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1 spring

spring

A n ⇒ Seasons

1 ( season) printemps m ; in the spring au printemps ; spring is in the air ça sent le printemps ; spring has sprung le printemps est arrivé ;

2 Tech ( coil) ressort m ; to be like a coiled spring fig ( ready to pounce) être prêt à bondir ; ( tense) être tendu ;

3 ( leap) bond m ; with a spring d'un bond ;

4 ( elasticity) élasticité f ; there's not much spring in this mattress ce matelas manque d'élasticité ; to have a spring in one's step marcher d'un pas allègre ; the good news put a spring in his step la bonne nouvelle lui donnait une démarche dynamique ;

5 ( water source) source f.

B modif [weather, flowers, shower, sunshine] printanier/-ière ; [day, equinox] de printemps ; [election] du printemps.

C vtr ( prét sprang ; pp sprung)

1 ( set off) déclencher [trap, lock] ; faire sauter [mine] ;

2 ( develop) to spring a leak [tank, barrel] commencer à fuir ; the boat has sprung a leak une voie d'eau s'est déclarée sur le bateau ;

3 ( cause to happen unexpectedly) to spring sth on sb annoncer qch de but en blanc à qn [news, plan] ; to spring a surprise faire une surprise (on à) ; I hope they don't spring anything on us at the meeting j'espère qu'ils ne vont pas nous faire de surprises au cours de la réunion ;

4 ○ ( liberate) aider [qn] à faire la belle ○, libérer [prisoner] ;

5 Hunt lever [bird, game].

D vi ( prét sprang ; pp sprung)

1 ( jump) bondir ; to spring across sth traverser qch d'un bond ; to spring at sb [dog, tiger] sauter à la gorge de qn ; [person] se jeter sur qn ; to spring from/over sth sauter de/par-dessus de qch ; she sprang onto the stage/up the steps d'un bond léger elle est montée sur scène/a gravi les marches ; to spring to one's feet se lever d'un bond ; to spring to fame devenir célèbre du jour au lendemain ;

2 ( move suddenly) to spring open/shut [door, panel] s'ouvrir/se fermer brusquement ; to spring into action [team, troops] passer à l'action ; to spring to attention [guards] se mettre brusquement au garde-à-vous ; to spring to sb's defence/aid se précipiter pour défendre/aider qn ; to spring to sb's rescue se précipiter au secours de qn ; tears sprang to his eyes les larmes lui sont montées aux yeux ; the first name that sprang to mind was Rosie le premier prénom qui m'est venu à l'esprit a été (celui de) Rosie ; to spring into ou to life [machine, motor] se mettre en marche or route ;

3 ( originate) to spring from naître de [jealousy, fear, idea, suggestion, prejudice] ; where did these people spring from? d'où sortent ces gens? ; where do these files/boxes spring from? d'où viennent ces dossiers/cartons?

Phrasal verbs

■ spring back

1 ( step back) [person] reculer d'un bond ; he sprang back in surprise il a reculé de surprise ;

2 ( return to its position) [lever, panel] reprendre sa place.

■ spring for US:

▶ spring for [sth] payer qch.

■ spring up

1 ( get up) [person] se lever d'un bond ;

2 ( appear) [problem] surgir ; [weeds, flowers] sortir de terre ; [building] apparaître ; [wind, storm] se lever ; [craze, trend] apparaître ; to spring up out of nowhere [celebrity, building] surgir de nulle part.

Big English-French dictionary > spring
2 spring

1. noun
1) (season) Frühling, der

in spring 1969, in the spring of 1969 — im Frühjahr 1969

in early/late spring — zu Anfang/Ende des Frühjahrs

last/next spring — letzten/nächsten Frühling

in [the] spring — im Frühling od. Frühjahr

2) (source, lit. or fig.) Quelle, die

3) (Mech.) Feder, die

springs — (vehicle suspension) Federung, die

4) (jump) Sprung, der

make a spring at somebody/at an animal — sich auf jemanden/ein Tier stürzen

5) (elasticity) Elastizität, die

walk with a spring in one's step — mit beschwingten Schritten gehen
2. intransitive verb,
sprang or (Amer.) sprung, sprung

1) (jump) springen

spring [up] from something — von etwas aufspringen

spring to one's feet — aufspringen

spring to somebody's assistance/defence — jemandem beispringen

spring to life — (fig.) [plötzlich] zum Leben erwachen

2) (arise) entspringen ( from Dat.); [Saat, Hoffnung:] keimen

spring to fame — über Nacht bekannt werden

spring to mind — jemandem einfallen

3) (recoil)

spring back into position — zurückschnellen

spring to or shut — [Tür, Falle, Deckel:] zuschnappen
3. transitive verb,
sprang or (Amer.) sprung, sprung

1) (make known suddenly)

spring a new idea on somebody — jemanden mit einer neuen Idee überfallen

spring a surprise on somebody — jemanden überraschen

2) aufspringen lassen [Schloss]; zuschnappen lassen [Falle]

3) (coll.): (set free) herausholen ( from aus)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91981/spring_back">spring back

- spring from

- spring up

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[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb
1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) springen

2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) entspringen

3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) zuschnappen
2. noun
1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) die Feder

2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) der Frühling

3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) der Sprung

4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) die Elastizität

5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) die Quelle

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- springy
- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up
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spring

[sprɪŋ]

I. n

1. (season) Frühling m

in the \spring im Frühling

2. TECH (part in machine) Feder f

3. (elasticity) Sprungkraft f, Elastizität f

to have [or walk with] a \spring in one's step beschwingt gehen

4. (source of water) Quelle f

II. n modifier

1. (of season) (fashion, flowers, weather) Frühlings-

\spring thaw Frühlingstauwetter nt

2. (of water source) (water) Quell-

3. (with springs) (seat) gefedert

\spring mattress Federkernmatratze f veraltend

III. vi

<sprang or AM also sprung, sprung>

1. (move quickly) springen

to \spring into action den Betrieb aufnehmen

to \spring to sb's defence zu jds Verteidigung eilen

to \spring to one's feet aufspringen

to \spring open aufspringen

to \spring shut zufallen

2. (suddenly appear) auftauchen

where did you \spring from? wo kommst du denn plötzlich her?

to \spring to mind in den Kopf schießen

3. ( old: attack)

▪ to \spring on [or upon] sb jdn angreifen

4. (have as source)

▪ to \spring from sth von etw dat herrühren

IV. vt

▪ to \spring sth

1. (operate) etw auslösen

to \spring a trap eine Falle zuschnappen lassen

2. (suddenly do)

▪ to \spring sth on [or upon] sb jdn mit etw dat überfallen fig

to \spring the news on sb jdn mit Neuigkeiten überfallen

3. (provide with springs)

▪ to \spring sth etw federn

4. ( fam: help to escape)

▪ to \spring sb jdn rausholen fam

5. (leaking)

to \spring a leak ship [plötzlich] ein Leck bekommen; pipe [plötzlich] undicht werden

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[sprɪŋ] vb: pret sprang or ( US) sprung, ptp sprung
1. n

1) (lit, fig liter: source) Quelle f;

2) (= season) Frühling m, Frühjahr nt, Lenz m (poet)

in (the) spring —

spring is in the air in the spring of his life — der Frühling liegt in der Luft, der Lenz hält seinen Einzug (poet) im Frühling seines Lebens, im Lenz des Lebens (poet)

3) (= leap) Sprung m, Satz m

to make a spring at sb/sth — sich auf jdn/etw stürzen

4) (MECH) Feder f; (in mattress, seat etc) (Sprung)feder f

springs (Aut) — Federung f

5) no pl (= bounciness of chair) Federung f; (of wood, grass etc) Nachgiebigkeit f, Elastizität f

to walk with a spring in one's step — mit federnden Schritten gehen

the news put an extra spring in his step — die Nachricht beflügelte seine Schritte

2. adj attr

1) (seasonal) Frühlings-

a spring day — ein Frühlingstag m

2) (= with springs) gefedert

spring mattress — Federkernmatratze f

3. vt

1) (= leap over) überspringen, springen über (+acc)

2) (= put springs in) federn

3) (= cause to operate) auslösen; mine explodieren lassen; lock, mousetrap etc zuschnappen lassen

to spring a leak (pipe) — (plötzlich) undicht werden; (ship) (plötzlich) ein Leck bekommen

to spring sth on sb ( fig, idea, decision ) — jdn mit etw konfrontieren

to spring a piece of news on sb — jdn mit einer Neuigkeit überraschen

to spring a surprise on sb — jdn völlig überraschen

4) (inf: free) rausholen (inf)

4. vi

1) (= leap) springen; (= be activated) ausgelöst werden; (mousetrap) zuschnappen

to spring at sb — jdn anspringen

to spring out at sb — auf jdn losspringen

to spring open —

to be poised to spring (lit, fig) — sprungbereit sein

to spring into the saddle — sich in den Sattel schwingen

to spring to one's feet — aufspringen

to spring out of bed — aus dem Bett hüpfen

tears sprang to her eyes — ihr schossen die Tränen in die Augen

his hand sprang to his gun — er griff (schnell) zur Waffe

an oath sprang to his lips — ein Fluch drängte sich auf seine Lippen (geh)

to spring into action — aktiv werden; (police, fire brigade etc) in Aktion treten

to spring to attention (Mil) —

to spring to arms — zu den Waffen eilen

to spring into view — plötzlich in Sicht kommen

to spring to mind — einem einfallen

to spring to sb's aid/defence — jdm zu Hilfe eilen

he sprang to fame — er wurde plötzlich berühmt

to spring (in)to life — (plötzlich) lebendig werden

the debate sprang (in)to life — es kam plötzlich Leben in die Debatte

2) (= issue also spring forth liter water, blood) (hervor)quellen (from aus); (fire, sparks) sprühen (from aus); (shoot) (hervor)sprießen (from aus); (from family etc) abstammen (from von); (fig, idea) entstehen (from aus); (interest, irritability etc) herrühren (from von)

where did you spring from? (inf) — wo kommst du denn her?

to spring into existence — (plötzlich or rasch) entstehen

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spring [sprıŋ]

A v/i prät sprang [spræŋ], US auch sprung [sprʌŋ], pperf sprung

1. springen:

spring at sich stürzen auf (akk);

spring to sb’s defence (US defense) jemandem zur Hilfe eilen;

spring to one’s feet aufspringen;

he sprang to life fig plötzlich kam Leben in ihn

2. oft spring up aufspringen, -fahren

3. (dahin-)springen, (-)schnellen, hüpfen

4. meist spring back zurückschnellen (Ast etc):

the door (lid) sprang open die Tür (der Deckel) sprang auf;

the trap sprang die Falle schnappte zu

5. oft spring forth ( oder out)

a) herausschießen, (-)sprudeln (Wasser, Blut etc),

b) (heraus)sprühen, springen (Funken etc)

6. meist spring up

a) (plötzlich) aufkommen (Wind etc),

b) fig plötzlich entstehen oder aufkommen, aus dem Boden schießen (Industrie, Idee etc)

7. aufschießen (Pflanzen etc)

8. (from) entspringen (dat):

a) quellen (aus)

b) fig herkommen, stammen (von):

his actions sprang from a false conviction seine Handlungen entsprangen einer falschen Überzeugung;

where did you spring from? wo kommst du plötzlich her?

9. abstammen ( from von)

10. ARCH sich wölben (Bogen)

11. (hoch) aufragen

12. auffliegen (Rebhühner etc)

13. TECH

a) sich werfen oder biegen

b) springen, aufplatzen (Holz)

14. MIL explodieren, losgehen (Mine)

B v/t

1. springen lassen

2. etwas zurückschnellen lassen

3. eine Falle zuschnappen lassen

4. ein Werkzeugteil etc herausspringen lassen

5. zerbrechen, spalten

6. einen Riss etc, SCHIFF ein Leck bekommen

7. (mit Gewalt) biegen

8. explodieren lassen: → mine² C 2

9. fig mit einer Neuigkeit etc herausplatzen umg:

spring sth on sb

a) jemandem etwas plötzlich eröffnen,

b) jemanden mit etwas überraschen;

spring an offer on sb jemandem ein überraschendes Angebot machen

10. eine Quelle etc freilegen

11. JAGD aufscheuchen

12. ARCH einen Bogen wölben

13. TECH (ab)federn

14. Br umg Geld etc springen lassen

15. Br umg jemanden erleichtern ( for um):

spring sb for a pound

16. sl (from) jemanden befreien (aus, fig von), einen Häftling rausholen (aus dem Knast)

C s

1. Sprung m, Satz m:

make a spring at sich stürzen auf (akk)

2. Zurückschnellen n

3. Elastizität f:

there is not much spring in it es ist nicht sehr elastisch, es federt nicht gut;

with a spring in one’s step beschwingt

4. fig (geistige) Spannkraft

5. a) Sprung m, Riss m, Spalt m

b) Krümmung f (eines Brettes etc)

6. (auch Mineral-, Öl) Quelle f, Brunnen m: → hot spring

7. fig Quelle f, Ursprung m

8. fig Triebfeder f, Beweggrund m

9. ARCH

a) (Bogen)Wölbung f

b) Gewölbeanfang m

10. TECH ( besonders Sprung)Feder f

11. Frühling m (auch fig), Frühjahr n:

the spring of life;

in spring im Frühling

D adj

1. Frühlings…

2. a) federnd, elastisch

b) Feder…

3. Sprung…

4. Schwung…

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1. noun
1) (season) Frühling, der

in spring 1969, in the spring of 1969 — im Frühjahr 1969

in early/late spring — zu Anfang/Ende des Frühjahrs

last/next spring — letzten/nächsten Frühling

in [the] spring — im Frühling od. Frühjahr

2) (source, lit. or fig.) Quelle, die

3) (Mech.) Feder, die

springs — (vehicle suspension) Federung, die

4) (jump) Sprung, der

make a spring at somebody/at an animal — sich auf jemanden/ein Tier stürzen

5) (elasticity) Elastizität, die

walk with a spring in one's step — mit beschwingten Schritten gehen
2. intransitive verb,
sprang or (Amer.) sprung, sprung

1) (jump) springen

spring [up] from something — von etwas aufspringen

spring to one's feet — aufspringen

spring to somebody's assistance/defence — jemandem beispringen

spring to life — (fig.) [plötzlich] zum Leben erwachen

2) (arise) entspringen ( from Dat.); [Saat, Hoffnung:] keimen

spring to fame — über Nacht bekannt werden

spring to mind — jemandem einfallen

3) (recoil)

spring back into position — zurückschnellen

spring to or shut — [Tür, Falle, Deckel:] zuschnappen
3. transitive verb,
sprang or (Amer.) sprung, sprung

1) (make known suddenly)

spring a new idea on somebody — jemanden mit einer neuen Idee überfallen

spring a surprise on somebody — jemanden überraschen

2) aufspringen lassen [Schloss]; zuschnappen lassen [Falle]

3) (coll.): (set free) herausholen ( from aus)

Phrasal Verbs:

- spring back

- spring from

- spring up

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n.

Feder -n f.

Frühjahr -e n.

Frühling -e m.

Lenz -e m.

Quelle -n f.

Sprung -¨e m. (from) v.

herstammen (von) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sprang)

or p.p.: sprung•) = schnellen v.

springen v.

English-german dictionary > spring
3 spring

[sprɪŋ] I сущ.
а) весна

in the spring of 1991 — весной 1991 года

spring showers — весенние ливни

late / early spring — поздняя / ранняя весна

There's a feeling of spring in the air today. — Сегодня в воздухе повеяло весной.

б) поэт. весна, рассвет, время зарождения (чего-л.)

He was in the spring of his years. — Его жизнь была ещё в самом начале.

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full of the joys of spring — шутл. сияющий и бодрый, переполненный оптимизмом и энергией
II 1. сущ.
1) пружина, рессора

spring steel — пружинная сталь; рессорная сталь

spring bed, spring mattress — пружинный матрац

2) упругость, эластичность

The mattress has lost its spring. — Этот матрас потерял упругость.

Syn:

elasticity

3) живость, бодрость, энергичность

She walked along with a spring in her step. — Она шла бодрым шагом.

Syn:

buoyancy, activity, vigour

4) обычно мн. побудительная причина, мотив действия

The real springs of human action were unknown to him, or disregarded by him. — Истинные причины человеческих поступков были ему неизвестны, или же он просто не придавал им значения.
2. гл.; прош. вр. sprang, преим. амер. sprung; прич. прош. вр. sprung
1) снабжать пружиной или рессорой

2)

а) заводить пружину (какого-л. устройства); включать, приводить в рабочее состояние

to spring a trap — поставить капкан

Syn:

activate

б) открываться или закрываться ( с помощью пружины)

The gate sprang shut behind them. — Калитка захлопнулась за ними.

She turned the key and the lid sprang open. — Она повернула ключ, и крышка открылась.

в) приходить в действие

The fire brigade sprang into action. — Пожарная команда мгновенно приступила к действиям.
III 1. сущ.
1)

а) источник, ключ, родник

hot / thermal spring — горячий источник

mineral spring — минеральный источник

chalybeate spring — железистый источник

subterranean spring — подземный источник

б) ( Springs) воды ( курорт)

в) исток, место вытекания родника

2) обычно мн. начало, источник, происхождение

the spring of all my joys — источник всех моих радостей
2. гл.; прош. вр. sprang, преим. амер. sprung; прич. прош. вр. sprung
1) вытекать, бить ключом, струиться прям. и перен.

The air was chilly there where the water sprang out of the ground. (J. Ehle, The Land Breakers, 1964) — В том месте, где из-под земли бил источник, стояла прохлада.

Tears sprang from his eyes. — Из его глаз брызнули слёзы.

2) ( spring from)

а) возникать, брать начало, происходить (откуда-л.)

Madness and creativity could spring from the same source. — Безумие и творческое начало вполне могли возникнуть из одного источника.

Her doubts spring from too much experience of failure. — Её сомнения происходят оттого, что она слишком много потерпела в жизни неудач.

Syn:

arise, originate

б) происходить (из какой-л. cреды); иметь происхождение (от кого-л. / чего-л.)

He sprang from peasant stock. — Он крестьянского происхождения.

I can't believe that man springs from the apes. — Не могу поверить в то, что человек произошёл от обезьяны.

3) = spring up неожиданно появиться, возникнуть, вырасти

Where did you spring from? I didn't hear you coming. — Откуда ты здесь взялся? Я не слышал, как ты пришёл.

An invisible wall sprang up between them. — Между ними выросла невидимая стена.

New houses sprang up all over the town. — По всему городу выросли новые дома.

Some 500 companies sprang up last year. — В прошлом году было учреждено около пятисот компаний.

A breeze sprang up. — Поднялся лёгкий ветерок.

Shouts of protest sprang from the crowd. — Из толпы раздались крики протеста.

4) приливать, бросаться; выступать

The quick colour sprang to her cheek at his words. — От его слов краска бросилась ей в лицо.

5) ( spring (up)on) неожиданно сообщить (кому-л. что-л.), преподнести (какое-л. неожиданное известие); сделать что-л. неожиданное

to spring a surprise — преподнести сюрприз

Roy is unlikely to spring any surprises. — Рой не из тех, кто преподносит сюрпризы.

I'm sorry to spring it on you, but I've been offered another job. — Сожалею, что приходится тебя огорчать, но мне предложили другую работу.

6) = spring up вырастать; всходить; давать побеги

Red, violet, and yellow flowers sprang up from the moist ground. — На этой влажной, сырой земле цвели красные, фиолетовые и жёлтые цветы.

In all cases where the seed does not spring, the contractor is to re-sow the same. — В любом случае, если семена не взойдут, подрядчик обязан вновь произвести посадку.

Syn:

grow

7) рассветать ( о дне); забрезжить ( о рассвете)
IV 1. гл.; прош. вр. sprang, преим. амер. sprung; прич. прош. вр. sprung
1)

а) прыгать, скакать

The lion roared and sprang. — Лев зарычал и прыгнул.

The cat sprang back after touching the hot stone. — Кошка дотронулась до раскалённого камня и отскочила назад.

He lightly sprung over the fence by which they were separated. — Он легко перескочил через изгородь, которая их разделяла.

Syn:

skip I 1., leap 1., bound II 2., jump 1.

б) = spring up вскакивать

to spring to one's feet — вскочить на ноги

He sprang from the bed. — Он вскочил с постели.

Bob sprang up as if scalded. — Боб вскочил как ошпаренный.

2) бросаться

to spring at / upon smb. — наброситься на кого-л.

His first impulse was to spring forward. — Его первым побуждением было броситься вперёд.

They sprang to her defence. — Они бросились её защищать.

His daughter sprang to his embrace. — Дочь бросилась ему в объятья.

3) разг. организовать освобождение (из тюрьмы, плена); освободить, вызволить (кого-л.)

He might be able to spring the hostages. — Ему, возможно, удастся вызволить заложников.

4) ( spring for) амер.; разг. платить за (что-л.), оплачивать (что-л.)

We'll spring for the booze. — Мы заплатим за выпивку.

5)

а) ломать, раскалывать; деформировать

Wind sprang the mast. — Ветер сломал мачту.

б) ломаться, раскалываться, давать трещину; деформироваться

The boat sprung a leak. — Лодка дала течь.

Syn:

break I 2., crack 1., split 1., warp 2.

6) охот.

а) поднимать ( дичь)

б) сниматься с места, вспархивать ( о дичи)
2. сущ.
1)

а) прыжок, скачок

to rise with a spring — подскочить

I made a spring towards a boat. — Я прыгнул к лодке.

He is able to run up, taking two of the large stone stair-steps at each spring. — Он в состоянии бежать вверх по лестнице, перепрыгивая сразу через две большие каменные ступени.

Syn:

leap 1., jump 2., bound II 1.

б) отскок; выпрямление, распрямление ( пружины или согнутых предметов)

2) уст.; разг. побег, освобождение (из тюрьмы, плена)

Англо-русский современный словарь > spring
4 give

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1. [gıv] n

1. 1) податливость, уступчивость

2) смягчение

the apparent give in the weather - заметное потепление

2. упругость, эластичность; пружинистость

there was too much give in the rope and it slipped off the box - верёвка легко растягивалась, и поэтому она соскочила с коробки

there is no give in a stone floor - каменный пол не прогибается

the give of the floorboards - оседание пола

there is not much give in this cloth - этот материал /эта ткань/ почти совсем не тянется

3. тех. зазор, игра

4. спец. упругая деформация

2. [gıv] v (gave; given)

I

1. давать

to give smb. a pencil [a cup of tea] - дать кому-л. карандаш [чашку чаю]

give me a day to think the problem over - дайте мне день, чтобы продумать этот вопрос /подумать над этим вопросом/

I can give you half an hour tomorrow - я смогу уделить вам полчаса завтра

to give smb. to eat [to drink] - дать кому-л. поесть [попить]; накормить [напоить] кого-л.

can you give me a bed for the night? - не могли бы вы устроить меня переночевать?

give us liberty or give us death! - возвыш. свободу или смерть!

2. 1) дарить, одаривать

to give smb. a present - сделать кому-л. подарок

to give smb. a bunch of flowers - преподнести кому-л. букет цветов

to give smth. as a keepsake - подарить что-л. на память

I don't know what to give her for her birthday - я не знаю, что подарить ей в день рождения

he gave all his books to the college - он передал все свои книги /свою библиотеку/ колледжу

2) давать, даровать, жаловать

to give a grant - а) (по)жаловать какую-л. сумму; б) дать стипендию или пособие

to give a medal - наградить медалью

the new law gives women equal pay with men - по новому закону оплата труда женщин приравнивается к оплате труда мужчин

it was not given to him to achieve happiness - ему было не дано добиться счастья

3) жертвовать

to give alms - подавать милостыню

he gave generously to charities - он щедро жертвовал на благотворительные цели

4) завещать, отказать

to give smb. smth. in one's will - завещать что-л. кому-л.

3. 1) предоставлять, отдавать

to give smb. the place of honour - предоставить кому-л. почётное место; усадить кого-л. на почётное место

2) поручать, давать поручение

to give the command of a regiment to a major - поручить майору командование полком

to give parts in a play - распределять роли в пьесе

to give a porter one's bag to carry - попросить носильщика отнести чемодан

I gave him a letter to mail - я велел ему отправить /опустить/ письмо

4. передавать, вручать

to give the note - отдать /передать/ записку

give him a letter from his mother - передайте ему письмо от матери

5. платить, отдавать

how much /what/ did you give for the thing? - сколько вы заплатили /отдали/ за эту вещь?

I gave it to him for nothing - я отдал это ему бесплатно /даром/

to give a fair day's wage for a fair day's work - хорошо заплатить за честно отработанный день

6. придавать

to give smb. assurance /confidence/ - придавать кому-л. уверенность

to give smb. strength - придавать кому-л. силу

to give smth. form - придавать чему-л. форму

to give smth. brilliance - придавать чему-л. блеск

its deep seclusion gives it a peculiar charm - полное уединение придаёт этому месту (дому и т. п.) особое очарование

to give spring to the take-off - спорт. сообщить толчку прыгучесть; усилить толчок

7. давать, быть источником, производить

trees give fruit - деревья приносят плоды

this farm gives good crops - эта ферма /это хозяйство/ даёт хорошие урожаи

his reading gives him knowledge - источником его знаний служит чтение

to give rays - излучать

the lamp gave an uncertain light - лампа давала тусклый свет /тускло светила/

give me more light - прибавьте освещения

this bell gives a dull sound - у этого колокола глухой звук

that book has given me several ideas - эта книга заставила меня кое о чём подумать /пробудила во мне кое-какие мысли/

8. сообщать

to give information - сообщать сведения

to give details - рассказывать /передавать/ подробности

it was given in the newspapers - об этом сообщалось в газетах

this newspaper gives a full story of the game - эта газета напечатала полный отчёт о матче

to give evidence - давать показания

to give testimony - давать показания под присягой

to give an account of smth. - отчитаться в чём-л.

this dictionary gives many new words - в этом словаре (содержится) много новых слов

to give to the public /to the world/ - опубликовать, обнародовать

the list gave ten names - в списке было десять имён

9. описывать, изображать

to give a portrait /a character/ - дать /нарисовать/ образ

he gives the scenery of the country with much fidelity - он описывает пейзаж страны очень точно

the text is enhanced by a number of plates, all of which are given detailed descriptions - интерес к тексту возрастает благодаря репродукциям, которые сопровождаются подробными описаниями

10. (to) подставлять; протягивать

she gave her face to the bright sunrays - она подставила лицо ярким лучам солнца

to give the sails to the wind - поставить паруса по направлению ветра

he gave his hand to the visitor - он протянул руку посетителю [ср. тж. ♢ ]

11. 1) отступить, отпрянуть

the army no longer gave - армия прекратила отступление

2) уступать, соглашаться

to give smb. the point - согласиться с кем-л. /уступить кому-л./ в данном вопросе

I'll give you that! - а) ладно! в этом я с вами согласен!; б) это я за вами признаю!

12. 1) подаваться, ослабевать

the lock gave under hard blows - замок подался под сильными ударами

the frost is giving - мороз слабеет

she stopped, her knees giving - она остановилась, колени её подкосились

the colours of the old carpet have given - краски старого ковра поблёкли

2) быть эластичным, сгибаться, гнуться

the rod gave but did not break - стержень согнулся, но не сломался

this armchair gives comfortably - в этом кресле удобно сидеть

the passengers gave to the motion of the ship - пассажиры приспособились к качке

3) оседать, подаваться

the floor of the summer-house gave and some of its boards broke - пол в беседке осел, и половицы кое-где проломились

the snow gave - снег осел

4) портиться, изнашиваться

the barrel gave - бочонок рассохся

my shoes began to give - мои ботинки начали снашиваться

5) спец. коробиться, перекашиваться

II А

1. 1) давать ( имя)

to give a child a name - называть ребёнка, давать ребёнку имя

what name will you give him? - как вы его назовёте?

he was given the name of John - его назвали Джоном

the river gives its name to the province - своё название провинция получила от реки

2) присваивать (звание, титул)

to give a title - присвоить звание

2. 1) налагать ( наказание); выносить ( приговор)

to give punishment - наказывать; налагать взыскание

to give smb. six months' hard labour - приговорить кого-л. к шести месяцам каторжных работ

to give a life sentence - приговорить к пожизненному заключению

judgement was given against him - он был признан виновным

the doctors gave him two years (to live) - врачи считали, что ему осталось жить два года

2) отдавать, воздавать ( должное)

to give smb. his due - отдавать кому-л. должное, воздавать кому-л. по заслугам

he was given a standing ovation at the end - в конце все встали и устроили ему овацию

3) давать (о возрасте, о времени)

I can give him 15 - я могу дать ему пятнадцать (лет), он выглядит на пятнадцать

how long do you give that marriage? - сколько, по-вашему, продлится этот брак?

3. 1) отдавать, посвящать (время, жизнь)

to give one's mind wholly to scientific research - полностью посвятить себя научным изысканиям

to give one's life for one's country - отдать жизнь за родину

he gave all his free time to golf - всё своё свободное время он посвящал игре в гольф /тратил на гольф, проводил за игрой в гольф/

2) уделять ( внимание)

to give one's attention to smth., smb. - уделять внимание чему-л., кому-л.

she seemed to give most of her attention to the occupants of the adjoining box - казалось, (что) всё её внимание направлено на сидящих в соседней ложе

3) предоставлять ( выбор)

4. 1) устраивать (обед, вечер)

to give a ball - дать бал

he gave a very good party - он устроил у себя хорошую /весёлую/ вечеринку

2) дать (концерт, спектакль); исполнять ( перед аудиторией)

to give a concert [a performance] - дать концерт [спектакль]

to give a recital - выступить с сольным концертом ( об артисте)

give us Chopin - сыграйте нам Шопена

who will give us a song? - кто споёт нам?

5. давать ( уроки); проводить ( занятия); прочитать ( лекцию)

to give a lesson [a lecture] - дать урок [прочитать лекцию] [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to give instruction in Latin - преподавать латынь [ср. тж. 6]

6. отдавать (распоряжение и т. п.)

to give orders - отдавать приказы, распоряжаться

to give instructions - давать указания [ср. тж. 5]

7. 1) причинять (беспокойство, неприятность)

to give sorrow - печалить, огорчать

I'm afraid he gave you a lot of trouble - боюсь, что он доставил вам массу хлопот

it gave us much pain to listen to his words - больно было слушать его слова

2) наносить (обиду, оскорбление)

to give offence - нанести обиду; оскорбить

3) доставлять ( удовольствие); давать ( удовлетворение)

to give pleasure - доставлять удовольствие

to give smb. a treat - а) угостить кого-л.; б) доставить удовольствие кому-л.

to give satisfaction - давать удовлетворение

8. 1) показывать, давать показания ( о приборах)

that clock gives the right time - эти часы показывают точное время

the thermometer gives 25u00B0 in the shade - термометр показывает 25u00B0 в тени

the barometer gives rain - барометр пошёл на дождь

2) давать какие-л. результаты (об исследовании и т. п.)

seventy-five divided by five gives fifteen - семьдесят пять, делённое на пять, - пятнадцать

the analysis gives the following figures - анализ даёт следующие данные

3) подавать ( пример)

to give a good example - подать хороший пример

9. уступать (место, позиции)

to give place to - а) уступать место; spring gave place to summer - на смену весне пришло лето; б) уступать первенство

10. 1) провозглашать ( тост)

I give you the King! - (я поднимаю свой бокал) за здоровье короля!

I give you joy - возвыш. желаю вам счастья

2) передавать ( в устной форме)

to give regards /love/ to smb. - передавать привет кому-л.

he gives you his compliments - он передаёт вам поклон

11. соединять ( с абонентом)

he asked central to give him the long distance operator - он попросил станцию соединить его с телефонисткой междугородной линии

give me Newtown 231 - соедините меня с номером двести тридцать один в Ньютауне, дайте мне Ньютаун двести тридцать один

12. выходить (об окне, коридоре, доме и т. п.)

the window gave into the park - окно выходило в парк

the door gives upon the landing - эта дверь выходит на площадку

no window gives (up)on the street - ни одно окно не выходит на улицу

13. высказывать ( свои соображения); аргументировать

I can give no reason - не могу привести никаких доводов

14. приписывать ( авторство)

a sound argument for giving the painting to Rembrandt - убедительное доказательство того, что картина принадлежит Рембрандту

15. заражать, передавать ( болезнь)

one child can give measles to a whole class - один ребёнок может заразить корью весь класс

you've given me your cold - вы заразили меня насморком

16. передавать, вручать

to give smb. into custody [into the hands /in charge/ of the police] - отдавать кого-л. под стражу [передавать кого-л. в руки /под надзор/ полиции]

to give smth. in charge - отдать что-л. на сохранение

to give smth. into smb.'s hands - передать что-л. в чьи-л. руки

17. выдавать, отдавать замуж (уст. тж. give in marriage)

II Б

to be given to smth. предаваться чему-л.; отдаваться, посвящать себя чему-л.

music was her only consolation and she was given to it wholly - музыка была её единственным утешением, и она целиком отдавалась ей

to be given to luxury - любить роскошь; окружить себя роскошью

III А

в сочетании с последующим существительным выражает

1) начало действия:

to give rise to smth. - а) давать начало чему-л.; б) вызывать что-л., приводить к каким-л. результатам; в) давать повод к чему-л.

to give birth - а) родить, породить; б) дать начало

to give currency to smth. - пускать что-л. в обращение

to give effect to - вводить в действие

2) действие, соответствующее значению существительного:

to give an answer /a reply/ - отвечать

to give smb. effectual help - оказать кому-л. существенную помощь

to give a suggestion - предложить

to give permission - разрешить

to give an oath - клясться, давать присягу

to give advice - посоветовать

to give notice - а) уведомлять; предупреждать; б) предупреждать о предстоящем увольнении

to give an injection - сделать укол

to give thought to smth. - задуматься над чем-л.

to give battle /fight/ - книжн. дать сражение /бой/

to give a rebuff - книжн. давать отпор

to give smb. a good scolding - дать кому-л. нагоняй

to give smb. a thrashing /a dusting, a flopping, a flogging, a licking/ - избить /поколотить/ кого-л.

to give a broadside - дать бортовой залп

to give the alert - поднимать тревогу

3) единичный акт или кратковременное действие, соответствующее значению существительного:

to give a cry /a shout/ - вскрикнуть

to give a wail - взвыть

to give a sob - всхлипнуть

to give a jump - подпрыгнуть

to give a start of surprise - вздрогнуть от неожиданности

to give a look /a glance/ - взглянуть

to give a slap - дать пощёчину

to give a blow - ударить

to give a kick - ударить ногой

to give a push [a pull] - толкнуть [потянуть]

she gave him a push down the stairs - она столкнула его с лестницы

to give a kiss - поцеловать

to give a laugh - рассмеяться

to give a smile - улыбнуться

to give a shrug of the shoulders - пожать плечами

to give a nod (of the head) - кивнуть (головой)

to give a wave of the hand - махнуть рукой

to give a wag of the tail - вильнуть хвостом ( о собаке)

he gives no signs of life - он не подаёт признаков жизни

to give smb.'s hand a squeeze - пожать кому-л. руку

to give one's hair a brush - расчесать волосы щёткой

to give a miss - а) промахнуться ( в бильярде); б) избежать

♢

to give a hand - протянуть руку (помощи)

to give one's hand - жениться; выйти замуж [ср. тж. I 10]

to give smb. a leg up - а) подсадить кого-л., помочь кому-л. взобраться; б) помочь кому-л. преодолеть трудности /препятствия/

to give lip service - поддерживать, одобрять и т. п. на словах

to give smb. good words - напутствовать кого-л. добрым словом

to give smb. to understand - дать кому-л. понять

to give points to - а) спорт. давать несколько очков вперёд; б) заткнуть за пояс; в) подсказать, намекнуть

to give the case for [against] smth. - высказаться за что-л. [против чего-л.]

to give fits - ругать; задать головомойку [см. тж. fit2 ♢ ]

to give a lesson /a lecture/ to smb. - прочесть кому-л. нотацию; отчитать кого-л. [ср. тж. II А 5]

to give it smb. hot /strong/ - задать кому-л. жару, взгреть кого-л.

to give smb. hell - а) взгреть кого-л., задать перцу /жару/ кому-л., ругать кого-л. на чём свет стоит; б) наступать; атаковать

to give smb. a piece of one's mind - высказаться напрямик; отчитать кого-л.

to give smb. what for - всыпать кому-л. по первое число, задать кому-л. перцу

to give the lie (to) - изобличать в грубой лжи

to give ground - а) отступать; б) уступать; ослаблять ( усилие); в) обосновывать; давать основание

to give tongue - а) подавать голос (о гончих, напавших на след); б) говорить громко, орать; высказываться

to give a year or so either way - с возможным отклонением в год в ту или другую сторону

to give a horse his head - опустить поводья, дать лошади самой выбирать дорогу

to give line /head, rein/ - предоставлять свободу действий; не вмешиваться

to give smb. a blank cheque - предоставить кому-л. свободу действий, дать кому-л. карт-бланш

to give a good account of oneself - а) хорошо себя зарекомендовать; б) добиться хороших результатов

to give smb. the mitten /the push/ - отказать жениху; оставить кого-л. с носом

to give smb. the creeps /the jim-jams/ - нагнать страху на кого-л.; привести кого-л. в содрогание

to give the ropes - бросать на канаты ( бокс)

to give smb. rope - предоставить кому-л. свободу действий (для того, чтобы погубить и т. п.)

to give (smb.) as good as one gets - платить (кому-л.) той же монетой, не оставаться (у кого-л.) в долгу

what gives? - что нового?; что происходит?

give or take - приблизительно, примерно; ≅ плюс-минус

he will be here at nine give or take five minutes - он будет здесь в девять (часов) плюс-минус пять минут

in this way I earn a hundred, give or take a tenner - таким путём я зарабатываю сотню плюс-минус десятку

give me Mozart [Rembrandt, etc] every time! - по-моему, никто не может сравниться с Моцартом [с Рембрандтом и т. д.]
II [gıv] уст. = gyve I

НБАРС > give
5 in

{in}
I. 1. място, положение, при някои глаголи и за движение в, на, у
IN the street/field/sky на улицата/полето/небето
to at IN a draught седя на течение
IN Dickens у Дикенс, в съчиненията на Дикенс
to come IN the room влизам в стаята
2. време през, в, на, по време на, понякога не се превежда
IN autumn/sprine, etc. през есента/пролетта и пр., есенно/пролетно време
IN 1970 през/в 1970 г.
IN February/June, etc. през февруари/юни и пр.
IN my youth на младини
3. времетраене за, в, вътре в, след
I'll be back IN five minutes ще се върна след пет минути
4. състояние, обстоятелства, условия в, на, при, с, по, под
с ger при, като
IN bud/leaf напъпил, разлистен
IN employment/work на работа/служба
IN a cap/a necktie/spectacles с каскет/връзка/очила
IN slippers/stockings по чехли/чорапи
IN crossing the street при пресичане на/като пресичам улицата
5. обсег, сфера в, пред, според, по, или не се превежда
IN his sight пред очите му
victory is IN sight победата e близка
IN my opinion според мен, по моему
professor IN American History професор по американска история
weak/poor IN maths слаб по математика
6. степен, размер, ограничение на, в, с, по, по отношение на, откъм, понякога не се превежда
IN length/breadth, etc. на дължина/ширина и пр.
IN your size по вашата мярка
IN appearance на вид
they lost... IN killed/wounded/tanks загубиха... убити/ранени/танкове
7. пропорция от, на
one IN a hundred един на/от сто
8. принадлежност, участие, влизане в състава на нещо в, с
IN the army/navy, etc. във войската/флотата и пр.
to be IN politics занимавам се с политика
to be IN pictures работя в кинематографията
9. причина, подбуда, цел от, с, в
IN gratitude от/с благодарност
to shout IN anger викам от гняв/гневно
IN answer to в отговор на
10. преминаване в ново състояние
to break IN two счупвам (се) на две
11. начин в, с, на
IN a loud/soft voice на/с висок/тих глас
IN a reproachful, etc. tone с укорен и пр. тон
IN English/Bulgarian на английски/български
IN groups/flocks/dozens, etc. на групи/стада/дузини и пр
12. средство, материал с, от
IN pencil/chalk/ink с молив/тебешир/мастило
statue IN marble/bronze, etc. статуя от мрамор/бронз и пр., мраморна/бронзова статуя
13. в изрази
IN itself само по себе си
IN so/as far as дотолкова доколкото
IN that с това, че, тъй като, понеже, дотолкова доколкото
it is dangerous IN that it may become addictive опасно e, понеже може да се пристрасти човек
IN me в мое лице
to be IN it участвувам/имам дял в нещо
the devil's IN it това e работа на дявола
those IN it участвуващите
there is not much IN it не е/не представлява кой знае какво
there is something IN it има нещо (вярно) в това
there is nothing IN it не струва нищо, много проста работа
II. adv вътре
to come IN влизам
to put a notice IN давам обявление (във вестник)
coat with the woolly side IN кожух с космите навътре
IN with you! влизай! to fly IN пристигам (за самолет)
to be IN and out of разг. постоянен посетител/клиент съм на
he is always IN and out of the house той влиза и излиза като у дома си
to be IN on разг. зная, посветен съм в (тайна и пр.)
III. 1. вътрешен
IN patient мед. стационарен болен
the IN side крикет страната, която подава
2. идващ, пристигащ (за влак и пр.)
3. разг. моден (за заведение и пр.)
4. разг. който е на власт
5. разг. за тесен кръг
IV. 1. pl the INs политическата партия, която е на власт
2. разг. влияние (with пред)
INs and outs всички подробности/тънкости, криволичене (на път и прен)

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{in} prep 1. място, положение, при някои глаголи и за движение в, (2) {in} adv вътре; to come in влизам; to put a notice in давам обяв{3} {in} а 1. вътрешен; in patient медд. стационарен болен; the in s{4} {in} n 1. pl the ins политическата партия, която е на власт; 2.

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сред; у; след; с, със; през; вътре; в, във; на; навътре;

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1. 1 в изрази 2. 1 начин в, с, на 3. 1 средство, материал с, от 4. coat with the woolly side in кожух с космите навътре 5. he is always in and out of the house той влиза и излиза като у дома си 6. i'll be back in five minutes ще се върна след пет минути 7. i. място, положение, при някои глаголи и за движение в, на, у 8. ii. adv вътре 9. iii. вътрешен 10. in 1970 през/в 1970 г 11. in a cap/a necktie/spectacles с каскет/връзка/очила 12. in a loud/soft voice на/с висок/тих глас 13. in a reproachful, etc. tone с укорен и пр. тон 14. in answer to в отговор на 15. in appearance на вид 16. in autumn/sprine, etc. през есента/пролетта и пр., есенно/пролетно време 17. in bud/leaf напъпил, разлистен 18. in crossing the street при пресичане на/като пресичам улицата 19. in dickens у Дикенс, в съчиненията на Дикенс 20. in employment/work на работа/служба 21. in english/bulgarian на английски/български 22. in february/june, etc. през февруари/юни и пр 23. in gratitude от/с благодарност 24. in groups/flocks/dozens, etc. на групи/стада/дузини и пр 25. in his sight пред очите му 26. in itself само по себе си 27. in length/breadth, etc. на дължина/ширина и пр 28. in me в мое лице 29. in my opinion според мен, по моему 30. in my youth на младини 31. in patient мед. стационарен болен 32. in pencil/chalk/ink с молив/тебешир/мастило 33. in slippers/stockings по чехли/чорапи 34. in so/as far as дотолкова доколкото 35. in that с това, че, тъй като, понеже, дотолкова доколкото 36. in the army/navy, etc. във войската/флотата и пр 37. in the street/field/sky на улицата/полето/небето 38. in with you! влизай! to fly in пристигам (за самолет) 39. in your size по вашата мярка 40. ins and outs всички подробности/тънкости, криволичене (на път и прен) 41. it is dangerous in that it may become addictive опасно e, понеже може да се пристрасти човек 42. iv. pl the ins политическата партия, която е на власт 43. one in a hundred един на/от сто 44. professor in american history професор по американска история 45. statue in marble/bronze, etc. статуя от мрамор/бронз и пр., мраморна/бронзова статуя 46. the devil's in it това e работа на дявола 47. the in side крикет страната, която подава 48. there is not much in it не е/не представлява кой знае какво 49. there is nothing in it не струва нищо, много проста работа 50. there is something in it има нещо (вярно) в това 51. they lost... in killed/wounded/tanks загубиха... убити/ранени/танкове 52. those in it участвуващите 53. to at in a draught седя на течение 54. to be in and out of разг. постоянен посетител/клиент съм на 55. to be in it участвувам/имам дял в нещо 56. to be in on разг. зная, посветен съм в (тайна и пр.) 57. to be in pictures работя в кинематографията 58. to be in politics занимавам се с политика 59. to break in two счупвам (се) на две 60. to come in the room влизам в стаята 61. to come in влизам 62. to put a notice in давам обявление (във вестник) 63. to shout in anger викам от гняв/гневно 64. victory is in sight победата e близка 65. weak/poor in maths слаб по математика 66. време през, в, на, по време на, понякога не се превежда 67. времетраене за, в, вътре в, след 68. идващ, пристигащ (за влак и пр.) 69. обсег, сфера в, пред, според, по, или не се превежда 70. преминаване в ново състояние 71. принадлежност, участие, влизане в състава на нещо в, с 72. причина, подбуда, цел от, с, в 73. пропорция от, на 74. разг. влияние (with пред) 75. разг. за тесен кръг 76. разг. който е на власт 77. разг. моден (за заведение и пр.) 78. с ger при, като 79. степен, размер, ограничение на, в, с, по, по отношение на, откъм, понякога не се превежда 80. състояние, обстоятелства, условия в, на, при, с, по, под
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in [in] I. prep 1. за място, положение (и при глаголи за движение): в, на, у; \in bed на легло; \in the front row на първия ред; to walk out \in the rain разхождам се на дъжда; \in a draught на течение;\in the mirror в огледалото; \in Conrad у (в произведенията на) Конрад; 2. за състояние, обстоятелства, условия: в, на, при, с, по, под; \in trouble в беда; \in comfort ( disorder) в охолство (безредие); \in camera юрид. при закрити врати; \in power на власт; \in a fire ( an emergency) при пожар (непредвиден случай); \in mourning в траур; \in a cap с каскет; \in shirt sleeves по риза, без сако; in one's pyjamas по пижама; \in slavery под робство; \in white в бяло; \in mathematics по математика; 3. за причина, подбуда, цел: от, в; \in pain от болка; \in surprise учудено, с (от) изненада; \in anger от яд; \in answer to в отговор на; \in honour of в чест на; 4. за време: през, в, на; \in 1992 през 1992 г.; \in summer през лятото, лете; \in August през август; \in my sleep докато съм спал; \in my youth на младини; \in the past в миналото; 5. за времетраене: за, вътре в, след; \in a week ( a month) за (след) една седмица (месец); 6. за обсег: в, пред, според, по; \in o.'s power в моя власт; \in his sight пред очите му; \in my opinion според моето мнение, по мое мнение, според мен; \in all probability по всяка вероятност; a course \in American literature курс по американска литература; 7. за степен, размер, ограничение: на, в, с, по, по отношение на, откъм; \in width на ширина; \in itself само по себе си; \in so (as) far as дотолкова, доколкото; \in that в (по) това, че; задето; deaf \in one ear глух с едното ухо; to be lacking \in faith липсва ми вяра; 8. за начин: в, с, на; payment \in kind плащане в натура; \in a loud voice с висок глас, силно; \in French на френски; \in a few words с няколко думи, накратко; \in short накъсо; \in writing писмено; \in groups ( flocks, dozens) на групи (стада, дузини); \in twos and threes по двама и по трима; 9. за пропорция: от, на; one \in a thousand един на хиляда; once \in five months веднъж на пет месеца; 10. за принадлежност, участие, влизане в състава на нещо, занаят: в, с; \in the trade от бранша; to be \in business занимавам се с търговия; 11. за преминаване в ново състояние: на; to break \in two счупвам (се) на две; 12. за средство, материал: с, от; to write \in pencil ( ink) пиша с молив (мастило); a house \in brick къща от тухли; 13. predic to be \in it участвам, вземам участие, имам дял; those \in it участващите; there is not much \in it не е (не представлява) кой знае какво; her rivals are not \in it with her разг. съперниците ѝ не могат да се сравняват с нея, хич ги няма; I did not think he had it \in him не мислех, че е способен на това; II. adv 1. вътре; to lock s.o. \in заключвам някого; to put a notice \in давам обявление (във вестник); \in and out ту вътре, ту вън; day \in, day out ден след ден, всеки ден; he is always \in and out of the house той влиза и излиза като у дома си; 2. predic to be \in вътре (у дома, вкъщи) съм; идвам, пристигам, настъпвам; на власт съм; на мода съм; играя ( крикет); bright colours are \in ярките цветове са на мода; the train is \in влакът дойде, пристигна; spring is \in пролетта настъпи; the harvest is \in реколтата е прибрана; to be \in for сп. записан съм (за състезание); разг. предстои им; we are \in for a big thing захванали сме се с нещо голямо, плуваме в дълбоки води; to be \in for it разг. загазил съм го, закъсал съм, "вътре" съм; лошо ми се пише; to have it \in for s.o. разг. имам зъб на; to be ( keep) \in with в приятелски отношения съм с; III. adj вътрешен; the \in side страната, която играе (в крикета); IV. n pl the \ins политическа партия на власт; the \ins and outs завои, лъкатушения; извъртания, усуквания, хитрини; (пълни) подробности; to know the \ins and outs of a matter зная всички подробности (тънкости) по; to be on the \in разг. зная всичко, компетентен съм, мъдър съм.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > in
6 in

1. preposition
1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)

in the fields — auf den Feldern

a ride in a motor car — eine Autofahrt

shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet

in this heat — bei dieser Hitze

the highest mountain in the world — der höchste Berg der Welt

2) (wearing as dress) in (+ Dat.); (wearing as headgear) mit

in brown shoes — mit braunen Schuhen

a lady in black — eine Dame in Schwarz

3) (with respect to)

two feet in diameter — mit einem Durchmesser von zwei Fuß

a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also academic.ru/34615/herself">herself 1); itself 1)

4) (as a proportionate part of)

eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient

5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)

be in the Scouts — bei den Pfadfindern sein

be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein

6) (as content of)

there are three feet in a yard — ein Yard hat drei Fuß

what is there in this deal for me? — was springt für mich bei dem Geschäft heraus? (ugs.)

there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]

there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)

7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)

have a faithful friend in somebody — an jemandem einen treuen Freund haben

8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)

what line of business are you in? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?

he's in politics — er ist Politiker

she's in insurance — sie ist in der Versicherungsbranche tätig

9)

be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)

a message in code — eine verschlüsselte Nachricht

in writing — schriftlich

in this way — auf diese Weise; so

in a few words — mit wenigen Worten

a dress in velvet — ein Kleid aus Samt

this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau

write something in red — etwas in Rot schreiben

draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)

11) (while, during)

in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.

in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)

in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

13) (within the ability of)

have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

I didn't know you had it in you — das hätte ich dir nicht zugetraut

there is no malice in him — er hat nichts Bösartiges an sich (Dat.)

14)

in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

15)

in doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch
2. adverb
1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]

is everyone in? — sind alle drin? (ugs.)

‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

2) (at home, work, etc.)

be in — da sein

find somebody in — jemanden antreffen

ask somebody in — jemanden hereinbitten

he's been in and out all day — er war den ganzen Tag über mal da und mal nicht da

3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)

cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen

4) (inward) innen

5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode

6) (elected)

be in — gewählt sein

7) (having arrived)

be in — [Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein

8)

somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

have it in for somebody — es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (ugs.)

9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)

be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen
3. attributive adjective
(fashionable) Mode-

the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)

in joke — Insiderwitz, der
4. noun
know the ins and outs of a matter — sich in einer Sache genau auskennen

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

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in

[ɪn]

I. PREPOSITION

1. (position) in + dat

the butter is \in the fridge die Butter ist im Kühlschrank

I live \in New York/Germany ich lebe in New York/Deutschland

he read it \in the paper er hat es in der Zeitung gelesen

soak it \in warm water lassen Sie es in warmem Wasser einweichen

I've got a pain \in my back ich habe Schmerzen im Rücken

who's the woman \in that painting? wer ist die Frau auf diesem Bild?

he is deaf \in his left ear er hört auf dem linken Ohr nichts

down below \in the valley unten im Tal

\in a savings account auf einem Sparkonto

to lie in bed/the sun im Bett/in der Sonne liegen

to ride \in a car [im] Auto fahren

to be \in hospital im Krankenhaus sein

\in the middle of sth in der Mitte von etw dat

to be \in prison im Gefängnis sein

to be \in a prison in einem Gefängnis sein (als Besucher)

\in the street auf der Straße

2. after vb (into) in + dat

I just put too much milk \in my coffee ich habe zu viel Milch in meinen Kaffee getan

he went \in the rain er ging hinaus in den Regen

slice the potatoes \in two schneiden Sie die Kartoffel einmal durch

to get \in the car ins Auto steigen

to invest \in the future in die Zukunft investieren

to invest one's savings \in stocks seine Ersparnisse in Aktien anlegen

to get \in trouble Schwierigkeiten bekommen, in Schwierigkeiten geraten

3. AM (at) auf + dat

is Erika still \in school? ist Erika noch auf der Schule?

Boris is \in college Boris ist auf dem College

4. (as part of) in + dat

he was a singer \in a band er war Sänger in einer Band

there are 31 days in March der März hat 31 Tage

get together \in groups of four! bildet Vierergruppen!

you're with us \in our thoughts wir denken an dich, in Gedanken sind wir bei dir

5. (state, condition) in + dat

he cried out \in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen

he always drinks \in excess er trinkt immer zu viel

\in anger im Zorn

dark \in colour dunkelfarbig

difference \in quality Qualitätsunterschied m

to be \in [no] doubt [nicht] zweifeln [o im Zweifel sein]

\in his excitement in seiner Begeisterung

\in horror voller Entsetzen

\in all honesty in aller Aufrichtigkeit

to be \in a hurry es eilig haben

to be \in love [with sb] [in jdn] verliebt sein

to fall \in love [with sb] sich akk [in jdn] verlieben

to live \in luxury im Luxus leben

to be \in in a good mood guter Laune sein

\in private vertraulich

to put sth \in order etw in Ordnung bringen

\in a state of panic in Panik

\in secret im Geheimen, heimlich

to tell sb sth \in all seriousness jdm etw in vollem Ernst sagen

6. (with) mit + dat

, in + dat

it was covered \in dirt es war mit Schmutz überzogen

to pay \in cash [in] bar bezahlen

to pay \in dollars mit [o in] Dollar zahlen

to write \in ink/pencil mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

to paint \in oils in Öl malen

\in writing schriftlich

7. (language, music, voice)

Mozart's Piano Concerto \in E flat Mozarts Klavierkonzert in E-Moll

\in English/French/German auf Englisch/Französisch/Deutsch

to listen to music \in stereo Musik stereo hören

to speak to sb \in a normal tone of voice sich akk mit jdm normal unterhalten

to speak \in a loud/small voice mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen

to talk \in a whisper sehr leise reden, mit Flüsterstimme sprechen

8. (time: during) am + dat

, in + dat

he's getting forgetful \in his old age er wird vergesslich auf seine alten Tage

she assisted the doctor \in the operation sie assistierte dem Arzt bei der Operation

\in 1968 [im Jahre] 1968

\in the end am Ende, schließlich

to be with the Lord \in eternity bei Gott im Himmel sein

to be \in one's forties in den Vierzigern sein

\in March/May im März/Mai

\in the morning/afternoon/evening morgens [o am Morgen] /nachmittags [o am Nachmittag] /abends [o am Abend]

\in the late 60s in den späten Sechzigern

\in spring/summer/autumn/winter im Frühling/Sommer/Herbst/Winter

9. (time: within) in + dat

dinner will be ready \in ten minutes das Essen ist in zehn Minuten fertig

I'll be ready \in a week's time in einer Woche werde ich fertig sein

he learnt to drive \in two weeks in [o innerhalb von] zwei Wochen konnte er Auto fahren

to return \in a few minutes/hours/days in einigen Minuten/Stunden/Tagen zurückkommen

\in record time in Rekordzeit

10. (time: for) seit + dat

she hasn't heard from him \in six months sie hat seit sechs Monaten nichts mehr von ihm gehört

I haven't done that \in a long time ich habe das lange Zeit nicht mehr gemacht

I haven't seen her \in years ich habe sie seit Jahren nicht gesehen

11. (at a distance of) nach + dat

the house should be coming up \in about one mile das Haus müsste nach einer Meile auftauchen

12. (job, profession)

he's \in computers er hat mit Computern zu tun

she's \in business/politics sie ist Geschäftsfrau/Politikerin

she works \in publishing sie arbeitet bei einem Verlag

to enlist \in the army sich akk als Soldat verpflichten

13. (wearing) in + dat

he was all \in black er war ganz in Schwarz

you look nice \in green Grün steht dir

the woman \in the hat die Frau mit dem Hut

the man [dressed] \in the grey suit der Mann in dem grauen Anzug

to be \in disguise verkleidet sein

\in the nude nackt

to sunbathe \in the nude nackt sonnenbaden

to be \in uniform Uniform tragen

14. (result) als

\in conclusion schließlich, zum Schluss

\in exchange als Ersatz, dafür

\in fact tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit

\in reply [or answer] [or response] to als Reaktion [o Antwort] auf + akk

\in that... ( form) insofern als

I was fortunate \in that I had friends ich hatte Glück, weil ich Freunde hatte

15. + -ing (while doing)

\in attempting to save the child, he nearly lost his own life bei dem Versuch, das Kind zu retten, kam er beinahe selbst um

\in refusing to work abroad, she missed a good job weil sie sich weigerte, im Ausland zu arbeiten, entging ihr ein guter Job

\in saying this, I will offend him wenn ich das sage, würde ich ihn beleidigen

\in doing so dabei, damit

16. (with quantities)

temperatures tomorrow will be \in the mid-twenties die Temperaturen werden sich morgen um 25 Grad bewegen

he's about six foot \in height er ist ungefähr zwei Meter groß

a novel \in 3 parts ein Roman in 3 Teilen

people died \in their thousands die Menschen starben zu Tausenden

to be equal \in weight gleich viel wiegen

\in total insgesamt

17. (comparing amounts) pro + dat

the potatoes are twenty pence \in the pound die Kartoffeln kosten zwanzig Pence pro Pfund

she has a one \in three chance ihre Chancen stehen eins zu drei

one \in ten people jeder zehnte

18. after vb (concerning)

to interfere \in sb's business sich akk in jds Angelegenheiten einmischen

to share \in sb's success an jds Erfolg teilnehmen

to be interested \in in sth sich akk für etw akk interessieren

19. after n

she underwent a change \in style sie hat ihren Stil geändert

she had no say \in the decision sie hatte keinen Einfluss auf die Entscheidung

to have confidence \in sb jdm vertrauen, Vertrauen zu jdm haben

20. (in a person)

▪ \in sb mit jdm

we're losing a very good sales agent \in Kim mit Kim verlieren wir eine sehr gute Verkaufsassistentin

it isn't \in sb to do sth jd ist nicht zu etw dat in der Lage

it's not \in me to lie ich kann nicht lügen

to not have it \in oneself to do sth nicht in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

21. (author) bei + dat

these themes can often be found \in Schiller diese Themen kommen bei Schiller oft vor

22.

▶ \in all insgesamt

there were 10 of us \in all wir waren zu zehnt

▶ all \in all alles in allem

all \in all it's been a good year insgesamt gesehen, war es ein gutes Jahr

▶ \in between dazwischen

▶ there's nothing [or not much] [or very little] \in it da ist kein großer Unterschied

▶ to be \in and out of sth:

she's been \in and out of hospitals ever since the accident sie war seit dem Unfall immer wieder im Krankenhaus

II. ADVERB

1. inv (into sth) herein

come \in! herein!

\in with you! rein mit dir!

he opened the door and went \in er öffnete die Tür und ging hinein

she was locked \in sie war eingesperrt

could you bring the clothes \in? könntest du die Wäsche hereinholen?

she didn't ask me \in sie hat mich nicht hereingebeten

the sea was freezing, but \in she went das Meer war eiskalt, doch sie kannte nichts und ging hinein

to bring the harvest \in die Ernte einbringen

2. inv (at arrival point) train, bus

the train got \in very late der Zug ist sehr spät eingetroffen

the bus is due \in any moment now der Bus müsste jetzt jeden Moment kommen

3. inv (towards land)

is the tide coming \in or going out? kommt oder geht die Flut?

we watched the ship come \in wir sahen zu, wie das Schiff einlief

4. inv (submitted)

to get [or hand] sth \in etw abgeben [o einreichen

5. inv (elected)

to get \in candidate gewählt werden; party also an die Regierung kommen

6.

▶ day \in, day out tagein, tagaus

▶ to get \in with sb sich akk bei jdm lieb Kind machen fam

▶ to get \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen

▶ to let sb \in on sth jdn in etw akk einweihen

III. ADJECTIVE

1. pred, inv (there) da; (at home) zu Hause

is David \in? ist David da?

I'm afraid Mr Jenkins is not \in at the moment Herr Jenkins ist leider gerade nicht im Hause form

to have a quiet evening \in einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause verbringen

2. inv (leading in) einwärts

door \in Eingangstür f

\in-tray AUS, BRIT

\in-box AM Behälter m für eingehende Post

3. inv (in fashion) in

▪ to be \in in [o angesagt] sein

to be the \in place to dance/dine ein angesagtes Tanzlokal/Restaurant sein

4. pred, inv (submitted)

when does your essay have to be \in? wann musst du deinen Essay abgeben?

the application must be \in by May 31 die Bewerbung muss bis zum 31. Mai eingegangen sein

5. pred, inv (elected)

▪ to be \in candidate gewählt sein; party also an der Regierung sein

6. pred, inv SPORT (within bounds)

the ball was definitely \in! der Ball war keineswegs im Aus!

7. pred, inv SPORT

▪ to be \in player am Ball sein; (in cricket) team am Schlag sein

8. pred, inv (in season) reif

pumpkins are \in! Kürbisse jetzt frisch!

9.

▶ to be \in at sth bei etw dat dabei sein

▶ to be \in for sth sich akk auf etw akk gefasst machen müssen

you'll be \in for it if... du kannst dich auf was gefasst machen, wenn...

▶ to be \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen

▶ to be [well] \in with sb bei jdm gut angeschrieben sein

she just says those things to get \in with the teacher sie sagt so was doch nur, um sich beim Lehrer lieb Kind zu machen

IV. NOUN

1. (connection) Kontakt[e] m[pl]

he wants to get involved with that group but doesn't have an \in er würde gern mit dieser Gruppe in Kontakt kommen, aber bis jetzt fehlt ihm die Eintrittskarte

2. AM POL

▪ the \ins die Regierungspartei

3.

▶ to know the \ins and outs of sth sich akk in einer S. dat genau auskennen

▶ to understand the \ins and outs of sth etw hundertprozentig verstehen

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[ɪn]
1. PREPOSITION
When in is the second element of a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, hand in, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in danger, in the end, weak in, wrapped in, look up the other word.
1) position in (+dat); (with motion) in (+acc)

it was in the lorry/bag/car — es war auf dem Lastwagen/in der Tasche/im Auto

he put it in the lorry/car/bag — er legte es auf den Lastwagen/ins Auto/steckte es in die Tasche

in here/there — hierin/darin, hier/da drin (inf); (with motion) hier/da hinein or rein (inf)

go in that direction — gehen Sie in diese or dieser Richtung

in the street — auf der/die Straße

in Thompson Street — in der Thompsonstraße

he lives in a little village — er wohnt auf or in einem kleinen Dorf

sitting in the window — am Fenster sitzend

a flag hung in the window — eine Flagge hing im Fenster

in (the) church — in der Kirche

to stay in the house — im Haus or (at home) zu Hause or zuhause (Aus, Sw) bleiben

in bed/prison — im Bett/Gefängnis

in Germany/Switzerland/the United States — in Deutschland/der Schweiz/den Vereinigten Staaten after the superlative, in is sometimes untranslated and the genitive case used instead.

the highest mountain in Scotland — der höchste Berg Schottlands or in Schottland

the best in the class — der Beste der Klasse, der Klassenbeste

2) people bei

you can find examples of this in Dickens —

rare in a child of that age — selten bei einem Kind in diesem Alter

you have a great leader in him — in ihm habt ihr einen großen Führer

he hasn't got it in him — er hat nicht das Zeug dazu

he doesn't have it in him to... — er bringt es nicht fertig,... zu...

3) dates, seasons, time of day in (+dat)

in 1999 — (im Jahre) 1999

in May 1999 — im Mai 1999

in the sixties — in den sechziger Jahren or Sechzigerjahren

in June — im Juni

in (the) spring — im Frühling

in the morning(s) — morgens, am Morgen, am Vormittag

in the afternoon — nachmittags, am Nachmittag

in the daytime — tagsüber, während des Tages

in the evening — abends, am Abend

three o'clock in the afternoon — drei Uhr nachmittags

in those days — damals, zu jener Zeit

4) time of life in (+dat)

she is in her thirties — sie ist in den Dreißigern

in middle age — im mittleren Alter

in old age — im Alter

in childhood — in der Kindheit, im Kindesalter

in my childhood — in meiner Kindheit

5) interval of time in (+dat)

she did it in three hours — sie machte es in drei Stunden or innerhalb von drei Stunden

in a short time — in kurzer Zeit

in a week( 's time) — in einer Woche

I haven't seen him in years — ich habe ihn jahrelang or seit Jahren nicht mehr gesehen

in a moment or minute — sofort, gleich

6) numbers, quantities zu

packed in hundreds — zu Hunderten abgepackt

to walk in twos — zu zweit gehen

to count in fives —

to die in hundreds — zu hunderten or Hunderten sterben

in large/small quantities — in großen/kleinen Mengen

in some measure — in gewisser Weise, zu einem gewissen Grad

in part — teilweise, zum Teil

7)

ratios he has a one in 500 chance of winning — er hat eine Gewinnchance von eins zu 500

one ( man) in ten — einer von zehn, jeder Zehnte

one book/child in ten — jedes zehnte Buch/Kind, ein Buch/Kind von zehn

one in five children — ein Kind von fünf

a tax of twenty pence in the pound — ein Steuersatz von zwanzig Prozent

there are 12 inches in a foot — ein Fuß hat 12 Zoll

8)

manner, state, condition to speak in a loud/soft voice — mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen, laut/leise sprechen

to speak in a whisper — flüstern, flüsternd sprechen

to speak in German —

the background is painted in red — der Hintergrund ist rot( gemalt) or in Rot gehalten

to pay in dollars — mit or in Dollar bezahlen

to stand in a row/in groups — in einer Reihe/in Gruppen stehen

in this way — so, auf diese Weise

she squealed in delight — sie quietschte vor Vergnügen

in anger — im Zorn

in surprise — überrascht

to be in a rage — wütend or zornig sein

in good condition — in gutem Zustand

to live in luxury/poverty — im Luxus/in Armut leben

9) clothes in (+dat)

in one's best clothes — in Sonntagskleidung

in his shirt — im Hemd

in his shirt sleeves — in Hemdsärmeln, hemdsärmelig

in his slippers — in Hausschuhen

dressed in white — weiß gekleidet

she was dressed in silk —

the lady in green — die Dame in Grün

10)

substance, material upholstered in silk — mit Seide bezogen

to paint in oils — in Öl malen

to write in ink/pencil — mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

in marble — in Marmor, marmorn

a sculptor who works in marble — ein Bildhauer, der mit Marmor arbeitet

11)

in respect of blind in the left eye — auf dem linken Auge blind, links blind

a rise in prices — ein Preisanstieg m, ein Anstieg m der Preise

ten feet in height by thirty in length — zehn Fuß hoch auf dreißig Fuß lang

the trousers are too long in the leg — die (Hosen)beine sind zu lang

five in number — fünf an der Zahl

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei bei Hüten

12)

occupation, activity he is in the army — er ist beim Militär

he is in banking/the motor business — er ist im Bankwesen/in der Autobranche (tätig)

13)

set structures __diams; in + -ing in saying this, I... — wenn ich das sage,... ich

in trying to escape — beim Versuch zu fliehen, beim Fluchtversuch

in trying to save him she fell into the water herself — beim Versuch or als sie versuchte, ihn zu retten, fiel sie selbst ins Wasser

but in saying this —

he made a mistake in saying that — es war ein Fehler von ihm, das zu sagen

the plan was unrealistic in that it didn't take account of the fact that... — der Plan war unrealistisch, da or weil er nicht berücksichtigte, dass...

2. ADVERB
When in is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come in, live in, sleep in, look up the verb.da; (at home also) zu Hause, zuhause (Aus, Sw)
there is nobody in — es ist niemand da/zu Hause to be in may require a more specific translation.

the train is in — der Zug ist da or angekommen

the harvest is in — die Ernte ist eingebracht

the tide is in — es ist Flut

our team is in (Cricket) — unsere Mannschaft ist am Schlag

our candidate is in — unser Kandidat wurde gewählt or ist reingekommen (inf)

my luck is in — ich habe einen Glückstag

he's in for a surprise/disappointment — ihm steht eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung bevor, er kann sich auf eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung gefasst machen

we are in for rain/a cold spell — uns (dat) steht Regen/eine Kältewelle bevor

he's in for it! — der kann sich auf was gefasst machen (inf), der kann sich freuen (iro) __diams; to have it in for sb (inf) es auf jdn abgesehen haben (inf) __diams; to be in on sth an einer Sache beteiligt sein; on secret etc über etw (acc) Bescheid wissen

he likes to be in on things — er mischt gern (überall) mit (inf) __diams; to be (well) in with sb sich gut mit jdm verstehen

3. ADJECTIVE
(inf) in inv (inf)
long skirts are in — lange Röcke sind in (inf) or sind in Mode

the in thing — das, was zurzeit in ist (inf) or Mode ist

the in thing is to... — es ist zurzeit in (inf) or Mode, zu...

it's the in place to go — da gehen jetzt alle hin

the in thing to do — groß in Mode

4. the insPLURAL NOUN

1) = details __diams; the ins and outs die Einzelheiten pl

to know the ins and outs of sth —

I don't know the ins and outs of the situation — über die Einzelheiten der Sache weiß ich nicht Bescheid

2) POL US

the ins — die Regierungspartei

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in [ın]

A präp

1. (räumlich, auf die Frage: wo?) in (dat), innerhalb (gen), an (dat), auf (dat):

in England (London) in England (London); → blind A 1 a, country A 5, field A 1, room A 2, sky A 1, street A 1, etc

2. fig in (dat), bei, auf (dat), an (dat): → army 3, politics 3, share¹ A 4 b, stock A 19, etc

3. bei (Schriftstellern):

in Shakespeare

4. (auf die Frage: wohin?) in (akk):

put it in your pocket steck es in die Tasche

5. (Zustand, Beschaffenheit, Art und Weise) in (dat), auf (akk), mit:

in G major MUS in G-Dur; → arm² Bes Redew, brief B 1, case¹ A 2, cash¹ A 2, doubt C 1, C 3, dozen, English B 2, group A 1, manner 1, ruin A 2, short C 2, tear¹ 1, word Bes Redew, writing A 4, etc

6. (Beteiligung) in (dat), an (dat), bei:

be in it beteiligt sein, teilnehmen;

he isn’t in it er gehört nicht dazu;

there is nothing in it

a) es lohnt sich nicht,

b) → nothing Bes Redew

7. (Tätigkeit, Beschäftigung) in (dat), bei, mit, auf (dat):

in crossing the river beim Überqueren des Flusses; → accident 3, search C 1

8. (im Besitz, in der Macht) in (dat), bei, an (dat):

it is not in her to do sth es liegt nicht in ihrer Art, etwas zu tun; → have Bes Redew, etc

9. (zeitlich) in (dat), an (dat), bei, binnen, unter (dat), während, zu:

in two hours

a) in oder binnen zwei Stunden,

b) während zweier Stunden;

in 1985 1985; → beginning 1, daytime, evening A 1, flight², October, reign A 1, time Bes Redew, winter A 1, year 1, etc

10. (Richtung) in (akk, dat), auf (akk), zu: → confidence 1, trust B 1, etc

11. (Zweck) in (dat), zu, als: → answer A 1, defence 5, etc

12. (Grund) in (dat), aus, wegen, zu: → honor B 2, sport A 4, etc

13. (Hinsicht, Beziehung) in (dat), an (dat), in Bezug auf (akk):

the latest thing in das Neueste in oder an oder auf dem Gebiet (gen); → equal A 10, far Bes Redew, itself 3, number A 2, that³ 4, width 1, etc

14. nach, gemäß: → opinion 1, probability 1, etc

15. (Mittel, Material, Stoff) in (dat), aus, mit, durch:

in black boots in oder mit schwarzen Stiefeln;

a statue in bronze eine Bronzestatue; → oil A 2, pencil A 1, white B 1, etc

16. (Zahl, Betrag) in (dat), aus, von, zu:

seven in all insgesamt oder im Ganzen sieben;

there are 60 minutes in an hour eine Stunde hat 60 Minuten;

one in ten Americans einer von zehn Amerikanern, jeder zehnte Amerikaner;

five in the hundred 5 vom Hundert, 5 Prozent; → all Bes Redew, one A 1, etc

B adv

1. innen, drinnen:

in among mitten unter (akk od dat);

know in and out jemanden, etwas ganz genau kennen, in- und auswendig kennen;

be in for sth etwas zu erwarten haben;

now you are in for it umg jetzt bist du dran:

a) jetzt kannst du nicht mehr zurück

b) jetzt bist oder sitzt oder steckst du in der Patsche, jetzt gehts dir an den Kragen umg;

he is in for a shock er wird einen gewaltigen Schreck oder einen Schock bekommen;

I am in for an examination mir steht eine Prüfung bevor;

be in on

a) eingeweiht sein in (akk),

b) beteiligt sein an (dat);

be in with sb mit jemandem gutstehen;

the harvest is in die Ernte ist eingebracht; → keep in B 3, penny 1, etc

2. herein: → come in 1, show in, etc

3. hinein:

the way in der Eingang, der Weg nach innen; → walk in, etc

4. da, (an)gekommen:

the train is in

5. zu Hause, im Zimmer etc:

Mrs Brown is not in Mrs. Brown ist nicht da oder zu Hause;

he has been in and out all day er kommt und geht schon den ganzen Tag

6. POL an der Macht, an der Regierung, am Ruder umg:

the Conservatives are in; → come in 4

7. in umg, in Mode: → come in 3

8. SCHIFF

a) im Hafen

b) beschlagen, festgemacht (Segel)

c) zum Hafen:

on the way in beim Einlaufen (in den Hafen)

9. dazu, zusätzlich, als Zugabe: → throw in 3

C adj

1. im Innern oder im Hause befindlich, Innen…

2. POL an der Macht befindlich:

in party Regierungspartei f

3. nach Hause kommend:

the in train der ankommende Zug

4. an in restaurant ein Restaurant, das gerade in ist;

the in people die Leute, die alles mitmachen, was gerade in ist

5. umg (nur) für Eingeweihte oder Kenner (Witz etc)

D s

1. pl POL US Regierungspartei f

2. Winkel m, Ecke f:

the ins and outs

a) alle Winkel und Ecken,

b) fig (alle) Einzelheiten oder Schwierigkeiten oder Feinheiten;

know all the ins and outs of sich ganz genau auskennen bei oder in (dat), in- und auswendig kennen (akk)

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1. preposition
1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)

in the fields — auf den Feldern

a ride in a motor car — eine Autofahrt

shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet

in this heat — bei dieser Hitze

the highest mountain in the world — der höchste Berg der Welt

2) (wearing as dress) in (+ Dat.); (wearing as headgear) mit

in brown shoes — mit braunen Schuhen

a lady in black — eine Dame in Schwarz

3) (with respect to)

two feet in diameter — mit einem Durchmesser von zwei Fuß

a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also herself 1); itself 1)

4) (as a proportionate part of)

eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient

5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)

be in the Scouts — bei den Pfadfindern sein

be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein

6) (as content of)

there are three feet in a yard — ein Yard hat drei Fuß

what is there in this deal for me? — was springt für mich bei dem Geschäft heraus? (ugs.)

there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]

there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)

7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)

have a faithful friend in somebody — an jemandem einen treuen Freund haben

8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)

what line of business are you in? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?

he's in politics — er ist Politiker

she's in insurance — sie ist in der Versicherungsbranche tätig

9)

be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)

a message in code — eine verschlüsselte Nachricht

in writing — schriftlich

in this way — auf diese Weise; so

in a few words — mit wenigen Worten

a dress in velvet — ein Kleid aus Samt

this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau

write something in red — etwas in Rot schreiben

draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)

11) (while, during)

in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.

in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)

in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

13) (within the ability of)

have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

I didn't know you had it in you — das hätte ich dir nicht zugetraut

there is no malice in him — er hat nichts Bösartiges an sich (Dat.)

14)

in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

15)

in doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch
2. adverb
1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]

is everyone in? — sind alle drin? (ugs.)

‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

2) (at home, work, etc.)

be in — da sein

find somebody in — jemanden antreffen

ask somebody in — jemanden hereinbitten

he's been in and out all day — er war den ganzen Tag über mal da und mal nicht da

3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)

cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen

4) (inward) innen

5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode

6) (elected)

be in — gewählt sein

7) (having arrived)

be in — [Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein

8)

somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

have it in for somebody — es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (ugs.)

9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)

be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen
3. attributive adjective
(fashionable) Mode-

the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)

in joke — Insiderwitz, der
4. noun
know the ins and outs of a matter — sich in einer Sache genau auskennen

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adj.

hinein adj. prep.

an präp.

auf präp.

in präp.

English-german dictionary > in
7 grand

grand, e [gʀɑ̃, gʀɑ̃d]

1. adjective

   a. ( = de haute taille) tall

   b. ( = plus âgé) son grand frère his older or big (inf) brother

• ils ont deux grands enfants they have two grown-up children

• quand il sera grand [enfant] when he grows up

• il est assez grand pour savoir he's old enough to know

• tu es grand/grande maintenant you're a big boy/girl now

   c. (en dimensions) big, large ; [bras, distance, voyage, enjambées] long ; [avenue, marge] wide

• ouvrir de grands yeux to open one's eyes wide

• l'amour avec un grand A love with a capital L

   d. (en nombre, en quantité) [vitesse, poids, valeur, puissance] great ; [nombre, quantité] large ; [famille] large, big

• la grande majorité des gens the great majority of people

   e. ( = intense) [bruit, cri] loud ; [froid, chaleur] intense ; [vent] strong ; [danger, plaisir, pauvreté] great

• avec un grand rire with a loud laugh

• à ma grande surprise to my great surprise

   f. ( = riche, puissant) [pays, firme, banquier, industriel] leading

   g. ( = important) great ; [ville, travail] big

• je t'annonce une grande nouvelle ! I've got some great news!

• c'est un grand jour pour nous this is a great day for us

   h. ( = principal) main

• c'est la grande nouvelle du jour it's the main news of the day

• la grande difficulté consiste à... the main difficulty lies in...

   i. (intensif) [travailleur, collectionneur, ami, rêveur] great ; [buveur, fumeur] heavy ; [mangeur] big

• un grand verre d'eau a large glass of water

• les grands malades the very ill

• un grand invalide a seriously disabled person

   j. ( = remarquable) great

• un grand vin a great wine

• une grande année a vintage year

• c'est du grand jazz (inf) it's jazz at its best

   k. ( = de gala) [réception, dîner] grand

• en grande pompe with great pomp

   l. ( = noble) [âme] noble ; [pensée, principe] lofty

   m. ( = exagéré) faire de grandes phrases to voice high-flown sentiments

• tous ces grands discours all these high-flown speeches

   n. ( = beaucoup de) cela te fera (le plus) grand bien it'll do you the world of good

• grand bien vous fasse ! much good may it do you!

2. adverb

   a. (en taille) ces sandales chaussent grand these sandals are big-fitting (Brit) or run large (US)

   b. ( = largement) ouvrir (en) grand [+ porte] to open wide ; [+ robinet] to turn full on

• la fenêtre était grand(e) ouverte the window was wide open

• voir grand to think big

• il a vu trop grand he was over-ambitious

• il fait toujours les choses en grand he always does things on a large scale

3. masculine noun

   a. ( = élève) senior boy

• jeu pour petits et grands game for old and young alike

   b. (terme d'affection) viens, mon grand come here, son

   c. ( = personne puissante) les grands de ce monde men in high places

• Alexandre le Grand Alexander the Great

4. feminine noun

grande

   a. ( = élève) senior girl

• elle parle comme une grande she talks like a much older child

   b. (terme d'affection) ma grande (my) dear

5. compounds

► la grande Bleue or bleue the Med (inf)

► grande personne grown-up

► la grande vie the good life

• mener la grande vie to live the good life

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GRANDES ÉCOLES

The grandes écoles are competitive-entrance higher education establishments where engineering, business administration and other subjects are taught to a very high standard. The most prestigious include « l'École Polytechnique » (engineering), the three « Écoles normales supérieures » (arts and sciences), « l'ÉNA » (the civil service college), and « HEC » (business administration).

Pupils prepare for entrance to the grandes écoles after their « baccalauréat » in two years of « classes préparatoires ». → CLASSES PRÉPARATOIRES CONCOURS ÉCOLE NATIONALE D'ADMINISTRATION

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1.

grande gʀɑ̃, gʀɑ̃d adjectif

1) ( de dimensions importantes) ( en hauteur) tall; (en longueur, durée) long; ( en largeur) wide; (en étendue, volume) big

plus grand que nature — larger than life

ouvrir de grands yeux — to open one's eyes wide

2) (nombreux, abondant) large, big

pas grand monde — not many people

il fait grand jour — it's broad daylight

laver à grande eau — to wash [something] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [something] down [sol]

3) ( à un degré élevé) [rêveur, collectionneur, ami] great; [tricheur, joueur] big; [buveur, fumeur] heavy

c'est un grand timide — he's very shy

les grands malades — very sick people

les grands blessés — the seriously injured

4) ( important) [découverte, expédition, nouvelle] great; [date] important; [rôle] major; [problème, décision] big

c'est un grand jour pour elle — it's a big day for her

la grande majorité — the great ou vast majority

5) ( principal) main

les grandes lignes d'une politique — the broad lines of a policy

6) ( de premier plan) [société, marque] leading

les grandes industries — the big industries

7) (brillant, remarquable) [peintre, vin, cause] great; [cœur, âme] noble

c'est un grand homme — he's a great man

Louis le Grand — Louis the Great; esprit

8) ( âgé) [frère, sœur] elder; [élève] senior GB, older; ( adulte)

les grandes personnes — grown-ups

les grandes classes — École the senior forms GB, the upper classes US

une grande fille comme toi! — a big girl like you!

assez grand pour faire — old enough to do

9) ( qualifiant une mesure) [hauteur, longueur, distance, valeur] great; [pointure, quantité, étendue] large; [vitesse] high

il est grand temps que tu partes — it's high time you went

10) (extrême, fort) [bonté, amitié, danger, intérêt] great; [bruit] loud; [froid] severe; [chaleur] intense; [vent] strong, high; [tempête] big, violent

d'une grande timidité — very shy

à ma grande surprise — much to my surprise

sans grand espoir — without much hope

ça te ferait le plus grand bien — it would do you a world of good

à grands cris — loudly; cas, remède

11) ( de rang social élevé) [famille, nom] great

la grande bourgeoisie — the upper middle class

12) ( grandiose) [réception, projet] grand

avoir grande allure — to look very impressive

13) ( emphatique) [mot] big; [phrase] high-sounding

un grand merci — a big thank you

faire de grands gestes — to wave one's arms about

et voilà, tout de suite les grands mots — there you go, straight off the deep end

2.

nom masculin, féminin ( enfant) big boy/girl; École senior GB ou older pupil

pour les grands et les petits — for old and young alike

3.

adverbe wide

ouvrir grand les bras — to throw one's arms open

ouvrir la porte toute grande — to open the door wide

ouvrir grand ses oreilles — fig to prick up one's ears

leurs vêtements taillent grand — their clothes are cut on the large side

voir grand — to think big

4.

nom masculin

les grands de ce monde — the great and the good

les cinq grands — Politique the Big Five

les grands de l'automobile — the top car manufacturers

5.

en grand locution adverbiale

faire de l'élevage en grand — to breed animals on a large scale

faire les choses en grand — to do things on the grand scale

Phrasal Verbs:

- grand banditisme

- grand bassin

- grand couturier

- grand duc

- grand écart

- le grand écran

- grand ensemble

- grand invalide civil

- grand invalide de guerre

- le grand large

- grand magasin

- grand maître

- grand mât

- le grand monde

- le Grand Nord

- grand panda

- Grand Pardon

- grand patron

- grand prêtre

- le grand public

- grand quotidien

- grand teint

- grand tourisme

- la grande banlieue

- la grande cuisine

- grande distribution

- grande école

- la Grande Guerre

- grande gueule

- la grande muraille de Chine

- grande personne

- la grande presse

- grande puissance

- grande roue

- grande série

- grande surface

- grandes eaux

- grandes lignes

- grandes marées

- grandes ondes

- grands espaces

- grands fauves

- grands fonds

- Grands Lacs

- grands singes

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ɡʀɑ̃, ɡʀɑ̃d grand, -e
1. adj

1) (= de haute taille) tall

Il est grand pour son âge. — He's tall for his age.

2) (= aîné)

son grand frère — his big brother

C'est sa grande sœur. — She's his big sister.

3) (= adulte)

une grande personne — a grown-up

Il est assez grand pour... — He's old enough to...

4) (= gros, vaste, large) big, large

une grande valise — a big suitcase

une grande maison — a big house

5) (importance, stature) great

un grand homme — a great man

un grand voyage — a long journey

C'est un grand ami à moi. — He's a great friend of mine.

les grandes vacances — the summer holidays

les grandes lignes CHEMINS DE FER — the main lines

6) (ampleur, degré)

un grand buveur — a heavy drinker

les grands blessés; Les grands blessés ont été emmenés à l'hôpital en hélicoptère. — The severely injured were taken to hospital by helicopter.

les grands brûlés — people with serious burns

un grand malade — a very sick person

le grand malade de l'Europe — the sick man of Europe

7) (intensif)

au grand jour — in broad daylight

au grand air — in the open air

Ça te fera beaucoup de bien d'être au grand air. — It'll be very good for you to be out in the open air.

de grand matin — at the crack of dawn

il est grand temps de — it's high time to

avoir grand besoin de — to be in great need of

2. adv

grand ouvert — wide open

voir grand — to think big

3. nm/f

1) (= élève, enfant) big boy, big girl

Il est chez les grands maintenant. — He's in the senior school now.

C'est une grande, elle peut y aller seule. — She's a big girl now, she can go on her own.

2) (= personnage)

les grands de ce monde — the great and the good

4. nm

en grand [ouvrir] — wide

voir les choses en grand — to think big

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grand, grande

A adj

1 ( de dimensions importantes) ( en hauteur) [personne, arbre, tour, cierge] tall; (en longueur, durée) [bras, enjambée, promenade, voyage] long; ( en largeur) [angle, marge] wide; (en étendue, volume) [lac, ville, salle, trou, édifice, paquet] large, big; [tas, feu] big; ( démesuré) [pied, nez, bouche] big; un homme (très) grand a (very) tall man; un grand homme brun, un homme grand et brun a tall dark man; plus grand que nature larger than life; ouvrir de grands yeux to open one's eyes wide;

2 (nombreux, abondant) [famille, foule] large, big; [fortune] large; grande braderie big sale; pas grand monde not many people; faire de grandes dépenses to spend a lot of money; il fait grand jour it's broad daylight; laver à grande eau to wash [sth] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [sth] down [sol]; à grand renfort de publicité with much publicity;

3 ( à un degré élevé) [rêveur, collectionneur, travailleur, ami, ennemi, pécheur] great; [tricheur, joueur, lâcheur, idiot] big; [buveur, fumeur] heavy; grand amateur de ballet great ballet lover; c'est un grand timide he's very shy; les grands malades very sick people; c'est un grand cardiaque he has a serious heart condition;

4 ( important) [découverte, migration, expédition, événement, nouvelle, honneur] great; [date] important; [rôle] major; [problème, décision] big; ( principal) main; c'est un grand jour pour elle it's a big day for her; une grande partie de la maison a large part of the house; une grande partie des habitants many of the inhabitants; la grande majorité the great ou vast majority; ⇒ scène;

5 ( principal) main; le grand escalier the main staircase; le grand problème/obstacle the main ou major problem/obstacle; les grands axes routiers the main ou trunk GB roads; les grands points du discours the main points of the speech; les grandes lignes d'une politique the broad lines of a policy;

6 ( de premier plan) Écon, Pol [pays, société, industriel, marque] leading; les grandes industries the big industries;

7 (brillant, remarquable) [peintre, œuvre, civilisation, vin, cause] great; [cœur, âme] noble; c'est un grand homme he's a great man; les grands écrivains great authors; un grand nom de la musique a great musician; un grand monsieur du théâtre a great gentleman of the stage; Louis/Pierre le Grand Louis/Peter the Great; les grands noms du cinéma/de la littérature indienne the big names of the cinema/of Indian literature; de grande classe [produit] high-class; [exploit] admirable; ⇒ esprit;

8 ( âgé) [frère, sœur] elder; [élève] senior GB, older; ( adulte) grown-up; mon grand frère my elder brother; les grandes classes Scol the senior forms GB, the upper classes US; quand il sera grand when he grows up; mes enfants sont grands my children are quite old; une grande fille comme toi! a big girl like you!; 12 ans! tu es assez grand pour te débrouiller 12 years old! you're old enough to cope;

9 ( qualifiant une mesure) [hauteur, longueur, distance, poids, valeur, âge] great; [dimensions, taille, pointure, quantité, nombre, étendue] large; [vitesse] high; [kilomètre, mois, heure] good; il est grand temps que tu partes it's high time you were off ou you went;

10 (intense, extrême, fort) [bonté, lâcheté, pauvreté, amitié, chagrin, faim, danger, différence, intérêt] great; [bruit] great, loud; [froid] severe; [chaleur] intense; [vent] strong, high; [tempête] big, violent; avec grand plaisir with great ou much pleasure; dans le plus grand secret in great secrecy; d'une grande bêtise/timidité very ou extremely stupid/shy; à ma grande honte/surprise much to my shame/surprise; sans grand espoir/enthousiasme without much hope/enthusiasm; sans grande importance not very important; il n'y a pas grand mal à cela/à faire there isn't much harm in that/in doing; avoir grand faim/soif to be very hungry/thirsty; avoir grand besoin de to be badly in need of; ça te ferait le plus grand bien it would do you a world of good; à grands cris loudly; ⇒ cas, remède;

11 ( de rang social élevé) [famille, nom] great; grande dame great lady; la grande bourgeoisie the upper middle class;

12 ( grandiose) [réception] grand; grands projets grand designs; avoir grande allure, avoir grand air to look very impressive;

13 ( emphatique) [mot] big; [phrase] high-sounding; un grand merci a big thank you; faire de grands gestes to wave one's arms about; et voilà, tout de suite les grands mots there you go, straight off the deep end.

B nm,f

1 ( enfant) big boy/girl; Scol senior GB ou older pupil; il a fait ça tout seul comme un grand he did it all by himself like a big boy; il fait le ménage comme un grand he does the housework like a grown-up; pour les grands et les petits for old and young alike;

2 ( terme d'affection) mon grand, ma grande my darling.

C adv wide; ouvrir grand la bouche to open one's mouth wide; ouvrir tout grand les bras to throw one's arms open; les fenêtres sont grand(es) ouvertes the windows are wide open; ouvrir la porte toute grande to open the door wide; ouvrir grand ses oreilles fig to prick up one's ears; ouvrir tout grand son cœur fig to open one's heart; les bottes chaussent grand the boots are large-fitting; leurs vêtements taillent grand their clothes are cut on the large side; voir grand fig to think big.

D nm ( pays) big power; ( entreprise) leader, big name; les grands de ce monde the great and the good; Pol the world's leaders; les cinq grands Pol the Big Five; les grands de l'automobile the top car manufacturers; c'est un grand de la publicité he's big in advertising.

E en grand loc adv [ouvrir] wide, completely; faire de l'élevage en grand to breed animals on a large scale; quand ils reçoivent, ils font les choses en grand when they entertain they do things on the grand scale or they really go to town○.

Composés

grand argentier Hist royal treasurer; hum keeper of the nation's purse, Finance minister; le grand art alchemy; grand banditisme organized crime; grand bassin ( de piscine) main pool; Anat upper pelvis; grand cacatois main royal sail; grand caniche standard poodle; le grand capital Écon big money, big investors pl; grand commis de l'État top civil servant; grand coq de bruyère capercaillie; grand corbeau raven; grand couturier couturier; grand débutant absolute beginner; grand duc Zool eagle owl; grand écart Danse, Sport splits (sg); faire le grand écart to do the splits; le grand écran the big screen; grand électeur ( en France) elector who votes in the elections for the French Senate; ( aux États-Unis) presidential elector; grand ensemble high-density housing complex; la vie dans les grands ensembles high-rise living; grand d'Espagne Spanish grandee; grand foc outer jib; grand frais Météo moderate gale; grand hunier main topsail; grand hunier fixe lower main topsail; grand hunier volant upper main topsail; grand invalide civil, GIC civilian who is registered severely disabled; grand invalide de guerre, GIG Prot Soc ex-serviceman who is registered severely disabled; le grand large Naut the high seas (pl); grand magasin Comm department store; grand maître ( aux échecs) grand master; grand maître de l'ordre des Templiers Hist Grand Master of the Knights Templar; grand mât Naut mainmast; le grand monde high society; le Grand Nord Géog the Far North; Grand Œuvre Great Work; grand officier de la Légion d'Honneur high-ranking officer of the Legion of Honour^GB; le Grand Orient the Grand Lodge of France; grand panda giant panda; Grand Pardon Day of Atonement; grand patron Méd senior consultant GB, head doctor US; grand perroquet Naut main topgallant sail; grand prêtre Relig, fig high priest; grand prix Courses Aut, Sport grand prix; le grand public the general public; Comm produit grand public consumer product; grand quart Naut six-hour watch; Grand quartier général, GQG Mil General Headquarters, GHQ; grand quotidien Presse big national daily; grand roque Jeux ( aux échecs) castling long; le Grand Siècle Hist the 17th century (in France); grand teint colourfast^GB; grand tétras capercaillie; grand tourisme Courses Aut, Aut GT, gran turismo; le Grand Turc the Sultan; grand veneur Chasse master of the hounds; grande Armée Hist Grande Armée (Napoleon's army); grande Baie Australienne Géog Great Australian Bight; la grande banlieue the outer suburbs (pl); Grande Barrière (de Corail) Géog Great Barrier Reef; la grande bleue the sea; la grande cuisine Culin haute cuisine; grande distribution Écon volume retailing; grand école higher education institution; la Grande Guerre Hist the First World War; grande gueule○ loud mouth○; grande hune Naut maintop; la grande muette the army; la grande muraille de Chine Géog the Great Wall of China; grande personne grown-up, adult; la grande presse Presse the popular dailies (pl); grande puissance Pol superpower; grande roue ( de foire) big wheel GB, Ferris wheel US; grande série Comm mass production; fabriqué en grande série mass-produced; grande surface Comm supermarket; grandes eaux fountains; fig ( pleurs) waterworks; dès qu'on la gronde, ce sont les grandes eaux the minute you tell her off, she turns on the waterworks; grandes lignes Rail main train routes; grandes marées spring tides; grandes ondes Radio long wave (sg); Grandes Plaines Géog Great Plains; les grands blessés the seriously injured; grands corps de l'État Admin senior branches of the civil service; grands espaces Écol open spaces; grands fauves Zool big cats; grands fonds Naut ocean depths; les grands froids the cold of winter; Grands Lacs Géog Great Lakes; grands singes Zool great apes; ⇒ école, voyage.

ⓘ Grande école A prestigious third-level institution where admission is usually by competitive entrance examination or concours. Places are much sought after as they are widely considered to guarantee more promising career prospects than the standard university institutions. Many grandes écoles specialize in particular disciplines or fields of study, e.g. ENA, Sciences Po, etc.

( féminin grande) [grɑ̃, grɑ̃d] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [grɑ̃t]) adjectif

A.[ASPECT QUANTITATIF]

1. [de taille élevée - adulte] tall ; [ - enfant] tall, big

2. [de grandes dimensions - objet, salle, ville] big, large ; [ - distance] long

grand A/B/C capital A/B/C

une grande tour a high ou tall tower

un grand fleuve a long ou big river

une statue plus grande que nature a large-scale statue

de grandes jambes long legs

avoir de grands pieds to have big ou large feet

ses grands yeux bleus her big blue eyes

marcher à grands pas to walk with great ou long strides

3. [d'un certain âge - être humain] big

tu es un grand garçon maintenant you're a big boy now

tu es assez grand pour comprendre you're old enough to understand

[aîné - frère, sœur] big

[au terme de sa croissance - personne] grown-up ; [ - animal] fully grown, adult

quand je serai grand when I'm grown-up ou big

4. [qui dure longtemps] long

pendant un grand moment for quite some time

5. [intense, considérable] great

les risques sont grands there are considerable risks

de grande diffusion widely-distributed

une grande fortune great wealth, a large fortune

ils ont marié leur fille à grands frais they married off their daughter at great ou vast expense

rincer à grande eau to rinse thoroughly

les grands froids intense cold

pendant les grandes chaleurs in high summer, in ou at the height of summer

nous avons fait un grand feu we made a big fire

un grand incendie a major ou great fire

ce sont des articles de grande consommation they are everyday consumer articles

(à l'époque des)grandes marées (at) spring tide

au grand jour in broad daylight

6. [pour qualifier une mesure] large, great

la grande majorité de the great ou vast majority of

son grand âge explique cette erreur this mistake can be put down to her being so old

ils plongent à une grande profondeur they dive very deep ou to a great depth

un grand nombre de passagers a large number of passengers

7. [entier]

une grande cuillerée de sucre a heaped spoonful of sugar

elle m'a fait attendre une grande heure/semaine she made me wait a good hour/a good week

8. BOTANIQUE great, greater

9. GÉOGRAPHIE

le Grand Canyon the Grand Canyon

les Grands Lacs the Great Lakes

10. ZOOLOGIE

les grands animaux (the) larger animals

B.[ASPECT QUALITATIF]

1. [important] great, major

les grands problèmes de notre temps the main ou major ou key issues of our time

2. [acharné, invétéré] great, keen

c'est un grand travailleur he's a hard worker, he's hard-working

c'est une grande timide she's really shy

ce sont de grands amis they're great ou very good friends

grands fumeurs heavy smokers

les grands blessés/brûlés/invalides the seriously wounded/burned/disabled

les grands handicapés the severely handicapped

3. [puissant, influent - banque] top ; [ - industriel] top, leading, major ; [ - propriétaire, famille] important ; [ - personnage] great

4. [dans une hiérarchie]

les grands dignitaires du régime the leading ou important dignitaries of the regime

le Grand rabbin (de France) the Chief Rabbi (of France)

les grands corps de l'État the major public bodies

5. [noble]

avoir grand air ou grande allure to carry oneself well, to be imposing

6. [généralementéreux]

il a un grand cœur he's big-hearted, he has a big heart

une grande âme a noble soul

7. [exagéré] big

de grands gestes extravagant gestures

grands mots high-sounding words, high-flown language

8. [fameux, reconnu] great

un grand homme a great man

un grand journaliste a great ou top journalist

les grands textes classiques the classics

il ne descend que dans les grands hôtels he only stays in the best hotels ou the most luxurious hotels

le grand film de la soirée tonight's big ou feature film

le grand jour the big day

les grandes dates de l'histoire de France the great ou most significant dates in French history

un grand nom a great name

un grand nom de la peinture contemporaine one of today's great painters

les grands couturiers the top fashion designers

9. HISTOIRE

la Grande Catherine Catherine the Great

10. [omnipotent, suprême] great

Dieu est grand God is great

C.[EN INTENSIF]

avec une (très) grande facilité with (the greatest of) ease

sans grand enthousiasme/intérêt without much enthusiasm/interest

sa grande fierté, c'est son jardin he's very proud of ou he takes great pride in his garden

c'était un grand moment it was a great moment

un grand merci à ta sœur lots of thanks to ou a big thank you to your sister

le grand amour: c'est le grand amour! it's true love!

Robert fut son grand amour Robert was the love of her life

tu aurais grand avantage à la prévenir you'd be well advised to warn her

cette cuisine a grand besoin d'être nettoyée this kitchen really needs ou is in dire need of a clean

faire grand bien: ça m'a fait le plus grand bien it did me a power of ou the world of good

il en a pensé le plus grand bien he thought most highly of it

grand bien lui fasse! much good may it do her!

faire grand cas de to set great store by

toute la famille au grand complet the whole family, every single member of the family

jamais, au grand jamais je n'accepterai never in a million years will I accept

il n'y a pas grand mal à demander des précisions there's no harm in asking for further details

il est parti de grand matin he left at the crack of dawn

il n'y avait pas grand monde à son concert there weren't many people at his concert

pour notre plus grand plaisir to our (great) delight

prendre grand soin de to take great care of

à sa grande surprise much to his surprise, to his great surprise

il est grand temps que tu le lises it's high time you read it

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, grande [grɑ̃, grɑ̃d] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [grɑ̃t]) nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [enfant - d'un certain âge]

l'école des grands primary school

[en appellatif]

merci mon grand! thanks, son!

allons, ma grande, ne pleure pas! come on now, love, don't cry!

comme un grand: je me débrouillerai tout seul, comme un grand/toute seule, comme une grande I'll manage on my own, like a big boy/a big girl

2. [adulte - généralement] grown-up, adult

un jeu pour petits et grands a game for young and old (alike)

[en appellatif]

alors, ma grande, tu as pu te reposer un peu? well dear, did you manage to get some rest?

[personne de grande taille]

pour la photo, les grands se mettront derrière for the photo, tall people ou the taller people will stand at the back

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adverbe

1. [vêtement]

chausser grand: c'est un modèle qui chausse grand this is a large-fitting shoe

tailler grand: ça devrait vous aller, ça taille grand it should fit you, it's cut large

2. (locution)

ils ont vu trop grand they bit off more than they could chew

elle voit grand pour son fils she's got great hopes for her son

deux rôtis! tu as vu grand! two roasts! you don't do things by halves!

3. [largement]

grand ouvert wide-open

4. ART

représenter quelque chose plus grand que nature to enlarge something

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nom masculin

1. PHILOSOPHIE → link=infiniment infiniment

2. [entrepreneur, industriel]

un grand de la mode a leading light in the fashion business

les grands de l'automobile the major ou leading car manufacturers

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grands nom masculin pluriel

ÉCONOMIE & POLITIQUE

les grands [les puissants] the rich (and powerful)

les grands de ce monde the people in (positions of) power ou in high places

les deux Grands POLITIQUE the two superpowers

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en grand locution adverbiale

[complètement] on a large scale

il faut aérer la maison en grand the house needs a thorough ou good airing

il a fait les choses en grand (figuré) he really did things properly

grande école nom féminin

competitive-entrance higher education establishment

grand ensemble nom masculin

housing scheme (UK), housing project (US)

grande surface nom féminin

hypermarket

GRANDE ÉCOLE

The grandes écoles are relatively small and highly respected higher education establishments. Admission is usually only possible after two years of intensive preparatory studies and a competitive entrance examination. Most have close links with industry. The grandes écoles include l'École des hautes études commerciales or HEC (management and business), l'École polytechnique or l'X (engineering) and l'École normale supérieure (teacher training).

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > grand
8 Sprung

m; -(e)s, Sprünge

1. jump (auch SPORT UND EDV); (großer Sprung) auch leap; Turnen, über Pferd, Stabhochsprung: vault; Schwimmsport: dive; einen Sprung in die Luft machen jump into the air; zum Sprung ansetzen prepare to jump, gather oneself for a jump; ein weiter Sprung a long ( oder big) jump

2. umg. (kurze Entfernung) es ist nur ein Sprung bis dorthin it’s only a stone’s throw from here, it’s just down the road ( oder [a]round the corner); bedingter Sprung EDV conditional branch ( oder jump)

3. fig.: Sprung ins Ungewisse oder kalte Wasser leap in the dark; großer Sprung vorwärts great leap forward; ein großer Sprung nach vorn sein Entwurf etc.: be a great advance ( gegenüber on); einen Sprung machen take a leap; den Sprung wagen take the plunge; Sprünge machen in einer Rede etc.: jump from one subject to another, keep on changing the subject; damit kann er keine großen Sprünge machen he won’t be able to do much on that

4. fig.: auf dem Sprung sein, etw. zu tun be about to do s.th., be on the point of doing s.th.; auf einen Sprung vorbeikommen umg. drop in ( bei on), pop [a]round (and see s.o.); sie ist immer auf dem Sprung umg. she’s always on the go ( oder hop)

5. umg., fig.: jemandem auf die Sprünge kommen find s.o. out, get wise to s.o.(‘s tricks oder game); jemandem auf die Sprünge helfen help s.o. along; beruflich etc.: auch give s.o. a leg up (Am. a boost); dir werde ich auf die Sprünge helfen! iro. we’ll soon see about that!; jemandes Gedächtnis auf die Sprünge helfen jog s.o.’s memory

6. (Riss) crack; (Materialfehler, auch im Edelstein) flaw; einen Sprung haben / bekommen be cracked ( oder flawed)/ get a crack ( oder flaw); einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben umg., fig. not be quite all there

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der Sprung

(Riss) spring; flaw; crack; chap; rift;

(Satz) vault; spring; pounce; leap; jump

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Sprụng [ʃprʊŋ]
m -(e)s, -e
['ʃprʏŋə]
1) jump; (schwungvoll, fig = Gedankensprung) leap, jump; (= Hüpfer) skip; (auf einem Bein) hop; (= Satz) bound; (von Raubtier) pounce; (= Stabhochsprung) vault; (WASSERSPORT) dive

einen Sprung machen — to jump

einen kleinen Sprung machen — to do a small jump

zum Sprung ansetzen (lit) — to get ready to jump etc; (fig) to get ready to pounce

sie wagte den Sprung (ins kalte Wasser) nicht (fig) — she didn't dare (to) take the plunge

ein großer Sprung nach vorn (fig) — a great leap forward

damit kann man keine großen Sprünge machen (inf) — you can't exactly live it up on that (inf)

auf dem Sprung sein or stehen, etw zu tun — to be about to do sth

immer auf dem Sprung sein (inf) — to be always on the go (inf)

jdm auf die Sprünge helfen (wohlwollend) — to give sb a (helping) hand; (drohend) to show sb what's what

2) (inf = kurze Strecke) stone's throw (inf)

bis zum Postamt ist es nur ein Sprung — the post office is only a stone's throw from here (inf)

auf einen Sprung bei jdm vorbeikommen/-gehen — to drop in to see sb (inf)

3) (= Riss) crack; (= Kratzer) scratch

einen Sprung haben — to be cracked/scratched

einen Sprung bekommen — to crack

4) (GEOL) fault

5) (HUNT = Rudel) herd

6) (AGR = Begattung) mounting

dieser Hengst eignet sich nicht zum Sprung — this stallion isn't suitable for stud purposes

es kam nicht zum Sprung — they didn't mate

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der

1) ((of a ball etc) an act of springing back: With one bounce the ball went over the net.) bounce

2) (a spring; a leap: He reached me in one bound.) bound

3) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) crack

4) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) dash

5) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) jump

6) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) jump

7) (an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) leap

8) (an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) plunge

9) (an act of pouncing; a sudden attack: The cat made a pounce at the bird.) pounce

10) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) spring

11) (a leap aided by the hands or by a pole: With a vault he was over the fence and away.) vault

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Sprung¹

<-[e]s, Sprünge>

[ʃprʊŋ, pl ˈʃprʏŋə]

m crack

Sprung²

<-[e]s, Sprünge>

[ʃprʊŋ, pl ˈʃprʏŋə]

m

1. (Satz) leap, jump, bound

einen \Sprung [irgendwohin/über etw akk] machen to leap [or jump] [somewhere/over sth]

der Bock machte einen \Sprung in die Luft the ram bounded into the air

zum \Sprung ansetzen to get ready to jump

2. SPORT vault, jump

3.

▶ auf dem \Sprung sein to be about to leave [or go]

▶ immer auf dem \Sprung sein (fam) to be always on the go

▶ nur einen \Sprung entfernt von etw dat sein to be only a stone's throw away from sth

▶ ein großer \Sprung nach vorn a giant leap forwards

▶ [mit etw dat] keine großen Sprünge machen können (fam) to not be able to live it up [with sth]

▶ jdm auf die Sprünge helfen to give sb a helping hand

wir müssen dir wohl erst auf die Sprünge helfen, was? looks like we need to help things along a bit

▶ jdm auf die Sprünge kommen (fam) to get on to sb

na warte, wenn ich dir erst auf die Sprünge komme! just wait until I get a hold of you!

▶ einen \Sprung in der Schüssel haben to not be quite right in the head

▶ auf einen \Sprung [bei jdm] vorbeikommen (fam) to pop in [or by] to see sb fam

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der; Sprung[e]s, Sprünge

1) (auch Sport) jump; (schwungvoll) leap; (Satz) bound; (Sprung über das Pferd) vault; (Wassersport) dive; (fig.) leap

sein Herz machte vor Freude einen Sprung — (fig.) his heart leapt for joy

ein [großer] Sprung nach vorn — (fig.) a [great] leap forward

keine großen Sprünge machen können — (fig. ugs.) not be able to afford many luxuries

auf einen Sprung — (fig. ugs.) for a few minutes

auf dem Sprung[e] sein — (fig. ugs.) be in a rush

2) (ugs.): (kurze Entfernung) stone's throw

3) (Riß) crack

einen Sprung haben/bekommen — be cracked/crack

4) in

jemandem auf die Sprünge helfen — (ugs.) help somebody on his/her way

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Sprung m; -(e)s, Sprünge

1. jump ( auch SPORT und IT); (großer Sprung) auch leap; Turnen, über Pferd, Stabhochsprung: vault; Schwimmsport: dive;

einen Sprung in die Luft machen jump into the air;

zum Sprung ansetzen prepare to jump, gather oneself for a jump;

ein weiter Sprung a long ( oder big) jump

2. umg (kurze Entfernung)

es ist nur ein Sprung bis dorthin it’s only a stone’s throw from here, it’s just down the road ( oder [a]round the corner);

bedingter Sprung IT conditional branch ( oder jump)

3. fig:

Sprung ins Ungewisse oder

kalte Wasser leap in the dark;

großer Sprung vorwärts great leap forward;

ein großer Sprung nach vorn sein Entwurf etc: be a great advance (

gegenüber on);

einen Sprung machen take a leap;

den Sprung wagen take the plunge;

Sprünge machen in einer Rede etc: jump from one subject to another, keep on changing the subject;

damit kann er keine großen Sprünge machen he won’t be able to do much on that

4. fig:

auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun be about to do sth, be on the point of doing sth;

auf einen Sprung vorbeikommen umg drop in (

bei on), pop [a]round (and see sb);

sie ist immer auf dem Sprung umg she’s always on the go ( oder hop)

5. umg, fig:

jemandem auf die Sprünge kommen find sb out, get wise to sb(’s tricks oder game);

jemandem auf die Sprünge helfen help sb along; beruflich etc: auch give sb a leg up (US a boost);

dir werde ich auf die Sprünge helfen! iron we’ll soon see about that!;

jemandes Gedächtnis auf die Sprünge helfen jog sb’s memory

6. (Riss) crack; (Materialfehler, auch im Edelstein) flaw;

einen Sprung haben/bekommen be cracked ( oder flawed)/get a crack ( oder flaw);

einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben umg, fig not be quite all there

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der; Sprung[e]s, Sprünge

1) (auch Sport) jump; (schwungvoll) leap; (Satz) bound; (Sprung über das Pferd) vault; (Wassersport) dive; (fig.) leap

sein Herz machte vor Freude einen Sprung — (fig.) his heart leapt for joy

ein [großer] Sprung nach vorn — (fig.) a [great] leap forward

keine großen Sprünge machen können — (fig. ugs.) not be able to afford many luxuries

auf einen Sprung — (fig. ugs.) for a few minutes

auf dem Sprung[e] sein — (fig. ugs.) be in a rush

2) (ugs.): (kurze Entfernung) stone's throw

3) (Riß) crack

einen Sprung haben/bekommen — be cracked/crack

4) in

jemandem auf die Sprünge helfen — (ugs.) help somebody on his/her way

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-¨e m.

branch n.

(§ pl.: branches)

crack n.

fissure n.

jerk n.

jump n.

seam n.

skip n.

spring n.

transfer n.

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9 way

wei
1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) camino, vía; entrada, salida

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dirección; camino

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) calle; avenida

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distancia

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manera, modo, forma

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto; manera (de alguna manera/forma siento pena por él)

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneras

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) camino, paso (abrirse camino/paso)

2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) muy, mucho más; de sobra

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means

way n

1. manera / modo

what's the best way to do it? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de hacerlo?

2. camino

which is the quickest way to your house? ¿cuál es el camino más rápido para ir a tu casa?

3. dirección

which way did he go? ¿en qué dirección se ha ido? / ¿por dónde se ha ido?

a long way lejos

it's a long way to China China está lejos

by the way por cierto

on the way por el camino

the right way round bien puesto

the wrong way round al revés

to be in the way estar en medio / obstruir el paso / molestar

to get out of the way apartar / apartarse / quitar de en medio

there's a car coming, get out of the way! viene un coche, ¡apártate!

to find your way encontrar el camino

to lose your way perderse

way

tr[weɪ]

noun

1 (right route, road, etc) camino

■ which is the best way to the swimming pool? ¿cómo se va a la piscina?, ¿por dónde se va a la piscina?

■ do you know the way? ¿conoces el camino?, ¿sabes cómo ir?

■ she asked me the way to the cathedral me preguntó cómo se va a la catedral

■ we've gone the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino

2 (direction) dirección nombre femenino

■ which way did he go? ¿por dónde se fue?

■ which way is the harbour from here? ¿por dónde cae el puerto desde aquí?

■ come this way, please venga por aquí, por favor

■ are you going my way? ¿vas en la misma dirección que yo?

■ look both ways mira en las dos direcciones

■ she's looking this way está mirando hacia aquí

■ the way things are going tal como van las cosas

3 (distance) distancia

■ it's a long way to Tipperary Tipperary está lejos, Tipperary queda lejos

■ we're a good way from home estamos lejos de casa

■ she slept the whole way durmió durante todo el viaje

■ Easter is a long way off falta mucho para Semana Santa

■ we'd come a good way habíamos hecho un buen trecho

4 (manner, method) manera, modo

■ what's the best way to cook trout? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de guisar las truchas?

■ you're going about it the wrong way lo estás haciendo mal

■ you've done your hair a different way te has peinado de otro modo

■ I had no way of knowing no había manera de saberlo

■ we don't enjoy life the way we used to no disfrutamos de la vida como antes

■ let me do it my way déjame hacerlo a mi manera

■ OK, you do it your own way vale, hazlo como quieras

■ have it your own way como tú quieras

5 (behaviour, custom) manera, forma, modo

■ you dance in a strange way bailas de una manera extraña

■ it's her way of saying she likes you es su manera de decirte que le gustas

■ it's just his way él es así

■ I don't like the way you're laughing no me gusta tu modo de reír

■ she hates the way he's always late odia que él siempre llegue tarde

■ the American way of life el estilo de vida americano

6 (area) zona, área

■ if ever you're over this way si alguna vez vienes por aquí

■ that's out Romford way, isn't it? está por la zona de Romford, ¿verdad?

adverb

1 familiar muy

■ you're way out vas muy equivocado

■ he's way ahead of the rest of the group está mucho más avanzado que el resto del grupo

■ this flat is way too small for us este apartamento es demasiado pequeño para nosotros

plural noun ways

1 (customs) costumbres nombre femenino plural; (habits, behaviour) manías nombre femenino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

across the way / over the way enfrente

all the way (distance) todo el viaje 2 (completely) totalmente

along the way (on journey) por el camino

by a long way

■ this flat's not big enough by a long way este piso es demasiado pequeño, pero pequeño de verdad

by the way (incidentally) a propósito, por cierto

by way of (via) vía, por vía de, pasando por 2 (serving as, as a kind of) a modo de

either way en cualquier caso

every which way por todas partes, en todas direcciones

in a bad way familiar mal

■ he's in a very bad way está muy mal

in a big way a lo grande, a gran escala, en plan grande

in a small way a pequeña escala, en plan modesto

in a way en cierto modo, en cierta manera

in any way de alguna manera

■ can I help in any way? ¿puedo ayudar de alguna manera?

in many ways desde muchos puntos de vista, en muchos aspectos

■ in many ways, this is her best book desde muchos puntos de vista, éste es su mejor libro

in more ways than one en más de un sentido

in no way de ninguna manera, de ningún modo

in some ways en algunos aspectos

in the way of (regarding) en cuanto a, como

■ what would you like in the way of dessert? ¿qué quieres de postre?

in this way (thus) de este modo, de esta manera

no two ways about it no tiene vuelta de hoja

no way! ¡ni hablar!, ¡de ninguna manera!

■ there's no way I'm going to help her de ninguna manera voy a ayudarla yo

on one's way / on the way por el camino, de camino, de paso

■ I should be on my way home debería irme a casa

■ I'll get some wine on my way compraré vino por el camino

■ on the way to Madrid camino de Madrid

■ we're on our way! ¡ya estamos en camino!

■ is it on your way? ¿te pilla de camino?

■ something happened on the way here ha pasado algo mientras venía hacia aquí

■ close the door on your way out cierra la puerta al salir

one way and another en conjunto

■ one way and another it's been a good year en conjunto, ha sido un buen año

one way or the other (somehow) de algún modo, de una manera u otra, como sea

■ don't worry, we'll find it one way or the other no te preocupes, lo encontraremos de una manera u otra

■ I don't mind one way or the other me da exactamente igual, me da lo mismo

out of the way (remote) apartado,-a, remoto,-a 2 (exceptional) excepcional, particular, original

over the way enfrente

that way (direction) por allá 2 (like that) así

that's always the way siempre es así

that's the way the cookie crumbles así es la vida

the other way round al revés, viceversa

the right way up cabeza arriba, derecho,-a

the wrong way up cabeza abajo

to be born that way ser así, nacer así

to be in the way estorbar, estar por en medio

■ you're in the way! estás estorbando!

■ move your car, it's in the way quita tu coche de en medio, obstruye el paso

to be on the way (coming) estar en camino, estar al llegar, avecinarse

■ changes are on the way se avecinan cambios

■ help is on the way la ayuda está de camino

■ there's rain on the way va a llover

to be on the way down (fall) estar bajando, ir a la baja

to be on the way in (coming into fashion) estar poniéndose de moda

to be on the way out (going out of fashion) en camino de desaparecer, estar pasando de moda

to be on the way up (rise) estar subiendo, ir al alza

to be out of somebody's way no pillar a alguien de camino

■ I hope it's not out of your way espero que no te pille lejos

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be under way (work) estar en marcha, estar avanzado,-a 2 (meeting, match) haber empezado

to cut both ways / cut two ways ser un arma de doble filo, tener ventajas y desventajas

to get in the way estorbar, molestar, ponerse en medio

to get into the way of doing something coger la costumbre de hacer algo

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get out of the way of something dejarle paso a algo, apartarse del camino de algo

to get out of the way apartarse del camino, quitarse de en medio

to get out of the way of doing something perder la costumbre de hacer algo

to get something out of the way deshacerse de algo, quitar algo de en medio

■ as soon as I've got this essay out of the way en cuanto acabe esta redacción

to get under way (meeting, match) empezar 2 (travellers, work) ponerse en marcha

to give way (collapse) ceder, hundirse 2 (yield) ceder (to, a) 3 (when driving) ceder el paso

to go a long way towards something contribuir en gran medida a algo

to go a long way (succeed) ir lejos 2 (be productive) cundir mucho, dar mucho de sí

to go one's own way ir a lo suyo, seguir su propio camino

to go out of one's way (to do something) desvivirse (por hacer algo)

to have a way with... tener un don especial para...

■ he has a way with children tiene un don especial para los niños

to keep out of somebody's way evitar el contacto con alguien

to keep out of the way (hide) mantener un perfil bajo 2 (step aside) apartarse

to learn something the hard way aprender algo a las malas

to look the other way hacer la vista gorda

to lose one's way perderse, extraviarse

to make one's own way in life/in the world abrirse paso en la vida/el mundo

to make one's way dirigirse (to, a)

to make way for something hacer lugar para algo

to my way of thinking a mi modo de ver

to put somebody in the way of (doing) something dar a alguien la oportunidad de (hacer) algo

to see one's way clear to doing something ver la manera de hacer algo

to stand in the way of something ser un obstáculo para algo, ser un estorbo para algo

to talk one's way out of something salir de algo a base de labia

to work one's way through something (crowd etc) abrirse camino por algo 2 (work, book) hacer algo con dificultad 3 (college etc) costearse los estudios trabajando

to work one's way up ascender a fuerza de trabajo, subir a base de trabajar

way back (in time) hace muchísimo

way in entrada

way out (exit) salida 2 (solution) solución nombre femenino, remedio

ways and means medios nombre masculino plural

way ['weɪ] n

1) path, road: camino m, vía f

2) route: camino m, ruta f

to go the wrong way: equivocarse de camino

I'm on my way: estoy de camino

3) : línea f de conducta, camino m

he chose the easy way: optó por el camino fácil

4) manner, means: manera f, modo m, forma f

in the same way: del mismo modo, igualmente

there are no two ways about it: no cabe la menor duda

5) (indicating a wish)

have it your way: como tú quieras

to get one's own way: salirse uno con la suya

6) state: estado m

things are in a bad way: las cosas marchan mal

7) respect: aspecto m, sentido m

8) custom: costumbre f

to mend one's ways: dejar las malas costumbres

9) passage: camino m

to get in the way: meterse en el camino

10) distance: distancia f

to come a long way: hacer grandes progresos

11) direction: dirección f

come this way: venga por aquí

which way did he go?: ¿por dónde fue?

12)

by the way : a propósito, por cierto

13)

by way of via: vía, pasando por

14)

out of the way remote: remoto, recóndito

15) under way

way

n.

• camino s.m.

• dirección s.f.

• distancia s.f.

• estilo s.m.

• guisa s.f.

• género s.m.

• manera s.f.

• medio s.m.

• modales s.m.pl.

• modo s.m.

• paso s.m.

• sentido s.m.

• trayecto s.m.

• vía s.f.

I weɪ
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

[weɪ]
1. N

1) (=road, lane) camino m ; (in street names) calle f, avenida f

• Way of the Cross — Vía f Crucis, viacrucis m

• across or over the way (from) — enfrente (de), frente (a)

• permanent way — vía f

• the public way — la vía pública

2) (=route) camino m (to de)

the way to the station — el camino de la estación

which is the way to the station? — ¿cómo se va or cómo se llega a la estación?

this isn't the way to Lugo! — ¡por aquí no se va a Lugo!

• he walked all the way here — vino todo el camino andando

it rained all the way there — llovió durante todo el viaje

he ran all the way home — hizo todo el camino a casa corriendo

• to ask one's way to the station — preguntar el camino or cómo se va a la estación

• we came a back way — vinimos por los caminos vecinales

• she went by way of Birmingham — fue por or vía Birmingham

• if the chance comes my way — si se me presenta la oportunidad

• way down — bajada f, ruta f para bajar

• to take the easy way out — optar por la solución más fácil

• to feel one's way — (lit) andar a tientas

he's still feeling his way in the new job — todavía se está familiarizando con el nuevo trabajo

• to find one's way — orientarse, ubicarse (esp LAm)

to find one's way into a building — encontrar la entrada de un edificio, descubrir cómo entrar en un edificio

the cat found the way into the pantry — el gato logró introducirse en la despensa

I had to find my own way home — me las tuve que arreglar para volver a casa

• the way is hard — el camino es duro

• the way in — (=entrance) la entrada

• I don't know the way to his house — no sé el camino a su casa, no sé cómo se va or llega a su casa

do you know the way to the hotel? — ¿sabes el camino del or al hotel?, ¿sabes cómo llegar al hotel?

I know my way about town — conozco la ciudad

she knows her way around — (fig) tiene bastante experiencia, no es que sea una inocente

• to lead the way — (lit) ir primero; (fig) marcar la pauta, abrir el camino

• to go the long way round — ir por el camino más largo

• to lose one's way — extraviarse

• to make one's way to — dirigirse a

to make one's way home — volver a casa

to make one's way in the world — abrirse camino en la vida

• the middle way — el camino de en medio

• on the way here — de camino hacia aquí, mientras veníamos aquí

on the way to London — rumbo a Londres, camino de Londres

it's on the way to Murcia — está en la carretera de Murcia

we're on our way! — ¡vamos para allá!

he's on his way — está de camino

they have another child on the way — tienen otro niño en camino

you pass it on your way home — te pilla de camino a casa

your house is on my way — tu casa me viene de camino

he is well on the way to finishing it — lo tiene casi terminado

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — va camino de hacerse un alcohólico

• the way out — la salida

you'll find it on the way out — lo encontrarás cerca de la salida

I'll find my own way out — no hace falta que me acompañen a la puerta

to find a way out of a problem — encontrar una solución a un problema

there's no way out — (fig) no hay salida or solución, esto no tiene solución

there's no other way out — (fig) no hay más remedio

it's on its way out — está en camino de desaparecer, ya está pasando de moda

• to go out of one's way — (lit) desviarse del camino

to go out of one's way to help sb — desvivirse por ayudar a algn

I don't want to take you out of your way — no quiero apartarle del camino

the village I live in is rather out of the way — mi pueblo está un poco retirado

that's nothing out of the way these days — eso no es nada extraordinario hoy día

• to pay one's way — (in restaurant) pagar su parte

the company isn't paying its way — la compañía no rinde or no da provecho

• he put me in the way of some good contracts — me conectó or enchufó para que consiguiera buenos contratos

• to see one's way (clear) to helping sb — ver la forma de ayudar a algn

could you possibly see your way clear to lending him some money? — ¿tendrías la amabilidad de prestarle algo de dinero?

• to go the shortest way — ir por el camino más corto

• to start on one's way — ponerse en camino

• way up — subida f, ruta f para subir

• the way of virtue — el camino de la virtud

- go the way of all flesh

- I'm with you all the way

- go one's own way

she always goes her own sweet way — hace lo que le da la gana
prepare 1.
3) (=space sb wants to go through) camino m

• to bar the way — ponerse en medio del camino

• to clear a way for — abrir camino para

to clear the way — despejar el camino

• he crawled his way to the gate — llegó arrastrándose hasta la puerta

• to elbow one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a codazos

• to fight one's way out — lograr salir luchando

• to force one's way in — introducirse a la fuerza

• to hack one's way through sth — abrirse paso por algo a fuerza de tajos

• to be/get in sb's way — estorbar a algn

to get in the way — estorbar

am I in the way? — ¿estorbo?

you can watch, but don't get in the way — puedes mirar, pero no estorbes

to put difficulties in sb's way — crear dificultades a algn

to stand in sb's way — (lit) cerrar el paso a algn; (fig) ser un obstáculo para algn

now nothing stands in our way — ahora no hay obstáculo alguno

to stand in the way of progress — impedir or entorpecer el progreso

• to make way (for sth/sb) — (lit, fig) dejar paso (a algo/algn)

make way! — ¡abran paso!

• to leave the way open for further talks — dejar la puerta abierta a posteriores conversaciones

this law leaves the way open to abuse — esta ley deja vía libre a toda clase de desafueros

• to get out of the way — quitarse de en medio

out of my way! — ¡quítate de en medio!

I should keep out of his way if I were you — yo que tú evitaría el trato con él

I try to keep out of his way — procuro evitar cualquier contacto con él

I kept well out of the way — me mantuve muy lejos

to get or move sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio or del camino

put it somewhere out of the way — ponlo donde no estorbe

it's out of the way of the wind — está al abrigo del viento

as soon as I've got this essay out of the way — en cuanto termine este ensayo

keep those matches out of his way — no dejes esas cerillas a su alcance

• to push one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a empujones

• to work one's way to the front — abrirse camino hacia la primera fila

he worked his way up in the company — ascendió en la compañía a fuerza de trabajo

he worked his way up from nothing — empezó sin nada y fue muy lejos a fuerza de trabajo
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4) (=direction)

• down our way — por nuestra zona, en nuestro barrio

• are you going my way? — ¿vas por dónde voy yo?

everything is going my way — (fig) todo me está saliendo a pedir de boca

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para otro lado; (fig) mirar para otro lado, hacer la vista gorda

turn it the other way round — vuélvelo al revés

it was you who invited her, not the other way round — eres tú quien la invitaste, no al revés

• it's out Windsor way — está cerca de Windsor

• turn the map the right way up — pon el mapa mirando hacia arriba

the car landed the right way up — el coche cayó sobre las ruedas

• to split sth three ways — dividir algo en tres partes iguales

• come this way — pase por aquí

this way for the lions — a los leones

this way and that — por aquí y por allá

• which way did it go? — ¿hacia dónde fue?, ¿por dónde se fue?

which way do we go from here? — (lit, fig) ¿desde aquí adónde vamos ahora?

which way is the wind blowing? — ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

she didn't know which way to look — no sabía dónde mirar, no sabía dónde poner los ojos

5) (=distance)

• a little way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

a little way down the road — bajando la calle, no muy lejos

• it's a long or good way away or off — está muy lejos

spring is a long way off — la primavera queda muy lejos

it's a long or good way — es mucho camino

we have a long way to go — tenemos mucho camino por delante

he'll go a long way — (fig) llegará lejos

a little of that flavouring goes a long way — un poco de ese condimento cunde mucho

a little of her company goes a long way — iro solo se le puede aguantar en pequeñas dosis

we've come a long way since those days — hemos avanzado mucho desde entonces

it should go a long way towards convincing him — (esto) seguramente contribuirá mucho a convencerlo

that's a long way from the truth — eso queda muy lejos de la verdad

better by a long way — mucho mejor, mejor pero con mucho

not by a long way — ni con mucho

• I can swim quite a way now — ahora puedo nadar bastante distancia

• a short way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

6) (=means) manera f, forma f, modo m

we'll find a way of doing it — encontraremos la manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

love will find a way — el amor encontrará el camino

it's the only way of doing it — es la única manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

my way is to — + infin mi sistema consiste en + infin

that's the way! — ¡así!, ¡eso es!

that way it won't disturb anybody — así no molestará a nadie

• every which way — (esp US) (=in every manner) de muchísimas maneras; (=in every direction) por todas partes

he re-ran the experiment every which way he could — reprodujo el experimento de todas las maneras habidas y por haber

• ways and means — medios mpl

• that's not the right way — así no se hace

- there are no two ways about it

7) (=manner) manera f, forma f, modo m

the way things are going we shall have nothing left — si esto continúa así nos vamos a quedar sin nada

she looked at me in a strange way — me miró de manera or forma extraña or de modo extraño

it's a strange way to thank someone — ¡vaya manera or forma or modo de mostrar gratitud or darle las gracias a alguien!

• without in any way wishing to — + infin sin querer en lo más mínimo + infin, sin tener intención alguna de + infin

• in a big way * — en grande *

they like to celebrate their birthdays in a big way — les gusta celebrar sus cumpleaños en grande

we lost in a really big way * — perdimos de manera or forma or modo realmente espectacular

• you can't have it both ways — tienes que optar por lo uno o lo otro

• each way — (Racing) (a) ganador y colocado

• either way I can't help you — de todas formas no puedo ayudarle

• I will help you in every way possible — haré todo lo posible por ayudarte

he insulted us in every possible way — nos ha insultado en todos los sentidos

• the British way of life — el estilo de vida británico

• no way! * — ¡ni pensarlo!, ¡ni hablar!

no way was that a goal * — ¡imposible que fuera eso un gol!

there is no way I am going to agree * — de ninguna manera or forma or de ningún modo lo voy a consentir

• (in) one way or another — de una u otra manera or forma or modo

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me es igual, me da lo mismo

a week one way or the other won't matter — no importa que sea una semana más o una semana menos

• in the ordinary way (of things) — por lo general, en general

• he has his own way of doing it — tiene su manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

I'll do it (in) my own way — lo haré a mi manera or forma or modo

he's a good sort in his own way — tiene sus rarezas pero es buena persona

• in the same way — de la misma manera or forma, del mismo modo

to go on in the same old way — seguir como siempre

• we help in a small way — ayudamos un poco

• she's clever that way — para esas cosas es muy lista

• to my way of thinking — a mi parecer, a mi manera or forma or modo de ver

• do it this way — hazlo así

in this way — así, de esta manera or forma or modo

it was this way... — pasó lo siguiente...

• that's always the way with him — siempre le pasa igual

8) [of will]

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

• have it your own way! — ¡como quieras!

they've had it all their own way too long — hace tiempo que hacen lo que les da la gana

they didn't have things all their own way — (in football match) no dominaron el partido completamente

he had his wicked or evil way with her — hum se la llevó al huerto *, la sedujo

9) (=custom) costumbre f

the ways of the Spaniards — las costumbres de los españoles

that is our way with traitors — así tratamos a los traidores

he has his little ways — tiene sus manías or rarezas

• to get into the way of doing sth — adquirir la costumbre de hacer algo

• to be/get out of the way of doing sth — haber perdido/perder la costumbre de hacer algo

- mend one's ways

10) (=gift, special quality)

• he has a way with people — tiene don de gentes

he has a way with children — sabe manejar a los niños

he has a way with him — tiene su encanto

11) (=respect, aspect) sentido m

• in a way — en cierto sentido

• in many ways — en muchos sentidos

• he's like his father in more ways than one — se parece a su padre en muchos sentidos

• in no way, not in any way — de ninguna manera, de manera alguna

• in some ways — en algunos sentidos

12) (=state) estado m

• the way things are — tal como están or van las cosas

to leave things the way they are — dejar las cosas como están

• things are in a bad way — las cosas van or marchan mal

the car is in a bad way — el coche está en mal estado

he's in a bad way — (=sick) está grave; (=troubled) está muy mal

• he's in a fair way to succeed — tiene buenas posibilidades de lograrlo

• it looks that way — así parece

- be in the family way

13) (=speed)

to gather way — [ship] empezar a moverse; (fig) [enthusiasm] encenderse

14) (in set expressions with preposition)

• by the way — a propósito, por cierto

how was your holiday, by the way? — a propósito or por cierto, ¿qué tal tus vacaciones?

Jones, which, by the way, is not his real name — Jones que, a propósito or por cierto, no es su verdadero nombre

oh, and by the way — antes que se me olvide

all this is by the way — todo esto no viene al caso

• by way of a warning — a modo de advertencia

that was all I got by way of an answer — eso es todo lo que conseguí por respuesta

she's by way of being an artist — tiene sus ribetes de artista

• he had little in the way of formal education — tuvo poca educación formal

• to be under way — estar en marcha

the job is now well under way — el trabajo ya está muy avanzado

to get under way — [ship] zarpar; [person, group] partir, ponerse en camino; [work, project] ponerse en marcha, empezar a moverse

things are getting under way at last — por fin las cosas están empezando a moverse

2.

ADV
*
• that was way back — eso fue hace mucho tiempo ya

way back in 1900 — allá en 1900

• way down (below) — muy abajo

• it's way out in Nevada — está allá en Nevada

way out to sea — mar afuera

he was way out in his estimate — se equivocó (en) mucho en su presupuesto

• it's way past your bedtime — hace rato que deberías estar en la cama

• it's way too big — es demasiado grande

• way up high — muy alto

way up in the sky — muy alto en el cielo

3.

CPD

way station N — (US) apeadero m ; (fig) paso m intermedio

* * *

I [weɪ]
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

English-spanish dictionary > way
10 bueno

adj.

1 good, fine, okay.

2 good-hearted, decent, kind, good.

3 good, suitable, wholesome.

4 favorable, good.

intj.

1 okay.

2 now then.

3 hello.

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bueno

► adjetivo

1 (gen) good

■ es una película muy buena it's a very good film

■ los niños buenos obedecen a sus padres good children obey their parents

■ lo que necesitas es una buena taza de café what you need is a nice cup of coffee

2 (persona - amable) kind; (- agradable) nice, polite

3 (tiempo) good, nice

■ hizo un día muy bueno the weather was very good

4 (apropiado) right, suitable; (correcto) right

■ no es bueno para los niños pequeños it's not suitable for small children

■ esta llave no es la buena this key isn't the right one

5 (de salud) well

■ ¿ya estás buena? are you better now?

6 (grande) big; (considerable) considerable

■ un buen número de participantes quite a few participants

► interjección ¡bueno!

1 (sorpresa) well, very well; (de acuerdo) all right!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de buenas a primeras familiar all of a sudden, just like that

estar bueno,-a to be in good health 2 familiar to be good-looking

estar de buen ver to be good-looking

por la buenas willingly

¡ésta sí que es buena! familiar that's a good one!

buen humor good humour (US humor)

buenas noches good evening

buenas tardes good afternoon

buenos días good morning

la buena mesa good food

la buena vida the good life Table 1 NOTA See also buen/Table 1

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(f. - buena)

adj.

1) good

2) kind, nice

3) large, considerable

4) healthy, well

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bueno, -a
1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing buen)
1) [gen] good; [tiempo] fine, good, fair

es un buen libro — it's a good book

está muy bueno este bizcocho — this sponge cake is lovely o really good

tiene buena voz — she has a good voice

les gusta la buena vida — they like the good life

es buen traductor — he's a good translator

hace buen tiempo — the weather's fine o good o fair

los buenos tiempos — the good old days

la mano buena — hum the right hand

¡bueno está! — LAm that's enough!

¡qué bueno! — esp LAm excellent!, great!

lo bueno es que... — the best thing is that..., the best part is that...

lo bueno fue que ni siquiera quiso venir — the best thing o part was that he didn't even want to come

- lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno

2) (=bondadoso) [persona] kind, good

fue muy bueno conmigo — he was very kind o good to me

es usted muy bueno — you are very kind

sé bueno — be good

es buena persona — he's a nice person, he's a good sort

- es más bueno que el pan

3) (=apropiado) good

este es un buen momento para comprar — this is a good time to buy

no es bueno que esté solo — it's not good for him to be alone

ser bueno para — to be good for

esta bebida es buena para la salud — this drink is good for your health

4) [de salud]

estar bueno — to be well

ponerse bueno — to get better

5) * (=atractivo)

está muy bueno — he's a bit of all right *, he's gorgeous *

6) (=considerable) good, large

un buen número de... — a good o large number of...

una buena cantidad de dinero — a large amount of money

un buen trozo de... — a nice big piece of...

le eché un buen rapapolvo — I gave him a good telling-off

le di un buen susto — I gave him a real fright

ganó buenos duros — she earned a good deal of money

7) iró

¡buen conductor! — a fine driver you are!, some driver you are!

¡esa sí que es buena! — that's a good one!

¡buena la has liado o hecho! — you've really gone and done it now!

¡en buen lío me he metido! — I've got myself into a fine mess!

¡estaría bueno! — * I should hope not!

estaría bueno que... — it would be just great if...

luego verás lo que es bueno — * then you'll see

le pusieron bueno — * (=lo pegaron) they beat the living daylights out of him *; (=lo criticaron) they slagged him off *

le dio un tortazo de los buenos — he gave him a hell of a thump *

8) [en saludos]

¡buenas! — hello!

buenos días — good morning

buenas tardes — [a primera hora] good afternoon; [más tarde] good evening

¿qué hay de bueno? — what's new?

9)

- estar de buenas

- estar en la buena

- hacer algo a la buena de Dios

por las buenas —

resolver algo por las buenas — to settle sth amicably

irás por las buenas o por las malas — you'll go whether you like it or not

si no me obedeces por las buenas, tendrás que hacerlo por las malas — you can either do as I say willingly, or I'll have to force you to do it

- de buenas a primeras

decir una noticia a algn de buenas a primeras — to spring a piece of news on sb

2.

ADV

¡bueno! — all right!, O.K.!; Méx (Telec) hello!

bueno, pues... — well...

bueno, resulta que... — well, it so happens that...

bueno, ¿y qué? — well, so what?, well?

¡pero bueno, cómo puedes ser tan bruto! — honestly, how can you be so stupid!

pero bueno, no nos vamos a meter en historias — but anyway, let's not go into this

3. SM / F

1)

el bueno — [de la película] the goody *, the good guy *

2)

el bueno de Manolo — good old Manolo

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

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= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex. A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex. At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex. Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex. The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex. Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

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* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

* * *

el bueno

(n.) = good guy, the

Ex: From the viewpoint of periodical prices, learned society publishers are the ' good guys' and libraries should switch from commercial publishers to learned society publishers in order to reduce costs.

= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex: A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

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bueno¹ -na

adjective

[ The form buen is used before masculine singular nouns. buen]

Sentido I

A

1 [ SER] (de calidad) ‹hotel/producto› good

tiene buena memoria she has a good memory

siempre lleva ropa buena he always wears good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo she did a good job

¿es bueno o de bisutería? is it real or imitation?

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 (valioso) good

¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!

me dio muy buenos consejos she gave me (some) very good o useful advice

3 (válido, correcto) ‹razón/excusa› good

¿tienes buena hora or hora buena? do you have the right o correct time?

la bola fue buena the ball was in

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) ( fam); you can have too much of a good thing

B

1 [ SER] (competente) ‹médico/alumno› good

como secretaria es muy buena she's a very good secretary

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French

2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› good

3 (eficaz, efectivo) ‹remedio/método› good ser bueno PARA algo to be good for sth

es bueno para el hígado it's good for the liver

C (favorable) ‹oferta/suerte› good

traigo buenas noticias I have good news (for you)

la novela tuvo muy buena crítica the novel got very good reviews o was very well reviewed

están en buena posición económica they're comfortably off

en las buenas (CS); in the good times

estar de buenas (de buen humor) ( fam) to be in a good mood; (afortunado) ( Col fam) to be lucky

estar en la buena (CS); to be having a lucky streak, be on a run of good luck

hoy no estoy en la buena it's not my lucky day

por las buenas: si no lo hace por las buenas … if he won't do it willingly …

intenta convencerlo por las buenas try persuading him nicely

D [ SER] (conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él it would be a good idea o thing if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good for you to eat so much

E (ingenioso, divertido) ‹chiste/idea› good, great ( colloq)

lo bueno fue que ella tampoco tenía ni idea the funny thing was she didn't have a clue either

F

1 (agradable) nice

¡qué buena pinta tiene esa ensalada! that salad looks delicious o really good

hace muy buen tiempo the weather's lovely o very nice

hace bueno ( Esp); it's a nice day

2 (agradable al paladar — en general) ser bueno; to be delicious, be nice (— de algo en particular) estar bueno; to be good, be delicious, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is delicious o really nice

¡qué buena está la carne/esta pera! the meat/this pear is delicious

la paella no te quedó or salió tan buena como la última vez the paella didn't turn out as well as last time

3

¡qué bueno! ( AmL); great!

¡qué bueno que se te ocurrió traerlo! it's a good thing you thought of bringing it

G [ ESTAR]

(en buen estado): esta leche no está buena this milk is off o has gone off

estos zapatos todavía están buenos these shoes are still OK o still have some wear in them

¿este pescado estará bueno? do you think this fish is all right?

H [ ESTAR] ( fam)

(sexualmente atractivo): está muy buena she's quite a looker (sl), she's gorgeous ( colloq), she's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

está buenísimo he's really gorgeous o dishy o hunky ( colloq), he's a real looker (sl), he's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

I

(saludable, sano): tiene muy buen semblante she looks very well

háblale por el oído bueno speak to him in his good ear

aún no está bueno del todo ( Esp); he still hasn't recovered completely o isn't completely better

bueno y sano ( Chi) (sin novedad) safe and sound; (sobrio) sober

J (en fórmulas, saludos) good

¡buenos días! or ( RPl) ¡buen día! good morning

¡buenas tardes! (temprano) good afternoon; (más tarde) good evening

¡buenas noches! (al llegar) good evening; (al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela say good night to Grandma

¡buenas! ¿qué tal? ( fam); hi! o hullo! how are things? ( colloq)

¡buen viaje! have a good journey!

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras (de repente) suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

no lo puedo decidir así, de buenas a primeras I can't make up my mind just like that

Sentido II

A [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona› good; ‹conducta/obra/acción› good

fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good to me

un buen hombre a good man

dígame, buen hombre … tell me, my good man …

B [ SER] ‹niño› good

sé buenito y no hagas ruido be a good little boy and don't make any noise

Sentido III

A ( iró fam):

¡estás tú buena si crees que te va a ayudar! you must be crazy if you think he's going to help you

¡estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! it'd be just great if he said no now! ( iro colloq)

¡en buena nos hemos metido! this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

darle una buena a algn ( fam); to give sb a good hiding ( colloq)

de los buenos/de las buenas ( fam): nos echó un sermón de los buenos she gave us a real dressing-down ( colloq)

B ( delante del n)

(uso enfático): se llevó un buen susto she got a terrible fright

lo que necesita es una buena paliza what he needs is a good thrashing

se metió en un buen lío he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad a lot, a fair amount

C

un buen día one day

un buen día se va a cansar y … one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and …

un buen día llegó y dijo … one (fine) day she came home and said …

Compuestos:

● buena forma

feminine physical fitness

está en muy buenoa forma she's very fit, she's in very good shape

● buena mesa

feminine:

la buenoa mesa good cooking

es un amante de la buenoa mesa he's a lover of good food o cooking

● Buena Nueva

feminine:

la Buenoa Nueva the Good News

● buena pieza

feminine ( fam):

¡buenoa pieza resultó ser Ernesto! a fine one o a right one Ernesto turned out to be! ( colloq)

● buena vida

feminine:

la buenoa vida the good life

● buen nombre

masculine good name

● Buen Pastor

masculine:

el Buen Pastor the good Shepherd

bueno² -na

masculine, feminine

1 ( hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody ( colloq)

los buenos y los malos the goodies and the baddies ( colloq hum), the good guys and the bad guys ( colloq)

2

(bonachón, buenazo): el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno³

interjection

A

1 (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK ( colloq), all right

¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

2 (expresando duda, indecisión) well

3

(expresando resignación): bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

4 (expresando escepticismo) well

5 (intentando calmar a algn) okay, all right

bueno, bueno, tranquilízate okay, okay, calm down o all right, calm down

B

1

(expresando irritación): bueno, se acabó, ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!

¡bueno, ya está bien! ¡os calláis los dos! right, that's enough, be quiet the pair of you!

pero, bueno, ¿lo quiere o no lo quiere? well, do you want it or not?

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? ( RPl); well, what did you expect me to do?

2 (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

¡bueno!, ¿qué manera de hablar es ésa? really! that's no way to talk!

¡bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba ( iró); oh, great! that's all we needed ( iro)

C

1 (introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? now (then) o right (then), where were we?

2

(calificando lo expresado): no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least o at any rate, it didn't use to be

era amarillo, bueno, más bien naranja it was yellow; well, actually it was more like orange

D

( Méx) (al contestar el teléfono) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ¡bueno! hello

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bueno 1
◊ -na adjetivo buen is used before masculine singular nouns

1 [ser]
a) ‹hotel/producto/trabajo› good;

◊ ropa buena good-quality clothes;

la buena mesa good cooking
b) ‹remedio/método› good;

◊ es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza it's good for the flu/headaches

c) ‹médico/alumno› good;

◊ un buen padre/amigo he's a good father/friend;

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French;
es buena para los negocios she's got a good head for business
d) (amable, bondadoso) good, kind;

◊ fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good o kind to me

e) (conveniente, correcto) good;

◊ no es buena hora it's not a good time;

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good to eat so much;
es bueno para la salud it's good for your health;
su inglés es bueno her English is good
2
a) ( agradable) nice;

◊ hace muy buen tiempo the weather is nice

b) ‹ comida› ( en general)

◊ ser bueno to be good, be nice;

( en particular)
◊ estar bueno to be good, be nice;

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is really good;
esta sopa está muy buena this soup is very good
c) ( favorable) ‹oferta/crítica› good;

◊ una buena noticia a piece of good news

3 [estar]
a) ( en buen estado) ‹leche/pescado› fresh;

◊ esta leche no está buena this milk is off o sour

b) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo):

◊ está buenísimo he's really gorgeous

4 (saludable, sano) ‹costumbre/alimentación› good;
◊ estar en buena forma to be in good shape

5
a) (en fórmulas, saludos) good;

◊ ¡buenos días! good morning;

¡buenas tardes! ( temprano) good afternoon;

( más tarde) good evening;
◊ ¡buenas noches! ( al llegar) good evening;

( al despedirse) good night;
◊ ¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal
b) ( delante del n) ( uso enfático) ‹ susto› terrible;

◊ una buena cantidad a fair amount;

un buen día one day
c)

◊ ¡qué bueno! (AmL) great

d)

◊ de buenas a primeras suddenly;

por las buenas willingly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq);

◊ los buenos y los malos the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo):

◊ el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno 2 interjección
1
a) ( expresando — duda) well;

(— conformidad) OK (colloq), all right;
◊ ¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

b) ( expresando resignación):

◊ bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

c) ( expresando irritación):

◊ bueno, se acabó ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!;

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?
2 (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)
◊ ¡bueno! hello

bueno,-a
I adjetivo
1 good
un café muy bueno, a very good coffee
2 (bondadoso, bonachón) good, kind: es muy buena persona, she's a very kind soul
3 (saludable) well, in good health: el niño se pondrá bueno en unos días, the child will be well again in a few days
4 Meteor (apacible) good
hoy hace muy buena noche, it's a lovely night tonight
5 (rico, sabroso) good, nice: la cena estaba muy buena, the dinner was delicious
6 (conveniente, provechoso) good: no es bueno que leas con esa luz, it's not good for you to read in this light
sería bueno que nos reuniéramos los lunes, it would be a good idea if we met on Mondays
7 (grande) considerable: un buen montón de dinero, a considerable amount of money
8 fam (macizo) gorgeous, sexy: Javier está muy bueno, Javier's gorgeous
9 irón fine, real: armó un buen jaleo, he kicked up quite a fuss
¡en buen lío nos hemos metido!, that's a fine mess we've got ourselves into!
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (cándido, buenazo) el bueno de Pedro, good old Pedro
III exclamación ¡bueno!, (vale) all right, OK
(sorpresa) ¡bueno!, no me digas que te vas a casar, well!, don't tell me you're getting married!
♦ Locuciones: ¡buena la hemos hecho!, that's done it!
¡buenas!, hello!
dar algo por bueno, to approve sthg
estar de buenas, to be in a good mood
¡estaría bueno!, I should jolly well hope not!
librarse de una buena, to get off scot free
de buenas a primeras, suddenly, all at once
por las buenas, willingly
' bueno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- buen
- buena
- campeonato
- canela
- en
- enrollada
- enrollado
- estar
- estival
- excedente
- fantástica
- fantástico
- formidable
- infravalorar
- infravalorarse
- inmejorable
- magistral
- más
- mejor
- pan
- redundar
- saber
- saludable
- vista
- visto
- antología
- cara
- conmigo
- decir
- igualmente
- ir
- malo
- rollo
- ser
- súper
- y
English:
anyhow
- approval
- as
- assent
- beauty
- bright
- brilliant
- censor
- clear
- conducive
- connotation
- crush
- decent
- devil
- endorse
- endorsement
- fair
- fine
- good
- hot
- hunk
- indifferent
- nearly
- nice
- OK
- okay
- quite
- reasonable
- right
- satisfying
- seal
- short
- so
- something
- such
- sweet
- thick
- tick
- to
- upside
- well
- wind
- worthy
- allow
- all right
- anyway
- be
- better
- bill
- charitable

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bueno, -a buen is used instead of bueno before masculine singular nouns (e.g. buen hombre good man). The comparative form of bueno is mejor (better), and the superlative form is el mejor (masculine) or la mejor (feminine) (the best).

♦ adj

1. [en general] good;

tu hijo es muy buen estudiante your son's a very good student;

hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud exercise is good for your health;

la cena estaba muy buena the meal was very good;

una buena oportunidad a good opportunity;

los buenos tiempos the good times;

¿tienes hora buena? do you have the right time?;

el juez de silla señaló que la bola fue/no fue buena the umpire said the ball was good/called the ball out;

golpeó la pelota con la pierna buena he struck the ball with his stronger foot;

tener buena acogida to be well received;

tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
[cosa] to look good;
ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

tener buen concepto de to think highly of;

creo que éste no es un buen momento para decírselo I don't think this is a good time to tell her;

Prov

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno you can have too much of a good thing

Comp
el buen salvaje the noble savage;
el buen samaritano the Good Samaritan

2. [bondadoso, amable] kind, good;

ser bueno con alguien to be good to sb;

¡sé bueno! be good!

3. [curado, sano] well, all right;

ya estoy bueno I'm all right now;

todavía no estoy bueno del todo I'm not completely better o recovered yet;

ponerse bueno to get well

4. [apacible] nice, fine;

buen tiempo good o fine weather;

hizo buen tiempo the weather was good;
Esp
¿hace bueno ahí fuera? is it nice out?

5. [aprovechable] all right;
[comida] fresh;
esta lecha no está buena this milk is bad o off

6. [uso enfático]
ese buen hombre that good man;

una buena cantidad de comida a good o considerable amount of food;

tiene una buena cantidad de libros she has a large amount of books, she has quite a few books;

un buen susto a real fright;

un buen lío a real o fine mess;

un buen día se va a llevar un disgusto one of these days she's going to get a nasty shock;

le cayó una buena reprimenda he got a stern ticking-off;

le pegó un puñetazo de los buenos he punched her really hard, he gave her an almighty punch

7. Fam [atractivo]
estar bueno to be gorgeous o Br a bit of all right o Br tasty;

¡qué bueno está tu vecino! your neighbour's gorgeous o a real hunk!

8. Irónico [muy malo] fine;

¡bueno es lo bueno! enough's enough!;

¡bueno está! that's enough!;

¡buen amigo te has echado! some friend he is!;

¡buen granuja estás hecho! you rascal!, you're a real rascal!;

¡buena la has armado o [m5] hecho! you've really gone and done it now!;

librarse de una buena to have a lucky o narrow escape;

de buena te libraste you had a lucky o narrow escape;

¡si te pillo no te librarás de una buena! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!;

estaría bueno that would really cap it all;

si te crees que va a aceptar, estás bueno you're kidding yourself if you think she's going to accept;

estamos buenos como tengamos que esperarle if we have to wait for him we've had it;

te has metido en una buena this is a fine mess you've got o US gotten yourself into!;

poner bueno a alguien to criticize sb harshly

9. [en saludos]
¡buenas! hello!;

¡buenas!, ¿qué tal? hi o hello, how are you?;

¡buenos días!, RP [m5]¡buen día! good morning!;

¡buenas tardes! [hasta las cinco] good afternoon!;
[después de las cinco] good evening!;
¡buenas noches! good night!;

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say good morning to me

10. [en frases]
¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!;

¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

de buen ver good-looking, attractive;

de buena gana willingly;

¡me comería un bocadillo de buena gana! I'd really like o Br I really fancy a sandwich!;

lo hizo, y de buena gana he did it willingly;

lo haría de buena gana, pero estoy ocupado I'd be pleased o more than happy to do it, but I'm busy;

dar algo por bueno to approve sth;
Am Fam
estar en la buena to be on a roll;

lo bueno es que… the best thing about it is that…;

prueba este pastel y verás lo que es bueno try this cake, it's excellent;
Irónico
como no me lo des, verás lo que es bueno if you don't give it to me, you'll be in for it

♦ nm,f

1. Cine
el bueno the goody;

los buenos siempre ganan the good guys always win

2. [bonachón]
el bueno de tu hermano your good old brother

♦ adv

1. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;

¿te acompaño hasta la esquina? – bueno would you like me to walk up to the corner with you? – O.K.;

le pregunté si quería ayuda y me dijo que bueno I asked her if she needed any help and she said all right;

¿quieres venir con nosotros? – bueno do you want to come with us? – if you like o sure;

bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;

¡te has equivocado! – bueno ¿y qué? you were wrong – yeah, so what?

2. [pues] well;

bueno, el caso es que… well, the thing is…

3. Am [bien]
¡qué bueno! (that's) great!;

¡qué bueno que vinieron! I'm so glad that you could come!

♦ interj

1. [expresa sorpresa]
¡bueno!, ¡qué alegría verte por aquí! hey, how nice to see you!;

¡bueno, mira quien está aquí! well, look who's here!

2. [expresa irritación]
¡bueno!, ¡lo que faltaba! great, that's just what we needed!

3. Col, Méx [al teléfono] hello

♦ buenas nfpl

Comp

estar de buenas [bien dispuesto] to be in a good mood;

de buenas a primeras [de repente] all of a sudden;
[a simple vista] at first sight, on the face of it;
así, de buenas a primeras, no sé qué decir I'm not sure I know what to say without thinking about it first;

por las buenas willingly;

intentamos persuadirlo por las buenas we tried to convince him the nice way;

lo hará por las buenas o por las malas she'll do it whether she likes it or not;

¿quieres hacerlo por las buenas o por las malas? do you want to do it the easy or the hard way?

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bueno

I adj

1 good;

buena voluntad goodwill;

lo bueno es que … the best thing about it is that …;

estar de buenas be in a good mood;

ponerse bueno get well;

dar algo por bueno approve sth;

ahora viene lo bueno irón here comes the good bit;

¡ésta sí que es buena! irón fam that’s a good one!;

¡estaría bueno! irón fam oh, terrific!;

lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 ( bondadoso) kind;

ser buena gente be nice

3 ( sabroso) nice

4

:

por las buenas willingly;

por las buenas o por las malas whether we/they/etc like it or not;

de buenas a primeras without warning;

a la buena de Dios any which way, Br any old how

II int

:

¡bueno! well!;

¿bueno? Méx hello;

¡buenas! hello!;

buenos días, Rpl

bueno día good morning;

buenas noches good evening;

buenas tardes good evening

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bueno, -na adj, ( buen before masculine singular nouns)

1) : good

una buena idea: a good idea

2) bondadoso: nice, kind

3) apropiado: proper, appropriate

4) sano: well, healthy

5) : considerable, goodly

una buena cantidad: a lot

6)

buenos días : hello, good day

7)

buenas tardes : good afternoon

8)

buenas noches : good evening, good night

bueno interj

1) : OK!, all right!

2) Mex : hello! (on the telephone)

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bueno¹ adj

1. (en general) good [comp. better; superl. best]

los niños buenos good children

un buen coche a good car

2. (agradable) nice

hace un día muy bueno it's a really nice day

es buena persona he's a nice person

¡estas fresas están buenas! these strawberries are nice!

3. (atractivo) gorgeous / good looking

ese tío está muy bueno that guy's gorgeous

4. (sano) better

cuando te pongas bueno, podrás salir a la calle you'll be able to go out when you get better

5. (uso intensivo) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest] / huge

cayó un buen chaparrón there was a huge downpour

una buena ración de croquetas a nice big portion of croquettes

estar de buenas to be in a good mood

por las buenas willingly

bueno² adv (de acuerdo) OK / all right

bueno³ n (en una película) good guy

Spanish-English dictionary > bueno
11 sprung

m; -(e)s, Sprünge

1. jump (auch SPORT UND EDV); (großer Sprung) auch leap; Turnen, über Pferd, Stabhochsprung: vault; Schwimmsport: dive; einen Sprung in die Luft machen jump into the air; zum Sprung ansetzen prepare to jump, gather oneself for a jump; ein weiter Sprung a long ( oder big) jump

2. umg. (kurze Entfernung) es ist nur ein Sprung bis dorthin it’s only a stone’s throw from here, it’s just down the road ( oder [a]round the corner); bedingter Sprung EDV conditional branch ( oder jump)

3. fig.: Sprung ins Ungewisse oder kalte Wasser leap in the dark; großer Sprung vorwärts great leap forward; ein großer Sprung nach vorn sein Entwurf etc.: be a great advance ( gegenüber on); einen Sprung machen take a leap; den Sprung wagen take the plunge; Sprünge machen in einer Rede etc.: jump from one subject to another, keep on changing the subject; damit kann er keine großen Sprünge machen he won’t be able to do much on that

4. fig.: auf dem Sprung sein, etw. zu tun be about to do s.th., be on the point of doing s.th.; auf einen Sprung vorbeikommen umg. drop in ( bei on), pop [a]round (and see s.o.); sie ist immer auf dem Sprung umg. she’s always on the go ( oder hop)

5. umg., fig.: jemandem auf die Sprünge kommen find s.o. out, get wise to s.o.(‘s tricks oder game); jemandem auf die Sprünge helfen help s.o. along; beruflich etc.: auch give s.o. a leg up (Am. a boost); dir werde ich auf die Sprünge helfen! iro. we’ll soon see about that!; jemandes Gedächtnis auf die Sprünge helfen jog s.o.’s memory

6. (Riss) crack; (Materialfehler, auch im Edelstein) flaw; einen Sprung haben / bekommen be cracked ( oder flawed)/ get a crack ( oder flaw); einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben umg., fig. not be quite all there

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der Sprung

(Riss) spring; flaw; crack; chap; rift;

(Satz) vault; spring; pounce; leap; jump

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Sprụng [ʃprʊŋ]
m -(e)s, -e
['ʃprʏŋə]
1) jump; (schwungvoll, fig = Gedankensprung) leap, jump; (= Hüpfer) skip; (auf einem Bein) hop; (= Satz) bound; (von Raubtier) pounce; (= Stabhochsprung) vault; (WASSERSPORT) dive

einen Sprung machen — to jump

einen kleinen Sprung machen — to do a small jump

zum Sprung ansetzen (lit) — to get ready to jump etc; (fig) to get ready to pounce

sie wagte den Sprung (ins kalte Wasser) nicht (fig) — she didn't dare (to) take the plunge

ein großer Sprung nach vorn (fig) — a great leap forward

damit kann man keine großen Sprünge machen (inf) — you can't exactly live it up on that (inf)

auf dem Sprung sein or stehen, etw zu tun — to be about to do sth

immer auf dem Sprung sein (inf) — to be always on the go (inf)

jdm auf die Sprünge helfen (wohlwollend) — to give sb a (helping) hand; (drohend) to show sb what's what

2) (inf = kurze Strecke) stone's throw (inf)

bis zum Postamt ist es nur ein Sprung — the post office is only a stone's throw from here (inf)

auf einen Sprung bei jdm vorbeikommen/-gehen — to drop in to see sb (inf)

3) (= Riss) crack; (= Kratzer) scratch

einen Sprung haben — to be cracked/scratched

einen Sprung bekommen — to crack

4) (GEOL) fault

5) (HUNT = Rudel) herd

6) (AGR = Begattung) mounting

dieser Hengst eignet sich nicht zum Sprung — this stallion isn't suitable for stud purposes

es kam nicht zum Sprung — they didn't mate

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der

1) ((of a ball etc) an act of springing back: With one bounce the ball went over the net.) bounce

2) (a spring; a leap: He reached me in one bound.) bound

3) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) crack

4) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) dash

5) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) jump

6) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) jump

7) (an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) leap

8) (an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) plunge

9) (an act of pouncing; a sudden attack: The cat made a pounce at the bird.) pounce

10) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) spring

11) (a leap aided by the hands or by a pole: With a vault he was over the fence and away.) vault

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Sprung¹

<-[e]s, Sprünge>

[ʃprʊŋ, pl ˈʃprʏŋə]

m crack

Sprung²

<-[e]s, Sprünge>

[ʃprʊŋ, pl ˈʃprʏŋə]

m

1. (Satz) leap, jump, bound

einen \Sprung [irgendwohin/über etw akk] machen to leap [or jump] [somewhere/over sth]

der Bock machte einen \Sprung in die Luft the ram bounded into the air

zum \Sprung ansetzen to get ready to jump

2. SPORT vault, jump

3.

▶ auf dem \Sprung sein to be about to leave [or go]

▶ immer auf dem \Sprung sein (fam) to be always on the go

▶ nur einen \Sprung entfernt von etw dat sein to be only a stone's throw away from sth

▶ ein großer \Sprung nach vorn a giant leap forwards

▶ [mit etw dat] keine großen Sprünge machen können (fam) to not be able to live it up [with sth]

▶ jdm auf die Sprünge helfen to give sb a helping hand

wir müssen dir wohl erst auf die Sprünge helfen, was? looks like we need to help things along a bit

▶ jdm auf die Sprünge kommen (fam) to get on to sb

na warte, wenn ich dir erst auf die Sprünge komme! just wait until I get a hold of you!

▶ einen \Sprung in der Schüssel haben to not be quite right in the head

▶ auf einen \Sprung [bei jdm] vorbeikommen (fam) to pop in [or by] to see sb fam

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der; Sprung[e]s, Sprünge

1) (auch Sport) jump; (schwungvoll) leap; (Satz) bound; (Sprung über das Pferd) vault; (Wassersport) dive; (fig.) leap

sein Herz machte vor Freude einen Sprung — (fig.) his heart leapt for joy

ein [großer] Sprung nach vorn — (fig.) a [great] leap forward

keine großen Sprünge machen können — (fig. ugs.) not be able to afford many luxuries

auf einen Sprung — (fig. ugs.) for a few minutes

auf dem Sprung[e] sein — (fig. ugs.) be in a rush

2) (ugs.): (kurze Entfernung) stone's throw

3) (Riß) crack

einen Sprung haben/bekommen — be cracked/crack

4) in

jemandem auf die Sprünge helfen — (ugs.) help somebody on his/her way

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…sprung m im subst

1. im wörtl Sinn:

Startsprung Schwimmsport: opening dive;

Todessprung death leap;

Sechsmetersprung six-metre (US -er) jump

2. fig:

Entwicklungssprung leap forward in development;

Leistungssprung sudden big increase in performance

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der; Sprung[e]s, Sprünge

1) (auch Sport) jump; (schwungvoll) leap; (Satz) bound; (Sprung über das Pferd) vault; (Wassersport) dive; (fig.) leap

sein Herz machte vor Freude einen Sprung — (fig.) his heart leapt for joy

ein [großer] Sprung nach vorn — (fig.) a [great] leap forward

keine großen Sprünge machen können — (fig. ugs.) not be able to afford many luxuries

auf einen Sprung — (fig. ugs.) for a few minutes

auf dem Sprung[e] sein — (fig. ugs.) be in a rush

2) (ugs.): (kurze Entfernung) stone's throw

3) (Riß) crack

einen Sprung haben/bekommen — be cracked/crack

4) in

jemandem auf die Sprünge helfen — (ugs.) help somebody on his/her way

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-¨e m.

branch n.

(§ pl.: branches)

crack n.

fissure n.

jerk n.

jump n.

seam n.

skip n.

spring n.

transfer n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sprung
12 peso

m.

1 weight.

tiene un kilo de peso it weighs a kilo

de peso weighty, sound; (razones) influential (persona)

caer por su propio peso (figurative) to be self-evident

pagar algo a peso de oro (figurative) to pay a fortune for something

peso atómico atomic weight

peso bruto gross weight

peso específico (physics) specific gravity

peso ligero lightweight

peso medio middleweight

peso molecular molecular weight

peso mosca flyweight

peso muerto dead weight

peso neto net weight

peso pesado heavyweight

2 weight (fuerza, influencia).

su palabra tiene mucho peso his word carries a lot of weight

3 burden.

el peso de la culpabilidad the burden of guilt

quitarse un peso de encima to take a weight off one's mind

4 scales (balanza).

5 shot (sport).

lanzamiento de peso shot put

6 peso (moneda).

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pesar.

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peso

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) weight

2 (balanza) scales plural

3 (carga) load, burden

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de peso (pesado) heavy 2 (importante) important 3 (influyente) influential 4 (convincente) strong, powerful

caerse por su propio peso to be self-evident, be obvious

hacer el peso familiar to convince

■ no me acaba de hacer el peso I'm not sure about it

ganar peso to put on weight, gain weight

perder peso to lose weight

quitar un peso de encima de alguien to take a weight off somebody's mind

peso bruto gross weight

peso gallo bantamweight

peso ligero lightweight

peso neto net weight

peso pesado heavyweight

peso pluma featherweight

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noun m.

1) weight

2) burden

3) importance

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SM

1) (Fís, Téc) weight

no puedo levantar mucho peso — I can't lift much weight

¿cuál es tu peso? — how much do you weigh?

un vehículo de mucho/poco peso — a heavy/light vehicle

• las telas se venden al peso — the fabrics are sold by weight

• coger peso — Esp (=engordar) to put on weight; (=levantar peso) to lift weight

• no dar el peso — [al pesarse] [boxeador] not to make the weight; [recién nacido] to be below normal weight, be underweight; [en una categoría] not to make the grade, not come up to scratch

ese escultor no da el peso — that sculptor doesn't make the grade o come up to scratch

• sostener algo en peso — to support the full weight of sth

• falto de peso — underweight

• ganar peso — to put on weight

• pesos y medidas — weights and measures

• perder peso — to lose weight

- caer por su propio peso

- valer su peso en oro

peso atómico — atomic weight

peso bruto — gross weight

peso en vivo — live weight

peso escurrido — net weight

peso específico — (lit) specific gravity; (fig) influence

peso máximo autorizado — gross weight

peso molecular — (Quím) molecular weight

peso muerto — (Náut) (tb fig) dead weight

peso neto — net weight

2) (=acción)

van a proceder al peso de la fruta — they're going to weigh the fruit

el peso de la leña se hace en unas balanzas enormes — the firewood is weighed on enormous scales

3) [de culpa, responsabilidad] weight

le cayó encima todo el peso de la justicia — he felt the full weight of the law

el delantero llevó todo el peso del ataque — the forward carried the full weight of the attack

el peso de los años — the burden of old age

• quitarse un peso de encima — to take a load o weight off one's mind

me quitarías un buen peso de encima — it would be a weight off my mind, you would take a weight off my mind

4) (=importancia) weight

su opinión era la de mayor peso en la reunión — his opinion carried the most weight at the meeting

España tiene poco peso en esa organización — Spain does not carry much weight in that organization

• de peso — [persona] influential; [argumento] weighty, forceful

un argumento de poco peso — a lightweight argument

razones de peso — good o sound reasons

peso político — political influence

5) (=balanza) scales pl

peso de baño — bathroom scales pl

peso de cocina — kitchen scales pl

peso de muelle — spring balance

6) (Med) heaviness

noto un peso muy grande en la cabeza — I can feel a great heaviness in my head

7) (Dep)

a) Esp (Atletismo) shot

lanzamiento de peso — shot putting

lanzar el peso — to put the shot

b) (Halterofilia)

levantamiento de pesos — weightlifting

c) [Boxeo] weight

peso completo — CAm, Méx, Ven heavyweight

peso gallo — bantamweight

peso ligero, peso liviano — Chile, Ven lightweight

peso medio — middleweight

peso medio fuerte — light heavyweight, cruiserweight

peso mosca — flyweight

peso pesado — heavyweight

peso pluma — featherweight

peso welter — welterweight

8) (Econ) peso

- no valer un peso

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masculino

1)

a) (Fís, Tec) weight

perder/ganar peso — to lose weight/gain o put on weight

tomarle el peso a algo — to weigh something up

valer su peso en oro — to be worth one's weight in gold; caerse

b)

al peso — by weight

- peso bruto/neto

- peso específico

- peso muerto

2)

a) ( carga) weight, burden

lleva todo el peso de la empresa — he carries all the burden of responsibility for the company

quitarle un peso de encima a alguien — to take a load o a weight off somebody's mind

me he quitado un buen peso de encima — that's a real load o weight off my mind

b) ( influencia) weight

las asociaciones de mayor peso — the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight

todo el peso de la ley — the full weight of the law

c)

de peso — < argumento> strong, weighty; < razón> forceful

3) (Dep)

a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shot

lanzamiento de peso — shot-put, shot-putting

b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weight

levantamiento de pesos — weightlifting

c) ( en boxeo) weight

- peso gallo

- peso ligero

- peso medio

- peso mosca

- peso pesado

- peso pluma

- peso welter

4) ( báscula) scales (pl); ( de balanza) (Chi) weight

5) (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)

no tiene un peso — he doesn't have a cent o penny

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masculino

1)

a) (Fís, Tec) weight

perder/ganar peso — to lose weight/gain o put on weight

tomarle el peso a algo — to weigh something up

valer su peso en oro — to be worth one's weight in gold; caerse

b)

al peso — by weight

- peso bruto/neto

- peso específico

- peso muerto

2)

a) ( carga) weight, burden

lleva todo el peso de la empresa — he carries all the burden of responsibility for the company

quitarle un peso de encima a alguien — to take a load o a weight off somebody's mind

me he quitado un buen peso de encima — that's a real load o weight off my mind

b) ( influencia) weight

las asociaciones de mayor peso — the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight

todo el peso de la ley — the full weight of the law

c)

de peso — < argumento> strong, weighty; < razón> forceful

3) (Dep)

a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shot

lanzamiento de peso — shot-put, shot-putting

b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weight

levantamiento de pesos — weightlifting

c) ( en boxeo) weight

- peso gallo

- peso ligero

- peso medio

- peso mosca

- peso pesado

- peso pluma

- peso welter

4) ( báscula) scales (pl); ( de balanza) (Chi) weight

5) (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)

no tiene un peso — he doesn't have a cent o penny

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peso¹

¹ = balance, weighing scales, scales.

Ex: Officials are hopeful that all delivery men in the city will be equipped with balances within a month.

Ex: Weighing scales are also sometimes used to measure force rather than mass.

Ex: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.

* peso de baño = bathroom scales.

peso²

² = burden, load, weight, toll, term weight, body weight.

Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.

Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.

Ex: Applications of these methods facilitate more effective assignment of term weights to index terms within documents and may assist searchers in the selection of search terms.

Ex: The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients.

* aliviar a Alguien del peso de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.

* aliviar de un peso a = relieve + the burden (on/from).

* aumento de peso = weight gain.

* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.

* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.

* control del peso = weight control.

* de peso = weighty, of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* exceso de peso = overweight.

* falta de peso = underweight.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* hundirse bajo el peso de = collapse under + the weight of.

* hundirse por el peso = bog down.

* hundirse por su propio peso = sink under + its own weight.

* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.

* ligero de peso = lightweight [light-weight].

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* perder peso = lose + weight.

* pérdida de peso = weight loss.

* peso al nacer = birthweight.

* peso atómico = atomic weight.

* peso de la prueba, el = burden of proof, the.

* peso de la responsabilidad, el = burden of responsibility, the.

* peso de nacimiento = birthweight.

* peso específico = weight, specific gravity.

* peso molecular = molecular weight.

* peso muerto = dead weight.

* peso pesado = heavy weight [heavyweight], big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.

* por debajo del peso normal = underweight.

* problema de peso = weight problem.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* se cae de su peso que = it goes without saying that.

* soportar el peso de Algo = carry + the burden.

* soportar un peso = take + load.

* tener que cargar con el peso de = be burdened with.

* tener que cargar con el peso de la tradición = be burdened with + tradition.

* todo el peso de la ley = full force of the law, the.

* vector de peso específico = weighted vector.

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peso

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 ( Fís, Tec) weight

sistema de pesos y medidas system of weights and measures

a ti no te conviene levantar esos pesos you shouldn't lift (heavy) weights like that

perder/ganar peso to lose/gain o put on weight

vive preocupada por el peso she worries about her weight all the time

tomarle el peso a algo to weigh sth up

valer su peso en oro to be worth one's weight in gold

caer v pron A 2. (↑ caer)

2

al peso ‹venta/compra› by weight;

‹vender/comprar› by weight

Compuestos:

● peso atómico

atomic weight

● peso bruto

gross weight

● peso específico

( Fís, Quím) specific gravity

su peso específico en la empresa es bien sabido por todos everyone knows he carries a lot of weight in the company

● peso molecular

molecular weight

● peso muerto

deadweight

● peso neto

net weight

B

1 (carga, pesadumbre) weight, burden

está abrumado por el peso de tanta responsabilidad he's overwhelmed by the burden of so much responsibility

lleva el peso de la empresa he carries the burden of responsibility for the company

el peso de la prueba recae sobre el fiscal the onus of proof lies with the prosecution

quitarle un peso de encima a algn to take a load o a weight off sb's mind

me he quitado un buen peso de encima that's a real load o weight off my mind

2 (importancia, influencia) weight

las asociaciones de mayor peso the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight

su papel tiene poco peso her role is fairly minor

la agricultura es una actividad que tiene poco peso en la economía agriculture does not play a very important role in the economy

la Iglesia ejerce un peso moral muy fuerte en nuestra sociedad the Church exercises a very strong moral influence in our society

todo el peso de la ley the full weight of the law

3

de peso ‹argumento› strong, weighty;

‹razón› forceful

tiene amistades de peso en la dirección she has influential friends on the board

C ( Dep)

1 (en atletismo) shot

lanzamiento de peso shot-put, shot-putting

2 (en halterofilia) weight

levantamiento de pesos weightlifting

3 (en boxeo) weight

Compuestos:

● peso gallo

bantamweight

● peso ligero or liviano

lightweight

● peso medio or mediano

middleweight

● peso mosca

flyweight

● peso pesado

( Dep) heavyweight

un peso pesado de la literatura/política a literary/political heavyweight

● peso pluma

featherweight

● peso welter

welterweight

D

1 (báscula) scales (pl)

2 ( Chi) (de una balanza) weight

E ( Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)

nunca tiene un peso he never has a cent o penny

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Del verbo pesar: ( conjugate pesar)

peso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pesó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pesar
peso
pesar 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (pena, tristeza) sorrow;

a peso mío or muy a mi peso much to my regret
b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse

2
◊ a peso de despite, in spite of;

a peso de todo in spite of o despite everything;
a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo
1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy;
◊ estas gafas no pesan these glasses don't weigh much;

no me pesa it's not heavy
2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ahora me pesa mucho now I deeply regret it;

me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him
3
◊ pese a despite, in spite of;

pese a que even though;
mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not
verbo transitivo
a) ‹niño/maleta› to weigh;

‹ manzanas› to weigh (out)
b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh;

◊ pesa 80 kilos he weighs 80 kilos

pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
peso sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Fís, Tec) weight;

◊ ganar/perder peso to gain o put on/lose weight;

peso bruto/neto gross/net weight
b)

◊ al peso by weight

2
a) (carga, responsabilidad) weight, burden;

◊ quitarle un peso de encima a algn to take a load o a weight off sb's mind

b) ( influencia) weight;

◊ todo el peso de la ley the full weight of the law

c)

◊ de peso ‹ argumento› strong, weighty;

‹ razón› forceful
3 (Dep)
a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shot;

◊ lanzamiento de peso shot-put, shot-putting

b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weight;

◊ levantamiento de pesos weightlifting

c) ( en boxeo) weight;

◊ peso ligero/mosca/pesado/pluma lightweight/flyweight/heavyweight/featherweight

4 ( báscula) scales (pl)
5 (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries);
◊ no tiene un peso he doesn't have a cent o penny

pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret
♦ Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
peso sustantivo masculino
1 weight
ganar/perder peso, to put on/lose weight
Quím Fís peso específico, specific gravity
2 (carga, preocupación) weight, burden
3 (influencia) importance
4 (utensilio) scales
♦ Locuciones: quitarse un peso de encima, to take a load off one's mind
de peso, (una persona) influential, (un argumento) convincing
' peso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelgazar
- aligerar
- bruta
- bruto
- carga
- cargar
- exceso
- kilo
- lanzamiento
- levedad
- ligera
- ligero
- mantener
- medida
- neta
- neto
- onza
- pesar
- ponderar
- según
- sopesar
- soportar
- sostener
- sustentar
- tara
- vencerse
- aguantar
- arroba
- aumentar
- aumento
- cargado
- controlar
- convertir
- distribuir
- equilibrar
- estacionar
- exceder
- gordura
- igual
- justo
- lanzador
- levantar
- mínimo
- moneda
- perder
- propina
- rebajar
- unidad
English:
avoid
- back
- bear
- compelling
- dead weight
- feather weight
- flyweight
- gain
- heaviness
- heavyweight
- hold
- lb
- lift
- lighten
- lightweight
- load
- middleweight
- outweigh
- overweight
- pound
- quibble
- shed
- shot
- stand
- sustain
- weight
- weight-watching
- welterweight
- clout
- dead
- excess
- hundred
- lose
- over
- peso
- put
- slim
- stone
- strain
- strong
- support
- under
- weighty

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peso nm

1. [en general] weight;

tiene un kilo de peso it weighs a kilo;

ganar/perder peso to gain/lose weight;

vender algo al peso to sell sth by weight;

de peso [razones] weighty, sound;
[persona] influential;
Comp

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

Comp

pagar algo a peso de oro to pay a fortune for sth;

Comp

valer su peso en oro to be worth its/his/ etc weight in gold

Comp
peso atómico atomic weight;
peso bruto gross weight;
Fís peso específico relative density, specific gravity; Fig
tiene mucho peso específico he carries a lot of weight;
Quím peso molar molar weight;
peso molecular molecular weight;

peso muerto dead weight;

peso neto net weight

2. [sensación] heavy feeling;

siento peso en las piernas my legs feel heavy

3. [fuerza, influencia] weight;

su palabra tiene mucho peso his word carries a lot of weight;

el peso de sus argumentos está fuera de duda there is no disputing the force of her arguments;

el vicepresidente ejerce mucho peso en la organización the vice president carries a lot of weight in the organization

4. [carga, preocupación] burden;

el peso de la culpabilidad the burden of guilt;

Comp

quitarse un peso de encima to take a weight off one's mind

5. [balanza] scales

6. [moneda] peso

7. Dep shot;

lanzamiento de peso shot put

8. [en boxeo] weight

Comp
peso gallo bantamweight;
peso ligero lightweight;

peso medio middleweight;

peso mosca flyweight;
también Fig peso pesado heavyweight;
peso pluma featherweight;

peso semiligero light middleweight;

peso semipesado light heavyweight;

peso welter welterweight

9. Am Fam [dinero]
en ese trabajo no gana un peso she earns next to nothing in that job;

no tengo un peso I'm broke;

¿cuánto te costó? – no mucho, dos pesos how much did it cost you? – not much o next to nothing

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peso

m

1 weight;

ganar peso put on o gain weight;

perder peso lose weight; fig become less important;

de peso fig weighty;

se cae de o

por su propio peso it goes without saying;

se me quitó un peso de encima it took a real load off my mind

2 FIN peso

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peso nm

1) : weight, heaviness

2) : burden, responsibility

3) : weight (in sports)

4) báscula: scales pl

5) : peso

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peso n

1. (en general) weight

tiene cinco kilos de peso it is five kilos in weight / it weighs five kilos

2. (deporte) shot

el lanzamiento de peso the shot put

de peso (razón) good (persona) influential

ganar peso to put on weight

perder peso to lose weight

Spanish-English dictionary > peso
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[ɪn] prep

1) ( enclosed in) in +dat;

the butter is \in the fridge die Butter ist im Kühlschrank;

they live \in a cottage sie wohnen in einer Hütte;

to be \in bed im Bett sein;

to ride \in a car [im] Auto fahren;

he likes swimming \in lakes er schwimmt gerne in Seen;

it was covered \in dirt es war mit Schmutz überzogen;

to lie \in the sun in der Sonne baden [o liegen];

to find information \in the internet Informationen im Internet finden;

she has over $100,000 \in a savings account sie hat über $100.000 auf einem Sparkonto;

I've got a pain \in my back ich habe Schmerzen im Rücken;

\in sb's head in jds Kopf;

I never know what's going on \in her head ich weiß nie, was in ihrem Kopf vorgeht;

to be \in hospital im Krankenhaus sein;

to be \in and out of sth immer wieder in etw dat sein;

she's been \in and out of hospitals ever since the accident sie war seit dem Unfall immer wieder im Krankenhaus

2) ( surrounded by) in +dat;

there are several gangs \in my neighbourhood in meiner Umgebung gab es mehrere Gangs;

down below \in the valley unten im Tal;

I got stuck \in a traffic jam ich bin in einen Stau gekommen;

to stand \in the road auf der Straße sehen;

the ducks swam \in the pond die Enten schwammen im Teich;

I live \in New York ich lebe in New York;

to look at oneself \in the mirror sich akk im Spiegel betrachten;

\in the middle of sth in der Mitte von etw dat

3) ( visible through) in +dat;

\in the window im Fenster;

the lady stood \in the doorway die Frau stand im Eingang

4) after vb ( into) in +dat;

to get \in the car ins Auto steigen;

I just put too much milk \in my coffee ich habe zu viel Milch in meinen Kaffee getan;

they decided to invest their savings \in stocks sie entschieden sich dazu, ihre Ersparnisse in Aktien anzulegen;

to invest \in the future in die Zukunft investieren

5) (Am) (at) auf +dat;

is Erika still \in school? ist Erika noch auf der Schule?;

Boris is \in college Boris ist auf dem College

6) ( as part of) in +dat;

who's the woman \in that painting? wer ist die Frau auf diesem Bild?;

he was singer \in a band er war Sänger in einer Band;

over 20 horses were \in the race an dem Rennen nahmen 20 Pferde teil;

he looked for her face \in the crowd er suchte ihre Gesicht in der Menge;

these themes can often be found \in Schiller diese Themen kommen bei Schiller oft vor;

what do you look for \in a relationship? was erwartest du in einer Beziehung?;

you're with us \in our thoughts wir denken an dich

7) ( involved with)

\in sth in etw dat;

she works \in publishing sie arbeitet bei einem Verlag;

they enlisted \in the army for two years sie verpflichteten sich für zwei Jahre als Soldaten;

a degree \in sth ein Abschluss in etw dat;

\in search of sb/ sth auf der Suche nach jdm/etw

8) ( dressed) in +dat;

the man [dressed] \in the grey suit der Mann in dem grauen Anzug;

you look nice \in green grün steht dir;

\in the nude nackt;

to sunbathe \in the nude nackt sonnenbaden

9) ( expressed as) oil paint, watercolour mit +dat;

cheques should be written \in ink Schecks sollten mit Tinte ausgefüllt werden; French, English auf +dat;

they spoke \in Russian the whole time sie sprachen die ganze Zeit auf Russisch;

can you give me that offer \in writing? können Sie mir dieses Angebot schriftlich geben?;

\in a small voice mit leiser Stimme;

\in all honesty in aller Aufrichtigkeit;

to tell sb sth \in all seriousness jdm etw in vollem Ernst sagen;

to pay \in dollars mit [o in] Dollar zahlen;

to write \in short simple sentences in kurzen einfachen Sätzen schreiben;

to swear \in an oath einen Eid schwören;

she told me \in a promise that she would wait for me sie hat mir versprochen, auf mich zu warten;

to say sth \in a nutshell etw in aller Kürze sagen;

\in conclusion schließlich, zum Schluss;

he always talks \in a whisper er spricht immer sehr leise;

to speak to sb \in a normal tone of voice sich akk mit jdm normal unterhalten;

to listen to music \in stereo Musik stereo hören;

Mozart's Piano Concerto \in E flat Mozarts Klavierkonzert in E-Moll;

\in fact tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit;

\in the form of sth in Form von dat;

\in the form of a request in Form einer Anfrage

10) ( during) am +dat, in +dat;

\in the morning/ evening am Morgen/Abend;

did you hear the thunder \in the night? hast du heute Nacht den Donner gehört?;

\in the autumn/ spring im Herbst/Frühling;

we're going to Italy \in April wir fahren im April nach Italien;

\in the late 60s in den späten Sechzigern;

they met \in 1885 sie trafen sich 1885;

she hasn't heard from him \in six months sie hat seit sechs Monaten nichts mehr von ihm gehört;

I haven't done that \in a long time ich habe das lange Zeit nicht mehr gemacht;

to be with the Lord \in eternity bei Gott im Himmel sein;

\in the aftermath of the earthquake in der Zeit nach dem Erdbeben

11) ( at later time) in +dat;

dinner will be ready \in ten minutes das Essen ist in zehn Minuten fertig;

\in the end am Ende, schließlich

12) ( no later than) in +dat;

\in two weeks;

we need that contract signed \in two days der Vertrag muss in zwei Tagen unterzeichnet sein;

they completed the journey \in record time sie haben die Reise in einer Rekordzeit beendet

13) ( at distance of) nach +dat;

the house should be coming up \in about one mile das Haus müsste nach einer Meile auftauchen

14) (expressing state, condition) in +dat;

\in anger im Zorn;

\in horror voller Entsetzen;

to live \in luxury im Luxus leben;

\in the secret im Geheimen, heimlich;

\in private vertraulich;

she was \in stress at the moment sie war gerade im Stress;

he left \in a hurry sie ging in aller Eile davon;

to be \in doubt zweifeln;

to get \in trouble Schwierigkeiten bekommen;

he cried out \in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen;

she was \in a good mood that day ihre Stimmung an diesem Tag war gut;

he always drinks \in excess er trinkt immer zu viel;

to be \in no doubt nicht an etw dat zweifeln;

to fall \in love [with sb] sich akk [in jdn] verlieben;

to come \in question in Frage gestellt werden;

\in a state of sth in einem Zustand von etw dat;

\in a state of panic in Panik;

everything is \in a state of chaos alles ist in einem chaotischen Zustand;

\in his excitement in seiner Begeisterung

15) ( as result of)

\in exchange als Ersatz, dafür;

\in response to als Antwort auf +akk;

\in reply [or answer] to als Reaktion [o Antwort] auf +akk;

\in refusing to work abroad, she missed a good job weil sie sich weigerte, im Ausland zu arbeiten, entging ihr ein guter Job;

\in doing so dabei, damit;

\in that... ( form) insofern als;

I was fortunate \in that I had friends ich hatte Glück, weil ich Freunde hatte

16) ( arranged as) in +dat;

then we sat down \in a circle wir setzten uns in einem Kreis hin;

get together \in groups of four! bildet Vierergruppen!;

sometimes customers buy books \in twos manchmal kaufen Kunden Bücher doppelt;

slice the potatoes \in two beforehand! schneiden Sie die Kartoffel vorher einmal durch!;

to die \in their thousands zu Tausenden sterben;

he ripped up the note \in pieces er zerriss den Notizzettel in kleine Fetzen;

\in total insgesamt

17) ( comparing amounts) pro +dat;

six pence \in the pound sechs Pennys pro Pfund;

one \in ten people jeder zehnte;

she has a one \in three chance ihre Chancen stehen eins zu drei;

there's nothing [or not much] [or very little] \in it da ist kein großer Unterschied

18) ( characteristic)

he is deaf \in his left ear er hört auf dem linken Ohr nichts;

to be equal \in weight gleich viel wiegen;

he's about six foot \in height er ist ca. zwei Meter groß;

dark \in colour dunkelfarbig;

difference \in quality Qualitätsunterschied m;

it's not \in his nature es liegt nicht in seiner Natur;

\in every respect in jeder Hinsicht;

\in sb mit jdm;

\in Kim, he's got a very good friend as well as a lover mit Kim hat er eine sehr gute Freundin und Liebhaberin;

it isn't \in sb to do sth jd ist nicht zu etw dat in der Lage;

it's not \in me to lie ich kann nicht lügen;

to not have it \in one to do sth nicht in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

19) ( approximately) in +dat;

to be \in one's forties in den Vierzigern sein;

temperatures tomorrow will be \in the mid-twenties die Temperaturen bewegen sich um 25 Grad

20) after vb ( concerning)

to assist a doctor \in an operation einem Arzt bei einer Operation assistieren;

the whole family shared \in his success die ganze Familie nahm Anteil an seinem Erfolg;

don't interfere \in my business unasked! mische dich nicht ungefragt in meine Angelegenheiten ein!;

she's interested \in photography sie interessiert sich für Fotografie after n

we have confidence \in you wir vertrauen dir;

she had no say \in the decision sie hatte keinen Einfluss auf die Entscheidung;

a change \in sth eine Änderung in etw dat;

she underwent a change \in style sie hat ihren Stil geändert

21) ( substitution of)

\in sth anstatt etw +dat;

he came to the party \in his friend's place er kam anstatt seinem Freund auf die Party;

\in God's/ heaven's name um Gottes/Himmels willen;

\in lieu of sth anstelle von, anstatt

PHRASES:

to put one's foot \in one's mouth [or it] ins Fettnäpfchen treten;

to follow \in sb's footsteps in jds Fußstapfen treten;

\in hell ( fam) überhaupt;

\in line übereinstimmend;

they tried to keep their children \in line sie versuchten, die Kinder bei der Stange zu halten;

to put sb \in their place jdn in seine Schranken weisen;

to leave sth \in one's wake etw zur Folge haben;

\in stereo gleichzeitig;

\in all insgesamt;

there were 10 of us \in all wir waren zu zehnt;

all \in all alles in allem;

all \in all it's been a good year insgesamt gesehen war es ein gutes Jahr adv

inv

1) ( into sth and hither) herein;

come \in! herein!;

the sea was freezing, but \in she went das Meer war eiskalt, doch sie kannte nichts und ging hinein

2) ( there) da;

( at home) zu Hause;

is David \in? ist David da?;

to have a quiet evening \in einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause verbringen

3) ( at arrival point)

to be due \in fällig sein;

the train is due \in any moment now der Zug müsste jetzt jeden Moment [an]kommen;

( towards land) landeinwärts;

the tide comes \in very quickly here die Flut kommt hier sehr rasch herein;

we stood on the harbour for a while watching the ship come \in wir standen eine Zeitlang am Hafen und beobachteten das einlaufende Schiff

4) ( inside) nach innen;

could you bring the clothes \in? könntest du die Wäsche 'reinholen?;

I didn't hear you come \in ich habe dich nicht [ins Haus] kommen hören;

the farmer brought the harvest \in der Bauer brachte die Ernte ein;

the roof of their house caved \in das Dach ihres Hauses fiel in sich zusammen

5) ( submitted)

to get [or hand] sth \in etw abgeben [o einreichen];

when does your essay have to be \in? wann musst du deinen Essay abgeben?

6) sports ( within bounds)

the ball was definitely \in! der Ball war keineswegs im Aus!;

to be \in player am Ball sein

7) ( take part)

to go \in for sth an etw dat teilnehmen;

I never went \in for collecting stamps mit Briefmarken sammeln habe ich mich nie abgegeben

PHRASES:

day \in, day out tagein, tagaus;

\in between dazwischen;

to be \in for sth sich akk auf etw akk gefasst machen müssen;

to be \in for it sich akk auf etw akk gefasst machen können;

to be \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen;

to be \in with sb mit jdm zusammen sein;

to get \in with sb sich akk bei jdm lieb Kind machen ( fam)

to let sb \in on sth jdm etw verraten adj

1) ( leading in) einwärts;

the door \in opens inwards die Tür hinein geht nach innen auf;

\in basket Behälter m für eingehende Postsendungen

2) ( in fashion) in;

to be \in in [o ( fam) hipp] sein;

to be the \in place to dance/ dine als Tanzlokal/Restaurant in sein ( fam)

3) pred ( with favourable status)

he's \in with the boss at the moment zurzeit ist er beim Chef gut angeschrieben;

she just says those things to get \in with the teacher die sagt so was doch bloß, um sich beim Lehrer lieb Kind zu machen

4) pred ( in season) reif;

pumpkins are \in! Kürbisse jetzt frisch! n

( connection) Kontakt[e] m[pl];

he wants to get involved with that group but doesn't have an \in er würde gern mit dieser Gruppe in Kontakt kommen, aber bis jetzt fehlt ihm die Eintrittskarte

PHRASES:

the \ins and outs of sth jedes kleine Detail einer S. gen;

to understand the \ins and outs of sth etw hundertprozentig verstehen

English-German students dictionary > in
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for ⇒ Usage note: for,

A prep

1 ( intended to belong to or be used by) pour ; who are the flowers for? pour qui sont les fleurs? ; for her pour elle ; to buy sth for sb acheter qch pour or à qn ; she bought a book for me elle a acheté un livre pour moi, elle m'a acheté un livre ; she bought presents for the family elle a acheté des cadeaux pour la famille ; a club for young people un club pour les jeunes ; a play area for children une aire de jeux pour les enfants ; keep some pancakes for us! garde-nous des crêpes! ; not for me thanks pas pour moi merci ;

2 ( intended to help or benefit) pour ; to do sth for sb faire qch pour qn ; you risked your life for us tu as risqué ta vie pour nous ; let me carry it for you laisse-moi le porter pour toi ; could you book a seat for me? est-ce que tu pourrais réserver une place pour moi or me réserver une place? ; he cooked dinner for us il nous a préparé à manger ; play a tune for us joue-nous quelque chose ;

3 ( indicating purpose) pour ; what's it for? c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi? ; it's for removing stains c'est pour enlever or ça sert à enlever les taches ; what's this spring for? c'est pour quoi faire ce ressort? ; it's not for cleaning windows ce n'est pas fait pour nettoyer les vitres ; an attic for storing furniture un grenier pour entreposer les meubles ; ‘I need it’-‘what for?’ ‘j'en ai besoin’-‘pourquoi?’ ; what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela? ; let's stop for a rest arrêtons-nous pour nous reposer ; to do sth for a laugh faire qch pour rigoler ○ ; to go for a swim/ meal aller nager/manger ; I need something for my cough j'ai besoin de quelque chose contre la toux ; she's being treated for depression elle suit un traitement contre la dépression ; a cure for Aids un remède contre le sida ; I sent it away for cleaning je l'ai renvoyé pour qu'il soit nettoyé ; I brought her home for you to meet her je l'ai amenée à la maison pour que tu puisses la rencontrer ; the bell rang for class to begin la cloche a sonné pour indiquer le début du cours ; for this to be feasible pour que ce soit réalisable ; more investment is needed for economic growth to occur il faut qu'il y ait plus d'investissements pour relancer la croissance économique ; the idea was for you to work it out yourself le but était que tu trouves ( subj) la réponse tout seul ;

4 (as representative, member, employee of) pour, de ; to work for a company travailler pour une entreprise ; to play for France jouer pour la France ; the MP for Oxford le député d'Oxford ; Minister for Foreign Affairs ministre des Affaires étrangères ;

5 ( indicating cause or reason) pour ; the reason for doing la raison pour laquelle on fait ; for this reason, I'd rather… pour cette raison je préfère… ; grounds for divorce/for hope des motifs de divorce/d'espoir ; to jump for joy sauter de joie ; imprisoned for murder emprisonné pour meurtre ; she left him for another man elle l'a quitté pour un autre homme ; famous for its wines réputé pour ses vins ; to praise sb for his actions féliciter qn pour ses actes ; she's been criticized for her views on lui a reproché ses opinions ; I was unable to sleep for the pain/the noise je ne pouvais pas dormir à cause de la douleur/du bruit ; the car is the worse for wear la voiture est abîmée ; if it weren't for her we wouldn't be here sans elle nous ne serions pas là ; if it hadn't been for the traffic jams, we'd have made it sans les embouteillages nous serions arrivés à temps ; the plant died for want of water la plante est morte parce qu'elle manquait d'eau ; she is annoyed with me for contradicting her elle m'en veut parce que je l'ai contredite ;

6 ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj) ; it's too cold for her to go out il fait trop froid pour qu'elle sorte ; they spoke too quickly for us to understand ils parlaient trop vite pour que nous les comprenions ; she said it loudly enough for all to hear elle l'a dit suffisamment fort pour que tout le monde puisse entendre ; I haven't the patience ou enough patience for sewing je n'ai pas la patience qu'il faut pour coudre ; there's not enough time for us to have a drink nous n'avons pas le temps de prendre un verre ;

7 ( indicating person's attitude) pour ; to be easy for sb to do être facile pour qn de faire ; for her it's almost like a betrayal pour elle c'est presque une trahison ; the film was too earnest for me le film était trop sérieux pour moi ; it was a shock for him ça a été un choc pour lui ; what counts for them is… ce qui compte pour eux c'est… ; living in London is not for me je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à Londres, vivre à Londres, très peu pour moi ○ ! ; that's good enough for me! ça me suffit! ;

8 ( stressing particular feature) pour ; for further information write to… pour plus de renseignements écrivez à… ; I buy it for flavour/freshness je l'achète pour le goût/la fraîcheur ; for efficiency, there is no better system pour ce qui est de l'efficacité il n'y a pas de meilleur système ;

9 ( considering) pour ; to be mature for one's age être mûr pour son âge ; she's very young for a doctor elle est très jeune pour un médecin ; it's warm for the time of year il fait chaud pour la saison ; it's not a bad wine for the price ce vin n'est pas mauvais pour le prix ; suitably dressed for the climate habillé comme il faut pour le climat ;

10 ( towards) pour ; to have admiration/respect for sb avoir de l'admiration/du respect pour qn ; to feel sorry for sb avoir de la peine pour qn ; to feel contempt for sb mépriser qn ;

11 ( on behalf of) pour ; to be delighted/pleased for sb être ravi/content pour qn ; to be anxious for sb être inquiet pour qn ; say hello to him for me dis-lui bonjour de ma part ; I can't do it for you je ne peux pas le faire à ta place ; let her answer for herself laisse-la répondre elle-même ; I speak for everyone here je parle au nom de toutes les personnes ici présentes ;

12 ( as regards) to be a stickler for punctuality être à cheval sur la ponctualité ; she's a great one for jokes on peut toujours compter sur elle pour raconter des blagues ; to be all right for money avoir assez d'argent ; luckily for her heureusement pour elle ;

13 ( indicating duration) ( taking account of past events) depuis ; ( stressing expected duration) pour ; ( stressing actual duration) pendant ; this is the best show I've seen for years c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années ; we've been together for 2 years nous sommes ensemble depuis 2 ans, ça fait 2 ans que nous sommes ensemble ; she hasn't slept for a week elle n'a pas dormi depuis une semaine, ça fait une semaine qu'elle n'a pas dormi ; they hadn't seen each other for 10 years ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis 10 ans, ça faisait 10 ans qu'ils ne s'étaient pas vus ; she's off to Paris for the weekend elle va à Paris pour le week-end ; I'm going to Spain for 6 months je vais en Espagne pour 6 mois ; they are stored in the cellar for the winter ils sont entreposés dans la cave pour l'hiver ; will he be away for long? est-ce qu'il sera absent longtemps? ; you can stay for a year vous pouvez rester un an ; to be away for a year être absent pendant un an ; they were married for 25 years ils ont été mariés pendant 25 ans ; he hasn't been seen for several days on ne l'a pas vu depuis plusieurs jours ; she remained silent for a few moments elle est restée silencieuse pendant quelques instants ; I was in Paris for 2 weeks j'étais à Paris pendant 2 semaines ; to last for hours durer des heures ;

14 ( indicating a deadline) pour ; ( in negative constructions) avant ; it will be ready for Saturday ça sera prêt pour samedi ; when is the essay for? la rédaction, c'est pour quand? ; the car won't be ready for another 6 weeks la voiture ne sera pas prête avant 6 semaines ; you don't have to decide for a week yet tu n'as pas à prendre ta décision avant une semaine ;

15 ( on the occasion of) pour ; to go to China for Christmas aller en Chine pour Noël ; invited for Easter invité pour Pâques ; he got a bike for his birthday il a eu un vélo pour son anniversaire ;

16 ( indicating scheduled time) pour ; the summit scheduled for next month le sommet prévu pour le mois prochain ; that's all for now c'est tout pour le moment ; I'd like an appointment for Monday je voudrais un rendez-vous pour lundi ; I have an appointment for 4 pm j'ai rendez-vous à 16h 00 ; it's time for bed c'est l'heure d'aller au lit ; now for some fun/food! on va s'amuser/manger! ;

17 ( indicating distance) pendant ; to drive for miles rouler pendant des kilomètres ; lined with trees for 3 km bordé d'arbres pendant or sur 3 km ; the last shop for 30 miles le dernier magasin avant 50 kilomètres ; there is nothing but desert for miles around on ne voit que le désert à des kilomètres à la ronde ;

18 ( indicating destination) pour ; a ticket for Dublin un billet pour Dublin ; the train leaves for London le train part pour Londres ; to leave for work partir travailler ; to head for the beach partir à la plage ; to swim for the shore nager vers la rive ;

19 (indicating cost, value) pour ; it was sold for £100 ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling ; they bought the car for £6,000 ils ont acheté la voiture pour 6 000 livres sterling ; 10 apples for £1 10 pommes pour une livre sterling ; he'll fix it for £10 il le réparera pour 10 livres sterling ; I wouldn't do it for anything! je ne le ferais pour rien au monde! ; you paid too much for that dress! tu as payé cette robe trop cher! ; I'll let you have it for £20 je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling ; a cheque for £20 un chèque de 20 livres sterling ; to exchange sth for sth else échanger qch contre qch d'autre ; ⇒ nothing ;

20 ( in favour of) to be for être pour [peace, divorce, reunification] ; to be all for it être tout à fait pour ; I'm for going to a nightclub je suis pour qu'on aille en boîte ○ ; who's for a game of football? qui veut jouer au football? ;

21 ( stressing appropriateness) she's the person for the job elle est la personne qu'il faut pour le travail ; that's for us to decide c'est à nous de décider ; it's not for him to tell us what to do ce n'est pas à lui de nous dire ce qu'il faut faire ;

22 ( in support of) en faveur de ; to vote for change voter en faveur de la réforme ; the argument for recycling l'argument en faveur du recyclage ; there's no evidence for that ce n'est absolument pas prouvé ;

23 ( indicating availability) for sale à vendre ; ‘caravans for hire’ ‘caravanes à louer’ ;

24 ( as part of ratio) pour ; one teacher for five pupils un professeur pour cinq élèves ; for every female judge there are ten male judges il y a une femme juge pour dix hommes juges ;

25 ( equivalent to) T for Tom T comme Tom ; what's the French for ‘boot’? comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français? ; the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique ; what is CD for? qu'est-ce que CD veut dire? ; green is for go le vert veut dire qu'on a le droit de passer ;

26 ( in explanations) for one thing… and for another… premièrement… et deuxièmement… ; for that matter d'ailleurs ; for example par exemple ; I, for one, agree with her en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle ;

27 ( when introducing clauses) it would be unwise for us to generalize il serait imprudent pour nous de généraliser ; it's not convenient for them to come today ce n'est pas pratique pour eux de passer aujourd'hui ; the best thing would be for them to leave le mieux serait qu'ils s'en aillent ; it must have been serious for her to cancel the class cela a dû être grave pour qu'elle annule ( subj) le cours ; there's nothing worse than for someone to spy on you il n'y a rien de pire que quelqu'un qui t'espionne ; there's no need for people to get upset il n'y a pas de quoi s'énerver ;

28 ( after) to name a child for sb donner à un enfant le nom de qn.

B conj sout car, parce que.

Idioms

oh for a nice hot bath! je rêve d'un bon bain chaud! ; I'll be (in) for it if… ○ GB ça va être ma fête si… ○ ; right, you're for it ○ ! GB bon, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; that's adolescents for you! que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents! ; there's gratitude for you! c'est comme ça qu'on me (or vous etc) remercie!, quelle ingratitude!

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15 aire

m.

1 air (fluido).

al aire libre in the open air

con el pecho al aire bare-chested

cambiar de aires to have a change of scene

dejar algo en el aire to leave something up in the air

estar en el aire to be in the air

saltar o volar por los aires to be blown sky high

tomar el aire to go for a breath of fresh air

a mi aire in my own way

aire acondicionado air-conditioning

aire comprimido compressed air

aire puro fresh air

aire viciado foul air

2 wind (viento).

hoy hace mucho aire it's very windy today

3 air, appearance (aspecto).

tiene un aire a su madre she has something of her mother

aires airs (and graces) (vanidad)

darse aires (de algo) to put on airs (about something)

4 resemblance, likeness, air, look.

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aire

► nombre masculino

1 air

2 (viento) wind; (corriente) draught

■ hace aire it's windy

3 figurado (aspecto) air, appearance

■ tiene un aire cansado she looks tired

4 figurado (parecido) resemblance, likeness

■ este niño tiene un aire a su abuelo this boy takes after his grandfather

■ tienen un aire de familia there's a family likeness to them

5 figurado (estilo) style, manner, way

■ lo hizo a su aire he did it his way

6 figurado (gracia) gracefulness, elegance

■ Luisa camina con mucho aire Luisa walks very gracefully

7 figurado (ambiente) atmosphere

■ había mucha tensión en el aire the atmosphere was very tense

8 MÚSICA air, melody

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al aire (hacia arriba) into the air 2 (al raso) uncovered

al aire libre in the open air, outdoors

cambiar de aires to change one's surroundings, have a change of scenery

darse aires to put on airs

estar en el aire (en antena) to be on the air

hacerse/darse aire to fan oneself

saltar por los aires to blow up

tener aires to put on airs

tomar el aire to take the air, get some fresh air

vivir del aire to live on air

¡vete a tomar (el) aire! familiar get lost!

aire acondicionado air conditioning

aire puro clean air

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noun m.

air

- aire acondicionado

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SM

1) (=elemento) air

una bocanada de aire fresco — a breath of fresh air

parece que me falta el aire — I feel as if I can't breathe

ir a la montaña a respirar aire puro — to go to the hills where the air is pure

¡fuera de aquí, aire! — * get out of here! scram! *

• al aire, lanzar algo al aire — to throw sth into the air

la fruta se deja secar al aire — the fruit is left to dry uncovered

un vestido con la espalda al aire — a backless dress

• estar en el aire — [balón, paracaidista] to be in the air; (Radio) to be on (the) air

todo está en el aire hasta que se conozcan los resultados — it's all up in the air until the results are known

la polémica estaba en el aire — controversy hung in the air

dejar una pregunta/problema en el aire — to leave a question/an issue up in the air

• al aire libre — [con verbo] outdoors, in the open air; [con sustantivo] outdoor antes de s, open-air antes de s

el concierto se celebró al aire libre — the concert was held outdoors o in the open air

una piscina al aire libre — an outdoor o open-air pool

le gusta la vida al aire libre — she loves the outdoor life

actividades al aire libre — outdoor activities

• salir al aire — (Radio) to go on (the) air

• saltar por los aires — to blow up, explode

• tomar el aire — to get some fresh air

salió a tomar un poco el aire — he went out to get o for some fresh air

¡vete a tomar el aire! — * scram! *, clear off! *

• aire viciado — [en habitación cerrada] stale air; [en fábrica, ciudad contaminada] foul air

• volar por los aires — to blow up, explode

todas las esperanzas de paz han volado por los aires — all hopes of peace have been dashed

a mi/tu/su aire —

aprendieron a su aire — they learned in their own way

le gusta hacer las cosas a su aire — he likes to do things his own way

eso le permitió trabajar a su aire — that enabled her to work the way she wanted

ir a su aire — to go one's own way, do one's own thing *

- beber los aires por algn

darle un aire a algn —

le dio un aire y perdió el habla — he had a stroke and lost the power of speech

- estar de buen/mal aire

- mantenerse del aire

- mudarse a cualquier aire

- ofenderse del aire

- seguir el aire a algn

- vivir del aire

aire acondicionado — air conditioning

un vehículo con aire acondicionado — an air-conditioned vehicle

aire colado — cold draught, cold draft (EEUU)

aire comprimido — compressed air

una escopeta de aire comprimido — an air rifle

aire detonante — firedamp

aire líquido — liquid air

2) (Meteo) (=viento) wind; (=corriente) draught, draft (EEUU)

no corre nada de aire — there isn't a breath of wind

entra mucho aire por la puerta — there's a strong draught coming in through the door

hoy hace mucho aire — it's very windy today

entraba un aire muy agradable de la calle — there was a lovely breeze coming in from the street

• dar aire a algn — to fan sb

la prensa no da aire al éxito del gobierno — the press is giving no coverage to the government's success

darse aire — to fan o.s.

- ¿qué aires te traen por aquí?

- cambiar o mudar de aires

aires de cambio — (Pol) winds of change

3) (=aspecto) air

los techos altos le daban un aire señorial a la casa — high ceilings gave a stately air to the house

le respondió con aire cansado — he replied wearily

su cara tiene un aire familiar — there's something familiar about his face

tienen aire de no haber roto un plato en su vida — they look as if butter wouldn't melt in their mouths

- darse aires

eso te pasa por darte aires de superioridad — that's what happens when you think you're better than everyone else o when you put on airs

no te des esos aires de suficiencia conmigo — don't get on your high horse with me

4) (=parecido)

¿no le notas un aire con Carlos? — don't you think he looks a bit like Carlos?

• darse un aire a algn — to look a bit like sb

aire de familia — family resemblance, family likeness

5) (=aerofagia) wind

las lentejas me provocan mucho aire — lentils give me a lot of wind

6) (=garbo) style, panache

lleva la ropa con mucho aire — she wears her clothes with great style o panache

dio unos pases de muleta con buen aire — he did a few stylish passes with the cape

7) (Mús) air

música con aires populares — music with popular airs

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masculino

1) air

sintió que le faltaba el aire — she felt as if she was going to suffocate

para que entre un poco de aire — to let some (fresh) air in

salir a tomar el aire — to go outside for a breath of fresh air

ponerles aire a las ruedas — to put some air in the tires

se elevó por los aires — it rose up into the air

al aire libre — outdoors, in the open air

un vestido con la espalda al aire — a backless dress

deja la herida al aire — leave the wound uncovered

disparar un tiro al aire — to fire a shot into the air

a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq); cambiar or mudar de aire(s): necesito cambiar de aires I need a change of scene o air; dejar a alguien en el aire to leave somebody in suspense; quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air; su futuro quedó en el aire his future hung in the balance; saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up; vivir del aire — to live on air

- aire acondicionado

- aire comprimido

2) ( viento) wind; ( corriente) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

no corre nada de aire — there's not a breath of wind

3) (Rad, TV)

estar en el aire — to be on the air

en el aire — on air

salir al aire — to go out

4)

a) ( aspecto) air

tiene un aire aristocrático — she has an aristocratic air

un rostro con un aire infantil — a face with a childish look to it

sus composiciones tienen un aire melancólico — her compositions have a melancholy feel to them

esto tiene todo el aire de tratarse de una broma — this looks for all the world like a joke

la protesta tomó aires de revuelta — the protest began to look like a revolt

darse aires (de grandeza) — to put on o give oneself airs

b) ( parecido) resemblance

le encuentro un aire a Alberto — I think he looks (a little) like Alberto

tienen un aire — they look a bit alike

- aire de familia

5) (Mús) tune

aires populares — traditional tunes o airs

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= air.

Ex. This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

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* actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.

* aire acondicionado = air-conditioning.

* aire a presión = air pressure.

* aire caliente = hot air.

* aire cargado = fug.

* aire comprimido = compressed air.

* aire de optimismo = air of optimism.

* aire de superioridad = condescension, condescension, attitude of superiority.

* aire fresco = fresh air.

* aire puro = fresh air.

* aires de cambio = wind(s) of change, the, seas of change, the.

* aire viciado = fug.

* al aire libre = open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doors.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* bocanada de aire = gust of wind, blast.

* bocanada de aire caliente = gust of warm air, gust of hot air, gust of heat.

* bocanada de aire fresco = breath of fresh air.

* bolsa de aire = air bag [airbag].

* bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air.

* calentador de aire = air heater.

* calidad del aire = air quality.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambio de aires = change of air and scene, change of scenery, change of air, change of scene, greener pastures, pastures new.

* castillo en el aire = castle in the air.

* circulación del aire = air flow, airflow.

* comida al aire libre = cookout.

* compresor de aire = air compressor.

* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.

* conducto de aire = air duct.

* conducto de aire caliente = hot air duct.

* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.

* contaminación del aire = air pollution.

* contaminante del aire = air pollutant.

* con un aire de = with an air of.

* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dispersado por el aire = wind-blown, wind-borne.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* ejército del aire = Army Air Force, Air Force.

* en el aire = in mid-air, airborne.

* entrada de aire = air intake.

* espacio al aire libre = outdoor space.

* espray de aire comprimido = compressed air can.

* filtro del aire = air cleaner.

* flujo del aire = airflow.

* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.

* haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.

* haber un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.

* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.

* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.

* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.

* industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.

* juego de exterior, juego al aire libre = outdoor game.

* lata de aire comprimido = compressed air can.

* llevado por el aire = wind-borne.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.

* masa de aire = air mass.

* mercadillo al aire libre = street market, open-air market.

* mercado al aire libre = street market, open-air market.

* palos al aire = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.

* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.

* piscina al aire libre = outdoor pool, open-air swimming pool, open-air pool.

* piscina climatizada al aire libre = outdoor heated pool.

* presión del aire = air pressure.

* purificación del aire = air purification.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* racha de aire = blast.

* ráfaga de aire = blast.

* rejilla para el aire = air vent.

* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.

* respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.

* salida de aire = venting.

* sistema de aire acondicionado = air conditioning system, air cooling system.

* soplado por el aire = wind-blown.

* suspender en el aire = hover.

* teatro al aire libre = outdoor theatre.

* tener aire acondiconado = be air-conditioned.

* toma de aire = air intake.

* transmitido por el aire = airborne [air-borne].

* transportado por el aire = wind-borne, wind-blown.

* transportar por aire = airlift.

* tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct.

* un aire de = an air of, a whiff of.

* ventilador del aire = heater blower.

* volar en el aire = fly in + the air.

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masculino

1) air

sintió que le faltaba el aire — she felt as if she was going to suffocate

para que entre un poco de aire — to let some (fresh) air in

salir a tomar el aire — to go outside for a breath of fresh air

ponerles aire a las ruedas — to put some air in the tires

se elevó por los aires — it rose up into the air

al aire libre — outdoors, in the open air

un vestido con la espalda al aire — a backless dress

deja la herida al aire — leave the wound uncovered

disparar un tiro al aire — to fire a shot into the air

a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq); cambiar or mudar de aire(s): necesito cambiar de aires I need a change of scene o air; dejar a alguien en el aire to leave somebody in suspense; quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air; su futuro quedó en el aire his future hung in the balance; saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up; vivir del aire — to live on air

- aire acondicionado

- aire comprimido

2) ( viento) wind; ( corriente) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

no corre nada de aire — there's not a breath of wind

3) (Rad, TV)

estar en el aire — to be on the air

en el aire — on air

salir al aire — to go out

4)

a) ( aspecto) air

tiene un aire aristocrático — she has an aristocratic air

un rostro con un aire infantil — a face with a childish look to it

sus composiciones tienen un aire melancólico — her compositions have a melancholy feel to them

esto tiene todo el aire de tratarse de una broma — this looks for all the world like a joke

la protesta tomó aires de revuelta — the protest began to look like a revolt

darse aires (de grandeza) — to put on o give oneself airs

b) ( parecido) resemblance

le encuentro un aire a Alberto — I think he looks (a little) like Alberto

tienen un aire — they look a bit alike

- aire de familia

5) (Mús) tune

aires populares — traditional tunes o airs

* * *

= air.

Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

* actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.

* aire acondicionado = air-conditioning.

* aire a presión = air pressure.

* aire caliente = hot air.

* aire cargado = fug.

* aire comprimido = compressed air.

* aire de optimismo = air of optimism.

* aire de superioridad = condescension, condescension, attitude of superiority.

* aire fresco = fresh air.

* aire puro = fresh air.

* aires de cambio = wind(s) of change, the, seas of change, the.

* aire viciado = fug.

* al aire libre = open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doors.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* bocanada de aire = gust of wind, blast.

* bocanada de aire caliente = gust of warm air, gust of hot air, gust of heat.

* bocanada de aire fresco = breath of fresh air.

* bolsa de aire = air bag [airbag].

* bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air.

* calentador de aire = air heater.

* calidad del aire = air quality.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambio de aires = change of air and scene, change of scenery, change of air, change of scene, greener pastures, pastures new.

* castillo en el aire = castle in the air.

* circulación del aire = air flow, airflow.

* comida al aire libre = cookout.

* compresor de aire = air compressor.

* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.

* conducto de aire = air duct.

* conducto de aire caliente = hot air duct.

* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.

* contaminación del aire = air pollution.

* contaminante del aire = air pollutant.

* con un aire de = with an air of.

* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dispersado por el aire = wind-blown, wind-borne.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* ejército del aire = Army Air Force, Air Force.

* en el aire = in mid-air, airborne.

* entrada de aire = air intake.

* espacio al aire libre = outdoor space.

* espray de aire comprimido = compressed air can.

* filtro del aire = air cleaner.

* flujo del aire = airflow.

* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.

* haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.

* haber un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.

* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.

* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.

* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.

* industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.

* juego de exterior, juego al aire libre = outdoor game.

* lata de aire comprimido = compressed air can.

* llevado por el aire = wind-borne.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.

* masa de aire = air mass.

* mercadillo al aire libre = street market, open-air market.

* mercado al aire libre = street market, open-air market.

* palos al aire = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.

* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.

* piscina al aire libre = outdoor pool, open-air swimming pool, open-air pool.

* piscina climatizada al aire libre = outdoor heated pool.

* presión del aire = air pressure.

* purificación del aire = air purification.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* racha de aire = blast.

* ráfaga de aire = blast.

* rejilla para el aire = air vent.

* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.

* respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.

* salida de aire = venting.

* sistema de aire acondicionado = air conditioning system, air cooling system.

* soplado por el aire = wind-blown.

* suspender en el aire = hover.

* teatro al aire libre = outdoor theatre.

* tener aire acondiconado = be air-conditioned.

* toma de aire = air intake.

* transmitido por el aire = airborne [air-borne].

* transportado por el aire = wind-borne, wind-blown.

* transportar por aire = airlift.

* tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct.

* un aire de = an air of, a whiff of.

* ventilador del aire = heater blower.

* volar en el aire = fly in + the air.

* * *

aire¹

masculine

A air

sintió que le faltaba el aire en aquel cuarto tan pequeño she felt as if she was going to suffocate in that tiny room

abre la ventana, que entre un poco de aire open the window and let some (fresh) air in

voy a salir a tomar el aire I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air

tengo que ponerles aire a las ruedas I have to put some air in the tires

el globo se elevó por los aires the balloon rose up into the air

una piscina al aire libre an outdoor pool, an open-air pool ( BrE)

debería pasar más tiempo al aire libre he ought to spend more time outdoors o out of doors o in the open air

un vestido con la espalda al aire a backless dress

deja la herida al aire leave the wound uncovered

disparar un tiro al aire to fire a shot into the air

a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing ( colloq)

cambiar or mudar de aire(s): lo que necesitas es cambiar de aires (cambio temporal) what you need is a change of scene o change of air; (cambio permanente) what you need is a change of scene

estar/dejar/quedar en el aire: todo quedó muy en el aire everything was left very much up in the air

su futuro quedó en el aire a question mark hung over his future, his future hung in the balance

no me contestó ni sí ni no, dejándome en el aire he left me in suspense, not giving me a definite yes or no

estamos todos en el aire sin saber qué hacer we're all at a loss as to what to do

saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up

vivir del aire (sin dinero) to live on thin air; (sin comer) to live on air

Compuestos:

● aire acondicionado

air-conditioning

local con (instalación de) aire acondicionado air-conditioned premises

● aire comprimido

compressed air

una escopeta de aire comprimido an air rifle

B (viento) wind; (corriente) draft ( AmE), draught ( BrE)

un airecillo fresco a cool breeze

¡qué calor! no corre nada de aire it's so hot! there's not a breath of wind

se daba aire con un abanico she was fanning herself

darle un aire a algn ( fam): le dio un aire y quedó con la boca torcida he had some sort of stroke which left his mouth twisted

C ( Rad, TV):

estar en el or ( Méx) al aire to be on the air

[ S ] en el aire on air

salir al aire to go out

sale al aire en dos canales it goes out o is shown on two different channels

D

1

(aspecto): ese pequeño detalle le da un aire distinguido that little touch gives him a distinguished appearance

tiene un aire extranjero she has a foreign air about her

su rostro tiene un aire infantil his face has a childish look about it

sus composiciones tienen un aire melancólico her compositions have a melancholy feel to them

esto tiene todo el aire de tratarse de una broma this looks for all the world like a joke

con ese aire de superioridad/inocencia que tiene with that air of superiority/innocence he has

la protesta tomó aires de revuelta the protest began to look like a revolt

darse aires to put on o give oneself airs

2

(parecido): ¿no le encuentras un aire con Alberto? don't you think he looks (a bit) like Alberto?

se dan or tienen un aire they look a bit alike, there is a slight likeness o resemblance between them

Compuesto:

aire de familia

family resemblance

E ( Mús) tune, air

aires populares castellanos traditional Castilian tunes o airs

aire²

interjection

( fam); scram! ( colloq)

* * *

Del verbo airar: ( conjugate airar)

airé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

aíre es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
airar
aire
aire sustantivo masculino
1 air;
◊ sintió que le faltaba el aire she felt as if she was going to suffocate;

salir a tomar el aire to go outside for a breath of fresh air;
al aire libre outdoors, in the open air;
aire acondicionado air-conditioning;
con aire acondicionado air-conditioned;
a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq);
quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air;
saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up;

2 ( viento) wind;
( corriente) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)
3 (Rad, TV):
◊ salir a aire to go on the air

4
a) ( aspecto) air;

◊ tiene un aire aristocrático she has an aristocratic air;

la protesta tomó aires de revuelta the protest began to look like a revolt;
darse aires (de grandeza) to put on o give oneself airs
b) ( parecido) resemblance;

◊ tienen un aire they look a bit alike;

◊ aire de familia family resemblance

aire sustantivo masculino
1 air
aire acondicionado, air conditioning
2 (aspecto) air, appearance
(parecido) resemblance: tiene un aire a su padre, she looks like her father
3 (viento) wind: hace aire, it's windy
4 Mús tune
5 Auto choke
6 aires (alardes, pretensiones) airs: ¡vaya unos aires de condesa que se da!, she really gives herself such airs
♦ Locuciones: al aire: (hacia arriba) tirar al aire, to throw into the air
(al descubierto) llevar los brazos al aire, to have one's arms uncovered
comer al aire libre, to eat in the open air
estar en el aire, (una pregunta, un proyecto) to be up in the air
Rad on the air
necesitar un cambio de aires, to need a change of scene
saltar por los aires, to blow up
tomar el aire, to get some fresh air
' aire' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acondicionada
- acondicionado
- ahogar
- ahogarse
- bocanada
- bolsa
- bombear
- bombeo
- brizna
- cana
- castillo
- circular
- condescendiente
- corriente
- cortante
- desinflarse
- dotada
- dotado
- echar
- espantar
- familia
- frigoría
- globo
- hinchada
- hinchado
- izar
- inspiración
- mover
- pura
- puro
- refrigeración
- remolino
- remontar
- remontarse
- resuello
- sabor
- sofocarse
- surcar
- suspensión
- tomar
- vacía
- vacío
- viciar
- vilo
- volandas
- voltear
- acondicionador
- aliento
- bomba
- burbuja
English:
air
- air gun
- air pocket
- air-conditioning
- airborne
- airlock
- breezy
- clear
- crisp
- dangle
- device
- dissipate
- door
- draught
- draughty
- festival
- foul
- fresh
- fug
- garden party
- gasp
- grim
- hair
- hang
- hover
- impure
- inhale
- intake
- jet
- jet-stream
- kiss
- likeness
- manner
- midair
- open
- open-air
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outdoorsman
- pipe dream
- pocket
- puff
- rush
- sardonically
- sleep out
- somersault
- spirit level
- spring
- still
- stuffy

* * *

aire

♦ nm

1. [fluido] air;

al aire [al descubierto] exposed;

con el pecho al aire bare-chested;

con las piernas al aire with bare legs, bare-legged;

si duermes con los pies al aire te enfriarás if you sleep with your feet sticking out from under the covers, you'll catch cold;

el médico le aconsejó que dejara la quemadura al aire the doctor advised him to leave the burn uncovered;

disparar al aire to shoot into the air;

disparó al aire she fired a shot into the air;

aire-aire [misil] air-to-air;

a esta rueda le falta aire this tyre is a bit flat;

al aire libre in the open air;

un concierto al aire libre an open-air concert;

Comp

a mi/tu/ etc[m5]. aire: prefiero hacerlo a mi aire I'd rather do it my (own) way;

tú a tu aire, si te aburres vete a casa do whatever you like, if you're bored just go home;

Comp

cambiar de aires to have a change of scene;

el médico le recomendó cambiar de aires the doctor recommended a change of air;

Comp

dejar algo en el aire to leave sth up in the air;

Comp

estar en el aire [sin decidir] to be in the air;
Rad & TV to be on the air;
el resultado todavía está en el aire the result could still go either way;

el programa sale al aire los lunes a las nueve the programme is broadcast on Mondays at nine o'clock;

Comp

saltar o [m5]volar por los aires: el automóvil saltó o [m5] voló por los aires the car was blown into the air;

Comp

tomar el aire to go for a breath of fresh air;

Comp
Fam
vivir del aire [no tener nada] to live on thin air;
[comer poco] to eat next to nothing;
sin trabajo ni casa, ¿es que piensa vivir del aire? how does she expect to survive without a job or a home?

Comp
aire acondicionado air-conditioning;
aire comprimido compressed air;

aire líquido liquid oxygen;

aire del mar sea air;

aire puro fresh air;

aire viciado foul air

2. [viento] wind;

hoy hace mucho aire it's very windy today;

cierra la puerta que entra aire close the door, there's a draught

Comp
aire polar polar wind;
aire tropical tropical wind

3. [aspecto] air, appearance;

un vehículo de aire deportivo a sporty-looking car;

tiene un aire distraído she has an absent-minded air about her, she comes across as rather absent-minded;

su respuesta tenía un cierto aire de escepticismo there was a touch of scepticism about her answer

4. [parecido]
tiene un aire a su madre she has something of her mother;

tiene un aire con alguien que conozco he reminds me of someone I know

5.
aires [vanidad] [m5] se da aires de lista she makes out she's clever;

desde que es jefe se da muchos aires (de grandeza) since he became the boss he's been giving himself airs

6. Fam [parálisis] attack, fit;

le dio un aire he had a fit

7. Mús [melodía] air, tune;
[ritmo] tempo
Comp
aire lento slow tempo;
aire popular folk song, traditional song;

aire rápido fast o upbeat tempo

8. [ventosidad] wind;

tener aire to have wind

9. Méx Fam
dar aire a alguien [despedir] to sack sb;

dio aire a su novio she dumped her boyfriend

♦ interj
Fam clear off!;
¡aire, y no se te ocurra volver por aquí! clear off and don't let me see you here again!

* * *

aire

m

1 air;

al aire libre in the open air;

traer aire fresco a algo bring a breath of fresh air to sth;

estar en el aire fig fam be up in the air fam ;

dejar en el aire fig leave … up in the air;

vivir del aire fam live on thin air;

a mi aire in my own way

2 MÚS tune

3 ( viento)

:

hace mucho aire it is very windy;

corre mucho aire it is very windy;

cambiar de aires have a change of scene

4

:

darse aires fam give o.s. airs, put on airs and graces

* * *

aire nm

1) : air

2)

aire acondicionado : air-conditioning

3)

darse aires : to give oneself airs

* * *

aire n

1. (en general) air

el aire está formado por oxígeno y nitrógeno air is made up of oxygen and nitrogen

2. (viento) wind

hoy hace mucho aire it's very windy today

a mi aire my way

al aire libre in the open air

cambiar de aires to have a change of scenery

darse aires to put on airs

en el aire (sin solución) up in the air (programa de radio etc) on the air

tomar el aire to get a breath of fresh air

aire acondicionado air conditioning

Spanish-English dictionary > aire
16 wear

̈ɪwɛə I
1. сущ.
1) ношение, носка( одежды) this is now in wear ≈ это теперь носят a dress for summer wear ≈ летнее платье
2) одежда, платье beach wear ≈ купальные костюмы, пляжная одежда casual wear ≈ неопрятная одежда children's wear ≈ одежда для детей evening wear ≈ вечернее платье, одежа для торжественных случаев everyday wear ≈ одежда на каждый день, повседневная одежда ladies' wear ≈ женская одежда men's wear ≈ мужская одежда sports wear ≈ спортивная одежда working wear ≈ рабочее платье
3) способность носиться There's a lot of good wear left in those shoes ≈ Эти ботинки еще долго будут носиться Syn: wearability, service, utility, consumption
4) следы носки, изнашивание, ветшание You can see the wear on the corner of the rug ≈ Вы можете заметить потертость в углу ковра. wear and tear show wear Syn: deterioration, damage, injury, dilapidation
2. гл.
1) носить а) (одежду, прическу, украшения и т. п.) Are you going to wear jeans or a dress? ≈ Ты собираешься надеть джинсы или платье? The policeman wore his badge proudly. ≈ Полисмен с гордостью носил свою кокарду. He wears the same clothes for years. ≈ Он годами носит одно и то же. to wear a wig ≈ носить парик She wears her hair short ≈ Она носит короткую стрижку. The officers are not to wear moustaches or beards. ≈ Офицеры не положено носить бороды или усы. wear scent ≈ душиться wear the flag Syn: to be dress in, to be covered with;
to be decked with;
б) перен. в сердце;
имя;
иметь вид, характер и т.п to wear a smile ≈ носить улыбочку to wear well ≈ выглядеть молодо to wear a troubled look ≈ иметь озабоченный вид to wear one's head high ≈ высоко держать голову to wear a famous name ≈ носить громкое имя to wear Her in his heart ≈ носить ее образ в своем сердце
2) соглашаться, разрешать (обычно используется негативно в конструкциях с it She said her mother would never wear it. ≈ Она сказала, что ее мама никогда не согласится. Syn: tolerate, accept
3) a) снашиваться, вытираться( об одежде, рельефе и т.п.) This sweater has worn thin at the elbows. ≈ Этот свитер совершенно вытерся на локтях. The waves have worn these rocks. ≈ Волны стерли эти скалы. Syn: wear away, wear out б) перен. пробивать(ся) ( в результате долгих постоянных усилий - о потоке, дороге и т.п.) Ex: to wear a track across a field ≈ протоптать тропинку в поле the water has worn a channel ≈ вода промыла канаву в) перен. истощить, изнурить Ex: my patience is wearing thin ≈ моему терпению приходит конец Illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks. ≈ Болезнь стерла румянец с ее щек. Syn: exhaust, drain;
overwork, overburden
4) носиться (об одежде) This dress wears better than any I've had ≈ Это платье носится лучше всех, какие только у меня были. Syn: resist abrasion, endure.
5) тянуться, проходить (о времени) the day wears towards its close ≈ день близится к концу As the day wore on, we grew more discouraged. ≈ По мере того как тянулся день, мы все более падали духом Syn: pass ∙ wear away wear down wear off wear on wear out wear thin to wear the King's/Queen's coat ≈ служить в английской армии - wear the breeches - wear the pants II гл.;
мор. поворачивать парусное судно носом по ветру( на фордевинд) ношение, носка (одежды) - in * находящийся в носке, надеваемый;
модный - the coat I have in * пальто, которое я постоянно ношу - this is no longer in * это уже вышло из моды, это уже не носят - clothes for everyday * повседневная одежда - a dress for winter * зимнее платье - for seaside * для пляжа (об одежде) износ, изнашивание - to show * износиться, истрепаться - the carpets are showing * ковры вытерлись - it will stand any amount of * этой вещи износу не будет - to look the worse for * выглядеть сильно поношенным /потрепанным/ - * allowance( специальное) допуск на износ - * resistance( специальное) износостойкость носкость - there is still much * in these shoes эти ботинки еще долго будут носиться - * life (военное) срок носки (обмундирования) - * performance( специальное) качества( одежды, обуви), необходимые в носке;
носкость одежда, платье - men's * мужская одежда - working * рабочее платье;
спецодежда - beach * (собирательнле) купальные костюмы, халаты и т. п.;
пляжная одежда - slumber * ночные рубашки и пижамы - * fabrics плательные ткани( - wear) как компонент сложных слов: одежда - foot wear обувь - underwear белье - knitwear трикотаж быть одетым (во что-л.) ;
носить (одежду и т. п.) - to * a hat носить шляпу - to * stockings ходить в чулках - to * one's hair long носить длинные волосы - to * scent душиться - to * a sword быть при шпаге - to * the ensign /the flag colours/ of... плавать под флагом( о судне) - she wore a black gown она была в черном платье, на ней было черное платье - she was *ing diamonds на ней были бриллианты - I have nothing to *! мне нечего надеть! - what do they * in Paris this spring? что этой весной носят в Париже? - navy blue is very much worn this year в этом году моден темно-синий цвет держать, носить - to * one's head high высоко держать голову - to * a famous name носить громкое имя - to * smb., smth. in one's heart быть преданным кому-л., чему-л. иметь вид - to * a troubled look иметь встревоженный вид - the house wore a neglected look дом выглядел заброшенным - to * a sad smile печально улыбаться - to * a face of joy сиять от радости изнашивать;
протирать;
пробивать;
размышлять - * a hole in the rug протереть дыру в ковре - to * a path across a field протоптать тропинку через поле - to * ruts in a road проложить колею на дороге изнашиваться;
протираться;
размывать носиться;
выдерживать носку;
быть прочным в носке - this cloth will * for years это сукно носится годами - the material won't * материал непрочен - the colour won't * этот цвет скоро полиняет /выгорит, выцветет/ - clothes * to one's shape в носке одежда садится по фигуре сохраняться - to * one's years well выглядеть моложаво - old Smith is *ing старина Смит почти не меняется /выглядит моложе своих лет/ делать или становиться каким-л. (особ. при износе) - to * threadbare обтрепать;
обтрепаться - his stock of money began to * very low его денежный запас иссякал - * smooth сглаживать;
сглаживаться утомлять, изнурять (тж. * out) - to be worn by anxiety истомиться от тревоги( о времени) подвигаться, приближаться - the day *s towards its close день на исходе - the time *s late становиться поздно( о времени) проводить, коротать (тж. * away) - to * away one's life in trifles растрачивать жизнь на пустяки - to * through the day скоротать день (шотландское) продвигаться, пробираться( куда-л.) (шотландское) загонять( овец и т. п.) (редкое) подводить( к чему-л.) ;
приучать (геология) выветривать, эродировать( геология) выветриваться, подвергаться эрозии (техническое) срабатываться, истираться( разговорное) выдерживать проверку временем - it's hard to know him but he *s well его трудно сразу понять, но со временем начинаешь его ценить - that idea won't * эта идея недолговечна (разговорное) согласиться на что-л. > to * the breeches /the pants, the trousers/ верховодить в доме (о женщине) ;
держать мужа под башмаком > to * the cravat (сленг) надеть пеньковый галстук, быть повешенным > to * the King's /the Queen's/ coat служить в английской армии > to * stripes находиться в тюрьме, отбывать срок тюремного заключения > to * thin истончаться;
терять терпение, быть готовым уступить;
стать неубедительным /затасканным, избитым;
устарелым/ > the coin has worn thin монета истерлась > hair *ing thin on top волосы, редеющие на макушке > his temper was *ing thin его терпение истощалось /было на исходе/ > arguments that quickly wore thin доводы, быстро утратившие свою убедительность( морское) делать поворот через фордевинд ~ подвигаться, приближаться (о времени) ;
the day wears towards its close день близится к концу ~ ношение, носка (одежды) ;
in wear в носке, в употреблении;
this is now in (general) wear это теперь модно;
a dress for summer wear летнее платье ~ off смягчаться;
проходить;
the effect of the medicine will wear off in a few hours лекарство перестанет действовать через несколько часов ~ ношение, носка (одежды) ;
in wear в носке, в употреблении;
this is now in (general) wear это теперь модно;
a dress for summer wear летнее платье ~ одежда, платье;
men's wear мужская одежда;
working wear рабочее платье ~ down стирать(ся), изнашивать(ся) ;
the record is worn down эта пластинка истерлась ~ износ, изнашивание;
to show wear износиться ~ носка, носкость;
there is still much wear in these shoes эти ботинки еще будут долго носиться ~ ношение, носка (одежды) ;
in wear в носке, в употреблении;
this is now in (general) wear это теперь модно;
a dress for summer wear летнее платье ~ изнашивать, стирать, протирать;
пробивать;
размывать;
the water has worn a channel вода промыла канаву;
to wear a track across a field протоптать тропинку в поле wear = weir ~ мор.: to wear the ensign (или the flag) плавать под флагом ~ (wore;
worn) быть одетым (во что-л.) ;
носить (одежду и т. п.) ;
to wear scent душиться;
to wear one's hair loose ходить с распущенными волосами ~ выглядеть, иметь вид;
to wear well выглядеть моложе своих лет ;
to wear a troubled look иметь смущенный или взволнованный, озабоченный вид ~ изнашивание ~ изнашивать, стирать, протирать;
пробивать;
размывать;
the water has worn a channel вода промыла канаву;
to wear a track across a field протоптать тропинку в поле ~ изнашиваться ~ износ, изнашивание;
to show wear износиться ~ износ ~ носиться (об одежде) ;
to wear well хорошо носиться ~ носка, носкость;
there is still much wear in these shoes эти ботинки еще будут долго носиться ~ ношение, носка (одежды) ;
in wear в носке, в употреблении;
this is now in (general) wear это теперь модно;
a dress for summer wear летнее платье ~ одежда, платье;
men's wear мужская одежда;
working wear рабочее платье ~ подвигаться, приближаться (о времени) ;
the day wears towards its close день близится к концу ~ утомлять;
изнурять ~ изнашивать, стирать, протирать;
пробивать;
размывать;
the water has worn a channel вода промыла канаву;
to wear a track across a field протоптать тропинку в поле ~ выглядеть, иметь вид;
to wear well выглядеть моложе своих лет ;
to wear a troubled look иметь смущенный или взволнованный, озабоченный вид ~ and tear утомление;
wear and tear of life жизненные передряги ~ away медленно тянуться (о времени) ~ away стирать(ся) ~ down преодолевать (сопротивление и т. п.) ;
опровергать (аргументы) ~ down стирать(ся), изнашивать(ся) ;
the record is worn down эта пластинка истерлась ~ down утомлять (кого-л.) ~ off смягчаться;
проходить;
the effect of the medicine will wear off in a few hours лекарство перестанет действовать через несколько часов ~ off стирать(ся) ~ on медленно тянуться (о времени) ~ (wore;
worn) быть одетым (во что-л.) ;
носить (одежду и т. п.) ;
to wear scent душиться;
to wear one's hair loose ходить с распущенными волосами ~ out изнашивать(ся) ~ out изнурить;
to wear the King's (или the Queen's) coat служить в английской армии ~ out истощать(ся) (о терпении и т. п.) ~ out состарить ~ (wore;
worn) быть одетым (во что-л.) ;
носить (одежду и т. п.) ;
to wear scent душиться;
to wear one's hair loose ходить с распущенными волосами to ~ the breeches (или амер. the pants) обладать мужским характером (о женщине) ;
верховодить в доме ~ мор.: to wear the ensign (или the flag) плавать под флагом ~ out изнурить;
to wear the King's (или the Queen's) coat служить в английской армии ~ выглядеть, иметь вид;
to wear well выглядеть моложе своих лет ;
to wear a troubled look иметь смущенный или взволнованный, озабоченный вид ~ носиться (об одежде) ;
to wear well хорошо носиться wear = weir weir: weir плотина, запруда;
водослив ~ устраивать плотину, запруживать ~ одежда, платье;
men's wear мужская одежда;
working wear рабочее платье

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > wear
17 come

I 1. [kʌm] гл.; прош. вр. came; прич. прош. вр. come
1) приходить, подходить; идти

to come back — вернуться, возвратиться

to come by — проходить мимо

to come forward — выходить вперёд, выступать

I think it's time to come back to the most important question: who is to pay for the new building? — Я думаю, пора вернуться к самому важному вопросу - кто оплатит строительство нового здания?

We'd like to come back next year. — На следующий год мы бы хотели снова приехать сюда.

He'll never come back to her. — Он никогда к ней не вернётся.

Just then a bus came by so we got on and rode home. — Мимо как раз проезжал автобус, мы сели и доехали до дома.

Move aside, please, the firemen want to come by. — Расступитесь, пожалуйста, пожарным нужно пройти.

Godfather, come and see your boy. — Крёстный отец, подойдите же и посмотрите на своего мальчика.

Mary came down the stairs. — Мэри спустилась по лестнице.

The plane came down safely in spite of the mist. — Самолёт благополучно приземлился, несмотря на туман.

When are you coming home tonight? — Когда ты сегодня вернёшься домой?

Leave them alone and they'll come home, bringing their tails behind them. — Оставь их в покое и они вернутся с поджатыми хвостами.

She comes and goes at her will. — Она приходит и уходит, когда ей заблагорассудится.

A tall man came out from behind the screen. — Из-за перегородки вышел высокий мужчина.

The family must come together for the parents' silver wedding. — На серебряную свадьбу родителей должна собраться вся семья.

- come and go

Syn:

arrive, approach 2.

Ant:

go 1., leave II

2)

а) приезжать, прибывать

We have come many miles by train. — Мы приехали на поезде издалека.

Syn:

arrive

б) = come in / through прибывать (о поезде, пароходе)

Has the train come through? — Поезд уже прибыл?

Syn:

dock II 2., draw in, get in, land 2., pull in

Ant:

leave II

3) ( come into) = come in входить

The door opened and the children came into the room. — Открылась дверь, и в комнату вошли дети.

"Come in!" called the director when he heard the knock at his door. — "Войдите!" - сказал директор, услышав стук в дверь.

Syn:

enter 1., go in

4) = come in поступать ( об информации)

News of the death of the famous actress began coming in just as we were starting the broadcast. — К началу передачи пришло известие о смерти знаменитой актрисы.

When will the sales figures come in? — Когда появятся котировки?

I haven't a lot of money coming in just now. — У меня сейчас не очень большие доходы.

Syn:

arrive

Ant:

go out

5)

а) доходить, доставать, достигать

Does the railway come near the town? — Железная дорога близко от города?

The window came down to the ground. — Окно доходило до земли.

б) доходить, долетать, доноситься

A message came down to the boys that they were to be ready. — Мальчикам передали, чтобы они приготовились.

The wind came off the ocean. — С океана дул ветер.

A pleasant female voice came over the phone. — В трубке послышался приятный женский голос.

Syn:

reach I 2.

6) = come out at равняться, составлять; простираться (до какого-л. предела, границы)

The bill comes to 357 pounds. — Счёт составляет 357 фунтов.

Overall costs come out at 5,709 dollars. — Общие издержки составят 5709 долларов.

7) ( come to) = come down to сводиться (к чему-л.)

His speech comes to this: the country is deeply in debt. — Вся его речь сводится к одному: страна увязла в долгах.

When it all comes down, there isn't much in his story. — По большому счёту, в его истории нет ничего особенного.

The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors. — Всё сводится к противостоянию профсоюза и совета директоров.

Syn:

boil down

8) приходить в соприкосновение с (чем-л.), вступать в связь с (чем-л.)

to come into contact with smth. — дотрагиваться до чего-л.

The carbines will come into play. — В игру вступят карабины.

The boat came into collision with a steamer. — Лодка столкнулась с пароходом.

9) переходить в другое состояние, фазу

to come into blossom / flower — распускаться, раскрываться ( о цветке); зацвести ( о дереве)

10) ( come to) приступать к (какому-л. делу), обращаться к (какому-л. вопросу)

Now I come to the question which you asked. — Теперь я перехожу к вопросу, который вы задали.

11) = come about / along случаться, происходить (с кем-л. / чем-л.)

come what may — будь, что будет

to have it coming to one — заслуживать того, что с ним случается ( о человеке)

I'm sorry he got caught by the police, but after all, he had it coming (to him), didn't he? — Мне очень жаль, что его арестовали, но ведь он сам во всём виноват, не так ли?

What has come of my blue bag? — Что сталось с моей синей сумкой?

Don't know what will come of the boy if he keeps failing his examinations. — Не знаю, что станет с этим парнем, если он и дальше будет проваливаться на экзаменах.

Peace can only come about if each side agrees to yield to the other. — Мир настанет только тогда, когда обе стороны пойдут на уступки.

How did it come about that the man was dismissed? — Как так случилось, что его уволили?

Trouble comes along when you least expect it. — Неприятности происходят именно тогда, когда их меньше всего ждёшь.

Take every chance that comes along. — Пользуйся любой предоставляющейся возможностью.

- let'em all come!

Syn:

happen, occur

12) ( come to)

а) приходить (в какое-л. состояние); достигать (каких-л. результатов)

to come to good — иметь хороший результат

to come to no good — плохо кончиться

to come to harm — пострадать

A compromise was come to. — Был достигнут компромисс.

The boy has no character, he will never come to much. — У этого парня слабый характер, он ничего особенного не добьётся в жизни.

What is the world coming to? — К чему идёт мир?

I'm disappointed that my efforts have come to so little. — Я разочарован, что мои усилия принесли так мало результатов.

- come to an end

б) = come down to опуститься (до чего-л.), докатиться

Has he come (down) to this? — Неужели он опустился до этого?

He came down to selling matches on street corners. — Он докатился до того, что торгует спичками на улицах.

13) делаться, становиться

a dream that came true — мечта, ставшая явью

14) предстоять, ожидаться

(which is) to come — грядущий; будущий

pleasure to come — предвкушаемое удовольствие

things to come — грядущее

in days to come — в будущем

15) появляться, встречаться

This word comes on page 200. — Это слово встречается на странице 200.

16) = come up прорастать, всходить

He sowed turnips, but none of them came. — Он посеял репу, но она не взошла.

17) груб.; = come off кончить ( испытать оргазм)

18) получаться, выходить

He repainted the figure, but it wouldn't come well. — Он заново нарисовал фигуру, но она всё равно не получилась.

No good could come of it. — Из этого не могло получиться ничего хорошего.

19) = come in поставляться ( о товарах); поступать в продажу

The car comes with or without the rear wing. — Машина поставляется в двух модификациях - с задним крылом и без заднего крыла.

These shoes come with a 30 day guarantee. — Эти туфли продаются с гарантией на один месяц.

The new crop of tobacco will be coming in soon. — Скоро в продаже появится новый урожай табака.

As soon as the fresh vegetables come in, we put them on sale. — Как только к нам поступают свежие овощи, мы сразу выставляем их на продажу.

20) разг.; = come along / on

а) давай, двигай вперёд

Come along, children, or we'll be late! — Поторапливайтесь, дети, а то опоздаем!

Come along, Jane, you can do better than that. — Давай, Джейн, постарайся, ты же можешь сделать лучше.

Come on! — Живей!

б) ври дальше; мели, Емеля, твоя неделя

Oh, come along! I know better than that! — Кому вы рассказываете! Я лучше знаю.

в) стой, погоди

21) come + прич. наст. вр. (начать) делать что-л. ( указанное причастием)

The fog came pouring in at every chink and keyhole. (Ch. Dickens, Christmas Carol, 1843) — Туман заползал в каждую щель, просачивался в каждую замочную скважину. (пер. Т. Озерской)

22) come + инф. прийти к чему-л.; дойти до того, чтобы сделать что-л.

to come to know smb. better — лучше узнать кого-л.

to come to find out — случайно обнаружить, узнать

- come to stay

23) = come next / on идти, следовать за (кем-л. / чем-л.)

I can never remember which king came after which. — Никогда не мог запомнить, какой король шёл за каким.

Mrs Brown was the first to arrive, and her daughter came next. — Первой приехала миссис Браун, затем - её дочь.

I'll go ahead, and you come on later. — Сначала пойду я, потом ты.

The military government refused to allow the people their right to vote, what came next was violence. — Военное правительство отказало людям в праве голосовать, и в результате начались беспорядки.

My family comes first, and my work comes next. — На первом месте для меня семья, на втором - работа.

Syn:

follow, ensue

24) ( come after) преследовать кого-л., гнаться за кем-л., искать кого-л., домогаться кого-л.

I saw a big dog coming after me. — Я увидел, что за мной гонится огромная собака.

25) ( come at) нападать, набрасываться на кого-л.

He allegedly came at Jim with a knife. — Как утверждают, он напал на Джима с ножом.

26) ( come at) получить доступ к чему-л., добраться до кого-л. / чего-л.; найти, обнаружить, установить (правду, причины, факты)

Put the food where the cat can't come at it. — Положи еду туда, где её не достанет кошка.

I wanted to reply to your letter in detail, but I can't come at it anywhere. — Я хотел подробно ответить на ваше письмо, но нигде не могу его найти.

It is always difficult to come at the truth. — Всегда трудно докопаться до истины.

How did you come at the information? — Как вы это узнали?

27) ( come before) предшествовать чему-л.

Did the invention of the telephone come before the end of the 19th century? — Телефон изобрели ещё до конца девятнадцатого века?

28) ( come before) превосходить кого-л. рангом; быть более важным, чем что-л.

Consideration of a fellow worker's health must come before my own professional pride. — Я должен прежде думать о здоровье коллеги и лишь потом о собственной профессиональной гордости.

29) ( come before) представать (перед судом или какой-л. официальной организацией); рассматриваться ( в суде)

When you come before the judge, you must speak the exact truth. — Когда ты говоришь в суде, ты должен говорить чистую правду.

The witness of the accident did not come before the court. — Свидетель этого происшествия не предстал перед судом.

Your suggestion came before the board of directors yesterday, but I haven't heard the result of their meeting. — Ваше предложение было рассмотрено советом директоров вчера, но я не знаю, каков был результат.

Syn:

go before

30) ( come between) вмешиваться в чьи-л. дела, вставать между кем-л.; вызывать отчуждение, разделять

Never come between husband and wife. — Никогда не вставай между мужем и женой.

Ten years of separation have come between them. — Их разделяли десять лет разлуки.

Syn:

interfere

31) ( come between) мешать кому-л. в чём-л.

I don't like people who come between me and my work. — Я не люблю людей, которые мешают мне работать.

32) ( come by) доставать, приобретать, находить

How did you come by that beautiful picture? — Каким образом к тебе попала эта прекрасная картина?

It is not easy to come by a high paying job. — Не так-то просто найти высокооплачиваемую работу.

Syn:

obtain

33) ( come by) (случайно) получать (царапину, травму)

How did you come by that wound on your arm? — Как тебя угораздило поранить руку?

Syn:

receive

34) ( come for) заходить за кем-л. / чем-л.

I've come for my parcel. — Я пришёл за своей посылкой.

I'll come for you at 8 o'clock. — Я зайду за тобой в 8 часов.

35) ( come for) бросаться на кого-л.

The guard dog came for me. — Сторожевая собака бросилась ко мне.

36) (come from / of) происходить, иметь происхождение

These words come from Latin. — Эти слова латинского происхождения.

What country do you come from? — Откуда вы родом?

I came from a race of fishers. — Я из рыбацкого рода.

He comes from a long line of singers. — Он происходит из старинного рода певцов.

A butterfly comes from a chrysalis. — Бабочка появляется из куколки.

She comes of a good family. — Она происходит из хорошей семьи.

37) (come from / of) = come out from, come out of проистекать из чего-л., получаться в результате чего-л.; появляться (откуда-л.)

What results do you expect to come from all this activity? — Каких результатов вы ожидаете от всех этих действий?

Danger comes from unexpected places. — Опасность появляется оттуда, откуда не ожидаешь.

I don't know what will come of your actions. — Не знаю, к чему приведут ваши действия.

What came out from your long talks with the director? — Что вышло из твоих долгих бесед с директором?

Syn:

derive, spring

38) = come in

а) прибывать (на работу, в учреждение), поступать ( в больницу)

Has Mr Sharp come in yet? — Мистер Шарп уже на месте?

б) ( come into) вступать ( в должность), приступать ( к новым обязанностям)

to come into office — вступить в должность

to come into power — приходить к власти

39)

а) ( come to) = come down доставаться, переходить по наследству

This painting belongs to us. It came through my mother. — Эта картина принадлежит нам. Она досталась мне от матери.

The house came to me after my father's death. — Этот дом перешёл ко мне после смерти отца.

This ring has come down in my family for two centuries. — Это кольцо передаётся в нашей семье по наследству уже два века.

б) ( come into) получать в наследство, наследовать

Charles came into a fortune when his father died. — Когда отец умер, Чарлз получил состояние.

Syn:

inherit

40) ( come into) присоединяться, вступать ( в организацию)

Several new members have come into the club since Christmas. — С Рождества в клуб приняли несколько новых членов.

41) ( come near) разг. быть на грани чего-л.; чуть не сделать что-л.

The boy came near (to) falling off the high wall. — Мальчик едва не свалился с высокой стены.

42) ( come on) снять трубку, ответить ( по телефону)

One of the most powerful men in France came on the line. — В трубке раздался голос одного из самых влиятельных людей во Франции.

43) (come over / (up)on) охватывать (кого-л.)

Fear came upon him as he entered the empty house. — Когда он зашёл в пустой дом, его охватил страх.

What's come over her? — Что на неё нашло?

44) ( come through) проникать, просачиваться; пролезать, просовываться

The first light came through the open window. — Первые лучи солнца проникли через открытое окно.

45) ( come through) перенести, пережить (что-л. неприятное или тяжёлое); пройти через что-л.

Bill came through his operation as cheerful as ever. — Билл перенёс операцию как обычно бодро.

All my family came through the war. — Вся моя семья пережила войну.

46) ( come through) = come out появляться (из-за туч; о солнце, луне, лучах)

The sun came through the clouds for a while. — Солнце ненадолго выглянуло из-за туч.

There was a wisp of sun coming through the mist. — Сквозь туман пробивался солнечный луч.

47) (come across / to) приходить на ум; становиться известным (кому-л.)

to come to smb.'s attention / notice — доходить до кого-л., становиться известным кому-л.

It came to my knowledge that... — Я узнал, что…

After ruminating about it for a period of time, suddenly it came to me how it could be done. — После долгих размышлений меня осенило, как можно это сделать.

The thought came across my mind that I had met him before. — Тут мне показалось, что я видел его раньше.

48) ( come under) подчиняться, находиться в ведении (какой-л. организации)

This area comes under the powers of the local court. — Эта сфера подпадает под юрисдикцию местного суда.

49) (come under / within) относиться (к чему-л.), попадать (в какой-л. раздел, категорию)

all the paperwork that comes under the general heading of insurance — вся канцелярская работа, связанная со страхованием

50) ( come under) подвергаться (нападению, критике, давлению)

The town came under attack again last night. — Прошлой ночью на город снова напали.

He came unber biting criticism at the last meeting. — На последнем собрании он подвергся жестокой критике.

51) (come across / upon) натолкнуться на (что-л.), неожиданно найти (что-л.), случайно встретить (кого-л.)

I came across this old photograph in the back of the drawer. — Я случайно обнаружил эту старую фотографию на дне секретера.

A very interesting book has come across my desk. — На моём столе случайно оказалась очень интересная книга.

Syn:

happen, stumble 2.

52) ( come (up)on)

а) нападать, атаковать

The enemy came upon the town by night. — Враг атаковал город ночью.

б) налетать, обрушиваться (на кого-л. / что-л.)

The wind with lightening and thunder came on them. — На них налетел ветер с громом и молнией.

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- come about

- come across

- come along

- come apart

- come around

- come away

- come back

- come by

- come down

- come forth

- come forward

- come in

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come together

- come up

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light come light go — что досталось легко, быстро исчезает

Come again? — разг. Что ты сказал?

to come into being / existence — возникать

to come into season — созревать, появляться в продаже

to come into service / use — входить в употребление

to come into sight / view — появляться, показываться

to come into the world — родиться

to come to blows — дойти до рукопашной

to come to oneself — прийти в себя; взять себя в руки

to come to a dead end — разг. зайти в тупик

to come to the boil — достигнуть критической точки

to come to one's feet — вскочить, подняться

to come to the ground — упасть

not to know whether / if one is coming or going — растеряться, чувствовать себя потерянным; не знать, на каком ты свете

I'm so upset I don't know whether I'm coming or going. — Я так расстроен, что уж и не знаю, что делать.

- come close
- come easy
- come natural
- come it too strong
- come of age
- come one's ways
- come one's way
- come clean
- come short of smth.
- come home
- come to a head
- come to hand
- come day go day 2. [kʌm] предл.; разг.
с наступлением, с приходом ( момента)

... but come summer, the beaches would be lined with rows of tents. —... но когда наступит лето, на пляжах появится множество навесов.
II [kʌm] = cum II

Англо-русский современный словарь > come
18 action

noun

1) (doing something) Handeln, das

a man of action — ein Mann der Tat

take action — Schritte od. etwas unternehmen

put a plan into action — einen Plan in die Tat umsetzen

put something out of action — etwas außer Betrieb setzen

be/be put out of action — außer Betrieb sein/gesetzt werden

a film full of action — ein Film mit viel Handlung

2) (effect)

the action of salt on ice — die Wirkung von Salz auf Eis (Akk.)

3) (act) Tat, die

4) (Theatre) Handlung, die; Geschehen, das

where the action is — (coll.) wo was los ist (ugs.)

5) (legal process) [Gerichts]verfahren, das

bring an action against somebody — eine Klage od. ein Verfahren gegen jemanden anstrengen

6) (fighting) Gefecht, das; Kampf, der

he died in action — er ist [im Kampf] gefallen

7) (movement) Bewegung, die

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['ækʃən]
noun

1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) das Handeln

2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) die Bewegung

3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) Klage

4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) die Handlung

5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) das Gefecht

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- academic.ru/116764/in_action">in action
- out of action
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ac·tion

[ˈækʃ^ən]

n

1. no pl (activeness) Handeln nt; (proceeding) Vorgehen nt; (measures) Maßnahmen pl

what we need is \action wir brauchen Taten

we need firm \action wir müssen entschlossen vorgehen

only decisive \action will stop the crisis from escalating nur ein entschlossenes Vorgehen wird eine Eskalation der Krise verhindern

so, what's the plan of \action? wie sieht also der Plan aus?

come on lazy things, let's see some \action [around here]! ( fam) auf, ihr Faulpelze, legt euch ins Zeug! fam

what [kind of] \action is necessary to reduce unemployment? wie kann man die Arbeitslosigkeit senken?

course of \action Vorgehensweise f

could you tell me what the best course of \action is? wie soll ich Ihrer Meinung nach am besten vorgehen?

freedom of \action Handlungsfreiheit f

a man/woman of \action ein Mann/eine Frau der Tat

prompt \action promptes Handeln

to be out of \action außer Gefecht sein

\action to combat/increase/promote sth Maßnahmen pl zur Bekämpfung/Erhöhung/Förderung einer S. gen

to come into \action in die Tat umgesetzt werden

to go [or spring] into \action in Aktion treten

to prod [or spur] sb into \action jdn dazu bringen, etwas zu tun

to put sth into \action etw in die Tat umsetzen

to put sb out of \action jdn außer Gefecht setzen

to take \action handeln, etwas unternehmen

no \action was taken es wurde nichts unternommen

we must take \action to deal with the problem wir müssen etwas unternehmen, um mit dem Problem fertig zu werden

in \action in Aktion

2. (act) Handlung f, Tat f

you're responsible for your own \actions now du bist jetzt selbst für das, was du tust, verantwortlich

your \action in releasing the caged animals was highly irresponsible es war höchst unverantwortlich von Ihnen, die eingesperrten Tiere freizulassen

3. no pl (plot)

the [main] \action die [Haupt]handlung

4. no pl FILM Action f fam

lights, camera, \action! Beleuchtung, Kamera und Action!

his films have a lot of \action and not much dialogue seine Filme sind voller Action und arm an Dialogen

5. no pl (combat) Einsatz m

to be missing in \action vermisst sein

to be in \action im Einsatz sein

to be destroyed by enemy \action durch Feindeinwirkung zerstört werden

to go into \action ins Gefecht ziehen

to be killed in \action fallen

to see \action im Einsatz sein

6. (battle) Gefecht nt, Kampf m

7. no pl

▪ the \action (excitement) das Geschehen; (fun also) die Action fam

let's go where the \action is lass uns hingehen, wo was los ist fam

to get a piece of the \action ( fam) mitmischen fam

8. (movement) Bewegung f

I'll say the words and you can mime the \actions ich spreche den Text und du kannst die Bewegungen dazu machen

9. no pl (effect) Wirkung f

the fibres are broken down by chemical \action die Fasern werden durch chemische Vorgänge zersetzt

10. no pl (function) Arbeitsweise f, Funktionsweise f

to be out of \action außer Betrieb sein

to go [or spring] into \action in Gang kommen

to put sth out of \action etw außer Betrieb setzen

in \action in Betrieb

11. no pl (mechanism) Mechanismus m

12. (coordination) Bewegungsablauf m

he's got a very awkward bowling \action er verfügt über einen eigenartigen Wurfstil

13. LAW Prozess m, Klage f

class \action Gruppenklage f

court \action Prozess m

\actions ex contractu/delicto Ansprüche pl aus Vertrag/Delikt als Klagegrund fachspr

\action for damages Schadenersatzklage f

\action for libel, libel \action Verleumdungsklage f

\action in personam/rem obligatorische/dingliche Klage fachspr

\action in tort Schadenersatzklage f

to bring an \action [for sth] against sb gegen jdn Klage [wegen einer S. gen] erheben, jdn [wegen einer S. gen] verklagen

to bring an \action for damages against sb jdn auf Schadenersatz verklagen

14. no pl (strike) Streik m

to take [industrial] \action streiken

15.

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

▶ to want a piece [or slice] of the \action ( fam) ein Stück vom Kuchen abhaben wollen fig

▶ the wheels of bureaucracy creaked into \action esp BRIT ( hum) die Mühlen der Bürokratie setzten sich langsam in Bewegung

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['kSən]
n

1) no pl (= activity) Handeln nt; (of play, novel etc) Handlung f

now is the time for action — die Zeit zum Handeln ist gekommen

a man of action — ein Mann der Tat

to take action — etwas or Schritte unternehmen

have you taken any action on his letter? — haben Sie auf seinen Brief hin irgendetwas or irgendwelche Schritte unternommen?

course of action — Vorgehen nt

"action" (on office tray) — "zur Bearbeitung"

no further action — keine weiteren Maßnahmen; (label on file etc) abgeschlossen

the action of the play/novel takes place... — das Stück/der Roman spielt...

action! (Film) — Achtung, Aufnahme!

2) (= deed) Tat f

his first action was to phone me to suit the action to the word — als Erstes rief er mich an dem Wort die Tat folgen lassen, sein Wort in die Tat umsetzen

actions speak louder than words (Prov) — die Tat wirkt mächtiger als das Wort (prov)

3)

(= motion, operation) in/out of action — in/nicht in Aktion; machine in/außer Betrieb

to go into action — in Aktion treten

to put a plan into action — einen Plan in die Tat umsetzen

to put out of action — außer Gefecht setzen

he's been out of action since he broke his leg — er ist nicht mehr in Aktion gewesen or war nicht mehr einsatzfähig, seit er sich das Bein gebrochen hat

he needs prodding into action — man muss ihm immer erst einen Stoß geben

4) (= exciting events) Action f (sl)

there's no action in this film — in dem Film passiert nichts, dem Film fehlt die Action (inf)

a novel full of action — ein handlungsreicher Roman

let's have some action! (inf) —

to go where the action is (inf) — hingehen, wo was los ist (inf)

that's where the action is (inf) — da ist was los (inf)

he was out looking for action (inf) — er wollte was erleben (inf)

5) (MIL) (= fighting) Aktionen pl; (= battle) Kampf m, Gefecht nt

enemy action — feindliche Handlungen or Aktionen pl

killed in action — gefallen

he saw action in the desert — er war in der Wüste im Einsatz

the first time they went into action — bei ihrem ersten Einsatz

they never once went into action — sie kamen nie zum Einsatz

6) (= way of operating) (of machine) Arbeitsweise f; (of piano etc) Mechanik f; (of watch, gun) Mechanismus m; (= way of moving) (of athlete etc) Bewegung f; (of horse) Aktion f

to hit with a smooth action (Sport) — ganz weich schlagen

7) (ESP CHEM, PHYS: effect) Wirkung f (on auf +acc)

8) (JUR) Klage f

to bring an action (against sb) — eine Klage (gegen jdn) anstrengen

9) (FIN inf)

a piece or slice of the action — ein Stück nt aus dem Kuchen (sl)

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action [ˈækʃn] s

1. a) Handeln, Handlung f, Maßnahme(n) f(pl), Tat f, Aktion f:

man of action Mann m der Tat;

full of action aktiv;

bring into action ins Spiel bringen, einsetzen;

call into action auf den Plan rufen;

come into action in Aktion treten;

put into action in die Tat umsetzen;

see sb in action jemanden in Aktion sehen;

actions speak louder than words Taten zählen mehr als Worte;

take action Maßnahmen treffen, Schritte unternehmen, handeln;

we must take action before it is too late wir müssen etwas unternehmen, bevor es zu spät ist;

the police took no action die Polizei griff nicht ein;

take action against vorgehen gegen ( → 12);

course of action Handlungs-, Vorgehensweise f;

for further action zur weiteren Veranlassung

b) Handlung f, engS. Action f:

action film;

there is no action in this play in diesem Stück tut sich oder passiert nichts;

where the action is sl wo sich alles abspielt; wo was los ist; if you are interested in good food, Paris is where the action is musst du unbedingt nach Paris fahren

2. auch PHYSIOL, TECH Tätigkeit f, Funktion f, Gang m (einer Maschine), Funktionieren n (eines Mechanismus):

action of the heart Herztätigkeit, -funktion;

action (of the bowels) Stuhlgang m;

in action TECH in Betrieb, im Einsatz;

put in action in Gang oder in Betrieb setzen;

be out of action außer Betrieb sein ( → 13);

put out of action außer Betrieb setzen ( → 13)

3. a) TECH Mechanismus m, Werk n

b) Arbeitsweise f

4. auch CHEM, PHYS, TECH

a) (Ein)Wirkung f, Wirksamkeit f, Einfluss m:

the action of this acid on metal die Einwirkung dieser Säure auf Metall;

action of presence Kontaktwirkung

b) Vorgang m, Prozess m

5. Handlung f (eines Dramas etc):

the action of the play takes place in das Stück spielt in (dat);

the action takes place in London Ort der Handlung ist London

6. KUNST

a) Bewegung f, Aktion f:

action painting Action-painting n, -Malerei f;

action theater (bes Br theatre) Aktionstheater n

b) Stellung f, Haltung f (einer Figur auf einem Bild)

7. Bewegung f, Gangart f (eines Pferdes)

8. Vortrag(sweise) m(f), Ausdruck m (eines Schauspielers)

9. fig Benehmen n, Führung f, Haltung f

10. SOZIOL Umwelteinflüsse pl

11. WIRTSCH Preisbewegung f, Konjunktur(verlauf) f(m)

12. JUR Klage f, Prozess m, (Rechts-, Gerichts)Verfahren n:

action for annulment Nichtigkeitsklage;

action for damages Schadenersatzklage;

(right of) action Klagebefugnis f, Aktivlegitimation f;

bring ( oder file, institute) an action against sb, take action against sb jemanden verklagen, gegen jemanden Klage erheben oder ein Gerichtsverfahren einleiten ( → 1); → debt 2, detinue, trespass B 5, trover 2

13. MIL Gefecht n, Gefechts-, Kampfhandlung f, Unternehmen n, Einsatz m:

killed (missing, wounded) in action gefallen (vermisst, verwundet);

go into action eingreifen;

be out of action außer Gefecht sein (a. fig)( → 2);

put out of action außer Gefecht setzen (a. fig), kampfunfähig machen, niederkämpfen ( → 2);

he saw action er war im Einsatz oder an der Front

14. POL etc US

a) Beschluss m, Entscheidung f

b) Maßnahme(n) f(pl)

15. MUS, TECH

a) (Spiel)Mechanik f

b) Traktur f (der Orgel)

16. get a piece of the action bes US umg ein Stück vom Kuchen abbekommen

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noun

1) (doing something) Handeln, das

a man of action — ein Mann der Tat

take action — Schritte od. etwas unternehmen

put a plan into action — einen Plan in die Tat umsetzen

put something out of action — etwas außer Betrieb setzen

be/be put out of action — außer Betrieb sein/gesetzt werden

a film full of action — ein Film mit viel Handlung

2) (effect)

the action of salt on ice — die Wirkung von Salz auf Eis (Akk.)

3) (act) Tat, die

4) (Theatre) Handlung, die; Geschehen, das

where the action is — (coll.) wo was los ist (ugs.)

5) (legal process) [Gerichts]verfahren, das

bring an action against somebody — eine Klage od. ein Verfahren gegen jemanden anstrengen

6) (fighting) Gefecht, das; Kampf, der

he died in action — er ist [im Kampf] gefallen

7) (movement) Bewegung, die

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n.

Akt -e m.

Aktion -en f.

Arbeitsgang m.

Gang ¨-e m.

Handlung -en f.

Prozess -e m.

Tat -en f.

Wirkung -en f.

English-german dictionary > action
19 wear

I [weə(r)]
nome U

1) (clothing) vestiti m.pl., abiti m.pl.

beach wear — abbigliamento mare

sports wear — tenuta sportiva

2) (use)

for everyday wear — da tutti i giorni

for summer wear — per l'estate

to stretch with wear — [ shoes] allargarsi con l'uso

I've had three years' wear out of these boots — questi stivali mi sono durati tre anni

there's some wear left in these tyres — questi pneumatici sono ancora buoni

3) (damage) consumo m., logoramento m. (on di)

wear and tear — logorio

to get heavy wear — consumarsi tantissimo

to look the worse for wear — essere rovinato

to be somewhat the worse for wear — (drunk) essere ubriaco; (tired) essere sfinito
II 1. [weə(r)]
verbo transitivo (pass. wore; p.pass. worn)

1) (have on one's body) indossare, portare [garment, jewellery]

to wear blue — essere vestito di blu

to wear a beard — avere la barba

to wear one's hair long — portare i capelli lunghi

to wear one's clothes loose — indossare abiti ampi

2) (put on) mettere, mettersi [garment, jewellery etc.]

I haven't got a thing to wear — non ho niente da mettermi

3) (use) usare [perfume, cream]

to wear make-up — truccarsi

4) (display)

he o his face wore a puzzled frown — aggrottò le sopracciglia con un'aria perplessa

5) (damage by use) consumare [clothes, clutch]

to wear a hole in — farsi un buco in [ garment]

to wear a track in — aprire un passaggio in

6) colloq. (accept) sopportare [ behaviour]; accettare [ excuse]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. wore; p.pass. worn)

1) (become damaged) [garment, shoes] consumarsi

my patience is wearing thin — comincio a perdere la pazienza

2) (withstand use)

a fabric that will wear well — una stoffa resistente o che resiste all'uso

he's worn very well — fig. li porta bene gli anni

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- wear away

- wear down

- wear off

- wear on

- wear out

- wear through

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[weə] 1. past tense - wore; verb
1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) indossare; portare

2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) portare

3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) avere

4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) consumarsi, logorarsi

5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) fare

6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) durare, (resistere all'uso)
2. noun
1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) uso

2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) vestiti, abbigliamento

3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) usura

4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) uso

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- wearable
- wearer
- wearing
- worn
- wear away
- wear off
- wear out
- worn out
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wear (1) /wɛə(r)/
n. [u]

1 il portare ( indumenti); uso: clothes for everyday wear, abiti per uso giornaliero; vestiti da tutti i giorni

2 consumo; logoramento; usura; logorio: (autom.) tyre wear, l'usura delle gomme; (mecc.) wear resistance, resistenza all'usura

3 durata; resistenza ( all'uso): There's good wear in these trousers, questi pantaloni hanno una lunga durata

4 abiti; vestiti; vestiario; abbigliamento: spring [summer, winter, autumn] wear, abiti primaverili [da estate, da inverno, autunnali]; sports wear, indumenti sportivi; casual wear, abiti sportivi; evening wear, abiti da sera; children's wear, abbigliamento per bambini; ladies' wear, vestiti da donna

● wear and tear, logorio; logoramento; deterioramento □ (org. az., rag.) wear-out, deprezzamento ( d'un macchinario, ecc.) dovuto all'uso □ for Sunday wear, da portare la domenica □ ( d'abiti, ecc.) to be in general wear, essere portato da tutti; essere di moda □ ladies' [men's] wear, abbigliamento da donna [da uomo] □ to show ( the signs of) wear, dare segni di usura (o di logorio) □ ( d'abito, ecc.) to be the worse for wear, essere sgualcito, logoro, sciupato ( per l'uso) □ There isn't much wear left in my jacket, questa giacca mi durerà ancora per poco.
wear (2) /wɛə(r)/
► weir.
♦ (to) wear (1) /wɛə(r)/
(pass. wore, p. p. worn)

A v. t.

1 portare; indossare; vestire; avere addosso ( al collo, al polso, ecc.): Does he wear glasses [a hat]?, porta gli occhiali [il cappello]?; DIALOGO → - Lost child 2- What is she wearing?, com'è vestita?; to wear white, vestire di bianco; to wear a seat-belt, indossare la cintura di sicurezza; to wear one's hair long, portare i capelli lunghi; to wear a pearl necklace, avere al collo una collana di perle; not to wear shoes, non aver scarpe ai piedi; andare scalzo

2 avere; mostrare: to wear a sad look, avere un'aria triste

3 consumare; logorare: The sleeves are worn at the elbows, le maniche sono consumate ai gomiti; worn clothes, abiti logori

4 fare, aprire, tracciare ( con l'uso): to wear a hole in one's socks, farsi un buco nei calzini; In time the cattle wore a path across the wood, col tempo il bestiame tracciò un sentiero attraverso il bosco

5 (fam.) prendere per buona ( una spiegazione, una scusa)

B v. i.

1 consumarsi; logorarsi: This cloth wears quickly, questa stoffa si logora in fretta

2 durare; resistere bene all'uso prolungato: These shoes will wear for years, queste scarpe dureranno degli anni

● to wear the trousers, ( anche fig.), portare i pantaloni □ to wear the crown, portare la corona; essere re (o regina); ( anche) essere un martire □ to wear the gown, indossare la toga; fare l'avvocato □ ( di un indumento) to wear to sb. 's shape, tornare a misura di q.; adattarsi alle forme di q., con l'uso; stare meglio ( a forza d'esser portato) □ to wear holes into one's shoes, ridurre le scarpe tutte un buco ( a furia di portarle) □ to wear the sword, portare la spada; (fig.) fare il soldato □ to wear thin, rendere ( un indumento) liso ( con l'uso); ( di un indumento) diventare liso; (fig.: del coraggio) venir meno; ( di una scusa, ecc.) mostrare la corda □ to wear well, ( d'abito) durare; ( di persona) portare bene i propri anni, invecchiare bene: My grandfather is wearing well, mio nonno porta bene i suoi anni □ ( di persona) to have worn well, essersi conservato (o mantenuto) bene; essere giovanile □ a worn joke, una barzelletta stantia □ to be worn to a shadow with care, ridursi al lumicino per gli affanni.
(to) wear (2) /wɛə(r)/
(pass. e p. p. wore), (naut.)

A v. i.

virare (col vento) in poppa; virare poggia alla banda

B v. t.

far virare ( una nave) in poppa.

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I [weə(r)]
nome U

1) (clothing) vestiti m.pl., abiti m.pl.

beach wear — abbigliamento mare

sports wear — tenuta sportiva

2) (use)

for everyday wear — da tutti i giorni

for summer wear — per l'estate

to stretch with wear — [ shoes] allargarsi con l'uso

I've had three years' wear out of these boots — questi stivali mi sono durati tre anni

there's some wear left in these tyres — questi pneumatici sono ancora buoni

3) (damage) consumo m., logoramento m. (on di)

wear and tear — logorio

to get heavy wear — consumarsi tantissimo

to look the worse for wear — essere rovinato

to be somewhat the worse for wear — (drunk) essere ubriaco; (tired) essere sfinito
II 1. [weə(r)]
verbo transitivo (pass. wore; p.pass. worn)

1) (have on one's body) indossare, portare [garment, jewellery]

to wear blue — essere vestito di blu

to wear a beard — avere la barba

to wear one's hair long — portare i capelli lunghi

to wear one's clothes loose — indossare abiti ampi

2) (put on) mettere, mettersi [garment, jewellery etc.]

I haven't got a thing to wear — non ho niente da mettermi

3) (use) usare [perfume, cream]

to wear make-up — truccarsi

4) (display)

he o his face wore a puzzled frown — aggrottò le sopracciglia con un'aria perplessa

5) (damage by use) consumare [clothes, clutch]

to wear a hole in — farsi un buco in [ garment]

to wear a track in — aprire un passaggio in

6) colloq. (accept) sopportare [ behaviour]; accettare [ excuse]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. wore; p.pass. worn)

1) (become damaged) [garment, shoes] consumarsi

my patience is wearing thin — comincio a perdere la pazienza

2) (withstand use)

a fabric that will wear well — una stoffa resistente o che resiste all'uso

he's worn very well — fig. li porta bene gli anni

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- wear away

- wear down

- wear off

- wear on

- wear out

- wear through

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20 in

1. preposition

1) в пространственном значении указывает на: а) нахождение внутри или в пределах чего-л. в(о), на, у; in the Soviet Union в Советском Союзе; in Leningrad в Ленинграде; in the British Isles на Британских островах; in the building в помещении, в здании; in the yard во дворе; in a car в автомашине; in the ocean в океане; in the sky на небе; in the cosmos во вселенной; в космосе; in a crowd в толпе; in (the works или books of) G. B. Shaw (в произведениях Бернарда Шоу) у Бернарда Шоу; to be smothered in smoke быть окутанным дымом;

б) вхождение или внесение в пределы или внутрь чего-л., проникновение в какую-л. среду в, на; to arrive in a country (а city) приехать в страну (в большой город); to put (или to place) smth. in one's pocket положить что-л. в карман; to take smth. in one's hand взять что-л. в руку [ср.

to take in hand

а) забрать в свои руки;

б) взяться за что-л.; взять на себя ответственность]; to throw in the fire бросить в огонь; to whisper in smb.'s ear шептать кому-л. на ухо; to go down in the stope спуститься в забой; to be immersed in a liquid быть погруженным в жидкость; to look in a mirror посмотреть(ся) в зеркало; to be absorbed in work, in a task быть погруженным в работу, выполнение задания

2) употребляется в оборотах, указывающих на: а) часть суток, время года, месяц и т. д. в(о); существительные в сочетании с in в данном значении передаются тж. наречиями; in the evening вечером; in January в январе; in spring весной; in the spring в эту (ту) весну, этой (той) весной; in 1975 в 1975 году; in the twentieth century в двадцатом веке;

б) промежуток времени, продолжительность в, во время, в течение, через; in an hour через час; в течение часа; she's coming in a couple of weeks она приедет недели через две

3) употребляется в оборотах, указывающих на условия, окружающую обстановку, цель или иные обстоятельства, сопутствующие действию или состоянию в(о), при, с, на; существительные в сочетании с in в данном значении передаются тж. наречиями; in a favourable position в благоприятном положении; in a difficulty в затруднительном положении; in debt в долгу; in smb.'s absence в чье-л. отсутствие; in waiting в ожидании; in one's line в чьей-л. компетенции; in the wake of smb., smth. вслед за кем-л., чем-л., по пятам за кем-л.; in smb.'s place на чьем-л. месте; in general use во всеобщем употреблении; in fruit покрытый плодами (о дереве); in tropical heat в тропическую жару; in the rain под дождем; in the dark в темноте; in the cold на холоде; in the wind на ветру; in a thunderstorm в бурю; in a snow-drift в метель; to live in comfort жить с удобствами; in search of smth. в поисках чего-л.; in smb.'s behalf в чьих-л. интересах

4) употребляется в оборотах, указывающих на физическое или душевное состояние человека в, на; существительные в сочетании с in в данном значении передаются тж. наречиями; blind in one eye слепой на один глаз; small in stature небольшого роста; slight in build невзрачный на вид; in a depressed (nervous) condition в подавленном (нервном) состоянии; in perplexity в замешательстве; in a fury (или a rage) в бешенстве; in astonishment в изумлении; in distress в беде; to be in good (bad) health быть здоровым (больным)

5) употребляется в оборотах, выражающих ограничение свободы, передвижения и т. п. в, на, под; in chains (или fetters, stocks и т. п.) в оковах; to be (to put) in prison, gaol, jail, dungeon быть в тюрьме, в темнице (посадить в тюрьму); to be in custody быть под арестом; to be in smb.'s custody находиться на чьем-л. попечении, под чьим-л. наблюдением, охраной и т. п.

6) употребляется в оборотах, указывающих на способ или средство, с помощью которых осуществляется действие; тж. fig. в, на, с, по; передается тж. тв. падежом; существительные в сочетании с in в данном значении передаются тж. наречиями; to cut in two перерезать пополам; to go (to come, to arrive) in ones and twos идти (приходить, прибывать) поодиночке и парами; in dozens дюжинами; in Russian, in English, etc. по-русски, по-английски и т. п.; falling in folds падающий складками (об одежде, драпировке); to take medicine in water (milk, syrup) принимать лекарство с водой (с молоком, в сиропе); to drink smb.'s health in a cup of ale выпить эля за здоровье кого-л.

7) употребляется в оборотах, указывающих на материал, из которого что-л. сделано или с помощью которого делается в, из; передается тж. тв. падежом; to write in ink, etc. писать чернилами и т. п.; a statue in marble статуя из мрамора; to build in wood строить из дерева; in colour в красках

8) употребляется в оборотах, указывающих на внешнее оформление, одежду, обувь и т. п. в; to be in white быть в белом (платье); in full plumage в полной парадной форме, во всем блеске; in decorations в орденах

9) указывает на принадлежность к группе или организации; на род деятельности или должность в, на; передается тж. тв. падежом; to be in politics заниматься политикой; in the diplomatic service на дипломатической работе; in smb.'s service у кого-л. на службе

10) указывает на занятость каким-л. делом в ограниченный отрезок времени в, при; в то время как, во время; причастия в сочетании с in в данном значении передаются тж. деепричастием; in bivouac на биваке; in battle в бою; in crossing the river при переходе через реку; in turning over the pages of a book перелистывая страницы книги

11) выражает отношения глагола к косвенному дополнению, существительного к его определению и т. п. в(о), над; передается тж. различными падежами; to believe in smth. верить во что-л.; to share in smth. принимать участие в чем-л.; the latest thing in electronics collocation последнее слово в электронике; there's little sense in what he proposes мало смысла в том, что он предлагает; a lecture in anatomy лекция по анатомии; to be strong (weak) in geography успевать (отставать) по географии; to differ (to coincide) in smth. различаться (совпадать) в чем-л.; to change (to grow, to diminish) in size (volume) изменяться (расти, уменьшаться) в размере (объеме); rich (poor) in quality хорошего (плохого) качества; rich (poor) in iron (copper, oxygen, etc.) богатый (бедный) железом (медью - о руде, кислородом - о воздухе и т. п.)

12) указывает на соотношение двух величин, отношение длины, ширины и т. п. в, на, из; передается тж. тв. падежом; seven in number числом семь; four feet in length and two feet in width четыре фута в длину и два фута в ширину; there is not one in a hundred из целой сотни едва ли один найдется

in situ [--'++--+|] на месте

in opposition против, вопреки

in so much that настолько, что

in that так как, по той причине, что

he has it in him он способен на это

2. adverb

внутри; внутрь; a coat with furry side in шуба на меху

to be in быть модным; long skirts are in now теперь в моде длинные юбки

in and out

а) то внутрь, то наружу;

б) снаружи и внутри;

в) попеременно, с колебаниями [ср. in-and-out ]; he is always in and out of hospital он то и дело попадает в больницу

to have it in for smb. иметь зуб на кого-л.

to drop (или to go) in on smth. принимать участие в чем-л.

to be in for smth.

а) быть под угрозой чего-л.; we are in for a storm грозы не миновать;

б) дать согласие принять участие; I am in for the competition я буду участвовать в конкурсе

to be (to stay, to stop, to live) in there (here) быть (оставаться, останавливаться, жить) там (здесь)

to go (to come, to get) in there (here) идти (приходить, добираться) туда (сюда)

to throw in one's hand уступить, прекратить борьбу

to be well in with smb. быть в хороших отношениях с кем-л., пользоваться чьим-л. расположением

3. noun

the ins политическая партия у власти;

ins and outs

а) все входы и выходы;

б) все углы и закоулки;

в) правительство и оппозиционные партии;

г) детали, подробности

4. adjective

1) расположенный внутри; the in part внутренняя часть

2) collocation находящийся у власти; the in party правящая партия

3) направленный внутрь; the in train прибывающий поезд

4) модный; the in word to use модное словечко

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(p) в; во; через

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1) в, во; внутри, внутрь 2) на 3) через 4) по-

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[ɪn] adj. расположенный внутри, направленный внутрь; находящийся у власти; для узкого круга; модный; прибывающий adv. внутри, внутрь, с внутренней стороны; в дом, дома; у власти; в конторе, на службе; в моде; на станции, у платформы; в прессе, на страницах газеты; согласно; в наличии prep. в, во, на, через, в течение, во время, в то время как, при, по, из, у, под, с
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а-у

бы-в

в

ввиду

внутри

во

во-во

г-на

гробу-у

два-в

его-на

и-в

иду-у

из-во

из-за

к-во

кол-во

м-у

му-у

на

на-на

ни-на

ну-у

оба-на

о-в

ограничен-на

о-у

пи-у

пол-в

почему-у

пять-в

пятьдесят-в

рук-во

с-в

свобод-на

способ-на

тир-на

три-в

ту-у

ты-на

у

уму-у

у-у

франкфурт-на

чем-в

через

шесть-в

я-в

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1. предл. предлог выражает общее отношение заключенности в каких-л. рамках (понимаемых крайне широко) 1) а) нахождение, расположение внутри, в, не выходя за границы на б) из, среди, как часть в) в, во г) движение, направление: в, внутрь, в центр и т.д. д) 2) а) в, в течение б) за в) 3) а) из б) об объеме, количестве в) 4) а) досягаемость б) содержание, смысл в) г) д) 2. нареч. 1) внутри 2) рядом 3. сущ. 1) а) (the ins) парл.; разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти б) высокопоставленный чиновник 2) влияние 4. прил. 1) а) расположенный внутри б) внутренний, для внутреннего пользования 2) разг. находящийся у власти

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