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1 fork

fo:k
1. noun
1) (an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things: We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.) tenedor

2) (the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions: a fork in the river.) bifurcación

3) (one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides: Take the left fork (of the road).) bifurcación

2. verb
1) ((of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions: The main road forks here.) bifurcarse

2) ((of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided: The car forked left.) torcer, girar

3) (to lift or move with a fork: The farmer forked the hay.) cargar con la horca

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- forked
- fork-lift truck
- fork out

fork¹ n

1. tenedor

we use a knife and fork for eating utilizamos un cuchillo y un tenedor para comer

2. bifurcación

there's a fork in the road hay una bifurcación en la carretera

fork² vb bifurcarse

when the road forks, go right cuando la carretera se bifurque, tuerce a la derecha

fork

tr[fɔːk]

noun

1 (for eating) tenedor nombre masculino

2 SMALLAGRICULTURE/SMALL horca, horquilla

3 (in road, river etc) bifurcación nombre femenino

intransitive verb

1 (road, river etc) bifurcarse

2 (person, car) torcer, girar

■ fork right at the junction tuerce a la derecha en el próximo cruce

plural noun forks

1 (on bike) horquilla

fork ['fɔrk] vi

: ramificarse, bifurcarse

fork vt

1) : levantar (con un tenedor, una horca, etc.)

2)

to fork over : desembolsar

fork n

1) : tenedor m (utensilio de cocina)

2) pitchfork: horca f, horquilla f

3) : bifurcación f (de un río o camino), horqueta f (de un árbol)

fork

n.

• afluente s.m.

• bielda (Agricultura) s.f.

• bifurcación s.f.

• horca s.f.

• horqueta s.f.

• horquilla s.f.

• tenedor s.m.

v.

• bifurcar v.

I fɔːrk, fɔːk
noun

1) ( Culin) tenedor m; ( for gardening) horca f, bieldo m, horqueta f

2) (in road, river) bifurcación f

to take the left/right fork — tomar el desvío a la izquierda/derecha

II

intransitive verb

a) ( split) \<\<branch/road/river\>\> bifurcarse*

b) ( turn)

to fork (to the) right/left — desviarse* a la derecha/izquierda

Phrasal Verbs:

- fork out

[fɔːk]
1.

N (at table) tenedor m ; (Agr) horca f, horquilla f ; (in road) bifurcación f ; (in river) horcajo m ; [of tree] horcadura f

2.

VT (Agr) (also: fork over) cargar con la horca

3.

VI [road] bifurcarse

fork right for Oxford — tuerza a la derecha para ir a Oxford

- fork out

- fork over

- fork up

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I [fɔːrk, fɔːk]
noun

1) ( Culin) tenedor m; ( for gardening) horca f, bieldo m, horqueta f

2) (in road, river) bifurcación f

to take the left/right fork — tomar el desvío a la izquierda/derecha

II

intransitive verb

a) ( split) \<\<branch/road/river\>\> bifurcarse*

b) ( turn)

to fork (to the) right/left — desviarse* a la derecha/izquierda

Phrasal Verbs:

- fork out

English-spanish dictionary > fork
2 divide

verb

1) (to separate into parts or groups: The wall divided the garden in two; The group divided into three when we got off the bus; We are divided (= We do not agree) as to where to spend our holidays.) dividir

2) ((with between or among) to share: We divided the sweets between us.) repartir

3) (to find out how many times one number contains another: 6 divided by 2 equals 3.) dividir

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- dividers
- divisible
- division
- divisional

divide vb

1. dividir

divide the dough into three equal parts divide la masa en tres partes iguales

32 divided by 8 is 4 32 dividido entre 8 son 4

2. dividir / repartir

the thieves divided the money between them los ladrones se repartieron el dinero

El gerundio de divide se escribe dividing

divide

tr[dɪ'vaɪd]

transitive verb

1 (split) dividir ( into, en), (up, -); (separate) separar ( from, de)

■ divide it in half divídelo en dos

■ a fence divides our garden from next door's una cerca separa nuestro jardín del de los vecinos

2 (share) repartir (among/between, entre), dividir

■ they divided the sweets among all the children repartieron los caramelos entre todos los niños

■ I divide my time between home and the hospital me reparto el tiempo entre casa y el hospital

3 (cause to disagree) dividir

■ the issue of abortion divided the coalition el tema del aborto dividió la coalición

4 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL dividir

■ divide 20 by 4 dividir 20 entre 4, dividir 20 por 4

■ 35 divided by 5 is 7 35 dividido entre 5 son 7, 35 dividido por 5 son 7

intransitive verb

1 (fork - road, stream) dividirse, bifurcarse; (split - particles, group, people) dividirse (up, -)

■ I want you to divide up into small groups quiero que os dividáis en pequeños grupos

2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (vote) proceder a la votación

3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL dividir

noun

1 formal use (difference, split) división nombre femenino, diferencia

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (watershed) (línea) divisoria de (las) aguas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

divide and rule divide y vencerás

to cross the great divide emprender el último viaje

divide [də'vaɪd] v, - vided ; - viding vt

1) halve: dividir, partir por la mitad

2) share: repartir, dividir

3) : dividir (números)

divide vi

: dividirse, dividir (en matemáticas)

divide

n.

• divisoria s.f.

divide (Fruit) into segments

expr.

• dividir en gajos expr.

v.

• apartar v.

• compartir v.

• cuartear v.

• desjuntar v.

• dividir (Matemática) v.

• divorciar v.

• fraccionar v.

• partir v.

• resolver v.

də'vaɪd, dɪ'vaɪd
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( split up) dividir

to divide something INTO something — dividir algo en algo

b) ( separate)

to divide something FROM something — separar algo de algo

c) dividing pres p <wall/barrier> divisorio

d) ( share) \<\<cake/money/work\>\> repartir

I divide my time between England and Italy — paso parte del tiempo en Inglaterra y parte en Italia

2) ( cause to disagree) dividir

3) ( Math) dividir

to divide 10 by 5 — dividir 10 entre or por 5

10 divided by 5 is 2 — 10 dividido entre or por 5 es (igual a) 2

2.

vi

1)

a) ( fork) \<\<road/river\>\> dividirse

b) ( split) \<\<group/particles/cells\>\> dividirse

c) ( vote) (BrE Govt) votar

2) ( Math) dividir

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Phrasal Verbs:

- divide off

- divide up

[dɪ'vaɪd]
1. VT

1) (=separate) separar

the Pyrenees divide France from Spain — los Pirineos separan Francia de España

2) (also: divide up) (=split) [+ money, work, kingdom] dividir, repartir (among, between entre); [+ sweets] repartir (among, between entre); [+ apple, orange, cake] partir, dividir (among, between entre) ( into en)

they divided it among themselves — se lo repartieron entre sí

when he died his property was divided between his daughters — cuando murió su propiedad se repartió or se dividió entre sus hijas

she tried to divide her time fairly between the children — intentaba repartir su tiempo de forma equitativa entre los niños

the house has been divided into flats — la casa se ha dividido en apartamentos

divide the dough into four pieces — dividir la masa en cuatro trozos

3) (Math) dividir

48 divided by 8 is 6 — 48 dividido entre or por 8 es 6

divide 6 into 36 — divide 36 entre or por 6

you can't divide 7 into 50 — 50 no es divisible entre or por 7

4) (=cause disagreement among) [+ friends, political parties] dividir

5) (Pol)
(Brit)
to divide the House — hacer que la Cámara proceda a la votación

2. VI

1) (=separate) [road, river] bifurcarse

2) (also: divide up) (=split) [cells, people] dividirse

we divided into groups for the first activity — nos dividimos en grupos para la primera actividad

divide and rule — divide y vencerás

3) (Math) dividir

4) (Brit) (Pol) votar

the House divided — la Cámara procedió a la votación

3. N

1) (US) (Geog) línea f divisoria de aguas, divisoria f de aguas

2) (fig) (=gap) división f

there is a clear divide between the upper and lower classes — hay una clara división entre las clases superiores y las inferiores

- divide off

- divide out

- divide up

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[də'vaɪd, dɪ'vaɪd]
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( split up) dividir

to divide something INTO something — dividir algo en algo

b) ( separate)

to divide something FROM something — separar algo de algo

c) dividing pres p <wall/barrier> divisorio

d) ( share) \<\<cake/money/work\>\> repartir

I divide my time between England and Italy — paso parte del tiempo en Inglaterra y parte en Italia

2) ( cause to disagree) dividir

3) ( Math) dividir

to divide 10 by 5 — dividir 10 entre or por 5

10 divided by 5 is 2 — 10 dividido entre or por 5 es (igual a) 2

2.

vi

1)

a) ( fork) \<\<road/river\>\> dividirse

b) ( split) \<\<group/particles/cells\>\> dividirse

c) ( vote) (BrE Govt) votar

2) ( Math) dividir

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Phrasal Verbs:

- divide off

- divide up

English-spanish dictionary > divide
3 branch

1. noun
1) (bough) Ast, der; (twig) Zweig, der

2) (of nerve, artery, antlers) Ast, der; (of river) [Neben]arm, der; (local establishment) Zweigstelle, die; (shop) Filiale, die
2. intransitive verb
1) sich verzweigen

2) (diverge)

branch into something — sich in etwas (Akk.) aufspalten

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/8700/branch_off">branch off

- branch out

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1. noun
1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) der Ast

2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; ( also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) Zweig-...; Neben-...
2. verb
((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) sich(ab-,ver-) zweigen

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branch

[brɑ:n(t)ʃ, AM bræn(t)ʃ]

I. n

1. (of a bough) Zweig m; (of the trunk) Ast m

2. esp AM (fork)

\branch of a river Flussarm m

\branch of a road Abzweigung f

3. (local office) Zweigstelle f, Filiale f

4. (subdivision) Zweig m

II. vi

1. (form branches) Zweige treiben

2. ( fig: fork) sich gabeln

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[brAːntS]
1. n

1) (BOT) Zweig m; (growing straight from trunk) Ast m

2) (of river, pipe, duct) Arm m; (of road) Abzweigung f; (of family, race, language) Zweig m; (of railway) Abzweig m; (of antler) Sprosse f, Ende nt

3) (in river, road, railway, pipe, duct) Gabelung f

4) (COMM) Filiale f, Zweigstelle f; (of company, bank also) Geschäftsstelle f

main branch — Haupt(geschäfts)stelle f; (of store) Hauptgeschäft nt; (of bank) Hauptgeschäftsstelle f, Zentrale f

5) (= field of subject etc) Zweig m

2. vi
(= divide river, road etc) sich gabeln; (in more than two) sich verzweigen
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branch [brɑːntʃ; US bræntʃ]

A s

1. a) Ast m

b) Zweig m

2. fig Zweig m, Linie f (einer Familie)

3. fig

a) Zweig m, (Unter)Abteilung f, Sparte f (einer Wissenschaft etc)

b) Branche f, Wirtschafts-, Geschäftszweig m

c) auch branch of service MIL Waffen-, Truppengattung f

d) ZOOL Hauptabteilung f (des Tierreichs)

4. auch branch establishment ( oder house, office) WIRTSCH Außen-, Zweig-, Nebenstelle f, Filiale f, (Zweig)Niederlassung f, Zweiggeschäft n:

main branch Hauptfiliale;

network of branches Filialnetz n

5. BAHN Zweigbahn f, Nebenlinie f

6. GEOG

a) Arm m (eines Gewässers)

b) Ausläufer m (eines Gebirges)

c) US Nebenfluss m

d) US Flüsschen n

7. MATH Zweig m oder Ast m (einer Kurve)

8. ELEK Abzweigleitung f

9. TECH Zweigrohr n, (Rohr)Abzweigung f

10. IT (Programm)Verzweigung f:

branch program Verzweigungsprogramm n

11. ARCH (gotische) Zweigrippe

12. Arm m (eines Leuchters etc)

13. Sprosse f, Stange f (am Hirschgeweih)

B adj Zweig…, Tochter…, Filial…, Neben…

C v/i

1. Zweige oder Äste treiben

2. oft branch off ( oder out)

a) sich verzweigen oder verästeln,

b) abzweigen oder sich gabeln (Straße etc)

3. (her)stammen ( from von)

4. übergehen, auslaufen ( into in akk)

D v/t in Zweige oder Unterabteilungen etc teilen

br. abk

1. branch

2. bronze

3. brother

4. brown

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1. noun
1) (bough) Ast, der; (twig) Zweig, der

2) (of nerve, artery, antlers) Ast, der; (of river) [Neben]arm, der; (local establishment) Zweigstelle, die; (shop) Filiale, die
2. intransitive verb
1) sich verzweigen

2) (diverge)

branch into something — sich in etwas (Akk.) aufspalten

Phrasal Verbs:

- branch off

- branch out

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(office) n.

Filiale -n f.

Kontor -e n.

Niederlassung f. n.

(§ pl.: branches)

= Abteilung f.

Ast ¨-e m.

Branche -n f.

Sprung -¨e m.

Zweig -e m.

Zweiggeschäft n.

Zweigniederlassung f.

Zweigstelle -n f. v.

springen v.

verzweigen v.

English-german dictionary > branch
4 set

set 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) sette, legge, plassere

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) dekke på bordet

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) (fast)sette, angi

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) gi, sette opp; vise

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få til å

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ned

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stivne, binde, størkne

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stille

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) legge (hår)

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) innfatte

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sette sammen/i ledd
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fast, foreskrevet, obligatorisk

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) klar, parat, fast besluttet

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) uttalt, bestemt

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stiv, sammenbitt

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) meget bestemt, fastlåst

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) besatt/pyntet med
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sett, samling

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -apparat

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) krets, gjeng, klikk, -sett

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) legg(ing)

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekorasjon, kulisser

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon

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subst. \/set\/

1) sett, samling

• I own a set of golf clubs

jeg eier et sett med golfkøller

• where's my toilet set?

hvor er toalettsakene mine?

• I washed the set of blue underwear

jeg vasket det blå undertøysettet

• I bought a lovely tea set

jeg kjøpte et flott teservise

• they're giving a set of lectures on Norway

de har en serie forelesninger om Norge

• this is a good set of drawing instruments

dette er bra tegneutstyr

• he has only one set of knife, fork and spoon

han har bare ett spisebestikk

• they have a set of questions for you

de har en rekke spørsmål til deg

• this is a nice set of teeth

dette er en fin tanngard

• he has a different set of values

han har andre verdier

• we met over a chess set

vi møttes over et sjakkspill

2) ( om bokverk) samtlige bind, verk

• the set was incomplete, as one volume was missing

verket var ufullstendig siden ett bind var borte

• the encyclopedia costs £850 the set

leksikonet koster 850 pund komplett

3) ( om mennesker) (omgangs)krets, gruppe, klikk

• he doesn't belong to our set

han hører ikke til vår omgangskrets

• they're a set of smugglers

de er en gjeng med smuglere

• that's a fine set of men

det er en statelig samling menn

4) apparat, anlegg

• don't leave the TV set on

ikke la TV-apparatet stå på

• that's a brand new hi-fi set

det er et helt nytt hi-fi-anlegg

5) ( om tidevann eller strøm) (bevegelses)retning

• do you know the set of the tide?

vet du tidevannets retning?

6) ( overført) innstilling, tendens, vridning

• the set of the public opinion isn't good

opinionens innstilling er ikke bra

• there's a set to the right

det er en vridning mot høyre

7) helling, måte

• I like the set of his head

jeg liker måten han holder hodet sitt på

8) plassering, stilling

9) form

• the set of the hills has always fascinated me

formen på bakkelandskapet har alltid fascinert meg

10) ( om tekstil) passform, fall

• I don't like the set of his coat

jeg syns ikke jakken hans sitter bra

11) ( poetisk) nedgang

• they met at the crossroads at the set of sun

de møttes ved korsveien ved solnedgang

12) ( sport) sett

13) ( om jakthund) stand

14) ( overført) angrep

15) gatestein, brostein

16) ( teater eller film) kulisse(r), dekorasjon

17) ( teater eller film) scene, innspillingsområde

18) ( hagebruk) stikling, avlegger, setteplante

19) (grevling)hi

20) ( om hår) legg

• I'd like a shampoo and set, please

jeg vil gjerne ha vask og legg, takk

21) ( matematikk) mengde, gruppe

22) ( i visse danser) tur(er)

23) ( bygg) finpuss

24) ( teknikk) stivning, herding

25) vikking (av en sag)

26) ( zoologi) rugeegg

27) ( typografi) trykksats, sett

empty set ( matematikk eller EDB) tom mengde

the fast set de forlystelsessyke, de som er med

have no set against anyone ikke ha noe imot noen

the jet set jetsettet

the literary set de litterære

make a dead set at gå løs på forsøke å legge an på

• the girl made a dead set at the young man

jenta forsøkte å legge an på den unge mannen

a set of furniture et møblement

set of wheels ( hverdagslig) bil, kjerre

the smart set de fine, fintfolk

theory of sets eller set theory ( matematikk) mengdelære

the whole set ( hverdagslig) hele gjengen, hele hurven

the young set ungdommen
II
verb ( set - set) \/set\/

1) sette (frem), stille, legge ut, sette ut

• could you set the chairs?

kan du sette frem stolene?

• they set guards

de satte ut vakter

• she set a trap

hun satte ut en felle

• she set the police on him

hun satte politiet på ham

2) dekke

• he's setting the table

han dekker bordet

3) ( om klokke) stille

• here we set our watches by the time signal

her stiller vi klokken etter tidssignalet

• I'll set the alarm clock for six o'clock

jeg skal stille vekkerklokken på seks

• he was setting (the hands of) the clock

han stilte en klokke

4) bestemme, fastsette

• we set a time for the meeting

vi fastsatte et tidspunkt for møtet

• that set the tone

det slo an tonen

• she sets the fashion

hun bestemmer moten

5) fremlegge (for), gi

• the teacher set them a problem

læreren fremla et problem for dem

• she set certain books to be read

hun satte sammen en bokliste

• I'll set the exam paper

jeg skal sette sammen eksamensoppgaven

6) få (i gang), sette (i gang)

• it set his heart beating faster

det fikk hjertet hans til å slå raskere

• I set the machine going

jeg satte i gang maskinen

• it set people laughing

det fikk folk til å le

• the news set me thinking

nyheten fikk meg til å tenke

7) ( om himmellegeme eller overført) gå ned, synke

• the sun sets at eight

solen går ned klokken åtte

• his star has set

hans stjerne har dalt

8) stivne, sette seg, tykne

• the jelly has not set yet

geleen har ikke stivnet ennå

• some kinds of concrete set quickly

noen typer betong stivner raskt

9) ( overført) befeste seg, sette seg, stivne

• his character has set

hans personlighet har befestet seg

10) ( om ansiktsuttrykk eller øyne) stivne, bli stram

• his eyes set

han ble stiv i blikket

• his face set

han ble stram i ansiktet

11) ( typografi) sette (sats)

• I set the page yesterday

jeg satte siden i går

12) (teater e.l.) legge til, foregå

• he set the scene in France

han la scenen til Frankrike

• the play is set in London

handlingen foregår i London

13) ( om hår) legge

• she had her hair set

hun fikk lagt håret

• did you set your hair on rollers?

la du opp håret på ruller?

14) montere, sette opp

• she was busy setting set butterflies

hun var opptatt med å sette opp sommerfugler på nåler

15) ( hagebruk) sette (ned), plante, så

• I set potatoes every year as a child

jeg satte poteter hvert år som barn

• we should set the hedge before we leave

vi burde plante hekken før vi drar

• don't set seeds here

ikke så frø her

16) ( hagebruk) (få til å) sette frukt

• this would help to set the tomatoes

dette vil få tomatene til å sette frukt

• a tree sets

et tre setter frukt

• fruit sets

frukt dannes

17) besette, innfatte

• it is set with jewels

den er besatt med juveler

• it's a stone set in gold

det er en stein innfattet i gull

• I bought glass panes set in lead

jeg kjøpte blyinnfattede glassvinduer

• he painted the sky set with stars

han malte en himmel overstrødd med stjerner

18) ( om musikk) tonesette, sette

• Sarah set new words to an old tune

Sarah satte ny tekst til en gammel melodi

19) (medisin, om ben eller ledd) sette på plass, reponere, sette i ledd, gro, vokse sammen

• the doctor set the broken bone

legen reponerte det brukne benet

• his bones will soon set

benene hans kommer snart til å gro

20) ( om sag) vikke

• I don't know how to set a saw

jeg vet ikke hvordan man vikker en sag

21) ( sjøfart) sette

22) få til å stivne, gjøre stiv

• cold sets jelly

kulde får gelé til å stivne

23) beregne, vurdere, estimere

• the losses were set at £50 a day

tapet ble beregnet til å være 50 pund per dag

24) (om tidevann, strøm, vind) gå, løpe, strømme, komme

• a strong current sets through the channel

en sterk strøm går gjennom kanalen

• the wind sets from the west

vinden kommer fra vest

• the current sets to the north

strømmen løper nordover

• the tide sets in

tidevannet setter inn

25) ( overført) svinge, dreie

• public opinion is setting against the proposal

opinionen går imot forslaget

• public opinion has set in his favour

opinionen har svingt til hans fordel

26) ( om klær) sitte

• the suit sets well

dressen sitter godt

27) ( om jakthund) få stand, ta stand

28) ( om dans) figurere

• he set to his partner

han figurerte mot partneren sin

29) ( i veving) fiksere

set about gå i gang med, begynne (på)

• I should set about the paper now

jeg burde gå i gang med oppgaven nå

• please set about (in) the right way

vær så snill å begynne på riktig måte

(britisk, hverdagslig) gå løs på, fare løs på spre, sette i gang

• did you set the rumour about?

var det du som spredte ryktet?

set about doing something begynne å gjøre noe

set about it bære seg at

set about something gripe noe an, gå i gang med noe

• I don't know how to set about it

jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal gripe det an

set against veie (opp) mot, sette (opp) mot

• the advantages must be set against the disadvantages

fordelene må veies opp mot ulempene

sette opp mot, gjøre fiendtlig innstilt mot

• everyone was set against him

alle var satt opp mot ham

set a good example være et godt eksempel

set a hen plassere en høne på egg

set apart sette til side, reservere, legge av

set apart from skille fra, se forskjell på

set a price on something prissette noe

• you cannot set a price on friendship

du kan ikke sette en pris på vennskap

set aside legge til side, sette av, spare

• my mother set aside part of her income

moren min sparte en del av inntekten sin

se bort ifra

• setting aside his age, you're perfect for each other

bortsett fra alderen hans er dere perfekte for hverandre

avvise, forkaste

• you cannot set aside that offer

du kan ikke avvise det tilbudet

( jus) omstøte, tilsidesette, oppheve

• they are trying to set aside the will

de prøver å omstøte testamentet

• the judge set aside the verdict of the jury

dommeren opphevet juryens kjennelse

set at angripe

set at large frigi, sette på frifot

set at work sette i arbeid sette i gang

set back sette en stopper for, stoppe forsinke, sinke

• it set us back two hours

det sinket oss med to timer

skru tilbake, sette tilbake, stille tilbake

• they set (the hands of) the clock back yesterday

de skrudde klokken tilbake i går

legge bakover

• the horse set back its ears

hesten la ørene sine bakover

( hverdagslig) koste

• it set me back $50

det kostet meg 50 dollar

plassere vekk fra

• the house is well set back from the road

huset ligger et godt stykke fra veien

set before legge frem for, forelegge sette frem foran, sette frem til

• she set wine before the guests

hun satte frem vin til gjestene

set before oneself gjøre til sin oppgave

set down sette ned

• just set down that heavy bag

bare sett ned den tunge vesken

sette av, slippe av

• I'll set you down at the corner

jeg slipper deg av på hjørnet

skrive ned, skrive opp, notere sette (opp), føre (opp)

• set it down to my account

sett det på min regning

• we'll set down rules before we start

vi kommer til å sette opp regler før vi starter

• I can set it down in black and white for you

jeg kan gi deg det svart på hvitt anse, betrakte, ta

• I set him down for a thief

jeg tok ham for å være en tyv

• he set himself down as an author

han betegnet seg selv som en forfatter

( overført) sette på plass

set down as anse som, betrakte som

set down in writing skrive ned

set down to tilskrive, skylde på, forklare med

• he set down the failure to bad planning

han forklarte fiaskoen med dårlig planlegging

set eggs plassere egg under en høne

set forth legge frem, fremstille, skildre

• she set forth the theory at the conference

hun la frem teorien på konferansen

sende ut, offentliggjøre, kunngjøre gi seg i vei, legge ut, dra ut, reise

• two women set forth on a journey

to kvinner la ut på en reise

• they set forth against the enemy

de dro ut mot fienden

set forth for reise til

set forward ( om visere på klokke) stille frem, skru frem

• remember to set (the hands of) the clock forward

husk å stille frem klokken

sette frem, flytte frem legge frem, anføre, foregi

• he set forward his views

han la frem sine synspunkter

fremme, hjelpe frem ( gammeldags) gi seg i vei, legge ut, dra ut, reise

set free sette fri, slippe ut frigjøre

set in begynne (for alvor), falle på, sette inn

• the rainy season has set in

regntiden har begynt for alvor

• it set in to rain

det begynte å regne

• darkness set in

mørket falt på

( om tidevann) sette inn

set off gi seg i vei, gi seg ut, reise

• he's setting off on a trip

han gir seg ut på en reise

• we must set off early

vi må gi oss i vei tidlig

sette i vei, løpe avgårde

• she set off after the thief

hun satte i vei etter tyven

avfyre, få til å eksplodere, fremkalle

• don't set off the rocket

ikke avfyr raketten

• the explosion was set off by a spark

eksplosjonen ble fremkalt av en gnist

sette i gang, starte, utløse, lede inn på

• that set off a chain reaction

det satte i gang en kjedereaksjon

• this set him off on his favourite subject

dette ledet ham inn på hans favorittemne fremheve, forhøye, pryde

• the white dress set off her suntan

den hvite kjolen fremhevet brunfargen hennes oppveie, kompensere, utligne

skille (ut), skille fra

• you set off a clause by a comma

du skiller ut en leddsetning med komma

reservere, sette av

• she set off a portion of the property

hun satte av en del av eiendommen

set off running begynne å løpe

set on overfalle, kaste seg over

• I was set on by a dog

jeg ble overfalt av en hund

egge, anspore, jage

• he set his dog on me

han pusset hunden på meg

• she set Jane on to break the window

hun egget Jane til å knuse vinduet rykke frem, avansere

sette til

set oneself against eller set one's face against bestemt sette seg imot

set oneself forward fremheve seg selv

set oneself to do something sette i gang med å gjøre noe bestemme seg for å gjøre noe

set oneself up against sette seg opp mot

set one's hand to something skrive under på noe

• she set her hand to the document

hun skrev under på dokumentet

sette i gang med noe

• he set his hand to a task

han gikk i gang med en oppgave

set one's mind on sette seg i hodet, absolutt ville ha, være fast bestemt på

• he has set his mind on (having) a bicycle

han vil absolutt ha en sykkel

• she has set her mind on going there

hun er fast bestemt på å dra dit

set out gi seg i vei, dra ut, reise

• Peter and James set out on a journey

Peter og James gav seg i vei på en reise

• they set out at dawn

de dro ut ved daggry

begynne (sin virksomhet)

• Lisa set out in business four years ago

Lisa begynte i forretningslivet for fire år siden

• I set out in life with optimism

jeg gikk ut i livet med optimisme

• he had not much to set out on

han hadde ikke mye å begynne med

legge frem, fremføre, skildre

• she set out her reasons

hun la frem sine grunner

legge frem, vise frem, stille ut

• people set out merchandise

folk stilte ut handelsvarer

sette ut, plassere (ut), sette frem stake ut ( om tidevann) avta

set out for reise til

set out from dra (ut) fra, utgå fra

set out to gå i gang med, sette seg fore

• they set out to reform the system

de satte seg fore å reformere systemet

set right avhjelpe

set sail sette seil

set somebody off få noen til å

• it set everybody off laughing

det fikk alle til å le

set somebody over others sette noen over andre, sette noen til å overvåke andre

set somebody to sette noen til, sette noen på

• she set him to the job

hun satte ham på jobben

set something going sette i gang noe

set something in order få orden i noe, fikse noe

set something off against gå opp i opp med, balansere med

set something to (music) sette musikk til noe, tonesette noe

set the ball rolling ( overført) dra i gang noe, begynne med noe få samtalen i gang

set the fox to keep the geese se ➢ fox, 1

set to sette i gang for fullt

• they set to and soon finished the job

de satte i gang for fullt og var snart ferdig med jobben

hugge innpå maten, kaste seg over maten

• they were hungry and at once set to

de var sultne og kastet seg over maten med en gang

sette i gang med å slåss

set together sette sammen

set to work skride til verket, sette i gang sette i gang med å arbeide

set up sette opp, reise, oppføre

• my family set up a fence

familien min satte opp et gjerde

• could you set up the ladder?

kunne du reise stigen?

• they set up a building

de oppførte en bygning

• I saw them set up the tent

jeg så dem slå opp teltet

rigge opp, montere

• my grandma set up her loom

bestemor rigget opp veven sin

• she set up the machine

hun monterte maskinen

gjøre klar, klargjøre heise

• at nine they set up the flag

klokken ni heiser de flagget

opprette, etablere, anlegge

• the family set up a business in town

familien etablerte en forretning i byen

innføre

• the government set up a new system

regjeringen innførte et nytt system

utnevne

• first we should set up a committee

først må vi utnevne en komité fremkalle, forårsake, volde

• being cold may set up an irritation

det å være kald kan fremkalle en irritasjon utstøte, sette i

• he set up a yell

han utstøtte et hyl

• she set up a laugh

hun satte i en latter

• they set up a protest

de protesterte høylytt

gjøre frisk, få på beina

• the sea air will soon set you up again

snart kommer sjøluften til å gjøre deg frisk igjen

( typografi) sette

• the typographer set up an article

typografen satte en artikkel

(hjelpe til å) etablere seg

• she set (herself) up as a doctor

hun etablerte seg som lege

• he set his son up as a bookseller

han hjalp sin sønn å etablere seg som bokhandler bygge, sette opp

(spesielt amer., hverdagslig) sette en felle for

set up a defence ( overført) gå i forsvarsposisjon, forsvare seg

set up a record sette rekord

set up for oneself starte sitt eget, begynne for seg selv

set up house begynne egen husholdning, etablere seg

set upon overfalle, kaste seg over egge, hisse, jage rykke frem, avansere

set up shop åpne forretning

set up the standard of revolt ( overført) heise opprørsfanen

set up to be eller set oneself up as gi seg ut for

• he set himself up as a judge of taste

han opphøyde seg til smaksdommer

set up (in) type ( typografi) sette

be (well) set up with eller (be) (well) set up være velutstyrt med

the stage is set for eller the scene is set for ( overført) alt er klart for, alt er lagt til rette for, det er duket for
III
adj. \/set\/

1) fast(satt), bestemt

• their wages are set

lønnen deres er fast

• is this the set price?

er dette den fastsatte prisen?

• the date is set

datoen er fastsatt

• he follows a set pattern

han følger et bestemt mønster

• she follows set rules

hun følger bestemte regler

2) stiv(net), stereotyp, ubevegelig

• she had a set smile

hun hadde et stivt smil

• did you notice his set look?

la du merke til hans ubevegelige ansiktsuttrykk?

3) bestemt, fast, ubevegelig

• he is a man of set opinions

han er en mann med meget bestemte meninger

• she has become set in a fixed mould

(overført) hun har stivnet i en viss form

4) beliggende, som ligger

• he's from the town set on the hill

han er fra byen som ligger på åsen

5) ( hverdagslig) klar, ferdig

all set alt (er klappet og) klart

• are we all set?

er vi klare?

at a set time på et bestemt tidspunkt

be set in one's way være lite fleksibel, ha inngrodde vaner, ha faste vaner

• he is very set in his ways

han har meget faste vaner

be (dead) set (up)on something ( hverdagslig) være oppsatt på noe

• he is dead set on having the job

han er oppsatt på å få jobben

( hverdagslig) ha slått inn på

• he is dead set on a dangerous course

han har slått inn på en farlig vei

get set! ( sport) (klar) ferdig!

• on your marks! get ready! get set! go!

innta plassene! klar! ferdig! gå!

in (good) set terms i klare ord, utvetydig

set fair (britisk, om vær) pent (uten tegn til å slå om)

a set speech en på forhånd utarbeidet tale en typisk tale

English-Norwegian dictionary > set
5 back

back ⇒ The human body

A n

1 Anat, Zool dos m ; to be (flat) on one's back lit être (à plat) sur le dos ; fig être au lit ; to sleep on one's back dormir sur le dos ; he was lying on his back il était allongé sur le dos ; to travel on the back of a donkey voyager à dos d'âne ; to have one's back to sb/sth tourner le dos à qn/qch ; with her back to the door le dos tourné vers la porte ; to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig tourner le dos à qn/qch ; as soon as my back is turned dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig faire qch dans le dos de qn ; with one's back to the engine dans le sens contraire à la marche ; to put one's back into it ○ travailler dur ; put your back into it ○ ! allons, un peu de nerf ○ ! ; he's always on my back ○ il est toujours sur mon dos ; get off my back ○ ! fiche-moi la paix ○ ! ; I was glad to see the back of him j'étais content de le voir partir ; to be at the back of être à l'origine de [conspiracy, proposal] ; to put sb's back up offenser qn ; to live off sb's back vivre aux crochets de qn ;

2 ( reverse side) (of page, cheque, card, envelope) dos m, verso m ; ( of fabric) envers m ; (of medal, coin) revers m ; on the back of an envelope au dos d'une enveloppe ; to sign the back of a cheque endosser un chèque ; the back of the hand le dos de la main ;

3 ( flat side) (of knife, fork, spoon) dos m ;

4 ( rear-facing part) ( of vehicle) arrière m ; ( of electrical appliance) face f arrière ; (of shirt, coat) dos m ; to hang one's coat on the back of the door pendre son manteau derrière la porte ; the shelves are oak but the back is plywood les étagères sont en chêne mais le fond est en contreplaqué ; a blow to the back of the head un coup sur l'arrière de la tête ; a lump on the back of the head une bosse derrière la tête ; the knife fell down the back of the fridge le couteau est tombé derrière le réfrigérateur ; the keys were down the back of the sofa les clés avaient glissé derrière les coussins du canapé ;

5 ( area behind building) to be out back, to be in the back US ( in the garden) être dans le jardin ; ( in the yard) être dans la cour ; he's round ou in the back il est dans le jardin ; the view out back is lovely la vue que l'on a à l'arrière est très jolie ; there's a small garden out back ou round the back il y a un petit jardin derrière ; the bins are out back ou round the back les poubelles sont derrière la maison ; the steps at the back of the building l'escalier à l'arrière de l'immeuble ;

6 Aut arrière m ; to sit in the back s'asseoir à l'arrière ; there are three children in the back il y a trois enfants à l'arrière ; to sit at the back of the plane/at the back of the bus s'asseoir à l'arrière de l'avion/au fond du bus ;

7 ( furthest away area) (of cupboard, drawer, fridge) fond m ; ( of stage) fond m ; at ou in the back of the drawer au fond du tiroir ; right at the back of the cupboard tout au fond du placard ; at the back of the audience au fond de la salle ; those at the back couldn't see ceux qui étaient derrière ne pouvaient pas voir ; the back of the throat l'arrière-gorge f ; the back of the mouth la gorge f ;

8 (of chair, sofa) dossier m ;

9 Sport arrière m ; left back arrière gauche ;

10 ( end) fin f ; at the back of the book/file à la fin du livre/fichier ;

11 ( book spine) dos m.

B adj

1 ( at the rear) [axle, wheel, bumper] arrière ; [paw, leg] arrière ; [bedroom] du fond ; [edge] arrière ; [page] dernier/-ière (before n) ; [garden, gate] de derrière ; back tooth molaire f ;

2 ( isolated) [road] petit (before n) ; back alley ou lane ruelle f ; back country arrière-pays m.

C adv

1 ( indicating return after absence) to be back être de retour ; I'll be back in five minutes/six weeks je reviens dans cinq minutes/six semaines ; to arrive ou come back rentrer (from de) ; he's back at work il a repris le travail ; she's back in (the) hospital elle est retournée à l'hôpital ; it's good to be back home c'est agréable de rentrer chez soi or de se retrouver à la maison ; when is he due back? quand doit-il rentrer? ; to go back to reprendre [work] ; retourner en [France, China] ; retourner au [Canada, Japan] ; retourner à [Paris, museum, shop] ; the mini-skirt is back ( in fashion) les mini-jupes sont de nouveau à la mode ;

2 ( in return) to call ou phone back rappeler ; I'll write back (to him) je lui répondrai ; he hasn't written back yet il n'a pas encore répondu ; ‘OK,’ he shouted back ‘OK,’ a-t-il répondu en criant ; to punch sb back rendre son coup à qn ; to smile back at sb rendre son sourire à qn ; he was rude back il a été aussi impoli avec moi que je l'avais été avec lui ; ⇒ answer ;

3 (backwards, in a reverse direction) [glance, jump, step, lean] en arrière ;

4 ( away) we overtook him 20 km back nous l'avons doublé il y a 20 km ; there's a garage 10 km back nous avons passé un garage à 10 km en arrière ;

5 ( ago) 25 years back il y a 25 ans ; a week/five minutes back il y a une semaine/cinq minutes ;

6 ( a long time ago) back in 1964/April en 1964/avril ; back before Easter/the revolution avant Pâques/la révolution ; back in the days when du temps où ; it was obvious as far back as last year/1985 that déjà l'année dernière/en 1985 il était évident que ; to go ou date back to remonter à [Roman times, 1700] ;

7 ( once again) she's back in power/control elle a repris le pouvoir/les commandes ; Paul is back at the wheel Paul a repris le volant ; to get back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back home rentrer chez soi ; to go back to bed se recoucher ;

8 ( nearer the beginning) ten lines back dix lignes plus haut ; ten pages back dix pages plus tôt or avant ;

9 ( indicating return to sb's possession) to give/send sth back rendre/renvoyer qch (to à) ; to put sth back remettre qch ; I've got my books back on m'a rendu mes livres ; to get one's money back être remboursé ; he wants his dictionary back now il veut que tu lui rendes son dictionnaire tout de suite ;

10 ( expressing a return to a former location) to travel to London and back faire l'aller-retour à Londres ; the journey to Madrid and back l'aller-retour à Madrid ; we walked there and took the train back nous y sommes allés à pied et nous avons pris le train pour rentrer ; how long will it take to drive back? combien de temps est-ce que ça prendra pour rentrer en voiture? ;

11 ( in a different location) meanwhile, back in France, he… pendant ce temps, en France, il… ; back in the studio, recording had begun au studio, l'enregistrement avait commencé ; I'll see you back at the house/in the office je te verrai à la maison/au bureau.

D back and forth adv phr to go ou travel back and forth ( commute) [person, bus] faire la navette (between entre) ; to walk ou go back and forth faire des allées et venues (between entre) ; to swing back and forth [pendulum] osciller ; to sway back and forth se balancer ; the film cuts ou moves back and forth between New York and Paris le film se passe entre New York et Paris.

E vtr

1 ( support) soutenir [candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action] ; appuyer [application] ; apporter son soutien à [enterprise, project] ; the strike is backed by the union le syndicat soutient la grève ; the junta is backed by the militia la junte est soutenue par la milice ;

2 ( finance) financer [project, undertaking] ;

3 ( endorse) garantir [currency] ; to back a bill Comm, Fin endosser, avaliser une traite ;

4 ( substantiate) justifier [argument, claim] (with à l'aide de) ;

5 ( reverse) faire reculer [horse] ; to back the car into the garage rentrer la voiture au garage en marche arrière ; to back sb into/against sth faire reculer qn dans/contre qch ; to back oars ou water déramer ;

6 ( bet on) parier sur [horse, favourite, winner] ; to back a loser [race goer] miser sur un cheval perdant ; fig ( invest ill-advisedly) mal placer son argent ; ( support a lost cause) soutenir une cause perdue d'avance ; to back the wrong horse lit, fig miser sur le mauvais cheval ;

7 (stiffen, line) consolider, renforcer [structure] ; endosser [book] ; renforcer, entoiler [map] ; maroufler [painting] ; doubler [fabric] ;

8 Mus accompagner [singer, performer] ;

9 Naut masquer, coiffer [sail].

F vi

1 ( reverse) faire marche arrière ;

2 Naut [wind] changer de direction.

G - backed (dans composés)

1 ( of furniture) a high-/low-backed chair une chaise avec un dossier haut/bas ;

2 (lined, stiffened) canvas-/foam-backed doublé de toile/de mousse ;

3 ( supported) UN-backed soutenu par l'ONU ;

4 ( financed) government-backed financé par l'État.

Idiom

to break the back of a journey/task faire le plus gros du voyage/travail. ⇒ beyond, duck, hand, own, scratch, wall.

Phrasal verbs

■ back away reculer ; to back away from lit s'éloigner de [person, precipice] ; fig prendre ses distances par rapport à [issue, problem] ; chercher à éviter [confrontation].

■ back down:

▶ back down ( give way) céder ; you can't back down now tu ne peux pas céder maintenant ; to back down from chercher à éviter [confrontation] ; to back down on ou over reconsidérer [sanctions, proposal, allegations] ;

▶ back down [sth] [person] descendre [qch] à reculons [slope] ; [car] descendre [qch] en marche arrière [drive, hill].

■ back off

1 ( move away) reculer ;

2 fig ( climb down) se montrer plus coopérant ; to back off over céder sur [issue, matter].

■ back onto:

▶ back onto [sth] [house] donner sur [qch] à l'arrière [fields, railway].

■ back out:

▶ back out

1 ( come out backwards) [person] sortir à reculons ; [car, driver] sortir en marche arrière ; to back out of [person] sortir de [qch] en reculant [room] ; [car, driver] sortir de [qch] en marche arrière [garage, parking space] ;

2 ( renege on) se désister, reculer ; to back out of annuler [deal, contract] ; [competitor, team] se retirer de [event] ;

▶ back [sth] out faire sortir [qch] en marche arrière [vehicle] ; to back the car out of the garage faire sortir la voiture du garage en marche arrière.

■ back up:

▶ back up

1 ( reverse) [driver, vehicle] reculer, faire marche arrière ; back up a few metres recule de quelques mètres ;

2 US ( block) [drains] s'obstruer ;

3 US ( tail back) [traffic] se bloquer ;

▶ back [sth] up, back up [sth]

1 ( support) [facts, evidence] confirmer [claims, case, theory] ;

2 Comput sauvegarder [data, file] ;

▶ back [sb] up soutenir [person].

Big English-French dictionary > back
6 bear

I beə past tense - bore; verb
1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) aguantar, soportar

2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) aguantar

3) ((past participle in passive born bo:n) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) dar a luz, parir

4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) cargar, llevar

5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) llevar

6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) desviarse

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- bearable
- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings
II beə noun
(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) oso

- bearskin

bear¹ n oso

a polar bear un oso polar

bear² vb aguantar / soportar / resistir

I can't bear this heat no soporto este calor

I couldn't bear the pain no aguantaba el dolor

that branch won't bear your weight esa rama no resistirá tu peso

to bear in mind tener en cuenta / tener presente

El pasado de bear es bore y el participio pasado es borne

bear

tr[beə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL oso

2 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL bajista nombre masulino o femenino, especulador,-ra a la baja

3 (rough person) bruto

intransitive verb

1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL vender al iniciarse una bajada de precios para volver a comprar luego a un precio más bajo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be like a bear with a sore head estar de un humor de perros

bear hug apretujón nombre masculino, abrazo muy fuerte

bear account posición nombre femenino de vendedor

bear cub SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL osezno

grizzly bear oso pardo

the Great Bear la Osa Mayor

the Little Bear la Osa Menor

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bear

tr[beə^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb (pt bore tr[bɔː^SMALLr/SMALL], pp borne tr[bɔːn])

1 (carry) llevar

■ the officer bore the flag el oficial llevaba la bandera

2 (name, date) llevar

■ the document bore the date of the meeting el documento llevaba la fecha de la reunión

3 (show signs of) mostrar, revelar

■ the body bore no signs of violence el cadáver no mostraba señales de violencia

4 (weight) soportar, aguantar; (responsibility, cost) asumir

5 (tolerate) soportar, aguantar

■ I can't bear him no lo soporto

■ how do you bear the job? ¿cómo aguantas el trabajo?

6 (fruit) producir

7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (interest) devengar

8 (give birth) tener, dar a luz

■ she has borne a son ha tenido un niño

■ her daughter was born deaf su hija nació sorda

intransitive verb

1 (turn) torcer a

■ bear left at the next set of traffic lights tuerza hacia la izquierda al próximo semáforo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bear in mind tener presente

to bear a grudge guardar rencor

to bear a resemblance to parecerse a

to bear hard on oprimir

to bear witness to something ser testigo de algo

to bear no relation to no tener nada que ver con

■ the facts bear no relation to this case los hechos no tienen nada que ver con este caso

to bring pressure to bear ejercer presión (on, a), presionar (on, a)

■ they brought pressure to bear on the government ejercieron presión sobre el gobierno

it doesn't bear thinking about me da escalofríos nada más pensar en ello

bear ['bær] v, bore ['bor] ; borne ['bɔrn] ; bearing vt

1) carry: llevar, portar

2) : dar a luz a (un niño)

3) produce: dar (frutas, cosechas)

4) endure, support: soportar, resistir, aguantar

bear vi

1) turn: doblar, dar la vuelta

bear right: doble a la derecha

2)

to bear up : resistir

bear n, pl bears or bear : oso m, osa f

bear

adj.

• bajista adj.

n.

• bajista s.m.,f.

• oso s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne) = aguantar v.

• apoyar v.

• cargar v.

• gobernar v.

• llevar v.

• parir v.

• partir v.

• permitir v.

• producir v.

(§pres: produzco, produces...) pret: produj-•)

• resistir v.

• sentir v.

• sobrellevar v.

• soportar v.

• sufrir v.

I
1. ber, beə(r)
(past bore; past p borne) transitive verb

1)

a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> aguantar, resistir; \<\<cost\>\> correr con; \<\<responsibility\>\> cargar* con

b) ( endure) \<\<pain/uncertainty\>\> soportar, aguantar

the pain was too much to bear — el dolor se hizo insoportable

c) (put up with, stand) (colloq) (with can) \<\<person\>\> aguantar (fam), soportar; \<\<noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't bear her — no la soporto, no la aguanto or no la puedo ver (fam)

he can't bear being criticized — no soporta que lo critiquen

to bear to + inf: I can't bear to watch! — no puedo mirar

d) ( stand up to)

his work bears comparison with the best — su obra puede compararse con las mejores

her argument doesn't bear close scrutiny — su razonamiento no resiste un análisis cuidadoso

it doesn't bear thinking about — da miedo sólo de pensarlo

2)

a) ( carry) (liter) \<\<banner/coffin\>\> llevar, portar (liter)

our raft was borne along by the current — la corriente arrastraba nuestra balsa

a letter bearing good news — una carta portadora de buenas noticias

b) ( harbor)

she's not one to bear a grudge — no es rencorosa or resentida

I bear him no ill will — no le deseo ningún mal

3) (have, show) \<\<title/signature\>\> llevar; \<\<scars\>\> tener*; \<\<resemblance\>\> tener*, guardar

his account bears little relation to the truth — su versión tiene poco que ver or guarda poca relación con la verdad

4)

a) ( produce) \<\<fruit/crop\>\> dar*; \<\<interest\>\> devengar*

b) ( give birth to) \<\<child\>\> dar* a luz

she bore him six children — (liter) le dio seis hijos (liter); see also born I

2.

vi

a) ( turn) torcer*

bear left/right — tuerza or doble a la izquierda/derecha

b) ( weigh down) (frml)

to bear on somebody: the responsibility bore heavily on her — la responsabilidad pesaba sobre sus hombros; bring 2) a)

3.

v refl (frml)

a) (hold, carry)

there's something very distinguished about the way he bears himself — tiene un porte muy distinguido

b) ( behave)

to bear oneself — comportarse, conducirse* (frml)

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear down

- bear down on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

II

noun oso, osa m,f

he's a regular bear in the morning — (AmE) por las mañanas está de un humor de perros

to be like a bear with a sore head — (colloq) estar* de un humor de perros (fam)

to be loaded for bear — (AmE colloq) estar* listo para el ataque; (before n)

bear cub — osezno m

I [bɛǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=animal) oso(-a) m / f ; (fig) (=man) grandullón * m

he was a huge bear of a man — era un hombre grande como un oso

the Great/Little Bear — la Osa Mayor/Menor

- be like a bear with a sore head

- be loaded for bear
brown 5., grizzly, polar
2) (also: teddy bear) osito m de peluche

3) (Econ) (=pessimistic trader) bajista mf

2.

CPD

bear baiting N — espectáculo en el que se azuzan a unos perros contra un oso

bear cub N — osezno m

bear garden N — (fig) manicomio m, casa f de locos

bear hug N — fuerte abrazo m

bear market N — (Econ) mercado m bajista

bear pit N — (fig) manicomio m, casa f de locos

II [bɛǝ(r)] (pt bore) (pp borne)
1. VT

1) (=support) [+ weight] aguantar, sostener; - bearing

2) (=take on) [+ cost] correr con, pagar; [+ responsibility] cargar con; (fig) [+ burden] soportar

the government bears some responsibility for this crisis — el gobierno tiene parte de responsabilidad en esta crisis

he bore no responsibility for what had happened — no era responsable de lo que había pasado

they bear most of the responsibility for elderly relatives — cargan con la mayor parte de la responsabilidad de atender a familiares ancianos

3) (=endure) [+ pain, suspense] soportar, aguantar

I can't bear the suspense — no puedo soportar or aguantar el suspense

I can't bear him — no lo puedo ver, no lo soporto or aguanto

the dog can't bear being shut in — el perro no soporta estar encerrado

I can't bear to look — no puedo mirar

he can't bear to talk about it — no puede hablar de ello

he can't bear to see her suffer — no soporta verla sufrir
brunt
4) (=bring) [+ news, gift] traer

a letter bearing important news — una carta que traeaía importantes noticias

5) (=carry) llevar, portar liter

protesters bearing placards — manifestantes mfpl llevando or portando pancartas

to bear arms — frm portar armas frm

he bore himself like a soldier — (posture) tenía un porte soldadesco; (behaviour) se comportó como un verdadero soldado

there was dignity in the way he bore himself — había dignidad en su porte

6) (=have, display) [+ signature, date, message, title] llevar; [+ mark, scar] conservar

his ideas bore little relation to reality — sus ideas no tenían mucha relación con la realidad

she bore no resemblance to the girl I knew 20 years ago — no se parecía en nada a la chica que había conocido 20 años atrás

the room bore all the signs of a violent struggle — el cuarto conservaba todas las huellas de una riña violenta

to bear a grudge — guardar rencor

she bears him no ill-will — (grudge) no le guarda rencor; (hostility) no siente ninguna animadversión hacia él
witness 1., 2), mind 1., 3)
7) (=stand up to) [+ examination] resistir

her story won't bear scrutiny — su historia no resistirá un análisis

it doesn't bear thinking about * — da horror solo pensarlo

the film bears comparison with far more expensive productions — la película puede compararse con producciones mucho más caras

8) liter (=produce) [+ fruit] dar; frm [+ child] dar a luz a; (Econ) [+ interest] devengar

her hard work bore fruit when she was promoted — sus esfuerzos dieron fruto cuando la ascendieron

she bore him a daughter — le dio una hija

2. VI

1) (=move)

to bear (to the) right/left — torcer or girar a la derecha/izquierda

2)

to bear on sth — (=relate to) guardar relación con algo, tener que ver con algo; (=influence) influir en algo
bring
3) (=afflict)

his misdeeds bore heavily on his conscience — sus fechorías le pesaban en la conciencia

- bear away

- bear down

- bear in on

- bear off

- bear on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

* * *

I
1. [ber, beə(r)]
(past bore; past p borne) transitive verb

1)

a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> aguantar, resistir; \<\<cost\>\> correr con; \<\<responsibility\>\> cargar* con

b) ( endure) \<\<pain/uncertainty\>\> soportar, aguantar

the pain was too much to bear — el dolor se hizo insoportable

c) (put up with, stand) (colloq) (with can) \<\<person\>\> aguantar (fam), soportar; \<\<noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't bear her — no la soporto, no la aguanto or no la puedo ver (fam)

he can't bear being criticized — no soporta que lo critiquen

to bear to + inf: I can't bear to watch! — no puedo mirar

d) ( stand up to)

his work bears comparison with the best — su obra puede compararse con las mejores

her argument doesn't bear close scrutiny — su razonamiento no resiste un análisis cuidadoso

it doesn't bear thinking about — da miedo sólo de pensarlo

2)

a) ( carry) (liter) \<\<banner/coffin\>\> llevar, portar (liter)

our raft was borne along by the current — la corriente arrastraba nuestra balsa

a letter bearing good news — una carta portadora de buenas noticias

b) ( harbor)

she's not one to bear a grudge — no es rencorosa or resentida

I bear him no ill will — no le deseo ningún mal

3) (have, show) \<\<title/signature\>\> llevar; \<\<scars\>\> tener*; \<\<resemblance\>\> tener*, guardar

his account bears little relation to the truth — su versión tiene poco que ver or guarda poca relación con la verdad

4)

a) ( produce) \<\<fruit/crop\>\> dar*; \<\<interest\>\> devengar*

b) ( give birth to) \<\<child\>\> dar* a luz

she bore him six children — (liter) le dio seis hijos (liter); see also born I

2.

vi

a) ( turn) torcer*

bear left/right — tuerza or doble a la izquierda/derecha

b) ( weigh down) (frml)

to bear on somebody: the responsibility bore heavily on her — la responsabilidad pesaba sobre sus hombros; bring 2) a)

3.

v refl (frml)

a) (hold, carry)

there's something very distinguished about the way he bears himself — tiene un porte muy distinguido

b) ( behave)

to bear oneself — comportarse, conducirse* (frml)

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear down

- bear down on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

II

noun oso, osa m,f

he's a regular bear in the morning — (AmE) por las mañanas está de un humor de perros

to be like a bear with a sore head — (colloq) estar* de un humor de perros (fam)

to be loaded for bear — (AmE colloq) estar* listo para el ataque; (before n)

bear cub — osezno m

English-spanish dictionary > bear
7 angle

1. n угол

acute angle — острый угол

solid angle — пространственный угол

at right angles — под прямым углом

at an angle of — под углом в

on the angle — косо, наклонно

to inscribe an angle — вписывать угол

the leg of an angle — сторона угла

vertex of an angle — вершина угла

at an angle — под углом, наклонно

angle of contact — краевой угол, угол смачивания

angle of convergence — угол схождения пучка

angle of displacement — угловое смещение

angle of lag — угол отставания; угол запаздывания; угол замедления

angle of celestial body — угол светила

angle of dip — угол магнитного наклонения; магнитная широта

angle of aspect — угол обзора

angle of approach — угол сближения

angle of attack — угол атаки

angle of climb — угол набора высоты

angle of dive — угол пикирования

angle of entry — угол входа

angle of glide — угол планирования

angle of emergency — угол девиации

angle of entrance — угол носового заострения

angle of reflection — угол отражения

angle of rest — угол естественного откоса

angle of run — угол кормового заострения

angle of heel — угол крена

support angle — угол опорной стойки

switching angle — угол переключения

working angle — кинематический угол

angle in azimuth — азимутальный угол

angle of allowance — угол упреждения

2. n разг. точка зрения, угол зрения; подход

social angle — социальная точка зрения

divergent angles — разные подходы, разные точки зрения

at an angle — под углом

bank angle — угол крена

list angle — угол крена

skew angle — косой угол

tool angle — угол резца

3. n разг. сторона, аспект

there are many angles to this question — это многоаспектный вопрос

arm of angle — сторона угла

arms of angle — стороны угла

arm of a angle — сторона угла

arm of the angle — сторона угла

arms of the angle — стороны угла

4. n разг. оттенок, тон, настрой

this column always has a humorous angle — статьи этой рубрики всегда написаны в юмористическом ключе

5. n амер. сл. выгодное дельце, барыш

6. n амер. сл. хитрость, уловка; неэтичный поступок; обходной манёвр

he always has an angle to beat the other fellow — он всегда знает, как обойти противника

7. n амер. сл. угольник; угломер; угловой шаблон

angle gage — угломер

angle meter — угломер

pipe angle — угольник

angle block — угольник

angle staff — угольник

8. n амер. сл. тех. уголок, угловое железо

orientation angle — угол ориентации

parallactic angle — угол параллакса

point ahead angle — угол упреждения

polarizing angle — угол поляризации

primary angle — главный задний угол

9. v двигаться или наклоняться под углом

to angle across the road — пересечь дорогу наискось

gravity drop angle — угол падения под действием силы тяжести

effective angle of rudder — эффективный угол перекладки руля

angle of deck edge immersion — угол погружения кромки палубы

tool included angle — угол при вершине режущего инструмента

reflex angle — промежуточный угол между 180 и 360 градусами

10. v сворачивать, поворачивать

the road here angles to the right — в этом месте дорога поворачивает направо

11. v ав. лететь с углом сноса

hingeline sweep angle — угол стреловидности по оси шарниров

setting at the desired angle — установка на требуемый угол

rudder angle transmitter — передатчик угла перекладки руля

reference approach angle — исходный угол захода на посадку

displacement angle — угол рассогласования; угол отклонения

12. v помещать, размещать под углом или по углам

angle of deviation — угол отклонения

angle of dispersion — угол рассеяния

angle of extinction — угол погасания

angle of gliding — угол планирования

angle of helm — угол перекладки руля

13. v располагаться под углом; образовывать угол

she angled her column of chitchat toward teenagers — свою статью, написанную в стиле непринуждённой беседы, она адресовала молодёжи

space angle — пространственный угол

stem angle — угол наклона форштевня

angle of depression — угол понижения

angle of reflection — угол отражения

angle of scattering — угол рассеяния

14. n арх. рыболовный крючок

to fish with an angle — ловить рыбу на удочку

15. n арх. рыболовные снасти

16. v удить рыбу, ловить рыбу на удочку

to angle for trout — удить форель

antenna beam angle — ширина ДНА

left angle — знак "меньше"; левый уголок

minor-lobe angle — угол ориентации бокового лепестка ДНА

17. v добиваться; зондировать почву

to angle for compliments — напрашиваться на комплименты

Синонимический ряд:

1. figure formed by two lines (noun) cusp; elbow; figure formed by two lines; flare; fork; intersection; notch; obtuse angle; right angle

2. phase (noun) aspect; facet; hand; phase; side

3. point of view (noun) direction; light; outlook; perspective; point; point of view; position; slant; standpoint; view; viewpoint

4. purpose (noun) aim; approach; intention; method; objective; plan; purpose

5. turn (noun) bend; bow; corner; flection; flexure; turn; turning; twist

6. fish (verb) fish; hint

7. slant (verb) aim; bias; skew; slant

8. turn (verb) bend; deflect; refract; turn

English-Russian base dictionary > angle
8 bear

I noun
1) Bär, der

2) (Astron.)

Great/Little Bear — Großer/Kleiner Bär
II 1. transitive verb,
bore, borne

1) (show) tragen [Wappen, Inschrift, Unterschrift]; aufweisen, zeigen [Merkmal, Spuren, Ähnlichkeit, Verwandtschaft]

bear a resemblance or likeness to somebody — Ähnlichkeit mit jemandem haben

2) (be known by) tragen, führen [Namen, Titel]

3)

bear some/little relation to something — einen gewissen/wenig Bezug zu etwas haben

4) (poet./formal): (carry) tragen [Waffe, Last]; mit sich führen [Geschenk, Botschaft]

I was borne along by the fierce current — die starke Strömung trug mich mit [sich]

5) (endure, tolerate) ertragen [Schmerz, Kummer]; with neg. aushalten [Schmerz]; ausstehen [Geruch, Lärm, Speise]

6) (sustain) tragen, übernehmen [Verantwortlichkeit, Kosten]; auf sich (Akk.) nehmen [Schuld]; tragen, aushalten [Gewicht]

7) (be fit for) vertragen

it does not bear repeating or repetition — das lässt sich unmöglich wiederholen

it does not bear thinking about — daran darf man gar nicht denken

bear comparison with something — den od. einen Vergleich mit etwas aushalten

8) (give birth to) gebären [Kind, Junges]; see also academic.ru/8296/born">born

9) (yield) tragen [Blumen, Früchte usw.]

bear fruit — (fig.) Früchte tragen (geh.)
2. intransitive verb,
bore, borne

1)

bear left — [Person:] sich links halten

the path bears to the left — der Weg führt nach links

2)

bring to bear — aufbieten [Kraft, Energie]; ausüben [Druck]

bring one's influence to bear — seinen Einfluss geltend machen

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear away

- bear down

- bear off

- bear on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear upon

- bear with

* * *
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb
1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) ertragen

2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?)

3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) gebären,geboren

4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) tragen

5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) tragen

6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) führen

•

- bearable
- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun
(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) der Bär

- bearskin

* * *

bear¹

[beəʳ, AM ber]

I. n

1. (animal) Bär m

black/brown \bear Schwarz-/Braunbär m

she-\bear Bärin f

to be like a \bear with a sore head [or AM like a real \bear] ( fig fam) ein richtiger Brummbär sein fam

2. STOCKEX (sb calculatedly selling stocks) Baissier m, Baissespekulant(in) m(f), Bär(in) m(f), Bear m

covered \bear gedeckter Baissier

uncovered \bear Baissier m, der seine Position noch nicht glattstellen konnte

3.

▶ it's a \bear to do sth es ist kompliziert, etw zu tun

II. vi STOCKEX auf Baisse [o à la Baisse] spekulieren

bear²

<bore, borne or AM also born>

[beəʳ, AM ber]

I. vt

1. (carry)

▪ to \bear sth etw tragen; ( liter):

he was borne backwards by a large wave er wurde von einer großen Welle zurückgerissen

to \bear arms ( form) Waffen tragen

to \bear gifts ( form) Geschenke mitbringen

to \bear tidings ( old liter) Neuigkeiten überbringen

2. (display)

to \bear a date/an imprint/an inscription ein Datum/einen Aufdruck/eine Aufschrift tragen

3. (be identified by)

to \bear sb's name jds Namen tragen [o geh führen

4. (behave)

▪ to \bear oneself:

he bore himself with dignity er zeigte Würde

5. (support)

to \bear the load/the weight die Last/das Gewicht tragen; ( fig)

to \bear the cost die Kosten tragen

6. (endure, shoulder)

▪ to \bear sth etw ertragen [o erdulden]

what might have happened doesn't \bear thinking about man darf gar nicht daran denken, was hätte passieren können

he said something so awful that it doesn't \bear repeating er sagte so etwas Schreckliches, dass ich es gar nicht wiederholen möchte

to \bear the blame die Schuld auf sich akk nehmen

to \bear the [burden of] responsibility die [Last der] Verantwortung tragen

to \bear one's cross sein Kreuz tragen fig

to \bear the discomfort/hardship die Unbequemlichkeit/Mühe auf sich akk nehmen

to \bear the pain/tribulation den Schmerz/Kummer ertragen

7. (tolerate)

▪ to not be able to \bear sb/sth jdn/etw nicht ertragen [o ausstehen] können

▪ to not be able to \bear the boredom/suspense Langeweile/Spannung nicht aushalten

▪ to not be able to \bear jokes/criticism Spaß/Kritik nicht vertragen

▪ to not \bear to do sth es nicht ertragen können, etw zu tun

8. (harbour resentments)

to \bear sb a grudge einen Groll gegen jdn hegen geh

to \bear sb ill-feeling auf jdn nicht gut zu sprechen sein

to not \bear any ill-feeling against sb nichts gegen jdn haben

to \bear sb ill-will jdm gegenüber nachtragend sein

to \bear no ill-will keine Feindschaft empfinden

9. (possess)

to \bear an [uncanny] likeness [or similarity] to sb [unheimliche] Ähnlichkeit mit jdm haben

to \bear a [strong] resemblance to sb [große] Ähnlichkeit mit jdm haben, jdm sehr ähnlich sehen

to \bear the [or a] scar eine Narbe davontragen fig, gezeichnet sein geh

10. (keep)

I'll \bear that in mind ich werde das mit berücksichtigen

11. (give birth to)

to \bear a baby ein Kind gebären [o zur Welt bringen]

to \bear sb a child jdm ein Kind gebären

his wife bore him a son seine Frau schenkte ihm einen Sohn

I was born in April ich bin im April geboren

to \bear cubs/foals/young ZOOL Welpen/Fohlen/Junge bekommen

12. AGR, BOT

to \bear fruit ( also fig) Früchte tragen a. fig; FIN, ECON

to \bear interest at 8% 8 % Zinsen bringen, mit 8 % verzinst sein

13.

to \bear testimony [or witness] Zeugnis ablegen

to \bear witness to sth von etw dat Zeugnis ablegen, etw bezeugen

to \bear false witness ( old) falsches Zeugnis ablegen veraltend

II. vi

1. (tend)

to \bear left/right sich akk links/rechts halten

2. (be patient)

▪ to \bear with sb mit jdm Geduld [o Nachsicht] haben

3. (press) drücken

to \bear on a lever einen Hebel betätigen

4. (approach)

▪ to \bear down on [or upon] sb/sth auf jdn/etw zusteuern

5. (be relevant)

▪ to \bear on sth etw betreffen; (have affect on) etw beeinflussen

6. (put pressure on)

to bring pressure to \bear on sb/sth Druck m auf jdn/etw ausüben

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I [bɛə(r)] pret bore, ptp borne
1. vt

1) (= carry) burden, arms tragen; gift, message bei sich tragen, mit sich führen

to bear away/back — mitnehmen/mit (sich) zurücknehmen; (through the air)

the music was borne/borne away on the wind (liter) — die Musik wurde vom Wind weiter-/weggetragen

he was borne along by the crowd — die Menge trug ihn mit (sich)

2) (= show) inscription, signature tragen; mark, traces also, likeness, relation aufweisen, zeigen → witness

See:

→ witness

3) (= be known by) name, title tragen, führen

4) (= have in heart or mind) love empfinden, in sich (dat) tragen; hatred, grudge also hegen (geh)

the love/hatred he bore her — die Liebe, die er für sie empfand/der Hass, den er gegen sie hegte (geh) or empfand

See:

→ mind

5) (lit, fig: support, sustain) weight, expense, responsibility tragen

to bear examination/comparison — einer Prüfung/einem Vergleich standhalten

it doesn't bear thinking about — man darf gar nicht daran denken

his language doesn't bear repeating — seine Ausdrucksweise lässt sich nicht wiederholen

6) (= endure, tolerate) ertragen; (with neg also) ausstehen, leiden; pain aushalten; criticism, joking vertragen; smell, noise etc aushalten, vertragen

she can't bear flying — sie kann einfach nicht fliegen

she can't bear doing nothing — sie kann einfach nicht untätig sein

she can't bear being laughed at —

could you bear to stay a little longer? — können Sie es noch ein bisschen länger hier aushalten?

7) (= produce, yield fruit etc) tragen → interest

See:

→ interest

8) (= give birth to) gebären → born

See:

→ born

2. vi

1)

(= move) to bear right/left/north — sich rechts/links/nach Norden halten

to bear away or off (Naut) — abdrehen

2) (fruit tree etc) tragen

3)

to bring one's energies/powers of persuasion to bear — seine Energie/Überzeugungskraft aufwenden (on für)

to bring one's mind to bear on sth — seinen Verstand or Geist für etw anstrengen

to bring pressure to bear on sb/sth — Druck auf jdn/etw ausüben

3. vr
sich halten
he bore himself with dignity — er hat Würde gezeigt
II
1. n

1) Bär m; (fig = person) Brummbär m (inf)

he is like a bear with a sore head — er ist ein richtiger Brummbär (inf)

2) (ASTRON)

the Great/Little Bear — der Große/Kleine Bär or Wagen

3) (ST EX) Baissespekulant m, Baissier m

2. vi (ST EX)
auf Baisse spekulieren
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bear¹ [beə(r)] prät bore [bɔː(r); US auch ˈbəʊər], obs bare [beə(r)], pperf borne [bɔː(r)n; US auch ˈbəʊərn], bei 4born [bɔː(r)n; US auch ˈbəʊərn]

A v/t

1. Lasten etc tragen

2. fig Kosten, einen Verlust, die Verantwortung, die Folgen etc tragen

3. Blumen, Früchte, auch Zinsen etc tragen: → fruit A 2, interest A 11 (und andere Verbindungen mit Substantiven)

4. (pperf borne oder born;

Letzteres nur in der passiven Bedeutung: geboren [werden], sofern nicht by … von … folgt) zur Welt bringen, gebären:

bear a child

a) ein Kind gebären,

b) ein Kind (unter dem Herzen) tragen;

the children borne to him by this woman die ihm von dieser Frau geborenen Kinder;

be born geboren werden;

he was born in 1941 auch er ist Jahrgang 1941;

he was born into a rich family er kam als Kind reicher Eltern zur Welt oder auf die Welt;

my father died two months before I was born vor meiner Geburt;

I wasn’t born yesterday ich bin doch nicht von gestern;

there’s one born every minute umg die Dummen werden nicht alle oder weniger; → park A 1, silver spoon

5. einen Namen, einen Titel, auch Waffen etc tragen, führen:

bear arms against Krieg führen gegen; → arm² Bes Redew

6. ein Amt etc innehaben, ausüben

7. ein Datum, einen Stempel, ein Zeichen etc tragen, aufweisen:

bear a proportion to in einem Verhältnis stehen zu; → resemblance

8. eine Bedeutung etc haben, in sich schließen

9. ein Gefühl hegen:

bear sb love jemandem Liebe entgegenbringen; → grudge C, malice 2, will² A 6

10. eine Rolle spielen (in bei)

11. Schmerzen etc ertragen, (er)dulden, (er)leiden

12. aushalten, einer Prüfung etc standhalten:

that doesn’t bear thinking about man darf gar nicht daran denken; → comparison 1, repeat A 1, repetition 1

13. (meist neg) ausstehen, leiden, einen Gedanken ertragen

14. eine Nachricht etc überbringen

15. Gehorsam etc leisten, Lob zollen (to dat):

bear sb a hand jemandem helfen oder zur Hand gehen; → company A 1

16. Zeugnis ablegen:

bear witness ( oder evidence) zeugen (to für)

17. bear o.s. sich betragen, sich benehmen

B v/i

1. tragen, (sicher) halten (Balken, Eis etc)

2. (on, upon) schwer lasten oder liegen (auf dat), drücken, einen Druck ausüben (auf akk)

3. (against) drücken, sich lehnen (gegen), anliegen (an dat)

4. (on, upon)

a) einwirken, Einfluss haben (auf akk)

b) sich beziehen, Bezug haben (auf akk), im Zusammenhang stehen (mit), betreffen (akk):

how does this bear on …? in welchem Zusammenhang steht das mit …?;

bring to bear (up)on

a) einwirken lassen auf (akk),

b) richten oder anwenden auf (akk);

bear hard on sehr zusetzen (dat), hart treffen, arg mitnehmen (akk); → pressure A 5

5. eine Richtung einschlagen, sich halten:

bear (to the) left sich links halten;

bear to a star FLUG, SCHIFF ein Gestirn anpeilen;

the beacon bears 240 degrees die Bake liegt bei oder auf 240°

6. SCHIFF

a) abfahren, absegeln ( beide:

to nach)

b) abfallen

7. sich erstrecken

8. bear with Nachsicht haben oder üben mit, (geduldig) ertragen (akk):

would ( oder could) you bear with me for a second? einen kleinen Augenblick, bitte, TEL auch bleiben Sie bitte einen kleinen Moment am Apparat

9. BOT (Früchte) tragen

10. ZOOL tragen, trächtig sein (Tier)

11. MIL tragen (Geschütz):

bear on beschießen (akk)

bear² [beə(r)]

A s

1. ZOOL Bär m:

he’s like (od umg [as] cross as) a bear with a sore head today er ist heute unausstehlich oder in einer Stinklaune; → hungry A 1

2. fig

a) Bär m, Tollpatsch m

b) Brummbär m, Ekel n pej

c) US umg Kanone f (at, for in dat)

3. WIRTSCH Bear m, Baissier m, Baissespekulant(in):

sell a bear → B

4. ASTRON

a) the Greater ( oder Great) Bear der Große Bär

b) the Lesser ( oder Little) Bear der Kleine Bär

5. METALL Eisenklumpen m, Bodensau f

B v/i WIRTSCH auf Baisse spekulieren, fixen

C v/t bear the market WIRTSCH die Kurse drücken oder zu drücken versuchen

D adj WIRTSCH

a) flau (Markt), fallend (Preise)

b) Baisse…:

bear campaign Angriff m der Baissepartei;

bear market Baisse f;

bear operation Baissespekulation f;

bear sale Leerverkauf m

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I noun
1) Bär, der

2) (Astron.)

Great/Little Bear — Großer/Kleiner Bär
II 1. transitive verb,
bore, borne

1) (show) tragen [Wappen, Inschrift, Unterschrift]; aufweisen, zeigen [Merkmal, Spuren, Ähnlichkeit, Verwandtschaft]

bear a resemblance or likeness to somebody — Ähnlichkeit mit jemandem haben

2) (be known by) tragen, führen [Namen, Titel]

3)

bear some/little relation to something — einen gewissen/wenig Bezug zu etwas haben

4) (poet./formal): (carry) tragen [Waffe, Last]; mit sich führen [Geschenk, Botschaft]

I was borne along by the fierce current — die starke Strömung trug mich mit [sich]

5) (endure, tolerate) ertragen [Schmerz, Kummer]; with neg. aushalten [Schmerz]; ausstehen [Geruch, Lärm, Speise]

6) (sustain) tragen, übernehmen [Verantwortlichkeit, Kosten]; auf sich (Akk.) nehmen [Schuld]; tragen, aushalten [Gewicht]

7) (be fit for) vertragen

it does not bear repeating or repetition — das lässt sich unmöglich wiederholen

it does not bear thinking about — daran darf man gar nicht denken

bear comparison with something — den od. einen Vergleich mit etwas aushalten

8) (give birth to) gebären [Kind, Junges]; see also born

9) (yield) tragen [Blumen, Früchte usw.]

bear fruit — (fig.) Früchte tragen (geh.)
2. intransitive verb,
bore, borne

1)

bear left — [Person:] sich links halten

the path bears to the left — der Weg führt nach links

2)

bring to bear — aufbieten [Kraft, Energie]; ausüben [Druck]

bring one's influence to bear — seinen Einfluss geltend machen

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear away

- bear down

- bear off

- bear on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear upon

- bear with

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(stock exchange) n.

Börsenspekulant -en m. n.

Baissier -s m.

Bär -en m. (on) v.

betreffen v.

sich beziehen (auf) v. (to give birth to) v.

zur Welt bringen ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)

= aushalten v.

ausstehen v.

ausüben v.

ertragen v.

gebären v.

(§ p.,pp.: gebar, geboren)

halten v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

lasten v.

tragen v.

(§ p.,pp.: trug, getragen)

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9 back

back [bæk]

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1. noun

2. adjective

3. adverb

4. transitive verb

5. intransitive verb

6. compounds

7. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. [of person, animal] dos m

• I've got a bad back j'ai des problèmes de dos

• to carry sth on one's back porter qch sur son dos

• to stand or sit with one's back to sb/sth tourner le dos à qn/qch

• back to back dos à dos

• to be on one's back (inf) ( = be ill) être alité

• behind sb's back derrière le dos de qn

• as soon as his back is turned dès qu'il a le dos tourné

• I was glad to see the back of him (inf) j'étais content de le voir partir

• to have one's back to the wall être adossé au mur ; (figurative) être le dos au mur

► to be on sb's back (inf) être sur le dos de qn

• my boss is always on my back j'ai sans arrêt mon patron sur le dos► to get off sb's back (inf) laisser qn tranquille

• get off my back, will you? fiche-moi la paix !► to get sb's back up hérisser qn

• that's what gets my back up c'est ce qui me hérisse► to put one's back into sth mettre toute son énergie dans qch

• put your back into it! (inf) allons, un peu de nerf ! (inf)► to turn one's back on sb/sth

• you can't just turn your back on your parents tu ne peux quand même pas tourner le dos à tes parents

• he turned his back on the past il a tourné la page► on the back of ( = by means of) en profitant de

   b. [of object] dos m ; [of chair] dossier m ; [of building] arrière m

► at the back [of building] derrière ; [of book] à la fin ; [of cupboard, hall] au fond

• at the very back tout au fond► at the back of [+ building] derrière ; [+ book] à la fin de ; [+ cupboard, hall] au fond de

• he's at the back of all this trouble c'est lui qui est derrière tous ces problèmes► in back (US) [of building, car] à l'arrière

► in back of (US) [+ building, car] à l'arrière de

► in the back [of car] à l'arrière

• to sit in the back of the car être assis à l'arrière► out or round the back (inf) (British) derrière

► back to front devant derrière

• you've got it on back to front tu l'as mis devant derrière

   c. (of part of body) [of head] derrière m ; [of hand] dos m

• the back of one's neck la nuque

• I know Paris like the back of my hand je connais Paris comme ma poche

   d. (Football, hockey) arrière m

2. adjective

   a. ( = not front) [wheel] arrière inv

• the back room [of house] la pièce du fond ; [of pub, restaurant] l'arrière-salle f

• back legs pattes fpl de derrière

   b. [taxes] arriéré

3. adverb

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   a. (in space, time) (stand) back! reculez !

• stay well back! n'approchez pas !

• a week back (inf) il y a une semaine

• as far back as 1800 dès 1800

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► When followed by a preposition, back is often not translated.

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• meanwhile, back in London... pendant ce temps-là, à Londres...

• it all started back in 1990 tout a commencé en 1990

• he little suspected how worried they were back at home il était loin de se douter que sa famille s'inquiétait autant

► to go back and forth, to go back and forward [person] faire des allées et venues ; [phone calls, emails, letters] être échangé

   b. ( = returned)

► to be back [person] être rentré

• Mike is not back yet Mike n'est pas encore rentré

• I'll be back at six je serai de retour à six heures

• as soon as I'm back dès que je serai rentré

• Catherine is now back at work Catherine a repris le travail

• the electricity is back l'électricité est revenue

• everything's back to normal tout est rentré dans l'ordre► ... and back

• he went to Paris and back il a fait le voyage de Paris aller et retour

• the journey there and back le trajet aller et retour

• you can go there and back in a day tu peux faire l'aller et retour en une journée

   c. ( = reimbursed) I got/want my money back j'ai récupéré/je veux récupérer mon argent

4. transitive verb

   a. ( = support) soutenir ; [+ statement] confirmer

   b. ( = finance) financer

   c. ( = bet on) parier sur

• I'm backing Leeds to win je parie que Leeds va gagner

• to back the wrong horse miser sur le mauvais cheval

• to back a loser (figurative) miser sur le mauvais cheval

   d. [+ vehicle] reculer

• to back the car in/out entrer/sortir en marche arrière

5. intransitive verb

( = move backwards) reculer

• to back out [vehicle] sortir en marche arrière ; [person] sortir à reculons

6. compounds

► back alley noun ruelle f

► back benches plural noun (British) bancs mpl des députés de base

► back-breaking adjective éreintant

► back burner noun

• to put sth on the back burner mettre qch en veilleuse ► back catalogue noun fonds m de catalogue

► the back country noun (US) la campagne profonde

► back door noun porte f de derrière

• to do sth by or through the back door faire qch par des moyens détournés ► back line noun (Sport) ligne f d'arrières

► back-line player noun (US Sport) arrière m

► back-lit adjective [stage] éclairé de derrière or par l'arrière ; [screen] rétro-éclairé

► back number noun [of newspaper] vieux numéro m

• to be a back number [person] ne plus être dans le coup (inf) ► back-pack noun sac m à dos

► back-packer noun routard (e) m(f)

► back-packing noun

• to go back-packing voyager sac au dos ► back pain noun mal m de dos

► back pay noun rappel m de salaire

► back-pedal intransitive verb ( = retreat) faire marche arrière

► back road noun petite route f de campagne

► back seat noun siège m arrière

• in the back seat sur le siège arrière

• to take a back seat (to sth) (inf) passer au second plan (par rapport à qch) ► back-seat driver noun

• he's a back-seat driver il est toujours à donner des conseils au conducteur ► back street noun ruelle f

• he grew up in the back streets of Leeds il a grandi dans les quartiers pauvres de Leeds ► back-to-back adjective dos à dos

• a row of back-to-back houses (British) une rangée de maisons adossées les unes aux autres adverb• they showed two episodes back-to-back ils ont passé deux épisodes à la suite ► back tooth noun (plural back teeth) molaire f

7. Phrasal Verbs

► back away intransitive verb (se) reculer

• to back away from [+ problem] prendre ses distances par rapport à► back down intransitive verb revenir sur sa position

► back off intransitive verb

( = draw back) reculer

► back on to inseparable transitive verb

[house]

the house backs on to the golf course l'arrière de la maison donne sur le terrain de golf► back out

1. intransitive verb

[person] sortir à reculons ; [car] sortir en marche arrière ; (of undertaking) revenir sur ses engagements

2. separable transitive verb

[+ vehicle] sortir en marche arrière► back out of inseparable transitive verb

[+ deal, agreement] se retirer de ; [+ undertaking] se soustraire à

► back up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = reverse) faire marche arrière

   b. ( = queue) the traffic is backing up for miles il y a des kilomètres de bouchon

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ theory, claim] confirmer ; [+ person] soutenir

   b. [+ vehicle] faire reculer

   c. [+ computer file] faire une copie de sauvegarde de

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[bæk] 1.
noun

1) Anatomy, Zoology dos m

to be (flat) on one's back — lit être (à plat) sur le dos; fig être au lit

to turn one's back on somebody/something — lit, fig tourner le dos à quelqu'un/quelque chose

to do something behind somebody's back — lit, fig faire quelque chose dans le dos de quelqu'un

I was glad to see the back of him — j'étais content de le voir partir

2) ( reverse side) (of page, cheque, hand, fork, envelope) dos m; ( of fabric) envers m; (of medal, coin) revers m

3) ( rear-facing part) (of vehicle, head) arrière m; ( of electrical appliance) face f arrière; (of shirt, coat) dos m; (of chair, sofa) dossier m

on the back of the door/head — derrière la porte/tête

the shelves are oak but the back is plywood — les étagères sont en chêne mais le fond est en contreplaqué

4) ( area behind building)

to be out back —

to be in the back — US être dans le jardin or la cour

there's a small garden out back ou round the back — il y a un petit jardin derrière (la maison)

the steps at the back of the building — l'escalier à l'arrière de l'immeuble

5) (of car, plane) arrière m

6) (of cupboard, drawer, fridge, bus, stage) fond m

at ou in the back of the drawer — au fond du tiroir

those at the back couldn't see — ceux qui étaient derrière ne pouvaient pas voir

7) Sport arrière m

left back — arrière gauche

8) ( end) fin f

at the back of the book — à la fin du livre
2.
adjective

1) ( at the rear) [leg, paw, edge, wheel] arrière; [bedroom] du fond; [page] dernier/-ière (before n); [garden, gate] de derrière

2) ( isolated) [road] petit (before n)

back alley ou lane — ruelle f

3) Finance, Commerce

back interest/rent/tax — arriérés mpl d'intérêts/de loyer/d'impôts
3.
adverb

1) ( after absence)

to be back — être de retour

I'll be back in five minutes — je reviens dans cinq minutes

to arrive ou come back — rentrer ( from de)

he's back at work — il a repris le travail

she's back in (the) hospital — elle est retournée à l'hôpital

when is he due back? — quand doit-il rentrer?

the mini-skirt is back — ( in fashion) les mini-jupes sont de nouveau à la mode

2) ( in return)

to call ou phone back — rappeler

I'll write back (to him) — je lui répondrai

to punch somebody back — rendre son coup à quelqu'un

to smile back at somebody — rendre son sourire à quelqu'un

3) ( backwards) [glance, jump, step, lean] en arrière

4) ( away)

we overtook him 20 km back — nous l'avons doublé il y a 20 km

ten lines back — dix lignes plus haut

ten pages back — dix pages (avant or plus tôt)

5) ( ago)

25 years back — il y a 25 ans

a week/five minutes back — il y a une semaine/cinq minutes

6) ( a long time ago)

back in April — en avril

back in the days when — du temps où

it was obvious as far back as last year that — déjà l'année dernière il était évident que

7) ( once again)

she's back in power — elle a repris le pouvoir

8) ( expressing a return to a former location)

to travel to London and back — faire l'aller-retour à Londres

we walked there and took the train back — nous y sommes allés à pied et nous avons pris le train pour rentrer

9) ( in a different location)

meanwhile, back in France, he... — pendant ce temps, en France, il...

I'll see you back at the house — je te verrai à la maison
4.
back and forth adverbial phrase

to go ou travel back and forth — ( commute) [person, bus] faire la navette ( between entre)

to walk ou go back and forth — faire des allées et venues ( between entre)

to swing back and forth — [pendulum] osciller

the film cuts ou moves back and forth between New York and Paris — le film se passe entre New York et Paris
5.
transitive verb

1) ( support) soutenir [party, person, bid, bill, strike, action]; appuyer [application]; apporter son soutien à [enterprise, project]

2) ( finance) financer [project, undertaking]

3) ( endorse) garantir [currency]

to back a bill — Commerce, Finance endosser or avaliser une traite

4) ( substantiate) justifier [argument, claim] ( with à l'aide de)

5) ( reverse)

to back the car into the garage — rentrer la voiture au garage en marche arrière

to back somebody into something — faire reculer quelqu'un dans quelque chose

6) ( bet on) parier sur [horse, favourite, winner]

7) (stiffen, line) consolider, renforcer [structure]; endosser [book]; renforcer [map]; maroufler [painting]; doubler [fabric]
6.
- backed combining form

1) ( of furniture)

a high-/low-backed chair — une chaise avec un dossier haut/bas

2) (lined, stiffened)

canvas-/foam-backed — doublé de toile/de mousse

3) ( supported)

UN-backed — soutenu par l'ONU

4) ( financed)

government-backed — financé par l'État

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Phrasal Verbs:

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back onto

- back out

- back up

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to put one's back into it — travailler dur

he's always on my back — (colloq) il est toujours sur mon dos

to be at the back of something — être à l'origine de quelque chose

to put somebody's back up — offenser quelqu'un

to live off somebody's back — vivre aux crochets de quelqu'un

to break the back of a journey/task — faire le plus gros du voyage/travail

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10 stick

stick [stɪk]

bâton ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) canne ⇒ 1 (a) baguette ⇒ 1 (a) morceau ⇒ 1 (b) crosse ⇒ 1 (c) critiques ⇒ 1 (e) planter ⇒ 2 (a) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (a) mettre ⇒ 2 (b) fixer ⇒ 2 (c) coller ⇒ 2 (d), 3 (b) supporter ⇒ 2 (f) se planter ⇒ 3 (a) se coincer ⇒ 3 (c) rester ⇒ 3 (d)

(pt & pp stuck [stʌk])

1 noun

(a) (piece of wood) bâton m; (for kindling) bout m de bois; (twig) petite branche f, brindille f; (walking stick) canne f, bâton m; (for plants) rame f, tuteur m; (drumstick) baguette f; (for lollipop) bâton m;

∎ gather some sticks, we'll make a fire ramassez du bois, on fera du feu;

∎ she had legs like sticks elle avait des jambes comme des allumettes;

∎ I'm going to take a stick to that boy one day! un jour je vais donner une bonne correction à ce garçon!;

∎ figurative the threat of redundancy has become a stick with which industry beats the unions pour le patronat, la menace du licenciement est devenue une arme contre les syndicats;

∎ his behaviour became a stick to beat him with son comportement s'est retourné contre lui;

∎ to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick mal comprendre, comprendre de travers;

∎ you've got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick about this business vous avez tout compris de travers dans cette histoire;

∎ to get the short or dirty end of the stick être mal loti;

∎ she got the short or dirty end of the stick as usual c'est tombé sur elle comme d'habitude;

∎ proverb sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me) la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe

(b) (piece → of chalk) bâton m, morceau m; (→ of cinnamon, incense, liquorice, dynamite) bâton m; (→ of charcoal) morceau m; (→ of chewing gum) tablette f; (→ of glue, deodorant) bâton m, stick m; (→ of celery) branche f; (→ of rhubarb) tige f

(c) Sport (in lacrosse) crosse f; (in hockey) crosse f, stick m; (ski pole) bâton m (de ski); (baseball bat) batte f; (billiard cue) queue f de billard; (in pick-up-sticks) bâton m, bâtonnet m, jonchet m

(d) British familiar (furniture) meuble^□ m;

∎ a few sticks (of furniture) quelques vagues meubles;

∎ we don't have one stick of decent furniture nous n'avons pas un seul meuble convenable

(e) (UNCOUNT) British familiar (criticism) critiques fpl ^□

∎ to take a lot of stick (to be criticized) se faire éreinter ou démolir; (to be mocked) se faire chambrer ou charrier;

∎ to give sb stick (for sth) (criticize) éreinter ou démolir qn (à cause de qch); (laugh at) chambrer ou charrier qn (à cause de qch);

∎ the police got a lot of stick from the press la police s'est fait éreinter ou démolir par la presse;

∎ he got a lot of stick from his friends about his new hairstyle ses amis l'ont bien chambré ou charrié avec sa nouvelle coupe

(f) esp American familiar (joystick) manche m à balai^□ ; (gear lever) levier m de vitesse^□

(g) Military (cluster → of bombs) chapelet m; (→ of parachutists) stick m

(h) British familiar old-fashioned (person) type m;

∎ a dry old stick un pince-sans-rire;

∎ she's a funny old stick c'est un drôle de personnage;

∎ she's not a bad old stick, she's a nice old stick elle est plutôt sympa

(i) familiar (glue) colle^□ f; (stickiness) pouvoir m adhésif^□

(j) American familiar (cannabis cigarette) stick m

(k) British very familiar

∎ to be up the stick (pregnant) être en cloque

2 transitive verb

(a) (jab, stab → spear, nail, knife) planter, enfoncer; (→ needle) piquer, planter; (→ pole, shovel) planter; (→ elbow, gun) enfoncer;

∎ he stuck his fork into a potato il a planté sa fourchette dans une pomme de terre;

∎ she stuck the spade into the ground elle a planté la bêche dans le sol;

∎ don't stick drawing pins in the wall ne plantez pas de punaises dans le mur;

∎ there were maps with coloured pins stuck in them il y avait des cartes avec des épingles de couleur;

∎ I've got a splinter stuck in my finger je me suis planté une écharde dans le doigt;

∎ a ham stuck with cloves un jambon piqué de clous de girofle;

∎ watch out! you almost stuck your umbrella in my eye! fais attention! tu as failli m'enfoncer ton parapluie dans l'œil!;

∎ he stuck his elbow in my ribs il m'a enfoncé son coude dans les côtes;

∎ she stuck the revolver in his back elle lui a enfoncé le revolver dans le dos;

∎ stick the skewer through the chicken enfilez le poulet sur la broche, embrochez le poulet

(b) (put) mettre; (insert) insérer, mettre; familiar (put casually) mettre^□, coller;

∎ stick the candles in the holders mettez les bougies dans les bougeoirs;

∎ he stuck a rose in his lapel il s'est mis une rose à la boutonnière;

∎ she stuck the cork in the bottle elle a enfoncé le bouchon dans le goulot de la bouteille;

∎ to stick a flower in one's hair piquer une fleur dans ses cheveux;

∎ here, stick this under the chair leg tenez, calez la chaise avec ça;

∎ he stuck his foot in the door il glissa son pied dans l'entrebâillement de la porte;

∎ he stood there with a cigar stuck in his mouth/with his hands stuck in his pockets il était planté là, un cigare entre les dents/les mains enfoncées dans les poches;

∎ he stuck the card back in the pack il a remis la carte dans le jeu;

∎ she stuck her head into the office/out of the window elle a passé la tête dans le bureau/par la fenêtre;

∎ I had to stick my fingers down my throat il a fallu que je me mette les doigts dans la bouche;

∎ familiar mix it all together and stick it in the oven mélange bien et mets-le au four^□ ;

∎ familiar stick it in your pocket colle ça dans ta poche;

∎ familiar can you stick my name on the list? tu peux ajouter mon nom sur la liste?^□ ;

∎ familiar he pulled out his gun and stuck it in my face il a sorti son revolver et me l'a collé sous le nez;

∎ very familiar you can stick your job/money! ton boulot/fric, tu peux te le mettre où je pense!;

∎ very familiar stick it! va te faire voir!

(c) (fasten) fixer; (pin up) punaiser;

∎ she stuck the broom head on the handle elle a fixé la brosse à balai au manche;

∎ it was stuck on the notice-board with tacks c'était punaisé au tableau d'affichage

(d) (with adhesive) coller;

∎ to stick a stamp on an envelope coller un timbre sur une enveloppe;

∎ help me stick this vase together aide-moi à recoller le vase;

∎ he had posters stuck to the walls with Sellotape il avait scotché des posters aux murs;

∎ stick no bills (sign) défense d'afficher

(e) (kill → pig) égorger

(f) British familiar (tolerate) supporter^□ ;

∎ I can't stick him je peux pas l'encadrer;

∎ I don't know how you've stuck it for so long je ne sais pas comment tu as fait pour supporter ça si longtemps;

∎ what I can't stick is her telling me how to run my life ce que je ne peux pas encaisser c'est qu'elle me dise comment je dois mener ma vie;

∎ I'm amazed she stuck a term, let alone three years je suis étonné qu'elle ait tenu (le coup) un trimestre, et à plus forte raison trois ans

(g) familiar (with chore, burden)

∎ to stick sb with a fine/the blame coller une amende/faire endosser la responsabilité^□ à qn

(h) American familiar (give injection to) faire une piqûre à^□, piquer^□

3 intransitive verb

(a) (be embedded → arrow, dart, spear) se planter;

∎ you'll find some tacks already sticking in the notice-board vous trouverez quelques punaises déjà plantées dans le tableau d'affichage;

∎ the point was sticking through the lining la pointe avait percé la doublure;

∎ don't leave the spade sticking in the ground ne laisse pas la pelle plantée dans le sol;

∎ they had straw sticking in their hair ils avaient des brins de paille dans les cheveux

(b) (attach, adhere → wet clothes, bandage, chewing gum) coller; (→ gummed label, stamp) tenir, coller; (→ burr) s'accrocher;

∎ the dough stuck to my fingers la pâte collait à mes doigts;

∎ the damp has made the stamps stick together l'humidité a collé les timbres les uns aux autres;

∎ the dust will stick to the wet varnish la poussière va coller sur le vernis frais;

∎ her shirt stuck to her back elle avait la chemise collée au dos;

∎ a butterfly had stuck to the flypaper un papillon était venu se coller au papier tue-mouches;

∎ these badges stick to any surface ces autocollants adhèrent sur toutes les surfaces;

∎ food won't stick to these pans ces casseroles n'attachent pas;

∎ the noodles had got all stuck together les nouilles avaient collé ou étaient toutes collées;

∎ British familiar have some porridge! that'll stick to your ribs! prends du porridge, ça tient au corps!

(c) (become jammed, wedged → mechanism, drawer, key) se coincer, se bloquer;

∎ the lorry stuck fast in the mud le camion s'est complètement enlisé dans la boue;

∎ this drawer keeps sticking ce tiroir n'arrête pas de se coincer ou de se bloquer;

∎ a fishbone stuck in my throat j'avais une arête (de poisson) coincée dans la gorge;

∎ figurative it stuck in my throat ça m'est resté en travers de la gorge;

∎ having to ask him for a loan really sticks in my throat ça me coûte vraiment d'avoir à lui demander de me prêter de l'argent;

∎ the words stuck in his throat les mots lui restèrent dans la gorge

(d) (remain, keep) rester;

∎ they called him Boney as a child and the name stuck quand il était petit, on le surnommait Boney et le nom lui est resté;

∎ she has the kind of face that sticks in your memory elle a un visage qu'on n'oublie pas ou dont on se souvient;

∎ dates just never stick in my head je n'ai vraiment pas la mémoire des dates

(e) familiar (be upheld)

∎ we know he's guilty, but will the charge stick? nous savons qu'il est coupable, mais est-ce qu'un tribunal le condamnera^□ ?;

∎ to make the charge or charges stick prouver la culpabilité de qn^□ ;

∎ the important thing now is to make the agreement stick ce qui compte maintenant, c'est de faire respecter l'accord^□

(f) (in card games)

∎ (I) stick j'arrête, je ne veux pas d'autre carte;

∎ the dealer must stick on or with seventeen le donneur doit s'arrêter à dix-sept

4 sticks plural noun

∎ familiar the sticks la cambrousse;

∎ they live out in the sticks ils habitent en pleine cambrousse

►► stick bean haricot m à rames;

stick deodorant déodorant m en stick;

stick figure personnage m stylisé;

stick insect phasme m;

American Cars stick shift levier m de vitesse;

∎ I don't know how to drive a stick shift je ne sais pas conduire une voiture à vitesses manuelles

➲ stick around intransitive verb

familiar (stay) rester (dans les parages); (wait) attendre^□ ;

∎ stick around if you want, she'll be back in a little while tu peux rester si tu veux, elle ne va pas tarder à rentrer;

∎ I'm not sticking around a moment longer! je n'attendrai pas une minute de plus!

➲ stick at inseparable transitive verb

(a) British (persevere)

∎ to stick at it perséverer

(b) (stop)

∎ to stick at nothing ne reculer ou n'hésiter devant rien;

∎ she'll stick at nothing to get her way elle ne reculera devant rien pour parvenir à ses fins

➲ stick away separable transitive verb

familiar (put away) ranger^□ ; (hide) planquer

➲ stick by inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) soutenir;

∎ don't worry, I'll always stick by you sois tranquille, je serai toujours là pour te soutenir

(b) (one's decision) s'en tenir à;

∎ I stick by what I said je maintiens ce que j'ai dit

➲ stick down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (flap, envelope) coller

(b) British familiar (note down) noter^□ ; (scribble) griffonner^□

(c) familiar (place) coller;

∎ stick the box down in the corner colle le carton dans le coin;

∎ he stuck the plate down in front of me il a collé l'assiette devant moi

2 intransitive verb

(flap, envelope) (se) coller

➲ stick in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (nail, knife, spear) planter, enfoncer; (needle) piquer, enfoncer; (pole, shovel) enfoncer, planter;

∎ he stuck the knife all the way in il a enfoncé le couteau jusqu'au bout ou jusqu'à la garde;

∎ she stuck the knife in again and again elle donna plusieurs coups de couteau

(b) (insert → coin, bank card) insérer; (→ electric plug) brancher; (→ cork, sink plug) enfoncer; (→ word, sentence) ajouter;

∎ it's simple, just stick the key in and turn c'est très simple, il suffit d'insérer la clé et de tourner;

∎ I stuck my hand in to test the water temperature j'ai plongé la main pour vérifier la température de l'eau;

∎ he stuck his head in through the door il passa la tête par la porte;

∎ she's stuck in a lot of footnotes to give weight to her thesis elle a ajouté un tas de notes pour donner du poids à sa thèse

(c) (glue in) coller;

∎ there's not enough space to stick in all these stamps/photos il ne reste pas assez de place pour coller tous ces timbres/toutes ces photos

2 intransitive verb

(a) (dart, arrow, spear) se planter;

∎ if the javelin doesn't stick in the throw doesn't count si le javelot ne se plante pas, le jet ne compte pas;

∎ the last dart failed to stick in la dernière fléchette n'est pas restée plantée

(b) familiar (persevere)

∎ stick in there! tenez bon!

➲ stick on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (fasten on → gummed badge, label, stamp) coller; (→ china handle) recoller; (→ broom head) fixer

(b) familiar (jacket, boots) enfiler^□ ;

∎ he hurriedly stuck a hat on il s'est collé en vitesse un chapeau sur la tête

2 intransitive verb

coller, se coller;

∎ the stamp won't stick on le timbre ne colle pas;

∎ the patch sticks on when ironed la pièce se colle au tissu quand on la repasse

➲ stick out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (extend → hand, leg) tendre, allonger; (→ feelers, head) sortir;

∎ to stick one's tongue out (at sb) tirer la langue (à qn);

∎ he stuck his foot out to trip me up il a allongé la jambe pour me faire un croche-pied;

∎ I opened the window and stuck my head out j'ai ouvert la fenêtre et j'ai passé la tête au dehors;

∎ to stick one's chest out bomber le torse;

∎ to stick out one's lower lip faire la moue

(b) familiar (persevere)

∎ to stick it out tenir le coup jusqu'au bout

2 intransitive verb

(a) (protrude → nail, splinter) sortir; (→ teeth) avancer; (→ plant, shoot) pointer; (→ ledge, balcony) être en saillie;

∎ his belly stuck out over his belt son ventre débordait au-dessus de sa ceinture;

∎ her ears stick out elle a les oreilles décollées;

∎ her teeth stick out elle a les dents qui avancent;

∎ my feet stuck out over the end of the bed mes pieds dépassaient du lit;

∎ the front of the car stuck out of the garage l'avant de la voiture dépassait du garage;

∎ his ticket was sticking out of his pocket son billet sortait ou dépassait de sa poche;

∎ one leg was sticking out of the sheets une jambe dépassait de sous les draps;

∎ only her head was sticking out of the water seule sa tête sortait ou émergeait de l'eau

(b) (be noticeable → colour) ressortir;

∎ the red Mercedes really sticks out on ne voit que la Mercedes rouge;

∎ I don't like to stick out in a crowd je n'aime pas me singulariser ou me faire remarquer;

∎ it's her accent that makes her stick out c'est à cause de son accent qu'on la remarque;

∎ it sticks out a mile c'est clair comme le jour

➲ stick out for inseparable transitive verb

s'obstiner à vouloir, exiger;

∎ the union is sticking out for a five per cent rise le syndicat continue à revendiquer une augmentation de cinq pour cent;

∎ after sticking out for higher quotas, they had to settle for last year's levels après s'être battus pour obtenir une augmentation des quotas, ils ont dû se contenter de ceux de l'année dernière

➲ stick to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (keep to → schedule) tenir, respecter; (→ plan) tenir;

∎ I can never stick to diets je n'arrive jamais à suivre un régime longtemps;

∎ we must stick to our plan nous devons continuer à suivre notre plan;

∎ once I make a decision I stick to it une fois que j'ai pris une décision, je m'y tiens ou je n'en démords pas;

∎ to stick to one's word or promises tenir (sa) parole;

∎ to stick to one's principles rester fidèle à ses principes;

∎ stick as close to the truth as possible restez aussi près que possible de la vérité

(b) (continue to affirm) maintenir;

∎ I stick to what I said je maintiens ce que j'ai dit;

∎ she's still sticking to her story elle maintient ce qu'elle a dit;

∎ that's my story and I'm sticking to it c'est ma version et je m'y tiens

(c) (restrict oneself to) s'en tenir à;

∎ stick to the point! ne vous éloignez pas du sujet!, tenez-vous en au sujet!;

∎ stick to the facts! tenez-vous-en aux faits!;

∎ can we stick to the business in hand? peut-être pourrions-nous revenir au sujet qui nous occupe?;

∎ to stick to the text serrer le texte de près;

∎ the author would be better off sticking to journalism l'auteur ferait mieux de se cantonner au journalisme

(d) (not leave)

∎ to stick to one's post rester à son poste;

∎ he sticks to his room il ne sort pas de sa chambre;

∎ stick to the main road suivez la route principale

(e) (stay near)

∎ stick close to the house restez près de la maison;

∎ his bodyguards stick close to him at all times ses gardes du corps l'accompagnent partout ou ne le quittent jamais d'une semelle;

∎ to stick to sb like glue se cramponner ou s'accrocher à qn, coller qn

➲ stick together

1 separable transitive verb

coller (ensemble)

2 intransitive verb

(a) (pages etc) être collé (ensemble)

(b) (stay together → people) rester ensemble; figurative se serrer les coudes;

∎ we'd better stick together il vaut mieux que nous restions ensemble, il vaut mieux ne pas nous séparer;

∎ figurative we'll get through this bad patch if we stick together on sortira de cette mauvaise passe si on se serre les coudes

➲ stick up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (sign, notice, poster) afficher; (postcard) coller; (with drawing pins) punaiser

(b) (raise → pole) dresser;

∎ stick the target back up redressez la cible;

∎ to stick one's hand up lever la main;

∎ familiar stick `em up! haut les mains!

(c) familiar (rob → person, bank, supermarket) braquer

2 intransitive verb

(point upwards → tower, antenna) se dresser; (→ plant shoots) pointer;

∎ I saw a chimney sticking up in the distance j'ai vu une cheminée qui se dressait au loin;

∎ the antenna was sticking straight up l'antenne se dressait toute droite;

∎ a branch was sticking up out of the water une branche sortait de l'eau;

∎ his hair's sticking up il est ébouriffé

➲ stick up for inseparable transitive verb

∎ to stick up for sb prendre la défense ou le parti de qn;

∎ stick up for yourself! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ she can stick up for herself elle peut se défendre toute seule;

∎ he has trouble sticking up for himself/his rights il a du mal à défendre ses intérêts/à faire valoir ses droits

➲ stick with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (activity, subject) s'en tenir à, persister dans;

∎ now I've started the job, I'm going to stick with it maintenant que j'ai commencé ce travail, je ne le lâche pas;

∎ I'm sticking with my old car for now je garde ma vieille voiture pour le moment

(b) familiar (person)

∎ stick with me, kid, and you'll be all right reste avec moi, petit, et tout ira bien

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