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they had a dust-up

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1 they had a dust-up

Общая лексика: они выясняли отношения

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > they had a dust-up
2 dust-up

[ʹdʌst͵ʌp] n прост.
шум, переполох; скандал; перебранка

to have a dust-up with smb. - вздорить /грызться/ с кем-л.

they had a dust-up - они выясняли отношения

НБАРС > dust-up
3 dust-up

n прост. шум, переполох; скандал; перебранка

they had a dust-up — они выясняли отношения

English-Russian base dictionary > dust-up
4 dust-up

ˈdʌstˈʌp сущ.;
разг. перебранка, скандал, шум Syn: noise, sound (просторечие) шум, переполох;
скандал;
перебранка - to have a * with smb. вздорить /грызться/ с кем-л. - they had a * они выясняли отношения dust-up разг. шум, перебранка, скандал

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > dust-up
5 ♦ dust

♦ dust /dʌst/
n.

1 [u] polvere: a cloud of dust, una nube di polvere; particles (o specks) of dust, granelli di polvere; Everything was covered with dust, tutto era ricoperto di polvere; They sprinkled water on the floor to settle the dust, hanno spruzzato acqua sul pavimento per far posare la polvere; (fig.) to gather dust, prendere la polvere; essere inutilizzato; gold [brick, coal] dust, polvere d'oro [di mattoni, di carbone]

2 spolverata: Give the bookcase a good dust, dà una bella spolverata alla libreria!; a quick dust, una spolveratina

3 [u] (bot., = yellow dust) polline

4 [u] (poet. o lett.) polvere; ceneri

5 [u] (fis.) polvere; pulviscolo

● dust bag, sacchetto dell'aspirapolvere □ (zool.) dust bath, bagno di polvere ( degli uccelli) □ (geogr.) dust bowl, zona arida: (in USA, stor.) the Dust Bowl, la regione ( nei Great Plains) divenuta desertica negli anni trenta ( per siccità, disboscamento, azione del vento) □ (fam.) dust bunny, gomitolo di polvere ( sotto i mobili) □ dust cloth, copertina, foderina ( su un mobile, ecc.) □ dust cloud, nube di polvere; polverone □ dust coloured, color polvere □ dust control (o dust extraction), eliminazione della polvere □ dust cover, copertina, foderina; sopraccoperta ( di libro) □ (meteor.) dust-devil, turbine di polvere ( nelle regioni desertiche) □ dust guard, parapolvere ( di bicicletta, ecc.) □ dust jacket, sopraccoperta ( di libro) □ (zool.) dust mite, acaro della polvere: house dust mite, acaro della polvere di casa □ (elettr., autom.) dust-protection cover, coperchio parapolvere □ dust shot, pallini da caccia minutissimi □ dust storm, tempesta di polvere □ dust trap, ( di oggetto, posto) raccoglipolvere □ (meteor.) dust whirl, turbine di polvere □ dust wrapper, copertina, foderina □ (fig.) to bite the dust, mordere la polvere; cadere ferito (o morto); ( di un piano) essere bocciato; sfumare □ to be dust and ashes, essere triste (o deprimente) □ (autom.) to eat sb. 's dust, rimanere dietro a q., essere seminato da q. □ (fig.) to be left in the dust, essere umiliato (o vinto) □ (fig.) to gather (o to collect) dust, raccogliere la polvere, essere inutilizzato: Many of these gadgets just sit in cupboards gathering dust, molti di questi gadget rimangono chiusi dentro un armadio a raccogliere la polvere □ (fam.) to kick up a dust about st., alzare un (gran) polverone per qc.; sollevare un putiferio per qc. □ (fig.) to let the dust settle, lasciare che le cose si assestino □ (fig.) to not see sb. for dust – The moment she mentions marriage, you won't see him for dust, non appena parla di matrimonio, lui se la dà a gambe levate □ (fig.) to raise a dust about st. = to kick up a dust about st. ► sopra □ (fig.) to shake the dust off one's feet, andarsene arrabbiato (o indignato, sdegnato) □ (fig.) to throw dust in sb. 's eyes, gettare la polvere negli occhi a q.; ingannare q. □ (fig.) to turn [to turn st.] to dust, andare [mandare qc.] in fumo: All their plans had turned to dust, tutti i loro piani erano andati in fumo.
(to) dust /dʌst/
A v. t.

1 ( spesso to dust off) spolverare ( mobili, ecc.); spolverare in ( una stanza): I've dusted the whole of the downstairs, ho spolverato dappertutto al pianoterra

2 spolverizzare; spolverare: to dust a cake with sugar, spolverare di zucchero un dolce

3 spargere ( sostanze in polvere); polverizzare ( prodotti chimici: come offensiva); (agric.) irrorare: to dust crops, irrorare le colture ( con piccoli aerei)

B v. i.

spolverare; levare la polvere.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ dust
6 dust down

(to remove the dust from with a brushing action: She picked herself up and dusted herself down.) sacudirse el polvo

v + o + adv sacudirle el polvo a

VT + ADV

1) (lit) [+ furniture, shelf] quitar el polvo a or de, desempolvar

he stood and dusted down his suit — se levantó y se sacudió el polvo del traje

2) (fig) desempolvar

they dusted down a project that had been shelved years ago — desempolvaron un proyecto que había sido aparcado hacía años

to dust o.s. down — sobreponerse

he dusted himself down and started again — se sobrepuso y volvió a empezar

* * *

v + o + adv sacudirle el polvo a

English-spanish dictionary > dust down
7 dustup

dust-up
1> _простореч. шум, переполох; скандал; перебранка
_Ex:
to have a dust-up with smb. вздорить (грызться) с кем-л.
_Ex:
they had a dust-up они выясняли отношения

НБАРС > dustup
8 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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9 settle

settle ['setəl]

régler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) fixer ⇒ 1 (b) installer ⇒ 1 (d) coloniser ⇒ 1 (e) calmer ⇒ 1 (f) s'installer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) s'établir ⇒ 2 (a) se calmer ⇒ 2 (c) tenir ⇒ 2 (d) se poser ⇒ 2 (d) se tasser ⇒ 2 (e)

1 transitive verb

(a) (solve → question, issue) régler; (→ dispute, quarrel, differences) régler, trancher;

∎ to settle a matter régler une question;

∎ the case was settled out of court l'affaire a été réglée à l'amiable;

∎ questions not yet settled questions fpl en suspens;

∎ to settle one's affairs mettre ses affaires en ordre, régler ses affaires;

∎ to settle an old score or old scores régler des comptes

(b) (determine, agree on → date, price) fixer;

∎ have you settled where to go for the picnic? avez-vous décidé d'un endroit pour le pique-nique?;

∎ it was settled that I would go to boarding school il fut convenu ou décidé que j'irais en pension;

∎ you must settle that among yourselves il va falloir que vous arrangiez cela entre vous;

∎ nothing is settled yet rien n'est encore décidé ou arrêté;

∎ that's one point settled voilà déjà un point d'acquis;

∎ that's that settled then! voilà une affaire réglée!;

∎ that's settled then, I'll meet you at 8 o'clock alors c'est entendu ou convenu, on se retrouve à 8 heures;

∎ that settles it, the party's tomorrow! c'est décidé, la fête aura lieu demain!;

∎ that settles it, he's fired trop c'est trop, il est renvoyé!

(c) (pay → debt, account, bill) régler;

∎ to settle a claim (insurance) régler un litige

(d) (install) installer; (arrange, place → on table, surface) installer, poser (soigneusement);

∎ when I'm settled, I'll write to you quand je serai installé, je vous écrirai;

∎ to settle oneself comfortably in an armchair s'installer confortablement dans un fauteuil;

∎ he settled the children for the night il a mis les enfants au lit, il est allé coucher les enfants;

∎ to get settled s'installer (confortablement);

∎ to settle one's feet in the stirrups bien installer ses pieds dans les étriers;

∎ she settled the rug over her knees elle enroula la couverture autour de ses genoux

(e) (colonize) coloniser;

∎ Peru was settled by the Spanish le Pérou a été colonisé par les Espagnols, les Espagnols se sont établis au Pérou

(f) (calm → nerves, stomach) calmer, apaiser;

∎ this brandy will settle your nerves ce cognac te calmera les nerfs;

∎ give me something to settle my stomach donnez-moi quelque chose pour l'estomac;

∎ to settle sb's doubts dissiper les doutes de qn;

∎ the rain settled the dust la pluie a fait retomber la poussière

(g) Law (money, allowance, estate) constituer;

∎ to settle an annuity on sb constituer une rente à qn;

∎ she settled all her money on her nephew elle a légué toute sa fortune à son neveu;

∎ figurative how are you settled for money at the moment? est-ce que tu as suffisamment d'argent en ce moment?

2 intransitive verb

(a) (go to live → gen) s'installer, s'établir; (→ colonist) s'établir;

∎ she finally settled abroad elle s'est finalement installée à l'étranger

(b) (install oneself → in new flat, bed) s'installer; (adapt → to circumstances) s'habituer;

∎ she lived here a few years, but didn't settle (didn't stay) elle a vécu ici quelques années, mais ne s'est pas installée définitivement; (didn't adapt) elle a vécu ici quelques années, mais ne s'est jamais habituée;

∎ to settle in an armchair/for the night s'installer dans un fauteuil/pour la nuit;

∎ I couldn't settle (in bed) je n'arrivais pas à m'endormir;

∎ to settle to work/to do sth se mettre sérieusement au travail/à faire qch;

∎ he can't settle to anything il n'arrive pas à se concentrer sur quoi que ce soit

(c) (become calm → nerves, stomach, storm) s'apaiser, se calmer; (→ situation) s'arranger;

∎ wait for things to settle before you do anything attends que les choses se calment ou s'arrangent avant de faire quoi que ce soit;

∎ the weather is settling le temps se calme

(d) (come to rest → snow) tenir; (→ dust, sediment) se déposer; (→ liquid, beer) reposer; (→ bird, insect, eyes) se poser;

∎ the snow began to settle (on the ground) la neige commençait à tenir;

∎ a fly settled on the butter une mouche s'est posée sur le beurre;

∎ let your dinner settle before you go out prends le temps de digérer avant de sortir;

∎ let the dregs settle laissez se déposer la lie;

∎ allow the mixture to settle laissez reposer le mélange;

∎ her gaze settled on the book son regard se posa sur le livre;

∎ a look of despair/utter contentment settled on his face son visage prit une expression de désespoir/profonde satisfaction;

∎ an eerie calm settled over the village un calme inquiétant retomba sur le village;

∎ the cold settled on his chest le rhume lui est tombé sur la poitrine

(e) (road, wall, foundations) se tasser;

∎ cracks appeared in the walls as the house settled des fissures apparaissaient dans les murs au fur et à mesure que la maison s'affaissait;

∎ Commerce contents may settle during transport (on packaging) le contenu risque de se tasser pendant le transport

(f) (financially)

∎ to settle with sb for sth régler le prix de qch à qn;

∎ can I settle with you tomorrow? est-ce que je peux vous régler demain?

(g) Law

∎ to settle out of court régler une affaire à l'amiable

3 noun

(seat) banquette f à haut dossier

➲ settle down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (in armchair, at desk) s'installer; (in new home) s'installer, se fixer; (at school, in job) s'habituer, s'adapter; (adopt steady lifestyle) se ranger, s'assagir;

∎ they settled down by the fire for the evening ils se sont installés près du feu pour la soirée;

∎ to settle down to watch television s'installer (confortablement) devant la télévision;

∎ it took the children some weeks to settle down in their new school il a fallu plusieurs semaines aux enfants pour s'habituer à leur nouvelle école;

∎ Susan is finding it hard to settle down to life in Paris Susan a du mal à s'habituer ou à s'adapter à la vie parisienne;

∎ they never settle down anywhere for long ils ne se fixent jamais nulle part bien longtemps;

∎ it's about time Tom got married and settled down il est temps que Tom se marie et qu'il se range;

∎ he's not someone you could imagine settling down with ce n'est pas le genre de personne avec qui on peut imaginer se marier

(b) (concentrate, apply oneself)

∎ to settle down to do sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ to settle down to work se mettre au travail;

∎ I can't seem to settle down to anything these days je n'arrive pas à me concentrer sur quoi que ce soit ces jours-ci

(c) (become calm → excitement) s'apaiser; (→ situation) s'arranger;

∎ things are settling down (calming down) les choses sont en train de se calmer; (becoming more definite) les choses commencent à prendre tournure;

∎ as soon as the market settles down aussitôt que le marché se sera stabilisé;

∎ settle down, children! calmez-vous, les enfants!, du calme, les enfants!

2 separable transitive verb

(person) installer;

∎ to settle oneself down in an armchair s'installer (confortablement) dans un fauteuil;

∎ she settled the patient/the baby down for the night elle a installé le malade/le bébé pour la nuit

➲ settle for inseparable transitive verb

accepter, se contenter de;

∎ I settled for £100 j'ai accepté 100 livres;

∎ I won't settle for less than £200 200 livres, c'est mon dernier prix, je ne descendrai pas au-dessous de 200 livres;

∎ I insist on the best quality, I never settle for (anything) less j'exige ce qu'il y a de mieux, je n'accepte jamais rien en dessous;

∎ there was no wine left so they had to settle for beer comme il ne restait plus de vin, ils durent se contenter de bière

➲ settle in intransitive verb

(at new house) s'installer; (at new school, job) s'habituer, s'adapter;

∎ once we're settled in, we'll invite you round une fois que nous serons installés, nous t'inviterons;

∎ it took him a while to settle in at his new school il a mis un certain temps à s'habituer à sa nouvelle école

➲ settle into

1 inseparable transitive verb

(job, routine) s'habituer à, s'adapter à;

∎ she soon settled into her new post elle s'est vite adaptée à son nouveau poste;

∎ life soon settled into the usual dull routine la vie reprit bientôt son rythme monotone

2 separable transitive verb

installer dans;

∎ she's busy settling her daughter into her new flat elle est occupée à installer sa fille dans son nouvel appartement

➲ settle on inseparable transitive verb

(decide on) décider de;

∎ they've settled on Rome for their honeymoon ils ont décidé d'aller passer leur lune de miel à Rome;

∎ they've settled on a Volkswagen ils se sont décidés pour une Volkswagen;

∎ they couldn't settle on a price ils n'ont pas réussi à se mettre d'accord sur un prix;

∎ they settled on a compromise solution ils ont finalement choisi le compromis

➲ settle up

1 intransitive verb

régler (la note);

∎ I must settle up with the plumber il faut que je règle le plombier;

∎ can we settle up? est-ce qu'on peut faire les comptes?

2 separable transitive verb

régler

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10 fly

I
plural - flies
nou)

1) (a type of small winged insect.)

2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)

3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)

•

- a fly in the ointment

II
past tense - flew; verb
1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) volar, pilotar

2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) huir, salir de, abandonar

3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) volar, pasar volando

•

- flyer
- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying

fly¹ n mosca

there's a fly in my soup hay una mosca en la sopa

El plural de fly se escribe flies

fly² vb

1. volar

most birds can fly la mayoría de los pájaros vuelan

2. ir en avión / volar

we flew from London to Edinburgh fuimos desde Londres hasta Edimburgo en avión

3. correr / ir volando

she flew down the stairs bajó las escaleras volando

El pasado de fly es flew y participio pasado es flown; el gerundio se escribe flying

fly

tr[flaɪ]

adjective (comp flier, superl fliest)

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (smart) astuto,-a

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fly

tr[flaɪ]

intransitive verb (pt flew tr[flʊː], pp flown tr[fləʊn], ger flying)

1 volar

■ birds fly south in winter los pájaros vuelan hacia el sur en invierno

■ we will be flying at an altitude of 9,000 metres volaremos a una altitud de 9.000 metros

2 (go by plane) ir en avión

■ you can fly to Madrid in an hour se puede ir a Madrid en avión en una hora

3 (flag, hair) ondear

4 (sparks) saltar

5 (rush, move quickly) irse volando, irse a toda prisa

■ I really must fly me tengo que ir volando

■ the express train flew past el expreso pasó volando

■ she came flying through the door entró a toda prisa por la puerta

6 (time) volar, pasar volando

■ time flies when you're having fun el tiempo pasa volando cuando te diviertes

■ the holiday has flown by las vacaciones han pasado volando

7 (flee) huir

■ when the police arrived, the thieves had flown cuando llegó la policía los ladrones habían huido

transitive verb

1 (plane) pilotar

■ can you fly a plane? ¿sabes pilotar un avión?

2 (send by plane) transportar

3 (travel over) sobrevolar

■ planes fly the Atlantic in a few hours los aviones sobrevuelan el Atlántico en pocas horas

4 (kite) hacer volar

5 (flag) enarbolar, izar

6 (flee) huir ( from, de), salir de, abandonar

noun

1 (of tent) doble techo

plural noun flies

1 (on trousers) bragueta f sing

2 (theatre) telar m sing

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fly in the face of something burlarse de algo

to fly into a rage / fly into a temper ponerse furioso,-a, montar en cólera, subirse por las paredes

to fly off the handle perder los estribos

to let fly at somebody arremeter contra alguien

■ she let fly at him with a paperweight le tiró un pisapapeles

to go flying caerse

■ her glasses went flying le cayeron las gafas

to send somebody flying mandar a alguien por los aires

fly sheet doble techo

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fly

tr[flaɪ]

noun (pl flies)

1 mosca

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to hurt a fly ser incapaz de matar una mosca

there are no flies on...... no se chupa el dedo

to drop/fall like flies caer como moscas

fly spray spray nombre masculino matamoscas, matamoscas nombre masculino, insecticida nombre masculino

fly in the ointment dificultad nombre femenino, problema nombre masculino

fly ['flaɪ] v, flew ['flu:] ; flown ['flo:n] ; flying vi

1) : volar (dícese de los pájaros, etc.)

2) travel: volar (dícese de los aviones), ir en avión (dícese de los pasajeros)

3) float: flotar, ondear

4) flee: huir, escapar

5) rush: correr, irse volando

6) pass: pasar (volando)

how time flies!: ¡cómo pasa el tiempo!

7)

to fly open : abrir de golpe

fly vt

: pilotar (un avión), hacer volar (una cometa)

fly n, pl flies

1) : mosca f

to drop like flies: caer como moscas

2) : bragueta f (de pantalones, etc.)

fly

n.

• bragueta (Textil) s.f.

• mosca s.f. (A flag)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown) = enarbolar v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown) = dirigir un avión v.

• pilotear un avión v.

• volar v.

I flaɪ
noun (pl flies)

1)

a) ( insect) mosca f

he/she wouldn't hurt a fly — es incapaz de matar una mosca

the fly in the ointment — el único problema, la única pega (Esp fam)

there are no flies on her/him — no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto

to be a fly on the wall: I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo; to die/drop like flies — morir*/caer* como moscas

b) ( in angling) mosca f; (before n)

fly fishing — pesca f con mosca

2) ( on trousers) (often pl in BrE) bragueta f, marrueco m (Chi)

3) flies pl ( Theat) bambalinas fpl

II
1.

(3rd pers sing pres flies; pres p flying; past flew; past p flown) intransitive verb

1)

a) \<\<bird/bee\>\> volar*

to fly away/in/out — irse*/entrar/salir* volando

b) \<\<plane/pilot\>\> volar*; \<\<passenger\>\> ir* en avión

to fly in — llegar* ( en avión)

we will be flying into Orly — aterrizaremos en Orly

to fly out — salir* ( en avión)

we fly on to Denver tomorrow — mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver

to be flying high — estar* volando alto

c) \<\<flag\>\> ondear, flamear

with her hair/coat flying in the wind — con el pelo/abrigo ondeando al viento

2)

a) ( rush) \<\<person\>\> correr, ir* (or salir* etc) volando

b)

to fly AT somebody — lanzarse* sobre alguien

to fly into a temper o rage — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco, montar en cólera

c) (move, be thrown) volar*

the ball flew past me — la pelota pasó volando por mi lado

I tripped and went flying — tropecé y salí volando or disparado

to let fly at somebody — emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien

he let fly with a stream of abuse — soltó una sarta de insultos

to make the feathers o fur o sparks fly — armar un gran lío (fam)

d) ( pass quickly) \<\<time\>\> pasar volando, volar*

2.

vt

1)

a) ( control) \<\<plane/glider/balloon\>\> pilotar; \<\<kite\>\> hacer* volar or encumbrar (Andes), remontar (RPl)

b) ( carry) \<\<cargo\>\> transportar ( en avión); \<\<person\>\> llevar ( en avión)

the wounded were flown out by helicopter — los heridos fueron evacuados en helicóptero

they had the equipment flown in — les mandaron el equipo por avión

c) ( travel over) \<\<distance\>\> recorrer ( en avión)

they fly this route daily — tienen vuelos diarios en esta ruta

d) ( travel by) \<\<airline\>\> volar* con

2) \<\<flag\>\> izar*, enarbolar

the ship was flying the Panamanian flag — el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño

III

adjective (BrE colloq) vivo (fam), espabilado

I [flaɪ]
1. N

1) (=insect) mosca f

- people were dropping like flies

- he wouldn't hurt a fly

- there are no flies on him

- the fly in the ointment

- I wish I were a fly on the wall

2) (on trousers) (also: flies) bragueta f

3) flies (Theat) peine msing, telar msing

4) (=carriage) calesa f

5)

- do sth on the fly

2.

CPD

fly button N — botón m de la bragueta

fly spray N — (espray) m matamoscas m inv

II [flaɪ] (pt flew) (pp flown)
1. VI

1) (=be airborne) [plane, bird, insect] volar; [air passengers] ir en avión

"how did you get here?" - "I flew" — -¿cómo llegaste aquí? -en avión

do you fly often? — ¿viajas mucho en avión?

she's flying home tomorrow — sale en avión para casa mañana

I'm flying back to New York tonight — esta noche tomo un vuelo de regreso a Nueva York

we were flying at 5,000ft — volábamos a 5.000 pies de altura

we fly (with) Iberia — volamos con Iberia

• to fly into Gatwick airport — llegar (en avión) al aeropuerto de Gatwick

• the plane flew over London — el avión sobrevoló Londres

to be flying high —

we were flying high after our success in the championship — estábamos como locos tras el éxito en el campeonato

the company is flying high — la empresa va viento en popa
bird
2) (=fly a plane) pilotar un avión, volar

to learn to fly — aprender a pilotar un avión or a volar

to fly blind — (lit) volar a ciegas or guiándose solo por los instrumentos; (fig) ir a ciegas

3) (=flutter, wave) [flag] ondear

her hair was flying in the wind — su pelo ondeaba al viento
flag
4) (=move quickly)

the dust flew in our eyes — se nos metió el polvo en los ojos

my hat flew into the air — se me voló el sombrero, el sombrero salió volando

her hand flew to her mouth — se llevó la mano a la boca

the train was flying along — el tren iba como una exhalación

rumours are flying around the office that... — por la oficina corre el rumor de que...

• to go flying, the vase went flying — el jarrón salió por los aires or salió volando

• to let fly — (fig) (verbally) empezar a despotricar; (physically) empezar a repartir golpes or tortazos; (Ftbl) (=shoot) disparar

he let fly with a shot from 20 metres — lanzó un disparo desde unos 20 metros

to let fly at sb — (verbally) empezar a despotricar contra algn, arremeter contra algn; (physically) arremeter contra algn, empezar a dar golpes or tortazos a algn

• the door flew open — la puerta se abrío de golpe

• he/the ball came flying past me — él/la pelota pasó volando junto a mí

• to fly into a rage — montar en cólera

• the blow sent him flying — el golpe hizo que saliera despedido

she kicked off her shoes and sent them flying across the room — de una patada se quitó los zapatos y los mandó volando al otro lado de la habitación
spark
5) (=rush) ir volando, ir corriendo

I must fly! — ¡me voy volando or corriendo!, ¡me tengo que ir volando or corriendo!

she flew upstairs to look for it — subió volando or a toda prisa a buscarlo

to fly to sb's aid or assistance — ir volando a socorrer a algn

to fly to sb's side — volar al lado de algn

• to fly at sb — (physically) lanzarse sobre algn, arremeter contra algn; (fig) ponerse furioso con algn

the dog flew at him and bit him — el perro se lanzó or se abalanzó sobre él y le mordió

- fly in the face of sth

ideas that fly in the face of common sense — ideas que desafían el sentido común

she has a reputation for flying in the face of authority — tiene fama de ir en contra de la autoridad
handle
6) (=pass quickly) [time] pasar or irse volando

• the years flew by — los años pasaron volando

7) † (=flee) huir, escaparse ( from de)

2. VT

1) [+ aircraft] pilotar, pilotear (esp LAm); [+ passenger] llevar en avión; [+ goods] transportar en avión; [+ distance] recorrer (en avión); [+ flag] enarbolar

to fly the Atlantic — atravesar el Atlántico en avión

which routes does the airline fly? — ¿qué rutas cubre la aerolínea?

to fly a kite — hacer volar una cometa

2) (=flee) [+ country] abandonar, huir de

- fly the nest

- fly the coop

- fly away

- fly in

- fly off

- fly out

III

[flaɪ]
ADJ (esp Brit) avispado, espabilado
* * *

I [flaɪ]
noun (pl flies)

1)

a) ( insect) mosca f

he/she wouldn't hurt a fly — es incapaz de matar una mosca

the fly in the ointment — el único problema, la única pega (Esp fam)

there are no flies on her/him — no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto

to be a fly on the wall: I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo; to die/drop like flies — morir*/caer* como moscas

b) ( in angling) mosca f; (before n)

fly fishing — pesca f con mosca

2) ( on trousers) (often pl in BrE) bragueta f, marrueco m (Chi)

3) flies pl ( Theat) bambalinas fpl

II
1.

(3rd pers sing pres flies; pres p flying; past flew; past p flown) intransitive verb

1)

a) \<\<bird/bee\>\> volar*

to fly away/in/out — irse*/entrar/salir* volando

b) \<\<plane/pilot\>\> volar*; \<\<passenger\>\> ir* en avión

to fly in — llegar* ( en avión)

we will be flying into Orly — aterrizaremos en Orly

to fly out — salir* ( en avión)

we fly on to Denver tomorrow — mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver

to be flying high — estar* volando alto

c) \<\<flag\>\> ondear, flamear

with her hair/coat flying in the wind — con el pelo/abrigo ondeando al viento

2)

a) ( rush) \<\<person\>\> correr, ir* (or salir* etc) volando

b)

to fly AT somebody — lanzarse* sobre alguien

to fly into a temper o rage — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco, montar en cólera

c) (move, be thrown) volar*

the ball flew past me — la pelota pasó volando por mi lado

I tripped and went flying — tropecé y salí volando or disparado

to let fly at somebody — emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien

he let fly with a stream of abuse — soltó una sarta de insultos

to make the feathers o fur o sparks fly — armar un gran lío (fam)

d) ( pass quickly) \<\<time\>\> pasar volando, volar*

2.

vt

1)

a) ( control) \<\<plane/glider/balloon\>\> pilotar; \<\<kite\>\> hacer* volar or encumbrar (Andes), remontar (RPl)

b) ( carry) \<\<cargo\>\> transportar ( en avión); \<\<person\>\> llevar ( en avión)

the wounded were flown out by helicopter — los heridos fueron evacuados en helicóptero

they had the equipment flown in — les mandaron el equipo por avión

c) ( travel over) \<\<distance\>\> recorrer ( en avión)

they fly this route daily — tienen vuelos diarios en esta ruta

d) ( travel by) \<\<airline\>\> volar* con

2) \<\<flag\>\> izar*, enarbolar

the ship was flying the Panamanian flag — el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño

III

adjective (BrE colloq) vivo (fam), espabilado

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11 shake

shake [ʃeɪk] (pt shook [ʃʊk], pp shaken ['ʃeɪkən])

1 noun

(a) (movement) secousse f, ébranlement m; (trembling → of hand, voice etc) tremblement m;

∎ to give sb/sth a shake secouer qn/qch;

∎ she gave the thermometer a few shakes elle secoua un peu le thermomètre;

∎ to give oneself a shake se secouer;

∎ with a shake of his head (in refusal, in resignation, sympathy) avec un hochement de tête;

∎ with a shake in his voice d'une voix tremblotante;

∎ give him a shake (to waken) secouez-le;

∎ I feel like giving him a good shake (to stimulate) j'ai une furieuse envie de le secouer;

∎ British familiar to be all of a shake être tout tremblant^□ ;

∎ familiar to have the shakes avoir la tremblote

(b) familiar (moment) instant^□ m;

∎ you go, I'll be there in a shake or a couple of shakes vas-y, j'arrive dans un instant ou dans une seconde^□ ;

∎ in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) en un clin d'œil^□, en moins de deux

(c) American familiar (earthquake) tremblement m de terre^□

(d) (drink) milk-shake m;

∎ a banana shake un milk-shake à la banane

(e) American familiar (deal)

∎ he'll give you a fair shake il ne te roulera pas

(f) familiar (idiom)

∎ it's/he's no great shakes ça/il casse pas des briques, ça/il casse pas trois pattes à un canard;

∎ he's no great shakes at painting or as a painter il ne casse rien ou il casse pas des briques comme peintre

(g) Music trille m

2 transitive verb

(a) (rug, tablecloth, person) secouer; (bottle, cocktail, dice) agiter; (of earthquake, explosion) ébranler, faire trembler;

∎ he had to be shaken awake on a dû le secouer pour le réveiller;

∎ she shook me by the shoulders elle m'a secoué par les épaules;

∎ the wind shook the branches le vent agitait les branches;

∎ they shook the apples from the tree ils secouèrent l'arbre pour (en) faire tomber les pommes;

∎ to shake the snow from one's head secouer sa tête pour se débarrasser de la neige;

∎ he shook the gravel into the bag il secouait le gravier pour le faire tomber dans le sac;

∎ to shake sugar onto sth saupoudrer qch de sucre;

∎ to shake vinegar onto sth asperger qch de vinaigre;

∎ to shake salt/pepper onto sth saler/poivrer qch;

∎ shake well before use (on packaging) bien agiter avant l'emploi;

∎ the dog shook itself (dry) le chien s'est ébroué (pour se sécher);

∎ they shook themselves free ils se sont libérés d'une secousse;

∎ I can't seem to shake him out of his apathy je n'arrive pas à le tirer de son apathie;

∎ he shook his head (in refusal) il a dit ou fait non de la tête; (in resignation, sympathy) il a hoché la tête;

∎ familiar shake a leg! secoue-toi!, remue-toi!;

∎ figurative to shake the dust from one's feet partir le cœur léger

(b) (brandish) brandir;

∎ to shake one's finger at sb (in warning) avertir qn en lui faisant signe du doigt; (threateningly) menacer qn du doigt;

∎ he shook his fist at him il l'a menacé du poing;

∎ the farmer shook his stick at the boys le fermier menaçait les garçons de son bâton;

∎ British familiar he's won more awards than you can shake a stick at on lui a décerné une flopée de prix

(c) (hand) serrer;

∎ to shake hands with sb, to shake sb's hand serrer la main à qn;

∎ they shook hands ils se sont serré la main;

∎ let me shake you by the hand permettez-moi de vous serrer la main;

∎ let's shake hands on the deal serrons-nous la main pour sceller cet accord

(d) (upset → faith, confidence, reputation) ébranler; (→ person) secouer, bouleverser;

∎ that has shaken my faith in him cela a ébranlé la confiance que j'avais en lui;

∎ his beliefs would not be that easily shaken ses convictions ne sauraient être ébranlées pour si peu;

∎ the whole world was shaken by the news le monde entier a été ébranlé par la nouvelle;

∎ she shook everyone with her revelations tout le monde a été bouleversé par ses révélations;

∎ they were rather shaken by the news ils ont été plutôt secoués par la nouvelle;

∎ to feel shaken after a fall se ressentir d'une chute;

∎ I bet that shook him! voilà qui a dû le secouer!

(e) Australian familiar (steal) piquer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (ground, floor, house) trembler, être ébranlé; (leaves, branches) trembler, être agité;

∎ the whole house shook with the sound la maison entière a été ébranlée par le bruit;

∎ the whole building shook (after explosion etc) tout le bâtiment a tremblé;

∎ the door shakes whenever a bus passes à chaque fois qu'un bus passe, ça fait trembler la porte;

∎ the child shook free of his captor l'enfant a échappé à son ravisseur

(b) (with emotion → voice) trembler, frémir; (→ body, knees) trembler;

∎ her whole frame shook elle tremblait de tous ses membres;

∎ in a voice shaking with emotion d'une voix émue ou tremblotante;

∎ to shake with laughter se tordre de rire;

∎ to shake with fear trembler de peur;

∎ to shake with cold trembler de froid, grelotter;

∎ to shake like a jelly or leaf trembler comme une feuille;

∎ to shake in one's shoes avoir une peur bleue, être mort de peur;

∎ his hands were shaking uncontrollably il ne pouvait empêcher ses mains de trembler

(c) (in agreement)

∎ let's shake on it! tope-là!;

∎ they shook on the deal ils ont scellé leur accord par une poignée de main

➲ shake down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (from tree) faire tomber en secouant;

∎ to shake cherries down from a tree secouer un arbre pour en faire tomber les cerises

(b) (after fall)

∎ to shake oneself down s'ébrouer, se secouer

(c) American familiar

∎ to shake sb down (rob) racketter qn^□ ; (blackmail) faire chanter qn^□

(d) American familiar (search) fouiller^□, palper^□

(e) American familiar (test) essayer^□, tester^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) familiar (go to bed) coucher^□ ;

∎ they had to shake down on the floor for the night ils ont dû dormir ou coucher par terre

(b) familiar (adapt → to new situation, job) s'habituer^□ ;

∎ she's new to the job but she'll shake down soon enough elle débute dans le métier mais elle s'y fera rapidement

(c) (contents of packet, bottle) se tasser

➲ shake off separable transitive verb

(a) (physically) secouer;

∎ to shake the sand/water off sth secouer le sable/l'eau de qch

(b) (get rid of → cold, pursuer, depression) se débarrasser de; (→ habit) se défaire de, se débarrasser de;

∎ I can't shake him off il ne me lâche pas d'une semelle;

∎ she's always phoning me up, I can't shake her off elle me téléphone sans cesse, je n'arrive pas à m'en débarrasser

➲ shake out

1 separable transitive verb

(tablecloth, rug) (bien) secouer; (sail, flag) déferler, déployer; (bag) vider en secouant;

∎ he shook the coins out of the bag il a fait tomber les pièces en secouant le sac;

∎ he picked up his shoes and shook the sand out il a ramassé ses chaussures et en a secoué le sable

2 intransitive verb

Military se disperser, se disséminer

➲ shake up separable transitive verb

(a) (physically → pillow) secouer, taper; (→ bottle) agiter

(b) figurative (upset → person) secouer, bouleverser;

∎ they were badly shaken up after the accident ils ont été très secoués après l'accident

(c) (rouse → person) secouer;

∎ he needs shaking up a bit il a besoin qu'on le secoue un peu

(d) familiar (overhaul → organization, company) remanier^□, réorganiser de fond en comble^□

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12 free

free

A n ( also free period) Sch ≈ heure f de libre.

B adj

1 (unhindered, unrestricted) [person, country, election, press, translation] libre (after n) ; [access, choice] libre (before n) ; to be free to do être libre de faire ; to leave sb free to do laisser qn libre de faire ; to feel free to do ne pas hésiter à faire ; feel free to ask questions n'hésitez pas à poser des questions ; ‘may I use your phone?’-‘feel free’ ‘puis-je me servir de votre téléphone?’-‘je vous en prie’ ; feel free to make yourself a coffee si tu veux un café, fais comme chez toi ; to break free of ou from se libérer de [influence, restriction] ; to set sb free from libérer qn de [situation, task] ; to set sb free to do donner toute liberté à qn pour faire ; a school where children are allowed free expression une école où les enfants peuvent s'exprimer librement ; there will be free movement of workers within the country les ouvriers auront le droit de circuler librement dans les limites du pays ; I oiled the hinges to allow free movement j'ai graissé les gonds pour faciliter le mouvement ; roadworks have restricted the free movement of traffic des travaux ont réduit la fluidité de la circulation ;

2 ( not captive or tied) [person, limb] libre ; [animal, bird] en liberté ; she grabbed it with her free hand elle l'a saisi de sa main libre ; one more tug and the rope/my shoe was free un coup de plus et la corde/ma chaussure était dégagée ; to set [sb/sth] free libérer [prisoner, hostage] ; rendre la liberté à [animal, bird] ; to pull a person/an animal free extirper une personne/un animal (from, of de) ; to pull sth free dégager qch [object, shoe] ; to break free [person, animal] se libérer (de ses liens) ; the boat broke free from ou of its moorings le bateau a rompu ses amarres ; how did the parrot get free? comment le perroquet s'est-il évadé? ; they had to cut the driver free from his car on a dû couper la tôle de la voiture pour dégager le chauffeur ; we managed to cut the rabbit free ( from trap) nous avons réussi à libérer or dégager le lapin ;

3 ( devoid) to be free from ou of sb [person] être libéré de qn ; free from ou of litter/weeds/pollution dépourvu de déchets/mauvaises herbes/pollution ; he's not entirely free from ou of blame il n'est pas tout à fait irréprochable ; a day free from ou of interruptions une journée sans interruptions ; she was free from ou of any bitterness/hatred elle n'éprouvait aucune amertume/haine ; I'm finally free from ou of debt je suis enfin débarrassé de mes dettes ; to be free from ou of pain ne pas souffrir ; this soup is free from ou of artificial colourings cette soupe ne contient pas de colorants artificiels ; free of ou from tax Fin exonéré d'impôts ; free of ou from interest Fin sans intérêts ;

4 ( costing nothing) [ticket, meal, delivery, sample] gratuit ; ‘admission free’ ‘entrée gratuite’ ; free gift Comm cadeau m ; she only came with us in the hope of a free meal/ride elle nous a accompagnés dans le seul espoir de gagner or d'économiser un repas/trajet ; you can't expect a free ride fig on n'a rien pour rien ; he's had a free ride fig il n'a pas trop sué ○ pour en arriver là ;

5 ( not occupied) [person, time, morning, chair, room] libre ; are you free for lunch on Monday? es-tu libre lundi pour déjeuner? ; is this seat free? cette place est-elle libre? ; I'm trying to keep Tuesday free to go and see her j'essaie de garder mon mardi libre pour pouvoir aller la voir ; ‘please leave ou keep this parking space free for disabled drivers’ ‘stationnement réservé aux conducteurs handicapés’ ;

6 (generous, lavish) to be free with être généreux/-euse avec [food, drink] ; être prodigue de [compliments, advice] ; they've always been very free with money ils ont toujours dépensé sans compter ; to make free with sth se servir généreusement de qch ;

7 ( familiar) familier/-ière ; he's too free in his manner il a des manières trop familières ; to make free with sb se permettre des familiarités avec qn ;

8 Chem [atom, nitrogen] libre ;

9 Ling [form, morpheme] non lié ; [vowel, stress] libre.

C adv

1 ( at liberty) [run, roam] librement, en toute liberté ; to go free [hostage] être libéré ; [murderer, criminal] circuler en toute liberté ; the rapist walked free from the court le violeur a pu sortir libre du tribunal ;

2 ( without payment) [give, mend, repair, travel] gratuitement ; buy two, get one free un produit de gratuit pour l'achat de deux ; children are admitted free l'entrée est gratuite pour les enfants.

D for free adv phr [give, mend, repair, work] gratuitement ; I'll tell you this for free ○ ça, je peux te le dire.

E vtr

1 ( set at liberty) (from prison, captivity, slavery, chains, trap) libérer [person, animal] ; ( from wreckage) dégager ; to free sth from sth dégager or libérer qch de qch ; to free sb from libérer qn de [prison] ; débarrasser qn de [burden, prejudice] ; décharger qn de [blame, responsibility] ; délivrer qn de [oppression, anxiety, guilt] ; soulager qn de [suffering, disease] ; to free sth from state control libérer qch du contrôle de l'État ;

2 ( make available) débloquer [money, capital, resources] ; libérer [person, hands] ; early retirement freed him to pursue his hobby la retraite anticipée lui a donné toute liberté pour se consacrer à son passe-temps favori ; she wants to free ou free up some time for interviewing elle veut se réserver un peu de temps pour des entretiens.

F v refl to free oneself (from chains, wreckage) se dégager ; to free oneself from se dégager de [chains, wreckage] ; se libérer de [control, restriction, influence] ; se débarrasser de [burden] ; se décharger de [blame, responsibility] ; se délivrer de [anxiety, guilt].

G - free (dans composés) smoke/oil/sugar/additive-free sans fumée/matières grasses/sucre/additifs ; interest-free Fin sans intérêt ; dust-free exempt de poussière ; ⇒ tax-free, lead-free, troublefree etc.

Idioms

to give sb a free hand donner carte blanche à qn (in pour) ; to have a free hand avoir carte blanche (in pour ; in doing pour faire) ; free as a bird ou the air libre comme l'air ; the best things in life are free dans la vie les meilleures choses sont gratuites ; ⇒ country, lunch.

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13 lay

lay [leɪ]

poser ⇒ 2 (a) mettre ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) étendre ⇒ 2 (a) préparer ⇒ 2 (d) pondre ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (a) imposer ⇒ 2 (f) porter ⇒ 2 (g) soumettre ⇒ 2 (h) dissiper ⇒ 2 (i) laïque ⇒ 4 (a) profane ⇒ 4 (b)

(pt & pp laid [leɪd])

1 pt of lie

2 transitive verb

(a) (in specified position) poser, mettre; (spread out) étendre;

∎ to lay sb/sth flat coucher ou étendre qn/qch (par terre);

∎ lay the cards face upwards posez les cartes face en l'air;

∎ lay the photos on the shelf to dry mettez les photos à plat sur l'étagère pour qu'elles sèchent;

∎ he laid the baby on the bed il a couché l'enfant sur le lit;

∎ she laid her head on my shoulder elle a posé sa tête sur mon épaule;

∎ euphemism to lay sb to rest enterrer qn;

∎ she laid the blanket on the ground elle a étendu la couverture par terre;

∎ familiar to lay eyes on sb/sth voir qn/qch^□ ;

∎ to lay it on the line ne pas y aller par quatre chemins

(b) (tiles, bricks, pipes, cable, carpet, foundations) poser; (wreath) déposer; (mine) poser, mouiller; (concrete) couler;

∎ to lay lino on the floor, to lay the floor with lino poser du linoléum;

∎ a roof laid with zinc un toit recouvert de zinc;

∎ figurative the plan lays the basis or the foundation for economic development le projet jette les bases du développement économique

(c) (set → table) mettre;

∎ lay the table for six mettez la table pour six (personnes), mettez six couverts;

∎ they hadn't laid enough places ils n'avaient pas mis assez de couverts, il manquait des couverts

(d) (prepare, arrange → fire) préparer;

∎ to lay a trail tracer un chemin;

∎ they laid a trap for him ils lui ont tendu un piège

(e) (egg) pondre;

∎ American familiar figurative to lay an egg faire une gaffe;

∎ familiar figurative he nearly laid an egg (in surprise) il a failli en faire une jaunisse

(f) (impose → burden, duty, penalty) imposer; (→ fine) infliger;

∎ to lay emphasis or stress on sth mettre l'accent sur qch;

∎ to lay the blame (for sth) on sb faire porter la responsabilité (de qch) à qn;

∎ to lay a curse on sb/sth jeter un sort à qn/qch

(g) Law (lodge) porter;

∎ to lay a complaint déposer une plainte, porter plainte;

∎ to lay a matter before the court saisir le tribunal d'une affaire;

∎ to lay an accusation against sb porter une accusation contre qn;

∎ charges have been laid against five men cinq hommes ont été inculpés

(h) (present, put forward → question, request) soumettre ( before sb devant qn);

∎ he laid all the facts before me il me présenta tous les faits;

∎ she laid the scheme before him elle lui soumit le projet

(i) (allay → fears) dissiper; (exorcize → ghost) exorciser; (refute → rumour) démentir

(j) (bet) faire;

∎ I'll lay you ten to one that she won't come je te parie à dix contre un qu'elle ne viendra pas

(k) very familiar (have sex with) s'envoyer;

∎ to get laid s'envoyer en l'air

(l) literary (strike)

∎ to lay a whip across sb's back fouetter qn

(m) literary (cause to settle) faire retomber;

∎ the rain helped to lay the dust la pluie a fait retomber la poussière

(n) (with adjective complements)

∎ to lay oneself open to criticism s'exposer à la critique

3 intransitive verb

(a) (bird, fish) pondre

(b) = lie vi

4 adjective

(a) (non-clerical) laïque;

∎ in lay dress en habit laïque

(b) (not professional) profane, non spécialiste;

∎ the book is intended for a lay audience le livre est destiné à un public de profanes

5 noun

(a) very familiar (person)

∎ he's/she's a good lay c'est un bon coup

(b) (poem, song) lai m

►► Religion lay brother frère m lai;

lay days starie f, jours mpl de planche;

Art lay figure mannequin m;

lay person profane mf, non-initié(e) m,f;

lay preacher prédicateur(trice) m,f laïque;

lay reader prédicateur(trice) m,f laïque;

lay sister sœur f converse

➲ lay about inseparable transitive verb

familiar (attack) attaquer^□, taper sur^□ ;

∎ she laid about him with her umbrella elle l'a attaqué à coups de parapluie, elle lui a tapé dessus avec son parapluie;

∎ to lay about one (hit out) frapper de tous côtés

➲ lay aside separable transitive verb

(a) (put down) mettre de côté;

∎ she laid her knitting aside to watch the news elle posa son tricot pour regarder les informations;

∎ figurative you should lay aside any personal opinions you might have vous devez faire abstraction de toute opinion personnelle

(b) (save) mettre de côté;

∎ we have some money laid aside nous avons de l'argent de côté

➲ lay back separable transitive verb

(of horse → ears) rabattre, coucher

➲ lay by separable transitive verb

British (provisions) mettre de côté

➲ lay down separable transitive verb

(a) (put down) poser;

∎ she laid her knife and fork down elle posa son couvert;

∎ to lay down one's arms déposer ou rendre les armes

(b) (renounce, relinquish) renoncer à;

∎ to lay down one's life se sacrifier

(c) (formulate, set out → plan, rule) formuler, établir; (→ condition) imposer; (→ duties) spécifier;

∎ as laid down in the contract, the buyer keeps exclusive rights il est stipulé ou il est bien précisé dans le contrat que l'acheteur garde l'exclusivité

(d) Nautical (ship) mettre en chantier ou sur cale

(e) (store → wine) mettre en cave

(f) Music (record → song, track) enregistrer

(g) Agriculture (field, land)

∎ he has laid down five acres of barley il a semé deux hectares et demi d'orge

➲ lay in separable transitive verb

(stores) faire provision de;

∎ to lay in provisions faire des provisions;

∎ we've laid in plenty of food for the weekend nous avons prévu beaucoup de nourriture pour le week-end;

∎ Commerce to lay in goods or stock faire provision de marchandises

➲ lay into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (attack → physically) tomber (à bras raccourcis) sur; (→ verbally) prendre à partie, passer un savon à;

∎ he really laid into his opponent il est tombé à bras raccourcis sur son adversaire;

∎ she laid into the government for their hard-line attitude elle a pris le gouvernement à partie pour son attitude intransigeante

(b) (eat greedily) se jeter sur

➲ lay off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (employees) licencier; (temporarily) mettre en chômage technique

(b) (in gambling → bet) couvrir

(c) Insurance

∎ to lay off a risk effectuer une réassurance

(d) Football

∎ to lay the ball off for sb placer le ballon en bonne position pour qn

2 inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) to lay off sb (stop annoying, nagging) ficher la paix à qn;

∎ just lay off me! fiche-moi la paix!;

∎ I told her to lay off my husband je lui ai dit de laisser mon mari tranquille^□

(b) (abstain from)

∎ to lay off the chocolate ne plus manger de chocolat^□ ;

∎ to lay off the cigarettes s'arrêter de fumer^□ ;

∎ you'd better lay off the booze for a while tu devrais t'arrêter de boire pendant quelque temps^□ ;

∎ familiar lay off it, will you! laisse tomber, tu veux!

3 intransitive verb

familiar (drop the subject) laisser tomber;

∎ lay off! (leave me alone) fiche-moi la paix!

➲ lay on separable transitive verb

(a) (provide) fournir;

∎ drinks will be laid on les boissons seront fournies;

∎ the meal was laid on by our hosts le repas nous fut offert par nos hôtes;

∎ they had transport laid on for us ils s'étaient occupés de nous procurer un moyen de transport;

∎ I'll lay on a car for you at the station j'enverrai une voiture vous chercher à la gare

(b) British (install) installer, mettre;

∎ the caravan has electricity laid on la caravane a l'électricité

(c) (spread → paint, plaster) étaler;

∎ familiar figurative to lay it on thick or with a trowel en rajouter

(d) American familiar

∎ to lay sth on sb (give) filer qch à qn; (tell) raconter qch à qn^□ ;

∎ let me lay some advice on you je vais te filer un bon conseil;

∎ did she lay a heavy one on me! elle n'a pas mâché ses mots!

(e) familiar (idiom)

∎ if you're not careful, I'll lay one on you! (hit) fais gaffe ou je t'en mets une!

➲ lay out separable transitive verb

(a) (arrange, spread out) étaler;

∎ he laid his wares out on the ground il a étalé ou déballé sa marchandise sur le sol

(b) (present, put forward) exposer, présenter;

∎ her ideas are clearly laid out in her book ses idées sont clairement exposées dans son livre

(c) (design) concevoir;

∎ the house is badly laid out la maison est mal agencée

(d) (corpse) faire la toilette de

(e) (spend) mettre;

∎ we've already laid out a fortune on the project nous avons déjà mis une fortune dans ce projet

(f) (knock out) assommer, mettre K-O;

∎ he was laid out cold il a été mis K-O

(g) Typography faire la maquette de, monter

➲ lay over intransitive verb

American (stop off) faire une halte, faire escale

➲ lay to Nautical

1 intransitive verb

se mettre en panne

2 separable transitive verb

mettre en panne

➲ lay up separable transitive verb British

(a) (store, save) mettre de côté;

∎ figurative you're just laying up trouble for yourself tu te prépares des ennuis

(b) (confine to bed) aliter;

∎ she's laid up with mumps elle est au lit avec les oreillons

(c) (ship) désarmer; (car) mettre au garage;

∎ my car is laid up ma voiture est au garage

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14 settle

1. n деревянная скамья с высокой спинкой; скамья-ларь

2. n редк. помост

3. v решать, принимать решение

there is nothing settled yet — ничего ещё не решено

that settles the matter — это решает вопрос

questions not yet settled — всё ещё не решённые вопросы

your appointment is as good as settled — ваше назначение можно считать решённым

settle problems — решать вопросы

4. v договариваться, определять

to settle the price — договориться о цене

5. v выяснять, улаживать; разрешать

to settle points of difficulty and doubt — выяснять трудные и сомнительные вопросы

to settle an argument — улаживать спор

to settle differences — ликвидировать разногласия

settle affairs — улаживать дела

settle difficulties — улаживать трудности

6. v юр. разрешать, урегулировать

to settle a claim — разрешить претензию

settle differences — урегулировать отношения

to settle a controversy — урегулировать спор

to settle a difference — урегулировать спор

settle dispute — урегулировать спор; урегулировать конфликт

7. v поселяться, обосновываться

to settle in London — поселиться в Лондоне

settle down — поселяться, водворяться

8. v поселять, заселять; колонизировать

to settle new lands — заселять новые земли

by whom was Canada settled? — кем была колонизирована Канада?

9. v устраиваться, усаживаться, укладываться

to settle in a chair — усаживаться на стуле

10. v устраивать, усаживать, укладывать

to settle an invalid among pillows — усадить больного в подушках

to settle an invalid for the night — устроить больного на ночь

11. v устраивать, пристраивать

he did not want his son to marry until he was well settled in his career — он не хотел, чтобы сын женился раньше, чем сделает карьеру

12. v опускаться, оседать, садиться

the dust settled slowly — пыль медленно осела

13. v осаждаться, отстаиваться; давать осадок

the solids settled to the bottom — твёрдые частицы осели на дно

14. v давать отстояться, очищать от мути

a drop of cold water will settle boiling coffee — капля холодной воды — и кипящий кофе быстро осядет

before they could settle the question they had to refer back to the minutes of the previous meeting — прежде чем решить этот вопрос, они должны были обратиться к протоколу предыдущего заседания

15. v приводить в порядок, успокаивать

to settle nerves — успокаивать нервы

to settle the stomach — наладить пищеварение

16. v успокаиваться; приходить в порядок

17. v надевать; вдевать; помещать

18. v платить, оплачивать; расплачиваться

to settle a bill — оплатить счёт

to settle a debt — уплатить долг

settle a debt — оплатить долг

settle bill — оплачивать счет

settle account — уплатить по счету

to settle an account — оплатить счёт

settle up — расплачиваться, рассчитываться

Синонимический ряд:

1. alight (verb) alight; land; light; perch; roost; set down; sit down; touch down

2. clean up (verb) clean up; wind up

3. clear (verb) clear; clear off; compensate; discharge; liquidate; pay; pay up; quit; repay; satisfy; square

4. fall (verb) decline; descend; fall; gravitate; immerse; plunge; precipitate; sink; submerge; subside

5. fix (verb) arrange; attend to; concert; dispose of; fix; negotiate

6. people (verb) colonise; colonize; dwell; inhabit; live; locate; lodge; people; reside; situate; squat

7. quiet (verb) allay; balm; becalm; calm; compose; lull; pacify; quiet; repose; rest; soothe; stabilize; still; tranquilize; tranquillise; tranquillize

8. resolve (verb) mediate; reconcile; rectify; resolve; smooth over; straighten out

9. seat (verb) ensconce; establish; install; seat

10. set (verb) conclude; confirm; decide; determine; dispose; figure; judge; lay; place; prove; put; rule; set; stick; verify

Антонимический ряд:

blend; confuse; depart; derange; disagree; disarrange; discompose; disorder; disorganize; displace; disrupt; distort; disturb; forsake; irritate; move; rise

English-Russian base dictionary > settle
15 eyeful

subst. \/ˈaɪfʊl\/

1) ( hverdagslig) en lang titt på noe

• they had a real eyeful

de fikk virkelig se mye

2) forklaring: en person eller en ting med et frapperende utseende

• he's an eyeful

han er en fryd for øyet

3) forklaring: en mengde eller en bit av noe som er kastet eller blåst inn i øyet

get an eyeful of dust få sand i øyet

get\/have an eyeful of this! se på dette!

English-Norwegian dictionary > eyeful
16 whip

whip [wɪp] (pt & pp whipped, cont whipping)

1 transitive verb

(a) (person, animal) fouetter;

∎ the cold wind whipped her face le vent glacial lui fouettait le visage;

∎ the wind whipped her hair about le vent agitait sa chevelure

(b) familiar (defeat) vaincre^□, battre^□ ;

∎ I know when I'm whipped je sais quand déclarer forfait^□

(c) Cookery fouetter, battre au fouet

(d) (move quickly)

∎ she whipped it out of sight elle l'a caché d'un mouvement rapide;

∎ she was whipped into hospital elle a été transportée à l'hôpital de toute urgence

(e) figurative

∎ his speech whipped them all into a frenzy son discours les a tous rendus frénétiques;

∎ I'll soon whip the team into shape j'aurai bientôt fait de mettre l'équipe en forme;

∎ I need time to whip the project into shape il me faut du temps pour donner forme au projet;

∎ to whip sb into line mettre qn au pas

(f) British familiar (steal) faucher, piquer;

∎ someone's whipped my wallet on m'a piqué mon portefeuille

(g) Sewing surfiler

(h) (cable, rope) surlier

2 intransitive verb

(a) (lash) fouetter;

∎ the rain whipped against the windows la pluie fouettait ou cinglait les vitres;

∎ the flags whipped about in the wind les drapeaux claquaient au vent

(b) (move quickly) aller vite, filer;

∎ the car whipped along the road la voiture filait sur la route;

∎ she whipped around the corner elle a pris le virage sur les chapeaux de roue;

∎ the sound of bullets whipping through the air le bruit des balles qui sifflaient;

∎ the ball whipped past him into the net la balle est passée devant lui comme un éclair pour finir au fond du filet;

∎ I'll just whip down to the shop je vais juste faire un saut au magasin;

∎ can you whip round to the library for me? est-ce que tu peux faire un saut à la bibliothèque pour moi?

3 noun

(a) (lash) fouet m; (for riding) cravache f;

∎ figurative to have the whip hand être le maître;

∎ to have the whip hand over sb avoir le dessus sur qn

(b) Politics (MP) = parlementaire chargé de la discipline de son parti et qui veille à ce que ses députés participent aux votes

(c) British Politics (summons) convocation f

(d) British Politics (paper) = calendrier des travaux parlementaires envoyé par le "whip" aux députés de son parti

(e) (dessert → with cream) crème f; (→ with egg whites) mousse f;

∎ pineapple whip (with cream) crème f à l'ananas; (with egg whites) mousse f à l'ananas

►► Entomology whip scorpion pédipalpe m

➲ whip away separable transitive verb

(of wind) emporter brusquement;

∎ a sudden gust whipped my hat away une rafale de vent a emporté mon chapeau

➲ whip in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) Hunting ramener, rassembler

(b) British Politics (in parliament) battre le rappel de (pour voter)

(c) (supporters) rallier

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rush in) entrer précipitamment

(b) Hunting être piqueur

➲ whip off separable transitive verb

(take off → jacket, shoes) se débarrasser de; (write quickly → letter, memo) écrire en vitesse

➲ whip on separable transitive verb

(horse) cravacher

➲ whip out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (take out) sortir vivement;

∎ he whipped a notebook out of his pocket il a vite sorti un carnet de sa poche;

∎ she whipped out a gun elle a soudain sorti un pistolet;

∎ they had to whip out his appendix on a dû l'opérer d'urgence de l'appendicite

(b) (grab)

∎ someone whipped my bag out of my hand quelqu'un m'a arraché mon sac des mains

2 intransitive verb

sortir précipitamment;

∎ I'm just whipping out to the library je file à la bibliothèque

➲ whip round intransitive verb

(person) se retourner vivement, faire volte-face

➲ whip through inseparable transitive verb

familiar (book) parcourir en vitesse^□ ; (task) expédier^□, faire en quatrième vitesse

➲ whip up separable transitive verb

(a) (curiosity, emotion) attiser; (support) obtenir;

∎ to whip up an audience galvaniser ou exalter un public

(b) (typhoon) susciter, provoquer; (dust) soulever (des nuages de)

(c) Cookery battre au fouet, fouetter; (egg whites) battre à la neige;

∎ familiar I'll whip up some lunch je vais préparer de quoi déjeuner en vitesse

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17 settle

'setl
verb

1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) instalar, colocar

2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) asentarse

3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) calmar

4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) instalarse, establecerse

5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) acordar, decidir, fijar

6) (to pay (a bill).) pagar, saldar la cuenta

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- settlement
- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up

settle vb

1. establecerse

they left England and settled in Australia se marcharon de Inglaterra y se establecieron en Australia

2. resolver / decidir

the minister will settle the question el ministro resolverá la cuestión

3. posarse

the butterfly settled on a flower la mariposa se posó en una flor

to settle a bill saldar una cuenta / pagar una cuenta

El gerundio de settle se escribe settling

settle

tr['setəl]

noun

1 (wooden bench) banco

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settle

tr['setəl]

transitive verb

1 (establish) instalar, colocar; (make comfortable) poner cómodo,-a, acomodar

■ he settled himself on the sofa se puso cómodo en el sofá

2 (decide on, fix) acordar, decidir, fijar

■ we haven't settled where we're going yet todavía no hemos decidido adónde vamos

■ I've got to settle my affairs tengo que poner mis asuntos en orden

■ that's settled then queda decidido entonces

■ that settles it! ¡ya está!, ¡se acabó!

3 (sort out - problem, dispute) resolver, solucionar; (- differences) resolver, arreglar; (- score) arreglar, ajustar

■ we need to settle an argument tenemos que resolver una discusión

4 (calm - nerves) calmar; (- stomach) asentar; (- weather) arreglar, asentar

5 (pay - debt) pagar; (- account) saldar, liquidar

6 (colonize) colonizar, poblar

7 (cause to sink - sediment) depositar; (- dust) asentar

intransitive verb

1 (make one's home in) establecerse, afincarse, instalarse

2 (make oneself comfortable) ponerse cómodo,-a ( into, en), acomodarse ( into, en)

■ she settled back in the armchair se puso cómoda en el sillón

3 (bird, fly, etc) posarse; (dust) asentarse; (snow) cuajar; (cloud, fog) caer

4 (sediment, dregs) precipitarse, depositarse; (liquid) asentarse, clarificarse; (earth, ground) asentarse

5 (calm down - person) calmarse, tranquilizarse; (- weather) serenarse

6 (pay) pagar, saldar la cuenta, saldar la deuda

7 SMALLLAW/SMALL resolver

■ they settled out of court llegaron a un acuerdo amistoso

8 figurative use (silence, stillness, etc) caer

settle ['sɛt̬əl] v, settled ; settling vi

1) alight, land: posarse (dícese de las aves), depositarse (dícese del polvo)

2) sink: asentarse (dícese de los edificios)

he settled into the chair: se arrellanó en la silla

3) : instalarse (en una casa), establecerse (en una ciudad o región)

4)

to settle down : calmarse, tranquilizarse

settle down!: ¡tranquilízate!, ¡cálmate!

5)

to settle down : sentar cabeza, hacerse sensato

to marry and settle down: casarse y sentar cabeza

settle vt

1) arrange, decide: fijar, decidir, acordar (planes, etc.)

2) resolve: resolver, solucionar

to settle an argument: resolver una discusión

3) pay: pagar

to settle an account: saldar una cuenta

4) calm: calmar (los nervios), asentar (el estómago)

5) colonize: colonizar

6)

to settle oneself : acomodarse, hacerse cómodo

settle

n.

• banco largo s.m.

v.

• calmar v.

• colocar v.

• colonizar v.

• establecer v.

• liquidar v.

• poblar v.

• posar v.

• radicarse v.

• resolver v.

• sedimentar v.

• serenar v.

• situar v.

• sosegar v.

• transigir v.

'setḷ
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<price/terms/time\>\> acordar*, fijar

it's all been settled, we're going to Miami — ya está (todo) decidido or arreglado, nos vamos a Miami

that's settled then, we'll meet at seven — bueno, pues entonces ya está, nos vemos a las siete

that settles it: I never want to see him again — ya no me cabe duda: no lo quiero volver a ver

b) ( resolve) \<\<dispute/problem\>\> resolver*, solucionar

they settled their differences — resolvieron sus diferencias

c) ( put an end to) \<\<foolishness/nonsense\>\> (colloq) acabar con

that should settle him! — así aprenderá!

2) \<\<bill/account\>\> pagar*; \<\<debt\>\> saldar, liquidar

3) \<\<country/region\>\> colonizar*, poblar*

4) ( make comfortable) \<\<patient/child\>\> poner* cómodo

she settled herself deep in the sofa — se arrellanó en el sofá

5) ( make calm) \<\<child\>\> calmar; \<\<doubts\>\> disipar; \<\<stomach\>\> asentar*

2.

vi

1) ( come to live) establecerse*, afincarse*

they settled in Iowa — se establecieron or se afincaron en Iowa

2) ( become calm) \<\<person\>\> tranquilizarse*, calmarse

3)

a) ( make oneself comfortable) ponerse* cómodo

I settled deeper into the armchair — me arrellané or me puse cómodo en el sillón

b) \<\<bird\>\> posarse

4)

a) \<\<dust\>\> asentarse*; \<\<snow\>\> cuajar

b) ( sink) \<\<soil/foundations\>\> asentarse*; \<\<sediment\>\> depositarse, precipitarse

5)

a) ( pay) saldar la cuenta (or la deuda etc), pagar*

you can settle with me tomorrow — podemos arreglar las cuentas mañana

b) ( Law)

to settle out of court — resolver* una disputa extrajudicialmente, transar extrajudicialmente (AmL)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- settle back

- settle down

- settle for

- settle in

- settle into

- settle on

- settle up

I ['setl]
1. VT

1) (=resolve) [+ dispute, problem] resolver

several points remain to be settled — quedan varios puntos por resolver

the result was settled in the first half — el resultado se decidió en el primer tiempo

to settle a case or claim out of court — llegar a un acuerdo sin recurrir a los tribunales

the terms were settled by negotiation — se acordaron las condiciones mediante una negociación

settle it among yourselves! — ¡arregladlo entre vosotros!

so that's settled then — así que ya está decidido

it's all settled - we're going in June — ya está decidido - nos vamos en junio

that settles it! - you're not going — ¡no hay más que hablar! or ¡pues ya está! - tú te quedas

the couple have settled their differences — la pareja ha resuelto sus diferencias

2) (=make comfortable) [+ person] poner cómodo, acomodar

to settle an invalid for the night — poner cómodo or acomodar a un enfermo para que duerma (por la noche)

to get (sb) settled: I'd just got the baby settled when... — acababa de acostar al bebé cuando...

it took a long time to get settled in our new home — nos costó mucho instalarnos en la nueva casa

to settle o.s. — ponerse cómodo, acomodarse

she settled herself at the desk — se puso cómoda or se acomodó delante de la mesa

3) (=place) [+ object] colocar; [+ gaze] posar

4) (=colonize) [+ land] colonizar

5) (=calm) [+ nerves] calmar, sosegar; [+ doubts] disipar, desvanecer; [+ stomach] asentar

6) (=pay) [+ bill] pagar; [+ debt] saldar, liquidar

7) (=put in order) [+ affairs] poner en orden

to settle one's affairs — poner en orden sus asuntos

8) * (=deal with) [+ person]

I'll soon settle him — ya me encargaré de ponerlo en su sitio *

that settled him — con eso se le acabó la tontería *

9) (Jur) asignar

to settle sth on sb — asignar algo a algn

2. VI

1) (=establish o.s.) (in a house) instalarse; (in a country) establecerse; [first settlers] establecerse

she visited Paris in 1974 and eventually settled there — visitó París en 1974 y finalmente decidió establecerse allí

2) (=come to rest) [bird, insect] posarse; [dust] asentarse; [snow] cuajar

a deep gloom had settled on the party — un profundo pesimismo se había apoderado del grupo

my eyes settled on her immediately — al momento mi mirada se fijó en ella

3) (=sink) [sediment] depositarse; [building] asentarse

the boat slowly settled in the mud — poco a poco el bote se hundió en el barro

4) (=separate) [liquid] reposar

5) (=get comfortable) (in chair) arrellanarse; (in new job, routine) adaptarse, establecerse

he settled deeper into the cushions — se arrellanó entre los cojines

I couldn't settle to anything — no me podía concentrar en nada, no lograba ponerme a hacer nada

6) (=calm down) [weather] estabilizarse, asentarse; [conditions, situation] volver a la normalidad, normalizarse; [nerves] calmarse; dust 1., 1)

7) (=reach an agreement) llegar a un acuerdo or arreglo

they settled with us for £12,000 — lo arreglamos extrajudicialmente y nos pagaron 12.000 libras

8) (=pay)

I'll settle with you on Friday — te pagaré el viernes, ajustaremos cuentas el viernes

- settle down

- settle for

- settle in

- settle on

- settle up

II

['setl]
N banco m, escaño m (a veces con baúl debajo)
* * *
['setḷ]
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<price/terms/time\>\> acordar*, fijar

it's all been settled, we're going to Miami — ya está (todo) decidido or arreglado, nos vamos a Miami

that's settled then, we'll meet at seven — bueno, pues entonces ya está, nos vemos a las siete

that settles it: I never want to see him again — ya no me cabe duda: no lo quiero volver a ver

b) ( resolve) \<\<dispute/problem\>\> resolver*, solucionar

they settled their differences — resolvieron sus diferencias

c) ( put an end to) \<\<foolishness/nonsense\>\> (colloq) acabar con

that should settle him! — así aprenderá!

2) \<\<bill/account\>\> pagar*; \<\<debt\>\> saldar, liquidar

3) \<\<country/region\>\> colonizar*, poblar*

4) ( make comfortable) \<\<patient/child\>\> poner* cómodo

she settled herself deep in the sofa — se arrellanó en el sofá

5) ( make calm) \<\<child\>\> calmar; \<\<doubts\>\> disipar; \<\<stomach\>\> asentar*

2.

vi

1) ( come to live) establecerse*, afincarse*

they settled in Iowa — se establecieron or se afincaron en Iowa

2) ( become calm) \<\<person\>\> tranquilizarse*, calmarse

3)

a) ( make oneself comfortable) ponerse* cómodo

I settled deeper into the armchair — me arrellané or me puse cómodo en el sillón

b) \<\<bird\>\> posarse

4)

a) \<\<dust\>\> asentarse*; \<\<snow\>\> cuajar

b) ( sink) \<\<soil/foundations\>\> asentarse*; \<\<sediment\>\> depositarse, precipitarse

5)

a) ( pay) saldar la cuenta (or la deuda etc), pagar*

you can settle with me tomorrow — podemos arreglar las cuentas mañana

b) ( Law)

to settle out of court — resolver* una disputa extrajudicialmente, transar extrajudicialmente (AmL)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- settle back

- settle down

- settle for

- settle in

- settle into

- settle on

- settle up

English-spanish dictionary > settle
18 settle

'setl
verb

1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) anbringe, sette (seg) til rette

2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) legge/senke seg

3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) berolige

4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) slå seg ned, bosette seg

5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) avgjøre, slutte forlik

6) (to pay (a bill).) gjøre opp

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- settlement
- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up

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I
subst. \/ˈsetl\/

forklaring: høyrygget trebenk med armlener, ofte med et rom under setet
II
verb \/ˈsetl\/

1) legge til rette, hjelpe til rette, få i orden, installere

• we've settled the patient (down) for the night

vi har hjulpet pasienten til rette for natten

• they're settled in the new house

de er installert i det nye huset

2) kolonisere, slå seg ned i

• the country was settled by the French

landet var kolonisert av franskmennene

• they settled parts of Denmark

de slo seg ned i deler av Danmark

3) bosette seg, slå seg ned, sette bo

• she wanted to settle in London

hun ville bosette seg i London

• the Dutch settled in South Africa

nederlenderne slo seg ned i Sør-Afrika

4) sette seg til rette, slå seg ned

• let's settle to dinner

la oss slå oss ned for å spise middag

5) hjelpe til å etablere seg, hjelpe til å sette bo

• she settled her son in business

hun hjalp sin sønn inn i forretninger

6) se til å få gift, gifte bort

• he had to get his daughter settled

han måtte gifte bort datteren sin

7) plassere, anbringe

• they settled immigrants in urban areas

de plasserte immigranter i byområder

8) avgjøre, gjøre slutt på, bilegge

• that settles the matter

det avgjør saken

• I'm sure we can settle the conflict

jeg er sikker på at vi kan løse konflikten

• they settled the dispute

de bila striden

• nothing is settled yet

ingenting er avgjort ennå

• you must settle that with your conscience

det får bli en sak mellom deg og din samvittighet

9) ordne, avklare, klare opp i, fikse

• I'll settle him!

jeg skal ta meg av ham!

• you must get it settled (up)

du må få saken avklart

10) roe, berolige, få til å stabilisere seg

• these pills will settle your nerves

disse pillene kommer til å roe nervene dine

• the thunderstorm might settle the weather

tordenværet kan få været til å stabilisere seg

11) betale, gjøre opp

• let me settle the bill

la meg betale regningen

• will you settle for all of us?

betaler du for oss alle?

• she must settle with her creditors

hun må gjøre opp med sine kreditorer

12) bestemme, fastsette, avtale

• John and I have settled a wedding date

John og jeg har bestemt bryllupsdatoen

13) ( om bevingede dyr) slå seg ned, sette seg

• the bird settled on the tree

fuglen slo seg ned i treet

• the butterfly settled on my hand

sommerfuglen satte seg på hånden min

14) bre seg, legge seg

• the fog settled on the town

tåken bredte seg over byen

• the dust settled on the furniture

støvet la seg på møblene

15) bli fast, bli hard, bli tørr, stivne

16) gjøre tørr, gjøre fast, gjøre hard

• clear weather will settle the roads

klarvær kommer til å få veiene tørre

17) ( om vær) stabilisere seg

18) (om hus, grunnvoll e.l.) sette seg, synke

• the roadbed settled

veilegemet satte seg

19) få til å legge seg, la synke til bunnen

• we need a shower to settle the dust

vi trenger et regnskyll for å få støvet til å legge seg

• let's have a liqueur to settle our dinner

la oss ta en likør for å få maten til å synke

20) ( om væske) klar(n)e, sette seg, bunnfelle seg

• let the wine settle

la vinen bunnfelle seg

• put the coffee to settle

la kaffen stå og klarne

21) ( om grums e.l. i væske) synke til bunnen, avleire seg

settle (up) accounts gjøre opp

settle (up) a debt betale ned en gjeld

settle down bosette seg, slå seg ned

• he might settle down in New York

han skal kanskje slå seg ned i New York

slå seg til ro

• they'll never marry and settle down

de kommer aldri til å gifte seg og slå seg til ro

• at 60 she settled down after a hectic life

da hun fylte 60, slo hun seg til ro etter et hektisk liv

sette seg til rette, slå seg ned

• they settled down for a chat

de satte seg ned for å ta en prat etablere seg, innrette seg

• she settled down in business

hun etablerte seg som forretningskvinne

roe seg, stabilisere seg, legge seg

• the financial situation had settled down

den økonomiske situasjonen hadde roet seg

• the excitement settled down

spenningen la seg

settle down in life finne seg til rette i tilværelsen

settle down to married life gifte seg

settle down to something begynne med noe, komme inn i noe

• he is settling down to his new job

han begynner å komme inn i sin nye jobb

• she settled down to be a schoolmistress in a small town

hun slo seg ned som lærer i en liten by

settle for nøye seg med bestemme seg for

• we settled for the leather sofa

vi bestemte oss for skinnsofaen

settle in (flytte inn og) komme i orden

• you must come and see our new house when we've settled in

du må komme og se det nye huset vårt når vi har kommet i orden

settle on bestemme seg for

• which of the bags have you settled on?

hvilken av veskene har du bestemt deg for?

• we must settle on a day for your lesson

vi må bestemme en dag til timen din

( om sykdom) slå seg på, sette seg (fast)

• the cold has settled on my chest

forkjølelsen har slått seg på brystet mitt

settle one's affairs ordne opp i sakene sine beskikke sitt hus

settle oneself slå seg ned, slå seg til ro, sette seg til rette

• he settled himself in a sofa

han slo seg ned i en sofa

• she settled herself in the saddle

hun satte seg til rette i salen

bosette seg, slå seg ned, sette bo roe seg

settle oneself to bestemme seg for å, sette i gang med å

settle somebody in hjelpe noen med å flytte inn og komme i orden

settle something on somebody ( jus) båndlegge noe til fordel for noen

• he settled part of his property on his son

han overførte deler av eiendommen sin til sin sønn

settle up gjøre opp, skvære opp

• he wished to settle up differences

han ønsket å skvære opp uoverensstemmelsene betale

English-Norwegian dictionary > settle
19 settle

1. transitive verb
1) (place) (horizontally) [sorgfältig] legen; (vertically) [sorgfältig] stellen; (at an angle) [sorgfältig] lehnen

he settled himself comfortably on the couch — er machte es sich (Dat.) auf der Couch bequem

2) (establish) (in house or business) unterbringen; (in country or colony) ansiedeln [Volk]

3) (determine, resolve) aushandeln, sich einigen auf [Preis]; beilegen [Streit, Konflikt, Meinungsverschiedenheit]; beseitigen, ausräumen [Zweifel, Bedenken]; entscheiden [Frage, Spiel]; regeln, in Ordnung bringen [Angelegenheit]

nothing has been settled as yet — es ist noch nichts entschieden

that settles it — dann ist ja alles klar (ugs.); (expr. exasperation) jetzt reicht's! (ugs.)

settle a case out of court — sich außergerichtlich vergleichen

settle one's affairs — seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen; seinen Nachlass regeln

4) (deal with, dispose of) fertig werden mit

5) bezahlen, (geh.) begleichen [Rechnung, Betrag]; erfüllen [Forderung, Anspruch]; ausgleichen [Konto]

6) (cause to sink) sich absetzen lassen [Bodensatz, Sand, Sediment]

a shower will settle the dust — ein Schauer wird den Staub binden

7) (calm) beruhigen [Nerven, Magen]

8) (colonize) besiedeln

9) (bestow)

settle money/property on somebody — jemandem Geld/Besitz übereignen
2. intransitive verb
1) (become established) sich niederlassen; (as colonist) sich ansiedeln

2) (end dispute) sich einigen

3) (pay what is owed) abrechnen

4) (in chair etc.) sich niederlassen; (to work etc.) sich konzentrieren (to auf + Akk.); (into way of life etc.) sich gewöhnen ( into an + Akk.)

the snow/dust settled on the ground — der Schnee blieb liegen/der Staub setzte sich [am Boden] ab

darkness/silence/fog settled over the village — Dunkelheit/Stille/Nebel legte od. senkte sich über das Dorf

5) (subside) [Haus, Fundament, Boden:] sich senken; [Sediment:] sich ablagern

6) (be digested) [Essen:] sich setzen; (become calm) [Magen:] sich beruhigen

7) (become clear) [Wein, Bier:] sich klären

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91431/settle_back">settle back

- settle down

- settle for

- settle in

- settle on

- settle up

- settle with

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['setl]
verb

1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) sich niederlassen

2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) sich legen

3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) beruhigen

4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) sich niederlassen

5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) klären

6) (to pay (a bill).) begleichen

•

- settlement
- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up
* * *

set·tle

[ˈsetl̩, AM ˈset̬l̩]

I. vi

1. (get comfortable) es sich dat bequem machen

we \settled in front of the television wir machten es uns vor dem Fernseher bequem fam

2. (calm down) person sich akk beruhigen; anger, excitement sich akk legen; weather beständig werden

3. AUS, BRIT (apply oneself)

▪ to \settle to sth sich akk etw dat widmen

to \settle to work sich akk an die Arbeit machen

4. (end dispute) sich akk einigen

5. (decide on)

▪ to \settle on sth sich akk für etw akk entscheiden; (agree on) sich akk auf etw akk einigen

to \settle on a name sich akk für einen Namen entscheiden

▪ to \settle for sth mit etw dat zufrieden sein

I'll \settle for chicken and chips ich nehme Hähnchen mit Pommes frites

6. ( form: pay) begleichen geh

▪ to \settle with sb mit jdm abrechnen [o fam Kasse machen

7. (take up residence) sich akk niederlassen

after they got married, they \settled in Brighton nach ihrer Hochzeit zogen sie nach Brighton

8. (get used to)

▪ to \settle into sth sich akk an etw akk gewöhnen

it took Ed a long time to \settle into living in London es dauerte lange, bis sich Ed an das Leben in London gewöhnt hatte

9. (alight on surface) sich akk niederlassen; (build up) sich akk anhäufen [o ansammeln]; (sink) [ab]sinken; particles in liquid sich senken; house, wall, dust sich setzen

do you think the snow will \settle? glaubst du, dass der Schnee liegen bleibt?

a peaceful expression \settled on her face ( fig) ein friedlicher Ausdruck legte sich auf ihr Gesicht

II. vt

1. (calm down)

▪ to \settle sb/sth jdn/etw beruhigen

to \settle the children for the night die Kinder für die Nacht zurechtmachen

to \settle one's stomach seinen Magen beruhigen

2. (decide, agree upon)

▪ to \settle sth etw entscheiden; (deal with) etw regeln; (in writing) etw [schriftlich] festlegen

it's been \settled that we'll spend Christmas at home wir haben vereinbart, Weihnachten zu Hause zu verbringen

▪ to \settle when/where/why... entscheiden, wann/wo/warum...

to \settle the details of a contract die Einzelheiten eines Vertrags aushandeln

3. (bring to conclusion)

▪ to \settle sth etw erledigen; (resolve) etw beilegen; business transaction abwickeln

that \settles that damit hat sich das erledigt, und damit hat sich's! fam

to \settle one's affairs ( form) seine Angelegenheiten regeln [o in Ordnung bringen]

to \settle an argument [or a dispute] /differences einen Streit/Unstimmigkeiten beilegen

to \settle a crisis/a problem eine Krise/ein Problem lösen

to \settle a grievance einen Missstand beseitigen

to \settle a lawsuit einen Prozess durch einen Vergleich beilegen

to \settle a matter eine Angelegenheit regeln

to \settle a strike einen Streik beenden

4. (pay)

▪ to \settle sth etw begleichen geh

▪ to \settle sth on sb (bequeath) jdm etw hinterlassen [o vererben] [o fam vermachen]

to \settle an account ein Konto ausgleichen

to \settle money/property on sb jdm Geld/Besitz übertragen

5. (colonize)

to \settle a place einen Ort besiedeln

6. ECON

to \settle a property in trust Eigentum einer Treuhänderschaft übertragen [o überschreiben]

\settled property in Treuhänderschaft überschriebenes Eigentum

7.

▶ to \settle an account [or a score] [or old scores] [with sb] [mit jdm] abrechnen fig

* * *
I ['setl]
n
(Wand)bank f II
1. vt

1) (= decide) entscheiden; (= sort out) regeln, erledigen; problem, question, points klären; dispute, differences, quarrel beilegen, schlichten; doubts ausräumen, beseitigen; date, place vereinbaren, ausmachen (inf); venue festlegen or -setzen; deal abschließen; price sich einigen auf (+acc), aushandeln; terms aushandeln

the result of the game was settled in the first half — das Ergebnis des Spiels stand schon in der ersten Halbzeit fest

when my future is settled — wenn sich meine Zukunft entschieden hat

to settle one's affairs — seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen

to settle an estate (Jur) — die Verteilung des Nachlasses regeln

to settle a case out of court — einen Fall außergerichtlich klären

that's settled then — das ist also klar or geregelt

that settles it — damit wäre der Fall (ja wohl) erledigt; (angry) jetzt reichts

2) (= pay) bill begleichen, bezahlen; account ausgleichen

3) (= calm) nerves, stomach beruhigen

we need rain to settle the dust — wir brauchen Regen, damit sich der Staub setzt

4) (= place carefully) legen; (in upright position) stellen; (= make comfortable for sleep etc) child, invalid versorgen; pillow zurechtlegen

to settle oneself comfortably in an armchair — es sich (dat) in einem Sessel bequem machen

she settled her head back against the headrest — sie lehnte ihren Kopf zurück an die Kopfstütze

to settle oneself to doing sth — sich daranmachen, etw zu tun

to settle one's gaze on sb/sth — seinen Blick auf jdm/etw ruhen lassen

5) (= establish in house) unterbringen

to get one's daughter settled with a husband — seine Tochter verheiraten or unter die Haube bringen (inf)

6)

to settle sb into a house/job — jdm helfen, sich häuslich einzurichten/sich in eine Stellung einzugewöhnen

we'd just settled the children into a new school — wir hatten die Kinder gerade in einer neuen Schule gut untergebracht

See:

→ settle in

7) (= colonize) land besiedeln; (= set up) people ansiedeln

8) (form)

to settle money/property on sb — jdm Geld/Besitz überschreiben or übertragen; (in will) jdm Geld/Besitz vermachen

to settle an annuity on sb — für jdn eine Rente aussetzen

9) (inf

= put an end to) I'll soon settle his nonsense —

I'll soon settle him (verbally also) — dem werd ichs geben (inf) dem werd ich was erzählen (inf)

that settled him! — da hatte er sein Fett weg (inf)

2. vi

1) (= put down roots) sesshaft werden; (in country, town, profession) sich niederlassen; (as settler) sich ansiedeln; (in house) sich häuslich niederlassen, sich einrichten; (= feel at home) (in house, town, country) sich einleben (into in +dat); (in job, surroundings) sich eingewöhnen (into in +dat)

to settle into a way of life — sich an einen Lebensstil gewöhnen

to settle into a habit — sich (dat) etw angewöhnen

as he settled into middle age — als er älter und reifer wurde

2) (= become less variable weather) beständig werden

the wind settled in the east — der Wind kam schließlich aus Osten

3) (= become calm child, matters, stomach) sich beruhigen; (panic, excitement) sich legen; (= become less excitable or restless) zur Ruhe kommen, ruhiger werden

he couldn't settle to anything — er konnte sich auf nichts konzentrieren

4) (= come to rest, sit down person, bird, insect) sich niederlassen or setzen; (dust) sich setzen or legen; (= sink slowly, subside, building, walls) sich senken; (ground, liquid, sediment, coffee grounds) sich setzen; (wine) sich beruhigen

to settle comfortably in an armchair — es sich (dat) in einem Sessel gemütlich or bequem machen

the boat settled in the water — das Boot hörte auf zu schaukeln

fog/silence settled over the city — Nebel/Stille legte sich über die Stadt or breitete sich über der Stadt aus

gloom settled over the meeting — eine bedrückte Stimmung breitete sich in der Versammlung aus

See:

→ dust

5) (JUR)

to settle ( out of court) — sich vergleichen

6) (= pay) bezahlen → also settle with

See:

→ also settle with

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settle¹ [ˈsetl]

A v/t

1. vereinbaren, (gemeinsam) festsetzen, sich einigen auf (akk):

it is as good as settled es ist so gut wie abgemacht; → hash¹ C 3

2. ein Zimmer etc richten, in Ordnung bringen

3. auch settle up WIRTSCH erledigen, in Ordnung bringen, regeln:

a) bezahlen, eine Rechnung etc auch begleichen

b) ein Konto ausgleichen

c) eine Transaktion etc abwickeln

d) einen Anspruch befriedigen: → account C 1, book A 9

4. a) Menschen ansiedeln, ansässig machen

b) Land besiedeln, kolonisieren

c) Handelsniederlassungen etc errichten, etablieren

5. a) jemanden (beruflich, häuslich etc) etablieren, unterbringen

b) ein Kind etc versorgen, ausstatten

c) seine Tochter verheiraten

6. die Füße, den Hut etc (fest) setzen (on auf akk)

7. settle o.s. sich niederlassen (in in einen od einem Sessel etc; on auf einen od einem Stuhl)

8. settle o.s. to sich an eine Arbeit etc machen, sich anschicken zu

9. auch settle down jemanden, den Magen, die Nerven etc beruhigen

10. den Boden, auch fig jemanden, den Glauben, die Ordnung festigen:

settle a road eine Straße befestigen

11. a) eine Institution etc gründen, aufbauen (on auf dat)

b) eine Sprache regeln

12. eine Frage etc klären, regeln, entscheiden, erledigen:

that settles it

a) damit ist der Fall erledigt,

b) iron jetzt ist es endgültig aus

13. a) einen Streit beilegen, schlichten: → court A 10

b) einen strittigen Punkt klären

14. umg jemanden fertigmachen, zum Schweigen bringen (auch weitS. töten)

15. a) eine Flüssigkeit ablagern lassen, klären

b) Trübstoffe sich setzen lassen

16. den Inhalt eines Sackes etc sich setzen lassen, zusammenstauchen: shake the bag to settle the flour damit sich das Mehl setzt

17. seine Angelegenheiten (vor dem Tod) ordnen, in Ordnung bringen, seinen Nachlass regeln

18. (on, upon)

a) den Besitz etc übertragen (dat oder auf akk)

b) (letztwillig) vermachen (dat)

c) ein Legat, eine Rente etc aussetzen (dat oder für)

19. die Erbfolge regeln, bestimmen

B v/i

1. → A 7:

settle back sich (gemütlich) zurücklehnen

2. a) sich ansiedeln oder niederlassen (in in dat)

b) settle in sich einrichten

c) settle in sich einleben, sich eingewöhnen:

settle into a new job sich an einem neuen Arbeitsplatz eingewöhnen

3. auch settle down

a) sich niederlassen (in in dat),

b) sich (häuslich) niederlassen (in in dat),

c) auch marry and settle down einen Hausstand gründen

d) sesshaft werden, zur Ruhe kommen

e) es sich gemütlich machen

4. meist settle down fig sich legen (Zorn etc), (auch Person) sich beruhigen

5. settle down to sich widmen (dat), sich an eine Arbeit etc machen

6. settle on fallen auf (akk), sich zuwenden (dat), sich konzentrieren auf (akk):

his affection settled on her

7. MED sich festsetzen (on, in in dat), sich legen (on auf akk)

8. beständig(er) werden (Wetter):

it settled in for rain es regnete sich ein;

it is settling for a frost es wird Frost geben

9. sich senken oder setzen (Grundmauern etc)

10. auch settle down SCHIFF langsam absacken (Schiff)

11. sich setzen (Trübstoffe), sich (ab)klären (Flüssigkeit)

12. sich legen (Staub)

13. sich einigen:

settle (up)on

a) sich entscheiden für, sich entschließen zu,

b) sich einigen auf (akk); → court A 10

14. settle for

a) sich zufriedengeben mit, sich begnügen mit,

b) sich abfinden mit

15. eine Vereinbarung treffen

16. settle up

a) zahlen,

b) abrechnen ( with mit) (a. fig)

17. settle with

a) abrechnen mit (a. fig),

b) WIRTSCH einen Vergleich schließen mit,

c) WIRTSCH einen Gläubiger abfinden

settle² [ˈsetl] s Sitz-, Ruhebank f (mit hoher Rückenlehne)

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (place) (horizontally) [sorgfältig] legen; (vertically) [sorgfältig] stellen; (at an angle) [sorgfältig] lehnen

he settled himself comfortably on the couch — er machte es sich (Dat.) auf der Couch bequem

2) (establish) (in house or business) unterbringen; (in country or colony) ansiedeln [Volk]

3) (determine, resolve) aushandeln, sich einigen auf [Preis]; beilegen [Streit, Konflikt, Meinungsverschiedenheit]; beseitigen, ausräumen [Zweifel, Bedenken]; entscheiden [Frage, Spiel]; regeln, in Ordnung bringen [Angelegenheit]

nothing has been settled as yet — es ist noch nichts entschieden

that settles it — dann ist ja alles klar (ugs.); (expr. exasperation) jetzt reicht's! (ugs.)

settle a case out of court — sich außergerichtlich vergleichen

settle one's affairs — seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen; seinen Nachlass regeln

4) (deal with, dispose of) fertig werden mit

5) bezahlen, (geh.) begleichen [Rechnung, Betrag]; erfüllen [Forderung, Anspruch]; ausgleichen [Konto]

6) (cause to sink) sich absetzen lassen [Bodensatz, Sand, Sediment]

a shower will settle the dust — ein Schauer wird den Staub binden

7) (calm) beruhigen [Nerven, Magen]

8) (colonize) besiedeln

9) (bestow)

settle money/property on somebody — jemandem Geld/Besitz übereignen
2. intransitive verb
1) (become established) sich niederlassen; (as colonist) sich ansiedeln

2) (end dispute) sich einigen

3) (pay what is owed) abrechnen

4) (in chair etc.) sich niederlassen; (to work etc.) sich konzentrieren (to auf + Akk.); (into way of life etc.) sich gewöhnen ( into an + Akk.)

the snow/dust settled on the ground — der Schnee blieb liegen/der Staub setzte sich [am Boden] ab

darkness/silence/fog settled over the village — Dunkelheit/Stille/Nebel legte od. senkte sich über das Dorf

5) (subside) [Haus, Fundament, Boden:] sich senken; [Sediment:] sich ablagern

6) (be digested) [Essen:] sich setzen; (become calm) [Magen:] sich beruhigen

7) (become clear) [Wein, Bier:] sich klären

Phrasal Verbs:

- settle back

- settle down

- settle for

- settle in

- settle on

- settle up

- settle with

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v.

abmachen v.

bereinigen (Konto) v.

bereinigen (Streit) v.

besiedeln v.

sich einen Wohnsitz nehmen ausdr.

sich niederlassen v.

English-german dictionary > settle
20 do

I n
1) infml

He goes only to a few of the main do's just to put in an appearance — Он ходит только на торжественные приемы, чтобы засвидетельствовать свое почтение

We had a smashing time at your little do — Мы отлично провели у вас время

I'm having a do for a friend this weekend — В конце недели я хочу устроить небольшой ужин в честь моего друга

2) AmE infml

Seeing the Eiffel tower is a do when you're in Paris — Когда будешь в Париже, обязательно посети Эйфелеву башню

3) AmE infml

Nice do. Is it new? — Отличная прическа. Ты ее недавно сделала?

I can't go out in this rain and get my do wet — Я не хочу выходить под дождь и мочить свою прическу

4) BrE sl

The whole business was a real do from start to finish — Все это дело было сплошным надувательством от начала и до конца

If you knew the whole thing was a do, why did you go along with it? — Если ты знал, что все это обман, зачем ты согласился?

5) vulg infml

When the snow melts, the sidewalks are covered with dog do — После того, как сойдет снег, на тротуаре полно собачьего дерьма
II vi AmE sl
She never stopped doing. She just switched from dust to splash — Она никогда не бросала употреблять наркотики. Она просто перешла с кокаина на калики
III vt
1) infml

He has enough money to do him till the end of the year — Этих денег ему хватит до конца года

2) infml

Have you done the British Museum yet? — Вы уже побывали в Британском музее?

You can't do Paris in a day — За один день Париж не осмотришь

We did a show — Мы сходили на концерт

3) infml

They do you very well at this restaurant — В этом ресторане отличный сервис

They do you very well at this hotel — В этой гостинице прекрасное обслуживание

The barber will do you next, sir — Парикмахер сейчас вас обслужит

He'll be sure to do you very well — Он вас наверняка хорошо примет

4) infml

Everyone is being vaccinated here. Hadn't you better be done too? — Здесь всем делают прививки. Вам бы тоже надо сделать

I had to do the cardiac stress which is where they make you walk on a treadmill until you're about to drop — Мне пришлось пройти обследование у кардиолога. Там тебя заставляют ходить по бегущей дорожке до тех пор, пока ты не упадешь

5) sl

I'm afraid he's done you on that sale, my friend — Друг мой, мне кажется, что на этой сделке он вас насадил

You've been done! — Вас обвели вокруг пальца

Please don't think I'm trying to do you — Не думай, пожалуйста, что я хочу тебя обмануть

He did me over that — На этом он меня наколол

6) sl

The post office was done last night — Прошлой ночью обворовали почтовое отделение

7) sl

He doesn't do drugs — Он не употребляет наркотики

I never take enough for a trip. After all I really don't do drugs — Я никогда не принимаю столько, чтобы забалдеть. Я действительно не употребляю наркотики

Is she doing dust again? — Она снова нюхает кокаин?

Almost all the kids I talked with said that they'd done a lot of dope at one time or other — Почти все подростки, с которыми я беседовал, признались, что регулярно принимали наркотики в какой-то период своей жизни

8) sl

I'll do you! — Я тебе покажу!

They do him every time they can — Они избивают его при каждом удобном случае

If you don't stop talking I'll do you — Если ты не заткнешься, я прибью тебя

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Перевод: с английского на все языки

they had a dust-up

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