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1 through limb
1. крыло мульды
крыло мульды
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > through limb
2 through limb

крыло мульды

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > through limb
3 through limb

крыло мульды

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крыло мульды

Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > through limb
4 through limb

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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > through limb
5 limb

крыло складки (синоним: flank)

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- limb of fold
- anticline limb
- arch limb
- fault limb
- pool limb
- roof limb
- syncline limb
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Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > limb
6 go out on a limb

expr infml

If he had gone out on a limb like that he would come through all right — Если уж он рискнул пойти на это, то он своего добьется

I went out on a limb for you this morning — Я сегодня из-за тебя чуть не влип

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > go out on a limb
7 крыло мульды

through limb

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > крыло мульды
8 break

break [breɪk]

casser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) briser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (i), 1 (j) fracturer ⇒ 1 (b) enfoncer ⇒ 1 (e) violer, enfreindre ⇒ 1 (f) rompre ⇒ 1 (h) couper ⇒ 1 (h) ruiner ⇒ 1 (k) amortir ⇒ 1 (l) se casser ⇒ 2 (a) se briser ⇒ 2 (a) se fracturer ⇒ 2 (b) cassure, brisure ⇒ 3 (a) fissure, fente ⇒ 3 (b) ouverture ⇒ 3 (c) interruption ⇒ 3 (d) pause ⇒ 3 (e) évasion ⇒ 3 (f) chance ⇒ 3 (g) changement ⇒ 3 (h)

(pt broke [brəʊk], pp broken ['brəʊkn])

1 transitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) casser, briser; (→ branch, lace, string, egg, toy) casser;

∎ break the stick in two cassez le bâton en deux;

∎ to break sth into pieces mettre qch en morceaux;

∎ to get broken se casser;

∎ to break a safe forcer un coffre-fort;

∎ Religion to break bread (priest) administrer la communion; (congregation) recevoir la communion;

∎ figurative to break bread with sb partager le repas de qn;

∎ figurative to break sb's heart briser le cœur à qn;

∎ Ross broke her heart Ross lui a brisé le cœur;

∎ it breaks my heart to see her unhappy ça me brise le cœur de la voir malheureuse;

∎ figurative to break the ice rompre ou briser la glace

(b) Medicine (fracture) casser, fracturer;

∎ to break one's leg se casser ou se fracturer la jambe;

∎ to break one's neck se casser ou se rompre le cou;

∎ the fall broke his back la chute lui a brisé les reins;

∎ familiar figurative to break one's back s'échiner;

∎ familiar figurative they broke their backs trying to get the job done ils se sont éreintés à finir le travail;

∎ familiar we've broken the back of the job nous avons fait le plus gros du travail;

∎ familiar I'll break his neck if I catch him doing it again! je lui tords le cou si je le reprends à faire ça!;

∎ familiar figurative break a leg! merde! (pour souhaiter bonne chance)

(c) (render inoperable → appliance, machine) casser;

∎ you've broken the TV tu as cassé la télé

(d) (cut surface of → ground) entamer; (→ skin) écorcher; Law (seals → illegally) briser; (legally) lever;

∎ the seal on the coffee jar was broken le pot de café avait été ouvert;

∎ the skin isn't broken la peau n'est pas écorchée;

∎ to break new or fresh ground innover, faire œuvre de pionnier;

∎ scientists are breaking new or fresh ground in cancer research les savants font une percée dans la recherche contre le cancer

(e) (force a way through) enfoncer;

∎ the river broke its banks la rivière est sortie de son lit;

∎ to break the sound barrier franchir le mur du son;

∎ to break surface (diver, whale) remonter à la surface; Nautical (submarine) faire surface

(f) Law (violate → law, rule) violer, enfreindre; (→ speed limit) dépasser; (→ agreement, treaty) violer; (→ contract) rompre; (→ promise) manquer à; Religion (→ commandment) désobéir à; (→ Sabbath) ne pas respecter;

∎ she broke her appointment with them elle a annulé son rendez-vous avec eux;

∎ he broke his word to her il a manqué à la parole qu'il lui avait donnée;

∎ Law to break parole = commettre un délit qui entraîne la révocation de la mise en liberté conditionnelle;

∎ Military to break bounds violer la consigne

(g) (escape from, leave suddenly) Law

∎ to break jail s'évader (de prison);

∎ to break camp lever le camp;

∎ to break cover (animal) être débusqué; (person) sortir à découvert

(h) (interrupt → fast, monotony, spell) rompre; Electricity (→ circuit, current) couper; Typography (→ word, page) couper;

∎ we broke our journey at Brussels nous avons fait une étape à Bruxelles;

∎ a cry broke the silence un cri a déchiré ou percé le silence;

∎ the plain was broken only by an occasional small settlement la plaine n'était interrompue que par de rares petits hameaux;

∎ Military to break step rompre le pas

(i) (put an end to → strike) briser; (→ uprising) mater;

∎ the new offer broke the deadlock la nouvelle proposition a permis de sortir de l'impasse;

∎ he's tried to stop smoking but he can't break the habit il a essayé d'arrêter de fumer mais il n'arrive pas à se débarrasser ou se défaire de l'habitude;

∎ to break sb of a habit corriger ou guérir qn d'une habitude;

∎ to break oneself of a habit se corriger ou se défaire d'une habitude

(j) (wear down, destroy → enemy) détruire; (→ person, will, courage, resistance) briser; (→ witness) réfuter; (→ health) abîmer; (→ alibi) écarter;

∎ torture did not break him or his spirit il a résisté à la torture;

∎ this scandal could break them ce scandale pourrait signer leur perte;

∎ the experience will either make or break him l'expérience lui sera ou salutaire ou fatale

(k) (bankrupt) ruiner;

∎ her new business will either make or break her sa nouvelle affaire la rendra riche ou la ruinera;

∎ to break the bank (exhaust funds) faire sauter la banque;

∎ humorous buying a book won't break the bank! acheter un livre ne te/nous/ etc ruinera pas!

(l) (soften → fall) amortir, adoucir;

∎ we planted a row of trees to break the wind nous avons planté une rangée d'arbres pour couper le vent

(m) (reveal, tell) annoncer, révéler;

∎ break it to her gently annonce-le lui avec ménagement

(n) (beat, improve on) battre;

∎ to break a record battre un record;

∎ the golfer broke 90 le golfeur a dépassé le score de 90

(o) (solve → code) déchiffrer

(p) Sport

∎ to break sb's service (in tennis) prendre le service de qn;

∎ Hingis was broken in the fifth game Hingis a perdu son service dans le cinquième jeu

(q) (divide into parts → collection) dépareiller; (→ bank note) entamer;

∎ can you break a £10 note? pouvez-vous faire de la monnaie sur un billet de 10 livres?

(r) (horse) dresser

(s) Military (demote) casser

(t) Nautical (flag) déferler

(u) euphemism

∎ to break wind lâcher un vent

2 intransitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) se casser, se briser; (→ branch, stick) se casser, se rompre; (→ lace, string, egg, toy) se casser;

∎ to break apart se casser ou se briser (en morceaux);

∎ the plate broke in two l'assiette s'est cassée en deux;

∎ to break into pieces se casser en morceaux;

∎ figurative her heart broke elle a eu le cœur brisé

(b) Medicine (fracture → bone, limb) se fracturer;

∎ is the bone broken? y a-t-il une fracture?;

∎ humorous any bones broken? rien de cassé?

(c) (become inoperable → lock, tool) casser; (→ machine) tomber en panne;

∎ the dishwasher broke last week le lave-vaisselle est tombé en panne la semaine dernière

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser, se dissiper; Military (→ troops) rompre les rangs; (→ ranks) se rompre

(e) (escape)

∎ to break free se libérer;

∎ the ship broke loose from its moorings le bateau a rompu ses amarres

(f) (fail → health, person, spirit) se détériorer;

∎ the witness broke under questioning le témoin a craqué au cours de l'interrogatoire;

∎ she or her spirit did not break elle ne s'est pas laissée abattre;

∎ their courage finally broke leur courage a fini par les abandonner

(g) (take a break) faire une pause;

∎ let's break for coffee arrêtons-nous pour prendre un café

(h) (arise suddenly → day) se lever, poindre; (→ dawn) poindre; Press & Television (→ news) être annoncé; (→ scandal, war) éclater

(i) (move suddenly) se précipiter, foncer

(j) (weather) changer; (storm) éclater

(k) (voice → of boy) muer; (→ with emotion) se briser;

∎ she was so upset that her voice kept breaking elle était tellement bouleversée que sa voix se brisait

(l) (wave) déferler;

∎ the sea was breaking against the rocks les vagues se brisaient sur les rochers

(m) Obstetrics

∎ her waters have broken elle a perdu les eaux

(n) American familiar (happen) se passer^□, arriver^□ ;

∎ to break right/badly bien/mal se passer

(o) Linguistics (vowel) se diphtonguer

(p) Sport (boxers) se dégager;

∎ break! break!, stop!

(q) Sport (ball) dévier

(r) Sport (in billiards, snooker, pool) donner l'acquit

(s) (idiom)

∎ to break even (gen) s'y retrouver; Finance rentrer dans ses frais

3 noun

(a) (in china, glass) cassure f, brisure f; (in wood) cassure f, rupture f; Medicine (in bone, limb) fracture f; figurative (with friend, group) rupture f; (in marriage) séparation f;

∎ a clean break (in object) une cassure nette; Medicine (in bone) une fracture simple;

∎ the break with her husband was a painful experience ça a été très pénible pour elle quand elle s'est séparée de son mari;

∎ her break with the party in 1968 sa rupture avec le parti en 1968;

∎ to make a clean break with the past rompre avec le passé

(b) (crack) fissure f, fente f

(c) (gap → in hedge, wall) trouée f, ouverture f; Geology (→ in rock) faille f; (→ in line) interruption f, rupture f; Typography (→ in word) césure f; (→ in pagination) fin f de page;

∎ a break in the clouds une éclaircie

(d) (interruption → in conversation) interruption f, pause f; (→ in payment) interruption f, suspension f; (→ in trip) arrêt m; (→ in production) suspension f, rupture f; (→ in series) interruption f; Literature & Music pause f; (in jazz) break m;

∎ guitar break (in rock) (courte) improvisation f de guitare;

∎ Electricity a break in the circuit une coupure de courant;

∎ Radio a break for commercials, a (commercial) break un intermède de publicité; Television un écran publicitaire, une page de publicité;

∎ Television a break in transmission une interruption des programmes (due à un incident technique)

(e) (rest) pause f; (holiday) vacances fpl; British School récréation f;

∎ let's take a break on fait une pause?;

∎ we worked all morning without a break nous avons travaillé toute la matinée sans nous arrêter;

∎ he drove for three hours without a break il a conduit trois heures de suite;

∎ you need a break (short rest) tu as besoin de faire une pause; (holiday) tu as besoin de vacances;

∎ an hour's break for lunch une heure de pause pour le déjeuner;

∎ lunch break pause f de midi;

∎ do you get a lunch break? tu as une pause à midi?;

∎ a weekend in the country makes a pleasant break un week-end à la campagne fait du bien;

∎ familiar give me a break! (don't talk nonsense) dis pas n'importe quoi!; (stop nagging) fiche-moi la paix!

(f) (escape) évasion f, fuite f;

∎ Law jail break évasion f (de prison);

∎ she made a break for the woods elle s'est élancée vers le bois;

∎ to make a break for it prendre la fuite

(g) familiar (opportunity) chance^□ f; (luck) (coup m de) veine f;

∎ you get all the breaks! tu en as du pot!;

∎ to have a lucky break avoir de la veine;

∎ to have a bad break manquer de veine;

∎ this could be your big break ça pourrait être la chance de ta vie;

∎ she's never had an even break in her life rien n'a jamais été facile dans sa vie;

∎ give him a break donne-lui une chance; (he won't do it again) donne-lui une seconde chance

(h) (change) changement m;

∎ a break in the weather un changement de temps;

∎ the decision signalled a break with tradition la décision marquait une rupture avec la tradition

(i) (carriage) break m

(j) literary

∎ at break of day au point du jour, à l'aube

(k) Sport

∎ to have a service break or a break (of serve) (in tennis) avoir une rupture de service (de l'adversaire);

∎ to have two break points (in tennis) avoir deux balles de break;

∎ he made a 70 break (in snooker, pool etc) il a fait une série de 70

►► Computing break character caractère m d'interruption;

Computing break key touche f d'interruption

➲ break away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move away) se détacher; (escape) s'évader;

∎ I broke away from the crowd je me suis éloigné de la foule;

∎ he broke away from her grasp il s'est dégagé de son étreinte

(b) (end association with) rompre; (province → from State) se séparer;

∎ a group of MPs broke away from the party un groupe de députés a quitté le parti;

∎ as a band they have broken away from traditional jazz leur groupe a (complètement) rompu avec le jazz traditionnel

(c) Sport (in racing, cycling) s'échapper, se détacher du peloton

2 separable transitive verb

détacher;

∎ they broke all the fittings away from the walls ils ont décroché toutes les appliques des murs

➲ break back intransitive verb

(in tennis) = gagner le service de son adversaire après avoir perdu son propre service

➲ break down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (vehicle, machine) tomber en panne;

∎ the car has broken down la voiture est en panne

(b) (fail → health) se détériorer; (→ authority) disparaître; (→ argument, system, resistance) s'effondrer; (→ negotiations, relations, plan) échouer;

∎ radio communications broke down le contact radio a été coupé;

∎ their marriage is breaking down leur mariage se désagrège

(c) (lose one's composure) s'effondrer;

∎ to break down in tears fondre en larmes

(d) (divide) se diviser;

∎ the report breaks down into three parts le rapport comprend ou est composé de trois parties

(e) Chemistry se décomposer;

∎ to break down into sth se décomposer en qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (destroy → barrier) démolir, abattre; (→ door) enfoncer; figurative (→ resistance) briser;

∎ we must break down old prejudices il faut mettre fin aux vieux préjugés

(b) (analyse → idea, statistics) analyser; (→ reasons) décomposer; (→ account, figures, expenses) décomposer, ventiler; (→ bill, estimate) détailler; (→ substance) décomposer;

∎ the problem can be broken down into three parts le problème peut se décomposer en trois parties

➲ break forth intransitive verb

literary (light) jaillir; (storm, buds) éclater; (blossom) s'épanouir subitement

➲ break in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (train → person) former; (→ horse) dresser;

∎ a month should be enough to break you in to the job un mois devrait suffire pour vous faire ou vous habituer au métier

(b) (clothing) porter (pour user);

∎ I want to break these shoes in je veux que ces chaussures se fassent

(c) (knock down → door) enfoncer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Law (burglar) entrer par effraction

(b) (speaker) interrompre;

∎ to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch

➲ break into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of burglar) entrer par effraction dans; (drawer) forcer;

∎ they broke into the safe ils ont fracturé ou forcé le coffre-fort;

∎ they've been broken into three times ils se sont fait cambrioler trois fois

(b) (begin suddenly)

∎ the audience broke into applause le public s'est mis à applaudir;

∎ to break into a run/sprint se mettre à courir/à sprinter;

∎ the horse broke into a gallop le cheval a pris le galop

(c) (conversation) interrompre

(d) (start to spend → savings) entamer;

∎ I don't want to break into a £20 note je ne veux pas entamer un billet de 20 livres

(e) Commerce (market) percer sur;

∎ the firm has broken into the Japanese market l'entreprise a percé sur le marché japonais

➲ break off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (separate) se détacher, se casser;

∎ a branch has broken off une branche s'est détachée (de l'arbre)

(b) (stop) s'arrêter brusquement;

∎ he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase;

∎ they broke off from work (for rest) ils ont fait une pause; (for day) ils ont cessé le travail;

∎ to break off for ten minutes prendre dix minutes de pause;

∎ to break off for lunch s'arrêter pour déjeuner

(c) (end relationship) rompre;

∎ she's broken off with him elle a rompu avec lui

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (separate) détacher, casser;

∎ to break sth off sth casser ou détacher qch de qch

(b) (end → agreement, relationship) rompre;

∎ they've broken off their engagement ils ont rompu leurs fiançailles;

∎ to break it off (with sb) rompre (avec qn);

∎ Italy had broken off diplomatic relations with Libya l'Italie avait rompu ses relations diplomatiques avec la Libye

➲ break open separable transitive verb

(door) enfoncer; (lock, safe, till) forcer; familiar (bottle of wine etc) ouvrir^□, déboucher^□ ;

∎ to break a desk open ouvrir un bureau en forçant la serrure

➲ break out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (begin → war, storm) éclater; (→ disease, fire) se déclarer; (→ fight) se déclencher

(b) (become covered)

∎ to break out in spots or in a rash avoir une éruption de boutons;

∎ to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer;

∎ she broke out in a cold sweat elle s'est mise à avoir des sueurs froides

(c) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ to break out from or of prison s'évader (de prison);

∎ we have to break out of this vicious circle il faut que nous sortions de ce cercle vicieux

2 separable transitive verb

(bottle, champagne) ouvrir

➲ break through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(sun) percer;

∎ I broke through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ the troops broke through enemy lines les troupes ont enfoncé les lignes ennemies;

∎ she eventually broke through his reserve elle a fini par le faire sortir de sa réserve

2 intransitive verb

percer; figurative & Military faire une percée;

∎ figurative his hidden feelings tend to break through in his writing ses sentiments cachés tendent à transparaître ou percer dans ses écrits

➲ break up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (divide up → rocks) briser, morceler; Law (→ property) morceler; (→ soil) ameublir; (→ bread, cake) partager;

∎ she broke the loaf up into four pieces elle a rompu ou partagé la miche en quatre;

∎ illustrations break up the text le texte est aéré par des illustrations

(b) (destroy → house) démolir; (→ road) défoncer

(c) (end → fight, party) mettre fin à, arrêter; Commerce & Law (→ conglomerate, trust) scinder, diviser; Commerce (→ company) scinder; Politics (→ coalition) briser, rompre; Administration (→ organization) dissoudre; (→ empire) démembrer; (→ family) séparer;

∎ his drinking broke up their marriage le fait qu'il buvait a brisé ou détruit leur mariage

(d) (disperse → crowd) disperser;

∎ break it up! (people fighting or arguing) arrêtez!; (said by policeman) circulez!

(e) familiar (distress) bouleverser, retourner;

∎ the news really broke her up la nouvelle l'a complètement bouleversée

(f) American familiar (amuse)

∎ her stories really break me up! ses histoires me font bien marrer!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → road, system) se désagréger; (→ ice) craquer, se fissurer; (→ ship) se disloquer;

∎ the ship broke up on the rocks le navire s'est disloqué sur les rochers

(b) (come to an end → meeting, party) se terminer, prendre fin; (→ partnership) cesser, prendre fin; (→ talks, negotiations) cesser;

∎ when the meeting broke up à l'issue ou à la fin de la réunion;

∎ their marriage broke up leur mariage n'a pas marché

(c) (boyfriend, girlfriend) rompre;

∎ she broke up with her boyfriend elle a rompu avec son petit ami;

∎ they've broken up ils se sont séparés

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser; (→ group) se disperser; (→ friends) se quitter, se séparer

(e) British School

∎ we break up for Christmas on the 22nd les vacances de Noël commencent le 22;

∎ when do we break up? quand est-ce qu'on est en vacances?

(f) (lose one's composure) s'effondrer

(g) American familiar (laugh) se tordre de rire

➲ break with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (end association with → person, organization) rompre avec;

∎ the defeat caused many people to break with the party la défaite a poussé beaucoup de gens à rompre avec le parti

(b) (depart from → belief, values) rompre avec;

∎ she broke with tradition by getting married away from her village elle a rompu avec la tradition en ne se mariant pas dans son village

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9 tear

I tiə noun
(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) lágrima

- tearful
- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears
II
1. teə past tense - tore; verb
1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) romper, hacer pedazosizas, despedazar; arrancar

2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) romperse, hacerse pedazosizas

3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) ir/correr a toda velocidad, precipitarse

2. noun
(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) rasgón, desgarrón, rotura

- be torn between one thing and another
- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up

tear¹ n

1. lágrima

she had tears in her eyes tenía lágrimas en los ojos

2. desgarrón

there's a tear in your jacket tienes un desgarrón en la chaqueta

in tears llorando

tear² vb

1. rasgar / romper

I tore my shirt me rompí la camisa

he tore the note in half rompió el billete en dos

2. arrancar

he tore a page out of my notebook arrancó una hoja de mi cuaderno

El pasado de tear es tore y el participio pasado es torn

tear

tr[teə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (rip) rasgón nombre masculino, desgarrón nombre masculino, rotura

transitive verb (pt tore tr[tɔː^SMALLr/SMALL], pp torn tr[tɔːn])

1 (rip, make a hole) rasgar, desgarrar; (pull apart, into pieces) romper, hacer pedazos

■ I've torn my shirt me he roto la camisa

■ tear the piece of paper in half rompe el papel en dos

■ she tore a hole in her dress se hizo un agujero en el vestido

■ he tore a muscle se desgarró un músculo

■ he tore open the parcel rompió el paquete para abrirlo

2 (remove by force) arrancar

■ the storm tore the roof off the shed la tormenta arrancó el techo del cobertizo

intransitive verb

1 romperse, rasgarse

■ this material tears very easily esta tela se rompe muy fácilmente

2 (rush) ir a toda velocidad, lanzarse, precipitarse

■ they tore across the road cruzaron la calle corriendo

■ the car tore past me el coche me pasó a toda velocidad

■ I tore off down the road me fui corriendo por la calle

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be torn between... debatirse entre..., no poder escoger entre...

to tear to pieces (rip up) hacer pedazos 2 (criticize) poner por los suelos

to be tearing one's hair out figurative use estar que se sube por las paredes

to tear a strip off somebody regañar severamente a alguien

to tear somebody limb from limb despedazar a alguien

wear and tear desgaste nombre masculino

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tear

tr[tɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 lágrima

■ tears of joy/laughter lágrimas de alegría/risa

■ the film brought tears to my eyes la película me hizo llorar

■ we were moved to tears se nos saltaron las lágrimas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in tears llorando

to be bored to tears aburrirse como una ostra

to burst into tears romper en lágrimas

to shed tears derramar lágrimas

crocodile tears lágrimas nombre femenino plural de cocodrilo

tear gas gas nombre masculino lacrimógeno

tear ['tær] v, tore ['tor] ; torn ['torn] ; tearing vt

1) rip: desgarrar, romper, rasgar (tela)

to tear to pieces: hacer pedazos

2) or to tear apart divide: dividir

3) remove: arrancar

torn from his family: arrancado de su familia

4)

to tear down : derribar

tear vi

1) rip: desgarrarse, romperse

2) rush: ir a gran velocidad

she went tearing down the street: se fue como rayo por la calle

tear n

: desgarradura f, rotura f, desgarro m (muscular)

tear ['tɪr] n

: lágrima f

tear

adj.

• lágrima adj.

n.

• descosido s.m.

• desgarro s.m.

• lágrima s.f.

• raja s.f.

• rasgado s.m.

• rasgadura s.f.

• rasgón s.m.

• roto s.m.

• rotura s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: tore, torn) = acongojar v.

• arpar v.

• arrancar v.

• desgajar v.

• desgarrar v.

• estropear v.

• lacerar v.

• rajar v.

• rasgar v.

• romper v.

I
noun

1) tɪr, tɪə(r) lágrima f

to burst into tears — echarse or ponerse* a llorar

to end in tears — acabar mal

his eyes filled with tears — se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

to be in tears — estar* llorando

I was moved to tears — lloré de la emoción

it brought tears to my eyes — hizo que se me saltaran las lágrimas, me hizo llorar

I was bored to tears — me aburrí como una ostra (fam)

2) ter, teə(r) rotura f, roto m (Esp); (rip, slash) desgarrón m, rasgón m; see also wear I 1) b)

II
1. ter, teə(r)
(past tore; past p torn) transitive verb

a) \<\<cloth/paper\>\> romper*, rasgar*

I tore my shirt climbing the fence — me hice un desgarrón en or me rompí la camisa subiendo la valla

a torn T-shirt — una camiseta rota

to tear a muscle — desgarrarse un músculo

I tore the letter in half — rompí la carta por la mitad

to tear a hole in something — hacer* un agujero en algo

I tore open the letter — abrí la carta, abrí or rasgué el sobre

to tear something to pieces o bits o shreds — \<\<cloth/paper\>\> hacer* algo pedazos; \<\<play/essay\>\> hacer* algo pedazos or trizas or (fam) polvo; \<\<argument\>\> echar algo por tierra

to tear somebody to pieces o bits o shreds — (lit: dismember) descuartizar* a alguien; \<\<critic\>\> hacer* a alguien pedazos or trizas or (fam) polvo

that's torn it! — (BrE colloq & dated) se ha ido todo al traste or al garete! (fam)

b) ( divide) (usu pass) dividir

a nation torn by civil war — una nación dividida or desgarrada por la guerra civil

he was torn between his sense of duty and his love for her — se debatía entre el sentido del deber y su amor por ella

c) ( remove forcibly)

to tear something FROM something — arrancar* algo de algo

2.

vi

1) \<\<cloth/paper\>\> romperse*, rasgarse*

tear along the dotted line — arrancar* or rasgar* por la línea de puntos

2)

a) ( rush) (+ adv compl)

to tear along — ir* a toda velocidad

to tear after somebody — salir* corriendo or lanzarse* tras alguien

she went tearing (off) down the road — salió como un bólido por la carretera (fam)

b) tearing pres p

he was in a tearing hurry — iba con muchísima prisa or (AmL tb) apuradísimo

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tear apart

- tear at

- tear away

- tear down

- tear into

- tear off

- tear out

- tear up

I [tɛǝ(r)] (vb: pt tore) (pp torn)
1. N

1) (=rip) (in fabric, paper) roto m, rasgón m, desgarrón m

your shirt has a tear in it — llevas la camisa rota, tu camisa está rota, tienes un roto or rasgón or desgarrón en la camisa
wear 1., 2)
2) (Med) (=injury) (in muscle) desgarro m; (in ligament) rotura f; [of tissue] (in childbirth) desgarro m

2. VT

1) (=rip) [+ fabric, paper] romper, rasgar

you've torn your trousers — te has roto or rasgado el pantalón

Jane tore my dress — Jane me rompió or rasgó el vestido

• to tear a hole in sth — hacer un agujero en algo

• she tore open the envelope — abrió el sobre rápidamente

• to tear sth to pieces or bits — (lit) [+ letter, photograph] hacer pedazos algo, destrozar algo; [+ animal] descuartizar algo; (fig) [+ argument, essay, idea] echar algo por tierra

the antelope was torn to pieces by the lions — los leones descuartizaron el antílope

to tear sb to pieces or bits — (lit) descuartizar a algn; (fig) poner a algn por los suelos

- that's torn it!
hair 1., 1), limb
2) (=injure) [+ muscle] desgarrarse; [+ ligament] romperse

he tore a muscle in his thigh — se desgarró un músculo del muslo

torn ligaments — rotura f de ligamentos

3) (=pull, remove)

• he tore the shelf away from the wall with his bare hands — arrancó el estante de la pared con sus propias manos

• to tear o.s. free or loose — soltarse

• to tear sth from/ off sth — arrancar algo de algo

he tore a page from or out of his notebook — arrancó una hoja del bloc de notas

she tried to tear the book from my hands — intentó arrancarme el libro de las manos

the wind tore the roof off a building — el viento arrancó (de cuajo) el tejado de un edificio

- tear sb off a strip

4) (fig)

having to make a decision like that can tear you in two — tomar una decisión así puede ser una experiencia desgarradora

he was torn by his emotions — estaba desgarrado por las emociones

a country torn by war — un país desgarrado por la guerra

she is torn between her job and her family — se debate entre su trabajo y su familia

she was torn between the two men in her life — no se decidía entre los dos hombres que formaban parte de su vida
tear apart
3. VI

1) (=get torn) [fabric, paper] rasgarse, romperse; (Med) [muscle, tissue] desgarrarse; [ligament] romperse

2) (=pull)

• tear along the dotted line — rasgar por la línea de puntos

• to tear at sth, he tore at the wrapping paper — tiró del papel de regalo

the eagles tore at its flesh with their beaks — las águilas le arrancaban la carne con los picos

the brambles tore at his face — las zarzas le arañaron la cara

• she managed to tear free or loose — logró soltarse

3) (=rush)

to tear along/out/down etc — ir/salir/bajar etc embalado, ir/salir/bajar etc a toda velocidad

she tore out of the room/up the stairs — salió de la habitación/subió las escaleras embalada, salió de la habitación/subió las escaleras a toda velocidad

we were tearing along the motorway — íbamos embalados por la autopista, íbamos por la autopista a toda velocidad or a toda pastilla *

• to tear past — pasar como un rayo

• an explosion tore through the building — una explosión sacudió el edificio

4.

CPD

tear sheet N — hoja f separable, página f recortable

- tear along

- tear apart

- tear away

- tear down

- tear off

- tear out

- tear up

II [tɪǝ(r)]
1.

N lágrima f

• to burst into tears — echarse a llorar

• she was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

• to dissolve into tears — deshacerse en lágrimas

• to be in tears — estar llorando

to end in tears: it'll end in tears! — (lit) ¡luego vendrán los llantos!, ¡al final acabaráis llorando!; (fig) acabará mal

it was a marriage destined to end in tears — era un matrimonio que estaba condenado a acabar mal

• to be moved to tears — llorar de la emoción

I was moved to tears by their generosity — lloré de la emoción por la generosidad que mostraron

• to reduce sb to tears — hacerle llorar a algn

• she didn't shed a single tear — no derramó ni una sola lágrima

nobody is going to shed a tear over that — nadie se va a disgustar por eso

• to wipe away one's tears — secarse las lágrimas

- bore sb to tears

I was bored to tears — me aburrí soberanamente or como una ostra *

2.

CPD

tear duct N — conducto m lacrimal

tear gas N — gas m lacrimógeno

tear gas bomb N — bomba f lacrimógena

tear gas canister N — bote m de gas lacrimógeno

tear gas grenade N — granada f lacrimógena

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I
noun

1) [tɪr, tɪə(r)] lágrima f

to burst into tears — echarse or ponerse* a llorar

to end in tears — acabar mal

his eyes filled with tears — se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

to be in tears — estar* llorando

I was moved to tears — lloré de la emoción

it brought tears to my eyes — hizo que se me saltaran las lágrimas, me hizo llorar

I was bored to tears — me aburrí como una ostra (fam)

2) [ter, teə(r)] rotura f, roto m (Esp); (rip, slash) desgarrón m, rasgón m; see also wear I 1) b)

II
1. [ter, teə(r)]
(past tore; past p torn) transitive verb

a) \<\<cloth/paper\>\> romper*, rasgar*

I tore my shirt climbing the fence — me hice un desgarrón en or me rompí la camisa subiendo la valla

a torn T-shirt — una camiseta rota

to tear a muscle — desgarrarse un músculo

I tore the letter in half — rompí la carta por la mitad

to tear a hole in something — hacer* un agujero en algo

I tore open the letter — abrí la carta, abrí or rasgué el sobre

to tear something to pieces o bits o shreds — \<\<cloth/paper\>\> hacer* algo pedazos; \<\<play/essay\>\> hacer* algo pedazos or trizas or (fam) polvo; \<\<argument\>\> echar algo por tierra

to tear somebody to pieces o bits o shreds — (lit: dismember) descuartizar* a alguien; \<\<critic\>\> hacer* a alguien pedazos or trizas or (fam) polvo

that's torn it! — (BrE colloq & dated) se ha ido todo al traste or al garete! (fam)

b) ( divide) (usu pass) dividir

a nation torn by civil war — una nación dividida or desgarrada por la guerra civil

he was torn between his sense of duty and his love for her — se debatía entre el sentido del deber y su amor por ella

c) ( remove forcibly)

to tear something FROM something — arrancar* algo de algo

2.

vi

1) \<\<cloth/paper\>\> romperse*, rasgarse*

tear along the dotted line — arrancar* or rasgar* por la línea de puntos

2)

a) ( rush) (+ adv compl)

to tear along — ir* a toda velocidad

to tear after somebody — salir* corriendo or lanzarse* tras alguien

she went tearing (off) down the road — salió como un bólido por la carretera (fam)

b) tearing pres p

he was in a tearing hurry — iba con muchísima prisa or (AmL tb) apuradísimo

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tear apart

- tear at

- tear away

- tear down

- tear into

- tear off

- tear out

- tear up

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10 support

I [sə'pɔːt]
nome

1) (moral, financial, political) supporto m., sostegno m., appoggio m., aiuto m.

there is considerable public support for the strikers — gli scioperanti godono di una grande solidarietà pubblica

there is little public support for this measure — questo provvedimento trova scarso consenso di pubblico

support for the party is increasing — il partito ha sempre più sostenitori

air, land, sea support — mil. appoggio aereo, terrestre, marittimo

to give sb., sth. (one's) support — dare a qcn., qcs. il proprio sostegno

in support of sb., sth. — a sostegno di qcn., qcs.

a collection in support of war victims — una colletta per le vittime della guerra

means of support — (financial) mezzi di sostentamento o di sussistenza

2) (physical, for weight) supporto m. (anche ing.); (for limb) stecca f.

athletic support — sospensorio

he used his stick as a support — usava il bastone come sostegno o per sostenersi

3) (person) sostegno m., aiuto m.

she was a great support — è stata un grande sostegno

4) (at concert) supporter m. e f.
II 1. [sə'pɔːt]
verbo transitivo

1) (provide moral, financial backing) sostenere [cause, party]; tifare per [ team]; appoggiare [ person]; fare [ charity]

the museum is supported by public funds — il museo è sovvenzionato dai fondi pubblici

2) (physically) sostenere, reggere [weight, person]

3) (validate) confermare, corroborare [argument, theory]

4) (maintain) [ breadwinner] mantenere, sostentare [ family]; [land, farm] nutrire, sostentare; [ charity] aiutare

she supported her son through college — ha mantenuto suo figlio agli studi

5) (put up with) form. sopportare [ adverse conditions]; sopportare, tollerare [ bad behaviour]

6) inform. [ computer] supportare [ programme]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to support oneself — mantenersi

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[sə'po:t] 1. verb
1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) sostenere

2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) sostenere, appoggiare

3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) confermare

4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) mantenere
2. noun
1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) supporto, sostegno, appoggio

2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) supporto

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- supporter
- supporting
* * *
I [sə'pɔːt]
nome

1) (moral, financial, political) supporto m., sostegno m., appoggio m., aiuto m.

there is considerable public support for the strikers — gli scioperanti godono di una grande solidarietà pubblica

there is little public support for this measure — questo provvedimento trova scarso consenso di pubblico

support for the party is increasing — il partito ha sempre più sostenitori

air, land, sea support — mil. appoggio aereo, terrestre, marittimo

to give sb., sth. (one's) support — dare a qcn., qcs. il proprio sostegno

in support of sb., sth. — a sostegno di qcn., qcs.

a collection in support of war victims — una colletta per le vittime della guerra

means of support — (financial) mezzi di sostentamento o di sussistenza

2) (physical, for weight) supporto m. (anche ing.); (for limb) stecca f.

athletic support — sospensorio

he used his stick as a support — usava il bastone come sostegno o per sostenersi

3) (person) sostegno m., aiuto m.

she was a great support — è stata un grande sostegno

4) (at concert) supporter m. e f.
II 1. [sə'pɔːt]
verbo transitivo

1) (provide moral, financial backing) sostenere [cause, party]; tifare per [ team]; appoggiare [ person]; fare [ charity]

the museum is supported by public funds — il museo è sovvenzionato dai fondi pubblici

2) (physically) sostenere, reggere [weight, person]

3) (validate) confermare, corroborare [argument, theory]

4) (maintain) [ breadwinner] mantenere, sostentare [ family]; [land, farm] nutrire, sostentare; [ charity] aiutare

she supported her son through college — ha mantenuto suo figlio agli studi

5) (put up with) form. sopportare [ adverse conditions]; sopportare, tollerare [ bad behaviour]

6) inform. [ computer] supportare [ programme]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to support oneself — mantenersi

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11 rush

rush

A n

1 ( of crowd) ruée f (to do pour faire) ; a rush of photographers/volunteers une ruée de journalistes/volontaires ; a rush for the door/towards the buffet une ruée vers la porte/vers le buffet ; to make a rush at/for sth [crowd] se ruer sur/vers qch ; [individual] se précipiter sur/vers qch ;

2 ( hurry) to be in a rush être pressé (to do de faire) ; there's no rush ce n'est pas pressant ; to do sth in a rush faire qch en vitesse ; what's the rush? pourquoi faire vite? ; it all happened in such a rush tout s'est passé si vite ; we had a rush to finish it il a fallu qu'on se dépêche pour le terminer ; is there any rush? y a-t-il urgence? ;

3 ( peak time) ( during day) heure f de pointe ; ( during year) période f de pointe ; the morning/evening rush l'heure de pointe du matin/soir ; the summer/Christmas rush la période de pointe de l'été/autour de Noël ; beat the rush! évitez la foule! ; there's a rush on in the book department il y a une bousculade au rayon des livres ;

4 ( surge) (of liquid, energy, adrenalin) montée f ; ( of air) bouffée f ; ( of emotion) vague f ; ( of complaints) flot m ; a rush of blood to one's cheeks/into a limb un afflux de sang aux joues/dans un membre ; a rush of blood to the head fig un coup de tête ; it gives you a rush ○ c'est euphorisant ;

5 Bot jonc m ;

6 US Univ courte période pendant laquelle les associations d'étudiants essaient d'attirer de nouveaux membres.

B rushes npl Cin rushes mpl, épreuves fpl de tournage.

C modif [basket, matting, screen] en jonc.

D vtr

1 ( transport urgently) to rush sth to envoyer qch d'urgence à ; troops were rushed to the scene des troupes ont été envoyées d'urgence sur les lieux ; to be rushed to the hospital être emmené d'urgence à l'hôpital ; ‘please rush me my copy’ journ ‘envoyez-moi d'urgence mon exemplaire’ ;

2 ( do hastily) expédier [task, essay, speech] ; don't try to rush things ne va pas trop vite ;

3 (pressurize, hurry) presser, bousculer [person] ; I don't want to rush you, but je ne voudrais pas te bousculer, mais ; the agent rushed me round the house in five minutes l'agent m'a fait faire le tour de la maison en cinq minutes ;

4 ( charge at) sauter sur [guard, defender, player] ; prendre d'assaut [building, platform] ;

5 US Univ [student] essayer de devenir membre de [sorority, fraternity].

E vi

1 [person] ( make haste) se dépêcher (to do de faire) ; ( rush forward) se précipiter (to do pour faire) ; don't rush ne te précipite pas ; to rush to explain se dépêcher d'expliquer ; to rush up to sb/out of the room se précipiter vers qn/hors de la pièce ; to rush at sb/sth se précipiter sur qn/qch ; to rush down the stairs/round the house descendre l'escalier/faire le tour de la maison à toute vitesse ; to rush along marcher à toute vitesse ; he rushed off before I could tell him il a disparu avant que je n'aie pu le lui dire ;

2 ( travel) [train, vehicle] to rush past passer à toute vitesse ; to rush along at 120 km/h filer à 120 km/h ; the stream rushed down the mountainside le torrent dévalait le flanc de la montagne ; a rushing stream un ruisseau jaillissant ; the sound of rushing water le son de l'eau jaillissante.

Phrasal verbs

■ rush into:

▶ rush into [sth] se lancer dans [commitment, purchase, sale] ; to rush into marriage/a decision se marier/prendre une décision précipitamment ;

▶ rush [sb] into doing pousser [qn] à faire ; to rush sb into marriage/a decision pousser qn au mariage/à prendre une décision ; don't be rushed into it ne te laisse pas bousculer.

■ rush out:

▶ rush out [person] sortir en vitesse ;

▶ rush out [sth], rush [sth ] out sortir or publier [qch] en vitesse [pamphlet, edition].

■ rush through:

▶ rush through [sth] expédier [task, agenda] ; parcourir [qch] en vitesse [book, article] ;

▶ rush [sth] through, rush through [sth] adopter en vitesse [legislation, bill, amendment] ; traiter en priorité [order, application] ; to rush a bill through parliament faire passer une loi en vitesse ;

▶ rush [sth] through to envoyer [qch] d'urgence à [person, scene].

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12 shoot

shoot [ʃu:t] (pt & pp shot [ʃɒt])

1 noun

(a) Botany (young plant) pousse f; (offshoot) rejet m, scion m; (of vine) sarment m

(b) British Hunting (party) partie f de chasse; (land) (terrain m de) chasse f;

∎ he went on a pheasant shoot il est allé chasser le faisan;

∎ to rent a shoot louer une chasse;

∎ private shoot (sign) chasse gardée

(c) American (chute → for coal, rubbish etc) glissière f

(d) Cinema tournage m

(e) Photography séance f photo, prise f de vues

(f) American (rapids) rapide m

(g) (shooting contest) concours m de tir

(h) Military tir m

(i) American Astronomy tir m, lancement m

(j) familiar (idiom)

∎ the whole (bang) shoot tout le tremblement

2 transitive verb

(a) (hit) atteindre d'une balle; (injure) blesser par balle; (kill) tuer par balle; (execute by firing squad) fusiller;

∎ he's been badly shot il a été grièvement blessé par balle;

∎ she was shot in the arm/leg elle a reçu une balle dans le bras/la jambe;

∎ to shoot sb through the head tirer une balle dans la tête de qn;

∎ she was shot through the heart elle a été tuée d'une balle en plein cœur;

∎ a man was shot (and killed) yesterday un homme a été tué par balle hier;

∎ they shot him (dead) ils l'ont tué ou abattu;

∎ to shoot oneself se tuer, se tirer une balle;

∎ familiar to shoot oneself in the foot se desservir^□ ;

∎ figurative don't shoot the pianist ne tirez pas sur le pianiste;

∎ spies will be shot les espions seront fusillés;

∎ familiar humorous you'll get me shot je vais me faire incendier à cause de toi

(b) (fire → gun) tirer un coup de; (→ bullet) tirer; (→ arrow) tirer, lancer, décocher; (→ rocket, dart, missile) lancer;

∎ they were shooting their rifles in the air ils tiraient des coups de feu en l'air;

∎ to shoot holes in sb's argument/case démonter les arguments/la théorie de qn;

∎ to shoot questions at sb bombarder ou mitrailler qn de questions;

∎ to shoot a glance at sb lancer ou décocher un regard à qn;

∎ she shot a shy smile at him elle lui jeta un petit sourire timide

(c) (hunt) chasser, tirer;

∎ to shoot grouse chasser la grouse

(d) Cinema tourner; Photography prendre (en photo);

∎ the movie was shot in Rome le film a été tourné à Rome;

∎ the photos were all shot on location in Paris les photos ont toutes été prises à Paris;

∎ Television & Cinema to shoot sound effectuer une prise de son

(e) Sport & (games → play) jouer; (→ score) marquer;

∎ to shoot pool jouer au billard américain;

∎ to shoot dice jouer aux dés;

∎ to shoot a goal/basket marquer un but/panier;

∎ Golf he shot (a) 71 in the first round il a fait 71 au premier tour

(f) (send) envoyer;

∎ the explosion shot debris high into the air l'explosion a projeté des débris dans les airs;

∎ to shoot the ball into the net envoyer le ballon dans les filets

(g) (go through → rapids) franchir; British (→ traffic lights) brûler;

∎ the car shot the lights la voiture a brûlé le feu rouge

(h) (bolt → close) fermer; (→ open) ouvrir, tirer

(i) familiar (drugs) se shooter à;

∎ to shoot heroin se shooter à l'héroïne

(j) (idioms) American

∎ to shoot familiar the breeze or (the) bull or very familiar the shit tailler une bavette, discuter le bout de gras;

∎ American to shoot (for) the moon demander la lune;

∎ vulgar to shoot one's load or wad (ejaculate) tirer son coup, décharger

3 intransitive verb

(a) (with gun) tirer;

∎ shoot! tirez!, feu!;

∎ don't shoot! ne tirez pas!;

∎ shoot first and ask questions later tirez d'abord et posez des questions ensuite;

∎ to shoot at sb/sth tirer sur qn/qch;

∎ to shoot on sight tirer à vue;

∎ to shoot to kill tirer pour tuer;

∎ to shoot into the air tirer en l'air;

∎ figurative to shoot from the hip parler franchement

(b) (hunt) chasser;

∎ to go shooting aller à la chasse;

∎ do you shoot? est-ce que vous chassez?

(c) (go fast)

∎ to shoot in/past entrer/passer en trombe;

∎ she shot across the road elle a traversé la rue comme une flèche;

∎ he shot ahead of the other runners il a rapidement distancé les autres coureurs;

∎ she shot along the corridor elle a couru à toutes jambes le long du couloir;

∎ the bus was shooting along le bus filait à toute vitesse;

∎ shoot along to the baker's and get a loaf, will you? est-ce que tu peux filer à la boulangerie acheter du pain?;

∎ the rabbit shot into its burrow le lapin s'est précipité dans son terrier;

∎ debris shot into the air des débris ont été projetés en l'air;

∎ Paul has shot ahead at school recently Paul a fait d'énormes progrès à l'école ces derniers temps;

∎ a violent pain shot up my leg j'ai senti une violente douleur dans la jambe;

∎ I've got pains shooting through my shoulder j'ai des élancements dans l'épaule

(d) Cinema tourner;

∎ shoot! moteur!, on tourne!;

∎ we'll begin shooting next week nous commencerons à tourner la semaine prochaine

(e) Sport tirer, shooter

(f) Botany (sprout) pousser; (bud) bourgeonner

(g) familiar (go ahead, speak)

∎ can I ask you something? - shoot! je peux te poser une question? - vas-y!^□

(h) American

∎ to shoot for or at (aim for) viser

4 exclamation

American familiar zut!, mince!

➲ shoot back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (fire back) riposter;

∎ a sniper shot at them and they shot back at him un tireur isolé leur a tiré dessus et ils ont riposté

(b) (return quickly) revenir à toute vitesse

2 separable transitive verb

(retort) répliquer, riposter;

∎ the candidate shot back his answers le candidat répondait du tac au tac

➲ shoot down separable transitive verb

(person, plane, helicopter) abattre;

∎ also figurative to shoot sb/sth down in flames descendre qn/qch en flammes;

∎ familiar my proposal was shot down by the chairman ma proposition a été démolie par le président;

∎ American familiar well, shoot me down! if it isn't Willy Power! ça alors! mais c'est Willy Power!

➲ shoot off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (weapon) tirer, décharger;

∎ they shot off their rifles to celebrate their victory ils ont tiré des coups de feu en l'air pour fêter la victoire;

∎ she shot off a few rounds into the darkness elle a tiré dans le noir;

∎ he shot off an entire magazine il a vidé son chargeur

(b) (limb) emporter, arracher

(c) very familiar (idiom)

∎ to shoot one's mouth off parler à tort et à travers;

∎ I'd told him not to tell anyone but he had to go and shoot his mouth off je lui avais dit de n'en parler à personne mais il a fallu qu'il ouvre sa grande gueule;

∎ don't go shooting your mouth off about it ne va pas le gueuler sur les toits;

∎ they killed him to stop him shooting his mouth off to the police ils l'ont tué pour l'empêcher d'aller cafter à la police

2 intransitive verb

(a) (leave quickly) s'enfuir à toutes jambes;

∎ he shot off down the alley il s'est enfui à toutes jambes dans la ruelle

(b) vulgar (ejaculate) décharger

➲ shoot out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (extend quickly → sparks etc) lancer;

∎ the snake shot out its tongue le serpent a dardé sa langue;

∎ she shot out a hand elle a étendu le bras d'un geste vif;

∎ we were shot out of the car nous avons été éjectés de la voiture

(b) (use gun, destroy with gunshots → light, window) tirer dans;

∎ his right eye had been shot out il avait perdu l'œil droit dans une fusillade;

∎ the robbers tried to shoot their way out les voleurs tentèrent de se sauver en tirant des coups de feu;

∎ familiar to shoot it out (with sb) s'expliquer (avec qn) à coups de revolver ou de fusil

2 intransitive verb

(emerge quickly → water, flames) jaillir;

∎ the water shot out of the hose l'eau a jailli du tuyau d'arrosage;

∎ I shot out after her j'ai couru après elle;

∎ the car shot out in front of us (changed lanes) la voiture a déboîté tout d'un coup devant nous; (from another street) la voiture a débouché devant nous

➲ shoot through intransitive verb

British familiar se tirer, mettre les bouts

➲ shoot up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move skywards → flame, geyser, lava) jaillir; (→ rocket) monter en flèche

(b) (increase → inflation, price) monter en flèche

(c) (grow → plant) pousser rapidement ou vite; (→ person) grandir;

∎ you've really shot up since I last saw you! qu'est-ce que tu as grandi depuis que je t'ai vu la dernière fois!

(d) familiar (take drugs) se shooter, se piquer

2 separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (with weapon)

∎ they shot up the saloon/town ils ont terrorisé tout le monde dans le saloon/la ville en tirant plein de coups de feu;

∎ they shot the bar up ils ont mitraillé le bar;

∎ he was badly shot up in the war il a été sérieusement blessé à la guerre^□ ;

∎ he's been shot up il a reçu des balles (dans la peau)

(b) familiar (drug) se faire un shoot de; (habitually) se shooter à, se piquer à

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breik
1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) romper, quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir

3) (to make or become unusable.) romper

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) quebrantar, infringir; cancelar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) batir

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrumpir

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar, comunicar, hacer público

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mudar, cambiar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortiguar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) romper, estallar, desatarse

2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) interrupción, pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambio

3) (an opening.) abertura, grieta

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidad

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- breakable

3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objeto frágil

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it

break¹ n

1. descanso / pausa / recreo

what about a short break? ¿qué os parece una pausa?

2. vacaciones (cortas)

I need a break necesito unas vacaciones

3. ruptura

the break with her husband was difficult la ruptura con su marido fue difícil

4. fractura / rotura

it was a bad break and he had to go into hospital era una rotura grave y tuvieron que ingresarlo

break² vb

1. romper / romperse

he dropped the cup and it broke se le cayó la taza y se rompió

she broke her leg se rompió la pierna

2. partir

I broke the loaf of bread in half partí la barra de pan por la mitad

3. batir

she broke the world record batió el récord mundial

4. faltar a / no cumplir

you broke your promise faltaste a tu palabra

5. infringir

that is breaking the law eso es infringir la ley

El pasado de break es broke y el participio pasado es broken

break

tr[breɪk]

noun

1 (in leg etc) rotura

2 (in relationship) ruptura

3 (in meeting) descanso, pausa; (in broadcast) interrupción nombre femenino; (at school) recreo

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (billiards, snooker) tacada

5 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL (in clouds) claro; (in weather) cambio

6 (chance) oportunidad nombre femenino

7 (on stock exchange) baja

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) break nombre masculino

9 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (jazz) break nombre masculino

10 (in voice) gallo

transitive verb (pt broke tr[brəʊk], pp broken tr['brəʊkən])

1 romper

2 (record) batir

3 (promise, word) faltar a

4 (law, contract) violar, infringir

5 (news) comunicar

6 (code) descifrar

7 (mystery, case) resolver

8 (fall) amortiguar

9 (journey) interrumpir

10 (tame) domar

11 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (circuit) cortar, interrumpir

intransitive verb

1 romperse

2 (storm) estallar

3 (stock exchange) bajar

4 (meeting, session) parar

5 (disperse) dispersarse

6 (voice) cambiar

7 (health) quebrantarse

8 (spot, abcess) reventar

9 (waves) romper, reventar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to break cover salir al descubierto

to break even salir sin ganar ni perder

to break free evadirse

to break ground figurative use abrirse un nuevo camino

to break somebody's heart partir el corazón a alguien

to break into song ponerse a cantar

to break it off terminar una relación

to break the ice figurative use romper el hielo

to break one's neck (in fall etc) desnucarse 2 (make a great effort) matarse

to break one's word no cumplir su palabra

to break open abrir forzando

to break out in spots salirle a uno granos

to break ranks SMALLMILITARY/SMALL romper filas

to break somebody's neck figurative use (assault) romperle el hocico a alguien

to break the back of a job haber hecho la parte más difícil de un trabajo

to break the bank hacer quebrar la banca

to break a strike romper una huelga

to break something to pieces hacer algo añicos

to give somebody a break dar una oportunidad a alguien

to make a break for it intentar fugarse

it's make or break time es la hora de la verdad

to take a break tomarse una pausa, tomarse un descanso

break it up! (in fight) ¡basta ya!

without a break sin descansar, sin parar

at break of day al amanecer

break ['breɪk] v, broke ['bro:k] ; broken ['bro:kə n] ; breaking vt

1) smash: romper, quebrar

2) violate: infringir, violar, romper

3) surpass: batir, superar

4) crush, ruin: arruinar, deshacer, destrozar

to break one's spirit: quebrantar su espíritu

5) : dar, comunicar

to break the news: dar las noticias

6) interrupt: cortar, interrumpir

break vi

1) : romperse, quebrarse

my calculator broke: se me rompió la calculadora

2) disperse: dispersarse, despejarse

3) : estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día)

4) change: cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz)

5) decrease: bajar

my fever broke: me bajó la fiebre

6) : divulgarse, revelarse

the news broke: la noticia se divulgó

7)

to break into : forzar, abrir

8)

to break out of : escaparse de

9)

to break through : penetrar

break n

1) : ruptura f, rotura f, fractura f (de un hueso), claro m (entre las nubes), cambio m (del tiempo)

2) chance: oportunidad f

a lucky break: un golpe de suerte

3) rest: descanso m

to take a break: tomar(se) un descanso

break (Aside, Theater)

n.

• aparte s.m. (Clearing)

n.

• claro s.m. (Communications)

n.

• pausa s.f.

• punto s.m.

n.

• abertura s.f.

• quebrantamiento s.m.

• quiebra s.f.

• rompimiento s.m.

• rotura s.f.

• ruptura s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken) = arruinar v.

• cascar v.

• deshacer v.

(§pres: -hago, -haces...) pret: -hic-

pp: -hecho

fut/c: -har-•)

• despedazar v.

• desvencijar v.

• domar v.

• estropear v.

• interrumpir (Teléfono) v.

• parar v.

• partir v.

• quebrantar v.

• quebrar v.

• romper v.

• trincar v.

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1. breɪk
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

[breɪk] (vb: pt broke) (pp broken)
1. N

1) (=fracture) rotura f ; (in bone) fractura f ; (fig) (in relationship) ruptura f

to make a break with — romper con

2) (=gap) (in wall etc) abertura f, brecha f ; (=crack) grieta f ; (Typ) (on paper etc) espacio m, blanco m ; (Elec) (in circuit) corte m

• a break in the clouds — un claro entre las nubes

3) (=pause) (in conversation) interrupción f, pausa f ; (in journey) descanso m, pausa f ; (=stop) parada f ; (=holiday) vacaciones fpl ; (=rest) descanso m ; (=tea break) descanso m para tomar el té, once(s) f(pl) (LAm); (Brit) (Scol) recreo m

• a break in continuity — una solución de continuidad

• give me a break! — ¡dame un respiro!; (impatient) ¡déjame, anda!

• to have or take a break — descansar, tomarse un descanso

to take a weekend break — hacer una escapada de fin de semana

• with a break in her voice — con la voz entrecortada

• a break in the weather — un cambio del tiempo

• without a break — sin descanso or descansar

4) * (=chance) oportunidad f

• to give sb a break — dar una oportunidad a algn

• lucky break — golpe m de suerte, racha f de buena suerte

5) (=break-out) fuga f

• to make a break for it * — tratar de fugarse

6)

• at break of day — liter al amanecer

7) (Tennis) ruptura f

• two breaks of service — dos servicios rotos

8) (Billiards, Snooker) tacada f, serie f

9) (=vehicle) break m, volanta f (LAm)

2. VT

1) (=smash) [+ glass etc] romper; [+ branch, stick] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ ground] roturar; [+ code] descifrar; [+ conspiracy] deshacer; [+ drugs ring etc] desarticular

• to break one's back — romperse la columna

I'm not going to break my back to finish it today — no me voy a matar para terminarlo hoy

• to break sb's heart — romper or partir el corazón a algn

• to break one's leg — romperse la pierna

break a leg! * — (Theat) ¡buena suerte!

• to break surface — [submarine, diver] emerger, salir a la superficie

- break the ice
spirit 1., 3)
2) (=surpass) [+ record] batir, superar

3) (=fail to observe) [+ law, rule] violar, quebrantar; [+ appointment] no acudir a

he broke his word/promise — faltó a su palabra/promesa

to break a date — faltar a una cita

4) (=weaken, destroy) [+ resistance, spirits] quebrantar, quebrar (LAm); [+ health] quebrantar; [+ strike] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ habit] perder; [+ horse] domar, amansar; [+ bank] (in gambling) quebrar, hacer quebrar; [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) abatir, vencer

• to break sb of a habit — quitar una costumbre a algn

5) (=interrupt) [+ silence, spell] romper; [+ journey] interrumpir; [+ electrical circuit] cortar, interrumpir

6) (=soften) [+ force] mitigar, contener; [+ impact, fall] amortiguar

7) (=disclose) [+ news] comunicar (to a)

8) (=leave)

• to break camp — levantar el campamento

• to break cover — salir al descubierto

• to break ranks — romper filas

9)

• to break sb's serve or service — (Tennis) romper el servicio de algn

10) (Naut) [+ flag] desplegar

11) (US)
*
can you break me a 100-dollar bill? — ¿me puede cambiar un billete de 100 dólares?

3. VI

1) (=smash) [window, glass] romperse; (into pieces) hacerse pedazos

2) (=be fractured) [chair] romperse, partirse; [branch, twig] romperse, quebrarse (LAm); [limb] fracturarse; [boil] reventar; (fig) [heart] romperse, partirse

3) (=cease to function) [machine] estropearse

4) (=arrive) [dawn, day] apuntar, rayar; [news] darse a conocer; [story] revelarse; [storm] estallar; [wave] romper

5) (=give way) [health, spirits] quebrantarse; [weather] cambiar; [heat wave] terminar; [boy's voice] mudarse; [singing voice] cascarse; [bank] quebrar

6) (=pause)

• let's break for lunch — vamos a hacer un descanso para comer

7)

• to break free — (from chains, ropes etc) soltarse; (fig) liberarse

• to break loose — desatarse, escaparse; (fig) desencadenarse

8)

• to break even — cubrir los gastos

9) (Boxing) separarse

10) (Billiards, Snooker) abrir el juego

11) (Sport) [ball] torcerse, desviarse

4.

CPD

break dancer N — bailarín(-ina) m / f de break

break dancing N — break m

break point N — (Tennis) punto m de break, punto m de ruptura; (Comput) punto m de interrupción

- break away

- break down

- break forth

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

* * *

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1. [breɪk]
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

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14 sleep

sli:p
1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb
(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) dormir

2. noun
((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) sueño

- sleeper
- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on

sleep¹ n sueño

you look tired, you need more sleep pareces cansado, necesitas dormir más

he had a long sleep durmió mucho

to go to sleep dormirse

she went to sleep immediately se durmió enseguida

sleep² vb dormir

I slept for eight hours dormí ocho horas

El pasado y participio pasado de sleep es slept

sleep

tr[sliːp]

noun

1 sueño

■ I'm going to have a little sleep voy a dormir un poco

■ I need eight hours' sleep necesito dormir ocho horas

■ he talks in his sleep habla dormido

2 (in eyes) legaña

intransitive verb (pt & pp slept tr[slept])

1 (gen) dormir

■ I slept well he dormido bien

■ he slept for ten hours durmió diez horas

transitive verb

1 (accommodate) tener camas para, poder alojar a

■ the bungalow sleeps six en el bungalow hay camas para seis personas

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

sleep tight que duermas bien, que descanses

to cry oneself to sleep llorar hasta quedarse dormido,-a

to get to sleep conciliar el sueño

to go to sleep (fall asleep) dormirse 2 (become numb) dormirse, entumecerse

■ my foot's gone to sleep se me ha dormido el pie

to lose sleep over something perder el sueño por algo

to put an animal to sleep sacrificar un animal

to put a patient to sleep dormir a un paciente

to sleep like a log / sleep like a top dormir como un tronco, dormir como un lirón

to sleep it off (hangover) dormir la mona 2 (meal) reponerse

to sleep on it consultarlo con la almohada

to sleep rough dormir al raso

sleep ['sli:p] vi, slept ['slɛpt] ; sleeping : dormir

sleep n

1) : sueño m

2)

to go to sleep : dormirse

sleep

n.

• sueño s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: slept) = dormir v.

• pasar durmiendo v.

sliːp
I

noun

1) u c sueño m

I need eight hours' sleep — yo necesito ocho horas de sueño

to go to sleep — dormirse*

she went to sleep almost immediately — se durmió or se quedó dormida casi inmediatamente

my foot has gone to sleep — se me ha dormido el pie

I can't get to sleep — no puedo dormirme, no puedo conciliar el sueño

try and get some sleep — trata de dormir un poco

I haven't had a decent night's sleep in weeks — hace semanas que no duermo una noche entera

the cat had to be put to sleep — (euph) hubo que sacrificar al gato (euf)

to walk in one's sleep — ser* sonámbulo

to talk in one's sleep — hablar dormido

not to lose any sleep over somebody/something — no perder* el sueño or no preocuparse por alguien/algo

2) u ( in eyes) lagañas fpl, legañas fpl

II
1.

(past & past p slept) intransitive verb dormir*

to sleep late — dormir* hasta tarde

goodnight, sleep tight! — hasta mañana, que duermas bien or que descanses

his bed had not been slept in — no había dormido en su cama

to sleep like a log o baby o (BrE) top — (colloq) dormir* como un tronco or como un lirón or como un bendito (fam)

2.

sleep vt

the hotel sleeps 200 guests — el hotel tiene 200 camas or puede alojar a 200 personas

Phrasal Verbs:

- sleep around

- sleep in

- sleep off

- sleep on

- sleep through

- sleep together

- sleep with

[sliːp] (vb: pt, pp slept)
1. N

1) (=rest) sueño m

lack of sleep — falta f de sueño

I need some sleep — necesito dormir

• to drop off to sleep — quedarse dormido

• he fell into a deep sleep — se quedó profundamente dormido

• I couldn't get to sleep — no podía dormirme or conciliar el sueño

• to go to sleep — [person] dormirse, quedarse dormido; (=limb) dormirse

• to have a sleep — dormir

to have a good night's sleep — dormir bien (durante) toda la noche

to have a little sleep — dormir un rato, descabezar un sueño

• I shan't lose any sleep over it — eso no me va a quitar el sueño

• to put sb to sleep — [+ patient] dormir a algn

to put an animal to sleep — euph (=kill) sacrificar un animal

• to send sb to sleep — (=bore) dormir a algn

• to talk in one's sleep — hablar en sueños

• to walk in one's sleep — pasearse dormido; (habitually) ser sonámbulo

she walked downstairs in her sleep — estando dormida bajó la escalera

• I didn't get a wink of sleep all night — no pegué ojo en toda la noche

- sleep the sleep of the just

2) * (in eyes) legañas fpl

2. VT

1) (=accommodate)

we can sleep four — hay cama para cuatro

can you sleep all of us? — ¿hay cama(s) para todos nosotros?

2) (=rest) dormir

I only slept a couple of hours — solo dormí un par de horas

to sleep the hours away — pasar las horas durmiendo

3.

VI dormir

• I couldn't sleep last night — anoche no pude dormir

• to sleep deeply — dormir profundamente or a pierna suelta

• to sleep heavily — (habitually) tener el sueño pesado; (on particular occasion) dormir profundamente

• to sleep lightly — (habitually) tener el sueño ligero

she was sleeping lightly — no estaba profundamente dormida

• to sleep on sth — (fig) consultar algo con la almohada

• to sleep out — (=not at home) dormir fuera de casa; (=in open air) dormir al aire libre, pasar la noche al raso

• to sleep soundly — dormir profundamente or a pierna suelta

he was sleeping soundly — estaba profundamente dormido

• he slept through the alarm clock — no oyó el despertador

I slept through till the afternoon — dormí hasta la tarde

• sleep tight! — ¡que duermas bien!, ¡que descanses!

• to sleep with sb — euph (=have sex) acostarse con algn

- sleep like a log or top or baby
rough 2.
4.

CPD

sleep deprivation N — falta f de sueño

- sleep around

- sleep away

- sleep in

- sleep off

- sleep over

- sleep together

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[sliːp]
I

noun

1) u c sueño m

I need eight hours' sleep — yo necesito ocho horas de sueño

to go to sleep — dormirse*

she went to sleep almost immediately — se durmió or se quedó dormida casi inmediatamente

my foot has gone to sleep — se me ha dormido el pie

I can't get to sleep — no puedo dormirme, no puedo conciliar el sueño

try and get some sleep — trata de dormir un poco

I haven't had a decent night's sleep in weeks — hace semanas que no duermo una noche entera

the cat had to be put to sleep — (euph) hubo que sacrificar al gato (euf)

to walk in one's sleep — ser* sonámbulo

to talk in one's sleep — hablar dormido

not to lose any sleep over somebody/something — no perder* el sueño or no preocuparse por alguien/algo

2) u ( in eyes) lagañas fpl, legañas fpl

II
1.

(past & past p slept) intransitive verb dormir*

to sleep late — dormir* hasta tarde

goodnight, sleep tight! — hasta mañana, que duermas bien or que descanses

his bed had not been slept in — no había dormido en su cama

to sleep like a log o baby o (BrE) top — (colloq) dormir* como un tronco or como un lirón or como un bendito (fam)

2.

sleep vt

the hotel sleeps 200 guests — el hotel tiene 200 camas or puede alojar a 200 personas

Phrasal Verbs:

- sleep around

- sleep in

- sleep off

- sleep on

- sleep through

- sleep together

- sleep with

English-spanish dictionary > sleep
15 emaciated

[ɪ'meɪʃɪeɪtɪd]
aggettivo [person, feature] emaciato; [limb, body] scarno

* * *
[i'meisieitid]
adjective

(having become very thin (through illness, starvation etc).) emaciato

- emaciation

* * *
emaciated /ɪˈmeɪʃɪeɪtɪd/
a.

1 emaciato; smunto; deperito

2 (fig.) svuotato di vigore (di forza, ecc.); ( di terreno) impoverito
emaciation
n. [u]

1 macilenza; emaciazione; deperimento

2 (fig.) perdita di vigore.

* * *
[ɪ'meɪʃɪeɪtɪd]
aggettivo [person, feature] emaciato; [limb, body] scarno

English-Italian dictionary > emaciated
16 sleep

1.
[sliːp]noun Schlaf, der

get some sleep — schlafen

get/go to sleep — einschlafen

go to sleep! — schlaf jetzt!

not lose [any] sleep over something — (fig.) wegen etwas keine schlaflose Nacht haben

put an animal to sleep — (euphem.) ein Tier einschläfern

talk in one's sleep — im Schlaf sprechen

walk in one's sleep — schlafwandeln

I can/could do it in my sleep — (fig.) ich kann/könnte es im Schlaf

get or have a good night's sleep — [sich] gründlich ausschlafen

have a sleep — schlafen
2. intransitive verb,
slept [slept] schlafen

sleep late — lange schlafen; ausschlafen

sleep like a log or top — wie ein Stein schlafen (ugs.)

sleep tight! — (coll.) schlaf gut!
3. transitive verb,
slept schlafen lassen

the hotel sleeps 80 — das Hotel hat 80 Betten

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91704/sleep_around">sleep around

- sleep in

- sleep off

- sleep on

- sleep over

- sleep through

- sleep together

- sleep with

* * *
[sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb
(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) schlafen
2. noun
((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) der Schlaf

- sleeper
- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on
* * *

sleep

[sli:p]

I. n

1. no pl (resting state) Schlaf m

I must get some \sleep ich brauche etwas Schlaf

I didn't get to \sleep until 4 a.m. ich bin erst um 4 Uhr morgens eingeschlafen

to fall [or drift off] into a deep \sleep in einen tiefen Schlaf fallen

to go to \sleep einschlafen

to go back to \sleep wieder einschlafen

go back to \sleep! ( fig) träume weiter! fig

to lose \sleep over sth wegen einer S. gen schlaflose Nächte haben

to put sb to \sleep jdn in Schlaf versetzen

to put an animal to \sleep ein Tier einschläfern

to send sb to \sleep jdn einschlafen lassen fig

to talk/walk in one's \sleep im Schlaf sprechen/schlafwandeln

2. usu sing (nap) Nickerchen nt

to have a \sleep ein Nickerchen machen

3. no pl (in eyes) Schlaf m

to rub [or wipe] the \sleep from one's eyes sich dat den Schlaf aus den Augen reiben

4. COMPUT (system) bereitstehendes System

5.

▶ to be able to do sth in one's \sleep etw im Schlaf beherrschen

II. vi

<slept, slept>

schlafen; ( fig: be buried) ruhen

\sleep tight! schlaf schön!

we'll be \sleeping at Sally and Steve's on Saturday night Samstagnacht werden wir bei Sally und Steve übernachten

to \sleep in a bed/on the floor in einem Bett/auf dem Boden schlafen

to \sleep like a log [or baby] ( fam) wie ein Stein [o Baby] schlafen fam

to \sleep late lange schlafen, ausschlafen

to \sleep sound[ly] [tief und] fest schlafen

to \sleep rough BRIT auf der Straße schlafen

▪ to \sleep with sb (have sex) mit jdm schlafen; (share bedroom) mit jdm das Zimmer teilen

▶ to \sleep with one's eyes open leicht schlafen

▶ to \sleep on it eine Nacht darüber schlafen

III. vt

to \sleep two/four/ten zwei/vier/zehn Personen beherbergen können

the caravan \sleeps four comfortably in dem Wohnwagen haben vier Personen bequem Platz

to \sleep three to a bed zu dritt in einem Bett schlafen

to \sleep the night with sb bei jdm übernachten

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[sliːp] vb: pret, ptp slept
1. n

1) Schlaf m

to go to sleep (person, limb) — einschlafen

to drop off to sleep (person) — einschlafen

I couldn't get to sleep last night — ich konnte letzte Nacht nicht einschlafen

try and get some sleep — versuche, etwas zu schlafen

to have a sleep — (etwas) schlafen

to have a good night's sleep — sich richtig ausschlafen, richtig schlafen

to put sb to sleep (person, cocoa etc) — jdn zum Schlafen bringen; (drug) jdn einschläfern

to put an animal to sleep (euph) — ein Tier einschläfern

that film sent me to sleep — bei dem Film bin ich eingeschlafen

to walk in one's sleep — schlafwandeln

to talk in one's sleep — im Schlaf sprechen

2) (Brit inf

in eyes) you've got some sleep (in your eyes) — du hast noch Schlaf in den Augen (inf)

2. vt

1)

to sleep the day away —

to sleep the sleep of the just to sleep the sleep of the dead or the last sleep — den Schlaf des Gerechten schlafen den ewigen or letzten Schlaf schlafen (liter)

2) (= accommodate) unterbringen

the house sleeps 10 — in dem Haus können 10 Leute schlafen or übernachten

3. vi
schlafen
to sleep like a log or top or baby — wie ein Klotz or wie ein Murmeltier schlafen

to sleep late — lange schlafen

to sleep right round the clock — rund um die Uhr schlafen

the village slept (liter) — das Dorf schlief (geh)

you must have been sleeping (fig) — da musst du geschlafen haben

* * *

sleep [sliːp]

A v/i prät und pperf slept [slept]

1. schlafen:

sleep like a dormouse ( oder log, top) schlafen wie ein Murmeltier oder Bär;

the bed had not been slept in das Bett war unberührt;

sleep on ( oder over) a question ein Problem überschlafen;

sleep in ( oder late)

a) verschlafen,

b) länger oder lange schlafen ( → A 2);

sleep out im Freien schlafen ( → A 2);

sleep through ein Gewitter etc verschlafen;

I slept through the alarm clock ich haben den Wecker nicht gehört

2. schlafen, nächtigen, übernachten:

sleep in (out) im Haus (außer Haus) schlafen (Personal etc)

3. schlafen ( with mit) (Geschlechtsverkehr haben):

sleep together miteinander schlafen;

sleep around umg mit jedem bzw jeder ins Bett gehen, rumbumsen

4. fig schlafen, ruhen (Dorf, Fähigkeiten, Streit, Toter etc):

their hatred never slept ihr Hass kam nie zur Ruhe

5. stehen (Kreisel)

B v/t

1. sleep the sleep of the just den Schlaf des Gerechten schlafen

2. sleep away ( oder out) Zeit verschlafen

3. sleep off seine Kopfschmerzen etc aus-, verschlafen:

sleep off one’s lunch einen Verdauungsschlaf halten;

sleep it off umg seinen Rausch ausschlafen

4. Schlafgelegenheit bieten (dat), Betten haben für, zum Schlafen unterbringen:

we can sleep 10 people;

the tent sleeps four people in dem Zelt können vier Leute schlafen

C s

1. Schlaf m, Ruhe f (beide auch fig):

full of sleep schläfrig, verschlafen;

in one’s sleep im Schlaf;

a night without sleep eine schlaflose Nacht;

the last ( oder big, long) sleep fig der ewige Schlaf;

a sleep from which there is no awaking ein Schlaf, aus dem es kein Erwachen gibt;

get some sleep ein bisschen schlafen;

I couldn’t get to sleep ich konnte nicht einschlafen;

go to sleep

a) einschlafen,

b) schlafen gehen;

go back to sleep wieder einschlafen;

have one’s sleep out ausschlafen;

have a good (night’s) sleep sich richtig ausschlafen;

lose sleep over ( oder about) sth von etwas um den Schlaf gebracht werden;

that is nothing I lose sleep over, I’m not going to lose any sleep over that das bereitet mir keine schlaflosen Nächte, darüber lasse ich mir keine grauen Haare wachsen;

need one’s sleep seinen Schlaf brauchen;

put to sleep

a) einschläfern (auch betäuben etc),

b) euph ein Tier einschläfern,

c) Boxen: seinen Gegner ins Reich der Träume schicken; → broken B 4

2. ZOOL Winterschlaf m

3. BOT Schlafbewegung f

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1.
[sliːp]noun Schlaf, der

get some sleep — schlafen

get/go to sleep — einschlafen

go to sleep! — schlaf jetzt!

not lose [any] sleep over something — (fig.) wegen etwas keine schlaflose Nacht haben

put an animal to sleep — (euphem.) ein Tier einschläfern

talk in one's sleep — im Schlaf sprechen

walk in one's sleep — schlafwandeln

I can/could do it in my sleep — (fig.) ich kann/könnte es im Schlaf

get or have a good night's sleep — [sich] gründlich ausschlafen

have a sleep — schlafen
2. intransitive verb,
slept [slept] schlafen

sleep late — lange schlafen; ausschlafen

sleep like a log or top — wie ein Stein schlafen (ugs.)

sleep tight! — (coll.) schlaf gut!
3. transitive verb,
slept schlafen lassen

the hotel sleeps 80 — das Hotel hat 80 Betten

Phrasal Verbs:

- sleep around

- sleep in

- sleep off

- sleep on

- sleep over

- sleep through

- sleep together

- sleep with

* * *

n.

Nachtruhe f.

Schlaf m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: slept)

= schlafen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schlief, geschlafen)

English-german dictionary > sleep
17 life

1. n жизнь; существование

the origin of life — происхождение жизни

the struggle for life — борьба за существование

this life, natural life — земное бытие

life afloat — жизнь на море, жизнь моряка

life beyond the tomb — жизнь после смерти

life hangs upon him — жизнь ему в тягость

precarious life — жизнь, полная опасности

transience of life — быстротечность жизни

2. n жизнедеятельность

the noise of life — шум жизни; звуки деятельности человека

3. n живые существа, жизнь

is there any life on Mars? — есть ли жизнь на Марсе?

took life — лишил жизни

life style — образ жизни

take life — лишать жизни

long life — долгая жизнь

way of life — образ жизни

4. n живое существо, человек

a life for a life — жизнь за жизнь

three lives were saved by his brave act — своим храбрым поступком он спас три жизни

wild life — живая природа

as long as my life lasts — пока я жив

at great cost of life — ценой больших потерь в живой силе

the brevity of human life — быстротечность жизни человека

safe in life and limb, safe and sound — живой и невредимый

5. n собир. мир живых организмов

plant life — мир растений

as long as life endures — пока есть жизнь, пока человек жив

noise due to marine life — шумы от морских организмов

6. n срок жизни, вся жизнь

at his time of life — в его возрасте

a lease for three lives — арендный договор сроком до смерти последнего из трёх названных лиц

for life — на всю жизнь, до конца жизни, до смерти; пожизненно

to be deported for life — быть высланным навечно, быть приговорённым к бессрочной ссылке

to be sentenced to life — быть осуждённым на пожизненное заключение

to be elected for life — быть избранным пожизненно

life time — срок службы

time life — срок службы

wear life — срок службы

useful life — срок службы

home life — семейная жизнь

7. n срок службы или работы; долговечность

the average life of steel rails — средний срок службы стальных рельсов

the useful life of a car — срок эксплуатации автомобиля

achieved overhaul life — срок службы до капитального ремонта

long-term life test — длительное испытание на долговечность

life test — испытания на долговечность; ресурсные испытания

estimated remaining life — остаточный срок службы по оценке

president for life — пожизненный председатель или директор

8. n образ или характер жизни

regular life — регулярный образ жизни

comfortable life — спокойная жизнь

country life — деревенский образ жизни

everyday life — повседневная жизнь, быт

political life — политическая жизнь

musical life of a city — музыкальная жизнь города

to revolutionize modern life — преобразить современную жизнь

to lead the life of a gentleman — вести праздный образ жизни

to lead a fast life — вести беспутную жизнь, прожигать жизнь

she has brightened my whole life — она озарила всю мою жизнь

art is long, life is short — жизнь коротка, искусство вечно

9. n общественная жизнь; взаимоотношения; общество

high life — светское общество, высший свет; светская жизнь

low life — жизнь низших классов общества

to see something of life, to see life — повидать свет, узнать жизнь

to enter upon life — вступить в жизнь

in the prologue of life — в начале жизни

life eternal — жизнь вечная, бессмертие

marine life — жизнь на прибрежной полосе

barren life — бессмысленно прожитая жизнь

length of life — продолжительность жизни

10. n жизнеописание, биография

the lives of great men — жизнеописания великих людей

life history — история жизни, биография, жизнеописание

11. n энергия, живость; воодушевление; оживление

to put life into a portrait — оживить портрет

any little excitement was a sauce to the monotony of a quiet life — любое незначительное событие вносило оживление в скучное однообразие жизни

12. n самое важное, необходимое; основа; душа

he was the life of the party — он был душой общества

pivot of economic life — основа экономической жизни

satiety of life itself — пресыщенность самой жизнью

made love the basis for life — клал любовь в основу жизни

make love the basis for life — класть любовь в основу жизни

13. n жив. натура

a picture taken from life — картина с натуры

14. n страх. застрахованное лицо

upon my life! — честное слово!

it is a matter of life and death — это вопрос жизни и смерти

with all the pleasure in life — с величайшим удовольствием

change of life — климакс

life and limb

a cat has nine lives — у кошки девять жизней, кошки живучи

occupational life — общий срок службы лица

15. a жизненный

life force — жизненная сила

the shoals of life — жизненные невзгоды

a start in life — начало жизненного пути

wear and tear of life — жизненные передряги

life cycle of yeast — жизненный цикл дрожжей

product life cycle — жизненный цикл продукта

16. a пожизненный

life sentence — пожизненное заключение

life long — пожизненный

life peer — пожизненный пэр

life annuity — пожизненная рента

life pension — пожизненная пенсия

life term — пожизненное заключение

17. a с натуры

prime of life — расцвет сил

all his life — вся его жизнь

to loaf through life — бездельничать всю жизнь

he lived here all his life — он прожил здесь всю свою жизнь

Синонимический ряд:

1. animation (noun) activity; animation; effervescence; energy; exhilaration; sparkle; vigor; vigour; vitality; vivacity

2. biography (noun) autobiography; bio; biography; confession; confessions; memoir

3. bounce (noun) bounce; resilience; spring

4. career (noun) career; days; lifetime

5. continuation (noun) continuation; endurance; survival

6. creation (noun) creation; mankind; nature

7. existence (noun) being; breath; existence; life-span; mortality

8. experience (noun) experience; vicissitudes

9. human (noun) body; creature; human; human being; individual; lifeblood; man; mortal; party; person; personage; soul; wight

10. idol (noun) idol; obsession; passion

11. spirit (noun) brio; dash; elan; esprit; gimp; oomph; spirit; verve; vim; zing

12. term (noun) duration; term

Антонимический ряд:

death; decease; demise; departure; destruction; dissolution; dullness; dying; end; finish; lethargy; lifelessness; lower; mortality; passing

English-Russian base dictionary > life
18 on

[ɒn, Am ɑ:n] prep

1) ( on top of) auf +dat with verbs of motion auf +akk;

there are many books \on my desk auf meinem Tisch sind viele Bücher;

he had to walk out \on the roof er musste auf das Dach raus;

to get \on a horse auf ein Pferd aufsteigen [o aufsitzen];

\on top of sth [ganz] oben auf etw dat;

look at that cat \on the chair! schau dir die Katze auf dem Stuhl an!

2) ( from) auf +dat with verbs of motion auf +akk;

she hung their washing \on the line to dry sie hängte ihre Wäsche zum Trocknen auf die Leine;

several bird houses hung \on the branches an den Ästen hingen mehrere Nistkästen;

to hang a picture \on the wall ein Bild an die Wand hängen;

a huge chandelier hung \on the ceiling ein großer Kronenleuchter hing von der Decke

3) ( clothing) an +dat;

with shoes \on your feet mit Schuhen an deinen Füßen;

the wedding ring \on the ring finger der Hochzeitsring am Ringfinger

4) ( in area of) an +dat, auf +dat;

our house is \on Sturton Street unser Haus ist in der Sturton Street;

\on the hill/ mountain auf dem Hügel/Berg;

they lay \on the beach sie lagen am Strand;

the town is \on the island die Stadt ist auf der Insel;

her new house is \on the river ihr neues Haus liegt am Fluss;

\on her estate auf ihrem Gut;

on the border an der Grenze;

\on the corner an der Ecke;

they waited for their train \on platform three sie warteten auf Bahnsteig drei auf ihren Zug;

\on track two an Gleis zwei;

our house is the first \on the left unser Haus ist das erste auf der linken Seite;

\on the balcony auf dem Balkon

5) ( hurt by) an +dat;

I hit my head \on the shelf ich stieß mir den Kopf am Regal an;

she tripped \on the wire sie blieb an dem Kabel hängen;

he cut his foot \on some glass er schnitt sich den Fuß an Glas auf

6) ( supported by) auf +dat;

to stand \on one's head auf dem Kopf stehen;

he was lying \on his back er lag auf seinem Rücken

7) ( in possession of) bei +dat;

to have sth \on one etw bei sich dat haben;

have you got a spare cigarette \on you? hast du noch eine Zigarette für mich?;

I thought I had my driver's licence \on me ich dachte, ich hätte meinen Führerschein dabei

8) ( marking surface of) auf +dat;

how did you get that blood \on your shirt? wie kommt das Blut auf Ihr Hemd?;

a scratch \on her arm ein Kratzer an ihrem Arm;

a smile \on her face ein Lächeln in ihrem Gesicht

9) ( about) über +akk;

a debate \on the crisis eine Debatte über die Krise;

to comment \on the allegations Vorwürfe kommentieren;

he advised her \on her taxes er gab ihr Ratschläge für ihre Steuern;

I'll say more \on that subject later ich werde später mehr dazu sagen after pron

to have something/anything \on sb etw gegen jdn in der Hand haben;

do the police have anything \on you? hat die Polizei etwas Belastendes gegen dich in der Hand? after n

a documentary \on volcanoes ein Dokumentarfilm über Vulkane;

he needs some advice \on how to dress er braucht ein paar Tipps, wie er sich anziehen soll;

essays \on a wide range of issues Aufsätze zu einer Vielzahl von Themen

10) ( based on) auf +akk... hin;

he reacted \on a hunch er reagierte auf ein Ahnung hin;

he swore \on his word er gab ihr sein Wort;

\on account of sb/ sth wegen jdm/etw;

they cancelled all flights \on account of the weather sie sagten alle Flüge wegen dem Wetter ab;

\on purpose mit Absicht, absichtlich;

dependent/reliant \on sb/ sth abhängig von jdm/etw;

to be based \on sth auf etw dat basieren;

to rely/depend \on sb sich akk auf jdn verlassen;

he quit his job \on the principle that he did not want to work for an oil company er kündigte seine Stelle, weil er nicht für eine Ölgesellschaft arbeiten wollte;

to be based \on the ideas of freedom and equality auf den Ideen von Freiheit und Gleichheit basieren

11) ( as member of) in +dat;

have you ever served \on a jury? warst du schon einmal Mitglied in einer Jury?;

how many people are \on your staff? wie viele Mitarbeiter haben Sie?;

whose side are you \on in this argument? auf welcher Seite stehst du in diesem Streit?;

a writer \on a women's magazine eine Autorin bei einer Frauenzeitschrift;

to work \on a farm auf einem Bauernhof arbeiten

12) after vb ( against) auf +akk;

the dog turned \on its own master der Hund ging auf seinen eigenes Herrchen los;

the gangsters pulled a gun \on him die Gangster zielten mit der Pistole auf ihn;

her eyes were fixed \on his dark profile sie fixiert mit ihren Augen sein düsteres Profil;

to force one's will \on sb jdm seinen Willen aufzwingen after n

the attack \on the village der Angriff auf das Dorf;

they placed certain restrictions \on large companies großen Unternehmen wurden bestimmte Beschränkungen auferlegt;

there is a new ban \on the drug die Droge wurde erneut verboten;

to place a limit \on the number of items die Anzahl der Positionen begrenzen;

he didn't know it but the joke was \on him er wusste nicht, dass es ein Witz über ihn war

13) ( through device of) an +dat;

he's \on the phone er ist am Telefon;

they weaved the cloth \on the loom sie webte das Tuch auf dem Webstuhl;

Chris is \on drums Chris ist am Schlagzeug;

\on the piano auf dem [o am] Klavier;

we work \on flexitime wir arbeiten Gleitzeit

14) ( through medium of) auf +dat;

which page is that curry recipe \on? auf welcher Seite ist das Curry-Rezept?;

I'd like to see that offer \on paper ich hätte dieses Angebot gerne schriftlich;

to edit sth \on the computer etw im [o auf dem] Computer bearbeiten;

to be available \on cassette auf Kassette erhältlich sein;

to come out \on video als Video herauskommen;

I saw myself \on film ich sah mich selbst im Film;

what's \on TV tonight? was kommt heute Abend im Fernsehen?;

the jazz \on radio der Jazz im Radio;

I heard the story \on the news today ich hörte die Geschichte heute in den Nachrichten

15) ( during) auf +dat;

\on the way to town auf dem Weg in die Stadt

16) ( travelling with) in +dat;

I love travelling \on buses/ trains ich reise gerne in Bussen/Zügen;

we went to France \on the ferry wir fuhren auf der Fähre nach Frankreich;

he got some sleep \on the plane er konnte im Flugzeug ein wenig schlafen;

\on foot/ horseback zu Fuß/auf dem Pferd

17) ( on day of) an +dat;

many shops don't open \on Sundays viele Läden haben an Sonntagen geschlossen;

what are you doing \on Friday? was machst du am Freitag?;

we always go bowling \on Thursdays wir gehen donnerstags immer kegeln;

my birthday's \on the 30th of May ich habe am 30. Mai Geburtstag;

I'm free \on Saturday morning ich habe am Samstagvormittag nichts vor;

I always go shopping \on Wednesday morning ich gehe jeden Mittwochvormittag einkaufen;

\on a very hot evening in July an einem sehr heißen Abend im Juli

18) ( at time of) bei +dat;

\on his mother's death beim Tod seiner Mutter;

\on your arrival/ departure bei Ihrer Ankunft/Abreise;

\on the count of three, start running! bei drei lauft ihr los!;

trains to London leave \on the hour every hour die Züge nach London fahren jeweils zur vollen Stunde;

the professor entered the room at 1:00 \on the minute der Professor betrat den Raum auf die Minute genau um 13.00 Uhr;

\on the dot [auf die Sekunde] pünktlich;

\on receiving her letter als ich ihren Brief erhielt;

\on arriving at the station bei der Ankunft im Bahnhof

19) ( engaged in) bei +dat;

we were on page 42 wir waren auf Seite 42;

he was out \on errands er machte ein paar Besorgungen;

\on business geschäftlich, beruflich;

to work \on sth an etw dat arbeiten

20) ( medicated by)

to be \on sth etw nehmen;

to be \on drugs unter Drogen stehen, Drogen nehmen;

my doctor put me \on antibiotics mein Arzt setzte mich auf Antibiotika;

to be \on medication Medikamente einnehmen

21) ( paid by) auf +dat;

they bought that TV \on credit sie kauften diesen Fernseher auf Kredit;

we bought the furniture \on time wir kauften die Möbel auf Raten;

( Brit)

she wants it done \on the National Health Service sie möchte, das der National Health Service die Kosten übernimmt ( fam);

this meal is \on me das Essen bezahle ich;

the drinks are \on me die Getränke gehen auf meine Rechnung

22) ( added to) zusätzlich zu +dat;

a few pence \on the electricity bill ein paar Pfennige mehr bei der Stromrechnung

23) ( connected to) an +dat;

dogs should be kept \on their leads Hunde sollten an der Leine geführt werden;

\on the phone (Aus, Brit) telefonisch [o am Telefon] erreichbar;

we've just moved and we're not \on the phone yet wir sind gerade umgezogen und haben noch kein Telefon

24) ( according to) auf +dat;

\on the list auf der Liste;

a point \on the agenda ein Punkt auf der Tagesordnung;

to be finished \on schedule planmäßig fertig werden;

\on the whole im Ganzen, insgesamt;

\on the whole, it was a good year alles in allem war es ein gutes Jahr

25) ( burdening) auf +dat;

it's been \on my mind ich muss immer daran denken;

she had something \on her heart sie hatte etwas auf dem Herzen;

that lie has been \on his conscience er hatte wegen dieser Lüge ein schlechtes Gewissen

26) ( sustained by) mit +dat, von +dat;

does this radio run \on batteries? läuft dieses Radio mit Batterien?;

what do mice live \on? wovon leben Mäuse?;

he lived \on berries and roots er lebte von Beeren und Wurzeln;

I've only got £50 a week to live \on ich lebe von nur 50 Pfund pro Woche;

people \on average salaries Menschen mit Durchschnittseinkommen;

they are living \on their savings sie leben von ihren Ersparnissen;

to live \on welfare von Sozialhilfe leben;

to go \on the dole stempeln gehen;

to be \on sth (Brit, Aus) etw verdienen

27) ( experiencing)

to go \on strike streiken;

to set sth \on fire etw anzünden;

crime is \on the increase again die Verbrechen nehmen wieder zu;

to be \on sth ( undertake) etw machen;

I'll be away \on a training course ich mache einen Ausbildungslehrgang;

he's out \on a date with a woman er hat gerade eine Verabredung mit einer Frau;

we're going \on vacation in two weeks wir gehen in zwei Wochen in Urlaub;

I was \on a long journey ich habe eine lange Reise gemacht;

to be \on the go ( Brit) ( fig) auf Trab sein;

did you know that she's got a new book \on the go? hast du gewusst, dass sie gerade ein neues Buch schreibt?

28) ( compared with)

I can't improve \on my final offer dieses Angebot ist mein letztes Wort;

the productivity figures are down \on last week's die Produktivitätszahlen sind dieselben wie letzte Woche;

to have nothing [or not have anything] \on sth kein Vergleich mit etw dat sein;

my new bike has nothing \on the one that was stolen mein neues Fahrrad ist bei weitem nicht so gut wie das, das mir gestohlen wurde

29) after vb ( concerning)

to frown \on sth etw missbilligen;

they settled \on a price sie einigten sich auf einen Preis;

to congratulate sb \on sth jdn zu etw dat gratulieren;

he cheated \on her twice er betrog sie zweimal after adj

she was bent \on getting the job sie war entschlossen, die Stelle zu bekommen;

don't be so hard \on him! sei nicht so streng mit ihm! after n

criticism has no effect \on him Kritik kann ihm nichts anhaben

30) after vb ( as payment for) für +akk;

I've wasted a lot of money \on this car ich habe für dieses Auto eine Menge Geld ausgegeben after n

we made a big profit \on that deal wir haben bei diesem Geschäft gut verdient;

how much interest are you paying \on the loan? wie viel Zinsen zahlst du für diesen Kredit?

31) ( responsibility of)

this is \on your shoulders das liegt in deiner Hand, die Verantwortung liegt bei dir;

the future of the company is \on your shoulders du hast die Verantwortung für die Zukunft der Firma

32) after vb ( through no fault of)

\on sb ohne jds Verschulden;

she was really worried when the phone went dead \on her sie machte sich richtig Sorgen, als das Telefon ausfiel, ohne dass sie etwas getan hatte;

the fire went out \on me das Feuer ging ohne ihr Zutun aus

33) after vb ( encountering)

to stumble \on sth über etw akk stolpern;

to chance \on sb jdn [zufällig] treffen, jdm [zufällig] begegnen

34) after n ( following)

the government suffered defeat \on defeat die Regierung erlitt eine Niederlage nach der anderen;

wave \on wave of refugees has crossed the border in Wellen überquerten die Flüchtlinge die Grenze

35) (Aus, Brit) sports ( having points of)

Clive's team is \on five points while Joan's is \on seven das Team von Clive hat fünf Punkte, das von Joan hat sieben

PHRASES:

to have blood \on one's hands Blut an den Händen haben;

\on the board in Planung;

to be \on sb's case [to do sth] (Am) jdn nerven [, damit er/sie etw tut] ( fam)

\on the fly schnell;

to be out \on a limb alleine dastehen;

\on the shelf auf der langen Bank ( fig)

we've had to put that project \on the shelf wir mussten das Projekt auf die lange Bank schieben ( fig)

\on side loyal;

to have time \on one's hands noch genug Zeit haben;

\on a whim spontan, aus einer Laune heraus;

to border \on sth an etw akk grenzen;

to be \on it ( Aus) ( fam) sich akk volllaufen lassen ( fam), sich dat die Kanne geben;

what are you \on? ( fam) bist du noch ganz dicht? ( fam) adv

inv

1) ( in contact with) auf;

make sure the top's \on properly pass auf, dass der Deckel richtig zu ist;

they sewed the man's ear back \on sie haben das Ohr des Mannes wieder angenäht;

to screw sth \on etw anschrauben;

I wish you wouldn't screw the lid \on so tightly schraube den Deckel bitte nicht immer so fest

2) ( on body) an;

put a jumper \on! zieh einen Pullover drüber!;

with nothing \on nackt;

to put clothes \on Kleider anziehen;

to have/try sth \on etw anhaben/anprobieren

3) ( indicating continuance) weiter;

to get \on with sth mit etw dat weitermachen;

to keep \on doing sth etw weitermachen;

if the phone's engaged, keep \on trying! wenn besetzt ist, probier es weiter!;

\on and \on immer weiter;

the noise just went \on and \on der Lärm hörte gar nicht mehr auf;

we talked \on and \on wir redeten pausenlos

4) ( in forward direction) vorwärts;

would you pass it \on to Paul? würdest du es an Paul weitergeben?;

time's getting \on die Zeit vergeht;

from that day \on von diesem Tag an;

they never spoke to each other from that day \on seit diesem Tag haben sie kein Wort mehr miteinander gewechselt;

later \on später;

what are you doing later \on? was hast du nachher vor?;

to move \on ( move forward) weitergehen;

( transfer to another place) umziehen;

to urge sb \on jdn anspornen;

I'd never have managed this if my friend hadn't urged me \on ich hätte das nie geschafft, wenn mein Freund mich nicht dazu gedrängt hätte

5) ( being shown)

to be \on auf dem Programm stehen;

are there any good films \on at the cinema this week? laufen in dieser Woche irgendwelche guten Filme im Kino?;

what's \on at the festival? was ist für das Festival geplant?;

there's a good film \on this afternoon heute Nachmittag kommt ein guter Film

6) ( scheduled) geplant;

is the party still \on for tomorrow? ist die Party noch für morgen geplant?;

I've got nothing \on next week ich habe nächste Woche nichts vor;

I've got a lot \on this week ich habe mir für diese Woche eine Menge vorgenommen

7) ( functioning) an;

the brakes are \on die Bremsen sind angezogen;

is the central heating \on? ist die Zentralheizung an?;

to put the kettle \on das Wasser aufsetzen;

to leave the light \on das Licht anlassen;

the \on switch der Einschalter;

to switch/turn sth \on etw einschalten;

could you switch \on the radio? könntest du das Radio anmachen?

8) ( aboard)

the horse galloped off as soon as she was \on das Pferd galoppierte davon, sobald sie darauf saß;

to get \on bus, train einsteigen; horse aufsitzen

9) ( due to perform)

you're \on! du bist dran!

10) ( on duty)

to be \on Dienst haben, im Dienst sein

11) (Am) ( performing well)

to be \on gut drauf sein ( fam)

PHRASES:

head \on frontal;

side \on (Aus, Brit) seitlich;

the bike hit our car side \on das Rad prallte von der Seite auf unser Auto;

this way \on (Aus, Brit) auf diese Weise;

it might fit better if you put it this way \on es passt vielleicht besser, wenn du es so anziehst;

to be well \on in years nicht mehr der Jüngste sein;

to be not \on (Brit, Aus) ( fam) nicht in Ordnung sein;

\on and off;

off and \on hin und wieder, ab und zu;

sideways \on (Aus, Brit) seitlich;

to be well \on spät sein;

to be \on (Am) aufpassen;

to hang \on warten;

to be \on about sth (Aus, Brit) dauernd über etw akk reden;

I never understand what she's \on about ich verstehe nicht, wovon sie es dauernd hat ( fam)

to be [or get] \on at sb jdm in den Ohren liegen;

she's still \on at me to get my hair cut sie drängt mich dauernd, mir die Haare schneiden zu lassen;

to be \on to sb ( fam) jds Absichten durchschauen;

to be \on to something ( fam) etw spitz gekriegt haben ( fam)

you're \on! einverstanden!, abgemacht! ( fam) adj

inv, attr (Am) ( good) gut;

this seems to be one of her \on days es scheint einer von ihren guten Tagen zu sein

English-German students dictionary > on
19 hook

hook

A n

1 (for clothing, picture) crochet m ;

2 Fishg hameçon m ;

3 Sewing agrafe f ; hooks and eyes agrafes fpl ;

4 Agric, Hort faucille f ;

5 ( on stick) crosse f ;

6 Telecom to take the phone off the hook décrocher le téléphone ; to leave the phone off the hook laisser le téléphone décroché ;

7 ( boxing) crochet m ; left/right hook crochet du gauche/du droit ;

8 ( golf) coup m hooké ;

9 US ( bend) coude m, courbe f ;

10 Comm accroche f.

B vtr

1 ( hang) accrocher (on, onto à ; round autour de) ;

2 ( pull through) faire passer [string, loop] (through dans) ; passer [limb, finger, stick] (through dans) ;

3 Fishg prendre [fish] ; fig, hum ○ mettre le grappin sur ○ [spouse] ;

4 ( golf) hooker ; ( rugby) talonner.

Idioms

to be off the hook être tiré d'affaire ; to get sb off the hook tirer qn d'affaire ; to let sb off the hook laisser filer ○ qn ; to get one's hooks into sb mettre le grappin sur qn ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ hook on:

▶ hook on s'accrocher (to à) ;

▶ hook [sth] on, hook on [sth] accrocher (to à).

■ hook together:

▶ hook together s'accrocher ensemble ;

▶ hook [sth] together accrocher [qch] ensemble.

■ hook up:

▶ hook up [garment] s'agrafer ;

▶ hook up [sth], hook [sth] up

1 ( attach) agrafer [garment] ; accrocher [trailer, picture] ;

2 Radio, TV faire un duplex entre [stations] ;

3 Elec, Tech connecter [appliance].

Big English-French dictionary > hook
20 drag

dræɡ
1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) llevar a rastras

2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastrar

3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastrar

4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) rastrear, dragar

5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) hacerse largo, hacerse pesado

2. noun
1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) estorbo, carga

2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) calada

3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) lata, plomo, rollo, coñazo, pelmazo

4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) vestido de travesti

drag vb arrastrar

El pasado y participio pasado de drag se escribe dragged; el gerundio se escribe dragging

drag

tr[dræg]

noun

1 (hindrance) estorbo (on, para), carga (on, para)

2 familiar (boring thing) lata, rollo, plomo, coñazo; (boring person) plomo, pelmazo

3 familiar (on cigarette) calada, chupada

4 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (resistance) resistencia (aerodinámica)

5 (dragnet) rastra, red nombre femenino barredera

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang (road, street) calle nombre femenino

transitive verb (pt & pp dragged, ger dragging)

1 (pull, cause to trail) arrastrar, llevar a rastras

■ he was dragging a sledge along behind him arrastraba un trineo

2 (persuade to go unwillingly) sacar, llevar a rastras

■ if I can drag you away from the TV si consigo sacarte de enfrente del televisor

■ he dragged me out to the pub me llevó a rastras al pub

3 (trawl, dredge) rastrear, dragar

intransitive verb

1 (trail - coat, dress, etc) arrastrar

■ her skirt dragged in the mud arrastraba la falda por el lodo

2 (go slowly - person) rezagarse; (- play, film, etc) hacerse largo,-a; (- work) hacerse pesado,-a

■ today's really dragged! ¡hoy se ha hecho eterno!

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to be able to drag oneself away no tener ninguna gana de irse, serle imposible a uno marcharse

to be in drag estar vestido de mujer

to drag one's feet/heels figurative use dar largas al asunto

to drag something out of somebody sacarle algo a alguien con sacacorchos

drag artist transformista nombre masulino o femenino

drag lift telearrastre nombre masculino

drag queen reinona

drag race carrera de coches trucados

drag show espectáculo de transformistas

drag ['dræg] v, dragged ; dragging vt

1) haul: arrastrar, jalar

2) dredge: dragar

drag vi

1) trail: arrastrarse

2) lag: rezagarse

3) : hacerse pesado, hacerse largo

the day dragged on: el día se hizo largo

drag n

1) resistance: resistencia f (aerodinámica)

2) hindrance: traba f, estorbo m

3) bore: pesadez f, plomo m fam

drag

n.

• chupada s.f.

• rastra s.f. (Computing)

v.

• arrastrar (Informática) v.

v.

• rastrear v.

I
1. dræg
- gg- transitive verb

1)

a) ( haul) arrastrar, llevar a rastras

to drag somebody's name o reputation through the mud o dirt — cubrir* de fango or manchar el buen nombre de alguien

b) ( force) (colloq)

I dragged myself out of bed — me forcé a salir de la cama

how did I get dragged into this ridiculous plan? — ¿cómo me dejé meter en un plan tan absurdo?

I couldn't drag myself away — no tenía fuerzas para irme

2) ( allow to trail) \<\<tail/garment/anchor\>\> arrastrar

I don't want to drag the kids around with me all day — no quiero andar con los niños a cuestas todo el día

to drag one's feet o heels — dar(le)* largas al asunto

3) ( dredge) \<\<river/lake\>\> dragar*

2.

vi

1)

a) ( trail) \<\<anchor\>\> garrar; \<\<coat\>\> arrastrar

b) ( lag) rezagarse*

2) ( go on slowly) \<\<work/conversation\>\> hacerse* pesado; \<\<film/play\>\> hacerse* largo

3) ( race cars) (AmE colloq) echarse un pique (fam)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- drag down

- drag in

- drag on

- drag out

- drag up

II

noun (no pl)

1) ( tiresome thing)

what a drag! — qué lata! (fam)

2) u ( resistant force) resistencia f al avance

3) c ( on cigarette) (colloq) pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp)

4) u ( women's clothes)

in drag — vestido de mujer; (before n) <act, show> de travestis or transformistas

drag queen — reinona f (arg)

5) ( street) (AmE sl)

the main drag — la calle principal

[dræɡ]
1. N

1) (=restraint)

the satellite acts like a drag on the shuttle — el satélite hace más lento el avance del transbordador espacial

the region is a drag on the country's financial resources — (fig) la región supone una sangría or un desaguadero para los recursos económicos del país

these conservative institutions were seen as a drag on progress — (fig) estas instituciones conservadoras eran consideradas un obstáculo or estorbo para el progreso

2) (Aer) (=resistance) resistencia f aerodinámica

3) * (=boring thing) lata * f, rollo m (Sp) *

what a drag! — ¡qué lata! *, ¡qué rollo! (Sp) *

she's a real drag! — ¡qué tía más pesada! *

4) * (on cigarette) chupada f, calada f (Sp)

he took a long drag on his cigarette — le dio una chupada or (Sp) calada larga al cigarro

5) (=women's clothes)

he was wearing drag — iba vestido de mujer, iba travestido

a man in drag — un hombre vestido de mujer, un hombre travestido

6)

the main drag — (US) * la avenida principal

7) (=dragnet) red f barredera; (=dredge) draga f

8) (US) * (=influence) enchufe * m

2. VT

1) (=pull) arrastrar

he dragged his chair towards the table — arrastró su silla hacia la mesa

they dragged the man out of the car — sacaron al hombre del coche a rastras

she managed to drag herself clear of the wreckage — consiguió salir a duras penas del coche siniestrado

- drag sb's

2) (=trail) [+ injured limb, coat] arrastrar

I don't want to drag the children round the supermarket — no quiero ir tirando de los niños por el supermercado

to drag one's feet — (lit) arrastrar los pies

to drag one's feet or heels — (fig) dar largas (al asunto)

the government has been dragging its feet or heels on this issue — el gobierno ha estado dando largas a este asunto

3) (=force)

the government didn't want to drag the nation into a war — el gobierno no quería arrastrar al país a una guerra

I have to drag myself into the office in the mornings — por las mañanas me cuesta muchísimo (trabajo) ir a la oficina

I don't want to get dragged into your argument — no quiero que me mezcléis en vuestra discusión

we had to drag the truth out of him — tuvimos que sacarle la verdad a la fuerza

4) (=dredge, search) [+ sea bed, river] dragar

3. VI

1) (=go very slowly) [time] pasar muy lentamente; [film, play] hacerse pesado

the minutes dragged by — los minutos pasaban muy lentamente or se alargaban sin fin

2) (=trail) [skirt, coat] arrastrar

her skirt was dragging on the floor — la falda le iba arrastrando por el suelo, iba arrastrando la falda por el suelo

3) (=not keep pace) rezagarse

4) (=dredge, search)

to drag for sth — dragar en busca de algo

4.

CPD

drag and drop N — (Comput) arrastrar y soltar m

drag artist N — transformista m, travesti m

drag car N — coche m trucado

drag hunt N — deporte en el que los perros salen a la caza de un objeto perfumado en lugar de un animal

drag (para)chute N — paracaídas m inv de frenado

drag queen * N — drag-queen * f, reinona * f, travesti m

drag race N — (US) (Aut) carrera de coches trucados de salida parada

drag show N — espectáculo m de drag-queens *, espectáculo m de reinonas *, espectáculo m de travestismo

- drag about

- drag along

- drag around

- drag away

- drag down

- drag in

- drag on

- drag out

- drag up

* * *

I
1. [dræg]
- gg- transitive verb

1)

a) ( haul) arrastrar, llevar a rastras

to drag somebody's name o reputation through the mud o dirt — cubrir* de fango or manchar el buen nombre de alguien

b) ( force) (colloq)

I dragged myself out of bed — me forcé a salir de la cama

how did I get dragged into this ridiculous plan? — ¿cómo me dejé meter en un plan tan absurdo?

I couldn't drag myself away — no tenía fuerzas para irme

2) ( allow to trail) \<\<tail/garment/anchor\>\> arrastrar

I don't want to drag the kids around with me all day — no quiero andar con los niños a cuestas todo el día

to drag one's feet o heels — dar(le)* largas al asunto

3) ( dredge) \<\<river/lake\>\> dragar*

2.

vi

1)

a) ( trail) \<\<anchor\>\> garrar; \<\<coat\>\> arrastrar

b) ( lag) rezagarse*

2) ( go on slowly) \<\<work/conversation\>\> hacerse* pesado; \<\<film/play\>\> hacerse* largo

3) ( race cars) (AmE colloq) echarse un pique (fam)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- drag down

- drag in

- drag on

- drag out

- drag up

II

noun (no pl)

1) ( tiresome thing)

what a drag! — qué lata! (fam)

2) u ( resistant force) resistencia f al avance

3) c ( on cigarette) (colloq) pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp)

4) u ( women's clothes)

in drag — vestido de mujer; (before n) <act, show> de travestis or transformistas

drag queen — reinona f (arg)

5) ( street) (AmE sl)

the main drag — la calle principal

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