they turned the house upside down

- stroma/wysoka/lesista góra a steep/high/wooded mountain

- szczyt góry the top a. summit of a mountain

- zbocze góry the side of a mountain, a mountain slope

- chodzić po górach to walk in the mountains

- wciąż schodzili z góry they were going downhill all the time

- dźwigali bagaże pod górę they carried their luggage uphill

- wejść/wspiąć się na górę to climb a mountain

- zejść z góry to come down a. descend książk. a mountain

- góry i doły (na drodze) potholes

- góry i doliny hills and dales

- góry Szkocji the (Scottish) Highlands

- góra śmieci a pile a. heap of rubbish

- mieć górę naczyń do zmywania to have loads a. mountains of washing-up to do pot.

- pod choinką leżała góra prezentów there was a pile of presents under the Christmas tree

- przeszukać coś od góry do dołu to search sth from top to bottom

- zmierzyć kogoś wzrokiem od góry do dołu to look sb up and down

- od góry do dołu w bloku zapaliły się światła lights came on all over the block

- siedział u góry stołu he sat at the head of the table

- na górze at the top

- każda strona ma numer na górze each page is numbered at the top

- list leżał na górze komody the letter was lying on top of the chest (of drawers)

- zawsze urządzają przyjęcia na górze they always hold their parties upstairs

- na górę upstairs

- iść/przyjść z góry to go/come downstairs

- z góry dobiegł go głos a voice could be heard from upstairs

- poszli na górę już dawno temu they went upstairs a long time ago

- tam, na górze up there

- w górę up, upwards

- balon płynął w górę the balloon floated upwards

- w górze rzeki upriver

- w górę rzeki upstream

- do góry up

- w ładną pogodę dym idzie prosto do góry in fine weather the smoke rises straight up

- iść do góry po schodach/drabinie to go up a. climb the stairs/a ladder

- do samej góry to the very top

- tą stroną do góry! (oznaczenie przesyłki) this side up!

- twarzą do góry face up a. uppermost

- ku górze upwards

- w górze (w powietrzu) up in the air, in the sky

- w górze powoli płynęły obłoki clouds were floating (by) slowly in the sky

- trzymaj ręce w górze! keep your hands up!

- od góry from above

- trzeba do wieży wejść od góry you have to enter the tower from above

- z góry from above; from on high książk.

- ceny idą w górę przen. prices are going up

- pnie się w górę do władzy przen. he’s climbing (up) the power ladder

- idzie w górę w swojej firmie przen. he’s rising in his company

- barometr/licznik idzie w górę przen. the barometric pressure/meter reading is rising

- zawsze rozwieszała pranie na górze she always hung her washing out to dry in the attic

- ten stary fotel trzeba już wynieść na górę you should put that old armchair (up) in the loft

- rozkaz przyszedł z góry the order came from above a. from upstairs iron. a. (down) from on high żart.

- góra szukała porozumienia ze strajkującymi górnikami the authorities were seeking a compromise with the striking miners

- miała góra pięćdziesiąt lat she was fifty (years old) at the most

- górą leciał samolot an airplane flew overhead

- kula przeszła górą the bullet flew over his head/their heads a. passed overhead

- było tam z górą dwadzieścia osób there were over twenty people there

- wiedzieć coś z góry to know sth in advance

- z góry wiedziałem, że tak się stanie I knew beforehand that would happen

- dziękować komuś z góry to thank sb in advance

- osądzić kogoś/coś z góry to prejudge sb/sth

- cieszyć się na coś z góry to look forward to sth

- to było z góry postanowione it was foreordained

- to było z góry ukartowane it was a put-up job GB pot.

- to było z góry wiadomo it was to be expected; we knew that from the start a. the word go pot.

- □ góra lodowa iceberg

- góra świadek Geol. inselberg, island mountain

- góry fałdowe Geol. fold a. folded mountains

- góry kadłubowe Geol. residual hills

- góry młode Geol. young mountains

- góry stare Geol. old mountains

- góry stołowe Geol. tableland, table mountains

■ do góry dnem bottom up

- do góry nogami upside down, wrong side up

- przewrócili dom do góry nogami they turned the house upside down

- powiesił obraz do góry nogami he hung the picture upside down

- głowa a. uszy do góry! cheer up!; chin up! pot.

- ręce do góry! hands up!

- brać górę (nad kimś/czymś) to get the upper hand over sb/sth, to get the better of sb/sth

- być górą to have the upper hand a. advantage

- nasi górą! our team is in the lead!

- leżeć do góry brzuchem to lie on one’s back pot., to lie around doing nothing pot.

- mieć pod górę pot. to have a hard time (of it)

- teraz mamy pod górę, ale później będzie lepiej it’s an uphill struggle a. a battle at the moment, but things will get better later

- obiecywać komuś złote góry to promise sb the earth

- wiara góry przenosi faith moves mountains

- patrzeć na kogoś z góry to look down on sb

- wsiąść na kogoś z góry to come down hard on sb a. down on sb like a ton of bricks

- za górami, za lasami over hill, over dale

- za siódmą górą over the hill and far away

- góra urodziła mysz przysł. the mountain has brought forth a mouse przysł.

- jeżeli góra nie chce przyjść do Mahometa, to Mahomet musi iść do góry przysł. if the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain przysł.

(capovolto) upside down, topsy-turvy

(capovolto) upside down, topsy-turvy

1 to stir (mezclar) (líquido).

Ellos revuelven los ingredientes They stir the ingredients.

2 to turn upside down, to mess up.

3 to upset.

me revuelve el estómago o las tripas it makes my stomach turn

Ellos revolvieron el cuarto They messed up the room.

Eso revuelve mi estómago That turns my stomach.

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Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover (pp revuelto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (agitar) to stir

2 (mezclar) to mix

3 (ensalada) to toss

4 (habitación, casa, etc) to turn upside down

■ revolvimos toda la habitación pero no lo encontramos we turned the room upside down but couldn't find it

5 (papeles) to rummage through; (bolso, bolsillo, etc) to rummage in

■ revolvió en el bolsillo y encontró el mechero she rummaged in her pocket and found the lighter

6 (producir náuseas) to upset, turn

■ le revolvió el estómago it turned his stomach

► verbo pronominal revolverse

1 (moverse) to fidget; (en la cama) to toss and turn

2 (volverse con rapidez) to turn around, spin round

3 (tiempo) to turn stormy; (mar) to become rough

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revolverse contra alguien figurado to turn against somebody

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1) to stir

2) turn upside down

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1. VT

1) [+ líquido] to stir

2) [+ papeles] to look through

3) [+ tierra] to turn over, turn up, dig over

4) (=enredar)

- revolverla

5) (=desordenar) to mix up, mess up

6) [+ asunto] to go into, investigate

7) (Pol) to stir up, cause unrest among; [+ persona] to provoke, rouse to anger

8)

9) (=envolver) to wrap up

revolverse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <salsa/guiso> to stir

b) (AmL) < dados> to shake

2) <cajones/papeles> to rummage through, go through

revolverse v pron

a) ( moverse)

b) ( dar la vuelta) to turn around

c) ( con agresión)

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= revolver, pistol, stir, rummage (among/through), gun, rifle through.

Ex. A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.

Ex. At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.

Ex. But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.

Ex. A situation involving the dangerous or apparently dangerous person (perhaps someone reportedly carrying a gun or knife) requires the librarian to summon expert help.

Ex. We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.

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* revolver el gallinero = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* revolver el palomar = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* revolverlo todo = turn + everything upside down.

* revolver toda la casa = turn + the house upside down.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <salsa/guiso> to stir

b) (AmL) < dados> to shake

2) <cajones/papeles> to rummage through, go through

revolverse v pron

a) ( moverse)

b) ( dar la vuelta) to turn around

c) ( con agresión)

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revolver [ E11 ]

1 ‹salsa/guiso› to stir estómago

2 ( AmL) (agitar) ‹dados› to shake

3 ( Chi) ‹cartas/dominó› to shuffle

B (desordenar) ‹cajones/papeles› to rummage through, go through

además de robarme me revolvieron toda la casa they didn't just steal things, they turned the whole house upside down

revolverla(s) ( Chi fam); to live it up ( colloq)

había estado revolviendo en mis cosas he had been rummaging around in o rummaging through my things

(moverse): se revolvía inquieto sin poder dormir he tossed and turned, unable to sleep

2 (dar la vuelta) to turn around

se revolvían en sus asientos they kept turning around in their seats

3 (con agresión) revolverse CONTRA algn to turn on sb

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a) ‹salsa/guiso› to stir;

◊ me revuelve el estómago it turns my stomach

b) (AmL) ‹ dados› to shake

c) ‹cajones/papeles› to rummage through, go through;

◊ revolvió en mis cosas he rummaged through my things

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♦ vt

1. [mezclar] [líquido] to stir;

la travesía me ha revuelto el estómago the crossing has made me sick in my stomach;

revolver Roma con Santiago to leave no stone unturned

2. [desorganizar] to turn upside down, to mess up;

los niños revolvieron la casa the children left the house in a complete mess;

lo dejaron todo revuelto they turned the place upside down

3. [irritar] to upset;

me revuelve el estómago o [m5] las tripas it makes my stomach turn

4. [alterar]

♦ vi

revolver en [armario, pasado] to rummage around in;

¿quién ha estado revolviendo en mis cajones? who's been rummaging around in my drawers?

♦ See also the pronominal verb revolverse

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<part revuelto>

I v/t

1 GASTR stir

2 estómago turn

3 ( desordenar) mess up, turn upside down

II v/i rummage (en in)

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revolver {89} vt

1) : to move about, to mix, to shake, to stir

2) : to upset (one's stomach)

3) : to mess up, to rummage through

revolver la casa: to turn the house upside down

♦ See also the reflexive verb revolverse

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revolver vb

1. (agitar) to stir [pt. & pp. stirred]

2. (desordenar) to mess up

3. (desordenar buscando algo) to go through

retourner [ʀ(ə)tuʀne]

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► When retourner has an object it is conjugated with avoir ; otherwise the auxiliary is être.

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = mettre dans l'autre sens) [+ caisse, seau] to turn upside down ; [+ matelas, carte, omelette] to turn over

• retourner un tableau contre le mur to turn a picture against the wall

• retourner la situation to turn the situation round

   b. [+ terre] to turn over

   c. ( = mettre l'intérieur à l'extérieur) [+ parapluie, sac, vêtement] to turn inside out ; [+ col] to turn

• retourner ses poches pour trouver qch to turn one's pockets inside out to find sth

   d. ( = orienter dans le sens opposé) [+ mot, phrase] to turn round

• retourner un argument contre qn to turn an argument against sb

• retourner un compliment to return a compliment

• je pourrais vous retourner votre critique I could criticize you in the same way

   e. ( = renvoyer) [+ lettre, marchandise] to return

   f. ( = bouleverser) [+ maison, pièce] to turn upside down ; [+ personne] to shake

• il a tout retourné dans la maison pour retrouver ce livre he turned the whole house upside down to find that book

• la nouvelle l'a complètement retourné the news has severely shaken him

• ce spectacle m'a retourné seeing it gave me quite a turn (inf)

   g. ( = tourner plusieurs fois) retourner une idée dans sa tête to turn an idea over in one's mind

• retourner le couteau dans la plaie to twist the knife in the wound

   h. (Canadian) (Telecommunications) retourner un appel to call back

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = aller à nouveau) to return, to go back

• retourner en Italie/à la mer to return or go back to Italy/to the seaside

• retourner en arrière or sur ses pas to turn back

• il retourne demain à son travail/à l'école he's going back to work/to school tomorrow

• elle est retournée chez elle she went back home

   b. (à un état antérieur) retourner à to go back to

• il est retourné à son ancien métier he has gone back to his old job

3. impersonal verb

• nous voudrions bien savoir de quoi il retourne we'd really like to know what is going on

4. reflexive verb

► se retourner

   a. [personne couchée, automobiliste, véhicule] to turn over ; [bateau] to capsize

• se retourner dans son lit toute la nuit to toss and turn all night in bed

• la voiture s'est retournée (dans un fossé) the car overturned (into a ditch)

• laissez-lui le temps de se retourner (figurative) give him time to sort himself out

• il doit se retourner dans sa tombe ! he must be turning in his grave!

   b. ( = tourner la tête) to turn round

• partir sans se retourner to leave without looking back

• tout le monde se retournait sur lui or sur son passage everyone turned round as he went by

   c. [situation] to be turned round

• se retourner contre qn [personne] to turn against sb ; [acte, situation] to backfire on sb ; ( = poursuivre en justice) to take court action against sb

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+1! to return n'est pas la traduction la plus courante de retourner.

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verbe transitif (+ v avoir)

1) ( changer de côté) to turn [something] over [seau, steak]; to turn [matelas]

2) ( mettre à l'envers) to turn [something] inside out [vêtement, sac]

3) ( tourner à plusieurs reprises) to turn over [terre]; to toss [salade, foin]

4) ( changer d'orientation) to return [compliment, critique]

5) ( bouleverser) [personne] to turn [something] upside down [maison]; [nouvelle, spectacle] to shake [personne]

6) ( renvoyer) to send [something] back, to return [colis, lettre]

verbe intransitif (+ v être) to go back (à to), to return (à to)

se retourner verbe pronominal

1) ( tourner la tête) to turn around

2) to turn over

3) ( s'organiser) to get organized

4) ( prendre un tour inverse)

5) ( se tordre)

6) ( repartir)

verbe impersonnel

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1. vt

1) (= changer de côté) [matelas, crêpe] to turn over

2) (= renverser) to turn upside down

3) [sac, vêtement] to turn inside out

4) [terre, sol, foin] to turn over

5) [arme] to turn round

6) [argument] to turn round

7) (= émouvoir) [personne] to shake

8) (= renvoyer)

2. vi

3. vb impers

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retourner verb table: aimer

A vtr (+ v avoir)

1 ( changer de côté) to turn [sth] over [seau, caisse, steak, poisson]; to turn [matelas]; retourner une carte à jouer ( figure visible) to turn up a playing card; ( figure pas visible) to put a playing card face down; retourner un tableau contre le mur to turn a painting to the wall;

2 ( mettre à l'envers) to turn [sth] inside out [vêtement, sac]; Cout to turn [vêtement, coussin, col]; un coup de vent a retourné son parapluie a gust of wind turned his umbrella inside out; il a retourné ses poches à la recherche de quelques sous he turned his pockets inside out looking for some change;

3 ( tourner à plusieurs reprises) to turn over [terre]; to toss [salade, foin]; retourner une idée or pensée dans sa tête to turn an idea ou a thought over in one's mind;

4 ( changer d'orientation) to return [compliment, critique]; retourner la situation to reverse the situation; elle a retourné le pistolet contre elle-même she then turned the gun on herself; si tu retournes l'argument contre lui if you turn his own argument against him;

5 ( bouleverser) [personne] to turn [sth] upside down [maison, pièce]; [nouvelle, spectacle] to shake [personne]; elle a retourné toute la maison pour retrouver la facture she turned the house upside down trying to find the bill; je suis encore tout retourné○ I'm still quite shaken;

6 ( renvoyer) to send [sth] back, to return [colis, lettre, marchandise].

B vi (+ v être)

1 ( aller à nouveau) to go back, to return (à to); retourner dans son village natal to return to the village where one was born; retourner chez le dentiste/médecin pour une nouvelle visite to go back to the dentist's/doctor's for another visit; retourner à l'école/au bureau to go back to school/to the office; je n'y suis jamais retourné depuis I've never been back ou never returned since;

2 ( à un état antérieur) to go back (à to), to return (à to); animal qui est retourné à l'état sauvage animal that has gone back ou returned to its wild state; retourner à ses premières amours liter to return to one's first love; il est retourné à son laboratoire et à ses expériences he went back to his laboratory and to his experiments; les biens retournent à leur légitime possesseur the property reverts to its rightful owner.

C se retourner vpr

1 ( tourner la tête) to turn around, to turn round GB; je l'ai appelée et elle s'est retournée I called her and she turned around; partir sans se retourner lit, fig to leave without once looking back; elle est tellement grande que tout le monde se retourne sur son passage she's so tall that everybody turns to look as she goes past;

2 ( changer de position) [personne couchée] to turn over; [véhicule, automobiliste] to turn over, to overturn; se retourner sur le dos/ventre to turn over onto one's back/stomach; il n'a pas arrêté de se retourner (dans son lit) pendant toute la nuit he kept tossing and turning all night long; la voiture s'est retournée dans un fossé the car overturned into a ditch;

3 ( s'organiser) to get organized; ça lui laissera le temps de se retourner it'll give her time to sort things out ou to get organized;

4 ( prendre un tour inverse) se retourner contre qn [personne, animal] to turn against sb; [situation, agissements] to backfire on sb; se retourner contre ses alliés to turn on one's allies; ses arguments se sont retournés contre lui his arguments backfired on him;

5 ( se tordre) elle s'est retourné le doigt/un ongle she bent back her finger/a nail;

6 ( repartir) s'en retourner to go back; s'en retourner chez soi to go back home; ⇒ plaie.

D v impers j'aimerais savoir de quoi il retourne I'd like to know what's going on.

retourner qn comme une crêpe○ or un gant○ to make sb change their mind completely.

[rəturne] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [orienter dans le sens contraire] to turn round ou around (separable)

[renverser - situation] to reverse, to turn inside out ou back to front

2. [renvoyer - colis, lettre] to send back (separable)

3. [mettre à l'envers - literie] to turn round ou around ; [ - carte à jouer] to turn up (separable) ; [ - champ, paille] to turn over (separable) ; [ - verre] to turn upside down ; [ - grillade] to turn over (separable) ; [ - gant, poche] to turn inside out

4. [mélanger - salade] to toss

5. [fouiller - maison, pièce] to turn upside down

6. [examiner - pensée]

7. (familier) [émouvoir]

j'en suis encore tout retourné! I'm still reeling from the shock!

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[rəturne] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

1. [aller à nouveau] to return, to go again ou back

2. [revenir] to go back, to return

retourner à sa place [sur son siège] to go back to one's seat

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[rəturne] verbe impersonnel

peut-on savoir de quoi il retourne? what is it all about?, what exactly is going on?

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retourner à verbe plus préposition

[reprendre, retrouver] to return to, to go back to

retourner à un stade antérieur to revert to an earlier stage

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se retourner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [tourner la tête] to turn round

2. [se mettre sur l'autre face] to turn over

3. [se renverser - auto, tracteur] to overturn, to turn over

4. [réagir] to sort things out

a. [de décider] they won't give me time to make a decision

b. [de me reprendre] they won't give me time to sort things out

5. [situation] to be reversed, to change completely

6. [déplacement]

s'en retourner [partir]

a. to depart, to leave

b. [rentrer] to make one's way back

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se retourner verbe pronominal transitif

se retourner un ongle/doigt to twist a nail/finger

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se retourner contre verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [agir contre]

2. DROIT to take (legal) action against

1 to mess up.

2 to disorder, to mess up, to disorganize, to mix up.

La chica desacomodó los adornos The girl disarranged the ornaments.

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► verbo transitivo

1 to untidy, disarrange, mess up (alterar) to disturb

► verbo pronominal desordenarse

1 to get untidy, become untidy, get messed up

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1. VT

1) (=poner en desorden) [+ cajón, armario] to mess up; [+ pelo] to mess up, muss (up) (EEUU) *; [+ habitación] to make untidy, mess up; [+ papeles] to jumble up

2) (=causar confusión a) to throw into confusion

3) (Mec) to put out of order

desordenarse

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verbo transitivo <mesa/habitación> to make... untidy, mess up (colloq); <naipes/hojas> to get... out of order

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verbo transitivo <mesa/habitación> to make... untidy, mess up (colloq); <naipes/hojas> to get... out of order

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desordenar [A1 ]

‹mesa/habitación› to make … untidy, mess up ( colloq); ‹fichas/hojas› to get … out of order

no me vayan a desordenar la casa don't make the house untidy, don't mess up the house

los ladrones nos desordenaron toda la casa the burglars turned the house upside down, the burglars left the house in a terrible mess o in disorder

le desordenaron las fichas they mixed up his index cards o got his index cards out of order

«casa/armario» to get untidy; «fichas/hojas» to get out of order

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♦ vt

me han desordenado los ficheros they've got my files out of order;

no me desordenes la ropa del armario don't mess up the clothes in the wardrobe

♦ See also the pronominal verb desordenarse

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v/t make untidy o

messy

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desordenar vb

1. (lugar, espacio, etc) to make untidy / to mess up

2. (papeles, fichas, etc) to mix up / to get out of order

1 to drive mad (volver loco).

2 to worry, to trouble.

3 to turn upside down.

Ellos trastornaron la pastelería They turned the bakery upside down.

4 to upset.

5 to drive crazy, to derange, to drive nuts.

El sufrimiento trastorna a Ricardo Suffering drives Richard crazy.

6 to disrupt.

7 to subvert, to turn upside down, to overturn, to upset.

Ella trastorna sus planes She subverts=upsets their plans.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (revolver) to turn round, turn upside down

2 (alterar - planes) to disrupt; (- paz, orden) to disturb

3 (estómago) to upset

4 figurado (molestar) to bother, trouble, annoy

5 figurado (enloquecer) to drive crazy

► verbo pronominal trastornarse

1 (perturbarse) to go mad, go out of one's mind

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1. VT

1) (=perturbar) [+ mente] to disturb, unhinge; [+ persona] to drive crazy, mentally disturb

2) * (=encantar) to delight

3) (=alterar) [+ persona] to upset, trouble, disturb; [+ ideas] to confuse, upset; [+ proyecto] to upset; [+ vida] to mess up; [+ sentidos] to daze, mess up; [+ nervios] to shatter; [+ orden público] to disturb; [+ objetos] to mix up, turn upside down

trastornarse

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verbo transitivo

1) < persona> to disturb

2) ( alterar la normalidad) to upset, disrupt

trastornarse v pron

1) persona to become disturbed

2) planes to be upset

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= dislocate, unfix, disrupt.

Ex. This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.

Ex. The author considers how to ' unfix' certainties about students' potential and their performances in class.

Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.

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verbo transitivo

1) < persona> to disturb

2) ( alterar la normalidad) to upset, disrupt

trastornarse v pron

1) persona to become disturbed

2) planes to be upset

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trastornar [A1 ]

A ‹persona› to disturb

la muerte de su hijo le trastornó la mente or lo trastornó his son's death disturbed the balance of his mind

esas lecturas terminaron trastornándole la mente reading those books finally drove him out of his mind

esa chica lo ha trastornado ( fam); he's lost his head over that girl ( colloq)

B (alterar la normalidad) to upset, disrupt

ha trastornado la paz de la casa it has disturbed o upset o disrupted the calm of the house

A «persona» to become disturbed

B «planes» to be upset o disrupted, to go wrong

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◊ la muerte de su hijo la trastornó her son's death left her deeply disturbed;

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♦ vt

1. [volver loco] to drive mad

2. [inquietar] to worry, to trouble

3. [alterar] [planes, orden] to disrupt;

el cambio de trabajo lo trastornó mucho the change of job caused him a lot of disruption

4. [estómago] to upset

♦ See also the pronominal verb trastornarse

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1 plan upset

2 ( molestar) inconvenience

3 ( perturbar)

trastornar la mente de alguien affect s.o. mentally

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trastornar vt

: to disturb, to upset, to disrupt

♦ See also the reflexive verb trastornarse

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trastornar vb

1. (en general) to upset [pt. & pp. upset]

2. (volver loco) to drive mad [pt. drove; pp. driven]

1. v/i botany shoot, sprout

2. v/t throw

buttare via throw away

fig waste

buttare giù knock down

lettera scribble down

boccone gulp down

colloq buttare la pasta put the pasta on

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buttare v.tr.

1 ( gettare, lanciare) to throw*, to cast*, to fling*: buttami la palla, per favore, throw me the ball, please; i pescatori buttarono le reti, the fishermen cast their nets; il giocatore buttò i dadi, the player cast the dice; l'ancora fu buttata in acqua, the anchor was thrown into the water; fu arrestato e buttato in prigione, he was arrested and thrown into prison; buttare a terra qlcu., to knock s.o. to the ground; non buttare niente in terra!, don't throw (o drop) anything on to the floor; l'ha buttato per sbaglio dalla finestra, he threw it out of the window by mistake; gli buttò le braccia al collo, she flung her arms round his neck; aprì la valigia e vi buttò dentro un paio di vestiti, he opened his suitcase and threw some clothes in (o inside); l'ubriaco fu buttato fuori, the drunken man was thrown out; buttò le braccia in avanti, he flung his arms forwards; buttò indietro la testa, she threw her head back; buttò indietro le coperte e si alzò; he flung his bedclothes back and got up; buttalo via!, throw it away!; buttamelo giù, su, per favore, throw it down, up to me, please // mi ha buttato in faccia la verità, he flung the truth in my face // buttò un occhio al sedile prima di sedersi, he gave a look round before sitting down // buttare giù, ( abbattere) to knock down; ( ingoiare) to swallow; ( abbozzare) to rough out; to scribble: hanno buttato giù la chiesetta in piazza, they've knocked down (o demolished) the small church in the square; (fin.) buttare giù il mercato, to bang the market; butta giù questa medicina, da bravo, be a good little boy and swallow this medicine!; non sono riuscito a buttare giù neanche un boccone, I wasn't able to swallow a single mouthful; ti ho buttato giù uno schizzo dell'appartamento, I've sketched out a rough plan of the flat for you; pensavo di poter buttar giù il tema in fretta, I thought I could get the essay done out of the way; buttami giù due righe come pro-memoria, jot down (o scribble) a few lines for me as a reminder; la malattia l'ha buttata giù molto, her illness has really left her very weak // ha buttato là una frase per ferirmi, he dropped a hint just to hurt me; buttò là un'idea che ci sembrò meravigliosa, he casually suggested an idea we thought was wonderful // ha buttato all'aria tutta la casa per cercare gli occhiali che credeva d'aver perso, she turned the house upside down looking for her glasses she thought she had lost; ha buttato all'aria tutti i miei piani, he upset all my plans; furono costretti a buttare all'aria i loro progetti, they had to scrap their plans // buttare la pasta, il riso, to start cooking the pasta, the rice

2 ( sprecare) to waste, to throw* away: buttar ( via) il denaro, il tempo, to waste money, time; non mi piace buttare i soldi dalla finestra, I don't approve of wasting (o squandering) money

3 ( emettere) to send* out; (perdere, spec. di recipienti) to leak: il camino buttava fumo, the chimney was sending out smoke; il vaso buttava acqua da tutte le parti, the pot was leaking all over the place // la ferita buttava sangue, the wound was bleeding

4 ( di piante) to put* out: le rose incominciano a buttare le gemme, the roses are beginning to put out buds

◆ v. intr.

1 ( volgere, tendere) to become*: il tempo butta al bello, the weather is becoming nice (o is clearing) // butta male!, things look pretty grim!

2 ( di piante) to put* out (buds, flowers etc.); ( gemme) to bud; ( germogli) to sprout.

◘ buttarsi v.rifl. to throw* oneself, to fling* oneself: si buttò ( giù) dalla finestra, he threw himself out of the window; si buttò esausto sul letto, he flung himself onto the bed exhausted; si buttò su una poltrona, he threw himself (o collapsed) into an armchair; si buttò ai miei piedi, he threw himself at my feet // si è buttato sotto il treno, he threw himself under the train; si buttò ( con impeto) contro l'avversario, he flung himself at his opponent // buttare col paracadute, to parachute // buttare nel lavoro, to throw oneself into a job; buttare nella politica, to plunge into politics; buttare anima e corpo in qlco., to throw oneself heart and soul into sthg.; non ha fatto niente tutto l'anno, ma alla fine si è buttato nello studio anima e corpo, he did nothing for the whole year but finally he really got stuck into his studies // io mi butto!, I'll have a go at it! // si butterebbe nel fuoco per sua figlia, he'd do absolutely anything for his daughter // buttare giù, ( deprimersi) to let oneself go.

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1. vt

1) (gettare) to throw

2) (anche: buttare via) (nella spazzatura) to throw away, discard, (sprecare: soldi, tempo) to waste

3)

4)

2. vi

(aus avere)

3. vr (buttarsi)

(saltare) to jump

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verbo transitivo

1) (lanciare) to throw*

2) (sbarazzarsi)

3) (sprecare) to throw* away [occasione, soldi]

4) (far cadere)

5) (stendere)

6) (emettere) to spew, to eject [lava, fumo]

7) buttare giù (rovesciare) to cast* down, to knock off, to knock down [vaso, sedia]; (abbattere) to throw* down, to pull down [ edificio]; to knock down [ albero]; [ vento] to blow* down [ albero]; (sfondare) to smash down [ porta]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]; (avvilire) to bring* down, to get* down [ persona]; (debilitare) [ malattia] to weaken [ persona]; (abbozzare) to dash off, to throw* off, to toss off, to write* down [ appunti]; (giocare) to throw* down [ carta]

8) buttare fuori to throw* out [importuno, studente]; to throw* out, to kick out [ dipendente]

9) buttare indietro to fling* back [testa, capelli]

10) buttare là, buttare lì to throw* out [frase, idea]

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) (germogliare) to bud, to come* up, to sprout

verbo pronominale buttarsi

1) (gettarsi) to throw* oneself

2) fig.

3) (osare) to go* for it, to give* it a go

4) (indossare)

5) (sfociare)

6) buttarsi giù (avvilirsi) to get* dejected

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buttare

/but'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (lanciare) to throw*; buttare qcs. per terra, in aria to throw sth. to the ground, up into the air

 2 (sbarazzarsi) buttare (via) to throw away o out [cose vecchie, rifiuti]; non è da buttar via! fig. it's not to be sneezed at!

 3 (sprecare) to throw* away [occasione, soldi]

 4 (far cadere) buttare (giù) qcs. dalla finestra to throw sth. out of the window

 5 (stendere) buttare una coperta sul letto to throw a blanket over the bed

 6 (emettere) to spew, to eject [lava, fumo]

 7 buttare giù (rovesciare) to cast* down, to knock off, to knock down [vaso, sedia]; (abbattere) to throw* down, to pull down [ edificio]; to knock down [ albero]; [ vento] to blow* down [ albero]; (sfondare) to smash down [ porta]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]; (avvilire) to bring* down, to get* down [ persona]; (debilitare) [ malattia] to weaken [ persona]; (abbozzare) to dash off, to throw* off, to toss off, to write* down [ appunti]; (giocare) to throw* down [ carta]; buttare qcn. giù dal letto to get sb. out of bed

 8 buttare fuori to throw* out [importuno, studente]; to throw* out, to kick out [ dipendente]; buttare fuori di casa to put out [ inquilino]; to turn out into the street [ coniuge]

 9 buttare indietro to fling* back [testa, capelli]

 10 buttare là, buttare lì to throw* out [frase, idea]

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) (germogliare) to bud, to come* up, to sprout

III buttarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (gettarsi) to throw* oneself; - rsi sul letto to throw oneself onto o to fall into bed; -rsi (giù) dalla finestra, sotto un treno to throw oneself out of the window, in front of a train; - rsi in acqua to throw oneself o jump into the water; (per fare un bagno) to go for a dip

 2 fig. - rsi su to fall on, to pitch into [ cibo]; - rsi in to throw oneself o pitch into [ lavoro]

 3 (osare) to go* for it, to give* it a go; buttati! go for it! just do it!

 4 (indossare) - rsi una sciarpa sulle spalle to fling o sling a scarf around one's shoulders

 5 (sfociare) il Po si butta nell'Adriatico the River Po flows into o joins the Adriatic Sea

 6 buttarsi giù (avvilirsi) to get* dejected; non ti buttare giù don't do yourself down

IDIOMS

buttare la pasta to put the pasta (into the boiling water); buttare qcs. in faccia a qcn. to throw sth. into sb.'s teeth, to cast sth. up at sb.; buttare all'aria to mess up [fogli, stanza, progetto]; buttare a mare qcs. to throw sth. out the window; buttare un occhio su to cast a glance o look at; buttare o -rsi alle spalle to leave behind, to turn one's back on [preoccupazioni, passato]; buttare al vento to dish, to bungle [ piani]; to chuck, to fritter away [ denaro].

1. to search; 2. to look for; 3. to scour; 4. to ransack; 5. to comb; 6. to raid; 7. to go through; 8. to turn something upside down/inside out

Русское искать, как и его ближайший эквивалент to look for, дают общее понятие поиска. Степень интенсивности поиска и его характер передаются как в английском, так и в русском языках другими словами.

1. to search — искать, разыскивать, шарить, обшарить, обыскивать (тщательно осматривать что-либо, кого-либо, пытаться обнаружить что-либо важное, вредное или спрятанное): The guard searched the prisoner. — Надзиратель обыскал заключенного. The police searched the house for drugs. — Полиция обыскала весь дом в поисках наркотиков. The child searched his pockets for some sweets. — Ребенок обшарил все карманы, нет ли где конфет./Ребенок шарил по карманам в поисках конфет. Глагол to search вызывает представление об охоте за чем-либо; розыски каких-либо фактов, сведений подобно раскапыванию чего-либо в земле; эта образность присутствует в нижеследующих словосочетаниях: I have been hunting for that book all day. — Я разыскивал эту книгу весь день./Я весь день провел в поисках этой книги./Я охотился за этой книгой целый день. The detectives were on their trail at once. — Сыщики сразу напали на их след. They managed to track down his childhood friends. — Им удалось разыскать друзей его детства. We ran her to earth/ground in a London hotel. — Мы разыскали ее в лондонской гостинице./Мы обнаружили ее в лондонской гостинице. She was being hunted by photographers. — Фотографы преследовали ее. The police swooped as soon as the gang appeared. — Полиция нагрянула, как только эта банда появилась. She was ferreting around in the desk. — Она рылась в своем ящике в столе. She fished inside her bag for her wallet. — Она рылась в своей сумке в поисках кошелька. I trawled through the documents at the library. — Я просматривала документы в библиотеке. We had been completely thrown off the scent. — Мы были совершенно сбиты со следа. There is no point in sniffing around here, you won't find anything. — Тут разнюхивать бесполезно, вы ничего не найдете. Let me know if you dig up/turn up anything about him. — Сообщите мне, если вы раскопаете что-либо о нем. I unearthed some useful facts and figures. — Я раскопал кое-какие полезные факты и цифры. The facts came to light only after a long investigation. — Эти факты увидели светтолько после длительных исследований./Эти факты были обнародованы только после длительных исследований. We left no stone unturned in our search for the truth. — В поисках истины мы не оставили камня на камне. The book is a gold mine of information. — Книга — кладезь сведений. I think that this will prove a rich seam to mine for your research. — Я думаю, что это будет очень полезно для вашего исследования./Я думаю, что это окажется для вас золотой жилой. It took me a long time to find it, but I finally struck gold/oil. — Я потратила много времени на поиски, но в конце концов добилась успеха. You need to put in a lot of spadework. — Вам надо приложить много усилий./Вам надо проделать много черновой работы. The journalists we grubbing around for something to print. — Журналисты разыскивали что-нибудь достойное печати. They raked up a lot of scandal. — Они откопали/разворошили кучу сплетен.

2. to look for — искать, разыскивать (пытаться найти кого- либо/что-либо, кого/чего нет на месте): I'm looking for Sam, have you seen him? — Я ищу Сэма, вы его не видели? The kids were told to go to the back yard and look for the lost ball. —Детям велели пойти во двор и поискать там потерянный мяч. 1 have been looking everywhere for that key and you had it all the lime! — Я всюду разыскивал этот ключ, а он все это время был у тебя!

3. to scour — искать, разыскивать, прочесывать (очень тщательно искать то, что очень важно и то, что трудно найти: документ, рукопись и т. п.): A team of detectives is scouring the area for the murder weapon. — Бригада сыщиков обыскивает всю территорию в поисках орудия убийства./Бригада сыщиков прочесывает весь район, разыскивая орудие убийства. Не spent half an hour scouring the newspaper for any mention of the fire. — Он потратил полчаса на поиски в газете хотя бы одного упоминания об этом пожаре.

4. to ransack — искать, рыться, обшаривать (перерыть все в комнате, в доме и т. п. в поисках чего-либо; перевернуть все вверх дном): The house had been ransacked by robbers — clothes lay everywhere, and all my jewels had gone. —Дом был перерыт грабителями сверху донизу, одежда разбросана, а мои драгоценности украдены/исчезли. The demonstrators had ransacked the secret police's files. — Демонстранты перевернули все секретные папки тайной полиции.

5. to comb — прочесывать местность (в поисках чего-либо/ кого-либо, в условиях определенного города, района): Police are combing the countryside in the hope of finding the missing boy. — Полиция прочесывает все окрестности, надеясь найти пропавшего мальчика. We have combed the whole area but found no trace of the wallet. — Мы тщательно прочесали весь район, но не нашли и следа бумажника.

6. to raid — устроить облаву, проводить рейд (неожиданно нагрянуть с полицией в поисках преступников или нелегальных товаров): The nightclub has been closed since it was raided last month following an anonymous phone call about drug dealing. — Ночной клуб был закрыт после того, как в прошлом месяце полиция по анонимному звонку провела облаву в поисках наркотиков. Police raided the casino. — Полиция нагрянула в казино и провела там обыск.

7. to go through — тщательно пересмотреть (в поисках чего-либо или чтобы удостовериться, что нет ошибки): I have gone through all the drawers in the desk but the letters are not there. — Я тщательно просмотрел все ящики стола, но писем так и не нашел./ Я тщательно просмотрел все ящики стола, но писем там не оказалось./ Я тщательно просмотрел все ящики стола, но писем там нет. I'm sure we haven't lost your document, you wait just a minute while I go through the file. — Я уверена, что ваш документ мы не потеряли, подождите минутку, я просмотрю это дело/досье/этот файл. Не went through the insurance policy with a fine tooth comb and confirmed there were no hidden loopholes. — Он очень тщательно перечитал страховой полис и подтвердил, что в нем не было никаких пунктов, допускающих разночтения./Он скрупулезно изучил страховой полис и подтвердил, что в нем нет пунктов, допускающих ложное толкование.

8. to turn something upside down/inside out — искать, вывернуть все наизнанку, перевернуть все вверх дном: Jenny turned the cupboard inside out, but could find no sign of any hidden letters. — Дженни перевернула все в буфете вверхдном, но не нашла никаких следов спрятанных писем. J turned ibe house upside down looking for my wedding ring. — Я все в доме перевернула вверх дном в поисках своего обручального кольца.

chambouler (inf) [∫ɑ̃bule]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

[+ maison] to turn upside down ; [+ personne] to shatter

• chambouler les habitudes de qn to upset sb's routine

• ça a chamboulé tous nos projets it upset all our plans

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1) ( bouleverser) to upset [projet]; to shake up [vie, établissement]

2) ( mettre en désordre) to mess [something] up [meubles]; ( mélanger) to mix [something] up [photos, papiers]

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(= mettre sens dessus dessous) to turn upside down

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chambouler○ verb table: aimer vtr

1 ( bouleverser) [personne, événement] to upset [programme, projet]; to shake up [vie, service, établissement]; chambouler les habitudes de qn to upset sb's routine; ils ont tout chamboulé they upset everything;

2 ( mettre en désordre) to turn [sth] upside down [pièce, maison]; to mess [sth] up [meubles, bureau]; ( mélanger) to mix [sth] up [photos, timbres, papiers]; ils ont tout chamboulé (dans la maison) they turned the whole house upside down.

[ʃɑ̃bule] verbe transitif

(familier) [endroit, objets] to mess up (separable), to turn upside down (separable)

[projets] to ruin, to upset, to mess up (separable)

cette réunion imprévue a chamboulé mon emploi du temps this last-minute meeting has messed up my schedule

bouleverser [bulvεʀse]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

   a. ( = émouvoir) to move deeply ; ( = causer un choc à) to shatter

• la nouvelle les a bouleversés they were deeply upset by the news

   b. [+ plan, habitude] to disrupt

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1) ( émouvoir) to move [somebody] deeply; ( affliger) to shatter

2) ( mettre en désordre) to wreak havoc in [paysage, ville]; to turn [something] upside down [maison, dossiers]

3) ( désorganiser) to disrupt

4) ( changer) to change

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1) (= émouvoir) to overwhelm

2) (= causer du chagrin à) to shatter

3) [pays, vie] to turn upside down

4) [papiers, objets] to turn upside down

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bouleverser verb table: aimer vtr

1 ( émouvoir) to move [sb] deeply; ( affliger) to shatter; la cérémonie l'a bouleversé he was deeply moved by the ceremony; il a été bouleversé par la mort de son ami he was shattered by the death of his friend;

2 ( mettre en désordre) l'orage a bouleversé le jardin/le paysage the storm wreaked havoc in the garden/on the countryside; les cambrioleurs ont bouleversé la maison/les dossiers the thieves turned the house/the files upside down;

3 ( désorganiser) to disrupt;

4 ( changer) to change; les récents événements ont bouleversé le paysage politique recent events have changed the face of politics.

[bulvɛrse] verbe transitif

1. [émouvoir] to move deeply

[affliger] to upset, to distress

2. [désorganiser - maison, tiroir] to turn upside down ; [ - habitudes, vie, plan] to turn upside down, to disrupt, to change drastically

1 made, done.

2 made, created.

1 done.

2 agreed.

1 fact, point of fact, event, happening.

2 act, feat, deed, action.

past participle of spanish verb: hacer.

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► nombre masculino

1 (realidad) fact

2 (suceso) event, incident

► interjección

► participio pasado

1→ link=hacer hacer

► adjetivo

1 (carne) done

2 (persona) mature

3 (frase, expresión) set

4 (ropa) ready-made

► nombre masculino hecho

1 (realidad) fact

2 (suceso) event, incident

► interjección ¡hecho!

1 done!, agreed!

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a lo hecho pecho it's no use crying over spilt milk

¡bien hecho! well done!

de hecho in fact

el hecho es que... the fact is that...

eso está hecho figurado that won't take long, that'll only take a minute

estar hecho,-a un,-a... to be...

■ esta habitación está hecha un asco this room is in a right mess

■ está hecho un vago he's a real waster, he's a real layabout

hecho,-a a mano handmade

hecho,-a a máquina machine-made

hecho,-a en casa home-made

hechos son amores actions speak louder than words

lo hecho hecho está what's done is done

muy hecho,-a (carne) well-cooked 2 (pasada) overdone

poco,-a hecho,-a (carne) rare 2 (insuficientemente) underdone

ser un hombre hecho y derecho to be a real man

hecho consumado fait accompli

hecho de armas feat of arms

Hechos de los Apóstoles RELIGIÓN Acts of the Apostles

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1) fact

2) deed

3) event