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1 atenazar
v.1 to clench.2 to torture, to torment.El miedo atenaza a Ricardo Fear tortures Richard.3 to hold in place with a clamp, to clamp, to vice, to vise.El mecánico atenaza las piezas The mechanic clamps the pieces.* * *1 figurado to torture, torment* * *VT (fig) to grip; [+ duda etc] to torment, beset* * *verbo transitivo (liter) to grip (liter)* * *verbo transitivo (liter) to grip (liter)* * *atenazar [A4 ]vtcon la conciencia atenazada por el remordimiento (with her conscience) gripped by remorse ( liter)el miedo los atenazaba they were gripped by fear ( liter)* * *atenazar vt[sujetar] to clench;el miedo la atenazaba she was gripped by fear* * *v/t grip -
2 miedo
m.1 fear.dar miedo to be frighteningme da miedo conducir I'm afraid o frightened of drivingmeter miedo a to frightenpor miedo a for fear oftener miedo a o de (hacer algo) to be afraid of (doing something)le tiene miedo a la oscuridad he's scared o afraid of the darktengo miedo de que se estropee I'm frightened it'll get damagedde miedo: la película estuvo de miedo (informal figurative) the movie was brilliant (peninsular Spanish)lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic timemorirse de miedo to die of fright, to be terrifiedmiedo cerval terrible fear, terrormiedo escénico stage fright2 scare.* * *1 fear■ ¡qué miedo! how frightening!\dar/meter miedo a alguien to frighten somebody, scare somebodymorirse de miedo to be scared stifftener miedo to be scared, be frightened, be afraidmiedo al escenario stage fright* * *noun m.- tener miedo* * *SM1) fear¡qué miedo! — how scary!
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coger miedo a algo — to become afraid of sth•
dar miedo — to scarele daba miedo hacerlo — he was afraid o scared to do it
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de miedo, una película de miedo — a horror film•
entrar miedo a algn, me entró un miedo terrible — I suddenly felt terribly scared•
meter miedo a algn — to scare o frighten sb•
pasar miedo, pasé mucho miedo viendo la película — I was very scared watching the film•
perder el miedo a algo — to lose one's fear of sth•
por miedo a o de algo — for fear of sthpor miedo a o de quedar en ridículo — for fear of looking ridiculous
por miedo de que... — for fear that...
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tener miedo — to be scared o frightenedno tengas miedo — don't be scared o frightened
tener miedo a o de algn/algo — to be afraid of sb/sth
tenemos miedo a o de que nos ataquen — we're afraid that they may attack us
tener miedo de o a hacer algo — to be afraid to do sth, be afraid of doing sth
miedo al público — (Teat) stage fright
2)de miedo * —
* * *masculino fearqué miedo pasamos! — we were so frightened o scared!
me da miedo salir de noche — I'm afraid to go o of going out at night
se cagaba de miedo — (vulg) he was shit-scared (vulg)
miedo A algo/alguien — fear of something/somebody
le tiene miedo a su padre — he's scared o afraid of his father
agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/alguien — to become frightened o scared of something/somebody
tener miedo — to be afraid o frightened o scared
de miedo — (fam) fantastic, great (colloq)
* * *= fear, horror, trepidation, scare, fright.Ex. Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex. This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.Ex. These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.Ex. The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.----* cagarse de miedo = shit + bricks, shit.* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* disipar el miedo = assuage + fear.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* encogerse de miedo = cower.* entrar miedo = become + jittery.* esconderse de miedo = cower.* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.* expresar miedo = express + fear.* infundir miedo = instil + fear.* meter miedo = frighten, scare.* miedo a las tablas = stage fright.* miedo a la tecnología = techno-fear [technofear].* miedo al escenario = stage fright.* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.* miedo continuo = nagging fear.* miedo escénico = stage fright.* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo nuclear = nuclear fear.* mostrar miedo = show + fear.* no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* por miedo de = for fear of/that.* que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].* retirarse por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* sembrar el miedo = spread + fear.* sentir miedo = be in fear.* sin miedo = with confidence.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* tener miedo = be afraid, be in fear, frighten.* tener miedo a = be scared of.* tener miedo a Alguien = regard + Nombre + with fear.* vencer el miedo = face + Posesivo + fears, conquer + fear, overcome + Posesivo + fear.* vivir con miedo = live in + fear.* * *masculino fearqué miedo pasamos! — we were so frightened o scared!
me da miedo salir de noche — I'm afraid to go o of going out at night
se cagaba de miedo — (vulg) he was shit-scared (vulg)
miedo A algo/alguien — fear of something/somebody
le tiene miedo a su padre — he's scared o afraid of his father
agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/alguien — to become frightened o scared of something/somebody
tener miedo — to be afraid o frightened o scared
de miedo — (fam) fantastic, great (colloq)
* * *= fear, horror, trepidation, scare, fright.Ex: Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.Ex: These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.Ex: The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.* cagarse de miedo = shit + bricks, shit.* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* disipar el miedo = assuage + fear.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* encogerse de miedo = cower.* entrar miedo = become + jittery.* esconderse de miedo = cower.* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.* expresar miedo = express + fear.* infundir miedo = instil + fear.* meter miedo = frighten, scare.* miedo a las tablas = stage fright.* miedo a la tecnología = techno-fear [technofear].* miedo al escenario = stage fright.* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.* miedo continuo = nagging fear.* miedo escénico = stage fright.* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo nuclear = nuclear fear.* mostrar miedo = show + fear.* no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* por miedo de = for fear of/that.* que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].* retirarse por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* sembrar el miedo = spread + fear.* sentir miedo = be in fear.* sin miedo = with confidence.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* tener miedo = be afraid, be in fear, frighten.* tener miedo a = be scared of.* tener miedo a Alguien = regard + Nombre + with fear.* vencer el miedo = face + Posesivo + fears, conquer + fear, overcome + Posesivo + fear.* vivir con miedo = live in + fear.* * *fear¡qué miedo pasamos! we were so frightened o scared!el miedo se apoderó de ellos they were gripped by o overcome with fearestaba temblando de miedo he was trembling with fearcasi me muero de miedo I almost died of fright, I was scared half to death ( colloq)me da miedo salir de noche I'm afraid to go o of going out at nightesto le hará perder el miedo this will help him overcome his fearmiedo A algo/algn fear OF sth/sbel miedo a la muerte/a lo desconocido fear of death/the unknownle tiene miedo a la oscuridad/su padre he's scared o frightened o afraid of the dark/his fathercogerle or agarrarle miedo a algo/algn to become frightened o scared of sth/sbpor miedo a ser descubierto for fear of being found outtengo miedo de perderme I'm worried o afraid I might get losttiene miedo de caerse he's afraid of falling, he's afraid he might falltengo miedo de que se ofenda I'm afraid he will take offense, I'm worried he might take offensede miedo ( esp Esp fam): se ha comprado un coche de miedo he's bought himself a fantastic o great car ( colloq)en la fiesta lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic o great time at the party ( colloq)jugaron de miedo they played fantastically o brilliantly ( colloq)hace un frío de miedo it's freezing coldCompuesto:stage fright* * *
miedo sustantivo masculino
fear;◊ ¡qué miedo pasamos! we were so frightened o scared!;
temblaba de miedo he was trembling with fear;
me da miedo salir de noche I'm afraid to go o of going out at night;
miedo A algo/algn fear of sth/sb;
el miedo a lo desconocido fear of the unknown;
le tiene miedo a su padre he's scared o afraid of his father;
miedo a salir a escena stage fright;
agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/algn to become frightened o scared of sth/sb;
por miedo a for fear of;
tener miedo to be afraid o frightened o scared;
tiene miedo de caerse he's afraid he might fall;
tengo miedo de que se ofenda I'm afraid he will take offense
miedo sustantivo masculino
1 (terror) fear, fright: me da miedo la oscuridad, I'm scared of the dark
la película me metió miedo, the film frightened me
temblaba de miedo, he was trembling with fear
¡mamá, tengo miedo!, mummy, I'm scared! ➣ Ver nota en fear
2 (recelo, preocupación) concern: tiene miedo de suspender, he's worried that he will fail
tengo miedo por ti, I'm worried about you ➣ Ver nota en afraid
♦ Locuciones: familiar de miedo: el agua está de miedo, the water is great
' miedo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cagarse
- canillera
- cundir
- escénica
- escénico
- experimentar
- gritar
- inocuidad
- meter
- mucha
- mucho
- muerta
- muerto
- osada
- osado
- película
- temer
- temblar
- temblor
- temblorosa
- tembloroso
- tenebrosa
- tenebroso
- terrorífica
- terrorífico
- alarido
- aprensión
- campante
- chillar
- chillido
- comunicar
- contagiar
- de
- encoger
- espanto
- estremecer
- estremecimiento
- horror
- infundir
- invencible
- morir
- pasar
- quitar
- sostener
- terror
- vencer
English:
afraid
- apprehension
- be
- bully
- curdle
- dark
- death
- dignity
- eerie
- evaporate
- fear
- fearfully
- fearlessly
- free
- fright
- frightened
- lest
- monster
- numb
- overcome
- recoil
- register
- scandal
- scare
- scary
- seize
- sense
- shiver
- shock
- sick
- spasm
- stage fright
- stiff
- strike
- bear
- betray
- cower
- petrified
- scared
- shake
- stage
- still
- with
* * *miedo nmfear;miedo cerval terrible fear, terror;dar miedo to be frightening;me da miedo que se entere I'm frightened o scared she'll find out;meter miedo a alguien to frighten sb;nos metió miedo en el cuerpo it put the fear of God into us;por miedo a for fear of;no le dije la verdad por miedo a ofenderla I didn't tell her the truth for fear of offending her;temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;le tiene miedo a la oscuridad he's scared o afraid of the dark;tengo miedo de que se estropee I'm frightened it'll get damaged;morirse de miedo to die of fright, to be terrified;Esp Famde miedo: la película estuvo de miedo the movie was brilliant;lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic time;cogió una borrachera de miedo he got totally plastered;cocina de miedo he's a fantastic o an amazing cook;muy Famcagarse de miedo to shit oneself;muy Famestar cagado de miedo to be shit-scaredmiedo escénico stage fright* * *m fear (a of);dar miedo be frightening;miedo a volar fear of flying;me da miedo la oscuridad I’m frightened of the dark;meter miedo a frighten;tener miedo de que be afraid that;por miedo a for fear of;de miedo fam great fam, awesome fam* * *miedo nm1) temor: fearle tiene miedo al perro: he's scared of the dogtenían miedo de hablar: they were afraid to speak2)dar miedo : to frighten* * *miedo n feardar miedo to frighten / to scare -
3 tenir
tenir [t(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keepc. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keepd. ( = détenir) to have• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under controlf. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the righth. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep tok. (locutions)► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!• tiens, tiens ! well, well!2. <a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the treeb. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?c. ( = résister) to hold out• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight3. <• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after4. <( = dépendre de) to depend► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!5. <b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouchingc. ( = se conduire) to behave• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take placee. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold togetherf. (locutions)► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!* * *təniʀ
1.
1) ( serrer) to holdtiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!
tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!
2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control3) Armée to hold4) ( avoir attrapé) to holdje te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!
pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you
tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US
5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]7) ( garder) to keep‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’
tenir une note — Musique to hold a note
8) ( conserver une position)9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]11) ( résister)tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy
tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out
tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain
12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]14) ( considérer)tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible
2.
tenir à verbe transitif indirecttenir à — to be fond of, to like
tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life
2) ( vouloir)3) ( être dû à)
3.
tenir de verbe transitif indirect1) ( ressembler à)il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from
2) ( s'apparenter à)
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in2) ( résister)tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on
tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting
il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television
3) ( durer)la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded
4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)
5.
se tenir verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to hold2) ( l'un l'autre)3) ( s'accrocher) to hold ontiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock
4) ( demeurer)se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out
se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself
se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still
5) ( se comporter) to behave6) ( avoir une posture)se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture
tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!
7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together10) ( se considérer)tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!
11) ( être fidèle)12) ( se limiter)
6.
verbe impersonnel
7.
tiens exclamation oh!tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!
tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?
tiens donc! — iron fancy that!
tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!
* * *t(ə)niʀ1. vt1) (avec sa main) to holdTu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?
Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.
2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run3) [promesse, engagement] to keep4) (= considérer)5) (= occuper)6) (= résister à)7) (= garder, maintenir)Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.
8) (= avoir reçu)tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb
2. vi1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survivetiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!
5) (exclamatif)Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!
6)tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for
Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)
tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do
Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.
7)tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after
Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.
* * *tenir verb table: venirA vtr1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litresGB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centreGB of the square;14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.B tenir à vtr ind1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.C tenir de vtr ind1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;D vi1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colourGB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.E se tenir vpr1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.[tənir] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]1. [retenir] to hold (on to)je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped2. [manier] to holdtu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properlyB.[CONSERVER]tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full2. [garder - note] to hold‘tenez votre droite’a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collectC.[POSSÉDER]1. [avoir reçu]tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody[avoir à sa merci] to have gotah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hourpendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou gottenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something fromil a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the stateelle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonightb. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!4. [transmettre]nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documentsD.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to holdquand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angryla jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) controltenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashierelle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the barle tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new buildingtenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks5. [astreint à]je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in handE.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place2. [contenir] to holdF.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]1. [résister à] (to be able) to takea. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold outb. [digue] to hold (out)c. [personne] (to be able) to take itle soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nightstenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise[s'engager dans - pari]je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as————————[tənir] verbe intransitif1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay upmets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape betterle porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you goingfaire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into positiona. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou tob. [être contigu à] to be next to[personne]il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yetcet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last outje ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going intes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with realitytenir bon ou fermea. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tightb. [ne pas céder] to hold outtenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its wayil me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my groundne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned himça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stayil n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!5. [pouvoir être logé] to fittenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)6. (locution)a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on somethingb. [ne considérer que] to stick to somethingtiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] heretiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thunderingtiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself usefultenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricitys'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of himun tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)————————tenir à verbe plus préposition1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to valuesi tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...2. [vouloir]tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing somethingje tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signedtu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularlytenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good educationvenez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision————————tenir de verbe plus préposition1. [ressembler à] to take afterce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setterelle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!2. [relever de]————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se tenir verbe pronominal transitifse tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands————————se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seateda. [debout] to stand up straightb. [assis] to sit up straightse tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out3. [se conduire] to behave4. [être cohérent]a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand upb. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together5. (locution)d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop therene pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself withtiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!————————se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se considérer comme]je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yetje ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius2. (locution)je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness! -
4 pánico
m.panic, fear, terror, great fear.* * *1 panic■ ¡que no cunda el pánico! don't panic!■ nada más aparecer el tiburón, cundió el pánico entre los bañistas the bathers were thrown into a panic the moment the shark appeared\ser presa del pánico to be panic-stricken* * *noun m.panic, scare* * *1.ADJ panic antes de s2. SM1) (=miedo) panic2)* * *masculino panic* * *= panic, scare.Ex. Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.Ex. These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.----* ataque de pánico = panic attack.* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.* hacerse presa del pánico = panic.* incitación al pánico colectivo = scaremongering.* pánico + cundir = panic + sweep (through/over), panic + spread.* presa del pánico = panic-stricken.* sembrar el pánico = spread + panic, sow + panic.* trastorno de pánico = panic disorder.* * *masculino panic* * *= panic, scare.Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.
Ex: These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.* ataque de pánico = panic attack.* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.* hacerse presa del pánico = panic.* incitación al pánico colectivo = scaremongering.* pánico + cundir = panic + sweep (through/over), panic + spread.* presa del pánico = panic-stricken.* sembrar el pánico = spread + panic, sow + panic.* trastorno de pánico = panic disorder.* * *A (pavoroso) panic ( before n)sólo de pensarlo me da terror pánico I get panic-stricken o ( colloq) panicky just thinking about itB ( Mit) Paniclas fiestas pánicas the festival of Panpanical verlo fueron presas del pánico when they saw him they were panic-stricken¡que no cunda el pánico! don't panic!tiene pánico a los aviones he has a horror o he's terrified of flyingle da pánico conducir she's terrified of drivingsembrar el pánico to spread panic* * *
pánico sustantivo masculino
panic;
sembrar el pánico to spread panic
pánico sustantivo masculino panic: cundió el pánico entre los habitantes, panic spread among the inhabitants
me da pánico dejarla sola, I dread to leave her alone
' pánico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apoderarse
- presa
- cundir
English:
damp
- deep-rooted
- frenzy
- panic
- scare
- seize
- set in
- spread
- near
- terrified
* * *pánico nmpanic;el pánico se apoderó de la sala tras la explosión panic gripped o seized the hall after the explosion;¡que no cunda el pánico! don't panic!;ser presa del pánico to be panic-stricken;tener pánico a to be terrified of;me dan pánico los barcos I'm terrified of sailing* * *m panic;sembrar el pánico spread panic;me entró pánico I panicked;tener pánico a alguien be scared stiff of s.o.* * *pánico nm: panic* * *pánico n panic -
5 eman
iz.1.a. crowd, attendence; hori jendearen \emana! what a crowd!b. ( joritasuna) profusion, mass; hau da euriaren \emana what a lot of rain!2. yield; \eman handiko high-yielding3. ( xahupena) expense; hartu-\emanak income and expenses4. ( joera) inclination, propensity io. tending, inclined (- (r)i: to) ; ardoari \emana fond of wine; Jainkoari \emana da he's very devout du/ad.1. ( oro.)a. to give; nik zuri liburua ematen dizut I give you the book | I give the book to you; nik zuri liburuak eman nizkizun I gave you the books |I gave the books to you; berriz \eman to give back; atzera \eman (G) to give back ; egun on Jainkoak demaizula formala. may God bid you a good dayb. ( baimena) to give, grant, concedec. ( gauzak) to give, hand, hand over, passd. ( eredu, jarraibidea) to sete. ( fondoak) to designate, destine (-rako ; for)f. ( kolpea) to give, deal, strikeg. ( arrazoia) to give, citeh. ( oihua, garrasia) to give out, utteri. ( janaria) to give ; i-i jateko \eman to give sb something to eat | to feed sb ; babarrunak \eman zizkiguten they gave us beans (to eat) | we were given beans {for lunch || to eat}j. ( sakramentua) to administer2. ( kalkulatu) to reckon, calculate3.a. ( uzta) to yield, giveb. ( atsegina, laketa) to give, provide with4.a. Antz. ( ekitaldia) to give, put onb. Zine. to screen, show5. (I) ( jarri) to put; hoberena sutara ematea izanen da it would be best to throw it out and burn it; orea labera \eman ezazu put the dough in the oven6. ( itzuli, bihurtu) to translate; munduko hizkuntza nagusietean emandako liburua da it is a book translated into the world's chief languages7.a. -tzat \eman to consider, deem as, regard as; lapurtzat ematen dute they consider him a thief | they take him for a thief | he is {taken || considered} to be a thief; ontzat \eman to approve, sanctionb. bere burua hiltzat \eman zuen he played dead8. ( jo)a. ( oro.) to hit, clobber; \eman! let him have it! | hit him; emango dizut, e! I'm going to clobber you!; emaiok ea isiltzen den hit him so he shuts up!; jo ezak \eman ahala! hit him with all you've got!b. zaplaztako bat \eman to slap, whack; -(r)i ukondokada \\ belaunkada bat \eman to elbow \\ knee sb i-i burukoa \\ ipurdikoa \eman eman to hit sb on his head \\ bottomc. ( pilota) to hit, hit backa. ( oro.) to look like; etxe horrek nirea ematen du that house looks like mineb. ( iruditu) to seem, look; gizon horrek ez du ondo ematen that man doesn't look well; gaztea ematen du she looks young; gaizki ematen du it looks badc. ( etorri, egoki izan: + gaizki, ongi, e.a.) to fit;look; zein gaizki ematen dion soineko horrek! my, how bad that dress looks on her!10.a. ( etxea, eraikuntza, gela) to face, look out on; gelak itsasora ematen du the room looks out on the seab. ( besoa, begia) to face; besoak zerurat \emanik, oihu egin zuen with her arms stretched toward the sky, she screamed11. ( joera ukan) to be inclined; onerat \eman du he's started to recover ; eurira \eman du it's started to rain12. ( ekin) to start, begin ; lanari \eman to start working ; edanari \eman to take to drinking ; bideari \eman zion he hit the road ; negarrari \eman to break down in tears13. ( denbora) to spend, occupy; zertan emanten duzu denbora? what do you spend your time on?; igandea lotan \eman nuen I spent Sunday sleeping; han hiru aste eman nituen I spent three weeks there; zortzi ordu ematen ditu lanean she works eight hours a day15. ( eraman, eragin) to affect, grip ; beldurrak \emanik ihes egin zuen gripped by fear, it ran away; itzuli zen, goseak \emanik it came back, driven by hunger16. bere burua \eman zuen he gave himself up17. ( apustu egin) to bet ; \eman nezake bizia I would bet my life \eman nezake hori gezurra dela I'd bet it's a lie da/ad.1. to reach, attain; Errege nekez \eman zen horretara the King struggled to reach that2. ( hasi) to begin, start ; mintzatzen \eman zen he started to talk3.a. to dedicate o.s.; take to; eman natzaio irakurtzeari I have taken to readingb. to take to; ihesari \eman zen he ran away5. Kartak. to deal; nor da ematen? who's dealing? Oharra: eman duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila itzazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib., aurpegia eman aurkitzeko, bila ezazu aurpegi adieran -
6 lotu
I.iz. Landr. lotusII.io.1. secure, firm, steady, solid2. ( motela) tongue-tied, slow of speech; emazteki \lotu bat a tongue-tied woman3. ( babua, ergela) foolish, inane, moronic4. ( ura) stagnant5. tight, taut du/ad.1.a. to tie, tie up; eskuak \lotu zizkion she tied his hands; astoa zuhaitzean \lotu zuen he tied the donkey to the tree; oihal bat hartu eta gerrian \lotu zuen he took a cloth and tied it around his waistb. \lotuta nauka kateak I'm bound by the chain2.a. to fastenb. ( orratzez) to pinc. ( iltzez) to nail down3. Nekaz.a. ( aberea) to tetherb. ( azaua) to bind, bundle4. ( zapata) to tie5. ( batu, elkartu)a. to bind, tie togetherb. to link, bind, connect; arbasoekin lotzen gaituena haria the thread which binds us to our ancestors; gizartean lotzen eta askatzen gaitu hizkuntzak language binds and frees us; erresuma lotzen duten trenbideak railways connecting the countryc. (Bibl.) to seal6.a. ( zauria) to bindb. ( gorpua) to wrap7.a. ( itsatsi) to stick; lotzen bazaizkio zaldi bero hezigabeari zenbait mandeuli... if some horseflies latch on to to a fiery bronco...b. ( josiz) to sew on; inork ez du lotzen oihal berrizko zati bat soineko zahar bati nobody sews a piece of new cloth on an old dress8. ( behartu)a. to force, compel, coerce; borrokatzeko \lotuta daude they're forced to fightb. to be bound; familia mantendu beharrak lotzen nau I'm bound by having to maintain my family; herri hartan emaztea \lotua da legez bere senarraren menpean egotea in that country the wife is {bound by law || legally bound} to submit to her husband9. to take hold of; hagineko min gaitz batek \lotu zuen a terrible toothache took hold of me da/ad.1.a. ( eutsi) to grab, seize; \lotu natzaio zintzurretik I grabbed him by the throat; lot hakio! Zah. seize hold of him!; zeri lot ez dakite (irud.) they don't know what to dob. ( zaletu) to be attached to; euskarari \lotua izan zen he was attached to Basque | he was fond of Basque2.a. to unite, cleave; hori dela kausa gizonak utziko ditu bere aita-amak eta \lotuko zaio emazteari (Bibl.) that is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife (Bibl.)b. (Bibl.) to seal3.a. ( ekin) to embark upon, take to; bere anaiaren heriotzagatik, otoitzari \lotu zen he took to praying because of his brother's death; lan bati \lotua ibili naiz I've been working on a job; lanari \lotu eta ohitu to get a feel for working; badakit anitzek miretsiko duela eta edirenen arrotz ni lan honi lotzea I know many will wonder and find it odd that I should embark upon this work: bekatuari \lotua steeped in sinb. ( hasi, abiatu) to get down to, start; bizitza berri bati \lotu to {embark upon || start} a new life; bideari \lotu zaio he's set out on the way ; nondik lot daki he knows a thing or two | he knows where to start4. ( gatzatu, batu) to coagulate, curdle, congeal; olioa lotzen da hotzarekin oil congeals in the cold5. ( gelditu, geratu) to stop; haizea \lotu da the wind's stopped blowing6. ( zendu, hil) to pass away7.b. to come over; izualdi handi bat \lotu zitzaien hori aditu zuten guziei a terrible fear gripped all of those who heard thatIII.to fall asleep; haurra \lotu da the child fell asleep -
7 fesseln
v/t1. tie up, bind; mit Ketten: put in chains; mit Handschellen: handcuff, manacle; jemanden an Händen und Füßen fesseln tie s.o.’s hands and feet, bind s.o. hand and foot3. fig. (faszinieren) captivate; stärker: enthral(l); (Aufmerksamkeit, Auge etc.) catch; das Buch hat mich gefesselt I found the book quite gripping ( oder enthralling)* * *(Handschellen anlegen) to handcuff;(faszinieren) to attract; to arrest; to fascinate; to enthrall; to spellbind; to catch; to captivate; to rivet; to enthral; to spell;(festbinden) to chain; to fetter; to shackle; to tie up* * *fẹs|seln ['fɛsln]vt1) (mit Tau etc) to tie (up), to bind; (HIST mit Handfesseln, Fußschellen) to fetter, to shackle; (mit Handschellen) to handcuff; (mit Ketten) to chain (up)jdm die Hände auf dem Rücken fesseln — to tie sb's hands behind his back
der Gefangene wurde gefesselt vorgeführt — the prisoner was brought in handcuffed/in chains
jdn ans Bett fesseln (fig) — to confine sb to (his) bed, to keep sb in bed
jdn an jdn/sich fesseln (fig) — to bind sb to sb/oneself
2) (= faszinieren) to grip; Aufmerksamkeit to holdseine Vorstellung fesselte die Zuschauer — his performance gripped the audience
* * *1) (to take up the whole attention of (a person): He was completely absorbed in his book.) absorb2) (something used for tying (especially a person): They released the prisoner from his bonds.) bond3) (to charm, fascinate, or hold the attention of: He was captivated by her beauty.) captivate4) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) draw5) (to delight greatly: His stories enthralled the children.) enthral6) (to fasten with a fetter: She fettered the horse.) fetter7) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) hold8) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.) intrigue9) (to fix firmly: He stood riveted to the spot with fear; His eyes were riveted on the television.) rivet10) (to limit someone's freedom etc: Her work tied her down.) tie (someone) down* * *fes·seln[ˈfɛsl̩n]vt1. (Fesseln anlegen)er wurde mit gefesselten Händen vorgeführt he was brought in with his hands tied* * *transitives Verb1) tie up; (mit Ketten) chain upjemanden an Händen und Füßen fesseln — tie somebody hand and foot
jemandem die Hände auf den Rücken fesseln — tie somebody's hands behind his/her back
ans Bett/Haus/an den Rollstuhl gefesselt sein — (fig.) be confined to [one's] bed/tied to the house/confined to a wheelchair
das Buch hat mich so gefesselt — I was so gripped by the book
* * *fesseln v/tjemanden an Händen und Füßen fesseln tie sb’s hands and feet, bind sb hand and foot2. fig:jemanden an sich fesseln tie sb to onedas Buch hat mich gefesselt I found the book quite gripping ( oder enthralling)* * *transitives Verb1) tie up; (mit Ketten) chain upjemandem die Hände auf den Rücken fesseln — tie somebody's hands behind his/her back
ans Bett/Haus/an den Rollstuhl gefesselt sein — (fig.) be confined to [one's] bed/tied to the house/confined to a wheelchair
* * *v.to absorb v.to attract v.to captivate v.to enchain v.to fetter v.to shackle v.to trammel v. -
8 apoderar
v.1 to empower; to grant a power of attorney.2 to possess oneself of a thing. (reflexive form)3 to become powerful or strong. (Obsolete)4 to grant legal power to, to authorize, to grant power to, to commission.Tito apoderó a su esposa Tito granted legal power to his wife.5 to grant power of attorney.Tito apoderó al abogado Tito granted power of attorney to the lawyer.* * *1 to authorize, empower2 DERECHO to grant power of attorney1 to take possession (de, of), seize (de, -)* * *verbto authorize, empower* * *1. VT1) (=autorizar) to authorize, empower2) (Jur) to grant power of attorney to2.See:* * *1. 2.apoderarse v prona) personaapoderar de algo — de ciudad/fortaleza to seize, take
se apoderaron de la planta baja — they seized o took over the ground floor
b) (liter) miedo* * *----* apoderarse de = seize, possess, take over, commandeer.* * *1. 2.apoderarse v prona) personaapoderar de algo — de ciudad/fortaleza to seize, take
se apoderaron de la planta baja — they seized o took over the ground floor
b) (liter) miedo* * ** apoderarse de = seize, possess, take over, commandeer.* * *apoderar [A1 ]vt‹persona› to authorize, empower, grant power of attorney tola compañía me apoderó para firmar el contrato the company empowered o authorized me to sign the contract1«persona»: apoderar DE algo: poco a poco se han ido apoderando de todo they have gradually taken possession o got(ten) control of everythingse habían apoderado de la planta baja they had seized o taken over the ground floorlos rebeldes se apoderaron de la ciudad the rebels took o seized the cityse han apoderado (del control) de la empresa they have taken control of the company2 ( liter) «miedo»: apoderarse DE algn; to seize sbel pánico se apoderó de los espectadores panic gripped o seized the spectators, the spectators were panic-strickenun terrible pensamiento se apoderó de su mente a terrible thought took hold o took possession of himla ira se apoderó de ella she was seized with anger, anger surged up inside her* * *♦ vt1. [autorizar] to authorize, to empower;Der to grant power of attorney to* * *v/t authorize* * *apoderar vt: to authorize, to empower -
9 bl|ady
adj. grad. 1. [twarz, policzki, cera] pale, pallid- blady jak ściana/płótno (as) white as a sheet- blady jak kreda/papier (as) white as chalk/paper- blady jak śmierć/trup (as) pale as death/a corpse- blady jak upiór (as) white a. pale as a ghost- z każdym dniem była bledsza she grew paler by the day- leżała bez ruchu, bledsza niż płótno pościeli she lay motionless, whiter than white- blady z gniewu pale with anger- ogarnął go blady strach he was gripped by an uncontrollable fear- blady strach padł na winnych/przestępców the culprits/criminals were scared out of their wits a. quaking in their boots2. (słaby) pale; wan książk.- blade światło księżyca the pale a. wan light of the moon- blady uśmiech a wan a. weak smile- gadali/pracowali do bladego świtu they talked/worked into the early a. small hours (of the morning)- robić coś bladym świtem to do sth at the crack of dawn- wyruszyli bladym świtem they set off at the crack of dawn- nie mieć bladego pojęcia o czymś to not have the slightest a. foggiest pot. idea about sth- nie mam bladego pojęcia, kiedy wrócą I don’t have the slightest a. foggiest idea when they’ll be back- czy masz blade pojęcie, ile to może kosztować? żart. do you have any idea (at all) a. the slightest idea what that might cost?■ blada twarz a palefaceThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bl|ady
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