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come [kʌm]

venir ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) se produire ⇒ 1 (e) exister ⇒ 1 (h) devenir ⇒ 1 (i) en venir à ⇒ 1 (j)

(pt came [keɪm], pp come [kʌm])

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move in direction of speaker) venir;

∎ she won't come when she's called elle ne vient pas quand on l'appelle;

∎ here come the children voici les enfants qui arrivent;

∎ here he comes! le voilà qui arrive!;

∎ it's stuck - ah, no, it's coming! c'est coincé - ah, non, ça vient!;

∎ coming! j'arrive!;

∎ come here! venez ici!; (to dog) au pied!;

∎ come to the office tomorrow passez ou venez au bureau demain;

∎ he came to me for advice il est venu me demander conseil;

∎ you've come to the wrong person vous vous adressez à la mauvaise personne;

∎ you've come to the wrong place vous vous êtes trompé de chemin, vous faites fausse route;

∎ if you're looking for sun, you've come to the wrong place si c'est le soleil que vous cherchez, il ne fallait pas venir ici;

∎ come with me (accompany) venez avec moi, accompagnez-moi; (follow) suivez-moi;

∎ please come this way par ici ou suivez-moi s'il vous plaît;

∎ I come this way every week je passe par ici toutes les semaines;

∎ American come and look, come look venez voir;

∎ familiar come and get it! à la soupe!;

∎ he came whistling up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en sifflant;

∎ a car came hurtling round the corner une voiture a pris le virage à toute vitesse;

∎ to come and go (gen) aller et venir; figurative (pains, cramps etc) être intermittent;

∎ people are constantly coming and going il y a un va-et-vient continuel;

∎ fashions come and go la mode change tout le temps;

∎ after many years had come and gone après bien des années;

∎ familiar I don't know whether I'm coming or going je ne sais pas où j'en suis;

∎ you have come a long way vous êtes venu de loin; figurative (made progress) vous avez fait du chemin;

∎ the computer industry has come a very long way since then l'informatique a fait énormément de progrès depuis ce temps-là;

∎ also figurative to come running arriver en courant;

∎ we could see him coming a mile off on l'a vu venir avec ses gros sabots;

∎ figurative you could see it coming on l'a vu venir de loin, c'était prévisible;

∎ proverb everything comes to him who waits tout vient à point à qui sait attendre

(b) (as guest, visitor) venir;

∎ can you come to my party on Saturday night? est-ce que tu peux venir à ma soirée samedi?;

∎ I'm sorry, I can't come (je suis) désolé, je ne peux pas venir;

∎ would you like to come for lunch/dinner? voulez-vous venir déjeuner/dîner?;

∎ I can only come for an hour or so je ne pourrai venir que pour une heure environ;

∎ come for a ride in the car viens faire un tour en voiture;

∎ she's come for her money elle est venue prendre son argent;

∎ I've got people coming (short stay) j'ai des invités; (long stay) il y a des gens qui viennent;

∎ Angela came and we had a chat Angela est venue et on a bavardé;

∎ they came for a week and stayed a month ils sont venus pour une semaine et ils sont restés un mois;

∎ he couldn't have come at a worse time il n'aurait pas pu tomber plus mal

(c) (arrive) venir, arriver;

∎ to come in time/late arriver à temps/en retard;

∎ I've just come from the post office j'arrive de la poste à l'instant;

∎ we came to a small town nous sommes arrivés dans une petite ville;

∎ the time has come to tell the truth le moment est venu de dire la vérité;

∎ to come to the end of sth arriver à la fin de qch;

∎ I was coming to the end of my stay mon séjour touchait à sa fin;

∎ there will come a point when… il viendra un moment où…;

∎ when you come to the last coat of paint… quand tu en seras à la dernière couche de peinture…;

∎ (reach) her hair comes (down) to her waist ses cheveux lui arrivent à la taille;

∎ the mud came (up) to our knees la boue nous arrivait ou venait (jusqu') aux genoux

(d) (occupy specific place, position) venir, se trouver;

∎ the address comes above the date l'adresse se met au-dessus de la date;

∎ my birthday comes before yours mon anniversaire vient avant ou précède le tien;

∎ a colonel comes before a lieutenant un colonel a la préséance sur un lieutenant;

∎ Friday comes after Thursday vendredi vient après ou suit jeudi;

∎ that speech comes in Act 3/on page 10 on trouve ce discours dans l'acte 3/à la page 10;

∎ the fireworks come next le feu d'artifice est après;

∎ what comes after the performance? qu'est-ce qu'il y a après la représentation?

(e) (occur, happen) arriver, se produire;

∎ when my turn comes, when it comes to my turn quand ce sera (à) mon tour, quand mon tour viendra;

∎ such an opportunity only comes once in your life une telle occasion ne se présente qu'une fois dans la vie;

∎ he has a birthday coming son anniversaire approche;

∎ there's a storm coming un orage se prépare;

∎ success was a long time coming la réussite s'est fait attendre;

∎ take life as it comes prenez la vie comme elle vient;

∎ Christmas comes but once a year il n'y a qu'un Noël par an;

∎ Bible it came to pass that… il advint que…;

∎ come what may advienne que pourra, quoi qu'il arrive ou advienne

(f) (occur to the mind)

∎ the idea just came to me one day l'idée m'est soudain venue un jour;

∎ suddenly it came to me (I remembered) tout d'un coup, je m'en suis souvenu; (I had an idea) tout d'un coup, j'ai eu une idée;

∎ I said the first thing that came into my head or that came to mind j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit;

∎ the answer came to her elle a trouvé la réponse

(g) (be experienced in a specified way)

∎ writing comes naturally to her écrire lui est facile, elle est douée pour l'écriture;

∎ a house doesn't come cheap une maison coûte ou revient cher;

∎ the news came as a shock to her la nouvelle lui a fait un choc;

∎ her visit came as a surprise sa visite nous a beaucoup surpris;

∎ it comes as no surprise to learn he's gone (le fait) qu'il soit parti n'a rien de surprenant;

∎ he's as silly as they come il est sot comme pas un;

∎ they don't come any tougher than Big Al on ne fait pas plus fort que Big Al;

∎ it'll all come right in the end tout cela va finir par s'arranger;

∎ the harder they come the harder they fall plus dure sera la chute

(h) (be available) exister;

∎ this table comes in two sizes cette table existe ou se fait en deux dimensions;

∎ the dictionary comes with a magnifying glass le dictionnaire est livré avec une loupe

(i) (become) devenir;

∎ it was a dream come true c'était un rêve devenu réalité;

∎ to come unhooked se décrocher;

∎ to come unravelled se défaire;

∎ the buttons on my coat keep coming undone mon manteau se déboutonne toujours

(j) (+ infinitive) (indicating gradual action) en venir à, finir par; (indicating chance) arriver;

∎ she came to trust him elle en est venue à ou elle a fini par lui faire confiance;

∎ we have come to expect this kind of thing nous nous attendons à ce genre de chose maintenant;

∎ how did you come to lose your umbrella? comment as-tu fait pour perdre ton parapluie?;

∎ how did the door come to be open? comment se fait-il que la porte soit ouverte?;

∎ (now that I) come to think of it maintenant que j'y songe, réflexion faite;

∎ it's not much money when you come to think of it ce n'est pas beaucoup d'argent quand vous y réfléchissez

(k) (be owing, payable)

∎ I still have £5 coming (to me) on me doit encore 5 livres;

∎ there'll be money coming from her uncle's will elle va toucher l'argent du testament de son oncle;

∎ he got all the credit coming to him il a eu tous les honneurs qu'il méritait;

∎ familiar you'll get what's coming to you tu l'auras cherché ou voulu;

∎ familiar he had it coming (to him) il ne l'a pas volé

(l) (appear)

∎ a smile came to her lips un sourire parut sur ses lèvres ou lui vint aux lèvres

(m) very familiar (have orgasm) jouir

(n) (idioms)

∎ how come? comment ça?;

∎ familiar come again? quoi?;

∎ American how's it coming? comment ça va?;

∎ come to that à propos, au fait;

∎ I haven't seen her in weeks, or her husband, come to that ça fait des semaines que je ne l'ai pas vue, son mari non plus d'ailleurs;

∎ if it comes to that, I'd rather stay home à ce moment-là ou à ce compte-là, je préfère rester à la maison;

∎ don't come the fine lady with me! ne fais pas la grande dame ou ne joue pas à la grande dame avec moi!;

∎ don't come the innocent! ne fais pas l'innocent!;

∎ British familiar you're coming it a bit strong! tu y vas un peu fort!;

∎ British familiar don't come it with me! (try to impress) n'essaie pas de m'en mettre plein la vue!; (lord it over) pas la peine d'être si hautain avec moi!;

∎ the days to come les prochains jours, les jours qui viennent;

∎ the battle to come la bataille qui va avoir lieu;

∎ Religion the life to come l'autre vie;

∎ in times to come à l'avenir;

∎ for some time to come pendant quelque temps;

∎ that will not be for some time to come ce ne sera pas avant quelque temps

2 preposition

∎ (by) come tomorrow/Tuesday you'll feel better vous vous sentirez mieux demain/mardi;

∎ I'll have been here two years come April ça fera deux ans en avril que je suis là;

∎ come the revolution you'll all be out of a job avec la révolution, vous vous retrouverez tous au chômage

3 exclamation

∎ come, come!, come now! allons!, voyons!

4 noun

vulgar (semen) foutre m

➲ come about intransitive verb

(a) (occur) arriver, se produire;

∎ it came about that… il arriva ou il advint que…;

∎ how could such a mistake come about? comment une telle erreur a-t-elle pu se produire?;

∎ the discovery of penicillin came about quite by accident la pénicilline a été découverte tout à fait par hasard

(b) Nautical (wind) tourner, changer de direction; (ship) virer de bord

➲ come across

1 intransitive verb

(a) (walk, travel across → field, street) traverser;

∎ as we stood talking she came across to join us pendant que nous discutions, elle est venue se joindre à nous

(b) (create specified impression)

∎ to come across well/badly (at interview) faire une bonne/mauvaise impression, bien/mal passer; (on TV) bien/mal passer;

∎ he never comes across as well on film as in the theatre il passe mieux au théâtre qu'à l'écran;

∎ he came across as a total idiot il donnait l'impression d'être complètement idiot

(c) (be communicated effectively)

∎ the author's message comes across well le message de l'auteur passe bien;

∎ her disdain for his work came across le mépris qu'elle avait pour son travail transparaissait

(d) familiar (do as promised) s'exécuter^□, tenir parole^□

2 inseparable transitive verb

(person) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (thing) trouver par hasard, tomber sur;

∎ we came across an interesting problem on a été confrontés à ou on est tombés sur un problème intéressant;

∎ she reads everything she comes across elle lit tout ce qui lui tombe sous la main

➲ come across with inseparable transitive verb

familiar (give → information) donner^□, fournir^□ ; (→ help) offrir^□ ; (→ money) raquer, se fendre de;

∎ he came across with the money he owed me il m'a filé le fric qu'il me devait;

∎ the crook came across with the names of his accomplices l'escroc a vendu ses complices

➲ come after inseparable transitive verb

(pursue) poursuivre;

∎ he came after me with a stick il m'a poursuivi avec un bâton

➲ come along intransitive verb

(a) (encouraging, urging)

∎ come along, drink your medicine! allez, prends ou bois ton médicament!;

∎ come along, we're late! dépêche-toi, nous sommes en retard!

(b) (accompany) venir, accompagner;

∎ she asked me to come along (with them) elle m'a invité à aller avec eux ou à les accompagner

(c) (occur, happen) arriver, se présenter;

∎ an opportunity like this doesn't come along often une telle occasion ne se présente pas souvent;

∎ don't accept the first job that comes along ne prenez pas le premier travail qui se présente;

∎ he married the first woman that came along il a épousé la première venue

(d) (progress) avancer, faire des progrès; (grow) pousser;

∎ the patient is coming along well le patient se remet bien;

∎ the work isn't coming along as expected le travail n'avance pas comme prévu;

∎ how's your computer class coming along? comment va ton cours d'informatique?

➲ come apart intransitive verb

(object → come to pieces) se démonter; (→ break) se casser; (project, policy) échouer;

∎ to come apart at the seams (garment) se défaire aux coutures;

∎ the book came apart in my hands le livre est tombé en morceaux quand je l'ai pris;

∎ figurative under pressure he came apart sous la pression il a craqué

➲ come around = come round

➲ come at inseparable transitive verb

(attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ he came at me with a knife il s'est jeté sur moi avec un couteau;

∎ figurative questions came at me from all sides j'ai été assailli de questions

➲ come away intransitive verb

(a) (leave) partir, s'en aller;

∎ come away from that door! écartez-vous de cette porte!;

∎ I came away with the distinct impression that all was not well je suis reparti avec la forte impression que quelque chose n'allait pas;

∎ he asked her to come away with him (elope) il lui a demandé de s'enfuir avec lui; British (go on holiday) il lui a demandé de partir avec lui

(b) (separate) partir, se détacher;

∎ the page came away in my hands la page m'est restée dans les mains

➲ come back intransitive verb

(a) (return) revenir;

∎ he came back with me il est revenu avec moi;

∎ to come back home rentrer (à la maison);

∎ figurative the colour came back to her cheeks elle reprit des couleurs;

∎ we'll come back to that question later nous reviendrons à cette question plus tard;

∎ to come back to what we were saying pour en revenir à ce que nous disions

(b) (to memory)

∎ it's all coming back to me tout cela me revient (à l'esprit ou à la mémoire);

∎ her name will come back to me later son nom me reviendra plus tard

(c) (reply) répondre; American (retort) rétorquer, répliquer;

∎ they came back with an argument in favour of the project ils ont répondu par un argument en faveur du projet

(d) (recover) remonter;

∎ he came back strongly in the second set il a bien remonté au deuxième set;

∎ they came back from 3-0 down ils ont remonté de 3 à 0

(e) (become fashionable again) revenir à la mode; (make comeback) faire un come-back

➲ come before inseparable transitive verb

Law (of person) comparaître devant; (of case) être entendu par

➲ come between inseparable transitive verb

brouiller, éloigner;

∎ he came between her and her friend il l'a brouillée avec son amie, il l'a éloignée de son amie;

∎ we mustn't let a small disagreement come between us nous n'allons pas nous disputer à cause d'un petit malentendu

➲ come by

1 intransitive verb

(stop by) passer, venir

2 inseparable transitive verb

(acquire → work, money) obtenir, se procurer; (→ idea) se faire;

∎ jobs are hard to come by il est difficile de trouver du travail;

∎ how did you come by this camera/those bruises? comment as-tu fait pour avoir cet appareil-photo/ces bleus?;

∎ how did she come by all that money? comment s'est-elle procuré tout cet argent?;

∎ how on earth did he come by that idea? où est-il allé chercher cette idée?

➲ come down

1 inseparable transitive verb

(descend → ladder, stairs) descendre; (→ mountain) descendre, faire la descente de

2 intransitive verb

(a) (descend → from ladder, stairs) descendre; (→ from mountain etc) descendre, faire la descente; (plane → crash) s'écraser; (→ land) atterrir;

∎ to come down to breakfast descendre déjeuner ou prendre le petit déjeuner;

∎ come down from that tree! descends de cet arbre!;

∎ they came down to Paris ils sont descendus à Paris;

∎ hem-lines are coming down this year les jupes rallongent cette année;

∎ he's come down in the world il a déchu;

∎ you'd better come down to earth tu ferais bien de revenir sur terre ou de descendre des nues

(b) (fall) tomber;

∎ rain was coming down in sheets il pleuvait des cordes;

∎ the ceiling came down le plafond s'est effondré

(c) (reach) descendre;

∎ the dress comes down to my ankles la robe descend jusqu'à mes chevilles;

∎ her hair came down to her waist les cheveux lui tombaient ou descendaient jusqu'à la taille

(d) (decrease) baisser;

∎ he's ready to come down 10 percent on the price il est prêt à rabattre ou baisser le prix de 10 pour cent

(e) (be passed down) être transmis (de père en fils);

∎ this custom comes down from the Romans cette coutume nous vient des Romains;

∎ the necklace came down to her from her great-aunt elle tient ce collier de sa grand-tante

(f) (reach a decision) se prononcer;

∎ the majority came down in favour of/against abortion la majorité s'est prononcée en faveur de/contre l'avortement;

∎ to come down on sb's side décider en faveur de qn

(g) (be removed) être défait ou décroché;

∎ that wallpaper will have to come down il va falloir enlever ce papier peint;

∎ the Christmas decorations are coming down today aujourd'hui, on enlève les décorations de Noël;

∎ the tree will have to come down (be felled) il faut abattre cet arbre;

∎ these houses are coming down soon on va bientôt démolir ces maisons

(h) British University obtenir son diplôme

(i) familiar drugs slang redescendre

➲ come down on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (rebuke) s'en prendre à;

∎ the boss came down hard on him le patron lui a passé un de ces savons;

∎ one mistake and he'll come down on you like a ton of bricks si tu fais la moindre erreur, il te tombera sur le dos

(b) familiar (pressurize)

∎ they came down on me to sell the land ils ont essayé de me faire vendre le terrain^□

➲ come down to inseparable transitive verb

(amount) se réduire à, se résumer à;

∎ it all comes down to what you want to do tout cela dépend de ce que vous souhaitez faire;

∎ it all comes down to the same thing tout cela revient au même;

∎ that's what his argument comes down to voici à quoi se réduit son raisonnement

➲ come down with inseparable transitive verb

(become ill) attraper;

∎ he came down with a cold il s'est enrhumé, il a attrapé un rhume

➲ come forward intransitive verb

(present oneself) se présenter;

∎ more women are coming forward as candidates davantage de femmes présentent leur candidature;

∎ the police have appealed for witnesses to come forward la police a demandé aux témoins de se faire connaître

➲ come forward with inseparable transitive verb

(offer)

∎ the townspeople came forward with supplies les habitants de la ville ont offert des provisions;

∎ he came forward with a new proposal il a fait une nouvelle proposition;

∎ Law to come forward with evidence présenter des preuves

➲ come from inseparable transitive verb

venir;

∎ she comes from China elle vient ou elle est originaire de Chine;

∎ to come from a good family être issu ou venir d'une bonne famille;

∎ this word comes from Latin ce mot vient du latin;

∎ this wine comes from the south of France ce vin vient du sud de la France;

∎ this passage comes from one of his novels ce passage est extrait ou provient d'un de ses romans;

∎ that's surprising coming from him c'est étonnant de sa part;

∎ a sob came from his throat un sanglot s'est échappé de sa gorge;

∎ familiar I'm not sure where he's coming from je ne sais pas très bien ce qui le motive^□

➲ come in intransitive verb

(a) (enter) entrer; (come inside) rentrer;

∎ come in! entrez!;

∎ they came in through the window ils sont entrés par la fenêtre;

∎ come in now, children, it's getting dark rentrez maintenant, les enfants, il commence à faire nuit;

∎ British familiar Mrs Brown comes in twice a week (to clean) Madame Brown vient (faire le ménage) deux fois par semaine

(b) (plane, train) arriver

(c) (in competition) arriver;

∎ she came in second elle est arrivée deuxième

(d) (be received → money, contributions) rentrer;

∎ there isn't enough money coming in to cover expenditure l'argent qui rentre ne suffit pas à couvrir les dépenses;

∎ how much do you have coming in every week? combien touchez-vous ou encaissez-vous chaque semaine?

(e) Press (news, report) être reçu;

∎ news is just coming in of a riot in Red Square on nous annonce à l'instant des émeutes sur la place Rouge

(f) Radio & Television (begin to speak) parler;

∎ come in car number 1, over j'appelle voiture 1, à vous;

∎ come in Barry Stewart from New York à vous, Barry Stewart à New York

(g) (become seasonable) être de saison; (become fashionable) entrer en vogue;

∎ when do endives come in? quand commence la saison des endives?;

∎ leather has come in le cuir est à la mode ou en vogue

(h) (prove to be)

∎ to come in handy or useful (tool, gadget) être utile ou commode; (contribution) arriver à point;

∎ these gloves come in handy or useful for driving ces gants sont bien commodes ou utiles pour conduire

(i) (be involved) être impliqué; (participate) participer, intervenir;

∎ where do I come in? quel est mon rôle là-dedans?;

∎ this is where the law comes in c'est là que la loi intervient;

∎ he should come in on the deal il devrait participer à l'opération;

∎ I'd like to come in on this (conversation) j'aimerais dire quelques mots là-dessus ou à ce sujet

(j) (tide) monter

➲ come in for inseparable transitive verb

(be object of → abuse, reproach) subir;

∎ to come in for criticism être critiqué, être l'objet de critiques;

∎ the government came in for a lot of criticism over its handling of the crisis le gouvernement a été très critiqué pour la façon dont il gère la crise;

∎ to come in for praise être félicité

➲ come in on inseparable transitive verb

(be given a part in) prendre part à;

∎ they let him come in on the deal ils l'ont laissé prendre part à l'affaire

➲ come into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (inherit) hériter de; (acquire) entrer en possession de;

∎ to come into some money (inherit it) faire un héritage; (win it) gagner le gros lot;

∎ they came into a fortune (won) ils ont gagné une fortune; (inherited) ils ont hérité d'une fortune

(b) (play a role in) jouer un rôle;

∎ it's not simply a matter of pride, though pride does come into it ce n'est pas une simple question de fierté, bien que la fierté joue un certain rôle;

∎ money doesn't come into it! l'argent n'a rien à voir là-dedans!

➲ come of inseparable transitive verb

résulter de;

∎ what will come of it? qu'en adviendra-t-il?, qu'en résultera-t-il?;

∎ no good will come from or of it ça ne mènera à rien de bon, il n'en résultera rien de bon;

∎ let me know what comes of the meeting faites-moi savoir ce qui ressortira de la réunion;

∎ that's what comes from listening to you! voilà ce qui arrive quand on vous écoute!

➲ come off

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (fall off → of rider) tomber de; (→ of button) se détacher de, se découdre de; (→ of handle, label) se détacher de; (of tape, wallpaper) se détacher de, se décoller de; (be removed → of stain, mark) partir de, s'enlever de

(b) (stop taking → drug, medicine) arrêter de prendre; (→ drink) arrêter de boire;

∎ to come off the pill arrêter (de prendre) la pilule

(c) (climb down from, leave → wall, ladder etc) descendre de;

∎ to come off a ship/plane débarquer d'un navire/d'un avion;

∎ I've just come off the night shift (finished work) je viens de quitter l'équipe de nuit; (finished working nights) je viens de finir le travail de nuit

(d) Football (field) sortir de

(e) familiar (idiom)

∎ oh, come off it! allez, arrête ton char!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rider) tomber; (button) se détacher, se découdre; (handle, label) se détacher; (stain, mark) partir, s'enlever; (tape, wallpaper) se détacher, se décoller;

∎ the handle came off in his hand la poignée lui est restée dans la main

(b) Football (leave the field) sortir

(c) (fare, manage) s'en sortir, se tirer de;

∎ you came off well in the competition tu t'en es bien tiré au concours;

∎ to come off best gagner

(d) familiar (happen) avoir lieu^□, se passer^□ ; (be carried through) se réaliser^□ ; (succeed) réussir^□ ;

∎ did the game come off all right? le match s'est bien passé?;

∎ my trip to China didn't come off mon voyage en Chine n'a pas eu lieu;

∎ his plan didn't come off son projet est tombé à l'eau

(e) Cinema & Theatre (film, play) fermer

(f) very familiar (have orgasm) décharger

➲ come on intransitive verb

(a) (follow) suivre;

∎ I'll come on after (you) je vous suivrai

(b) (in imperative) come on! (with motion, encouraging, challenging) vas-y!, allez!; (hurry) allez!; familiar (expressing incredulity) tu rigoles!;

∎ come on Scotland! allez l'Écosse!;

∎ come on in/up! entre/monte donc!;

∎ oh, come on, for goodness sake! allez, arrête!

(c) (progress) avancer, faire des progrès; (grow) pousser, venir bien;

∎ how is your work coming on? où en est votre travail?;

∎ my roses are coming on nicely mes rosiers se portent bien;

∎ her new book is coming on quite well son nouveau livre avance bien;

∎ he's coming on in physics il fait des progrès en physique

(d) (begin → illness) se déclarer; (→ storm) survenir, éclater; (→ season) arriver;

∎ as night came on quand la nuit a commençé à tomber;

∎ it's coming on to rain il va pleuvoir;

∎ I feel a headache/cold coming on je sens un mal de tête qui commence/que je m'enrhume

(e) (start functioning → electricity, gas, heater, lights, radio) s'allumer; (→ motor) se mettre en marche; (→ utilities at main) être mis en service;

∎ has the water come on? y a-t-il de l'eau?

(f) (behave, act)

∎ don't come on all macho with me! ne joue pas les machos avec moi!;

∎ familiar you came on a bit strong tu y es allé un peu fort

(g) Theatre (actor) entrer en scène; (play) être joué ou représenté;

∎ his new play is coming on on va donner sa nouvelle pièce

(h) British familiar (start menstruating) avoir ses ragnagnas

➲ come on to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (proceed to consider) aborder, passer à;

∎ I want to come on to the issue of epidemics je veux passer à la question des épidémies

(b) familiar (flirt with) draguer;

∎ she was coming on to me in a big way elle me draguait à fond

➲ come out intransitive verb

(a) (exit, go out socially) sortir;

∎ as we came out of the theatre au moment où nous sommes sortis du théâtre;

∎ would you like to come out with me tonight? est-ce que tu veux sortir avec moi ce soir?;

∎ figurative if he'd only come out of himself or out of his shell si seulement il sortait de sa coquille

(b) (make appearance → stars, sun) paraître, se montrer; (→ flowers) sortir, éclore; figurative (→ book) paraître, être publié; (→ film) paraître, sortir; (→ new product) sortir;

∎ to come out in a rash (person) se couvrir de boutons, avoir une éruption;

∎ his nasty side came out sa méchanceté s'est manifestée;

∎ I didn't mean it the way it came out ce n'est pas ce que je voulais dire

(c) (be revealed → news, secret) être divulgué ou révélé; (→ facts, truth) émerger, se faire jour;

∎ as soon as the news came out dès qu'on a su la nouvelle, dès que la nouvelle a été annoncée

(d) (be removed → stain) s'enlever, partir; (colour → fade) passer, se faner; (→ run) déteindre;

∎ when do your stitches come out? quand est-ce qu'on t'enlève tes fils?

(e) (declare oneself publicly) se déclarer;

∎ to come out strongly (for/against) se prononcer avec vigueur (pour/contre);

∎ the governor came out against/for abortion le gouverneur s'est prononcé (ouvertement) contre/pour l'avortement;

∎ familiar to come out (of the closet) (homosexual) révéler (publiquement) son homosexualité^□, faire son come-out

(f) British (on strike) se mettre en ou faire grève

(g) (emerge, finish up) se tirer d'affaire, s'en sortir; (in competition) se classer;

∎ the government came out of the deal badly le gouvernement s'est mal sorti de l'affaire;

∎ everything will come out fine tout va s'arranger;

∎ I came out top in maths j'étais premier en maths;

∎ to come out on top gagner

(h) (go into society) faire ses débuts ou débuter dans le monde

(i) Mathematics (yield solution)

∎ this sum won't come out je n'arrive pas à résoudre cette opération

(j) Photography

∎ the pictures came out well/badly les photos étaient très bonnes/n'ont rien donné;

∎ the house didn't come out well la maison n'est pas très bien sur les photos

(k) Computing (exit) sortir;

∎ to come out of a document sortir d'un document

➲ come out at inseparable transitive verb

(amount to) s'élever à

➲ come out in inseparable transitive verb

∎ to come out in spots or a rash avoir une éruption de boutons

➲ come out with inseparable transitive verb

(say) dire, sortir;

∎ what will he come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'il va nous sortir encore?;

∎ he finally came out with it il a fini par le sortir

➲ come over

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move, travel in direction of speaker) venir;

∎ at the party she came over to talk to me pendant la soirée, elle est venue me parler;

∎ do you want to come over this evening? tu veux venir à la maison ce soir?;

∎ his family came over with the early settlers sa famille est arrivée ou venue avec les premiers pionniers;

∎ I met him in the plane coming over je l'ai rencontré dans l'avion en venant

(b) (stop by) venir, passer

(c) (change sides)

∎ they came over to our side ils sont passés de notre côté;

∎ he finally came over to their way of thinking il a fini par se ranger à leur avis

(d) (make specified impression)

∎ her speech came over well son discours a fait bon effet ou bonne impression;

∎ he came over as honest il a donné l'impression d'être honnête;

∎ he doesn't come over well on television il ne passe pas bien à la télévision;

∎ her voice comes over well sa voix passe ou rend bien

(e) familiar (feel) devenir^□ ;

∎ he came over all funny (felt ill) il s'est senti mal tout d'un coup, il a eu un malaise; (behaved oddly) il est devenu tout bizarre;

∎ to come over dizzy être pris de vertige;

∎ to come over faint être pris d'une faiblesse

2 inseparable transitive verb

affecter, envahir;

∎ a change came over him un changement se produisit en lui;

∎ a feeling of fear came over him il a été saisi de peur, la peur s'est emparée de lui;

∎ what has come over him? qu'est-ce qui lui prend?

➲ come round intransitive verb

(a) (make a detour) faire le détour;

∎ we came round by the factory nous sommes passés par ou nous avons fait le détour par l'usine

(b) (stop by) passer, venir

(c) (occur → regular event)

∎ don't wait for Christmas to come round n'attendez pas Noël;

∎ when the championships/elections come round au moment des championnats/élections;

∎ the summer holidays will soon be coming round again bientôt, ce sera de nouveau les grandes vacances

(d) (change mind) changer d'avis;

∎ he finally came round to our way of thinking il a fini par se ranger à notre avis;

∎ they soon came round to the idea ils se sont faits à cette idée;

∎ (change to better mood) don't worry, she'll soon come round ne t'en fais pas, elle sera bientôt de meilleure humeur

(e) (recover consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi; (get better) se remettre, se rétablir;

∎ she's coming round after a bout of pneumonia elle se remet d'une pneumonie

(f) Nautical venir au vent

➲ come through

1 intransitive verb

(a) (be communicated)

∎ his sense of conviction came through on voyait qu'il était convaincu;

∎ her enthusiasm comes through in her letters son enthousiasme se lit dans ses lettres;

∎ your call is coming through je vous passe votre communication;

∎ you're coming through loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq;

∎ figurative his message came through loud and clear son message a été reçu cinq sur cinq

(b) (be granted, approved) se réaliser;

∎ did your visa come through? avez-vous obtenu votre visa?;

∎ my request for a transfer came through ma demande de mutation a été acceptée

(c) (survive) survivre, s'en tirer

(d) American familiar (do what is expected)

∎ he came through for us il a fait ce qu'on attendait de lui^□ ;

∎ did he come through on his promise? a-t-il tenu parole?^□ ;

∎ they came through with the documents ils ont fourni les documents^□ ;

∎ he came through with the money il a rendu l'argent comme prévu^□

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross) traverser; figurative (penetrate) traverser;

∎ we came through marshland nous sommes passés par ou avons traversé des marais;

∎ the rain came through my coat la pluie a traversé mon manteau;

∎ water is coming through the roof l'eau s'infiltre par le toit

(b) (survive)

∎ they came through the accident without a scratch ils sont sortis de l'accident indemnes;

∎ I'm sure you will come through this crisis je suis sûr que tu te sortiras de cette crise;

∎ she came through the exam with flying colours elle a réussi l'examen avec brio

➲ come to

1 intransitive verb

(a) (recover consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi

(b) Nautical (change course) venir au vent, lofer; (stop) s'arrêter

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (concern)

∎ when it comes to physics, she's a genius pour ce qui est de la physique, c'est un génie;

∎ when it comes to paying you can't see anyone for dust quand il faut payer, il n'y a plus personne

(b) (amount to) s'élever à, se monter à;

∎ how much did dinner come to? à combien s'élevait le dîner?;

∎ her salary comes to £750 a month elle gagne 750 livres par mois;

∎ the plan never came to anything le projet n'a abouti à rien;

∎ that nephew of yours will never come to anything ton neveu n'arrivera jamais à rien

(c) figurative (arrive at, reach)

∎ now we come to questions of health nous en venons maintenant aux questions de santé;

∎ he got what was coming to him il n'a eu que ce qu'il méritait;

∎ to come to a conclusion arriver à une conclusion;

∎ to come to power accéder au pouvoir;

∎ what is the world or what are things coming to? où va-t-on ?;

∎ what are things coming to when there aren't even enough hospital beds available? où va-t-on s'il n'y a pas assez de lits dans les hôpitaux?;

∎ I never thought it would come to this je ne me doutais pas qu'on en arriverait là;

∎ let's hope it won't come to that espérons que nous n'en arrivions pas là

➲ come together intransitive verb

(a) (assemble) se réunir, se rassembler; (meet) se rencontrer;

∎ the two roads come together at this point les deux routes se rejoignent à cet endroit

(b) familiar (combine successfully)

∎ everything came together at the final performance tout s'est passé à merveille pour la dernière représentation^□

➲ come under inseparable transitive verb

(a) (be subjected to → authority, control) dépendre de; (→ influence) tomber sous, être soumis à;

∎ the government is coming under pressure to lower taxes le gouvernement subit des pressions visant à réduire les impôts

(b) (be classified under) être classé sous;

∎ that subject comes under "current events" ce sujet est classé ou se trouve sous la rubrique "actualités"

➲ come up intransitive verb

(a) (move upwards) monter; (moon, sun) se lever

(b) (travel in direction of speaker)

∎ I come up to town every Monday je viens en ville tous les lundis;

∎ they came up to Chicago ils sont venus à Chicago;

∎ to come up for air (diver) remonter à la surface; figurative (take break) faire une pause;

∎ she came up the hard way elle a réussi à la force du poignet;

∎ Military an officer who came up through the ranks un officier sorti du rang

(c) (approach) s'approcher;

∎ to come up to sb s'approcher de qn, aborder qn;

∎ the students came up to him with their questions les étudiants sont venus le voir avec leurs questions;

∎ it's coming up to five o'clock il est presque cinq heures;

∎ coming up now on Channel 4, the seven o'clock news et maintenant, sur Channel 4, le journal de sept heures;

∎ familiar one coffee, coming up! et un café, un!

(d) (plant) sortir, germer;

∎ my beans are coming up nicely mes haricots poussent bien

(e) (come under consideration → matter) être soulevé, être mis sur le tapis; (→ question, problem) se poser, être soulevé; Law (→ accused) comparaître; (→ case) être entendu;

∎ that problem has never come up ce problème ne s'est jamais posé;

∎ the question of financing always comes up la question du financement se pose toujours;

∎ the subject came up twice in the conversation le sujet est revenu deux fois dans la conversation;

∎ your name came up twice on a mentionné votre nom deux fois;

∎ she comes up for re-election this year son mandat prend fin cette année;

∎ my contract is coming up for review mon contrat doit être révisé;

∎ to come up before the judge or the court (accused) comparaître devant le juge; (case) être entendu par la cour;

∎ her case comes up next Wednesday elle passe au tribunal mercredi prochain

(f) (happen unexpectedly → event) survenir, surgir; (→ opportunity) se présenter;

∎ to deal with problems as they come up traiter les problèmes au fur et à mesure;

∎ she's ready for anything that might come up elle est prête à faire face à toute éventualité;

∎ I can't make it, something has come up je ne peux pas venir, j'ai un empêchement;

∎ I'll let you know if anything comes up (if I find further information) s'il y a du nouveau, je vous tiendrai au courant; (anything that is suitable) je vous tiendrai au courant si je vois quelque chose qui vous convienne

(g) (intensify → wind) se lever; (→ light) s'allumer; (→ sound) s'intensifier;

∎ when the lights came up at the interval lorsque les lumières se rallumèrent à l'entracte

(h) (be vomited)

∎ everything she eats comes up (again) elle vomit ou rejette tout ce qu'elle mange

(i) (colour, wood etc)

∎ the colour comes up well when it's cleaned la couleur revient bien au nettoyage

(j) familiar (win) gagner^□ ;

∎ did their number come up? (in lottery) ont-ils gagné au loto?; figurative est-ce qu'ils ont touché le gros lot?

(k) familiar drugs slang (after taking drugs) décoller

➲ come up against inseparable transitive verb

(be confronted with) rencontrer;

∎ they came up against some tough competition ils se sont heurtés à des concurrents redoutables

➲ come upon inseparable transitive verb

(find unexpectedly → person) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (→ object) trouver par hasard, tomber sur;

∎ we came upon the couple just as they were kissing nous avons surpris le couple en train de s'embrasser

➲ come up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach) arriver à;

∎ the mud came up to their knees la boue leur montait ou arrivait jusqu'aux genoux;

∎ she comes up to his shoulder elle lui arrive à l'épaule;

∎ we're coming up to the halfway mark nous atteindrons bientôt la moitié

(b) (equal)

∎ his last book doesn't come up to the others son dernier livre ne vaut pas les autres;

∎ to come up to sb's expectations répondre à l'attente de qn;

∎ the play didn't come up to our expectations la pièce nous a déçus

➲ come up with inseparable transitive verb

(offer, propose → money, loan) fournir; (think of → plan, suggestion) suggérer, proposer; (→ answer) trouver; (→ excuse) trouver, inventer;

∎ they came up with a wonderful idea ils ont eu une idée géniale;

∎ what will she come up with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore inventer?

ⓘ Come on down! Il s'agit de la formule consacrée du jeu télévisé The Price is Right (dont l'équivalent français est Le Juste prix) qui débuta en 1957 aux États-Unis, et dans les années 80 en Grande-Bretagne. L'animateur de l'émission prononçait ces paroles ("Descendez!") pour inviter les membres du public sélectionnés pour participer au jeu à venir le rejoindre sur la scène. Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule plaisamment pour dire à quelqu'un d'approcher ou bien pour indiquer à quelqu'un qui doit prononcer un discours ou se produire sur scène qu'il est temps de prendre place.

ⓘ Come up and see me sometime... Cette formule fut utilisée pour la première fois par Mae West dans le film de 1933 She Done Him Wrong (dont le titre français est Lady Lou); la citation exacte était en fait Why don't you come up sometime, see me? ("Pourquoi est-ce que tu ne monterais pas un de ces jours, pour me voir?"). Il s'agit de l'archétype de l'invitation au badinage. Encore aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en imitant l'air canaille de Mae West.

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2 resultar

v.

1 to (turn out to) be.

¿cómo resultó? how did it turn out?

resultó un éxito it was a success

resultar en to result in (dar como resultado)

resultar herido/muerto to be injured/killed

resultó ileso he was uninjured

nuestro equipo resultó vencedor our team came out on top

2 to be.

resulta sorprendente it's surprising

resultar útil to be useful

me resultó imposible terminar antes I was unable to finish earlier

me resulta muy simpática I find her very nice

este tema me está resultando ya aburrido this topic is beginning to bore me

resultó ser mentira it turned out to be a lie

3 to work out, to come about, to come true, to turn out.

El plan resultó The plan worked out.

4 to turn out to be, to go off.

Me resultó buena la computadora My computer turned out to be good.

5 to prove to be, to prove.

La obra resultó mala The play proved to be bad.

6 to get.

Ella resulta lastimada She gets injured.

7 to happen to, to prove to, to come out to, to come to.

Resultó ser un carro muy bueno It turned out to be a very good car.

8 to give results, to work out well, to result, to work out fine.

9 to work out for, to come out for, to come out to be for.

Me resultó muy bien esta computadora This computer worked out well for me.

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resultar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to result, be the result of

■ esto resulta de las operaciones que se realizaron this is the result of the transactions which were carried out

2 (ser) to be

■ la casa resulta pequeña the house is small

■ resultó vencedor he won

3 (acabar siendo) to turn out to be

■ resultó ser muy agradable he turned out to be very nice

■ aquel plan resultó un éxito that plan turned out to be a success

4 (salir) to come out, turn out, work out

■ todo resultó como esperábamos it all worked out as we expected

5 (ocurrir) to turn out

■ resulta que está enfermo y no puede venir it turns out that he's ill and can't come

6 (ser conveniente) to be advisable

■ resulta mirar bien antes de comprar one should have a good look around before buying

7 (tener éxito) to be a success, come off

■ el negocio resultó the business was a success

■ la actuación no resultó the performance didn't come off

8 (combinarse) to go ( con, with), match ( con, -)

■ esos zapatos no resultan con ese vestido those shoes don't go with that dress

9 (costar) to cost ( por, -), come ( por, to)

■ los pantalones resultan por treinta euros the trousers cost thirty euros

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FRASEOLOGÍA

resulta que it turns out that

■ resulta que era médico it turns out that he was a doctor

■ ahora resulta que no tiene adónde ir now it seems that she hasn't got anywhere to go

viene a resultar lo mismo it amounts to the same thing

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verb

1) to result

2) prove

3) work

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VI

1) (=tener como resultado)

a) + adj, sustantivo to be

varias personas resultaron heridas en el atentado — several people were wounded in the attack

el conductor resultó muerto — the driver was killed

resultó ganador un escritor desconocido — the winner was an unknown writer

varios corredores han resultado positivos — a number of runners have tested positive

la operación resultó un fracaso — the operation was a failure, the operation resulted in failure frm

b) + infin

resultó no saber nada de aquel asunto — he turned out to know nothing about that matter, it turned out that he knew nothing about that matter

resultar ser — to turn out to be

resultó ser el padre de mi amigo — he turned out to be my friend's father

si resulta ser verdadero — if it proves (to be) true, if it turns out to be true

el causante del incendio resultó ser un cable de la luz — the cause of the fire turned out o proved to be an electric cable

c)

resulta que — it turns out that

ahora resulta que no vamos — now it turns out o now it seems (that) we're not going after all

dijeron que lo había hecho él solo, cuando resulta que tenía varios cómplices — he was said to have done it on his own, when it turns out that he had several accomplices

al final resultó que era inocente — he proved o he turned out to be innocent in the end, in the end it turned out that he was innocent

me gustaría ir, pero resulta que no tengo dinero — I'd like to go, but the thing is o the fact is that I haven't got any money

2) (=salir) to turn out, work out

todo resultó bien — everything turned out o worked out well

aquello no resultó muy bien — that didn't turn out o work out very well

no resultó — it didn't work

3) frm (=ser) + adj

a) [uso impersonal]

resulta difícil decidir si... — it is hard to decide whether...

su versión resulta difícil de creer — his story is hard to believe, it's hard to believe his story

este trabajo está resultando un poco aburrido — this job is getting a bit boring

resulta más barato hacerlo así — it works out cheaper to do it this way

b) [con complemento de persona]

me está resultando fácil — I'm finding it easy

la casa nos resulta muy pequeña — the house is too small for us

me resulta simpático — he seems like a nice guy to me

4) frm

resultar de — to be the result of, result from

la mayor parte de sus problemas resultan de su falta de diplomacia — most of his problems are the result of a lack of tact

¿quién sabe lo que resultará de todo esto? — who knows what will come of all this?, who knows what the outcome of all this will be?

5) frm

resultar en — to result in, lead to

el latifundismo resulta en beneficios privados — large-scale landholding results in o leads to individual profits

6) Esp
* (=agradar)
tu prima no es una belleza, pero resulta — your cousin is no beauty, but she's got something (about her)

esa corbata no resulta con ese traje — that tie doesn't look right o go with that suit

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verbo intransitivo

1) ( dar resultado) to work

su idea no resultó — his idea didn't work (out); (+ me/te/le etc)

no creo que te resulte — I don't think it will work

2) (+ compl)

a)

resultar + ADJ: resulta más barato así it works out cheaper this way; resultó más cara it proved o turned out to be more expensive; resultaron muertas dos personas (period) two people were killed; resultó tal como lo planeamos it turned out o worked out just as we planned; (+ me/te/le etc) me resulta simpático I think he's very nice; la película me resultó aburrida — I found the movie boring

b)

resultar + inf — to turn out + inf

resultó ser un malentendido — it turned out to be o proved to be a misunderstanding

3) (en 3^a pers)

ahora resulta que era periodista — now it turns out that he was a journalist

ahora resulta que tengo yo la culpa — so now it's all my fault

4) ( derivar)

resultar EN algo — to result in something, lead to something

resultar DE algo — to be the result of something

¿qué va a resultar de todo esto? — what will come of all this?

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= ensue, transpire, come off as, turn out.

Ex. Often this will be the type of search that ensues when a user has retrieved an interesting reference.

Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex. I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.

Ex. It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.

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* al final resultó que = in the event.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* no resultar fácil = not be easy.

* que resulta irreconocible = out of all recognition.

* resulta que = as it turns out.

* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.

* resultar atractivo = prove + attractive.

* resultar caro = prove + expensive, prove + costly.

* resultar cómodo = be easy.

* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.

* resultar difícil = find + problems.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* resultar divertido = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* resultar (en) = lead to, result (in).

* resultar en empate = result in + a draw.

* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.

* resultar fácil = be easy.

* resultar fallido = nothing + come of.

* resultar falso = prove + false.

* resultar ideal = prove + ideal.

* resultar imposible = prove + impossible.

* resultar inadecuado = prove + inadequate.

* resultar inapreciable = prove + invaluable.

* resultar indescriptible = beggar + description.

* resultar intratable por = prove + inhospitable to.

* resultar negativo = not stand the test of.

* resultar peligroso = pose + danger.

* resultar pertinente = prove + relevant.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* resultar que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, turn out that, chance to + Infinitivo.

* resultar satisfactorio = prove + satisfactory.

* resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.

* resultar ser demoledor = prove + crushing.

* resultar ser ficticio = prove + illusory.

* resultar ser necesario = prove + necessary.

* resultar ser un éxito = prove + to be a success.

* resultar útil = prove + fruitful, hold + Nombre + in good stead, stand + Nombre + in good stead.

* resultar valioso = prove + valuable.

* resulta (ser) que = it turns out that.

* resultó que = as it turned out.

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verbo intransitivo

1) ( dar resultado) to work

su idea no resultó — his idea didn't work (out); (+ me/te/le etc)

no creo que te resulte — I don't think it will work

2) (+ compl)

a)

resultar + ADJ: resulta más barato así it works out cheaper this way; resultó más cara it proved o turned out to be more expensive; resultaron muertas dos personas (period) two people were killed; resultó tal como lo planeamos it turned out o worked out just as we planned; (+ me/te/le etc) me resulta simpático I think he's very nice; la película me resultó aburrida — I found the movie boring

b)

resultar + inf — to turn out + inf

resultó ser un malentendido — it turned out to be o proved to be a misunderstanding

3) (en 3^a pers)

ahora resulta que era periodista — now it turns out that he was a journalist

ahora resulta que tengo yo la culpa — so now it's all my fault

4) ( derivar)

resultar EN algo — to result in something, lead to something

resultar DE algo — to be the result of something

¿qué va a resultar de todo esto? — what will come of all this?

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= ensue, transpire, come off as, turn out.

Ex: Often this will be the type of search that ensues when a user has retrieved an interesting reference.

Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex: I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.

Ex: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.

* al final resultó que = in the event.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* no resultar fácil = not be easy.

* que resulta irreconocible = out of all recognition.

* resulta que = as it turns out.

* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.

* resultar atractivo = prove + attractive.

* resultar caro = prove + expensive, prove + costly.

* resultar cómodo = be easy.

* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.

* resultar difícil = find + problems.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* resultar divertido = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* resultar (en) = lead to, result (in).

* resultar en empate = result in + a draw.

* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.

* resultar fácil = be easy.

* resultar fallido = nothing + come of.

* resultar falso = prove + false.

* resultar ideal = prove + ideal.

* resultar imposible = prove + impossible.

* resultar inadecuado = prove + inadequate.

* resultar inapreciable = prove + invaluable.

* resultar indescriptible = beggar + description.

* resultar intratable por = prove + inhospitable to.

* resultar negativo = not stand the test of.

* resultar peligroso = pose + danger.

* resultar pertinente = prove + relevant.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* resultar que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, turn out that, chance to + Infinitivo.

* resultar satisfactorio = prove + satisfactory.

* resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.

* resultar ser demoledor = prove + crushing.

* resultar ser ficticio = prove + illusory.

* resultar ser necesario = prove + necessary.

* resultar ser un éxito = prove + to be a success.

* resultar útil = prove + fruitful, hold + Nombre + in good stead, stand + Nombre + in good stead.

* resultar valioso = prove + valuable.

* resulta (ser) que = it turns out that.

* resultó que = as it turned out.

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resultar [A1 ]

vi

A (dar resultado) to work

inténtalo, tal vez resulte give it a go, it might work

su idea no resultó his idea didn't work (out)

traté de convencerlo pero no resultó I tried to persuade him but it didn't work o but it was no good

(+ me/te/le etc): no creo que te resulte I don't think it will work, I don't think you'll have any luck ( colloq)

B (+ compl)

1 resultar + ADJ:

leérselo todo en un día resulta muy pesado it is very boring to have to read it all in one day

comprándolo al por mayor resulta más barato it works out cheaper if you buy it wholesale

la casa resultó más cara de lo que pensábamos the house proved o turned out to be more expensive than we had thought

en el accidente resultaron muertas/heridas dos personas ( period); two people were killed/injured in the accident

resultó tal como lo habíamos planeado it turned out o worked out just as we had planned

(+ me/te/le etc): ese chico me resulta simpático I think that boy's very nice

la película me resultó aburridísima I found the movie extremely boring

la casa nos resulta demasiado grande ahora que los niños no están the house is too big for us now the children have left home

2 resultar + INF:

todo el problema resultó ser un malentendido the whole thing turned out to be o proved to be a misunderstanding

al final resultó ser cierto in the end it turned out to be true

resultó tener una hermana en la misma escuela he turned out to have a sister at the same school

C ( en tercera persona):

ahora resulta que tengo yo la culpa so now it's my fault, so now it seems it's all my fault

fui a la tienda y resulta que estaba cerrada I went to the shop but it was closed

y resulta que la llamo y se había olvidado and so I called her, and (it turned out) she'd forgotten all about it

D (derivar) resultar EN algo to result IN sth, lead TO sth

un incidente que resultó en una crisis internacional an incident which led to o resulted in an international crisis

resultar DE algo to be the result OF sth

no sé lo que va a resultar de todo esto I don't know what will come of all this, I don't know what the result o outcome of all this will be

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resultar ( conjugate resultar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( dar resultado) to work;
◊ su idea no resultó his idea didn't work (out)

2 (+ compl):
◊ resulta más barato así it works out cheaper this way;

me resulta simpático I think he's very nice;
resultó ser un malentendido it turned out to be o proved to be a misunderstanding;
resultó tal como lo planeamos it turned out o worked out just as we planned
3 (en 3a pers):
◊ ahora resulta que era periodista now it turns out that he was a journalist

4 ( derivar) resultar EN algo to result in sth, lead to sth
resultar verbo intransitivo
1 (originarse, ser consecuencia) to result, come: de aquel encuentro resultó una larga amistad, that meeting resulted in a lasting friendship
2 (ser, mostrarse) to turn out, work out: no resulta demasiado halagüeño, it isn't very flattering
me resulta más cómodo, it's more convenient for me
resultó ser su mujer, she turned out to be his wife
3 (tener éxito, funcionar) to be successful: tu consejo no resultó, your advice didn't work
4 fam (suceder) resulta que..., the thing is...: y ahora resulta que no quieres hacerlo, and now it turns out that you don't want to do it
' resultar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
redundar
- salir
- costar
- dar
- hacer
- según
- sonar
English:
annoyance
- bother
- come out
- emerge
- ensue
- handy
- painful
- prove
- result
- transpire
- turn out
- work out
- agree
- get
- hold
- pay
- show
- unhurt
- work

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resultar

♦ vi

1. [salir] to (turn out to) be;

¿cómo resultó? how did it turn out?;

resultó un éxito it was a success;

el viaje resultó ser una maravilla the journey was wonderful;

toda la confusión resultó ser un malentendido all the confusion turned out to be because of a misunderstanding;

resultar en [dar como resultado] to result in;

resultar herido/muerto to be injured/killed;

resultó ileso he was uninjured;

nuestro equipo resultó vencedor our team came out on top;

su idea no resultó his idea didn't work;

intentaré convencerle, pero no creo que resulte I'll try to talk him round, but I don't think it will work

2. [originarse]
resultar de to come of, to result from;

de aquella reunión no resultó nada nothing came of that meeting

3. [ser] to be;

esta oficina resulta demasiado pequeña para tanta gente this office is too small for so many people;

resulta sorprendente it's surprising;

me resultó imposible terminar antes I was unable to finish earlier;

me resulta muy simpática I find her very nice;

este tema me está resultando ya aburrido this topic is beginning to bore me;

resulta mejor comprar a granel it's better to buy in bulk;

resultar útil to be useful;

resultó ser mentira it turned out to be a lie

♦ v impersonal
[suceder]
resultó que era un impostor he turned out to be an impostor;

ahora resulta que no quiere alquilarlo now it seems that she doesn't want to rent it;

al final resultó que tenía razón in the end it turned out that she was right;

ahora va a resultar que la culpa es mía so now it's suddenly all going to be my fault;

resulta que su marido ha tenido un accidente it seems her husband has had an accident

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resultar

v/i turn out;

resultar caro prove expensive, turn out to be expensive;

resultar muerto die, be killed;

resulta que … it turns out that …

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resultar vi

1) : to work, to work out

mi idea no resultó: my idea didn't work out

2) : to prove, to turn out to be

resultó bien simpático: he turned out to be very nice

3)

resultar en : to lead to, to result in

4)

resultar de : to be the result of

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resultar vb

1. (descubrirse) to turn out

resulta que es primo de Sergio it turns out that he's Sergio's cousin

2. (ser, quedar) to be

la casa resulta pequeña the house is small

resultó vencedor Osuna Osuna was the winner

Spanish-English dictionary > resultar
3 salir

v.

1 to go out (ir fuera).

¡sal aquí fuera! come out here!

salir de to go/come out of

¿salimos al jardín? shall we go out into the garden?

Yo salí I went out.

2 to go out (ser novios).

están saliendo they are going out (together)

3 to turn out.

ha salido muy estudioso he has turned out to be very studious

¿qué salió en la votación? what was the result of the vote?

salir elegida actriz del año to be voted actress of the year

salir premiado to be awarded a prize

salir bien/mal to turn out well/badly

salir ganando/perdiendo to come off well/badly

me ha salido mal it didn't go very well; (examen, entrevista) it didn't turn out very well; (plato, dibujo) I got the wrong result (cuenta)

¿qué tal te ha salido? how did it go?

4 to go out.

salen mucho a cenar they eat out a lot

5 to come out (surgir) (luna, estrellas, planta).

le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda her back has come out in a rash

El plan me salió mal The plan came out bad.

6 to come out (aparecer) (publicación, producto, traumas).

¡qué bien sales en la foto! you look great in the photo!

ha salido en los periódicos/en la tele it's been in the papers/on TV

salir de (Cine & Teatro) to appear as

7 to come up.

8 to turn up, to come along (presentarse) (ocasión, oportunidad).

9 to work out.

salir caro to be expensive; (de dinero) to be costly (por las consecuencias)

10 to lead.

te toca salir a ti it's your lead

11 to come out.

la mancha de vino no sale the wine stain won't come out

12 to get out, to escape.

Me salió una espinilla I got a pimple.

13 to slip out.

Se me salió una imprudencia Something improper slipped out.

14 to get away.

El chico salió The boy got away.

15 to step out, to pull out, to step outside.

Ellos salieron con dificultad They pulled out with difficulty.

16 to come up against, to encounter.

Nos salió un problema We encountered a problem [came up against a problem]

17 to be out, to come out.

La luna sale a veces The moon comes out sometimes.

18 to appear to.

Nos salió un fantasma A ghost appeared to us.

19 to work out for.

20 to match.

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SALIR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen.

Future Indicative

saldré, saldrás, saldrá, saldremos, saldréis, saldrán.

Conditional

saldría, saldrías, saldría, saldríamos, saldríais, saldrían.

Present Subjunctive

salga, salgas, salga, salgamos, salgáis, salgan.

Imperative

sal (tú), salga (él/Vd.), salgamos (nos.), salid (vos.), salgan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to go out, get out

2) depart, leave

3) come out, appear

4) turn out

5) become, be elected

•

- salir a

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Para las expresiones salir adelante, salir ganando, salir perdiendo, salir de viaje, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=partir) [persona] to leave; [transportes] to leave, depart frm; (Náut) to leave, sail

el autocar sale a las ocho — the coach leaves at eight

sale un tren cada dos horas — there is a train every two hours

• salir [de] — to leave

salimos de Madrid a las ocho — we left Madrid at eight

saldremos del hotel temprano — we'll leave the hotel early

quiere salir del país — she wants to leave the country

¿a qué hora sales de la oficina? — what time do you leave the office?

salgo de clase a las cinco — I finish school at five

• salir [para] — to set off for

después de comer salimos para Palencia — after we had eaten we set off for Palencia

2) (=no entrar) (=ir fuera) to go out; (=venir fuera) to come out; [a divertirse] to go out

sal ahí fuera a recoger la pelota — go out there and get the ball back

sal aquí al jardín con nosotros — come out into the garden with us

salió a la calle a ver si venían — she went outside {o} she went out into the street to see if they were coming

-¿está Juan? -no, ha salido — "is Juan in?" - "no, I'm afraid he's gone out"

¿vas a salir esta noche? — are you going out tonight?

nunca he salido al extranjero — I've never been abroad

la pelota salió fuera — (Ftbl) the ball went out (of play)

los rehenes salieron por la ventana — the hostages got out through the window

• salió [corriendo] (del cuarto) — he ran out (of the room)

• salir [de], nos la encontramos al salir del cine — we bumped into her when we were coming out of the cinema

¿de dónde has salido? — where did you appear {o} spring from?

salir de un apuro — to get out of a jam

salir del coma — to come out of a coma

• salir de [paseo] — to go out for a walk

- de esta no salimos

salir de pobre —

no salió nunca de pobre — he never stopped being poor

3) [al mercado] [revista, libro, disco] to come out; [moda] to come in

el libro sale el mes que viene — the book comes out next month

acaba de salir un disco suyo — an album of his has just come out {o} been released

4) [en medios de comunicación]

la noticia salió en el periódico de ayer — the news was {o} appeared in yesterday's paper

sus padres salieron en los periódicos — her parents were in the papers

salir por la televisión — to be {o} appear on TV

5) (=surgir) to come up

en el debate no salió el tema del aborto — the subject of abortion didn't come up in the debate

si sale un puesto apropiado — if a suitable job comes up

cuando salga la ocasión — when the opportunity comes up {o} arises

¡ya salió aquello! — we know all about that!

salirle algo a algn: le ha salido novio/un trabajo — she's got herself a boyfriend/a job

6) (=aparecer) [agua] to come out; [sol] to come out; [mancha] to appear

no sale agua del grifo — there's no water coming out of the tap

ha salido una mancha en el techo — a damp patch has appeared on the ceiling

me sale sangre — I'm bleeding

7) (=nacer) [diente] to come through; [planta, sol] to come up; [pelo] to grow; [pollito] to hatch

me está saliendo una muela del juicio — one of my wisdom teeth is coming through

ya le ha salido un diente al niño — the baby already has one tooth

le han salido muchas espinillas — he's got a lot of blackheads

nos levantamos antes de que saliera el sol — we got up before sunrise

8) (=quitarse) [mancha] to come out, come off

el anillo no le sale del dedo — the ring won't come off her finger, she can't get the ring off her finger

9) (=costar)

la calefacción de gas saldría más barata — gas heating would work out cheaper

• salir [a], sale a ocho euros el kilo — it works out at eight euros a kilo

salimos a 10 libras por persona — it works out at £10 each

• salir [por], me salió por 1.000 pesos — it cost me 1,000 pesos

10) (=resultar)

¿cómo salió la representación? — how did the performance go?

espero que todo salga como habíamos planeado — I hope everything goes to plan

la prueba salió positiva — the test was positive

salió triunfador de las elecciones — he was victorious in the elections

la secretaria salió muy trabajadora — the secretary turned out to be very hard-working

¿qué número ha salido premiado en la lotería? — what was the winning number in the lottery?

salió alcalde por tres votos — he was elected mayor by three votes

tenemos que aceptarlo, salga lo que salga — we have to accept it, whatever happens

• salir [bien], el plan salió bien — the plan worked out well

espero que todo salga bien — I hope everything works out all right

¿salió bien la fiesta? — did the party go well?

ha salido muy bien de la operación — she's come through the operation very well

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did your exam go?

• salir [mal], salió muy mal del tratamiento — the treatment wasn't at all successful

la celebración salió mal por la lluvia — the celebrations were spoiled by the rain

les salió mal el proyecto — their plan didn't work out

¡qué mal me ha salido el dibujo! — oh dear! my drawing hasn't come out very well!

11)

salirle algo a algn —

a) (=poder resolverse)

he intentado resolver el problema pero no me sale — I've tried to solve the problem but I just can't do it

este crucigrama no me sale — I can't do this crossword

b) (=resultar natural)

no me sale ser amable con ella — I find it difficult being nice to her

c) (=poder recordarse)

no me sale su apellido — I can't think of his name

12)

• salir [a] — [calle] to come out in, lead to

esta calle sale a la plaza — this street comes out in {o} leads to the square

13)

• salir [a] algn — (=parecerse) to take after sb

ha salido a su padre — he takes after his father

14)

• salir [con] algn — to go out with sb

está saliendo con un compañero de clase — she's going out with one of her classmates

salen juntos desde hace dos años — they've been going out (together) for two years

15)

• salir [con] algo — [al hablar] to come out with sth

y ahora sale con esto — and now he comes out with this

ahora me sale con que yo le debo dinero — and now he starts complaining that I owe him money

16)

• salir [de] — [proceder] to come from

el aceite que sale de la aceituna — oil which comes from olives

17)

• salir [por] algn — (=defender) to come out in defence of sb, stick up for sb; [económicamente] to back sb financially

cuando hubo problemas, salió por mí — when there were problems, she stuck up for me {o} came out in my defence

18) (Teat) to come on

sale vestido de policía — he comes on dressed as a policeman

"sale el rey" — [acotación] "enter the king"

19) (=empezar) (Dep) to start; (Ajedrez) to have first move; (Naipes) to lead

salir con un as — to lead an ace

salir de triunfo — to lead a trump

20) (Inform) to exit

21) (=sobresalir) to stick out

el balcón sale unos dos metros — the balcony sticks out about two metres

22) (=pagar)

salir a los gastos de algn — to meet {o} pay sb's expenses

2.

See:

salirse
SALIR Para precisar la forma de salir Aunque salir (de ) se suele traducir por come out (of ) o por go out (of) según la dirección del movimiento, cuando se quiere especificar la forma en que se realiza ese movimiento, estos verbos se pueden reemplazar por otros como run out, rush out, jump out, tiptoe out, climb out {etc}: Se vio a tres hombres enmascarados salir del banco corriendo Three masked men were seen running out of the bank Salió del coche con un salto He jumped out of the car Salió de puntillas de la habitación He tiptoed out of the room Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) ( partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale tu tren/tu vuelo? — what time is your train/flight?

el jefe había salido de viaje — the boss was away

salió corriendo or disparada — (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq)

salir de algo — to leave from something

¿de qué andén sale el tren? — what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete — I leave home at seven

salir para algo — to leave for something

2) ( al exterior - acercándose al hablante) to come out; (- alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo — don't go out without a coat

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado — I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir de algo — to come out/get out of something

sal de ahí! — come out of there!

sal de aquí! — get out of here!

sal ya de la cama — get out of bed

¿tú de dónde has salido? — where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? — where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España — he's never been out of Spain

no puede salir del país — she can't leave the country

salir por algo — to leave by something

salió por la puerta de atrás — he went out o left by the back door

tuvo que salir por la ventana — she had to get out through the window

salir a algo: salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden; salir a + inf to go out/come out to + inf; ¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?; salió a hacer las compras — she's gone out (to do the) shopping

3) ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete — I don't finish o leave work until seven

¿a qué hora sales de clase? — what time do you get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital? — when is he coming out of (the) hospital?

4)

a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir — he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera — they went out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out

salen juntos — they're going out together

salir con alguien — to go out with somebody

¿estás saliendo con alguien? — are you going out with anyone?

5) (a calle, carretera)

¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? — can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? — does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

6) clavo/tapón to come out; anillo to come off

Sentido II

7) (aparecer, manifestarse)

a) cana/sarpullido to appear; (+ me/te/le etc)

me empiezan a salir canas — I'm starting to go gray

ya le ha salido el primer diente — her first tooth has already come through

le están saliendo los dientes — she's teething

me ha salió una ampolla — I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido — he came out in a rash

me salieron granos — I broke out o (BrE) come out in spots

¿te sale sangre? — are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz — my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas — the plant's putting out new leaves

b) sol ( por la mañana) to rise, come up; ( de detrás de una nube) to come out

c) ( surgir) tema/idea to come up

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él — I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

ya salió aquello — you (o he etc) had to bring that up; (+ me/te/le etc)

le salió así, espontáneamente — he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán — it came o I said it in German

me salió otro compromiso — something (else) came up

d) carta ( en naipes) to come up

¿ha salido ya el 15? — have they called number 15 yet?

8)

a) ( tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc)

me salió un tema que no había estudiado — I got a subject I hadn't studied

b) ( en un reparto)

salir a algo — to get something

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno — we get two cakes each

salen a tres mil el par — it works out at three thousand a pair

9) mancha ( aparecer) to appear; ( quitarse) to come out

10)

a) revista/novela to come out; disco to come out, be released

salir al mercado — to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

salió en primera página — it appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión — she was o appeared on television

c) ( en una foto) to appear; (+ compl)

qué bien saliste en esta foto! — this photo of you is really good

d) ( desempeñando un papel)

sale de pastor — he plays o he is a shepherd

11) (expresando irritación, sorpresa)

ya salió la niña! — her again!

salir con algo: mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?; no me salgas ahora con eso — don't give me that (colloq)

Sentido III

12) ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te salió el crucigrama? — did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación — I can't do this equation

no te sale bien el acento — you haven't got the accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre — (fam) I can't think of her name right now

no le salían las palabras — he couldn't get his words out

13) ( resultar)

de aquí no va a salir nada bueno — no good is going to come of this

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 — how do you get 40? I make it 42; (+ compl)

las cosas salieron bien — things turned out o worked out well

el plan no salió como esperábamos — the plan didn't work out as we expected

no salió ninguna de las fotos — none of the photographs came out

la foto salió movida — the photograph has come out blurred

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga — we have to finish it no matter how it turns out

sale muy caro — it works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero — he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? — what was the winning number?

salir bien/mal en un examen — (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam; (+ me/te/le etc)

el postre no me salió bien — the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien — things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo mal — don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did you get on o do in the exam?

el niño les salió muy inteligente — their son turned out (to be) really bright

14) (de situación, estado)

salir de algo: para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation; está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll pull through; no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one; me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression; (+ compl) salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well; salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident; salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors; salir adelante negocio to stay afloat, survive; propuesta to prosper; fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante — it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

15) ( con preposición)

a) salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b) salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

c) salir de (Col, Ven) ( deshacerse de) to get rid of
2.
salirse v pron

1)

a) (de recipiente, límite)

cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua — turn off the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche — don't let the milk boil over

salirse de algo: el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road; el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks; la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went into touch o out of play; procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget; te estás saliendo del tema — you're getting off the point

b) (por orificio, grieta) agua/tinta to leak (out), come out; gas to escape, come out

salirse de algo: se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire; se me salió el hilo de la aguja — the needle's come unthreaded

c) (Chi, Méx) pluma/recipiente to leak

2) ( soltarse) to come off; (+ me/te/le etc)

estos zapatos se me salen — these shoes are too big for me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

3) ( irse) to leave

salirse de algo — de asociación to leave something

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película — she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya — to get one's (own) way

* * *

= come out, debouch, depart, exit, go out of, make + departure, march off, quit, take + departure, leave, issue out, start out, go out and about, go out, pop, head out, socialise [socialize, -USA], be out and about, get out and about, go forth.

Ex. Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.

Ex. As they debouched into the street and hurried back to the library, Jergens thanked Meek for being someone she could share her concerns with.

Ex. He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.

Ex. Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.

Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

Ex. Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary.

Ex. Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.

Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex. 'I'm sure we'll be in touch a lot this week!' Suttie took her departure, repeating the offer.

Ex. 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.

Ex. He bade her good day and issued out into the street.

Ex. He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.

Ex. Thursday 22 August is your opportunity to go out and about - seeing at first hand the great variety of library and information centres located in the Central Belt of Scotland.

Ex. They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.

Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex. It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

Ex. She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.

Ex. But if you' re out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.

Ex. Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.

* aventurarse a salir = venture forth.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* hacer salir = push out, flush out.

* imposibilitado para salir de casa = housebound [house-bound], homebound [home-bound].

* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* salir a = propagate out to, crash to, be out to.

* salir a borbotones = gush out, spurt.

* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.

* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir adelante = make + ends meet, keep + the wolves from the door, get + unstuck.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salir adelante por uno mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir adelante sin la ayuda de nadie = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a flote = make + ends meet.

* salir a fumarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a hurtadillas = steal away.

* salir airoso = pass + muster, pass with + flying colours.

* salir airoso de = ride out.

* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* salir a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir a la superficie = surface.

* salir ampollas = blister.

* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salir apresuradamente = dash off, shoot off.

* salir a subasta = come up for + auction.

* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir bramando = roar out of.

* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.

* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* salir de = get out of, walk out of, climb out of, break out of, break through, strike out from.

* salir de casa = leave + home.

* salir de copas = go out for + a drink.

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

* salir de fiesta = party.

* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* salir de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de juerga = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de la cárcel = release from + jail.

* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

* salir de la rutina tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* salir de la situación = extricate + Reflexivo.

* salir del cascarón = come out of + Posesivo + shell.

* salir del círculo = break out of + circle.

* salir del trabajo = clock off + work.

* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* salir de parranda = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir de perlas = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir desapercibido = sneak out of.

* salir desde = set out from.

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

* salir de un impás = circumvent + impasse.

* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir disparado de = shoot out of.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* salir en desbandada = stampede.

* salir en estampida = stampede.

* salir en forma radial de = radiate from.

* salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.

* salir en pareja con = date.

* salir en tropel = stampede.

* salir escaldado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir fatal = go + pear-shaped.

* salir fuera = be out and about, get out and about.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, win, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir grietas = develop + cracks.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir huyendo = make off, do + a bunk.

* salir ileso = escape + injury, leave without + a scratch.

* salir impune = get away with it, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salir inadvertidamente = sneak out of.

* salir juntos = be an item.

* salir los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* salir malparado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir perjudicado = pay + the price, pay + the penalty.

* salir pitando = take off, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir por los cerros de Ubeda = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, fly off on + a tangent.

* salir por piernas = make + a hasty exit.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir resueltamente = sally forth.

* salir rugiendo = roar out of.

* salir sangre = draw + blood.

* salirse con la de Uno = have + Posesivo + way (with), get away with it.

* salirse con las de Uno = get + Posesivo + (own) way, have + Posesivo + own way, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salirse de = depart from, opt out of, step out of, spill out of.

* salirse de convencionalismos = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salirse de la carretera = go off + the road.

* salirse del molde = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salir según lo planeado = go off + as planned.

* salir según lo previsto = go off + as planned.

* salirse por la tangente = go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic.

* salir sigilosamente = steal away, slither out of.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* salir sin ser visto = sneak out of, slip out, steal away.

* salir sin un rasguño = leave without + a scratch.

* salir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir todo redondo = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir una gotera = spring + a leak.

* salir un momento a = pop down to.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* sol + salir por = sun + rise on.

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) ( partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale tu tren/tu vuelo? — what time is your train/flight?

el jefe había salido de viaje — the boss was away

salió corriendo or disparada — (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq)

salir de algo — to leave from something

¿de qué andén sale el tren? — what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete — I leave home at seven

salir para algo — to leave for something

2) ( al exterior - acercándose al hablante) to come out; (- alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo — don't go out without a coat

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado — I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir de algo — to come out/get out of something

sal de ahí! — come out of there!

sal de aquí! — get out of here!

sal ya de la cama — get out of bed

¿tú de dónde has salido? — where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? — where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España — he's never been out of Spain

no puede salir del país — she can't leave the country

salir por algo — to leave by something

salió por la puerta de atrás — he went out o left by the back door

tuvo que salir por la ventana — she had to get out through the window

salir a algo: salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden; salir a + inf to go out/come out to + inf; ¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?; salió a hacer las compras — she's gone out (to do the) shopping

3) ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete — I don't finish o leave work until seven

¿a qué hora sales de clase? — what time do you get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital? — when is he coming out of (the) hospital?

4)

a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir — he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera — they went out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out

salen juntos — they're going out together

salir con alguien — to go out with somebody

¿estás saliendo con alguien? — are you going out with anyone?

5) (a calle, carretera)

¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? — can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? — does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

6) clavo/tapón to come out; anillo to come off

Sentido II

7) (aparecer, manifestarse)

a) cana/sarpullido to appear; (+ me/te/le etc)

me empiezan a salir canas — I'm starting to go gray

ya le ha salido el primer diente — her first tooth has already come through

le están saliendo los dientes — she's teething

me ha salió una ampolla — I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido — he came out in a rash

me salieron granos — I broke out o (BrE) come out in spots

¿te sale sangre? — are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz — my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas — the plant's putting out new leaves

b) sol ( por la mañana) to rise, come up; ( de detrás de una nube) to come out

c) ( surgir) tema/idea to come up

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él — I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

ya salió aquello — you (o he etc) had to bring that up; (+ me/te/le etc)

le salió así, espontáneamente — he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán — it came o I said it in German

me salió otro compromiso — something (else) came up

d) carta ( en naipes) to come up

¿ha salido ya el 15? — have they called number 15 yet?

8)

a) ( tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc)

me salió un tema que no había estudiado — I got a subject I hadn't studied

b) ( en un reparto)

salir a algo — to get something

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno — we get two cakes each

salen a tres mil el par — it works out at three thousand a pair

9) mancha ( aparecer) to appear; ( quitarse) to come out

10)

a) revista/novela to come out; disco to come out, be released

salir al mercado — to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

salió en primera página — it appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión — she was o appeared on television

c) ( en una foto) to appear; (+ compl)

qué bien saliste en esta foto! — this photo of you is really good

d) ( desempeñando un papel)

sale de pastor — he plays o he is a shepherd

11) (expresando irritación, sorpresa)

ya salió la niña! — her again!

salir con algo: mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?; no me salgas ahora con eso — don't give me that (colloq)

Sentido III

12) ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te salió el crucigrama? — did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación — I can't do this equation

no te sale bien el acento — you haven't got the accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre — (fam) I can't think of her name right now

no le salían las palabras — he couldn't get his words out

13) ( resultar)

de aquí no va a salir nada bueno — no good is going to come of this

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 — how do you get 40? I make it 42; (+ compl)

las cosas salieron bien — things turned out o worked out well

el plan no salió como esperábamos — the plan didn't work out as we expected

no salió ninguna de las fotos — none of the photographs came out

la foto salió movida — the photograph has come out blurred

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga — we have to finish it no matter how it turns out

sale muy caro — it works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero — he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? — what was the winning number?

salir bien/mal en un examen — (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam; (+ me/te/le etc)

el postre no me salió bien — the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien — things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo mal — don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did you get on o do in the exam?

el niño les salió muy inteligente — their son turned out (to be) really bright

14) (de situación, estado)

salir de algo: para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation; está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll pull through; no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one; me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression; (+ compl) salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well; salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident; salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors; salir adelante negocio to stay afloat, survive; propuesta to prosper; fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante — it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

15) ( con preposición)

a) salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b) salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

c) salir de (Col, Ven) ( deshacerse de) to get rid of
2.
salirse v pron

1)

a) (de recipiente, límite)

cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua — turn off the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche — don't let the milk boil over

salirse de algo: el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road; el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks; la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went into touch o out of play; procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget; te estás saliendo del tema — you're getting off the point

b) (por orificio, grieta) agua/tinta to leak (out), come out; gas to escape, come out

salirse de algo: se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire; se me salió el hilo de la aguja — the needle's come unthreaded

c) (Chi, Méx) pluma/recipiente to leak

2) ( soltarse) to come off; (+ me/te/le etc)

estos zapatos se me salen — these shoes are too big for me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

3) ( irse) to leave

salirse de algo — de asociación to leave something

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película — she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya — to get one's (own) way

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= come out, debouch, depart, exit, go out of, make + departure, march off, quit, take + departure, leave, issue out, start out, go out and about, go out, pop, head out, socialise [socialize, -USA], be out and about, get out and about, go forth.

Ex: Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.

Ex: As they debouched into the street and hurried back to the library, Jergens thanked Meek for being someone she could share her concerns with.

Ex: He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.

Ex: Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.

Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

Ex: Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary.

Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.

Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex: 'I'm sure we'll be in touch a lot this week!' Suttie took her departure, repeating the offer.

Ex: 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.

Ex: He bade her good day and issued out into the street.

Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.

Ex: Thursday 22 August is your opportunity to go out and about - seeing at first hand the great variety of library and information centres located in the Central Belt of Scotland.

Ex: They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.

Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

Ex: She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.

Ex: But if you' re out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.

Ex: Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.

* aventurarse a salir = venture forth.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* hacer salir = push out, flush out.

* imposibilitado para salir de casa = housebound [house-bound], homebound [home-bound].

* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* salir a = propagate out to, crash to, be out to.

* salir a borbotones = gush out, spurt.

* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.

* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir adelante = make + ends meet, keep + the wolves from the door, get + unstuck.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salir adelante por uno mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir adelante sin la ayuda de nadie = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a flote = make + ends meet.

* salir a fumarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a hurtadillas = steal away.

* salir airoso = pass + muster, pass with + flying colours.

* salir airoso de = ride out.

* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* salir a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir a la superficie = surface.

* salir ampollas = blister.

* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salir apresuradamente = dash off, shoot off.

* salir a subasta = come up for + auction.

* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir bramando = roar out of.

* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.

* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* salir de = get out of, walk out of, climb out of, break out of, break through, strike out from.

* salir de casa = leave + home.

* salir de copas = go out for + a drink.

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

* salir de fiesta = party.

* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* salir de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de juerga = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de la cárcel = release from + jail.

* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

* salir de la rutina tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* salir de la situación = extricate + Reflexivo.

* salir del cascarón = come out of + Posesivo + shell.

* salir del círculo = break out of + circle.

* salir del trabajo = clock off + work.

* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* salir de parranda = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir de perlas = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir desapercibido = sneak out of.

* salir desde = set out from.

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

* salir de un impás = circumvent + impasse.

* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir disparado de = shoot out of.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* salir en desbandada = stampede.

* salir en estampida = stampede.

* salir en forma radial de = radiate from.

* salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.

* salir en pareja con = date.

* salir en tropel = stampede.

* salir escaldado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir fatal = go + pear-shaped.

* salir fuera = be out and about, get out and about.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, win, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir grietas = develop + cracks.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir huyendo = make off, do + a bunk.

* salir ileso = escape + injury, leave without + a scratch.

* salir impune = get away with it, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salir inadvertidamente = sneak out of.

* salir juntos = be an item.

* salir los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* salir malparado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir perjudicado = pay + the price, pay + the penalty.

* salir pitando = take off, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir por los cerros de Ubeda = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, fly off on + a tangent.

* salir por piernas = make + a hasty exit.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir resueltamente = sally forth.

* salir rugiendo = roar out of.

* salir sangre = draw + blood.

* salirse con la de Uno = have + Posesivo + way (with), get away with it.

* salirse con las de Uno = get + Posesivo + (own) way, have + Posesivo + own way, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salirse de = depart from, opt out of, step out of, spill out of.

* salirse de convencionalismos = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salirse de la carretera = go off + the road.

* salirse del molde = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salir según lo planeado = go off + as planned.

* salir según lo previsto = go off + as planned.

* salirse por la tangente = go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic.

* salir sigilosamente = steal away, slither out of.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* salir sin ser visto = sneak out of, slip out, steal away.

* salir sin un rasguño = leave without + a scratch.

* salir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir todo redondo = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir una gotera = spring + a leak.

* salir un momento a = pop down to.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* sol + salir por = sun + rise on.

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* * *

salir [ I29 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ salir (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A partir

B salir al exterior

C

1 habiendo terminado algo

2 Informática

D

1 como entretenimiento

2 tener una relación

E a una calle, carretera

F salir: clavos, tapones etc

Sentido II

A

1 aparecer, manifestarse

2 salir: sol

3 surgir

4 en naipes

B

1 tocar en suerte

2 en un reparto

C salir: manchas

D

1 salir: revista, novela etc

2 en televisión, el periódico

3 en una foto

4 desempeñando un papel

E expresando irritación, sorpresa

Sentido III

A expresando logro

B resultar

C de una situación, un estado

D parecerse a

E salir con, combinar con

F salir de, deshacerse de

■ salirse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de un recipiente, un límite

2 por un orificio, una grieta

3 salirse: recipientes etc

B soltarse

C irse

vi

Sentido I

A (partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale el tren/tu vuelo? what time does the train/your flight leave?, what time is your train/flight?

salieron a toda velocidad they went off at top speed, they sped off

¿está Marcos? — no, ha salido de viaje can I speak to Marcos? — I'm afraid he's away at the moment

salió corriendo or pitando or disparada ( fam); she was off like a shot ( colloq), she shot off ( colloq)

salir DE algo to leave FROM sth

¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven

salir PARA algo to leave FOR sth

los novios salieron para las Bahamas the newlyweds left for the Bahamas

B (al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out; (— alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo don't go out without a coat

ha salido she's gone out, she's out

ya puedes salir que te he visto you can come on out now, I can see you

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir DE algo to come out/get out OF sth

¡sal de ahí! come out of there!

¡sal de aquí! get out of here!

sal de debajo de la mesa come out from under the table

no salió de su habitación en todo el día he didn't come out of o leave his room all day

sal ya de la cama get out of bed

de aquí que no salga ni una palabra not a word of this to anyone

¿tú de dónde has salido? where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España/del pueblo he's never been out of Spain/the village

está en libertad bajo fianza y no puede salir del país she's out on bail and can't leave the country

para impedir que salgan más capitales del país to prevent more capital flowing out of o leaving the country

salir POR algo to leave BY sth

tuvo que salir por la ventana she had to get out through the window

acaba de salir por la puerta de atrás he's just left by the back door, he's just gone out the back door

salir A algo:

salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden

salen al mar por la noche they go out to sea at night

¿quién quiere salir a la pizarra? who wants to come up to the blackboard?

el equipo salió al terreno de juego the team took the field o came onto the field

¿quién te salió al teléfono? who answered (the phone)?

salir A + INF to go out/come out to + INF

¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?

ha salido a hacer la compra she's gone out (to do the) shopping

C

1 (habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete I don't finish o leave work until seven

empezó a trabajar aquí recién salido de la escuela he started working here just after he left school

¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you come out of class o get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital/de la cárcel? when is he coming out of (the) hospital/(the) prison?

2 ( Informática) (del sistema) to log off, log out; (de una aplicación) to quit

D

1 (como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera they went out for dinner, they had dinner out

2 (tener una relación) to go out

hace tiempo que salen juntos they've been going out together for a while

salir CON algn to go out WITH sb

¿estás saliendo con alguien? are you going out with anyone?, are you seeing anyone? ( AmE)

E

(a una calle, carretera): ¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? will this street take me to the Paseo Colón?, does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

F «clavo/tapón» to come out; «anillo» to come off

el anillo no me sale my ring won't come off, I can't get my ring off

Sentido II

A (aparecer, manifestarse)

1 «cana/sarpullido» to appear

(+ me/te/le etc): ya me empiezan a salir canas I'm starting to go gray, I'm getting gray hairs

ya le han salido los dientes de abajo she's already got o she's already cut her bottom teeth, her bottom teeth have already come through

me ha salido una ampolla I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash

le ha salido un chichón en la frente a bump's come up on her forehead

si como chocolate me salen granos if I eat chocolate I break out o ( BrE) come out in spots

a ver ¿te sale sangre? let's have a look, are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves, the plant has some new leaves coming out

2 «sol» (por la mañana) to rise, come up; (de detrás de una nube) to come out

parece que quiere salir el sol it looks as though the sun's trying to come out

3 (surgir) «tema/idea» to come up

¿cómo salió eso a la conversación? how did that come up in the conversation?

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

(+ me/te/le etc): le salió así, espontáneamente he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán it came out in German, I said it in German

no me salió nada mejor nothing better came up o turned up

¿has visto el novio que le ha salido? ( fam); have you seen the boyfriend she's found herself? ( colloq)

no voy a poder ir, me ha salido otro compromiso I'm afraid I won't be able to go, something (else) has come up o cropped up

4 «carta» (en naipes) to come up

el as de diamantes todavía no ha salido the ace of diamonds hasn't come up yet

¿ya ha salido el 15? have they called number 15 yet?, has number 15 gone yet?

B

1 (tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):

me salió un tema que no había estudiado I got a subject I hadn't studied

me salió un cinco I got a five

2 ( Esp) (en un reparto) salir A algo; to get sth

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno we get two cakes each, it works out as two cakes each

son tres hermanos, así que salen a tres mil cada uno there are three brothers, so they each end up with o get three thousand

C «mancha» (aparecer) to appear; (quitarse) to come out

D

1 «revista» to come out; «novela» to come out, be published; «disco» to come out, be released

un producto que acaba de salir al mercado a new product which has just come on to the market

2 (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

la noticia salió en primera página the news appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión she was o appeared on television

ayer salió mi primo en or por la televisión my cousin was on (the) television yesterday

3 (en una foto) to appear

no sale en esta foto he doesn't appear in o he isn't in this photograph

(+ compl): ¡qué bien saliste en esta foto! you've come out really well in this photograph, this is a really good photograph of you

4

(desempeñando un papel): ¿tú sales en la obra de fin de curso? are you in the end-of-term play?

sale de pastor he plays o he is a shepherd

me salió de testigo en el juicio ( RPl); he testified on my behalf

le salí de testigo cuando se casó ( RPl); I was a witness at her wedding

E (expresando irritación, sorpresa) salir + GER:

y ahora sale diciendo que no lo sabía and now he says he didn't know

salir CON algo:

¡mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?

no me salgas ahora con eso don't give me that ( colloq)

y ahora me sale con que no quiere ir and now he tells me he doesn't want to go!

¡a veces sale con cada cosa más graciosa! sometimes she comes out with the funniest things!

Sentido III

A (expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):

¿te salió el crucigrama? did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación/cuenta I can't do this equation/sum

¿me ayudas con este dibujo que a mí no me sale? can you help me with this drawing? I can't get it right

no te sale el acento mexicano you're not very good at the Mexican accent, you haven't got the Mexican accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre ( fam); I can't think of her name right now

estaba tan entusiasmado que no le salían las palabras he was so excited he couldn't get his words out

B

(resultar): de aquí no va a salir nada bueno no good is going to come of this

van a lo que salga, nunca hacen planes they just take things as they come, they never make plans

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 how do you get 40? I make it 42

(+ compl): las cosas salieron mejor de lo que esperábamos things turned out/worked out better than we expected

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga we have to finish it, no matter how it turns out

no ha salido ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs has come out

la foto ha salido movida the photograph has come out blurred

mandarlo certificado sale muy caro sending it registered mail works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?

salió beneficiado en el reparto he did well out of the division o ( BrE) share-out

(+ me/te/le etc): el postre no me salió bien the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo al revés don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

si lo haces sin regla te va a salir torcido if you do it without a ruler it'll come out crooked

así te va a salir muy caro it'll work out very expensive for you that way

¿cómo te salió el examen? how did you get on o do in the exam?, how did the exam go?

el niño les salió muy inteligente their son turned out (to be) really bright

C (de una situación, un estado) salir DE algo:

para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation

está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll make it o if she'll pull through

no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one

luchan por salir de la miseria en que viven they struggle to escape from the poverty in which they live

me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression

a este paso no vamos a salir nunca de pobres the way we're going we're never going to stop being poor

(+ compl): salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well

salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident

salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors*

salir bien/mal en un examen ( Chi) ( Educ) to pass/fail an exam

salir adelante: fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

para que el negocio salga adelante if the business is to stay afloat o survive

la propuesta cuenta con pocas posibilidades de salir adelante the proposal is unlikely to prosper

paso¹ (↑ paso (1))

D salir a (parecerse a) to take after

es gordita, sale a la madre she's chubby, she takes after her mother

¡tiene a quien salir! you can see who she takes after!

en lo tozudo sale a su padre he gets his stubbornness from his father

E salir con ( Col) (combinar con) to go with

F salir de ( Col) (deshacerse de) to get rid of

no han podido salir de él they haven't been able to get rid of him

■ salirse

v pron

A

1

(de un recipiente, un límite): cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua turn off the faucet ( AmE) o ( BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche don't let the milk boil over

salirse DE algo:

el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road, the truck left the road

el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks

no te salgas de las líneas keep inside the lines

la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went out of play o into touch

procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget

te estás saliendo del tema you're getting off the point

2 (por un orificio, una grieta) «agua/tinta» to leak, leak out, come out; «gas» to escape, come out

está rajado y se sale el aceite it's cracked and the oil leaks out

salirse DE algo:

se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire*

se me ha salido el hilo de la aguja the needle's come unthreaded

3 (Chi, Méx) «recipiente/pluma» to leak

B (soltarse) to come off

se ha salido el pomo de la puerta the knob has come off the door

(+ me/te/le etc): estos zapatos se me salen these shoes are too big for me

se le ha salido una rueda it's lost a wheel, one of the wheels has come off

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas his eyes were popping out of his head o were out on stalks

C (irse) to leave salirse DE algo ‹de una asociación› to leave sth

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya to get one's (own) way

* * *

salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;

el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
salir de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
salir para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
◊ no salgas sin abrigo don't go out without a coat;

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
salir de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
salir por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;

¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out;

◊ salir a cenar to go out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out;

salir con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
a) [cana/sarpullido] to appear;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ me empiezan a salir canas I'm starting to go gray;

le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
b) [ sol] ( por la mañana) to rise, come up;

( de detrás de una nube) to come out
c) ( surgir) [tema/idea] to come up

d) [ carta] ( en naipes) to come up

2
a) [revista/novela] to come out;

[ disco] to come out, be released;
◊ salir al mercado to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, en el periódico) to appear

c) ( en una foto) to appear;

(+ compl)
◊ saliste muy bien en la foto you came out very well in the photo

1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ no me sale esta ecuación I can't do this equation;

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
a) ( costar) to work out;

◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensive

b) ( resultar):

◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;

salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
salir bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ el postre no me salió bien the dessert didn't come out right

3 (de situación, estado) salir de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
◊ salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident;

salir adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;

[ propuesta] to prosper;
◊ lograron salir adelante they managed to get through it

4 ( con preposición)
a)

◊ salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b)

◊ salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

salirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (de borde, límite) [ agua] to overflow;

[ leche] to boil over;
salirse de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
◊ el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks;

procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
b) (por orificio, grieta) [agua/tinta] to leak (out), come out;

[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ estos zapatos se me salen these shoes are too big for me

3 ( irse) to leave;
salirse de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;
◊ salirse con la suya to get one's (own) way

salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' salir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acampada
- ahora
- airosa
- airoso
- al
- asomarse
- atusar
- boca
- cabronada
- casa
- con
- concebir
- contraluz
- coscorrón
- cuenta
- dar
- dejar
- desalojar
- desfilar
- desorbitar
- dimanar
- echar
- entrar
- estar
- gatas
- grabar
- gracia
- gustar
- hondura
- irse
- niqui
- palestra
- para
- parada
- parado
- paso
- pico
- pierna
- pitar
- portazo
- puntilla
- quite
- rana
- relucir
- revés
- rodada
- rodado
- salida
- sangrar
- señora
English:
after
- appear
- as
- ask out
- average out at
- back out
- be
- blow off
- boomerang
- bootstrap
- break
- break out
- break through
- call away
- can
- check out
- chicken out
- clean up
- climb
- come away
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come up
- crowd
- dash off
- dash out
- date
- depart
- discipline
- do
- doll
- doubtfully
- downpour
- draw out
- drive-through
- emerge
- even
- exit
- fancy
- flounce
- forward
- genie
- get about
- get along
- get away
- get away with
- get off
- get out
- go

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salir

♦ vi

1. [ir fuera] to go out;
[venir fuera] to come out;
¡sal aquí fuera! come out here!;

no pueden salir, están atrapados they can't get out, they're trapped;

¿salimos al jardín? shall we go out into the garden?;

salieron al balcón they went out onto the balcony;

salió a la puerta she came/went to the door;

salir a escena [actor] to come/go on stage;

salir a pasear/tomar el aire to go out for a walk/for a breath of fresh air;

salir a hacer la compra/de compras to go shopping;

salir de to go/come out of;

me lo encontré al salir del cine I met him as I was coming out of the cinema;

¡sal de aquí! get out of here!;

¡sal de ahí! come out of there!;

salimos por la escalera de incendios/la puerta trasera we left via the fire escape/through the back door;

Comp
Fam
porque me sale/no me sale de las narices because I damn well feel like it/damn well can't be bothered;

Comp
muy Fam
porque me sale/no me sale de los huevos because I bloody well feel like it/because I can't be arsed

2. [marcharse] to leave ( para for);
cuando salimos de Quito/del país when we left Quito/the country;

salí de casa/del trabajo a las siete I left home/work at seven;

¿a qué hora o [m5] cuándo sale vuestro vuelo? when does your flight leave?;

¿a qué hora o [m5] cuándo sales de trabajar? what time do you leave o finish work?;

salir corriendo to run off;
Fam
salir pitando to leg it;

salir de vacaciones to go (away) on Br holiday o US vacation;

salir de viaje to go away (on a trip)

3. [ser novios] to go out ( con with);
están saliendo they are going out (together);

¿desde cuándo llevan saliendo? how long have they been going out (together)?

4. [ir a divertirse] to go out;

suelo salir el fin de semana I usually go out at the weekend;

salen mucho a cenar they eat out a lot

5. [librarse]
salir de la droga to get off drugs;

Marisa ha salido de la depresión Marisa has got over o come through her depression;

salir de la miseria to escape from poverty;

salir de un apuro to get out of a tight spot;

le he ayudado a salir de muchos líos I've helped him out of a lot of tricky situations;

no sé si podremos salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one;

con este dinero no vamos a salir de pobres this money isn't exactly enough for us never to have to work again

6. [desembocar] [calle, sendero, carretera]
¿a dónde sale esta calle? where does this street come out?

7. [separarse]
este anillo sale fácilmente this ring comes off easily;

este corcho no sale this cork won't come out

8. [resultar] to turn out;

ha salido muy estudioso he's turned out to be very studious;

¿cómo salió la fiesta? how did the party go?;

¿qué salió en la votación? what was the result of the vote?;

a mí me sale un total de 35.000 pesos I've got a total of 35,000 pesos, I make it 35,000 pesos in total;

salió (como) senador por California he was elected (as) senator for California;

salió elegida actriz del año she was voted actress of the year;

salió herido/ileso del accidente he was/wasn't injured in the accident;

salir premiado to be awarded a prize;

salir bien/mal [examen, entrevista] to go well/badly;
[plato, dibujo] to turn out well/badly;
¿qué tal te ha salido? how did it go?;

me ha salido bien/mal [examen, entrevista] it went well/badly;
[plato, dibujo] it turned out well/badly; [cuenta] I got it right/wrong;
normalmente me sale a la primera I normally get it right first time;

a mí la paella no me sale tan bien como a ti my paella never turns out as well as yours does;

¿te salen las cuentas? do all the figures tally?;

salir ganando/perdiendo to come off well/badly

9. [en sorteo, juego] [número, nombre] to come up;

no me ha salido un as en toda la partida I haven't got o had a single ace in the whole game

10. [proceder]
salir de to come from;

el vino sale de la uva wine comes from grapes;

salió de él (lo de) regalarte unas flores it was his idea to get you the flowers

11. [surgir, brotar] [luna, estrellas] to come out;
[sol] to rise; [flores, hojas] to come out; [dientes] to come through;
le han salido varias flores al rosal the rose bush has got several flowers now;

le están saliendo canas he's getting grey hairs, he's going grey;

le están saliendo los dientes her teeth are starting to come through, she's teething;

me salen los colores con tanto cumplido all these compliments are making me blush;

le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda her back has come out in a rash;

te está saliendo sangre you're bleeding;

me ha salido un grano en la nariz I've got a spot on my nose

12. [aparecer] [publicación, producto, modelo] to come out;
[disco] to come out, to be released; [moda, ley] to come in; [trauma, prejuicios] to come out; [tema, asunto] to come up;
una revista que sale los jueves a magazine that comes out on Thursdays;

su nuevo disco saldrá al mercado en otoño her new record comes out o will be released in the autumn;

salieron (a relucir) todos sus miedos all his fears came out;

¡qué bien sales en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;

ha salido en los periódicos/en la tele it's been in the papers/on TV;

salir de/en [en película, serie, obra de teatro] to appear as/in;

salía de extra en “Ben-Hur” he appeared as o was an extra in “Ben-Hur”;

salir en defensa de alguien to come to sb's defence

13. [presentarse, ofrecerse] [ocasión, oportunidad] to turn up, to come along;
[puesto, empleo] to come up; [problema] to arise; [contratiempo] to occur;
le ha salido una plaza de profesor en Tegucigalpa a job has come up for him as a teacher in Tegucigalpa;

Comp

a lo que salga, salga lo que salga whatever happens

14. [costar]
salimos a 20 dólares por cabeza it came to o worked out at $20 each;

¿por cuánto me saldría una moto de segunda mano? how much would a second-hand motorbike cost me o come to?;

en botella te saldrá más barata la cerveza the beer works out cheaper if you buy it bottled;

salir caro [económicamente] to be expensive;
[por las consecuencias] to be costly
15. [decir u obrar inesperadamente]
nunca se sabe por dónde va a salir you never know what she's going to come out with/do next;

el jefe sale con cada tontería… the boss comes out with some really stupid remarks;

salió con que era un incomprendido y nadie le hacía caso he claimed he was misunderstood and that no one ever took any notice of him;

¿y ahora nos sales con ésas? now you tell us!

16. [parecerse]
salir a alguien to take after sb;

eres un vago, en eso has salido a tu padre you're a layabout, just like your father

17. [en juegos] to lead;

te toca salir a ti it's your lead;

salió con un as she led with an ace;

salen blancas [en damas, ajedrez] white goes first

18. [desaparecer] to come out;

la mancha de vino no sale the wine stain won't come out

19. Informát [instrucción] to quit, to exit;

salir de un programa to quit o exit a program

20.
salir adelante [persona, empresa] to get by;
[proyecto, propuesta, ley] to be successful;
la familia lo está pasando muy mal para salir adelante the family is struggling to get by o to make ends meet

♦ See also the pronominal verb salirse

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salir

v/i

1 leave, go out;

salir de (ir fuera de) leave, go out of; ( venir fuera de) leave, come out of;

salir a Avda. América come out onto Avda. América; de calle lead to Avda. América;

salir de apuros get out of difficulties;

salir corriendo run off;

salir con alguien date s.o., go out with s.o.

2 ( aparecer) appear, come out

3

:

salir a bolsa float, be floated

4 DEP en carrera start;

salir fuera de pelota go out

5 INFOR de programa quit, exit

6 ( parecerse a)

:

salir a alguien de bebé take after s.o.

7 ( resultar)

:

salir bien/mal turn out well/badly;

salió caro tb fig it worked out expensive;

salir ileso escape unharmed;

salir perdiendo end up losing;

salir a 1000 colones cost 1000 colons;

a lo que salga any old how

8

:

¡ya salió aquello! fam why did you have to bring that up?;

salir con algo fam come out with sth;

¿y ahora me sales con que no tienes dinero? and you’re telling me now that you don’t have any money?

9 ( conseguir)

:

el dibujo no me sale fam I can’t get this drawing right;

no me salió el trabajo I didn’t get the job

10

:

salir por alguien stand up for s.o.

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salir {73} vi

1) : to go out, to come out, to get out

salimos todas las noches: we go out every night

su libro acaba de salir: her book just came out

2) partir: to leave, to depart

3) aparecer: to appear

salió en todos los diarios: it came out in all the papers

4) : to project, to stick out

5) : to cost, to come to

6) resultar: to turn out, to prove

7) : to come up, to occur

salga lo que salga: whatever happens

salió una oportunidad: an opportunity came up

8)

salir a : to take after, to look like, to resemble

9)

salir con : to go out with, to date

♦ See also the reflexive verb salirse

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salir vb

1. (en general) to go out

Rafa ha salido Rafa has gone out

salí con mis amigos I went out with my friends

Ana sale con Miguel Ana is going out with Miguel

2. (partir) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

el tren sale a las nueve the train leaves at nine o'clock

salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven o'clock

salieron para Bilbao they left for Bilbao

3. (aparecer) to be

me gustaría salir por la tele I'd like to be on TV

¿por qué no sales tú en la foto? why aren't you in the photo?

4. (publicarse) to come out [pt. came; pp. come]

¿cuándo sale esa revista? when does that magazine come out?

5. (sol amanecer) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen]

¿a qué hora sale el sol? what time does the sun rise?

6. (sol verse) to come out

el sol salió después de comer the sun came out after lunch

7. (surgir) to get

si me sale este trabajo... if I get this job...

le ha salido un diente she's got one tooth

8. (resultar) to turn out / to work out

al final, todo salió bien everything turned out all right at the end

la tortilla te ha salido perfecta your omelette has turned out perfect

salir ganando to do well out of something

salir perdiendo to lose out [pt. & pp. lost]

Spanish-English dictionary > salir
4 réussir

réussir [ʀeysiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. intransitive verb

   a. [affaire, entreprise, projet] to succeed ; [culture, plantation] to thrive ; [manœuvre, ruse] to pay off

• tout lui/rien ne lui réussit everything/nothing goes right for him

• cela ne lui a pas réussi that didn't do him any good

   b. [personne] (dans une entreprise) to succeed ; (à un examen) to pass

• réussir dans la vie to succeed in life

• réussir dans les affaires/dans ses études to succeed in business/in one's studies

• il a réussi/il n'a pas réussi à l'examen he passed/he failed the exam

• il réussit bien en anglais/à l'école he does well at English/at school

   c. réussir à faire qch to succeed in doing sth

• il a réussi à les convaincre he succeeded in convincing them

   d. ( = être bénéfique à) réussir à to agree with

• le curry ne me réussit pas curry doesn't agree with me

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ entreprise, film] to make a success of

• réussir sa carrière to have a successful career

• réussir sa vie to make a success of one's life

• ce plat est difficile à réussir this dish is difficult to make

• elle a bien réussi sa sauce her sauce was a great success

• vont-ils réussir leur coup ? will they manage to pull it off?

• réussir l'impossible to manage to do the impossible

   b. [+ essai] to bring off

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ʀeysiʀ
1.

verbe transitif to achieve [unification, modernisation]; to carry off [something] successfully [coup politique]; to carry out [something] successfully [fabrication, opération]; to make a success of [vie, éducation]; to win [pari]; to pass [examen]

réussir l'impossible — to manage the impossible

réussir son coup — (colloq) to pull it off (colloq)

2.

réussir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( parvenir à)

réussir à faire — to succeed in doing, to manage to do

réussir à ne pas tomber — to manage not to fall

réussir à un examen — to pass an exam

2) ( être favorable à)

réussir à quelqu'un — [vie, méthode] to turn out well for somebody; [aliment, repos] to do somebody good

le vin blanc ne me réussit pas — white wine doesn't agree with me

3.

verbe intransitif

1) ( atteindre le but recherché) to succeed

ça n'a pas réussi — it didn't work, it didn't come off

2) ( être couronné de succès) [opération chirurgicale, tentative] to be successful

3) ( obtenir un bon résultat) [personne] to do well (en, dans in)

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ʀeysiʀ
1. vi

1) [personne, projet, tentative] to be successful, to succeed

Tous ses enfants ont très bien réussi. — All her children are very successful.

2) (= parvenir)

réussir à faire — to succeed in doing, to manage to do

3) (à un examen) to pass

4) [plante, culture] to thrive, to do well

5) (= convenir, être bénéfique)

réussir à qn [démarche, choix] — to go right for sb, [aliment] to agree with sb, [lieu] to suit sb, [vie] to turn out well for sb

le mariage lui réussit — married life agrees with him

2. vt

1) [vie] to make a success of

2) [essai] to bring off

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réussir verb table: finir

A vtr to achieve [unification, modernisation]; to carry off [sth] successfully [coup politique, OPA]; to carry out [sth] successfully [fabrication, opération]; to make a success of [vie, éducation]; to win [pari]; to pass [examen]; réussir une mayonnaise to make a successful mayonnaise; réussir un film to make a good film; réussir la prouesse de faire to achieve the feat of doing; elle a réussi la performance de gagner she managed to win; réussir l'impossible to manage the impossible; réussir son coup○ to pull it off○; réussir un gros coup○ to pull off a major deal.

B réussir à vtr ind

1 ( parvenir à) réussir à faire to succeed in doing, to manage to do; réussir à atteindre ses objectifs to manage to achieve one's goals; réussir à garder son équilibre to manage to keep one's balance; réussir à ne pas tomber to manage not to fall; réussir à un examen to pass an exam; ne réussir à rien not to succeed in anything;

2 ( être favorable à) réussir à qn [vie, politique, méthode] to turn out well for sb; [aliment, mode de vie, repos] to do sb good; tout leur réussit everything turns out well for them; la mer me réussit the sea does me good; le vin blanc/le climat ne me réussit pas white wine/the climate doesn't agree with me.

C vi

1 ( atteindre le but recherché) [personne, action, projet] to succeed; la patience peut réussir patience can succeed; ça n'a pas réussi it didn't work, it didn't come off;

2 ( être couronné de succès) [opération chirurgicale, tentative, commerce] to be successful;

3 ( obtenir un bon résultat) [personne] to do well (en, dans in); réussir en latin/dans la vie/en affaires to do well in Latin/in life/in business.

[reysir] verbe transitif

[manœuvre, œuvre, recette] to make a success of, to carry off (separable)

[exercice] to succeed in doing

[examen] to pass

il a réussi son saut périlleux/sa nature morte his somersault/still life was a success

j'ai bien réussi mon coup (familier) it worked out (well) for me, I managed to pull it off

réussir sa vie to make a success of one's life

réussir son effet to achieve the desired effect

avec ce concert, il réussit un tour de force his concert is a great achievement

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[reysir] verbe intransitif

1. [dans la vie, à l'école] to do well, to be successful

je veux réussir I want to succeed ou to be a success ou to be successful

il a réussi dans la vie he's done well in life, he's a successful man

réussir à un examen to pass an exam

nous sommes ravis d'apprendre que vous avez réussi we're delighted to hear of your success

2. [affaire, entreprise] to succeed, to be a success

l'opération n'a pas vraiment réussi the operation wasn't really a success

3. [parvenir]

réussir à faire quelque chose to manage to do something, to succeed in doing something

j'ai réussi à le réparer/à me couper I managed to mend it/to cut myself

4. [convenir]

réussir à quelqu'un [climat, nourriture] to agree with somebody, to do somebody good

le café lui réussit/ne lui réussit pas coffee agrees/doesn't agree with him

on dirait que ça te réussit, le mariage! being married seems to make you thrive ou to suit you!

il a essayé de les rouler, mais ça ne lui a pas réussi he tried to swindle them but it didn't do him any good ou it didn't get him very far

rien ne lui réussit he can't do anything right

5. AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE to thrive, to do well

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > réussir
5 badly

badly [ˈbædlɪ]

adverb

(comparative worse, superlative worst)

   a. ( = poorly) mal

• the project was very badly managed le projet a été très mal géré

• to treat sb badly mal se comporter avec qn

• he took it very badly il a très mal pris la chose

• to go badly mal se passer

• things aren't going too badly ça ne se passe pas trop mal

• to do badly [athlete] faire une mauvaise performance ; [student, company, economy] avoir de mauvais résultats ; [political party] (in elections) obtenir de mauvais résultats

• she didn't come off too badly in the debate elle ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillée dans ce débat

• they're not so badly off ils ne s'en tirent pas si mal que ça

• to be badly off (financially) être dans la gêne

   b. ( = unfavourably) to think badly of sb avoir une mauvaise opinion de qn

• nobody will think badly of you if... personne ne t'en voudra si...

   c. [wound, injure, affect, disrupt] gravement

• they were badly defeated ils ont subi une sévère défaite

• he was badly beaten (physically) il a été passé à tabac (inf)

• to go badly wrong très mal tourner

• something is badly wrong with him il ne va pas bien du tout

   d. ( = very much) to want sth badly avoir très envie de qch

• I need it badly j'en ai absolument besoin

• I badly need a haircut j'ai vraiment besoin de me faire couper les cheveux

• we need the money badly nous avons vraiment besoin de cet argent

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['bædlɪ]
adverb (comparative worse; superlative worst)

1) ( not well) [begin, behave, sleep] mal; [educated, fed, made, worded] mal

to go badly — [exam, interview, meeting] mal se passer

to do badly — [candidate, company] obtenir de mauvais résultats

to take something badly — mal prendre quelque chose

he didn't do too badly — il ne s'est pas mal débrouillé (colloq)

to do badly by somebody — ne pas être correct avec quelqu'un

please don't think badly of me — s'il vous plaît, ne m'en veuillez pas

2) ( seriously) [suffer] beaucoup; [beat] brutalement; [disrupt, affect] sérieusement; [burnt, hurt, damaged] gravement

badly hit — fig durement touché

our plans went badly wrong — nos projets ont très mal tourné

I was badly mistaken — je me suis lourdement trompé

3) ( urgently)

to want/need something badly — avoir très envie de/grand besoin de quelque chose

English-French dictionary > badly
6 make

I n AmE sl
We ran a make on her. She's got two priors — Мы установили ее личность. У нее два привода

The make didn't come through until after she was released — Ориентировка на нее пришла после того, как ее выпустили

We got a make on his prints — В нашей картотеке есть отпечатки его пальцев, по которым мы установили его личность
II vi
1) infml

His first record didn't make the charts — Его первая пластинка не попала в число хитов

The story made the front page — Этот материал был напечатан на первых страницах газет

His novel has made the best-seller list — Его роман был включен в список бестселлеров

2) infml

He's tired out already - he'll never make the summit — Он уже устал и вряд ли поднимется на вершину

The disabled cruiser was only just able to make port — Выведенный из строя крейсер едва дошел до порта

He was out to make the top — Он был полон решимости достичь вершин успеха

3) infml

He made the bus just in time — Он едва успел на автобус

We'll never make the airport in time — Мы не доедем до аэропорта вовремя

Sorry, I couldn't make your party last night — Извините, я вчера не смог к вам прийти

4) infml

Do you think a table this wide can make the doorway? — Как ты думаешь, такой широкий стол пройдет в дверь?

5) infml

This injury reduced my chances of making the national team — Из-за этой травмы мои шансы попасть в национальную сборную уменьшились

He'll never make the team — Его никогда не включат в состав сборной

It's improbable that she would ever make the big time — Маловероятно, что она когда-нибудь вырвется на столичную сцену

He's spent years hoping to make the big time — Он все эти годы надеялся добиться признания

I suppose somebody's got to make an army — Я думаю, что кому-то нужно служить в армии

6) infml

Jones made sergeant in six months — Джоунз дослужился до звания сержанта за шесть месяцев

He made colonel in one year — Через год он стал полковником

7) infml

You'd make someone a good wife — Ты станешь для кого-то хорошей женой

He'll never make an actor — Из него никогда не получится актера

I think he will make a good teacher — Я думаю, из него выйдет хороший учитель

8) infml

They made an odd couple — Они выглядели странной парой

It made a very strange sight — Зрелище было довольно нелепым

9) infml

It'll make good publicity — Это будет хорошей рекламой

The news reporter Steven Greene made news himself recently when he got married at Birmingham Registry Office — Газетчик Стивен Грин сам стал объектом внимания, когда сочетался браком в загсе города Бирмингема

10) vulg

Now sit on the potty and make, dear — Садись на горшок и какай
III vt
1) infml

What do you make the time? — Сколько, по-вашему, сейчас времени?

Things aren't as bad as he makes them — Положение не так уж безнадежно, как он это представляет

I make it nearly five years since I saw him — Я думаю, что я не видел его уже пять лет

How large do you make the audience? — Сколько, по-вашему, здесь зрителей?

I make the distance about seventy miles — Я думаю, что миль семьдесят будет

2) infml

This film made her — Этот фильм сделал ее знаменитой

That lucky venture made him — Он стал состоятельным человеком после этой удачной аферы

3) infml

But what really made the evening was the charm of the young hostess — Но то, что придавало вечеру особое настроение, так это очарование молодой хозяйки

This picture really makes the room — Эта картина придает комнате совершенно другой вид

It's the furniture that really makes a house — Уют в доме создает мебель

His performance makes the play — На нем держится вся пьеса

4) infml

"When shall we meet again, Saturday or Sunday?" "Let's make it Saturday" — "Когда мы встретимся снова, в субботу или воскресенье?" - "Давай в субботу"

I'll make it for five o'clock, okay? — Я договорюсь на пять часов, хорошо?

5) infml

This sports job can make twice the speed of your buggy — Этот спортивный автомобиль может развить скорость в два раза больше, чем твоя тачка

6) AmE sl

He made me the minute he saw me — Он меня узнал, как только увидел

I tailed him. He made me and tried to throw me off — Я потел следом за ним. Он засек меня и попытался оторваться

We tried to make him down at the station but came up with nothing — Мы пытались опознать его на станции, но не смогли

7) AmE sl

I don't make you, kid — Я тебя не понимаю, парень

8) AmE sl

Half the airlines personnel regard it as a permanent assignment to try to make her — Половина персонала воздушных линий считают своей обязанностью добиться ее расположения

In the next room the girls were talking about their problems of making some of the smooth boys — В соседней комнате девочки обсуждали вопрос, как закадрить некоторых красивых мальчиков

Don't never speak to strange men who you don't know nothing about as they may get you wrong and think you are trying to make them — Никогда не заговаривай с незнакомыми мужчинами, а то они могут неправильно тебя понять и подумают, что ты пытаешься завести с ними знакомство

9) taboo sl

Did you make her? — Ты ее трахнул?

He's been pretending that he made her when they went camping — Он намекал, что трахнул ее, когда они ходили в поход

Make me, she sighed — "Трахни меня", - сказала она со вздохом

He made the landlady of the house so that meant plenty of food for him and me — Он переспал с хозяйкой дома, и поэтому о еде мы могли не беспокоиться

Man, don't you know how Napoleon managed to make all those broads? He drank Calisay — Ты разве не знаешь, как Наполеону удавалось трахать всех этих баб? Он ведь пил "Калисэ"

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > make
7 poco

adj.

not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.

adv.

little, not very, not much.

m.

little.

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poco

► adjetivo

1 little (plural) few, not many

■ hago muy poco ejercicio últimamente I do very little exercise these days

■ somos pocos para tanto trabajo there are too few of us for so much work

■ pocas Navidades salimos de viaje we don't often travel at Christmas

► pronombre poco

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino un poco

1 a little, a bit

■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?

■ échale un poco de sal add a bit of salt

■ espera un poco wait a bit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a poco de shortly after

dentro de poco soon, presently

hace poco not long ago

pocas veces rarely, not often, seldom

poco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bit

poco antes shortly before

poco después shortly afterwards

poco después de shortly after

poco más o menos more or less

poco menos que almost, nearly

por poco nearly

por si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything

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poco

► pronombre

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino

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1. adv.
little, few

- poco a poco
- por poco 2. (f. - poca)
pron.

little, few
3. (f. - poca)
adj.

little, few, not much

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] little, not much

tenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time

hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese

de poco interés — of little interest

con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect

el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain

• poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thing

poca cosa se podría haber hecho — there wasn't much we could have done

comemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much

somos tan poca cosa — we're so insignificant

es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her

• y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all

2) [en plural] few, not many

pocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...

tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends

pocos días después — a few days later

compré unos pocos libros — I bought a few books

me quedan pocas probabilidades — I don't have much chance

todas las medidas son pocas — no measure will be enough

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) (=poca cosa)

la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use

una hora da para poco — you can't get much done in an hour

con lo poco que me quedaba — with what little I had left

ya sabes lo poco que me interesa — you know how little it interests me

b)

• un poco — a bit, a little

-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"

he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk

voy a dormir un poco — I am going to have a little sleep

le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly

necesito descansar un poco — I need to rest for a while

espera un poco — wait a minute o moment

estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad

es un poco lo que yo comentaba — that's more or less what I was saying

• un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father

lo hice un poco como protesta — I did it partly as a protest

• un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money

dame un poco de vino — can I have some wine?

¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!

c) [referido a tiempo] not long

tardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it

lleva poco trabajando aquí — he hasn't been working here long

• a poco de — shortly after

a poco de haberlo firmado — shortly after signing it

• cada poco — every so often

• dentro de poco — shortly, soon

• poco después — shortly after

• hace poco — not long ago

fuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently

tu hermana ha llamado hace poco — your sister called a short while ago

la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while

hasta hace poco — until recently

2) [en plural] few

pocos son los que... — there are few who...

ya somos pocos los que nos sentimos así — there are now very few of us who feel this way

pocos de entre ellos — few of them

como hay pocos —

es tonto como hay pocos — he's as stupid as they come

3. ADV

1) [con verbos] not much, little

cuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little

habla poco — he doesn't say much

ahora trabaja poco — he doesn't work much now

vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid

lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little

2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]

poco dispuesto a ayudar — disinclined to help

poco amable — unkind

poco probable — unlikely

poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent

sus libros son poco conocidos aquí — his books are not very well known here

3) [otras locuciones]

poco a poco — little by little

¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!

a poco Méx —
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¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!

¡a poco no! — not much! *

¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?

¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?

• de a poco — LAm gradually

• tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss

tiene la vida en poco — he doesn't value his life

• poco más o menos — more or less

• por poco — almost, nearly

por poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned

• a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possible

a poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it

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adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

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= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

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* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

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* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

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

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

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adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

* * *

= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

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

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

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poco¹

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all grateful

es un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninteresting

habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot

duerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very much

viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around

poco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all

… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like rice

para locs ver poco³ pron D. (↑ poco (3))

poco² -ca

adjective

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (con sustantivos no numerables) little; (en plural) few

muy poco vino very little wine

muy pocos niños very few children

hemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck

¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothes

a poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunity

hay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the trade

éramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell you

a esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfied

me he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knew

le dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesos

poco³ -ca

pronoun

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A

(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat much

sírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfast

por poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming in

se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit me

poco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few left

es un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that

B

poco (refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little while

tardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchen

falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far off

a poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stopped

dentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortly

poco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she left

C

un poco

1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?

descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little rest

espera un poquito wait a little while

todavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little

2

un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/wine

tiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)

come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham

3

un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him

4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:

un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

me queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)

habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a little

D ( en locs):

a poco ( Méx): ¿a poco no lees los periódicos? don't you read the newspapers?

¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!

nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!

de a poco ( AmL); gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat us

en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come

tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives

me tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thing

poco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito gradually

poco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by little

poco más o menos approximately, roughly

habrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two million

poco menos que nearly

es poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossible

le pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed her

poco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them out

por poco nearly

por poco nos descubren we were nearly found out

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poco 1 adverbio:
◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;

( en plural) few;
◊ muy poco vino very little wine;

muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
◊ había poco que hacer there was little to do;

por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
◊ poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago;

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3
◊ un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little;

( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;
◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;

espera un poco wait a while
b)

◊ un poco de a little, a bit of

c) un poco + adj/adv:

◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

4 ( en locs)
◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually

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poco, -a

♦ adj
(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;
de poca importancia of little importance;

poca agua not much water;

pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;

hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;

tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;

hace poco tiempo not long ago;

dame unos pocos días give me a few days;

esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;

tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;

con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata

♦ pron

1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;

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poco

I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;

un poco de a little;

unos pocos a few

II adv little;

trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;

ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;

estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;

poco conocido little known;

poco a poco little by little;

dentro de poco soon, shortly;

hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;

desde hace poco (for) a short while;

por poco nearly, almost;

¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;

de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;

por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enough

III m

:

un poco a little, a bit

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poco adv

1) : little, not much

poco probable: not very likely

come poco: he doesn't eat much

2) : a short time, a while

tardaremos poco: we won't be very long

3)

poco antes : shortly before

4)

poco después : shortly after

poco, -ca adj

1) : little, not much, (a) few

tengo poco dinero: I don't have much money

en no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasions

poca gente: few people

2)

pocas veces : rarely

poco, -ca pron

1) : little, few

le falta poco para terminar: he's almost finished

uno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few

2)

un poco : a little, a bit

un poco de vino: a little wine

un poco extraño: a bit strange

3)

a poco Mex (used to express disbelief)

¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?

4)

de a poco : little by little

5)

hace poco : not long ago

6)

poco a poco : little by little

7)

dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while

8)

por poco : nearly, almost

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poco¹ adj

1. (singular) not much

hay poco café there's not much coffee

has comido poco arroz you haven't eaten much rice

2. (plural) few / not many

tiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friends

muy poco very little

hay muy poco té there's very little tea

poco² adv

1. (con verbos) not much

trabaja poco he doesn't work much

2. (no mucho tiempo) not long

estuve con él hace poco I was with him not long ago

llegó poco después she arrived not long after

3. (con adjetivos) not very

es poco simpática she's not very friendly

poco a poco little by little

por poco nearly

por poco se cae he nearly fell

por poco pierdo el tren I nearly missed the train

poco³ n a little / a bit

un poco de pan a bit of bread

un poco de agua a little water

tengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a little

poco⁴ pron

1. (singular) not much

compra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left

2. (plural) few / not many

¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many

Spanish-English dictionary > poco
8 faltar

v.

1 to lack, to be missing, to have not enough.

Me falta comida I lack food.

Me falta comida I lack food.

Falta un tornillo A screw is missing.

2 to be lacking, to be needed.

falta aire there's not enough air

falta sal it needs a bit of salt

3 to be necessary, to have yet to, to have still to. (hacer falta).

me falta tiempo I need time

para que su felicidad fuera completa sólo faltaba que viniera su hijo all it needed to make her happiness complete was for her son to arrive

¡lo que me faltaba! that's all I needed!

sólo le faltó ponerse a llorar he did everything but burst into tears

Me falta terminar esto I have still to finish this.

4 to be absent or missing (estar ausente).

falta Elena Elena is missing

el día que yo falte when I have passed on

Falta María Mary is absent.

5 to offend.

Me faltó mi hermana My sister offended me.

Me faltó mi hermano My brother offended me.

6 to omit, to skip.

7 to become scarce for.

Me faltó el dinero Money became scarce for me.

Me faltó el dinero Money became scarce for me.

8 to be not enough.

Falta comida There is not enough food.

9 to be yet to.

Falta barrer There is yet to sweep.

10 to be offended.

Se me faltó I was offended.

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faltar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (no estar una cosa) to be missing; (una persona) to be absent

■ me falta un zapato one of my shoes is missing

■ ¿quién falta? who's missing?

■ ha faltado mucho a clase he has missed a lot of classes

■ mañana a las tres, ¡no faltes! tomorrow at three, be sure to come!

2 (haber poco) to be lacking, be needed

■ falta (más) leche we need (more) milk, there isn't enough milk

3 (no tener) to lack, not have (enough)

■ le falta genio she's got no character

4 (quedar) to remain, be left

■ ¿cuánto falta para Alicante? how much further is it to Alicante?

■ falta poco para que... it won't be long till...

■ falta mucho por hacer there's still a lot to be done

5 (no respetar) to insult, be rude to

■ no la perdonaré que me faltara I'll never forgive her for being rude to me

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FRASEOLOGÍA

faltar a la verdad not to tell the truth, lie

faltar a su deber to fail in one's duty

faltar a su palabra to break one's word

faltar a su promesa not to keep one's promise

faltar al respeto a alguien to be rude to somebody, insult somebody

faltar en los pagos not to keep up with the payments

¡lo que me (te, le, etc) faltaba! that's all I (you, he, etc) needed!

¡no faltaba más! (por supuesto) of course!, but of course! 2 (por supuesto que no) absolutely not!

¡sólo me (te, le, etc) faltaba eso! that's all I (you, he, etc) needed!

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verb

1) to be lacking

2) be absent

3) be unfaithful, break

4) remain

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VI

1) (=no haber suficiente)

faltan profesores — there aren't enough teachers

a la sopa le falta sal — there isn't enough salt in the soup

faltan viviendas asequibles — there is a shortage of affordable housing

faltan dos sillas — we are two chairs short

• faltar algo a algn, le falta todavía un impreso — you still need another form

¿te falta dinero? — do you need any money?

nos falta tiempo para hacerlo — we don't have enough time to do it

te faltan dos centímetros para poder ser policía — you're two centimetres too short to be a policeman

no le falta valor — he doesn't lack courage

- ¡lo que me faltaba!

- ¡no faltaba o faltaría más!

- ¡no faltaba más que eso!

- es mejor que sobre que no que falte

2) (=no estar) to be missing

faltan varios libros del estante — there are several books missing from the shelf

faltan 20 euros de la caja — there are 20 euros missing from the till

me falta un bolígrafo — one of my pens is missing

faltaba de su casa desde hacía un mes — he had been missing for a month

¿quién falta? — who's missing?, who's not here?

no podemos irnos, falta Manolo — we can't go, Manolo isn't here yet

• no faltar, un desayuno en el que no faltan los huevos y el beicon — a breakfast which doesn't fail to include eggs and bacon

un partido en el que no faltaron goles — a match which was not short of goals

no falta ninguno de los ingredientes de la novela policíaca — all of the ingredients of the detective novel are present

no falta quien opina que... — there are those who think that...

3) (=no ir)

no he faltado ni una sola vez a las reuniones — I haven't missed a single meeting

faltaron tres personas a la reunión — there were three people missing o absent from the meeting

¡no faltaré! — I'll be there!

• faltar a una cita — [de negocios] to miss an appointment, not to turn up for an appointment; [con amigo] not to turn up for a date

• faltar a clase — to miss school

• faltar al trabajo — to be off work

nunca falta al trabajo — he's never off work

4) (=quedar)

falta todavía bastante por hacer — there is still quite a lot to be done, quite a lot remains to be done

• falta mucho todavía — there's plenty of time to go yet

¿falta mucho? — is there long to go?

¿te falta mucho? — will you be long?

• faltar para algo, faltan tres semanas para las elecciones — there are three weeks to go to the election, the election is three weeks off

faltan cinco minutos para que comience la representación — the performance will begin in five minutes

faltan cinco para las siete — LAm it's five to seven

• falta poco para las ocho — it's nearly eight o'clock, it's getting on for eight o'clock

falta poco para que termine el partido — the match is almost over o finished

5) (=estar a punto de)

faltó poco para que lo pillara un coche — he was very nearly run down by a car

le faltaba poco para decírselo — she was about to tell him

6) (=insultar)

¡sin faltar!, ¿eh? — keep it polite, right?

faltar a algn — (=ofender) to offend sb; (=ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to sb; (=no apoyar) to fail sb

faltar a algn al respeto — to be rude to sb, be disrespectful to sb

7) (=no cumplir)

• faltar en algo, faltar en los pagos — to default on one's payments

no faltaré en comunicárselo — I shall not fail to tell him
decencia 1), palabra 4), promesa 1., 1), respeto 1), verdad 1)
8) euf (=estar muerto)

desde que falta su madre — since his mother passed away

cuando falte yo — when I'm gone

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( no estar) to be missing

falta dinero de la caja — there's some money missing from the till

¿quién falta? — who's missing?; (en colegio, reunión de trabajo) who's absent?

falta de su domicilio — she has been missing from home; (+ me/te/le etc)

te falta un botón — you have a button missing

a esta taza le falta el asa — there's no handle on this cup

b) ( no haber suficiente)

va a faltar vino — there won't be enough wine

más vale que sobre comida y no que falte — it's better to have too much food than too little; (+ me/te/le etc)

nos faltó tiempo — we didn't have enough time

le falta experiencia — he lacks experience

me faltan palabras para expresarlo — I can't find the words to express it

ganas no me faltan — I'd love to

me falta el aire — I can't breathe

c) (en frases negativas)

no falta quien lo piensa — some people think that

no faltará oportunidad — there will be plenty of opportunities

d) ( hacer falta)

le falta alguien que la aconseje — she needs someone to advise her

2) ( quedar)

yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? — I'm ready, will you be long?

a la carne le faltan 15 minutos — the meat needs another 15 minutes

sólo me falta pasarlo a máquina — all I have to do is type it out

sólo falta decorarlo — it just needs decorating

aún me falta pintarlo — I still have to paint it

falta poco para Navidad — it's not long until Christmas

falta poco para las diez — it's almost o nearly ten o'clock

faltan cinco minutos para que empiece — there are five minutes to go before it starts

¿te falta mucho para terminar? — will it take you long to finish?

¿falta mucho para que llegue? — will it be long until she arrives?

nos falta poco para terminar/llegar — we're almost finished/there

me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro — I have three pages to go to finish the book

aún falta mucho — ( tiempo) there's plenty of time yet; ( distancia) there's a long way to go yet

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

esto es lo único que faltaba! — (iró) that's all I/we needed! (iro)

no faltaba or faltaría más! — ( respuesta - a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!; (- a una petición) of course, certainly; (- a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!; ( expresando indignación) whatever next!

3)

a) ( no asistir)

te esperamos, no faltes — we're expecting you, make sure you come

faltar a algo — al colegio/a clase to be absent from something; a una cita to miss something

ha faltado dos veces al trabajo — she's been off work twice

b) ( no cumplir)

faltar a algo: faltó a su promesa/palabra he didn't keep his promise/word; no me faltes al or (CS) el respeto! don't be rude to me; faltas a la verdad — you are not telling the truth

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= lack, be lacking, be short of.

Ex. I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.

Ex. The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.

Ex. Libraries are ordinarily short of space for collections, staff, and readers = Generalmente, las bibliotecas andan faltas de espacio para las colecciones, el personal y los lectores.

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* al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.

* empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.

* faltar a clase = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.

* faltar al respeto = disrespect, diss.

* faltar a una clase = miss + class, cut + class.

* faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.

* faltar de = be absent (from).

* faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.

* faltar el respeto = disrespect, diss.

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* faltar versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.

* no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.

* para que no falte = for good measure.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( no estar) to be missing

falta dinero de la caja — there's some money missing from the till

¿quién falta? — who's missing?; (en colegio, reunión de trabajo) who's absent?

falta de su domicilio — she has been missing from home; (+ me/te/le etc)

te falta un botón — you have a button missing

a esta taza le falta el asa — there's no handle on this cup

b) ( no haber suficiente)

va a faltar vino — there won't be enough wine

más vale que sobre comida y no que falte — it's better to have too much food than too little; (+ me/te/le etc)

nos faltó tiempo — we didn't have enough time

le falta experiencia — he lacks experience

me faltan palabras para expresarlo — I can't find the words to express it

ganas no me faltan — I'd love to

me falta el aire — I can't breathe

c) (en frases negativas)

no falta quien lo piensa — some people think that

no faltará oportunidad — there will be plenty of opportunities

d) ( hacer falta)

le falta alguien que la aconseje — she needs someone to advise her

2) ( quedar)

yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? — I'm ready, will you be long?

a la carne le faltan 15 minutos — the meat needs another 15 minutes

sólo me falta pasarlo a máquina — all I have to do is type it out

sólo falta decorarlo — it just needs decorating

aún me falta pintarlo — I still have to paint it

falta poco para Navidad — it's not long until Christmas

falta poco para las diez — it's almost o nearly ten o'clock

faltan cinco minutos para que empiece — there are five minutes to go before it starts

¿te falta mucho para terminar? — will it take you long to finish?

¿falta mucho para que llegue? — will it be long until she arrives?

nos falta poco para terminar/llegar — we're almost finished/there

me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro — I have three pages to go to finish the book

aún falta mucho — ( tiempo) there's plenty of time yet; ( distancia) there's a long way to go yet

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

esto es lo único que faltaba! — (iró) that's all I/we needed! (iro)

no faltaba or faltaría más! — ( respuesta - a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!; (- a una petición) of course, certainly; (- a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!; ( expresando indignación) whatever next!

3)

a) ( no asistir)

te esperamos, no faltes — we're expecting you, make sure you come

faltar a algo — al colegio/a clase to be absent from something; a una cita to miss something

ha faltado dos veces al trabajo — she's been off work twice

b) ( no cumplir)

faltar a algo: faltó a su promesa/palabra he didn't keep his promise/word; no me faltes al or (CS) el respeto! don't be rude to me; faltas a la verdad — you are not telling the truth

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= lack, be lacking, be short of.

Ex: I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.

Ex: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.

Ex: Libraries are ordinarily short of space for collections, staff, and readers = Generalmente, las bibliotecas andan faltas de espacio para las colecciones, el personal y los lectores.

* al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.

* empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.

* faltar a clase = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.

* faltar al respeto = disrespect, diss.

* faltar a una clase = miss + class, cut + class.

* faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.

* faltar de = be absent (from).

* faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.

* faltar el respeto = disrespect, diss.

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* faltar versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.

* no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.

* para que no falte = for good measure.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

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faltar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (no estar) to be missing

aquí faltan tres recibos there are three receipts missing

falta dinero de la caja there's some money missing from the till

¿estamos todos? — no, falta Inés are we all here? — no, Inés is missing o Inés isn't here

(+ me/te/le etc): te falta un botón you have a button missing, you're missing a button

revisen sus bolsos a ver si les falta algo check your bags to see if there's anything missing

le faltan todos los dientes de abajo he's lost all his bottom teeth

a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cup

a la muñeca le falta un brazo the doll is missing an arm, the doll has an arm missing

falta de su domicilio desde hace un mes she has been missing from home for a month

el día que yo falte ¿qué va a ser de este chico? ( euf); what will become of this boy when I'm gone? ( euph)

2

(no haber suficiente): no faltará vino there will be plenty of wine, there will be no shortage of wine

más vale que sobre comida y no que falte it's better to have too much food than too little

(+ me/te/le etc): me falta el aire I can't breathe

nos faltó tiempo para terminar we didn't have enough time to finish

me faltan palabras para expresarle mi agradecimiento I don't know how to thank you

le falta experiencia he lacks experience, he doesn't have enough/any experience

ganas no me faltan, pero no tengo dinero I'd love to, but I haven't got any money

3 ( en frases negativas)

(no haber): no falta quien piensa que fue un error there are those who think it was a mistake

no faltará oportunidad de retribuirles la atención there will be plenty of opportunities to return their kindness

4

(hacer falta): le falta alguien que la aconseje she needs someone to advise her

le falta un objetivo en la vida he needs a goal in life

B

(quedar): yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?

a la carne le faltarán unos 15 minutos the meat needs another 15 minutes or so

sólo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out, I just need to type it out

el pastel está listo, sólo falta decorarlo the cake is ready, it just needs decorating

todavía me falta pintar la puerta I still have to paint the door, I've still got the door to paint

falta poco para Pascua it's not long until Easter

faltaba poco para las diez it was almost o nearly ten o'clock, it was going on for ten o'clock ( BrE)

sólo faltan cinco minutos para que empiece la carrera there are just five minutes to go before the race starts

¿falta mucho para que llegue la abuela? will it be long until grandma arrives?

ya falta poco para llegar we're nearly o almost there now

se puso furioso, poco faltó para que me pegara he got so angry, he nearly hit me

me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book

¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?, have you got much more to do?

todavía faltan muchas cosas por hacer there are still a lot of things to do

¡esto es lo único que faltaba! ( iró); that's all I/we needed! ( iro)

¡lo que me faltaba por oír! now I've heard everything!

¡faltaría or no faltaba más! (en respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!, you're welcome!; (— a un pedido) of course, certainly; (— a un ofrecimiento, una atención) I wouldn't hear of it!; (expresando indignación) can you imagine!, whatever next!

pase usted primero — ¡no faltaba más! after you — no, after you!

C

1

(no asistir): te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come

faltar A algo to be absent FROM sth

falta mucho a clase he's often absent (from school), he misses a lot of classes

esta semana ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twice this week, she's stayed home from work twice this week ( AmE)

nunca falta a una cita he never misses an appointment

2 (no cumplir) faltar A algo:

faltó a su promesa/palabra he didn't keep his promise/word, he broke his promise/word

¡no le faltes al or (CS) el respeto a tu padre! don't be rude to your father

no le falté I wasn't rude to him

faltas a la verdad you are not telling the truth

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faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( no estar) to be missing;

◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;

(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
◊ te falta un botón you have a button missing;

a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cup
b) ( no haber suficiente):

◊ va a faltar vino there won't be enough wine;

nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough time
c) ( hacer falta):

◊ le falta alguien que la aconseje she needs someone to advise her;

les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):
◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;

nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;

(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3
a) ( no asistir):

◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;

faltar a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;

‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
◊ faltar a clase to skip lessons;

ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twice
b) ( no cumplir):

◊ faltó a su promesa he didn't keep his promise;

¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' faltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogarse
- quedar
- respeto
- tornillo
English:
default setting
- go back on
- missing
- unaccounted
- word
- absent
- go
- hooky
- miss
- skip
- truant

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faltar vi

1. [no haber] to be lacking, to be needed;

falta aire there's not enough air;

le falta sal it needs a bit of salt;

faltó comida there wasn't enough food;

a esta casa no le falta nada this house lacks nothing o has everything;

después del robo faltaban dos cuadros after the robbery, two paintings were missing;

abrí la cartera y me faltaban varios documentos I opened my briefcase and several documents were missing

2. [estar ausente] to be absent o missing;

falta Elena Elena is missing;

el día que yo falte when I have passed on;

falta de su domicilio desde hace tres semanas she has been missing (from home) for three weeks

3. [no acudir]
sólo faltaron mis padres only my parents weren't there o failed to turn up;

faltar a una cita not to turn up at an appointment;

¡no faltes (a la cita)! don't miss it!, be there!;

ha faltado a clase tres veces esta semana she has been absent o off three days this week;

últimamente ha faltado mucho al trabajo he's been off work a lot recently, he's had a lot of time off work recently

4. [no cumplir]
faltó a su palabra she went back on her word, she broke o didn't keep her word;

faltó a su obligación he neglected his duty;

faltó a la verdad she wasn't being truthful, she wasn't telling the truth

5. [ofender]
faltar a alguien en algo to offend sb in sth;

faltar a alguien al respeto to be disrespectful to sb;

¡a mí no me faltes!, ¡sin faltar! don't you speak to me like that!

6. [no tener]
le faltan las fuerzas he lacks o doesn't have the strength;

le falta experiencia she lacks experience;

le falta una mano he has got only one hand;

al equipo le faltan buenos defensas the team is short of good defenders;

le falta una pata a la mesa the table is missing a leg;

me faltan palabras para expresar mi agradecimiento I can't find the words to express my gratitude

7. [hacer falta]
me falta tiempo I need time;

nos va a faltar cerveza we're going to run out of beer, we're not going to have enough beer;

para que su felicidad fuera completa sólo faltaba que viniera su hijo all it needed to make her happiness complete was for her son to arrive;

ganas no nos faltan, pero no vamos a poder ir it isn't because we don't want to, but we won't be able to go;

sólo le faltó ponerse a llorar he did everything but burst into tears;

¡lo que me faltaba! that's all I needed!;

¡lo que faltaba, otro pinchazo! that's all I needed, another flat tyre!

8. [quedar]
falta mucho por hacer there is still a lot to be done;

falta poco para llenar del todo el camión the truck o Br lorry is almost completely full now;

sólo te falta firmar all you have to do is sign;

falta un mes para las vacaciones there's a month to go till the holidays;

¿falta mucho para el final? is there long to go?;

falta poco para las once it's nearly eleven o'clock;

falta poco para que llegue it won't be long till he arrives, he'll soon be here;

¿cuánto falta para Bogotá? how much further is it to Bogota?;

aún faltan 10 kilómetros there are still 10 kilometres to go;

faltó poco para que lo matase I very nearly killed him;

¿lo mató? – poco faltó did she kill him? – very nearly

9. Euf [morir] to pass away

10. [en frases]
¡no faltaba o [m5] faltaría más! [asentimiento] of course!;
[rechazo] that tops it all!, that's a bit much!;
claro que puedes usar mi teléfono, ¡no faltaba o [m5] faltaría más! of course you can use my telephone, there's no need for you to ask;

por supuesto que no te dejo ir, ¡faltaría más! of course I'm not letting you go, what can you be thinking of!

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faltar

v/i

1 be missing;

cuando falten mis padres when my parents die

2 ( quedar)

:

falta una hora there’s an hour to go;

faltan 10 kilómetros there are 10 kilometers to go;

sólo falta hacer la salsa there’s only the sauce to do;

falta poco para las diez it’s almost o nearly ten o’clock;

falta poco para que empiece la película it won’t be long before the film starts, the film will be starting soon;

faltó poco para que me cayera I almost o nearly fell;

y por si faltaba algo … and as if that wasn’t enough …

3

:

faltar a be absent from;

faltar a clase miss class, be absent from class

4

:

faltar a alguien be disrespectful to s.o.;

faltar a su palabra not keep one’s word

5

:

¡no faltaba o

faltaría más! ( por supuesto) certainly!, of course!; (de ninguna manera) certainly not!;

¡lo que faltaba! that’s all I/we etc needed!

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faltar vi

1) : to be lacking, to be needed

me falta ayuda: I need help

2) : to be absent, to be missing

3) quedar: to remain, to be left

faltan pocos días para la fiesta: the party is just a few days away

4)

¡no faltaba más! : don't mention it!, you're welcome!

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faltar vb

1. (no estar) to be missing

a este libro le faltan hojas this book has some pages missing

pasó lista para ver quién faltaba he called the register to see who was missing

2. (no haber suficiente) not to be enough

me parece que falta pan I don't think there's enough bread

me falta dinero I haven't got enough money

3. (carecer de) to lack

le falta sentido del humor he lacks a sense of humour

4. (no acudir) to miss

falta mucho a clase she is often absent from school

faltó a la cita he didn't turn up

5. (quedar tiempo) to be left

faltan cinco minutos there are five minutes left

aún falta mucho para las vacaciones it's still a long time until the holidays

6. (quedar por hacer) to have to do

ya sólo me falta el último ejercicio I just have to do the last exercise

7. (ofender, molestar) to be rude

faltar a tu palabra to break your word [pt. broke; pp. broken]

no faltaba más / faltaría más (desde luego) of course / certainly (ni pensarlo) no way

Spanish-English dictionary > faltar
9 hasta

adv.

even (incluso).

hasta en verano hace frío it's even cold in summer

conj.

even.

prep.

1 as far as, up to.

voy hasta la próxima estación I'm going as far as the next station

desde aquí hasta allí from here to there

Caminamos hasta el lago We walked all the way to the lake.

2 until, till.

hasta ahora (up) until now, so far

hasta el final right up until the end

hasta luego o pronto o la vista see you (later)

hasta que until, till

hasta que vuelvas until you get back

3 up to.

un interés de hasta el 7 por ciento interest rates of up to 7 percent

4 as many as, so many as.

5 so much as, as much as.

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hasta

► preposición

1 (tiempo) until, till, up to

■ hasta enero until January

■ hasta el sábado until Saturday

■ desde las diez hasta las dos from ten to two

■ sabe contar hasta 20 he can count (up) to 20

2 (lugar) as far as, up to, down to

■ hasta allí up to there

3 (cantidad) up to, as many as

■ había hasta seis coches there were up to six cars

4 (incluso) even

■ hasta sabe escribir she even knows how to write

5 (como despedida) see you

■ ¡hasta el lunes! see you on Monday!

■ ¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

desde... hasta... from... to...

■ de Berga hasta Sabadell from Berga to Sabadell

¿hasta cuándo? until when?, how long?

■ ¿hasta cuándo tendremos que aguantar este gobierno? how long are we going to have to put up with this government?

¿hasta dónde? how far?

hasta el punto que... to such a point that...

¡hasta la vista! see you!, cheerio!, US so long!

¡hasta luego! see you later!

hasta más no poder as much as possible

■ bebió hasta más no poder he drank as much as he could take

hasta que until

■ estaré aquí hasta que volváis I'll be here until you come back

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prep.

1) until, till

2) as far as

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1. PREP

1) [en el espacio] [gen] to, as far as; (=hacia arriba) up to; (=hacia abajo) down to

fuimos juntos hasta el primer pueblo, luego nos separamos — we went to o as far as the first village together, then we split up

sus tierras llegan hasta las montañas — their lands stretch to o as far as the mountains

te acompaño, pero solo hasta el final de la calle — I'll go with you, but only to o up to o down to the end of the street

con las lluvias el agua subió hasta aquí — with all the rain the water came up to here

el vestido me llega hasta las rodillas — the dress comes down to my knees

• ¿hasta dónde...? — how far...?

¿hasta dónde vais? — how far are you going?

• hasta tan lejos — that far, as far as that

-fuimos andando hasta la ermita -¿hasta tan lejos? — "we walked to o as far as the chapel" - "that far?" o "as far as that?"

no creía que íbamos a llegar hasta tan lejos — I didn't think we'd get this far

2) [en el tiempo] until, till

se va a quedar hasta el martes — she's staying until o till Tuesday

no me levanto hasta las nueve — I don't get up until o till nine o'clock

no iré hasta después de la reunión — I won't go until o till after the meeting

falta una semana hasta los exámenes — there's a week to go to o until o till the exams

¿siempre escuchas música hasta tan tarde? — do you always listen to music so late (at night)?

el hasta ayer presidente de nuestro club — the hitherto president of our club frm

• hasta ahora — so far, up to now

hasta ahora nadie se ha quejado — so far no one has complained, no one has complained up to now

hasta ahora no se había quejado nadie — no one had complained before o until now o till now

tuve problemas al principio, pero luego las cosas se tranquilizaron y hasta ahora — I had problems at the beginning but then things calmed down and since then it's been OK

• ¿hasta cuándo...? — how long... for?

¿hasta cuándo podemos seguir así? — how long can we carry on like this for?

¿hasta cuándo os quedáis? — how long are you staying (for)?

• hasta entonces — until then, (up) till then

• hasta la fecha — to date

• hasta el momento — so far, up to now, thus far frm

• hasta nueva orden — until further notice

3) [con cantidades] [gen] up to; [con valor enfático] as much as/as many as

puedes gastar hasta 200 euros — you can spend up to 200 euros

duerme hasta diez horas diarias — he sleeps up to ten hours a day

podemos llegar a producir hasta 50 toneladas — we can produce as much as 50 tons

llegó a haber hasta 500 invitados — there were as many as 500 guests

4) [en expresiones de despedida]

• hasta ahora — see you in a minute

• hasta la vista — see you, so long

• hasta luego — see you, bye *

• hasta más ver — see you again

• hasta nunca — I hope I never see you again

• hasta otra — see you again

• hasta pronto — see you soon

• hasta siempre — * goodbye, farewell frm

5) CAm, Col, Méx not... until, not... till

hasta mañana viene — he's not coming until o till tomorrow

lo hizo hasta el martes — he didn't do it until o till Tuesday

hasta hoy lo conocí — I only met him today, I hadn't met him until o till today

2. CONJ

1)

• hasta que — until, till

vivió aquí hasta que murió su mujer — he lived here until o till his wife died

no me iré hasta que (no) me lo des — I won't go until o till you give it to me

2) + infin until, till

no se fueron hasta acabar — they didn't leave until o till they were finished

3.

ADV (=incluso) even

hasta en Valencia hiela a veces — even in Valencia it freezes sometimes

la música estaba tan alta que se oía hasta desde la calle — the music was so loud that you could even hear it from the street
HASTA La preposición hasta tiene varias traducciones posibles, dependiendo de si se emplea en expresiones de tiempo o de lugar. En expresiones de tiempo ► Generalmente se traduce por till o until. Till tiene un uso más informal que until y no suele ir al principio de la frase. El paquete no me llegó hasta dos semanas después The parcel did not arrive until o till two weeks later Hasta entonces las cosas nos iban bien Until then things were going well for us ► Además, hasta también se puede traducir por to en la construcción desde... hasta...: Estoy aquí todos los días desde las ocho hasta las tres I'm here every day from eight until o till o to three Te estuve esperando desde las once de la mañana hasta la una de la tarde I was waiting for you from eleven in the morning until o till o to one in the afternoon En expresiones de lugar ► Cuando usamos hasta en expresiones de lugar, podemos traducirlo por (up/down) to o por as far as: Caminó hasta el borde del acantilado He walked (up) to o as far as the edge of the cliff ¿Vamos hasta la orilla? Shall we go down to the shore? Ya anda solo hasta el sofá He can already walk on his own as far as o (up) to the sofa Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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I
preposición

1) ( en el tiempo)

a) until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? - hasta el viernes — how long are you staying? - until o till Friday

hasta hace unos años — (up) until o up to a few years ago

hasta ahora or hasta el momento — so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? — do you always work so late?

no descansó hasta terminar — she didn't rest until she'd finished

b)

hasta que — until, till

hasta que + subj: espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining; es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario — he is innocent until proven guilty

c)

hasta tanto — until such time as

hasta tanto (no) contesten — until they reply

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo)

será publicado hasta mayo — it won't be published until May

cierran hasta las nueve — they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos)

hasta mañana — see you tomorrow

hasta luego — see you (colloq), bye (colloq)

hasta pronto — see you soon

hasta siempre, amigos — farewell, my friends

2) ( en el espacio) to

desde Puebla hasta Veracruz — from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros — the water came up to my shoulders

¿hasta dónde va usted? — how far are you going?

3) ( en cantidades) up to

hasta cierto punto — up to a point
II
adverbio even

hasta te diría que... — I'd even go as o so far as to say that...

* * *

= through, till, down to, all the way to, up to, all the way up to, as far as.

Ex. Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

Ex. In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.

Ex. A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.

Ex. Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.

Ex. If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

Ex. This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.

Ex. The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.

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* Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.

* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.

* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far.

* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see, as far as the eye can see.

* hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.

* hasta el amanacer = till dawn.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* hasta el cuello = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, to the hilt.

* hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el mismo = right up to.

* hasta el momento = as yet.

* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.

* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el presente = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date.

* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el suelo = floor-length.

* hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.

* hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.

* hasta ese momento = up to that point.

* hasta este momento = up to this point, up to this point.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal = See you + Expresión Temporal, as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive = on or before + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Fecha = by + Fecha, up until + Fecha.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* hasta hace + Tiempo = up until + Tiempo.

* hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.

* hasta la empuñadura = to the hilt.

* hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* hasta la presente = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now.

* hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.

* hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.

* hasta los codos = up to + Posesivo + armpits, up to + Posesivo + elbows.

* hasta los hombros = shoulder-high, shoulder-length.

* hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta + Nombre + incluido éste = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta + Nombre + inclusive = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* hasta + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta pasar a una nueva situación = tide-over.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta (que) = until.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.

* justo hasta = down to.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

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I
preposición

1) ( en el tiempo)

a) until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? - hasta el viernes — how long are you staying? - until o till Friday

hasta hace unos años — (up) until o up to a few years ago

hasta ahora or hasta el momento — so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? — do you always work so late?

no descansó hasta terminar — she didn't rest until she'd finished

b)

hasta que — until, till

hasta que + subj: espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining; es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario — he is innocent until proven guilty

c)

hasta tanto — until such time as

hasta tanto (no) contesten — until they reply

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo)

será publicado hasta mayo — it won't be published until May

cierran hasta las nueve — they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos)

hasta mañana — see you tomorrow

hasta luego — see you (colloq), bye (colloq)

hasta pronto — see you soon

hasta siempre, amigos — farewell, my friends

2) ( en el espacio) to

desde Puebla hasta Veracruz — from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros — the water came up to my shoulders

¿hasta dónde va usted? — how far are you going?

3) ( en cantidades) up to

hasta cierto punto — up to a point
II
adverbio even

hasta te diría que... — I'd even go as o so far as to say that...

* * *

hasta (que)

= until

Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.

= through, till, down to, all the way to, up to, all the way up to, as far as.

Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

Ex: In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.

Ex: A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.

Ex: Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.

Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

Ex: This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.

Ex: The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.

* Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.

* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.

* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far.

* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see, as far as the eye can see.

* hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.

* hasta el amanacer = till dawn.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* hasta el cuello = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, to the hilt.

* hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el mismo = right up to.

* hasta el momento = as yet.

* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.

* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el presente = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date.

* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el suelo = floor-length.

* hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.

* hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.

* hasta ese momento = up to that point.

* hasta este momento = up to this point, up to this point.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal = See you + Expresión Temporal, as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive = on or before + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Fecha = by + Fecha, up until + Fecha.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* hasta hace + Tiempo = up until + Tiempo.

* hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.

* hasta la empuñadura = to the hilt.

* hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* hasta la presente = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now.

* hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.

* hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.

* hasta los codos = up to + Posesivo + armpits, up to + Posesivo + elbows.

* hasta los hombros = shoulder-high, shoulder-length.

* hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta + Nombre + incluido éste = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta + Nombre + inclusive = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* hasta + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta pasar a una nueva situación = tide-over.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta (que) = until.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.

* justo hasta = down to.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

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hasta¹

prep

A (en el tiempo)

1 until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? — hasta el viernes how long are you staying? — until o till Friday

no se levanta hasta las once she doesn't get up till o until eleven

Francisco Mera, el hasta ahora presidente de la Confederación Francisco Mera, hitherto president of the Confederation ( frml)

hasta hace algunos años until o up until o up to a few years ago

desde que asumieron el poder hasta la fecha or hasta ahora from the time they came to power until now o until the present day

hasta ahora or hasta el momento so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? do you always work so late?

hasta + INF:

no descansó hasta terminar she didn't rest until she'd finished

2

hasta que until, till

esperamos hasta que paró de llover we waited until it stopped raining

hasta QUE + SUBJ:

espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining

decidieron esperar hasta que parase de llover they decided to wait until o till it stopped raining

es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario he is innocent until proven guilty

no se acuesta hasta que (no) termine de leerlo he doesn't go to bed until he has read it

3

hasta tanto until such time as

hasta tanto el pueblo (no) se pronuncie en un referéndum until such (a) time as the people voice their opinion in a referendum

4

(AmC, Col, Méx) (con valor negativo): será publicado hasta fines de año it won't be published until the end of the year

hasta ahora la gente empieza a darse cuenta people are only (just) beginning to realize now

cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till nine

hasta que tomé la píldora se me quitó el dolor the pain didn't go away until o till I took the tablet

5

(en saludos): hasta mañana/la semana que viene see you tomorrow/next week

hasta luego or lueguito ( fam) see you ( colloq), bye ( colloq)

hasta pronto see you soon

hasta ahora see you soon, see you in a minute

hasta siempre, compañeros farewell, my friends

B (en el espacio) to

viajé con ella desde Puebla hasta Veracruz I traveled with her from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros the water came up to o came up as far as my shoulders

traza una línea desde aquí hasta aquí draw a line from here to here

¿me acompañas hasta la parada? will you come to o come as far as the stop with me?

¿hasta dónde va usted? how far are you going?

C (en cantidades) up to

hasta el 80% del total up to 80% of the total

hay que hacer hasta el ejercicio diez inclusive we have to do up to and including exercise ten, we have to do as far as exercise ten

hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point o to a certain extent, she's right

hasta²

adverb

even

eso lo sabe hasta un niño de dos años even a two-year-old knows that

hasta te diría que … I'd even go as o so far as to say that …

* * *

hasta preposición
1 ( en el tiempo)
a) until;

◊ no descansó hasta terminar she didn't rest until she'd finished;

hasta el momento so far, up to now
b)

◊ hasta que until, till;

espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining
c)

◊ hasta tanto until such time as

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo):

◊ cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos):

◊ hasta mañana see you tomorrow;

hasta luego/pronto see you (colloq), see you soon
2 ( en el espacio) to;
◊ el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros the water came up to my shoulders;

el pelo le llega hasta la cintura her hair goes down to her waist;
¿hasta dónde llega? how far does it go?
3 ( en cantidades) up to;
◊ hasta cierto punto up to a point

■ adverbio
even
hasta
I preposición
1 (marca límite: en el espacio) up to, as far as, down to
hasta el final, right to the end
(en el tiempo) until, till, up to
hasta junio, until June
hasta la fecha, up to now
hasta entonces todo había ido bien, until then everything had gone smoothly
(en la cantidad) up to, as many as: sólo puedo gastarme hasta cinco mil pesetas, I can only spend up to five thousand pesetas
(en la acción) till, until: hasta sus últimas consecuencias, till the bitter end
firme hasta la muerte, firm till death
2 (indica sorpresa) even: hasta nosotros nos divertimos con la película, even we enjoyed the film
II conj
1 (seguido de gerundio o cuando) even when: hasta cuando vamos al cine tiene que comer, even when we go to the cinema she has to be eating
hasta llorando está guapo, he's good-looking even when he cries
2 hasta que, until: estúdialo hasta que lo sepas, study it until you know it
♦ Locuciones: hasta luego, see you later
hasta mañana, see you tomorrow
hasta la coronilla, sick and tired
hasta el último detalle, to the last chapter and verse
hasta el día del juicio, till hell freezes o till the cows come home
' hasta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acompañar
- ahora
- alcanzar
- aquí
- armada
- armado
- aviso
- bandera
- calada
- calado
- calarse
- charla
- cierta
- cierto
- combatir
- coronilla
- derramamiento
- descolgarse
- desde
- disolución
- entonces
- escobilla
- esprintar
- fecha
- gorgorito
- gorro
- gruñido
- hartar
- inclusive
- incluso
- luego
- mañana
- media
- médula
- moño
- odisea
- paciencia
- pringada
- pringado
- punto
- rasa
- raso
- relativamente
- saciedad
- seguir
- sobremesa
- sopa
- tanta
- tanto
- tarde
English:
actually
- adjourn
- as
- attain
- be
- best
- bitter
- bleed
- blue
- blunder
- bonded warehouse
- brassed off
- brim
- brown
- buckle up
- burn
- bye
- bye-bye
- call at
- certain
- cheer
- cheerio
- cheese off
- clear
- come up to
- cross-country
- date
- death
- deep
- degree
- drip
- end
- even
- ex
- expect
- extend
- extent
- eye
- face
- far
- fast forward
- fight
- fight on
- fill up
- follow through
- further
- gallop up
- get up to
- hear of
- hitherto

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hasta

♦ prep

1. [en el espacio] as far as, up to;

desde aquí hasta allí from here to there;

llegaré hasta allí en diez minutos I'll get there in ten minutes;

¿hasta dónde va este tren? where does this train go?;

¿hasta dónde viajas? where are you travelling to?, how far are you going?;

voy hasta la próxima estación I'm going as far as the next station

2. [en el tiempo] until, till;

quedan dos semanas hasta Navidad there are two weeks to go until o till Christmas;

hasta el final right up until the end;

no vi el mar hasta los diez años I never saw the sea until I was ten years old;

no parará hasta lograr su objetivo she won't stop until she gets what she wants;

nos reímos hasta no poder más we laughed ourselves silly;

hasta ahora [por ahora] (up) until now, so far;
[como despedida] see you later o in a minute;
Carolina Méndez, la hasta ahora portavoz del gobierno Carolina Méndez, who until now has been the government's spokesperson;

hasta que until, till;

esperaré hasta que llegues I'll wait until o till you arrive;

no me detendré hasta que descubra la verdad I won't stop until o till I find out the truth;

falta mucho hasta que esté acabado there's still a long way to go until o till o before it's finished

3. [en saludos]
hasta luego o [m5] pronto o [m5] la vista see you (later);

hasta mañana see you tomorrow;

hasta más ver I'll be seeing you;

hasta nunca I hope I never see you again;

hasta otra I'll see you when I see you, see you again some time;

hasta la próxima see you next time;

hasta siempre farewell;

hasta la vuelta I'll see you when you get back

4. CAm, Col, Ecuad, Méx [no antes de]
pintaremos la casa hasta fin de mes we won't start painting the house until the end of the month;

¿llevas diez días aquí y hasta ahora me llamas? you've been here ten days and it's taken you that long to phone me?

5. [con cantidades] up to;

puedes ganar hasta un millón you can earn up to a million;

un interés de hasta el 7 por ciento interest rates of up to 7 percent;

leí hasta la página 30 I read as far as o up to page 30

♦ adv
[incluso] even;
hasta en verano hace frío it's even cold in summer;

hasta cuando descansa está pensando en el trabajo even when he's resting he's (still) thinking about work;

hasta ellos querían venir even they wanted to come

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hasta

I prp until, till;

hasta que until;

llegó hasta Bilbao he went as far as Bilbao;

hasta aquí up to here;

hasta ahora so far;

¿hasta cuándo? how long?;

no se levanta hasta las diez he doesn’t get up until ten o’clock;

¡hasta luego! see you (later);

¡hasta la vista! see you (later)

II adv even;

hasta un niño podría hacerlo even a child could do it

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hasta adv

: even

hasta prep

1) : until, up until

hasta entonces: until then

¡hasta luego!: see you later!

2) : as far as

nos fuimos hasta Managua: we went all the way to Managua

3) : up to

hasta cierto punto: up to a certain point

4)

hasta que : until

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hasta¹ adv even

hasta el niño sabe eso even the baby knows that

habla hasta comiendo she talks even when she's eating

hasta² prep

1. (tiempo) until / till

esperaré hasta las siete I'll wait until seven

2. (cantidad) up to

puedes gastar hasta mil pesetas you can spend up to a thousand pesetas

en el ascensor caben hasta seis personas the lift can hold up to six people

3. (lugar) as far as

corrí hasta el castillo I ran as far as the castle

desde... hasta from... to

hasta ahora up to now

¿hasta cuándo...? how long...?

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? how long are you staying?

hasta luego see you later

hasta mañana see you tomorrow

hasta que until

esperaré hasta que me llame I'll wait until he phones

Spanish-English dictionary > hasta
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taɪm
1. сущ.
1) а) время in/on one's own time ≈ в свободное время on time амер. ≈ точно, вовремя make time б) обыкн. мн. времена, эпоха before (behind) the times (или one's time) ≈ передовой (отсталый) по взглядам
2) а) срок to do time разг. ≈ отбывать тюремное заключение serve one's time б) век, жизнь;
возраст в) рабочее время
3) а) раз times out of( или without) number ≈ бесчисленное количество раз б) муз. темп, такт keep time в) спорт интервал между раундами (в боксе) г) тайм, период и другие соответствующие название частей цельного матча в различных играх ∙ to sell time амер. ≈ предоставлять время для выступления по радио или телевидению (за плату), предоставлять эфирное время (за плату на радио или телевидении) lost time is never found again посл. ≈ потерянного времени не воротишь
2. гл.
1) а) удачно выбирать время, приурочивать б) назначать время, рассчитывать( по времени)
2) спорт показывать такое-то время (на круге, в гонке, заезде и т. п.)
3) танцевать в такт, играть в такт и т.п. время - absolute * абсолютное время - space and * пространство и время - with *, in (the) course of *, in (the) process of *, as * goes с течением времени;
по мере того, как идет время;
в конце концов - from the beginning of * с сотворения мира - to the end of * до скончания века, до конца мира - in the retrospect of * сквозь призму времени /прошлого/ - in the mists of * во мраке времени;
канувший в Лету - the accumulation of prejudices over * рост предрассудков на протяжении( многих) веков - as old as * старый как мир - to bear the test of * выдерживать испытание временем - * will show время покажет;
поживем - увидим - * alone could answer the question только время могло дать ответ на этот вопрос - * flies время бежит - * presses /is short/ время не терпит - * hangs heavy on one's hands время медленно тянется - * is precious время дорого - the unity of * (театроведение) единство времени время (мера длительности, система отсчета) - Moscow * московское время - Greenwich * время по Гринвичу, среднеевропейское время - mean * среднее (солнечное) время - astronomical * астрономическое время - ship's * время на борту( корабля) - sidereal * звездное время - daylight-saving /summer/ * летнее время время выполнения( чего-л.) - average * среднее время( выполнения операции) - estimated * расчетное время - real * реальный масштаб времени - countdown * время обратного счета (при запуске ракеты и т. п.) - machine * (компьютерное) машинное время - to sell (machine) * продавать машинное время период времени - a long * длительное время - he was there a long * он пробыл там долго - a long * ago много лет тому назад - after a long * много времени спустя - it took him a long * to do it /in doing it/, he took a long * doing it /over it/ ему потребовалось /у него ушло/ немало времени, чтобы сделать это;
он немало с этим провозился - what a long * he's taking! как долго он копается!;
сколько же можно копаться? - some * некоторое время - I didn't see him at the club for some * некоторое время я не встречал его в клубе - all the *, the whole * все( это) время, всегда - they were with us all the * /the whole */ они все время были с нами - all the * we were working в течение всего времени, что мы работали - he does it all the * он всегда /постоянно/ это делает - he's been watching us all the * /the whole */ он не переставая /неотрывно/ следил за нами, он ни на секунду не упускал нас из виду - one * and another одно время;
время от времени - running * (of a film) (кинематографический) время демонстрации (фильма) - lead * время с начала разработки( оружия) до ввода в боевой состав - reaction * время (остающееся) для пуска ракет (при ядерном ударе) - idle * простой, перерыв в работе;
свободное время - * of orbiting (астрономия) время обращения искусственного спутника - after a * через некоторое время - at the /that/ * в это /в то/ время - I was ill at the * я тогда болел - I didn't know it at the * тогда я (еще) не знал об этом - at the present * в настоящее время - at this * of (the) day в это время дня - at one * одно время, когда-то - at one * this book was very popular некогда /было время, когда/ эта книга была очень популярна - at no * никогда - for a * на некоторое время, временно;
некоторое время - for vacation * на время каникул - for the * на это время - for the * being пока, до поры до времени - in * со временем - I think that we may win in * думаю, что со временем нам удастся победить - in a short * в скором времени - in no *, in less than /next to/ no * очень быстро, мигом, в два счета - I'll come back in no * я моментально вернусь;
я обернусь в два счета - in the same flash of * в то же мгновение, в тот же миг - in two weeks' * через две недели - written in three hours' * написанный за три часа - within the required * в течение требуемого времени - to give smb. * to do smth. /for smth./ дать кому-л. время /срок/ сделать что-л. /для чего-л./ - to give smb. * to turn round дать кому-л. возможность перевести дух, дать кому-л. передышку - the patient has her good * more often now теперь больная чаще чувствует себя хорошо - it is his daily * for rest в это время он ежедневно отдыхает - it takes * это требует времени, это скоро не сделаешь сезон, пора, время - sowing * время /пора/ сева, посевной период, посевная - holiday * время каникул - at this * of the year в это время года - for this * of year на это время года - autumn is a good * of year to be in the country в осеннюю пору хорошо пожить за городом долгое время - he was gone * before you got there он ушел задолго до того, как вы туда явились - what a * it took you! долго же вы возились!;
неужто нельзя было побыстрее? час, точное время - what *, at what * в какое время, в котором часу;
когда - to fix /to appoint/ a * назначить время - to show * показывать время (о часах) - to tell * (американизм) определять время по часам - teach the child to tell * научите ребенка определять время по часам - to look at the * посмотреть на часы - to forget the * of the appointment забыть время свидания /встречи/ - to keep (good) * хорошо идти( о часах) - to lose * отставать( о часах) - what is the *?, what * is it? сколько времени?, который час? - what * do you make it? сколько (времени) на ваших часах?, сколько сейчас, по-вашему /по-твоему/, времени? момент, мгновение;
определенный момент, определенное время - some * в какой-то момент, в какое-то время - I'll drop in some * next month я (к тебе) загляну как-нибудь в следующем месяце - some * (or other) когда-нибудь рано или поздно - this * last year в это (самое) время в прошлом году - this * tomorrow завтра в это же время - at *s по временам, время от времени - at the /that/ * в тот момент, в то время - at the * of delivery в момент родов - at the * I didn't notice it в тот момент я этого не заметил - at a given * в определенный момент - at the fixed * в назначенное время - at one * одновременно - at the same * в то же самое время, одновременно;
в тот же момент - you can't be in two places at the same * нельзя быть в двух местах одновременно - at any * you like в любой момент /в любое время/, когда вам будет удобно - he may turn up (at) any * он может появиться в любой момент - at any other * в любое другое время - at the proper *, when the * comes в свое время, когда придет время - we shall do everything at the proper * мы все сделаем, когда нужно;
всему свое время - between *s иногда, временами - by the * к этому времени - by this * к этому времени - by that * we shall be old в это время мы уже будем стариками - you ought to be ready by this * к этому времени вы должны быть готовы - it will be nearly two by the * you get down вы приедете не раньше двух часов - from that * (onwards) с этого времени - the * has come when... пришло время /наступил момент/, когда... время прибытия или отправления (поезда и т. п.) - to find out the *s of the London trains узнать расписание лондонских поездов срок, время - in * в срок, вовремя - on * в срок, вовремя - to arrive exactly on * приехать /прибыть/ минута в минуту /точно в назначенный час/ - in due * в свое время, своевременно - to be in * for smth. поспеть точно к чему-л. - to arrive in * for dinner поспеть как раз к обеду - I was just in * to see it я успел как раз вовремя, чтобы увидеть это - ahead of *, before one's * раньше срока - behind *, out of * поздно, с опозданием - to be ten minutes behind * опоздать на десять минут - the train was running (half an hour) behind * поезд опаздывал (на полчаса) - to ask for an extension of * просить отсрочки( платежей) - to make * (американизм) прийти вовремя /по расписанию/ - (it is) high * давно пора, самое время - it's about * пора - it is * to go to bed /you went to bed/ пора ложиться спать - *! время вышло!, ваше время истекло /вышло/ - the * is up срок истек - * is drawing on времени остается мало, срок приближается - she is near her * она скоро родит - my * has come мой час пробил;
пришло время умирать - see that you are up to * смотри не опоздай - the * for feeding is nearing, it's nearing the * for feeding приближается /подходит/ время /срок/ кормления подходящий момент, подходящее время - now is the * to go on strike /for going on strike/ теперь самое время начать забастовку - this is no * /not the */ to reproach /for reproaching/ me сейчас не время упрекать меня времена, пора;
эпоха, эра - the good old *s добрые старые времена - our *(s) наше время, наши дни - the product of our *s продукт нашей эпохи - hard *(s) тяжелые времена - peace * мирное время - the * of Shakespeare эпоха Шекспира - the * of universal peace эра всеобщего мира - the *s we live in наши дни;
время, в котором мы живем - a sign of the *(s) знамение времени - at all *s, (американизм) all the * всегда, во все времена - at all *s and in all places всегда и везде - for its * для своего времени - a book unusual for its * книга, необычная для своего /того/ времени - from the earliest *s с давних времен - from * immemorial /out of mind/ с незапамятных времен, испокон веку /веков/;
искони, исстари - (in) past *(s) (в) прежнее время - (in) old /ancient, (устаревшее) olden/ *(s) (в) старое время;
в древности, в стародавние времена, во время оно - in prehistoric *s в доисторическую эпоху - in happier *s в более счастливые времена, в более счастливую пору - in *s to come в будущем, в грядущие времена - abreast of the *s вровень с веком;
не отставая от жизни - to be abreast of the *s, to move /to go/ with the *s стоять вровень с веком, не отставать от жизни, шагать в ногу со временем - ahead of the /one's/ *(s) опередивший свою эпоху, передовой - behind one's /the/ *(s) (разговорное) отстающий от жизни, отсталый - to serve the * приспосабливаться - other *s, other manners иные времена - иные нравы - born before one's *(s) опередивший свою эпоху - to change with the *s изменяться вместе с временем - these achievements will outlast our * эти достижения переживут нас /наше время/ - * was /there was a */ when... было время, когда... - as *s go (разговорное) по нынешним временам - the * is out of joint( Shakespeare) распалась связь времен возраст - at his * of life в его возрасте, в его годы - I have now reached a * of life when... я достиг того возраста, когда... период жизни, век - it will last my * этого на мой век хватит - all these things happened in my * все это произошло на моей памяти - it was before her * это было до ее рождения;
она этого уже не застала - he died before his * он безвременно умер;
он умер в расцвете сил - if I had my * over again если бы можно было прожить жизнь сначала /заново/ - in my * such things were not done в мое время так не поступали - this hat has done /served/ its * эта шляпка отслужила свое /отжила свой век/ свободное время;
досуг - to have * иметь время - to have much /plenty of, (разговорное) loads of, (разговорное) heaps of, (разговорное) oceans of/ *, to have * on one's hands иметь много /уйму/ (свободного) времени - to have no *, to be hard pressed for * совершенно не иметь времени, торопиться - I have no * to spare у меня нет лишнего времени - I have no * for such nonsense мне недосуг заниматься такой ерундой /чепухой/ - to find * to read books находить время для чтения книг - to pass the * away in knitting проводить время за вязаньем - to beguile /to while away/ the * коротать время - to waste /to squander, to idle away, to trifle away/ one's * даром /попусту/ терять время - to lose * терять время - to make up for lost * наверстать упущенное;
компенсировать потери времени - there's no * to lose /to be lost/ нельзя терять ни минуты - to play for * пытаться выиграть время;
тянуть /оттягивать/ время - to save * экономить время, не терять попусту времени - to take one's * не торопиться, выжидать;
(ироничное) мешкать, копаться - I need * to rest мне нужно время, чтобы отдохнуть - my * was my own я был хозяином своего времени - my * wasn't my own у меня не было свободного времени - he did it in his own * он сделал это в нерабочее время - * enough to attend to that tomorrow у нас будет время заняться этим завтра - a lot of *, effort and money has been spent было потрачено много времени, усилий и денег время (с точки зрения того, как оно проводится) ;
времяпровождение - to have a good /a fine/ * (of it) хорошо провести время, повеселиться - not to have much of a * неважно провести время - to have the * of one's life переживать лучшую пору своей жизни;
повеселиться на славу;
отлично провести время - to have a high old * переживать лучшую пору своей жизни - to have a bad /rough/ * (of it) терпеть нужду /лишения/, хлебнуть горя;
повидать всякое;
пережить несколько неприятных минут - he had a rough * (of it) ему пришлось туго /нелегко/ - she had a bad /rough/ * (of it) with her baby у нее были трудные роды - to give smb. a rough * заставить кого-л. мучиться;
заставить кого-л. потерпеть, доставить кому-л. несколько неприятных минут - what a * I had with him! с ним пришлось немало помучиться;
уж как он изводил меня! - the patient had a bad * for three hours before the medicine worked больной три часа мучился, прежде чем подействовало лекарство рабочее время - task * время для выполнения какой-л. работы - full * полный рабочий день - to work full * работать полный рабочий день - to turn to writing full * (образное) полностью посвятить себя писательству - by * на условиях почасовой оплаты - to be paid by * получать сдельно - to work /to be/ on short * работать сокращенную рабочую неделю, быть частично безработным - my normal * is 8 hours a day обычно я работаю 8 часов в день плата за работу - double * двойная плата за сверхурочную работу - to collect one's * получить зарплату - we offer straight * for work up to 40 hours and * and a half for Saturdays мы платим полную ставку за 40-часовую рабочую неделю и полторы ставки за работу по субботам (удобный) случай, (благоприятная) возможность - to watch /to bide/ one's * ждать благоприятного момента - now's your * (разговорное) теперь самое время вам действовать и т. п. (спортивное) время - the winner's * время победителя - to keep * with one's stop watch засекать время с помощью секундомера - some wonderful *s were put up многие показали отличное время - he is making excellent * он идет с отличным временем интервал между раундами (бокс) - to call * давать сигнал начать или кончить схватку тайм;
период, половина игры (футбол) скорость, темп;
такт;
размер;
ритм - simple * (музыкальное) простой размер - compound * (музыкальное) сложный размер - waltz * ритм вальса - in * ритмичный;
ритмично - out of * неритмичный;
неритмично - to get out of * сбиться с ритма - to march in quick * идти быстро - to keep /to beat/ * отбивать такт;
выдерживать такт /ритм/ - to break into quick * ускорить шаг, перейти на ускоренный шаг - to quicken the * убыстрять /ускорять/ темп (стихосложение) мора (библеизм) год раз, случай - six *s шесть раз - a dozen *s много раз - every * каждый раз - last * в прошлый раз - this * (на) этот раз - next * (в) следующий раз - four *s running четыре раза подряд /кряду/ - he lost five *s running он проиграл пять раз подряд - the first * (в) первый раз - this is the third * he has come вот уже третий раз, как он приходит - another * (в) другой раз - the one * I got good cards единственный раз, когда у меня были хорошие карты - at a * разом, сразу одновременно - to do one thing at a * делать по очереди, не браться за все сразу - to do two things at a * делать две вещи одновременно /зараз/ - * after * повторно;
тысячу раз - *s out of /without/ number бесчисленное количество раз - * and again, * and * again снова и снова - he said it * and again он не раз говорил это;
он не уставал повторять это - I had to prove it * and again мне приходилось доказывать это вновь и вновь /снова и снова, бессчетное количество раз/ - from * to * время от времени, от случая к случаю - nine *s out of ten в девяти случаях из десяти;
в большинстве случаев - I've told you so a hundred *s я тебе это говорил сто раз раз - three *s six is /are/ eighteen трижды шесть - восемнадцать каждый раз;
каждый случай;
каждая штука - it costs me 3 pounds a * to have my hair done каждый раз я плачу три фунта за укладку волос - pick any you like at 5 dollars a * (разговорное) выбирайте любую по 5 долларов штука - at a * за (один) раз, за (один) прием - to run upstairs two at a * бежать вверх по лестнице через две ступеньки - to read a few pages at a * читать не больше нескольких страниц за раз /за один присест/ раз, крат - a hundred *s greater во сто крат больше - twenty *s less в двадцать раз меньше - many *s as large во много раз больше - three *s as wide в три раза /втрое/ шире - three *s as much /as many/ втрое больше - they were five *s fewer их было в пять раз меньше - you'll get two *s your clock я заплачу вам вдвое больше, чем по счетчику (предложение таксисту) > (old) Father T. дедушка-время > the big * верхушка лестницы, верхушка пирамиды;
сливки общества > to be in the big *, to have made the big * принадлежать к сливкам общества, входить в элиту > the * of day положение вещей /дел/;
последние сведения /данные/ > at this * of day так поздно;
на данном этапе;
после того, что произошло > to know the * of day быть настороже;
быть искушенным (в чем-л.) > to give smb. the * of day обращать внимание на кого-л. (особ. с отрицанием) ;
здороваться с кем-л. > to pass the * of day with smb. здороваться с кем-л. > that's the * of day! такие-то дела!;
значит, дело обстоит так! > against * в пределах установленного времени;
с целью побить рекорд;
с целью выиграть время;
в большой спешке > to talk against * стараться соблюсти регламент > to work against * стараться уложить /кончить работу/ в срок > to run against * стараться побить ранее установленный рекорд > to talk against * говорить с целью затянуть время (при обструкции в парламенте) > at the same * тем не менее, однако > your statement is not groundless;
at the same * it is not wholly true ваше замечание не лишено основания, однако оно не совсем правильно > in good * со временем, с течением времени;
своевременно;
заранее, заблаговременно > you'll hear from me in good * со временем я дам о себе знать > to start in good * отправиться заблаговременно > come in good *! не опаздывай! > all in good * все в свое время > in bad * не вовремя;
поздно, с опозданием > on * (американизм) в рассрочку > to buy a Tv set on * купить в кредит телевизор > once upon a * давным-давно;
во время оно;
когда-то > once upon a * there lived a king давным-давно жил-был король > to buy * выигрывать время;
оттягивать /тянуть/ время, канителить > to have a thin * переживать неприятные минуты;
переживать трудности > to have a * переживать бурное время;
испытывать большие трудности > to have no * for smb. плохо выносить кого-л. > I have no * for him он меня раздражает > to kill * убивать время > to make * поспешить, поторопиться > we'll have to make * to catch the train нам нужно поспешить, чтобы не /если мы не хотим/ опоздать на поезд > to make good * быстро преодолеть какое-л. расстояние > to make a * about /over/ smth. (американизм) волноваться, суетиться по поводу чего-л.;
шумно реагировать на что-л. > to mark * шагать на месте;
оттягивать /тянуть/ время;
выполнять что-л. чисто формально, работать без души > to do * отбывать тюремное заключение, отсиживать свой срок > to serve /to complete/ one's * отслужить свой срок (в период ученичества) ;
отбыть срок (в тюрьме) > to near the end of one's * заканчивать службу (о солдате) ;
заканчивать срок (о заключенном) > to sell * (американизм) предоставлять за плату возможность выступить по радио или телевидению > to take /to catch/ * by the forelock действовать немедленно;
воспользоваться случаем, использовать благоприятный момент > to go with the *s плыть по течению > there's no * like the present теперь самое подходящее время (для какого-л. дела) ;
лучше не откладывай;
лови момент > * works wonders время делает /творит/ чудеса > * cures all things время - лучший лекарь > * and tide wait for no man время не ждет > it beats my * (американизм) это выше моего понимания > lost * is never found again (пословица) потерянного времени не воротишь > a stitch in * saves nine (пословица) один стежок сделанный вовремя, сберегает десять > * is money (пословица) время - деньги связанный с временем - * advantage( спортивное) преимущество во времени снабженный часовым механизмом - * lock замок с часовым механизмом связанный с покупками в кредит или с платежами в рассрочку подлежащий оплате в определенный срок выбирать время;
рассчитывать (по времени) - to * oneself well удачно выбрать время прихода /приезда/ - to * one's blows skilfully искусно выбирать момент для (нанесения) удара - to * one's march through the city выбрать время для марша по улицам города - the publication of the book was well *d книга была опубликована в самый подходящий момент - the remark was well *d замечание было сделано очень кстати назначать или устанавливать время;
приурочивать - he *d his arrival for six o'clock он намечал свой приезд на шесть часов - the train was *d to reach London at 8 a.m. поезд должен был прибыть в Лондон в 8 часов утра ставить (часы) - to * all the clocks in the office according to the radio поставить все часы в конторе /в бюро/ по радио - to * one's watch by the time signal ставить часы по сигналу точного времени - * your watch with mine поставьте свои часы по моим - the alarm-clock was *d to go off at nine o'clock будильник был поставлен на девять часов задавать темп;
регулировать( механизм и т. п.) отмечать по часам;
засекать;
определять время;
хронометрировать - to * the speed of work хронометрировать трудовой процесс - to * a worker on a new job хронометрировать работу новичка - to * the horse for each half mile засекать время лошади на каждой полумиле - to * how long it takes to do it засечь, сколько времени требуется, чтобы сделать это - I *d his reading я следил за его чтением /за скоростью его чтения/ по часам рассчитывать, устанавливать продолжительность - clockwork apparatus *d to run for forty-eight hours часовой механизм, рассчитанный на двое суток работы выделять время для определенного процесса - to * one's exposure correctly( фотографическое) сделать /поставить/ нужную выдержку (to, with) делать в такт - to * one's steps to the music танцевать в такт музыке - to * one's footsteps to a march шагать в ритме марша (редкое) совпадать, биться в унисон( техническое) синхронизировать access ~ вчт. время доступа access ~ момент допуска across-the-board ~ фиксированный момент движения цен на фондовой бирже, затрагивающего все акции action ~ рабочее время active ~ активное время active ~ продолжительность обслуживания actual ~ фактическое время add ~ вчт. время сложения air ~ время выхода в эфир in good ~ заранее, заблаговременно;
all in good time все в свое время;
in bad time не вовремя, с опозданием, поздно all-in ~ произ. стандартный срок allowed ~ допустимое время arrival ~ вчт. время входа times to come будущее;
as times go по нынешним временам at a ~ одновременно at my ~ of life в мои годы, в моем возрасте at ~s временами;
some time or other когда-нибудь;
at no time никогда at one ~ одновременно to make ~ амер. ехать на определенной скорости;
on time амер. точно, вовремя;
at one time некогда at the same ~ в то же самое время at the same ~ вместе с тем;
тем не менее;
for the time being пока, до поры до времени at the ~ в то время at the ~ of во время at ~s временами;
some time or other когда-нибудь;
at no time никогда attended ~ вчт. время обслуживания available ~ полезное время in ~ вовремя;
to be in time поспеть, прийти вовремя;
in course of time со временем;
out of time несвоевременно ~ муз. темп;
такт;
to beat time отбивать такт to keep ~ = to beat time before one's ~ до (кого-л.) ;
до (чьего-л.) рождения before (behind) the times (или one's ~) передовой (отсталый) по взглядам in no ~ необыкновенно быстро, моментально;
before time слишком рано big ~ разг. успех bit ~ вчт. такт передачи broadcasting ~ время трансляции build-up ~ вчт. время нарастания очереди calculating ~ вчт. время счета changeover ~ время перехода к выпуску новой продукции closing ~ время закрытия closing ~ время окончания работы compensation ~ время компенсации compile ~ вчт. время трансляции computation ~ вчт. время вычислений computer ~ машинное время computer ~ вчт. машинное время computing ~ вчт. время вычмсления connect ~ вчт. продолжительность сеанса связи cooling ~ время охлаждения critical ~ предельное время cutoff ~ время прекращения data ~ вчт. время обмена данными daylight saving ~ летнее время debug ~ вчт. время отладки debugging ~ вчт. время отладки deceleration ~ вчт. время останова delay ~ время задержки delay ~ вчт. время задержки delay ~ время запаздывания delay ~ выдержка времени delivery ~ срок поставки ~ срок;
it is time we were going нам пора идти;
time is up срок истек;
to do time разг. отбывать тюремное заключение double ~ ускоренный марш down ~ вчт. время неисправного состояния down ~ вчт. простой dwell ~ вчт. время пребывания в системе effective ~ полезное время effective waiting ~ вчт. эффективное время ожидания elapsed ~ астрономическое время работы elapsed ~ истекшее время elapsed ~ общее затраченное время elapsed ~ фактическая продолжительность entry ~ вчт. момент входа event ~ вчт. момент появления события fetch ~ вчт. время выборки flexible working ~ гибкий рабочий график in a short ~ в скором времени;
for a short time на короткое время, ненадолго ~ время;
what is the time? который час?;
the time of day время дня, час;
from time to time время от времени to give (smb.) the ~ of day, to pass the ~ of day (with smb.) здороваться;
обмениваться приветствиями giving ~ предоставленное время to go with the ~s не отставать от жизни;
идти в ногу со временем handling ~ время перемещения handling ~ время переработки handling ~ время транспортировки ~ (часто pl) эпоха, времена;
hard times тяжелые времена;
time out of mind с незапамятных времен;
Shakespeare's times эпоха Шекспира to have a good ~, to make a ~ of it хорошо провести время to while away the ~ коротать время;
to have time on one's hands иметь массу свободного времени idle ~ вчт. время простоя idle ~ нерабочий период idle ~ перерыв в работе idle ~ период бездействия idle ~ простой idle ~ вчт. простой in a short ~ в скором времени;
for a short time на короткое время, ненадолго in good ~ заранее, заблаговременно;
all in good time все в свое время;
in bad time не вовремя, с опозданием, поздно in ~ вовремя;
to be in time поспеть, прийти вовремя;
in course of time со временем;
out of time несвоевременно in good ~ заранее, заблаговременно;
all in good time все в свое время;
in bad time не вовремя, с опозданием, поздно in good ~ точно, своевременно there is no ~ to lose нельзя терять ни минуты;
in (или on) one's own time в свободное время in ~ вовремя;
to be in time поспеть, прийти вовремя;
in course of time со временем;
out of time несвоевременно ineffective ~ вчт. время простоя inoperable ~ нерабочее время instruction ~ вчт. время выполнения команды interaction ~ вчт. время взаимодействия ~ attr. повременный;
it beats my time это выше моего понимания;
to sell time амер. предоставлять время для выступления по радио или телевидению (за плату) ~ срок;
it is time we were going нам пора идти;
time is up срок истек;
to do time разг. отбывать тюремное заключение ~ жизнь, век;
it will last my time этого на мой век хватит to keep (good) ~ идти хорошо( о часах) ;
to keep bad time идти плохо (о часах) to keep ~ = to beat time to keep ~ выдерживать ритм to keep ~ идти верно( о часах) to keep (good) ~ идти хорошо (о часах) ;
to keep bad time идти плохо (о часах) knocking-off ~ рын.тр. время окончания работы lag ~ продолжительность запаздывания latency ~ вчт. время ожидания lead ~ время между принятием решения и началом действия lead ~ время на освоение новой продукции, на выполнение нового заказа lead ~ время подготовки к выпуску продукции lead ~ время протекания процесса lead ~ время реализации заказа lead ~ задержка, затягивание lead ~ срок разработки новой продукции load ~ время загрузки load ~ вчт. время загрузки loading ~ время погрузки local ~ местное время lost ~ потерянное время lost ~ is never found again посл. потерянного времени не воротишь;
one (two) at a time по одному (по двое) maintenance ~ продолжительность технического обслуживания to have a good ~, to make a ~ of it хорошо провести время to make ~ амер. ехать на определенной скорости;
on time амер. точно, вовремя;
at one time некогда to make ~ амер. спешить, пытаясь наверстать упущенное make-ready ~ подготовительное время times outof (или without) number бесчисленное количество раз;
many a time часто, много раз mean ~ between failures среднее время безотказной работы mean ~ to repair среднее время восстановления minimum ~ минимальное время multiplication ~ вчт. время умножения negotiated working ~ нормированное рабочее время negotiated working ~ согласованное рабочее время off ~ вчт. время простоя lost ~ is never found again посл. потерянного времени не воротишь;
one (two) at a time по одному( по двое) opening ~ время открытия operable ~ вчт. время готовности operable ~ рабочее время operating ~ время эксплуатации operating ~ наработка operating ~ вчт. рабочее время operating ~ срок службы operating ~ эксплуатационное время operation ~ вчт. время выполнения операции over ~ вчт. с течением времени part ~ неполный рабочий день to give (smb.) the ~ of day, to pass the ~ of day (with smb.) здороваться;
обмениваться приветствиями payout ~ срок выплаты preempted ~ вчт. продолжительность прерывания обслуживания prime ~ наиболее удобное время processing ~ вчт. время обработки данных processing ~ вчт. время обслуживания processing ~ продолжительность обработки processor ~ вчт. время счета production ~ вчт. производительное время productive ~ полезное время productive ~ вчт. полезное время productive ~ продуктивное время productive ~ производительно используемое время proving ~ вчт. время проверки question ~ время, отведенное в парламенте для вопросов правительству read ~ вчт. время считывания reading ~ время, уделяемое чтению real ~ истинное время real ~ истинный масштаб времени real ~ реальное время real ~ вчт. реальное время real ~ реальный масштаб времени recovery ~ вчт. время востановления redemption ~ время выкупа reference ~ вчт. начало отсчета времени remaining service ~ вчт. остаточное время обслуживания repair ~ вчт. время ремонта repair ~ продолжительность ремонта representative computing ~ вчт. эталонное время request-response ~ вчт. время между запросом и ответом resetting ~ вчт. время возврата residual waiting ~ остаточное время ожидания response ~ вчт. время ответа response ~ вчт. время отклика resting ~ время отдыха round-trip propagation ~ вчт. задержка кругового обхода running ~ вчт. время прогона sampling ~ вчт. время получения выборки scheduled ~ директивный срок scheduled ~ запланированное время scramble ~ вчт. конкурентное время search ~ comp. время поиска seek ~ вчт. время установки ~ attr. повременный;
it beats my time это выше моего понимания;
to sell time амер. предоставлять время для выступления по радио или телевидению (за плату) to serve one's ~ отбыть срок наказания;
she is near her time она скоро родит, она на сносях;
to work against time стараться уложиться в срок to serve one's ~ отбыть срок службы service ~ вчт. время обслуживания setting ~ вчт. время установки setup ~ время перестройки производства setup ~ вчт. время установки setup ~ продолжительность подготовительно-заключительных операций ~ (часто pl) эпоха, времена;
hard times тяжелые времена;
time out of mind с незапамятных времен;
Shakespeare's times эпоха Шекспира to serve one's ~ отбыть срок наказания;
she is near her time она скоро родит, она на сносях;
to work against time стараться уложиться в срок simulation ~ вчт. модельное время ~ раз;
six times five is thirty шестью пять - тридцать;
ten times as large в десять раз больше;
time after time раз за разом;
повторно slot ~ вчт. интервал ответа so that's the ~ of day! такие-то дела!;
take your time! не спешите!;
to kill time убить время sojourn ~ вчт. длительность пребывания at ~s временами;
some time or other когда-нибудь;
at no time никогда speaking ~ время выступления spent waiting ~ вчт. время ожиданий standard operation ~ нормативная наработка standard operation ~ нормативная продолжительность эксплуатации standard operation ~ нормативный срок службы standard ~ норматив времени standard ~ нормативное время standard ~ стандартное, декретное время start ~ вчт. время разгона starting ~ время начала startup ~ вчт. время запуска stop ~ вчт. время останова storage ~ вчт. время хранения данных storing ~ время хранения swap ~ вчт. время перекачки system ~ вчт. время системы system with limited holding ~ система с ограниченным временем пребывания so that's the ~ of day! такие-то дела!;
take your time! не спешите!;
to kill time убить время takedown ~ вчт. время освобождения ~ раз;
six times five is thirty шестью пять - тридцать;
ten times as large в десять раз больше;
time after time раз за разом;
повторно testing ~ вчт. время проверки there is no ~ to lose нельзя терять ни минуты;
in (или on) one's own time в свободное время throughput ~ производительное время ~ раз;
six times five is thirty шестью пять - тридцать;
ten times as large в десять раз больше;
time after time раз за разом;
повторно ~ attr. относящийся к определенному времени ~ attr. повременный;
it beats my time это выше моего понимания;
to sell time амер. предоставлять время для выступления по радио или телевидению (за плату) ~ between arrivals вчт. интервал между требованиями ~ for payment срок платежа ~ for performance срок исполнения ~ for presentment срок предъявления ~ for submission срок представления ~ срок;
it is time we were going нам пора идти;
time is up срок истек;
to do time разг. отбывать тюремное заключение ~ of acquisition время приобретения ~ of balance sheet дата представления балансового отчета ~ of billing срок фактурирования ~ of closing of accounts дата закрытия счетов ~ of conception время зачатия ~ of crisis кризисный период ~ время;
what is the time? который час?;
the time of day время дня, час;
from time to time время от времени ~ of death время смерти ~ of delivery срок поставки ~ of deposit период, на который сделан срочный вклад ~ of dispatch( TOD) время отправки ~ of distribution время размещения ~ of falling due срок платежа ~ of implementation период внедрения ~ of incurring a debt время образования долга ~ of invoicing время выписки фактуры ~ of issue время эмиссии ~ of loading время погрузки ~ of maturity срок платежа по векселю ~ of maturity срок ценной бумаги ~ of operation время выполнения операции ~ of operation наработка ~ of operation продолжительность эксплуатации ~ of operation срок службы ~ of payment срок платежа ~ of performance срок исполнения ~ of performance of contract срок исполнения договора ~ of purchase время покупки ~ of receipt( TOR) дата получения ~ of recording дата регистрации ~ of redemption срок выкупа ~ of redemption срок погашения ~ of sale время продажи ~ of sale дата продажи ~ of signature дата подписи ~ of surrender время вручения ~ of taking office дата вступления в должность ~ of taking up duties дата вступления в должность ~ of termination время прекращения действия ~ of termination дата истечения срока ~ of transmission( TOT) время передачи ~ of transportation время перевозки ~ of year время года ~ off нерабочее время ~ out вчт. тайм-аут ~ (часто pl) эпоха, времена;
hard times тяжелые времена;
time out of mind с незапамятных времен;
Shakespeare's times эпоха Шекспира ~ удачно выбирать время;
рассчитывать (по времени) ;
приурочивать;
to time to the minute рассчитывать до минуты times outof (или without) number бесчисленное количество раз;
many a time часто, много раз times to come будущее;
as times go по нынешним временам total ~ вчт. суммарное время ~ назначать время;
the train timed to leave at
6. 30 поезд, отходящий по расписанию в 6 ч. 30 м. transfer ~ вчт. время передачи transfer ~ срок передачи translating ~ вчт. время трансляции turnaround ~ вчт. длительность цикла обработки turnaround ~ межремонтный срок службы unexpended service ~ вчт. оставшееся время обслуживания unit ~ вчт. единичное время time: unused ~ вчт. неиспользуемое время up ~ вчт. рабочее время useful ~ вчт. полезное время user ~ вчт. время пользователя wait ~ вчт. время ожидания waiting ~ время ожидания waiting ~ вчт. время ожидания waiting ~ простой по организационным причинам waiting ~ простой по техническим причинам wasted service ~ вчт. затраченное время обслуживания ~ время;
what is the time? который час?;
the time of day время дня, час;
from time to time время от времени to while away the ~ коротать время;
to have time on one's hands иметь массу свободного времени while: ~ away бездельничать;
to while away the time (или a few hours) проводить, коротать время word ~ вчт. время выборки слова ~ рабочее время;
to work full (part) time работать полный (неполный) рабочий день или полную (неполную) рабочую неделю working ~ рабочее время write ~ вчт. время записи zone ~ поясное время zone: ~ attr. зональный;
поясной;
региональный;
zone time поясное время

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > time
11 parecer

m.

1 opinion.

cambiar de parecer to change one's mind

2 appearance.

v.

1 to look like.

parece un palacio it looks like a palace

parecía un sueño it was like a dream

Ella parece un payaso She looks like a clown.

2 to look, to seem.

pareces cansado you look o seem tired

es alemán, pero no lo parece he's German, but he doesn't look it

¡pareces bobo! are you stupid, or what?

Ella parece cansada She seems tired.

3 to seem to, to appear to.

Ella parece creer lo contrario She seems to believe the opposite.

Le parece sentir algo She seems to feel something.

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parecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► nombre masculino

1 (opinión) opinion, mind

■ ¿has cambiado de parecer? have you changed your mind?

► verbo intransitivo

1 to seem, look (like)

■ parece fácil it seems easy, it looks easy

■ parece de verdad it looks real

■ parece un oso it looks like a bear

2 (opinar) to think

■ me parece que sí I think so

■ ¿qué te parece? what do you think?

3 (Used only in the 3rd pers, it does not take a subject) (aparentar) to look as if

■ parece que va a llover it looks as if it's going to rain

► verbo pronominal parecerse

1 to be alike, look like

■ se parecen mucho they're very much alike

■ el pequeño se parece mucho a su padre the little one looks just like his father

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo que parece apparently

al parecer apparently

parecer bien to seem right

parecer mal to seem wrong

¡parece mentira! I can't believe it!

según parece apparently

* * *
1. noun m.
1) opinion, view

2) appearance
2. verb
1) to seem

2) look

3) appear

4) think

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- parecerse

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1. SM

1) (=opinión) opinion, view

a mi parecer — in my opinion o view

somos del mismo parecer — we are of the same opinion o view

cambiar o mudar de parecer — to change one's mind

2) † (=aspecto)

de buen parecer — good-looking, handsome

de mal parecer — unattractive

2. VI

1) [uso copulativo]

a) [por el aspecto] + adj to look; + sustantivo to look like

esos zapatos no parecen muy cómodos — those shoes don't look very comfortable

pareces más joven — you look younger

parece una modelo — she looks like a model

¡pareces una reina! — you look like a queen!

una casa que parece un palacio — a house that looks like a palace

parece una foca — * she's huge o enormous *

estos guantes parecen de seda — these gloves feel like silk

b) (=por el carácter, el comportamiento) to seem

parece muy afectado por la noticia — he seems very upset by the news

parecía una persona muy amable — she seemed very nice

desde que se divorció no parece la misma — since she got divorced she seems a different person

2) [uso impersonal] (=dar la impresión de) to seem

todo parecía indicar que estaba interesado — everything seemed to point towards him being interested

aunque no lo parezca — surprising though it may seem o más frm appear

así parece — so it seems o más frm appears

• al parecer, a lo que parece — apparently, seemingly

• parece como si + subjun —

parece como si quisiera ocultar algo — it's as if he were trying to hide something

en mi sueño parecía como si volara — in my dream it was as if I was flying

• parece que + indic —

parece que va a llover — it looks as though o as if it's going to rain, it looks like rain

parece que fue ayer — it seems only yesterday

parece que huele a gas — I think I can smell gas

• según parece — apparently, seemingly

• parece ser que + indic —

parece ser que van a aumentar las temperaturas — it seems o más frm appears (that) it's going to get warmer

parece ser que ha habido algún problema — it seems o más frm appears (that) there has been a problem

3) [indicando opinión]

parecerle a algn: ¿qué os pareció la película? — what did you think of the film?

¿no te parece extraño que no haya llamado? — don't you think it's strange that she hasn't called?

me parece bien que vayas — I think it's a good idea for you to go

te llamaré luego, si te parece bien — I'll phone you later, if that's all right with o by you

¡me parece muy mal! — I think it's shocking!

si a usted no le parece mal — if you don't mind

me parece mentira que haya pasado tanto tiempo — I can't believe it has been so long

podríamos ir al cine si te parece — we could go to the cinema if you like

vamos a la piscina, ¿te parece? — what do you say we go to the swimming pool?, what about going to the swimming pool?

como te parezca — as you wish

• parecer que, me parece que se está haciendo tarde — it's getting rather late, I think

me parece que sí — I think so

me parece que no — I don't think so

¿te parece que está bien no acudir a una cita? — do you think it's acceptable not to turn up for an appointment?

4) † (=aparecer) to appear; [objeto perdido] to turn up

pareció el sol entre las nubes — the sun appeared through the clouds

ya parecieron los guantes — the gloves have turned up

¡ya pareció aquello! — so that was it!

3.

See:

parecerse

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( aparentar ser)

parece mayor de lo que es — she looks older than she is

parece fácil — it looks easy

parecen simpáticos — they seem nice

pareces tonto — are you stupid or something?

no pareces tú en esta foto — this picture doesn't look like you (at all)

parecía de cuero — it looked like leather

parecer + INF — to seem to + inf

todo parece indicar que... — everything appears o seems o (frml) would seem to indicate that...

parece ser muy inteligente — she seems to be very clever

2) ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc)

su comentario me pareció muy acertado — I thought his remark (was) very apt

todo le parece mal — he's never happy with anything

¿qué te parecieron? — what did you think of them?

deberíamos invitarlos - ¿te parece? — we ought to invite them - do you think so?

vamos a la playa ¿te parece? — what do you think, shall we go to the beach?

podemos reunirnos si te parece bien — we could meet up if that's alright with you

me parece que sí — I think so

¿a ti qué te parece? — what do you think?

me parece importante mencionarlo — I think it's important to mention it

¿te parece bonito contestarme así? — is that any way to speak to me?

me/nos parece que tiene razón — I/we think she's right

me pareció que no era necesario — I didn't think it necessary

¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar? — what time do you call this?

hazlo como mejor te parezca — do it however o as you think best; (+ subj)

me parece mal que vaya sola — I don't think it's right that she should go on her own

me parece raro que... — it seems odd o I find it odd that...

me parece importante que ella esté presente — I think it's important that she (should) be here

3) (haber indicios, señales) (en 3^a pers)

según parece or al parecer todo va bien — it looks as though everything's going well, everything seems to be going well

así parece or parece que sí — it looks like it o it would seem so

aunque no lo parezca, está limpio — it might not look like it, but it's clean

¿le gusta? - parece que no — does he like it? - apparently not

parece que no, pero cansa — you wouldn't think so, but it's tiring

parece que va a llover — it looks like (it's going to) rain

parece que fue ayer — it seems like only yesterday

parece (ser) que tiene razón — she appears to be right, it seems she's right

parecería que... — it would seem that...; (+ subj)

parece increíble que hayan sobrevivido — it seems incredible that they survived

parece mentira que tenga 20 años — it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20

parece que para él no pasaran los años — he never seems to get any older

parece que fuera mas joven — you'd think she was much younger

no parece que le haya gustado — lt doesn't look as if he liked it
2.
parecerse v pron

a) ( asemejarse)

parecerse A alguien/algo — ( en lo físico) to look o to be like somebody/something; ( en el carácter) to be like somebody/something

no son ricos ni nada que se le parezca — they're not wealthy, not by any means

b) (recípr) to be alike

no se parecen en nada — they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike

se parecen mucho — they are very similar
II
masculino

a) ( opinión) opinion

a mi parecer — in my opinion

son del mismo parecer — they're of the same opinion

soy del parecer de que... — I believe o (frml) I am of the opinion that...

ello me hizo cambiar de parecer — it made me change my mind

b)

de buen parecer — (ant) handsome

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( aparentar ser)

parece mayor de lo que es — she looks older than she is

parece fácil — it looks easy

parecen simpáticos — they seem nice

pareces tonto — are you stupid or something?

no pareces tú en esta foto — this picture doesn't look like you (at all)

parecía de cuero — it looked like leather

parecer + INF — to seem to + inf

todo parece indicar que... — everything appears o seems o (frml) would seem to indicate that...

parece ser muy inteligente — she seems to be very clever

2) ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc)

su comentario me pareció muy acertado — I thought his remark (was) very apt

todo le parece mal — he's never happy with anything

¿qué te parecieron? — what did you think of them?

deberíamos invitarlos - ¿te parece? — we ought to invite them - do you think so?

vamos a la playa ¿te parece? — what do you think, shall we go to the beach?

podemos reunirnos si te parece bien — we could meet up if that's alright with you

me parece que sí — I think so

¿a ti qué te parece? — what do you think?

me parece importante mencionarlo — I think it's important to mention it

¿te parece bonito contestarme así? — is that any way to speak to me?

me/nos parece que tiene razón — I/we think she's right

me pareció que no era necesario — I didn't think it necessary

¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar? — what time do you call this?

hazlo como mejor te parezca — do it however o as you think best; (+ subj)

me parece mal que vaya sola — I don't think it's right that she should go on her own

me parece raro que... — it seems odd o I find it odd that...

me parece importante que ella esté presente — I think it's important that she (should) be here

3) (haber indicios, señales) (en 3^a pers)

según parece or al parecer todo va bien — it looks as though everything's going well, everything seems to be going well

así parece or parece que sí — it looks like it o it would seem so

aunque no lo parezca, está limpio — it might not look like it, but it's clean

¿le gusta? - parece que no — does he like it? - apparently not

parece que no, pero cansa — you wouldn't think so, but it's tiring

parece que va a llover — it looks like (it's going to) rain

parece que fue ayer — it seems like only yesterday

parece (ser) que tiene razón — she appears to be right, it seems she's right

parecería que... — it would seem that...; (+ subj)

parece increíble que hayan sobrevivido — it seems incredible that they survived

parece mentira que tenga 20 años — it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20

parece que para él no pasaran los años — he never seems to get any older

parece que fuera mas joven — you'd think she was much younger

no parece que le haya gustado — lt doesn't look as if he liked it
2.
parecerse v pron

a) ( asemejarse)

parecerse A alguien/algo — ( en lo físico) to look o to be like somebody/something; ( en el carácter) to be like somebody/something

no son ricos ni nada que se le parezca — they're not wealthy, not by any means

b) (recípr) to be alike

no se parecen en nada — they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike

se parecen mucho — they are very similar
II
masculino

a) ( opinión) opinion

a mi parecer — in my opinion

son del mismo parecer — they're of the same opinion

soy del parecer de que... — I believe o (frml) I am of the opinion that...

ello me hizo cambiar de parecer — it made me change my mind

b)

de buen parecer — (ant) handsome

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parecer¹

¹ = view.

Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.

* a mi parecer = to my mind, in my books.

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambio de parecer = change of heart, change of mind.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de pareceres similares = like-minded.

* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.

* mi parecer = my two cents' worth.

* según + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

parecer²

² = loom, seem, sound (like), sound + like, strike + Pronombre Personal, look, smack of, come off as.

Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.

Ex: For this scheme it would seem sensible to order the foci within each facet differently according to the nature of the facet.

Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.

Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.

Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.

Ex: An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.

Ex: This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.

Ex: I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.

* al parecer = apparently, apparently, it seems that..., supposedly, allegedly, it appeared that....

* aunque no lo parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.

* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.

* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.

* no parecer que = there + be + no sign of, there + be + little sign of.

* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.

* no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.

* no parecer Uno Mismo = be out of character.

* o algo parecido = in the way of.

* o eso parece = or so it seems.

* parece como = appear + as though.

* parece que... = it seems that....

* parecer + Adjetivo = appear + Adjetivo.

* parecer atractivo = look + attractive.

* parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.

* parecer debatible = look + debatable.

* parecer en peligro = appear + in jeopardy.

* parecer estar = appear + to be.

* parecer increíble = beggar + belief.

* parecer loco = sound + crazy.

* parecer lógico = make + sense.

* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.

* parecer + Nombre = seem + like + Nombre.

* parecer probable = seem + likely.

* parecer prometedor = look + promising, show + promise.

* parecer raro = sound + odd.

* parecerse = bear + similarity, look + alike, take after.

* parecerse a = look like, resemble.

* parecer ser = appear + to be.

* parecer una eternidad = seem like + an eternity.

* parecer una locura = sound + crazy.

* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.

* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.

* qué te parece que... = what about....

* según parece = apparently, apparently, by the looks of it.

* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.

* ser parecido a = be close to.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.

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parecer¹ [E3 ]

vi

A

(aparentar ser): parece mucho mayor de lo que es she looks much older than she is

parece muy simpática she seems very nice

pareces tonto, no te enteras de nada are you stupid or something? you never know what's going on

vestida así parece una artista de cine she looks like a movie star dressed like that

no pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all), it's not a good likeness of you

es de plástico pero parece de cuero it's plastic but it looks like leather

B parecer + INF to seem to + INF

el problema parece no tener solución there appears o seems o ( frml) would seem to be no solution to the problem

parece tener más habilidad de la que creímos al principio she seems to be o it seems she is more skillful than we thought at first

todo parece indicar que … everything seems to o appears to o ( frml) would seem to indicate that …

C (expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):

sus comentarios me parecieron muy acertados I thought his remarks (were) very apt, his remarks seemed very apt to me

elegí la que me pareció mejor I chose the one that I thought was the best o the one that seemed the best

todo le parece mal he's never happy with anything

¿qué te parecieron mis primos? what did you think of my cousins?

su interpretación me pareció pobrísima I thought o felt she gave a very poor performance, to my mind her performance was very poor

D

1 ( en tercera persona):

según parece or al pareceror a lo que parece todo marcha viento en popa it looks as though everything's going smoothly, everything seems to be going smoothly

¿por fin se van? — así parece or parece que sí are they finally going? — it looks like it o it would seem so

aunque no lo parezca, estuve limpiando toda la mañana it might not look like it, but I spent the whole morning cleaning

¿le gusta? — parece que no does he like it? — apparently not

parece que no, pero cansa muchísimo you wouldn't think so, but it's very tiring

2 (+ me/te/le etc):

hazlo como mejor te parezca or como te parezca mejor do it however o as you think best

como a usted le parezca whatever you think best

creo que deberíamos invitarlos — ¿te parece? I think we ought to invite them — do you think so?

vamos a la playa ¿te parece? let's go to the beach, would you like to?, do you fancy going to the beach? ( BrE colloq)

podemos reunirnos mañana, si te parece bien we could meet up tomorrow if that's alright o OK with you o if that suits you

¿habrán entendido? — me parece que sí do you think they understood? — I think so

creo que así está bien ¿a ti qué te parece? I think it's alright like that, what do you think? o ( colloq) what do you reckon?

E

1 ( en tercera persona) parecer QUE + INDIC:

parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain

parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday

parece (ser) que tiene razón she appears to be right, it seems she's right

parece (ser) que ha habido un malentendido there appears to have been o it seems there has been a misunderstanding

parecería que ahora están dipuestos a negociar it would seem that they are now ready to negotiate

2 (+ me/te/le etc):

me/nos parece que tiene razón I/we think she's right

me pareció que no era necesario llamarlo I didn't think it necessary to phone him

¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar a casa? what do you mean by coming home at this time?, what sort of time is this to be coming home?

F ( en tercera persona)

1 (+ subj):

parece increíble que hayan sobrevivido el accidente it seems incredible that they survived the accident

parece mentira que ya tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe o it seems incredible that she's 20 already

(+ me/te/le etc): me parece difícil que venga I think it's unlikely she'll come

me parece raro que no te lo haya comentado it seems odd o I find it odd o I think it's odd that he hasn't mentioned it to you

me parece importante que ella esté presente I think it's important that she (should) be here

2 (+ inf), (+ me/te/le etc):

me parece importante dejar esto claro I think it's important to make this clear

¿te parece bonito contestarle así a tu madre? is that any way to speak to your mother?

G ( en tercera persona)

1 parecer QUE + IMPERF SUBJ:

parece que para él no pasaran los años he never seems to get any older

tiene 40 años — parece que tuviera muchos menos she's 40 — she looks much younger o you'd think she was much younger

2 no parecer QUE + SUBJ:

no parecía que la situación fuera a cambiar it didn't look as though the situation was going to change

no parece que le haya hecho mucha gracia la idea it doesn't look as though he liked the idea much, he doesn't seem to have been very taken with the idea

(+ me/te/le etc): no me parece que esté tan mal I don't think it's that bad

■ parecerse

v pron

1 (asemejarse) parecerse A algn/algo (en lo físico) to look like sb/sth, to be like sb/sth; (en el carácter) to be like sb/sth

esa casa se parece bastante a la nuestra that house is rather like ours o fairly similar to ours

no son millonarios ni nada que se le parezca they're not millionaires, not by any means o ( colloq) not by a long shot ( AmE) o ( BrE) chalk

quien a los suyos se parece en nada los desmerece like breeds like

2 ( recípr) to be alike

no se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike

estos cuadros se parecen mucho these pictures are very similar

parecer²

masculine

1 (opinión) opinion

a mi parecer in my opinion

son del mismo parecer they're of the same opinion

es del parecer de que el asunto debería reconsiderarse she believes o she is of the opinion that the matter should be reconsidered ( frml)

ello me hizo cambiar de parecer it made me change my mind

2

de buen parecer ( ant); handsome

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parecer 1 ( conjugate parecer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( aparentar ser):
◊ parece fácil it looks easy;

no pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all);
parecía de cuero it looked like leather;
parece ser muy inteligente she seems to be very clever
2 ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ todo le parece mal he's never happy with anything;

¿qué te parecieron? what did you think of them?;
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? what do you think, shall we go to the beach?;
si te parece bien if that's alright with you;
me parece que sí I think so;
¿a ti qué te parece? what do you think?;
me parece importante I think it's important;
me pareció que no era necesario I didn't think it necessary;
hazlo como mejor te parezca do it however o as you think best;
me parece mal que vaya sola I don't think it's right that she should go on her own
3 ( dar la impresión) (en 3a pers): así parece or parece que sí it looks like it;
◊ aunque no lo parezca, está limpio it might not look like it, but it's clean;

parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain;
parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday;
parece mentira que tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20;
parece que fuera más joven you'd think she was much younger
parecerse verbo pronominal
a) ( asemejarse) parecerse A algn/algo ( en lo físico) to look o to be like sb/sth;

( en el carácter) to be like sb/sth
b) ( recípr) to be alike;

◊ no se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike;

se parecen mucho they are very similar
parecer 2 sustantivo masculino ( opinión) opinion;
◊ a mi parecer in my opinion;

son del mismo parecer they're of the same opinion
parecer 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinión) opinion
cambiar de parecer, to change one's mind
2 frml (aspecto, presencia) appearance
parecer 2 verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un parecido) to look like: pareces una reina, you look like a queen
(tener un aspecto) to look: pareces agotado, you look exhausted
2 (causar una impresión) to seem: parecía tener prisa, he seemed to be in a hurry
su intención parece buena, his intention seems good
3 (al emitir un juicio) le pareces un engreído, he thinks you are a bighead
me parece inoportuno, it seems very ill-timed to me
¿qué te parece si vamos al cine?, what about going to the cinema?
4 (uso impersonal) parece que va a haber tormenta, it looks as if there's going to be a storm
no parece que le importe, it doesn't seem to bother him

' parecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
al
- aparentar
- emitir
- encontrar
- juicio
- mentira
- ver
- vista
- visto
- dar
- envejecer
- latir
- muñeca
- sonar
- tincar
English:
appear
- change
- cuff
- dwarf
- evidently
- feel
- look
- seem
- seemingly
- sound
- strike
- view
- apparently
- mind
- opinion
- suggestive
- tune

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parecer

♦ nm

1. [opinión] opinion;

somos de igual o [m5] del mismo parecer we are of the same opinion;

a mi/nuestro/ etc[m5]. parecer in my/our/ etc opinion;

cambiar de parecer to change one's mind

2. [apariencia]
de buen parecer good-looking

♦ vi
[semejar] to look like;
parece un palacio it looks like a palace;

parecía un sueño it was like a dream

♦ v copulativo

to look, to seem;

pareces cansado you look o seem tired;

en la tele parece más joven she looks younger on the TV;

el casero parece buena persona the landlord seems nice o seems like a nice person;

parece de metal it looks like it's made of metal;

es alemán, pero no lo parece he's German, but he doesn't look it;

¡pareces bobo! are you stupid, or what?

♦ v impersonal

1. [indica opinión]
me parece que… I think that…, it seems to me that…;

me parece que viven juntos I think o believe they live together;

me parece que no voy a aprobar I don't think I'm going to pass;

me parece que sí/no I think/don't think so;

el examen me pareció bastante complicado I found the exam rather difficult, I thought the exam was rather difficult;

no me pareció interesante I didn't find it interesting, I didn't think it was interesting;

¿qué te parece mi vestido? what do you think of my dress?;

¿qué te parece si vamos a mi casa? why don't we go to my place?, what do you say we go to my place?;

¿qué te parece la idea? – me parece bien/mal what do you think of the idea? – it seems OK to me/I don't think much of it;

nada le parece bien she's never happy with anything;

todo le parece bien he always says yes to everything;

no me parece bien que llegues tan tarde I'm not pleased about you arriving so late;

me parece mal que se experimente con animales I don't agree with experiments on animals;

no me parece mal que venga I don't see anything wrong with her coming;

haz lo que te parezca [lo que quieras] do what you like;

haz lo que te parezca mejor do as you see fit, do what you think best;

parece mentira que todavía no haya dimitido it's incredible that he hasn't resigned yet;

es bastante caro, ¿no te parece? it's rather expensive, don't you think?;

si te parece (bien) quedamos el lunes we can meet on Monday, if that's all right by you;

podemos comer fuera, ¿te parece? why don't we go out for a meal?, what do you say we go out for a meal?;

¿te parece bonito lo que has hecho? are you pleased with yourself o satisfied now?

2. [tener aspecto de]
parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain;

parece que le gusta it looks as if o it seems (that) she likes it;

no parece que le guste he doesn't seem to like it, it seems (that) he doesn't like it;

parece (ser) que hay un pequeño malentendido there seems to be a small misunderstanding, it seems (like) there's a small misunderstanding;

ahora parece (ser) que quieren echarse atrás it now seems they want to pull out;

a lo que parece, al parecer apparently;

tienen mucho dinero, aunque no lo parezca it may not seem like it, but they've got a lot of money;

eso parece so it seems;

parece como si estuviéramos en invierno it's as if it was still winter;

parece que fue ayer cuando nos conocimos it seems like only yesterday that we met;

¿lo ha hecho? – parece que sí has she done it? – it seems so o it seems she has;

¿te han invitado? – parece que no have they invited you? – it seems not o it doesn't seem so;

parece que no, pero se tarda en llegar hasta aquí you'd be surprised how long it takes you to get here;

según parece apparently

♦ See also the pronominal verb parecerse

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parecer

I m opinion, view;

al parecer apparently;

de buen parecer well-dressed;

dar su parecer give one’s opinion

II v/i seem, look;

me parece que I think (that), it seems to me that;

me parece bien it seems fine to me;

¿qué te parece? what do you think?;

si a usted le parece if you’re agreeable, if it suits you;

parece que va a llover it looks like rain, it looks like it’s going to rain

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parecer {53} vi

1) : to seem, to look, to appear to be

parece bien fácil: it looks very easy

así parece: so it seems

pareces una princesa: you look like a princess

2) : to think, to have an opinion

me parece que sí: I think so

3) : to like, to be in agreement

si te parece: if you like, if it's all right with you

♦ See also the reflexive verb parecerse

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parecer vb

1. (tener el aspecto) to look

pareces más alta you look taller

pareces cansada you look tired

Con un nombre se dice look like

con ese vestido pareces una princesa you look like a princess in that dress

2. (dar la impresión) to seem

el trabajo parecía fácil the work seemed easy

parece simpática she seems friendly

3. (opinar) to think [pt. & pp. thought]

me parece que he suspendido I think I've failed

¿qué te parece? what do you think?

4. (uso impersonal) to look / to seem

parece que no estás convencido you don't seem convinced

parece que ya se han marchado it looks as if they've gone

al parecer apparently

según parece apparently

Spanish-English dictionary > parecer
12 levantar

v.

1 to raise.

levantar algo del suelo to pick something up off the ground

levantar a alguien del suelo to help somebody up off the ground

levantar a alguien de la cama to get somebody out of bed

levantar la vista o mirada to look up

no ha conseguido levantar cabeza (figurative) he's still not back to his old self

levantar el ánimo to cheer up

Ellos levantan la columna They raise the column.

2 to remove (quitar) (pintura, venda, tapa).

3 to build, to raise (to build) (edificio, muro).

4 to strike (retirar) (campamento).

5 to stir up (provocar) (protestas, polémica).

levantar a alguien contra to stir somebody up against

6 to lift (suprimir) (embargo, prohibición).

levantar el castigo a alguien to let somebody off

7 to bring to an end (sesión) (terminar).

si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting (en reunión)

8 to draw up (redactar) (acta, atestado).

9 to pinch, to swipe (informal) (robar).

10 to wake up.

11 to stir to rebellion.

La injusticia levanta a las masas Injustice stirs the masses to rebellion.

12 to lift up, to lift off, to lift, to elevate.

Ellos levantaron el auto They lifted up the car.

13 to suspend, to adjourn.

Ellos levantaron la sesión They suspended the session.

14 to construct, to build.

Ellos levantaron un rancho They constructed a ranch.

15 to cheer up, to bolster up.

16 to bear up, to put up, to upbear.

Ellos levantaron el estandarte They bore up the banner.

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levantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alzar) to raise, lift

■ no lo puedo levantar, pesa mucho I can't lift it, it's heavy

■ la levantó con una sola mano he lifted her up with just one hand

■ levanta la tapa lift the lid up

■ que levanten la mano los que quieran venir all those who want to come, raise their hands

2 (construir) to erect, build

3 (empresa - hacer rentable) to get off the ground; (- establecer) to set up

4 (despegar) to loosen, unstick

■ la humedad ha levantado el papel the damp has made the wallpaper come off

■ el agua ha levantado el parqué the water lifted the parquet floor

5 (suprimir) to lift

■ levantaron la prohibición de fumar they lifted the ban on smoking

6 (cadáver) to remove

7 (causar) to cause

■ el ruido me ha levantado dolor de cabeza the noise has given me a headache

■ procura no levantar sospechas try not to arouse suspicion

8 (trazar, dibujar) to draw

9 (animal de caza) to flush out

► verbo intransitivo

1 (día) to brighten up; (nubes) to clear

■ si el día levanta, iremos a la playa if the weather brightens up, we'll go to the beach

► verbo pronominal levantarse

1 (alzarse) to rise

■ el rascacielos se levantaba ante nosotros the skyscraper rose up in front of us

2 (ponerse de pie) to stand up

3 (dejar la cama) to get up, get out of bed

4 (sublevarse) to rebel, rise up

5 (viento, oleaje) to get up

■ se levantó una tormenta violentísima a violent storm got up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

levantar el campamento to strike camp

levantar falsos testimonios contra alguien to bear false witness against somebody

levantar la moral a alguien to cheer somebody up, raise somebody's spirits

levantar la vista to look up

levantar la voz to raise one's voice

levantarse con el pie izquierdo figurado to get out of bed on the wrong side

se levanta la sesión court adjourned

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verb

1) to lift, raise

2) erect

3) arouse

•

- levantarse

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1. VT

1) (=alzar)

a) [+ peso, objeto] to lift; [con una grúa] to hoist

¿puedes levantar un poco la silla? — can you lift the chair up a bit?

era imposible levantarlo del suelo — it was impossible to lift it off the floor

levantemos las copas por los novios — let's raise our glasses to the bride and groom

la grúa levantó el coche hasta la plataforma — the crane hoisted the car onto the platform

b) [+ pierna, cabeza, cejas] to raise

levanta la pierna derecha — raise your right leg

levantemos los corazones — let us lift up our hearts

• levantar la mano — to put one's hand up, raise one's hand

levantó la mano para pedir la vez — she put her hand up o raised her hand to ask for a turn

a mí no me levanta la mano nadie — nobody raises their hand to me

• levantar la mirada o los ojos o la vista — to look up

no levantó la mirada del libro cuando entramos — she didn't raise her eyes from her book o she didn't look up from the book when we came in

- si tu padre levantara la cabeza...

si su mujer levantara la cabeza y lo viera casado otra vez se volvería a morir — his wife would turn in her grave to see him married again
cabeza 1., 2), tapa 1)
c) [+ cortina, falda] to lift, lift up; [+ persiana, telón] to raise

el viento le levantó la falda — the wind lifted her skirt (up)

levantar polvo — to raise dust

2) (=poner de pie)

a)

levantar a algn — [del suelo] to lift sb, lift sb up; [de la cama] to get sb up

pesaba tanto que no pude levantarla del suelo — she was so heavy that I couldn't lift her off the ground

cuando se sienta en ese sofá no hay quien lo levante — once he sits on that sofa no one can get him off it

su actuación levantó al público de sus asientos — her performance brought the audience to their feet

b) [+ objeto caído] to pick up

3) (=erigir) [+ edificio, pared] to put up; [+ monumento] to erect, put up

4) (=fundar) [+ empresa, imperio] to found, establish

levantó un gran imperio comercial — he founded o established a great commercial empire

5) (=dar un empuje) to build up

todos los trabajadores ayudaron a levantar la empresa — all the workers helped to build up the company

tenemos que levantar de nuevo la economía — we've got to get the economy back on its feet

6) [+ ánimo, moral] to lift, raise

necesito algo que me levante la moral — I need something to lift o raise my spirits

7) [+ tono, volumen] to raise

levanta la voz, que no te oigo — speak up - I can't hear you

¡no levantes la voz! — keep your voice down!

a mí nadie me levanta la voz — nobody raises their voice to me

8) (=desmontar) [+ tienda de campaña] to take down

levantar el campamento — to strike camp

levantar la casa — to move out

levantar la mesa — LAm to clear the table

9) (=producir) [+ sospechas] to arouse; [+ dolor] to give; [+ rumor] to spark off

tantos gritos me levantan dolor de cabeza — all this shouting is giving me a headache

el reportaje ha levantado rumores de un posible divorcio — the report has sparked off rumours of a possible divorce

levantar falso testimonio — (Jur) to give false testimony; (Rel) to bear false witness
ampolla
10) (=terminar) [+ prohibición, embargo] to lift; [+ veda] to end

esta semana se levanta la veda — the close season ends this week

se ha levantado la prohibición de la caza de la ballena — the ban on whaling has been lifted

levantar el castigo a algn — to let sb off

se levantará el castigo a los que pidan perdón — those who apologize will be let off (their punishment)

11) (Jur)

a) [+ censo] to take; [+ atestado] to make; [+ sesión] to adjourn

se levanta la sesión — court is adjourned
acta 1)
b) [+ cadáver] to remove

12) (Arquit) [+ plano] to make, draw up

13) (Caza) to flush out
liebre 1), vuelo II, 1)
14) (Mil) [+ ejército] to raise

15) (=sublevar)
(Pol)
la corrupción política levantó al pueblo contra el gobierno — political corruption turned people against the government

16) (Naipes) (=coger) to pick; (=superar) to beat

17) * (=ganar) [+ dinero] to make, earn

18) * (=robar) to pinch *, swipe *

19) Ven ** (=arrestar) to nick **, arrest

20) Col, Perú, Ven * [+ mujer] to pick up *

2. VI

1) hum [persona]

no levanta del suelo más de metro y medio — she's no more than five foot from head to toe

2) (Naipes) to cut the pack

levanta, es tu turno — cut the pack, it's your turn

3.

See:

levantarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick up

b) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raise

levanta la alfombra — lift up the rug

levanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer

c) < persiana> to pull up, raise

levantaron las copas para brindar — they raised their glasses in a toast

d)

sin levantar la vista del libro — without looking up from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo — he raised his eyes to heaven

e) < voz> to raise; < polvo> to raise

f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up

2)

a) < ánimo> to boost; < moral> to raise, boost

levanta el ánimo! — cheer up!

b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up

conseguimos levantar este país — we got this country back on its feet

3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up

4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off

le levantó el castigo — he let him off

se levanta la sesión — the meeting is adjourned

5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause

levantar sospechas — to arouse suspicion

6) (Der)

a) < acta> to prepare

levantar atestado de algo — to write a report on something

b) < cadáver> to remove

7) < censo> to take

8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strike

levantar la cama — to strip the bed

levantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table

9)

a) ( en brazos) < niño> to pick up

b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bed

c) ( poner de pie) to get... up

ayúdame a levantarlo de la silla — help me to get him up out of the chair

el discurso levantó al público de sus asientos — the speech brought the audience to its feet

10) (fam)

a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)

me levantó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)
2.
levantarse v pron

1)

a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1b

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)

¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?

2) polvareda to rise; temporal to brew

se levantó un viento muy fuerte — a strong wind began to blow

3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise

4) pintura to peel

5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)

6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up

7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)

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= erect, lift (up).

Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.

Ex. The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.

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* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.

* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].

* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.

* levantar armas = take up + arms.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar barricadas = barricade.

* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.

* levantar con gato = jack up.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.

* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.

* levantar hato = pull + stakes.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.

* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.

* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.

* levantar la vista = look up.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).

* levantarse en dos patas = buck.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.

* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.

* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick up

b) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raise

levanta la alfombra — lift up the rug

levanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer

c) < persiana> to pull up, raise

levantaron las copas para brindar — they raised their glasses in a toast

d)

sin levantar la vista del libro — without looking up from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo — he raised his eyes to heaven

e) < voz> to raise; < polvo> to raise

f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up

2)

a) < ánimo> to boost; < moral> to raise, boost

levanta el ánimo! — cheer up!

b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up

conseguimos levantar este país — we got this country back on its feet

3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up

4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off

le levantó el castigo — he let him off

se levanta la sesión — the meeting is adjourned

5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause

levantar sospechas — to arouse suspicion

6) (Der)

a) < acta> to prepare

levantar atestado de algo — to write a report on something

b) < cadáver> to remove

7) < censo> to take

8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strike

levantar la cama — to strip the bed

levantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table

9)

a) ( en brazos) < niño> to pick up

b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bed

c) ( poner de pie) to get... up

ayúdame a levantarlo de la silla — help me to get him up out of the chair

el discurso levantó al público de sus asientos — the speech brought the audience to its feet

10) (fam)

a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)

me levantó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)
2.
levantarse v pron

1)

a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1b

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)

¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?

2) polvareda to rise; temporal to brew

se levantó un viento muy fuerte — a strong wind began to blow

3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise

4) pintura to peel

5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)

6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up

7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)

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= erect, lift (up).

Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.

Ex: The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.

* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.

* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].

* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.

* levantar armas = take up + arms.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar barricadas = barricade.

* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.

* levantar con gato = jack up.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.

* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.

* levantar hato = pull + stakes.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.

* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.

* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.

* levantar la vista = look up.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).

* levantarse en dos patas = buck.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.

* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.

* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

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levantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹bulto/peso/piedra› to lift, pick up; ‹persiana› to pull up, raise

ayúdame a levantar este baúl help me to lift this trunk o pick this trunk up

levanta la alfombra lift up the rug

levantaron las copas para brindar they raised their glasses in a toast

2 ‹ojos/mirada/vista›

me contestó sin levantar los ojos or la vista del libro she answered me without looking up o without lifting her eyes from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo he raised his eyes to heaven

3 ‹voz› to raise

levantar el tono to raise one's voice

¡a mí no me levantes la voz! don't raise your voice to me!

4 ‹polvo› to raise

el coche levantó una nube de polvo the car raised a cloud of dust

5 (en naipes) ‹carta› to pick up

B

1 ‹ánimos›

esto nos levantó los ánimos/la moral this raised our spirits/our morale

venga, levanta el ánimo come on, cheer up!

2 ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up

a ver si conseguimos levantar este país let's see if we can get this country back on its feet

C ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up

D ‹restricción/embargo/sanción› to lift; ‹huelga› to call off

la madre le levantó el castigo his mother let him off o lifted his punishment

levantar el asedio to raise o lift the siege

se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned

E ‹protestas› to cause, spark, spark off, give rise to; ‹polémica› to cause, arouse; ‹rumor› to give rise to, spark, spark off

su comportamiento levantó sospechas entre los vecinos her behavior aroused o caused suspicion among the neighbors

F ( Der)

1 ‹acta› to prepare

levantó atestado del accidente he wrote a report on the accident

2 ‹cadáver› to remove

G ‹censo› to take

H

(desmontar, deshacer): levantar (el) campamento to strike camp

levantar la cama to strip the bed

levantar la mesa ( AmL); to clear the table

I

1 (en brazos) ‹niño› to pick up

2 (de la cama) to get … up, get … out of bed

3

(poner de pie): ayúdame a levantar al abuelo de la silla help me to get grandpa up out of his chair

un discurso que levantó al público de sus asientos a speech which brought the audience to its feet

J ( fam) (robar) to lift ( colloq), to swipe ( colloq), to pinch ( BrE colloq)

me levantó la novia he went off with o stole o pinched my girlfriend ( colloq)

K ( AmS fam) ‹mujer› to pick up ( colloq)

■ levantarse

v pron

A

1 (de la cama) to get up

nunca se levanta antes de las diez he never gets up o gets out of bed before ten

¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?

ya se levanta un poco por la casa she can get up and move around the house a bit now, she's up and moving around the house a little now

2

(ponerse en pie): al entrar el monarca todos se levantaron everyone rose to their feet as the monarch entered ( frml)

intentó levantarse del suelo he tried to get up off the floor o to stand up

hasta que no terminemos todos no se levanta nadie de la mesa no one is getting up from (the) table until we've all finished

se levantó de su asiento para saludarme she stood up o got up o rose to greet me

B «polvareda» to rise; «temporal» to brew

se ha levantado un viento muy fuerte a strong wind has got up o picked up

C «torre/monumento/edificio» (erguirse) to rise

D «pintura» to peel off, peel, come off

E (sublevarse) to rise up, rise

la nación entera se levantó (en armas) para repeler la invasión the whole nation rose up (in arms) to repel the invasion

F ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up

G ( AmS fam) ‹mujer›

1 (ligar) to pick up ( colloq)

2 (acostarse con) to score with ( colloq), to go to bed with

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levantar ( conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( del suelo) ‹bulto/peso› to lift, pick up

b) ‹tapadera/mantel› to lift (up);

‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹ alfombra› to lift up
c) ‹ persiana› to pull up, raise

d) ( elevar) ‹ voz› to raise;

◊ sin levantar la vista del libro without looking up from her book

e) ‹ polvo› to raise

f) (Jueg) ‹ carta› to pick up

2
a) ‹ ánimo› to boost;

‹ moral› to raise, boost
b) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up

3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;
◊ le levantó el castigo he let him off;

se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹ polémica› to cause;
◊ levantar sospechas to arouse suspicion

6 ‹ campamento› to strike;
◊ levantar la mesa (AmL) to clear the table

7 ( en brazos) ‹ persona› to pick up;
( de la cama) to get … out of bed;
( poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( de la cama) to get up

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml);

◊ ¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? may I leave the table?

2 [ polvareda] to rise;
[ temporal] to brew;
[ viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 ( sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
' levantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acta
- ampolla
- atestado
- batir
- castillo
- cercado
- chillar
- espíritu
- liebre
- pulso
- sesión
- testimonio
- alzar
- animar
- apalancar
- cabeza
- castigo
- coger
- elevar
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- recoger
- voz
- vuelo
English:
adjourn
- boost
- cat
- close
- cock
- erect
- get up
- haul up
- heave
- hoist
- hold up
- jack up
- keep down
- kick up
- lift
- lift up
- pick up
- prick up
- pull up
- put up
- raise
- rear
- set up
- sling
- stick up
- stir up
- swing
- take up
- throw up
- turn up
- up
- bolster
- buck
- clear
- dig
- get
- hold
- jack
- kick
- look
- pick
- prick
- pull
- put
- retract
- set
- stand
- stick
- strain
- take

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levantar

♦ vt

1. [alzar, elevar] to raise;
[objeto pesado, capó, trampilla] to lift (up); [persiana] to pull up;
levantar el telón to raise the curtain;

el que quiera venir conmigo que levante la mano anyone who wants to come with me should put their hand up;

levanta la tapa de la olla y verás qué bien huele lift the lid off the pot and you'll see how good it smells;

levantar algo del suelo to pick sth up off the ground;

levantar a alguien del suelo to help sb up off the ground;

levantó al bebé en alto she lifted the baby up in the air;

el juez ordenó levantar el cadáver the judge ordered the body to be removed;

los perros levantaron el zorro the dogs flushed out the fox;

levantaba polvo al barrer she was raising clouds of dust as she swept;

levantar la vista o [m5] mirada to look up;

levantar la voz to raise one's voice;

Comp

no ha conseguido levantar cabeza he's still not back to his old self

2. [de la cama]
levantar a alguien de la cama to get sb out of bed;

¿no te habré levantado? I hope I didn't wake o get you up

3. [enderezar]
levantar algo to stand sth upright;

levanta la papelera, que se ha vuelto a caer stand the wastepaper basket up, it's fallen over again

4. [construir] [edificio, muro] to build, to construct;
[estatua, monumento] to put up, to erect;
de la nada logró levantar un inmenso imperio empresarial she managed to build a huge business empire from nothing

5. [quitar] [pintura, venda, tapa] to remove

6. [retirar] [campamento] to strike;
[tienda de campaña, tenderete] to take down; [mantel] to take off;
Comp
RP Fam
levantar (el) campamento to hit the road, to make tracks

7. [causar] [protestas, polémica, rumores] to give rise to;

me levanta dolor de cabeza it makes my head ache;

esto levantó las sospechas de la policía this aroused the suspicions of the police

8. [poner fin a] [embargo, prohibición] to lift;
[asedio] to raise;
levantar el castigo a alguien to let sb off;

levantaron el embargo a la isla they lifted the embargo on the island;

el presidente levantó la sesión [terminarla] the chairman brought the meeting to an end;
[aplazarla] the chairman adjourned the meeting;
si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión [en reunión] if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting

9. [realizar] [atestado, plano, mapa] to draw up;

el notario levantó acta del resultado del sorteo the notary recorded the result of the draw;

levantar las actas [de una reunión] to take the minutes

10. [dar un empuje a] [equipo, público] to lift;

el gol levantó al equipo the goal lifted the team;

no ha conseguido levantar la economía he hasn't managed to get the economy back on its feet;

levantar el ánimo to cheer up;

levantar la moral a alguien to boost sb's morale

11. [sublevar]
levantar a alguien contra to stir sb up against

12. Fam [robar] to pinch, to swipe;

levantarle algo a alguien to pinch o swipe sth off sb

13. RP, Ven Fam [ligar] to pick up, Br to pull

♦ vi
[niebla, nubes] to lift;
saldremos cuando levante el día we'll go out when it clears up

♦ See also the pronominal verb levantarse

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levantar

v/t

1raise; bulto lift (up); del suelo pick up;

levantar los ojos raise one’s eyes, look up;

levantar la voz raise one’s voice (a to);

¡levanta los ánimos! cheer up!;

levantar sospechas arouse suspicion;

levantar el vuelo de pájaro fly away, fly off; de avión take off

2 edificio, estatua put up, erect

3 embargo lift

4 fam ( robar) lift fam, Br tb

pinch fam

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levantar vt

1) alzar: to lift, to raise

2) : to put up, to erect

3) : to call off, to adjourn

4) : to give rise to, to arouse

levantar sospechas: to arouse suspicion

♦ See also the reflexive verb levantarse

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levantar vb

1. (alzar) to raise

levantó la mano she raised her hand

no levantes la voz don't raise your voice

2. (subir) to lift / to lift up

levanta los pies lift your feet up

levantar la vista / levantar los ojos to look up

Spanish-English dictionary > levantar
13 well

I noun
1) (water well, mineral spring) Brunnen, der

2) (Archit.) Schacht, der; (of staircase) Treppenloch, das
II 1. interjection
1) (expr. astonishment) mein Gott; meine Güte; nanu

well, well! — sieh mal einer an!

2) (expr. relief) mein Gott

3) (expr. concession) na ja

well then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon

4) (expr. resumption) nun

well [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?

5) (expr. qualified recognition of point)

well[, but]... — na ja, aber...; ja schon, aber...

6) (expr. resignation)

[oh] well — nun denn

ah well — na ja

7) (expr. expectation)

well [then]? — na?
2. adverb,
better, best

1) (satisfactorily) gut

the business is doing well — das Geschäft geht gut

do well for oneself — Erfolg haben

do well out of something — mit etwas ein gutes Geschäft machen

the patient is doing well — dem Patienten geht es gut

a well situated house — ein günstig gelegenes Haus

you did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist

well done! — großartig!

didn't he do well! — hat er sich nicht gut geschlagen?

you would do well to... — Sie täten gut daran, zu...

come off well — gut abschneiden

you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast

2) (thoroughly) gründlich [trocknen, polieren, schütteln]; tüchtig [verprügeln]; genau [beobachten]; gewissenhaft [urteilen]

be well able to do something — durchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

I'm well aware of what has been going on — mir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat

let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben

be well pleased — sehr erfreut sein

well out of sight — (very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)

we arrived well before the performance began — wir kamen eine ganze Zeit vor Beginn der Vorstellung

be well in with somebody — bei jemandem gut angeschrieben sein

well and truly — vollkommen

I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....

3) (considerably) weit

it was well on into the afternoon — es war schon spät am Nachmittag

he is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht

he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig

be well away — (lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)

4) (approvingly, kindly) gut, anständig [jemanden behandeln]

think well of somebody/something — eine gute Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben

speak well of somebody/something — sich positiv über jemanden/etwas äußern

wish somebody well — jemandem alles Gute wünschen

5) (in all likelihood) sehr wohl

6) (easily) ohne weiteres

you cannot very well refuse their help — du kannst ihre Hilfe nicht ohne weiteres od. nicht gut ausschlagen

7)

as well — (in addition) auch; ebenfalls; (as much, not less truly) genauso; ebenso; (with equal reason) genauso gut; ebenso gut; (advisable) ratsam; (equally well) genauso gut

Coming for a drink? - I might as well — Kommst du mit, einen trinken? - Warum nicht?

you might as well go — du kannst ruhig gehen

that is [just] as well — (not regrettable) um so besser

it was just as well that I had... — zum Glück hatte ich...

A as well as B — B und auch [noch] A

she can sing as well as dance — sie kann singen und auch tanzen

as well as helping or (coll.) help me, she continued her own work — sie half mir und machte dabei noch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeit weiter
3. adjective
1) (in good health) gesund

How are you feeling now? - Quite well, thank you — Wie fühlen Sie sich jetzt? - Ganz gut, danke

look well — gut od. gesund aussehen

I am perfectly well — ich fühle mich bestens

get well soon! — gute Besserung!

he hasn't been very well lately — es geht ihm in letzter Zeit nicht sehr gut

feel well — sich wohl fühlen

make somebody well — jemanden gesund machen

2) pred. (satisfactory)

I am very well where I am — ich bin hier sehr zufrieden

all's well — es ist alles in Ordnung

all's well that ends well — (prov.) Ende gut, alles gut

all is not well with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas ist etwas nicht in Ordnung

[that's all] well and good — [das ist alles] gut und schön

all being well — wenn alles gutgeht

3) pred. (advisable) ratsam

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(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) viel,etwas,wenig halten von

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well¹

[wel]

I. adj

< better, best>

usu pred

1. (healthy) gesund

are you \well? geht es dir gut?

thank you, [I'm] very \well danke, [es geht mir] sehr gut

I'm fairly/perfectly \well mir geht es einigermaßen/bestens

he hasn't been too \well lately ihm geht es in letzter Zeit nicht besonders gut

you're looking very \well today! Sie sehen heute blendend aus!

to be alive and \well gesund und munter sein

to feel \well sich akk gut [o wohl] fühlen

to get \well gesund werden

I hope you get \well soon ich hoffe, dass es dir bald wieder besser geht

get \well soon! gute Besserung!

get \well card Genesungskarte f

2. inv (okay)

all \well at work? ist bei der Arbeit alles in Ordnung?

all's \well here hier ist alles in Ordnung

all is not \well at the office im Büro gibt es Probleme

nobody believes all is \well in our health service keiner glaubt, dass mit unserem Gesundheitswesen alles in Ordnung ist

all being \well, we should arrive on time wenn alles gutgeht, müssten wir pünktlich ankommen

it's all very \well saying that [or for you to say that], but... du hast gut reden, aber...

it's all very \well for you to laugh but... du hast gut lachen, aber...

all's not \well with sb/sth mit jdm/etw steht es nicht zum Besten

all \well and good, all very \well gut und schön

that's all very \well but... das ist [ja] alles schön und gut, aber...

electric heating is all very \well until there's a power cut elektrische Heizungen sind so weit ganz in Ordnung, es sei denn, es kommt zum Stromausfall

it's just as \well that... es ist [nur] gut, dass...

just as \well you're not here — you wouldn't like it [nur] gut, dass du nicht hier bist — es würde dir nicht gefallen

3. inv (sensible)

it would be as \well to do sth es wäre [o ist] ratsam, etw zu tun

it would be as \well to check the small print es ist ratsam, auch das Kleingedruckte zu überprüfen

4.

▶ all's \well that ends \well ( prov) Ende gut, alles gut prov

II. adv

<better, best>

1. (in a good way) gut

you speak English very \well du sprichst sehr gut Englisch

they discussed the plans for two hours at considered it time \well spent sie diskutierten zwei Stunden lang die Pläne und waren der Meinung, diese Zeit sinnvoll genutzt zu haben

\well spotted! gut aufgepasst!

look at all those wine bottles! you certainly live \well! guck dir nur all die Weinflaschen an! du lässt es dir aber gutgehen!

[that was] \well put gut ausgedrückt

\well done! gut gemacht!, super! fam

it's a job \well done! das wäre erledigt!

to be money \well spent gut angelegtes Geld sein

to do \well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tun

as \well as sb/sth so gut wie jd/etw

I can't do it as \well as Marie [can] ich kann es nicht so gut wie Marie

she can sing as \well as her sister [does] sie kann genauso gut singen wie ihre Schwester

\well enough (sufficiently) gut genug; (satisfactorily) ganz gut, einigermaßen

the concert was \well enough advertised but ticket sales were poor obwohl das Konzert ausreichend angekündigt war, wurden kaum Tickets verkauft

he plays the piano \well enough er spielt ganz gut Klavier

pretty \well ganz gut

to do \well for oneself erfolgreich sein

to mean \well es gut meinen

2. (favourably) gut

his point was \well taken sein Beitrag wurde gut aufgenommen

to speak \well of sb/sth nur Gutes über jdn/etw sagen

to think \well of sb/sth viel von jdm/etw halten

3. (thoroughly) gut

to know sb \well jdn gut kennen

4. inv (very much)

to cost \well over/under £ 100 weit über/unter 100 Pfund kosten

the results are \well above [our] expectations die Ergebnisse liegen weit über unseren Erwartungen

stand \well clear of the doors halten Sie deutlich Abstand von den Türen

keep \well away from the edge of the cliff halten Sie sich weit vom Rand des Abhangs fern

they kept the crowd \well behind the white line sie hielten die Menge weit hinter der weißen Linie zurück

5. inv (used for emphasis) [sehr] wohl

I can \well believe it das glaube ich gern

I should damn \well hope so! ( fam) das will ich [aber auch] stark hoffen!

he could \well imagine how... er konnte sich lebhaft vorstellen, wie...

there are no buses after midnight, as you \well know du weißt doch, dass nach Mitternacht keine Busse mehr fahren

I \well remember the last time they visited us ( form) ich kann mich gut an ihren letzten Besuch erinnern

to be \well able to do sth durchaus [o sehr wohl] in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

to be \well aware of sth sich dat einer S. gen durchaus [o sehr wohl] bewusst sein

to be \well over forty weit über vierzig sein

to be \well worth it/an attempt es/einen Versuch wert sein

to be \well away in sth BRIT ( fig fam) ganz in etw akk versunken sein

\well and truly ganz einfach

the party was \well and truly over when he arrived als er kam, war die Party bereits gelaufen fam

6. inv (justifiably) wohl

you may \well ask! das kann man wohl fragen!

where's Pete? — you may \well ask! he should have been here hours ago! wo ist Pete? — das kannst du laut fragen! er hätte schon seit Stunden hier sein sollen!

I couldn't very \well refuse the offer ich konnte das Angebot ja wohl schlecht ablehnen

he may \well wonder why no one was there — he forgot to confirm the date er braucht sich [gar] nicht zu wundern, warum keiner da war — er hat vergessen, den Termin fest zu vereinbaren

you may \well think it was his fault es mag gut sein, dass es seine Schuld war

7. inv (probably) gut

it may \well be that... es ist gut möglich [o es kann gut sein], dass...

he might \well be sick after that drinking spree es ist gut möglich, dass er nach dem Trinkgelage krank ist

it may \well be finished by tomorrow es kann gut sein, dass es morgen fertig ist

she might \well be the best person to ask sie ist wahrscheinlich die Beste, die man fragen kann

8. inv (very) völlig, total fam

we were \well bored at the concert BRIT ( fam) wir haben uns in dem Konzert furchtbar gelangweilt

to be \well pleased [or satisfied] with sth ( fam) mit etw dat vollauf zufrieden sein

9. inv (also)

as \well auch; (and)

... as \well as... und [auch]..., sowie geh

invite Emlyn — and Simon as \well lade Emlyn ein — und Simon auch

I'll have the ice cream as \well as the cake ich nehme das Eis und auch den Kuchen

10. inv (equally)

[just] as \well ebenso gut [auch], eigentlich [auch]

you might [just] as \well wash the dishes eigentlich könntest du das Geschirr abwaschen

if you publish this, you may just as \well hand in your notice wenn du das veröffentlichst, kannst du ebenso gut auch gleich kündigen

11.

▶ to be \well away BRIT ( fam: asleep) weg sein fam; (drunk) angeheitert sein fam

▶ to be \well in with sb, AM to be in \well with sb ( fam) gut mit jdm können fam

▶ to leave \well [AM enough] alone es lieber seinlassen

▶ to be \well out of it BRIT, AUS davongekommen sein

▶ if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing \well ( saying) wenn schon, denn schon fam

▶ to be \well up on [or in] sth in etw dat gut bewandert sein

▶ if you want a thing done \well, do it yourself ( saying) wenn du möchtest, dass etwas ordentlich erledigt wird, machst du es am besten selbst

III. interj (introducing, continuing a statement) nun [ja], also; (introducing a question) und; (showing hesitation, resignation) tja fam, na ja fam; (showing doubt, disagreement, annoyance) na fam; (showing surprise)

\well [, \well]! sieh mal einer an!, na, so was!

\well, what shall we do now? tja, was machen wir jetzt? fam

\well? what did you do next? und? was hast du dann gemacht?

\well, are you happy now? na, bist du jetzt zufrieden? fam

\well, \well... ja, ja...

\well now [or then] ... also [dann]...

oh \well, it doesn't matter ach [was], das macht doch nichts

very \well... na gut...

IV. n no pl

to wish sb \well jdm alles Gute [o jdm viel Glück] wünschen

well²

[wel]

I. n

1. (for water) Brunnen m

to drill a \well einen Brunnen bohren

2. (for mineral) Schacht m

gas \well Gasbrunnen m

oil \well Ölquelle f

to drill a \well einen Schacht bohren; (for oil) ein Bohrloch anlegen

3. ARCHIT (for stairs) Treppenhaus nt; (for lift) Fahrstuhlschacht m; (for light) Lichtschacht m

4. BRIT LAW Ort, wo die Anwälte und Protokollanten im Gerichtssaal sitzen

5. (bountiful source) Quelle f

6. (small depression) Kuhle f, Mulde f

II. vi

▪ to \well up in sth in etw dat aufsteigen

tears \welled up in her eyes Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen; ( fig)

conflicting emotions \welled up in his heart widerstreitende Gefühle stiegen in seinem Herzen auf geh

pride \welled up in his chest Stolz schwellte seine Brust geh

▪ to \well [up] out of sth aus etw dat hervorquellen

we'll

[wi:l, wil]

= we will/we shall, will¹, shall

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I [wel]
1. n

1) (= water well) Brunnen m; (= oil well) Ölquelle f; (drilled) Bohrloch nt; (fig = source) Quelle f

to sink a well — einen Brunnen bohren or anlegen or graben; (for oil) ein Bohrloch nt anlegen or vorantreiben

2) (= shaft) (for lift) Schacht m; (for stairs) Treppenschacht m; (down centre of staircase) Treppenhaus nt

3) (of theatre) Parkett nt; (of auditorium) ebenerdiger Teil des Zuschauer-/Konferenz-/Versammlungsraums (Brit of court) Teil des Gerichtssaals, in dem die Rechtsanwälte und Protokollschreiber sitzen

4) (= ink well) Tintenfass nt

2. vi
quellen
tears welled in her eyes — Tränen stiegen or schossen ihr in die Augen
II comp better, superl best
1. adv

1) (= in a good or satisfactory manner) gut

it is well painted (portrait) — es ist gut gemalt; (house, fence) es ist sauber or ordentlich angestrichen

he did it as well as he could/as I could have done — er machte es so gut er konnte/ebenso gut, wie ich es hätte machen können

he's doing well at school/in history — er ist gut or er kommt gut voran in der Schule/in Geschichte

he did well in the history exam — er hat in der Geschichtsprüfung gut abgeschnitten

for an eight-year-old he did very well — für einen Achtjährigen hat er seine Sache sehr gut gemacht

his business is doing well — sein Geschäft geht gut

mother and child are/the patient is doing well — Mutter und Kind/dem Patienten geht es gut, Mutter und Kind sind/der Patient ist wohlauf

he did quite well at improving sales — er war recht erfolgreich in der Erhöhung des Absatzes

if you do well you'll be promoted — wenn Sie sich bewähren, werden Sie befördert

you did well to help — du tatest gut daran zu helfen, es war gut, dass du geholfen hast

well done! — gut gemacht!, bravo!, sehr gut!

well played! — gut gespielt!

to do oneself well (inf) — es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen

to do well by sb (inf) — jdm gegenüber or zu jdm großzügig sein

everything went well/quite well — es ging alles gut or glatt (inf)/recht or ganz gut

2) (= favourably, fortunately) gut

to speak/think well of sb — über jdn Gutes sagen/Positives denken, von jdm positiv sprechen/denken

to be well spoken of in certain circles/by one's colleagues — einen guten Ruf in gewissen Kreisen/bei seinen Kollegen haben

to stand well with sb — bei jdm angesehen sein

to be well in with sb (inf) — auf gutem Fuß mit jdm stehen

to marry well — eine gute Partie machen

to do well out of sth — von etw ganz schön or ordentlich profitieren, bei etw gut wegkommen (inf)

you would do well to arrive early — Sie täten gut daran, früh zu kommen

you might as well go — du könntest eigentlich geradeso gut or ebenso gut (auch) gehen

are you coming? – I might as well — kommst du? – ach, könnte ich eigentlich (auch) (inf) or ach, warum nicht

3) (= thoroughly, considerably, to a great degree) gut, gründlich

shake the bottle well (on medicine) —

he loved her too well to leave her (liter) — er liebte sie zu sehr, als dass er sie verlassen hätte

we were well beaten — wir sind gründlich geschlagen worden

he could well afford it — er konnte es sich (dat)

I'm well content with my lot — ich bin wohl zufrieden mit meinem Schicksal

all or only too well — nur (all)zu gut

well and truly — (ganz) gründlich; married, settled in ganz richtig; (iro also) fest; westernized, conditioned

he was well away (inf) (= drunk) — er war in Fahrt or Schwung (inf) er hatte einen sitzen (inf)

he sat well forward in his seat — er saß weit vorne auf seinem Sitz

it was well worth the trouble — das hat sich wohl or sehr gelohnt

well out of sight — weit außer Sichtweite

well within... — durchaus in... (dat)

well past midnight — lange nach Mitternacht

it continued well into 1996/the night — es zog sich bis weit ins Jahr 1996/in die Nacht hin

he's well over fifty — er ist weit über fünfzig

4) (= probably, reasonably) ohne Weiteres, gut, wohl

I may well be late — es kann leicht or wohl or ohne Weiteres sein, dass ich spät komme

it may well be that... — es ist gut or wohl or ohne Weiteres möglich, dass...

you may well be right — Sie mögen wohl recht haben

she cried, as well she might — sie weinte, und das (auch) mit Grund or wozu sie auch allen Grund hatte

you may well ask! (iro) — das kann man wohl fragen

I couldn't very well stay — ich konnte schlecht bleiben, ich konnte wohl nicht mehr gut bleiben

5)

(= in addition) as well — auch

if he comes as well — wenn er auch kommt

x as well as y — x sowohl als auch y, x und auch y

she sings as well as dances — sie singt und tanzt auch noch

6) (Brit inf

= very) well happy — total glücklich (inf)

well annoyed — ganz schön verärgert (inf)

2. adj

1) (= in good health) gesund

get well soon! — gute Besserung

are you well? — geht es Ihnen gut?

I'm very well, thanks — danke, es geht mir sehr gut

he's not a well man — er ist gar nicht gesund

she's not been well lately — ihr ging es in letzter Zeit (gesundheitlich) gar nicht gut

I don't feel at all well — ich fühle mich gar nicht gut or wohl

2) (= satisfactory, desirable, advantageous) gut

all is not well with him/in the world — mit ihm/mit or in der Welt steht es nicht zum Besten

that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...

if that's the case, (all) well and good — wenn das der Fall ist, dann soll es mir recht sein

it's all very well for you to suggest... — Sie können leicht vorschlagen...

it's all very well for you, you don't have to... —

it was well for him that no-one found out — es war sein Glück, dass es niemand entdeckt hat

it would be as well to ask first — es wäre wohl besser or gescheiter (inf), sich erst mal zu erkundigen

it's just as well he came — es ist (nur or schon) gut, dass er gekommen ist

you're well out of that — seien Sie froh, dass Sie damit nichts mehr zu tun haben

all's well that ends well — Ende gut, alles gut

3. interj
also; (expectantly also) na; (doubtfully) na ja
well, well!, well I never (did)! — also, so was!, na so was!

well now —

well, it was like this well there you are, that proves it! well, as I was saying — also, es war so or folgendermaßen na bitte or also bitte, das beweist es doch also, wie (bereits) gesagt

well then? — also (gut); (in question) na?, nun?, also?

very well then! — na gut, also gut!; (indignantly) also bitte (sehr)!

oh well, never mind — macht nichts

well, that's a relief! — na (also), das ist ja eine Erleichterung!

4. n
Gute(s) nt
to wish sb well (in general) — jdm alles Gute wünschen; ( in an attempt, also iro ) jdm Glück wünschen (in bei)

I wish him well, but... — ich wünsche ihm nichts Böses, aber...

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well¹ [wel] komp better [-betə(r)], sup best [best]

A adv

1. gut, wohl:

be well off

a) gut versehen sein ( for mit),

b) wohlhabend oder gut situiert oder gut dran sein;

he is well off ihm geht es gut;

do well with mit etwas gut fahren umg;

do o.s. well, live well gut leben, es sich gut gehen lassen

2. gut, recht, geschickt:

do well gut oder recht daran tun ( to do zu tun);

well done! gut gemacht!, bravo!;

well roared, lion! gut gebrüllt, Löwe!;

sing well gut singen

3. gut, günstig, vorteilhaft:

come off well

a) gut abschneiden,

b) Glück haben;

if all goes well wenn alles gut geht, wenn nichts dazwischenkommt

4. gut, freundschaftlich:

think (speak) well of gut denken (sprechen) über (akk)

5. gut, sehr, vollauf:

love ( oder like) sb well jemanden sehr lieben;

be well pleased hocherfreut sein;

it speaks well for him es spricht sehr für ihn

6. wohl, mit gutem Grund:

not very well wohl kaum;

you cannot very well do that das kannst du nicht gut tun;

I couldn’t very well say no ich konnte schlecht Nein sagen;

we might well try it wir können es ja versuchen; → academic.ru/80106/very">very A 1

7. recht, eigentlich, so richtig:

he does not know well how er weiß nicht recht, wie

8. gut, genau, gründlich:

know sb well jemanden gut kennen;

he knows only too well er weiß nur zu gut ( that dass);

remember well sich gut erinnern an (akk)

9. gut, ganz, völlig:

he is well out of sight er ist völlig außer Sicht;

be well out of sth etwas glücklich hinter sich gebracht haben

10. gut, beträchtlich, ziemlich, weit:

well away weit weg;

he walked well ahead of them er ging ihnen ein gutes Stück voraus;

he is well up in the list er steht weit oben auf der Liste;

be well on in years nicht mehr der oder die Jüngste sein;

well past fifty weit über 50;

until well past midnight bis lange nach Mitternacht;

well in advance schon lange vorher;

he finished well back SPORT er endete weit abgeschlagen;

be well above average weit über dem Durchschnitt liegen; → up D 4

11. gut, tüchtig, gründlich, kräftig:

stir well

12. gut, mit Leichtigkeit, durchaus:

you could well have done it du hättest es leicht tun können;

it is very well possible es ist durchaus oder sehr wohl möglich;

as well ebenso, außerdem;

shall I bring the paper as well? soll ich auch die Zeitung bringen?;

(just) as well ebenso (gut), genauso (gut);

just as well Gott sei Dank! zum Glück!;

just as well I had … zum Glück hatte ich …;

as well … as sowohl … als auch; nicht nur …, sondern auch;

as well as ebenso gut wie; → may¹ 3

B adj

1. wohl, gesund:

be ( oder feel) well sich wohlfühlen;

“get well soon!” (auf Karten) „gute Besserung!“;

look well gesund aussehen;

he isn’t a well man bes US er ist nicht gesund

2. in Ordnung, richtig, gut:

all is not well with him etwas ist nicht in Ordnung mit ihm;

all will be well es wird sich alles wieder einrenken;

all being well wenn alles gut geht, wenn nichts dazwischenkommt;

I am very well where I am ich fühle mich sehr wohl;

that is all very well, but das ist ja alles gut und schön, aber;

it’s all very well for you to laugh du hast gut lachen;

all’s well that ends well (Sprichwort) Ende gut, alles gut

3. vorteilhaft, günstig, gut:

it will be as well for her to know it es schadet ihr gar nichts, es zu wissen;

that is just as well das ist schon gut so;

well and good schön und gut

4. ratsam, richtig, gut:

it would be well es wäre angebracht oder ratsam ( to do zu tun)

C int nun, na, tja, schön (oft unübersetzt):

well! (empört) na, hör mal!;

well, who would have thought it? (erstaunt) wer hätte das gedacht?;

well then nun (also);

well then? (erwartend) na und?;

well, it can’t be helped (resigniert) da kann man (eben oder halt) nichts machen;

well, here we are at last (erleichtert) so, da wären wir endlich;

well, what should I say? (überlegend, zögernd) tja oder hm, was soll ich (da) sagen?, well, well! so, so!, (beruhigend) schon gut!

D s (das) Gute:

let well alone

a) lass gut sein!,

b) lass die Finger davon!;

wish sb well jemandem alles Gute wünschen

well² [wel]

A s

1. (gegrabener) Brunnen, Ziehbrunnen m:

well water Brunnenwasser n; → juvenescence 1

2. (auch Gas-, Öl) Quelle f

3. Heilquelle f, Mineralbrunnen m

4. fig (Ur)Quell m, Quelle f, Ursprung m

5. Ölgewinnung etc: Bohrloch n

6. ARCH

a) (Aufzugs- etc) Schacht m

b) Treppenauge n

7. SCHIFF

a) TECH Pumpensod m

b) Buhne f, Fischbehälter m (im Fischerboot)

8. JUR Br Platz für Anwälte im Gerichtssaal

B v/i quellen ( from aus):

well out ( oder forth) hervorquellen;

well up aufsteigen (Flüssigkeit etc);

tears welled up in her eyes die Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen;

hatred welled up within him Hass stieg in ihm auf

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I noun
1) (water well, mineral spring) Brunnen, der

2) (Archit.) Schacht, der; (of staircase) Treppenloch, das
II 1. interjection
1) (expr. astonishment) mein Gott; meine Güte; nanu

well, well! — sieh mal einer an!

2) (expr. relief) mein Gott

3) (expr. concession) na ja

well then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon

4) (expr. resumption) nun

well [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?

5) (expr. qualified recognition of point)

well[, but]... — na ja, aber...; ja schon, aber...

6) (expr. resignation)

[oh] well — nun denn

ah well — na ja

7) (expr. expectation)

well [then]? — na?
2. adverb,
better, best

1) (satisfactorily) gut

the business is doing well — das Geschäft geht gut

do well for oneself — Erfolg haben

do well out of something — mit etwas ein gutes Geschäft machen

the patient is doing well — dem Patienten geht es gut

a well situated house — ein günstig gelegenes Haus

you did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist

well done! — großartig!

didn't he do well! — hat er sich nicht gut geschlagen?

you would do well to... — Sie täten gut daran, zu...

come off well — gut abschneiden

you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast

2) (thoroughly) gründlich [trocknen, polieren, schütteln]; tüchtig [verprügeln]; genau [beobachten]; gewissenhaft [urteilen]

be well able to do something — durchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

I'm well aware of what has been going on — mir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat

let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben

be well pleased — sehr erfreut sein

well out of sight — (very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)

we arrived well before the performance began — wir kamen eine ganze Zeit vor Beginn der Vorstellung

be well in with somebody — bei jemandem gut angeschrieben sein

well and truly — vollkommen

I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....

3) (considerably) weit

it was well on into the afternoon — es war schon spät am Nachmittag

he is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht

he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig

be well away — (lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)

4) (approvingly, kindly) gut, anständig [jemanden behandeln]

think well of somebody/something — eine gute Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben

speak well of somebody/something — sich positiv über jemanden/etwas äußern

wish somebody well — jemandem alles Gute wünschen

5) (in all likelihood) sehr wohl

6) (easily) ohne weiteres

you cannot very well refuse their help — du kannst ihre Hilfe nicht ohne weiteres od. nicht gut ausschlagen

7)

as well — (in addition) auch; ebenfalls; (as much, not less truly) genauso; ebenso; (with equal reason) genauso gut; ebenso gut; (advisable) ratsam; (equally well) genauso gut

Coming for a drink? - I might as well — Kommst du mit, einen trinken? - Warum nicht?

you might as well go — du kannst ruhig gehen

that is [just] as well — (not regrettable) um so besser

it was just as well that I had... — zum Glück hatte ich...

A as well as B — B und auch [noch] A

she can sing as well as dance — sie kann singen und auch tanzen

as well as helping or (coll.) help me, she continued her own work — sie half mir und machte dabei noch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeit weiter
3. adjective
1) (in good health) gesund

How are you feeling now? - Quite well, thank you — Wie fühlen Sie sich jetzt? - Ganz gut, danke

look well — gut od. gesund aussehen

I am perfectly well — ich fühle mich bestens

get well soon! — gute Besserung!

he hasn't been very well lately — es geht ihm in letzter Zeit nicht sehr gut

feel well — sich wohl fühlen

make somebody well — jemanden gesund machen

2) pred. (satisfactory)

I am very well where I am — ich bin hier sehr zufrieden

all's well — es ist alles in Ordnung

all's well that ends well — (prov.) Ende gut, alles gut

all is not well with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas ist etwas nicht in Ordnung

[that's all] well and good — [das ist alles] gut und schön

all being well — wenn alles gutgeht

3) pred. (advisable) ratsam

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adj.

gesund adj.

gut adj.

gänzlich adj.

wohl adj. expr.

Nun! ausdr.

gänzlich ausdr.

wohl ausdr. n.

Brunnen - m.

English-german dictionary > well
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1. adv less

superlativo least

mathematics minus

il meno possibile as little as possible

di meno at least

a meno che unless

per lo meno at least

sono le sei meno un quarto it's a quarter to six

sempre meno less and less

fare a meno di qualcosa do without something

venir meno a qualcuno forze desert someone

venir meno alla parola data not keep one's word

2. prep except

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meno avv.compar.

1 (in minor quantità o grado) less; not so... (as); not as... (as): dovresti lavorare (di) meno e riposare di più, you should work less and rest more; il viaggio di ritorno mi è sembrato meno lungo, the journey back didn't seem so long (to me); quest'anno ha piovuto (di) meno, it hasn't rained so much this year; non per questo è meno intelligente, he is no less intelligent for that // più o meno, poco più poco meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): tutti hanno contribuito, chi più chi meno, al buon esito dell'iniziativa, everyone more or less contributed to the success of the venture (o everyone contributed to the success of the venture, some more some less) // né più né meno, just, exactly: gli ho detto né più né meno come la pensavo, I told him just (o exactly) how I felt about it; le cose sono andate né più né meno così, that's exactly what happened

2 (nel compar. di minoranza) less... (than); not so... (as), not as... (as): l'argento è meno prezioso dell'oro, silver is less precious than gold (o silver isn't as precious as gold); lui non è meno studioso di te, he studies just as much as you do (o he studies no less than you do); oggi è meno freddo di ieri, it isn't as cold today as it was yesterday (form. it is less cold than yesterday); il traffico era meno intenso del solito, the traffic wasn't as heavy as usual (o was less heavy than usual); è andata meno bene del previsto, it didn't go as well as expected

3 (correl.) (quanto) meno... (tanto) meno: the less... the less: meno si lavora, meno si lavorerebbe, the less you work, the less you feel like working; meno studi, meno impari, the less you study, the less you learn

4 (nel superl. di minoranza) the least; (fra due) the less: tra tutte le conferenze, questa è stata la meno interessante, of all the lectures, this was the least interesting; la meno preparata delle due squadre, the less fit of the (two) teams; ho intenzione di scegliere la macchina che costa meno, I'm going to choose the car that costs the least (o the cheapest car); cerca di affaticarti il meno possibile, try to tire yourself as little as possible

5 (con valore di no) not: fammi sapere se verrai o meno, let me know whether or not you're coming; mi domando se valga la pena o meno di accettare, I wonder whether or not it's worth accepting; mi hanno accreditato mille euro, meno le spese bancarie, my account was credited with one thousand euros, minus bank charges

6 (mat.) minus: sette meno tre è uguale a quattro, seven minus three is four (o three from seven leaves four) // la temperatura è meno due, the temperature is two degrees below zero // ci sono cinque euro in meno, di meno, (mancano cinque euro) there's five euros missing; ho speso dieci euro in meno, I spent ten euros less; uno di meno!, one less!; non eravamo in meno di otto, there were no less than eight of us // se avessi vent'anni di meno!, if only I were twenty years younger! // sono le otto meno cinque, it's five to eight

◆ prep. (tranne) but, except: c'erano tutti meno loro, everyone was there except (o but) them; il museo è aperto tutti i giorni meno il lunedì, the museum is open every day but (o except) Monday; ho pensato a tutto meno che a fare i biglietti, I saw to everything except the tickets.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: tanto meno, ancora meno, even less: non ho accettato finora, tanto meno accetterei adesso, I haven't accepted so far, and now I've got even less reason to accept // meno che mai, men che meno, let alone: non sa parlare l'italiano, meno che mai l'inglese, he can't even speak Italian, let alone English // quanto meno, (perlomeno) at least: avresti potuto quanto meno farmi una telefonata, you could at least have phoned me // fare a meno di qlcu., di (fare) qlco., to do without s.o., (doing) sthg.: non potrei fare a meno di lui, I couldn't do without him; non potei fare a meno di ridere, I couldn't help laughing // venire meno, (venire a mancare) to fail; (svenire) to faint; mi venne meno il coraggio, my courage failed me; a quella notizia, mi sentii venire meno, I felt as if I was going to faint when I heard the news // venire meno alla parola data, to break one's word // essere da meno (di qlcu.), to be less than s.o. // senza meno, (region.) certainly, for sure: le telefonerò domani senza meno, I'll phone her tomorrow for sure; a meno che, a meno di, unless: lo spettacolo si terrà all'aperto, a meno che non piova, the performance will take place outdoors, unless it rains; non farei mai una cosa simile, a meno di non esservi costretto, I would never do such a thing, unless I was forced to // niente meno → nientedimeno // per lo meno → perlomeno.

meno agg.compar.invar. less; not so much, not as much; (con s. pl.) fewer; not so many, not as many: c'è meno traffico sulle strade rispetto a ieri, there's less traffic on the roads than yesterday (o there isn't as much traffic on the roads as yesterday); oggi c'è meno gente in giro, there are fewer people (o there aren't so many people) about today; se prendi l'autostrada impiegherai meno tempo, it will take you less time (o it won't take you so long) if you use the motorway; c'erano meno italiani e più stranieri, there were fewer Italians and more foreigners; ha meno amici che nemici, he has fewer friends than enemies; loro hanno meno preoccupazioni di noi, they have fewer worries than we have (o they haven't so many worries as we have); questa volta hai fatto meno errori, this time you made fewer mistakes (o you didn't make so many mistakes) // meno storie!, stop making a fuss! // meno male, thank goodness; just as well; it's a good job (o a good thing); not so bad: meno male che non si è fatto niente, thank goodness he wasn't hurt; meno male che siete arrivati in tempo, it's a good job you arrived in time; meno male, poteva andar peggio!, not so bad, things could have been worse!

◆ s.m.

1 (con valore di compar.) less, not as much: ho fatto meno di quanto avrei voluto, I did less than (o I didn't do as much as) I would have liked; ha mangiato meno del solito, he ate less than usual (o he didn't eat as much as usual); meno di così non si poteva dare, you couldn't give less than that; si accontenterebbe di molto meno, he would be satisfied with much less; oggi ho dovuto aspettare molto meno, today I didn't have nearly so long to wait (o I had much less to wait); ci vorranno non meno di tre ore per arrivare, it will take no less than three hours to get there; finirò il lavoro in meno di un mese, I shall finish the job in less than a month; arriverà tra non meno di due settimane, he won't be here for a fortnight // a meno, per meno, (a minor prezzo) for less (o cheaper): vendere, acquistare per meno, to sell, to purchase for less // in men che non si dica, in less than no time

2 (con valore di superl.) the least; as little as: questo è il meno che tu possa fare, that's the least you can do; era il meno che gli potesse capitare, it was the least that could happen to him; vorrei spendere il meno possibile, I'd like to spend as little as possible // parlare del più e del meno, to talk of this and that // quando meno ci si pensa..., when you least expect...

3 (mat.) minus: il segno del meno, the minus sign

4 pl.: i meno, (la minoranza) the minority; i deputati che votarono a favore della proposta di legge erano i meno, the MP s who voted in favour of the bill were in the minority.

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['meno]
1. avv

1) less

meno caro — less expensive, cheaper

è meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought

ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me

dovresti mangiare meno — you should eat less, you shouldn't eat so much

meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better

deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty

meno fumo più mangio — the less I smoke the more I eat

andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university

ho speso (di) meno — I spent less

arrivo tra meno di un'ora — I'll be there in less than o in under an hour

2) (con senso superlativo) least

è il meno dotato dei miei studenti — he's the least gifted of my pupils

è quello che leggo meno spesso — it's the one I read least often

3) (sottrazione) Mat minus, less

5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2

sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am

mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few

eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!

ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short

ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)

ha preso sette meno — he got (a) B minus

4)

(fraseologia) non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he is

non voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him

fare a meno di — to do o manage without

se non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without

potresti fare a meno di fumare in macchina? — would you mind not smoking in the car?

non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing

in men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flash

meno male! — good!, thank goodness!, just as well!

meno male che sei arrivato — it's a good job that you have come

men che meno gli inglesi — least of all the English

fammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not

quanto meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us know

non mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks

2. agg inv

(acqua, lavoro, soldi) less, (persone, libri, errori) fewer

meno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better

meno storie! — stop messing around!

meno tempo — less time

meno turisti — fewer tourists

3. sm inv

1)

(la minor cosa) il meno — the least

era il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

per lo meno — perlomeno

i meno — (la minoranza) the minority

2) Mat minus (sign)

4. prep

(fuorché, eccetto che) except (for)

a meno che non faccia caldo — unless it is hot

a meno di prendere un giorno di ferie — unless I (o you ecc) take a day off

ci siamo tutti meno lui — we are all here except (for) him

tutti meno uno — all but one

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['meno] 1.
avverbio

1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less

un po' meno — a little less

è meno alto di Tim — he is not as tall as Tim

è meno complicato di quanto pensi — it's less complicated than you think

2) (con un avverbio) less

meno spesso — less often

meno del solito — less than usual

canta meno bene di prima — she doesn't sing as well as she used to

3) (con un verbo) less

l'argento costa meno dell'oro — silver costs less than gold

costa meno prendere il treno — it works out cheaper to take the train

dovresti lavorare (di) meno — you should work less

guadagno meno di lei — I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does

meno se ne parla, meglio è — the less said about that, the better

meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti — he's the one who works the least of all

4) (con un numerale) less

meno di 50 — less than 50

meno di due ore — under o less than two hours

un po' meno di 15 cm — just under 15 cm

i bambini con meno di sei anni — children under six

non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro — you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

5) (in un superlativo relativo)

(il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno — the least

le famiglie meno ricche — the least wealthy families

era la meno soddisfatta di tutti — she was the least satisfied of all

è quello pagato meno bene fra i due — he's the least well-paid of the two

quello mi piace meno di tutti — I like that one (the) least

sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno — they are the ones who need it (the) least

proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo — just when I least expected it

6) (in correlazione con "più")

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

centimetro più, centimetro meno — give or take an inch (or two)

né più né meno che — nothing less than

7) (con valore di negazione) not

che lo voglia o meno — whether he's willing or not

non ha deciso se firmare o meno — he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)

8) da meno

è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno — he's a liar and his brother isn't any better

ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno — I made a cake as well, just to keep up

9) di meno, in meno

se avessi 20 anni di meno! — I wish I were 20 years younger!

ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio — my wages are 30 euros short

10) a meno di short of

11) a meno che unless

12) sempre meno less and less

13) meno male thank goodness

meno male che — it's a good thing that

meno male che è impermeabile! — it's just as well it's waterproof!

meno male che ci sono andato! — it was lucky for me that I went!

14) quanto meno, per lo meno at least

15) tanto meno

non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare — she was too ill to stand let alone walk

16) più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about

più o meno alto come te — about your height

è successo più o meno qui — it happened round about here

"ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" — "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"

più o meno nello stesso modo — in much the same way

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this
2.
aggettivo invariabile

1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer

ho meno libri di te — I have fewer books than you

ho meno caldo adesso — I feel cooler now

ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo — it took less time than we expected

2) (con valore pronominale) less, fewer

non meno di — no fewer than

ne ho meno di te — I have less than you

ha venduto meno di tutti — he sold the fewest
3.
preposizione

1) (in una sottrazione) from, minus

quanto fa 20 meno 8? — what is 20 minus 8?

20 meno 5 fa 15 — 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

2) (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except

3) (per indicare l'ora)

le sei meno dieci — ten to six

4) (per indicare una temperatura)

meno 10 — minus 10
4.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

1) (la cosa, quantità minore) least

questo è il meno — that's the least of it

fare il meno possibile — to do as little as possible

2) mat. minus (sign)

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parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE

in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time

fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]

non posso farne a meno — I can't help it
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Note:

Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto

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meno

/'meno/

Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto.

I avverbio

1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less; un po' meno a little less; è meno alto di Tim he is not as tall as Tim; è meno complicato di quanto pensi it's less complicated than you think

2 (con un avverbio) less; meno spesso less often; meno del solito less than usual; canta meno bene di prima she doesn't sing as well as she used to

3 (con un verbo) less; l'argento costa meno dell'oro silver costs less than gold; costa meno prendere il treno it works out cheaper to take the train; dovresti lavorare (di) meno you should work less; guadagno meno di lei I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; meno se ne parla, meglio è the less said about that, the better; meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti he's the one who works the least of all

4 (con un numerale) less; meno di 50 less than 50; meno di due ore under o less than two hours; un po' meno di 15 cm just under 15 cm; i bambini con meno di sei anni children under six; non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

5 (in un superlativo relativo) (il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno the least; le famiglie meno ricche the least wealthy families; era la meno soddisfatta di tutti she was the least satisfied of all; è quello pagato meno bene fra i due he's the least well-paid of the two; quello mi piace meno di tutti I like that one (the) least; sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno they are the ones who need it (the) least; proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo just when I least expected it

6 (in correlazione con "più") né più, né meno neither more, nor less; centimetro più, centimetro meno give or take an inch (or two); né più né meno che nothing less than

7 (con valore di negazione) not; che lo voglia o meno whether he's willing or not; non ha deciso se firmare o meno he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)

8 da meno è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno he's a liar and his brother isn't any better; ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno I made a cake as well, just to keep up

9 di meno, in meno se avessi 20 anni di meno! I wish I were 20 years younger! ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio my wages are 30 euros short

10 a meno di short of

11 a meno che unless

12 sempre meno less and less

13 meno male thank goodness; meno male che it's a good thing that; meno male che è impermeabile! it's just as well it's waterproof! meno male che ci sono andato! it was lucky for me that I went!

14 quanto meno, per lo meno at least

15 tanto meno non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato I've never seen him, much less spoken to him; era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare she was too ill to stand let alone walk

16 più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about; più o meno alto come te about your height; è successo più o meno qui it happened round about here; "ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"; più o meno nello stesso modo in much the same way; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this

II aggettivo invariabile

1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer; ho meno libri di te I have fewer books than you; ho meno caldo adesso I feel cooler now; ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo it took less time than we expected

2 (con valore pronominale) less, fewer; non meno di no fewer than; ne ho meno di te I have less than you; ha venduto meno di tutti he sold the fewest

III preposizione

1 (in una sottrazione) from, minus; quanto fa 20 meno 8? what is 20 minus 8? 20 meno 5 fa 15 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

2 (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except

3 (per indicare l'ora) le sei meno dieci ten to six

4 (per indicare una temperatura) meno 10 minus 10

IV m.inv.

1 (la cosa, quantità minore) least; questo è il meno that's the least of it; fare il meno possibile to do as little as possible

2 mat. minus (sign)

IDIOMS

parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE; in men che non si dica before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time; fare a meno di to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]; non posso farne a meno I can't help it.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > meno
15 dejar

v.

1 to leave, to put.

dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table

deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger

he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby

Ricardo dejó a Ilse Richard left Ilse.

Fuss dejó a Ricardo en la escuela Fuss left=dropped off Richard at school.

Dejé mi trabajo anterior I left my former job.

Dejé el lugar limpio ó dejé limpio el lugar I left the place clean.

El viejo le dejó su dinero a su hijo The old man left his money to his son.

2 to leave (abandonar) (casa, trabajo, país).

dejar a alguien en algún sitio to drop somebody off somewhere (con el coche)

dejar algo por imposible to give something up as a lost cause

dejar a alguien atrás to leave somebody behind

su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her

te dejo, tengo que irme I have to leave you now, I must go

3 to leave out.

dejar algo por o sin hacer to fail to do something

dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved

4 to forget (about).

¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!

déjame tranquilo o en paz leave me alone o in peace

déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter

5 to leave behind, to clear out of, to leave.

Missy dejó su bolso en su apuro Missy left behind her purse in the rush.

6 to be given, to inherit, to receive.

Se me dejó dinero en el testamento I was given money in the will.

7 to let, to allow to.

Dejé al perro salir a la calle I allowed the dog to go outside.

8 to be allowed to.

Se nos dejó ir We were allowed to go.

9 to be left.

Se nos dejó asombrados We were left astonished.

10 to quit, to give up, to abandon, to relinquish.

Ella dejó y se fue She quitted and left.

11 to lend, to lend out.

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dejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (colocar) to leave, put

■ dejó unos tomates en la mesa he left some tomatoes on the table

2 (abandonar - persona, lugar) to leave; (- hábito, cosa, actividad) to give up

■ dejó el despacho a las ocho she left the office at eight o'clock

■ ha dejado a su mujer he has left his wife

■ dejó el tabaco he gave up smoking

3 (permitir) to allow, let

■ déjale jugar let him play

■ no nos dejaron ir allí we were not allowed go there

4 (prestar) to lend

■ me dejó su abrigo she lent me her coat

5 (ceder) to give

6 (producir dinero) to bring in, make

■ esta tienda deja un buen dinero this shop makes a lot of money

7 (producir humo, ceniza) to produce, leave

8 (esperar) to wait

■ deja que llegue wait till he arrives

9 (aplazar) to put off

■ dejémoslo hasta mañana let's leave it till tomorrow

10 (omitir) to leave out, omit

11 (causar un efecto) to make

■ me ha dejado nuevo I feel like a new man

■ le película me ha dejado triste the film made me sad

12 (legar) to bequeath, leave

► auxiliar

1 dejar de + inf (cesar - voluntariamente) to stop + gerund, give up + gerund; (- involuntariamente) to stop + gerund

■ ha dejado de llover it's stopped raining

■ dejó de fumar he gave up smoking

2 no dejar de + inf not to fail to + inf

■ no deja de sorprenderme she never fails to surprise me

■ no dejes de hacerlo don't forget to do it

■ no deja de molestarme she's always annoying me

3 dejar + past participle

■ dejó dicho que vendría mañana he left a message that he would come tomorrow

■ lo dejó escrito en su agenda he wrote it down in his diary

► verbo pronominal dejarse

1 (abandonarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

2 (olvidar) to forget, leave behind

■ me he dejado las llaves en casa I've left my keys at home

3 (permitir) to let oneself, allow oneself to

■ se dejó pegar he let himself be hit

► verbo pronominal dejarse de

1 (cesar) to stop

■ déjate de llorar stop crying

■ déjate de tonterías don't be silly

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar algo por imposible to give up on something

dejar caer to drop

dejar en paz to leave alone

dejar frío,-a figurado to leave cold

dejar mal a alguien to make somebody look bad

dejar plantado,-a a alguien to stand somebody up

dejar preocupado,-a to worry

dejarse caer to drop, fall 2 (en casa de alguien) to drop in

■ déjate caer por mi casa cuando puedas drop in whenever you can

dejarse llevar por alguien to be influenced by somebody

dejarse llevar por algo to get carried away with something

dejarse oír (gen) to be heard 2 (gritar) to make oneself heard

dejarse sentir el frío/verano/invierno to feel the cold/summer/winter

■ se deja sentir el invierno one can feel that winter's here

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verb

1) to leave

2) abandon

3) give up

4) let

5) allow, permit

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- dejar de
- dejarse
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Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=poner, soltar) to leave

he dejado las llaves en la mesa — I've left the keys on the table

se lo dejo en la conserjería — I'll leave it for you at the porter's office

dejé 1.500 euros de entrada — I put down 1,500 euros as a deposit

podemos dejarle los niños a mi madre si salimos — we can leave the children with my mother if we go out

• dejar algo [aparte] — to leave sth aside

• dejar [atrás] — [+ corredor, vehículo adelantado, competidor] to leave behind

dejó atrás a los demás corredores — he left the other runners behind

se vino de Holanda, dejando atrás a su familia — he came over from Holland, leaving his family behind

dejar a algn muy atrás — to leave sb a long way behind

• dejar algo a un [lado] — to set sth aside

2) [al desaparecer, morir] to leave

el agua ha dejado una mancha en la pared — the water has left a stain on the wall

te deja un sabor demasiado dulce después de comerlo — it leaves a sickly aftertaste in your mouth

dejó todo su dinero a sus hijos — he left all his money to his children

dejó dos niñas pequeñas — she left two small girls

deja escritas tres novelas — he leaves three completed novels behind

3) (=guardar)

¿me habéis dejado algo de tarta? — have you left {o} saved me some cake?

deja algo de dinero para cuando lo necesites — put some money aside for when you need it

4) (=abandonar)

a) [+ actividad, empleo] to give up

dejó el esquí después del accidente — he gave up skiing after the accident

ha dejado los estudios por el fútbol — he has given up his studies to pursue a career in football

lo dejamos porque era muy difícil — we gave up because it was too hard

lo dejamos por imposible — we gave it up as being impossible

• dejar la [bebida] — to give up drink, stop drinking

b) [+ persona, lugar] to leave

dejaron al niño en la puerta de una iglesia — they left the child outside a church

su novio la ha dejado — her boyfriend has left her

dejé su casa al amanecer — I left his house at dawn

c) [en coche] to drop off

¿te dejo en tu casa? — shall I drop you off at your place?

5) (=no molestar)

deja ya el ordenador, que lo vas a romper — leave the computer alone, you're going to break it

déjame, quiero estar solo — leave me be, I want to be alone

¡déjalo! — (=¡no hagas eso!) stop it!; (=no te preocupes) forget it!, don't worry about it!

• dejar [así] las cosas — to leave things as they are

dejémoslo así — let's leave it at that

• ¡déjame [en paz]!, ¡déjame [tranquilo]! — leave me alone!

6) (=posponer)

• dejar algo [para] — to leave sth till

dejar algo para mañana — to leave sth till tomorrow

dejar algo para después — to leave sth till later

he dejado el italiano para cuando tenga más tiempo — I've put off learning Italian till I have more time

7) (=prestar) to lend

le dejé mi libro de física — I lent him my physics book

¿me dejas diez euros? — can you lend me ten euros?

¿me dejas el coche? — can I borrow the car?, will you lend me the car?

8) (=permitir) + infin to let

mis padres no me dejan salir de noche — my parents won't let me go out at night

quiero pero no me dejan — I want to but they won't let me

dejar entrar a algn — to let sb in

dejar pasar a algn — to let sb through {o} past

dejar salir a algn — to let sb out
dejar que ({+ subjun})
dejar que las cosas vayan de mal en peor — to let things go {o} allow things to go from bad to worse

9) [indicando resultado]
+ adj
dejó la ventana abierta — she left the window open

lo ha dejado muy triste — it has left him very sad

me dejó confundido — she left me confused, she confused me

nos dejó a todos asombrados — he stunned us all

hay algo que quiero dejar bien claro — there is one thing I want to make perfectly clear

dejaron el jardín tal como estaba — they left the garden as it was

• dejar algo [como nuevo], me han dejado el abrigo como nuevo — my coat was as good as new when it came back from them

esa ducha me ha dejado como nueva — I feel like a different person after that shower

10) (=producir)
[+ dinero]
el negocio le deja lo justo para vivir — the business brings in just enough for him to live on

ese fondo de inversión apenas me deja intereses — that investment fund barely pays any interest

11) dejar que (=esperar)

deja que acabe de llover — wait for it to stop raining

dejaron que pasara el temporal antes de zarpar — they waited for the storm to pass before setting sail

deja que me toque la lotería y verás — just wait till I win the lottery, then you'll see

12) (=omitir) to leave out, forget

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [con una actividad]

deja, ya lo hago yo — leave it, I'll do it

deja, yo lo pago — no {o} it's all right, I'll pay for it
dejar de hacer algo [por un momento] to stop doing sth; [por una temporada] to give up doing sth, stop doing sth
cuando deje de llover — when it stops raining, when the rain stops

¡déja de hacer eso! — stop that!

yo dejé de ir hace muchos años — I gave up {o} stopped going years ago

no puedo dejar de fumar — I can't give up {o} stop smoking

cuando murió su padre dejó de comer — when her father died she stopped eating {o} she went off her food
no dejar de ({+ infin})
no deja de preguntarme por ti — he's always asking me about you

eso no deja de tener gracia — it has its funny side

no deja de ser raro que no haya venido — it's rather odd that she hasn't come

no por eso deja de ser una tontería lo que has dicho — that doesn't change the fact that what you said was stupid

no puedo dejar de asombrarme — I can't help being astonished

no dejes de visitarlos — don't fail to visit them, make sure you visit them

no dejes de comprar el billete — make sure you buy the ticket

3.

See:

dejarse
DEJAR Dejar en el sentido de prestar se puede traducir al inglés empleando borrow o lend. Borrow se usa cuando el sujeto es quien pide (significa tomar prestado) y lend cuando el sujeto es quien da (significa dejar prestado): ¿Me dejas tus botas de esquiar? Can I borrow your ski boots? o Can you lend me your ski boots? ¿Me podrías dejar tu reloj? Could I borrow your watch? o Could you lend me your watch? NOTA: Borrow y lend no se utilizan normalmente con cosas que no pueden trasladarse de un sitio a otro: ¿Me dejas tu casa de campo este fin de semana? Can I use your house in the country this weekend? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave

lo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table

dejó a los niños en el colegio — she dropped the children (off) at school

dejar un recado — to leave a message

dejar un depósito — to put down a deposit

¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?

deja ese cuchillo — put that knife down

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault

dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired

b) ( olvidar) to leave

dejé el paraguas en el tren — I left my umbrella on the train

déjalo! — forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2)

a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca — it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

b) < ganancia> to produce

el negocio dejó pérdidas — the business made a loss

3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave

quiere dejar el ballet — he wants to give up ballet dancing

4) (+ compl)

a) ( en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta — I left the window open

dejar las luces apagadas — to leave the lights off

su muerte los dejó en la miseria — his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta — I was astonished by her reply

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente — the blow knocked him unconscious

me dejó esperando afuera — she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus

déjame en paz! — leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro — I want to make this quite clear

dejó atrás a los otros corredores — she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)

b) (CS)

dejar algo dicho — to leave a message

5)

a) ( posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave

deja un poco para los demás — leave some for other people

deja tus chistes para otro momento — save your jokes for some other time

Sentido II

6) ( permitir)

dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf

déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out

deja correr el agua — let the water run

¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?

dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf

dejó que lo eligiera ella — he let her choose

déjame que te ayude — let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne — don't let the meat burn

dejar que espese la salsa — allow the sauce to thicken

deja que se tranquilice un poco — let him calm down a bit

7)

a)

dejar paso — to make way

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas — we have to make way for new ideas

b)

dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba — she let it drop that she was getting married
2.
dejar de

a) ( cesar)

dejar de + inf — to stop -ing

deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me

dejar de fumar — to give up smoking

b) (omitir, no hacer)

dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
3.
dejarse v pron

1)

a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract

2) <barba/bigote> to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo — I want to grow my hair long

3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home

4) dejarse de (fam)

a ver si se dejan de hablar — why don't you stop talking?

déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush

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= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.

Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.

Ex. If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.

Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex. The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.

Ex. That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.

Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.

Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex. This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.

Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

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* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dejando a un lado = apart from.

* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.

* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.

* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.

* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.

* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.

* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.

* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.

* dejar atónito = stun, astound.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.

* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.

* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejar ciego = blind.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.

* dejar claro que = make + the point that.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar constancia de = record.

* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.

* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.

* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.

* dejar de existir = be no more.

* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.

* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.

* dejar de gustar = go off.

* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.

* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.

* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].

* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.

* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.

* dejar de ser actual = date.

* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.

* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.

* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.

* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.

* dejar en adobo = marinade.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.

* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.

* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.

* dejar en garantía = pledge.

* dejar en herencia = bequeath.

* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.

* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.

* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dejar en prenda = pledge.

* dejar en remojo = steep.

* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.

* dejar en testamento = will.

* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.

* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.

* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.

* dejar estupefacto = stagger.

* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.

* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.

* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.

* dejar huérfano = orphan.

* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.

* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.

* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.

* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.

* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.

* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar lisiado = lame.

* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.

* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* dejar marcado = scar.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* dejar pasmado = stagger.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.

* dejar plantado = walk out on.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.

* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.

* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.

* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.

* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.

* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.

* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.

* dejar tiempo = free up + time.

* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.

* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.

* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.

* dejar una cicatriz = scar.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.

* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.

* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.

* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.

* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.

* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.

* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.

* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.

* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.

* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.

* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave

lo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table

dejó a los niños en el colegio — she dropped the children (off) at school

dejar un recado — to leave a message

dejar un depósito — to put down a deposit

¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?

deja ese cuchillo — put that knife down

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault

dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired

b) ( olvidar) to leave

dejé el paraguas en el tren — I left my umbrella on the train

déjalo! — forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2)

a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca — it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

b) < ganancia> to produce

el negocio dejó pérdidas — the business made a loss

3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave

quiere dejar el ballet — he wants to give up ballet dancing

4) (+ compl)

a) ( en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta — I left the window open

dejar las luces apagadas — to leave the lights off

su muerte los dejó en la miseria — his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta — I was astonished by her reply

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente — the blow knocked him unconscious

me dejó esperando afuera — she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus

déjame en paz! — leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro — I want to make this quite clear

dejó atrás a los otros corredores — she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)

b) (CS)

dejar algo dicho — to leave a message

5)

a) ( posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave

deja un poco para los demás — leave some for other people

deja tus chistes para otro momento — save your jokes for some other time

Sentido II

6) ( permitir)

dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf

déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out

deja correr el agua — let the water run

¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?

dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf

dejó que lo eligiera ella — he let her choose

déjame que te ayude — let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne — don't let the meat burn

dejar que espese la salsa — allow the sauce to thicken

deja que se tranquilice un poco — let him calm down a bit

7)

a)

dejar paso — to make way

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas — we have to make way for new ideas

b)

dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba — she let it drop that she was getting married
2.
dejar de

a) ( cesar)

dejar de + inf — to stop -ing

deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me

dejar de fumar — to give up smoking

b) (omitir, no hacer)

dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
3.
dejarse v pron

1)

a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract

2) <barba/bigote> to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo — I want to grow my hair long

3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home

4) dejarse de (fam)

a ver si se dejan de hablar — why don't you stop talking?

déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush

* * *

= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.

Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.

Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.

Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.

Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.

Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.

Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.

Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dejando a un lado = apart from.

* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.

* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.

* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.

* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.

* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.

* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.

* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.

* dejar atónito = stun, astound.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.

* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.

* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejar ciego = blind.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.

* dejar claro que = make + the point that.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar constancia de = record.

* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.

* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.

* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.

* dejar de existir = be no more.

* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.

* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.

* dejar de gustar = go off.

* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.

* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.

* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].

* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.

* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.

* dejar de ser actual = date.

* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.

* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.

* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.

* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.

* dejar en adobo = marinade.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.

* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.

* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.

* dejar en garantía = pledge.

* dejar en herencia = bequeath.

* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.

* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.

* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dejar en prenda = pledge.

* dejar en remojo = steep.

* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.

* dejar en testamento = will.

* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.

* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.

* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.

* dejar estupefacto = stagger.

* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.

* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.

* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.

* dejar huérfano = orphan.

* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.

* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.

* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.

* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.

* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.

* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar lisiado = lame.

* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.

* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* dejar marcado = scar.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* dejar pasmado = stagger.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.

* dejar plantado = walk out on.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.

* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.

* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.

* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.

* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.

* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.

* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.

* dejar tiempo = free up + time.

* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.

* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.

* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.

* dejar una cicatriz = scar.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.

* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.

* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.

* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.

* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.

* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.

* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.

* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.

* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.

* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.

* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.

* * *

dejar [A1 ] [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dejar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 dejar en un lugar

2 olvidar

3 como herencia

4 depositar: persona

B

1 dejar: marca, mancha etc

2 Comercio

C abandonar: novia, marido etc

D

1 en cierto estado

2 dejar algo dicho

E

1 posponer

2 reservar, guardar

F prestar

Sentido II

A

1 permitir

2 esperar

B

1 dejar paso

2 dejar caer

■ dejar (verbo intransitivo)

A deja/dejen

B

1 dejar de: omitir, no hacer

2 dejar de: cesar

■ dejarse (verbo pronominal)

A abandonarse

B

1 dejarse la barba etc

2 dejarse + infinitivo

C olvidar

D dejarse de

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (en un lugar) to leave

¿dónde dejaste el coche? where did you leave the car?

déjamelo en recepción leave it in reception for me

deja ese cuchillo, que te vas a cortar put that knife down, you'll cut yourself

dejé un depósito I put down o left a deposit

¿cuánto se suele dejar de propina? how much do you normally leave as a tip?

dejémoslo, no quiero discutir por eso let's forget o drop it, I don't want to argue about it

déjalo ya, no le pegues más that's enough o stop it now, don't hit him any more

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone o let her be, it wasn't her fault

dejar que desear: la calidad deja bastante/mucho que desear the quality leaves rather a lot/much to be desired

2 (olvidar) to leave

dejó el paraguas en el tren she left her umbrella on the train

3 (como herencia) to leave

le dejó sus alhajas a su nieta she left her jewels to her granddaughter

4 (depositar) ‹persona› to drop, drop … off

dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school

B

1 ‹marca/mancha/huella› to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

deja viuda y tres hijos he leaves a widow and three children

2 ( Comercio):

no deja mucho margen it does not have a very high profit margin

ese tipo de negocio deja mucho dinero that type of business is very lucrative o yields high returns

C (abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave; ‹familia› to leave, abandon; ‹trabajo› to give up, leave; ‹lugar› to leave

lo dejó por otro she left him for another man

quiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancing

no quería dejar esa casa donde había sido tan feliz he didn't want to leave that house where he had been so happy

te dejo, que tengo que arreglarme I must go, I have to get ready

D (+ compl)

1 (en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta I left the window open

su muerte los dejó en la miseria his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta I was astonished by her reply

ese estilo de cine me deja frío that sort of movie leaves me cold

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente the blow knocked o rendered him unconscious

dejar los garbanzos en remojo leave the chickpeas to soak

dejo el asunto en tus manos I'll leave the matter in your hands

me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó (Col, Ven); we missed the plane/bus

¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro I want to make this quite clear, I want this to be quite clear

dejando aparte la cuestión de … leaving aside the question of …

dejó atrás a los otros corredores she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a algn estar to let sth/sb be ( colloq), to leave sth/sb alone

lado

2

(CS): dejar algo dicho to leave a message

dejó dicho que lo llamaran he left a message for them to call him

¿quiere dejar algo dicho? do you want to leave a message?

E

1 (posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

dejemos los platos para mañana let's leave the dishes until tomorrow

2 (reservar, guardar) to leave

deja tus chistes para otro momento save your jokes for some other time

dejen un poco de postre para Gustavo leave some dessert for Gustavo

deja un margen leave a margin

F ( Esp fam) (prestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to lend

he salido sin dinero — yo te puedo dejar algo I've come out without any money — I can lend you some o let you have some

Sentido II

A

1 (permitir) dejar algo/a algn + INF to let sth/sb + INF

¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?

déjame entrar/salir let me in/out

siempre lo han dejado hacer lo que le da la gana they've always allowed him to do o let him do just as he pleases

deja correr el agua let the water run, run the water

tú déjame hacer a mí y no te preocupes you leave it to me and don't worry

sacar del horno y dejar reposar remove from the oven and leave to stand

su rostro no dejaba traslucir ninguna emoción his face showed no emotion

dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ to let sth/sb + INF

dejó que lo eligiera ella he let her choose, he left the choice to her

déjame que te ayude let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne don't let the meat burn

2 (esperar) dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ:

dejar que espese la salsa allow the sauce to thicken, wait until the sauce thickens

deja que se tranquilice un poco primero wait for him to calm down o let him calm down a bit first

¡deja que te agarre y vas a ver! just you wait till I get my hands on you!

B

1

dejar paso to make way

dejen paso a la ambulancia let the ambulance through, make way for the ambulance

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas we have to make way for new ideas

2

dejar caer ‹objeto› to drop;

‹comentario› to let … drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba she let it drop that she was getting married

■ dejar

vi

A

deja/dejen: deja, me toca pagar a mí no, no, it's my turn to pay

toma lo que te debía — deja, deja here, this is what I owed you — no, it doesn't matter o no, forget it o no, please

dejen, no se preocupen look, leave it, don't bother

B dejar de

1 (omitir, no hacer) dejar DE + INF:

no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues don't forget to write o make sure you write as soon as you get there

no deja de llamar ni un solo día he telephones every day without fail

no dejes de recordarles que … be sure to remind them that …

no por eso voy a dejar de decir lo que siento that won't stop me from saying what I feel

yo no puedo dejar de sacar mis propias conclusiones I can't help but draw my own conclusions

no deja de sorprenderme que haya venido a disculparse I still find it surprising that he came to apologize

lo que hagan o dejen de hacer es cosa suya whatever they do or don't do is their business

por no dejar ( Chi fam); for the sake of it

2 (cesar) dejar DE + INF to stop -ING

deja de llorar/importunarme stop crying/bothering me

creía que habías dejado de fumar I thought you had given up smoking

■ dejarse

v pron

A (abandonarse) to let oneself go

se ha dejado mucho desde que enviudó he's let himself go terribly since he lost his wife

B

1 ‹barba/bigote› to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo I want to grow my hair long

2 dejarse + INF:

se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him

no me voy a dejar convencer tan fácilmente I am not going to be persuaded that easily

quería besarla, pero ella no se dejó he wanted to kiss her but she wouldn't let him

se dejó llevar por la música she let herself be carried o swept along by the music

se dejó abatir por el desánimo she succumbed to despondency

no te dejes, tú también pégale ( AmL exc RPl); don't just take it, hit him back ( colloq)

¿qué tal el postre? — se deja comer ( fam hum); what's the dessert like? — it's not bad o I've tasted worse ( colloq hum)

de vez en cuando se dejaba caer por el club he used to drop by o into the club now and then

nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you

dejarse estar: no te dejes estar you'd better do something

si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato if we don't get our act together o get a move on we'll lose the contract, if we don't do something, we'll lose the contract ( colloq)

C ( fam) (olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa I left my/the money at home

D dejarse de ( fam):

déjate de rodeos y dime la verdad stop beating about the bush and tell me the truth

déjense ya de lamentaciones stop complaining

a ver si se dejan de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time

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Multiple Entries:
dejar
dejar algo
dejar ( conjugate dejar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave;

◊ lo dejé en recepción I left it in reception;

dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school;
dejar un recado to leave a message;
dejar propina to leave a tip;
deja ese cuchillo put that knife down;
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone, it wasn't her fault;
dejar mucho que desear to leave a great deal to be desired
b) ( olvidar) ‹dinero/objeto› to leave;

◊ ¡déjalo! forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2
a) ‹mancha/huella/sabor› to leave

b) ‹ ganancia› to produce;

◊ el negocio dejó pérdidas the business made a loss

3 ( abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave;
‹ familia› to leave, abandon;
‹ trabajo› to give up, leave;
‹ lugar› to leave;
◊ quiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancing

4 (+ compl) ( en cierto estado) to leave;
◊ dejé la ventana abierta I left the window open;

me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside;
¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!;
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos;
See also→ lado 3
5
a) ( posponer) leave;

◊ no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) ‹espacio/margen/comida› to leave

( permitir)
◊ dejara algo/algn hacer algo to let sth/sb do sth;

déjalo entrar let it/him in;
deja correr el agua let the water run;
¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?;
dejar que algo/algn haga algo to let sb/sth do sth;
déjame que te ayude let me help you;
See Also→ caer 1, See Also→ paso 1 b
verbo intransitivo dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
◊ dejar de fumar to give up o to stop smoking;

no dejes de escribirme make sure you write to me
dejarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

◊ dejarse hacer algo: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him;

se deja influir fácilmente he's easily influenced;
dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music;
dejarse estar (AmL);

( descuidarse) to be careless;
( abandonarse) to let oneself go
2 ‹barba/bigote› to grow
3 dejarse de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
◊ déjate de lamentarte stop complaining

4 (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave
dejar
1 verbo transitivo
1 (poner en un sitio una cosa) to leave: déjalo donde estaba, leave it where it was
no sé dónde dejé las llaves, I don't know where I left my keys
(a una persona en un lugar) to drop off
2 (prestar) to lend: ¿me dejas tu blusa?, may I borrow your blouse?
3 (abandonar a un niño) to abandon
(romper relaciones con) to leave: Carmen dejó a su novio, Carmen broke up with her boyfriend
(una actividad) to give up: dejó de bailar, she gave up dancing
dejar el trabajo, to leave one's job
(desistir) to give up: lo dejé por imposible, I gave it up
4 (autorizar, dar permiso) to let, allow: no sé si le dejarán viajar solo, I don't know if they'll let her travel unaccompanied
dejar entrar/salir, to let in/out ➣ Ver nota en let 5 (no molestar) to leave sb alone: deja a mamá, que está descansando, leave mummy alone, she's having a rest
6 (producir beneficios) to produce
7 (aplazar) dejaron la visita para otro día, they put the visit off for another day
8 (+ adjetivo: en un estado) to make
dejar cansado, to make (sb) tired
dejar preocupado/satisfecho, to worry/satisfy
II v aux ( dejar de + infinitivo) to stop, give up: no deja de hablar de él, she never stops talking about him
no dejes de llamar para avisarme, don't forget to call me
de pronto dejó de respirar, suddenly he stoped breathing ➣ Ver nota en give y stop
♦ Locuciones: déjame en paz, leave me alone
dejar dicho, to leave a word o a message
dejar fuera, (excluir, no tener en cuenta) to leave out, omit
dejar mucho que desear, to leave a lot to be desired: su examen dejó mucho que desear, his exam performance left a lot to be desired
' dejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotar
- aplanar
- aturdir
- barbecho
- betún
- cabida
- cabo
- caer
- callar
- clara
- claro
- colgada
- colgado
- consistir
- Cristo
- dejarse
- descendencia
- descolgar
- desconectarse
- despedirse
- desplumar
- destartalar
- destilar
- desvelar
- deteriorarse
- enseñar
- entrever
- estacada
- estampar
- franquear
- hoy
- huella
- imprimir
- miel
- olvidar
- palmo
- petrificar
- piedra
- pieza
- plantar
- plantificar
- poltrona
- prenda
- rastro
- reñir
- reposo
- respirar
- sabor
- salirse
- señal
English:
abandon
- admit
- advance
- advise
- allow
- astound
- black out
- blind
- boggle
- bowl over
- break off
- brew
- brush aside
- burner
- butt out
- cease
- chuck in
- cold
- come off
- consider
- cripple
- cut
- cut off
- cut out
- dangle
- dent
- device
- disable
- dismiss
- drop
- drop off
- drop out
- dump
- end
- fool
- forward
- fox
- free
- gear
- give
- give up
- gripping
- imprint
- jack in
- jilt
- keep
- keep in
- keep out
- knock out
- lay down

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dejar

♦ vt

1. [poner] to leave, to put;

dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table;

deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger;

he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby;

deja el jarrón, que lo vas a romper put that vase down or you'll break it;

su compañero le dejó un balón perfecto y sólo tuvo que rematar a gol his team-mate played a perfect ball for him and all he had to do was tap it in

2. [olvidar] to leave;

dejé el paraguas en el cine I left my umbrella at the movies

3. [encomendar]
dejarle algo a alguien to leave sth with sb;

le dejé los niños a mi madre I left the children with my mother

4. Esp [prestar]
dejar algo a alguien to lend sb sth, to lend sth to sb;

¿me dejas un paraguas? could you lend me an umbrella?;

¿nos dejarás tu casa el próximo verano? will you let us use your house next summer?

5. [abandonar] [casa, trabajo, país] to leave;
[tabaco, estudios] to give up; [familia] to abandon;
dejé la fiesta a medianoche I left the party at midnight;

dejó el tenis cuando empezó la universidad she gave up tennis when she started university;

dejó lo que estaba haciendo para ayudarla he stopped o dropped what he was doing to help her;

te dejo, que si no pierdo el autobús I have to leave you now, or I'll miss the bus;

su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her;

lo dejó por un hombre más joven she left him for a younger man;

dejar a alguien en algún sitio [con el coche] to drop sb off somewhere;

el avión dejó a treinta pasajeros en la primera escala thirty passengers got off (the plane) at the first stopover;

dejar atrás a alguien to leave sb behind;

es muy inteligente y ha dejado atrás al resto de la clase she's very intelligent and has left the rest of the class behind (her), she's very intelligent and is way ahead of the rest of the class;

dejó atrás al resto de corredores he left the other runners behind o in his wake;

dejar algo por imposible to give sth up as a lost cause

6. [posponer] to leave;

dejemos esto para la próxima reunión let's leave this matter until the next meeting;

dejamos el viaje para diciembre we put off the journey until December;

Prov

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don't put off till o leave for tomorrow what you can do today

7. [permitir]
dejar a alguien hacer algo to let sb do sth, to allow sb to do sth;

no me dejan salir, estoy castigado I'm being kept in as a punishment;

dejar entrar/salir a alguien to let sb in/out;

sus gritos no me dejaron dormir his cries prevented me from sleeping;

déjame a mí, que tengo más experiencia let me do it, I'm more experienced;

déjame a mí, yo me encargo de preparar la comida leave it to me, I'll get dinner;

deja que tu hijo venga con nosotros let your son come with us;

¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?;

dejar correr algo to leave sth be;

dejar pasar o [m5] escapar algo to let sth slip;

dejó pasar tres semanas he let three weeks go by;

el resultado final no deja lugar a dudas the final result leaves no room for doubt

8. [reservar]
deja algo de café para mí leave some coffee for me;

deja algo para los demás leave some for the others;

deja tus críticas para una mejor ocasión save your criticisms for another time

9. [legar] to leave;

dejar algo a alguien to leave sth to sb;

dejó todos sus ahorros a varias instituciones benéficas she left all her savings to charity

10. [reportar] to bring;

el negocio les deja varios millones al año the business brings them several million a year

11. [omitir] to leave out;

la cocina déjala de momento, ahora hay que limpiar el baño leave the kitchen for the moment, I want you to clean the bathroom now;

dejemos aparte las introducciones y comencemos la negociación let's dispense with the introductions and get straight down to the negotiations;

dejar algo por o [m5] sin hacer to fail to do sth;

dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved

12. (en imperativo) [olvidar] to forget (about);

déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter

13. (en imperativo) [no molestar] to leave alone o in peace;

¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!;

déjame tranquilo o [m5] en paz leave me alone o in peace;

¡deja a tu padre, está durmiendo! leave your father alone o in peace, he's sleeping!;

déjalo estar leave it as it is, let it be

14. (+ infinitivo)
dejó adivinar sus intenciones she allowed her intentions to be guessed;

lo dejó caer she dropped it;

dejó caer que no se presentaría a las próximas elecciones he let it drop that he wouldn't be standing at the next election;

dejó escapar una magnífica oportunidad she missed an excellent opportunity, she allowed an excellent opportunity to slip by

15. [indica resultado] to leave;

deja un sabor agridulce it has a bittersweet aftertaste;

la lejía ha dejado marcas en la ropa the bleach has left stains on the clothes;

el examen me dejó agotado I was left exhausted by the exam;

¡no me dejes así, cuéntame qué pasó! don't leave me guessing, tell me what happened!;

yo dejaría la pared tal y como está I'd leave the wall as it is;

tu comportamiento deja bastante/mucho que desear your behaviour leaves something/a lot to be desired;

dejar algo hecho to get sth done;

te lo dejaré hecho para el lunes I'll get it done for you by Monday;

dejar algo como nuevo to leave sth as good as new

16. [esperar a]
dejar que to wait until;

dejó que acabara de llover para salir he waited until it had stopped raining before going out;

retirar del fuego y dejar enfriar o [m5] que se enfríe remove from the heat and allow to cool;

deja que se calme un poco, y entonces háblale wait until she calms down a bit before you talk to her

♦ vi

1. [parar]
dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;

dejó de llover it stopped raining, the rain stopped;

ha dejado de fumar/beber he's stopped smoking/drinking;

no deja de venir ni un solo día he never fails to come;

poco a poco dejaron de llamarse they gradually stopped phoning one another;

no deja de ser extraño que haga tanto calor en esta época del año it really is most strange for it to be so hot at this time of year

2. (en negativo) [indica promesa]
no dejar de to be sure to;

¡no dejes de escribirme! be sure to write to me!;

no dejes de avisarnos si tienes algún problema be sure to tell us if you have any problem

3. (en imperativo) [indica negación]
deja, ya subo yo las maletas leave the cases, I'll bring them up;

deje, señora, ya lo hago yo allow me, madam, I'll do it;

¿vas a volver a correr la maratón? – ¡deja, deja! ya tuve suficiente con la del año pasado are you going to run the marathon again? – don't! last year was more than enough

♦ See also the pronominal verb dejarse

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dejar

I v/t

1 leave; estudios give up, quit fam ;

dejar mucho que desear leave a lot to be desired;

dejar algo para mañana leave sth until tomorrow;

dejémoslo aquí let’s leave it here;

¡déjalo! persona leave him alone!; asunto drop it!

2 ( permitir) let, allow;

déjale marcharse let him go;

dejar que algo ocurra let sth happen, allow sth to happen

3 ( prestar) lend

4 beneficios yield

5

:

déjame en la esquina drop me at the corner;

dejar caer algo drop sth

II v/i

1 ( parar)

:

dejar de hacer algo stop doing sth;

dejar de fumar give up smoking, stop o quit smoking;

no deja de fastidiarme he keeps (on) annoying me;

no puedo dejar de pensar en ellos I can’t stop thinking about them

2

:

no dejes de visitarnos be sure to visit us

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dejar vt

1) : to leave

2) abandonar: to abandon, to forsake

3) : to let be, to let go

4) permitir: to allow, to permit

dejar vi

dejar de : to stop, to quit

dejar de fumar: to quit smoking

♦ See also the reflexive verb dejarse

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dejar vb

1. (en general) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

déjalo todo en la mesa leave everything on the table

ha dejado a su marido she's left her husband

2. (abandonar una actividad) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

dejó los estudios he gave up his studies

3. (permitir) to let [pt. & pp. let]

mi padre no me deja ir a la discoteca my father doesn't let me go to the disco

4. (prestar) to lend [pt. & pp. lent]

me dejó su vestido para la fiesta she lent me her dress for the party

¿me dejas este libro? can you lend me this book? / can I borrow this book?

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

has dejado caer el pañuelo you've dropped your hankie

dejar de (involuntariamente) to stop [pt. & pp. stopped] (voluntariamente) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

ha dejado de llover it's stopped raining

mi padre ha dejado de fumar my father's given up smoking

¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!

Spanish-English dictionary > dejar
16 reventar

v.

1 to burst.

si no se lo digo, reviento (figurative) I'd have exploded if I hadn't said anything to him

por mí, como si revienta (informal figurative) he can drop dead as far as I'm concerned

El globo reventó The balloon exploded.

2 to break down (echar abajo).

3 to ruin, to spoil.

reventar los precios (commerce) to make massive price cuts

4 to shatter (informal) (cansar mucho).

5 to annoy (informal) (fastidiar).

me revienta que… it really bugs me that…

6 to explode (informal) (perder los nervios).

7 to crack, to split-open, to crack open.

El golpe reventó el coco The blow cracked the coconut.

8 to blow up, to make explode, to detonate.

El chico reventó la bomba The boy blew up the bomb.

9 to vex, to get up someone's nose.

Todo eso me revienta! All that gets up my nose!

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reventar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to burst

2 (neumático) to puncture, burst

3 (romper) to break, smash

4 (estropear) to ruin, spoil

5 figurado (agotar) to exhaust, tire out

6 familiar figurado (hacer fracasar) to spoil, mess up, ruin

■ aquel grupo reventó la función that group spoiled the performance

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (fastidiar) to annoy

■ me revientan sus preguntas her questions get on my nerves

2 familiar (disgustar) to disgust, make sick

■ me revienta su hermana his sister makes me sick

3 (estallar) to burst

■ la cañería reventó the pipe burst

■ el sitio donde revientan las olas the place where the waves break

4 (rajarse) to split

5 familiar (tener un deseo) to be dying ( por, to)

■ está que revienta por hablar she's dying to talk

6 familiar (morir) to kick it, snuff it

► verbo pronominal reventarse

1 (estallar) to burst

2 familiar (cansarse) to tire oneself out

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FRASEOLOGÍA

reventar de cansancio to be dead tired

reventar de orgullo to be bursting with pride

reventar de rabia to be furious, be fuming

reventar de risa to die laughing

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verb

to burst

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1. VT

1) [por presión] [+ globo, neumático, tubería, ampolla] to burst; [+ espinilla] to squeeze

tengo una cubierta reventada — I've got a puncture, I have a flat tyre

el ruido de las discotecas me revienta los oídos — I find the racket inside clubs deafening, the noise in clubs is enough to burst your eardrums

"reventamos los precios" — "prices slashed"

tanto alcohol le va a reventar el hígado — all this drink is going to do his liver in *

2) [por una explosión] [+ puente, vehículo] to blow up; [+ cristales] to shatter, blow out

la granada le reventó la mano — the grenade blew off his hand

los ladrones reventaron la caja fuerte — the robbers blew (open) the safe

reventaron la puerta de un disparo — they shot open the door

3) (=estropear) to ruin

reventarás la moto conduciendo así — you'll ruin the motorbike riding it like that

4) (=agotar) [+ caballo] to ride into the ground

5) * (=golpear)

lo reventaron a palos — they beat the living daylights out of him *

te voy a reventar a patadas — I'm going to kick your face in *

si me desobedece lo reviento — if he doesn't obey me, I'll kill him *

6) * (=hacer fracasar) [+ plan, espectáculo] to wreck; [+ asamblea, mitin, ceremonia] to disrupt; [+ huelga] to smash, quash; [+ manifestación] to break up

le encanta reventar nuestros planes — he loves wrecking our plans

un grupo de sindicalistas intentó reventar la intervención del conferenciante — a group of trade union members heckled the delegate's speech o tried to shout down the delegate during his speech

7) * (=fastidiar)

le revienta tener que levantarse temprano — he can't stand having to get up early

me revienta que nos traten así — being treated like that really bugs me *

2. VI

1) (=explotar) [globo, tubería, depósito] to burst; [neumático] to burst, blow out; [granada, proyectil] to blow up; [cristal] to break, shatter

la presa reventó e inundó el valle — the dam burst, flooding the valley

parecía que las venas del cuello le iban a reventar — it looked as if the veins in his neck were about to burst

le va a reventar el pantalón — his trousers are going to split

hacer reventar — [+ neumático] to burst; [+ costuras] to split

- a todo reventar

es bastante joven, a todo reventar tiene 30 años — he's pretty young, 30 years old at the most

no llegué tan tarde anoche, a todo reventar debían ser las once — I didn't get back so late last night, it must have been eleven at the latest

2) [persona]

a) [por estar lleno]

no puedo comer más, voy a reventar — I can't eat any more, I'm full to bursting

necesito entrar al baño, voy a reventar — I need to go to the toilet, I'm bursting *

b) [por enfado] to explode

cuando dijeron que no querían trabajar, reventé — when they told me they didn't want to work, I just exploded

como esto dure un día más, creo que reviento — if this carries on one more day, I think I'll explode

sus relaciones son tan tensas que van a reventar en cualquier momento — relations between them are so tense that things are going to blow up at any moment

3) [lugar]

el teatro estaba a reventar — the theatre was packed full, the theatre was full to bursting

más de 20.000 personas llenaron la plaza de toros a reventar — more than 20,000 people packed the bullring, the bullring was full to bursting with more than 20,000 people

4)

reventar de: reventaba de ganas de decirlo todo — I was dying o bursting to tell him all about it

reventar de cansancio — to be worn out, be shattered

reventar de indignación — to be bursting with indignation

reventar de ira — to be livid, be absolutely furious

reventar de risa — to kill o.s. laughing, split one's sides (laughing)

5)

reventar por — to be dying to, be bursting to

reventaba por ver lo que pasaba — he was dying o bursting to see what was going on

revienta por saber lo que dicen — she's dying o bursting to know what they're saying

6) * (=morir) to drop dead *

por mí como si revientas — you can drop dead for all I care *

7) [ola] to break

3.

See:

reventarse

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) globo to burst, pop; neumático to blow out, burst; ampolla/tubería to burst; ola to break; capullo to burst open

b) (fam) prenda to split

2)

a) persona ( uso hiperbólico)

si sigue comiendo así va a reventar — if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!

que reviente! — he can go to hell! (colloq)

reventaba de indignación — she was bursting with indignation

b) (fam) ( de ganas)

cuéntamelo, que si no vas a reventar — come on, I can see you're bursting to tell me (colloq)

c) ( de ganas de orinar)

estoy que reviento — I'm bursting (to go) (colloq)

d) (fam) ( de cansancio)

trabajan hasta reventar — they work their butts off (AmE colloq), they slog their guts out (BrE colloq)

3) (fam) ( molestar) to rile (colloq), to make... mad (colloq)

me revienta su tonito paternal — that patronizing tone of his really gets me (colloq)
2.
reventar vt

a) <globo/neumático> to burst

b) (fam) ( destrozar)

reventó la puerta a patadas — he kicked the door down

le reventó la nariz de un puñetazo — he punched him and broke o smashed his nose

c) (fam) ( agotar) < caballo> to ride... into the ground
3.
reventarse v pron

1)

a) globo, etc reventar 1) a)

b) (fam) ( agotarse) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)

2) (refl) < grano> to squeeze; < ampolla> to burst

* * *

= bust, burst, pop, rupture.

Ex. 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.

Ex. The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.

Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

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* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* lleno a reventar = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) globo to burst, pop; neumático to blow out, burst; ampolla/tubería to burst; ola to break; capullo to burst open

b) (fam) prenda to split

2)

a) persona ( uso hiperbólico)

si sigue comiendo así va a reventar — if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!

que reviente! — he can go to hell! (colloq)

reventaba de indignación — she was bursting with indignation

b) (fam) ( de ganas)

cuéntamelo, que si no vas a reventar — come on, I can see you're bursting to tell me (colloq)

c) ( de ganas de orinar)

estoy que reviento — I'm bursting (to go) (colloq)

d) (fam) ( de cansancio)

trabajan hasta reventar — they work their butts off (AmE colloq), they slog their guts out (BrE colloq)

3) (fam) ( molestar) to rile (colloq), to make... mad (colloq)

me revienta su tonito paternal — that patronizing tone of his really gets me (colloq)
2.
reventar vt

a) <globo/neumático> to burst

b) (fam) ( destrozar)

reventó la puerta a patadas — he kicked the door down

le reventó la nariz de un puñetazo — he punched him and broke o smashed his nose

c) (fam) ( agotar) < caballo> to ride... into the ground
3.
reventarse v pron

1)

a) globo, etc reventar 1) a)

b) (fam) ( agotarse) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)

2) (refl) < grano> to squeeze; < ampolla> to burst

* * *

= bust, burst, pop, rupture.

Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.

Ex: The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.

Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* lleno a reventar = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

* * *

reventar [A5 ]

vi

A

1 «globo» to burst, pop; «neumático» to blow out, burst; «ampolla» to burst; «tubería» to burst

las olas reventaban contra el acantilado the waves were breaking against the cliff

capullos a punto de reventar buds about to burst open

2 ( fam); «prenda» to split

B

1

«persona» (uso hiperbólico): si sigue comiendo así va a reventar if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!

por mí ¡que reviente! as far as I'm concerned, he can go to hell! ( colloq)

estaba que reventaba de rabia she was absolutely furious o livid, she was seething with rage

reventaba de indignación she was bursting with indignation

2 ( fam)

(de ganas): anda, cuéntamelo, que si no, vas a reventar come on, then, I can see you're bursting o dying to tell me ( colloq)

3

(de ganas de orinar): no puedo aguantar más, estoy que reviento I can't hold on any longer, I'm bursting (to go) ( colloq)

4 ( fam)

(de cansancio): trabajaron hasta reventar they worked until they dropped ( colloq), they worked their butts off ( AmE colloq), they slogged their guts out ( BrE colloq)

■ reventar

vt

1 ‹globo/neumático› to burst

2 ( fam)

(destrozar): reventó la puerta a patadas he kicked the door down

le reventó la nariz de un puñetazo he punched him and broke o smashed his nose

¡o lo haces o te reviento! ( AmS); do it or I'll wallop you o ( BrE) I'll thump you ( colloq), if you don't do it, I'll knock you into the middle of next week! ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (agotar) ‹caballo› to ride … into the ground

4 (hacer fracasar) ‹marcha/mitin› to break up; ‹plan/reunión/fiesta› to wreck

planean reventar el homenaje al escritor they are planning to disrupt the ceremony in honor of the writer

hay muchos interesados en reventar las elecciones locales there are a lot of people who have an interest in wrecking the local elections

5 ( fam) (irritar, molestar) to rile ( colloq), to make … mad ( colloq)

me revienta su tonito paternal that patronizing tone of his really riles me o makes me mad o gets me ( colloq)

■ reventarse

v pron

A

1 «globo, etc» reventar vi A 1.

2 ( fam) (agotarse) to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)

B ( refl) ‹grano› to squeeze; ‹ampolla› to burst

se reventó un dedo con el martillo ( fam); he banged up ( AmE) o ( BrE) banged his finger with the hammer ( colloq)

iban a 120 y se reventaron contra un árbol ( AmS fam); they were doing 120 and they smashed straight into a tree

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reventar ( conjugate reventar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ globo] to burst, pop;
[ neumático] to blow out, burst;
[ampolla/tubería] to burst;
[ ola] to break
2
a) [ persona] ( uso hiperbólico):

◊ si sigue comiendo así, va a reventar if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!

b) (fam) ( irritar) to rile (colloq), to make … mad (colloq);

◊ me revienta cocinar I hate cooking

verbo transitivo ‹globo/neumático› to burst
reventarse verbo pronominal
a) [globo/tuberia] See Also→ reventar verbo intransitivo 1

b) ( refl) ‹ grano› to squeeze;

‹ ampolla› to burst
reventar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un globo, una rueda) to burst
2 (un caballo) to die of exhaustion
3 (una situación) to blow up, (una persona) to explode: está que revienta, he is fuming
reventábamos de orgullo, we were bursting with pride
4 fam (de deseos, ganas) to be dying: revienta de ganas de preguntarnos, he is dying to ask us
II verbo transitivo
1 (a un caballo) to ride to death
2 (una propuesta, huelga) to break
3 (molestar mucho, enfadar) to annoy, bother: le revienta que le lleven la contraria, he hates it when people cross him
4 (un globo, las costuras) to burst
5 (una puerta, cerradura, ventana, caja fuerte: con explosivos) to blow open
(: con palanca) to lever open
' reventar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estallar
- revienta
English:
blow
- burst
- pop
- rupture
- seam
- split
- pound

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reventar

♦ vt

1. [hacer estallar] to burst;

el hielo reventó las tuberías the ice burst the pipes

2. [romper] to break;
[echar abajo] to break down; [con explosivos] to blow up
3. Andes, RP Fam [golpear]
si no me devolvés eso te reviento if you don't give that back to me I'm going to thump you one

4. [hacer fracasar] to ruin, to spoil;
Com
reventar los precios to make massive price cuts

5. [boicotear] to disrupt

6. Fam [cansar mucho] to shatter;

el jinete reventó al caballo the jockey rode the horse into the ground

7. Fam [fastidiar] to get;

me revienta que… it really gets me that…;

me revienta que nunca cuenten conmigo it bugs the hell out of me that they never include me

♦ vi

1. [estallar] [globo, neumático] to burst;

el jarrón reventó al estrellarse contra el suelo the vase shattered when it hit the ground;
Fig
si no se lo digo, reviento I'd have exploded if I hadn't said anything to him;
Fam
por mí, como si revienta he can drop dead as far as I'm concerned

2. [estar lleno]
reventar de to be bursting with;
Fam
estoy que reviento [estoy lleno] I'm stuffed;

el estadio reventaba de espectadores the stadium was packed to the rafters;

la sala estaba (llena) a reventar the room was bursting at the seams

3. [desear mucho]
reventar por hacer algo to be bursting to do sth;

reventaba por contarnos el último cotilleo she was dying o bursting to tell us the latest gossip

4. Fam [cansarse mucho]
trabajaron hasta reventar they worked their socks off

5. Fam [perder los nervios] to explode (de with);
al final reventó de impaciencia her impatience finally got the better of her

♦ See also the pronominal verb reventarse

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reventar

I 1 v/i burst;

lleno a reventar bursting at the seams, full to bursting;

reventar de risa burst out laughing;

reventar de orgullo be bursting with pride

2 ( molestar)

:

me revienta que … it really irritates me that …

3

:

si no va revienta he’ll be so disappointed if he doesn’t go

II v/t puerta etc break down

* * *

reventar {55} vi

1) estallar, explotar: to burst, to blow up

2)

reventar de : to be bursting with

reventar vt

1) : to burst

2) fam : to annoy, to rile

* * *

reventar vb (globo, neumático, cañería) to burst [pt. & pp. burst]

reventó el globo he burst the balloon

me revienta... I hate...

me revienta tener que pedirte dinero I hate having to ask you for money

Spanish-English dictionary > reventar
17 convencer

v.

to convince.

convencer a alguien de algo to convince somebody of something

lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party

* * *

convencer

Conjugation model [ MECER], like link=mecer mecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (de algo) to convince; (para hacer algo) to persuade

■ lo convencieron de su error they convinced him of his mistake

■ me han convencido para ir a un restaurante japonés they've persuaded me to go to a Japanese restaurant

2 familiar (en frases negativas) to like, be keen on

■ la película no me convenció I didn't like the film very much

■ ese color no me acaba de convencer I'm not sure about that colour

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be convincing

■ el equipo local no convenció con su actuación the local team's performance was not very convincing

► verbo pronominal convencerse

1 to become convinced, be convinced, convince oneself

■ se convenció de que era guapo he convinced himself that he was good-looking

* * *

verb

to convince, persuade

* * *

1. VT

1)

convencer a algn (de algo) — to convince sb (of sth), persuade sb (of sth)

me convencieron de su inocencia — they convinced o persuaded me he was innocent o of his innocence

al final la convencí de que era verdad — I eventually convinced o persuaded her it was true

no me convenceréis de lo contrario — you won't convince o persuade me otherwise

2)

convencer a algn (de o para hacer algo) — to persuade sb (to do sth)

me han convencido de o para que los vote — they persuaded me to vote for them

no iba a salir, pero al final me convencieron — I wasn't going to go out, but in the end they persuaded me (to)

3) (=satisfacer)

no nos convence del todo la propuesta — we are not entirely convinced about the proposal, the proposal is not entirely convincing

ninguno de los dos candidatos me convence — neither of the two candidates seems very convincing o good to me

su último disco no me convence nada — I'm not very impressed with her latest record, her latest record doesn't do much for me

el torero convenció a su afición — the bullfighter did not disappoint his fans

parece buena gente, pero no me acaba de convencer — he seems nice enough but I'm not too sure about him

su intervención no convenció a los votantes — his speech failed to win over the voters

2.

See:

convencerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (de hecho, idea) to convince

no se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a alguien de algo — to convince somebody of something

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario — I couldn't persuade him otherwise

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad — the article convinced me that it was true

b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció — I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to

convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero — I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

2) (en frases negativas) ( satisfacer)

no me convence del todo la idea — I'm not absolutely sure about the idea

su explicación no convenció a nadie — his explanation wasn't at all convincing

ninguno de los diseños me convence demasiado — I'm not really sure about any of the designs

no me convence como actriz — I don't think she's a very good actress
2.
convencerse v pron

se lo han dicho pero no se convence — he's been told but he won't be convinced

convéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!

convencerse de algo — to accept something

¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?

* * *

= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.

Ex. I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.

Ex. Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.

Ex. The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.

Ex. We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.

Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

Ex. Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.

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* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.

* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (de hecho, idea) to convince

no se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a alguien de algo — to convince somebody of something

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario — I couldn't persuade him otherwise

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad — the article convinced me that it was true

b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció — I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to

convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero — I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

2) (en frases negativas) ( satisfacer)

no me convence del todo la idea — I'm not absolutely sure about the idea

su explicación no convenció a nadie — his explanation wasn't at all convincing

ninguno de los diseños me convence demasiado — I'm not really sure about any of the designs

no me convence como actriz — I don't think she's a very good actress
2.
convencerse v pron

se lo han dicho pero no se convence — he's been told but he won't be convinced

convéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!

convencerse de algo — to accept something

¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?

* * *

= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.

Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.

Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.

Ex: The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.

Ex: We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.

Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.

* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.

* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.

* * *

convencer [E2 ]

vt

A

1 (de un hecho, una idea) to convince

no se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a algn DE algo to convince sb OF sth

la convenció de la necesidad de tomar medidas he convinced her of the need to take action

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario I couldn't persuade him otherwise

los convencí de que hablaba en serio I persuaded o convinced them that I was serious

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad lo que se rumoreaba the article convinced me that the rumors were true

me costó convencerla de que no tenía razón I had difficulty convincing her that she was wrong

2 (para hacer algo) to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to o persuaded me o talked me into it

convencer a algn PARA or DE QUE + SUBJ to persuade sb to + INF

a ver si la convences para que nos dé las llaves do you think you can talk her into giving us o persuade her to give us the keys?

no logramos convencerlo de que apoyara nuestra moción we couldn't persuade him to support our motion, we couldn't convince him that he should support our motion

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

B ( en frases negativas)

(satisfacer): es simpático, pero no me acaba de convencer he's nice enough but there's something about him I don't like o something about him I'm not sure about

no me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure o completely convinced about the idea

la explicación que dio no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing

me cuesta decidirme porque ninguno me convence demasiado I can't decide because I'm not really sure about any of them o because none of them is really what I was after

será muy buena actriz, pero en ese papel no me convence she may be a very good actress, but I don't like her in that role

■ convencerse

v pron

se lo he dicho mil veces pero no se convence I've told him hundreds of times but he won't be convinced o he won't believe it

¡convéncete, estás equivocado! believe me, you're wrong!

convencerse DE algo:

¿ahora te convences de que tenía razón? now do you believe I was right?

te tienes que convencer de que tu madre tiene razón you have to accept that your mother is right

* * *

convencer ( conjugate convencer) verbo transitivo
a) (de hecho, idea) to convince;

◊ no se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced;

la convencí de que estaba equivocada I convinced her that she was wrong
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade;

no pude convencerlo de que or para que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money
c) ( en frases negativas) ( satisfacer):

◊ no me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure about the idea;

su explicación no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing
convencerse verbo pronominal
to be convinced;
◊ ¿te convenciste? are you convinced?;

convencerse de algo to accept sth;
¿te convences de que tenía razón? do you believe o accept I was right?
convencer verbo transitivo
1 (una idea) to convince
2 (persuadir) la convencimos para que fuera al médico, we persuaded her to go to the doctor's
3 (satisfacer) el peinado no me convence, I'm not sure about the hairstyle

' convencer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelar
- enredar
- trabajarse
- nomás
English:
bring round
- coax
- come round
- convince
- get round
- impress
- persuade
- prevail
- put off
- reason
- satisfy
- sway
- talk
- win over
- assure
- budge
- cajole
- come

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convencer

♦ vt

1. [persuadir] to convince;

si convenzo a mi hermano, iré con su moto I'll take my brother's motorbike, if I can persuade him to lend me it o if I can talk him into lending me it;

convencer a alguien de algo to convince sb of sth;

no la convencieron de que era la mejor idea they were unable to convince o persuade her that it was the best idea;

lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party;

quisimos animarle a que viniera con nosotros, pero no se dejó convencer we tried to encourage him to come with us but were unable to convince him

2. [satisfacer]
me convence esta lavadora, la voy a comprar I like the sound of this washing machine, I'm going to buy it;

su última película no ha convencido a la crítica her latest movie o Br film didn't impress the critics, the critics didn't think much of her latest movie o Br film;

esta manera de hacer las cosas no me convence lo más mínimo I'm not at all sure that this is the right way to go about it;

es barato, pero no me acaba de convencer o [m5] no me convence del todo it's certainly cheap, but I'm not too sure about it;

tus amigos no me convencen I'm not too keen on your friends

♦ vi

su explicación no convenció his explanation wasn't convincing;

allá donde va, convence wherever she goes, she creates a good impression;

a pesar de ganar, el equipo no convenció although they won, the team failed to impress

♦ See also the pronominal verb convencerse

* * *

convencer

v/t convince

* * *

convencer {86} vt

: to convince, to persuade

♦ See also the reflexive verb convencerse

* * *

convencer vb

1. (de algo) to convince

me convenció de su inocencia he convinced me of his innocence

2. (persuadir) to persuade

la convencí para que se quedara I persuaded her to stay

3. (agradar) to like

la exposición no me acabó de convencer I didn't like the exhibition very much

Spanish-English dictionary > convencer
18 well

(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) tener en mucho/poco a alguien, tener muy buena/mala opinión de alguien

well¹ adj adv

1. bien

Michael sings well Michael canta bien

I hope you feel well espero que te encuentres bien

2. bueno

well, what shall we do then? bueno, ¿qué hacemos pues?

as well también

can I go as well? ¿puedo ir yo también?

as well as y... también

he has a helicopter as well as a plane tiene un avión, y también un helicóptero

well² n pozo

she threw a coin into the well tiró una moneda al pozo

well

tr[wel]

adjective

1 (in good health) bien

■ I'm very well, thank you estoy muy bien, gracias

■ she doesn't feel very well no se encuentra muy bien

■ you look very well tienes muy buena cara

■ he's not a well man no está bien de salud

■ get well soon que te mejores pronto

2 (satisfactory, right) bien

■ things are not well at home hay problemas en casa

adverb

1 (gen) bien

■ well played! ¡bien jugado!

■ they behaved really well se portaron muy bien

■ I don't know her that well no la conozco muy bien

■ things are going well for him las cosas le van bien

■ they treated me extremely well me trataron muy bien

■ shake well before use agítese bien antes de usar

■ he's well aware of the problem es perfectamente consciente del problema

2 (with modals) bien

■ you may well be right bien puede que tengas razón

■ I might well go away for a few days es muy posible que me vaya fuera unos días

■ he could well be lying bien puede que mienta

■ she couldn't very well refuse ¿cómo iba a decir que no?

■ you may as well tell him, he'll find out anyway ¿de qué te sirve no decírselo, se va a enterar de todas maneras

3 (much, quite) bien

■ she's well over fifty tiene cincuenta años bien cumplidos

■ book well in advance haz tu reserva con mucha anticipación

■ we sat well back in the cinema nos sentamos bien atrás en el cine

■ it was well after eleven eran bien pasadas las once

■ the film's well worth seeing bien vale la pena ver la película

interjection

1 (gen) bueno, bien, pues

■ well, I think that... bueno, yo creo que...

■ well I'm not going pues no voy

■ well why didn't you say so? ¿pues, por qué no lo has dicho?

■ well, as I said earlier bueno, como he dicho antes

2 (surprise) ¡vaya!

■ well, well, well, look who it is! ¡vaya! ¡mira quién es!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all's well that ends well bien está lo que bien acaba

all well and good muy bien, perfecto

as well (also, too) también

as well as además de, aparte de

■ she studies German as well as English además de inglés, estudia alemán

it's all very well to «+ inf» resulta muy fácil + inf

to be (just) as well to «+ inf» no estar de más + inf, convenir + inf

■ it would be as well to phone first sería una buena idea llamar antes

to be well in with somebody ser muy amigo,-a de alguien

to be well off for something tener algo de sobra

to be well out of something tener la suerte de haberse librado de algo

to be well up on/in something estar muy bien informado,-a de algo

to do well (business etc) ir bien, marchar bien, tener éxito 2 (person - success) irle bien las cosas 3 (- health) encontrarse bien, estar bien

to do well by somebody tratar bien a alguien

to do well for oneself prosperar, tener éxito

to do well in something hacer algo bien, irle algo bien a alguien

■ he did well in the test la prueba le fue bien

to do well out of... sacar provecho de...

to do well to do something convenir hacer algo

to speak well of somebody hablar bien de alguien

to think well of somebody pensar bien de alguien

very well muy bien, bueno

well and truly completamente

well done! ¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace!

well I never! ¡vaya!, ¡habráse visto!

well off (comfortable, rich) acomodado,-a, rico,-a, pudiente

■ you don't know when you're well off no te das cuenta de la suerte que tienes

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well

tr[wel]

noun

1 (for water) pozo

2 (of staircase) hueco de la escalera; (of lift) hueco del ascensor

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (in court) área de los abogados

intransitive verb

1 (tears, blood) brotar (up, -), manar (up, -)

■ tears welled up in her eyes se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

well ['wɛl] vi or to well up : brotar, manar

well adv, better ['bɛt̬ər] ; best ['bɛst]

1) rightly: bien, correctamente

2) satisfactorily: bien

to turn out well: resultar bien, salir bien

3) completely: completamente

well-hidden: completamente escondido

4) intimately: bien

I knew him well: lo conocía bien

5) considerably, far: muy, bastante

well ahead: muy adelante

well before the deadline: bastante antes de la fecha

6)

as well also: también

7) as well as

well adj

1) satisfactory: bien

all is well: todo está bien

2) desirable: conveniente

it would be well if you left: sería conveniente que te fueras

3) healthy: bien, sano

well n

1) : pozo m (de agua, petróleo, gas, etc.), aljibe m (de agua)

2) source: fuente f

a well of information: una fuente de información

3) or stairwell : caja f, hueco m (de la escalera)

well interj

1) (used to introduce a remark) : bueno

2) (used to express surprise) : ¡vaya!

well

v.

• manar v.

adj.

• bien adj.

adv.

• bien adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• muy bien adv.

• pues adv.

interj.

• bueno interj.

n.

• depósito s.m.

• fuente s.f.

• manantial s.m.

• pozo s.m.

I wel
adverb (comp better; superl best)

1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> bien

I explained it as well as I could — lo expliqué lo mejor que pude

to do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)

2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bien

I can well understand your concern — entiendo perfectamente su preocupación

it was well worth the effort — realmente valió la pena

he knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...

well and truly — (colloq)

I'm well and truly fed up — estoy requete harto (fam)

he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho

to be well away — (BrE colloq)

two beers and he's well away — con dos cervezas le alcanza para ponerse alegre

3)

a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastante

until well into the next century — hasta bien entrado el siglo que viene

b) ( with justification)

you may well ask! — muy buena pregunta!

she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón

she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?

4) ( advantageously) < marry> bien

to do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf

she'd be well advised to see a lawyer — sería aconsejable que consultara a un abogado

to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo

5) (in phrases)

a)

as well — ( in addition) también

are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?

and she lied to me as well! — y además me mintió!

b)

as well as — ( in addition to) además de

at night as well as during the day — tanto de noche como durante el día

c)

may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?

II

adjective (comp better; superl best)

1) ( healthy) bien

you look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto

how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias

get well soon! — que te mejores!

2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bien

all is not well — algo va mal

that's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...

all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)

3)

as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima

III

interjection

1)

a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bien

well, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?

well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?

b) ( expressing hesitation)

do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...

2)

a) ( expressing surprise)

well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!

well, I never! — qué increíble!

b) ( expressing indignation) bueno

well, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...

c) ( dismissively) bah!

d) ( expressing resignation) bueno

(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!

3)

a) ( expressing expectation)

well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho

well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?

b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno

(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse

IV

noun

1)

a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe m

b) (for oil, gas) pozo m

2)

a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalera

b) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- well up

I [wel]
1. N

1) (=bore) (for water) pozo m, fuente f ; (for oil) pozo m

to sink a well — perforar un pozo

2) [of stairs] hueco m, caja f

3) (in auditorium) estrado m

2.

VI (also: well out, well up) brotar, manar

II [wel] (compar better) (superl best)
1. ADV

1) (=in a good manner) bien

I remember it well — lo recuerdo bien

I know the place well — conozco bien el lugar

(and) well I know it! — ¡(y) bien que lo sé!

to eat/live well — comer/vivir bien

• he sings as well as she does — canta tan bien como ella

as well as he could — lo mejor que pudo

• to do well at school — sacar buenas notas en el colegio

to do well in an exam — sacar buena nota en un examen

the patient is doing well — el paciente evoluciona bien

you would do well to think seriously about our offer — le convendría considerar seriamente nuestra oferta

you did well to come at once — hizo bien en venir enseguida

• well done! — ¡bien hecho!

• to go well — ir bien

everything is going well — todo va bien

• well and good — muy bien

• well played! — (Sport) ¡bien hecho!

• to speak well of sb — hablar bien de algn

• to think well of sb — tener una buena opinión de algn

he is well thought of here — aquí se le estima mucho

2) (=thoroughly, considerably)

a) bien

it was well deserved — estuvo bien merecido

• he's well away * — (=drunk) está borracho perdido

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

• it continued well into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996

• he is well over or past fifty — tiene cincuenta y muchos años

well over a thousand — muchos más de mil, los mil bien pasados

it's well past ten o'clock — son las diez y mucho

• she knows you too well to think that — te conoce demasiado bien para pensar eso de ti

she loved him too well — lo quería demasiado

as we know all or only too well — como sabemos perfectamente

• well and truly — (esp Brit) de verdad, realmente

we got well and truly wet — nos mojamos de verdad

• to wish sb well — desear todo lo mejor a algn

• it was well worth the trouble — realmente valió la pena

b)

well dodgy/annoyed ** — bien chungo * /enfadado

3) (=probably, reasonably)

you may well be surprised to learn that... — puede que te sorprenda mucho saber que...

it may well be that... — es muy posible que + subjun

they may well be lying — es muy posible que mientan

• we may as well begin now — ya podemos empezar, ¿no?

you might as well tell me the truth — más valdría decirme la verdad

"shall I go?" - "you may or might as well" — "¿voy?" - "por qué no"

we might (just) as well have stayed at home — para lo que hemos hecho, nos podíamos haber quedado en casa

she cried, as well she might — lloró, y con razón

• you may well ask! — ¡buena pregunta!

• I couldn't very well leave — me resultaba imposible marcharme

4) (in set expressions)

a)

• as well — (=in addition) también

I'll take those as well — me llevo esos también

and it rained as well! — ¡y además llovió!

by night as well as by day — tanto de noche como de día

• as well as his dog he has two rabbits — además de un perro tiene dos conejos

I had Paul with me as well as Lucy — Paul estaba conmigo, así como Lucy or además de Lucy

could you manage to eat mine as well as yours? — ¿podrías comerte el mío y el tuyo?

all sorts of people, rich as well as poor — gente de toda clase, tanto rica como pobre

b)

• to leave well alone, my advice is to leave well alone — te aconsejo que no te metas

this sort of wound is best left well alone — lo mejor es ni tocar este tipo de herida

2. ADJ

1) (=healthy) bien

I'm very well thank you — estoy muy bien, gracias

I hope you're well — espero que te encuentres bien

are you well? — ¿qué tal estás?

she's not been well lately — recientemente ha estado algo indispuesta

• to get well — mejorarse

get well soon! — ¡que te mejores!

2) (=acceptable, satisfactory) bien

that's all very well, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

it or we would be well to start early — mejor si salimos temprano

• it would be as well to ask — más vale or valdría preguntar

it's as well not to offend her — más te vale no ofenderla

it would be just as well for you to stay — mejor si te quedas

• it's as well for you that nobody saw you — menos mal que nadie te vio

• it's just as well we asked — menos mal que preguntamos

- all's well that ends well

3. EXCL

1) (introducing topic, resuming) bueno

well, it was like this — bueno, pues así ocurrió

well, as I was saying... — bueno, como iba diciendo

well, that's that! — ¡bueno, asunto concluido!

2) (expressing resignation)

well, if we must go, let's get going — bueno, si nos tenemos que ir, vayámonos

well then? — ¿y qué?

3) (concessive, dismissive) pues

well, if you're worried, why don't you call her? — pues si estás tan preocupada ¿por qué no la llamas?

well, I think she's a fool — pues yo pienso que es tonta

4) (expressing relief)

well, thank goodness for that! — (pues) ¡gracias a Dios!

5) (expressing surprise) ¡vaya!

well, what do you know! * — ¡anda, quién lo diría!

well, who would have thought it! — ¡anda, quién lo diría!

well, well! — ¡vaya, vaya!

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I [wel]
adverb (comp better; superl best)

1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> bien

I explained it as well as I could — lo expliqué lo mejor que pude

to do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)

2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bien

I can well understand your concern — entiendo perfectamente su preocupación

it was well worth the effort — realmente valió la pena

he knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...

well and truly — (colloq)

I'm well and truly fed up — estoy requete harto (fam)

he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho

to be well away — (BrE colloq)

two beers and he's well away — con dos cervezas le alcanza para ponerse alegre

3)

a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastante

until well into the next century — hasta bien entrado el siglo que viene

b) ( with justification)

you may well ask! — muy buena pregunta!

she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón

she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?

4) ( advantageously) < marry> bien

to do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf

she'd be well advised to see a lawyer — sería aconsejable que consultara a un abogado

to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo

5) (in phrases)

a)

as well — ( in addition) también

are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?

and she lied to me as well! — y además me mintió!

b)

as well as — ( in addition to) además de

at night as well as during the day — tanto de noche como durante el día

c)

may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?

II

adjective (comp better; superl best)

1) ( healthy) bien

you look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto

how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias

get well soon! — que te mejores!

2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bien

all is not well — algo va mal

that's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...

all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)

3)

as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima

III

interjection

1)

a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bien

well, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?

well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?

b) ( expressing hesitation)

do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...

2)

a) ( expressing surprise)

well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!

well, I never! — qué increíble!

b) ( expressing indignation) bueno

well, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...

c) ( dismissively) bah!

d) ( expressing resignation) bueno

(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!

3)

a) ( expressing expectation)

well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho

well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?

b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno

(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse

IV

noun

1)

a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe m

b) (for oil, gas) pozo m

2)

a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalera

b) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- well up

English-spanish dictionary > well
19 media

f.

1 average (Mat) (promedio).

media aritmética/proporcional arithmetic/proportional mean

media horaria hourly average

2 stocking, short stocking.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.

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media

► nombre femenino

1 (media calza) stocking; (calcetín) sock

2 (promedio) average

3 MATEMÁTICAS mean

4 la media (hora) half past, half past the hour

■ llegó a la media en punto he arrived at exactly half past

■ al dar la media at half past the hour

► nombre femenino plural medias

1 (enteras) tights, pantihose; (no enteras) stockings

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a medias (sin terminar) not finished, half done 2 (compartido) half each

■ ha dejado ese cuadro a medias he's left that painting half finished

■ compramos el ordenador a medias we went halves on the computer

hacer media to knit

ir/pagar a medias to go halves

media naranja better half

media pensión half board

medias enteras tights

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1. noun f.
1) average

2) stocking
2. f., (m. - medio)
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SF

1) pl medias (=hasta la cintura) tights, pantyhose sing (EEUU); [hasta el muslo] stockings

medias de compresión — support tights

medias de malla — [hasta el muslo] fishnet stockings; [hasta la cintura] fishnet tights

medias de red, medias de rejilla — = medias de malla

medias pantalón — Col tights pl
see PANTALONES, ZAPATOS, GAFAS
2) LAm (=calcetín) sock

3)

de media — [aguja] knitting antes de s ; [punto] plain

hacer media — to knit

4) (Dep) midfield

5) (=promedio) average

100 de media al día — an average of 100 a day

dan una media de cinco conciertos al mes — they give an average of five concerts a month

media aritmética — arithmetic mean

media ponderada — weighted average

6)

media de cerveza — 1/4 litre bottle of beer

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femenino

1) (Indum)

a) ( hasta el muslo) stocking

medias con/sin costura — seamed/seamless stockings

b) medias femenino plural ( hasta la cintura) panty hose (pl) (AmE), tights (pl) (BrE)

c) (AmL) ( calcetín) sock

chuparle las medias a alguien — (CS fam) to lick somebody's boots (colloq)

- medias bombacha or pantalón

2) (Mat) average

la media de velocidad — the average speed

una media de siete horas — an average of seven hours

- media aritmética

3)

a medias — (loc adv)

a) ( incompleto)

dejó el trabajo a medias — he left the work half-finished

me dijo la verdad a medias — she didn't tell me the whole truth o story

lo arregló a medias — he didn't fix it properly

b) ( entre dos)

pagar a medias — to pay half each, go halves

lo hicimos a medias — we did it between us

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femenino

1) (Indum)

a) ( hasta el muslo) stocking

medias con/sin costura — seamed/seamless stockings

b) medias femenino plural ( hasta la cintura) panty hose (pl) (AmE), tights (pl) (BrE)

c) (AmL) ( calcetín) sock

chuparle las medias a alguien — (CS fam) to lick somebody's boots (colloq)

- medias bombacha or pantalón

2) (Mat) average

la media de velocidad — the average speed

una media de siete horas — an average of seven hours

- media aritmética

3)

a medias — (loc adv)

a) ( incompleto)

dejó el trabajo a medias — he left the work half-finished

me dijo la verdad a medias — she didn't tell me the whole truth o story

lo arregló a medias — he didn't fix it properly

b) ( entre dos)

pagar a medias — to pay half each, go halves

lo hicimos a medias — we did it between us

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media¹

¹ = stocking, sock.

Ex: The book 'Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'.

Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.

media²

² = average, mean.

Ex: The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.

Ex: It was therefore decided to re-index the documents with a mean of 3.8 entries each.

* desviación media = mean deviation.

* edad media = average age.

* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.

* media aritmética = arithmetic mean.

* media armónica = harmonic mean.

* media de edad = mean age.

* media geométrica = geometric mean.

* media nacional = national average.

* método de la media ponderada = weighted means method.

* método de la media sin ponderar = unweighted means method.

* nota media = grade point average (GPA).

* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.

* por encima de la media = above average.

* puntuación media = mean score.

* rendimiento por debajo de la media = under-performance.

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media¹

feminine

A ( Indum)

1 (hasta el muslo) stocking

medias con costura seamed stockings

medias sin costura seamless stockings

2 medias fpl (hasta la cintura) panty hose (pl) ( AmE), tights (pl) ( BrE)

3 ( AmL) (calcetín) sock

chuparle las medias a algn ( RPl fam); to suck up to sb ( colloq), to lick sb's boots ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● medias bombacha(s) ( RPl) or ( Col) pantalón

fpl panty hose (pl) ( AmE), tights ( BrE) (pl)

● medias elásticas

fpl surgical stockings (pl)

● medias veladas

fpl ( Col) nylon stockings (pl)

● media tobillera

( Col) anklet ( AmE), ankle sock ( BrE)

B ( Mat) average

la media de velocidad es 80 km/h the average speed is 80 kph

duerme una media de siete horas on average she sleeps seven hours a night, she sleeps an average of seven hours a night

Compuestos:

● media aritmética

arithmetic mean

● media de edad

average age

● media móvil

( Fin) moving average

C

a medias ( loc adv)

1

(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medias he left the work half-finished

me dijo la verdad a medias she didn't tell me the whole truth o story

lo arregló a medias he didn't fix it properly

2

(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medias? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?

pagar a medias to pay half each, go halves

lo hicimos a medias we did it between us

media²

mpl

media (pl)

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Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)

media es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo medir: ( conjugate medir)

medía es:

1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativo

Multiple Entries:
media
mediar
medir
media sustantivo femenino
1 (Indum)
a) ( hasta el muslo) stocking;

◊ medias con/sin costura seamed/seamless stockings

b)

◊ medias sustantivo femenino plural ( hasta la cintura) panty hose (pl) (AmE), tights (pl) (BrE);

medias bombacha(s) (RPl) or (Col, Ven) pantalón panty hose (pl) (AmE), tights (BrE) (pl)
c) (AmL) ( calcetín) sock

2 (Mat) average;
◊ la media de velocidad the average speed

3
◊ a medias ( loc adv)

a) ( incompleto):

◊ dejó el trabajo a medias he left the work half-finished;

me dijo la verdad a medias she didn't tell me the whole truth o story
b) ( entre dos):

◊ pagar a medias to pay half each, go halves;

lo hicimos a medias we did half (of it) each
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( intervenir) to mediate;

media EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sth
b) ( interceder) media POR algn to intercede for sb;

media ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure
2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;
◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;

¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?;
mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)
3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;
◊ media los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.

medirse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) to measure oneself;
‹caderas/pecho› to measure
2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
media sustantivo femenino
1 (hasta el muslo) stocking
2 (hasta la cintura) (pair of) tights
3 (calcetín alto) long socks
4 (cantidad proporcional) average: camino una media de dos horas diarias, I walk an average of two hours a day
ahora saca la media, now calculate the average
♦ Locuciones: a medias, (no del todo) unfinished: me convence a medias, I'm only half convinced
(a partes iguales) half and half: hicimos el trabajo a medias, we did the essay between us
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medir
I verbo transitivo
1 (dimensiones) to measure
2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide
' media' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abismo
- alargarse
- almorzar
- almuerzo
- ambientar
- asta
- atusarse
- carrera
- clase
- comunicóloga
- comunicólogo
- datar
- debajo
- edad
- esperar
- hora
- inferior
- jornada
- luna
- mediar
- medio
- mediodía
- melena
- naranja
- onda
- sala
- vasallaje
- ver
- voz
- vuelta
- bota
- burgués
- burguesía
- caña
- ciencia
- correr
- diadema
- difusión
- docena
- encima
- enganchar
- enseñanza
- entrada
- mañana
- penumbra
- piano
- pie
- promedio
- retraso
English:
A
- about-face
- about-turn
- age
- average
- average out at
- back off
- barbecue
- board
- class
- earnings
- fly
- gap
- give
- GMT
- GPA
- half
- half-a-dozen
- half-an-hour
- half-board
- half-day
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-mast
- half-moon
- half-pay
- half-pint
- hour
- mass media
- mean
- media
- media studies
- medium
- mid
- Middle Ages
- middle-class
- midmorning
- nelson
- past
- raise
- round
- standard
- stocking
- turn about
- turn around
- above
- around
- by
- come
- crescent

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media

♦ nf

1.
medias [prenda interior] [hasta la cintura] Br tights, US pantyhose;
[hasta medio muslo] stockings
Comp
RP medias bombacha Br tights, US pantyhose; RP medias cancán Br tights, US pantyhose;
medias elásticas surgical stockings;
RP medias largas Br tights, US pantyhose; Col media pantalón Br tights, US pantyhose
2. [calcetín] [hasta la rodilla] (knee-length) sock;
Am [de cualquier longitud] sock;
Comp
CSur Fam
chupar las medias a alguien to lick sb's boots

Comp
Col media media [hasta la rodilla] knee-length sock; [calcetín corto] ankle sock; Col medias rodilleras knee-length socks; Col medias tobilleras [calcetines cortos] ankle socks; RP medias tres cuartos knee-length socks
3. [promedio] average, mean

Comp
media aritmética arithmetic mean;
media geométrica geometric mean;

media horaria hourly average;

media ponderada weighted mean;

media proporcional proportional mean

4. [hora]
al dar la media on the half-hour

♦ nmpl
[medios de comunicación] media
♦ a medias loc adv

1. [sin completar]
hacer algo a medias to half-do o half-finish sth;

la central está funcionando sólo a medias the power station is operating at only half its full capacity;

se ve perfectamente que este trabajo está hecho a medias it's perfectly obvious that this piece of work is only half-finished;

me contó la verdad a medias he only told me half the truth

2. [por la mitad]
dejaron la comida a medias they left their food half-eaten

3. [a partes iguales]
pagar a medias to go halves, to share the cost;

el alquiler lo pagamos a medias we split the rent;

¿por qué no compramos el libro a medias? why don't we go halves on the book?

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media

f

1 hasta el muslo stocking;

medias pl pantyhose pl, Br tights pl

2 L.Am. calcetín

sock

3 MAT mean

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media nf

1) calcetín: sock

2) : average, mean

3) medias nfpl

: stockings, hose, tights

4)

a medias : by halves, half and half, halfway

ir a medias: to go halves

verdad a medias: half-truth

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media n

1. (promedio) average

la media de edad es de 20 años the average age is 20

2. (mitad) half [pl. halves]

son las diez y media it's half past ten

a medias unfinished

dejó el trabajo a medias she left the work unfinished

pagar algo a medias to go halves on something

pagan los gastos a medias they go halves on the expenses

Spanish-English dictionary > media
20 pull

pull [pʊl]

fait de tirer ⇒ 1 (a) traction ⇒ 1 (b) résistance ⇒ 1 (c) attrait ⇒ 1 (d) influence ⇒ 1 (e) tirer ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 3 (a) traîner ⇒ 2 (a) arracher ⇒ 2 (d) se déchirer ⇒ 2 (e) réussir ⇒ 2 (f)

1 noun

(a) (tug, act of pulling)

∎ to give sth a pull, to give a pull on sth tirer (sur) qch;

∎ give it a hard or good pull! tirez fort!;

∎ give it one more pull tire encore un coup;

∎ we'll need a pull to get out of the mud nous aurons besoin que quelqu'un nous remorque ou nous prenne en remorque pour nous désembourber;

∎ with a pull the dog broke free le chien tira sur sa laisse et s'échappa;

∎ she felt a pull at or on her handbag elle a senti qu'on tirait sur son sac à main;

∎ I felt a pull on the fishing line ça mordait

(b) (physical force → of machine) traction f; (→ of sun, moon, magnet) (force f) d'attraction f;

∎ the winch applies a steady pull le treuil exerce une traction continue;

∎ the gravitational pull is stronger on Earth la gravitation est plus forte sur Terre;

∎ we fought against the pull of the current nous luttions contre le courant qui nous entraînait

(c) (resistance → of bowstring) résistance f;

∎ adjust the trigger if the pull is too stiff for you réglez la détente si elle est trop dure pour vous

(d) (psychological, emotional attraction) attrait m;

∎ the pull of city life l'attrait m de la vie en ville;

∎ he resisted the pull of family tradition and went his own way il a résisté à l'influence de la tradition familiale pour suivre son propre chemin

(e) familiar (influence, power) influence^□ f, piston m;

∎ to have a lot of pull avoir le bras long;

∎ he has a lot of pull with the Prime Minister il a beaucoup d'influence sur le Premier ministre;

∎ his money gives him a certain political pull son argent lui confère une certaine influence ou un certain pouvoir politique;

∎ his father's pull got him in son père l'a pistonné

(f) (prolonged effort)

∎ it'll be a long pull to the summit la montée sera longue (et difficile) pour atteindre le sommet;

∎ it will be a hard pull upstream il faudra ramer dur pour remonter le courant;

∎ it's going to be a long uphill pull to make the firm profitable ça sera difficile de remettre l'entreprise à flot

(g) (in rowing → stroke) coup m de rame ou d'aviron;

∎ with another pull he was clear of the rock d'un autre coup de rame, il évita le rocher

(h) (at cigar) bouffée f; (at drink, bottle) gorgée f;

∎ to take a pull at or on one's beer boire ou prendre une gorgée de bière;

∎ to take a pull at or on one's cigarette/pipe tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe

(i) (usu in cpds) (knob, handle) poignée f; (cord) cordon m; (strap) sangle f

(j) (snag → in sweater) accroc m;

∎ my cardigan has a pull in it j'ai fait un accroc à mon cardigan

(k) Typography épreuve f

(l) familiar

∎ to be on the pull (man) chercher à lever une nana; (woman) chercher à lever un mec

2 transitive verb

(a) (object → yank, tug) tirer; (→ drag) traîner; (person) tirer, entraîner;

∎ she pulled my hair elle m'a tiré les cheveux;

∎ to pull the blinds baisser les stores;

∎ to pull the British curtains or

∎ American drapes tirer ou fermer les rideaux;

∎ we pulled the heavy log across to the fire nous avons traîné la lourde bûche jusqu'au feu;

∎ pull the lamp towards you tirez la lampe vers vous;

∎ he pulled his chair closer to the fire il approcha sa chaise de la cheminée;

∎ she pulled the hood over her face elle abaissa le capuchon sur son visage;

∎ he pulled his hat over his eyes il enfonça ou rabattit son chapeau sur ses yeux;

∎ he pulled the steering wheel to the right il a donné un coup de volant à droite;

∎ to pull a drawer open ouvrir un tiroir;

∎ she came in and pulled the door shut behind her elle entra et ferma la porte derrière elle;

∎ pull the rope taut tendez la corde;

∎ pull the knot tight serrez le nœud;

∎ pull the tablecloth straight tendez la nappe;

∎ he pulled the wrapping from the package il arracha l'emballage du paquet;

∎ he pulled the sheets off the bed il enleva les draps du lit;

∎ she pulled her hand from mine elle retira (brusquement) sa main de la mienne;

∎ she pulled the box from his hands elle lui a arraché la boîte des mains;

∎ he was pulling her towards the exit il l'entraînait vers la sortie;

∎ he pulled her closer (to him) il l'a attirée plus près de lui;

∎ the current pulled us into the middle of the river le courant nous a entraînés au milieu de la rivière;

∎ he pulled himself onto the riverbank il se hissa sur la berge;

∎ figurative the sound of the doorbell pulled him out of his daydream le coup de sonnette l'a tiré de ou arraché à ses rêveries;

∎ figurative he was pulled off the first team on l'a écarté ou exclu de la première équipe;

∎ British familiar pull the other one (it's got bells on)! mon œil!, à d'autres!;

∎ to pull to bits or pieces (toy, appliance) démolir, mettre en morceaux; (book, flower) déchirer; figurative (book, play, person) démolir

(b) (operate → lever, handle) tirer;

∎ pull the trigger appuyez ou pressez sur la détente

(c) (tow, draw → load, trailer, carriage, boat) tirer, remorquer;

∎ carts pulled by mules des charrettes tirées par des mules;

∎ a suitcase with wheels that you pull behind you une valise à roulettes qu'on tire ou traîne derrière soi;

∎ the barges were pulled along the canals les péniches étaient halées le long des canaux

(d) (take out → tooth) arracher, extraire; (→ weeds) arracher; (→ weapon) tirer, sortir;

∎ he pulled a dollar bill from his wad/wallet il a tiré un billet d'un dollar de sa liasse/sorti un billet d'un dollar de son portefeuille;

∎ he pulled a gun on me il a braqué un revolver sur moi;

∎ to pull a cork déboucher une bouteille;

∎ to have a tooth pulled se faire arracher une dent;

∎ it was like pulling teeth c'était pénible comme tout;

∎ getting him to talk is like pulling teeth! il faut lui arracher les mots de la bouche!;

∎ familiar can you pull that file for me? pourriez-vous me sortir ce dossier?^□

(e) (strain → muscle, tendon) se déchirer;

∎ she pulled a muscle elle s'est déchiré un muscle, elle s'est fait un claquage;

∎ a pulled muscle un claquage;

∎ my shoulder feels as if I've pulled something j'ai l'impression que je me suis froissé un muscle de l'épaule

(f) familiar (bring off) réussir^□ ;

∎ she has pulled several daring financial coups elle a réussi plusieurs opérations financières audacieuses;

∎ he pulled a big bank job in Italy il a réussi un hold-up de première dans une banque italienne;

∎ to pull a trick on sb jouer un tour à qn^□ ;

∎ what are you trying to pull? qu'est-ce que tu es en train de combiner ou manigancer?^□ ;

∎ don't try and pull anything! n'essayez pas de jouer au plus malin!;

∎ don't ever pull a stunt like that again ne me/nous/ etc refais jamais un tour comme ça^□ ;

∎ to pull a fast one on sb avoir qn, rouler qn;

∎ American I pulled an all-nighter j'ai bossé toute la nuit

(g) (hold back) Horseracing

∎ to pull a horse retenir un cheval;

∎ also figurative to pull one's punches retenir ses coups, ménager son adversaire;

∎ figurative she didn't pull any punches elle n'y est pas allée de main morte

(h) (in golf, tennis → ball) puller;

∎ to pull a shot puller

(i) (in rowing → boat) faire avancer à la rame;

∎ he pulls a good oar c'est un bon rameur;

∎ the boat pulls eight oars c'est un bateau à huit avirons

(j) Typography (proof) tirer

(k) Computing extraire

(l) (gut → fowl) vider

(m) familiar (withdraw) retirer^□ ;

∎ people complained and they had to pull the commercial ils ont dû retirer la pub suite à des plaintes

(n) familiar (attract → customers, spectators) attirer^□ ;

∎ the festival pulled a big crowd le festival a attiré beaucoup de monde;

∎ how many votes will he pull? combien de voix va-t-il récolter?^□

(o) British (serve → draught beer) tirer;

∎ he pulls pints at the Crown il est barman au Crown

(p) familiar (sexual partner) lever, emballer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (exert force, tug) tirer;

∎ pull harder! tirez plus fort!;

∎ to pull on or at a rope tirer sur un cordage;

∎ the bandage may pull when I take it off le pansement risque de vous tirer la peau quand je l'enlèverai;

∎ the steering pulls to the right la direction tire à droite;

∎ Cars the 2-litre model pulls very well le modèle 2 litres a de bonnes reprises;

∎ figurative they're pulling in different directions ils tirent à hue et à dia

(b) (rope, cord)

∎ the rope pulled easily la corde filait librement

(c) (go, move)

∎ pull into the space next to the Mercedes mettez-vous ou garez-vous à côté de la Mercedes;

∎ he pulled into the right-hand lane il a pris la file de droite;

∎ pull into the garage entrez dans le garage;

∎ when the train pulls out of the station quand le train quitte la gare;

∎ she pulled clear of the pack elle s'est détachée du peloton;

∎ he pulled clear of the traffic and sped on il est sorti du flot de la circulation et a accéléré;

∎ he pulled sharply to the left il a viré brutalement sur la gauche;

∎ the lorry pulled slowly up the hill le camion gravissait lentement la côte

(d) (strain, labour → vehicle) peiner; (→ horse) tirer sur le mors;

∎ the engine's pulling le moteur fatigue ou peine

(e) familiar (exert influence, give support)

∎ the head of personnel is pulling for you or on your behalf vous avez le chef du personnel derrière vous^□

(f) (snag → sweater) filer;

∎ my sweater's pulled in a couple of places mon pull a plusieurs mailles filées

(g) (row) ramer;

∎ to pull for shore ramer vers la côte;

∎ to pull with a long stroke ramer à grands coups d'aviron

(h) familiar (find sexual partner)

∎ did you pull last night? t'as levé une nana/un mec hier soir?

►► American pull date date f limite de vente;

Marketing pull strategy stratégie f pull;

pull tab (on can) anneau m, bague f

➲ pull about separable transitive verb

(handle roughly → person) malmener; (→ object) tirer dans tous les sens, tirailler;

∎ stop pulling me about! mais lâche-moi donc!

➲ pull ahead intransitive verb

prendre de l'avance;

∎ to pull ahead of sb prendre de l'avance sur qn

➲ pull along separable transitive verb

(load, vehicle) tirer; (person) entraîner;

∎ he was pulling the suitcase along by the strap il tirait la valise derrière lui par la sangle;

∎ she pulled me along by my arm elle m'entraînait en me tirant par le bras

➲ pull apart

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (take to pieces → machine, furniture) démonter;

∎ now you've pulled it all apart, are you sure you can fix it? maintenant que tu as tout démonté, es-tu sûr de pouvoir le réparer?

(b) (destroy, break → object) mettre en morceaux ou en pièces; (→ clothing) déchirer; (body, flesh) déchiqueter;

∎ the wreck was pulled apart by the waves les vagues ont disloqué l'épave;

∎ tell him where it's hidden or he'll pull the place apart dites-lui où c'est (caché) sinon il va tout saccager

(c) (criticize → essay, performance, theory) démolir; (→ person) éreinter

(d) (separate → fighters, dogs) séparer; (→ papers) détacher, séparer

(e) (make suffer) déchirer

2 intransitive verb

(furniture) se démonter, être démontable;

∎ the shelves simply pull apart les étagères se démontent sans outils

➲ pull around separable transitive verb

(a) (cart, toy, suitcase) tirer derrière soi

(b) (make turn) tourner, faire pivoter;

∎ he pulled the horse around il fit faire demi-tour à son cheval

➲ pull at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (strain at, tug at) tirer sur;

∎ the dog pulled at the leash le chien tira sur la laisse;

∎ we pulled at the rope nous avons tiré sur la corde;

∎ I pulled at his sleeve je l'ai tiré par la manche;

∎ each pulled at an oar chacun tirait sur un aviron;

∎ the wind pulled at her hair le vent faisait voler ses cheveux

(b) (suck → pipe, cigar) tirer sur;

∎ (→ bottle) he pulled at his bottle of beer il a bu une gorgée de bière

➲ pull away

1 separable transitive verb

(withdraw → covering, hand) retirer; (grab) arracher;

∎ she pulled her hand away elle retira ou ôta sa main;

∎ he pulled me away from the window il m'éloigna de la fenêtre;

∎ she pulled the book away from him elle lui arracha le livre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → person) s'écarter;

∎ I put out my hand but she pulled away j'ai tendu la main vers elle mais elle s'est détournée;

∎ he had me by the arm but I managed to pull away il me tenait par le bras mais j'ai réussi à me dégager

(b) (move off → vehicle, ship) démarrer; (→ train, convoy) s'ébranler;

∎ the boat pulled away from the bank le bateau quitta la rive;

∎ the train pulled away from the station le train a quitté la gare;

∎ as the train began to pull away alors que le train s'ébranlait

(c) (get ahead → runner, competitor) prendre de l'avance;

∎ she's pulling away from the pack elle prend de l'avance sur le peloton, elle se détache du peloton

➲ pull back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw backwards or towards one) retirer;

∎ he pulled his hand back il retira ou ôta sa main;

∎ she pulled back the curtains elle ouvrit les rideaux;

∎ pull the lever back tirez le levier (vers l'arrière);

∎ he pulled me back from the railing il m'a éloigné de la barrière;

∎ to pull sb/a company back from the brink faire refaire surface à qn/une entreprise, tirer qn/une entreprise d'affaire

(b) (withdraw → troops) retirer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → troops, participant) se retirer;

∎ it's too late to pull back now il est trop tard pour se retirer ou pour faire marche arrière maintenant;

∎ they pulled back from committing themselves fully ils ont renoncé à s'engager complètement

(b) (step backwards) reculer;

∎ to pull back involuntarily avoir un mouvement de recul involontaire

(c) (jib → horse, person) regimber

➲ pull down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (lower → lever, handle) tirer (vers le bas); (→ trousers, veil) baisser; (→ suitcase, book) descendre; (→ blind, window) baisser;

∎ pull the blind/the window down baissez le store/la vitre;

∎ with his hat pulled down over his eyes son chapeau rabattu sur les yeux;

∎ she pulled her skirt down over her knees elle ramena sa jupe sur ses genoux;

∎ I pulled him down onto the chair je l'ai fait asseoir sur la chaise;

∎ he's pulling the whole team down il fait baisser le niveau de toute l'équipe;

∎ my marks in the oral exam will pull me down mes notes à l'oral vont baisser ou descendre ma moyenne

(b) (demolish → house, wall) démolir, abattre;

∎ they're pulling down the whole neighbourhood ils démolissent tout le quartier;

∎ figurative it'll pull down the government ça va renverser le gouvernement

(c) familiar (weaken → of illness) affaiblir^□, abattre^□ ; (depress) déprimer^□, abattre^□

(d) American familiar (earn) gagner^□, se faire

(e) Computing (menu) dérouler

2 intransitive verb

(blind) descendre

➲ pull in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (line, fishing net) ramener;

∎ they pulled the rope in ils tirèrent la corde à eux;

∎ to pull sb in (into building, car) tirer qn à l'intérieur, faire entrer qn; (into water) faire tomber qn à l'eau

(b) (stomach) rentrer;

∎ to pull oneself in rentrer son ventre

(c) (attract → customers, investors, investment) attirer;

∎ the show's really pulling them in le spectacle attire les foules

(d) familiar (earn → of person) gagner^□, se faire; (→ of business) rapporter^□

(e) familiar (arrest) arrêter^□, embarquer;

∎ they pulled him in for questioning ils l'ont arrêté pour l'interroger

(f) (stop → horse) retenir, tirer les rênes de;

∎ to pull one's car in to the kerb se ranger près du trottoir;

∎ to be pulled in for speeding être arrêté pour excès de vitesse

2 intransitive verb

(vehicle, driver → stop) s'arrêter; (→ park) se garer; (→ move to side of road) se rabattre; (arrive → train) entrer en gare;

∎ I pulled in for petrol je me suis arrêté pour prendre de l'essence;

∎ the car in front pulled in to let me past la voiture devant moi s'est rabattue pour me laisser passer;

∎ pull in here arrête-toi là;

∎ to pull in to the kerb se ranger près du trottoir;

∎ the express pulled in two hours late l'express est arrivé avec deux heures de retard

➲ pull off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (clothes, boots, ring) enlever, retirer; (cover, bandage, knob, wrapping) enlever; (page from calendar, sticky backing) détacher;

∎ to pull the sheets off the bed retirer ou enlever les draps du lit;

∎ I pulled her hat off je lui ai enlevé son chapeau; (more violently) je lui ai arraché son chapeau

(b) familiar (accomplish → deal, stratagem, mission, shot) réussir^□ ; (→ press conference, negotiations) mener à bien^□ ; (→ plan) réaliser^□ ; (→ prize) décrocher, gagner^□ ;

∎ the deal will be difficult to pull off cette affaire ne sera pas facile à négocier;

∎ will she (manage to) pull it off? est-ce qu'elle va y arriver?;

∎ he pulled it off il a réussi

(c) vulgar (masturbate)

∎ to pull sb off branler qn;

∎ to pull oneself off se branler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move off) démarrer; (after halt) redémarrer

(b) (stop) s'arrêter; (leave main road) quitter la route;

∎ he pulled off onto a side road il bifurqua sur une petite route;

∎ there's no place to pull off il n'y a pas de place pour s'arrêter

(c) (come off)

∎ the lid simply pulls off il suffit de tirer pour enlever le couvercle;

∎ the top pulls off to reveal… le dessus se retire et on peut voir…

➲ pull on

1 separable transitive verb

(clothes, boots, pillow slip) mettre, enfiler

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (tug at → rope, handle etc) tirer sur

(b) (draw on → cigarette, pipe) tirer sur

➲ pull out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → tooth, hair, weeds) arracher; (→ splinter, nail) enlever; (→ plug, cork) ôter, enlever; (produce → wallet, weapon) sortir, tirer;

∎ she pulled a map out of her bag elle a sorti une carte de son sac;

∎ he pulled a page out of his notebook il a déchiré une feuille de son carnet;

∎ pull the paper gently out of the printer retirez doucement le papier de l'imprimante;

∎ to pull a nail out of a plank arracher un clou d'une planche;

∎ the tractor pulled us out of the mud/ditch le tracteur nous a sortis de la boue/du fossé;

∎ to pull the country out of recession (faire) sortir le pays de la récession;

∎ to pull sb out of a tight spot tirer qn d'un mauvais pas;

∎ familiar to pull out all the stops (to do sth) faire le maximum (pour faire qch)

(b) (draw towards one → drawer, leaf of table, shelf) tirer; (unfold) déplier;

∎ pull the bed out from the wall écartez le lit du mur;

∎ he pulled a chair out from under the table il a écarté une chaise de la table

(c) (withdraw → troops, contestant) retirer;

∎ the battalion was pulled out of the border area le bataillon a été retiré de la région frontalière;

∎ he threatened to pull the party out of the coalition il menaça de retirer le parti de la coalition

(d) Computing (select, produce → data) sortir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → troops, ally, participant) se retirer; (→ company from project, buyer) se désister; (→ company from place) quitter une/la région/ville/ etc;

∎ when they pulled out of Vietnam quand ils se sont retirés du Viêt-nam;

∎ she's pulling out of the election elle retire sa candidature;

∎ they've pulled out of the deal ils se sont retirés de l'affaire

(b) (move off → car, ship) démarrer; (→ train, convoy) s'ébranler; (move out to overtake) déboîter;

∎ she was pulling out of the garage elle sortait du garage;

∎ he pulled out to overtake il a déboîté pour doubler;

∎ a truck suddenly pulled out in front of me soudain, un camion m'a coupé la route;

∎ to pull out into traffic s'engager dans la circulation;

∎ Aviation to pull out of a dive sortir d'un piqué, se rétablir

(c) (economy)

∎ to pull out of a recession/a crisis sortir de la récession/d'une crise

(d) (be extendible or detachable → drawer) s'ouvrir; (→ handle) s'allonger; (→ map) se déplier;

∎ the sofa pulls out into a bed le canapé se transforme en lit;

∎ the shelves pull out on peut retirer les étagères;

∎ the table top pulls out c'est une table à rallonges

➲ pull over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw into specified position) tirer, traîner;

∎ pull the chair over to the window amenez la chaise près de la fenêtre;

∎ she pulled the dish over and helped herself elle a tiré le plat vers ou à elle et s'est servie

(b) (make fall → pile, person, table) faire tomber, renverser;

∎ watch out you don't pull that lamp over fais attention de ne pas faire tomber cette lampe

(c) (usu passive) (stop → vehicle, driver) arrêter;

∎ I got pulled over for speeding je me suis fait arrêter pour excès de vitesse

2 intransitive verb

(vehicle, driver → stop) s'arrêter; (→ move to side of road) se ranger, se rabattre;

∎ pull over and let the fire engine past rangez-vous ou rabattez-vous sur le côté et laissez passer les pompiers

➲ pull round British

1 separable transitive verb

(a) = pull around

(b) (revive) ranimer;

∎ a drop of brandy will pull her round un peu de cognac la remettra ou remontera

2 intransitive verb

(regain consciousness) revenir à soi, reprendre connaissance; (recover) se remettre

➲ pull through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw through → rope, thread) faire passer;

∎ pull the needle through to the other side faites sortir l'aiguille de l'autre côté

(b) (help survive or surmount) tirer d'affaire;

∎ he says his faith pulled him through il dit que c'est sa foi qui lui a permis de s'en sortir

2 intransitive verb

(recover) s'en sortir, s'en tirer

➲ pull to separable transitive verb

(shut → door, gate) fermer

➲ pull together

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (place together, join) joindre

(b) (organize → demonstration, rescue team) organiser; (prepare) préparer;

∎ I've pulled together a few suggestions j'ai préparé ou noté quelques propositions

(c) to pull oneself together se reprendre, se ressaisir;

∎ pull yourself together! ressaisissez-vous!, ne vous laissez pas aller!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (on rope) tirer ensemble; (on oars) ramer à l'unisson;

∎ pull together! (in rowing) avant partout!

(b) (combine efforts, cooperate) concentrer ses efforts, agir de concert;

∎ we've all got to pull together on this one il faut que nous nous y mettions tous ensemble, il faut que nous nous attelions tous ensemble à la tâche

➲ pull up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw upwards → trousers, sleeve, blanket, lever) remonter; (→ blind) hausser, lever; (→ skirt) retrousser, relever; (hoist oneself) hisser;

∎ they pulled the boat up onto the beach ils ont tiré le bateau sur la plage;

∎ she pulled herself up onto the ledge elle s'est hissée sur le rebord;

∎ to pull one's socks up tirer ou remonter ses chaussettes; familiar figurative se remuer, s'activer

(b) (move closer → chair) approcher;

∎ I pulled a chair up to the desk j'ai approché une chaise du bureau;

∎ why don't you pull up a chair and join us? prenez donc une chaise et joignez-vous à nous!;

∎ he pulled the crate up to the scales il a traîné la caisse jusqu'à la balance

(c) (uproot → weeds) arracher; (→ bush, stump, tree) arracher, déraciner; (rip up → floorboards) arracher

(d) (stop → person, vehicle, horse) arrêter; (check → person) retenir;

∎ to be pulled up (by the police) se faire arrêter (par un agent);

∎ his warning pulled me up short je me suis arrêté net lorsqu'il m'a crié de faire attention;

∎ he was about to tell them everything but I pulled him up (short) il était sur le point de tout leur dire mais je lui ai coupé la parole

(e) familiar (improve → score, mark) améliorer^□ ; (→ average) remonter^□ ;

∎ his good marks in maths pulled him up again ses bonnes notes en maths ont remonté sa moyenne

(f) British familiar (rebuke) réprimander^□, enguirlander;

∎ he was pulled up for being late il s'est fait enguirlander pour être arrivé en retard;

∎ if your work is sloppy, they'll pull you up on it si ton travail est bâclé, tu vas te faire taper sur les doigts

2 intransitive verb

(a) (stop) s'arrêter;

∎ as I was pulling up at the red light alors que j'allais m'arrêter au feu rouge;

∎ pull up at or outside the main entrance arrêtez-vous devant l'entrée principale;

∎ to pull up short s'arrêter net ou brusquement

(b) familiar (ease up) se détendre^□, se relâcher^□

(c) (draw even) rattraper;

∎ to pull up with sb rattraper qn;

∎ Sun Boy is pulling up on the outside! Sun Boy remonte à l'extérieur!

(d) (improve → student, athlete, performance) s'améliorer

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