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1 cancel *** can·cel vt

['kæns(ə)l]
1) (call off: holiday, booking) cancellare, annullare, disdire, (meeting, event) cancellare, sospendere, (train) sopprimere, (annul: order, contract) annullare

they cancelled their booking at the last moment — hanno annullato la prenotazione all'ultimo momento

I had to cancel my appointment — ho dovuto disdire l'appuntamento

our flight was cancelled — il nostro volo è stato cancellato

the train has been cancelled — il treno è stato soppresso

2) (obliterate: name) cancellare, radiare, (stamp) timbrare, annullare, (cheque) annullare

3) (Math: figures) semplificare

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English-Italian dictionary > cancel *** can·cel vt
2 cancel

1.
['kænsl]transitive verb, (Brit.) - ll-

1) (call off) absagen [Besuch, Urlaub, Reise, Sportveranstaltung]; ausfallen lassen [Veranstaltung, Vorlesung, Zug, Bus]; fallen lassen [Pläne]; (annul, revoke) rückgängig machen [Einladung, Vertrag]; zurücknehmen [Befehl]; stornieren [Bestellung, Auftrag]; streichen [Schuld[en]]; kündigen [Abonnement]; abbestellen [Zeitung]; aufheben [Klausel, Gesetz, Recht]

the match had to be cancelled — das Spiel musste ausfallen

the lecture has been cancelled — die Vorlesung fällt aus

2) (balance, neutralize) aufheben

the arguments cancel each other out — die Argumente heben sich gegenseitig auf

3) entwerten [Briefmarke, Fahrkarte]; ungültig machen [Scheck]

4) (Computing) abbrechen
2. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) - ll-

cancel [out] — sich [gegenseitig] aufheben

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['kænsəl]
past tense, past participle - cancelled; verb

1) (to decide or announce that (something already arranged etc) will not be done etc: He cancelled his appointment.) absagen

2) (to mark (stamps) with a postmark.) entwerten

3) (to stop payment of (a cheque, subscription etc).) streichen

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can·cel

< BRIT - ll- or AM usu -l->

[ˈkæn(t)s^əl]

I. vt

▪ to \cancel sth

1. (call off) etw absagen

to \cancel a plan einen Plan fallenlassen

2. (remove from schedule) etw streichen

▪ to have been \cancelled train gestrichen worden sein; plane also annulliert worden sein

3. (undo) etw rückgängig machen

to \cancel a booking [or reservation] /an order eine Reservierung/einen Auftrag stornieren

4. (annul) etw annullieren; (revoke) etw widerrufen

to \cancel a contract/decree einen Vertrag/eine Verfügung aufheben

to \cancel sb's debts jdn seine Schulden erlassen

to \cancel an instruction eine Anweisung zurücknehmen

5. (discontinue) etw beenden; COMPUT etw abbrechen

to \cancel a subscription for sth ein Abonnement für etw akk kündigen, etw abbestellen

6. FIN

to \cancel a cheque [or AM check] (stop payment) einen Scheck stornieren; (mark paid) einen Scheck entwerten

7. (mark as used) ticket etw entwerten

to \cancel a stamp eine Briefmarke [ab]stempeln [o entwerten

8. MATH etw [weg]kürzen

to \cancel each other sich akk gegenseitig aufheben

II. vi absagen

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['knsəl]
1. vt

1) (= call off) absagen; (officially) stornieren; plans aufgeben, fallen lassen; train, bus streichen

or canceled (US) — der letzte Zug fällt aus

2) (= revoke, annul) rückgängig machen; command, invitation also zurücknehmen; contract also (auf)lösen; debt streichen; order for goods stornieren; magazine subscription kündigen; decree aufheben; (COMPUT) program abbrechen

no, cancel that (in dictation etc) — nein, streichen Sie das

3) (= frank) stamp, ticket, cheque entwerten, ungültig machen

4) (MATH) kürzen

this X cancels that one — dieses X hebt das X auf

2. vi
(= revoke commercial order, contract) stornieren; (= call off appointment, holiday) absagen
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cancel [ˈkænsl]

A v/t prät und pperf -celed, besonders Br -celled

1. (durch-, aus)streichen

2. eine Erlaubnis etc widerrufen, einen Beschluss etc rückgängig machen, ein Abonnement etc kündigen, einen Auftrag, Flug etc stornieren, einen Vertrag auflösen, den Blinker abstellen, ausmachen, COMPUT ein Programm etc abbrechen:

cancel a magazine subscription eine Zeitschrift abbestellen;

cancel one’s membership (aus dem Verein etc) austreten;

until cancel(l)ed bis auf Widerruf

3. eine Eintragung, Bandaufnahme etc löschen

4. eine Verabredung etc absagen, eine Veranstaltung etc ausfallen lassen, einen Flug annullieren:

the concert has been cancel(l)ed das Konzert fällt aus

5. eine Briefmarke, einen Fahrschein entwerten

6. MATH kürzen

7. MUS ein Vorzeichen auflösen, -heben

8. auch cancel out ausgleichen, kompensieren

B v/i

1. MATH sich kürzen lassen

2. auch cancel out sich (gegenseitig) aufheben

3. (den Flug etc) stornieren

4. (die Verabredung etc) absagen

C s

1. → cancellation

2. MUS Auflösungs-, Wiederherstellungszeichen n

3. pl, auch pair of cancels Lochzange f

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1.
['kænsl]transitive verb, (Brit.) - ll-

1) (call off) absagen [Besuch, Urlaub, Reise, Sportveranstaltung]; ausfallen lassen [Veranstaltung, Vorlesung, Zug, Bus]; fallen lassen [Pläne]; (annul, revoke) rückgängig machen [Einladung, Vertrag]; zurücknehmen [Befehl]; stornieren [Bestellung, Auftrag]; streichen [Schuld[en]]; kündigen [Abonnement]; abbestellen [Zeitung]; aufheben [Klausel, Gesetz, Recht]

the match had to be cancelled — das Spiel musste ausfallen

the lecture has been cancelled — die Vorlesung fällt aus

2) (balance, neutralize) aufheben

the arguments cancel each other out — die Argumente heben sich gegenseitig auf

3) entwerten [Briefmarke, Fahrkarte]; ungültig machen [Scheck]

4) (Computing) abbrechen
2. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) - ll-

cancel [out] — sich [gegenseitig] aufheben

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v.

abbrechen v.

annullieren v.

aufheben v.

durchstreichen v.

kündigen v.

rückgängig machen (Auftrag) ausdr.

stornieren v.

streichen v.

(§ p.,pp.: strich, ist/hat gestrichen)

ungültig machen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > cancel
3 run

run [rʌn]

course ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) excursion ⇒ 1 (c) trajet ⇒ 1 (e) vol ⇒ 1 (f) série ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (k) tendance ⇒ 1 (l) ruée ⇒ 1 (m) diriger ⇒ 2 (a) organiser ⇒ 2 (b) (faire) marcher ⇒ 2 (c), 3 (k) courir ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (a), 3 (b) transporter ⇒ 2 (i) conduire ⇒ 2 (k) (faire) passer ⇒ 2 (l), 2 (m), 3 (d) se sauver ⇒ 3 (c) couler ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (i) fondre ⇒ 3 (i) circuler ⇒ 3 (l) durer ⇒ 3 (m) être à l'affiche ⇒ 3 (n) (se) présenter ⇒ 2 (q), 3 (r)

(pt ran [ræn], pp run, cont running)

1 noun

(a) (action) course f;

∎ he took a short run and cleared the gate après un court élan il a franchi la barrière;

∎ at a run en courant;

∎ to go for a run aller faire du jogging;

∎ to go for a 5-mile run ≃ courir 8 kilomètres;

∎ I took the dog for a run in the park j'ai emmené le chien courir dans le parc;

∎ two policemen arrived at a run deux policiers sont arrivés au pas de course;

∎ to break into a run se mettre à courir;

∎ to make a run for it prendre la fuite, se sauver;

∎ the murderer is on the run le meurtrier est en cavale;

∎ she was on the run from her creditors/the police elle essayait d'échapper à ses créanciers/à la police;

∎ we've got them on the run! nous les avons mis en déroute!;

∎ figurative we have the run of the house while the owners are away nous disposons de toute la maison pendant l'absence des propriétaires;

∎ we give the au pair the run of the place nous laissons à la jeune fille au pair la libre disposition de la maison;

∎ you've had a good run (for your money), it's time to step down tu en as bien profité, maintenant il faut laisser la place à un autre;

∎ they gave the Russian team a good run for their money ils ont donné du fil à retordre à l'équipe soviétique;

∎ familiar to have the runs (diarrhoea) avoir la courante

(b) (race) course f;

∎ a charity run une course de charité

(c) (drive) excursion f, promenade f;

∎ we went for a run down to the coast nous sommes allés nous promener au bord de la mer;

∎ she took me for a run in her new car elle m'a emmené faire un tour dans sa nouvelle voiture;

∎ humorous shall I make or do a beer run? je vais chercher de la bière?;

∎ I do the school run in the morning c'est moi qui emmène les enfants à l'école tous les matins

(d) (for smuggling) passage m;

∎ the gang used to make runs across the border le gang passait régulièrement la frontière

(e) (route, itinerary) trajet m, parcours m;

∎ the buses on the London to Glasgow run les cars qui font le trajet ou qui assurent le service Londres-Glasgow;

∎ he used to do the London (to) Glasgow run (pilot, bus or train driver) il faisait la ligne Londres-Glasgow;

∎ it's only a short run into town le trajet jusqu'au centre-ville n'est pas long;

∎ there was very little traffic on the run down nous avons rencontré très peu de circulation

(f) Aviation (flight) vol m, mission f;

∎ bombing run mission f de bombardement

(g) Sport (in cricket, baseball) point m;

∎ to make 10 runs marquer 10 points

(h) (track → for skiing, bobsleighing) piste f

(i) (series, sequence) série f, succession f, suite f;

∎ they've had a run of ten defeats ils ont connu dix défaites consécutives;

∎ the recent run of events la récente série d'événements;

∎ a run of bad luck une série ou suite de malheurs;

∎ you seem to be having a run of good/bad luck on dirait que la chance est/n'est pas de ton côté en ce moment;

∎ the play had a triumphant run on Broadway la pièce a connu un succès triomphal à Broadway;

∎ the play had a run of nearly two years la pièce a tenu l'affiche (pendant) presque deux ans;

∎ to have a long run (of fashion, person in power) tenir longtemps; (of play) tenir longtemps l'affiche;

∎ in the long/short run à long/court terme

(j) (in card games) suite f

(k) (of product) lot m, série f; (of book) tirage m;

∎ a run of fewer than 500 would be uneconomical fabriquer une série de moins de 500 unités ne serait pas rentable

(l) (general tendency, trend) tendance f;

∎ to score against the run of play marquer contre le jeu;

∎ I was lucky and got the run of the cards j'avais de la chance, les cartes m'étaient favorables;

∎ the usual run of colds and upset stomachs les rhumes et les maux de ventre habituels;

∎ she's well above the average or ordinary run of students elle est bien au-dessus de la moyenne des étudiants;

∎ the ordinary run of mankind le commun des mortels;

∎ in the ordinary run of things normalement, en temps normal;

∎ out of the common run hors du commun

(m) (great demand → on product, currency, Stock Exchange) ruée f (on sur);

∎ the heatwave caused a run on suntan cream la vague de chaleur provoqua une ruée sur les crèmes solaires;

∎ a run on the banks un retrait massif des dépôts bancaires;

∎ Stock Exchange there was a run on the dollar il y a eu une ruée sur le dollar

(n) (operation → of machine) opération f;

∎ computer run passage m machine

(o) (bid → in election) candidature f;

∎ his run for the presidency sa candidature à la présidence

(p) (ladder → in stocking, tights) échelle f, maille f filée;

∎ I've got a run in my tights mon collant est filé

(q) (enclosure → for animals) enclos m;

∎ chicken run poulailler m

(r) (of salmon) remontée f

(s) Music roulade f

2 transitive verb

(a) (manage → company, office) diriger, gérer; (→ shop, restaurant, club) tenir; (→ theatre) diriger; (→ farm) exploiter; (→ newspaper, magazine) rédiger; (→ house) tenir; (→ country) gouverner, diriger;

∎ she runs the bar while her parents are away elle tient le bar pendant l'absence de ses parents;

∎ a badly run organization une organisation mal gérée;

∎ the library is run by volunteer workers la bibliothèque est tenue par des bénévoles;

∎ the farm was too big for him to run alone la ferme était trop grande pour qu'il puisse s'en occuper seul;

∎ who's running this outfit? qui est le patron ici?;

∎ I wish she'd stop trying to run my life! j'aimerais bien qu'elle arrête de me dire comment vivre ma vie!

(b) (organize, lay on → service, course, contest) organiser; (→ train, bus) mettre en service;

∎ to run a bridge tournament/a raffle organiser un tournoi de bridge/une tombola;

∎ they run evening classes in computing ils organisent des cours du soir en informatique;

∎ they run extra trains in the summer l'été ils mettent (en service) des trains supplémentaires;

∎ several private companies run buses to the airport plusieurs sociétés privées assurent un service d'autobus pour l'aéroport

(c) (operate → piece of equipment) faire marcher, faire fonctionner; Computing (program) exécuter, faire tourner;

∎ you can run it off solar energy/the mains vous pouvez le faire fonctionner à l'énergie solaire/sur secteur;

∎ this computer runs most software on peut utiliser la plupart des logiciels sur cet ordinateur;

∎ Aviation to run the engines (for checking) faire le point fixe;

∎ I can't afford to run a car any more je n'ai plus les moyens d'avoir une voiture;

∎ she runs a Porsche elle roule en Porsche

(d) (conduct → experiment, test) effectuer

(e) (do or cover at a run → race, distance) courir;

∎ to run the marathon courir le marathon;

∎ I can still run 2 km in under 7 minutes j'arrive encore à courir ou à couvrir 2 km en moins de 7 minutes;

∎ the children were running races les enfants faisaient la course;

∎ the race will be run in Paris next year la course aura lieu à Paris l'année prochaine;

∎ to run messages or errands faire des commissions ou des courses;

∎ he'd run a mile if he saw it il prendrait ses jambes à son cou s'il voyait ça;

∎ it looks as if his race is run on dirait qu'il a fait son temps

(f) (cause to run)

∎ to be run off one's feet être débordé;

∎ you're running the poor boy off his feet! le pauvre, tu es en train de l'épuiser!;

∎ to run oneself to a standstill courir jusqu'à l'épuisement

(g) (enter for race → horse, greyhound) faire courir

(h) (hunt, chase) chasser;

∎ to run deer chasser le cerf;

∎ the outlaws were run out of town les hors-la-loi furent chassés de la ville

(i) (transport → goods) transporter; (give lift to → person) conduire, emmener;

∎ I'll run you to the bus stop je vais te conduire à l'arrêt de bus;

∎ to run sb back home reconduire qn chez lui;

∎ I've got to run these boxes over to my new house je dois emporter ces boîtes dans ma nouvelle maison

(j) (smuggle) faire le trafic de;

∎ he's suspected of running drugs/guns il est soupçonné de trafic de drogue/d'armes

(k) (drive → vehicle) conduire;

∎ I ran the car into the driveway j'ai mis la voiture dans l'allée;

∎ could you run your car back a bit? pourriez-vous reculer un peu votre voiture?;

∎ I ran my car into a lamppost je suis rentré dans un réverbère (avec ma voiture);

∎ he tried to run me off the road! il a essayé de me faire sortir de la route!

(l) (pass, quickly or lightly) passer;

∎ he ran his hand through his hair il se passa la main dans les cheveux;

∎ he ran a comb through his hair il se donna un coup de peigne;

∎ I'll run a duster over the furniture je passerai un coup de chiffon sur les meubles;

∎ she ran her hands over the controls elle promena ses mains sur les boutons de commande;

∎ she ran her finger down the list/her eye over the text elle parcourut la liste du doigt/le texte des yeux

(m) (send via specified route) faire passer;

∎ it would be better to run the wires under the floorboards ce serait mieux de faire passer les fils sous le plancher;

∎ we could run a cable from the house nous pourrions amener un câble de la maison;

∎ run the other end of the rope through the loop passez l'autre bout de la corde dans la boucle

(n) (go through or past → blockade) forcer; (→ rapids) franchir; American (→ red light) brûler

(o) (cause to flow) faire couler;

∎ run the water into the basin faites couler l'eau dans la cuvette;

∎ to run a bath faire couler un bain

(p) (publish) publier;

∎ the local paper is running a series of articles on the scandal le journal local publie une série d'articles sur le scandale;

∎ to run an ad (in the newspaper) passer ou faire passer une annonce (dans le journal)

(q) (enter for election) présenter;

∎ they're running a candidate in every constituency ils présentent un candidat dans chaque circonscription

(r) Medicine

∎ to run a temperature or fever avoir de la fièvre

(s) (expose oneself to)

∎ to run the danger or risk of doing sth courir le risque de faire qch;

∎ you run the risk of a heavy fine vous risquez une grosse amende;

∎ do you realize the risks you're running? est-ce que vous réalisez les risques que vous prenez?

3 intransitive verb

(a) (gen) courir;

∎ I run every morning in the park je cours tous les matins dans le parc;

∎ to come running towards sb accourir vers qn;

∎ they ran out of the house ils sont sortis de la maison en courant;

∎ to run upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre l'escalier en courant;

∎ I had to run for the train j'ai dû courir pour attraper le train;

∎ she ran for the police elle a couru chercher la police;

∎ run and fetch me a glass of water cours me chercher un verre d'eau;

∎ I'll just run across or round or over to the shop je fais un saut à l'épicerie;

∎ to run to meet sb courir ou se précipiter à la rencontre de qn;

∎ I've been running all over the place looking for you j'ai couru partout à ta recherche;

∎ figurative I didn't expect her to go running to the press with the story je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'elle coure raconter l'histoire à la presse;

∎ don't come running to me with your problems ne viens pas m'embêter avec tes problèmes

(b) (compete in race) courir; (score in cricket, baseball) marquer;

∎ to run in a race (horse, person) participer à une course;

∎ there are twenty horses running in the race vingt chevaux participent à la course;

∎ she ran for her country in the Olympics elle a couru pour son pays aux jeux Olympiques

(c) (flee) se sauver, fuir;

∎ run for your lives! sauve qui peut!;

∎ familiar if the night watchman sees you, run for it! si le veilleur de nuit te voit, tire-toi ou file!;

∎ figurative you can't just keep running from your past vous ne pouvez pas continuer à fuir votre passé

(d) (pass → road, railway, boundary) passer;

∎ a tunnel runs under the mountain un tunnel passe sous la montagne;

∎ the railway line runs through a valley/over a viaduct le chemin de fer passe dans une vallée/sur un viaduc;

∎ the pipes run under the road les tuyaux passent sous la route;

∎ the road runs alongside the river/parallel to the coast la route longe la rivière/la côte;

∎ hedgerows run between the fields des haies séparent les champs;

∎ the road runs due north la route va droit vers le nord;

∎ to run north and south être orienté nord-sud;

∎ a canal running from London to Birmingham un canal qui va de Londres à Birmingham;

∎ a high fence runs around the building une grande barrière fait le tour du bâtiment;

∎ the lizard has red markings running down its back le dos du lézard est zébré de rouge;

∎ the line of print ran off the page la ligne a débordé de la feuille;

∎ figurative our lives seem to be running in different directions il semble que nos vies prennent des chemins différents

(e) (move, go → ball, vehicle) rouler; (slip, slide → rope, cable) filer;

∎ the pram ran down the hill out of control le landau a dévalé la côte;

∎ the tram runs on special tracks le tramway roule sur des rails spéciaux;

∎ the crane runs on rails la grue se déplace sur des rails;

∎ the piano runs on casters le piano est monté sur (des) roulettes;

∎ the truck ran off the road le camion a quitté la route;

∎ let the cord run through your hands laissez la corde filer entre vos mains;

∎ his fingers ran over the controls ses doigts se promenèrent sur les boutons de commande;

∎ her eyes ran down the list elle parcourut la liste des yeux;

∎ a shiver ran down my spine un frisson me parcourut le dos;

∎ his thoughts ran to that hot August day in Paris cette chaude journée d'août à Paris lui revint à l'esprit

(f) (words, text)

∎ how does that last verse run? c'est quoi la dernière strophe?;

∎ their argument or reasoning runs something like this voici plus ou moins leur raisonnement;

∎ the conversation ran something like this voilà en gros ce qui s'est dit

(g) (spread → rumour, news) se répandre

(h) (flow → river, water, tap, nose) couler;

∎ let the water run until it's hot laisse couler l'eau jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit chaude;

∎ the water's run cold l'eau est froide au robinet;

∎ you've let the water run cold tu as laissé couler l'eau trop longtemps, elle est devenue froide;

∎ your bath is running ton bain est en train de couler;

∎ your nose is running tu as le nez qui coule;

∎ the cold made our eyes run le froid nous piquait les yeux;

∎ the hot water runs along/down this pipe l'eau chaude passe/descend dans ce tuyau;

∎ their faces were running with sweat leurs visages ruisselaient de transpiration;

∎ tears ran down her face des larmes coulaient sur son visage;

∎ the streets were running with blood le sang coulait dans les rues;

∎ the river ran red with blood les eaux de la rivière étaient rouges de sang;

∎ the Jari runs into the Amazon le Jari se jette dans l'Amazone

(i) (butter, ice cream, wax) fondre; (cheese) couler; (paint) goutter;

∎ her mascara had run son mascara avait coulé

(j) (in wash → colour, fabric) déteindre;

∎ wash that dress separately, the colour might run lave cette robe à part, elle pourrait déteindre

(k) (operate → engine, machine, business) marcher, fonctionner;

∎ to run on or off electricity/gas/diesel fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz/au diesel;

∎ this machine runs off the mains cet appareil se branche sur (le) secteur;

∎ the tape recorder was still running le magnétophone était encore en marche;

∎ leave the engine running laissez tourner le moteur;

∎ the engine is running smoothly le moteur tourne rond;

∎ the new assembly line is up and running la nouvelle chaîne de montage est en service;

∎ Computing do not interrupt the program while it is running ne pas interrompre le programme en cours d'exécution;

∎ Computing this software runs on DOS ce logiciel tourne sous DOS;

∎ Computing running at… cadencé à…;

∎ figurative everything is running smoothly tout marche très bien

(l) (public transport) circuler;

∎ this train doesn't run/only runs on Sundays ce train ne circule pas/ne circule que le dimanche;

∎ some bus lines run all night certaines lignes d'autobus sont en service toute la nuit;

∎ the buses stop running at midnight après minuit il n'y a plus de bus;

∎ trains running between London and Manchester trains qui circulent entre Londres et Manchester;

∎ trains running to Calais are cancelled les trains à destination de Calais sont annulés;

∎ he took the tube that runs through Clapham il prit la ligne de métro qui passe par Clapham

(m) (last) durer; (be valid → contract) être ou rester valide; (→ agreement) être ou rester en vigueur; Finance (→ interest) courir;

∎ the sales run from the beginning to the end of January les soldes durent du début à la fin janvier;

∎ the sales have only another two days to run il ne reste que deux jours de soldes;

∎ the meeting ran for an hour longer than expected la réunion a duré une heure de plus que prévu;

∎ I'd like the ad to run for a week je voudrais que l'annonce passe pendant une semaine;

∎ the lease has another year to run le bail n'expire pas avant un an;

∎ your subscription will run for two years votre abonnement sera valable deux ans;

∎ interest runs from 1 January les intérêts courent à partir du 1er janvier

(n) Cinema & Theatre (be performed → play, film) être à l'affiche;

∎ the play has been running for a year la pièce est à l'affiche depuis un an;

∎ the film is currently running in Hull le film est actuellement sur les écrans à Hull;

∎ his new musical should run and run! sa nouvelle comédie musicale devrait tenir l'affiche pendant des mois!;

∎ Television this soap opera has been running for twenty years ça fait vingt ans que ce feuilleton est diffusé;

∎ America's longest-running TV series la plus longue série télévisée américaine

(o) (occur → inherited trait, illness)

∎ twins run in our family les jumeaux sont courants dans la famille;

∎ heart disease runs in the family les maladies cardiaques sont fréquentes dans notre famille

(p) (range) aller;

∎ the colours run from dark blue to bright green les couleurs vont du bleu foncé au vert vif

(q) (indicating current state or condition)

∎ to run high (sea) être grosse ou houleuse;

∎ feelings or tempers were running high les esprits étaient échauffés;

∎ their ammunition was running low ils commençaient à manquer de munitions;

∎ our stores are running low nos provisions s'épuisent ou tirent à leur fin;

∎ he's running scared il a la frousse;

∎ to be running late être en retard, avoir du retard;

∎ programmes are running ten minutes late les émissions ont toutes dix minutes de retard;

∎ sorry I can't stop, I'm running a bit late désolé, je ne peux pas rester, je suis un peu en retard;

∎ events are running in our favour les événements tournent en notre faveur;

∎ inflation was running at 18 percent le taux d'inflation était de 18 pour cent

(r) (be candidate, stand) se présenter;

∎ to run for president or the presidency se présenter aux élections présidentielles, être candidat aux élections présidentielles ou à la présidence;

∎ to run for office se porter candidat;

∎ she's running on a law-and-order ticket elle se présente aux élections avec un programme basé sur la lutte contre l'insécurité;

∎ he ran against Reagan in 1984 il s'est présenté contre Reagan en 1984

(s) (drive) faire un tour ou une promenade;

∎ why don't we run down to the coast/up to London? si on faisait un tour jusqu'à la mer/jusqu'à Londres?

(t) Nautical (boat)

∎ to run (before the wind) filer vent arrière;

∎ to run aground échouer; figurative (project, plan) capoter

(u) (ladder → stocking, tights) filer

(v) (salmon) remonter les rivières

(w) (tide) monter

➲ run about intransitive verb

British courir (çà et là);

∎ I've been running about all day looking for you! j'ai passé ma journée à te chercher partout!

➲ run across

1 inseparable transitive verb

(meet → acquaintance) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (find → book, reference) trouver par hasard, tomber sur

2 intransitive verb

traverser en courant

➲ run after inseparable transitive verb

also figurative courir après;

∎ it's not like her to run after a man ce n'est pas son genre de courir après un homme;

∎ she spends half her life running after her kids elle passe son temps à être derrière les enfants;

∎ he's got all these assistants running after him the whole time il a tout un tas d'assistants qui passent sans arrêt derrière ce qu'il fait

➲ run along intransitive verb

(go away) s'en aller, partir;

∎ it's getting late, I must be running along il se fait tard, il faut que j'y aille;

∎ run along to bed now, children! allez les enfants, au lit maintenant!

➲ run around intransitive verb familiar

(a) (from place to place) courir (çà et là)^□ ;

∎ I've been running around all day looking for you! j'ai passé ma journée à te chercher partout!^□

(b) (be unfaithful → husband) courir après les femmes; (→ wife) courir après les hommes;

∎ he was sure his wife was running around il était sûr que sa femme le trompait^□

➲ run around with inseparable transitive verb

familiar (be friendly with) fréquenter^□ ; (have affair with) sortir avec^□ ;

∎ he's always running around with other women il est toujours en train de courir après d'autres femmes

➲ run away intransitive verb

(a) (flee) se sauver, s'enfuir;

∎ their son has run away from home leur fils a fait une fugue;

∎ I'll be with you in a minute, don't run away je serai à toi dans un instant, ne te sauve pas;

∎ run away and play now, children allez jouer ailleurs, les enfants;

∎ figurative to run away from one's responsibilities fuir ses responsabilités;

∎ to run away from the facts se refuser à l'évidence

(b) (elope) partir

➲ run away with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (secretly or illegally) partir avec;

∎ he ran away with his best friend's wife il est parti avec la femme de son meilleur ami;

∎ he ran away with the takings il est parti avec la caisse

(b) (overwhelm)

∎ don't let your excitement run away with you gardez votre calme;

∎ she tends to let her imagination run away with her elle a tendance à se laisser emporter par son imagination

(c) (get → idea)

∎ don't go running away with the idea or the notion that it will be easy n'allez pas vous imaginer que ce sera facile

(d) (win → race, match) emporter haut la main; (→ prize) remporter;

∎ they ran away with nearly all the medals ils ont remporté presque toutes les médailles

➲ run back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (drive back) raccompagner (en voiture);

∎ she ran me back home elle m'a ramené ou raccompagné chez moi en voiture;

∎ he ran me back on his motorbike il m'a raccompagné en moto

(b) (rewind → tape, film) rembobiner

2 intransitive verb

(a) (return) retourner ou revenir en courant;

∎ familiar to come running back (errant husband etc) revenir^□

(b) (review)

∎ to run back over sth passer qch en revue

➲ run by separable transitive verb

∎ to run sth by sb (submit) soumettre qch à qn;

∎ you'd better run that by the committee vous feriez mieux de demander l'avis du comité;

∎ run that by me again répétez-moi ça

➲ run down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (reduce, diminish → gen) réduire; (→ number of employees) diminuer; (→ stocks) laisser s'épuiser; (→ industry, factory) fermer progressivement;

∎ they are running down their military presence in Africa ils réduisent leur présence militaire en Afrique;

∎ the government was accused of running down the steel industry le gouvernement a été accusé de laisser dépérir la sidérurgie;

∎ you've run the battery down vous avez déchargé la pile; (of car) vous avez vidé ou déchargé la batterie, vous avez mis la batterie à plat

(b) familiar (criticize, denigrate) rabaisser^□ ;

∎ they're always running her friends down ils passent leur temps à dire du mal de ou à dénigrer ses amis^□ ;

∎ stop running yourself down all the time cesse de te rabaisser constamment

(c) (in car → pedestrian, animal) renverser, écraser;

∎ he was run down by a bus il s'est fait renverser par un bus

(d) (track down → animal, criminal) (traquer et) capturer; (→ person, object) dénicher;

∎ I finally ran down the reference in the library j'ai fini par dénicher la référence à la bibliothèque

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person) descendre en courant

(b) (clock, machine) s'arrêter; (battery → through use) s'user; (→ through a fault) se décharger;

∎ the batteries in the radio are beginning to run down les piles de la radio commencent à être usées

➲ run in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) British (car, engine) roder

(b) familiar (arrest) pincer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person) entrer en courant

(b) British (car, engine)

∎ running in en rodage

➲ run into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (encounter → problem, difficulty) rencontrer

(b) (meet → acquaintance) rencontrer (par hasard), tomber sur;

∎ to run into debt faire des dettes, s'endetter

(c) (collide with → of car, driver) percuter, rentrer dans;

∎ I ran into a lamppost je suis rentrée dans un réverbère;

∎ you should be more careful, you nearly ran into me! tu devrais faire attention, tu as failli me rentrer dedans!

(d) (amount to) s'élever à;

∎ debts running into millions of dollars des dettes qui s'élèvent à des millions de dollars;

∎ takings run into five figures la recette atteint les cinq chiffres

(e) (merge into) se fondre dans, se confondre avec;

∎ the red runs into orange le rouge devient orange;

∎ the words began to run into each other before my eyes les mots commençaient à se confondre devant mes yeux

➲ run off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (print) tirer, imprimer; (photocopy) photocopier;

∎ run me off five copies of this report faites-moi cinq copies de ce rapport

(b) (write quickly) (article) pondre

(c) Sport (race) disputer;

∎ the heats will be run off tomorrow les éliminatoires se disputeront demain

(d) (lose → excess weight, fat) perdre en courant

(e) (liquid) laisser s'écouler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (flee) se sauver, s'enfuir;

∎ I'll be with you in a minute, don't run off je serai à toi dans un instant, ne te sauve pas

(b) (liquid) s'écouler

➲ run on

1 separable transitive verb

(lines of writing) ne pas découper en paragraphes; (letters, words) ne pas séparer, lier

2 intransitive verb

(a) (continue) continuer, durer; (drag on) s'éterniser;

∎ the play ran on for hours la pièce a duré des heures;

∎ the discussion ran on for an extra hour la discussion a duré une heure de plus que prévu

(b) familiar (talk non-stop) parler sans cesse^□ ;

∎ he does run on rather quand il est parti celui-là, il ne s'arrête plus;

∎ he can run on for hours if you let him si tu le laisses faire il peut tenir le crachoir pendant des heures

(c) (line of text) suivre sans alinéa; (verse) enjamber

➲ run out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (cable, rope) laisser filer

(b) (in cricket)

∎ to run a batsman out mettre un batteur hors jeu

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person, animal) sortir en courant; (liquid) s'écouler

(b) (be used up → supplies, money etc) s'épuiser, (venir à) manquer; (→ time) filer;

∎ hurry up, time is running out! dépêchez-vous, il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps!;

∎ their luck finally ran out la chance a fini par tourner, leur chance n'a pas duré

(c) (expire → contract, passport, agreement) expirer, venir à expiration

➲ run out of inseparable transitive verb

manquer de;

∎ we're running out of ammunition nous commençons à manquer de munitions;

∎ we're running out of sugar nous allons nous trouver à court de sucre;

∎ he's run out of money il n'a plus d'argent;

∎ to run out of patience être à bout de patience;

∎ to run out of petrol tomber en panne d'essence

➲ run out on inseparable transitive verb

(spouse, colleague) laisser tomber, abandonner;

∎ she ran out on her husband elle a quitté son mari;

∎ his assistants all ran out on him ses assistants l'ont tous abandonné ou laissé tomber

➲ run over

1 separable transitive verb

(pedestrian, animal) écraser;

∎ I nearly got run over j'ai failli me faire écraser;

∎ he's been run over il s'est fait écraser;

∎ the car ran over his legs la voiture lui est passé sur les jambes

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (review) revoir; (rehearse) répéter; (recap) récapituler;

∎ let's run over the arguments one more time before the meeting reprenons les arguments une dernière fois avant la réunion;

∎ could you run over the main points for us? pourriez-vous nous récapituler les principaux points?

(b) (exceed)

∎ to run over the allotted time excéder le temps imparti

3 intransitive verb

(a) (overflow) déborder;

∎ literary my cup runneth over je nage dans le bonheur;

∎ to run over with energy/enthusiasm déborder d'énergie/d'enthousiasme

(b) (run late) dépasser l'heure; Radio & Television dépasser le temps d'antenne, déborder sur le temps d'antenne;

∎ the programme ran over by twenty minutes l'émission a dépassé son temps d'antenne de vingt minutes

➲ run past

1 separable transitive verb

= run by

2 intransitive verb

passer en courant

➲ run through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross → of person) traverser en courant;

∎ figurative money runs through his fingers like water l'argent lui brûle les doigts

(b) (pervade → of thought, feeling)

∎ a strange idea ran through my mind une idée étrange m'a traversé l'esprit;

∎ a thrill of excitement ran through her un frisson d'émotion la parcourut;

∎ an angry murmur ran through the crowd des murmures de colère parcoururent la foule;

∎ his words kept running through my head ses paroles ne cessaient de retentir dans ma tête;

∎ an air of melancholy runs through the whole film une atmosphère de mélancolie imprègne tout le film

(c) (review) revoir; (rehearse) répéter; (recap) récapituler;

∎ she ran through the arguments in her mind elle repassa les arguments dans sa tête;

∎ let's just run through the procedure one more time reprenons une dernière fois la marche à suivre;

∎ I'll run through your speech with you je vous ferai répéter votre discours

(d) (read quickly) parcourir (des yeux), jeter un coup d'œil sur

(e) (use up → money) dépenser; (→ case of wine, coffee) consommer; (squander → fortune) gaspiller;

∎ he runs through a dozen shirts a week il lui faut une douzaine de chemises par semaine

2 separable transitive verb

∎ to run sb through (with a sword) transpercer qn (d'un coup d'épée)

➲ run to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (amount to) se chiffrer à;

∎ her essay ran to twenty pages sa dissertation faisait vingt pages

(b) British (afford, be enough for)

∎ your salary should run to a new computer ton salaire devrait te permettre d'acheter un nouvel ordinateur;

∎ the budget won't run to champagne le budget ne nous permet pas d'acheter du champagne

➲ run up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (debt, bill) laisser s'accumuler;

∎ I've run up a huge overdraft j'ai un découvert énorme

(b) (flag) hisser

(c) (sew quickly) coudre rapidement ou à la hâte

2 intransitive verb

(climb rapidly) monter en courant; (approach) approcher en courant;

∎ a young man ran up to me un jeune homme s'approcha de moi en courant

➲ run up against inseparable transitive verb

(encounter) se heurter à;

∎ we've run up against some problems nous nous sommes heurtés à quelques problèmes

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1.
[ɒn]preposition

1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

have something on one — etwas bei sich (Dat.) haben

on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

on time or schedule — pünktlich

4) expr. state etc

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
2. adverb
1)

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

2) (in some direction)

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

3) (switched or turned on)

the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

4) (arranged)

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

5) (being performed)

what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

his play is currently on in London — sein Stück wird zur Zeit in London aufgeführt od. gespielt

6) (on duty)

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

7)

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also academic.ru/62377/right">right 4. 4)

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[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) auf, in

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) in

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) an, bei

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) über

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) in

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) auf

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) auf

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) in, an

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) zu

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) an

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) auf, an

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) mit

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) als

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) auf
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) auf

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) weiter

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) an

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) hinein

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) im Gange
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) stattfinden

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) stattfinden

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- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto
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on

[ɒn, AM ɑ:n]

I. prep

1. (on top of) auf + dat

there are many books \on my desk auf meinem Tisch sind viele Bücher

look at that cat \on the chair! schau dir die Katze auf dem Stuhl an!

\on top of sth [ganz] oben auf etw dat

2. with verbs of motion (onto) auf + akk

put the pot \on the table! stell den Topf auf den Tisch!

he had to walk out \on the roof er musste auf das Dach hinauf

she hung their washing \on the line to dry sie hängte ihre Wäsche zum Trocknen auf die Leine

let's hang a picture \on the wall lass uns ein Bild an die Wand hängen

to get \on a horse auf ein Pferd aufsteigen, aufsitzen

3. (situated on) an + dat

, auf + dat

our house is \on Sturton Street unser Haus ist in der Sturton Street

they lay \on the beach sie lagen am Strand

the town is \on the island die Stadt ist auf der Insel

her new house is \on the river ihr neues Haus liegt am Fluss

\on the balcony/her estate auf dem Balkon/ihrem Gut

\on the border an der Grenze

the shop \on the corner der Laden an der Ecke

\on the hill/mountain auf dem Hügel/Berg

\on the left/right auf der linken/rechten Seite

\on platform three auf Bahnsteig [o SCHWEIZ Perron] drei m o nt

\on track two an Gleis zwei

4. (from) an + dat

several bird houses hung \on the branches an den Ästen hingen mehrere Nistkästen

a huge chandelier hung \on the ceiling ein großer Kronleuchter hing von der Decke herab

5. (clothing) an + dat

with shoes \on his feet mit Schuhen an den Füßen

the wedding ring \on the ring finger der Ehering am Ringfinger

6. (hurt by) an + dat

I hit my head \on the shelf ich habe mir den Kopf am Regal angestoßen

she tripped \on the wire sie blieb an dem Kabel hängen

he cut his foot \on some glass er hat sich den Fuß an einer Glasscherbe verletzt

to stumble \on sth über etw akk stolpern

7. (supported by a part of the body) auf + dat

to lie \on one's back auf dem Rücken liegen

to stand \on one's head auf dem Kopf stehen

8. (in possession of) bei + dat

to have sth \on one etw bei sich dat haben

I thought I had my driver's licence \on me ich dachte, ich hätte meinen Führerschein dabei

have you got a spare cigarette \on you? hast du eine Zigarette für mich übrig?

9. (marking surface of) auf + dat

how did you get that blood \on your shirt? wie kommt das Blut auf Ihr Hemd?

he had a scratch \on his arm er hatte einen Kratzer am Arm

there was a smile \on her face ein Lächeln lag auf ihrem Gesicht

10. (about) über + akk

a documentary \on volcanoes ein Dokumentarfilm über Vulkane

he needs some advice \on how to dress er braucht ein paar Tipps, wie er sich anziehen soll

essays \on a wide range of issues Aufsätze zu einer Vielzahl von Themen

he commented \on the allegations er nahm Stellung zu den Vorwürfen

he advised her \on her taxes er beriet sie [o gab ihr Ratschläge] in Sachen Steuern

I'll say more \on that subject later ich werde später mehr dazu sagen

they settled \on a price sie einigten sich auf einen Preis

to congratulate sb \on sth jdn zu etw dat gratulieren

to frown \on sth etw missbilligen

to have something/anything \on sb etw gegen jdn in der Hand haben

do the police have anything \on you? hat die Polizei etwas Belastendes gegen dich in der Hand?

11. (based on) auf + akk... hin

he reacted \on a hunch er reagierte auf ein Ahnung hin

he quit his job \on the principle that he did not want to work for an oil company er kündigte seine Stelle, weil er nicht für eine Ölgesellschaft arbeiten wollte

\on account of wegen + gen

they cancelled all flights \on account of the bad weather sie sagten alle Flüge wegen des schlechten Wetters ab

\on purpose mit Absicht, absichtlich

dependent/reliant \on sb/sth abhängig von jdm/etw

to be based \on sth auf etw dat basieren

to be based \on the ideas of freedom and equality auf den Ideen von Freiheit und Gleichheit basieren

to rely \on sb sich akk auf jdn verlassen

12. (as member of) in + dat

how many people are \on your staff? wie viele Mitarbeiter haben Sie?

have you ever served \on a jury? warst du schon einmal Mitglied in einer Jury?

whose side are you \on in this argument? auf welcher Seite stehst du in diesem Streit?

a writer \on a women's magazine eine Autorin bei einer Frauenzeitschrift

13. (against) auf + akk

the dog turned \on its own master der Hund ging auf seinen eigenes Herrchen los

the gangsters pulled a gun \on him die Gangster zielten mit der Pistole auf ihn

thousands were marching \on Cologne Tausenden marschierten auf Köln zu

don't be so hard \on him! sei nicht so streng mit ihm!

criticism has no effect \on him Kritik kann ihm nichts anhaben

he didn't know it but the joke was \on him er wusste nicht, dass es ein Witz über ihn war

two air raids \on Munich zwei Luftangriffe auf München

they placed certain restrictions \on large companies großen Unternehmen wurden bestimmte Beschränkungen auferlegt

there is a new ban \on the drug die Droge wurde erneut verboten

to place a limit \on sth etw begrenzen

to force one's will \on sb jdm seinen Willen aufzwingen

to cheat \on sb jdn betrügen

14. (through device of) an + dat

he's \on the phone er ist am Telefon

she weaved the cloth \on the loom sie webte das Tuch auf dem Webstuhl

Chris is \on drums Chris ist am Schlagzeug

we work \on flexitime wir arbeiten Gleitzeit

\on the piano am Klavier

15. (through medium of) auf + dat

I'd like to see that offer \on paper ich hätte dieses Angebot gerne schriftlich

I saw myself \on film ich sah mich selbst im Film

what's \on TV tonight? was kommt heute Abend im Fernsehen?

do you like the jazz \on radio? gefällt dir der Jazz im Radio?

I heard the story \on the news today ich habe die Geschichte heute in den Nachrichten gehört

a 10-part series \on Channel 3 eine zehnteilige Serie im 3. Programm

to be available \on cassette auf Kassette erhältlich sein

to store sth \on the computer etw im Computer speichern

to put sth down \on paper etw aufschreiben [o BRD, ÖSTERR zu Papier bringen]

to come out \on video als Video herauskommen

16. (in the course of) auf + dat

\on the way to town auf dem Weg in die Stadt

17. (travelling with) in + dat

, mit + dat

I love travelling \on buses/trains ich fahre gerne mit Bussen/Zügen

we went to France \on the ferry wir fuhren mit der Fähre nach Frankreich

he got some sleep \on the plane er konnte im Flugzeug ein wenig schlafen

\on foot/horseback zu Fuß/auf dem Pferd

18. (on day of) an + dat

many shops don't open \on Sundays viele Läden haben an Sonntagen geschlossen

what are you doing \on Friday? was machst du am Freitag?

we always go bowling \on Thursdays wir gehen donnerstags immer kegeln

my birthday's \on the 30th of May ich habe am 30. Mai Geburtstag

\on a very hot evening in July an einem sehr heißen Abend im Juli

\on Saturday morning/Wednesday evening am Samstagvormittag/Mittwochabend

19. (at time of) bei + dat

\on his brother's death beim Tod seines Bruders

\on the count of three, start running! bei drei lauft ihr los!

trains to London leave \on the hour every hour die Züge nach London fahren jeweils zur vollen Stunde

the professor entered the room at 1:00 \on the minute der Professor betrat den Raum auf die Minute genau um 13.00 Uhr

\on receiving her letter als ich ihren Brief erhielt

\on arriving at the station bei der Ankunft im Bahnhof

\on arrival/departure bei der Ankunft/Abreise

\on the dot [auf die Sekunde] pünktlich

to be finished \on schedule planmäßig fertig werden

20. (engaged in) bei + dat

we were \on page 42 wir waren auf Seite 42

he was out \on errands er machte ein paar Besorgungen

we made a big profit \on that deal wir haben bei diesem Geschäft gut verdient

\on business geschäftlich, beruflich

to work \on sth an etw dat arbeiten

21. (regularly taking)

▪ to be \on sth etw nehmen

my doctor put me \on antibiotics mein Arzt setzte mich auf Antibiotika

he lived \on berries and roots er lebte von Beeren und Wurzeln

Richard lives \on a diet of junk food Richard ernährt sich ausschließlich von Junkfood

to be \on drugs unter Drogen stehen, Drogen nehmen

to be \on medication Medikamente einnehmen

22. (paid by) auf + dat; BRIT

she wants it done \on the National Health Service sie möchte, dass die gesetzliche Krankenkasse die Kosten übernimmt

this meal is \on me das Essen bezahle ich

the drinks are \on me die Getränke gebe ich aus

to buy sth \on credit/hire purchase etw auf Kredit/Raten kaufen

23. (sustained by) mit + dat

, von + dat

does this radio run \on batteries? läuft dieses Radio mit Batterien?

I've only got £50 a week to live \on ich lebe von nur 50 Pfund pro Woche

they are living \on their savings sie leben von ihren Ersparnissen

to go \on the dole stempeln gehen

to live \on welfare von Sozialhilfe leben

24. (as payment for) für + akk

I've wasted a lot of money \on this car ich habe für dieses Auto eine Menge Geld ausgegeben

how much interest are you paying \on the loan? wie viel Zinsen zahlst du für diesen Kredit?

25. (added to) zusätzlich zu + dat

a few pence \on the electricity bill ein paar Pfennige mehr bei der Stromrechnung

26. (connected to) an + dat

dogs should be kept \on their leads Hunde sollten an der Leine geführt werden

to be \on the phone AUS, BRIT ans Telefonnetz angeschlossen sein, telefonisch erreichbar sein

we've just moved and we're not \on the phone yet wir sind gerade umgezogen und haben noch kein Telefon

27. (according to) auf + dat

\on the agenda/list auf der Tagesordnung/Liste

\on the whole im Ganzen, insgesamt

\on the whole, it was a good year alles in allem war es ein gutes Jahr

28. (burdening) auf + dat

it's been \on my mind ich muss immer daran denken

she had something \on her heart sie hatte etwas auf dem Herzen

that lie has been \on his conscience diese Lüge lastete auf seinem Gewissen

this is \on your shoulders das liegt in deiner Hand, die Verantwortung liegt bei dir

the future of the company is \on your shoulders du hast die Verantwortung für die Zukunft der Firma

29. (experiencing)

crime is \on the increase again die Verbrechen nehmen wieder zu

I'll be away \on a training course ich mache demnächst einen Ausbildungslehrgang

he's out \on a date with a woman er hat gerade eine Verabredung mit einer Frau

I was \on a long journey ich habe eine lange Reise gemacht

we're going \on vacation in two weeks wir fahren in zwei Wochen in Urlaub

to set sth \on fire etw anzünden

to be \on the go BRIT ( fig) auf Trab sein

did you know that she's got a new book \on the go? hast du gewusst, dass sie gerade ein neues Buch schreibt?

to be \on strike streiken

30. (compared with)

I can't improve \on my final offer dieses Angebot ist mein letztes Wort

sales are up \on last year der Umsatz ist höher als im letzten Jahr

to have nothing [or not have anything] \on sth kein Vergleich mit etw dat sein

my new bike has nothing \on the one that was stolen mein neues Fahrrad ist bei Weitem nicht so gut wie das, das mir gestohlen wurde

31. (by chance)

▪ \on sb ohne jds Verschulden

she was really worried when the phone went dead \on her sie machte sich richtig Sorgen, als das Telefon ausfiel, ohne dass sie etwas getan hatte

the fire went out \on me das Feuer ist mir einfach ausgegangen

to chance \on sb jdn [zufällig] treffen, jdm [zufällig] begegnen

32. after n (following)

the government suffered defeat \on defeat die Regierung erlitt eine Niederlage nach der anderen

wave \on wave of refugees has crossed the border immer neue Flüchtlingswellen strömten über die Grenze

33. AUS, BRIT SPORT (having points of)

Clive's team is \on five points while Joan's is \on seven das Team von Clive hat fünf Punkte, das von Joan hat sieben

34.

▶ to be \on sth BRIT, AUS etw verdienen

▶ \on the board in Planung

▶ to have time \on one's hands noch genug Zeit haben

▶ to be \on it AUS ( fam) sich akk volllaufen lassen fam, sich dat die Kanne geben BRD fam

▶ what are you \on? ( fam) bist du noch bei Sinnen? fam

II. adv inv

1. (in contact with) auf

make sure the lid's \on properly pass auf, dass der Deckel richtig zu ist

they sewed the man's ear back \on sie haben das Ohr des Mannes wieder angenäht

to screw sth \on etw anschrauben

I wish you wouldn't screw the lid \on so tightly schraube den Deckel bitte nicht immer so fest

2. (on body) an

put a jumper \on! zieh einen Pullover drüber!

get your shoes \on! zieh dir die Schuhe an!

to put clothes \on Kleider anziehen [o SCHWEIZ anlegen] fam

to have/try sth \on etw anhaben/anprobieren

with nothing \on nackt

3. (indicating continuance) weiter

to get \on with sth mit etw dat weitermachen

to keep \on doing sth etw weitermachen

if the phone's engaged, keep \on trying! wenn besetzt ist, probier es weiter!

\on and \on immer weiter

the noise just went \on and \on der Lärm hörte gar nicht mehr auf

he talked \on and \on er redete pausenlos

4. (in forward direction) vorwärts

would you pass it \on to Paul? würdest du es an Paul weitergeben?

time's getting \on die Zeit vergeht

from that day \on von diesem Tag an

they never spoke to each other from that day \on seit diesem Tag haben sie kein Wort mehr miteinander gewechselt

later \on später

what are you doing later \on? was hast du nachher vor?

to move \on (move forward) weitergehen; (transfer to another place) umziehen

to urge sb \on jdn anspornen

I'd never have managed this if my friend hadn't urged me \on ich hätte das nie geschafft, wenn mein Freund mich nicht dazu gedrängt hätte

5. (being shown)

▪ to be \on auf dem Programm stehen

are there any good films \on at the cinema this week? laufen in dieser Woche irgendwelche guten Filme im Kino?

what's \on at the festival? was ist für das Festival geplant?

there's a good film \on this afternoon heute Nachmittag kommt ein guter Film

6. (scheduled) geplant

is the party still \on for tomorrow? ist die Party noch für morgen geplant?

I've got nothing \on next week ich habe nächste Woche nichts vor

I've got a lot \on this week ich habe mir für diese Woche eine Menge vorgenommen

7. (functioning) an

the brakes are \on die Bremsen sind angezogen

is the central heating \on? ist die Zentralheizung an?

to put the kettle \on das Wasser aufsetzen

to leave the light \on das Licht anlassen

to switch/turn sth \on etw einschalten

could you switch \on the radio? könntest du das Radio anmachen?

8. (aboard)

the horse galloped off as soon as she was \on kaum war sie aufgesessen, da galoppierte das Pferd schon los

to get \on bus, train einsteigen; horse aufsitzen

9. (due to perform)

you're \on! du bist dran!

10.

▪ to be \on employee Dienst haben, im Dienst sein; actor auf der Bühne stehen, spielen

11. AM (performing well)

▪ to be \on gut drauf sein fam

12.

▶ to be \on about sth AUS, BRIT dauernd über etw akk reden

what are you \on about? wovon redest du denn nun schon wieder?

he knows what he's \on about er weiß, wovon er redet

I never understand what she's \on about ich verstehe nie, wovon sie es hat fam

▶ to be [or get] \on at sb jdm in den Ohren liegen

she's still \on at me to get my hair cut sie drängt mich dauernd, mir die Haare schneiden zu lassen

▶ to be \on AM aufpassen

▶ to hang \on warten

▶ head \on frontal

▶ that's not \on BRIT, AUS ( fam) das ist nicht in Ordnung

▶ \on and off, off and \on hin und wieder, ab und zu

▶ side [or sideways] \on AUS, BRIT seitlich

the bike hit our car side \on das Rad prallte von der Seite auf unser Auto

▶ to be \on to something ( fam) etw spitzgekriegt haben fam

▶ to be \on to sb ( fam) jds Absichten durchschauen

▶ this way \on AUS, BRIT auf diese Weise

▶ to be well \on spät sein

▶ to be well \on in years nicht mehr der Jüngste sein

▶ you're \on! einverstanden!, abgemacht! fam

III. adj inv, attr

1. AM (good) gut

this seems to be one of her \on days es scheint einer von ihren guten Tagen zu sein

2. ELEC, TECH

\on switch Einschalter m

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[ɒn]
1. PREPOSITION
When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg live on, lecture on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg on the right, on request, on occasion, look up the other word.
1) indicating place, position auf (+dat); (with vb of motion) auf (+acc); (on vertical surface, part of body) an (+dat); (with vb of motion) an (+acc)

the book is on the table — das Buch ist auf dem Tisch

he put the book on the table — er legte das Buch auf den Tisch

it was on the blackboard — es stand an der Tafel

he hung it on the wall/nail — er hängte es an die Wand/den Nagel

a house on the coast/main road — ein Haus am Meer/an der Hauptstraße

on the bank of the river — am Flussufer

with a smile on her face — mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen

a ring on his finger — ein Ring am Finger

her name is on the list — ihr Name ist auf der Liste

he hit his head on the table/on the ground — er hat sich (dat) den Kopf am Tisch/auf dem or am Boden angeschlagen

they came on(to) the stage — sie kamen auf die Bühne

they advanced on the fort — sie rückten zum Fort vor

on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio

on video — auf Video

held on computer — auf Computer (dat) gespeichert

who's on his show tonight? — wer ist heute in seiner Show?

I have no money on me — ich habe kein Geld bei mir

we had something to eat on the train — wir haben im Zug etwas gegessen

2)

= by means of, using we went on the train/bus — wir fuhren mit dem Zug/Bus

on a bicycle — mit dem ( Fahr)rad

on foot/horseback — zu Fuß/Pferd

the heating runs on oil — die Heizung wird mit Öl betrieben

to count sth on one's fingers — etw an den Fingern abzählen

3) = about, concerning über (+acc)

a book on German grammar we read Stalin on Marx — ein Buch über deutsche Grammatik wir lasen Stalins Ausführungen zu Marx

have you heard him on the subject? — haben Sie ihn zu diesem Thema gehört?

4) in expressions of time an (+dat)

on Sunday — (am) Sonntag

on Sundays — sonntags

on December the first — am ersten Dezember

stars visible on clear nights — Sterne, die in klaren Nächten sichtbar sind

on or about the twentieth — um den Zwanzigsten herum

on and after the twentieth — am Zwanzigsten und danach

5)

= earning, getting I'm on £18,000 a year — ich bekomme £ 18.000 im Jahr

how much are you on? — wie viel verdienst or bekommst du?

he retired on a good pension — er trat mit einer guten Rente in den Ruhestand

6) = at the time of bei (+dat)

on my arrival — bei meiner Ankunft

on examination — bei der Untersuchung

on hearing this he left — als er das hörte, ging er

7) = as a result of auf... (acc) hin

on receiving my letter — auf meinen Brief hin

8) indicating membership in (+dat)

he is on the committee/the board — er gehört dem Ausschuss/Vorstand an, er sitzt im Ausschuss/Vorstand

he is on the "Evening News" — er ist bei der "Evening News"

he is on the teaching staff — er gehört zum Lehrpersonal

9)

= doing to be on a course (Sch, Univ) — an einem Kurs teilnehmen

I am working on a new project — ich arbeite gerade an einem neuen Projekt

he was away on business — er war geschäftlich unterwegs

I am on overtime — ich mache Überstunden

we're on the past tense (Sch) — wir sind bei der Vergangenheit

we were on page 72 — wir waren auf Seite 72

10)

= at the expense of this round is on me — diese Runde geht auf meine Kosten

have it on me — das spendiere ich (dir), ich gebe (dir) das aus

See:

→ house

11) = compared with im Vergleich zu

prices are up on last year( 's) — im Vergleich zum letzten Jahr sind die Preise gestiegen

12)

= taking to be on drugs/the pill — Drogen/die Pille nehmen

what is he on? (inf) — er tickt wohl nicht ganz richtig! (inf)

13)

indicating repetition he made mistake on mistake — er machte einen Fehler nach dem anderen

14)

musical instrument he played (it) on the violin/trumpet — er spielte (es) auf der Geige/Trompete

on drums/piano — am Schlagzeug/Klavier

Roland Kirk on tenor sax — Roland Kirk, Tenorsaxofon

15) = according to nach (+dat)

on your theory — Ihrer Theorie nach or zufolge, nach Ihrer Theorie

2. ADVERB

1)

= in place, covering he screwed the lid on — er schraubte den Deckel drauf

she had nothing on —

what did he have on? — was hatte er an?

he had his hat on crooked — er hatte den Hut schief auf

he put his hat on — er setzte seinen Hut auf

he put his coat on — er zog seinen Mantel an

2)

indicating position put it this way on — stellen/legen Sie es so herum (darauf)

sideways on — längs

3)

indicating forward movement move on! — gehen Sie weiter!, weitergehen!

on! on! — weiter! weiter!

to pass a message on — eine Nachricht weitergeben

4)

indicating time from now on — von jetzt an

from that day on — von diesem Tag an

later on — später

it was well on in the night — es war zu vorgerückter Stunde, es war spät in der Nacht

it was well on into September — es war spät im September

early on in her career — schon früh in ihrer Karriere

5)

indicating continuation to keep on talking — immer weiterreden, in einem fort reden

they walked on in silence — sie gingen schweigend weiter

go on with your work — machen Sie Ihre Arbeit weiter

6)

set structures __diams; on and on they talked on and on — sie redeten und redeten, sie redeten unentwegt

the noise went on and on — der Lärm hörte überhaupt nicht auf

she went on and on — sie hörte gar nicht mehr auf __diams; to be on at sb

he's always on at me — er hackt dauernd auf mir herum, er meckert dauernd an mir herum (inf)

he's always on at me to get my hair cut — er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren, dass ich mir die Haare schneiden lassen soll

he's been on at me about that several times — er ist mir ein paar Mal damit gekommen (inf) __diams; to be on about sth

she's always on about her experiences in Italy — sie kommt dauernd mit ihren Italienerfahrungen (inf)

what's he on about? —

he knows what he's on about — er weiß, wovon er redet

3. ADJECTIVE

1) = switched on, functioning lights, TV, radio an; brake angezogen; electricity, gas an(gestellt)

to leave the engine on — den Motor laufen lassen

the "on" switch — der Einschalter

in the "on" position —

it wasn't one of his on days (inf) — er war nicht gerade in Form

2) = in place lid, cover drauf

his hat/tie was on crookedly — sein Hut saß/sein Schlips hing schief

his hat/coat was already on — er hatte den Hut schon auf/den Mantel schon an

3)

= taking place there's a tennis match on at the moment — ein Tennismatch ist gerade im Gang

there's a tennis match on tomorrow — morgen findet ein Tennismatch statt

I have nothing on tonight — ich habe heute Abend nichts vor

what's on in London? —

there's never anything on in this town — in dieser Stadt ist nie was los

the search is on for a new managing director — jetzt wird nach einem neuen Geschäftsführer gesucht

4)

= being performed, performing to be on (in theatre, cinema) — gegeben or gezeigt werden; (on TV, radio) gesendet or gezeigt werden

still on? — läuft das Programm noch?

what's on tonight? — was ist or steht heute Abend auf dem Programm?

who's on tonight? (Theat, Film) — wer spielt heute Abend?, wer tritt heute Abend auf?; (TV) wer kommt heute Abend (im Fernsehen)?

you're on now (Theat, Rad, TV) — Ihr Auftritt!, Sie sind (jetzt) dran (inf)

tell me when the English team is on — sagen Sie mir, wenn die englische Mannschaft dran ist or drankommt

5)

indicating agreement, acceptability to be on (bet, agreement) — gelten

you're on! —

are you on? ( inf = are you with us ) —,, machst du mit?

are you on for dinner tonight? — sehen wir uns zum Abendessen?

you're/he's not on ( Brit inf ) — das ist nicht drin (inf)

his behaviour was really not on ( Brit inf ) — sein Benehmen war unmöglich

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on [ɒn; US auch ɑn]

A präp

1. meist auf (dat oder akk) ( siehe die mit on verbundenen Wörter)

2. (getragen von) auf (dat), an (dat), in (dat):

the scar on his face die Narbe in seinem Gesicht;

a ring on one’s finger ein Ring am Finger;

have you got a lighter on you? haben Sie ein Feuerzeug bei sich?;

find sth on sb etwas bei jemandem finden

3. (festgemacht oder sehr nahe) an (dat):

the dog is on the chain;

on the Thames

4. (Richtung, Ziel) auf (akk) … (hin), an (akk), zu:

a blow on the chin ein Schlag ans Kinn;

drop sth on the floor etwas auf den Fußboden oder zu Boden fallen lassen;

hang sth on a peg etwas an einen Haken hängen

5. fig (auf der Grundlage von) auf (akk) … (hin):

based on facts auf Tatsachen begründet;

live on air von (der) Luft leben;

this car runs on petrol dieser Wagen fährt mit Benzin;

a scholar on a foundation ein Stipendiat (einer Stiftung);

borrow on jewels sich auf Schmuck(stücke) Geld borgen;

a duty on silk (ein) Zoll auf Seide;

interest on one’s capital Zinsen auf sein Kapital

6. (aufeinanderfolgend) auf (akk), über (akk), nach:

loss on loss Verlust auf oder über Verlust, ein Verlust nach dem andern;

be on one’s second glass bei seinem zweiten Glas sein

7. (gehörig) zu, (beschäftigt) bei, in (dat), an (dat):

be on a committee (the jury, the general staff) zu einem Ausschuss (zu den Geschworenen, zum Generalstab) gehören;

be on the “Daily Mail” bei der „Daily Mail“ (beschäftigt) sein

8. (Zustand) in (dat), auf (dat):

be on sth etwas (ein Medikament etc) (ständig) nehmen;

be on pills tablettenabhängig oder -süchtig sein

9. (gerichtet) auf (akk):

an attack on sb (sth);

a joke on me ein Spaß auf meine Kosten;

shut (open) the door on sb jemandem die Tür verschließen (öffnen);

the strain tells severely on him die Anstrengung nimmt ihn sichtlich mit;

it’s on me umg das geht auf meine Rechnung, das zahle ich, (im Lokal auch) du bist eingeladen;

have nothing on sb umg

a) jemandem nichts voraus haben,

b) jemandem nichts anhaben können;

have sth on sb umg eine Handhabe gegen jemanden haben, etwas Belastendes über jemanden wissen

10. (Thema) über (akk):

an agreement (a lecture, an opinion) on sth;

talk on a subject

11. (Zeitpunkt) an (dat):

on Sunday, on the 1st of April, on April 1st;

on or after April 1st ab oder mit Wirkung vom 1. April;

on or before April 1st bis zum oder bis spätestens am 1. April;

on being asked als ich etc (danach) gefragt wurde

12. nachdem:

on leaving school, he … nachdem er die Schule verlassen hatte, …

13. gegenüber, im Vergleich zu:

losses were £100,000 down on the previous year

B adv

1. (a in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben) (dar)auf(…):

place ( screw, etc) on

2. besonders Kleidung:

a) an…:

have (put) a coat on

b) auf…:

keep one’s hat on

3. (a in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben) weiter(…):

talk ( walk, etc) on;

and so on und so weiter;

on and on immer weiter;

on and off

a) ab und zu,

b) ab und an, mit Unterbrechungen;

from that day on von dem Tage an;

on with the show! weiter im Programm!;

on to … auf (akk) … (hinauf oder hinaus)

C adj präd

1. be on

a) im Gange sein (Spiel etc), vor sich gehen:

what’s on? was ist los?;

what’s on in London? was ist in London los?, was tut sich in London?;

have you anything on tomorrow? haben Sie morgen etwas vor?;

that’s not on! das ist nicht drin! umg

b) an sein umg (Licht, Radio, Wasser etc), an-, eingeschaltet sein, laufen, auf sein umg (Hahn):

on - off TECH An - Aus;

the light is on das Licht brennt oder ist an(geschaltet);

the brakes are on die Bremsen sind angezogen;

the race is on SPORT das Rennen ist gestartet;

you are on! abgemacht!

c) THEAT gegeben werden (Stück), laufen (Film), ( RADIO, TV) gesendet werden (Programm)

d) d(a)ran (an der Reihe) sein

e) (mit) dabei sein, mitmachen

2. be on to umg etwas spitzgekriegt haben, über jemanden od etwas im Bilde sein

3. umg be a bit on einen Schwips haben;

be well on ganz schön blau sein

4. he’s always on at me umg er bearbeitet mich ständig, er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren ( beide:

about wegen)

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1.
[ɒn]preposition

1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

have something on one — etwas bei sich (Dat.) haben

on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

on time or schedule — pünktlich

4) expr. state etc

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
2. adverb
1)

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

2) (in some direction)

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

3) (switched or turned on)

the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

4) (arranged)

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

5) (being performed)

what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

his play is currently on in London — sein Stück wird zur Zeit in London aufgeführt od. gespielt

6) (on duty)

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

7)

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also right 4. 4)

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adj.

eingeschaltet adj.

in adj. prep.

an präp.

auf präp.

bei präp.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > on
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on
1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre, encima de, en

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) en

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) a; el, los

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) en, de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre, en

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) con, a

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) en

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) a, hacia

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) en

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) con

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) en

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) tras

2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) en

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente, sin parar

3) ((also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) en marcha, en funcionamiento

4) ((also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) en exhibición, en cartelera

5) ((also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) a bordo

3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) en curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) en pie

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

on¹ adv

1. encendido / puesto

the light is on la luz está encendida

the heating is on la calefacción está puesta

2. abierto

the tap is on el grifo está abierto

3. puesto

he had no shoes on no llevaba zapatos

put your coat on ponte el abrigo

4.

what time is the programme on? ¿a qué hora dan el programa?

5. adelante / sin parar

the policeman told him to stop, but he drove on el policía le dijo que parara, pero siguió adelante

she saw me, but she just walked on me vio, pero siguió su camino

on² prep

1. en / sobre

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. en

there were a lot of people on the train había mucha gente en el tren

3.

his birthday is on March 2nd su cumpleaños es el 2 de marzo

I'll see you on Friday nos vemos el viernes

she goes dancing on Saturdays va a bailar los sábados

4. en

what's on at the cinema? ¿qué echan en el cine?

5. sobre

a book on trains un libro sobre los trenes

on foot a pie

on the left / on the right a la izquierda / a la derechaon seguido de un gerundio se traduce al español por al más el infinitivo

on arriving, she phoned her mother al llegar, llamó a su madre

on

tr[ɒn]

preposition

1 (covering or touching) sobre, encima de, en

■ put it on the floor ponlo en el suelo

■ it's on the table está encima de la mesa

■ on page 45 en la página 45

■ the ball hit me on the head el balón me dio en la cabeza

2 (supported by, hanging from) en

■ she put the picture on the wall colgó el cuadro en la pared

■ lean on me apóyate en mí

3 (to, towards) a, hacia

■ the army was advancing on Berlin el ejército avanzaba hacia Berlín

■ on the right/left a la derecha/izquierda

4 (at the edge of) en

■ a village on the coast un pueblo de la costa

■ it's on the border está en la frontera

5 (concerning) sobre

■ a tax on alcohol un impuesto sobre el alcohol

6 (travelling expressions) de

■ we went on a journey nos fuimos de viaje, hicimos un viaje

■ he's on a business trip está de viaje de negocios

■ I was on my way to work iba de camino al trabajo

7 (days, dates, times) no se traduce

■ on Saturday el sábado

■ on Saturdays los sábados

■ on November 3rd el tres de noviembre

■ on Christmas Day el día de Navidad

8 (at the time of, just after) al

■ on arrival al llegar

■ on discovering the body al descubrir el cadáver

9 (as a result of) diferentes traducciones

■ on your advice siguiendo tus consejos

■ based on a true story basado en una historia real

10 (as means of transport) a, en

■ on foot, on horseback, on a bicycle a pie, a caballo, en bicicleta

■ on the train, on the bus, on the underground en el tren, en el autobús, en el metro

11 (regarding, about) sobre, de

■ a talk on birds una charla sobre aves

■ a book on art un libro de arte

12 (by means of) por

■ on the radio, on the TV por la radio, por la tele

■ I'm speaking on the phone estoy hablando por teléfono

13 (using) con

■ how do you get by on your pension? ¿cómo te las arreglas con tu pensión?

■ cars run on petrol los coches funcionan con gasolina

14 (state, process) diferentes traducciones

■ it's on fire se está quemando

■ it's on sale now ya está a la venta

■ she's on a diet está a régimen

■ crime is on the increase los delitos van en aumento

■ on strike en huelga

15 (working for, belonging to) diferentes traducciones

■ he's on the committee forma parte de la comisión

■ on the staff en plantilla

■ whose side are you on? ¿de parte de quién estás?

16 (in possession of) con

■ he was caught with drugs on him lo cogieron con drogas

■ have you got any money on you? ¿llevas dinero?

17 (paid for by) pagado por

■ the drinks are on me! ¡invito yo!

■ it's on the house paga la casa

18 (by comparison with) respecto a

■ sales are up on last year las ventas han aumentado respecto al año pasado

adverb

1 (not stopping) sin parar

■ she kept on talking siguió hablando

■ on with the show! the show must go on! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

2 (movement forward) diferentes traducciones

■ walk on until you get to the church sigue hasta que llegues a la iglesia

■ it's time we were moving on es hora de que nos vayamos

3 (clothes - being worn) puesto,-a

■ she had a cap on llevaba puesta una gorra

■ put a jumper on ponte un jersey

■ keep your coat on no te quites el abrigo

4 (working) diferentes traducciones

■ who left the TV on? ¿quién dejó la TV encendida?

■ don't leave the tap on! ¡no dejes el grifo abierto!

■ could you put a record on? ¿podrías poner un disco?

5 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ is there anything good on TV? ¿dan algo bueno por la tele?

■ what time is the film on? ¿a qué hora ponen la película?

■ have we got anything on this weekend? ¿tenemos plan para este fin de semana?

adjective

1 (in use) diferentes traducciones

■ is the heating on? ¿está puesta la calefacción?

■ all the lights were on todas las luces estaban encendidas

2 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ the strike's on la huelga sigue convocada

■ is the party still on? ¿se hace la fiesta?

■ the match is on after all después de todo, el partido se celebra

3 (performing) diferentes traducciones

■ you're on next! ¡sales tú el próximo!

■ they're bringing the sub on hacen salir a jugar el suplente

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on y así sucesivamente

from that day on a partir de aquel día

it's not on no hay derecho, eso no vale

on line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL conectado,-a

to be on about hablar de

■ what on earth is he on about? ¿de qué diablos está hablando?

to be on at somebody dar la lata a alguien

to be on for something apuntarse a algo

to go on and on about something seguir dale que dale con algo

to have something on somebody tener algo contra alguien

you're on! ¡trato hecho!

on ['ɑn, 'ɔn] adv

1) (indicating contact with a surface)

put the top on: pon la tapa

he has a hat on: lleva un sombrero puesto

2) (indicating forward movement)

from that moment on: a partir de ese momento

farther on: más adelante

3) (indicating operation or an operating position)

turn the light on: prende la luz

on adj

1) (being in operation)

the radio is on: el radio está prendido

2) (taking place)

the game is on: el juego ha comenzado

3)

to be on to : estar enterado de

on prep

1) (indicating position) : en, sobre, encima de

on the table: en (sobre, encima de) la mesa

shadows on the wall: sombras en la pared

on horseback: a caballo

2) at, to: a

on the right: a la derecha

3) aboard, in: en, a

on the plane: en el avión

he got on the train: subió al tren

4) (indicating time)

she worked on Saturdays: trabajaba los sábados

every hour on the hour: a la hora en punto

5) (indicating means or agency) : por

he cut himself on a tin can: se cortó con una lata

to talk on the telephone: hablar por teléfono

6) (indicating a state or process) : en

on fire: en llamas

on the increase: en aumento

7) (indicating connection or membership) : en

on a committee: en una comisión

8) (indicating an activity)

on vacation: de vacaciones

on a diet: a dieta

9) about, concerning: sobre

a book on insects: un libro sobre insectos

reflect on that: reflexiona sobre eso

on

adj.

• conectado, -a adj.

• en marcha adj.

• encendido, -a adj.

adv.

• encima adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• conectado (Electricidad) prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• encendido (Electricidad) prep.

• encima de prep.

• sobre prep.

I ɑːn, ɒn
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

[ɒn] When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg have on, get on, go on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, such as broadside on, further on, look up the other word.
1. PREP

1) (indicating place, position) en, sobre

• on the ceiling — sobre el techo

• on the Continent — en Europa

• with her hat on her head — con el sombrero puesto

• on page two — en la página dos

• on the right — a la derecha

• on the high seas — en alta mar

• on all sides — por todas partes, por todos lados

• a house on the square — una casa en la plaza

• on the table — en or sobre la mesa

• a meal on the train — una comida en el tren

• hanging on the wall — colgado en la pared

2) (indicating time)

on Friday — el viernes

on Fridays — los viernes

on May 14th — el catorce de mayo

on or about the 8th — el día 8 o por ahí

on and after the 15th — el día 15 y a partir de la misma fecha

• on a day like this — (en) un día como este

on the next day — al día siguiente

on some days it is — hay días cuando lo es

• on the evening of July 2nd — el 2 de julio por la tarde

3) (=at the time of)

on seeing him — al verlo

on my arrival — al llegar, a mi llegada

on my calling to him — al llamarle yo

4) (=about, concerning) sobre, acerca de

a book on physics — un libro de or sobre física

he lectured on Keats — dio una conferencia sobre Keats

Eden on the events of 1956 — lo que dice Eden acerca de los acontecimientos de 1956

have you read Purnell on Churchill? — ¿has leído los comentarios de Purnell sobre Churchill?

have you heard the boss on the new tax? — ¿has oído lo que dice el jefe acerca de la nueva contribución?

while we're on the subject — como hablamos de esto

5) (=towards, against)

the march on Rome — la marcha sobre Roma

an attack on the government — un ataque contra el gobierno

6) (=earning, receiving)

he's on £6,000 a year — gana seis mil libras al año

• a student on a grant — un estudiante con beca

• many live on less than that — muchos viven con menos

7) (=taking, consuming)

• I'm on a milk diet — sigo un régimen lácteo

• he's back on drugs — ha vuelto a drogarse

• he's on heroin — está enganchado a la heroína

• I'm on three pills a day — tomo tres píldoras al día
live on 1.
8) (=engaged in)

I'm on a new project — trabajo sobre un nuevo proyecto

we're on irregular verbs — estamos con los verbos irregulares

• he's away on business — está en viaje de negocios

• to be on holiday — estar de vacaciones

• the company is on tour — la compañía está en gira

9) (indicating membership)

• he's on the committee — es miembro del comité

• he's on the permanent staff — es de plantilla

10) (=playing)

with Louis Armstrong on trumpet — con Louis Armstrong a la trompeta

all the children play on the piano — todos los chicos saben tocar el piano

he played it on the violin — lo tocó al violín

11) (TV, Rad)

• on the radio — en or por la radio

• on television — en or por (la) televisión

there's a good film on TV tonight — esta noche dan una buena película en la tele

• on video — en vídeo

12) (=about one's person)

I haven't any money on me — no llevo dinero encima

13) (=after, according to)

on this model — según este modelo

14) (=compared to)

prices are up on last year('s) — los precios han subido frente a los del año pasado

15) (=at the expense of)

this round's on me — esta ronda la pago yo, invito yo

the tour was on the Council — la gira la pagó el Consejo, corrió el Consejo con los gastos de la gira

- it's on the house

16) liter

woe on woe — dolor sobre dolor

snow on snow — nieve y más nieve

17) (phrases)

• on account of — a causa de

• on good authority — de buena tinta

on his authority — con su autorización

• on average — por término medio

• to swear on the Bible — prestar juramento sobre la Biblia

• on a charge of murder — acusado de homicidio

• on foot — a pie

• on horseback — a caballo

• on pain of — so pena de

• on sale — de venta

• on the telephone — por teléfono

• on time — a la hora, a tiempo
base I, 2., 2)
2. ADV

1) (=in place) [lid etc] puesto

the lid is on — la tapa está puesta

it's not on properly — no está bien puesto
screw on
2) (with clothes)

to have one's boots on — llevar las botas puestas

to have one's coat on — tener el abrigo puesto

what's she got on? — ¿qué lleva puesto?, ¿cómo va vestida?

she had not got much on — iba muy ligera de ropa

3) (indicating time)

from that day on — a partir de aquel día, de aquel día en adelante

• on and off — de vez en cuando, a intervalos

• it was well on in the evening — estaba ya muy entrada la tarde

well on in June — bien entrado junio

they talked well on into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

well on in years — entrado en años, que va para viejo
further 1., 1), later 1., 2)
4) (indicating continuation)

to go/walk on — seguir adelante

to read on — seguir leyendo

• he rambled on and on — estuvo dale que dale *, estuvo dale y dale (esp LAm)

• and so on — (=and the rest) y demás; (=etc) etcétera

• on with the show! — ¡que empiece or continúe el espectáculo!

on with the dancing girls! — ¡que salgan las bailarinas!

5) (in phrases)

• what are you on about? * — ¿de qué (me) hablas?

• he's always on at me about it * — me está majando continuamente con eso *
go on
3. ADJ

1) (=functioning, in operation)

to be on — [engine] estar encendido, estar en marcha; [switch] estar encendido or conectado; [machine] estar encendido or funcionando; [light] estar encendido, estar prendido (LAm); [TV set etc] estar encendido, estar puesto, estar prendido (LAm); [tap] estar abierto; [brake etc] estar puesto, estar echado

in the on position — [tap] abierto, en posición de abierto; (Elec) encendido, puesto, prendido (LAm)

2) (=being performed, shown)

the show is now on — ha comenzado el espectáculo

the show is on in London — se ha estrenado el espectáculo en Londres

the show was on for only two weeks — el show estuvo solamente 15 días en cartelera

what's on at the cinema? — ¿qué ponen en el cine?

what's on at the theatre? — ¿qué dan en el teatro?

"what's on in London" — "cartelera de los espectáculos londinenses"

the programme is on in a minute — el programa empieza dentro de un minuto

there's a good film on tonight — hay una película buena esta noche

3) (=taking place)

is the meeting still on tonight? — ¿sigue en pie la reunión de esta noche?, ¿se lleva a cabo siempre la reunión de esta noche? (LAm)

the deal is on — se ha cerrado el trato

4) (=arranged)

have you got anything on this evening? — ¿tienes compromiso para esta noche?

sorry, I've got something on tonight — lo siento, esta noche tengo un compromiso

5) (=performing, working)

to be on — [actor] estar en escena

you're on in five minutes — sales en cinco minutos

are you on next? — ¿te toca a ti la próxima vez?

are you on tomorrow? — (=on duty) ¿trabajas mañana?, ¿estás de turno mañana?

to have one day on and the next off — trabajar un día y el otro no

6) * (indicating agreement, acceptance)

you're on! — ¡te tomo la palabra!

are you still on for dinner tomorrow night? — ¿sigo contando contigo para cenar mañana?

that's not on — (Brit) eso no se hace, no hay derecho

4.

EXCL ¡adelante!

* * *

I [ɑːn, ɒn]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

English-spanish dictionary > on
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on
1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre, encima de, en

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) en

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) a; el, los

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) en, de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre, en

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) con, a

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) en

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) a, hacia

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) en

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) con

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) en

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) tras

2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) en

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente, sin parar

3) ((also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) en marcha, en funcionamiento

4) ((also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) en exhibición, en cartelera

5) ((also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) a bordo

3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) en curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) en pie

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

on¹ adv

1. encendido / puesto

the light is on la luz está encendida

the heating is on la calefacción está puesta

2. abierto

the tap is on el grifo está abierto

3. puesto

he had no shoes on no llevaba zapatos

put your coat on ponte el abrigo

4.

what time is the programme on? ¿a qué hora dan el programa?

5. adelante / sin parar

the policeman told him to stop, but he drove on el policía le dijo que parara, pero siguió adelante

she saw me, but she just walked on me vio, pero siguió su camino

on² prep

1. en / sobre

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. en

there were a lot of people on the train había mucha gente en el tren

3.

his birthday is on March 2nd su cumpleaños es el 2 de marzo

I'll see you on Friday nos vemos el viernes

she goes dancing on Saturdays va a bailar los sábados

4. en

what's on at the cinema? ¿qué echan en el cine?

5. sobre

a book on trains un libro sobre los trenes

on foot a pie

on the left / on the right a la izquierda / a la derechaon seguido de un gerundio se traduce al español por al más el infinitivo

on arriving, she phoned her mother al llegar, llamó a su madre

on

tr[ɒn]

preposition

1 (covering or touching) sobre, encima de, en

■ put it on the floor ponlo en el suelo

■ it's on the table está encima de la mesa

■ on page 45 en la página 45

■ the ball hit me on the head el balón me dio en la cabeza

2 (supported by, hanging from) en

■ she put the picture on the wall colgó el cuadro en la pared

■ lean on me apóyate en mí

3 (to, towards) a, hacia

■ the army was advancing on Berlin el ejército avanzaba hacia Berlín

■ on the right/left a la derecha/izquierda

4 (at the edge of) en

■ a village on the coast un pueblo de la costa

■ it's on the border está en la frontera

5 (concerning) sobre

■ a tax on alcohol un impuesto sobre el alcohol

6 (travelling expressions) de

■ we went on a journey nos fuimos de viaje, hicimos un viaje

■ he's on a business trip está de viaje de negocios

■ I was on my way to work iba de camino al trabajo

7 (days, dates, times) no se traduce

■ on Saturday el sábado

■ on Saturdays los sábados

■ on November 3rd el tres de noviembre

■ on Christmas Day el día de Navidad

8 (at the time of, just after) al

■ on arrival al llegar

■ on discovering the body al descubrir el cadáver

9 (as a result of) diferentes traducciones

■ on your advice siguiendo tus consejos

■ based on a true story basado en una historia real

10 (as means of transport) a, en

■ on foot, on horseback, on a bicycle a pie, a caballo, en bicicleta

■ on the train, on the bus, on the underground en el tren, en el autobús, en el metro

11 (regarding, about) sobre, de

■ a talk on birds una charla sobre aves

■ a book on art un libro de arte

12 (by means of) por

■ on the radio, on the TV por la radio, por la tele

■ I'm speaking on the phone estoy hablando por teléfono

13 (using) con

■ how do you get by on your pension? ¿cómo te las arreglas con tu pensión?

■ cars run on petrol los coches funcionan con gasolina

14 (state, process) diferentes traducciones

■ it's on fire se está quemando

■ it's on sale now ya está a la venta

■ she's on a diet está a régimen

■ crime is on the increase los delitos van en aumento

■ on strike en huelga

15 (working for, belonging to) diferentes traducciones

■ he's on the committee forma parte de la comisión

■ on the staff en plantilla

■ whose side are you on? ¿de parte de quién estás?

16 (in possession of) con

■ he was caught with drugs on him lo cogieron con drogas

■ have you got any money on you? ¿llevas dinero?

17 (paid for by) pagado por

■ the drinks are on me! ¡invito yo!

■ it's on the house paga la casa

18 (by comparison with) respecto a

■ sales are up on last year las ventas han aumentado respecto al año pasado

adverb

1 (not stopping) sin parar

■ she kept on talking siguió hablando

■ on with the show! the show must go on! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

2 (movement forward) diferentes traducciones

■ walk on until you get to the church sigue hasta que llegues a la iglesia

■ it's time we were moving on es hora de que nos vayamos

3 (clothes - being worn) puesto,-a

■ she had a cap on llevaba puesta una gorra

■ put a jumper on ponte un jersey

■ keep your coat on no te quites el abrigo

4 (working) diferentes traducciones

■ who left the TV on? ¿quién dejó la TV encendida?

■ don't leave the tap on! ¡no dejes el grifo abierto!

■ could you put a record on? ¿podrías poner un disco?

5 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ is there anything good on TV? ¿dan algo bueno por la tele?

■ what time is the film on? ¿a qué hora ponen la película?

■ have we got anything on this weekend? ¿tenemos plan para este fin de semana?

adjective

1 (in use) diferentes traducciones

■ is the heating on? ¿está puesta la calefacción?

■ all the lights were on todas las luces estaban encendidas

2 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ the strike's on la huelga sigue convocada

■ is the party still on? ¿se hace la fiesta?

■ the match is on after all después de todo, el partido se celebra

3 (performing) diferentes traducciones

■ you're on next! ¡sales tú el próximo!

■ they're bringing the sub on hacen salir a jugar el suplente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on y así sucesivamente

from that day on a partir de aquel día

it's not on no hay derecho, eso no vale

on line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL conectado,-a

to be on about hablar de

■ what on earth is he on about? ¿de qué diablos está hablando?

to be on at somebody dar la lata a alguien

to be on for something apuntarse a algo

to go on and on about something seguir dale que dale con algo

to have something on somebody tener algo contra alguien

you're on! ¡trato hecho!

on ['ɑn, 'ɔn] adv

1) (indicating contact with a surface)

put the top on: pon la tapa

he has a hat on: lleva un sombrero puesto

2) (indicating forward movement)

from that moment on: a partir de ese momento

farther on: más adelante

3) (indicating operation or an operating position)

turn the light on: prende la luz

on adj

1) (being in operation)

the radio is on: el radio está prendido

2) (taking place)

the game is on: el juego ha comenzado

3)

to be on to : estar enterado de

on prep

1) (indicating position) : en, sobre, encima de

on the table: en (sobre, encima de) la mesa

shadows on the wall: sombras en la pared

on horseback: a caballo

2) at, to: a

on the right: a la derecha

3) aboard, in: en, a

on the plane: en el avión

he got on the train: subió al tren

4) (indicating time)

she worked on Saturdays: trabajaba los sábados

every hour on the hour: a la hora en punto

5) (indicating means or agency) : por

he cut himself on a tin can: se cortó con una lata

to talk on the telephone: hablar por teléfono

6) (indicating a state or process) : en

on fire: en llamas

on the increase: en aumento

7) (indicating connection or membership) : en

on a committee: en una comisión

8) (indicating an activity)

on vacation: de vacaciones

on a diet: a dieta

9) about, concerning: sobre

a book on insects: un libro sobre insectos

reflect on that: reflexiona sobre eso

on

adj.

• conectado, -a adj.

• en marcha adj.

• encendido, -a adj.

adv.

• encima adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• conectado (Electricidad) prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• encendido (Electricidad) prep.

• encima de prep.

• sobre prep.

I ɑːn, ɒn
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

ABBR
(Canada) = Ontario
* * *

I [ɑːn, ɒn]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

English-spanish dictionary > ON
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[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) på

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) i; på

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) på; ved

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) om

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) på

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) på

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) på

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) i; på

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) mod

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) på; ved

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) på; i

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) på; med

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ved; efter

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) efter
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) på

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) fortsætte

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) tændt; igang

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) gå

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) ind; på
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) igang

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) blive til noget

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- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto
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[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) på

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) i; på

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) på; ved

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) om

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) på

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) på

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) på

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) i; på

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) mod

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) på; ved

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) på; i

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) på; med

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ved; efter

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) efter
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) på

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) fortsætte

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) tændt; igang

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) gå

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) ind; på
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) igang

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) blive til noget

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

English-Danish dictionary > on
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on 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) på

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) (inn) i, på, oppå

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) på, ved, per/pr.

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) om

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) på

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) på

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) på

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) på, i

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) mot, til

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ved, på

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) på, i

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) på, med

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ved, etter

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) etter
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) på

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) (holde) på, videre, etter

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) på, i gang

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) som går på teater/kino

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) på, om bord
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) i gang

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) på gang; på trappene

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

overfor
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I
adj. \/ɒn\/

bare i uttrykk

on side ( fotball e.l.) ikke offside ( i cricket) den del av banen som ligger bak og til venstre for en (høyrehendt) slagmann
II
adv. \/ɒn\/

1) på, på seg

• a pot with the lid on

en kasserolle med lokket på

• shall I help you on with your coat?

skal jeg hjelpe deg på med frakken?

• he drew his boots on

han trakk støvlene på seg

• keep your hat on!

behold hatten på!

• put the kettle on!

sett på kjelen!

• the coffee is on

kaffen er satt over

2) videre

• he flew on to Paris

han fløy videre til Paris

• pass it on!

send det videre!

• send on the guide

send guiden i forveien

• they spoke on

de fortsatte å snakke

• work on

jobbe videre \/ fortsette å jobbe

3) frem, fremover

• walk right on

gå rett frem

• a little further on

litt lengre frem

• it was well on in the day

det var langt utpå dagen

4) fore

• I have nothing on tonight

jeg har ingenting fore i kveld

5) igjen

• he sat on at the table

han ble sittende igjen ved bordet

• they sat on

de satt igjen

6) på (påkoblet e.l.), til (på instrumenttavle e.l.)

• the brake is on

bremsen er på

• is the gas on?

er gassen på?

• the water isn't on

vannet er avstengt \/ vannet er ikke på

• the light is on

lyset er tent

• the radio was on

radioen var på

7) av

• from that day on

fra den dagen av

be neither on nor off vite verken ut eller inn

be on være i gang, pågå

• the game is on again

spillet er i gang igjen

• there's a war on

det er krig

• is lunch still on?

serveres lunsj fremdeles?

spilles, oppføres, gis, gå

• the play was on last year

stykket ble oppført i fjor

• what's on tonight?

hvilket program går i kveld?

• Hamlet is on tonight

Hamlet går i kveld

opptre (på scenen)

• you're on in 5 minutes

du skal på scenen om fem minutter

komme med, følge med, være med

• are you on?

er du med?

• I'm on!

jeg er med!

• you are on

du får plassen

( hverdagslig) være mulig

• it's just not on

det går bare ikke \/ det er simpelthen ikke mulig

be on about something ( hverdagslig) hele tiden snakke om noe, mase med noe, bråke om

• what's he on about?

hva er det han bråker om?

on and off eller off and on av og på, opp og ned, fra og til av og til, nå og da, med avbrudd, med mellomrom

• it rained on and off all evening

det regnet med jevne mellomrom hele kvelden

on and on uten opphold, i ett, i det uendelige

• the lecture went on and on

forelesningen drog ut i det uendelige

• we walked on and on

vi bare gikk og gikk

on to (opp) på, over til, ut på, ned på

• she jumped on to the bus

hun hoppet på bussen

• he jumped on to the landing-stage

han hoppet over til landingsbroen

• he fell on to the roof below

han falt ned på taket nedenfor

be on to someone ( hverdagslig) vite hva noen pønsker på, vite hva noen har fore ( hverdagslig) ha en mistanke til noen
III
prep. \/ɒn\/

1) ( i fysisk kontakt med eller støttet av) på, opp på, oppe på, i, over

• they put a notice on the board

de satte en lapp på oppslagstavlen

• she got on the chair

hun klatret opp på stolen

• he sat on the roof

han satt oppe på taket

• she had gloves on her hands

hun hadde vanter på hendene

• there are eight flies on the ceiling

det er åtte fluer i taket

2) ( om geografisk posisjon eller plassering) på, ved, i, mot, over

• this is the largest town on the Riviera

dette er den største byen på Rivieraen

• she lives in a house on 19th Street

hun bor i et hus på 19th Street

• they live on the border of Sweden

de bor ved svenskegrensen

• the town stands on a river

byen ligger ved en elv

• the house is on the shore

huset ligger ved kysten

• Newcastle is situated on the Tyne

Newcastle ligger ved elven Tyne

• he lives on the uppermost floor

han bor i øverste etasje

• she has a room on the garden

hun har et rom mot hagen

• the storm is on us

stormen er over oss

3) ( om en markant eller karakteristisk del av noe) på

• she had a scar on her foot

hun har et arr på foten

• you should have seen the look on his face!

du skulle ha sett ansiktsuttrykket hans!

4) ( om emne eller grunnlag) på, av, om, i, ifølge, etter, ut fra

• she has written a book on ecosystems

hun har skrevet en bok om økosystemer

• the Cabinet is split on this matter

kabinettet er delt i denne saken

• she speaks on international affairs

hun snakker om internasjonale saker

• while we are on the subject

mens vi er inne på emnet

• she lives on nuts and fruits

hun lever av nøtter og frukt

• the car runs on petrol

bilen går på bensin

• on this theory the experiment will fail

ifølge denne teorien vil eksperimentet mislykkes

• they dined on salmon yesterday

de spiste laks til middag i går

• he swore on the Bible

han sverget på Bibelen

5) ( om komité eller instans) i

• she is on the board

hun sitter i styret

• are you on the jury?

sitter du i juryen?

• he's on the staff of a newspaper

han er ansatt i en avis

6) ( om mål og fokusering) mot, til, over, overfor, hos, for

• they marched on Paris

de marsjerte mot Paris

• he turned his back on me

han snudde ryggen til meg

• she smiled on him

hun smilte til ham

• he drew his knife on me

han trakk kniven mot meg

• a curse on him!

forbannelse over ham!

• it's not fair on her

det er ikke retterdig overfor henne

• she looked in on her uncle

hun stakk innom hos onkelen sin

• the fire went out on me

bålet brant ut for meg

• that's a new one on me

det var nytt for meg

7) ( om reise eller transportmåte) på, til

• I read the book on the journey here

jeg leste boken på reisen hit

• when on a visit to London you should go shopping at Harrod's

når du er i London, bør du handle på Harrod's

• she got an hour of sleep on the train

hun fikk en times søvn på toget

• they travel on foot

de reiser til fots

8) (om dag eller periode, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, om, under, i, etter, ved, da

• they came on Friday

de kom på fredag

• she always swims on Fridays

hun svømmer alltid på fredager

• he died on (the morning of) May 1st

han døde (om morgenen) 1. mai

• she works on her holidays

hun arbeider i ferien

• come here on the minute!

kom hit på minuttet!

• he came home on his father's death

han kom hjem da faren døde

• on my arrival at Hull I went shopping

da jeg kom frem til Hull, drog jeg på handletur

9) (om noen som holder på med noe, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, da, ved

• she was out on errands

hun var ute på ærender

• on the opening of the box he saw a lizard

da han åpnet boksen, så han en firfirsle

• on second thoughts I helped him anyway

ved nærmere ettertanke hjalp jeg ham likevel

10) ( om penger eller økonomi) på, av, mot

• he has nothing to live on

han har ikke noe å leve av

• what's the tax on income in Norway?

hvor høy er inntektsskatten i Norge?

• you will receive the book on payment of £5

du vil motta boken mot betaling av 5£

11) ( om besittelse) på

• have you got your ID card on you?

har du ID-kortet på deg?

12) ( om resultat av fysisk kontakt) på

• she had cut her hand on the glass

hun hadde skåret hånden sin på glasset

13) ( om lagring eller overføring av opplysninger) på, i

• I've stored it on my PC

jeg har lagret det på datamaskinen min

• he put his thoughts down on the paper

han satte tankene ned på papir

• she's talking to her brother on the telephone

hun snakker med broren i telefonen

14) ( om radio eller TV) på

• I heard it on the radio

jeg hørte det på radioen

• the play is on TV

skuespillet vises på TV

15) (om alkohol, narkotika eller medisin, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, av

• Jim's on penicillin

Jim bruker penicillin

• she's not on the pill

hun tar ikke p-piller

• you can't get drunk on that

du blir ikke full av det der

16) (om noe som er betalt av noe\/noen, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på

• this is on me!

denne spanderer jeg!

• it's on the house

det er på huset

• have one on me!

ta en drink - jeg spanderer!

• he has a car on the firm

han har firmabil

17) ( om spesiell anledning) med, i anledning (av)

• she congratulated him on the scholarship

hun gratulerte ham med stipendet

• I condoled with them on their loss

jeg kondolerte dem i anledning dødsfallet

18) ( om sammenligning) i forhold til

• prices are up by 5 per cent on last year

prisene har gått opp med 5 prosent i forhold til i fjor

• this is a great improvement on the previous model

dette er en stor forbedring i forhold til den forrige modellen

19) ( ved gjentagelse) på, etter

• they faced loss on loss

de gjennomgikk tap på tap

• she wrote letter on letter

hun skrev brev etter brev

be on fire brenne, stå i brann

be on something holde på med noe

• I'm on chapter IV

jeg holder på med kapittel IV

• she's on the third problem

hun holder på med den tredje oppgaven

( hverdagslig) begynne på noe, bli med på noe

fall on somebody\/something kaste seg over noen\/noe, falle om noen\/noe

• she literally fell on him

hun kastet seg bokstavelig talt over ham

• he fell on his mother's neck

han falt om halsen på moren

on amber ( trafikk) på gult (lys)

• they crossed the street on amber

de gikk (over gaten) på gult

on and after fra og med

• this rule will apply on and after this day

denne regelen gjelder fra og med denne dagen

on or before senest

• answer on or before May 1

svar senest 1. mai

spit on one's hand spytte seg i nevene

English-Norwegian dictionary > on
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[ɒn, Am ɑ:n] prep

1) ( on top of) auf +dat with verbs of motion auf +akk;

there are many books \on my desk auf meinem Tisch sind viele Bücher;

he had to walk out \on the roof er musste auf das Dach raus;

to get \on a horse auf ein Pferd aufsteigen [o aufsitzen];

\on top of sth [ganz] oben auf etw dat;

look at that cat \on the chair! schau dir die Katze auf dem Stuhl an!

2) ( from) auf +dat with verbs of motion auf +akk;

she hung their washing \on the line to dry sie hängte ihre Wäsche zum Trocknen auf die Leine;

several bird houses hung \on the branches an den Ästen hingen mehrere Nistkästen;

to hang a picture \on the wall ein Bild an die Wand hängen;

a huge chandelier hung \on the ceiling ein großer Kronenleuchter hing von der Decke

3) ( clothing) an +dat;

with shoes \on your feet mit Schuhen an deinen Füßen;

the wedding ring \on the ring finger der Hochzeitsring am Ringfinger

4) ( in area of) an +dat, auf +dat;

our house is \on Sturton Street unser Haus ist in der Sturton Street;

\on the hill/ mountain auf dem Hügel/Berg;

they lay \on the beach sie lagen am Strand;

the town is \on the island die Stadt ist auf der Insel;

her new house is \on the river ihr neues Haus liegt am Fluss;

\on her estate auf ihrem Gut;

on the border an der Grenze;

\on the corner an der Ecke;

they waited for their train \on platform three sie warteten auf Bahnsteig drei auf ihren Zug;

\on track two an Gleis zwei;

our house is the first \on the left unser Haus ist das erste auf der linken Seite;

\on the balcony auf dem Balkon

5) ( hurt by) an +dat;

I hit my head \on the shelf ich stieß mir den Kopf am Regal an;

she tripped \on the wire sie blieb an dem Kabel hängen;

he cut his foot \on some glass er schnitt sich den Fuß an Glas auf

6) ( supported by) auf +dat;

to stand \on one's head auf dem Kopf stehen;

he was lying \on his back er lag auf seinem Rücken

7) ( in possession of) bei +dat;

to have sth \on one etw bei sich dat haben;

have you got a spare cigarette \on you? hast du noch eine Zigarette für mich?;

I thought I had my driver's licence \on me ich dachte, ich hätte meinen Führerschein dabei

8) ( marking surface of) auf +dat;

how did you get that blood \on your shirt? wie kommt das Blut auf Ihr Hemd?;

a scratch \on her arm ein Kratzer an ihrem Arm;

a smile \on her face ein Lächeln in ihrem Gesicht

9) ( about) über +akk;

a debate \on the crisis eine Debatte über die Krise;

to comment \on the allegations Vorwürfe kommentieren;

he advised her \on her taxes er gab ihr Ratschläge für ihre Steuern;

I'll say more \on that subject later ich werde später mehr dazu sagen after pron

to have something/anything \on sb etw gegen jdn in der Hand haben;

do the police have anything \on you? hat die Polizei etwas Belastendes gegen dich in der Hand? after n

a documentary \on volcanoes ein Dokumentarfilm über Vulkane;

he needs some advice \on how to dress er braucht ein paar Tipps, wie er sich anziehen soll;

essays \on a wide range of issues Aufsätze zu einer Vielzahl von Themen

10) ( based on) auf +akk... hin;

he reacted \on a hunch er reagierte auf ein Ahnung hin;

he swore \on his word er gab ihr sein Wort;

\on account of sb/ sth wegen jdm/etw;

they cancelled all flights \on account of the weather sie sagten alle Flüge wegen dem Wetter ab;

\on purpose mit Absicht, absichtlich;

dependent/reliant \on sb/ sth abhängig von jdm/etw;

to be based \on sth auf etw dat basieren;

to rely/depend \on sb sich akk auf jdn verlassen;

he quit his job \on the principle that he did not want to work for an oil company er kündigte seine Stelle, weil er nicht für eine Ölgesellschaft arbeiten wollte;

to be based \on the ideas of freedom and equality auf den Ideen von Freiheit und Gleichheit basieren

11) ( as member of) in +dat;

have you ever served \on a jury? warst du schon einmal Mitglied in einer Jury?;

how many people are \on your staff? wie viele Mitarbeiter haben Sie?;

whose side are you \on in this argument? auf welcher Seite stehst du in diesem Streit?;

a writer \on a women's magazine eine Autorin bei einer Frauenzeitschrift;

to work \on a farm auf einem Bauernhof arbeiten

12) after vb ( against) auf +akk;

the dog turned \on its own master der Hund ging auf seinen eigenes Herrchen los;

the gangsters pulled a gun \on him die Gangster zielten mit der Pistole auf ihn;

her eyes were fixed \on his dark profile sie fixiert mit ihren Augen sein düsteres Profil;

to force one's will \on sb jdm seinen Willen aufzwingen after n

the attack \on the village der Angriff auf das Dorf;

they placed certain restrictions \on large companies großen Unternehmen wurden bestimmte Beschränkungen auferlegt;

there is a new ban \on the drug die Droge wurde erneut verboten;

to place a limit \on the number of items die Anzahl der Positionen begrenzen;

he didn't know it but the joke was \on him er wusste nicht, dass es ein Witz über ihn war

13) ( through device of) an +dat;

he's \on the phone er ist am Telefon;

they weaved the cloth \on the loom sie webte das Tuch auf dem Webstuhl;

Chris is \on drums Chris ist am Schlagzeug;

\on the piano auf dem [o am] Klavier;

we work \on flexitime wir arbeiten Gleitzeit

14) ( through medium of) auf +dat;

which page is that curry recipe \on? auf welcher Seite ist das Curry-Rezept?;

I'd like to see that offer \on paper ich hätte dieses Angebot gerne schriftlich;

to edit sth \on the computer etw im [o auf dem] Computer bearbeiten;

to be available \on cassette auf Kassette erhältlich sein;

to come out \on video als Video herauskommen;

I saw myself \on film ich sah mich selbst im Film;

what's \on TV tonight? was kommt heute Abend im Fernsehen?;

the jazz \on radio der Jazz im Radio;

I heard the story \on the news today ich hörte die Geschichte heute in den Nachrichten

15) ( during) auf +dat;

\on the way to town auf dem Weg in die Stadt

16) ( travelling with) in +dat;

I love travelling \on buses/ trains ich reise gerne in Bussen/Zügen;

we went to France \on the ferry wir fuhren auf der Fähre nach Frankreich;

he got some sleep \on the plane er konnte im Flugzeug ein wenig schlafen;

\on foot/ horseback zu Fuß/auf dem Pferd

17) ( on day of) an +dat;

many shops don't open \on Sundays viele Läden haben an Sonntagen geschlossen;

what are you doing \on Friday? was machst du am Freitag?;

we always go bowling \on Thursdays wir gehen donnerstags immer kegeln;

my birthday's \on the 30th of May ich habe am 30. Mai Geburtstag;

I'm free \on Saturday morning ich habe am Samstagvormittag nichts vor;

I always go shopping \on Wednesday morning ich gehe jeden Mittwochvormittag einkaufen;

\on a very hot evening in July an einem sehr heißen Abend im Juli

18) ( at time of) bei +dat;

\on his mother's death beim Tod seiner Mutter;

\on your arrival/ departure bei Ihrer Ankunft/Abreise;

\on the count of three, start running! bei drei lauft ihr los!;

trains to London leave \on the hour every hour die Züge nach London fahren jeweils zur vollen Stunde;

the professor entered the room at 1:00 \on the minute der Professor betrat den Raum auf die Minute genau um 13.00 Uhr;

\on the dot [auf die Sekunde] pünktlich;

\on receiving her letter als ich ihren Brief erhielt;

\on arriving at the station bei der Ankunft im Bahnhof

19) ( engaged in) bei +dat;

we were on page 42 wir waren auf Seite 42;

he was out \on errands er machte ein paar Besorgungen;

\on business geschäftlich, beruflich;

to work \on sth an etw dat arbeiten

20) ( medicated by)

to be \on sth etw nehmen;

to be \on drugs unter Drogen stehen, Drogen nehmen;

my doctor put me \on antibiotics mein Arzt setzte mich auf Antibiotika;

to be \on medication Medikamente einnehmen

21) ( paid by) auf +dat;

they bought that TV \on credit sie kauften diesen Fernseher auf Kredit;

we bought the furniture \on time wir kauften die Möbel auf Raten;

( Brit)

she wants it done \on the National Health Service sie möchte, das der National Health Service die Kosten übernimmt ( fam);

this meal is \on me das Essen bezahle ich;

the drinks are \on me die Getränke gehen auf meine Rechnung

22) ( added to) zusätzlich zu +dat;

a few pence \on the electricity bill ein paar Pfennige mehr bei der Stromrechnung

23) ( connected to) an +dat;

dogs should be kept \on their leads Hunde sollten an der Leine geführt werden;

\on the phone (Aus, Brit) telefonisch [o am Telefon] erreichbar;

we've just moved and we're not \on the phone yet wir sind gerade umgezogen und haben noch kein Telefon

24) ( according to) auf +dat;

\on the list auf der Liste;

a point \on the agenda ein Punkt auf der Tagesordnung;

to be finished \on schedule planmäßig fertig werden;

\on the whole im Ganzen, insgesamt;

\on the whole, it was a good year alles in allem war es ein gutes Jahr

25) ( burdening) auf +dat;

it's been \on my mind ich muss immer daran denken;

she had something \on her heart sie hatte etwas auf dem Herzen;

that lie has been \on his conscience er hatte wegen dieser Lüge ein schlechtes Gewissen

26) ( sustained by) mit +dat, von +dat;

does this radio run \on batteries? läuft dieses Radio mit Batterien?;

what do mice live \on? wovon leben Mäuse?;

he lived \on berries and roots er lebte von Beeren und Wurzeln;

I've only got £50 a week to live \on ich lebe von nur 50 Pfund pro Woche;

people \on average salaries Menschen mit Durchschnittseinkommen;

they are living \on their savings sie leben von ihren Ersparnissen;

to live \on welfare von Sozialhilfe leben;

to go \on the dole stempeln gehen;

to be \on sth (Brit, Aus) etw verdienen

27) ( experiencing)

to go \on strike streiken;

to set sth \on fire etw anzünden;

crime is \on the increase again die Verbrechen nehmen wieder zu;

to be \on sth ( undertake) etw machen;

I'll be away \on a training course ich mache einen Ausbildungslehrgang;

he's out \on a date with a woman er hat gerade eine Verabredung mit einer Frau;

we're going \on vacation in two weeks wir gehen in zwei Wochen in Urlaub;

I was \on a long journey ich habe eine lange Reise gemacht;

to be \on the go ( Brit) ( fig) auf Trab sein;

did you know that she's got a new book \on the go? hast du gewusst, dass sie gerade ein neues Buch schreibt?

28) ( compared with)

I can't improve \on my final offer dieses Angebot ist mein letztes Wort;

the productivity figures are down \on last week's die Produktivitätszahlen sind dieselben wie letzte Woche;

to have nothing [or not have anything] \on sth kein Vergleich mit etw dat sein;

my new bike has nothing \on the one that was stolen mein neues Fahrrad ist bei weitem nicht so gut wie das, das mir gestohlen wurde

29) after vb ( concerning)

to frown \on sth etw missbilligen;

they settled \on a price sie einigten sich auf einen Preis;

to congratulate sb \on sth jdn zu etw dat gratulieren;

he cheated \on her twice er betrog sie zweimal after adj

she was bent \on getting the job sie war entschlossen, die Stelle zu bekommen;

don't be so hard \on him! sei nicht so streng mit ihm! after n

criticism has no effect \on him Kritik kann ihm nichts anhaben

30) after vb ( as payment for) für +akk;

I've wasted a lot of money \on this car ich habe für dieses Auto eine Menge Geld ausgegeben after n

we made a big profit \on that deal wir haben bei diesem Geschäft gut verdient;

how much interest are you paying \on the loan? wie viel Zinsen zahlst du für diesen Kredit?

31) ( responsibility of)

this is \on your shoulders das liegt in deiner Hand, die Verantwortung liegt bei dir;

the future of the company is \on your shoulders du hast die Verantwortung für die Zukunft der Firma

32) after vb ( through no fault of)

\on sb ohne jds Verschulden;

she was really worried when the phone went dead \on her sie machte sich richtig Sorgen, als das Telefon ausfiel, ohne dass sie etwas getan hatte;

the fire went out \on me das Feuer ging ohne ihr Zutun aus

33) after vb ( encountering)

to stumble \on sth über etw akk stolpern;

to chance \on sb jdn [zufällig] treffen, jdm [zufällig] begegnen

34) after n ( following)

the government suffered defeat \on defeat die Regierung erlitt eine Niederlage nach der anderen;

wave \on wave of refugees has crossed the border in Wellen überquerten die Flüchtlinge die Grenze

35) (Aus, Brit) sports ( having points of)

Clive's team is \on five points while Joan's is \on seven das Team von Clive hat fünf Punkte, das von Joan hat sieben

PHRASES:

to have blood \on one's hands Blut an den Händen haben;

\on the board in Planung;

to be \on sb's case [to do sth] (Am) jdn nerven [, damit er/sie etw tut] ( fam)

\on the fly schnell;

to be out \on a limb alleine dastehen;

\on the shelf auf der langen Bank ( fig)

we've had to put that project \on the shelf wir mussten das Projekt auf die lange Bank schieben ( fig)

\on side loyal;

to have time \on one's hands noch genug Zeit haben;

\on a whim spontan, aus einer Laune heraus;

to border \on sth an etw akk grenzen;

to be \on it ( Aus) ( fam) sich akk volllaufen lassen ( fam), sich dat die Kanne geben;

what are you \on? ( fam) bist du noch ganz dicht? ( fam) adv

inv

1) ( in contact with) auf;

make sure the top's \on properly pass auf, dass der Deckel richtig zu ist;

they sewed the man's ear back \on sie haben das Ohr des Mannes wieder angenäht;

to screw sth \on etw anschrauben;

I wish you wouldn't screw the lid \on so tightly schraube den Deckel bitte nicht immer so fest

2) ( on body) an;

put a jumper \on! zieh einen Pullover drüber!;

with nothing \on nackt;

to put clothes \on Kleider anziehen;

to have/try sth \on etw anhaben/anprobieren

3) ( indicating continuance) weiter;

to get \on with sth mit etw dat weitermachen;

to keep \on doing sth etw weitermachen;

if the phone's engaged, keep \on trying! wenn besetzt ist, probier es weiter!;

\on and \on immer weiter;

the noise just went \on and \on der Lärm hörte gar nicht mehr auf;

we talked \on and \on wir redeten pausenlos

4) ( in forward direction) vorwärts;

would you pass it \on to Paul? würdest du es an Paul weitergeben?;

time's getting \on die Zeit vergeht;

from that day \on von diesem Tag an;

they never spoke to each other from that day \on seit diesem Tag haben sie kein Wort mehr miteinander gewechselt;

later \on später;

what are you doing later \on? was hast du nachher vor?;

to move \on ( move forward) weitergehen;

( transfer to another place) umziehen;

to urge sb \on jdn anspornen;

I'd never have managed this if my friend hadn't urged me \on ich hätte das nie geschafft, wenn mein Freund mich nicht dazu gedrängt hätte

5) ( being shown)

to be \on auf dem Programm stehen;

are there any good films \on at the cinema this week? laufen in dieser Woche irgendwelche guten Filme im Kino?;

what's \on at the festival? was ist für das Festival geplant?;

there's a good film \on this afternoon heute Nachmittag kommt ein guter Film

6) ( scheduled) geplant;

is the party still \on for tomorrow? ist die Party noch für morgen geplant?;

I've got nothing \on next week ich habe nächste Woche nichts vor;

I've got a lot \on this week ich habe mir für diese Woche eine Menge vorgenommen

7) ( functioning) an;

the brakes are \on die Bremsen sind angezogen;

is the central heating \on? ist die Zentralheizung an?;

to put the kettle \on das Wasser aufsetzen;

to leave the light \on das Licht anlassen;

the \on switch der Einschalter;

to switch/turn sth \on etw einschalten;

could you switch \on the radio? könntest du das Radio anmachen?

8) ( aboard)

the horse galloped off as soon as she was \on das Pferd galoppierte davon, sobald sie darauf saß;

to get \on bus, train einsteigen; horse aufsitzen

9) ( due to perform)

you're \on! du bist dran!

10) ( on duty)

to be \on Dienst haben, im Dienst sein

11) (Am) ( performing well)

to be \on gut drauf sein ( fam)

PHRASES:

head \on frontal;

side \on (Aus, Brit) seitlich;

the bike hit our car side \on das Rad prallte von der Seite auf unser Auto;

this way \on (Aus, Brit) auf diese Weise;

it might fit better if you put it this way \on es passt vielleicht besser, wenn du es so anziehst;

to be well \on in years nicht mehr der Jüngste sein;

to be not \on (Brit, Aus) ( fam) nicht in Ordnung sein;

\on and off;

off and \on hin und wieder, ab und zu;

sideways \on (Aus, Brit) seitlich;

to be well \on spät sein;

to be \on (Am) aufpassen;

to hang \on warten;

to be \on about sth (Aus, Brit) dauernd über etw akk reden;

I never understand what she's \on about ich verstehe nicht, wovon sie es dauernd hat ( fam)

to be [or get] \on at sb jdm in den Ohren liegen;

she's still \on at me to get my hair cut sie drängt mich dauernd, mir die Haare schneiden zu lassen;

to be \on to sb ( fam) jds Absichten durchschauen;

to be \on to something ( fam) etw spitz gekriegt haben ( fam)

you're \on! einverstanden!, abgemacht! ( fam) adj

inv, attr (Am) ( good) gut;

this seems to be one of her \on days es scheint einer von ihren guten Tagen zu sein

English-German students dictionary > on
10 can

Ⅰ.

can¹ [kən, stressed kæn]

pouvoir ⇒ (a), (d)-(j) savoir ⇒ (c)

(pt could [kəd, stressed kʊd], negative forms cannot ['kænət, stressed 'kænɒt], could not, frequently shortened to can't [kɑ:nt], couldn't ['kʊdənt])

ⓘ GRAM Le verbe can n'a ni infinitif, ni gérondif ni participe. Pour exprimer l'infinitif ou le participe, on aura recours à la forme correspondante de be able to ( he wanted to be able to speak English; she has always been able to swim).

modal auxiliary verb

(a) (be able to) pouvoir;

∎ can you come to the party? peux-tu venir à la fête?;

∎ I'll come if I can je viendrai si je (le) peux;

∎ I'll come as soon as I can je viendrai aussitôt que possible ou aussitôt que je pourrai;

∎ we'll do everything we can to help nous ferons tout ce que nous pourrons ou tout notre possible pour aider;

∎ she has everything money can buy elle a tout ce qu'elle veut;

∎ she can no longer walk elle ne peut plus marcher;

∎ five years ago I could run a mile in four minutes but I can't anymore il y a cinq ans, je courais un mile en quatre minutes mais je ne peux plus maintenant;

∎ can you help me? pouvez-vous m'aider?;

∎ can you tell me when the train leaves? pouvez-vous me dire à quelle heure part le train?;

∎ I can't very well accept il m'est difficile d'accepter;

∎ can it be true? serait-ce vrai?;

∎ (it) could be c'est possible;

∎ familiar no can do! impossible!;

∎ American familiar can do! pas de problème!

(b) (with verbs of perception or understanding)

∎ can you feel it? tu le sens?;

∎ we can hear everything our neighbours say nous entendons tout ce que disent nos voisins;

∎ I can't understand you when you mumble je ne te comprends pas ou je ne comprends pas ce que tu dis quand tu marmonnes;

∎ I can see his point of view je comprends son point de vue;

∎ there can be no doubt about his guilt sa culpabilité ne fait aucun doute

(c) (indicating ability or skill) savoir;

∎ can you drive/sew? savez-vous conduire/coudre?;

∎ many people can't read or write beaucoup de gens ne savent ni lire ni écrire;

∎ she can speak three languages elle parle trois langues

(d) (giving or asking for permission) pouvoir;

∎ I've already said you can't go je t'ai déjà dit que tu ne peux pas y aller;

∎ can I borrow your sweater? - yes, you can puis-je emprunter ton pull? - (mais oui,) bien sûr;

∎ can I sit with you? puis-je m'asseoir avec vous?

(e) (used to interrupt, intervene) pouvoir;

∎ can I just say something here? est-ce que je peux dire quelque chose?

(f) (in offers of help) pouvoir;

∎ can I be of any assistance? puis-je vous aider?;

∎ what can I do for you? que puis-je (faire) pour vous?

(g) (indicating reluctance) pouvoir;

∎ we can't leave the children alone nous ne pouvons pas laisser ou il nous est impossible de laisser les enfants seuls; (indicating refusal) pouvoir;

∎ we cannot tolerate such behaviour nous ne pouvons pas tolérer ce genre de comportement

(h) (expressing opinions)

∎ you can't let him speak to you like that! tu ne peux pas ou tu ne devrais pas lui permettre de te parler comme ça!;

∎ you can't blame her for leaving him! tu ne peux pas lui reprocher de l'avoir quitté!;

∎ you'll have to leave, it can't be helped il faudra que tu partes, il n'y a rien à faire

(i) (used to urge or insist)

∎ can't we at least talk about it? est-ce que nous pouvons au moins en discuter?

(j) (indicating possibility or likelihood) pouvoir;

∎ they can back out of it at any time ils peuvent se rétracter à n'importe quel moment;

∎ the contract can still be cancelled il est toujours possible d'annuler ou on peut encore annuler le contrat;

∎ the job can't be finished in one day il est impossible de finir le travail ou le travail ne peut pas se faire en un jour;

∎ the cottage can sleep six people on peut loger six personnes dans ce cottage;

∎ you can always try again later tu peux toujours réessayer plus tard;

∎ he can be very stubborn il lui arrive d'être ou il peut être très têtu;

∎ he could have done it il aurait pu le faire;

∎ what can I have done with the keys? qu'est-ce que j'ai bien pu faire des clés?;

∎ I'm as happy as can be je suis on ne peut plus heureux;

∎ she was as kind as can be elle était on ne peut plus gentille

(k) (indicating disbelief or doubt)

∎ you can't be serious! (ce n'est pas possible!) vous ne parlez pas sérieusement!;

∎ he can't possibly have finished already! ce n'est pas possible qu'il ait déjà fini!;

∎ the house can't have been that expensive la maison n'a pas dû coûter si cher que ça;

∎ how can you say that? comment pouvez-vous ou osez-vous dire ça?;

∎ how COULD you! comment avez-vous pu faire une chose pareille?;

∎ you can't mean it! tu ne penses pas ce que tu dis!;

∎ what can they want now? qu'est-ce qu'ils peuvent bien vouloir maintenant?;

∎ who on earth can that be? qui diable cela peut-il bien être?

(l) (expressing impatience or exasperation)

∎ I could have wept j'avais envie de pleurer;

∎ I could have smacked his face! je l'aurais giflé!;

∎ you could have warned me! tu aurais pu me prévenir!

(m) formal (idiom)

∎ his resignation cannot but confirm such suspicions sa démission ne fait que confirmer de tels soupçons

Ⅱ.

can² [kæn] (pt & pp canned, cont canning)

1 noun

(a) (container → for liquid) bidon m; (→ for tinned food) boîte f (de conserve); American (→ for rubbish) poubelle f, boîte f à ordures;

∎ a can of tuna une boîte de thon (en conserve);

∎ a can of beer/soda une boîte de bière/de soda;

∎ a (real) can of worms un vrai casse-tête;

∎ to open a can of worms mettre à jour toutes sortes d'histoires désagréables;

∎ the film's in the can le film est dans la boîte;

∎ familiar the deal's in the can l'affaire est conclue

(b) American familiar (prison) taule f;

∎ in the can en taule, au placard, à l'ombre

(c) American familiar (toilet) chiottes fpl

(d) American familiar (buttocks) fesses^□ fpl;

∎ to kick sb in the can botter les fesses à qn

(e) British (idiom)

∎ to carry the can payer les pots cassés

2 transitive verb

(a) (food) mettre en boîte ou en conserve, conserver (en boîte)

(b) American familiar (dismiss from job) virer, renvoyer^□

(c) American familiar

∎ to can it (shut up) la fermer, la boucler;

∎ can it! ferme-la!, la ferme!

►► can opener ouvre-boîtes m inv

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > can
11 off

(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) fichar

off¹ adj pasado / malo

this fish is off este pescado está malo

off² adv

1.

they cut his head off le cortaron la cabeza

the handle has come off se ha caído el asa

take your hat off quítate el sombrero

2. apagado / desconectado / cerrado

the television is off la televisión está apagada

who switched the light off? ¿quién apagó la luz?

3. suspendido / cancelado

the game is off se ha suspendido el partido

4. libre

I've got the day off tengo el día libre

5.

ten per cent off all books un diez por ciento de descuento en todos los libros

to be off ir / irse

I'm off me voy

off³ prep de

I fell off the horse me caí del caballo

he got off the train bajó del tren

to be off work estar de baja

to be off your food estar desganado

off

tr[ɒf]

preposition

1 (movement) de

■ it fell off the table se cayó de la mesa

■ he got off the bus bajó del autobús

2 (indicating removal) de

■ he cut a branch off the tree cortó una rama del árbol

3 (distance, situation) diferentes traducciones

■ a narrow street off the main road una callejuela que sale a la carretera

■ the kitchen's off the hallway el pasillo da a la cocina

■ the ship sank off Malpica el barco se hundió a la altura de Malpica

4 (away from) diferentes traducciones

■ the ship went off course el barco se desvió de su rumbo

■ we're a long way off finding a cure estamos lejos de encontrar una cura

■ you need something to take your mind off it necesitas algo que te distraiga

5 (not wanting)

■ I'm off coffee ya no tomo café

■ he's off his food no tiene apetito

6 (not at work)

■ she comes off duty at 10.00pm acaba el turno a las 10.00

■ why don't you take the day off work? ¿por qué no te tomas el día libre?

7 familiar (from) a

■ I bought it off Eva se lo compré a Eva

■ he borrowed some money off me me pidió dinero prestado

adverb

1 (departure)

■ he ran off se fue corriendo

■ the car drove off at top speed el coche se fue a toda pastilla

■ I'm off me voy

■ be off with you! ¡lárgate!

2 (showing distance) a

■ the village is three miles off el pueblo está a tres millas

■ Christmas is still a long way off aún falta mucho para Navidad

3 (in theatre) en off

■ voices off voces en off

4 (removed) fuera

■ hands off! ¡fuera las manos!

■ the leg fell off se cayó la pata

■ leave the lid off no pongas la tapa

■ she sat there with her shoes off se quedó allí sentada descalza

5 (reduced in price) menos

■ 70% off! ¡70% menos!

6 (disconnected, not working) diferentes traducciones

■ turn the light off apaga la luz

■ have you turned the TV off? ¿has apagado la TV?

■ she turned the tap off cerró el grifo

7 (free, on holiday) libre

■ can I have the afternoon off? ¿puedo tomarme la tarde libre?

adjective

1 (event) cancelado,-a, suspendido,-a

■ the wedding's off la boda se ha suspendido

2 (not turned on - gas, water) cerrado,-a; (- electricity) apagado,-a

■ the gas is off el gas está cerrado

■ the TV's off la TV está apagada

3 (impolite, unfriendly) descortés, poco amable; (below standard) malo,-a

■ he's having an off day tiene un mal día

■ he charged you full price - that's a bit off te cobró el precio íntegro - qué descortés

4 (food - bad) malo,-a, pasado,-a; (- unavailable) acabado,-a

■ the milk's off la leche está agria

■ soup's off I'm afraid me temo que se ha acabado la sopa

5 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (part of vehicle) del lado del conductor

■ the front off wheel la rueda delantera del lado del conductor

noun the off

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (start - gen) principio, comienzo; (- of race) salida

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

off and on / on and off de vez en cuando, a ratos

off line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL desconectado,-a

off the top of one's head improvisando, sin pensarlo

on the off chance por si acaso, si por casualidad

right off / straight off acto seguido

to be off for something andar de algo, tener algo

■ how are you off for money? ¿cómo andas de dinero?

■ we're well off for time tenemos bastante tiempo

to be well/badly off andar bien/mal de dinero

off season temporada baja

off ['ɔf] adv

1) (indicating change of position or state)

to march off: marcharse

he dozed off: se puso a dormir

2) (indicating distance in space or time)

some miles off: a varias millas

the holiday is three weeks off: faltan tres semanas para la fiesta

3) (indicating removal)

the knob came off: se le cayó el pomo

4) (indicating termination)

shut the television off: apaga la televisión

5) (indicating suspension of work)

to take a day off: tomarse un día de descanso

6)

off and on : de vez en cuando

off adj

1) farther: más remoto, distante

the off side of the building: el lado distante del edificio

2) started: empezado

to be off on a spree: irse de juerga

3) out: apagado

the light is off: la luz está apagada

4) canceled: cancelado, suspendido

5) incorrect: erróneo, incorrecto

6) remote: remoto, lejano

an off chance: una posibilidad remota

7) free: libre

I'm off today: hoy estoy libre

8)

to be well off : vivir con desahogo, tener bastante dinero

off prep

1) (indicating physical separation) : de

she took it off the table: lo tomó de la mesa

a shop off the main street: una tienda al lado de la calle principal

2) : a la costa de, a expensas de

he lives off his sister: vive a expensas de su hermana

3) (indicating the suspension of an activity)

to be off duty: estar libre

he's off liquor: ha dejado el alcohol

4) below: por debajo de

he's off his game: está por debajo de su juego normal

off (Sale)

adj.

• de rebaja adj.

adj.

• apagado (Electricidad) adj.

• desconectado (Electricidad) adj.

• libre adj.

• separado, -a adj.

adv.

• fuera adv.

• lejos adv.

prep.

• fuera de prep.

• lejos de prep.

I ɔːf, ɒf
preposition

1)

a) ( from the surface) de

she picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo

to eat off paper plates — comer en platos de papel

b) (indicating removal, absence)

there's a button off this shirt — a esta camisa le falta un botón

the lid was off the pan — la cacerola estaba destapada

c) ( from) (colloq)

he bought it off a friend — se lo compró a un amigo

I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)

2)

a) ( distant from)

3 ft off the ground — a 3 pies del suelo

five miles off Dover — a cinco millas de Dover

just off the coast of Florida — a poca distancia de la costa de Florida

b) ( leading from)

a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza

it's just off Oxford Street — está en una bocacalle de Oxford Street

the bathroom's off the bedroom — el baño da al dormitorio

3)

a) ( absent from)

I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo

b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)

he's off his food — anda sin apetito

is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?

II

adverb

1)

a) ( removed)

the lid was off — la tapa no estaba puesta

once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...

he sat there with his shirt off — estaba ahí sentado sin camisa

off! — (BrE Sport) fuera!

hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!

20% off — 20% de descuento

b)

off and on — on II 3) c)

2) ( indicating departure)

I must be off — me tengo que ir

off we go! — vámonos!

oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!

3) ( distant)

the nearest village is five miles off — el pueblo más cercano queda a cinco millas

some way off — a cierta distancia

my birthday is a long way off — falta mucho para mi cumpleaños

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( not turned on)

the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada

the handbrake is off — el freno de mano no está puesto

make sure the electricity is off — asegúrate de que la electricidad esté desconectada

b) ( canceled)

the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido

the deal is off — ya no hay trato

2) (absent, not on duty) libre

a day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre

I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco

3)

a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) malo

to have an off day — tener* un mal día

b) ( unwell) (pred)

to feel off — sentirse* mal

c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)

they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!

4) ( Culin) (pred)

to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)

5) ( talking about personal situation)

they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero

how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off

6) offside II 2)

[ɒf] When off is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg get off, keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg LE> offoff duty/work, far off, look up the other word.
1. ADVERB

1) (=distant)

a place two miles off — un lugar a dos millas (de distancia)

it landed not 50 metres off — cayó a menos de 50 metros

it's some way off — está algo lejos

noises off — (gen) ruidos mpl de fondo; (Theat) efectos mpl sonoros

a voice off — una voz de fondo; (Cine) una voz en off

2) (in time)

the game is 3 days off — faltan 3 días para el partido

3) (=removed)

the lid is off — la tapa está quitada

there are two buttons off — faltan dos botones

he had his coat off — no llevaba el abrigo puesto

with his shoes off — descalzo, sin zapatos

with his hat off — con el sombrero quitado

hats off! — ¡descúbranse!

hands off! — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡sin tocar!

off with those wet socks! — ¡quítate esos calcetines mojados!

off with his head! — ¡que le corten la cabeza!

4) (=departing)

to be off — irse, marcharse

it's time I was off — es hora de irme, es hora de marcharme

I must be off — tengo que irme, tengo que marcharme

I'm off — me voy, me marcho

I'm off to Paris — me voy a París, me marcho a París, salgo para París

where are you off to? — ¿a dónde te vas?

she's off at 4 — sale del trabajo a las 4

be off! — ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!

they're off! — (race) ¡ya salen!

he's off fishing — ha ido a pescar

off with you! — (=go away) ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!; (affectionately) ¡vete ya!

off we go! — ¡vamos!

he's off on his favourite subject again — está otra vez dale que dale con su tema favorito *

5) (=not at work)

to be off — (=away) estar fuera, no estar

Ana is off sick today — (=indisposed) Ana no ha venido a trabajar hoy porque está enferma; (=with doctor's note) Ana está de baja hoy

she's off on Tuesdays — los martes no viene (a trabajar)

are you off this weekend? — ¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?

to have or take a day off — tomarse un día de descanso

I've got this afternoon off — tengo esta tarde libre

he gets two days off each week — tiene dos días libres a la semana

6) (Elec, Mech etc)

to be off — [apparatus, radio, TV, light] estar apagado; [tap] estar cerrado; [water etc] estar cortado; [brake] no estar puesto, estar quitado; [machinery] estar parado

7) (Comm)

10% off — descuento del 10 por ciento

I'll give you 5% off — te hago el 5 por ciento de descuento, te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento

8) (in phrases)

• off and on — de vez en cuando, a ratos

• right off, straight off — inmediatamente, enseguida

3 days straight off — 3 días seguidos

2. ADJECTIVE

1) (Brit) (=bad)

to be off — [fish, yoghurt, meat] estar malo or pasado; [milk] estar cortado

2) (=cancelled)

the game is off — se ha cancelado el partido

the talks are off — se han cancelado las conversaciones

sorry, but the party's off — lo siento, pero no hay fiesta

their engagement is off — han roto el noviazgo

salmon is off — (on menu) ya no hay salmón, se acabó el salmón

3) * (=not right)

• the timing is a bit off — resulta un poco inoportuno

it's a bit off, isn't it? — (fig) eso no está muy bien ¿no?

it was a bit off, him leaving like that — no estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así

• I thought his behaviour was rather off — me pareció que su forma de comportarse fue una salida de tono or estuvo fuera de lugar

she's feeling rather off — se siente bastante mal

4) (for money, supplies, time)

• how are you off for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?

how are you off for bread? — ¿qué tal andas de pan?

how are we off for time? — ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?
badly, better I, 2., well-off
5) (Sport) = offside 1.

6) (Elec, Mech etc)

in the off position — en posición de apagado

3. PREPOSITION

1) (=from) de

to fall off a table — caer de una mesa

to fall off a cliff — caer por un precipicio

to eat off a dish — comer en un plato

to dine off fish — cenar pescado

2) (=near)

a street off the square — una calle que sale de la plaza

a flat just off the high street — un piso junto a la calle mayor

3) (=away from)

a house off the main road — una casa algo apartada de la carretera

height off the ground — altura del suelo, altura sobre el suelo

he ran towards the car and was 5 yards off it when... — corrió hacia el coche y estaba a cinco metros de él cuando...

• to be off air — (Rad, TV) no estar en el aire

to go off air — (=finish for day) cerrar la emisión; (=cease being broadcast) dejar de emitirse

our programme was taken off air ten days ago — nuestro programa dejó de emitirse hace diez días

4) (Naut)

off Portland Bill — a la altura de Portland Bill, frente a Portland Bill

5) (=missing from)

there are two buttons off my coat — a mi chaqueta le faltan dos botones

the lid was off the tin — la lata tenía la tapa quitada

6) (=absent from)

• he was off work for 3 weeks — estuvo sin poder ir a trabajar 3 semanas

to take 3 days off work — tomarse 3 días libres

7) (Comm)

to take 5% off the price — rebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento

8) (=not taking)

he's been off drugs for a year — hace un año que no prueba las drogas, dejó las drogas hace un año

I'm off coffee — (=not taking) he dejado de tomar café; (=disliking) tengo aborrecido el café, no puedo ver el café

• to be off one's food — no tener apetito

4.

NOUN * (=start) comienzo m ; (Sport) salida f

at the off — en la salida

ready for the off — listos para comenzar; (Sport) listos para salir

5.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (esp US) ** (=leave) largarse *

6.

TRANSITIVE VERB (US) ** (=kill) cargarse **, ventilarse **

7.

COMPOUNDS

off day N —

to have an off day — tener un día malo

off season N — temporada f baja

in the off season — fuera de temporada

* * *

I [ɔːf, ɒf]
preposition

1)

a) ( from the surface) de

she picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo

to eat off paper plates — comer en platos de papel

b) (indicating removal, absence)

there's a button off this shirt — a esta camisa le falta un botón

the lid was off the pan — la cacerola estaba destapada

c) ( from) (colloq)

he bought it off a friend — se lo compró a un amigo

I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)

2)

a) ( distant from)

3 ft off the ground — a 3 pies del suelo

five miles off Dover — a cinco millas de Dover

just off the coast of Florida — a poca distancia de la costa de Florida

b) ( leading from)

a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza

it's just off Oxford Street — está en una bocacalle de Oxford Street

the bathroom's off the bedroom — el baño da al dormitorio

3)

a) ( absent from)

I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo

b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)

he's off his food — anda sin apetito

is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?

II

adverb

1)

a) ( removed)

the lid was off — la tapa no estaba puesta

once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...

he sat there with his shirt off — estaba ahí sentado sin camisa

off! — (BrE Sport) fuera!

hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!

20% off — 20% de descuento

b)

off and on — on II 3) c)

2) ( indicating departure)

I must be off — me tengo que ir

off we go! — vámonos!

oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!

3) ( distant)

the nearest village is five miles off — el pueblo más cercano queda a cinco millas

some way off — a cierta distancia

my birthday is a long way off — falta mucho para mi cumpleaños

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( not turned on)

the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada

the handbrake is off — el freno de mano no está puesto

make sure the electricity is off — asegúrate de que la electricidad esté desconectada

b) ( canceled)

the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido

the deal is off — ya no hay trato

2) (absent, not on duty) libre

a day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre

I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco

3)

a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) malo

to have an off day — tener* un mal día

b) ( unwell) (pred)

to feel off — sentirse* mal

c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)

they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!

4) ( Culin) (pred)

to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)

5) ( talking about personal situation)

they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero

how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off

6) offside II 2)

English-spanish dictionary > off
12 ON

on 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) på

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) (inn) i, på, oppå

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) på, ved, per/pr.

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) om

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) på

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) på

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) på

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) på, i

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) mot, til

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ved, på

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) på, i

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) på, med

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ved, etter

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) etter
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) på

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) (holde) på, videre, etter

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) på, i gang

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) som går på teater/kino

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) på, om bord
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) i gang

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) på gang; på trappene

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

overfor
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forkortelse for Old Norse

English-Norwegian dictionary > ON
13 on

[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) á

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) í, á, upp í

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) á, við, (strax) eftir

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) um

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) í, á

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) á

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) í, á

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) í, við, hjá, með

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) á, í átt að, gegn

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) við

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) á, með

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) á

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) eftir, þegar, samkvæmt

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) eftir
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) setja upp/á

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) áfram

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) á, í gangi, kveiktur

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) til sÿningar

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) um borð, upp í
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) í gangi

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) standa til, vera á döfinni

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

English-Icelandic dictionary > on
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feléje, tovább, iránta, felé, valamin, közben, -ra
* * *
[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) -on, -en, -ön

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) -ba, -be; -ra, -re

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) -án, -én; -kor

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) -ról, -ről

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) szabadságon van

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) egy lábon állt

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) (vmit rendszeresen szed, tesz)

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) (vmiben részt vesz)

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) -hoz, -hez, -höz; felé

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) vmi mellett

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) -on, -en (hegedűn, telefonon stb.)

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) vkinél, nála (van nála pénz stb.)

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) vmi során

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) vmit követően
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) vmi van rajta, vmit felvesz

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) tovább, folytatva

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) be(kapcsolva)

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) műsoron van

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) beszáll, felszáll
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) folyamatban van

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) megtartják?

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

English-Hungarian dictionary > on
15 on

[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto
* * *

[ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê?

English-Portuguese dictionary > on
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adj. olmakta olan, devam etmekte olan, çalışmakta, yanık, devrede, sahnede, hazır, çakırkeyif
————————
adv. durmadan, sürekli olarak, üstünde (giysi), giymiş olarak, beri, bu yana
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prep. üstünde, üzerinde, de, e doğru, yönünde, ile, civarında, esnasında

* * *
de
* * *
[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) üstünde

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) (bir araç)ta, (arac)a

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) (belli bir gün)de

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) hakkında

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.)...-de/da

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.)...-de/da

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) bağımlı, alışkanlığında

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) katılan, üyesi

9) (towards: They marched on the town.)...-e doğru

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.)...-de/da

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) ile

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) üstünde, yanında

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.)...-den/dan sonra

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) (bir şey)i izleyen
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) üstüne, üstünde, giyinmiş

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) durmadan, sürekli olarak

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) açık, çalışıyor, yanmakta

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) oynuyor, oynamakta

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) (bir arac)a
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) süren, devam eden

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) iptal edilmemiş, olacak

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

English-Turkish dictionary > on
17 on

[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) na

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) v, na

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) v

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) o

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) na

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) na

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) na

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) v; na

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) na; proti

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ob

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) na, po

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) pri

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) med, ob

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) za
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) na

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) naprej

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) vključen

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) na sporedu

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) na, v
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) v teku

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) še veljati

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto
* * *
I [ɔn]
preposition

1.

na (on earth, on the radio);

2.

figuratively

na ( based on facts ki temelji na dejstvih, on demand na zahtevo, to borrow on jewels izposoditi si denar na nakit, a duty on silk carina na svilo, interest on one's capital obresti na kapital);

3.

(ki si sledi) za ( loss on loss izguba za izgubo);

4.

(zaposlen) pri, v (to be on a committee, jury, the general staff biti v komisiji, v poroti, pri generalštabu);

5.

(stanje) v, na ( on duty v službi, dežuren, on fire v ognju, gori, on strike v stavki, on leave na dopustu, on sale na prodaj);

6.

(namerjen) na, proti (an attack on s.o. napad na koga, a joke on me šala na moj račun, the strain tells on him napor ga zdeluje);

7.

(predmet, tema) o (a lecture on s.th. p redavanje o čem, to talk on a subject govoriti o nekem predmetu);

8.

(časovno za en dan) v, na; po, ob ( on Sunday v nedeljo, on April 1 prvega aprila; on his arrival ob njegovem prihodu, on being asked ko so me vprašali);

razno: that is a new one on me — to je zame novo, za to še nisem slišal

she is all day on me — ves dan me gnjavi

on an average — povprečno

away on business — službeno odsoten

on the contrary — nasprotno

on edge — ko na trnju, nervozen

on foot — peš

on hand — pri roki, na zalogi

on one's own — samostojen, neodvisen

on the instant — takoj

to live on air — živeti od zraka

on pain of death — pod smrtno kaznijo

on principle — načelno

on purpose — namenoma

on receipt — po prejemu

on a sudden — nenadoma

on time — točno

on the whole — v glavnem

on my word — na mojo častno besedo

have you a match on you? — imaš kakšno vžigalico pri sebi?

American colloquially to have nothing on s.o. — ne imeti nič proti komu
II [ɔn]
adverb

1.

(tudi v zvezi z glagoli) na ( to have a coat ŋ biti oblečen v plašč, imeti plašč na sebi

to screw on — priviti na kaj);

2.

(tudi v zvezi z glagoli) naprej, dalje ( to talk ŋ naprej govoriti; and so ŋ in tako dalje);

razno: on and on — kar naprej

on and off — tu in tam, včasih

from today on — od danes naprej

the brakes are on — zavore so pritegnjene

on with the show! — naprej s programom!

to be on — biti prižgan (luč, radio), odprt (voda), na programu (igra), v teku (borba)

American slang to be on to — spoznati koga ali kaj do dna, dobro poznati

to go on — nadaljevati

slang a bit on — okajen

to get on in years — starati se

to put on one's clothes (shoes, hat) — obleči se (obuti se, pokriti se)
III [ɔn]
noun

sport leva stran (npr. pri kriketu)

English-Slovenian dictionary > on
18 on

• paikkaa

• paikallaan

• palavat

• paikalleen

• nojautua

• nojata

• jatkaa jotakin

• jonkin päällä

• jossakin

• jonkin päälle

• jollakin

• tähdentää

• varrella

• edelleen

• eteenpäin

• erimielinen

• siirtyä

• alalle

• ajoissa

• alkaen

• aikaa

• päälle

• päällä

• raportoida

• tilaa ym

• kiinni

• kohdetta

• sopia

• yllä

• ylle

• kytketty

• käynnissä

• pinnalla

• pitkin

• pinnalle

• lähtien

* * *
on 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.)

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.)

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.)

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) jostakin kertova

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) jossakin

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) varassa

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) kuurilla

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) parissa

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) kohti

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) varrella

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.)

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) mukanaan

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) tehtäessä

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.)
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) päällä, päälle, yllään

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) jatkaa

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) päällä, päälle

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) mennä

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) kyytiin
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) meneillään

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?)

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

English-Finnish dictionary > on
19 ON

= log in

* * *
[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) su

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) in

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) a

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) su

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) in

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) su

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) drogato; a dieta

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) in; a, su

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) su

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) su

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) a

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) (da)

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) a

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) su, dopo
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) (su)

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) acceso

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) in programma

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) a bordo
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) in corso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) in programma

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto
* * *

abbr Canada

Post, (= Ontario)

* * *
ON
abbr.

( anche Ont.) ( Canada, Ontario) Ontario.

* * *

= log in

English-Italian dictionary > ON
20 on

(CANADA) abbr

= Ontario

* * *
[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) na

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) w, do

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) w, do

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) na temat

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) na

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) na

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) na

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) w, nad

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) na

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) przy

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) na, przez

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) przy

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) po

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) na
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) na (siebie, sobie)

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) dalej

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) włączony

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) w programie

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) na, do
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) w toku

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) aktualny

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

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