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1. предл. (притежателно отношение, отношение към деятел, служба или причина за нещо след съществителни, образувани от преходни глаголи) ofкъщата на баща ми my father's houseкъщата на Петър Peter's houseедин приятел на баща ми a friend of my father'sтрудът на работника the labour of the worker, the worker's labourпокривът на къщата the roof of the houseначалникът на отдела the head of the departmentжертва на дълга a victim of dutyписането на писма the writing of letters, writing lettersсвидетел на защитата a witness for the defenceотглеждане на добитък cattle breeding2. (дателно отношение) toили без предл.дай го на Петър give it (to) Peterдай на Петър една ябълка give Peter an appleдай една ябълка на него give an apple to him, give him an appleдай на всекиго по една ябълка give each an appleкажи на всички tell everybodyна Петър, с най-добри пожелания to/for Peter with best wishesна тях им се роди син a son was born to them3. (за място, положение) on, upon, at, inкнигата е на масата the book is on the tableседя на масата sit at the tableна стола on/in the chairна стената on the wallоблягам се на стената lean against the wallна тавана on the ceiling; in the atticвиси на кука it hangs on a hookна тази страница on this pageна четири кряка on all foursна училище/черква съм be at school/churchна кино/театър at the cinema/theatreна концерт/бал at a concert/ballна сватба/погребение at a wedding/funeralна двора in the yardна полето in the fieldна улицата in/ам. on the streetна север in the north; up northна юг in the south; down southна море at the seasideна планина in the mountain(s)на слънце/сянка in the sun/shadeна чист въздух in the open airна дъжда in the rainна служба при in the service ofна 4 метра зад къщата 4 metres behind the houseна шест мили от града within six miles of the town4. (за посока) on, toслагам на масата put on the tableпадам на земята fall on/to the groundпотъвам на дъното sink to the bottomна север/юг to the north/southnorth (wards)/south(wards) (от of)отивам на север go up northотивам на юг go down southизлизам на улицата go out into the street5. (място или област като обект на някаква дейност) on, to, forотивам на училище/пазар/кино/концерт/сватба и пр. go to school/market/the cinema/a concert/a wedding, etc.отивам на разходка go for a walkотивам на екскурзия/гости go on a hike/a visitотивам на жетва/гъби/къпини go harvesting/mushrooming/blackberryingтой е на гости he is on a visit, he is visitingотивам на почивка go on a holidayоттеглям се на съвещание withdraw (to deliberate)ходя на лов/риба/ски/покупки go hunting/fishing/skiing/shoppingотивам на война go to war6. (за време, конкретен момент) on, atна 9 май on May 9, on the 11th of Mayна същия/другия/третия ден (on) the same/next/third dayна залез-слънце at sunsetна здрачаване at duskна часа immediately, at once, then and thereна прощаване at parting7. (за възраст) atна петгодишна възраст at the age of five, at five years of ageна 14 години aged fortyна колко си години? how old are you? what's your age?на млади години in o.'s youthна стари години in o.'s old ageкогато бях на пет години when I was fiveтой е на моята възраст he is a man of my age8. (за мярка, вид, качество, начин на действие, състояние, посредством, чрез)9. частица (ето, това е) here; here is...на какво трябва да направиш this is what you've got to do10. (вземи) here you are; take itна ти пари за тетрадки here is some money for notebooks12. screw on.прах в очите на gull, dupe, fool, throw dust in s.o.'s eyes, blear the eyes ofза очи for appearance's sake, for window-dressing; for the look of it, to save face/appearances; it is all eyewashза черните очи на for love, for s.o.'s (sweet) sake, for s.o.'s fair eyesправя мили очи на make up to, coax, wheedle, ingratiate o.s. (with)в моите очи to my eye, in my opinionиздигам се/падам в очите на rise/fall in s.o.'s estimation/esteemдалеч от очите, далеч от сърцето out of sight, out of mindмахай се от очите ми! out of my sight! с отворени очи fully conscious/awareскрит от очите на хората hidden from sightсъс сведени очи with downcast eyesс какви очи (ще гледам и пр.) how on earthна part o.'s hairна по средата a parting in the middleна отстрани parting on one sideМлечният на астр. the Milky Way, the Galaxyнамирам се на на и под на be as common as blackberriesне съм го намерил на ная it's too preciousоставям на ная le left strandedвърви си по ная mind your own businessправ ти на good riddance.някого s.o.'s right-hand manнося на ръце make much ofне са ми останали ръце от работа I have worked/worn my fingers to the boneще ми откъсне ръцете it weighs a tonдай на (при пазарлък) done! it's a bargain!на-1. предст. (достатъчно, до насита) enough, o.'s fillhave/do enough (c ger. на глагола)have o.'s fill of (c ger. на глагола)натанцувам се dance o.'s fill, have o.'s fill of dancingнаприказвах се I've talked my fill, I've talked enough, I've done enough talking2. (всичко) allнабаданосахме стаите we've painted all the rooms3. (много) a lot of, lots of, heaps/piles ofнавадихме картофи и ги натоварихме we dug up lots of potatoes and loaded them on the cartнавземам take a lot of, take lots of4. (малко) slightlyнакиселявам be slightly sour, have a slightly sour taste5. (в) into, inнабърквам dip intoнахлувам break/rush in6. (нагоре, едно върху друго) upнаежвам се bristle upнакамарявам heap/pile up7. (навсякъде) all overнажилвам sting all over8. (на ситни парчета) upнакълцвам cut/chop up9. (започване на действие, чувство) begin с инф., conceive а... с отглаголно същ.ще те намрази he'll begin to hate youнамразих го I conceived a hatred for him10. (отгоре си) onнавличам си ботушите pull o.'s boots on* * *на,част.2. ( вземи) here you are; take it;——————на,предл.1. (прит. отношение; отношение към деятел, служба или причина за нещо; след същ., образувани от прех. гл.) of; един приятел \на баща ми a friend of my father’s; къщата \на баща ми my father’s house; отглеждане \на добитък cattle breeding; свидетел \на защитата a witness for defence; трудът \на работника the labour of the worker, the worker’s labour;2. ( дателно отношение) to; или без предл.; дай го \на Петър give it (to) Peter; дай една ябълка \на него give an apple to him, give him an apple; дай \на Петър една ябълка give Peter an apple; \на Петър, с най-добри пожелания to/for Peter with best wishes; \на тях им се роди син a son was born to them;3. (за място, положение) on, upon, at, in; книгата е \на масата the book is on the table; \на 20 метра зад къщата 20 meters behind the house; \на двора in the yard; \на море at the seaside; \на планина in the mountain(s); \на полето in the field; \на сватба/погребение at a wedding/funeral; \на север in the north; up north; \на служба при in the service of; \на слънце/сянка in the sun/shade; \на тавана on the ceiling; in the attic; \на улицата in/амер. on the street; \на училище/черква съм be at school/church; \на четири крака on all fours; \на шест мили от града within six miles of the town; \на юг in the south; down south; облягам се \на стената lean against the wall; седя \на масата sit at the table;4. (за посока) on, to; излизам \на улицата go out into the street; \на север/юг to the north/south; north(wards)/south(wards) (от of); отивам \на юг go down south; падам \на земята fall on/to the ground;5. ( място или област като обект на някаква дейност) on, to, for; отивам \на война go to war; отивам \на екскурзия/гости go on a hike/a visit; отивам \на кино go to the cinema; отивам \на почивка go on a holiday; отивам \на разходка go for a walk; оттеглям се \на съвещание withdraw (to deliberate); ходя \на лов/риба/ски/покупки go hunting/fishing/skiing/shopping;6. (за време, конкретен момент) on, at; \на 24 май on May 24, on the 24th of May; \на залез слънце at sunset; \на прощаване at parting; \на часа immediately, at once, then and there;7. (за възраст) at; \на колко си години? how old are you? what’s your age? \на петгодишна възраст at the age of five, at five years of age; \на стари години in o.’s old age; \на 40 години aged forty; той е \на моята възраст he is a man of may age;8. (за мярка, вид, качество, начин на действие, състояние; посредством, чрез) in; by; млад \на години young in years; \на вехто second hand; \на вяра on credit; \на голо on/over o.’s bare skin, next to the skin; \на два етажа in two storeys; \на дело in practice; \на дребно (за търговия) retail; \на едро wholesale; \на кръст crosswise; \на купчини in heaps; \на ръка by hand; \на свои разноски at o.’s own expense; \на смях/шега for fun; продавам \на метър/литър sell by the metre/litre; работя \на парче work by the piece;9. (за умножение, деление, разпределение, честота) by, in, into, per; два пъти \на ден/месец/година twice a day/mouth/year; деля \на две divide in two; \на глава per capita/head; \на месец per/a month, monthly; 5 \на 3 метра 5 by 3 meters; плащат им \на час they are paid by the hour; по пет лева \на човек five levs each, five levs apiece, five levs per head; режа \на парчета cut in/into pieces;10. (за език и пр.) in; как е “ риба” \на френски? what’s the French (word) for “fish”? \на френски in French; превеждам \на френски translate/turn into French;11. ( към): \на изчезване near extinction; \на свършване е it is running out, it is low;12. ( отношение към инструмент, машина, игра) on ( или не се превежда); играя \на шах/футбол play chess/football; изсвирвам нещо \на цигулка и пр. play s.th. on the violin, etc.; работя \на машина operate/run/work a machine; свиря \на пиано play the piano;13. ( преход в дадено състояние) to, into; ставам \на прах/пара turn (in) to dust/vapour; • има вкус \на it tastes of; мирише \на it smells of; \на бира ли сте или \на вино? what will you have, beer or wine? \на ваше разположение at your disposal; \на добро е it is a good omen; \на добър час! good luck! ( при изпращане) bon voyage! have a good trip! \на дъжд е it looks like rain; \на оръжие! to arms!* * *at; by; in (място); into (при делене); to (за дателен падеж); to (за движение)* * *1. (дателно отношение) to 2. (за време, конкретен момент) on, at 3. (за място, положение) on, upon, at, in 4. (за посока) on, to 5. (място или област като обект на някаква дейност) on, to, for 6. 1 (вземи) here you are;take it 7. 1 (за възраст) at 8. 1 (за мярка, вид, качество, начин на действие, състояние, посредством, чрез) 9. 1 screw on. 10. 1 ама НА! but there! there it is! ей тъй НА! just so! (без особена причина) just like that! 11. 1 предл. (притежателно отношение, отношение към деятел, служба или причина за нещо 12. 10, on the 13. 11th of May 14. 13 години aged forty 15. 15 частица (ето, това е) here;here is... 16. 4 метра зад къщата 17. 5 metres behind the house 18. 9 май on May 19. north(wards)/south(wards) (от of) 20. Млечният НА acmp. the Milky Way, the Galaxy 21. НА 22. НА no средата a parting in the middle 23. НА part o.'s hair 24. НА Петър, с най-добри пожелания to/for Peter with best wishes 25. НА двора in the yard 26. НА дъжда in the rain 27. НА залез-слънце at sunset 28. НА здрачаване at dusk 29. НА какво трябва да направиш this is what you've got to do 30. НА кино/театър at the cinema/theatre 31. НА колко си години? how old are you?what's your age? 32. НА концерт/бал at a concert/ball 33. НА млади години in o.'s youth 34. НА море at the seaside 35. НА отстрани parting on one side 36. НА петгодишна възраст at the age of five, at five years of age 37. НА планина in the mountain(s) 38. НА полето in the field 39. НА прощаване at parting 40. НА сватба/погребение at a wedding/funeral 41. НА север in the north;up north 42. НА север/юг to the north/south 43. НА служба при in the service of 44. НА слънце/сянка in the sun/shade 45. НА стари години in o.'s old age 46. НА стената on the wall 47. НА стола on/in the chair 48. НА същия/другия/третия ден (on) the same/next/third day 49. НА тавана on the ceiling;in the attic 50. НА тази страница on this page 51. НА ти пари за тетрадки here is some money for notebooks 52. НА тях им се роди син a son was born to them 53. НА улицата in/ам. on the street 54. НА училище/черква съм be at school/church 55. НА часа immediately, at once, then and there 56. НА четири кряка on all fours 57. НА чист въздух in the open air 58. НА шест мили от града within six miles of the town 59. НА юг in the south;down south 60. в моите очи to my eye, in my opinion 61. виси НА кука it hangs on a hook 62. върви си по НАя mind your own business 63. дай НА (при пазарлък) done! it's a bargain ! 64. дай НА Петър една ябълка give Peter an apple 65. дай НА всекиго по една ябълка give each an apple 66. дай го НА Петър give it (to) Peter 67. дай една ябълка НА него give an apple to him, give him an apple 68. далеч от очите, далеч от сърцето out of sight, out of mind 69. дело НА човешка ръка made by human hands/by human work(manship) 70. един приятел НА баща ми а friend of my father's 71. жертва НА дълга a victim of duty 72. за очи for appearance's sake, for window-dressing;for the look of it, to save face/appearances;it is all eyewash 73. за черните очи на for love, for s.o.'s (sweet) sake, for s.o.'s fair eyes 74. издигам се/падам в очите на rise/fall in s.o.'s estimation/esteem 75. излизам НА улицата go out into the street 76. или без предл. 77. кажи НА всички tell everybody 78. книгата е НА масата the book is on the table 79. когато бях НА пет години when I was five 80. къщата НА Петър Peter's house 81. къщата НА баща ми my father's house 82. махай се от очите ми! out of my sight! с отворени очи fully conscious/aware 83. намирам се на НА и под НА be as common as blackberries 84. началникът НА отдела the head of the department 85. не са ми останали ръце от работа I have worked/worn my fingers to the bone 86. не съм го намерил на НАя it's too precious 87. нося НА ръце make much of 88. някого s.o.'s right-hand man 89. облягам се НА стената lean against the wall 90. оставям на НАя lе left stranded 91. отглеждане НА добитък cattle breeding 92. отивам НА война go to war 93. отивам НА екскурзия/гости go on a hike/a visit 94. отивам НА жетва/гъби/къпини go harvesting/mushrooming/blackberrying 95. отивам НА почивка go on a holiday 96. отивам НА разходка go for a walk 97. отивам НА север go up north 98. отивам НА училище/пазар/кино/концерт/сватба и пр. go to school/market/the cinema/a concert/a wedding, etc. 99. отивам НА юг go down south 100. оттеглям се НА съвещание withdraw (to deliberate) 101. падам НА земята fall on/to the ground 102. писането НА писма the writing of letters, writing letters 103. покривът НА къщата the roof of the house 104. потъвам НА дъното sink to the bottom 105. прав ти НА good riddance. 106. правя мили очи на make up to, coax, wheedle, ingratiate o.s. (with) 107. прах в очите на gull, dupe, fool, throw dust in s.o.'s eyes, blear the eyes of 108. с какви очи (ще гледам и пр.) how on earth. 109. свидетел НА защитата a witness for the defence 110. седя НА масата sit at the table 111. скрит от очите на хората hidden from sight 112. слагам НА масата put on the table 113. след съществителни, образувани от преходни глаголи) of 114. със сведени очи with downcast eyes 115. той е НА гости he is on a visit, he is visiting 116. той е НА моята възраст he is a man of my age 117. трудът НА работника the labour of the worker, the worker's labour 118. ходя НА лов/риба/ски/покупки go hunting/fishing/skiing/shopping 119. ще ми откъсне ръцете it weighs a ton -
62 residencia
f.1 residence (establecimiento) (de oficiales).residencia (de ancianos) old people's home2 boarding house (hotel).3 hospital (hospital).4 residence permit (permiso para extranjeros).5 residency.6 stay (estancia).7 residence (localidad, domicilio).8 permanence, residence, residency.9 dormitory, hall of residence, living quarters for students.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: residenciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: residenciar.* * *1 (gen) residence\tener la residencia en to reside inhotel residencia residential hotelresidencia de ancianos old people's homeresidencia de estudiantes hall of residence, US dormitory* * *noun f.1) residence* * *SF1) (=casa) residencela reunión tuvo lugar en la residencia del primer ministro — the meeting took place at the prime minister's residence
residencia canina — dogs' home, kennels pl, kennel (EEUU)
residencia para ancianos, residencia para jubilados — residential home, old people's home
2) (=domicilio) residence3) (=hotel) guest house, boarding house4) (=estancia) residencela conoció durante su residencia en Madrid — frm he got to know her during his residence o while he was living in Madrid
5) (Jur) (=investigación) investigation, inquiry6) And(Jur)* * *1)a) (en país, ciudad) residenceb) ( derecho) right of residencec) ( documento) tb2)a) ( casa) residenceb) ( de estudiantes) dormitory (AmE), hall of residence (BrE); ( de enfermeras) hostel, homec) (hostal, fonda) boarding house, guest house ( not providing meals)3) (AmL) (Med) residency (AmE), time spent as a houseman (BrE)* * *= residence, abode, quarters, lodging, living quarters, hostel.Ex. This applies not only to trade but free movement of goods, rights of residence and work and many other aspects of life.Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex. All these CD-ROM software products provide highly customized itineraries; very good route maps; and listings of lodgings, amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, and other sights along the way.Ex. The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.Ex. The author discusses the design of information management systems for Assistance Centres for Homeless People, which include hostels for homeless people, soup kitchens and other services.----* cambiar de residencia = relocate.* cambio de residencia = resettlement.* curso intensivo con residencia = residential programme.* habitación de residencia de estudiantes = dorm room.* lugar de residencia = place of residence.* residencia asistida = residential care home.* residencia canina = boarding kennel.* residencia de ancianos = elderly persons' home, old people's home, elderly housing unit, nursing home, residential home, rest home.* residencia de estudiantes = dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], dorm, students' home, hall of residence, residence hall, student residence.* residencia de verano = summer residence.* residencia fiscal = tax residence.* residencia legal = legal residence.* residencia para familias = family residence.* ser residencia de = be home to.* sin residencia fija = of no fixed abode.* subsidio para cambio de residencia = resettlement allowance.* * *1)a) (en país, ciudad) residenceb) ( derecho) right of residencec) ( documento) tb2)a) ( casa) residenceb) ( de estudiantes) dormitory (AmE), hall of residence (BrE); ( de enfermeras) hostel, homec) (hostal, fonda) boarding house, guest house ( not providing meals)3) (AmL) (Med) residency (AmE), time spent as a houseman (BrE)* * *= residence, abode, quarters, lodging, living quarters, hostel.Ex: This applies not only to trade but free movement of goods, rights of residence and work and many other aspects of life.
Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex: All these CD-ROM software products provide highly customized itineraries; very good route maps; and listings of lodgings, amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, and other sights along the way.Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.Ex: The author discusses the design of information management systems for Assistance Centres for Homeless People, which include hostels for homeless people, soup kitchens and other services.* cambiar de residencia = relocate.* cambio de residencia = resettlement.* curso intensivo con residencia = residential programme.* habitación de residencia de estudiantes = dorm room.* lugar de residencia = place of residence.* residencia asistida = residential care home.* residencia canina = boarding kennel.* residencia de ancianos = elderly persons' home, old people's home, elderly housing unit, nursing home, residential home, rest home.* residencia de estudiantes = dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], dorm, students' home, hall of residence, residence hall, student residence.* residencia de verano = summer residence.* residencia fiscal = tax residence.* residencia legal = legal residence.* residencia para familias = family residence.* ser residencia de = be home to.* sin residencia fija = of no fixed abode.* subsidio para cambio de residencia = resettlement allowance.* * *A1 (en un país, una ciudad) residencefijaron or establecieron su residencia en León they took up residence in León, they settled in Leóndos alemanes con residencia en Florida two Germans resident in Florida2 (derecho) right of residence3 (documento) tbpermiso de residencia residence permitB (casa)1 (de una persona, familia) residencela residencia del Primer Ministro the Prime Minister's residencesegundas residencias or viviendas de segunda residencia second homes2 (de estudiantes) dormitory ( AmE), residence ( BrE), hall of residence ( BrE); (de enfermeras) hostel, homela residencia de oficiales the officers' quarters3 (hostal, fonda) boarding house, guest house ( not providing meals)Compuestos:kennels ( sing or pl)old people's home, residential home for the elderly o for older peoplehospital* * *
residencia sustantivo femenino
1
2
( de enfermeras) hostel, home;
3 (AmL) (Med) residency (AmE), time spent as a houseman (BrE)
residencia sustantivo femenino
1 (estancia, casa) residence
permiso de residencia, residence permit
residencia habitual, normal place of residence
2 (hospital) hospital
3 (en hostelería) boarding house
4 residencia de ancianos o de la tercera edad, old people's home
residencia de estudiantes, hall of residence, US dorm
' residencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
benéfica
- benéfico
- corte
- dormitorio
- permiso
- establecer
- fijar
- hostal
- hotel
- palacio
English:
fraternity
- hall
- home
- hospice
- nursing home
- old-folk's home
- residence
- residence permit
- rest home
- seat
- sheltered
- warden
- commute
- commuter
- dormitory
- Downing Street
- green
- hostel
- kennel
- nursing
- old
- permit
* * *residencia nf1. [establecimiento] [de oficiales] residence;residencia (de ancianos) retirement home, old people's home;residencia de animales kennels;2. [vivienda] residence;su residencia de verano their summer residence3. [localidad, domicilio] residence;fijaron su residencia en la costa they took up residence on the coast;certificado de residencia = official document confirming one's residence in a country, city etc;permiso de residencia residence permit4. [permiso para extranjeros] residence permit5. [hotel] boarding house6. [hospital] hospital7. [estancia] stay;durante su residencia en Alemania conoció a mucha gente she met a lot of people while she was in Germany* * *f residence;segunda residencia second home;residencia habitual domicile* * *residencia nf1) : residence2) : boarding house* * *1. (domicilio) residence2. (hospital) hospital -
63 doublé
double [dubl]1. adjective2. masculine nouna. ( = quantité) gagner le double (de qn) to earn twice as much (as sb)• le double dames/mixte the ladies'/mixed doublesd. [de dés, dominos] double3. adverb[payer, compter] double4. compounds* * *dubl
1.
adjectif [quantité, somme, dose, épaisseur, consonne] doubleà double effet — dual ou double action (épith)
mouchoirs double épaisseur — two-ply tissues GB ou Kleenex®
double nationalité — dual citizenship, dual nationality
2.
adverbe [compter, voir] double
3.
nom masculin1) ( deux fois plus) doublec'est le double de ce que j'ai payé! — that's double ou twice what I paid!
leur piscine fait le double de la nôtre — their swimming-pool is twice as big as ours ou is twice the size of ours
2) ( exemplaire supplémentaire) ( de document) copy; ( de personne) doubleprends ce livre, je l'ai en double — take this book, I've got two copies of it
* * *dubl1. adj1) (= deux fois plus grand) (bénéfices, surface) double2) (= comportant deux éléments) doubleà double tranchant — two-edged, double-edged
2. adv[calculer, prévoir] double3. nm1) (= 2 fois plus)le double (en quantité) — twice as much, double the amount, (en nombre) twice as many, double the number
le double de (en quantité) — twice as much as, double the amount of, (en nombre) twice as many as, double the number of
Il gagne le double. — He earns twice as much.
Il en est venu le double. — Twice as many came.
2) (= autre exemplaire) copyGarde cette photo, je l'ai en double. — Keep this photo, I've got a copy of it.
3) (= sosie) double4) TENNIS (= épreuve) doubles sg* * *A adj [quantité, somme, dose, épaisseur] double; [consonne, étoile] double; une double vodka a double vodka; mener une double vie to lead a double life; à double effet dual ou double action ( épith); évaluer le double effet de to evaluate the combined effect of; outil à double usage dual-purpose tool; voiture à double commande car with dual controls; cassette double durée double-play cassette; l'avantage est double the advantage is twofold; phrase à double sens sentence with a double meaning; rue à double sens two-way street; valise à double fond suitcase with a false bottom; mouchoirs double épaisseur two-ply tissues GB ou Kleenex®; double nationalité dual citizenship, dual nationality; avoir le don de double vue to have second sight; faire qch en double exemplaire to make a duplicate of sth, to do sth in duplicate.C nm1 ( deux fois plus) double; c'est le double de ce que j'ai payé! that's double ou twice what I paid!; il gagne le double de moi he earns twice as much as I do, he earns double what I do; je l'ai payé le double du prix normal I paid twice the usual price for it; 30 est le double de 15 30 is twice 15; leur piscine fait le double de la nôtre their swimming-pool is twice as big as ours ou is twice the size of ours; il a mis le double de temps pour rentrer he took twice as long ou double the time to come home;2 ( exemplaire supplémentaire) (de facture, document, contrat) copy; ( de personne) double; je lui ai donné un double des clés I gave him a spare set of keys; faire faire un double des clés to have a spare set of keys cut; prends ce livre, je l'ai en double take this book, I've got two copies of it; j'ai échangé les images que j'avais en double I swapped the pictures of which I had copies ou duplicates; c'était vraiment ton double! he/she really was your double!;3 Sport ( au tennis) doubles (pl); faire un double to play a doubles match; double dames ladies' doubles; double messieurs men's doubles; double mixte mixed doubles.doublé nom masculin2. [succès] double -
64 passage
passage [pαsaʒ]1. masculine nouna. ( = venue) guetter le passage du facteur to watch for the postman• « passage interdit » "no entry"b. ( = transfert) le passage de l'enfance à l'adolescence the transition from childhood to adolescence• va plus loin, tu gênes le passage move along, you're blocking the wayd. ( = fragment) [de livre, symphonie] passagee. ( = traversée) [de rivière, limite, montagnes] crossing2. compounds• cette école est le passage obligé pour les hauts fonctionnaires this school is the place to go if you want to be a top civil servant ► passage piétons, passage pour piétons pedestrian walkway* * *pasaʒnom masculin1) ( circulation)une rue où il y a beaucoup de passage — ( véhicules) a street where there's a lot of traffic
2) ( séjour)un petit passage chez le teinturier ne lui ferait pas de mal — a visit to the dry-cleaners' wouldn't do it any harm
3) ( visite en chemin)4) ( franchissement)‘passage interdit, voie privée’ — ‘no entry, private road’
pour empêcher le passage de l'air — in order to prevent draughts GB ou drafts US
pour laisser or céder le passage à l'ambulance — in order to let the ambulance go past
notons au passage que... — fig let's note in passing that...
se servir au passage — lit ( en passant) to help oneself; fig ( légalement) to take a cut (of the profits); ( illégalement) to pocket some of the profits
5) (à la radio, télévision, au théâtre)6) ( chemin emprunté) ( par une personne) way; ( par une chose) path7) ( à une situation nouvelle)son passage dans la classe supérieure est compromis — he/she won't be allowed to move up into the next year GB ou grade US
8) ( petite rue) alley; ( dans un bâtiment) passageway9) (de roman, symphonie) passage; ( de film) sequence•Phrasal Verbs:* * *pɒsaʒ nm1)Ils s'arrêtaient de travailler au passage du train. — They stopped working as the train passed.
Nous l'avons vu lors de notre passage à Brest. — We saw him when we passed through Brest.
au passage (alors que l'on passe) — on the way, [remarquer] in passing
au passage de; Il a été éclaboussé au passage de la voiture. — He was soaked by a passing car.
Nous sommes de passage à Toulouse. — We're just passing through Toulouse.
2) (= accès, chemin) way"laissez le passage" — "keep clear"
"n'obstruez pas le passage" — "do not obstruct"
3) (= prix de la traversée) passage4) (= extrait de livre) passageJ'ai traduit un passage de ce livre. — I translated a passage from this book.
* * *passage nm1 ( circulation) interdire le passage des camions dans la ville to ban trucks from (driving through) the town; une rue où il y a beaucoup de passage ( piétons) a street where there are a lot of passers-by; ( véhicules) a street where there's a lot of traffic; isoler les fenêtres pour empêcher le passage de l'air to seal the windows to prevent draughts GB ou drafts US;2 ( séjour) ton bref passage dans la ville a été très remarqué your stay in the town was brief but did not go unnoticed; lors de son passage ici il a oublié son parapluie when he was here he left his umbrella; un petit passage chez le teinturier ne lui ferait pas de mal a visit to the dry-cleaners' wouldn't do it any harm; après un bref passage dans la fonction publique after a short spell in the civil service;3 ( visite en chemin) attendre le passage du boulanger to wait for the baker's van to come; était-ce avant ou après le passage du facteur? was it before or after the postman had been?; manquer le passage des cigognes to miss the storks going over; le passage du prochain bus est à 10 heures the next bus is at 10 o'clock; je peux te prendre au passage I can pick you up on the way; il est de passage en France/dans notre ville he is passing through France/our town; des voyageurs de passage travellers who are passing through; des hôtes de passage short-stay guests; elle n'a que des amants de passage she only has casual relationships;4 ( franchissement) ‘passage interdit, voie privée’ ‘no entry, private road’; pour permettre le passage de la lumière in order to let the light in; les voitures se sont garées pour laisser or céder le passage à l'ambulance the cars pulled over to let the ambulance go past; on se retourne sur ton passage you make people's heads turn as you go past; notons au passage que… fig let's note in passing that…; se servir au passage lit ( en passant) to help oneself; fig ( légalement) to take a cut (of the profits); ( illégalement) to pocket some of the profits; passage en ferry/hovercraft ferry/hovercraft crossing; le passage à gué du bras de mer est possible à marée basse the sound can be forded at low tide; la voiture a peiné lors du passage du col the car had a hard time crossing the pass;5 (à la radio, télévision, au théâtre) c'est leur troisième passage à l'Olympia it's the third time they've been to the Olympia; ton passage sur scène/à la télévision a été très remarqué you made a great impact on stage/on the television; chaque passage de votre chanson à la radio vous rapportera des droits d'auteur you'll get royalties every time your song is played on the radio;6 ( chemin emprunté) ( par une personne) way; ( par une chose) path; prévoir le passage du tout-à-l'égout/de câbles to plan the route of the main sewer/of cables; pour aller jusqu'au sommet il y a plusieurs passages possibles there are several possible ways of getting to the summit; pousse-toi tu es dans mon passage move! you're in my way!; barrer le passage à qn to bar sb's way;7 ( à une situation nouvelle) passage (de qch) à qch transition (from sth) to sth; passage à la deuxième étape/la phase suivante progression to the second stage/the next phase; son passage dans la classe supérieure est compromis he/she won't be allowed to move up into the next class GB ou grade US; les rites initiatiques de passage à l'âge adulte the rites of passage into adulthood;8 ( petite rue) alley; ( dans un bâtiment) passageway;9 (de roman, symphonie) passage; ( de film) sequence;10 Équit passage.passage à l'acte Psych acting out; passage clouté† = passage pour piétons; passage à niveau level crossing GB, grade crossing US; passage obligé prerequisite (pour for); passage pour piétons pedestrian crossing, crosswalk US; passage protégé right of way; passage souterrain underground passage; ( sous une rue) subway; passage à tabac beating; subir un passage à tabac to be beaten up; passage à vide gén bad patch; (pour un acteur, artiste) unproductive period.[pasaʒ] nom masculinA.[MOUVEMENT]1. [allées et venues]prochain passage du car dans deux heures the coach will be back ou will pass through again in two hours' timelaisser le passage à quelqu'un/une ambulance to let somebody/an ambulance through, to make way for somebody/an ambulance‘passage de troupeaux’ ‘cattle crossing’2. [circulation] traffic3. [arrivée, venue]c'est le seul souvenir qui me reste de mon passage chez eux that's the only thing I remember of my visit to them‘le relevé du compteur sera fait lors de notre prochain passage’ ‘we will read your meter the next time we call’5. [franchissement - d'une frontière, d'un fleuve] crossing ; [ - d'un col] passing ; [ - de la douane] passing (through)après le passage du sucre dans l'urine after the sugar has gone ou passed into the urine‘passage interdit’ ‘no entry’le passage de l'hiver au printemps the change ou passage from winter to springle passage de l'autocratie à la démocratie the changeover ou transition from autocracy to democracy7. [dans une hiérarchie] movele passage dans la classe supérieure ÉDUCATION going ou moving up to the next class (UK) ou grade (US)8. [voyage sur mer, traversée] crossingils travaillaient durement pour payer leur passage they worked hard to pay their passage ou to pay for their crossing10. INFORMATIQUE11. PSYCHOLOGIEa. [personne] last time he was on TVb. [film] last time it was shown on TVB.[VOIE]donner ou livrer passage à quelqu'un/quelque chose to let somebody/something in[galerie commerçante] arcade3. [tapis de couloir] runner4. AUTOMOBILE5. RAIL————————au passage locution adverbiale[sur un trajet] on one's ou the wayles enfants doivent attraper la cocarde au passage the children have to catch the ribbon as they go pastj'ai noté au passage que... I noticed in passing that...————————au passage de locution prépositionnelleau passage du carrosse, la foule applaudissait when the carriage went past ou through, the crowd clapped————————de passage locution adjectivale[client] casualêtre de passage [voyageur] to be passing through————————sur le passage de locution prépositionnellepassage à tabac nom masculinpassage à vide nom masculina. [syncope] to feel faint, to faintb. [moralement] to go through a bad patchc. [intellectuellement] to have a lapse in concentration -
65 cruzar
v.1 to cross.cruzó la calle corriendo he ran across the streetesta carretera cruza varios pueblos this road goes through several townsun río que cruzar todo el país a river that flows the length of the countryEl viejito cruzó la calle The old man crossed the street.Ella cruza patos con gansos She crosses ducks with geese.2 to cross (piernas, brazos).3 to cross (animales).4 to exchange (unas palabras).5 to cross over, to go over, to get over.Ella cruzó y se salvó She crossed over and saved herself.6 to go across, to cross.Ella cruza el puente She goes across the bridge.7 to breed, to cross, to interbreed.* * *1 (gen) to cross2 (poner atravesado) to lay across; (estar atravesado) to lie across3 (en geometría) to intersect4 (animales) to cross5 (miradas, palabras) to exchange1 (encontrarse) to cross, pass each other2 (intercambiarse) to exchange\cruzar a nado to swim acrosscruzar apuestas to make betscruzar con una raya to draw a line acrosscruzar los brazos to fold one's armscruzarle la cara a alguien figurado to slap somebody's facecruzarse en el camino de alguien figurado to cross somebody's path* * *verb1) to cross2) exchange•- cruzarse* * *1. VT1) [+ calle, río, frontera, puente] to crossal cruzar la puerta o el umbral del palacio — when you set foot inside the palace
2) [arrugas, líneas]3) (=poner cruzado)•
cruzar los dedos — (lit, fig) to cross one's fingersel equipo se juega la Copa -cruzo los dedos- mañana — the team is playing for the Cup tomorrow - (I'm keeping my) fingers crossed
4) [+ palabras] to exchange5) [+ apuestas] to place, make6) (Bio) [+ plantas, razas] to cross7) (Náut) to cruise8) esp LAm (Agr) to plough a second time in a criss-cross pattern10) Ven2.VI [peatón] to crosscruza ahora, que no vienen coches — cross now, there are no cars coming
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( atravesar) <calle/mar/puente> to cross2) < piernas> to crosscon los brazos cruzados — with my/your/his arms crossed o folded
3) < cheque> to cross4) ( tachar) to cross out5) <palabras/saludos> to exchange6) ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc)... across7) <animales/plantas> to cross2. 3.cruzarse v pron1) (recípr)a) caminos/líneas to intersect, meetb) (en un viaje, un camino)seguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino — ( nos veremos) we're sure to meet o pass each other on the way; ( no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the way
cruzarse con alguien — to see o pass somebody
2) ( interponerse)* * *= cross, fall across, walk across, intersect, cross-pollinate, throw across, interbreed.Ex. Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.Ex. A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex. The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.Ex. The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.Ex. Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.----* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night), like passing ships (in the night).* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzar fronteras = span + boundaries.* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.* cruzar la frontera = cross + the boundary.* cruzar la línea = cross + the line.* cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line.* cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating.* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.* cruzar la meta = cross + the finish line.* cruzar las fronteras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines.* cruzar las piernas = cross + Posesivo + legs, fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzar los brazos = fold + Posesivo + arms.* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* cruzarse con = run into, cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzarse de brazos = sit back, fold + Posesivo + arms, go along with + the flow.* cruzarse de piernas = fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( atravesar) <calle/mar/puente> to cross2) < piernas> to crosscon los brazos cruzados — with my/your/his arms crossed o folded
3) < cheque> to cross4) ( tachar) to cross out5) <palabras/saludos> to exchange6) ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc)... across7) <animales/plantas> to cross2. 3.cruzarse v pron1) (recípr)a) caminos/líneas to intersect, meetb) (en un viaje, un camino)seguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino — ( nos veremos) we're sure to meet o pass each other on the way; ( no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the way
cruzarse con alguien — to see o pass somebody
2) ( interponerse)* * *= cross, fall across, walk across, intersect, cross-pollinate, throw across, interbreed.Ex: Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.
Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex: The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.Ex: The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.Ex: Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night), like passing ships (in the night).* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzar fronteras = span + boundaries.* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.* cruzar la frontera = cross + the boundary.* cruzar la línea = cross + the line.* cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line.* cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating.* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.* cruzar la meta = cross + the finish line.* cruzar las fronteras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines.* cruzar las piernas = cross + Posesivo + legs, fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzar los brazos = fold + Posesivo + arms.* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* cruzarse con = run into, cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzarse de brazos = sit back, fold + Posesivo + arms, go along with + the flow.* cruzarse de piernas = fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.* * *cruzar [A4 ]vtA (atravesar) ‹calle› to cross; ‹mar/desierto/puente› to cross, go/come acrosscruzó el río a nado she swam across the riveresta calle no cruza Serrano this street doesn't intersect with SerranoB ‹piernas› to crossse sentó y cruzó las piernas she sat down and crossed her legscon los brazos cruzados with my/your/his arms crossed o foldedcrucemos los dedos let's keep our fingers crossedC ‹cheque› to crossD (tachar) to cross outE ‹palabras/saludos› to exchangeno crucé ni una palabra con él we didn't say a single word to each other, we didn't exchange a single wordF (llevar al otro lado) to take ( o carry etc) … acrossla madre cruzó a los niños the mother took the children acrossel barquero nos cruzó the boatman took o ferried us acrossG ‹animales/plantas› to cross■ cruzarvi(atravesar) to crosscruzaron por el puente they went over o across the bridge■ cruzarseA ( recípr)1 «caminos/líneas» to intersect, meet, cross2(en un viaje, un camino): los trenes se cruzaron a mitad de camino the trains passed each other half wayespero no cruzármelo nunca más I hope I never set eyes on him again, I hope we never cross paths againnuestras cartas se han debido de cruzar our letters must have crossed in the postseguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino (nos veremos) we're sure to meet o see o pass each other on the way; (no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the waycruzarse CON algn to see o pass sbme crucé con él al salir de la estación I saw o passed o met him as I came out of the stationme cruzo con ella todos los días I see her o we pass each other everydayB(interponerse): se le cruzó una moto y no pudo frenar a motorcycle pulled out in front of him and he couldn't brake in timese nos cruzó otro corredor y nos caímos todos another runner cut in front of us and we all fell* * *
cruzar ( conjugate cruzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( atravesar) ‹calle/mar/puente› to cross
2 ‹ piernas› to cross;
‹ brazos› to cross, fold
3
4 ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc) … across
5 ‹animales/plantas› to cross
verbo intransitivo ( atravesar) to cross;
cruzarse verbo pronominal
1 ( recípr)
b) (en viaje, camino):◊ nos cruzamos en el camino we met o passed each other on the way;
nuestras cartas se han debido de cruzar our letters must have crossed in the post;
cruzarse con algn to see o pass sb
2 ( interponerse):
se me cruzó otro corredor another runner cut in front of me
cruzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cross
(las piernas) to cross one's legs
(los brazos) to fold one's arms
2 (dirigir unas palabras, miradas) to exchange
3 (animal, planta) to cross, crossbreed
II verbo intransitivo (atravesar) to cross
' cruzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cariño
- empeñarse
- franquear
- isleta
- ojo
- cruzado
- lado
- luz
- mano
- pasar
English:
across
- come through
- cross
- fold
- get across
- go across
- go over
- hold on
- intersect
- jaywalk
- jaywalking
- jump across
- scramble
- see
- single-breasted
- span
- swim
- unsafe
- walk across
- get
- jay
- pass
- stepping-stone
- way
* * *♦ vt1. [calle, río] to cross;cruzó el Atlántico en velero he sailed across the Atlantic;nos cruzó al otro lado del río en su barca he took us across to the other side of the river in his boat;cruzó el río a nado she swam across the river;cruzó la calle corriendo he ran across the street;esta carretera cruza varios pueblos this road goes through several towns;un río que cruza todo el país a river that flows the length of the country2. [interponer]cruzaron un autobús para detener el tráfico they put a bus across the road to stop the traffic3. [piernas, brazos] to cross;crucemos los dedos let's keep our fingers crossed4. [unas palabras] to exchangecruzó demasiado la pelota he pulled his shot wide6. [animales, plantas] to cross7. [cheque] to cross8. CompFamcruzar la cara a alguien to slap sb across the face;como no te estés quieto te voy a cruzar la cara if you don't keep still I'm going to slap you* * *v/t cross* * *cruzar {21} vt1) : to cross2) : to exchange (words, greetings)3) : to cross, to interbreed* * *cruzar vb1. (en general) to cross2. (intercambiar) to exchange -
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f.1 time.de vez en cuando from time to time, now and againvete de una vez just go, for heaven's sakeen vez de instead oférase una vez once upon a timehacer las veces de to act asmuchas veces often, a lototra vez againpocas veces, rara vez rarely, seldompor última/enésima vez for the last/umpteenth timetal vez perhaps, maybeuna vez más once againuna vez que once, afteruna y otra vez time and againuna vez once¿te acuerdas de una vez (en) que fuimos a pescar? do you remember that time we went fishing?dos veces twicetres veces three times¿has estado allí alguna vez? have you ever been there?a mi/tu/etc vez in my/your/etc turna la vez (que) at the same time (as)alguna que otra vez occasionallya veces, algunas veces sometimes, at timescada vez (que) every timecada vez más more and moreresulta cada vez más difícil it's getting harder and hardercada vez menos less and lesscada vez la veo más feliz she seems happier and happierde una vez in one gode una vez para siempre o por todas once and for all2 turn (turno).voy a pedir la vez I'm going to ask who's last* * *► nombre femenino (pl veces)1 time\a la vez at the same time, at oncea su vez in turna veces sometimesalguna que otra vez on the odd occasionalguna vez sometimes 2 (en pregunta) ever■ ¿has estado alguna vez allí? have you ever been there?algunas veces sometimescada vez every time, each timecada vez más more and more, increasinglycada vez peor worse and worse■ ¡acabémoslo de una vez! let's get it over with!de una vez para siempre once and for allde vez en cuando from time to time, now and again, every now and then, every so oftenen vez de instead oférase una vez... / había una vez... (en cuentos) once upon a time...hacer las veces de to act asmuchas veces oftenotra vez again■ tócala otra vez, Sam play it again, Samperder la vez to lose one's turn* * *noun f.1) time2) occasion•* * *SF1) (=ocasión) timepor esta vez — this time, this once
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a la vez, hablaban todos a la vez — they were all talking at once o at the same timecanta a la vez que toca — she sings and plays at the same time, she sings while she plays
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¿has estado alguna vez en...? — have you ever been to...?alguna que otra vez — occasionally, now and again
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las más de las veces — mostly, in most cases•
por primera vez — for the first time•
toda vez que... — since..., given that...•
por última vez — for the last timetal 3., 3)¿cuándo lo viste por última vez? — when was the last time you saw him?, when did you see him last?
lo he hecho cien veces — I've done it hundreds o lots of times *
¿cuántas veces al año? — how many times a year?
es cinco veces más caro — it's five times more expensive, it costs five times as much
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a veces, [algunas] veces — sometimes, at times•
contadas veces — seldom•
de vez en cuando — now and again, from time to time, occasionally•
¿ cuántas veces? — how often?, how many times?•
dos veces — twice•
en... veces, se fríen las patatas en dos veces — fry the potatoes in two batches•
por enésima vez — for the umpteenth time *•
muchas veces — often•
otra vez — again•
pocas veces — seldom, rarely•
rara vez, [raras] veces — seldom, rarely•
repetidas veces — again and again, over and over again•
una vez — onceuna vez dice que sí y otra que no — first he says yes and then he says no, one time he says yes, the next he says no
érase o había una vez una princesa... — once upon a time there was a princess...
"una vez al año no hace daño" — once in a while can't hurt
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varias veces — several times¡acabemos de una vez! — let's get it over with (once and for all)! *
¡cállate de una vez! — for the last time, shut up! *
¡dilo de una vez! — just say it!
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en vez de — instead of•
hacer las veces de — to serve asuna vez que me lo dijo se fue — once he had told me, he left
una vez que se hayan marchado todos me iré yo — once they've all left, I'll go too
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de una vez para siempre, de una vez por [todas] — once and for all *, for good4) (=turno) turn, go•
pedir la vez — to ask who's last in the queue•
quitar la vez a algn — to push in in front of sb5) (Mat)* * *1) ( ocasión) timeuna vez/dos veces — once/twice
una vez por semana/año — once a week/year
me acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando... — I remember once/that time when...
la última/primera vez que lo vi — the last/first time I saw him
mil veces or miles de veces — a thousand times o thousands of times
¿te has arrepentido alguna vez? — have you ever regretted it?
la de veces or las veces que se lo dije! — the (number of) times I told him!
érase or había una vez — (liter) once upon a time (liter)
¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? — why don't we leave it for another time o day?
repetidas veces — again and again, time and again
una vez más — once again o more
2) (en locs)a mi/tu/su vez — for my/your/his part
... quien a su vez depende del director —... who in turn reports to the director
se utiliza cada vez más — it's being used increasingly o more and more
de una vez — ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all; ( simultáneamente) in one go
de vez en cuando — from time to time, every now and then
rara vez — seldom, hardly ever
una vez que hayan terminado — once o when you have finished
hacer las veces de algo — caja/libro to serve as something; persona to act as something
3) (Mat)4) (Esp) ( turno en una cola)¿quién tiene or me da la vez? — who's last?
* * *= turn, moment.Ex. In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.Ex. There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.----* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.* algunas veces = sometimes, from time to time, occasionally.* alguna vez = ever, on any one occasion.* aparecer por primera vez = premiere.* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.* a veces = at times, sometimes, at various times, from time to time, on occasion(s).* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.* cada vez más abultado = swelling.* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* cada vez más lejos = further and further.* cada vez más rápido = ever faster.* cada vez más restringido = tightening.* cada vez más tenue = fading.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, deepening, swelling, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cada vez mucho mayor = exploding, fast-increasing.* cada vez peor = worsening.* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.* demasiadas veces = one too many times.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez = at one blow, at one time, in one action, in one step, in a single step, at one whack, in a single phase, in one shot, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez por todas = once and for all, once for all.* de vez en cuando = from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, every once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* diez veces = tenfold.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* dos veces = doubly, twice.* dos veces al año = twice yearly [twice-yearly], semiannual [semi-annual].* dos veces a la semana = twice-weekly, biweekly [bi-weekly], twice a week.* editar varias veces = go into + a number of editions.* en la mayoría de las veces = in most cases, mostly.* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* en vez de = in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.* esta vez = this time around/round, this time.* ganar cada vez más importancia = grow from + strength to strength.* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la primera vez = the first time around.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* la segunda vez = the second time around.* la última vez = last time.* la última vez que = the last time.* más de una vez = more than once.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* muchas veces = multiple times.* muy rara vez = all too seldom, all too seldom, once in a blue moon.* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* Número + veces más = Número + times as many.* Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* Ordinal + vez = Ordinal + time around/round.* otra vez = again, once again, once more, redux.* pagar dos veces = double-pay.* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.* pero a la vez = but then again.* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].* popularidad cada vez mayor = growing popularity.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.* pospuesto una y otra vez = ever-postponed.* práctica cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* primera vez, la = first time, the.* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* próxima vez, la = next time.* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.* que se repite una y otra vez = recurring.* que sucede sólo una vez = one-off.* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.* rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.* repetidas veces = repeatedly, time after time, time and again, time and time again.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.* si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.* sólo se vive una vez = you only live once.* todo a la vez = all at once.* todo de una vez = in one lump.* tres veces = thrice, three times.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.* una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.* una última vez = one last time.* una vez = once, one time.* una vez al año = annually, once a year.* una vez a la semana = once a week.* una vez al mes = once a month.* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.* una vez cumplimentado = completed.* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.* una vez más = again, yet again.* una vez + Participio = upon + Nombre.* una vez + Participio Pasado = having + Participio Pasado, having + just + Participio Pasado.* una vez + Participio Pasado + Nombre = with + Nombre + Participio Pasado.* una vez que = when.* una vez que + Frase = once + Frase.* una vez quincenalmente = once a fortnight.* una vez relleno = completed.* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* variar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.* veinte veces = twenty-fold.* verificar dos veces = double-check [doublecheck].* y a la vez = cum, yet.* * *1) ( ocasión) timeuna vez/dos veces — once/twice
una vez por semana/año — once a week/year
me acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando... — I remember once/that time when...
la última/primera vez que lo vi — the last/first time I saw him
mil veces or miles de veces — a thousand times o thousands of times
¿te has arrepentido alguna vez? — have you ever regretted it?
la de veces or las veces que se lo dije! — the (number of) times I told him!
érase or había una vez — (liter) once upon a time (liter)
¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? — why don't we leave it for another time o day?
repetidas veces — again and again, time and again
una vez más — once again o more
2) (en locs)a mi/tu/su vez — for my/your/his part
... quien a su vez depende del director —... who in turn reports to the director
se utiliza cada vez más — it's being used increasingly o more and more
de una vez — ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all; ( simultáneamente) in one go
de vez en cuando — from time to time, every now and then
rara vez — seldom, hardly ever
una vez que hayan terminado — once o when you have finished
hacer las veces de algo — caja/libro to serve as something; persona to act as something
3) (Mat)4) (Esp) ( turno en una cola)¿quién tiene or me da la vez? — who's last?
* * *= turn, moment.Ex: In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.
Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.* algunas veces = sometimes, from time to time, occasionally.* alguna vez = ever, on any one occasion.* aparecer por primera vez = premiere.* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.* a veces = at times, sometimes, at various times, from time to time, on occasion(s).* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.* cada vez más abultado = swelling.* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* cada vez más lejos = further and further.* cada vez más rápido = ever faster.* cada vez más restringido = tightening.* cada vez más tenue = fading.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, deepening, swelling, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cada vez mucho mayor = exploding, fast-increasing.* cada vez peor = worsening.* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.* demasiadas veces = one too many times.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez = at one blow, at one time, in one action, in one step, in a single step, at one whack, in a single phase, in one shot, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez por todas = once and for all, once for all.* de vez en cuando = from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, every once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* diez veces = tenfold.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* dos veces = doubly, twice.* dos veces al año = twice yearly [twice-yearly], semiannual [semi-annual].* dos veces a la semana = twice-weekly, biweekly [bi-weekly], twice a week.* editar varias veces = go into + a number of editions.* en la mayoría de las veces = in most cases, mostly.* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* en vez de = in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.* esta vez = this time around/round, this time.* ganar cada vez más importancia = grow from + strength to strength.* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la primera vez = the first time around.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* la segunda vez = the second time around.* la última vez = last time.* la última vez que = the last time.* más de una vez = more than once.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* muchas veces = multiple times.* muy rara vez = all too seldom, all too seldom, once in a blue moon.* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* Número + veces más = Número + times as many.* Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* Ordinal + vez = Ordinal + time around/round.* otra vez = again, once again, once more, redux.* pagar dos veces = double-pay.* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.* pero a la vez = but then again.* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].* popularidad cada vez mayor = growing popularity.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.* pospuesto una y otra vez = ever-postponed.* práctica cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* primera vez, la = first time, the.* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* próxima vez, la = next time.* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.* que se repite una y otra vez = recurring.* que sucede sólo una vez = one-off.* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.* rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.* repetidas veces = repeatedly, time after time, time and again, time and time again.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.* si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.* sólo se vive una vez = you only live once.* todo a la vez = all at once.* todo de una vez = in one lump.* tres veces = thrice, three times.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.* una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.* una última vez = one last time.* una vez = once, one time.* una vez al año = annually, once a year.* una vez a la semana = once a week.* una vez al mes = once a month.* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.* una vez cumplimentado = completed.* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.* una vez más = again, yet again.* una vez + Participio = upon + Nombre.* una vez + Participio Pasado = having + Participio Pasado, having + just + Participio Pasado.* una vez + Participio Pasado + Nombre = with + Nombre + Participio Pasado.* una vez que = when.* una vez que + Frase = once + Frase.* una vez quincenalmente = once a fortnight.* una vez relleno = completed.* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* variar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.* veinte veces = twenty-fold.* verificar dos veces = double-check [doublecheck].* y a la vez = cum, yet.* * *A (ocasión) timelo leí una vez/dos veces/tres veces I read it once/twice/three timesuna vez por semana/año once a week/yearme acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando … I remember once/that time when …es la última vez que te lo pido I'm not going to ask you againésa fue la última vez que lo vi that was the last time I saw himse lo he dicho mil veces or miles de veces I've told him a thousand times o thousands of timesalguna vez me he sentido tentada there have been times o there has been the odd time when I've been temptedalgunas veces me dan ganas de dejarlo at times o sometimes I feel like leaving him, there are times when I feel like leaving him¿alguna vez te has arrepentido? have you ever regretted it?¡la de veces or las veces que le dije que no lo hiciera! the (number of) times I told him not to do it!por primera vez for the first timeno es la primera vez que sucede it's not the first time it's happened¡cuéntamelo otra vez! tell me again!¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? why don't we leave it for another time o day?me lo he preguntado repetidas veces I've asked myself again and again o time and againpor enésima vez for the umpteenth timepor esta vez pase we'll forget it this timela próxima vez lo haces tú next time you can do itno nos tocó nada — bueno, otra vez será … we didn't get anything — never mind, maybe next time o there's always next timeuna vez más se salió con la suya once again she got her own wayagradeciéndole una vez más su cooperación ( Corresp) thanking you once again o once more for your cooperationlas más de las veces llega tarde he's late more often than notB ( en locs):a la vez at the same timetodos hablaban a la vez they were all talking at once o at the same timea mi/tu/su vez for my/your/his partel gobernador, a su vez, agregó que … the governor, for his part, added that …luego hay un jefe de sección que a su vez depende del director de ventas then there's a head of department who in turn reports to the sales directora veces sometimesa veces me pregunto si no tendrá razón sometimes I wonder o there are times when I wonder if she might be rightcada vez: cada vez que viene nos peleamos every time o whenever he comes we fight, we always fight when he comeseste método se está utilizando cada vez más this method is being used increasingly o more and morelo encuentro cada vez más viejo he looks older every time I see himse nota cada vez menos it's becoming less and less noticeablecada vez es más difícil encontrar trabajo it's getting more and more difficult o it's getting increasingly difficult to find work¡a ver si se callan de una vez! once and for all, will you be quiet!a ver si solucionamos este problema de una vez (por todas) let's see if we can solve this problem once and for allapagó todas las velas de una vez she blew out all the candles in one gode vez en cuando from time to time, now and again, every now and thenen vez de instead ofen vez de ayudar molesta instead of helping he gets in the wayrara vez rarely, seldom, hardly everrara vez se equivoca she hardly ever o seldom o rarely makes a mistakeuna vez onceuna vez transcurridos dos años once two years have passed, after two yearsuna vez frío, cubrir con mayonesa once o when cool, cover with mayonnaiseuna vez que hayan terminado se pueden retirar once o when you have finished you may leavehacer las veces de algo «caja/libro» to serve as sth;«persona» to act as sthuna vez al año no hace daño once in a while doesn't do any harmC ( Mat):cabe una vez y sobran dos it goes once and two left overdiez veces más grande que la nuestra ten times bigger than oursD( Esp) (turno en una cola): ¿quién tiene or me da la vez? who's last in line ( AmE) o ( BrE) in the queue?hay que pedir la vez you have to ask who's last* * *
vez sustantivo femenino
1 ( ocasión) time;◊ una vez/dos veces once/twice;
una vez por semana once a week;
me acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando … I remember once/that time when …;
la última vez que lo vi the last time I saw him;
mil veces or miles de veces a thousand times, thousands of times;
algunas veces sometimes;
¿te has arrepentido alguna vez? have you ever regretted it?;
érase una vez (liter) once upon a time (liter);
por primera vez for the first time;
otra vez again;
déjalo para otra vez leave it for another time o day;
otra vez será maybe next time;
una vez más once again
2 ( en locs)
a veces sometimes;
cada vez every o each time;
cada vez más more and more;
lo encuentro cada vez más viejo he looks older every time I see him;
cada vez menos less and less;
de una vez ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all;
( simultáneamente) in one go;
en vez de instead of;
rara vez seldom, hardly ever;
una vez once;
una vez que hayas terminado once o when you have finished
3 (Esp) ( turno en una cola): ¿quién tiene or me da la vez? who's last?;
vez f (pl veces)
1 (ocasión, tiempo en que sucede algo) time
una vez, once
dos veces, twice
tres veces seguidas, three times running
a veces/algunas veces, sometimes ➣ Ver nota en sometimes; a la vez, at the same time
cada vez, every o each time
cada vez más/cada vez menos, more and more/less and less
de vez en cuando/de vez en vez/alguna que otra vez, from time to time o every now and then
de una vez, (sin interrupción) in one go
(expresando impaciencia) ¡terminemos de una vez!, let's have done with it!
de una vez por todas/de una vez para siempre, once and for all
en vez de, instead of
otra vez, again
otra vez será, maybe next time
rara vez, seldom, rarely
te lo he dicho repetidas veces, I've told you time after time
una y otra vez, time and (time) again
érase o había una vez..., once upon a time there was...
tal vez, perhaps, maybe ➣ Ver nota en maybe 2 Mat 4 veces 6, 4 times 6
3 (funcionar como algo) hacer las veces de, to act as, serve as
4 (turno en una cola, etc) turn
' vez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- alguna
- alguno
- asomar
- cada
- conocer
- contigo
- cuando
- definitivamente
- dejarse
- día
- enésima
- enésimo
- escachifollarse
- excusa
- gallina
- haber
- historiada
- historiado
- jamás
- jurarse
- más
- menos
- mientras
- ni
- par
- para
- pegarse
- poltrona
- repetirse
- reventa
- sobria
- sobrio
- sola
- solo
- solventar
- tabla
- tacada
- tal
- año
- aplazamiento
- aplazar
- bueno
- callar
- estrenar
- finalizar
- golpe
- intentar
- mejor
- mes
English:
A
- again
- agent
- amazing
- and
- anew
- annoy
- be
- better
- busy signal
- butt in
- card
- circle
- clean
- clog up
- consider
- day
- deserve
- dig out
- do
- downhill
- each
- elapse
- election
- ever
- every
- expect
- first
- first-time
- flower
- for
- goings-on
- goof
- growing
- herself
- himself
- hundredth
- increasingly
- instead
- last
- less
- lieu
- lifetime
- maybe
- misspell
- monthly
- more
- neither
- never
- next
* * *vez nf1. [ocasión] time;¿te acuerdas de una vez (en) que fuimos a pescar? do you remember that time we went fishing?;¿has estado allí alguna vez? have you ever been there?;hay veces (en) que es mejor callarse there are times when o sometimes it's better to keep quiet;a mi/tu/su vez: él a su vez se lo dijo a su mujer he, in turn, told his wife;yo a mi vez haré lo que pueda I, for my part, will do whatever I can;a la vez at the same time;a la vez podríamos hacer la compra we could do the shopping at the same time;así a la vez que leo, estudio this way, while I'm reading, I'm also studying;de una (sola) vez in one go;¡cállate de una vez! why don't you just shut up!;vete de una vez just go, for heaven's sake;érase una vez once upon a time;ha llamado otra vez she called again;déjalo para otra vez leave it for another time;otra vez será maybe next time;por enésima vez for the umpteenth time;por esta vez pase I'll let you off this time o just this once;por primera vez, por vez primera for the first time;por última vez for the last time;Formaltoda vez que since;una vez más once again;una vez que hayas terminado once you've finished;una vez dorada la carne…, una vez que la carne está dorada… once the meat is golden brown…una vez al día/mes once a day/month;dos veces twice;tres veces three times;te lo he dicho muchas/mil veces I've told you many/a thousand times;alguna que otra vez occasionally;a veces, algunas veces sometimes, at times;cada vez every time;cada vez que lo veo every time (that) I see him;cada vez más more and more;cada vez menos less and less;cada vez la veo más/menos feliz she seems happier and happier/less and less happy;resulta cada vez más difícil it's getting harder and harder;de vez en cuando from time to time, now and again;muy de vez en cuando very occasionally;muchas veces [con frecuencia] often;pocas veces rarely, seldom;rara vez rarely, seldom;repetidas veces repeatedly, time and again;una y otra vez time and againen vez de trabajar tanto deberías salir un poco más you should go out more instead of working so hard;hacer las veces de [persona] to act as;[objeto, aparato, mueble] to serve as4. [en multiplicaciones, divisiones] time;es tres veces mayor it's three times as big;estas pilas producen diez veces más energía que las normales these batteries produce ten times as much energy as ordinary ones5. [turno] turn;voy a pedir la vez I'm going to ask who's last* * *f1 time;a la vez at the same time;¿cuántas veces? how many times?, how often?;esta vez this time;la otra vez the other time;otra vez será some other time;cada vez que every time that;de vez en cuando from time to time;otra vez again;una vez once;érase una vez once upon a time, there was;una vez no cuenta just once doesn’t count o matter;una vez más once again;una vez que hayamos llegado … once we’ve arrived …;de una vez para siempre once and for all;una y otra vez time and time again;a veces sometimes;ninguna vez never;rara vez seldom, rarely;tantas veces so many times, so often;varias veces several times;de una sola vez in just one shot;por primera vez for the first time;2 ( turno):es mi vez it’s my turn3:tal vez perhaps, maybe;a su vez for his/her part;en vez de instead of* * *1) : time, occasiona la vez: at the same timea veces: at times, occasionallyde vez en cuando: from time to timeuna vez: oncede una vez: all at oncede una vez para siempre: once and for alldos veces: twice3) : turna su vez: in turnen vez de: instead ofhacer las veces de: to act as, to stand in for* * *vez n1. (en general) time2. (turno) turna la vez at the same time / at once -
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sortir [sɔʀtiʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 16━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. to go or come out━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► sortir dans le sens de partir se traduit par to go out ou par to come out, suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• on est en train de faire un bonhomme de neige, tu devrais sortir ! we're making a snowman, come out!• mon père est sorti, puis-je prendre un message ? my father is out, can I take a message?• sortir de chez qn to go or come out of sb's house• sors (d'ici) ! get out (of here)!• je sors à 6 heures (du bureau, du lycée) I finish at 6• sortir de son lit [fleuve] to overflow its banks► d'où sort ?• d'où sort cette revue ? where has this magazine come from?• mais d'où sort-il ? (inf) ( = il est tout sale) where has he been! ; ( = il est mal élevé) where was he brought up? ; ( = il est bête) where did they find him?• Madame, est-ce que je peux sortir ? (en classe) Miss, can I be excused please?• la voiture est sortie de la route the car left or came off the road• c'est confidentiel, ça ne doit pas sortir d'ici it's confidential, it must not leave this roomd. (Theatre) « la servante sort » "exit the maid"• « les 3 gardes sortent » "exeunt the 3 guards"• sortir de terre [plante] to come upi. ( = être fabriqué, publié) to come out ; [disque, film] to be releasedj. (par hasard) [numéro, couleur, sujet d'examen] to come upk. ( = s'écarter) sortir du sujet to get off the subject• sortir (du jeu) [balle, ballon] to go out (of play)• sortir en touche [ballon] to go into touchl. ( = être issu) il sort de l'université de Perpignan he went to the University of Perpignan• pas besoin de sortir de Polytechnique pour comprendre ça (inf) you don't need a PhD to understand thatm. ( = résulter) sortir de to come of• que va-t-il sortir de tout cela ? what will come of all this?• il fallait que ça sorte I (or he etc) just had to say it2. <• sortez-le ! get him out of here!• sortir des vêtements d'une armoire/la voiture du garage to take clothes out of a wardrobe/the car out of the garage• il faut le sortir de là (d'un lieu) we must get him out of there ; (d'une situation difficile) we must get him out of itb. ( = mettre en vente) [+ produit] to bring out• il vous sort de ces réflexions ! the things he comes out with! (inf)• qu'est-ce qu'il va encore nous sortir ? what will he come out with next? (inf)d. ( = éliminer) [+ concurrent, adversaire] (inf) to knock out3. <• tu crois qu'il va s'en sortir ? (il est malade) do you think he'll pull through? ; (il est surchargé de travail) do you think he'll ever see the end of it? ; (il est en situation difficile) do you think he'll come through all right?• avec son salaire, il ne peut pas s'en sortir he can't get by on what he earns• va l'aider, il ne s'en sort pas go and help him, he can't cope• bravo, tu t'en es très bien sorti ! you've done really well!* * *
I
1. sɔʀtiʀ1) ( promener) to take [somebody/something] out [personne, chien, cheval]j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira — I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get out
2) (colloq) ( inviter) to take [somebody] out [personne]3) (colloq) ( expulser) to throw [somebody] out, to chuck (colloq) [somebody] out [personne] (de of); to send [somebody] out [élève]4) ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [somebody/something] out (de of)5) ( délivrer)sortir quelqu'un de sa léthargie — to shake somebody out of his/her lethargy
6) ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle]; to release [film]; to show [collection]7) ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]8) ( imprimer) to bring [something] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal]9) (colloq) ( dire) to come out with (colloq) [remarques]
2.
verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of)sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon — to go out into the street/on the balcony
sortir faire un tour — ( à pied) to go out for a walk
sortir discrètement — to slip out (de of)
empêcher de sortir — to keep [somebody/something] in
2) ( passer du temps dehors) to go out3) ( quitter un lieu)sortir du port — [navire] to leave port
sortir du pays — [personne, marchandise] to leave the country
sortez d'ici/de là! — get out of here/of there!
sortir de la route — [véhicule] to leave the road
sortir de la famille — [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family
4) ( venir d'un lieu)5) (quitter un état, une situation)sortir de son mutisme or silence — to break one's silence
6) ( venir de quitter un état)7) ( émerger) to come outelle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie — after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self
8) ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through)faire sortir — to squeeze [something] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from)
sortir en masse — [personnes] to pour out
9) ( pousser) [bourgeon, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come throughsortir de terre — [plante] to come through; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground
10) ( dépasser) to stick out11) ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle] to come outsortir tous les jours — [journal] to be published daily
12) ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come fromsortir de Berkeley — Université to have graduated from Berkeley
d'où sors-tu à cette heure? — (colloq) where have you been?
d'où il sort celui-là? — (colloq) where's he been living? (colloq)
13) ( être en dehors)sortir du sujet — [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point
14) ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up15) Informatique to exit
3.
se sortir verbe pronominal1) ( échapper)s'en sortir — ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it
2) ( se débrouiller)s'en sortir — gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage
s'en sortir à peine — ( financièrement) to scrape a living
II sɔʀtiʀnom masculin* * *sɔʀtiʀ1. vi1) (= partir) to go outIl est sorti sans rien dire. — He went out without saying a word.
Il est sorti acheter le journal. — He's gone out to buy the newspaper.
2) (= aller au spectacle) to go outJ'aime sortir. — I like going out.
sortir avec qn (relation amoureuse) — to be going out with sb, to be seeing sb
Tu sors avec lui? — Are you going out with him?, Are you seeing him?
3) [produit] to come outCe modèle vient juste de sortir. — This model has just come out.
4) [plante, numéro] to come up5)sortir de (= quitter) — to leave, (en allant) to go out of, (en venant) to come out of, (= jaillir) to come out of, [maladie, mauvaise passe] to get over, [cadre, compétence] to be outside
Elle sort de l'hôpital demain. — She's coming out of hospital tomorrow.
Je l'ai rencontré en sortant de la pharmacie. — I met him coming out of the chemist's.
sortir du système INFORMATIQUE — to log out
2. vt1) (= déplacer) to take outElle a sorti son porte-monnaie de son sac. — She took her purse out of her bag.
Je vais sortir la voiture du garage. — I'll get the car out of the garage.
2) * (= expulser) to throw out3) COMMERCE, [produit] to bring out4) * (= dire) to come out with3. nm* * *sortir verb table: partirA nm au sortir de at the end of; au sortir de l'adolescence/mes études at the end of adolescence/my studies.B vtr1 ( promener) to take [sb/sth] out [personne, chien, cheval]; sortir un malade/son caniche to take a patient/one's poodle out; j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get outside;3 ○( expulser) to throw [sb] out, to chuck○ [sb] out [personne] (de of); to send [sb] out [élève]; se faire sortir en quart de finale to be knocked out in the quarterfinal;4 ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [sb/sth] out [personne, papiers, parapluie, meubles de jardin, voiture, vêtements] (de of); sortir l'argenterie to get out the silverware; sortir qn du lit to get sb out of bed; sortir une bille de sa poche to take a marble out of one's pocket; sortir sa voiture en marche arrière to reverse one's car out; sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets; sortir un couteau/revolver to pull out a knife/revolver; sortir le drapeau to hang out the flag; sortir les draps pour les aérer to put out the sheets to air; sortir du pus to squeeze out pus; sortir un point noir to squeeze a blackhead; sortir la poubelle/les ordures to put the bin/the rubbish GB ou garbage US out; sortir sa tête/langue to poke one's head/tongue out; sortir une carte to bring out a card;5 ( délivrer) sortir qn de to get sb out of; sortir un ami de prison to get a friend out of jail; sortir un ami de sa dépression to pull a friend out of his depression; sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés to get a company out of difficulties; sortir qn de sa léthargie to shake sb out of his/her lethargy;6 ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle, nouveau produit, nouveau journal]; to release [film]; to present [collection];7 ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]; sortir mille téléviseurs par jour to turn out one thousand televisions a day;8 Imprim to bring [sth] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal];9 Ordinat [ordinateur] to output [données, résultats];10 ( exporter) ( légalement) to export [marchandises] (de from); ( illégalement) to smuggle [sth] out [marchandises] (de of);11 ○( dire) to come out with○ [paroles]; sortir des énormités/insultes/âneries to come out with rubbish/insults/nonsense; il (nous) sort toujours des excuses he's always coming out ou up with excuses; sortir une blague to crack a joke.C vi (+ v être)1 ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of); sortir par la fenêtre/la porte de derrière to go out through the window/the back door; sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon to go out in the streets/on the balcony; sortir faire un tour ( à pied) to go out for a walk; (à vélo, cheval) to go out for a ride; ( en voiture) to go out for a drive; sortir faire des courses to go out shopping; sortir déjeuner to go out for lunch; être sorti to be out; sortez les mains en l'air! come out with your hands up!; sortez et ne revenez pas! get out and don't come back!; sortir discrètement to slip out (de of); sortir en vitesse to rush out; sortir en courant to run out; sortir en trombe de sa chambre to burst out of one's room; faire sortir qn to get sb outside; faire sortir son chien to take one's dog out; laisser sortir qn to allow sb out; laisser sortir les élèves ( à la fin de la classe) to dismiss the class; empêcher de sortir to keep [sb/sth] in [personne, animal]; sortir dans l'espace to space walk; sortir de scène to leave the stage; Figaro sort exit Figaro; Figaro et Almaviva sortent exeunt Figaro and Almaviva; ⇒ devant, œil;2 ( passer du temps dehors) to go out; sortir tous les soirs/avec des amis to go out every night/with friends; sortir au restaurant to go out to a restaurant; sortir avec qn to go out with sb; inviter qn à sortir to ask sb out; sortir en ville to go out on the town;3 ( quitter un lieu) sortir de to leave; sortir de chez qn to leave sb's house; sortir d'une réunion to leave a meeting; sortir du port [navire] to leave port; sortir du pays [personne, marchandise] to leave the country; sortir de chez soi to go out; sortir de la pièce to walk out of the room; sortez d'ici/de là! get out of here/of there!; sortir de son lit/son bain [personne] to get out of bed/the bath; sortir de la route [véhicule] to leave the road; sortir de la famille [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family; sortir tout chaud du four to be hot from the oven; ⇒ loup;4 ( venir d'un lieu) sortir de to come out of; sortir de chez le médecin to come out of the doctor's; sortir de sa chambre en chemise de nuit to come out of one's room in one's nightgown;5 (quitter un état, une situation) sortir d'un profond sommeil/d'un rêve to wake up from a deep sleep/from a dream; sortir de son mutisme or silence to break one's silence; sortir de l'adolescence to come out of adolescence; sortir de la récession to pull out of the recession; sortir d'un cercle vicieux to break out of a vicious circle; sortir de soi to lose control of oneself; sortir de l'hiver to reach the end of winter; on n'en sort jamais○ there's no end to it; on n'en sortira jamais! ( problème) we'll never see the end of it!; ( embouteillage) we'll never get out of it!; il refuse d'en sortir○ ( changer d'avis) he won't budge an inch○; il n'y a pas à sortir de là○ there's no two ways about it○;6 ( venir de quitter un état) sortir à peine de l'enfance to be just emerging from childhood; sortir de maladie/d'une dépression to be recovering from an illness/from a bout of depression; sortir d'une crise/guerre to emerge from a crisis/war;7 ( émerger) to come out; sortir différent/désenchanté/déçu to come out different/disenchanted/disappointed; elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self;8 ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through); le bouchon ne sort pas the cork won't come out; l'eau sort du robinet the water comes out of the tap GB ou faucet US; une odeur sort de la pièce there's a smell coming from the room; faire sortir to squeeze [sth] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from); sortir en masse [personnes] to pour out; ⇒ vérité;9 ( pousser) [plante, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through; les bourgeons sortent the buds are coming out; sortir de terre [plante] to spring up; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground; il lui est sorti une dent he/she's cut a tooth;10 ( dépasser) to stick out; il y a un clou qui sort there's a nail sticking out; sortir de l'eau à marée basse [roche] to stick out of the water at low tide;11 ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle, nouveau produit, collection] to come out; Le Monde sort l'après-midi Le Monde goes on sale in the afternoon; sortir tous les jours/toutes les semaines/tous les mois [journal, périodique] to be published daily/weekly/monthly; sortir de la chaîne [produit industriel] to come off the production line; sortir des presses [journal, livre] to come off the press; ça sort tout juste des presses it's hot off the press;12 ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from; sortir d'un milieu intellectuel/d'une famille de banquiers to come from an intellectual background/from a family of bankers; sortir de Berkeley Univ to have graduated from Berkeley; sortir de chez Hachette to have been with Hachette previously; d'où sors-tu à cette heure○? where have you been?; d'où sors-tu comme ça○? what have you been doing to look like that?; d'où sort-il celui-là○? what planet's he from○?;13 ( être en dehors) sortir du sujet [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point; cela sort de ma compétence/de mes fonctions that's not in my brief/within my authority;14 ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up; c'est le 17 qui est sorti it was (number) 17 that came up;15 Ordinat to exit.D se sortir vpr1 ( échapper) se sortir d'une situation difficile to get out of a predicament; se sortir de la pauvreté to escape from poverty; se sortir d'une dépression to come out of a bout of depression; se sortir d'une épreuve to come through an ordeal; s'en sortir ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it; s'en sortir vivant to escape with one's life;2 ( se débrouiller) s'en sortir gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage; tu t'en sors? can you manage?; s'en sortir tant bien que mal to struggle through; s'en sortir à peine ( financièrement) to scrape a living.sortir par les trous de nez○ to get up one's nose○.I[sɔrtir] nom masculin(littéraire) [fin]dès le sortir de l'enfance, il dut apprendre à se défendre he was barely out of his childhood when he had to learn to fend for himself————————au sortir de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans le temps]2. [dans l'espace]je vis la cabane au sortir du bois as I was coming out of the woods, I saw the hutII[sɔrtir] verbe intransitif (aux être)1. [quitter un lieu - vu de l'intérieur] to go out ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to come outsortir par la fenêtre to get out ou to leave by the windowMadame, je peux sortir? please Miss, may I leave the room?elle est sortie déjeuner/se promener she's gone (out) for lunch/for a walksi elle se présente, dites-lui que je suis sorti if she calls, tell her I'm out ou I've gone out ou I'm not inje l'ai vu qui sortait de l'hôpital/l'école vers 16 h I saw him coming out of the hospital/school at about 4 pm2. [marquant la fin d'une activité, d'une période]sortir de l'école/du bureau [finir sa journée] to finish school/worksortir de prison to come out of ou to be released from prison3. [pour se distraire]5. [se répandre] to come outc'est pour que la fumée sorte it's to let the smoke out ou for the smoke to escape6. [s'échapper] to get outsortir de: aucun dossier ne doit sortir de l'ambassade no file may be taken out of ou leave the embassyfaire sortir quelqu'un/des marchandises d'un pays to smuggle somebody/goods out of a countryje vais te confier quelque chose, mais cela ne doit pas sortir d'ici I'm going to tell you something, but it mustn't go any further than these four walls7. [être mis en vente - disque, film] to be released, to come out ; [ - livre] to be published, to come outça vient de sortir! it's just (come) out!, it's (brand) new!8. [être révélé au public - sujet d'examen] to come up ; [ - numéro de loterie] to be drawn ; [ - numéro à la roulette] to turn ou to come up ; [ - tarif, barème] to be out9. (familier) [être dit] to come outil fallait que ça sorte! it had to come out ou to be said!10. INFORMATIQUE11. NAUTIQUE & AÉRONAUTIQUEaujourd'hui, les avions/bateaux ne sont pas sortis the planes were grounded/the boats stayed in port todayle ballon est sorti en corner/touche the ball went out for a corner/went into toucha. [pour faute] the player was sent offb. [il est blessé] the player had to go off because of injury13. THÉÂTRE————————[sɔrtir] verbe transitif (aux avoir)1. [mener dehors - pour se promener, se divertir] to take out (separable)viens avec nous au concert, ça te sortira come with us to the concert, that'll get you out (of the house)2. [mettre dehors - vu de l'intérieur] to put out ou outside ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to bring out ou outside (separable)3. [présenter - crayon, outil] to take out (separable) ; [ - pistolet] to pull out ; [ - papiers d'identité] to produce4. [extraire]sortir quelque chose de to take ou to get something out ofdes mesures ont été prises pour sortir le pays de la crise measures have been taken in order to get the country out of ou to rescue the country from the present crisissortir quelqu'un de to get ou to pull somebody out ofje vais te sortir d'affaire ou d'embarras ou de là I'll get you out of itelle a sorti la Suédoise en trois sets she disposed of ou beat the Swedish player in three setssortir un disque/filma. [auteur] to bring out a record/filmb. [distributeur] to release a record/filmsortir un livre to bring out ou to publish a bookil m'a sorti que j'étais trop vieille! he told me I was too old, just like that!8. [roue, train d'atterrissage] to drop[volet] to raise————————sortir de verbe plus préposition1. [emplacement, position] to come out of, to come offsortir des rails to go off ou to jump the railsa. [voiture] to come off ou to leave the trackb. [skieur] to come off the pisteça m'était complètement sorti de la tête ou de l'esprit it had gone right out of my head ou mindl'incident est sorti de ma mémoire ou m'est sorti de la mémoire I've forgotten the incident2. [venir récemment de] to have (just) come from3. [venir à bout de] to come out ofnous avons eu une période difficile mais heureusement nous en sortons we've had a difficult time but fortunately we're now emerging from it ou we're seeing the end of it now4. [se tirer de, se dégager de]lorsqu'on sort de l'adolescence pour entrer dans l'âge adulte when one leaves adolescence (behind) to become an adult5. [se départir de]il est sorti de sa réserve après quelques verres de vin he opened ou loosened up after a few glasses of wineelle est sortie de son silence pour écrire son second roman she broke her silence to write her second novel6. [s'écarter de]attention à ne pas sortir du sujet! be careful not to get off ou to stray from the subject!il ne veut pas sortir ou il ne sort pas de là he won't budgeil n'y a pas à sortir de là [c'est inévitable] there's no way round it, there's no getting away from it7. [être issu de]sortir d'une bonne famille to come from ou to be of a good familypour ceux qui sortent des grandes écoles for those who have studied at ou are the products of the grandes écolesa. [tu es mal élevé] where did you learn such manners?, where were you brought up?b. [tu ne connais rien] where have you been all this time?8. [être produit par] to come from9. (tournure impersonnelle) [résulter de]————————se sortir de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse sortir d'une situation embarrassante to get (oneself) out of ou (soutenu) to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situations'en sortir (familier) : aide-moi à finir, je ne m'en sortirai jamais seul! give me a hand, I'll never get this finished on my owndonne-lui une fourchette, il ne s'en sort pas avec des baguettes give him a fork, he can't manage with chopsticksa. [il a survécu] he pulled through in the endb. [il a réussi] he won through in the endon ne s'en sort pas avec une seule paie it's impossible to manage on ou to get by on a single wagemalgré les allocations, on ne s'en sort pas in spite of the benefit, we're not making ends meet -
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putvestito put onmettere a punto meccanismo adjustmotore (fine-)tunemettere in moto start (up)mettere in ordine tidy upmettere al sicuro put away safelymettere su casa set up housemettiamo che let's assume that* * *mettere v.tr.1 to put*; (collocare, disporre) to place, to set*; (posare, deporre) to lay* (down), to put* (down): mise i libri sullo scaffale, he put the books on the shelf; metterò la nuova poltrona in camera mia, I'll put the new armchair in my bedroom; metti la firma a questa lettera, put your signature to this letter; metti questa scatola sulla tavola, put this box on the table; mise il denaro in tasca, he put the money in his pocket; mise tutti i giocattoli davanti al suo amico, he placed (o set) all his toys in front of his friend2 (infondere) to inspire; (produrre, causare) to cause; to make*: l'idea di vederlo mi mette gioia, the idea of seeing him makes me very happy; questo tempo mi mette tristezza, this weather makes me sad; mettere fame, sete, to make (s.o.) hungry, thirsty; mettere paura a qlcu., to scare (o to frighten) s.o.; mettere soggezione (a qlcu.), to make (s.o.) uneasy; mettere terrore (a qlcu.), to terrify (s.o.)3 (emettere) to put* forth: quel ragazzo sta mettendo i baffi, that boy is growing a moustache; mettere un dente, to cut a tooth; mettere i denti, to teethe; mettere le foglie, to grow (o to put forth) leaves; mettere radici, to put down roots (anche fig.)4 (impiegare) to take*: quanto tempo ci hai messo a farlo?, how long did it take you to do it?5 (investire) to put*; (scommettere, puntare) to bet*: ho messo 10 sterline su Golden Cloud, I bet (o put) ten pounds on Golden Cloud; ci ha messo tutti i suoi risparmi, he put all his savings in it6 (indossare) to put* on; (portare) to wear*; mettiti l'abito azzurro, put on the blue dress; che cosa ti metterai al matrimonio?, what are you going to wear for the wedding?7 (non com.) (ridurre, rendere) to turn: mettere in francese, to translate into French; mettere in versi, to turn into verse8 (far pagare) to charge: quanto ti hanno messo per vitto e alloggio?, how much did they charge you for board and lodgings?9 (ammettere) to suppose: mettiamo che abbia ragione, (let us) suppose he is right10 (paragonare) to compare: non vorrai mettere la mia casa con la tua, you can't compare your house with mine; la sua è molto più bella, neanche da mettere, (fam.) hers is much nicer, there is no comparison11 (installare) to lay* on, to put* in: ti hanno messo il telefono?, have they put in (o installed) the telephone?; domani verranno a mettere il gas, tomorrow they are coming to lay on the gas; non hanno ancora messo lo scaldabagno, they haven't installed the water heater yet◆ v. intr. (sboccare) to lead* (to sthg.); (sfociare) to flow (into sthg.).◘ mettersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 to put* oneself; to place oneself: mi sono messo in una situazione imbarazzante, I have got (myself) into an awkward position; si mise vicino a sua moglie, he placed himself near his wife; mettere a sedere, to sit down; mettere a tavola, to sit down at the table // mettiti nei miei panni, put yourself in my shoes // mettere a capo di qlco., to assume control of sthg. // mettere a letto, (ammalarsi) to take to one's bed // mettere a proprio agio, in libertà, to make oneself at home (o comfortable) // mettere d'accordo su qlco., to come to an agreement about sthg. // mettere in contatto con qlcu., to get in touch with s.o. // mettere in mostra, to draw attention to oneself // (comm.) mettere in società con qlcu., to form a (o to go into) partnership with s.o. // mettere in urto con qlcu., to fall out with s.o. // mettere sotto, (accingersi a un lavoro di buona lena) to get down to it2 (incominciare) to begin*, to start, to set* to (sthg.): si mise a lavorare, he started working; è ora di mettere a lavorare, it's time to get down to work; si mise a piovere, it began to rain; mettere in cammino, in viaggio, to set out (o off o forth)3 (diventare) to become*, to turn: la situazione si mette male, the situation is taking a turn for the worse; il tempo si mette al bello, the weather turned out fine; mettere in sospetto, to become suspicious4 (indossare) to wear*, to put* on (sthg.): non occorre mettere in abito da sera, you don't need to wear evening dress.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: mettere a, to put to; mettere a bottega, to apprentice; mettere a confronto, to confront (o to compare); mettere a dieta, to put on a diet; mettere a disposizione di qlcu., to put at s.o.'s disposal; mettere a frutto, to invest; (ottica) mettere a fuoco, to focus; mettere agli atti, to file away; mettere a grano un campo, to plant a field with corn; mettere al bando, to ban; mettere al corrente qlcu. di qlco., to inform s.o. of (o to acquaint s.o. with) sthg.; mettere alla gogna, to pillory; mettere a letto, to put to bed; mettere alla porta qlcu., to show s.o. the door (o to turn s.o. out); mettere alla prova, to test (o to put to a test); mettere alla tortura, to torture; mettere all'incanto, all'asta, to put up for auction; mettere all'indice, to put on the Index; mettere al sicuro, to put into a safe place (o to preserve); mettere al trotto, to put into a trot; mettere a morte, to put to death; mettere a parte qlcu. di qlco., to tell s.o. sthg.; mettere a posto qlco., to put sthg. in its proper place, (aggiustare) to repair (o to adjust) sthg.: mettere le cose a posto, (fig.) to put things right; mettere a posto qlcu., (trovargli lavoro) to find a job for s.o., (dargli una lezione) to put s.o. in his place: ti metto a posto io!, I'll fix you!; mettere a profitto qlco., to turn sthg. to account: mettere a profitto un consiglio, to profit by advice; mettere a punto, to get ready, (un motore) to tune up; mettere a sacco, to sack; mettere a soqquadro, to turn upside-down (o to turn topsy-turvy) // mettere in, to put in (to): mettere in atto, to put into action; mettere in cantiere qlco., to begin work on sthg.; mettere in carta, to write down; mettere in chiaro qlco., to make sthg. clear; mettere in commercio, to put on sale; mettere in conto qlco. a qlcu., to put sthg. on s.o.'s account; mettere in dubbio, in forse qlco., to cast doubt on (o to question o to doubt) sthg.: non lo metto in dubbio, I don't doubt it; mettere in fila, to line up; mettere in fuga, to put to flight; mettere in funzione una macchina, to start a machine; mettere in giro, in piazza, to spread (o to broadcast); mettere in grado qlcu. di fare qlco., to enable s.o. to do sthg.; mettere nei guai qlcu., to land s.o. in a mess; mettere in guardia qlcu., to put s.o. on his guard; mettere in libertà, to set free; mettere in luce, in rilievo qlco., (fig.) to emphasize (o to stress o to highlight) sthg.; (tip.) mettere in macchina, to print; mettere qlco. in mano di qlcu., to put sthg. in s.o.'s hands; (mecc.) mettere in moto, in marcia, to start; mettere in musica, to set to music; (rad.) mettere in onda, to broadcast; mettere in opera, to start up (o to set running); mettere in ordine, to put (o to set) in order; mettere in pericolo, to endanger; mettere in pratica, to put into practice; mettere in prigione, to put in prison (o to imprison); mettere in salvo, to save; (teatr.) mettere in scena, to produce; mettere in tacere, to keep secret; mettere in vendita, to put on sale: mettere in vendita una casa, to put a house up for sale; mettere nel sacco, to fool (o to deceive) // mettersi in mente, in testa di fare qlco., to get (o to take) it into one's head to do sthg.: si mise in mente che la colpa fosse mia, he got it into his head that it was my fault; si mise in mente una strana idea, he got a strange idea into his head; si mise in testa di farlo, he took it into his head to do it // mettere su, to put on: mettere su arie, to put on airs; mettere su casa, to set up house; mettere su ciccia, (fam.) to put on weight; mettere su la minestra, (fam.) to put the soup on; mettere su un negozio, to set up a shop; mettere su i punti, (a maglia) to cast on stitches; mettere su qlcu. contro un altro, to set (o to incite) s.o. against another // mettere le ali ai piedi di qlcu., to lend wings to s.o.'s heels // mettere avanti, indietro un orologio, to put a watch forward, back // mettere il bastone tra le ruote, to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel // mettere il carro davanti ai buoi, to put the cart before the horse // mettere qlcu. con le spalle al muro, alle strette, to get s.o. with his back to the wall // mettere da parte, to put (o to set o to lay) aside: ha messo da parte molto denaro, he has put a good bit of money aside // mettere dentro, (in prigione) to put inside // mettere disaccordo tra due persone, to set two people against each other // mettere fine a qlco., to put an end to sthg. // mettere fuoco a qlco., to set fire to sthg. (o to set sthg. on fire) // mettere fuori combattimento qlcu., (boxe) to knock s.o. out // mettere insieme, to put together, (raccogliere) to gather (o to collect) // mettere le mani addosso a qlcu., to lay hands on s.o., (molestare una donna) to touch s.o. up // mettere le mani su qlco., to lay one's hands on (o to take) sthg. // non credo che ci abbia messo mano, I do not think he has had a hand in it; mettere mano alla spada, to clap one's hand to one's sword // mettere il naso, il becco in qlco., to stick one's nose into sthg. // mettere nome a qlcu., to call (o to name) s.o.: gli ho messo nome Giovanni, I've named him John // mettere gli occhi addosso a qlcu., to set eyes on s.o. // mettere per iscritto, to put in writing // mettere piede in un posto, to set foot in a place // mettere una pulce nell'orecchio a qlcu., to sow doubts in s.o.'s mind // mettere i puntini sugli i, to dot one's i's // mettere sotto i piedi qlcu., to humiliate (o to trample on) s.o. // mettere sul lastrico qlcu., to turn s.o. out into the street, (fig.) to ruin s.o. // mettere tavola, to lay the table // mettere tempo in mezzo, to gain time // mettere la testa a partito, a posto, to settle down // mettere una tassa, to levy a tax.* * *1. ['mettere]vb irreg vt1) (porre) to putgli ha messo una mano sulla spalla — he put o laid a hand on his shoulder
mettere qc diritto — to put o set sth straight
quando si mette una cosa in testa... — when he gets an idea into his head...
2)mettere fame/allegria/malinconia a qn — to make sb (feel) hungry/happy/sad3)non metto più quelle scarpe — I've stopped wearing those shoes, I don't wear those shoes any more
4) (installare: telefono, gas, finestre) to put in, (acqua) to lay on5) (sveglia, allarme) to set6)mettiamo che... — let's suppose o say that...7)metterci; metterci molta cura/molto tempo — to take a lot of care/a lot of time
mettercela tutta — to do one's utmost o very best
8)mettere a confronto — to comparemettere in conto — (somma ecc) to put on account
mettere dentro qn — (fam : imprigionare) to put sb inside
mettere in giro — (pettegolezzi, voci) to spread
mettere insieme — (gen) to put together, (organizzare: spettacolo, gruppo) to organize, get together, (soldi) to save
mettere in luce — (problemi, errori) to show up, highlight
mettere sotto — (sopraffare) to get the better of
mettere a tacere qn/qc — to keep sb/sth quiet
2. vr (mettersi)1) to put o.s.non metterti là — (seduto) don't sit there, (in piedi) don't stand there
mettersi a letto — to go to bed, (malato) to take to one's bed
2)mettersi in costume — to put on one's swimming things3)mettersi in società — to set up in businesssi sono messi insieme — (coppia) they've started going out together Brit o dating Am
3. vip (mettersi)1)mettersi a fare qc — to start to do sthmettersi a piangere/ridere — to start crying/laughing, start o begin to cry/laugh
2)si mette al bello — (tempo) the weather's turning finemettersi bene/male — (faccenda) to turn out well/badly
* * *['mettere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (collocare, porre) to put*, to place, to set* [ oggetto]mettere giù (il ricevitore) — to hang up, to put down the receiver, to ring off BE
2) (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]3) (porre in una situazione, in uno stato)mettere qcn. di buonumore, di cattivo umore — to put sb. in a good, bad mood
mettere qcn. contro qcn. altro — to play sb. off against sb.
mettere qcn. a dieta — to put sb. on a diet
mettere in fuga qcn. — to put sb. to flight
mettere qcs. in vendita — to put sth. up o offer sth. for sale
4) (classificare) to put*, to ranktra gli scrittori, lo metto al primo posto — I rank him the best writer of all
mettere i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto — to put children, safety first
5) (appendere, attaccare) to put* up, to post up [poster, manifesto]6) mus. telev. to play, to put* on [disco, cassetta, CD]7) (installare) to put* in [riscaldamento, telefono]; to lay* on BE [luce, gas]; to put* in, to fit* [doccia, mensola]8) (puntare)mettere avanti, indietro l'orologio — to put forward, back the clock
9) (scrivere, inserire) to put* in [parola, virgola]10) (rendere, volgere)11) (aggiungere) to add, to put* [ ingrediente]12) (dedicare) to put* (in) [energia, impegno]mettercela tutta — to try one's hardest o best to do
13) (impiegare)14) (investire, spendere) to put* [ denaro] (in into)15) colloq. (fare pagare)a quanto mette le patate? — what price have you put on the potatoes? what are you asking for potatoes?
17) (infondere, provocare) to cause, to inspiremettere paura a qcn. — to frighten sb., to give sb. a scare
mettere allegria — to cheer, to delight
mettere sete, fame a qcn. — to make sb. thirsty, hungry
18) (azionare)mettere la retromarcia — to go into reverse, to put the car into reverse
19) colloq. (confrontare) to comparevuoi mettere questo ristorante con quella bettola? — how can you compare this restaurant with that greasy spoon?
20) colloq. (supporre) to suppose, to assumemettiamo il caso che... — let's assume that...
mettere su casa — to set up home o house
mettere su un negozio — to set up o start up shop; (ingrassare)
mettere su peso, chili — to put on weight, kilos; (sul fornello)
mettere su il caffè — colloq. to put the coffee on; (allestire)
mettere su uno spettacolo — to put on o stage a show
22) mettere sotto2. 3.mettere sotto qcn. — (investire) to run over o down sb.; (fare lavorare) to work sb. hard
verbo pronominale mettersi1) (collocarsi) to put* oneself- rsi in ginocchio — to go o get down on one's knees, to kneel
- rsi a letto — to go to bed, to take to one's bed
- rsi a tavola — to sit down to dinner o to a meal
2) (infilarsi)3) (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]- rsi in maschera — to put on o wear fancy dress
4) (cominciare)-rsi a studiare inglese, a giocare a tennis — to take up English, tennis
- rsi a cantare — to burst into song, to burst out singing
si è messo a nevicare — it started to snow o snowing
5) (porsi in una situazione, in uno stato)-rsi contro qcn. — to set oneself against sb
6) colloq.- rsi insieme — [soci, amici] to team up; [ innamorati] to pair off
7) (evolversi)••come la mettiamo? — (di fronte a difficoltà) so where do we go from here? (per chiedere una spiegazione) what have you got to say for yourself?
- rsi sotto — (impegnarsi) to set to
* * *mettere/'mettere/ [60]1 (collocare, porre) to put*, to place, to set* [ oggetto]; mettere i piatti in tavola to put the plates on the table; mettere una tovaglia to put on a tablecloth; ti ho messo le lenzuola pulite I've changed the sheets for you; mettere i piedi sul tavolo to put one's feet on the table; mettere le mani in tasca to put one's hands in one's pockets; mettere la biancheria ad asciugare to put the washing out to dry; mettere un annuncio sul giornale to place an advertisement in the paper; mettere giù (il ricevitore) to hang up, to put down the receiver, to ring off BE2 (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]; non metto mai il cappello I never wear a hat; metti la sciarpa! put your scarf on!3 (porre in una situazione, in uno stato) mettere qcn. di buonumore, di cattivo umore to put sb. in a good, bad mood; mettere qcn. contro qcn. altro to play sb. off against sb.; mettere qcn. a dieta to put sb. on a diet; mettere alla prova to put to the test; mettere in dubbio to question; mettere in fuga qcn. to put sb. to flight; mettere in libertà to set free; mettere qcs. in vendita to put sth. up o offer sth. for sale4 (classificare) to put*, to rank; tra gli scrittori, lo metto al primo posto I rank him the best writer of all; mettere i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto to put children, safety first5 (appendere, attaccare) to put* up, to post up [poster, manifesto]6 mus. telev. to play, to put* on [disco, cassetta, CD]; mettere un po' di musica to play music7 (installare) to put* in [riscaldamento, telefono]; to lay* on BE [luce, gas]; to put* in, to fit* [doccia, mensola]; fare mettere il telefono to have a telephone put in; mettere la moquette to lay a carpet8 (puntare) mettere la sveglia alle sette to set the alarm for 7 am; mettere avanti, indietro l'orologio to put forward, back the clock9 (scrivere, inserire) to put* in [parola, virgola]; metta una firma qui sign here11 (aggiungere) to add, to put* [ ingrediente]12 (dedicare) to put* (in) [energia, impegno]; mettercela tutta to try one's hardest o best to do; mettici più impegno! try harder!13 (impiegare) non metterci tanto don't be long; ci ho messo due ore it took me two hours; ci hanno messo molto a decidere they've been a long time making up their minds; ce ne hai messo di tempo! you took a long time!14 (investire, spendere) to put* [ denaro] (in into)15 colloq. (fare pagare) a quanto mette le patate? what price have you put on the potatoes? what are you asking for potatoes?17 (infondere, provocare) to cause, to inspire; mettere paura a qcn. to frighten sb., to give sb. a scare; mettere allegria to cheer, to delight; mettere sete, fame a qcn. to make sb. thirsty, hungry18 (azionare) mettere la retromarcia to go into reverse, to put the car into reverse; mettere la seconda to shift into second gear AE; mettere gli anabbaglianti to dip one's headlights BE19 colloq. (confrontare) to compare; vuoi mettere questo ristorante con quella bettola? how can you compare this restaurant with that greasy spoon? vuoi mettere? there's no comparison!20 colloq. (supporre) to suppose, to assume; mettiamo il caso che... let's assume that...; mettiamo che sia vero suppose (that) it's true21 mettere su (dare inizio) mettere su famiglia to start a family; mettere su casa to set up home o house; mettere su un negozio to set up o start up shop; (ingrassare) mettere su peso, chili to put on weight, kilos; (sul fornello) mettere su il caffè colloq. to put the coffee on; (allestire) mettere su uno spettacolo to put on o stage a show22 mettere sotto mettere sotto qcn. (investire) to run over o down sb.; (fare lavorare) to work sb. hardIII mettersi verbo pronominale1 (collocarsi) to put* oneself; - rsi in un angolo to place oneself in a corner; - rsi in piedi to stand up; - rsi in ginocchio to go o get down on one's knees, to kneel; - rsi a letto to go to bed, to take to one's bed; mettiti seduto sit down there; - rsi a tavola to sit down to dinner o to a meal2 (infilarsi) - rsi le mani in tasca to put one's hands in one's pockets; - rsi una caramella in bocca to pop a sweet in(to) one's mouth3 (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]; che cosa ti metti stasera? what are you wearing tonight? non ho niente da mettermi I haven't got a thing to wear; - rsi in pigiama to get into one's pyjamas; - rsi in maschera to put on o wear fancy dress4 (cominciare) -rsi a studiare inglese, a giocare a tennis to take up English, tennis; - rsi a bere to take to the bottle; - rsi a cantare to burst into song, to burst out singing; - rsi a correre to break into a run; si è messo a nevicare it started to snow o snowing5 (porsi in una situazione, in uno stato) - rsi dalla parte del torto to put oneself in the wrong; - rsi nei guai to get into trouble; - rsi in salvo to flee to safety; - rsi in viaggio to go on a journey; -rsi contro qcn. to set oneself against sb.7 (evolversi) le cose si mettono male per noi things are looking black for us; dipende da come si mettono le cose it depends how things turn out; il tempo si è messo al bello the weather is set faircome la mettiamo? (di fronte a difficoltà) so where do we go from here? (per chiedere una spiegazione) what have you got to say for yourself? - rsi sotto (impegnarsi) to set to. -
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impf (mam, masz) Ⅰ vt 1. (posiadać) (na własność) to have (got), to own [dom, samochód, mikrofalówkę]; (do dyspozycji) to have (got); (prowadzić) to run [firmę, warsztat]- mają dom na wsi they have a. own a house in the country- miał po ojcu warsztat samochodowy he had a. owned a garage left to him by his father- nasze muzeum ma dużą kolekcję impresjonistów our museum has (got) a large collection of Impressionist paintings- mam dla ciebie prezent/tę książkę o kotach I’ve got a present/that book about cats for you- miał wszystkiego dwie pary butów he only had two pairs of shoes- ubrała się w to, co miała she put on what she had- nie mam psa I don’t have a. I haven’t got a dog- nie mamy ani telewizora, ani pralki we have neither a TV nor a washing machine- wydawnictwo nie ma funduszy na zatrudnienie specjalisty the publishers can’t afford to employ a specialist- nie mam nic do jedzenia I’ve got nothing to eat, I don’t have anything to eat- czy oni mają namiot? have they got a tent?, do they have a tent?- masz scyzoryk? have you got a penknife?- czy ma pan bagaż? have you got any luggage?- czy macie gaz? have you got gas?- mieć coś przy sobie to have sth on one- masz przy sobie jakieś drobne? have you got any change on you?- gdzie masz klucze/moją książkę? what have you done with the keys/my book?- gdzie masz rower? where’s your bike? pot.- mieć na coś to have money for sth- miałem tylko na jedno piwo I only had for one beer- (on) ma na przyjemności, a nie ma na lekarza he has money to spend on pleasures, but he can’t afford a doctor- nie miał na nowe buty, a co dopiero na samochód he couldn’t afford a pair of new shoes, let alone a car- mieć za co coś zrobić to have enough money to do sth, to be able to afford to do sth- nie mieli za co wyjechać na wakacje they didn’t have enough to go on holiday, they couldn’t afford to go on holiday- nie mają z czego żyć they don’t have enough to live on- jak masz na imię? what’s your name?- mam na imię Maria my name’s Maria- (on) ma na nazwisko Nowak his (sur)name is Nowak- mieć coś na sobie to have sth on, to be wearing sth- miał (na sobie) granatowy garnitur he had a blue suit on, he was wearing a blue suit- na głowie miała kapelusz, na szyi biały szalik she had a hat on her head and a white scarf round her neck- nie mieć nic na sobie (być gołym) to have nothing on- mieć kogoś u siebie (gościć) to have sb staying with one- od tygodnia mamy u siebie teściów we’ve had my in-laws (staying) with us for the past week- jeśli Legia wygra, mam u ciebie piwo! you owe me a beer if Legia win(s)- masz!/macie! (weź/weźcie) here!- macie kanapki, jedzcie! here’s the sandwiches, eat up! pot.- masz, włóż to na siebie! here, put this on!- (a) masz! (zadając razy) take that!- (a) masz za to, że kłamiesz, a masz, a masz! (and) take that for lying! and that! and that! pot.- masz za swoje! (dobrze ci tak) serves you right!- ma za swoje, że jest taki naiwny it serves him right for being so naive- mamy teraz za swoje dobre serce! that’s the thanks we get for being nice a. for all our kindness!- masz ci los, zapomniałam parasola! blast, I’ve forgotten my umbrella!- masz go/ją/ich! (wyrażające zaskoczenie) just look at him/her/them!- masz go, jaki mądrala! look at him, Mr Clever Dick! GB pot.2. (liczyć sobie) to be- mieć dwadzieścia lat to be twenty (years old)- ile ona ma lat? how old is she?- mieć dwa metry wzrostu/wysokości to be two metres tall/high- mieć sześć metrów głębokości/szerokości/długości to be six metres deep/wide/long- pokój ma sześć metrów na pięć the room is six by five metres- dom będzie miał siedem pięter the house will be seven storeys high a. will have seven storeys- kilometr ma tysiąc metrów one kilometre is a thousand metres3. (posiadać jako cechę) to have (got)- pokój ma dwa okna the room has two windows- miał niebieskie oczy/siwe włosy he had blue eyes/grey hair- miała dziurawe buty she had holes in her shoes- kubek ma wyszczerbiony brzeg the mug’s rim is chipped- miała męża Włocha/inżyniera her husband was Italian/an engineer- mieć talent/cierpliwość/odwagę to have talent/patience/courage- nie mieć talentu/cierpliwości/odwagi to lack talent/patience/courage- mieć takt/rozsądek to be tactful/sensible- mieć (swoje) wady i zalety to have one’s good and bad points- zasłony mają kolor wiśni the curtains are cherry red in colour- działka ma kształt prostokąta a. prostokątny the allotment is rectangular (in shape)- jej perfumy miały słodkawy zapach/zapach konwalii her scent was sweet smelling/smelled of lily of the valley- urodę miała po matce, a talent po ojcu her looks came from her mother and her talent from her father- za całe umeblowanie pokój miał zdezelowany stół the only piece of furniture in the room was a rickety table- mieć w sobie coś (być interesującym) to have a certain something- on ma w sobie coś z dziecka/roztargnionego profesora there is something of the child/the absent-minded professor in a. about him- nie mieć nic do czegoś to have nothing to do with sth- jej wyjazd nie ma nic do naszych planów her going away has nothing to do with our plans- marzenia mają to do siebie, że rzadko się spełniają the thing about dreams is that they rarely come true- miała to do siebie, że zawsze się spóźniała the thing about her was that she was always late4. (o stanie fizycznym i psychicznym) to have [grypę, gruźlicę, trudności]; to feel [ochotę, żal]; to have, to bear [urazę]- mieć gorączkę a. temperaturę to have a. be running a temperature- mieć 39° gorączki to have a temperature of 39 degrees- mieć złamaną nogę to have a broken leg- mieć częste bóle głowy to have frequent headaches- mieć pragnienie to be thirsty- mieć dobry apetyt to have a good a. hearty appetite- mam nadzieję, że… I hope that…- mieć ochotę coś zrobić to feel like doing sth- miała ochotę płakać she felt like crying- mieć przekonanie/pewność, że… to be convinced/sure a. certain that…- mieć kogoś/czegoś dość a. dosyć to have had enough of sb/sth, to be fed up with sb/sth- miała winę wypisaną na twarzy she had guilt written all over her face5. (o relacjach między ludźmi) to have [syna, córkę, przyjaciół, wrogów]- to dziecko nie ma matki/ojca this boy/girl has no mother/father- ona nie ma rodzeństwa she has no brothers or sisters- ona będzie miała dziecko she’s going to have a. she’s expecting a baby- miała z nim dwóch synów she had two sons by him- miał za żonę piekielnicę his wife was a real she-devil a. spitfire- nie miał do kogo zwrócić się o pomoc he had no-one to turn to for help- mieć kogoś/coś na uwadze a. na względzie to have sb/sth in mind, to take sb/sth into consideration- mieć z kimś porachunki to have a bone to pick with sb- mieć kogoś/coś przeciwko sobie to have sb/sth against one- miał przeciwko sobie opinię publiczną public opinion was against him- mieć przyjemność/zaszczyt coś zrobić książk. to have the pleasure/honour to do a. of doing sth- miałem zaszczyt poznać pańskich rodziców I had the honour of meeting your parents- mam przyjemność przedstawić państwu naszego gościa I have the pleasure of introducing our guest- z kim mam przyjemność? książk. to whom do I have the honour of speaking? książk., także iron.- mieć coś/nie mieć nic przeciwko komuś/czemuś to have something/nothing against sb/sth- mieć coś do kogoś pot. to have something against sb- do ciebie nic nie mam I’ve got nothing against you- mieć coś na kogoś to have the goods a. the dope on sb pot.- niczego na mnie nie mają they’ve got nothing on me pot.- mam z nią do pomówienia a. pogadania I need to have a (serious) talk with her- mieć kogoś nad sobą to have sb above one- kierownik ma nad sobą dyrektora, a dyrektor – zarząd the manager answers to the director and the director answers to the board- mieć kogoś pod sobą to be in charge of sb- (ona) ma pod sobą dwudziestu pracowników she’s in charge of a staff of twenty- kapral miał pod sobą dziesięciu żołnierzy the corporal had ten men under his command a. under him- mieć kogoś za sobą (być popieranym) to have sb behind one, to have sb’s backing- mieli za sobą większość the majority was a. were behind them, they had the majority behind them- mieć kogoś za głupca to take sb for a fool- ich zachowanie mam za nieco naiwne I consider their behaviour rather naive- za kogo pan mnie ma! who do you take me for!, who do you think I am!- mieć w kimś rywala/sojusznika to have a rival/an ally in sb- mieć kogoś pot. (być związanym z kimś) to have somebody, to be involved with somebody- chwalił się, że miał je wszystkie pot. (odbył stosunek) he boasted of having had them all pot.- płacą tak dużo, że mogą mieć każdego they pay so much they can take on a. hire anyone they like6. (znajdować się w jakiejś sytuacji) to have (got) [długi, posadę, połączenie]- mam dobrą komunikację do pracy I’ve got good connections to work- centrum miasta ma dobrą komunikację z przedmieściami there are good connections from the city centre to the suburbs- mieć słuszność a. rację to be right- mieć ciepło/przytulnie to be warm/cosy- owinęła dziecko szalem, żeby miało ciepło she put a scarf round the baby to keep him/her warm- mam daleko/blisko do szkoły I have a long way/I don’t have far to go to school- ty to masz dobrze, nie musisz wstawać o siódmej it’s alright for you, you don’t have to get up at seven (a.m.)- mieliśmy tu wczoraj burzę/śnieżycę we had a storm/snowstorm here yesterday- mamy dziś słoneczną pogodę it’s sunny today- mam dziś kiepski dzień I’m having one of those days (today)- kłopotów z nim miałam co niemiara I’ve had no end of trouble with him- co ja z tobą mam? what am I to do with you?- jest całkiem młoda, chciałaby jeszcze mieć coś z życia she’s still very young, she’d like to get something out of life pot.- (on) haruje od świtu do nocy i co z tego ma? he slaves away from morning to night, and what does he have to show for it?- miał przed sobą kilka godzin marszu he had several hours of walking ahead of a. in front of him- miała przed sobą trudną rozmowę z szefem she had a difficult conversation with the boss ahead of her- mieć przed sobą przyszłość to have a (bright) future ahead of a. before one- miał przed sobą karierę he had a brilliant career ahead of a. in front of him- mieć coś za a. poza sobą to have sth behind one- ma za sobą trzyletnie doświadczenie he has three years’ experience behind him- mam już to wszystko za sobą all that is behind me now- mam co robić, nie nudzę się I’ve got things to do, I don’t sit around- nie mieć gdzie mieszkać/spać to have nowhere to live/sleep- nie mam gdzie przenocować I have nowhere to spend the night- nie mieć kiedy spać/jeść/odpocząć to not have time to sleep/eat/relax- nie mają kiedy w ścianach wiercić, tylko w niedzielę! of course, they have to drill holes in the wall on a Sunday!- mieć czas to have time (coś zrobić to do sth)- nie miałem czasu zająć się twoją sprawą I didn’t have time to deal with your problem- na napisanie wypracowania macie godzinę you have an hour to write the essay- nie miałeś mi tu kogo przyprowadzić!? why did you have to bring him/her/them here (of all people)?!- mieć coś/nie mieć nic do powiedzenia (dużo/mało wiedzieć) to have something/nothing to say (na temat kogoś/czegoś about sb/sth)- mieć coś/nie mieć nic do powiedzenia a. gadania pot. (o decydującym głosie) to have a say/no say- ona nie ma w tej sprawie nic do powiedzenia a. gadania she has no say in the matter- nie mamy już sobie nic więcej do powiedzenia we’ve got nothing more to say to each other- mieć zły/dobry czas Sport to have a poor/good a. fast time- mieć pierwsze/dziesiąte miejsce Sport to come first/tenth, to be in first/tenth place- mam z nią wielką wygodę, sprząta, robi mi zakupy she’s a great help to me: she cleans and does my shopping- nie masz co narzekać you’ve got nothing to complain about- nie masz co się denerwować there’s no reason (for you) to get upset- nie masz czego a. co żałować, film był kiepski you didn’t miss much: the film was hopeless- w domu nie masz co się pokazywać you’d better not show your face at home pot.7. (brać udział) to have [zebranie, koncert, egzamin, próbę]- (on) ma teraz naradę ze swym zastępcą he’s in conference at the moment with his deputy- mieć sprawę a. proces to be on trial (o coś/o zrobienie czegoś for sth/for doing sth)- ma sprawę a. proces o zabójstwo/spowodowanie wypadku samochodowego he’s on trial for murder/causing a car accident8. (ukończyć etap nauki) to have, to hold [dyplom, tytuł]- mieć studia a. wyższe wykształcenie to have completed higher education- mój ojciec miał tylko cztery klasy my father only did four years at school- miał już zawód i mógł rozpocząć samodzielne życie he’d completed his training and could now start his own life- miał dwa fakultety he had graduated in two subjects9. (znaleźć się w określonym miejscu lub czasie) wreszcie mamy stację here’s the station at last- mamy drugi tydzień zimy it’s the second week of winter- którego dziś mamy? what’s the date today?- mamy dziś pierwszy stycznia/poniedziałek it’s January the 1st/Monday today- którą masz godzinę? what time do you make it? pot.; what’s the time by your watch?- mieć kogoś/coś po prawej/lewej stronie to have sb/sth on one’s right/left- miał przed/za sobą dwóch strażników he had a. there were two guards in front of him/behind himⅡ v aux. 1. (dla wyrażenia powinności) macie teraz spać you’re to a. you have to (get off to) sleep now- masz to zrobić natychmiast! you’re to do it right now!- co mam zrobić/jej powiedzieć? what am I (supposed) to do/tell her?- po co się mam wysilać? why should I bother?, why should I make the effort?- masz tego nikomu nie powtarzać! (and) don’t go repeating a. telling it to anyone!- i ja mam w to uwierzyć? and you/they want me to a. I’m supposed to believe that?- mieć coś do zrobienia to have sth to do- ma obowiązek do spełnienia s/he has a duty to perform- mam sprawę do załatwienia I’ve got something to sort out- mamy zaległości do odrobienia we’ve got a backlog of work to catch up on2. (zamiar, przewidywanie) (ona) ma przyjść o drugiej she’s expected (to come) at two- miano zburzyć ich dom their house was to be demolished- samolot miał wylądować w Warszawie, ale… the plane was supposed to land a. have landed in Warsaw, but…- podobno jutro ma być ładna pogoda it’s supposed to be good a. nice weather tomorrow- w pozostałej części kraju ma nadal padać in the rest of the country continuing rain is expected- miała umrzeć w nędzy w wieku czterdziestu lat she was to die in poverty at the age of forty- przyszłość miała pokazać, że się myli subsequent events were to prove him/her wrong- jak się miało okazać as things a. it turned out; as it transpired książk.- i co ja mam z tobą zrobić? what am I (supposed) to do with you?- jeśli mielibyśmy się nie zobaczyć przed twoim wyjazdem, baw się dobrze in case we don’t see each other before you leave, have a good time- niech się stanie, co się ma stać let things happen as they will- właśnie miałem wyjść, kiedy zadzwonił telefon I was just about to leave a. just on the point of leaving when the phone rang- właśnie miałam powiedzieć to samo I was just about to a. just going to say the same thing- czy mam przez to rozumieć, że… am I to understand (by that) that…- mieć coś do sprzedania/zaproponowania to have sth to sell/propose- choćby a. żeby nie wiem co się miało stać, (to)… no matter what happens a. might happen…3. (rezultat) mieć coś zrobione to have sth done- mam już napisaną pracę I’ve already written the essay- miał ukończone wyższe studia he had been to university/college- czy macie załatwione bilety? have you booked/got the tickets?- pieniądze mam dobrze schowane I’ve put the money in a safe place- mam obiecaną podwyżkę I’ve been promised a rise- miał przykazane trzymać język za zębami he was a. he’d been told to keep his mouth shut pot.4. (zdziwienie, rozczarowanie) ja miałbym to powiedzieć? I said that?!- ona miałaby mi się podobać? you think I find her attractive?- miałbyś sumienie to zrobić? could you do (something like) that (with a clear conscience)?- to ma być hotel czterogwiazdkowy? (z dezaprobatą) and you/they call this a. this is supposed to be a four-star hotel?!- ten grubas to miałbym być ja!? (z niedowierzaniem) is this/that fatso really me? pot.- pokazał nam skórę tygrysa, którego miał upolować w Afryce (z powątpiewaniem) he showed us the skin of a tiger, which he is supposed to have killed in AfricaⅢ mieć się 1. (być w stanie, położeniu) to be; (czuć się) to feel, to be- ciotka wyzdrowiała i ma się dobrze auntie has recovered and is doing well- jak się mają twoi rodzice? how are your parents?- jak się masz! (powitanie) how are you?; how’s it going? pot.- mam się dzisiaj lepiej I feel better today- sprawy mają się nieźle things are working out (quite) well- jak się rzeczy mają? how do things stand?- rzecz ma się tak, że… the thing is that…- jak te dwie wersje mają się do siebie? how do the two versions compare?- jak to się ma jedno do drugiego? how do the two compare?- teoria nijak się miała do praktyki the theory was (completely) divorced from practice- A tak się ma do B, jak C do D a. A i B tak się mają do siebie, jak C i D A is to B like C is to D- mieli się do siebie jak dzień do nocy they were like chalk and cheese2. (uważać się za) to think a. consider oneself- mieć się za artystę/człowieka honoru to consider oneself (to be) an artist/a man of honour- miała się za bliską śmierci she thought she was about to a. going to die3. (być bliskim) mieć się ku końcowi to be drawing to a close a. an end- miało się a. dzień miał się ku zachodowi it was getting towards sunset- sytuacja ma się ku lepszemu the situation is looking better- ma się na deszcz it looks like rain- miało się na burzę a storm was brewing, there was thunder in the air- wiedzieć, jak się rzeczy mają to know how things stand a. areⅣ ma Fin. (zapis księgowy) credit- winien i ma debit and credit- zapisać coś po stronie „ma” to enter sth on the credit sideⅤ mam! inter. (przypomniałem sobie) I’ve got it!- (już) mam! mieszkaliśmy na tej samej ulicy! I’ve got it! we used to live in the same street!- mam cię! a. tu cię mam! (złapałem cię, przyłapałem cię) I’ve got you!; got you! pot.- mam cię, już mi nie uciekniesz! got you, you won’t get away now!Ⅵ nie ma być■ ma się rozumieć a. wiedzieć! it a. that goes without saying!- ma się rozumieć, że przyjdę of course I’ll come- on to ma łeb! he’s no fool!- mieć głowę do interesów to have a good head for business- nie mam teraz do tego głowy I don’t want to think about it/that now- mieć kogoś/coś w nosiepot. a. gdzieśeuf. a. w głębokim poważaniueuf. to not care a damn about sb/sth pot.; to not give a monkey’s about sb/sth pot., euf.- mam to wszystko gdzieś! pot. to hell with it all! pot.- mieć kogoś/coś w dupie wulg. to not give a shit a. toss GB about sb/sth wulg.- sie masz! pot. (powitanie) hi! pot.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > m|ieć
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70 plantar
adj.plantar, of the sole of the foot.m.plantaris, plantar muscle, leg muscle that acts on the foot plantar flexing it and also flexing the knee, musculus plantaris.v.1 to plant.Ellos plantan cactus They plant cacti=cactuses.2 to pitch (fijar) (tienda de campaña).3 to plant (informal) (beso).4 to plonk (informal) (construcción, mueble, objeto).plantó los pies en el sofá she plonked her feet on the sofa5 to sow.Ellos plantan la semilla They sow the seed.6 to stand up, to leave waiting.Ricardo plantó a su novia Richard stood up his girlfriend.7 to set up, to place.Ellos plantaron el reglamento They set up the rules.8 to instill, to imbue, to implant.Ellos plantaron la duda They instilled doubt.* * *1 AGRICULTURA to plant2 (colocar - gen) to put, place; (- tienda de campaña) to pitch, put up4 (dar) to give1 familiar (colocarse) to place oneself, position oneself2 familiar (resistirse) to dig one's heels in■ se ha plantado en tres millones y no se mueve he's holding out for three million and he won't budge3 (en la baraja) to stick■ ¡me planto! I stick\plantarle cara a alguien familiar to stand up to somebody* * *verb1) to plant2) sow•* * *1. VT1) (Bot) [+ árbol, bulbo, jardín] to plant; [+ semilla] to plant, sow2) (=colocar) [+ estaca, poste] to put, stickle plantó sus cosas en mitad de la calle — * she dumped his things in the middle of the street *
3) * (=dar) [+ beso] to plant; [+ insulto] to hurl4) * (=abandonar) [en una cita] to stand up *; [+ novio] to dump *, ditch *; [+ actividad, estudios] to pack in *, chuck in *plantó sus estudios y se marchó a Francia — he packed o chucked in his studies and went to France *
5) * (=dar un corte)¿por qué no lo plantas de una vez? — why don't you tell him where to go once and for all?
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <árboles/cebollas> to plant; < semillas> to sow2) (fam)a) ( abandonar) < novio> to ditch (colloq), to dump (colloq); < estudios> to give up, to quit (AmE)b) ( no acudir a una cita)3) (fam)a) ( poner)lo planté en la calle — I threw o (colloq) chucked him out
fue y plantó su silla delante del televisor — she went and plonked o stuck her chair right in front of the television (colloq)
b) <beso/puñetazo> to plant2.plantarse v pron1) (fam) (quedarse, pararse) to plant oneself (colloq)se plantó aquí con tres amigas — she turned o showed up here with three friends
2) (Jueg) (en cartas, apuesta) to stick* * *= plant.Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.----* época de plantar = planting time.* plantar cizaña = plant + the seed(s) of discord.* plantar el germen de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord.* plantar explosivos = plant + explosives.* plantar la semilla = lay + the seeds.* plantar la semilla de = sow + the seeds of.* plantar la semilla de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord.* plantarse = baulk at [balk at].* plantar una bomba = plant + bomb.* plantar una tienda = pitch + tent.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <árboles/cebollas> to plant; < semillas> to sow2) (fam)a) ( abandonar) < novio> to ditch (colloq), to dump (colloq); < estudios> to give up, to quit (AmE)b) ( no acudir a una cita)3) (fam)a) ( poner)lo planté en la calle — I threw o (colloq) chucked him out
fue y plantó su silla delante del televisor — she went and plonked o stuck her chair right in front of the television (colloq)
b) <beso/puñetazo> to plant2.plantarse v pron1) (fam) (quedarse, pararse) to plant oneself (colloq)se plantó aquí con tres amigas — she turned o showed up here with three friends
2) (Jueg) (en cartas, apuesta) to stick* * *= plant.Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.
* época de plantar = planting time.* plantar cizaña = plant + the seed(s) of discord.* plantar el germen de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord.* plantar explosivos = plant + explosives.* plantar la semilla = lay + the seeds.* plantar la semilla de = sow + the seeds of.* plantar la semilla de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord.* plantarse = baulk at [balk at].* plantar una bomba = plant + bomb.* plantar una tienda = pitch + tent.* * *plantar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹árboles/cebollas› to plant; ‹semillas› to sow2 ‹postes› to put in; ‹tienda› to pitch, put upB ( fam)1 (abandonar) ‹novio› to ditch ( colloq), to dump ( colloq); ‹estudios› to give up, to quit ( AmE), to chuck in ( BrE colloq)planté la carrera en segundo curso I quit o dropped out of college in the second year ( colloq)a la una lo planta todo y se larga at one o'clock he drops everything and leaves2(no acudir a una cita): su novio la plantó el día de la boda her fiancé stood her up o jilted her on their wedding daylos invité a cenar a mi casa y me plantaron I invited them to dinner but they didn't turn o show upC ( fam)1fue y plantó su silla delante del televisor she went and plonked o stuck her chair right in front of the television ( colloq)plantó su maleta en mi habitación she dumped her suitcase in my room2 ‹beso› to plantle plantó una bofetada she slapped his facese plantó delante de la puerta he planted himself in front of the door ( colloq)el caballo se plantó delante del obstáculo the horse stopped dead in front of the fencese plantó en su actitud he dug his heels in ( colloq)B ( fam)(llegar, presentarse): me planto ahí en media hora I'll be there in half an hourse plantó aquí con tres amigas she turned o showed up here with three friendsCD ( Andes fam) (beberse) to down ( colloq), to knock back ( colloq); (comerse) to put away ( colloq), to wolf down ( colloq)* * *
plantar ( conjugate plantar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ tienda› to pitch, put up
2 (fam)
‹ estudios› to give up, to quit (AmE)
( el día de la boda) to jilt
plantarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) (quedarse, pararse) to plant oneself (colloq)
2 (Jueg) (en cartas, apuesta) to stick
plantar verbo transitivo
1 Bot Agr to plant: plantaremos todo el jardín de jazmines, we'll plant the whole garden with jasmines
2 (una cosa) to put, place
3 (los estudios, un trabajo) to quit, give up
4 (a una persona) to dump, ditch
dejar a alguien plantado, to stand sb up
5 (dar) to give, plant
♦ Locuciones: plantar cara (a alguien), to stand up (to sb)
' plantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
replantar
- esqueje
- plantado
- plantón
English:
ditch
- plant
- set
- chuck
- dump
- pot
* * *♦ vt1. [sembrar] to plant (de with); [semillas] to sow;plantaron la zona de eucaliptos they planted the area with eucalyptus2. [fijar] [tienda de campaña] to pitch;[poste] to put inplantó a su novio tras cinco meses de noviazgo she ditched o dumped her boyfriend after they'd been going out together for five months* * *v/t3 fam:plantar a alguien stand s.o. up fam* * *plantar vt1) : to plant, to sow2) : to put in, to placeplantar un beso: to plant a kiss* * *plantar vb to plant -
71 rato
m.while.estuvimos hablando mucho rato we were talking for quite a whilea cada rato viene a hacerme preguntas he keeps coming and asking me questions (all the time)¡hasta otro rato! see you soon!al poco rato (de) shortly aftercon esto hay para rato that should keep us going for a whilepasar el rato to kill time, to pass the timepasar un mal rato to have a hard time of itratos libres spare timea ratos at timesa ratos perdidos at odd momentstenemos lluvia para rato the rain will be with us for some timeva para rato it will take some (considerable) timeun rato (largo) (informal) really, terribly (mucho) (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 (tiempo) time, while, moment2 (espacio) way\al poco rato shortly aftera ratos at timesa ratos perdidos at odd momentshacer pasar un mal rato a alguien to give somebody a rough time¡hasta otro rato! see you later!hay para rato it'll take a whilepasar el rato to kill timepasar un buen rato to have a good timepasar un mal rato to have a bad timeratos libres free time sing* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=espacio de tiempo)a) [uso incontable]lleva bastante rato hablando — he's been talking for quite a while o for quite some time
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hace rato — a while ago, some time agohace rato que se fue — he left a while ago, he left some time ago
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largo rato — a long time•
mucho rato — a long time¿vas a tardar mucho rato? — will you be long?
para rato —
cuerda 2)tenemos para rato con este trabajo — we still have quite a lot to do to get this work finished, we're still a long way from finishing this work
b) [uso contable]estoy encantada de haber tenido este rato para charlar contigo — I'm delighted to have had this time to chat to you
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otro rato, ya lo llamaré otro rato — I'll call him back another time¡hasta otro rato! — so long!, I'll see you!
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todo el rato — the whole time, all the timec)• un rato — a (short) while
al cabo de un rato dijo... — after a (short) while he said...
me tuvo esperando un buen rato — she kept me waiting a good while o quite some time
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dar un mal rato a algn — to give sb a hard timemujer, no te des mal rato — don't let yourself be upset
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pasar un buen/mal rato — to have a good/bad time•
tener sus ratos — to have one's momentsratos libres — spare time, free time
2) [otras expresiones temporales]•
al rato — shortly afterwards, shortly after, a short while lateral poco rato sonó el teléfono — shortly afterwards o shortly after o a short while later the phone rang
llamaron al poco rato de irte — they called a short while after o shortly after you left
al rato viene — Méx * he'll be here soon o in a (short) while
voy a comer al rato — Méx * I'm going to eat soon o in a moment
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a cada rato — every other minutecaminaba despacio, parándose a cada rato — she walked slowly, stopping all the time o every other minute
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de rato en rato — every so often3)• ratos: a ratos — at times
a ratos, me parece sincero y a otros no — at times he seems sincere and at other times not
el enfermo solo se levanta a ratos — the patient only gets up from time to time o now and again
4) *pesan un rato — they weigh quite a bit, they're pretty heavy *
* * *a) ( tiempo breve) whileya hace rato que volvieron — they've been back a while o some time now
espera un ratito — wait a minute (colloq)
en mis ratos libres or de ocio — in my spare time
b) (en locs)a cada rato — (AmL)
al poco rato de irte tú — shortly o just after you left
a ratos — from time to time, now and again
para rato — (fam)
tengo para rato — I'll be a while, I'll be some time
un rato (largo) — (Esp fam) a lot
* * *----* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* a ratos = intermittently.* disponer de un rato libre = spare + time.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* en los ratos libres de Uno = in + Posesivo + own time, on + Posesivo + own time.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* hace un rato = earlier on.* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* pasar el rato = hang out.* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.* pasar un rato = say + hi.* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* rato libre = free moment.* tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.* tener trabajo para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.* tener un rato libre = spare + time.* todo el rato = all the while.* un rato = awhile.* * *a) ( tiempo breve) whileya hace rato que volvieron — they've been back a while o some time now
espera un ratito — wait a minute (colloq)
en mis ratos libres or de ocio — in my spare time
b) (en locs)a cada rato — (AmL)
al poco rato de irte tú — shortly o just after you left
a ratos — from time to time, now and again
para rato — (fam)
tengo para rato — I'll be a while, I'll be some time
un rato (largo) — (Esp fam) a lot
* * ** a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* a ratos = intermittently.* disponer de un rato libre = spare + time.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* en los ratos libres de Uno = in + Posesivo + own time, on + Posesivo + own time.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* hace un rato = earlier on.* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* pasar el rato = hang out.* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.* pasar un rato = say + hi.* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* rato libre = free moment.* tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.* tener trabajo para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.* tener un rato libre = spare + time.* todo el rato = all the while.* un rato = awhile.* * *1 (tiempo breve) whilehace un rato que se fue he left a while ago, it's a while since he leftya hace rato que volvieron they've been back a while o some time now¿puedes salir un rato? can you come out for a while?espera un ratito que ya acabo wait a minute o ( colloq) hang on a second, I've nearly finishedllevo un buen rato esperando I've been waiting for quite some time o for quite a whileen mis ratos libres or de ocio in my spare timepasé un mal rato it was terribledentro de un ratito te llamo, que ahora estoy ocupado I'll call you in a little while, I'm busy right now2 ( en locs):a cada rato ( AmL): me interrumpe a cada rato he keeps interrupting me every five minutes o the whole timeal (poco) rato: llegó al poco rato de irte tú he arrived shortly o just after you leftal rato se me quitó el dolor shortly afterward(s) o a short time later the pain wentsólo al rato me di cuenta de la gravedad del asunto I only realized how serious the situation was a little while later¿quieres bailar? — al rato ( Méx); do you want to dance? — later o in a whilea ratos from time to time, now and againa ratos perdidos now and then, now and againde a rato or ( Esp) de a ratos from time to time, now and againvoy a guardar este pedazo para más rato I'm going to save this piece for laterpara rato ( fam): no me esperes, tengo para rato don't wait for me, I'll be a while o I'll be some time o I'll be quite a long timetodavía hay para rato there's still a long way to go ( o a lot to do etc)si está hablando con Juan tenemos para rato if she's talking to Juan, we'll be here all day/all night ( colloq hum)pasar el rato to while away o pass the timeme puse a leer una revista para pasar el rato I started reading a magazine to while away o pass the timeun rato largo ( Esp fam): sabe un rato largo de música she sure knows a lot o she knows a hell of a lot about music ( colloq)¡esto pesa un rato largo! this weighs a ton! ( colloq)* * *
rato sustantivo masculino
espera un ratito wait a minute (colloq);
en mis ratos libres in my spare time;
pasé un mal rato it was terrible;
iré dentro de un rato I'll go shortlyb) ( en locs)◊ a cada rato (AmL): me interrumpe a cada rato he keeps interrupting me;
al (poco) rato shortly afterwards;
al poco rato de irte tú shortly o just after you left;
a ratos from time to time;
para rato (fam): tengo para rato I'll be a while, I'll be some time;
todavía hay para rato there's still a long way to go;
pasar el rato to while away the time
rato sustantivo masculino
1 (porción de tiempo) while, time: al poco rato llegó Juan, shortly after Juan came
me hizo pasar un mal rato, she gave me an awful time
ratos libres, spare time sing
♦ Locuciones: no tengas prisa, hay para rato, take it easy, it'll take a while
pasar el rato, to while away the time
a cada rato, every other minute
a ratos, at times, now and again
un buen rato, a long time
familiar un rato (largo), very o a lot: sabe un rato (largo) de ajedrez, she knows a good deal about chess
' rato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aprovechar
- cacho
- correa
- decir
- entretenerse
- expansión
- hueca
- hueco
- llevar
- menudencia
- reposar
- romper
- tela
- trago
- amable
- conversar
- libre
- para
English:
after
- awhile
- fill in
- mess about
- mess around
- spell
- stop off
- time
- wait
- while
- while away
- bit
- by
- come
- linger
- pass
- snatch
- talk
* * *rato nmwhile;estuvimos hablando mucho rato we were talking for quite a while;te llamaré en que tenga un rato (libre) I'll call you as soon as I've got a free moment;hace un rato estaba en la oficina she was in the office just a short while ago;a cada rato viene a hacerme preguntas he keeps coming and asking me questions (all the time);al poco rato (de) shortly after;al rato me di cuenta de que no le había dado mi teléfono a bit later I realized I hadn't given her my phone number;Méx¿vamos a comer algo? – al rato shall we go and have something to eat? – in a while;a ratos at times;a ratos perdidos at odd moments;un buen rato [momento agradable] a good time;[mucho tiempo] a good while, quite some time;pasamos un buen rato con ellos we had a good time with them;con esto hay para rato this should keep us going for a while;va para rato it will take some (considerable) time;tenemos lluvia para rato the rain will be with us for some time;pasar el rato to kill time, to pass the time;pasar un mal rato to suffer;me hizo pasar un mal rato he made me suffer;ratos libres spare time;Esp Famun rato (largo): se enfadó un rato largo she was dead annoyed;Esp Famhay que saber un rato (largo) de economía para ocupar ese puesto you have to know loads about economics in that job* * *m1 time, while;ratos libres spare time sg ;al poco rato after a short time o while;todo el rato all the time;a ratos at times, from time to time;a ratos perdidos now and again;a cada rato always;un buen rato a good while, a pretty long time;pasar el rato pass the time;he pasado un buen/mal rato I’ve had a great/an awful time;¡hasta otro rato! see you later!2 ( mucho):hay para rato there is a lot to do;saber un rato largo de algo know a lot about sth* * *rato nm1) : while2)pasar el rato : to pass the time3)a cada rato : all the time, constantlyles sacaba dinero a cada rato: he was always taking money from them4)al poco rato : later, shortly after* * *rato n whileno nos esperes, tenemos para rato don't wait for us, we'll be quite a while -
72 alcanzar
v.1 to catch up with (igualarse con).¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!Yo alcanzo a Ricardo I catch up with Richard.2 to reach (llegar a).alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing linelo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach italcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coasteste coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/hel desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high3 to achieve (lograr) (objetivo).alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success4 to hit.le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots5 to reach up to, to reach, to reach at, to get at.Yo alcanzo el techo I reach up to the ceiling.6 to have enough.Me alcanzó la gasolina I had enough gas.7 to attain, to come to, to achieve, to get.Alcanzo la felicidad I attain happiness.8 to get to, to come up to, to come to.Alcancé la frontera I got to the border.9 to reach up for, to get.Yo alcancé la caja sobre el armario I reached up for the box above the armoire.10 to manage to, to be able to, to get to.Mario alcanzó ver el ocaso Mario managed to see the sunset.11 to be enough.Alcanzó la comida There was enough food.12 to fit.Yo alcanzo I fit13 to pass, to hand, to hand over.María alcanzó la sal Mary passed the salt.* * *1 (gen) to reach2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with3 (pasar) to pass, hand over4 (entender) to understand, grasp5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve6 (golpear) to hit7 (afectar) to affect2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed* * *verb1) to reach3) achieve, attain4) suffice, be enough* * *1. VT1) [en carrera]a) [+ persona] (=llegar a la altura de) to catch up (with)la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door
b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reachpuede alcanzar una velocidad de 200km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 200km/h
las montañas alcanzan los 5.000m — the mountains rise to 5,000m
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alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age•
alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore3) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo] to reach; [+ éxito, objetivo] to achieveel acuerdo fue alcanzado tras muchos meses de conversaciones — the agreement was reached after many months of talks
las expectativas no se corresponden con los resultados alcanzados — the expectations are out of proportion with the results that have been achieved
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alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous4) (=afectar) to affectuna ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners
5) [bala] to hit6) esp LAm (=dar) to passalcánzame la sal, por favor — could you pass (me) the salt, please?
¿me alcanzas las tijeras? — could you pass me the scissors?
7) * (=entender) to grasp, understandno alcanza más allá de lo que le han enseñado — he's only capable of understanding what he's been taught
2. VI1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)2)• alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth
3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough•
con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?
4) LAm (=ascender)¿a cuánto alcanza todo? — how much does it all come to?
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catchb) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up withlo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height
alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...
3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reachse pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos
4) (acercar, pasar)alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody
¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?
5)a) bala/misil to hitb) ( afectar) to affect2.alcanzar vi1) ( llegar)está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it
alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf
2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enoughcon una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do
* * *= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.Ex. Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.Ex. The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.Ex. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.----* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar la cifra de = total.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catchb) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up withlo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height
alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...
3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reachse pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos
4) (acercar, pasar)alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody
¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?
5)a) bala/misil to hitb) ( afectar) to affect2.alcanzar vi1) ( llegar)está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it
alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf
2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enoughcon una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do
* * *= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar la cifra de = total.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* * *alcanzar [A4 ]vtA1 ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up ( BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catcha este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up¡a que no me alcanzas! bet you can't catch me! ( colloq)2 (en los estudios, en una tarea) to catch … up, to catch up with; (en estatura) to catch up withempecé después que tú y ya te alcancé I started after you and I've caught up with you already¡qué alto está! cualquier día alcanzará a su hermano look how tall he's getting! he'll be catching up with his brother soon!B1 ‹lugar› to reach, get tolos bomberos habían logrado alcanzar el segundo piso the firemen had managed to reach o get up to the second floora pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión/tren despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane/trainlo alcancé con un palo I used a pole to get at it o reach it2 ‹temperatura› to reach; ‹edad/pubertad› to reachel termómetro alcanzó los 40 grados the thermometer got up to o reached o registered 40 degreesestos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great heightalgunos lagos alcanzan los 300 metros de profundidad some lakes are as deep as 300 meters o reach depths of 300 metersun libro donde la estupidez alcanza su máxima expresión a book in which stupidity reaches its peak o which is the ultimate in stupidityel aire expulsado alcanza una velocidad de 120 km/h the air expelled reaches a speed of 120 kphel proyectil alcanzaba distancias de casi 1.000 metros the projectile could reach distances of o had a range of almost 1,000 metersalcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age, to reach the age of majority3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/resultado› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach; ‹fama/éxito› to achievealcanzó todas las metas que se propuso en la vida he achieved all the goals he set himself in lifelos resultados alcanzados hasta ahora son excelentes the results achieved o attained up to now have been excellentlos acuerdos alcanzados en materia de desarme the agreements reached in the field of disarmamentse pretende alcanzar una recaudación de 100 millones de pesos they are hoping to take in ( AmE) o ( BrE) take as much as 100 million pesoslos candidatos no alcanzaban el nivel requerido the candidates did not reach o meet the required standardC (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo A algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth TO sb¿me alcanzas ese libro? could you pass me that book?D1 «bala/misil» to hitel número de barcos alcanzados por misiles the number of ships hit by missiles2(afectar): la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora the measure has affected the working classes■ alcanzarviA(llegar): está muy alto, no alcanzo it's too high, I can't reach ithasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could seealcanzar A + INF to manage to + INFno alcanzó a terminar she didn't manage to finishhasta donde alcanzo a ver, la situación no tiene arreglo as far as I can see there's no solutionalgo que la mente humana no alcanza a entender something which the human mind cannot comprehendB(ser suficiente): el pollo no alcanzará para todos there won't be enough chicken for everyone o to go roundel sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage o get by on his salaryme alcanzará hasta final de mes it will see me through to the end of the monthno me alcanza el papel para envolver el regalo I haven't got enough paper to wrap the present incon que le des una limpiadita, alcanza if you give it a quick clean, that will do o that will be good enough* * *
alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- cobrar
- conseguir
- llegar
- situarse
- alargar
- caza
- cumplir
- dar
English:
achieve
- arm-twisting
- attain
- authoritarian
- blossom
- catch up
- come up to
- get at
- last
- means
- reach
- rise
- short
- strike
- catch
- come
- command
- do
- eke out
- elusive
- fulfill
- glimpse
- hit
- level
- manageable
- see
- stretch
- strive
* * *♦ vt1. [igualarse con] to catch up with;si estudias duro, alcanzarás a tu hermana if you study hard you'll catch up with your sister;¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!;vayan ustedes delante que ya los alcanzaré you go on ahead, I'll catch you up2. [llegar a] to reach;[autobús, tren] to manage to catch;alcanzar el autobús to catch the bus;lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it;los termómetros alcanzarán mañana los 30 grados the temperature tomorrow will reach o go as high as 30 degrees;alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age;alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line;alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast;su sueldo no alcanza el salario mínimo she earns less than the minimum wage;este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h;el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high3. [lograr] to obtain;alcanzar un objetivo to achieve a goal;alcanzó su sueño tras años de trabajo after years of work, he achieved his dream;el equipo alcanzó su segundo campeonato consecutivo the team won o achieved their second championship in a row;alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success;alcanzar la madurez to come of age, to reach maturity4. [entregar] to pass;alcánzame la sal could you pass me the salt?;alcánzame ese jarrón, que no llego hasta el estante could you get that vase down for me, I can't reach the shelf5. [golpear, dar] to hit;el proyectil alcanzó de lleno el centro de la ciudad the shell exploded right in the centre of the city;le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots;el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo the tree was struck by lightning6. [afectar] to affect;la epidemia no les alcanzó they were unaffected by the epidemic;la sequía no alcanza a esta provincia this province has been untouched by the drought♦ vi1. [ser suficiente]alcanzar para algo/alguien to be enough for sth/sb;el sueldo no me alcanza para llegar a fin de mes my salary isn't enough to make ends meet;no sé si alcanzará para todos I don't know if there'll be enough for everyonealcancé a verlo unos segundos I managed to see him for a few seconds;no alcanzo a comprender por qué I can't begin to understand why;no alcanzo a ver lo que quieres decir I can't quite see what you mean3. [llegar]está tan alto que no alcanzo it's too high for me to reach, it's so high up I can't reach it;hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see;hasta donde alcanzo a recordar as far back as I can remember* * *I v/t a alguien catch up with; lugar reach, get to; en nivel reach; objetivo achieve; cantidad amount to;alcanzar la cifra de amount to, stand atII v/i1 en altura reach2 en cantidad be enough;el dinero no alcanza I/we etc can’t afford it3:alcanzar a oír/ver manage to hear/see* * *alcanzar {21} vt1) : to reach2) : to catch up with3) lograr: to achieve, to attainalcanzar vi1) dar: to suffice, to be enough2)alcanzar a : to manage to* * *alcanzar vb1. (en general) to reach2. (conseguir) to achieve4. (bastar) to be enough -
73 mitad
adj.one-half.f.1 half (parte).la mitad de half (of)la mitad del tiempo no está half the time he's not ingana la mitad que yo he earns half as much as I dome costó la mitad que a él it cost me half what he paid, it cost me half as much as it cost hima mitad de precio at half pricemitad y mitad half and halfestá mitad esperanzado mitad triste he's half hopeful, half down-hearted2 middle (centro).a mitad de camino halfway therea mitad de (la) película halfway through the filmen mitad de in the middle of(cortar algo) por la mitad (to cut something) in half* * *1 half2 (medio) middle\partir algo por la mitad to cut/split something in half* * *noun f.1) half2) middle* * *SF1) halfreducir en una mitad — to cut by half, halve; (Culin) to reduce by half
2) (Dep) half3) (=centro) middlea mitad de la comida — in the middle of the meal, halfway through the meal
* * *1) ( parte) half¿me das la mitad? — can I have half?
mitad y mitad — half and half
2) (medio, centro)corta el papel por la mitad — cut the paper in half o down the middle
a or en (la) mitad de la reunión — in the middle of the meeting
* * *= half, middle, midpoint, moiety.Ex. The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.Ex. The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex. Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.----* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....* a mitad de precio = at half price.* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* de mitad de año = mid-year [midyear].* de mitad de siglo = mid-century.* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.* en mitad de = halfway through.* en mitad de la noche = in the dead of night.* en mitad de la operación = in mid-operation.* en mitad del invierno = in the dead of winter.* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.* mitad de + Fecha = mid + Fecha.* mitad del barco = midship.* mitad del verano = midsummer.* mitad del verano, la = height of summer, the.* mitad de precio = half price.* mitad inferior = lower half.* mitad, la = 1/2 (half).* pararse a mitad de = stop in + midstream during.* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, reduce by + half.* ser sólo la mitad de la ecuación = be only half (of) the equation.* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* vacaciones de mitad de cuatrimestre = half term vacation.* vale la mitad = half the price.* * *1) ( parte) half¿me das la mitad? — can I have half?
mitad y mitad — half and half
2) (medio, centro)corta el papel por la mitad — cut the paper in half o down the middle
a or en (la) mitad de la reunión — in the middle of the meeting
* * *la mitad(n.) = 1/2 (half)Ex: In the past 3 or 4 years, over 1/2 of the US libraries have seen their directors change and what was once described as extraordinary turnover seems to have settled into the norm.
= half, middle, midpoint, moiety.Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.
Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....* a mitad de precio = at half price.* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* de mitad de año = mid-year [midyear].* de mitad de siglo = mid-century.* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.* en mitad de = halfway through.* en mitad de la noche = in the dead of night.* en mitad de la operación = in mid-operation.* en mitad del invierno = in the dead of winter.* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.* mitad de + Fecha = mid + Fecha.* mitad del barco = midship.* mitad del verano = midsummer.* mitad del verano, la = height of summer, the.* mitad de precio = half price.* mitad inferior = lower half.* mitad, la = 1/2 (half).* pararse a mitad de = stop in + midstream during.* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, reduce by + half.* ser sólo la mitad de la ecuación = be only half (of) the equation.* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* vacaciones de mitad de cuatrimestre = half term vacation.* vale la mitad = half the price.* * *A (parte) halfla primera mitad del siglo/partido the first half of the century/game¿me das la mitad? can I have half?lo compró a mitad de precio she bought it half pricenos bebimos más de la mitad de la botella we drank more than half the bottlela mitad de los beneficios half the profitslo hizo en la mitad del tiempo she did it in half the time¿cuánto queda? — la mitad how much is left? — half (of it)mitad lana y mitad acrílico half wool, half acrylicmitad y mitad half and halfB(medio, centro): corta el pastel por la mitad cut the cake in halfdividámoslo por la mitad let's halve itvoy por la mitad del libro I'm halfway through the booklo deja todo por la mitad she leaves everything half finishedllenar el vaso hasta la mitad half-fill the glassa or en (la) mitad de la reunión in the middle of the meetingse salió en la mitad de la película she left halfway through the moviequeda a mitad de distancia entre tu casa y la mía it's halfway between your house and minepartir a algn por la mitad: tener que trabajar el sábado me parte por la mitad having to work on Saturday really puts my plans out o upsets my plans o ( BrE colloq) really puts a spanner in the works* * *
mitad sustantivo femenino
1 ( parte) half;
solo quiero la mitad I only want half;
a mitad de precio half price;
lo hizo en la mitad del tiempo she did it in half the time;
mitad y mitad half and half
2 (medio, centro):
dividir algo por la mitad to halve sth;
a or en (la) mitad de la reunión in the middle of the meeting;
a mitad de camino halfway;
en la mitad de la película/del libro halfway through the movie/the book
mitad sustantivo femenino
1 half: leí la mitad del libro, I read half of the book
2 (centro) middle: parte el pan por la mitad, cut the bread in half
♦ Locuciones: a mitad de: a mitad de camino, half-way
a mitad de precio, half price
en mitad de: en mitad de la carretera, in the middle of the road
' mitad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
como
- Ecuador
- media
- medio
- camino
- corresponder
- cortar
- el
- llenar
- llevar
- partir
- separar
- tocar
English:
advance
- beat down
- comprise
- down
- fifty
- half
- half-way
- halve
- Hispanic
- in
- midterm
- midway
- price
- second half
- sell back
- slice
- split
- up
- wake up
- whom
- cut
- good
- middle
* * *mitad nf1. [parte] half;la mitad de half (of);4 es la mitad de 8 4 is half of 8;la primera/segunda mitad del partido the first/second half of the match;la mitad del tiempo no está half the time she's not in;gana la mitad que yo he earns half as much as I do;me costó la mitad que a él it cost me half what he paid, it cost me half as much as it cost him;a mitad de precio at half price;mitad y mitad half and half;el centauro es mitad hombre mitad caballo the centaur is half man half horse;está mitad esperanzado mitad triste he's half hopeful, half down-hearted2. [centro] middle;a mitad de camino halfway there;a la mitad del viaje decidieron regresar halfway through the journey they decided to turn back;en mitad de in the middle of;había un camión cruzado en mitad de la calle there was a truck across the middle of the road;se marcharon en mitad de la ceremonia they left in the middle of o halfway through the ceremony;a mitad de película halfway through the movie;(cortar algo) por la mitad (to cut sth) in half* * *f half;a mitad del camino halfway;a mitad de la película halfway through the movie;a mitad de precio half-price;mitad y mitad half and half* * *mitad nf1) : halfmitad y mitad: half and half2) medio: middlea mitad de: halfway throughpor la mitad: in half* * *a / (la) mitad de halfway -
74 mener
mener [m(ə)ne]➭ TABLE 5 transitive verba. ( = conduire) to lead ; ( = accompagner) to take• où tout cela va-t-il nous mener ? where does all this lead us?b. ( = commander) [+ cortège] to lead ; [+ pays, entreprise] to runc. ( = être en tête) to leadd. [+ vie] to lead ; [+ négociations, lutte, conversation] to carry on ; [+ enquête] to carry out ; [+ affaires] to run ; [+ carrière] to manage* * *məne
1.
1) ( accompagner) génmener quelqu'un quelque part — to take somebody somewhere; ( en voiture) to drive somebody somewhere
2) ( guider) to lead3) ( commander) to lead [hommes, pays]; to run [entreprise]il ne se laisse pas mener par sa grande sœur — he won't be bossed about (colloq) by his sister
4) ( avoir l'avantage) to leadla France mène le championnat devant l'Allemagne par trois points — France is leading the championship three points ahead of Germany
5) (aller, faire aller) [route]mener au village — to go ou lead to the village
6) ( faire aboutir)je ne vois pas où cela nous mène — I can't see where this is getting ou leading us
cette histoire peut te mener loin — ( avoir des conséquences graves) it could be a very nasty business
10 euros, cela ne nous mènera pas loin — 10 euros, that won't get us very far
mener à bien or à (son) terme — to complete [something] successfully [projet]; to bring [something] to a successful conclusion [négociation, enquête]; to handle [something] successfully [opération délicate]
7) ( poursuivre) to carry out [étude, réforme]; to pursue [politique]; to run [campagne]mener une enquête — gén to hold an investigation
2.
verbe intransitif Sport to be in the lead••mener la danse or le jeu — to call the tune
* * *m(ə)ne1. vt1) [personne] (= conduire, emmener) to take2) [route, chemin]Cette rue mène directement à la gare. — This street leads straight to the station.
3) [circonstances]4) (= diriger) [enquête] to conduct, [affaires] to managemener qch à bien — to see sth through, to complete sth successfully
mener qch à terme — to see sth through, to complete sth successfully
2. viSPORT to lead* * *mener verb table: leverA vtr1 ( accompagner) gén mener qn quelque part to take sb somewhere; ( en voiture) to drive sb somewhere;2 ( guider) to lead [bête, enfant, convoi]; mener un animal par une corde to lead an animal on a rope; mener qn à l'échafaud to take sb to the scaffold; mener paître le troupeau to lead the flock to pasture; mener son embarcation parmi les récifs to guide one's boat through the reef;3 ( commander) to lead [hommes, équipe, pays, délégation]; to run [entreprise, pays]; il ne se laisse pas mener par sa grande sœur he won't be bossed about○ ou around○ US by his older sister; l'égoïsme mène le monde the world is ruled by self-interest; se laisser mener par son seul intérêt to be motivated by pure self-interest; ⇒ dur, nez;4 gén, Sport ( avoir l'avantage) to lead; la France mène le championnat devant l'Allemagne par trois points France is leading the championship three points ahead of Germany;5 (aller, faire aller) mener à Lille/au village [route] to go ou lead to Lille/to the village; mener qn quelque part [route] to take sb somewhere; notre promenade nous mena jusqu'au fleuve our walk took us as far as the river; la voie qui mène à la démocratie the road to democracy; ⇒ Rome;6 ( faire aboutir) mener à [baisse, échec, catastrophe, découverte] to lead to; mener qn à conclure que to lead sb to conclude that; je ne vois pas où cela nous mène I can't see where this is getting ou leading us; mener droit à gén to lead [sb/sth] straight to; cela le mènera droit en prison that will land him in jail; cela mène à tout it leads to all kinds of things; cela ne mène à rien it doesn't lead anywhere; parler ne mène à rien talking won't get you anywhere; cette histoire peut te mener loin ( avoir des conséquences graves) it could be a very nasty business; 50 euros, cela ne nous mènera pas loin 50 euros, that won't get us very far; des indices qui ne mènent nulle part clues which don't lead anywhere; mener qch à bien or à bonne fin or à (son) terme to complete [sth] successfully [projet]; to bring [sth] to a successful conclusion [négociation, enquête]; to handle [sth] successfully [opération délicate];7 ( poursuivre) to carry out [étude, réforme]; to pursue [politique]; to run [campagne]; mener une enquête gén to hold an investigation ou enquiry GB; ( en tant que chef) to head an investigation ou enquiry GB; mener des discussions oiseuses to engage in pointless discussion; mener deux choses de front to pursue two aims simultaneously; mener une vie exemplaire/misérable to lead a blameless/wretched existence; mener une vie de moine to live like a hermit; mener sa vie comme on l'entend to live as one pleases; mener des combats violents to fight furiously; mener une offensive contre un pays to conduct an offensive against a country; mener une guerre sans pitié to wage a bitter war; mener une grève de la faim to be on hunger strike; ⇒ bâton;8 ( tracer) mener une ligne d'un point à un autre to draw a line between two points.mener la danse or le jeu to call the tune; mener grand train or la grande vie to live it up.[məne] verbe transitifla ligne n°1 mène à Neuilly line No. 1 takes you ou goes to Neuillyla deuxième année mène au dessin industriel after the second year, you go on to technical drawingmener loin: un feu rouge grillé, ça va vous mener loin! (familier) you went through the lights, that'll cost you!3. [diriger - groupe, équipe] to lead ; [ - combat, négociation] to carry on (inseparable) ; [ - affaire, projet] to run, to manage ; [ - enquête] to conduct, to lead ; [ - débat] to lead, to chairb. (figuré) to have the upper hand, to call the tunene pas en mener large: il n'en menait pas large avant la publication des résultats his heart was in his boots before the results were releasedmener quelque chose à bien ou à terme ou à bonne fina. [finir] to see something throughb. [réussir] to succeed in doing something————————[məne] verbe intransitifle skieur italien mène avec 15 secondes d'avance sur le Suisse the Italian skier has a 15-second lead ou advantage over the Swiss -
75 ἐν
ἐν prep. w. dat. (Hom.+). For lit. s. ἀνά and εἰς, beg. For special NT uses s. AOepke, TW II 534–39. The uses of this prep. are so many and various, and oft. so easily confused, that a strictly systematic treatment is impossible. It must suffice to list the main categories, which will help establish the usage in individual cases. The earliest auditors/readers, not being inconvenienced by grammatical and lexical debates, would readily absorb the context and experience little difficulty.① marker of a position defined as being in a location, in, among (the basic idea, Rob. 586f)ⓐ of the space or place within which someth. is found, in: ἐν τῇ πόλει Lk 7:37. ἐν Βηθλέεμ Mt 2:1. ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ 3:1 (Just., D. 19, 5, cp. A I, 12, 6 ἐν ἐρημίᾳ) ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ Ac 5:42. ἐν οἴκῳ 1 Ti 3:15 and very oft. ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου in my Father’s house Lk 2:49 and perh. Mt 20:15 (cp. Jos., Ant. 16, 302, C. Ap. 1, 118 ἐν τοῖς τοῦ Διός; PTebt 12, 3; POxy 523, 3; Tob 6:11 S; Goodsp., Probs. 81–83). ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ Mt 20:3. ἐν (τῷ) οὐρανῷ in heaven (Arat., Phaen. 10; Diod S 4, 61, 6; Plut., Mor. 359d τὰς ψυχὰς ἐν οὐρανῷ λάμπειν ἄστρα; Tat. 12, 2 τὰ ἄστρα τὰ ἐν αὐτῷ) Ac 2:19 (Jo 3:3); Rv 12:1; IEph 19:2.—W. quotations and accounts of the subject matter of literary works: in (Ps.-Demetr. c. 226 ὡς ἐν τῷ Εὐθυδήμῳ; Simplicius in Epict. p. 28, 37 ἐν τῷ Φαίδωνι; Ammon. Hermiae in Aristot. De Interpret. c. 9 p. 136, 20 Busse ἐν Τιμαίῳ παρειλήφαμεν=we have received as a tradition; 2 Macc 2:4; 1 Esdr 1:40; 5:48; Sir 50:27; Just., A I, 60, 1 ἐν τῷ παρὰ Πλάτωνι Τιμαίῳ) ἐν τῇ ἐπιστολῇ 1 Cor 5:9. ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Lk 24:44; J 1:45. ἐν τοῖς προφήταις Ac 13:40. ἐν Ἠλίᾳ in the story of Elijah Ro 11:2 (Just., D. 120, 3 ἐν τῷ Ἰούδα). ἐν τῷ Ὡσηέ 9:25 (Just., D. 44, 2 ἐν τῷ Ἰεζεκιήλ). ἐν Δαυίδ in the Psalter ( by David is also prob.: s. 6) Hb 4:7. ἐν ἑτέρῳ προφήτῃ in another prophet B 6:14. Of inner life φανεροῦσθαι ἐν ταῖς συνειδήσεσι be made known to (your) consciences 2 Cor 5:11. ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ Mt 5:28; 13:19; 2 Cor 11:12 et al.ⓑ on ἐν τῷ ὄρει (X., An. 4, 3, 31; Diod S 14, 16, 2 λόφος ἐν ᾧ=a hill on which; Jos., Ant. 12, 259; Just., D. 67, 9 ἐν ὄρει Χωρήβ) J 4:20f; Hb 8:5 (Ex 25:40). ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ in the market Mt 20:3. ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ on the way Mt 5:25. ἐν πλαξίν on tablets 2 Cor 3:3. ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν on the street corners Mt 6:5.ⓒ within the range of, at, near (Soph., Fgm. 37 [34 N.2] ἐν παντὶ λίθῳ=near every stone; Artem. 4, 24 p. 217, 19 ἐν Τύρῳ=near Tyre; Polyaenus 8, 24, 7 ἐν τῇ νησῖδι=near the island; Diog. L. 1, 34; 85; 97 τὰ ἐν ποσίν=what is before one’s feet; Jos., Vi. 227 ἐν Χαβωλώ) ἐν τῷ γαζοφυλακείῳ (q.v.) J 8:20. ἐν τῷ Σιλωάμ near the pool of Siloam Lk 13:4. καθίζειν ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ τινος sit at someone’s right hand (cp. 1 Esdr 4:29) Eph 1:20; Hb 1:3; 8:1.ⓓ among, in (Hom.+; PTebt 58, 41 [111 B.C.]; Sir 16:6; 31:9; 1 Macc 4:58; 5:2; TestAbr B 9 p. 13, 27 [Stone p. 74]; Just., A I, 5, 4 ἐν βαρβάροις) ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ in the generation now living Mk 8:38. ἐν τῷ γένει μου among my people Gal 1:14 (Just., D. 51, 1 al. ἐν τῷ γένει ὑμῶν). ἐν ἡμῖν Hb 13:26. ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ in the crowd Mk 5:30 (cp. Sir 7:7). ἐν ἀλλήλοις mutually (Thu. 1, 24, 4; Just., D. 101, 3) Ro 1:12; 15:5. ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν (=among the commanding officers: Diod S 18, 61, 2; Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 21 §84) Ἰούδα Mt 2:6 et al. ἐν ἀνθρώποις among people (as Himerius, Or. 48 [14], 11; Just., A I, 23, 3, D. 64, 7) Lk 2:14; cp. Ac 4:12.ⓔ before, in the presence of, etc. (cp. Od. 2, 194; Eur., Andr. 359; Pla., Leg. 9, 879b; Demosth. 24, 207; Polyb. 5, 39, 6; Epict. 3, 22, 8; Appian, Maced. 18 §2 ἐν τοῖς φίλοις=in the presence of his friends; Sir 19:8; Jdth 6:2; PPetr. II, 4 [6], 16 [255/254 B.C.] δινὸν γάρ ἐστιν ἐν ὄχλῳ ἀτιμάζεσθαι=before a crowd) σοφίαν λαλοῦμεν ἐν τοῖς τελείοις in the presence of mature (i.e. spiritually sophisticated) adults 1 Cor 2:6 (cp. Simplicius in Epict. p. 131, 20 λέγειν τὰ θεωρήματα ἐν ἰδιώταις). ἐν τ. ὠσὶν ὑμῶν in your hearing Lk 4:21 (cp. Judg 17:2; 4 Km 23:2; Bar 1:3f), where the words can go linguistically just as well w. πεπλήρωται as w. ἡ γραφὴ αὕτη (this passage of scripture read in your hearing). ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς τινος in someone’s eyes, i.e. judgment (Wsd 3:2; Sir 8:16; Jdth 3:4; 12:14; 1 Macc 1:12) Mt 21:42 (Ps 117:23). ἔν τινι in the same mng. as early as Trag. (Soph., Oed. C. 1213 ἐν ἐμοί=in my judgment, Ant. 925 ἐν θεοῖς καλά; also Pla., Prot. 337b; 343c) ἐν ἐμοί 1 Cor 14:11; possibly J 3:21 (s. 4c below) and Jd 1 belong here.—In the ‘forensic’ sense ἔν τινι can mean in someone’s court or forum (Soph., Ant. 459; Pla., Gorg. 464d, Leg. 11, 916b; Ael. Aristid. 38, 3 K.=7 p. 71 D.; 46 p. 283, 334 D.; Diod S 19, 51, 4; Ps.-Heraclit., Ep. 4, 6; but in several of these pass. the mng. does not go significantly beyond ‘in the presence of’ [s. above]) ἐν ὑμῖν 1 Cor 6:2 ( by you is also tenable; s. 6 below).ⓕ esp. to describe certain processes, inward: ἐν ἑαυτῷ to himself, i.e. in silence, διαλογίζεσθαι Mk 2:8; Lk 12:17; διαπορεῖν Ac 10:17; εἰδέναι J 6:61; λέγειν Mt 3:9; 9:21; Lk 7:49; εἰπεῖν 7:39 al.; ἐμβριμᾶσθαι J 11:38.② marker of a state or condition, inⓐ of being clothed and metaphors assoc. with such condition in, with (Hdt. 2, 159; X., Mem. 3, 11, 4; Diod S 1, 12, 9; Herodian 2, 13, 3; Jdth 10:3; 1 Macc 6:35; 2 Macc 3:33) ἠμφιεσμένον ἐν μαλακοῖς dressed in soft clothes Mt 11:8. περιβάλλεσθαι ἐν ἱματίοις Rv 3:5; 4:4. ἔρχεσθαι ἐν ἐνδύμασι προβάτων come in sheep’s clothing Mt 7:15. περιπατεῖν ἐν στολαῖς walk about in long robes Mk 12:38 (Tat. 2, 1 ἐν πορφυρίδι περιπατῶν); cp. Ac 10:30; Mt 11:21; Lk 10:13. ἐν λευκοῖς in white (Artem. 2, 3; 4, 2 ἐν λευκοῖς προϊέναι; Epict. 3, 22, 1) J 20:12; Hv 4, 2, 1. Prob. corresp. ἐν σαρκί clothed in flesh (cp. Diod S 1, 12, 9 deities appear ἐν ζῴων μορφαῖς) 1 Ti 3:16; 1J 4:2; 2J 7. ἐν πάσῃ τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ in all his glory Mt 6:29 (cp. 1 Macc 10:86). ἐν τ. δόξῃ τοῦ πατρός clothed in his Father’s glory 16:27; cp. 25:31; Mk 8:38; Lk 9:31.ⓑ of other states and conditions (so freq. w. γίνομαι, εἰμί; Attic wr.; PPetr II, 11 [1], 8 [III B.C.] γράφε, ἵνα εἰδῶμεν ἐν οἷς εἶ; 39 [g], 16; UPZ 110, 176 [164 B.C.] et al.; LXX; Just., A I, 13, 2 πάλιν ἐν ἀφθαρσίᾳ γενέσθαι; 67, 6 τοῖς ἐν χρείᾳ οὖσι; Tat. 20, 1f οὐκ ἔστι γὰρ ἄπειρος ὁ οὐρανός, … πεπερασμένος δὲ καὶ ἐν τέρματι; Mel., HE 4, 26, 6 ἐν … λεηλασίᾳ ‘plundering’): ὑπάρχων ἐν βασάνοις Lk 16:23. ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ 1J 3:14. ἐν ζωῇ Ro 5:10. ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς Phlm 13 (Just., A II, 2, 11 ἐν δ. γενέσθαι). ἐν πειρασμοῖς 1 Pt 1:6; ἐν πολλοῖς ὢν ἀστοχήμασι AcPlCor 2:1. ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκός Ro 8:3. ἐν πολλῷ ἀγῶνι 1 Th 2:2. ἐν φθορᾷ in a state of corruptibility 1 Cor 15:42. ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ἔχειν 2 Cor 10:6 (cp. PEleph 10, 7 [223/222 B.C.] τ. λοιπῶν ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ὄντων; PGen 76, 8; 3 Macc 5:8); ἐν ἐκστάσει in a state of trance Ac 11:5 (opp. Just., D, 115, 3 ἐν καταστάσει ὤν). Of qualities: ἐν πίστει κ. ἀγάπῃ κ. ἁγιασμῷ 1 Ti 2:15; ἐν κακίᾳ καὶ φθόνῳ Tit 3:3; ἐν πανουργίᾳ 2 Cor 4:2; ἐν εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι 1 Ti 2:2; ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ θεοῦ Ro 3:26; ἐν μυστηρίῳ 1 Cor 2:7; ἐν δόξῃ Phil 4:19.③ marker of extension toward a goal that is understood to be within an area or condition, into: ἐν is somet. used w. verbs of motion where εἰς would normally be expected (Diod S 23, 8, 1 Ἄννων ἐπέρασε ἐν Σικελίᾳ; Hero I 142, 7; 182, 4; Paus. 7, 4, 3 διαβάντες ἐν τῇ Σάμῳ; Epict. 1, 11, 32; 2, 20, 33; Aelian, VH 4, 18; Vett. Val. 210, 26; 212, 6 al., s. index; Pel.-Leg. 1, 4; 5; 2, 1; PParis 10, 2 [145 B.C.] ἀνακεχώρηκεν ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ; POxy 294, 4; BGU 22, 13; Tob 5:5 BA; 1 Macc 10:43; TestAbr B 2 p. 106, 23=Stone p. 60 [s. on the LXX Thackeray 25]; πέμψον αὐτοὺς ἐν πολέμῳ En 10:9; TestAbr A 6 p. 83, 22 [Stone p. 14] δάκρυα … ἐν τῷ νιπτῆρι πίπτοντα): εἰσέρχεσθαι Lk 9:46; Rv 11:11; ἀπάγειν GJs 6:1; ἀνάγειν 7:1; εἰσάγειν 10:1; καταβαίνειν J 5:3 (4) v.l.; ἀναβαίνειν GJs 22:13; ἀπέρχεσθαι (Diod S 23, 18, 5) Hs 1:6; ἥκειν GJs 5:1; ἀποστέλλειν 25:1. To be understood otherwise: ἐξῆλθεν ὁ λόγος ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ the word went out = spread in all Judaea Lk 7:17; likew. 1 Th 1:8. The metaphorical expr. ἐπιστρέψαι ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων turn the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous Lk 1:17 is striking but consistent w. the basic sense of ἐν. S. also γίνομαι, δίδωμι, ἵστημι, καλέω, and τίθημι. ἐν μέσῳ among somet. answers to the question ‘whither’ (B-D-F §215, 3) Mt 10:16; Lk 10:3; 8:7.④ marker of close association within a limit, inⓐ fig., of pers., to indicate the state of being filled w. or gripped by someth.: in someone=in one’s innermost being ἐν αὐτῷ κατοικεῖ πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα in him dwells all the fullness Col 2:9. ἐν αὐτῷ ἐκτίσθη τὰ πάντα (prob. to be understood as local, not instrumental, since ἐν αὐ. would otherwise be identical w. διʼ αὐ. in the same vs.) everything was created in association with him 1:16 (cp. M. Ant. 4, 23 ἐν σοὶ πάντα; Herm. Wr. 5, 10; AFeuillet, NTS 12, ’65, 1–9). ἐν τῷ θεῷ κέκρυπται ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν your life is hid in God 3:3; cp. 2:3. Of sin in humans Ro 7:17f; cp. κατεργάζεσθαι vs. 8. Of Christ who, as a spiritual being, fills people so as to be in charge of their lives 8:10; 2 Cor 13:5, abides J 6:56, lives Gal 2:20, and takes form 4:19 in them. Of the divine word: οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν 1J 1:10; μένειν ἔν τινι J 5:38; ἐνοικεῖν Col 3:16. Of God’s spirit: οἰκεῖν (ἐνοικεῖν) ἔν τινι Ro 8:9, 11; 1 Cor 3:16; 2 Ti 1:14. Of spiritual gifts 1 Ti 4:14; 2 Ti 1:6. Of miraculous powers ἐνεργεῖν ἔν τινι be at work in someone Mt 14:2; Mk 6:14; ποιεῖν ἔν τινι εὐάρεστον Hb 13:21. The same expr. of God or evil spirits, who somehow work in people: 1 Cor 12:6; Phil 2:13; Eph 2:2 al.ⓑ of the whole, w. which the parts are closely joined: μένειν ἐν τῇ ἀμπέλῳ remain in the vine J 15:4. ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι μέλη πολλὰ ἔχομεν in one body we have many members Ro 12:4. κρέμασθαι ἔν τινι depend on someth. Mt 22:40.ⓒ esp. in Paul. or Joh. usage, to designate a close personal relation in which the referent of the ἐν-term is viewed as the controlling influence: under the control of, under the influence of, in close association with (cp. ἐν τῷ Δαυιδ εἰμί 2 Km 19:44): of Christ εἶναι, μένειν ἐν τῷ πατρί (ἐν τῷ θεῷ) J 10:38; 14:10f (difft. CGordon, ‘In’ of Predication or Equivalence: JBL 100, ’81, 612f); and of Christians 1J 3:24; 4:13, 15f; be or abide in Christ J 14:20; 15:4f; μένειν ἐν τῷ υἱῷ καὶ ἐν τῷ πατρί 1J 2:24. ἔργα ἐν θεῷ εἰργασμένα done in communion with God J 3:21 (but s. 1e above).—In Paul the relation of the individual to Christ is very oft. expressed by such phrases as ἐν Χριστῷ, ἐν κυρίῳ etc., also vice versa (FNeugebauer, NTS 4, ’57/58, 124–38; AWedderburn, JSNT 25, ’85, 83–97) ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός Gal 2:20, but here in the sense of a above.—See, e.g., Dssm., D. ntl. Formel ‘in Christo Jesu’ 1892; EWeber, D. Formel ‘in Chr. Jesu’ u. d. paul. Christusmystik: NKZ 31, 1920, 213ff; LBrun, Zur Formel ‘in Chr. Jesus’ im Phil: Symbolae Arctoae 1, 1922, 19–37; MHansen, Omkring Paulus-Formeln ‘i Kristus’: TK 4/10, 1929, 135–59; HBöhlig, ʼΕν κυρίῳ: GHeinrici Festschr. 1914, 170–75; OSchmitz, D. Christusgemeinschaft d. Pls2 ’56; AWikenhauser, D. Christusmystik d. Pls2 ’56; KMittring, Heilswirklichkeit b. Pls; Beitrag z. Verständnis der unio cum Christo in d. Plsbriefen 1929; ASchweitzer, D. Mystik d. Ap. Pls 1930 (Eng. tr., WMontgomery, The Myst. of Paul the Ap., ’31); WSchmauch, In Christus ’35; BEaston, Pastoral Ep. ’47, 210f; FBüchsel, ‘In Chr.’ b. Pls: ZNW 42, ’49, 141–58. Also HKorn, D. Nachwirkungen d. Christusmystik d. Pls in den Apost. Vätern, diss. Berlin 1928; EAndrews, Interpretation 6, ’52, 162–77; H-LParisius, ZNW 49, ’58, 285–88 (10 ‘forensic’ passages); JAllan, NTS 5, ’58/59, 54–62 (Eph), ibid. 10, ’63, 115–21 (pastorals); FNeugebauer, In Christus, etc. ’61; MDahl, The Resurrection of the Body ( 1 Cor 15) ’62, 110–13.—Paul has the most varied expressions for this new life-principle: life in Christ Ro 6:11, 23; love in Christ 8:39; grace, which is given in Christ 1 Cor 1:4; freedom in Chr. Gal 2:4; blessing in Chr. 3:14; unity in Chr. vs. 28. στήκειν ἐν κυρίῳ stand firm in the Lord Phil 4:1; εὑρεθῆναι ἐν Χ. be found in Christ 3:9; εἶναι ἐν Χ. 1 Cor 1:30; οἱ ἐν Χ. Ro 8:1.—1 Pt 5:14; κοιμᾶσθαι ἐν Χ., ἀποθνῄσκειν ἐν κυρίῳ 1 Cor 15:18.—Rv 14:13; ζῳοποιεῖσθαι 1 Cor 15:22.—The formula is esp. common w. verbs that denote a conviction, hope, etc. πεποιθέναι Gal 5:10; Phil 1:14; 2 Th 3:4. παρρησίαν ἔχειν Phlm 8. πέπεισμαι Ro 14:14. ἐλπίζειν Phil 2:19. καύχησιν ἔχειν Ro 15:17; 1 Cor 15:31. τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν Phil 4:2. ὑπακούειν Eph 6:1. λαλεῖν 2 Cor 2:17; 12:19. ἀλήθειαν λέγειν Ro 9:1. λέγειν καὶ μαρτύρεσθαι Eph 4:17. But also apart fr. such verbs, in numerous pass. it is used w. verbs and nouns of the most varied sort, often without special emphasis, to indicate the scope within which someth. takes place or has taken place, or to designate someth. as being in close assoc. w. Christ, and can be rendered, variously, in connection with, in intimate association with, keeping in mind ἁγιάζεσθαι 1 Cor 1:2, or ἅγιος ἐν Χ. Phil 1:1; ἀσπάζεσθαί τινα 1 Cor 16:19. δικαιοῦσθαι Gal 2:17. κοπιᾶν Ro 16:12. παρακαλεῖν 1 Th 4:1. προσδέχεσθαί τινα Ro 16:2; Phil 2:29. χαίρειν 3:1; 4:4, 10. γαμηθῆναι ἐν κυρίῳ marry in the Lord=marry a Christian 1 Cor 7:39. προϊστάμενοι ὑμῶν ἐν κυρίῳ your Christian leaders (in the church) 1 Th 5:12 (but s. προί̈στημι 1 and 2).—εὐάρεστος Col 3:20. νήπιος 1 Cor 3:1. φρόνιμος 4:10. παιδαγωγοί vs. 15. ὁδοί vs. 17. Hence used in periphrasis for ‘Christian’ οἱ ὄντες ἐν κυρίῳ Ro 16:11; ἄνθρωπος ἐν Χ. 2 Cor 12:2; αἱ ἐκκλησίαι αἱ ἐν Χ. Gal 1:22; 1 Th 2:14; νεκροὶ ἐν Χ. 4:16; ἐκλεκτός Ro 16:13. δόκιμος vs. 10. δέσμιος Eph 4:1. πιστὸς διάκονος 6:21; ἐν Χ. γεννᾶν τινα become someone’s parent in the Christian life 1 Cor 4:15. τὸ ἔργον μου ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ 9:1.—The use of ἐν πνεύματι as a formulaic expression is sim.: ἐν πν. εἶναι be under the impulsion of the spirit, i.e. the new self, as opposed to ἐν σαρκί under the domination of the old self Ro 8:9; cp. ἐν νόμῳ 2:12. λαλεῖν speak under divine inspiration 1 Cor 12:3. ἐγενόμην ἐν πνεύματι I was in a state of inspiration Rv 1:10; 4:2; opp. ἐν ἑαυτῷ γενόμενος came to himself Ac 12:11 (cp. X., An. 1, 5, 17 et al.).—The expr. ἐν πν. εἶναι is also used to express the idea that someone is under the special infl. of a good or even an undesirable spirit: Mt 22:43; Mk 12:36; Lk 2:27; 1 Cor 12:3; Rv 17:3; 21:10. ἄνθρωπος ἐν πν. ἀκαθάρτῳ (ὤν) Mk 1:23 (s. GBjörck, ConNeot 7, ’42, 1–3).—ἐν τῷ πονηρῷ κεῖσθαι be in the power of the evil one 1J 5:19. οἱ ἐν νόμῳ those who are subject to the law Ro 3:19. ἐν τῷ Ἀδὰμ ἀποθνῄσκειν die because of a connection w. Adam 1 Cor 15:22.—On the formula ἐν ὀνόματι (Χριστοῦ) s. ὄνομα 1, esp. dγג. The OT is the source of the expr. ὀμνύναι ἔν τινι swear by someone or someth. (oft. LXX) Mt 5:34ff; 23:16, 18ff; Rv 10:6; παραγγέλλομέν σοι ἐν Ἰησοῦ Ac 19:14 v.l. The usage in ὁμολογεῖν ἔν τινι acknowledge someone Mt 10:32; Lk 12:8 (s. ὁμολογέω 4b) is Aramaic.⑤ marker introducing means or instrument, with, a construction that begins w. Homer (many examples of instrumental ἐν in Radermacher’s edition of Ps.-Demetr., Eloc. p. 100; Reader, Polemo p. 258) but whose wide currency in our lit. is partly caused by the infl. of the LXX, and its similarity to the Hebr. constr. w. בְּ (B-D-F §219; Mlt. 104; Mlt-H. 463f; s. esp. M-M p. 210).ⓐ it can serve to introduce persons or things that accompany someone to secure an objective: ‘along with’α. pers., esp. of a military force, w. blending of associative (s. 4) and instrumental idea (1 Macc 1:17; 7:14, 28 al.): ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν ὑπαντῆσαι meet, w. 10,000 men Lk 14:31 (cp. 1 Macc 4:6, 29 συνήντησεν αὐτοῖς Ἰούδας ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν ἀνδρῶν). ἦλθεν ἐν μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ Jd 14 (cp. Jdth 16:3 ἦλθεν ἐν μυριάσι δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ).β. impers. (oft. LXX; PTebt 41, 5 [c. 119 B.C.]; 16, 14 [114 B.C.]; 45, 17 al., where people rush into the village or the house ἐν μαχαίρῃ, ἐν ὅπλοις). (Just., D. 86, 6 τῆς ἀξίνης, ἐν ἧ πεπορευμένοι ἦσαν … κόψαι ξύλα) ἐν ῥάβδῳ ἔρχεσθαι come with a stick (as a means of discipline) 1 Cor 4:21 (cp. Lucian, Dial. Mort. 23, 3 Ἑρμῆν καθικόμενον ἐν τῇ ῥάβδῳ; Gen 32:11; 1 Km 17:43; 1 Ch 11:23; Dssm., B 115f [BS 120]). ἐν πληρώματι εὐλογίας with the full blessing Ro 15:29. ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ Mt 16:28. ἐν αἵματι Hb 9:25 (cp. Mi 6:6). ἐν τῷ ὕδατι καὶ ἐν τῷ αἵματι 1J 5:6. ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει τοῦ Ἠλίου equipped w. the spirit and power of Elijah Lk 1:17. φθάνειν ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ come with the preaching of the gospel 2 Cor 10:14. μὴ ἐν ζύμῃ παλαιᾷ not burdened w. old leaven 1 Cor 5:8.ⓑ it can serve to express means or instrumentality in terms of location for a specific action (cp. TestAbr A 12 p. 91, 5f [Stone p. 30] κρατῶν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ ζυγόν; Tat. 9, 2 οἱ ἐν τοῖς πεσσοῖς ἀθύροντες ‘those who play w. gaming pieces’ [as, e.g., in backgammon]): κατακαίειν ἐν πυρί Rv 17:16 (cp. Bar 1:2; 1 Esdr 1:52; 1 Macc 5:5 al.; as early as Il. 24, 38; cp. POxy 2747, 74; Aelian, HA 14, 15. Further, the ἐν Rv 17:16 is not textually certain). ἐν ἅλατι ἁλίζειν, ἀρτύειν Mt 5:13; Mk 9:50; Lk 14:34 (s. M-M p. 210; WHutton, ET 58, ’46/47, 166–68). ἐν τῷ αἵματι λευκαίνειν Rv 7:14. ἐν αἵματι καθαρίζειν Hb 9:22. ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ ἀποκτείνειν kill with the sword Rv 6:8 (1 Esdr 1:50; 1 Macc 2:9; cp. 3:3; Jdth 16:4; ἀπολεῖ ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ En 99:16; 4 [6] Esdr [POxy 1010] ἐν ῥ. πεσῇ … πεσοῦνται ἐν μαχαίρῃ; cp. Lucian, Hist. Conscrib. 12 ἐν ἀκοντίῳ φονεύειν). ἐν μαχαίρῃ πατάσσειν Lk 22:49 (διχοτομήσατε … ἐν μ. GrBar 16:3); ἐν μ. ἀπόλλυσθαι perish by the sword Mt 26:52. ποιμαίνειν ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ Rv 2:27; 12:5; 19:15 (s. ποιμαίνω 2aγ and cp. PGM 36, 109). καταπατεῖν τι ἐν τοῖς ποσίν tread someth. w. the feet Mt 7:6 (cp. Sir 38:29). δύο λαοὺς βλέπω ἐν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς μου I see two peoples with my eyes GJs 17:2 (ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ὀρᾶν=see with the eyes: cp. Il. 1, 587; Od. 8, 459; Callinus [VII B.C.], Fgm. 1, 20 Diehl2). ποιεῖν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι do a mighty deed w. one’s arm Lk 1:51 (cp. Sir 38:30); cp. 11:20. δικαιοῦσθαι ἐν τῷ αἵματι be justified by the blood Ro 5:9. ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος 2 Th 2:13; 1 Pt 1:2; ἐν τ. παρακλήσει 2 Cor 7:7. εὐλογεῖν ἐν εὐλογίᾳ Eph 1:3. λαλοῦντες ἑαυτοῖς ἐν ψάλμοις 5:19. ἀσπάσασθαι … ἐν εὐχῇ greet w. prayer GJs 24:1. Of intellectual process γινώσκειν ἔν τινι know or recognize by someth. (cp. Thuc. 7, 11, 1 ἐν ἐπιστολαῖς ἴστε; Sir 4:24; 11:28; 26:29) J 13:35; 1J 3:19; cp. ἐν τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου in the breaking of bread Lk 24:35 (s. 10c).—The ἐν which takes the place of the gen. of price is also instrumental ἠγόρασας ἐν τῷ αἵματί σου Rv 5:9 (cp. 1 Ch 21:24 ἀγοράζω ἐν ἀργυρίῳ).—ἐν ᾧ whereby Ro 14:21.—The idiom ἀλλάσσειν, μεταλλάσσειν τι ἔν τινι exchange someth. for someth. else Ro 1:23, 25 (cp. Ps 105:20) is not un-Greek (Soph., Ant. 945 Danaë had to οὐράνιον φῶς ἀλλάξαι ἐν χαλκοδέτοις αὐλαῖς=change the heavenly light for brass-bound chambers).⑥ marker of agency: with the help of (Diod S 19, 46, 4 ἐν τοῖς μετέχουσι τοῦ συνεδρίου=with the help of the members of the council; Philostrat., Vi. Apoll. 7, 9 p. 259, 31 ἐν ἐκείνῳ ἑαλωκότες) ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι τ. δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια Mt 9:34. ἐν ἑτερογλώσσοις λαλεῖν 1 Cor 14:21. κρίνειν τ. οἰκουμένην ἐν ἀνδρί Ac 17:31 (cp. SIG2 850, 8 [173/172 B.C.] κριθέντω ἐν ἄνδροις τρίοις; Synes., Ep. 91 p. 231b ἐν ἀνδρί); perh. 1 Cor 6:2 (s. 1e); ἀπολύτρωσις ἐν Χρ. redemption through Christ Ro 3:24 (cp. ἐν αὐτῷ σωθήσεσθε Just., A I, 60, 3).⑦ marker of circumstance or condition under which someth. takes place: ἐν ᾧ κρίνεις Ro 2:1 (but s. B-D-F §219, 2); ἐν ᾧ δοκιμάζει 14:22; ἐν ᾧ καυχῶνται 2 Cor 11:12; ἐν ᾧ τις τολμᾷ 11:21; ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν whereas they slander 1 Pt 2:12, cp. 3:16 (on these Petrine pass. s. also ὅς 1k); ἐν ᾧ ξενίζονται in view of your changed attitude they consider it odd 4:4. ἐν ᾧ in 3:19 may similarly refer to a changed circumstance, i.e. from death to life (WDalton, Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits, ’65, esp. 135–42: ‘in this sphere, under this influence’ [of the spirit]). Other possibilities: as far as this is concerned: πνεῦμα• ἐν ᾧ spirit; as which (FZimmermann, APF 11, ’35, 174 ‘meanwhile’ [indessen]; BReicke, The Disobedient Spirits and Christian Baptism, ’46, 108–15: ‘on that occasion’=when he died).—Before a substantive inf. (oft. LXX; s. KHuber, Unters. über den Sprachchar. des griech. Lev., diss. Zürich 1916, 83): in that w. pres. inf. (POxy 743, 35 [2 B.C.] ἐν τῷ δέ με περισπᾶσθαι οὐκ ἠδυνάσθην συντυχεῖν Ἀπολλωνίῳ; Just., D. 10, 3 ἐν τῷ μήτε σάββατα τηρεῖν μήτε …) βασανιζομένους ἐν τῷ ἐλαύνειν as they were having rough going in the waves=having a difficult time making headway Mk 6:48. ἐθαύμαζον ἐν τῷ χρονίζειν … αὐτόν they marveled over his delay Lk 1:21. ἐν τῷ τὴν χεῖρα ἐκτείνειν σε in that you extend your hand Ac 4:30; cp. 3:26; Hb 8:13. W. aor. inf. ἐν τῷ ὑποτάξαι αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα Hb 2:8. Somet. the circumstantial and temporal (s. 7 and 10) uses are so intermingled that it is difficult to decide between them; so in some of the pass. cited above, and also Hv 1, 1, 8 et al. (B-D-F §404, 3; Rob. 1073).—WHutton, Considerations for the Translation of ἐν, Bible Translator 9, ’58, 163–70; response by NTurner, ibid. 10, ’59, 113–20.—On ἐν w. article and inf. s. ISoisalon-Soininen, Die Infinitive in der LXX, ’65, 80ff.⑧ marker denoting the object to which someth. happens or in which someth. shows itself, or by which someth. is recognized, to, by, in connection with: ζητεῖν τι ἔν τινι require someth. in the case of someone 1 Cor 4:2; cp. ἐν ἡμῖν μάθητε so that you might learn in connection w. us vs. 6. Cp. Phil 1:30. ἵνα οὕτως γένηται ἐν ἐμοί that this may be done in my case 1 Cor 9:15 (Just., D. 77, 3 τοῦτο γενόμενον ἐν τῷ ἡμετέρῳ Χριστῷ). ἐδόξαζον ἐν ἐμοὶ τὸν θεόν perh. they glorified God in my case Gal 1:24, though because of me and for me are also possible. μήτι ἐν ἐμοὶ ἀνεκεφαλαιώθη ἡ ἱστορία GJs 13:1 (s. ἀνακεφαλαιόω 1). ποιεῖν τι ἔν τινι do someth. to (with) someone (Epict., Ench. 33, 12; Ps.-Lucian, Philopatr. 18 μὴ ἑτεροῖόν τι ποιήσῃς ἐν ἐμοί; Gen 40:14; Jdth 7:24; 1 Macc 7:23) Mt 17:12; Lk 23:31. ἐργάζεσθαί τι ἔν τινι Mk 14:6. ἔχειν τι ἔν τινι have someth. in someone J 3:15 (but ἐν αὐτῷ is oft. constr. w. πιστεύων, cp. v.l.); cp. 14:30 (s. BNoack, Satanas u. Soteria ’48, 92). ἵνα δικαιοσύνης ναὸν ἐν τῷ ἰδίῳ σώματι ἀναδείξῃ AcPlCor 2:17 (s. ἀναδείκνυμι 1).—For the ordinary dat. (Diod S 3, 51, 4 ἐν ἀψύχῳ ἀδύνατον=it is impossible for a lifeless thing; Ael. Aristid. 49, 15 K.=25 p. 492 D.: ἐν Νηρίτῳ θαυμαστὰ ἐνεδείξατο=[God] showed wonderful things to N.; 53 p. 629 D.: οὐ γὰρ ἐν τοῖς βελτίστοις εἰσὶ παῖδες, ἐν δὲ πονηροτάτοις οὐκέτι=it is not the case that the very good have children, and the very bad have none [datives of possession]; 54 p. 653 D.: ἐν τ. φαύλοις θετέον=to the bad; EpJer 66 ἐν ἔθνεσιν; Aesop, Fab. 19, 8 and 348a, 5 v.l. Ch.) ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοί Gal 1:16. φανερόν ἐστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς Ro 1:19 (Aesop 15c, 11 Ch. τ. φανερὸν ἐν πᾶσιν=evident to all). ἐν ἐμοὶ βάρβαρος (corresp. to τῷ λαλοῦντι βάρβ.) 1 Cor 14:11 (Amphis Com. [IV B.C.] 21 μάταιός ἐστιν ἐν ἐμοί). δεδομένον ἐν ἀνθρώποις Ac 4:12. θεῷ … ἐν ἀνθρώποις Lk 2:14.—Esp. w. verbs of striking against: προσκόπτω, πταίω, σκανδαλίζομαι; s. these entries.⑨ marker of cause or reason, because of, on account of (PParis 28, 13=UPZ 48, 12f [162/161 B.C.] διαλυόμενοι ἐν τῷ λιμῷ; Ps 30:11; 1 Macc 16:3 ἐν τῷ ἐλέει; 2 Macc 7:29; Sir 33:17)ⓐ gener. ἁγιάζεσθαι ἔν τινι Hb 10:10; 1 Cor 7:14. ἐν τ. ἐπιθυμίαις τῶν καρδιῶν Ro 1:24; perh. ἐν Ἰσαὰκ κληθήσεταί σοι σπέρμα 9:7; Hb 11:18 (both Gen 21:12). ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν because of their many words Mt 6:7. ἐν τούτῳ πιστεύομεν this is the reason why we believe J 16:30; cp. Ac 24:16; 1 Cor 4:4 (Just., D. 68, 7 οὐχὶ καὶ ἐν τούτῳ δυσωπήσω ὑμᾶς μὴ πείθεσθαι τοῖς διδασκάλοις ὑμῶν=‘surely you will be convinced by this [argument] to lose confidence in your teachers, won’t you?’); perh. 2 Cor 5:2. Sim., of the occasion: ἔφυγεν ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ at this statement Ac 7:29; cp. 8:6. W. attraction ἐν ᾧ = ἐν τούτῳ ὅτι for the reason that = because Ro 8:3; Hb 2:18; 6:17.ⓑ w. verbs that express feeling or emotion, to denote that toward which the feeling is directed; so: εὐδοκεῖν (εὐδοκία), εὐφραίνεσθαι, καυχᾶσθαι, χαίρειν et al.⑩ marker of a period of time, in, while, whenⓐ indicating an occurrence or action within which, at a certain point, someth. occurs Mt 2:1. ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις 3:1. ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς afterward Lk 7:11. ἐν τῷ μεταξύ meanwhile (PTebt 72, 190; PFlor 36, 5) J 4:31. in the course of, within ἐν τρισὶν ἡμέραις (X., Ages. 1, 34; Diod S 13, 14, 2; 20, 83, 4; Arrian, Anab. 4, 6, 4 ἐν τρισὶν ἡμέραις; Aelian, VH 1, 6; IPriene 9, 29; GDI 1222, 4 [Arcadia] ἰν ἁμέραις τρισί; EpArist 24; Demetr.: 722 Fgm. 1:3 Jac.) Mt 27:40; J 2:19f.ⓑ point of time when someth. occurs ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως Mt 11:22 (En 10:6; Just., D. 38, 2; Tat. 12, 4). ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ J 6:44; 11:24; 12:48; cp. 7:37. ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ Mt 8:13; 10:19; cp. 7:22; J 4:53. ἐν σαββάτῳ 12:2; J 7:23. ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ J 11:9 (opp. ἐν τῇ νυκτί vs. 10). ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ on the second visit Ac 7:13. ἐν τῇ παλιγγενεσίᾳ in the new age Mt 19:28. ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ 1 Cor 15:23; 1 Th 2:19; 3:13; Phil 2:12 (here, in contrast to the other pass., there is no reference to the second coming of Christ.—Just., D. 31, 1 ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ γινομένῃ αὐτοῦ παρουσίᾳ; 35, 8; 54, 1 al.); 1J 2:28. ἐν τῇ ἀναστάσει in the resurrection Mt 22:28; Mk 12:23; Lk 14:14; 20:33; J 11:24 (Just., D. 45, 2 ἐν τῇ τῶν νεκρῶν ἀναστάσει). ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ σάλπιγγι at the last trumpet-call 1 Cor 15:52. ἐν τῇ ἀποκαλύψει at the appearance of Jesus/Christ (in the last days) 2 Th 1:7; 1 Pt 1:7, 13; 4:13.ⓒ to introduce an activity whose time is given when, while, during (Diod S 23, 12, 1 ἐν τοῖς τοιούτοις=in the case of this kind of behavior) ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ when (you) pray Mt 21:22. ἐν τῇ στάσει during the revolt Mk 15:7. ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ in the course of his teaching Mk 4:2; 12:38. If Lk 24:35 belongs here, the sense would be on the occasion of, when (but s. 5b). ἐν αὐτῷ in it (the preaching of the gospel) Eph 6:20. γρηγοροῦντες ἐν αὐτῇ (τῇ προσευχῇ) while you are watchful in it Col 4:2. Esp. w. the pres. inf. used substantively: ἐν τῷ σπείρειν while (he) sowed Mt 13:4; Mk 4:4; cp. 6:48 (s. 7 above and βασανίζω); ἐν τῷ καθεύδειν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους while people were asleep Mt 13:25; ἐν τῷ κατηγορεῖσθαι αὐτόν during the accusations against him 27:12. W. the aor. inf. the meaning is likewise when. Owing to the fundamental significance of the aor. the action is the focal point (s. Rob. 1073, opp. B-D-F §404) ἐν τῷ γενέσθαι τὴν φωνήν Lk 9:36. ἐν τῷ ἐπανελθεῖν αὐτόν 19:15. ἐν τῷ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτούς 9:34.—W. ἐν ᾦ while, as long as (Soph., Trach. 929; Cleanthes [IV/III B.C.] Stoic. I p. 135, 1 [Diog. L. 7, 171]; Demetr.: 722 Fgm. 1, 11 Jac.; Plut., Mor. 356c; Arrian, Anab. 6, 12, 1; Pamprepios of Panopolis [V A.D.] 1, 22 [ed. HGerstinger, SBWienAk 208/3, 1928]) Mk 2:19; Lk 5:34; 24:44 D; J 5:7.⑪ marker denoting kind and manner, esp. functioning as an auxiliary in periphrasis for adverbs (Kühner-G. I 466): ἐν δυνάμει w. power, powerfully Mk 9:1; Ro 1:4; Col 1:29; 2 Th 1:11; ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ justly Ac 17:31; Rv 19:11 (cp. Just., A II, 4, 3 and D. 16, 3; 19, 2 ἐν δίκῃ). ἐν χαρᾷ joyfully Ro 15:32. ἐν ἐκτενείᾳ earnestly Ac 26:7. ἐν σπουδῇ zealously Ro 12:8. ἐν χάριτι graciously Gal 1:6; 2 Th 2:16. ἐν (πάσῃ) παρρησίᾳ freely, openly J 7:4; 16:29; Phil 1:20. ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳ Ac 5:23. ἐν τάχει (PHib 47, 35 [256 B.C.] ἀπόστειλον ἐν τάχει) Lk 18:8; Ro 16:20; Rv 1:1; 22:6. ἐν μυστηρίῳ 1 Cor 2:7 (belongs prob. not to σοφία, but to λαλοῦμεν: in the form of a secret; cp. Polyb. 23, 3, 4; 26, 7, 5; Just., D. 63, 2 Μωυσῆς … ἐν παραβολῇ λέγων; 68, 6 εἰρήμενον … ἐν μυστηρίῳ; Diod S 17, 8, 5 ἐν δωρεαῖς λαβόντες=as gifts; 2 Macc 4:30 ἐν δωρεᾷ=as a gift; Sir 26:3; Polyb. 28, 17, 9 λαμβάνειν τι ἐν φερνῇ). Of the norm: ἐν μέτρῳ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου μέρους acc. to the measure of each individual part Eph 4:16. On 1 Cor 1:21 s. AWedderburn, ZNW 64, ’73, 132–34.⑫ marker of specification or substance: w. adj. πλούσιος ἐν ἐλέει Eph 2:4; cp. Tit 2:3; Js 1:8.—of substance consisting in (BGU 72, 11 [191 A.D.] ἐξέκοψαν πλεῖστον τόπον ἐν ἀρούραις πέντε) τὸν νόμον τῶν ἐντολῶν ἐν δόγμασιν Eph 2:15. ἐν μηδενὶ λειπόμενοι Js 1:4 (contrast Just., A I, 67, 6 τοῖς ἐν χρείᾳ οὖσι). Hb 13:21a.— amounting to (BGU 970, 14=Mitt-Wilck. II/2, 242, 14f [177 A.D.] προσηνενκάμην αὐτῷ προοῖκα ἐν δραχμαῖς ἐννακοσίαις) πᾶσαν τὴν συγγένειαν ἐν ψυχαῖς ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε Ac 7:14.—Very rarely for the genitive (Philo Mech. 75, 29 τὸ ἐν τῷ κυλίνδρῳ κοίλασμα; EpArist 31 ἡ ἐν αὐτοῖς θεωρία = ἡ αὐτῶν θ.; cp. 29; Tat. 18, 1 πᾶν τὸ ἐν αὐτῇ εἶδος) ἡ δωρεὰ ἐν χάριτι the free gift in beneficence or grace Ro 5:15.—DELG. LfgrE s.v. ἐν col. 569 (lit. esp. early Greek). M-M. TW. -
76 Ш-5
НИ НА ШАГ PrepP Invar1. \Ш-5 (не отставать, не отходить и т. п.) от кого-чего.Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll ( adv or predic (with subj: usu. human or animal)) not (to fall behind s.o. or sth.) even the slightest distance (when walking, running etc)X не отходил (не отставал) от Y-a \Ш-5 = X stayed right on person Y's heels (tail).Мы бежали по улице, и собака не отставала ни на шаг. We ran down the street, and the dog stayed right on our heels.2. \Ш-5 (не отходить, не отставать и т. п.) от кого-чего, не отпускать кого. Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll ( adv or predic (with subj: human or animal)) not (to be far from s.o.) for even the slightest amount of timeX не отходит от Y-a \Ш-5 = X is never more than a few steps (feet) away from YX doesn't leave Y (Yb side) for an instant (a moment, a second, a minute) X sticks (stays) close to Y all the time (at all times etc) X stays glued to Yb sideY не отпускает X-a (от себя) \Ш-5 = Y doesn't let (never lets) X out of Y's sight."...Здесь отец мне твердит: „Мой кабинет к твоим услугам - никто тебе мешать не будет" а сам от меня ни на шаг» (Тургенев 2). "Неге father keeps on repeating: 'My study's at your disposal - nobody will be in your way,' but he doesn't leave my side for a minute" (2a).«Сань, а ты меня бы туда не взял как-нибудь?»...Да пошли хоть сейчас... Только от меня ни на шаг!» (Аксёнов 6). "Sanya, I suppose you couldn't take me down there, could you?" "Sure, let's go now if you like....Only stick close to me at all times" (6a).В первые дни после его возвращения из лесу или со сплава двойнята ни на шаг от него... (Абрамов 1). For the first few days after he came back from the forest or the river, the twins would never let him out of their sight.. (1a).3. \Ш-5 без кого (predicsubj: human not to do or undertake anything (without s.o. 's consent or permission)X без Y-a \Ш-5 =* X doesn't (dare to) take a step (make a move) without Y (Y4s permission, Yb go-ahead, Y's OK).4. \Ш-5 без кого-чего (predicimpers or with subj: human to be unable to function, act etc without s.o. or sth.: X без Y-a \Ш-5 = X won't (can't, doesn't etc) do anything (go anywhere etc) without Y X is lost (helpless) without Y (in limited contexts) X can't get along without Y.Наша Лена без своей любимой куклы ни на шаг. Our Lena's lost without her favorite doll.5. \Ш-5 не продвинуть что, не продвинуться, не отступать от чего и т. п.advnot (to move some matter ahead, advance, deviate from some regulations etc) to any extent or in any waynot (by) one (a, a single) stepnot in the least not at all not one bit."Я — по закону-с! He отступая-с... ни на шаг-с... ни на волос-с!» (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). I'm acting according to law! Without deviating by a single step...not by a hair's breadth, sir!" (2a).Пьер с главноуправляющим каждый день занимался. Но он чувствовал, что занятия его ни на шаг не подвигали дела (Толстой 5). Every day Pierre went into things with his head steward. But he felt that this did not forward matters in the least (5a).Внутри, кажется, что-то точило его (Гришу) непобедимо. Ведь его собственные дела не продвинулись ни на шаг... (Трифонов 1)... Inside something seemed to be eating away at Grisha, something which he could not control. After all, his own career hadn't moved forward at all... (1a). -
77 ни на пядь
[PrepP; Invar]=====1. ни на пядь (не отставать, не отходить и т. п.) от кого-чего. Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll [adv or predic (with subj: usu. human or animal)]⇒ not (to fall behind s.o. or sth.) even the slightest distance (when walking, running etc):- X не отходил < не отставал> от Y-a ни на пядь ≈ X stayed right on person Y's heels < tail>.♦ Мы бежали по улице, и собака не отставала ни на шаг. We ran down the street, and the dog stayed right on our heels.2. ни на пядь (не отходить, не отставать и т. п.) от кого-чего, не отпускать кого. Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll [adv or predic (with subj: human or animal)]⇒ not (to be far from s.o.) for even the slightest amount of time:- X doesn't leave Y (Y's side) for an instant <a moment, a second, a minute>;- X sticks < stays> close to Y all the time <at all times etc>;♦ "...Здесь отец мне твердит: "Мой кабинет к твоим услугам - никто тебе мешать не будет"; а сам от меня ни на шаг" (Тургенев 2). "Here father keeps on repeating: 'My study's at your disposal - nobody will be in your way,' but he doesn't leave my side for a minute" (2a).♦ "Сань, а ты меня бы туда не взял как-нибудь?" - "Да пошли хоть сейчас... Только от меня ни на шаг!" (Аксёнов 6). "Sanya, I suppose you couldn't take me down there, could you?" "Sure, let's go now if you like....Only stick close to me at all times" (6a).♦ В первые дни после его возвращения из лесу или со сплава двойнята ни на шаг от него... (Абрамов 1). For the first few days after he came back from the forest or the river, the twins would never let him out of their sight... (1a).⇒ not to do or undertake anything (without s.o.'s consent or permission):- X без Y-a ни на пядь ≈ X doesn't (dare to) take a step < make a move> without Y (Y's permission, Y's go-ahead, Y's OK).⇒ to be unable to function, act etc without s.o. or sth.:- X без Y-a ни на пядь ≈ X won't <can't, doesn't etc> do anything <go anywhere etc> without Y;- [in limited contexts] X can't get along without Y.♦ Наша Лена без своей любимой куклы ни на шаг. Our Lena's lost without her favorite doll.⇒ not (to move some matter ahead, advance, deviate from some regulations etc) to any extent or in any way:- not (by) one <a, a single> step;- not at all;- not one bit.♦ "Я - по закону-с! Не отступая-с... ни на шаг-с... ни на волос-с!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "I'm acting according to law! Without deviating by a single step...not by a hair's breadth, sir!" (2a).♦ Пьер с главноуправляющим каждый день занимался. Но он чувствовал, что занятия его ни на шаг не подвигали дела (Толстой 5). Every day Pierre went into things with his head steward. But he felt that this did not forward matters in the least (5a).♦...Внутри, кажется, что-то точило его [Гришу] непобедимо. Ведь его собственные дела не продвинулись ни на шаг... (Трифонов 1)... Inside something seemed to be eating away at Grisha, something which he could not control. After all, his own career hadn't moved forward at all... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни на пядь
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78 ни на шаг
[PrepP; Invar]=====1. ни на шаг (не отставать, не отходить и т. п.) от кого-чего. Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll [adv or predic (with subj: usu. human or animal)]⇒ not (to fall behind s.o. or sth.) even the slightest distance (when walking, running etc):- X не отходил < не отставал> от Y-a ни на шаг ≈ X stayed right on person Y's heels < tail>.♦ Мы бежали по улице, и собака не отставала ни на шаг. We ran down the street, and the dog stayed right on our heels.2. ни на шаг (не отходить, не отставать и т. п.) от кого-чего, не отпускать кого. Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll [adv or predic (with subj: human or animal)]⇒ not (to be far from s.o.) for even the slightest amount of time:- X doesn't leave Y (Y's side) for an instant <a moment, a second, a minute>;- X sticks < stays> close to Y all the time <at all times etc>;♦ "...Здесь отец мне твердит: "Мой кабинет к твоим услугам - никто тебе мешать не будет"; а сам от меня ни на шаг" (Тургенев 2). "Here father keeps on repeating: 'My study's at your disposal - nobody will be in your way,' but he doesn't leave my side for a minute" (2a).♦ "Сань, а ты меня бы туда не взял как-нибудь?" - "Да пошли хоть сейчас... Только от меня ни на шаг!" (Аксёнов 6). "Sanya, I suppose you couldn't take me down there, could you?" "Sure, let's go now if you like....Only stick close to me at all times" (6a).♦ В первые дни после его возвращения из лесу или со сплава двойнята ни на шаг от него... (Абрамов 1). For the first few days after he came back from the forest or the river, the twins would never let him out of their sight... (1a).⇒ not to do or undertake anything (without s.o.'s consent or permission):- X без Y-a ни на шаг ≈ X doesn't (dare to) take a step < make a move> without Y (Y's permission, Y's go-ahead, Y's OK).⇒ to be unable to function, act etc without s.o. or sth.:- X без Y-a ни на шаг ≈ X won't <can't, doesn't etc> do anything <go anywhere etc> without Y;- [in limited contexts] X can't get along without Y.♦ Наша Лена без своей любимой куклы ни на шаг. Our Lena's lost without her favorite doll.⇒ not (to move some matter ahead, advance, deviate from some regulations etc) to any extent or in any way:- not (by) one <a, a single> step;- not at all;- not one bit.♦ "Я - по закону-с! Не отступая-с... ни на шаг-с... ни на волос-с!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "I'm acting according to law! Without deviating by a single step...not by a hair's breadth, sir!" (2a).♦ Пьер с главноуправляющим каждый день занимался. Но он чувствовал, что занятия его ни на шаг не подвигали дела (Толстой 5). Every day Pierre went into things with his head steward. But he felt that this did not forward matters in the least (5a).♦...Внутри, кажется, что-то точило его [Гришу] непобедимо. Ведь его собственные дела не продвинулись ни на шаг... (Трифонов 1)... Inside something seemed to be eating away at Grisha, something which he could not control. After all, his own career hadn't moved forward at all... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни на шаг
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79 coup
coup [ku]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque coup est suivi d'un complément de nom désignant une partie du corps ou un instrument, par exemple coup de pied, coup de téléphone, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━masculine nouna. ( = heurt, choc) blow• il a pris un coup sur la tête ( = il s'est cogné) he banged his head ; ( = on l'a frappé) he was hit on the head• en prendre un sacré coup (inf) [carrosserie] to have a nasty bang ; [personne, confiance, moral] to take a (real) knockb. (Sport, Jeux) (Cricket, golf, tennis) stroke ; (Boxing) punch ; (Shooting) shot ; (Chess) move ; (aux dés) throwc. [d'arme à feu] shotd. ( = habileté) avoir le coup to have the knack• attraper or prendre le coup to get the knacke. ( = bruit) knockf. ( = événement) coup du sort blow dealt by fate• coup de chance or de bol (inf) stroke of luck• elle voulait cette maison, mais ils étaient plusieurs sur le coup (inf) she wanted that house but there were several people after it (inf)• c'est un coup à se tuer ! (inf) you could get yourself killed doing that!i. ( = boisson) (inf) aller boire un coup to go and have something to drink ; (au café) to go for a drinkj. ( = partenaire sexuel) (vulg!) être un bon coup to be a good lay (vulg!)• le théâtre ne fonctionne qu'à coups de subventions ( = au moyen de) the theatre can only function thanks to subsidies► à coup sûr definitely• être dans le coup (impliqué) to be in on it (inf) ; (au courant) to know all about it ; (à la page) to be with it (inf)► du premier coup [reconnaître, voir] straight away• il a eu son permis de conduire du premier coup he passed his driving test first time► pour le coup• là, pour le coup, il m'a étonné he really surprised me there► sous le coup de* * *kuNote: Les expressions comme coup de barre, coup de maître, coup de téléphone etc seront normalement dans le dictionnaire sous le deuxième élément donc respectivement sous barre, maître, téléphone etcnom masculin1) ( choc physique) ( neutre) knock; ( brutal) blow, whack (colloq); (dur, par accident) bang; ( qui entaille) stroke; ( d'un mouvement tranchant) chop; ( du plat de la main) smack; ( sec et rapide) rap; ( léger et direct) tap; ( léger et fouettant) flick; ( de la pointe) poke, prod, jabd'un coup de hache — [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US
à coups de hache — [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US
donner un coup de quelque chose à quelqu'un — gén to hit ou strike somebody with something
donner un coup de poing/pied/couteau à quelqu'un — to punch/kick/stab somebody
prendre un coup — [personne, voiture] to get a knock
en avoir pris un coup — (colloq) fig ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing
rendre coup pour coup — lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat
en venir aux coups — to come to blows ( pour over)
les trois coups — Théâtre three knocks signalling [BrE] that the curtain is about to rise
2) ( choc moral) gén blow; ( plus modéré) knockporter un coup (sévère) à — to deal [somebody/something] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation]
en cas de coup dur — ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough
ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup — (colloq) it gave me an awful shock
sous le coup de la fatigue/peur — out of tiredness/fear
3) ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thudsur le coup de dix heures — (colloq) around ten
4) ( mouvement rapide)se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne — to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly)
5) Jeux, Sport (au tennis, golf, cricket) gén stroke; ( qu'on juge) shot; (aux échecs, dames) move; ( aux dés) throw; ( à la boxe) blow, punch; ( au karaté) ( du poing) punch; ( du tranchant) chop; ( du pied) kicktous les coups sont permis — lit, fig no holds barred
coup défendu — Jeux, Sport foul
6) ( d'arme à feu) (décharge, détonation) shot; ( munition) roundblesser quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot and wound somebody
tuer quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot somebody dead
7) (colloq) ( action organisée) ( opération illégale) job (colloq), racket (colloq); ( vilain tour) trick (colloq); ( manœuvre) movemonter un coup — to plan a job (colloq)
coup monté! — set-up! (colloq)
il a raté son coup — (colloq) he blew it (colloq)
être dans le coup — ( impliqué) to be in on it; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on
tu n'es plus dans le coup! — fig you're behind the times!
être/rester hors du coup — ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean (colloq)
8) (fois, moment)du premier coup — ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt
(encore) un coup pour rien — no go again (colloq)
à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups — every time
ce coup-ci/-là — this/that time
du coup — (colloq) as a result
du même coup — (colloq) by the same token
pour le coup — (colloq) this time
après coup — afterwards, in restropect
tout d'un coup, tout à coup — suddenly, all of a sudden
d'un coup, d'un seul coup — just like that
en un seul coup — in one go (colloq)
sur le coup — ( à ce moment-là) at the time; ( immédiatement) instantly, on the spot
9) (colloq) ( boisson) drinkdonne-moi encore un petit coup de gin — give me another shot (colloq) of gin
•Phrasal Verbs:- coup bas••tenir le coup — ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it (colloq); [véhicule, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope
en mettre un coup — (colloq) to give it all one's got (colloq)
être aux cent coups — (colloq) to be worried sick (colloq), to be in a state (colloq)
faire les quatre cents coups — (colloq) to be up to no good
attraper le coup pour faire quelque chose — (colloq) to get the knack of doing something; pierre
* * *ku nm1) (donné par qn ou qch) blow2) [fusil, pistolet, revolver] shottuer qn à coups de fusil — to shoot sb dead (with a rifle)
tué à coups de fusil — shot dead (with a rifle)
tuer qn à coups de revolver — to shoot sb dead (with a handgun)
blessé à coups de revolver — shot and wounded (with a handgun)
3) (= bruit) [horloge]4) (affectif) blow, shock5) (= mouvement) strokedonner un coup de balai — to sweep up, to give the floor a sweep
donner un coup de chiffon — to dust, to do some dusting
6) (= accès) wave8) TENNIS shot9) FOOTBALL kickSee:10) BOXE punch, blow11) (= fois) timedu premier coup — first time, at the first attempt
Il a été reçu au permis du premier coup. — He passed his driving test first time.
Je me trompe de rue à tous les coups. — I get the street wrong every time.
d'un seul coup (= subitement) — suddenly, (= à la fois) at one go
12) ÉCHECS moveêtre dans le coup (= à la page) — to be with it
à coup sûr — definitely, without fail
Après coup j'ai regretté de m'être mis en colère. — Afterwards I was sorry I'd lost my temper.
sur le coup; Il est mort sur le coup. — He died instantly.
Sur le coup je ne l'ai pas reconnu. — I didn't recognize him at first.
sous le coup de; agir sous le coup de la colère — to do sth out of anger
* * *coup nm Les expressions comme coup de barre, coup de maître, coup de téléphone etc seront normalement dans le dictionnaire sous le deuxième élément, donc respectivement sous barre, maître, téléphone etc.1 ( choc physique) ( neutre) knock; ( brutal) blow, whack○; (dur, par accident) bang; ( qui entaille) stroke; ( d'un mouvement tranchant) chop; ( du plat de la main) smack; ( sec et rapide) rap; ( léger et direct) tap; ( léger et fouettant) flick; ( de la pointe) poke, prod, jab; coup sur la tête knock ou blow ou bang on the head; coup à la porte knock at the door; coup de marteau hammer blow; d'un coup de hache [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US; à coups de hache/machette [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US/a machete; frapper qn à coups de gourdin to club sb, to beat sb with a club; assommer qn à coups de gourdin to knock sb senseless with a club; tuer qn à coups de gourdin to club sb to death; casser qch à coups de gourdin to take a club to sth; casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau to break down the door with a hammer; à coups de dollars by forking out dollars; à coups de subventions by means of subsidies; fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques fever controlled with antibiotics; disperser des manifestants à coups de gaz lacrymogène to disperse demonstrators by using ou with teargas; sous le coup d'un embargo under an embargo; céder sous les coups de l'ennemi to cave in under enemy pressure; donner or porter un coup à qn/qch gén to hit sb/sth; donner un coup de qch à qn gén to hit ou strike sb with sth; donner un coup de poing/pied/coude/dents/couteau à qn to punch/kick/nudge/bite/stab sb; recevoir un coup [personne] to get hit; recevoir un coup de qch gén to get hit with sth; recevoir un coup de poing/pied/coude/couteau to be punched/kicked/nudged/stabbed; prendre un coup [personne, appareil, voiture] to get a knock; en avoir pris un coup○ ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing; rendre un coup to hit back; rendre coup pour coup lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat; en venir aux coups to come to blows (pour over); frapper trois coups à la porte to knock on the door three times, to give three knocks on the door; les trois coups Théât three knocks signallingGB that the curtain is about to rise;2 ( choc moral) gén blow; ( plus modéré) knock; porter un coup (sévère) à to deal [sb/sth] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation, théorie]; être un coup terrible to be a terrible ou real blow (pour to); sa fierté en a pris un coup it was a blow to his/her pride; ce fut un coup dur pour eux/pour l'économie it was a great blow for ou to them/for ou to the economy; porter un coup très dur à qn to deal sb a major blow; en cas de coup dur ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough; ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup○ it gave me an awful shock; sous le coup de la colère in (a fit of) anger; sous le coup de la fatigue/peur out of tiredness/fear; être sous le coup d'une forte émotion to be in a highly emotional state; tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation to be liable to conviction; être sous le coup d'une condamnation to have a conviction; être sous le coup d'une procédure d'extradition to be facing extradition proceedings; ⇒ mauvais;3 ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thud; j'ai entendu un coup à la porte I heard a knock at the door; au douzième coup de minuit on the last stroke of midnight; sur le coup de dix heures○ around ten; coup de gong stroke of a gong; coup de sifflet whistle blast; donner un coup de gong to strike the gong; donner un coup de sifflet to blow one's whistle;4 ( mouvement rapide) coup de brosse/peigne brush/comb; se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly); donner un (petit) coup d'aspirateur à une pièce to give a room a (quick) hoover® GB, to vacuum a room (quickly); donner un coup sur la table to dust the table; les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture the shutters need a lick of paint; d'un coup d'aile with a flap of its wings;5 Jeux, Sport (au tennis, golf, cricket) gén stroke; ( dont on juge) shot; (aux échecs, dames) move; ( aux dés) throw; ( à la boxe) blow, punch; ( au karaté) ( du poing) punch; ( du tranchant) chop; ( du pied) kick; tous les coups sont permis lit, fig no holds barred; coup défendu Jeux, Sport foul;6 ( d'arme à feu) (décharge, détonation) shot; ( munition) round; chasser qn à coups de fusil to scare sb off with gunshots; blesser qn d'un coup de fusil or pistolet to shoot and wound sb; tuer qn d'un coup de fusil or pistolet to shoot sb dead;7 ○( action organisée) ( opération illégale) job○, racket○; ( vilain tour) trick○; ( manœuvre) move; monter un coup to plan a job○, to set up a racket○; c'est encore un coup des enfants! the children have been up to their tricks again!; c'était un beau coup de vendre tes actions it was a good ou shrewd move to sell your shares; monter un coup contre qn gén to set sb up; ( en vue d'une fausse accusation) to frame sb; c'est un coup monté! it's a set-up○!; monter le coup à qn to pull a fast one on sb○; expliquer le coup à qn to put sb in the picture; mettre qn dans le coup to bring sb in on the job○, to cut sb in on the racket○ ou deal; ils m'ont mis sur or dans le coup they've let me in on it ou on the racket○ ou on the deal○; se mettre dans le coup to get in on the action○; mettre qn sur un coup to put sb in on a job○, to put sb onto a racket○; être sur un gros coup to be onto something big○; préparer un sale or mauvais coup to be up to mischief; manquer or rater○ or foirer◑ son coup to blow it○, not to pull it off; il a raté son coup○ he blew it○; réussir son coup to pull it off; être dans le coup ( impliqué) to be in on it ou on the racket○ ou on the deal○; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on, to know what's what○; tu n'es plus dans le coup! fig you're behind the times!; être/rester hors du coup ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean○; être sur le coup ( opération d'envergure) to be in on it ou on the job○; qui a fait le coup? gén who did it?; ( opération minutieuse) whose work is it, who did the job?; elle m'a fait le coup de la veuve éplorée she did the weeping widow act with me; ce n'est pas la première fois qu'il me fait le coup it's not the first time he's done that to me;8 (fois, moment) essayer un coup/encore un coup to have a shot/another shot; du premier coup ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt; au deuxième/troisième coup at the second/third attempt; (encore) un coup pour rien no go again○; à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups every time; ce coup-ci/-là this/that time; du coup○ as a result; du même coup○ by the same token; pour le coup○ this time; après coup afterwards, in restropect; au coup par coup as things come; coup sur coup in succession; tout d'un coup, tout à coup suddenly, all of a sudden; d'un coup, d'un seul coup just like that; d'un seul coup d'un seul○ in one fell swoop; en un seul coup in one go○; sur le coup ( à ce moment-là) at the time; [mourir, tuer] instantly, on the spot; rigoler un bon coup to have a good laugh; pleure un bon coup have a good cry; mouche-toi un bon coup give your nose a good blow; respire un grand coup take a deep breath; boire à petits coups to sip; boire à grands coups to swig;9 ○( boisson) drink; viens, je te paye un coup (à boire) come on, I'll buy you a drink; un coup de rouge/blanc a glass of red/white wine; donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin give me another shot○ of gin;coup bas ( en boxe) blow ou punch below the belt; fig blow below the belt; c'était un coup bas fig that was below the belt; coups et blessures Jur assault and battery; coups et blessures volontaires malicious wounding ¢; coup droit ( au tennis) (forehand) drive; faire un coup droit ( au tennis) to drive; coup fourré dirty trick; coup franc ( au football) free kick.tenir le coup ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it○; [véhicule, appareil, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [forces, armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope; j'ai vu venir le coup I could see it coming; faire coup double to kill two birds with one stone; compter les coups ( rester neutre) to stay ou stand on the sidelines; en mettre un coup○ to give it all one's got○; être aux cent coups○ to be worried sick○, to be in a state○; faire les quatre cents coups○ to be up to no good; les coups sont bons mais rares○! any chance of another drop of wine?; avoir/attraper le coup pour faire qch○ to have/to get the knack of doing sth; tirer un or son coup● to have a screw●.[ku] nom masculinA.[HEURT, DÉFLAGRATION][avec le pied] kickelle a failli mourir sous ses coups he thrashed her to within an inch of her life, he nearly battered her to deathdonner un petit coup à ou sur quelque chose to tap something lightlyil frappait sur la porte à grands coups/à petits coups he banged on the door/he knocked gently at the doordonner un coup sur la table [avec le poing] to bang one's fist (down) on the tableen arriver ou en venir aux coups to come to blowsj'ai pris un coup sur la tête I got a knock ou a bang on the headles grandes surfaces ont porté un (rude) coup au petit commerce (figuré) small traders have been dealt a (severe) blow by large retail chainsa. [émotion] it gave me a shockb. [déception] it was a blowen prendre un coup (familier) : trois échecs d'affilée, son moral en a pris un coup with three successive failures, her morale has taken a bit of a bashingavec le krack boursier, l'économie en a pris un coup the economy has suffered a great deal from the crashtenir le coup: j'ai trop de travail, je ne sais pas si je tiendrai le coup I've got too much work, I don't know if I'll be able to copea. (sens propre) blow ou punch below the beltun coup de revolver a shot, a gunshota. [revolver] the gun went offb. [fusil] the rifle went offtirer un coup de canon to fire ou to blast a cannon[craquement] snapdes coups au carreau knocking ou knocks on the window[heure sonnée] stroke6. (vulgaire) [éjaculation]B.[GESTE, ACTION]1. [mouvement d'une partie du corps]coup de griffe ou patte2. [emploi d'un instrument]donner un (petit) coup de brosse/chiffon à quelque chose to give something a (quick) brush/wipeje vais me donner un coup de peigne I'll just comb my hair ou give my hair a (quick) combje viens pour un coup de peigne [chez le coiffeur] I just want a quick comb throughen deux coups de rame nous pouvons traverser la rivière we can cross the river in a couple of strokes3. [au golf, au billard] stroke4. (familier) [savoir-faire] knackah, tu as le coup pour mettre la pagaille! you really have a gift ou a knack for creating havoc, don't you!une fois que tu auras pris le coup, ça ira tout seul! you'll find it's very easy once you get used to it ou once you've got the knack!5. MÉTÉOROLOGIE6. [effet soudain] wavej'ai eu un coup de fatigue I suddenly felt tired, a wave of tiredness came over me7. (familier) [boisson] drinkj'ai le hoquet — bois un coup I've got (the) hiccups — drink something ou have a drink8. [lancer] throwelle a renversé toutes les boîtes de conserve en un seul coup she knocked down all the cans in one throw[aux dés] throw (of the dice)CARTES goa. [essai] it's a trial runb. [échec] it's a failureC.[ACTE OU SITUATION EXCEPTIONNELS]1. (familier) [mauvais tour] trick(faire) un mauvais ou sale coup (à quelqu'un) (to play) a dirty trick (on somebody)monter un coup contre quelqu'un to set somebody up, to frame somebodyfaire le coup de... à quelqu'un: il a essayé de me faire le coup de la panne he tried to pull the old running-out-of-petrol trick on mene me fais pas le coup de ne pas venir! now don't stand me up, will you!coup monté put-up job, frame-up2. (très familier & argot milieu) [vol, escroquerie] job3. (familier) [affaire]je veux l'acheter mais on est plusieurs sur le coup I want to buy it but there are several people interestedexpliquer le coup à quelqu'un to explain the situation ou set-up to somebodyil a manqué ou raté son coup he didn't pull it offc'est un coup à avoir un accident, ça! that's the sort of thing that causes accidents!combien crois-tu que ça va coûter? — oh, c'est un coup de 3 000 euros how much do you think it will cost? — oh, about 3,000 euros[personne - sexuellement] (vulgaire)4. [action remarquable, risquée] coupfaire un beau ou joli coup to pull a (real) coupquand il s'agit d'un gros coup, elle met la main à la pâte when it's something really important, she lends a handtenter le coup to have a go, to give it a tryc'est un coup à faire ou tenter it's worth trying ou a try5. [circonstance marquante]du premier coup first time, at the first attemptau prochain coup, tu vas y arriver you'll do it next time ou at your next goce coup-ci, on s'en va this time, we're off————————à coups de locution prépositionnellela productivité a été augmentée à coups de primes spéciales productivity was increased through ou by dint of special bonusesà coup sûr locution adverbiale————————après coup locution adverbialeson attitude, après coup, s'expliquait bien it was easy to explain her attitude afterwards ou in retrospectà tous les coups locution adverbiale1. [chaque fois] every time2. [sans aucun doute]à tous les coups, il a oublié he's bound to have forgottenau coup par coup locution adverbialecoup sur coup locution adverbialedans le coup (familier) locution adjectivalea. [complice] she's in on it ou involved in itb. [au courant] she knows all about itc. [à la page] she's hip ou with itmoi, je ne suis plus dans le coupa. [dans l'affaire] count me out ou leave me out of itb. [au courant] I'm a bit out of touch ou out of itdans le coup (familier) locution adverbiale————————du coup locution adverbialeelle ne pouvait pas venir, du coup j'ai reporté le dîner as she couldn't come, I put the dinner off, she couldn't come so I put the dinner off————————d'un (seul) coup locution adverbialeil a tout bu d'un coup he drank the whole lot in one go, he downed it in one2. [soudainement] all of a suddenj'ai eu envie de pleurer/de le gifler, ça m'a pris d'un coup (familier) I got a sudden urge to cry/to slap himpour le coup locution adverbialepour le coup, je ne savais plus quoi faire at that point, I didn't know what to do nextj'ai aussi failli renverser le lait, c'est pour le coup qu'il aurait été en colère! (familier) I nearly spilt the milk as well, he really would have been furious then!sous le coup de locution prépositionnellesous le coup de la colère, on dit des choses qu'on regrette après you often say things in anger which you regret latersur le coup locution adverbiale1. [mourir] instantlyje n'ai pas compris sur le coup I didn't understand immediately ou straightawaysur le coup de locution prépositionnellesur le coup de 6 h/de midi roundabout ou around 6 o'clock/midday————————coup d'aile nom masculincoup de balai nom masculincoup de barre nom masculincoup de chapeau nom masculincoup de cœur nom masculinavoir un ou le coup de cœur pour quelque chose to fall in love with something, to be really taken with somethingcoup de coude nom masculina. [en signe] to nudge somebodyb. [agressivement] to dig one's elbow into somebody————————coup d'éclat nom masculin————————coup d'État nom masculin[putsch] coup (d'état)coup de feu nom masculin1. [tir] shottirer un coup de feu to fire a shot, to shoot2. (figuré)→ link=coupcoup de téléphonecoup de filet nom masculin[suspects] haulcoup de foudre nom masculincoup de fouet nom masculina. (sens propre) to lash ou to whip somebody————————coup fourré nom masculin————————coup franc nom masculincoup de fusil nom masculin1. [acte] shoton entendait des coups de fusil you could hear shooting ou shots being fired2. (figuré)on y mange bien, mais après c'est le coup de fusil! it's a good restaurant, but the bill is a bit of a shock!coup de grâce nom masculin————————coup du lapin nom masculin[coup] rabbit punch[dans un accident de voiture] whiplash (substantif non comptable)coup de main nom masculin1. [raid] smash-and-grab (attack)2. [aide]donner un coup de main à quelqu'un to give ou to lend somebody a hand3. [savoir-faire]avoir le coup de main to have the knack ou the touch————————coup d'œil nom masculinelle s'en rendit compte au premier coup d'œil she noticed straight away ou immediately ou at a glancedonner ou jeter un petit coup d'œil à to have a quick look ou glance atd'un coup d'œil, il embrassa le tableau he took in the situation at a glance2. [panorama] viewcoup de pied nom masculin[d'une personne, d'un cheval] kickdonner un coup de pied à quelqu'un/dans quelque chose to kick somebody/somethingcoup de poing nom masculindonner un coup de poing à quelqu'un to give somebody a punch, to punch somebodyfaire le coup de poing to brawl, to fightcoup de poing adjectif invariable‘opération coup de poing’ ‘prices slashed’coup de poker nom masculinon peut tenter la chose, mais c'est un coup de poker we can try it but it's a bit riskycoup de pompe nom masculincoup de pouce nom masculincoup de sang nom masculincoup de soleil nom masculinsunburn (substantif non comptable)prendre ou attraper un coup de soleil to get sunburnt————————coup du sort nom masculin[favorable] stroke of luck[défavorable] stroke of bad luckcoup de téléphone nom masculindonner ou passer un coup de téléphone to make a callrecevoir un coup de téléphone to receive ou to get a phone callcoup de tête nom masculin1. [dans une bagarre] head buttcoup de théâtre nom masculinet alors, coup de théâtre, on lui demande de démissionner and then, out of the blue, he was asked to resigncoup de torchon nom masculin(familier) [bagarre] fist-fightcoup de vent nom masculin1. [rafale] gust (of wind)2. (locution)en coup de vent in a flash ou a whirlentrer/partir en coup de vent to rush in/off -
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I Präp. (+ Akk)1. without; (ausschließlich) auch not counting, excluding; ein Topf ohne Deckel a pan without a lid; wir sind momentan ohne Auto we are without a car ( oder haven’t got a car) at the moment; sie ging ohne Hut / Schuhe she wasn’t wearing a hat / any shoes; er kam ohne die Kinder he came without (hum. minus) the children; wir sind fünf ohne die Kinder we’re five not counting ( oder minus) the children; ohne mich! (you can) count me out, I’m not having anything to do with it; ohne Zweifel undoubtedly; ohne seine Schuld through no fault of his (own); ohne mein Wissen without my knowledge ( oder knowing), unbeknown to me2. ohne weiteres just like that; (mühelos) auch without any (great) effort; (ohne Probleme) without any problems ( oder difficulty); das machen wir ohne weiteres we’ll manage that easily; das kannst du ohne weiteres akzeptieren (bedenkenlos) you needn’t worry ( oder hesitate) about accepting that; du kannst ihr ohne weiteres glauben you need have no hesitation in believing her; das geht nicht so ohne weiteres that’s not that simple3. umg., allein stehend: sie ist ( gar) nicht (so) ohne there’s more to her than you might think; das ist gar nicht so ohne it’s not bad, you know; (ist schwieriger etc., als man denkt) there’s more to it than meets the eye, it’s not that simple; ich schlafe / schwimme am liebsten ohne I prefer to sleep / swim in the nude; du brauchst einen Ausweis, ohne lassen sie dich nicht rein you need a pass, they won’t let you in without (one); oben 1II Konj.: ohne dass, ohne zu (+ Inf.) without (+ Ger.) ohne dass ich ihn gesehen hatte without (my) having seen him; sie ging, ohne ein Wort zu sagen she left without saying a word; ohne auch nur zu lächeln without so much as a smile* * *devoid (Adj.); without (Präp.); ex (Präp.); minus (Präp.)* * *oh|ne ['oːnə]1. prep +acc1) withoutóhne (die) Vororte hat die Stadt 100.000 Einwohner — excluding or not including or not counting the suburbs, the city has 100,000 inhabitants
óhne mich! — count me out!
óhne ihn wären wir immer noch dort — without him or but for him or if it weren't for him we'd still be there
óhne etw sein — to be without or minus (inf) sth
óhne Auto — without a or one's car
óhne Mehrwertsteuer — excluding VAT
óhne einen or jeden Pfennig Geld — penniless, without a penny or dime (US), without two ha'pennies to rub together
ich rauche immer óhne (inf) — I always smoke untipped cigarettes
2)ich hätte das óhne Weiteres getan — I'd have done it without a second thought, I'd have done it without thinking twice about it
so etwas kann man óhne Weiteres sagen — it's quite all right to say that
so etwas kann man in feiner Gesellschaft nicht óhne Weiteres sagen — you can't say that sort of thing in polite society
ich würde óhne Weiteres sagen, dass... — I would not hesitate to say that...
er hat den Brief óhne Weiteres unterschrieben — he signed the letter straight away or just like that
das Darlehen ist óhne Weiteres bewilligt worden — the loan was granted straight away or without any bother or problem
ihm können Sie óhne Weiteres vertrauen — you can trust him implicitly
das ist nicht ( so) óhne Weiteres möglich — it can't be done just like that
dem Kerl kann man nicht óhne Weiteres glauben — you can't just believe anything or whatever that guy says
das kann man nicht óhne Weiteres voraussetzen — you can't just assume that automatically
diesem Vorschlag kann ich nicht óhne Weiteres zustimmen — I can't just accept the suggestion without question
du kannst doch nicht so óhne Weiteres aus der Schule weglaufen — you can't just run away from school like that
2. conjóhne zu zögern — without hesitating
óhne dass ich ihn darum gebeten hätte, kam er mich besuchen — he came to see me without my (Brit) or me inviting him
wer redet, óhne gefragt zu sein... — anybody who talks without being asked...
* * *1) ((with of) free from or lacking: That is devoid of any meaning.) devoid2) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) free4) ((with of) lacking entirely: a statement void of meaning.) void5) (in the absence of; not having: They went without you; I could not live without him; We cannot survive without water.) without6) (not: He drove away without saying goodbye; You can't walk along this street without meeting someone you know.) without* * *oh·ne[ˈo:nə]1. (nicht versehen mit)▪ \ohne etw without sth\ohne Auto without a car\ohne Geld without any moneysie ist \ohne Mantel gekommen she came without a coatwir sind noch \ohne weitere Informationen we still don't have any more informationsei \ohne Furcht! don't be afraid!mein Versuch ist \ohne Erfolg geblieben my attempt was unsuccessfulsie ist \ohne jede Begabung she lacks [or is without] any talenter ist ein Mensch \ohne jeglichen Humor he's a person totally lacking [or without any sense of] humour\ohne dich wäre ich immer noch ohne Kleiderschrank if it weren't for you I'd still be without a wardrobe\ohne Appetit sein to have no appetite\ohne einen [o jeden] Cent [Geld] penniless, without a penny [or AM dime]\ohne Schutz unprotected2. (nicht eingerechnet)▪ \ohne etw excluding [or not including] [or not counting] sth\ohne die Vororte hat die Stadt 300.000 Einwohner the city has 300,000 inhabitants excluding [or not including] [or not counting] the suburbsder Preis versteht sich \ohne Mehrwertsteuer the price does not include VAT3. (elliptisch)er raucht immer \ohne he always smokes untipped cigarettessie badet am liebsten \ohne she prefers to bathe in the nudewenn du keinen Zucker hast, trinke ich den Kaffee auch \ohne if you haven't got any sugar, I can have my coffee withoutdu brauchst eine Eintrittskarte, \ohne kommst du nicht rein you need a ticket, they won't let you in without one4. (nicht mit jdm)▪ \ohne jdn without sb\ohne mich! count me out!\ohne Erben sterben to die heirless\ohne Kinder/Nachwuchs childless/without offspring5.die Fragen waren gar nicht so \ohne the questions were not that easysie ist gar nicht so \ohne she's quite something, she's got what it takesII. konj▪ \ohne etw zu tun without doing sthsie nahm sich ein Stück Kuchen, \ohne vorher zu fragen she took a piece of cake without askingwer redet, \ohne gefragt zu sein... anybody who talks without being asked...\ohne dass ich ihn darum gebeten hätte, hat er mir geholfen he helped me without my [or me] asking\ohne zu zögern without hesitating* * *1.1) withoutohne mich! — [you can] count me out!
ein Mann ohne jeglichen Humor — a man totally lacking in humour or without any sense of humour
2) (mit Auslassung des Akkusativs)ich rauche nur ohne — I only smoke untipped or filterless cigarettes
er/sie ist [gar] nicht [so] ohne — (ugs.) he's/she's quite something; s. auch oben 3)
3)ohne weiteres — (leicht, einfach) easily; (ohne Einwand) readily
das traue ich ihm ohne weiteres zu — I can quite or easily believe he's capable of that
4) excluding2.er nahm Platz, ohne dass er gefragt hätte — he sat down without asking
ohne zu zögern — without hesitating; without hesitation
* * *A. präp (+akk)1. without; (ausschließlich) auch not counting, excluding;ein Topf ohne Deckel a pan without a lid;sie ging ohne Hut/Schuhe she wasn’t wearing a hat/any shoes;er kam ohne die Kinder he came without (hum minus) the children;wir sind fünf ohne die Kinder we’re five not counting ( oder minus) the children;ohne mich! (you can) count me out, I’m not having anything to do with it;ohne Zweifel undoubtedly;ohne seine Schuld through no fault of his (own);ohne mein Wissen without my knowledge ( oder knowing), unbeknown to me2.ohne Weiteres just like that; (mühelos) auch without any (great) effort; (ohne Probleme) without any problems ( oder difficulty);das machen wir ohne Weiteres we’ll manage that easily;das kannst du ohne Weiteres akzeptieren (bedenkenlos) you needn’t worry ( oder hesitate) about accepting that;du kannst ihr ohne Weiteres glauben you need have no hesitation in believing her;das geht nicht so ohne Weiteres that’s not that simplesie ist (gar) nicht (so) ohne there’s more to her than you might think;das ist gar nicht so ohne it’s not bad, you know; (ist schwieriger etc, als man denkt) there’s more to it than meets the eye, it’s not that simple;ich schlafe/schwimme am liebsten ohne I prefer to sleep/swim in the nude;du brauchst einen Ausweis, ohne lassen sie dich nicht rein you need a pass, they won’t let you in without (one); → oben 1B. konj:ohne dass, ohne zu (+inf) without (+ger)ohne dass ich ihn gesehen hatte without (my) having seen him;sie ging, ohne ein Wort zu sagen she left without saying a word;ohne auch nur zu lächeln without so much as a smile* * *1.1) withoutohne mich! — [you can] count me out!
ein Mann ohne jeglichen Humor — a man totally lacking in humour or without any sense of humour
ich rauche nur ohne — I only smoke untipped or filterless cigarettes
er/sie ist [gar] nicht [so] ohne — (ugs.) he's/she's quite something; s. auch oben 3)
3)ohne weiteres — (leicht, einfach) easily; (ohne Einwand) readily
das traue ich ihm ohne weiteres zu — I can quite or easily believe he's capable of that
4) excluding2.er nahm Platz, ohne dass er gefragt hätte — he sat down without asking
ohne zu zögern — without hesitating; without hesitation
* * *präp.without prep.
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