, still (Gewässer)

5. fig versteckt, geheim, heimlich, leise:

a quiet resentment ein heimlicher Groll;

keep sth quiet etwas geheim halten oder für sich behalten

6. ruhig, unauffällig:

quiet colo(u)rs ruhige oder gedämpfte Farben

7. WIRTSCH ruhig, still, flau (Saison etc)

B s

1. Ruhe f

2. Ruhe f, Stille f:

on the quiet umg klammheimlich; heimlich, still und leise

3. Ruhe f, Friede(n) m: → peace A 3

C v/t

1. beruhigen, zur Ruhe bringen

2. beruhigen, besänftigen

3. zum Schweigen bringen

D v/i meist quiet down ruhig oder still werden, sich beruhigen

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1. adjective,
quieter, quietest

1) (silent) still; (not loud) leise [Schritte, Musik, Stimme, Motor, Fahrzeug]

be quiet! — (coll.) sei still od. ruhig!

quiet! — Ruhe!

keep quiet — still sein

keep something quiet, keep quiet about something — (fig.) etwas geheimhalten

2) (peaceful, not busy) ruhig

3) (gentle) sanft; (peaceful) ruhig [Kind, Person]

4) (not overt, disguised) versteckt; heimlich [Groll]

have a quiet word with somebody — mit jemandem unter vier Augen reden

on the quiet — still und heimlich

5) (not formal) zwanglos; klein [Feier]

6) (not showy) dezent [Farben, Muster]; schlicht [Eleganz, Stil]
2. noun
Ruhe, die; (silence, stillness) Stille, die
3. transitive verb
see quieten

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adj.

leis adj.

ruhig adj.

still adj.

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7 play

play [pleɪ]

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

1 noun

(a) (fun, recreation) jeu m;

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

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

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

∎ play on words jeu m de mots, calembour m

(b) Sport

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

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

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

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

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

∎ out of play sorti, hors jeu;

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

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

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

(c) (turn) tour m;

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

(d) (manoeuvre) stratagème m;

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

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

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

(e) (gambling) jeu m;

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

(f) (activity, interaction) jeu m;

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

∎ to come into play entrer en jeu;

∎ to bring sth into play mettre qch en jeu

(g) Theatre pièce f (de théâtre);

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

∎ to be in a play jouer dans une pièce;

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

∎ radio play pièce f radiophonique;

∎ television play dramatique f

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 transitive verb

(a) (games, cards) jouer à;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ American to play favorites faire du favoritisme;

∎ to play sb for a fool rouler qn;

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

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

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

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

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

∎ he will play Karpov il jouera contre Karpov;

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

(c) (match) jouer, disputer;

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

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

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

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

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

(e) (card, chess piece) jouer;

∎ to play spades/trumps jouer pique/atout;

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

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

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

(f) (position) jouer;

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

(g) (shot, stroke) jouer;

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to play the horses jouer aux courses;

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

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

(i) (joke, trick)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(l) (act as)

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

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

∎ to play host to sb recevoir qn;

∎ to play the hero jouer les héros;

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

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

∎ British familiar play the white man! sois sympa!

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

∎ to play the violin jouer du violon;

∎ to play the blues jouer du blues;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(p) (fish) fatiguer

(q) American (idiom)

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

3 intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

(b) Sport jouer;

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

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

∎ to play in goal être goal;

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

∎ to play in a tournament participer à un tournoi;

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to play to win jouer pour gagner;

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

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

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

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

∎ to play for time essayer de gagner du temps;

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

(c) (gamble) jouer;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(e) Cinema & Theatre (act) jouer;

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

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

∎ Hamlet is playing tonight on joue Hamlet ce soir;

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

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

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

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

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

(g) (feign) faire semblant;

∎ to play dead faire le mort;

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

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

(h) (breeze, sprinkler, light)

∎ to play (on) jouer (sur);

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

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

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

►► play area aire f de jeux

➲ play about intransitive verb

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

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

➲ play about with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (fiddle with, tamper with)

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c) familiar (trifle with)

∎ to play about with sb faire marcher qn

➲ play along

1 separable transitive verb

(tease, deceive) faire marcher

2 intransitive verb

(cooperate) coopérer;

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

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

➲ play around intransitive verb

(a) = play about

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

➲ play around with = play about with

➲ play at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of child) jouer à;

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

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

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

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

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

➲ play back separable transitive verb

(cassette, film) repasser;

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

➲ play by separable transitive verb

familiar

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

➲ play down separable transitive verb

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

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

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

➲ play in separable transitive verb

(a) (in basketball)

∎ to play the ball in remettre la balle en jeu

(b) British figurative

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

(c) (with music) accueillir en musique

➲ play off intransitive verb

(teams, contestants) disputer un match de barrage

➲ play off against separable transitive verb

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

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

➲ play on

1 inseparable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

2 intransitive verb

continuer à jouer;

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

➲ play out separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

(c) (with music)

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

➲ play through intransitive verb

Golf dépasser d'autres joueurs;

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

➲ play up

1 separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 intransitive verb

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

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

➲ play up to inseparable transitive verb

familiar

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

➲ play upon inseparable transitive verb

= play on¹

➲ play with inseparable transitive verb

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

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

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

∎ figurative to play with fire jouer avec le feu

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

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

(c) (consider → idea) caresser;

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

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

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

(d) (treat casually)

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

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

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

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

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

(f) familiar

∎ to play with oneself (masturbate) se toucher

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

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8 read

Ⅰ.

read¹ [ri:d]

lire ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f), 2 (j), 3 (a), 3 (b) interpréter ⇒ 2 (c) comprendre ⇒ 2 (c) recevoir ⇒ 2 (d) étudier ⇒ 2 (e) indiquer ⇒ 2 (g) annoncer ⇒ 2 (h)

(pt & pp read [red])

1 noun

(a) (act of reading)

∎ to have a read lire;

∎ I enjoy a good read j'aime lire;

∎ he was having a quiet read il lisait tranquillement;

∎ can I have a read of your paper? est-ce que je peux jeter un coup d'œil sur ton journal?

(b) (reading matter)

∎ it's an easy read c'est facile à lire;

∎ her books are a good read ses livres se lisent bien

2 transitive verb

(a) (book, magazine etc) lire; (bad handwriting, music) lire, déchiffrer;

∎ I read it in the paper je l'ai lu dans le journal;

∎ have you got anything to read? avez-vous de quoi lire ou quelque chose à lire?;

∎ to read sth over and over (again) lire et relire qch;

∎ everything I've read about the subject tout ce que j'ai lu à ce sujet;

∎ she read herself to sleep elle a lu jusqu'à ce qu'elle s'endorme;

∎ for "Barry" read "Harry" lire "Harry" à la place de "Barry";

∎ can you read music/braille/Italian? savez-vous lire la musique/le braille/l'italien?;

∎ to read sb's lips lire sur les lèvres de qn;

∎ figurative read my lips! écoutez-moi bien!;

∎ Administration read and approved (stamp on document) lu et approuvé;

∎ to take sth as read (evident) considérer qch comme allant de soi; (agreed upon) considérer qch comme entendu

(b) (aloud) lire (à haute voix);

∎ to read sb sth, to read sth to sb lire qch à qn;

∎ read me a story lis-moi une histoire;

∎ to read a paper at a conference présenter un exposé à une conférence;

∎ Religion to read the lesson lire un passage de l'Évangile;

∎ to read the news Radio lire les informations; Television présenter le journal;

∎ Law to read a will exécuter la lecture d'un testament

(c) (interpret → situation, behaviour) interpréter; (understand → person, mood) comprendre;

∎ I read it this way c'est comme ça que je l'interprète;

∎ to read sb's mind or thoughts lire dans les pensées de qn;

∎ to read sb's palm or hand lire les lignes de la main à qn;

∎ I can read him like a book! je sais comment il fonctionne!;

∎ Sport he reads the game very well c'est un très bon stratège;

∎ he read that well il a bien anticipé

(d) (via radio) recevoir;

∎ do you read me? est-ce que vous me recevez?; figurative est-ce que tu me comprends?;

∎ reading you loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq; figurative oui, oui j'ai compris

(e) British (at university) étudier;

∎ he read history il a étudié l'histoire, il a fait des études d'histoire;

∎ to read law/medicine faire son droit/sa médecine, faire des études de droit/de médecine

(f) (temperature, thermometer, barometer) lire;

∎ to read the meter relever le compteur

(g) (register → of gauge, dial, barometer) indiquer;

∎ the thermometer is reading 40° le thermomètre indique 40°

(h) (announce → of notice) annoncer;

∎ a sign on the door read "staff only" un écriteau sur la porte indiquait "réservé au personnel";

∎ the inscription on the monument reads… on peut lire sur le monument…

(i) (proofs) corriger

(j) Computing (data, disk) lire;

∎ this computer only reads double-density disks cet ordinateur ne lit que les disquettes (à) double densité

3 intransitive verb

(a) (person) lire;

∎ she's learning to read elle apprend à lire;

∎ to read to sb faire la lecture à qn;

∎ to read aloud lire à haute voix;

∎ to read to oneself lire;

∎ read quietly to yourselves lisez en silence;

∎ I enjoy reading j'aime beaucoup lire ou la lecture;

∎ I'd read about it in the papers je l'avais lu dans les journaux;

∎ we read of his death in the newspaper nous avons appris sa mort dans le journal;

∎ we've all read about or of such phenomena nous avons tous lu des textes qui traitent de tels phénomènes

(b) (interpret)

∎ to read between the lines lire entre les lignes;

∎ she read in the cards that I would be famous elle a lu dans les cartes que je serais célèbre

(c) (text)

∎ her article reads well/badly son article est bien/mal écrit;

∎ the table reads from left to right le tableau se lit de gauche à droite;

∎ the book reads like a translation à la lecture, on sent que ce roman est une traduction;

∎ article 22 reads as follows voici ce que dit l'article 22;

∎ her life story reads like a fairytale sa vie ressemble à un conte de fées

(d) (gauge, meter etc)

∎ the dials read differently les cadrans n'indiquent pas le même chiffre

(e) British (at university)

∎ what's he reading? qu'est-ce qu'il fait comme études?;

∎ British I'm reading history je fais des études d'histoire;

∎ to read for a degree préparer un diplôme;

∎ to read for the Bar faire des études de droit

►► Computing read head tête f de lecture

➲ read back separable transitive verb

(dictated letter) relire

➲ read in separable transitive verb

Computing (data) lire (en mémoire)

➲ read into separable transitive verb

∎ you shouldn't read too much into their silence vous ne devriez pas accorder trop d'importance à leur silence;

∎ you're reading far too much into it tu interprètes beaucoup trop

➲ read off separable transitive verb

(a) (names etc) énumérer ( from sur)

(b) (figure on dial, scale etc) relever

➲ read on intransitive verb

lire la suite

➲ read out separable transitive verb

(a) (aloud) lire (à haute voix)

(b) Computing (data) sortir, extraire de la mémoire

(c) American (expel) expulser

➲ read over separable transitive verb

(quickly) parcourir; (with special care) examiner; esp American (read again) relire

➲ read through separable transitive verb

(skim) parcourir; (examine closely) lire en détail, examiner;

∎ Theatre to read through a play faire la lecture d'une pièce

➲ read up separable transitive verb

étudier

➲ read up on inseparable transitive verb

étudier

ⓘ Read my lips Il s'agit d'un extrait de la formule utilisée par George Bush lors de sa campagne électorale de 1988, avant son élection à la présidence des États-Unis. La formule complète était: read my lips, no new taxes ("regardez bien mes lèvres: pas d'augmentation des impôts"). Aujourd'hui on utilise cette expression pour insister sur le fait que ce que l'on dit est vrai.

Ⅱ.

read² [red]

1 pt & pp of read

2 adjective

∎ he's widely read c'est un homme cultivé;

∎ her books are widely read ses livres sont très lus

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > read
9 sound

sound [saʊnd]

bruit ⇒ 1 (a) son ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) musique ⇒ 1 (e) sonde ⇒ 1 (g), 1 (h) solide ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c) en bon état ⇒ 3 (a) sain ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) en bonne santé ⇒ 3 (b) sensé ⇒ 3 (c) valable ⇒ 3 (c) bon ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (d) profond ⇒ 3 (e) sonore ⇒ 4 sonner ⇒ 6 (a), 7 (a) prononcer ⇒ 6 (b) ausculter ⇒ 6 (c) sonder ⇒ 6 (c)-(e) résonner ⇒ 7 (a) retentir ⇒ 7 (a) sembler ⇒ 7 (c)

1 noun

(a) (noise → of footsteps, thunder, conversation) bruit m; (→ of voice, musical instrument) son m;

∎ I was woken by the sound of voices/laughter j'ai été réveillé par un bruit de voix/par des éclats de rires;

∎ the sound of a dog barking/a door closing le bruit d'un chien qui aboie/d'une porte qui se ferme;

∎ a scratching sound un grattement;

∎ a grating sound un grincement;

∎ don't make a sound! surtout ne faites pas de bruit!;

∎ they tiptoed out without (making) a sound ils sont sortis sur la pointe des pieds sans faire de bruit;

∎ there was not a sound to be heard on n'entendait pas le moindre bruit;

∎ I love the sound of her voice j'adore le son de sa voix;

∎ the plaintive sound of the bagpipes le son plaintif de la cornemuse;

∎ within (the) sound of the church bells à portée du son des cloches de l'église

(b) Physics son m;

∎ light travels faster than sound la lumière se déplace plus vite que le son;

∎ the speed of sound la vitesse du son

(c) Linguistics son m;

∎ it's a similar sound to the Scots "ch" c'est un son qui ressemble au "ch" écossais;

∎ the English vowel sounds les sons mpl vocaliques de l'anglais

(d) Radio & Television son m;

∎ the sound is very poor le son est mauvais;

∎ to turn the sound up/down monter/baisser le son ou volume

(e) (type of music) style m de musique, musique f;

∎ the Liverpool sound la musique de Liverpool;

∎ a brand new sound has hit the charts un son complètement nouveau a fait son entrée au hit-parade

(f) (impression, idea)

∎ I don't like the sound of these new measures ces nouvelles mesures ne me disent rien qui vaille;

∎ it's pretty easy by the sound of it ça a l'air assez facile;

∎ he's angry by the sound of it on dirait bien qu'il est fâché

(g) Medicine (probe) sonde f

(h) Nautical (sounding line) (ligne f de) sonde f

(i) Geography (channel) détroit m, bras m de mer

(j) Ichthyology (air bladder) vessie f natatoire

2 sounds plural noun

familiar (music) zizique f, zicmu f

3 adjective

(a) (structure, building, wall → sturdy) solide; (→ in good condition) en bon état, sain;

∎ built on sound foundations construit sur des fondations solides

(b) (healthy → person) en bonne santé; (→ body, mind, limbs) sain;

∎ to be of sound mind être sain d'esprit;

∎ sound in body and mind sain de corps et d'esprit;

∎ to be as sound as a bell être en parfaite santé;

∎ to be sound of wind and limb avoir bon pied bon œil

(c) (solid, well-founded → advice, idea, strategy) sensé, judicieux; (→ argument, claim) valable, fondé, solide; (→ reason) valable; (→ basis, knowledge) solide; (→ manager, musician, lawyer etc) compétent, fiable; (→ investment) sûr; (→ company, business) solide;

∎ to show sound judgment faire preuve de jugement;

∎ do you think that was a sound move? croyez-vous que c'était une décision judicieuse;

∎ a sound piece of advice un bon conseil;

∎ we need somebody with a sound grasp of the subject il nous faut quelqu'un ayant de solides connaissances en la matière;

∎ my knowledge of German history isn't too sound mes connaissances en ce qui concerne l'histoire de l'Allemagne laissent à désirer;

∎ his grammar's pretty sound il a de bonnes bases en grammaire;

∎ it makes good sound sense c'est tout à fait raisonnable;

∎ Crawford seems a sound enough chap Crawford semble être quelqu'un en qui on peut avoir confiance;

∎ is she politically sound? ses convictions politiques sont-elles solides?;

∎ ecologically sound legislation législation f juste du point de vue écologique;

∎ sound financial position situation f financière saine;

∎ British familiar sound (as a pound)! super!, génial!

(d) (severe → defeat) total; (→ hiding) bon;

∎ he needs a sound thrashing il a besoin d'une bonne correction

(e) (deep → sleep) profond;

∎ I'm a very sound sleeper j'ai le sommeil profond

4 compound-forming noun

(level, recording) sonore; (broadcasting) radiophonique; Linguistics (change) phonologique

5 adverb

∎ to be sound asleep dormir profondément ou à poings fermés

6 transitive verb

(a) (bell) sonner; (wind instrument) sonner de;

∎ the huntsman sounded his horn le chasseur sonna du cor;

∎ to sound the horn klaxonner;

∎ the driver behind me sounded his horn le conducteur derrière moi a klaxonné;

∎ also figurative to sound the alarm sonner ou donner l'alarme;

∎ they sounded the church bells ils sonnèrent les cloches;

∎ the bugler sounded the reveille le clairon sonna le réveil;

∎ to sound a warning lancer un avertissement

(b) (pronounce) prononcer;

∎ the "p" isn't sounded le "p" ne se prononce pas;

∎ he doesn't sound his aitches il ne prononce pas ses "h"

(c) Medicine (chest, lungs) ausculter; (cavity, passage) sonder

(d) Nautical sonder

(e) (person) sonder;

∎ to sound public opinion sonder l'opinion publique;

∎ I'll try to sound their feelings on the matter j'essaierai de connaître leur sentiment à cet égard

7 intransitive verb

(a) (make a sound) sonner, résonner, retentir;

∎ it sounds hollow if you tap it ça sonne creux lorsqu'on tape dessus;

∎ their voices sounded very loud in the empty house leurs voix résonnaient bruyamment dans la maison vide;

∎ sirens sounded in the streets des sirènes retentissaient dans les rues;

∎ if the alarm sounds, run si vous entendez l'alarme, enfuyez-vous

(b) British (be pronounced) se prononcer;

∎ in English words are rarely spelt as they sound en anglais, les mots s'écrivent rarement comme ils se prononcent

(c) (seem) sembler, paraître;

∎ he sounded sad il semblait triste;

∎ he sounded bored il semblait s'ennuyer;

∎ the name sounded French le nom avait l'air d'être ou sonnait français;

∎ she sounds French elle a l'air d'être française;

∎ the translation still sounds a bit French la traduction sonne toujours un peu français;

∎ it doesn't sound very interesting to me ça ne m'a pas l'air très intéressant;

∎ "attractive four-bedroomed house", how does that sound? "belle maison avec quatre chambres à coucher", qu'est-ce que tu en penses?;

∎ (that) sounds like a good idea ça semble être une bonne idée;

∎ two weeks in Crete, that sounds nice! deux semaines en Crète, pas mal du tout!;

∎ that sounds like trouble! voilà les ennuis!;

∎ it sounds like Mozart on dirait du Mozart;

∎ you sound as though or as if or like you've got a cold on dirait que tu es enrhumé;

∎ it sounds to me as though they don't want to do it j'ai l'impression qu'ils ne veulent pas le faire;

∎ it doesn't sound to me as though they want to do it je n'ai pas l'impression qu'ils veuillent le faire;

∎ you sound just like your brother on the phone tu as la même voix que ton frère ou on dirait vraiment ton frère au téléphone;

∎ it's an instrument which sounds rather like a flute c'est un instrument dont le son ressemble assez à ou est assez proche de la flûte;

∎ that sounds like the postman now je crois entendre le facteur

►► sound archives phonothèque f;

∎ a recording from the BBC sound archives un enregistrement qui vient des archives de la BBC;

sound barrier mur m du son;

∎ to break the sound barrier franchir le mur du son;

Music sound box caisse f de résonance;

Computing sound card carte f son;

sound check soundcheck m;

Cinema, Television & Radio sound crew équipe f du son;

sound effects bruitage m;

Radio sound effects person bruiteur-(euse) m,f;

sound engineer ingénieur m du son;

sound hole (of violin, viola etc) ouïe f, esse f; (of guitar, lute etc) rosace f, rose f;

sound mixer table f ou console f de mixage;

sound reel bande f son;

Linguistics sound shift mutation f phonologique;

sound studio auditorium m ou studio m d'enregistrement;

sound system (hi-fi) chaîne f hifi; (PA system) sonorisation f;

sound wave onde f sonore

➲ sound off intransitive verb familiar

(a) (declare one's opinions) crier son opinion sur tous les toits; (complain) râler;

∎ he's always sounding off about the management il est toujours à râler contre la direction;

∎ to sound off at sb (angrily) passer un savon à qn

(b) (boast) se vanter^□

➲ sound out separable transitive verb

(person, public opinion) sonder;

∎ the company is sounding out potential buyers la compagnie sonde les acheteurs potentiels

✾ Book 'The Sound and the Fury' Faulkner 'Le Bruit et la fureur'

✾ Film 'The Sound of Music' Wise 'La Mélodie du bonheur'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sound
10 speak

1. intransitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) sprechen

speak [with somebody] on or about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

speak for/against something — sich für/gegen etwas aussprechen

something speaks well for somebody — etwas spricht für jemanden

2) (on telephone)

Is Mr Grant there? - Speaking! — Ist Mister Grant da? - Am Apparat!

Mr Grant speaking — (when connected to caller) Grant hier; hier ist Grant

who is speaking, please? — wer ist am Apparat, bitte?; mit wem spreche ich, bitte?
2. transitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) (utter) sprechen [Satz, Wort, Sprache]

2) (make known) sagen [Wahrheit]

speak one's opinion/mind — seine Meinung sagen/sagen, was man denkt

3) (convey without words)

something speaks volumes — etwas spricht Bände

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/69264/speak_for">speak for

- speak of

- speak out

- speak to

- speak up

* * *
[spi:k]
past tense - spoke; verb

1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) sprechen

2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) reden

3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) sprechen

4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) aussprechen

5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) eine Rede halten

•

- speaker
- speaking
- spoken
- -spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of
* * *

speak

<spoke, spoken>

[spi:k]

I. vi

1. (say words) sprechen, reden

\speak when you're spoken to antworte, wenn man dich etwas fragt!

▪ to \speak about sth über etw akk sprechen

to \speak over a loudspeaker über Lautsprecher sprechen

to \speak into a microphone in ein Mikrofon sprechen

to \speak in platitudes Allgemeinplätze verwenden

to \speak in riddles in Rätseln sprechen

to \speak in [or with] a whisper flüstern, im Flüsterton sprechen

to \speak quickly schnell sprechen

2. (converse) sich akk unterhalten

▪ to \speak to [or esp AM with] sb mit jdm reden [o sprechen]

I'll never \speak to you again! ich rede nie wieder mit dir!

can I \speak to Ian please? — \speaking! kann ich bitte [mit] Ian sprechen? — am Apparat!

▪ to \speak to [or esp AM with] sb about sth mit jdm über etw akk sprechen

to \speak on [or over] the telephone telefonieren

to \speak to each other once more wieder miteinander reden

3. (rebuke)

▪ to \speak to sb [about sth] jdn [für etw akk] zurechtweisen

4. (know language) sprechen

she \speaks with an American accent sie spricht mit amerikanischem Akzent

to \speak in dialect einen Dialekt sprechen

to \speak in jargon einen Jargon benutzen

to \speak in a foreign language in einer fremden Sprache sprechen

5. + adv (view)

broadly [or generally] \speaking im Allgemeinen

geographically \speaking vom geografischen Standpunkt aus

scientifically \speaking wissenschaftlich gesehen

strictly \speaking genaugenommen

6. (make speech) reden, sprechen

the Queen \speaks to the nation on television every Christmas die Queen richtet jedes Weihnachten das Wort an die Nation

to \speak on behalf of sb/sth in jds Namen/im Namen einer S. gen reden

to \speak in the debate in der Debatte das Wort ergreifen

to \speak from memory frei sprechen

to \speak from notes von einer Vorlage ablesen

to \speak from a platform vom Podium sprechen

7. (appeal)

▪ to \speak to sb jdn ansprechen

the story spoke to her directly die Geschichte sprach sie direkt an

8.

▶ actions \speak louder than words ( prov) Taten sagen mehr als Worte prov

▶ \speaking as sb... als jd...

\speaking as a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting als Mutter von vier Kindern kann ich sagen, dass Kinder anstrengend sind

▶ to know sb to \speak to jdn näher kennen

▶ so to \speak sozusagen

▶ to \speak too soon voreilig urteilen

II. vt

1. (say)

▪ to \speak sth etw sagen

to not \speak a word kein Wort herausbringen

2. (language)

▪ to \speak sth etw sprechen

“English spoken” „hier wird Englisch gesprochen“

I couldn't \speak a word of English when I first arrived in Australia ich sprach kein Wort Englisch, als ich zum ersten Mal in Australien ankam

to \speak dialect Dialekt sprechen

to \speak English fluently fließend Englisch sprechen

to \speak a foreign language eine Fremdsprache sprechen [können]

to \speak the lingo ( fam) die Sprache drauf haben fam

3. (represent)

to \speak one's mind sagen, was man denkt

to \speak the truth die Wahrheit sagen

4. (reveal)

▪ to \speak sth etw aussprechen

she was silent but her eyes spoke her real feelings for him sie schwieg, aber ihre Augen verrieten ihre wahren Gefühle für ihn

5.

▶ to \speak the same language die gleiche Sprache sprechen

▶ to \speak volumes [for [or AM about] sth] Bände [über etw akk] sprechen

* * *
[spiːk] pret spoke or ( obs) spake, ptp spoken or (obs) spoke
1. vt

1) (= utter) sagen; one's thoughts aussprechen, äußern; one's lines aufsagen

to speak one's mind — seine Meinung sagen

nobody spoke a word —

his eyes spoke his love — sein Blick verriet seine Liebe

See:

→ volume

2) language sprechen

English spoken here — man spricht Englisch

2. vi

1) (= talk, be on speaking terms) sprechen, reden (about über +acc, von); (= converse) reden, sich unterhalten (with mit); (fig, guns, drums) sprechen, ertönen

to speak to or with sb — mit jdm sprechen or reden

did you speak? — haben Sie etwas gesagt?

to speak in a whisper — flüstern

speak, don't shout —

they don't speak (to one another) — sie reden or sprechen nicht miteinander

I'm not speaking to you —

she never spoke to me again — seitdem hat sie nie wieder mit mir geredet or gesprochen

to speak to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

I'll have to speak to my lawyer about it — das muss ich mit meinem Anwalt besprechen

speak when you're spoken to — antworte, wenn man mit dir redet or spricht

servants should only speak when spoken to — Diener sollten nur dann etwas sagen, wenn man sie anspricht

I don't know him to speak to —

music speaks directly to the soul — Musik spricht die Seele an

speaking of dictionaries... — da or wo wir gerade von Wörterbüchern sprechen..., apropos Wörterbücher...

not to speak of... — ganz zu schweigen von...

it's nothing to speak of — es ist nicht weiter erwähnenswert, es ist nichts weiter

no money/trees etc to speak of — so gut wie kein Geld/keine Bäume etc

to speak ill of sb/sth — über jdn/etw schlecht reden

to speak well of sb/sth — jdn/etw loben, (nur) Gutes über jdn/etw sagen

he is well spoken of — er genießt große Achtung

so to speak — sozusagen, eigentlich

roughly speaking — grob gesagt

strictly speaking — genau genommen

legally/biologically speaking — rechtlich/biologisch gesehen

generally speaking — im Allgemeinen

speaking personally... — wenn Sie mich fragen..., was mich betrifft...

speaking as a member of the club I have... — als Mitglied des Vereins habe ich...

to speak down to sb — jdn von oben herab behandeln

2) (= make a speech) reden (on zu), sprechen (on zu); (= give one's opinion) sich äußern (on, to zu)

to speak in public — in der Öffentlichkeit reden

to speak in the debate — in der Debatte das Wort ergreifen

to ask sb to speak — jdm das Wort erteilen

Mr X will speak next — als Nächster hat Herr X das Wort

then Geoffrey rose to speak — dann stand Geoffrey auf, um das Wort zu ergreifen

3) (TELEC)

speaking! — am Apparat!

Jones speaking! — (hier) Jones!

who is that speaking? — wer ist da, bitte?; (on extension phone, in office) wer ist am Apparat?

4) (fig: suggest) zeugen (of von)

their appearance speaks of poverty — ihre Erscheinung verrät Armut or zeugt von Armut

3. n suf

Euro-speak — Eurojargon m

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speak [spiːk] prät spoke [spəʊk], obs spake [speık], pperf spoken [ˈspəʊkən], obs spoke

A v/i

1. reden, sprechen ( beide:

to mit;

about über akk):

speak to sb auch jemanden ansprechen ( about auf akk);

they are not speaking to each other sie sprechen zurzeit nicht miteinander;

he was speaking loud enough for everybody to hear er sprach so laut, dass es jeder hören konnte;

the portrait speaks fig das Porträt ist sprechend ähnlich;

so to speak sozusagen;

speak in tongues BIBEL, REL in Zungen reden; → speak of, speak to, speaking A

2. (öffentlich) reden, sprechen ( beide:

on über akk)

3. miteinander sprechen

4. ertönen (Trompete etc)

5. besonders Br anschlagen, Laut geben (Hund)

B v/t

1. sprechen, sagen: → volume 1

2. aussprechen, sagen, äußern:

speak the truth die Wahrheit sagen; → mind A 4

3. feststellen, sagen (in Schriftstücken etc)

4. verkünden (Trompete etc)

5. eine Sprache sprechen, können

6. fig eine Eigenschaft etc verraten

7. obs (an)zeigen:

his conduct speaks him generous sein Verhalten zeigt seine Großzügigkeit

8. SCHIFF ein Schiff ansprechen (durch Signale)

* * *
1. intransitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) sprechen

speak [with somebody] on or about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

speak for/against something — sich für/gegen etwas aussprechen

something speaks well for somebody — etwas spricht für jemanden

2) (on telephone)

Is Mr Grant there? - Speaking! — Ist Mister Grant da? - Am Apparat!

Mr Grant speaking — (when connected to caller) Grant hier; hier ist Grant

who is speaking, please? — wer ist am Apparat, bitte?; mit wem spreche ich, bitte?
2. transitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) (utter) sprechen [Satz, Wort, Sprache]

2) (make known) sagen [Wahrheit]

speak one's opinion/mind — seine Meinung sagen/sagen, was man denkt

3) (convey without words)

something speaks volumes — etwas spricht Bände

Phrasal Verbs:

- speak for

- speak of

- speak out

- speak to

- speak up

* * *

(about) v.

reden (über, von) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: spoke, spoken)

= sprechen v.

(§ p.,pp.: sprach, gesprochen)

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