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shift [ʃɪft]1 noun∎ a shift in position/opinion un changement de position/d'avis;∎ there was a sudden shift in public opinion/the situation il y a eu un revirement d'opinion/de situation;∎ there was a light shift in the wind le vent a légèrement tourné;∎ Politics a shift to the right/left un glissement à droite/gauche;∎ Linguistics a shift in meaning un glissement de sens;∎ Linguistics consonant/vowel shift mutation f consonantique/vocalique;∎ Astronomy blue/red shift décalage m vers le bleu/rouge∎ there's been a shift of population towards the towns on a assisté à un déplacement de la population vers les villes;∎ what shift are you on this week? à quel poste avez-vous été affecté cette semaine?;∎ I'm on the night/morning shift je suis dans l'équipe de nuit/du matin;∎ she works long shifts elle fait de longues heures;∎ he's on eight-hour shifts il fait les trois-huit;∎ to work shifts, to be on shifts travailler en équipe, faire les trois-huit;∎ when does or do the morning shift arrive? à quelle heure arrive l'équipe du matin?(d) (turn, relay) relais m;∎ to do sth in shifts se relayer;∎ there was a lot of work so they did it in shifts comme il y avait beaucoup de travail, ils se sont relayés (pour le faire);∎ I'm exhausted, can you take a shift at the wheel? je suis épuisé, peux-tu me relayer au volant?∎ to make shift with sth se contenter de qch(h) Computing (in word processing, telegraphy etc) touche f majuscule; (in arithmetical operation) décalage m;∎ press shift appuyer sur la touche majuscule;∎ an asterisk is shift 8 pour l'astérisque, il faut appuyer simultanément sur la touche majuscule et la touche 8∎ it took three strong men to shift the wardrobe il a fallu trois hommes forts pour déplacer l'armoire;∎ help me shift the bed nearer the window aide-moi à rapprocher le lit de ou pousser le lit vers la fenêtre;∎ the drawer's stuck, I can't shift it le tiroir est coincé, je ne peux le faire bouger;∎ he's got a job shifting scenery il a trouvé du travail comme machiniste(b) (transfer → employee) (to new job, place of work) muter; (to new department) affecter; (→ blame, responsibility) rejeter;∎ they've shifted offices again ils ont déménagé de nouveau;∎ he keeps getting shifted to a different job on n'arrête pas de le muter;∎ they're trying to shift the blame onto me ils essaient de rejeter la responsabilité sur moi;∎ we're trying to shift the balance towards exports nous essayons de mettre l'accent sur les exportations;∎ the latest developments have shifted attention away from this area les événements récents ont détourné l'attention de cette région;∎ they won't be shifted from their opinion impossible de les faire changer d'avis;∎ to shift ground or one's position changer de position(c) (remove → stain) enlever, faire partir∎ to shift gears changer de vitesse∎ how can we shift this old stock? comment écouler ou nous débarrasser de ces vieilles marchandises?∎ hurry up and shift that pint! dépêche-toi d'écluser ta pinte!∎ the cargo has shifted in the hold la cargaison s'est déplacée dans la cale;∎ the table won't shift, it's bolted to the floor on ne peut pas bouger la table, elle est fixée au sol;∎ the anticyclone is expected to shift eastwards l'anticyclone devrait se déplacer vers l'est;∎ she kept shifting from one foot to the other elle n'arrêtait pas de se balancer d'un pied sur l'autre;∎ could you shift? (out of the way) pouvez-vous dégager?∎ their policy has shifted over the last week leur politique a changé ou s'est modifiée au cours de la semaine;∎ Theatre the scene shifts la scène change;∎ in the second act the scene shifts to Venice dans le deuxième acte, l'action se déroule à Venise;∎ he wouldn't shift (in negotiations etc) il est resté ferme sur ses positions;∎ he was really shifting il fonçait carrément;∎ this car can really shift! cette voiture est un vrai bolide!∎ to shift for oneself se débrouiller tout seul;∎ he's had to learn to shift for himself since his wife left il a dû apprendre à se débrouiller tout seul depuis le départ de sa femme;∎ she can or knows how to shift for herself elle est débrouillarde∎ this stain won't shift cette tache ne veut pas partir∎ those TVs just aren't shifting at all ces télévisions ne se vendent pas du tout►► Computing shift key touche f majuscule;Computing shift lock touche f de blocage des majuscules;American Cars shift stick levier m de (changement de) vitesse, French Canadian bras m de vitesse;shift work travail m en équipe;∎ she does shift work elle fait les trois-huit;shift worker = personne qui fait les trois-huitfamiliar se pousser□, se déplacer□ ;∎ can you shift over or up a bit? tu peux te pousser un peu? -
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1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) mover, desplazar2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) traspasar, transferir3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) quitar
2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) cambio2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) turno3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; (also adjective) shift work.) turno•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness
shift1 n turnoshift2 vb moverthe wardrobe was very heavy, he couldn't shift it el armario pesaba mucho, no lo podía movertr[ʃɪft]1 (change) cambio■ a shift away from traditional industries towards the service sector un alejamiento de las industrias tradicionales hacia el sector de servicios2 (of work, workers) turno■ the day/night shift el turno de día/de noche3 (on keyboerd) tecla de las mayúsculas5 (dress) vestido suelto; (undergarment, chemise) enagua■ come on! shift yourself! ¡venga! ¡muévete!2 (transfer) traspasar, transferir■ don't shift the blame onto me! ¡no me cargues la culpa a mí!■ the royal wedding has shifted attention away from the political scandals la boda real ha distraído la atención de los escándalos políticos4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (change gear) cambiar1 (change) cambiar3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (change gear) cambiar de marcha\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make shift with something arreglárselas con algoto shift for oneself arreglárselas sóloto shift one's ground cambiar de posiciónshift key tecla de las mayúsculasshift worker trabajador,-ra por turnosshift ['ʃɪft] vt1) change: cambiarto shift gears: cambiar de velocidad2) move: mover3) transfer: transferirto shift the blame: echarle la culpa (a otro)shift vi1) change: cambiar2) move: moverse3)to shift for oneself : arreglárselas soloshift n1) change, transfer: cambio ma shift in priorities: un cambio de prioridades2) : turno mnight shift: turno de noche3) dress: vestido m (suelto)4) gearshiftn.• cambio s.m.• movimiento s.m.• recurso s.m.• tanda s.f.• turno s.m.v.• botar v.• cambiar (Automóvil) (de marcha) v.• desplazar v.• ingeniarse v.• mover v.• mudar v.
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1. ʃɪft1)a) ( change position of) \<\<object/furniture\>\> correr, mover*to shift the scenery — ( Theat) cambiar el decorado
b) (transfer, switch)2) (BrE colloq)a) (move, remove)shift yourself, will you! — quítate de ahí!
b) ( get rid of) \<\<stain\>\> quitar, sacar* (esp AmL); \<\<cold/allergy\>\> quitarse de encima3) ( sell) \<\<stock\>\> vender
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vi1)a) (change position, direction) \<\<cargo\>\> correrse; \<\<wind\>\> cambiarb) (switch, change over)c) shifting pres p <opinion/moods> cambianteshifting sands — arenas fpl movedizas
2) (BrE)a) ( move) (colloq)shift up/along a bit — córrete un poco
b) ( budge) ceder, transigir*3) ( manage)4) ( change gear) (AmE) cambiar de marcha or de velocidad
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1) ( change in position) cambio mthere was a shift in public opinion — hubo un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública
2) ( work period) turno mto work the day/night shift — hacer* el turno de día/de noche
to work (in) shifts — trabajar por turnos; (before n)
shift work/worker — trabajo mabajador, -dora m,f por turnos
3)a) ( undergarment) enagua fb) ( dress) vestido m suelto4) (AmE Auto) palanca m de cambio or (Méx) de velocidades[ʃɪft]1. N1) (=change) cambio mthere has been a shift in attitudes on the part of consumers — ha habido un cambio de actitud por parte de los consumidores
there was a shift in the wind — el viento cambió de dirección, se produjo un cambio de dirección del viento
some have problems making the shift from one culture to another — algunos tienen problemas al hacer el cambio de una cultura a otra
- make shift with/without sth2) (=period of work) turno m ; (=group of workers) tanda fday/night shift — turno m de día/noche
I work an eight-hour shift — trabajo or hago turnos de ocho horas
3) (US) (Aut) (=gear shift) palanca f de cambio4) (=dress) vestido m suelto; (=undergarment) combinación f, viso m5) (Geol) desplazamiento m2. VT1) (=change) [+ opinion, tactics, policy] cambiarthe result shifted the balance of power in their favour — el resultado cambió el equilibrio político or inclinó la balanza del poder a su favor
to shift one's ground — cambiar de opinión or parecer
2) (=transfer)she shifted her weight to the other leg — cambió el peso a la otra pierna, volcó su peso sobre la otra pierna
to shift the blame onto sb else — cargar a otro con la culpa, echar la culpa a otro
they're trying to shift the blame — intentan cargar a otro con la culpa, intentan echar or pasar la culpa a otro
3) (=move) moverto shift scenery — (Theat) cambiar el decorado
shift yourself! * — ¡quítate del medio or de en medio!, ¡muévete!
4) (=sell) [+ stock] deshacerse de, vender5) (=get rid of) [+ cold] quitarse (de encima); [+ stain] quitar6) (US) (Aut) [+ gear] cambiar de3. VI1) (=move) [person] moverse; [load, cargo] correrse2) (=change, transfer) [wind] cambiar de dirección; [attitudes, mood] cambiarthe emphasis now has shifted to preventive medicine — ahora se hace más hincapié en la medicina preventiva
3) * (=move quickly) volarthat car was really shifting — ¡ese coche corría que volaba or que se las pelaba! *
4) (US)(Aut)to shift into high/low gear — cambiar a una velocidad más alta/baja
the presidential campaign has shifted into high gear — la campaña por la presidencia se ha acelerado
5)to shift for o.s. — arreglárselas solo
4.CPDshift lock N — tecla f de bloqueo de mayúsculas (Sp), tecla f fijamayúsculas (LAm)
shift system N — [of work] sistema m de turnos
shift register N — registro m de desplazamiento
shift work N — trabajo m por turnos
shift worker N — trabajador(a) m / f por turnos
- shift up* * *
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1. [ʃɪft]1)a) ( change position of) \<\<object/furniture\>\> correr, mover*to shift the scenery — ( Theat) cambiar el decorado
b) (transfer, switch)2) (BrE colloq)a) (move, remove)shift yourself, will you! — quítate de ahí!
b) ( get rid of) \<\<stain\>\> quitar, sacar* (esp AmL); \<\<cold/allergy\>\> quitarse de encima3) ( sell) \<\<stock\>\> vender
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vi1)a) (change position, direction) \<\<cargo\>\> correrse; \<\<wind\>\> cambiarb) (switch, change over)c) shifting pres p <opinion/moods> cambianteshifting sands — arenas fpl movedizas
2) (BrE)a) ( move) (colloq)shift up/along a bit — córrete un poco
b) ( budge) ceder, transigir*3) ( manage)4) ( change gear) (AmE) cambiar de marcha or de velocidad
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1) ( change in position) cambio mthere was a shift in public opinion — hubo un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública
2) ( work period) turno mto work the day/night shift — hacer* el turno de día/de noche
to work (in) shifts — trabajar por turnos; (before n)
shift work/worker — trabajo m/trabajador, -dora m,f por turnos
3)a) ( undergarment) enagua fb) ( dress) vestido m suelto4) (AmE Auto) palanca m de cambio or (Méx) de velocidades -
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ВАЛИТЬ (СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛИТЬ, ПЕРЕКЛАДЫВАТЬ) С БОЛЬНОЙ ГОЛОВЫ НА ЗДО-РОВУЮ coll VP subj: human (to try) to take the blame from s.o. who is guilty and put it on s.o. who is not guiltyX валит с больной головы на здоровую - X shifts (is trying to shift) the blame to someone else (to someone else's shoulders)X lays the blame at someone else's door (step) X pins it (the blame, the rap) on someone else X hangs the blame on someone else.(Матрена:) Что ж ты на меня-то сворачиваешь? Ты, деушка, мотри ( ungrammat = девушка, смотри), с больной головы на здоровую не сворачивай (Толстой 1). (М.:) Why do you throw the blame on me? Look out, girlie, don't shift the blame to someone else's shoulders (1b).Она (Анфиса) начала оправдываться: не колхоза это, дескать, вина. Сплавщики ви- новаты. Они бон ставили. «Ты, Анфиса Петровна, с больной головы на здоровую не вали» (Абрамов 1). She (Anfisa) began to cover herself: the kolkhoz was not to blame. It was the timber floaters' fault. It was they who had erected the dam. "Anfisa Petrovna, don't go laying the blame at someone else's door" (1a). -
4 валить с больной головы на здоровую
• ВАЛИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛЯТЬ, ПЕРЕКЛАДЫВАТЬ> С БОЛЬНОЙ ГОЛОВЫ НА ЗДОРОВУЮ coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ (to try) to take the blame from s.o. who is guilty and put it on s.o. who is not guilty:- X валит с больной головы на здоровую≈ X shifts (is trying to shift) the blame to someone else (to someone else's shoulders);- X pins it (the blame, the rap) on someone else;- X hangs the blame on someone else.♦ [Матрена:] Что ж ты на меня-то сворачиваешь? Ты, деушка, мотри [ungrammat = девушка, смотри], с больной головы на здоровую не сворачивай (Толстой 1). [М.:] Why do you throw the blame on me? Look out, girlie, don't shift the blame to someone else's shoulders (1b).♦ Она [Анфиса] начала оправдываться: не колхоза это, дескать, вина. Сплавщики виноваты. Они бон ставили. "Ты, Анфиса Петровна, с больной головы на здоровую не вали" (Абрамов 1). She [Anfisa] began to cover herself: the kolkhoz was not to blame. It was the timber floaters fault. It was they who had erected the dam. "Anfisa Petrovna, don't go laying the blame at someone else's door" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > валить с больной головы на здоровую
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5 перекладывать с больной головы на здоровую
• ВАЛИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛЯТЬ, ПЕРЕКЛАДЫВАТЬ> С БОЛЬНОЙ ГОЛОВЫ НА ЗДОРОВУЮ coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ (to try) to take the blame from s.o. who is guilty and put it on s.o. who is not guilty:- X валит с больной головы на здоровую≈ X shifts (is trying to shift) the blame to someone else (to someone else's shoulders);- X pins it (the blame, the rap) on someone else;- X hangs the blame on someone else.♦ [Матрена:] Что ж ты на меня-то сворачиваешь? Ты, деушка, мотри [ungrammat = девушка, смотри], с больной головы на здоровую не сворачивай (Толстой 1). [М.:] Why do you throw the blame on me? Look out, girlie, don't shift the blame to someone else's shoulders (1b).♦ Она [Анфиса] начала оправдываться: не колхоза это, дескать, вина. Сплавщики виноваты. Они бон ставили. "Ты, Анфиса Петровна, с больной головы на здоровую не вали" (Абрамов 1). She [Anfisa] began to cover herself: the kolkhoz was not to blame. It was the timber floaters fault. It was they who had erected the dam. "Anfisa Petrovna, don't go laying the blame at someone else's door" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > перекладывать с больной головы на здоровую
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6 сваливать с больной головы на здоровую
• ВАЛИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛЯТЬ, ПЕРЕКЛАДЫВАТЬ> С БОЛЬНОЙ ГОЛОВЫ НА ЗДОРОВУЮ coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ (to try) to take the blame from s.o. who is guilty and put it on s.o. who is not guilty:- X валит с больной головы на здоровую≈ X shifts (is trying to shift) the blame to someone else (to someone else's shoulders);- X pins it (the blame, the rap) on someone else;- X hangs the blame on someone else.♦ [Матрена:] Что ж ты на меня-то сворачиваешь? Ты, деушка, мотри [ungrammat = девушка, смотри], с больной головы на здоровую не сворачивай (Толстой 1). [М.:] Why do you throw the blame on me? Look out, girlie, don't shift the blame to someone else's shoulders (1b).♦ Она [Анфиса] начала оправдываться: не колхоза это, дескать, вина. Сплавщики виноваты. Они бон ставили. "Ты, Анфиса Петровна, с больной головы на здоровую не вали" (Абрамов 1). She [Anfisa] began to cover herself: the kolkhoz was not to blame. It was the timber floaters fault. It was they who had erected the dam. "Anfisa Petrovna, don't go laying the blame at someone else's door" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сваливать с больной головы на здоровую
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7 свалить с больной головы на здоровую
• ВАЛИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛЯТЬ, ПЕРЕКЛАДЫВАТЬ> С БОЛЬНОЙ ГОЛОВЫ НА ЗДОРОВУЮ coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ (to try) to take the blame from s.o. who is guilty and put it on s.o. who is not guilty:- X валит с больной головы на здоровую≈ X shifts (is trying to shift) the blame to someone else (to someone else's shoulders);- X pins it (the blame, the rap) on someone else;- X hangs the blame on someone else.♦ [Матрена:] Что ж ты на меня-то сворачиваешь? Ты, деушка, мотри [ungrammat = девушка, смотри], с больной головы на здоровую не сворачивай (Толстой 1). [М.:] Why do you throw the blame on me? Look out, girlie, don't shift the blame to someone else's shoulders (1b).♦ Она [Анфиса] начала оправдываться: не колхоза это, дескать, вина. Сплавщики виноваты. Они бон ставили. "Ты, Анфиса Петровна, с больной головы на здоровую не вали" (Абрамов 1). She [Anfisa] began to cover herself: the kolkhoz was not to blame. It was the timber floaters fault. It was they who had erected the dam. "Anfisa Petrovna, don't go laying the blame at someone else's door" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > свалить с больной головы на здоровую
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